Answer:
A coordinated deployment of a firm’s resources to achieve competitive advantage.
Explanation:
The term strategy can be defined as a coordinated deployment of a firm’s resources to achieve competitive advantage. It is a long-term plan of action that is focused on using a firm's available resources to achieve set objectives and goals, which includes dominating the market, meeting customer's demands, expanding the business, etc.
The executive management team ensures that their business strategy is in tandem with the aim, objectives vision and mission. A good business strategy is a continuous process that should function as a roadmap or guide to achieve competitive advantage, sustained profitability, growth and development of an organization.
A business strategy can be classified into various categories, such as product strategy, marketing strategy, growth strategy etc.
Answer:
The correct answer is:
A coordinated deployment of a firm’s resources to achieve competitive advantage. (b)
Explanation:
The goal of every business is to maximize profit, hence, business strategy is paramount in achieving this, and it is a combination of all the decisions taken, and actions implemented to achieve business goals and to gain a competitive advantage in the market. From this definition, it is therefore noted that business strategies are effectively drawn up at the beginning of the business year, because it is like a roadmap for the business, and implemented throughout the period, although, it can also change depending on the condition of the business environment. Note also that business strategy is different from the business plan, while business plans sets the goals of the business, business strategy states how to achieve these goals.
You are attempting to value a call option with an exercise price of $100 and one year to expiration. The underlying stock pays no dividends, its current price is $100, and you believe it has a 50% chance of increasing to $120 and a 50% chance of decreasing to $80. The risk-free rate of interest is 10%.Based upon your assumptions, calculate your estimate of the the call option's value using the two-state stock price model.
Answer:
$13.64
Explanation:
Given:
Exercise price,X = $100
Current price = $100
Value when price is up, uS = $120
Value when price is down, dS= $80
Risk free interest rate = 10%
First calculate hedge ratio, H:
[tex] H = \frac{C_u - C_d}{uS - dS} [/tex]
Where,
Cu = uS - X
= 120 - 100
= $20
[tex] H = \frac{20 - 0}{120 - 80} = \ftac{1}{2}[/tex]
A risk free portfolio involves one share and two call options.
Find cost of portfolio:
Cost of portfolio = Cost of stock - Cost of the two cells.
= $100 - 2C
This portfolio is risk free. The table below shows that
_______________
Portforlio 1:
Buy 1 share $80; Write 2 calls: $0; Total: ($80 + 0) $80
____________________
Portforlio 2:
Buy 1 share: $120; Write 2 calls: -$40; Total: ($120 - $40) $80
Check for oresent value of the portfolio:
Present value [tex] = \frac{80}{1 + 0.10} = 72.73 [/tex]
Value = exercise price - value of option
$72.73 = $100 - 2C
Find call option, C
[tex] C = \frac{100 - 72.73}{2} = 13.64 [/tex]
Call option's value = $13.64
Journalize the following transactions using the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible receivables: Feb. 20 Received $1,000 from Andrew Warren and wrote off the remainder owed of $4,000 as uncollectible. May 10 Reinstated the account of Andrew Warren and received $4,000 cash in full payment. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Feb. 20 May 10 May 10
Answer:
A journal was entered to determine the following transactions using the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible receivable shown below
Explanation:
Solution
PART A:
Particulars Debit Credit
Feb 20 Bad Debt Expense $4,000
Cash $1,000
Accounts receivable $5000
May 10 Accounts receivable $4,000
Bad Debt Expense $4,000
Cash $4,000
Accounts receivable $4,000
Consider a risky portfolio. The end-of-year cash flow derived from the portfolio will be either $70,000 or $200,000 with equal probabilities of .5. The alternative risk-free investment in T-bills pays 6% per year.
Required:
a. If you require a risk premium of 8%, how much will you be willing to pay for the portfolio?
b. Suppose that the portfolio can be purchased for the amount you found in (a) What will be the expected rate of return on the portfolio?
c. Now suppose that you require a risk premium of 12%. What is the price that you will be willing to pay?
d. Comparing your answers to (a) and id. what do you conclude about the relationship between the required risk premium on a portfolio and the price at which the portfolio will sell?
