Answer:
Correct Answer: The best scenario for refinancing is:
a. You have a current mortgage at 5% and have been approved for a new mortgage at 3.75%. You’ll break even on the closing costs in two years, and you don’t plan to move for at least five.
Explanation:
This is because, being aware that you will break even on the closing cost in 2 years which is quite better when compared to no of years to stay (atleast five years) gives the person a competitive advantage.
Piper's Pizza sold baking equipment for $25,000. The equipment was originally purchased for $72,000, and depreciation through the date of sale totaled $51,000. What was the gain or loss on the sale of the equipment?
Sale amount
Less:
Cost of the baking equipment
Book value
Answer:
$4,000 gain
Explanation:
The calculation of gain or loss on the sale of the equipment is shown below:-
Gain or loss on the sale of the equipment = Sales - Cost of the baking equipment - Accumulated Depreciation
= $25,000 - ($72,000 - $51,000)
= $25,000 - $21,000
= $4,000
Therefore for computing the gain or sale we simply applied the above formula.
A 4 year project has an annual operating cash flow of $55,000. At the beginning of the project, $4,600 in net working capital was required, which will be recovered at the end of the project. The firm also spend $23,100 on equipment to start the project. This equipment will have a book value of $4,940 at the end of the project, but can be sold for $5,880. The tax rate is 35 percent. What is the Year 4 cash flow?
a. $65,809
b. $63,422
c. $21193
d. $55,951
e. $65,151
Answer:Year 4 Cash flow =$65,151.----E
Explanation:
Salvage value of the equipment =$5,880
Book value at end of project before sale = $4,940
Gain on disposal = $940
tax gain non disposal = 35% of $940 =0.35 x 940= $329
Amount after tax salvage value = $5,880 - $329=$5,551
Year 4 Cash flow = Operating cash flow +Net working capital +Amount after tax salvage value = $55,000 + $4,600 +$5551= $65,151.
Suppose the real interest rate is 2.8%, and the inflation rate is 7%. (1) How much do you need to invest now in order to get $100 in a year? Please show two approaches to calculate the answers. (Round your final answer to two decimal places) (2) Suppose the U.S. Treasury issues 5% coupon, 3-year TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities). What are the real cash flows on the 3-year TIPS each year? What are the nominal cash flows on the 3-years TIPS each year? (Round your final answers to two decimal places)
Answer:
1)
approach 1, using the approximate real and nominal interest rates:
nominal interest rate = real interest rate + inflation rate = 2.8% + 7% = 9.8%
present value = $100 / (1 + 9.8%) = $91.07
approach 2, using the exact real and nominal interest rates:
(1 + i) = (1 + r) × (1 + π)
(1 + i) = (1 + 2.8%) x (1 + 7%) = 1.09996
i = 1.09996 - 1 = 0.09996 = 9.996%
present value = $100 / (1 + 9.996%) = $90.91
2)
assuming a $1,000 TIPS, nominal cash flow year 1 = $50
new face value = $1,070
nominal cash flow year 2 = $53.50
new face value = $1,144.90
nominal cash flows year 3 = $57.25 + ($1,144.90 x 1.07) = $1,282.29
assuming a $1,000 TIPS, real cash flow year 1 = $50 / 1.07 = $46.73
new face value = $1,070
real cash flow year 2 = $53.50 / 1.07² = $46.73
new face value = $1,144.90
real cash flows year 3 = [$57.25 + ($1,144.90 x 1.07)] / 1.07³ = $1,282.29 / 1.07³ = $1,046.73
Which of these means of assessing candidates generally has the lowest correlation with subsequent performance?
A. Cognitive ability tests.
B. Job knowledge tests.
C. Unstructured interviews.
Answer:
Unstructured interviews
Explanation:
Assume that the current ratio for Arch Company is 2.5, its acid-test ratio is 2.0, and its working capital is $390,000. Answer each of the following questions independently, always referring to the original information. Required: a. How much does the firm have in current liabilities? (Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.)
