Answer:
Expected return = 14%Standard Deviation = 18.9%Explanation:
Expected Return will be the weighted average of the return from the T-bill and your risky portfolio.
With 70% invested in the risky portfolio and 30% invested in T-bills and a return of 17% from the portfolio and 7% from the T-bills, return is;
= ( 0.7 * 17%) + ( 0.3 * 7%)
= 14%
Standard deviation is a measure of risk and is also a weighted average of the standard deviation of the two vehicles. Bear in mind that T-bills are guaranteed by the US Government and so are considered risk-free.
Standard deviation of the portfolio is;
= (0.7 * 27%) + ( 0.3 * 0)
= 18.9%
This and the following three questions are related: Suppose that you are a major airline that has budgeted a price of fuel of 1.3840 USD/gal for fiscal year 2021 and you plan to end up buying 1 million gallons of it. To hedge against possible increases in the price you buy a one-year call option with a strike price of 1.4539 USD/gal for 1 million gallons with a premium of 1 cent/gal. How much would you the total premium of the option be
Answer:
A. 10,000 USD
Explanation:
Total premium will be as given below
= 1 million gallons * 1 cent/gal
= 1,000,000 * (1/100)
= 10,000USD
Note: Options to question is as attached
Although appealing to more refined tastes, art as a collectible has not always performed so profitably. In 2010, an auction house sold a painting at auction for a price of $1,130,000. Unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it three years earlier at a price of $1,710,000. What was his annual rate of return on this painting
Answer:
rate of interest = -12.90%
Explanation:
The computation of the annual rate of return is shown below:
As we know that
Future value = Present value * (1 + interest rate)^number of years
$1,130,000 = $1,710,000 × (1 + interest rate)^3
0.660819 = (1 + interest rate)^3
0.8710 = 1 + interest rate
So, the rate of interest is
rate of interest = -0.128981
rate of interest = -12.90%
Total revenue minus total cost is equal to
Suppose the government sets an effective price floor (that is, a price above equilibrium) in the market for oranges and agrees to buy all oranges that go unsold at that price. The oranges purchased by the government are discarded. Illustrate the number of oranges purchased by the government. Illustrate the gains and losses to all relevant groups of Americans and the dead weight loss.
Answer:
If the market floor is over demand, there is a surplus supply at that point. As a result , the number for oranges bought by the state would be Q1Q2 across the table.
Benefit is to the growers growing oranges as they've been having a better price and the cost is to the customers and community at large as it increases in deadweight losses. The triangular region in the graph reflects a moral hazard, DWL.
On December 31, 2020, Elena and Edgardo would like to give the maximum amount possible to their five married children, their spouses, and their six grandchildren. Under the Federal gift tax annual exclusion, and assuming that Elena and Edgardo elect gift splitting, how much can they give their family (in total) for 2020
Answer:
$480,000
Explanation:
The Federal gift tax annual exclusion is $15,000 per person. Since they are gift splitting, they can give up to $30,000 per person. The limit is imposed by the couple's total lifetime exclusion which is $11.58 million for 2020. This means that you can make gifts to multiple people during your lifetime and if the total gifts do not pass the lifetime exclusion, you will not be taxed for it.
5 children x 2 (their spouses) = 10 people
6 grandchildren
total = 16 people
total annual gifts = 16 x $30,000 = $480,000
"An unexpected benefit of deliberate practice is ______"
Question options :
A. You become more skilled at perceiving situations
B. your life becomes organized
C. you become successful
D. your children learn valuable lessons from watching
Answer:
A. You become more skilled at perceiving situations
Explanation:
Deliberate practice involves focused and careful directed efforts towards improving performance in a chosen field.
deliberate practice brings unexpected benefits such as being able to understand complex patterns and adapting easily to changes. This is because individuals who experience this are able to develop their intuitions in this way
Juniper Company uses a perpetual inventory system. The company purchased $9,750 of merchandise on August 7 with terms 1/10, n/30. On August 11, it returned $1,500 worth of merchandise. On August 16, it paid the full amount due. The correct journal entry to record the payment on August 16 is:_________
a) Debit Merchandise Inventory $8,250; credit Cash $8,250.
b) Debit Accounts Payable $8,250; credit Merchandise Inventory $82.50; credit Cash $8,167.50.
c) Debit Accounts Payable $9,750; credit Merchandise Inventory $97.50; credit Cash $9,652.50.
d) Debit Accounts Payable $8,167.50; credit Cash $8,167.50.