Answer:
(a) $118,421 (b) $135,000 (c) $114,407 (d) The portfolio that has a risk higher will sell at a lower price rate. The discount additional value is regarded as a risk of consequence
Explanation:
Solution
(a) If you require a risk premium of 8%, the total return expected on the risky portfolio is given as follows:
E(r) =Risk premium + rf
= 8% + 6% = 14%
Thus
The portfolio is given as follows:
Probability Return
0.5 $70,000
0.5 $200,000
Hence the dollar return that is expected is computed as follows:
E(r) =∑p(s)r(s)
=Now, 0.5 x 70,000 + 0.5 x 200,000
=$135,000
Now,
we want 135,000 to be 14% of our initial investment, so, the portfolio present value is:
Present value = $135,000/1.14
=$118,421
(b)The expected rate of return on the portfolio, suppose that the portfolio can be bought or the amount 118,421
Then
The expected rate of return =[ E(r) ] = $118,421 * [ 1 + E(r)]
= $118,421 *(1+ 0.14) = $135,000
(c) The price that you are willing to pay when the premium is 12%, then the risk free rate is given by 6%
Thus,
E(r) =Risk premium + rf
=12% + 6% = 18%
The dollar expected return is stated as follows:
E(r) =∑p(s)r(s)
Now, 0.5 x 70,000 + 0.5 x 200,000
=$135,000
we want 135,000 to be 18% of our initial investment, so, the portfolio present value is:
Present value = $135,000/1.18
= $114,407
(d) The portfolio that has a risk higher will sell at a lower price rate. The discount additional value is regarded as a risk of consequence.
Agatha's Inc. is about to introduce a new product in the market, but is not sure as to how it should price the product. The company is facing intense competition from five other companies. In such a situation, what should be Agatha’s Inc. pricing objective
Answer and Explanation:
There are two main pricing objective and strategy i.e competitive pricing and penetrative pricing which are explained below:
1. Competitive pricing :
In this Agatha's Inc, all five rivals should evaluate pricing models for a related kind of product. If your product has a little more value added than your collegaues, then you can establish a target price target that is higher than the competitors.
Now to do that, it's necessary to send the customer a message that they're purchasing value for a price.
2. Penetrative pricing :
When the target price is set on the basis of the competitive pricing model , it is important to obtain the product favourably from the consumer and to do so you can start selling a little lower than the target price and sell the goods as a discount or promotional deal.
If the initial sales are strong and buyers like the product then return the product to target pricing and do intensive marketing to sell the message that the product 's cost is a bargain for the value provided by the company.
The mixture of the above two pricing strategies would ensure a better positioning of Agatha's Inc product with better profitability.
Item15 0.3 points eBookPrintReferences Check my work Check My Work button is now enabledItem 15Item 15 0.3 points Corporation Q, a calendar year taxpayer, has incurred the following Section 1231 net gains and losses since its formation in 2015. 2015 2016 2017 Section 1231 gains $ 14,800 $ 5,700 0 Section 1231 losses (13,000 ) (9,000 ) $ (3,100 ) Net gain or (loss) $ 1,800 $ (3,300 ) $ (3,100 ) In 2018, Corporation Q sold only one asset and recognized a $4,000 Section 1231 gain. How much of this gain is treated as capital gain, and how much is ordinary
Answer:
$4,000 is treated as a capital gain and then reduced by the un-offset net losses in 2016 ($300) and 2017 ($100) to arrive at net capital gain of $3,600 ($4,000 - 300 - 100). $0 of the amount is treated as an ordinary income.
Explanation:
Section 1231 gain arises when an asset (real property or depreciable business property) is sold for more than its current tax basis. The gain is regarded as a capital gain and taxed at the lower capital gain rates and not as ordinary income.
Section 1231 property are assets used in trade or business and held by the Taxpayer for more than one year. A gain on the sale of Section 1231 business property is treated as a long-term capital gain.
Your boss stops by to see how the research is progressing. She's concerned about your research plan. "I don't think we are ready to run causal research on the effects of advertising. I think we should re-evaluate the descriptive research options." Which option should you choose now?Select an option from the choices below and click Submit.1- Research the attitudes that men under 35 have towards eSports.2- Research the attitudes that U.S. women and consumers over 35 have towards the eSports industry.
Answer: Research the attitudes that U.S. women and consumers over 35 have towards the eSports industry.
Explanation:
From the question, the boss is concerned about the research plan and says that he does not believe that we are ready to run causal research on the effects of advertising and further said we should re-evaluate the descriptive research options.
Based on the scenario above, I'll choose to research the attitudes that U.S. women and consumers over 35 have towards the eSports industry. By choosing this option, I'll have a large sample size to carry out the descriptive research.
It should also be noted that the descriptive method consist of qualitative natural survey and also the cross sectional research. By researching the attitude of women and consumers, this will give us the opportunity to utilize the cross sectional research. Therefore, the second option is the correct answer.