Answer:
Current liabilities = 260,000
Explanation:
Given:
Current ratio = 2.5
Working capital = $390,000
Find:
Current liabilities
Computation:
Working capital = Current assets - Current liabilities
$390,000 = Current assets - Current liabilities
Current assets = Current liabilities + $390,000
Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities
2.5 = [Current liabilities + $390,000] / Current liabilities
2.5 Current liabilities = Current liabilities + $390,000
Current liabilities = 260,000
Consider the economies of Gobbledigook and Hermes, both of which produce agricultural products using only land and labor. The following tables show the supply of land, population size, and real GDP for these two economies from 2015 to 2018.
Calculate real GDP per capita for the two economies, and complete the last column of the following two tables.
Gobbledigook
Year Land Population Real GDP Real GDP per Capita
(Acres)
2011 20,000 500 $3,500
2012 20,000 1,000 $8,000
2013 20,000 1,500 $13,500
2014 20,000 2,000 $20,000
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Year Land Population Real GDP Real GDP per Capitl
(Acres)
2011 20,000 1,000 $11,000
2012 20,000 2,000 $20,000
2013 20,000 3,000 $27,000
2014 20,000 4,000 $32,000
Answer:
Kindly check explanation and attached picture
Explanation:
Real GDP per capita = (Real GDP / Population)
Gobbledigook Real GDP per capita:
2011: ($3500 / 500) = $7
2012: ($8000 / 1000) = $8
2013: ($13,500 / 1,500) = $9
2014: ($20,000 / 2000) = $10
BLAHNIK Real GDP per Capita:
2011: ($11,000 / 1000) = $11
2012: ($20,000/2000) = $10
2013: ($27,000 / 3000) = $9
2014: ($32,000 / 4000) = $8
in which order would the expectancy theory place the following events? a) outcome valence, performance, effort b) performance, effort, outcome valence c) effort, outcome valence, performance d) performance, outcome valence, effort e) effort, performance, outcome valence
Answer: e. effort, performance, outcome valence
Explanation:
The expectancy theory analyses and explains the reason why people behave the way they do. The expectancy theory explains that individual behave the way they do because they believe their efforts which they put into a particular activity will bring about an outcome.
The first thing that comes first is the effort which one puts into an activity, after then is the performance and lastly the outcome.
precise Machinery is analyzing a proposed project that is expected to sell 1,450 units, +3 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $139 and the
Answer: C.$221.86
Explanation:
Contribution Margin is the difference between the sales price and the variable costs.
Best case scenario of Sales would mean it is the higher amount.
Best case scenario of costs would mean the lower amount.
Best case Sales
= 349 * ( 1 + 3%)
= $359.47
Best Case Variable Cost
= 139 * ( 1 - 1%)
= $137.61
Best Case Contribution Margin
= Best case Sales - Best Case Variable Cost
= 359.47 - 137.61
= $221.86
A developer is proposing to build and operate an 8 store strip mall. Each unit would rent for $3,500 per month. It is expected that vacancy would run at 15% and that the expenses would be 17.5%. The loan is to be 75% of the capitalized value. The developer has an MARR of 12.5%, the bank is charging 8.5% interest, and the Long Term Debt Service is a constant 9%. To assess the financial worth of this endeavor, determine the following:
a. CAP Rate
b. Capitalized value
c. Loan amount
d. Debt Service Coverage Ratio
e. Loan per unit
Answer:
Requirement A: CAP Rate is 12.5%
Requirement B: Capitalized Value of the Property is $1,884,960
Requirement C: Loan Amount is $1,413,720
Requirement D: Debt Service Coverage Ratio is 1.85
Requirement E: Loan per unit is $176,715 Per Unit
Explanation:
Requirement A: Find the CAP Rate
The CAP Rate will be calculated using the following formula:
CAP Rate = Annual Net Operating Income (NOI) (Step1) / Property Capitalized Value (Step2)
Here
Operating Income is $235,620 (Step1)
Property Capitalized Value (Step2)
Now, by putting values we have:
CAP Rate = $235,620 / $1,884,960 = 12.5%
Step1: Find Annual Net Operating Income (NOI)
