Answer:
B. Reduce the Money Market Fund allocation by 30% (to 10%) and put the released funds in AAA-rated corporate bonds
Explanation:
First of all, since the investor is risk averse and cannot afford to lose money on any risky investment, she should change the mix of her investment portfolio but without increasing risks. Corporate bonds that are AAA-rated carry a very low risk and pay a little higher than money market funds. So a small decrease in money market fund assets and an increase in AAA-rated bonds should yield a slightly higher return.
Investing in equities would be too risky and US Treasuries pay even less interests than money market funds.
The Doha Round of negotiations focuses on industrial and nontariff barriers, agriculture, services, and easing trade rules.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
True.
Explanation:
The Doha Round of negotiations focuses on industrial and non-tariff barriers, agriculture, services, and easing trade rules. It is a trade negotiation which is common among the world trade organizations (WTO) member countries. The main purpose of the Doha Round of negotiations is to enhance the international trading process through the application of revised trade rules and lower trade barriers.
This trade-negotiation round of the World Trade Organization was officially launched in November, 2001 in Doha, Qatar.
The project has been challenging to manage. Everyone has been on edge due to pressure to complete the project on time. Unfortunately, the tension has grown to the point where team meetings have become shouting matches and little work is accomplished during the meetings. One team member asks to be excused from future team meetings, as all the shouting upsets him. Meanwhile, the sponsor has asked to attend team meetings in order to better understand how the project is going and the issues involved in completing the project, and the customer has started discussions about adding scope to the project. In this situation, it would be BEST for the project manager to:
Answer: C. Involve the team in creating ground rules for the meetings.
Explanation:
The meetings have seemingly descended into anarchy and as such needs to be controlled in an orderly manner to make any sort of progress. One way this can be done is through the setting of ground rules. These rules need to be accepted and inclusive of people's qualms or else the arguments will continue.
When the rules are made therefore, the inputs of the entire team should be taken into consideration and this is what the Project manager needs to do. Setting all inclusive rules also helps the team understand each other better during the discussions are point of views will be seen and understood better.
You are planning to save for retirement over the next 30 years. To do this, you will invest $900 a month in a stock account and $600 a month in a bond account. The return of the stock account is expected to be 8 percent, and the bond account will pay 5 percent. When you retire, you will combine your money into an account with a return of 6 percent. How much can you withdraw each month from your account assuming a 15-year withdrawal period
Answer:
$15,533.69
Explanation:
the future value of your stock account = $900 x 1,490.48048 (FV annuity factor, 0.6667%, 360 periods) = $1,341,432.43
the future value of your bond account = $600 x 832.32019 (FV annuity factor, 0.4167%, 360 periods) = $499,392.11
after 30 years, the balance of your 2 accounts = $1,840,824.54
the monthly withdrawal = $1,840,824.54 / 118.50531 (PV annuity factor, 0.5%, 180 periods) = $15,533.69
Goal setting is a valuable tool for improving your own performance and managing that of your subordinates.
a. True
b. False
Lead Was Once Used in Makeup
Answer:
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IS IT FUN FACT OR A YOU'RE TRYING TO ASKQUESTION ?A list of financial statement items for Splish Brothers Inc. includes the following: accounts receivable $30,100, prepaid insurance $5,590, cash $22,360, supplies $8,170, and debt investments (short-term) $17,630.
Prepare the current assets section of the balance sheet listing the items in the proper sequence.
(List current assets in order of liquidity.)
Answer: Please find answers below
Explanation:
The Order of liquidity shows how assets of a company are presented in a balance sheet in an order that shows the faster the time taken for an asset to be converted to Cash.
The order in which Current accounts are represented as as follows
--- Cash (including currency, checking accounts, and petty cash),
----Short-term investments ,
----Accounts receivable,
---- Inventory,
-----Supplies,
----- Pre-paid expenses.
Current Assets of Splish Brothers Inc. in order of liquidity
Current Assets Amount
Cash $22,360
Debt investments(short term) $17,630
Accounts receivables $30,100
Supplies $8,170
Prepaid Insurance $5,590
Total Current Accounts $83,850
Suppose you invested in the Ishares High Yield Fund (HYG) a month ago. It paid a dividend of today and then you sold it for . What was your dividend yield and capital gains yield on the investment?
Complete Question:
Suppose you invested $100 in the Ishares High Yield Fund HYG your dividend yield and capital gains yield on the investment?
It paid a dividend of $2 today and then you sold it for $95. What was Dividend Yield and Capital Gains Yield on the investment?