Answer:
b) Debit Accounts Payable $8,250; credit Merchandise Inventory $82.50; credit Cash $8,167.50
Explanation:
Preparation of correct journal entry to record the payment on August 16
Based on the information given we were told that the company made a purchased of the amount of $9,750 of merchandise with terms of 1/10 and as well made returned of the amount of $1,500 worth of the merchandise while the full amount due was paid on August 16 which means that the journal entry to record the payment on August 16 will be :
Debit Accounts Payable $8,250
($9,500-$1,500)
Credit Merchandise Inventory $82.50
(1%×$8,250)
Credit Cash $8,167.50
[(100%-1%)×$8,250)]
Spruce Inc. completed Job No. A20 during 2020. The job cost sheet listed the following: Job No. A20 Costs for 5000 units produced: Direct materials $30,000 Direct labor $45,000 Manufacturing overhead applied $20,000 Units sold 2,000 units How much is the cost of the finished goods on hand at the end of the period from this job?
Answer: $57,000
Explanation:
Cost of finished goods on hand at end of period = Goods on hand * Unit Cost
Goods on hand = Units Produced - Units sold
= 5,000 - 2,000
= 3,000 units
Unit Cost = Total Cost / Units Produced
= ( Direct materials + Direct Labor + Manufacturing overhead)/ Units produced
= ( 30,000 + 45,000 + 20,000) / 5,000
= $19
Cost of finished goods on hand at end of period = 3,000 * 19
= $57,000
You are considering the purchase of a new machine to help produce a new product line being introduced. The machine is expected to have a setup time of 10 minutes per batch and a processing time of 2 minutes per part. You plan to have batch sizes of 50 parts. The plant operates 8 hours per day.
A. (5 points) What is the capacity of the machine in batches per day?
B. (5 points) What is the capacity of the machine in parts per day?
C. (5 points) How many batches per daycan you run through the machine if you decide to operate the machine at a 70% utilization rate?
D. (5 points) How many parts per daycan you process through the machine if you decide to operate the machine at an 85% utilization rate?
Answer:
A. 4.3 batches
B. 215 parts
C. 3 batches
D. 184 parts
Explanation:
Please find explanation attached
Assume that you are a new analyst hired to evaluate the capital budgeting projects of the company which is considering investing in two CPEC projects, “Expansion Zone North” and “Expansion Zone East”. The initial cost of each project is Rs. 10,000. Company discount all projects based on WACC. Further, all the projects are equally risky projects and the company uses only debt and common equity for financing these projects. It can borrow unlimited amounts at an interest rate of rd 10% as long as it finances at its target capital structure, which calls for 50% debt and 50% common equity. The dividend for next period is $2.0, its expected that they will grow at the constant growth rate of 8%, and the company’s common stock sells for $20. The tax rate is 50%. The cash flows of both the projects are given in table below: Time Expansion Zone North Cashflows (amount in Rs.) Expansion Zone East Cashflows (amount in Rs.) 0 - 10,000 - 10,000 1 6,500 3,500 2 3,000 3,500 3 3,000 3,500 4 1,000 3,500 Carefully analyze the above table and answer the following questions in detail. I. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for this firm? (2.5 marks) II. Compute each project’s IRR, NPV, payback, MIRR, and discounted payback. (2.5 Marks) III. Which project(s) should be accepted if they are mutually exclusive? Explain (1.5 Marks) IV. Which project(s) should be accepted if they are independent? Explain (1.5 Marks)
Answer:
Assume that you are a new analyst hired to evaluate the capital budgeting projects of the company which is considering investing in two CPEC projects, “Expansion Zone North” and “Expansion Zone East”. The initial cost of each project is Rs. 10,000. Company discount all projects based on WACC. Further, all the projects are equally risky projects and the company uses only debt and common equity for financing these projects. It can borrow unlimited amounts at an interest rate of rd 10% as long as it finances at its target capital structure, which calls for 50% debt and 50% common equity. The dividend for next period is $2.0, its expected that they will grow at the constant growth rate of 8%, and the company’s common stock sells for $20. The tax rate is 50%.