As we know that:
Operating Income = Expected Revenue - Operating Expense
Here
Expected Revenue from 8 Strip Malls = Rent / Month * 12 Months * (1 - Vacancy Ratio) * 8 Strips Malls
= $3,500 * 12 * (1 - 15%) * 8
= $285,600
Operating Expenses = Expected Revenue * 17.5%
= $285,600 * 17.5% = $49,980
Now by putting value in the above Operating Income equation, we have:
Annual Operating Income = $285,600 - $49,980 = $235,620
Step2: Find Property Capitalized Value (It is also Requirement B)
Property Capitalized Value = Annual Operating Income / Minimum Accepted Rate of Return (MARR)
Here
Annual Operating Income is $235,620 from Step1
MARR is 12.5%
By putting values, we have:
Capitalized Value of the Property = $235,620 / 12.5% = $1,884,960
Requirement C. Find Loan Amount
It is given in the question that the Loan Amount is 75% of Property Capitalized Cost. This implies:
Loan Amount = $1,884,960 * 75% = $1,413,720
Requirement D. Debt Service Coverage Ratio
Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) = Annual Net Operating Income / Total Debt Service for the Year
Here
Annual Net Operating Income is $235,620 from Step1
Total Debt Service for the Year $127,235 (See Step3 below)
By putting values, we have:
Debt Service Coverage Ratio = $235,620 / $127,235 = 1.85
Step3: Total Debt Service for the year
Total Debt Service for the year = Loan Amount * Debt Service Rate
Here
Loan Amount is $1,413,720
Debt Service Rate is 9%
By putting values, we have:
Total Debt Service for the year = $1,413,720 * 9% = $127,235
Requirement E. Find Loan Amount
We can find loan per unit by simply dividing the loan amount by number of strip mall. Here total number of strip mall are 8. This implies that:
Loan Per Unit = $1,413,720 / 8 Units = $176,715 Per Unit
Whispering Corporation began 2017 with a $94,200 balance in the Deferred Tax Liability account. At the end of 2017, the related cumulative temporary difference amounts to $352,400, and it will reverse evenly over the next 2 years. Pretax accounting income for 2017 is $505,400, the tax rate for all years is 40%, and taxable income for 2017 is $388,500.
Part 1
Compute income taxes payable for 2017.
Income taxes payable
$
Part 2
Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2017. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit Credit
Part 3
Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2017 beginning with the line "Income before income taxes.". (Enter loss using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)
Answer:
1. Income tax payable = Taxable income for 2017 * Income tax rate
Income tax payable = $388,500 * 40%
Income tax payable = $155,400
2. Journal Entry
Account Titles and Explanations Debit Credit
Income tax expense $202,160
($505,400*40%)
Deferred tax liability $46,760
($202,160-$155,400)
Income tax payable $155,400
($388,500*40%)
3. Income Statement (Partial)
For the Year Ended Dec 31, 2017
Income before income taxes $505,400
Income tax expense
Current $155,400
Deferred $46,760 $202,160
Net Income $303,240
MicroTech Corporation maintains a capital structure of 40 percent debt and 60 percent common equity. To finance its capital budget for next year, the firm will sell 11% coupon bonds at par value (assume no flotation costs). The firm will finance the rest of its capital expenditures with retained earnings. MicroTech expects next year's dividend to be $1.30 per share. Dividends are expected to grow at 7% per year for the foreseeable future. The current market value of MicroTech's common stock is $30 per share. If the firm has a corporate tax rate of 21%, what is its weighted cost of capital for next year?
Answer:
weighted cost of capital for next year is 10.27 %.
Explanation:
Weighted cost of capital = Ke × (E/V) + Kd × (D/V)
Ke = Cost of Equity
= Dividend Yield + Expected growth rate
= $1.30 / $30.00 + 0.07
= 0.11333 or 11.33 %
Kd = Cost of Debt
= Interest × (1 - tax rate)
= 11% × ( 1 - 0.21)
= 8.69 %
Weighted cost of capital = 11.33 % × 60% + 8.69 % × 40%
= 10.27 %
Which of the following is included in the entry to record the issuance of shares of par value common stock at per share for cash?