A jewelry firm buys semiprecious stones to make bracelets and rings. The supplier quotes a price of $8.20 per stone for quantities of 600 stones or more, $8.60 per stone for orders of 400 to 599 stones, and $9.10 per stone for lesser quantities. The jewelry firm operates 101 days per year. Usage rate is 19 stones per day, and ordering costs are $39. a. If carrying costs are $2 per year for each stone, find the order quantity that will minimize total annual cost. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.) Order quantity stones b. If annual carrying costs are 21 percent of unit cost, what is the optimal order size
Answer:
a. 274
b. 295
Explanation:
a. Optimum Order
Optimum Order = √( (2×Total Annual Demand×Ordering cost per order) / Holding Cost per unit)
= √ ((2×101×19×$39) / $2)
= 273.57
= 274
b. Optimum Order
Optimum Order = √( (2×Total Annual Demand×Ordering cost per order) / Holding Cost per unit)
= √ ((2×101×19×$39) / $8.20 ×0.21)
= 294.83
= 295
Assume you can buy 52 British pounds with 100 Canadian dollars. How much profit can you earn on a triangle arbitrage given the following rates if you start out with 100 U.S. dollars?
Answer:
$374.46
Explanation:
Incomplete question. However, I inferred the rates where; CAD/USD=1.35, EUR/USD=1.8305. Thus, using this formular we calculate the profit to be made
=$100 ×(C$1.35 ÷$1) ×(£100 ÷C$52) ×($1.8305 ÷$1)] - $100 = $374.46
Notifies the materials manager to send materials to a production department. 2. Holds indirect costs until assigned to production. 3. Hold production costs until products are transferred from production to finished goods (or another department). 4. Standardizes partially completed units into equivalent completed units. 5. Holds costs of finished products until sold to customers. 6. Describes the activity and output of a production department for a period. 7. Holds costs of materials until they are used in production or as factory overhead.
Answer:
1. Notifies the materials manager to send materials to a production department--- material requisition
2. Holds indirect costs until assigned to production--- factory overhead account
3. Hold production costs until products are transferred from production to finished goods (or another department)--- goods in process inventory account
4. Standardizes partially completed units into equivalent completed units--- equivalent units of production
5. Holds costs of finished products until sold to customers--- finished goods inventory account
6. Describes the activity and output of a production department for a period--- process cost summary
7. Holds costs of materials until they are used in production or as factory overhead--- raw material inventory account
Explanation:
The complete question requires that we match the above to the options below
a. process cost summary
b. equivalent units of production
c. goods in process inventory account
d. raw material inventory account
e. material requisition
f. finished goods inventory account
g. factory overhead account
Lehi City has designated an internal service fund as the single fund to account for its self-insurance activities. Most of the insured activities such as the police department, fire department, and general government functions are accounted for in the General Fund. What is the maximum amount that can be charged to expenditure in the General Fund related to the self-insurance activities
Answer: c)The actuarially determined amount necessary to cover claims, expenditures, and catastrophic losses.
Explanation:
The Expenditure on the account related to self - insurance activities refers to the amounts that will be deducted from the fund for anything insurance related.
The insurance is meant to cover the claims and unlikely events of catastrophies. Therefore when those things do occur it will be deducted from the service fund to cover those things.
Those along with expenses incurred to maintain the fund will be considered expenses and that is the maximum amounts that can be deducted from the fund.
The two independent cases are listed below: Case A Case B Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Sales Revenue $11,000 $9,000 $21,000 $18,000 Cost of Goods Sold 6,000 5,500 12,000 11,000 Gross Profit 5,000 3,500 9,000 7,000 Depreciation Expense 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 Salaries and Wages Expense 2,500 2,000 5,000 5,000 Net Income 1,500 500 2,500 500 Accounts Receivable 300 400 750 600 Inventory 750 500 730 800 Accounts Payable 800 700 800 850 Salaries and Wages Payable 1,000 1,200 200 250 Show the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for year 2 using the indirect method. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)
Answer:
Net cash from operating activities are $2,250 for Case A and $3,820 for Case B.
Explanation:
The indirect method of presenting the cash flow statement is a method that starts with net income or loss, and then with additions to or subtractions from of revenue and expense items that are non cash to obtain cash flow from operating activities.
For this question, this can be presented as follows:
Details Case A ($) Case B ($)
Net Income 1,500 2,500
Adjustments:
Depreciation Expense 1,000 1,500
Changes in Operating assets & liab.:
(Increase) Decrease in Acct receivables 100 –150
Decrease (Increase) in Inventory –250 70
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts payable 100 –50
Increase (Decrease) in Sal. & Wag. Paybl. –200 –50
Net cash from operating activities 2,250 3,820
The Net cash-flow from the operating activities for Case A is $2,250.
The Net cash-flow from the operating activities for Case B is $3,820.