Answer:
Explanation:
Assume that you are a new analyst hired to evaluate the capital budgeting projects of the company which is considering investing in two CPEC projects, “Expansion Zone North” and “Expansion Zone East”. The initial cost of each project is Rs. 10,000. Company discount all projects based on WACC. Further, all the projects are equally risky projects and the company uses only debt and common equity for financing these projects. It can borrow unlimited amounts at an interest rate of rd 10% as long as it finances at its target capital structure, which calls for 50% debt and 50% common equity. The dividend for next period is $2.0, its expected that they will grow at the constant growth rate of 8%, and the company’s common stock sells for $20. The tax rate is 50%. The cash flows of both the projects are given in table below: Time Expansion Zone North Cashflows (amount in Rs.) Expansion Zone East Cashflows (amount in Rs.) 0 - 10,000 - 10,000 1 6,500 3,500 2 3,000 3,500 3 3,000 3,500 4 1,000 3,500 Carefully analyze the above table and answer the following questions in detail. I. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for this firm? (2.5 marks) II. Compute each project’s IRR, NPV, payback, MIRR, and discounted payback. (2.5 Marks) III. Which project(s) should be accepted if they are mutually exclusive? Explain (1.5 Marks) IV. Which project(s) should be accepted if they are independent? Explain (1.5 Marks)
Fill in each of the following T-accounts for Belle Co.'s seven transactions listed here. The T-accounts repre sent Belle Co.'s general ledger. Code each entry with transaction number / through 7 (in order) for reference
1. D. Belle created a new business and invested $6,000 cash, $7,600 of equipment, and $12,000 in web servers in exchange for common stock.
2. The company paid $4,800 cash in advance for prepaid insurance coverage.
3. The company purchased $900 of supplies on account.
4. The company paid $800 cash for selling expenses.
5. The company received $4,500 cash for services provided.
6. The company paid $900 cash toward accounts payable.
7. The company paid $3,400 cash for equipment.
Juoda Prepaid Insurance Supplies Cash Web Servers Accounts Payable Equipment Common Stock Services Revenue Selling Expenses
Answer:
Belle Co.
T-accounts:
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Prepaid Insurance
2. Cash $4,800
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Supplies
3. Accounts Payable $900
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Cash
1. Common Stock $6,000
2. Prepaid Insurance $4,800
4. Selling expenses 800
5. Service Revenue 4,500
6. Accounts Payable 900
7. Equipment 3,400
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Web Servers
1. Common Stock $12,000
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Accounts Payable
3. Supplies $900
6. Cash $900
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Equipment
1. Common Stock $7,600
7. Cash 3,400
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Common Stock
1. Cash $6,000
1. Equipment 7,600
1. Web Servers 12,000
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Services Revenue
5. Cash $4,500
Date Accounts Debit Credit
Selling Expenses
4. Cash $800
Explanation:
Belle Co's seven transactions are posted to the T-accounts, that is, the general ledger as they occur on a daily basis with one account debited and the other credited for the same transaction, in accordance with the double entry system of accounting. This ensures that the accounting equation is in balance with each transaction.
If the government decides to raise the minimum wage,ceteris paribus:_________.
A) All workers are better off.
B) All workers are worse off.
C) Some workers are better off and some are worse off.
D) Workers are not affected by a minimum wage increase,only by a decrease.
Answer:
C) Some workers are better off and some are worse off.
Explanation:
If the government raises minimum wages, the cost of hiring labour increases and as a result, some firms would lay off some workers especially those that are low skilled labours.
As a result some would lose their jobs while others would benefit from the increased wages
For spring break, Melanie will either stay home or go to Daytona Beach. At home, Melanie pays $10 per day for food and earns $90 a day at her job. At Daytona Beach, Melanie will stay with friends and so has no lodging cost. She will pay $20 per day for food. In terms of dollars, Melanie's opportunity cost per day of going to Daytona Beach is how much
Answer:
$100
Explanation:
Opportunity cost or implicit is the cost of the option forgone when one alternative is chosen over other alternatives
If Melanie goes to the beach, she would not be able to stay at home. Staying at home is the opportunity cost of going to the beach.
The total opportunity cost of going to the beach = $10 + $90 = $100
Olly & Sons is a construction company. The company started the year with $90,000 in the land account. During Year 2, Olly & Sons purchased multiple lots of land. The first lot cost $25,000, the second lot cost $28,000 and the third lot cost $31,000. The company sold one lot that had a cost of $50,000 for $50,000. What is the ending balance in the land account?