A) Cash is debited for $294,000.
B) Common Stock is debited for $98,000.
C) Common Stock is credited for $294,000.
D) Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Common is debited for $196,000.
Answer:
A) Cash is debited for $294,000. and,
C) Common Stock is credited for $294,000.
Explanation:
When Shares are Issued for Cash, recognize the Assets of Cash (Debit) and also recognize an equity element - Common Stock (Credit).
On December 31 of the current year, Jerome Company has an accounts receivable balance of before any year end adjustments. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance. The company prepares the following aging schedule for accounts receivable: Total Balance 130 days 3160 days 6190 days over 90 days Percent uncollectible 1% 2% % % What is the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts at December 31 of the current year after adjustments
Answer:
I looked for the missing information and found the following:
Total Balance 1-30 days 31-60 days 61-90 days over 90 days
$329,000 $160,000 $90,000 $51,000 $28,000
% uncollectible 1% 2% 3% 20%
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $1,100 credit balance before any adjustment.
total bad debt expense = $1,600 + $1,800 + $1,530 + $5,600 = $10,530
adjusting entry = $10,530 - $1,100 = $9,430
adjusting entry:
December 31, 202x, bad debt expense
Dr Bad debt expense 9,430
Cr Allowance for doubtful accounts 9,430
"expects to generate free cash flows of $200,000 per year for the next five years. Beyond that time, free cash flows are expected to grow at a constant rate of 5 percent per year forever. If the firm’s average cost of capital is 15 percent, the market values of the firm’s debt and preferred stock are $400,000 and $100,000, respectively. There are 125,000 shares of stock outstanding. What is the value of the firm’s stock"
Answer:
The value of the firm's stock is $703,920
The price is $5.63 per share ($703,920/125,000 shares)
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Free cash flows = $200,000
Present value of the free cash flows = $200,000 x Annuity Factor, for 5 years at cost of capital of 15% x (1 + growth rate)
= $200,000 x 3.352 x 1.05
= $703,920
Therefore, common equity = $703,920
To calculate Company XYZ's free cash flows in their present value, they are discounted, using the present value table. The resulting amount is equivalent to the value of the common stock. The company's free cash flow is the amount that is left after settling operating expenses and capital expenditure.
Cantor Corporation acquired a manufacturing facility on four acres of land for a lump-sum price of $9,000,000. The building included used but functional equipment. According to independent appraisals, the fair values were $4,500,000, $3,000,000, and $2,500,000 for the building, land, and equipment, respectively. The initial values of the building, land, and equipment would be:
Answer:
Initial value of building = $4,050,000
Initial value of land = $2,700,000
Initial value of equipment = $2,250,000
Explanation:
The fair value of an asset refers to a unbiased estimate of the likely market price of the asset.
The initial value of a fixed asset refers to the amount of money that spent to acquire or create the asset.
The initial value of each asset from a group of asset can be calculated using the following formula:
Initial value of an asset = Lump-sum price * (FVA / TFV) ............ (1)
Where, from the questio;
Lump-sum price = $9,000,000
FVA = Fair value of a particular asset. From the question, we have:
Building fair value = $4,500,000
Land fair value = $3,000,000
Land fair value = $2,500,000
TFV =Total fair value = Building fair value + Land fair value + Land fair value = $4,500,000 + $3,000,000 + $2,500,000 = $10,000,000
Substituting the values into equation (1), we can determine the initial value of each asset as follows:
Initial value of building = $9,000,000 * ($4,500,000 / $10,000,000) = $9,000,000 * 0.45 = $4,050,000
Initial value of land = $9,000,000 * ($3,000,000 / $10,000,000) = $9,000,000 * 0.30 = $2,700,000
Initial value of equipment = $9,000,000 * ($2,500,000 / $10,000,000) = $9,000,000 * 0.25 = $2,250,000
DPMO stands for:______
a) Defects Per Million Opportunity
b) Defectives Per Million Opportunity
c) Data Per Million Opportunity
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
Answer:
a) Defects Per Million Opportunity
Explanation:
DPMO is an acronym which stands for Defects Per Million Opportunity. Defects per Million Opportunities refers to a standard metric which represents the number of defects in a process per one million opportunities.