Here, we are preparing the "Year 2" operating activities section of the cash flows statement using the indirect method
Statememt of Cash flow (Operating activities)
Case A Case B
Particulars Amount Amount
Net Income $1,500 $2,500
Adjustments for Case A & B
Depreciation Expense $1,000 $1,500
Changes in operating assets
& liabilities of Case A & B
(Increase) / Decrease in Account receivables $100 -$150
Decrease / (Increase) in Inventory -$250 $70
Increase / (Decrease) in Accounts payable $100 -$50
Increase / (Decrease) in Sal. & Wage Payable $200 -$50
Net cash from operating activities $2,250 $3,820
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Sarah signed an agreement to rent an apartment from a landlord who also signed the agreement. During the lease negotiations, the landlord agreed to provide Sarah with extra storage space in the basement of the apartment building but this promise was not included in the agreement. The landlord now tells Sarah that he will not provide the extra space. If the landlord admits making the promise, under the parol evidence rule (select one):
Answer:
He is legally expected to provide the space under the overconfidence trap
Explanation:
The landlord was overconfident about his judgment abilities and was quick to make the promise to provide the extra space without thinking of a wider range of possibilities. Thereby exposing himself to a greater risk than he imagined. The parole evidence is an evidence of oral speech. Since he admitted making the promise to Sarah, he is legally expected to provide the space.
Like a good economist, you calculated the opportunity cost of getting your college degree. Suppose that at your university, you will pay $10,000 each year for tuition, $2,500 each year for textbooks, and $10,000 per year for room and board. Before you left for college, your boss at your high-school job offered you a job paying $20,000 per year. Assume that if you decided not to go to college, your parents would not let you live at home. What is your opportunity cost for four years of college?
Answer:
The opportunity cost is $130,000 for the four year duration.
Explanation:
Here, it is clear that I will not go to the job, so going to university is the only option left. Now, the loss of the job income is also an opportunity cost with an amount $20,000 which will aggregated with the University specific costs.
University Specific cost for 4 Years = 4 * (Tuition Cost + Textbooks + Job Opportunity loss)
The room and board cost is common between college and the university so it must not be considered for the decision making.
By putting values, we have:
University Specific cost for 4 Years = 4 * ($10,000 + $2,500 + $20,000)
University Specific cost for 4 Years = $130,000 for the four years
The opportunity cost is $130,000 for the four year duration.
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Cute Camel Woodcraft Company just reported earnings after tax (also called net income) of $8,000,000, and a current stock price of $25.75 per share. The company is forecasting an increase of 25% for its after-tax income next year, but it also expects it will have to issue 1,500,000 new shares of stock (raising its shares outstanding from 5,500,000 to 7,000,000) If Cute Camel's forecast turns out to be correct and its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio does not change, what does the company's management expect its stock price to be one year from now? (Round any P/E ratio calculation to four decimal places).
A. $25.22 per share
B. $25.75 per share
C. $18.92 per share
D. $31.53 per share
One year later, Cute Camel's shares are trading at $49.60 per share, and the company reports the value of its total common equity as $35,308,000. Given this information, Cute Camel's market-to-book (M/B) ratio is ___________
Can a company's shares exhibit a negative P/E ratio?
A. No
B. Yes
Which of the following statements is true about market value ratios?
A. Companies with high research and development (R&D) expenses tend to have low P/E ratios
B. Companies with high research and development (R&D) expenses tend to have high P/E ratios.
The stock price one year from now will be A. $25.22 per share .
The market to book value after one year is 9.833.
A company's shares can exhibit a negative P/E ratio. This is true.
The true statement is that companies with high research and development (R&D) expenses tend to have high P/E ratios.
How to calculate the valueCurrent year price earning ratio = 25.75*5500000/8000000
17.7
current price earning = 17.70
next year earning = 8000000*(1+25%)
10000000
If PE ratio remains constant next year then share price next year is
10000000*17.70/7000000 = 25.22 per share
Market to book value after one year = (7000000*49.60)/35308000 = 9.833.
It should be noted that because of negative earing of the company negative PE ratio is possible. Hence PE ratio negative is possible
Lastly, company who spend high research and development expenses to have high P/E ratios
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James is dreading going to get his UF parking decal because he knows that the lines are usually three hours long. However, when he gets in line, he receives his parking decal in only thirty minutes. Which of the following is James probably experiencing?
A. Dissatisfaction
B. Satisfaction
C. Alternative
D. Evaluation
E. Bounded
F. Rationality
G. Delight
Answer:
Delight
Explanation:
James is dreading going to get his UF parking decal because he knows that the lines are usually three hours long. However, when he gets in line, he receives his parking decal in only thirty minutes. Which of the following is James probably experiencing?