Answer:
$124,000
Explanation:
The computation of ending balance in the land account is shown below:-
ending balance in the land account = Beginning balance of Land account + Total balance of land - Cost of land sold
= $90,000 + ($25,000 + $28,000 + $31,000) - $50,000
= $90,000 + $174,000 - $50,000
= $124,000
Therefore for computing the ending balance in the land account we simply applied the above formula.
An example of a capital budgeting decision is deciding: Group of answer choices how many shares of stock to issue whether or not to purchase a new machine for the production line. how to refinance a debt issue that is maturing. how much inventory to keep on hand. how much money should be kept in the checking account.
Answer:
whether or not to purchase a new machine for the production line
Explanation:
Capital budgeting decision is the process by which a company sets aside money for the purchase of capital assets such as new machinery, new plants, research and development, and new product.
Capital budgeting is considered to be both a financial decision and an investment decision. Apart from cost incurred by making a purchase, the company considers the future cash flows the capital asset will generate.
Purchasing a new machine for the production line is a capital budgeting decision
Which account would be listed on a post-closing trial balance?
a. Sales Revenue
b. Depreciation Expense
c. Retained Earnings
d. Income Tax Expense.
Answer: c. Retained Earnings
Explanation:
The post-closing trial balance reflects balance sheet items that do not have a $0 balance in them when a period has ended and is prepared after the temporary accounts have been closed off. The purpose is to make sure that the debits equal the credits.
As there are no temporary accounts, all income statement items will have been closed off and moved to the Retained earnings account which will reflect the total for the income statement for the year. The only account that will be listed in the post-closing trial balance therefore will be the Retained earnings account.
The understatement of the beginning inventory balance causes:__________.
A) Cost of goods sold to be understated and net income to be understated
B) Cost of goods sold to be overstated and net income to be understated
C) Cost of goods sold to be overstated and net income to be correct
D) Cost of goods sold to be understated and net income to be overstated
E) Cost of goods sold to be overstated and net income to be overstated
Answer:
D) Cost of goods sold to be understated and net income to be overstated
Explanation:
At the time when the beginning balance of the inventory is understated so there is a decrement in the cost of goods sold due to which there is a rise in the net income
Therefore in the given case at the time when there is an understatement of beginning inventory so there is a understated of cost of goods sold and the overstated of the net income
Hence, the option D is correct
Question 1
5 pts
(02.01 LC)
Which of these factors is likely to have the greatest influence on purchases by consumers with a limited
amount of cash on hand?
-The price of a good or service
-The stock market prices
-Their own income
-Their personal preferences
Answer:
their own income is correct
Answer:
B
Explanation:
B : The stock market prices is correct.
Allo Foundation, a tax-exempt organization, invested $200,000 in cost-saving equipment. The equipment has a five-year useful life with no salvage value. Allo estimates that the annual cash savings from this project will amount to $65,000. On investments of this type, Allo's required rate of return is 12%.The net present value of the project is closest to: Select one: a. $34,300 b. $36,400 c. $90,000 d. $125,000
Answer:
Net Present Value = $ 34,310.45
Explanation:
The Net present Value (NPV ) is the difference between the present value PV of cash inflows and the PV of cash outflows. A positive NPV implies a good investment decision and a negative figure implies the opposite.
NPV of an investment
NPV = PV of Cash inflows - PV of cash outflow
The cash inflow is an annuity.