In order to calculate the DPMO, we divide the number of defects by the number of opportunities and then multiply by a million.
Additionally, when a quality characteristics or properties do not tally with a standard or specifications it is generally referred to as a defect.
Hence, in a six sigma approach to quality or level of performance, the defects per million opportunities (DPMO) is 3.4.
llinois Furniture, Inc., produces all types of office furniture. The "Executive Secretary" is a chair that has been designed using ergonomics to provide comfort during long work hours. The chair sells for $130. There are 480 minutes available during the day, and the average daily demand has been 48 chairs. There are eight tasks:
Answer:
The tasks A and B will be performed together, then C, D and E will be performed one by one and then F and G will be performed to enable the final task H which will be performed last.
Total task time is 49 mins
= 4 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 6
=49 mins.
Cycle time is 10 min per chair
Production time available per day divided by units required per day
480 minutes / 50 chairs
= 10 mins per chair.
Minimum number of workstation
49 mins / 10 mins = 5 workstations
Explanation:
The tasks A and B will be performed together, then C, D and E will be performed one by one and then F and G will be performed to enable the final task H which will be performed last.
Total task time is 49 mins
= 4 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 6
=49 mins.
Cycle time is 10 min per chair
Production time available per day divided by units required per day
480 minutes / 50 chairs
= 10 mins per chair.
Minimum number of workstation
49 mins / 10 mins = 5 workstations
A firm's total cost function is given by the equation TC=4000+5Q+10Q and marginal cost is given by the equation MC=5+20Q
(A) Write an expression for each of the following cost concepts:
a. Total Fixed Cost
b. Average Fixed Cost
c. Total Variable Cost
d. Average Variable Cost
e. Average Total Cost
(B) Calculate the values of marginal cost and the costs in (a)-(e) above for Q=0,1,2,3.
(C) Determine the quantity that minimizes average total cost. Demonstrate that the predicted relationship between marginal cost and average cost holds.
Following are the calculation to the given question:
[tex]\to TC = 4,000 + 5Q + 10 \ Q2\\\\\to MC = 5 + 20\ Q\\\\[/tex]
For point A)
[tex](a)\ TFC = 4,000\\\\(b)\ AFC = \frac{TFC}{ Q} = \frac{4,000}{ Q}\\\\(c)\ TVC = 5Q + 10\ Q2\\\\(d)\ AVC = \frac{TVC }{Q} = 50 + 10\ Q\\\\(e)\ ATC = \frac{TC }{ Q} = (\frac{4,000}{ Q}) + 50 + 10Q \ \text{Also, ATC = AVC + AFC}\\\\[/tex]
For point B)
TFC remains unchanged at 4,000, regardless of the price of Q.
i)
[tex]\to Q = 0[/tex]
AFC, AVC, and ATC cannot be calculated (division by zero is not possible).
ii)
[tex]Q = 1\\\\AFC =\frac{4,000}{ 1} = 4,000\\\\TVC = (5 \times 1) + (10 \times 1) =5 + 10 = 15\\\\AVC = \frac{TVC}{ Q} = \frac{15}{1} = 15\\\\ATC = 4,000 + 15 = 4,015\\\\MC = 5 + (20 \times 10 = 5 + 20 = 25[/tex]
iii)
[tex]Q = 2\\\\AFC = \frac{4,000}{ 2} = 2,000\\\\TVC = (5 \times 2) + (10 \times 2 \times 2) = 10 + 40 = 50\\\\AVC = \frac{50}{2} = 25\\\\ATC = 2,000 + 25 = 2,025\\\\MC = 5 + (20 \times 2) = 5 + 40 = 45\\\\[/tex]
iv)
[tex]Q = 3\\\\AFC = \frac{4,000}{ 3} = 1,333.33\\\\TVC = (5 \times 3) + (10 \times 3 \times 3) = 15 + 90 = 105\\\\AVC = \frac{105}{3} = 35\\\\ATC = 1,333.33 + 35 = 1,368.33\\\\MC = 5 + (20 \times 3) = 5 + 60 = 65\\\\[/tex]
For point C)
i)
[tex]ATC[/tex] is minimized when [tex]\frac{dATC}{dQ} = 0[/tex]
[tex](- \frac{4,000}{Q2} ) + 10 = 0\\\\\frac{4,000}{Q2} = 10\\\\Q2 = 400\\\\Q = 20\\[/tex]
ii)
Part (B) shows that as MC increases from Q = 0 to Q = 3, ATC decreases, validating the link.