Definitely, he will be experiencing a delight because he was actually expecting to meet a queue which will last for nothing less that 3 hours, but fortunately for him, he got what he went for within the space of time of 30minutes. So, he has been saved of extra 2hours 30minutes of stress due to the long queue. Hence, he will definitely be delighted.
FICO is a. a company that analyzes consumer credit histories. b. a measure of your debt-to-income ratio. c. a special introductory interest rate on any purchases made during the holiday shopping season. d. a federal agency charged with monitoring consumer spending habits.
Answer: a. a company that analyzes consumer credit histories.
Explanation: The Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) founded in 1956 by Bill Fair and Earl Isaac is a data analytics company and also the first company to offer a credit-risk model with a score. In other words, the FICO model is the primary method used for determining an individual's creditworthiness and in the provision of a credit rating or score.
They also offer credit scores for sales, either alone or as part of a package of products.
Hardwig Inc. is considering whether to pursue a restricted or relaxed current asset investment policy. The firm's annual sales are expected to total $3,600,000, its fixed assets turnover ratio equals 4.0, and its debt and common equity are each 50% of total assets. EBIT is $150,000, the interest rate on the firm's debt is 10%, and the tax rate is 40%. If the company follows a restricted policy, its total assets turnover will be 2.5. Under a relaxed policy its total assets turnover will be 2.2. Refer to the data for Hardwig, Inc. Assume now that the company believes that if it adopts a restricted policy, its sales will fall by 15% and EBIT will fall by 10%, but its total assets turnover, debt ratio, interest rate, and tax rate will all remain the same. In this situation, what's the difference between the projected ROEs under the restricted and relaxed policies? a. 2.46% b. 2.98% c. 3.27% d. 2.24% e. 2.70%
Answer:
d. 2.24%
Explanation:
total annual sales = $3,600,000
fixed asset turnover = total sales / fixed assets = 4, that means that total fixed assets = $3,600,000 / 4 = $900,000
debt = 50% = $450,000
equity = 50% = $450,000
EBIT = $150,000
net income = $150,000 x (1 - 40%) = $90,000
restricted policy:
asset turnover = 2.5
sales = $3,600,000 x (1 - 15%) = $3,060,000
EBIT = $135,000
net income = $81,000
assets = $3,060,000 / 2.5 = $1,224,000
equity = $1,224,000 x 50% = $612,000
ROE = $81,000 / $612,000 = 13.24%
relaxed policy:
asset turnover = 2.2
EBIT = $150,000
net income = $90,000
assets = $3,600,000 / 2.2 = $1,636,364
equity = 50% x $1,636,364 = $818,182
ROE = $90,000 / $818,182 = 11%
difference between ROEs = 13.24% - 11% = 2.24%
A mail-order house uses 18,000 boxes a year. Carrying costs are 60 cents per box a year, and ordering costs are $96. The following price schedule applies. Determine: a. The optimal order quantity. b. The number of orders per year.
Answer:
Hie, the price schedule is missing from your question however the important principles are explained below.
a. The optimal order quantity
Optimum order quantity is the order level that results in minimum ordering costs and holding costs.
Optimum order quantity = √ (2 × Annual Demand × Cost per order) / holding cost per unit
b. The number of orders per year.
orders per year = Annual Demand / optimal order quantity
This calculates the number of orders to be placed during the year at the optimum order quantity.
Every organization needs some degree of flexibility and standardization. True False Being overly committed to following rules can harm an organization and keep it from growing. True False Every organization needs either a degree of ________ to adapt to new situations or some degree of ________ to make routine tasks and decisions as efficient and effective as possible. standardization; flexibility culture; vision flexibility; standardization structure; design
Answer:
1. True: Every organization needs some degree of flexibility and standardization.
2. True: Being overly committed to following rules can harm an organization and keep it from growing.
3. flexibility; standardization.
Explanation:
It is really important and necessary that all organization have some degree of flexibility and standardization. Every organization is expected to be flexible, in order to be able to effectively manage potential changes or challenges that arises in business. They should also be standardized, by having proper policies, strategies and structure for the purpose of running the business smoothly and efficiently.
However, if an organization is overly committed to following rules, this can cause harm to it's business operations and thereby hindering its growth and development.
Hence, some degree of flexibility is needed in every organization in order to adapt to new situations or some degree of standardization to make routine tasks and decisions as efficient and effective as possible.
Frances loves shopping for clothes, but considering the state of the economy, she has decided to start saving. At the end of each year, she will deposit $700 in her local bank, which pays her 9% annual interest. Frances decides that she will continue to do this for the next 5 years. Frances’s savings are an example of an annuity. How much will she save by the end of 5 years, rounded to the nearest whole dollar?