Answer:
Dividend Yield is 2%
Capital Gains Yield is -5%
Explanation:
Dividend Yield:
We can calculate the Dividend Yield using the following formula:
Dividend Yield = D0 / Initial Stock Price
Here
D1 was Dividend paid just now and is $2 per share
Initial Stock Price before the dividend payment was $100 per share
By putting values, we have:
Dividend Yield = $2 per share / $100 per share = 2%
Capital Gains Yield:
We can find capital gains yield by using following formula:
Capital Gains Yield = (P1 - P0) / P0
Here
P1 is $95
P0 is $100
By putting values we have:
Capital Gains Yield = ($95 - $100) / $100 = -5%
Requirement 3. If Radig Travel expects each helicopter to make, on average, 1,200 round-trips in the coming year, what should its estimated operating budget for the helicopter fleet be? Radig Travel's estimated operating budget for all 8 helicopters in the fleet combined should b
Answer:
the first part of the question is missing:
"Radig Travel offers helicopter service from suburban towns to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Each of its 8 helicopters makes between 1,000 and 2,000 round-trips per year. The records indicate that a helicopter that has made 1,000
Round-trips in the year incurs an average operating cost of $300 per round-trip, and one that has made 2,000 round-trips in the year incurs an average operating cost of $250 per round-trip.
Using the high-low method, estimate the annual operating costs:"
variable costs per trip (per helicopter) = ($500,000 - $300,000) / (2,000 - 1,000) = $200,000 / 1,000 = $200 per trip
fixed costs = $500,000 - (2,000 x $200) = $500,000 - $400,000 = $100,000
the estimated operating budget per helicopter = $100,000 + (1,200 x $200) = $100,000 + $240,000 = $340,000
operating budget for the whole fleet (8 helicopters) = 8 x $340,000 = $2,720,000
Parilo Company acquired $170,000 of Makofske Co., 5% bonds on May 1, 2016, at their face amount. Interest is paid semiannually on May 1 and November 1. On November 1, 2016, Parilo Company sold $50,000 of the bonds for 96.
Journalize entries to record the following (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):
May 1 Initial acquisition of the bonds
Nov. 1 Semiannual interest received
1 Sale of the bonds
Dec. 31 Accrual of $1,000 interest
Answer:
May 1, 2016
DR Investments Bonds.................................$170,000
CR Cash ...........................................................................$170,000
(To record acquisition of bonds)
Nov 1, 2016
DR Cash............................................................$4,250
CR Interest Revenue......................................................$4,250
(To record interest received)
Working
Cash = $170,000*5%*6/12
= $4,250
Nov 1, 2016
DR Cash........................................................... $48,000
DR Loss on sale of investment...................... $2,000
CR Investment Bonds .....................................................$50,000
(To record sales of bonds)
Working
Cash = $50,000*0.96
= $48,000
Loss on investment = 50,000 - 48,000
= $2,000
Dec 31, 2016
DR Interest receivable........................................$1,000
CR Interest revenue...........................................................$1,000
Eliminating the queue of work dramatically quickens the time it takes apart to flow through the system. What are the disadvantages of removing those queues?
Answer:
quality may sufferexcess output mayExplanation:
Note that quality does not necessarily come quickly, and so even though eliminating the queue of work dramatically quickens the time it takes apart to flow through the system, it may result in excess output and poor quality.
Take for a stadium that has no entrance way (or doors) that is hosting an event, evidently it is less likely there will be a queue, as everyone would be rushing in quickly, but with possible consequences of overpopulation etc.
0.69 points eBookPrintReferences Check my work Check My Work button is now enabledItem 1Item 1 0.69 points Fresh Veggies, Inc. (FVI), purchases land and a warehouse for $410,000. In addition to the purchase price, FVI makes the following expenditures related to the acquisition: broker's commission, $21,000; title insurance, $1,100; and miscellaneous closing costs, $4,200. The warehouse is immediately demolished at a cost of $21,000 in anticipation of building a new warehouse. Determine the amount FVI should record as the cost of the land.
Answer:
$457,300
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the amount FVI should record as the cost of the land.
COST OF LAND
Land and warehouse $410,000
Add Expenditure:
Broker's commission $21,000
Title insurance $1,100
Miscellaneous closing costs $4,200
Warehouse demolished cost $21,000
Cost of land $457,300
Therefore the cost of land will be $457,300
The accounts receivable turnover is computed as __________ divided by __________. sales; accounts receivable sales; average accounts receivable sales; net income accounts receivable; net income
Answer:
sales ; average accounts receivables
Explanation:
Accounts receivable turnover refers to how a business firm manage its assets. Businesses, companies uses accounts receivables to know and quantify how perfectly goods bought on credit by their customers are being paid back. It also measures how business gives credit and collects back it's debt .It is calculated as net sales divided by average accounts receivables.