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Which of the following is not a factor that a manager should bear in mind when estimating a project's revenues and costs?
A) Sales of a product will typically accelerate, stabilize, and then decline as the product becomes outdated or faces increased competition.
B) A new product typically has its highest sales immediately after release as customers are attracted by the novelty of the product.
C) The prices of technology products tend to fall over time as newer, superior technologies emerge and production costs decline.
D) Prices and costs tend to rise with the general level of inflation in the economy.
Answer:
B) A new product typically has its highest sales immediately after release as customers are attracted by the novelty of the product.
Explanation:
When a manager is implementing and executing a project, there are certain factors to be considered for revenue and costs associated with the project.
For instance, that a new product typically has its highest sales immediately after release as customers are attracted by the novelty of the product is not a factor that a manager should bear in mind when estimating a project's revenues and costs. This is simply because it is not guaranteed that all new products introduced to the market would be accepted or attractive to customers due to economical factors such scale of preference and opportunity costs.
Ideally, the factors to be considered by a manager when estimating a project's revenues and costs are;
1. Sales of a product will typically accelerate, stabilize, and then decline as the product becomes outdated or faces increased competition.
2. The prices of technology products tend to fall over time as newer, superior technologies emerge and production costs decline.
3. Prices and costs tend to rise with the general level of inflation in the economy.
You have just joined the project management office after five years of working on projects. One of the things you want to introduce to your company is the need to create and utilize WBSs. Some of the project managers are angry that you are asking them to do "extra work". Which of the following would be the BEST thing you could tell the project managers to convince them to use WBSs?a. Tell them that it is not needed b. Tell them it is required only if the project involves contracts. c. Tell them it is the only way to identify risks. d. Tell them it will prevent work from slipping through the cracks
Answer: d. Tell them it will prevent work from slipping through the cracks
Explanation:
Work Breakdown Structures work to make a large and by extension all projects more manageable by dividing it into different portions that will then be managed individually to ensure that they are accomplished.
With different portions, various team members can be assigned to them which will lead to greater work efficiency as work is done simultaneously on a project.
Due to this division of the project and the micro-management that comes with it, tasks can be better monitored meaning that there will be less chances of work slipping through the cracks because all tasks will be assigned to different portions of the project and can therefore be traced easily and their completion will form part of the completion of a portion.
Purple Panda Products Inc. is considering a project that will require $650,000 in assets. The project will be financed with 100% equity. The company faces a tax rate of 30%. Assuming that the project generates an expected EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) of $170,000, then Purple Panda’s anticipated ROE (return on equity) for the project will be:
a. 14.65%
b. 18.31%
c. 11.90%
d. 10.99%
Answer:
18.31%
Explanation:
Purple panda products incorporation has a shareholder's equity of $650,000
The tax rate is 30%
=30/100
= 0.3
The EBIT is $170,000
The first step is to calculate the net income
Net income= EBIT - tax
= $170,000-(0.3×170,000)
= $170,000-51,000
= 119,000
Therefore, the ROE can be calculated as follows
ROE= Net income/shareholder's equity
= 119,000/650,000
= 0.1831×100
= 18.31%
Hence the ROE is 18.31%
If United Airlines acted as a "price leader" and all other airlines simply charged the same prices
that United Airlines charged, then could this action be illegal because it is a form of "silent collusion?"