PV of annuity= A× 1 -(1+r)^(-n)/r
A- Annual cash flow ,- 65,000 r - discount rate - 12%, number of years- 5
Present Value of cash inflow =65,000 × (1- (1.12)^(-5)/0.12 = 234,310.45
Initial cost = 200,000
Net Present Value = - 234,310.45 -200,000 = 34,310.45
Net Present Value = $ 34,310.45
Colorado Rocky Cookie Company offers credit terms to its customers. At the end of 2016, accounts receivable totaled $720,000. The allowance method is used to account for uncollectible accounts. The allowance for uncollectible accounts had a credit balance of $51,000 at the beginning of 2016 and $30,500 in receivables were written off during the year as uncollectible. Also, $3,100 in cash was received in December from a customer whose account previously had been written off. The company estimates bad debts by applying a percentage of 10% to accounts receivable at the end of the year. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record the write-off of receivables, the collection of $3,100 for previously written off receivables, and the year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
Answer:
Journal
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
Allowance for uncollectible accounts $30,500
Accounts Receivables $30,500
(To write off uncollectibles during the year)
Journal
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
Account receivables $3,100
Allowance for uncollectible accounts $3,100
(To reinstate receivables written off earlier)
Journal
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
Cash $3,100
Account receivables $3,100
(To record the recovery of bad debts)
Journal
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
Bad debt expenses $48,000
Allowance for uncollectible accounts $48,000
(To record bad debts expenses)
Workings
Closing allowance = Opening allowance - Receivables written off + Receivables reinstated = $51,000 - $30,500 + $3,100 = $23,600
Expenses Bad debt = Receivables at the end of 2016 * Estimated percentage = $720,000 * 10% = $72,000
Allowance to be created = Estimated bad debts - Balance of Allowance at year end = $72,000 - $23,600 = $48,400
started with total assets of and total liabilities of . At the end of , total assets stood at and total liabilities were . Requirements 1. Did the stockholders' equity of increase or decrease during ? By how much? 2. Identify the four possible reasons that stockholders' equity can change. Requirement 1. Did the stockholders' equity of increase or decrease during ? By how much? (Enter a decrease with a minus sign or parentheses.) Change in stockholders' equity during the year is
Answer:
1. Assets = Equity + Liability
Equity = Assets - Liability
Opening Equity = 14,000 - 9,000
= $5,000
Closing Equity = 19,000 - 11,000
= $8,000
Increase ( Decrease) = 8,000 - 5,000
= Increased by $3,000
2. Four ways Equity can change.
Equity will increase if Common Stock is issuedEquity will increase if the company makes a profit ( Net Income ) as this will go to the Equity account as Retained earningsEquity will decrease if the company pays Dividends as those are paid from retained earningsEquity will decrease if there is a net loss.Why is the answer D?
Explanation:
When gas prices are low, there is less need for alternative fuel cars, so the demand falls. People will be less willing to pay high prices, so the price also falls. And since there's less demand, there doesn't need to be as many cars on the market, so the equilibrium quantity falls.
Which of the following accounts are closed at the end of the year?A. accounts receivableB. retained earningsC. salaries expenseD. service revenue
Answer:
C. salaries expense
D. service revenue
Explanation:
All temporary accounts need to be closed off at the end of the year. Temporary accounts are accounts that both begin and end the period with a $0 balance so that they do not get mixed up with figures from the next period.
Items in the income statement such as revenue and expenses are closed at year end and will form part of the Retained earnings account as they would have been accounted for in the net income.
Salaries expense and service revenue will therefore be closed at the end of the year.
A scatter graph is used to test the assumption that the relationship between cost and activity level is ________. A. curvilinear B. cyclical C. unpredictable D. linear
Answer:
Option D (linear) is the right approach.
Explanation:
The scatter graph seems to be a graphic method to determine the relationship regarding expense and degree of operation. It could be used to evaluate the expense behavior of adjusting this same degree of operation. It is being used to verify the system suitability or linearity statement that is true.Some other decisions taken are not relevant to the situation in question. Although it is indeed the best option.
1. What do you call the basic unit of storage for computers?
A. "A file"
B. "A folder"
C. "A subfolder"
D. "An application”
2. What is computer software designed to help a person perform useful tasks
called?
A. "A PowerPoint"
B. "A browser"
C. "An application"
1 cuiten
Answer:
I believe 1 would be A. "A file" and 2 would be C. "An application" Hoped this helped, if I'm wrong please let me know!
The basic unit of storage for computers is called as the “A file”, and the computer software designed to help a person perform useful tasks called “An application”.
What is Computer?A computer is defined as a digital electrical device that can be created mentally to execute arithmetical or logical transactions in a predetermined sequence.
Computer program are generic aggregations of dealings that modern computers can do. These programs countenance computers to conduct out a mixture of projects.
The “A file” is the untold elementary unit of computer storage, and “An application” is computer software planned to assist a individual in executing useful tasks.
Therefore, option A is correct for 1, and C is correct for C.