Assume the Residential Division of KappyKappy Faucets had the following results last year:
Net sales $6,360,000
Operating income 636,000
Average total assets 5,300,000
Management's target rate of return 16%
What is the division's return on investment?
Answer:
12%
Explanation:
Calculation for the division's return on investment
Using this formula
Return On Investment = Operating income /Average total assets
Let plug in the formula
Return on investment= $636,000/$5,300,000
Return on investment= 0.12*100
Return on investment=12%
Therefore the division's return on investment will be $12%
According to the kinked demand curve theory, the behavior of firms in an oligopoly creates a demand curve that is ________ at prices above the cartel price and ________ at prices below the cartel price.
Answer:
According to the kinked demand curve theory, this behavior creates a demand curve that is more elastic at prices above the cartel price and more inelastic at prices below the cartel price.
Explanation:
Oligopoly is a market structure with a small number of firms, none of which can keep the from from having significant influence in the same specialization they indulge in.
The kinked demand curve theory means that the response to a price increase is less than the response to a price decrease of the Olipolist in the market
Prior to setting pricing options for its products to maximize profit, a company must: a. determine whether it should use horizontal or vertical integration. b. select appropriate corporate-level strategies. c. perform value-chain functional activities.
Answer: b. select appropriate corporate-level strategies
Explanation:
Prior to setting pricing options for its products to maximize profit, a company must select appropriate corporate-level strategies.
This is necessary in order to ensure that the strategies aligns with what the organization is willing to do in order to achieve its profit maximization goal.
intext:"A company has net sales of $1,200,000 and average accounts receivable of $400,000. What is its accounts receivable turnover for the period"
Answer:
i think it would be 4x
Explanation:
im dumb
Under Armour uses its website to sell its products, but Nathan Shriver, art director of Interactive, believes that what the website does, and what advertising does not do, is make the brand
Answer:
This question is incomplete, the options are missing. The options are the following:
a) Friendlier to the customer
b) Recognizable in retail stores
c) Seem special compare to off-label gear
d) Part of the consumer's daily life
e) Seem of higher quality than Nike
And the correct answer is the option D: Part of the consumer's daily life.
Explanation:
To begin with, when Nathan Shriver says that he believes that the website and advertising of the company does is to make the brand more part of the consumer's daily life refers that in the end it is that action what truly makes the company to increase its sales due to the fact that thanks to the marketing campaigns now the brand is more important in the life of the consumers and more due to the fact that those advertising make them understand that the use of Under Armour's products is essential to every day training and movement that the clients might face.
Suppose you know a company's stock currently sells for $70 per share and the required return on the stock is 14 percent. You also know that the total return on the stock is evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield. If it's the company's policy to always maintain a constant growth rate in its dividends, what is the current dividend per share?
Answer: $4.58
Explanation:
The required return is said to be evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield.
That means that Dividend Yield = 7%
Capital gains yield = 7%
The Dividend Yield is based on the next dividend and given the expected return the dividend is;
Expected Return = Dividend Yield + Capital gains yield
Expected Return = Dividend(1 + g)/stock price + Capital gains yield
0.14 = Dividend ( 1 + 0.07)/70 + 0.07
70 * (0.14 - 0.07 ) = Dividend ( 1.07)
4.9 = Dividend ( 1.07)
Dividend = 4.9/1.07
Dividend = $4.58
Bonita Industries is planning to sell 1000 boxes of ceramic tile, with production estimated at 470 boxes during May. Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix and a 0.50 hour of direct labor. Clay mix costs $0.40 per pound and employees of the company are paid $11 per hour. Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of 110% of direct labor costs. Bonita has 3900 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 3700 pounds in ending inventory. What is the total amount to be budgeted for direct labor for the month
Answer: $2,585
Explanation:
Total budgeted amount for direct labor;
Production is estimated at 470 boxes.
Each box requires 0.5 hours of direct labor
Employees are paid $11 per hour.