A. There is no such term in microeconomics known as "tacit" or "silent collusion."
B. Matching the prices of the price leader firm is a good example of a competitive market.
C. The U.S. Anti-Trust Department has always considered this business behavior as suspicious
and it does consider this pricing strategy to be illegal.
D. The famous 1982 anti-monopoly IBM court case said that this pricing strategy within an
industry is legal as long as the firms fill out quarterly reports to keep the U.S. Anti-Trust
Answer:
D
Explanation:
The airline industry is an example of an oligopoly
An Oligopoly is when there are few large firms operating in an industry. While, a monopoly is when there is only one firm operating in an industry.
Oligopolies are characterised by :
price setting firms
product differentiation
profit maximisation
high barriers to entry or exit of firms
downward sloping demand curve
the action taken by the other airlines is known as tacit collusion.
Tacit collusion is when other companies adopt the price of the price leader
Tacit collusion is not illegal while the explicit collision is illegal.
A profit-maximizing firm in a competitive market that is producing on a production curve where the marginal product of labor is diminishing also has:
Answer: A. a downward-sloping labor demand curve.
Explanation:
If the marginal product of labor is diminishing then that means that for every extra worker hired, less products are made than the last worker. As a result of this, companies will not want to pay high wages to workers because they would be bringing in less revenue when hired.
This will cause a downward-sloping labor demand curve that shows that as more workers are hired, the company would like to pay less wages because each new worker is only producing less than the last worker.
The following data relate to factory overhead cost for the production of 10,000 computers: Actual: Variable factory overhead $262,000 Fixed factory overhead 90,000 Standard: 14,000 hrs. at $25 350,000 If productive capacity of 100% was 15,000 hours and the total factory overhead cost budgeted at the level of 14,000 standard hours was $356,000, determine the variable factory overhead controllable variance, fixed factory overhead volume variance, and total factory overhead cost variance. The fixed factory overhead rate was $6.00 per hour. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.
Answer:
Calculation of variable overhead controllable variance
Standard hours allowed for 10,000 computers = 14,000 hours
Budgeted variable expense = Standard hours allowed * variable overhead rate
= 14,000 * ($25 - $6)
= $266,000
Variable overhead controllable variance = Actual variable overhead expense - Budgeted variable overhead expense
= $262,000 - $266,000
=$4,000 (Unfavorable)
Calculation of fixed overhead volume variance:
Applied overhead = Number of computers produced * Fixed overhead rate
= 10,000 * $6.00
= $60,000
Budgeted fixed overhead = $90,000
Fixed overhead volume variance = Budgeted fixed overhead - Applied fixed overhead
= $90,000 - $60,000
= $30,000 (Favorable)
Calculation of Total factory overhead volume variance:
Total factory overhead cost variance = Variable overhead controllable variance + Fixed overhead volume variance
= - $4,000 + $30,000
= $26,000 (Favorable)
Construction Products Company and Dante enter into a contract for a sale of bricks and stones. Construction Products knows the purpose for which Dante will use the goods. Under the UCC, an implied warranty of fitness of a particular purpose arises Group of answer choices
Complete Question:
Construction Products Company and Dante enter into a contract for a sale of bricks and stones. Construction Products knows the purpose for which Dante will use the goods. Under the UCC, an implied warranty of fitness of a particular purpose arises:
Group of answer choices.
a. if the buyer is relying on the seller to select suitable goods.
b. if the buyer asks for it.
c. if the seller is a merchant who deals in goods of the kind sold.
d. in conjunction with lease contracts, not sales contracts.
Answer:
a. if the buyer is relying on the seller to select suitable goods.
Explanation:
In this scenario, Construction Products Company and Dante enter into a contract for a sale of bricks and stones. Construction Products knows the purpose for which Dante will use the goods (bricks and stones). Under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), an implied warranty of fitness of a particular purpose arises if the buyer is relying on the seller to select suitable goods. This simply means that, Construction Products who is the seller of the bricks and stones implied a warranty of fitness because they know the purpose for which Dante will use the acquired goods and should meet his requirements or needs.