Answer:
Future Value= $4,189.30
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Investment= $700 annual
Interest rate= 9%
Frances decides that she will continue to do this for the next 5 years.
To calculate the final value, we need to use the following formula:
FV= {A*[(1+i)^n-1]}/i
A= annual deposit
FV= {700*[(1.09^5)-1]} / 0.09
FV= $4,189.30
Consider the following data for the United States: Year Real GDP ($ billion) 20172017 18 comma 108.118,108.1 20182018 18 comma 638.218,638.2 *Real-time data provided by Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis. The percentage change in real GDP from 20172017 to 20182018equals= 2.932.93%. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places and include a minus sign if necessary.) This percentage change in real GDP is also known as
Answer:
The percentage change in real GDP is 2.93%
Real economic growth rate
Explanation:
The percentage in real GDP between year 2017 and 2018 can be computed using the below formula:
% change in real GDP=2018 real GDP-2017 real GDP/2017 real GDP
2017 real GDP is 18,108.1
2018 real GDP is 18,638.2
% change in real GDP=(18,638.2- 18,108.1)/ 18,108.1=2.93%
This percentage change in real GDP is also known as real economic growth rate.Economic growth rate is the rate of improvement in the economy with respect to additional value-adding goods and services produced by an economy with viz-a-viz the prior year
Nick’s Novelties, Inc., is considering the purchase of new electronic games to place in its amusement houses. The games would cost a total of $592,000, have an fifteen-year useful life, and have a total salvage value of $59,200. The company estimates that annual revenues and expenses associated with the games would be as follows: Revenues $ 300,000 Less operating expenses: Commissions to amusement houses $ 70,000 Insurance 66,000 Depreciation 35,520 Maintenance 90,000 261,520 Net operating income $ 38,480
Required:
1a. Compute the pay back period associated with the new electronic games.
1b. Assume that Nick’s Novelties, Inc., will not purchase new games unless they provide a payback period of five years or less. Would the company purchase the new games?
No
Yes
2a. Compute the simple rate of return promised by the games. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. i.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%.)
2b. If the company requires a simple rate of return of at least 8%, will the games be purchased?
No
Yes
Answer and Explanation:
1a. The computation of the payback period is shown below:
Payback period = Initial investment ÷ Cash inflow
where,
Initial investment is $592,000
And, the cash flow is
= Depreciation expense + net operating income
= $35,520 + $38,480
= $74,000
So, the payback period is
= $592,000 ÷ $74,000
= 8 years
1b. As we can see that the payback period is of 8 years but the given payback period is 5 years so the company should not purchased the new games
2a. The computation of the simple rate of return is shown below:
Payback period = Net operating income ÷ Initial investment
= $38,480 ÷ $592,000
= 6.5%
2b. As we can see that the simple rate of return is 6.5% but the given simple rate of return is minimum 8% so the company should not purchased the new games
1a. The computation of the payback period is given below:
Payback period = Initial investment ÷ Cash inflow
Here,
Initial investment is $592,000
And, the cash flow is
= Depreciation expense + net operating income
= $35,520 + $38,480
= $74,000
Thus , the payback period is
= $592,000 ÷ $74,000
= 8 years
1b. Since the payback period is of 8 years but the given payback period is 5 years due to this the company should not purchased the new games.
2a. The calculation of the simple rate of return is given below:
Payback period = Net operating income ÷ Initial investment
= $38,480 ÷ $592,000
= 6.5%
2b. Since the simple rate of return is 6.5% but the given simple rate of return is minimum 8% due to this the company should not purchased the new games.
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The following is a description of the conversion cycle of Central Production Limited:
The conversion cycle of the company is triggered by a report from the warehouse. When the quantity of an inventory item falls below a pre-set minimum level, the warehouse manager sends an online inventory status report to production department advising them to schedule a production batch run for the item.
Upon receipt of the report, the production clerk assesses the digital bill of materials and the route sheet files for the item to be produced and adds the production details to the online production schedule.
The system automatically adds a record to the open work order file and sends an online work order to the work centre supervisor’s computer and to the accounting clerk’s computer.
The work centre supervisor receives the work order from his computer and print hard-copy move tickets and materials requisitions for each production process. Production employees take the materials requisitions to store clerk and receives the materials and subassemblies needed to perform the production tasks. If additional materials beyond the standard amount is needed, the work centre supervisor prepares additional materials requisitions.
Production employees complete job time tickets after completing a production process to record the time spent on the job. The job time tickets are then sent together with the move tickets to the accounting department.
After releasing the materials into production, the store clerk updates the material inventory records and send the materials requisitions to accounting department. The clerk prepares a journal voucher and posts to the general ledger material control account at the end of each day.