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Pigot Corporation uses job costing and has two production departments, M and A. Budgeted manufacturing costs for the year are as follows: Dept. MDept. A Direct materials$718,000 $118,000 Direct labor 218,000 836,000 Factory overhead 654,000 418,000 The actual direct materials and direct labor costs charged to Job. No. 432 during the year were as follows: Direct materials $58,000 Direct labor: Department M$26,000 Department A 30,000 56,000 Pigot applies manufacturing overhead to production orders on the basis of direct labor cost using departmental rates predetermined at the beginning of the year based on the annual budget. The total cost associated with Job. No. 432 for the year should be:
Answer:
Total cost= $207,000
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Budgeted manufacturing costs Dept. M Dept. A:
Direct labor 218,000 836,000
Factory overhead 654,000 418,000
Job. No. 432:
Direct materials $58,000
Direct labor: Department M$26,000 Department A 30,000
First, we need to determine the predetermined overhead rate for each department:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Departement M= 654,000/218,000= $3 per direct labor dollar
Department A= 418,000/836,000= $0.5 per direct labor dollar
Now, we can calculate the total cost:
Total cost= direct material + direct labor + allocated overhead:
Total cost= 58,000 + 56,000 + (3*26,000 + 0.5*30,000)
Total cost= $207,000
The stock of Smashburger Inc. is currently trading at a price of $40. Smashburger is expected to pay a dividend of $3.00 per share one year from now (t = 1) and then the dividend is expected to grow at a constant growth rate gL. Assuming that the market is in equilibrium, the risk free rate of return is 5.2%, the market risk premium is 6%, and that the beta of Smashburger is 0.8, what is the long run growth rate gL?
Answer:
g or gL = 0.025 or 2.5%
Explanation:
The constant growth model of DDM is used to calculate the price of a stock whose dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate. The DDM values a stock based on the present value of the expected future dividends from the stock. The formula for price today under this model is,
P0 = D1 / r - g
Where,
D1 is the dividend expected for the next periodr is the required rate of returng is the constant or long term growth rateFirst we need to calculate the value of r. We will use the CAPM equation to calculate r.
r = rRF + Beta * rpM
Where,
rRF is the risk free raterpM is the market risk premiumr = 0.052 + 0.8 * 0.06
r = 0.1 or 10%
As we already know the P0, r and D1, we will input these values in the formula of price under constant growth model to calculate teh value of g or gL.
40 = 3 / (0.1 - g)
40 * (0.1 - g) = 3
4 - 40g = 3
4 - 3 = 40g
1 / 40 = g
g = 0.025 or 2.5%
When a salesperson asks for the sale, he or she is trying to:_________.
Answer:
Close the sale.
Explanation:
When a salesperson asks for the sale, he or she is trying to close the sale. In sales and marketing, the term closing with respect to a sales can be defined as the process of making a business sale successful such as through the exchange of money for a particular product or goods.
For a salesperson to be able to close a sales, he or she require abilities such as courage, negotiation skills, listening ears and interpersonal skills to do so or achieve a successful sales.
Shirley's time sitting at her desk was interrupted when the human resources manager burst into her office with a particularly vexing problem - customer service ratings had been falling over the last quarter. The human resources manager explained that they were behind on training programs for their workers. Shirley assembled a task force consisting of the brightest minds in the organization and gave them a charge - to look at the previous quarter's issues and to develop training courses over the next 48 months to solve those issues. What roadblock is Shirley confronted with while trying to identify the true problem
Answer: conflicting viewpoints
Explanation: A roadblock is an obstacle or impediment. Shirley is confronted with conflicting viewpoints as a roadblock while trying to determine the true problem she is faced with. She probably holds opposing or contradictory perspectives to that of the Human Resource manager which explains the reason for assembling a team to specifically " look at the previous quarter's issues" and "to develop training courses over the next 48 months to solve those issues". Conflicting viewpoints is one of the problems to quantitative analysis which is a scientific approach to decision making. Others include: outdated solutions, understanding the model, beginning assumptions etc.
Selected current year company information follows: Net income $ 15,953 Net sales 712,855 Total liabilities, beginning-year 83,932 Total liabilities, end-of-year 103,201 Total stockholders' equity, beginning-year 198,935 Total stockholders' equity, end-of-year 121,851 The return on total assets is:
Answer:
Return on total assets =7.09%Explanation:
Return on total asset is the proportion of the total amount invested in assets that is earned as net income. It is a measure of the efficiency of the use of assets to generate profit.
It is calculated as follows:
Return on total assets = Net Profit/Total assets× 100
Note that Total assets = Total liabilities + stockholder's equity
Data:
Total assets = 103,201 + 121,851 = 225,052
Net income = 15,953
Return on total assets = 15,953/225,052 × 100= 7.09%
Return on total assets =7.09%