Hence, Construction Products Company is bounded by the contractual agreement (warranty) to provide quality goods which would meet Dante's reasons for buying them since he relying on their expertise or judgmental skills.
Which group of people would be the most concerned about the operating areas that have contributed to the success of the firm and which have not?
Answer:
Management / Competitors.
Explanation:
The company's management is configured as the group of people who would be most concerned with the effectiveness of the management of the operational areas to achieve the company's success. Effective management must understand the organization as a system that must be integrated so that organizational activities flow effectively to achieve objectives and goals, in order to coordinate, control, monitor and review activities and subordinates so that the organization generates positive results in the market.
How much will be in the Prepaid Insurance account at the end of the year, after the adjusting entries have been prepared and posted
Answer: $8,400
Explanation:
The $9,600 is for 2 years in advance. This can be apportioned per month at a rate of;
= 9,600/24
= $400 per month.
October to the end of the year is 3 months so;
= 400 * 3
= $1,200 will be recorded for the year.
Prepaid Insurance will therefore reduce to;
= 9,600 - 1,200
= $8,400
Steelcase Inc. (SCS) is one of the largest manufacturers of office furniture in the United States. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, it assembles filing cabinets in an Assembly Department. Assume the following information for the Assembly Department: Direct labor per filing cabinet 18 minutes Supervisor salaries $250,000 per month Depreciation $18,500 per month Direct labor rate $28 per hourRequired:Prepare a flexible budget for 70,000, 80,000, and 90,000 filing cabinets for the month ending February 28 in the Assembly Department.
Answer:
Total department cost of 70,000 units = $856,500
Total department cost of 80,000 units = $940,000
Total department cost of 90,000 units = $1,024,500
Explanation:
Note: See the attached excel file for the flexible budget.
A flexible budget is a budget that changes, flexes or adjusts as the volume, activity or unit of production changes.
For this question, the direct labor cost for each unit can be calculated as follows:
Direct labor time per filing cabinet in minutes = 18
Number of minutes in one hour = 60
Direct labor rate per minute = Direct labor rate per hour / Number minutes in one hour = $28 / 60 = $0.466666666666667
Direct labor cost per filing cabinet = Direct labor time per filing cabinet in minutes * Direct labor rate per minute = 18 * $0.466666666666667 = $8.40
Direct labor cost of a particular units of production = Direct labor cost per filing cabinet * Number of units of production ................... (1)
Using equation (1), the Direct labor cost of different units of production used in the attached excel file is calculated as follows:
Direct labor cost of 70,000 units = $8.40 * 70,000 = $588,000
Direct labor cost of 80,000 units = $8.40 * 80,000 = $672,000
Direct labor cost of 90,000 units = $8.40 * 90,000 = $756,000
How much would you have to deposit today if you wanted to have $60,000 in four years? Annual interest rate is 9%. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) b. Assume that you are saving up for a trip around the world when you graduate in two years. If you can earn 8% on your investments, how much would you have to deposit today to have $15,000 when you graduate? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Answer:
a. $42,505.51
b. $12,860.08
Explanation:
The computation of the present value is shown below:-
Present value = FV ÷ (1 + r) × n
= $60,000 ÷ (1 + 0.09) × 4
= 60,000 ÷ 1.411582
= $42,505.51
b. The computation of present value is shown below:-
Present value = FV ÷ (1 + r) × n
= 15,000 ÷ (1 + 0.08) × 2
= 15,000 ÷ 1.1664
= $12,860.08
Therefore we have applied the above formula.
Answer:A: 42,505
B: 12,860
Explanation:
Investment companies or mutual funds that continue to sell and repurchase shares after their initial public offerings are referred to as
Answer:
Open end
Explanation:
Open end otherwise known as mutual fund are those investments offered through fund companies which sells shares directly to investors. In an open end fund investment, there is no limit to the number of shares that can be offered therein. The shares traded are unlimited which means that shares can be issued in as much can be backed up with funds.
The prices for open end funds are fixed once daily which shows the performance of the investment for that day hence the only price at which investment shares can be bought for that day.