= 470 * 0.5 * 11
= $2,585
Suppose you bought a bond with an annual coupon rate of 4.2 percent one year ago for $900. The bond sells for $950 today. a. Assuming a $1,000 face value, what was your total dollar return on this investment over the past year? b. What was your total nominal rate of return on this investment over the past year? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. If the inflation rate last year was 2.5 percent, what was your total real rate of return on this investment? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Answer:
a) total return = ($1,000 x 4.2%) + ($950 - $900) = $92
b) nominal rate of return = total return / total investment = $92 / $900 = 10.22%
c) we calculate the approximate real rate of return = nominal rate of return - inflation rate = 10.22% - 2.5% = 7.72%
if we want to determine the exact real rate of return:
exact real rate of return = [(1 + nominal rate) / (1 + inflation rate)] - 1 = (1.1022 /1.025) - 1 = 7.53%
Julie is working on formulating a marketing plan to increase the market share of Little Debbie Snack Cakes. According to the discussion in class, which one of the following strategies would Julie find most effective as a way to increase Little Debbie's long-term market share?
a. Increase product quality
b. Increase product innovation
c. Increase advertising
d. Increase sales promotion
Answer:
Correct answer:
d. Increase sales promotion
Explanation:
For Julie who owns the Little Debbie Snacks Cakes, in order for her to increase the market share of his company, there will be need for her to increase her sales promotion. This would be through series of campaign which she could run like "Buy 2 get 1 FREE" or "A dozen order free delivery + gift" etc.
The total purchase of the products and services of the firm and the percentage that goes to the company's capital is the term definition of market share.
If the consumers buy for instance 50 chocolates, out of which the 25 are from one company, and in that case, that company holds 25% market share.
The correct option is d. Increase sales promotion
Option d. Increase sales promotion is correct because for Julie who owns the Little Debbie Snacks Cakes, in order for her to increase the market share of his company, there will be a need for her to increase her sales promotion. This would be through a series of campaigns.
Options a, b, and c are wrong because they do not the effective way to increase the sale of the products and services. The options are focusing on the other promotional and advertising activities and the efficiency and effectiveness of the product section.
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The Federal Reserve S role as a lender of last resort involves lending to which of the following financially troubled institutions?
a. U.S. state governments when they run short on
b. U.S. banks that cannot borrow elsewhere
c. Governments in developing during currency crises.
Answer: U.S. banks that cannot borrow elsewhere
Explanation:
Lender of last resort is.a situation that occurs when the central bank in a country gives loans to the commercial banks in the country when they are going through financial difficulties.
In this scenario, The Federal Reserve S role as a lender of last resort involves lending to U.S. banks that cannot borrow elsewhere.
A town with a small airport is served by two competing airlines. Which of the following strategies would make the airlines more likely to compete on price?
a) The airlines fly identical planes, with the same type of seat and the same amount of legroom for customers
b) One airline offers meals on board every flight while the other serves no meals but has fewer delayed flights
c) Each airline offers flights to a different set of other cities
d) The airlines offer loyalty programs, motivating existing customers to continue to fly with them
Answer:
Option A, The airlines fly identical planes, with the same type of seat and the same amount of legroom for customers.
Explanation:
Option “A” is correct because a firm or company compete on prices if the product offered by every firm are identical. additionally, if the product can not be differentiated then the firm can compete on the basis of price. Therefore, if two airlines fly identical planes and provide identical services like the same seat and the same amount of leg space to the customers.
The per-unit standards for direct materials are 2 gallons at $4 per gallon. Last month, 11200 gallons of direct materials that actually cost $42400 were used to produce 6000 units of product. The direct materials quantity variance for last month was
Answer:
$3,200 Favorable
Explanation:
For the computation of direct materials quantity variance first we need to find out the standard quantity which is shown below:-
Standard quantity = Standard quantity per unit × Number of units produced
= 2 gallon × 6,000
= 12,000
Direct materials quantity variance = (Standard quantity - Actual quantity) × Standard Price
= (12,000 - 11,200) × $4
= 800 × $4
= $3,200 Favorable
Upon starting her new position, Brenda is given a _______ that details the tasks, duties, and responsibilities considered a part of her position.
Answer:
The answer is job description (JD).
Explanation:
The job description is the summary of tasks, duties, and responsibilities for a particular position. The job description also includes the requirements for the position holder. In some cases, it may details the reporting line, compensation and benefits regarding to the job.
Entries for Issuing Bonds and Amortizing Premium by Straight-Line Method Smiley Corporation wholesales repair products to equipment manufacturers. On April 1, Year 1, Smiley issued $6,200,000 of 9-year, 9% bonds at a market (effective) interest rate of 6%, receiving cash of $7,479,078. Interest is payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1.
a. Journalize the entry to record the issuance of bonds on April 1, Year 1. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
b. Journalize the entry to record the first interest payment on October 1, Year 1, and amortization of bond premium for six months, using the straight-line method. (Round to the nearest dollar.) For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
c. Why was the company able to issue the bonds for $20,811,010 rather than for the face amount of $20,000,000?