The accounting clerk assesses the work orders and set up a work-in-process account for a production batch. Throughout the production period, the clerk also receives move tickets, job tickets, and materials requisitions, which he uses to post to the work-in-process account. At the end of each day, the accounting clerk prepares a digital journal voucher and post it to the general ledger work-in- process and finished goods control accounts.
Identify the risks exist in the conversion cycle of Central Production Limited. (10 marks, maximum 300 words)
Answer: Provided in the explanation section
Explanation:
Conversion Cycle is the cycle which track records for the arrangement of crude material to completed products.
Here on the best possible perspective all in all of the procedure:
1. Triger by distribution center dept ( Raw material Keeper)
2. Produnction chief updates the request to be finished and include further up and coming requests assuming any.
3.It will produce online request slip and straightforwardly post to chiefs tab + bookkeeper tab
4. Manager take material and issue to gathering dept ( abundance material necessity is given by his position too)
5. Time + work both finished card sare sent to Accountanct
6. When request finished Accountant update the WIP just as Inventory in books.
Hazard in the Conversion Cycle:
After receipt of material and charging it to FG as Inventory in books
- Risk is hindering of assets in overabundance keeping of stock, As material level down after a specific level automatc trigger alternative is set up, which cautions the productin withdraw. to decide the future prerequisite according to the productin request in hands ( Good control set up)
Second, Online workorder to Supervisior, All chief gets their no. of creation request ( to be finished on the web) - Good control set up
Third, Supervisor on hand, place the material prerequisite ( and if any overabundance necessity - " NO FURTHER APPROVAL" is made to store representative. here hazard is medium over the demand well beyond the Order indicates by the creation dept.
Fourthly, creation representatives itself are getting ready thier work tickets ( " NO AUTHENTICATION")- As tickets are finished by creation representatives itself control of information info or its endorsement is inadequate.
Fifth, Accountant decides himeslef the WIP , FG of the request over the crude information got as employment card, time card, material order Risk is bookkeeper simply need to verifiy the information from the information got from the creation L2 official as opposed to himself keep up the quantities of the activity.
From above it is anything but difficult to catch the degree of hazard at different level in the above procedure of Central creation Limited.
Billy-Bob owns a condo in Seattle, and a farm in Yakima. His older brother, Bobby-Lee, has some severe health problems and is unable to work anymore, and just has Social Security Disability income of about $800/month. Billy-Bob records a deed giving a "life estate" to Bobby-Lee as long as he lives, with the "remainder" to go to Billy-Bob’s sister, Judy. A. Bobby-Lee now owns the "fee simple" title to the property, as long as he lives. B. Once Bobby-Lee dies, Judy will own the "fee simple" title to the property. C. No one will own the "fee simple" title to the property.
Answer: B. Once Bobby-Lee dies, Judy will own the "fee simple" title to the property.
Explanation:
In the Life Estate arrangement, a person is granted use and ownership of a property for as long as they are alive. When they die however, if a Remainder also known as Remainder- man is named, then the property rights transfer to the Remainder- man.
The Remainder-man then gets access to the property and owns in to the highest extent of the law which in common law countries such as the United States, is the Fee Simple title ownership. This gives them the right to basically do what they want with the property.
Bobby-Lee therefore gets the rights to the property but once he dies, his sister Judy will own a fee simple title to the property.
The Holt fund has $500 million in assets, 80 million in debt and 15 million shares at the start of the year. At the end of the year, the fund has $600 million in assets, 40 million in debt and 16 million shares. During the year, investors received $0.80 in distributions per share. The total expense ratio is 0.4%, which is deducted at the end of the year. What is the rate of the return on the fund?
A. 38.54%
B. 27.32%
C. 35,14%
D. 25.81%
E. 34.79%
Answer:
B. 27.32%
Explanation:
First we need to calculate the Net asset value per share at the start and end of the year
NAV at the start of the year = ($500 million - $80 million) / 15 million shares = $28 per share
NAV at the end of the year = ($600 million - ( ($600 million x 0.004) + $40 million ) / 16 million shares = $34.85 per share
Return = (NAV at the end of the year - NAV at the start of the year + Distribution received) / NAV at the start of the year
Return = ( 34.85 - 28 + 0.8 ) / 28 = 0.2732 = 27.32%
In 2009, because U.S. imports were $2,535 billion while exports were $2,116 billion:
A. imports exceeded exports by a sizeable $419 billion.
B. there was a huge influx of foreign capital into the U.S. economy.
C. government policy caused a lessening of foreign aid.
D. exports exceeded imports by a sizeable $419 billion.
Answer:
A. imports exceeded exports by a sizable $419 billion
Explanation:
Obviously imports had a greater value than exports. The difference in value is ...