Answer:
All requirements are solved below
Explanation:
Requirement A: Entry to record the issuance of a bond on April 1 year 1
DEBIT CREDIT
Entry
Cash $7,479,078
Bonds payable $6,200,000
Premium on Bonds payable $1,279,078
Requirement B: Entry to record the first interest payment on October 1 Year 1
DEBIT CREDIT
Entry
interest expense $207940
Premium on Bonds payable(w) $71,060
Cash(w) $279,000
Working
Cash = $6,200,000 x 9% x 6/12
Cash = 279000
Premium = ($1,279,078/9years ) x 6/12
Premium = $71,060
Requirement C: Why was the company able to issue the bonds for $7,479,078 rather than for the face amount of $6,200,000
Answer: The company was able to issue the bonds for $7,479,078 rather than $6,200,000 because the market rate of interest is less than the contract rate of interest.
How can you assist the ProServices team in serving Pro customers in your
department? Select all that apply.
A. Pull orders for Pro customers in advance and have them ready to pick-up
B. Call Pro customers to maintain relationships and proactively seek out business
C. Monitor inventory levels to make sure key Pro items are in-stock
D. Price match other retailers to give Pro the best price
E. Identify pro customers and introduce them to the ProServices team
Answer:
ProServices Team and Pro CustomersAssisting the ProServices Team in serving Pro customers in my department. Here I have assumed that my department manages and coordinates the relationship with Pro customers:
A. Pull orders for Pro customers in advance and have them ready to pick-up
B. Call Pro customers to maintain relationships and proactively seek out business
C. Monitor inventory levels to make sure key Pro items are in-stock
D. Price match other retailers to give Pro the best price
E. Identify pro customers and introduce them to the ProServices team.
Explanation:
“Pro” customers are a group of independent contractors, repair remodelers, specialty tradesmen, property management, and facility maintenance professionals who are afflicted to an organization offering ProServices. They are not the end customers. Between my organization and the customers, they are middlemen and women who are organized by my ProServices organization to offer specialty services to the general public in a professional manner that guarantees customer satisfaction and payment to the professionals for services rendered. In doing this, the ProService organization charges the Pro customers a fixed fee, which is deducted from the payments made by the end-customers.
How your organization starts its risk mitigation process depends entirely on the type of organization you are working in.
Answer: False
Explanation:
Risk mitigation simply has to do with the strike that are taken by an economic agent such as an individual, firm or the government in order to prevent risk and reduce it to its minimal level.
It should be noted that risk mitigation is identical for every organization as the same process is being followed. Therefore, the question is false.
Jesse Livermore, Human Resources Director of GA Trading Company recently read a report on "The state of the Baby Boomer generation between the years 2011-2030," that he believes to be factually correct. To respond to this growing trend, he has created an employee program that hopes to attract and retain _____ workers through flexible schedules, training opportunities, and creative pay schedules.
Answer: younger
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Jesse Livermore, Human Resources Director of GA Trading Company recently read a report on "The state of the Baby Boomer generation between the years 2011-2030," that he believes to be factually correct.
To respond to this growing trend, Jesse has created an employee program that hopes to attract and retain younger workers through a flexible schedule, training opportunities, and creative pay schedules.
The federal gas tax has been stuck at 18.4cents¢ a gallon since 1993. Today, Americans are driving fewer miles, and vehicles have become more fuel-efficient. Less gas consumption means less gas-tax revenue to repair the nation's roads. Source: Bloomberg News, July 17, 2014 Would a tax per mile driven by more efficient or less efficient than a tax per gallon of gasoline? Which tax would be more regressive? Explain your answers.
Answer:
1. A Tax per mile driven would be more efficient than a tax per gallon of gasoline.
2. A tax per gallon of gasoline is more regressive. The tax is based on a fixed dollar per gallon since 1993. instead of being based on a percentage per the price of gasoline per gallon. With the current rate, the price of gasoline per gallon may even be less than the tax. One can then ask, "what is the purpose of the tax?" Is the tax a road tax or a per gallon use tax?
Explanation:
When the federal gas tax remains at 18.4 cents per gallon for a very long period, the tax can be described as regressive as it does not take into consideration the trend that Americans are driving fewer miles, and vehicles have become more fuel-efficient. This means that the gas tax is not fit for purpose. If its purpose is to generate revenue for road repairs, then instead of a gallon tax, government should institute a road use tax.