$2535 -2116 = $419 . . . billion
This observation matches choice A.
In Appellia, it takes 10 units of resources to increase its output of sugar from 12 tons to 13 tons, but 11 units of resources to increase output from 13 tons to 14 tons, and 12 units of resources to increase output from 14 tons and 15 tons, and so on. The need for increasing resources is an example of:________.
a. comparative advantage.
b. diminishing returns to specialization.
c. absolute advantage.
d. mercantilism Porter's diamond model.
Answer:
b. diminishing returns to specialization.
Explanation:
Diminishing returns is also called diminishing productivity. It states that as additional unit of input is used in production it will get to a stage where more of input will be required to maintain output levels.
If the same level of input is used it will result in reduction in output over time.
This is exemplified in this secanrio where it takes 10 units of resources to increase its output of sugar from 12 tons to 13 tons, but 11 units of resources to increase output from 13 tons to 14 tons, and 12 units of resources to increase output from 14 tons and 15 tons.
It takes more input to increase output by 1 ton
Gwinnett Barbecue Sauce Corporation manufactures a specialty barbecue sauce. Gwinnett has the capacity to manufacture and sell 15,000 cases of sauce each year but is currently only manufacturing and selling 14,000. The following costs relate to annual operations at 14,000 cases: Total Cost Variable manufacturing cost $294,000 Fixed manufacturing cost $56,000 Variable selling and administrative cost $42,000 Fixed selling and administrative cost $38,000 Gwinnett normally sells its sauce for $45 per case. A local school district is interested in purchasing Gwinnett's excess capacity of 1,000 cases of sauce but only if they can get the sauce for $23 per case. This special order would not affect regular sales or total fixed costs or variable costs per unit. If this special order is accepted, Gwinnett's profits for the year will:
Answer:
Gwinnett's profits for the year will decrease by $1,000
Explanation:
total costs for normal 14,000 cases:
Variable manufacturing cost $294,000 / 14,000 = $21 per caseFixed manufacturing cost $56,000 Variable selling and administrative cost $42,000 Fixed selling and administrative cost $38,000total = $430,000the incremental revenue of selling 1,000 cases to the school district = $23 x 1,000 = $23,000
the incremental costs for producing and selling 1,000 more cases:
variable manufacturing costs = $21 x 1,000 = $21,000variable S&A costs = $3 x 1,000 = $3,000total incremental costs = $24,000incremental revenue - total incremental costs = $23,000 - $24,000 = -$1,000
Answer:
Effect on income= $1,000 decrease
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Unitary variable costs:
Variable manufacturing cost= $294,000/14,000= $21
Variable selling and administrative= $42,000/14,000= $3
Special offer= 1,000 units for $23
Because it is a special offer and there is unused capacity, we will not take into account the fixed costs:
Effect on income= 1,000*(23 - 24)= $1,000 decrease
On January 2, Todd Company acquired 40% of the outstanding stock of McGuire Company for $205,000. For the year ending December 31, McGuire earned income of $48,000 and paid dividends of $14,000. Required: Prepare the entries for Todd Company for the purchase of the stock, share of McGuire income, and dividends received from McGuire.
Jan. 2__________
Dec. 31 _________
Dec. 31__________
Answer:
Dr equity investment $205,000
Cr cash $205,000
Dr equity investment $19200
Cr share of net income of affiliate company $19200
Dr cash $5,600
Cr equity investment $5,600
Explanation:
The cash of $205,000 paid for the equity investment would be credited to cash account while equity investment is debited with the same amount.
The share of Todd Company from the earned income is 40% of the earned income of $48,000 which is $19200 .
The share of dividends that accrued to Todd is 40% of $14,000 dividends paid which is $5,600
A hardware store is interested in reaching people who are characterized by the VALS system as being practical,down-to-earth,and self-sufficient who like to work with their hands,the ________ category.A) believersB) striversC) survivorsD) experiencersE) makers
Answer: Makers--E
Explanation:The VALS system is a system that describes the Values, Attitude lifestyles of individuals and their responsiveness to buying products. Understanding this system, affords businesses the opportunity to tailor their products to suit their target consumers.
The Makers are characterized as being practical and expressive, having skills which enable them to carry out their task successfully. They value family life and therefore cut down on frivolities and non functional possessions. when it comes to consumption, they would rather go for the basic essential commodities that have value than luxury goods.
Therefore, A hardware store is interested in reaching people who are characterized by the VALS system as being practical,down-to-earth,and self-sufficient who like to work with their hands,the MAKERS category.