Answer: Decrease
Explanation:
According to the Law of Demand, The quantity demanded for purchase of a commodity inversely varies with the price.
That is to say that "ceteris paribus" ( with everything being equal),When the prices of a particular good go higher, people will buy less of such commodity but will buy more, if the prices of the goods reduces.
We can say demand is elastic if quantity demanded for a commodity decreases with increase in price which will make people choose another lower substitute good eg, detergent, ice cream
Also if quantity demanded does not change much with increase in price , then it is referred to as Inelastic Demand for example necessity commodity such as gasoline.
"In your opinion, how has social media affected customer service in a broad sense? Provide evidence that supports your opinion."
Explanation:
Social media directly impacted the relationship between consumer and company.
First, you need to consider how the internet and social media are widely used by thousands of people around the world as a way to connect with others and exchange information.
Realizing this phenomenon, companies decided to use social media as a way to interact with their customers and attract more audiences. Social media works as a space where the construction of the relationship takes place more instantly and a little less formally, which allows for more in-depth interaction and the creation of a valuable relationship between company and customer.
Through the social media it is possible that the time of an answer for example is drastically reduced, which alters the consumer perception in a positive way.
It is also possible that companies use social media as a tool to improve relationship marketing, which is the creation of value for the customer through content, photos and posts, which generate engagement, approximation, loyalty and connection with consumers.
In response to the financial crisis that began in 2007, the government began to bail out banks deemed "too big to fail." Critics of this action argued that this would create the prospect of future bailouts and encourage banks to be fiscally irresponsible in the future. This illustrates
Answer:
The moral hazard problem
Explanation:
Moral hazard problem is defined as a situation where a party gets involved in a risky venture knowing that another party will incur the cost of failure.
For example if a borrower knows that he can take borrowed funds and default easily, he will tend to not pay back because the lender will bear the loss.
During the the financial crisis that began in 2007, the government began to bail out banks deemed "too big to fail."
This created fiscal irresponsibility in banks that knew if they are at risk of failing they will be bailed out by the government.
Mountain Top Markets has total assets of $48,700, net working capital of $1,100, and retained earnings of $21,200. The firm has 12,500 shares of stock outstanding with a par value of $1 per share and a market value of $7.10 per share. The stock was originally issued to the firm's founders at par value. What is the market-to-book ratio
Answer: 2.63
Explanation:
The Market to Book ratio is also referred to as the price to book ratio. It is a financial evaluation of the market value of a company relative to its book value. It should be noted that the market value is current stock price of every outstanding shares that the company has while the book value is the amount that the company will have left after its assets have been liquidated and all liabilities have been repaid.
The market-to-book ratio will be the market price per share divided by the book value. It should be noted that the book value per share is the net worth of the business divided by the number of outstanding shares. The book value will be:
= [(12500 ×1) + $21200]/12500
= ($12500 + $21200)/$12500
= $33700/12500
=$2.70
The market-to-book ratio will now be:
= $7.10/$2.70
=2.63
the government believes that the equilibrium price is too low and tries to help almond growers by settinga price floor at Pf. What are represents the portion of consumer surplus that have been transsferred to produce surplus as a result of the price floor.
Answer: D) B
Explanation:
The Producer Surplus refers to the area below the Price Floor but above the Supply Curve and left of the new Quantity supplied. It comprises of areas B and E.
Before the Price Floor was introduced, area A, B and C were the Consumer Surplus as they were above the price but below the Demand Curve.
After the Price Floor was introduced however, area B has become a Producer Surplus.
can target costing be applied to the banking industry in Ghana
Answer:
The banking industry in Ghana can introduce target costing. However, its application is much more difficult due to the nature of banking services.
Introducing target costing in the banking industry in Ghana will eliminate non-value adding activities that increase the cost of banking in Ghana. It will enable Ghanaian customers to be charged competitive prices for the banking services that are rendered to them, with no more room for process wastages. The quality of services will increase coupled with lowered costs. The service processes will be improved as they will be more focused on the customers, and less on the staff, as it currently obtains in Ghana.
However, the nature of banking services makes introduction of target costing somehow difficult. These characteristics of banking services include: a) the production and consumption of banking services are coincidental, as the services are consumed when they are being produced; b) banking services are not storable like goods; c) banking services are not comparable, one unit to another; d) banking services are not tangible; e) ownership of banking services is not transferable; and f) there is not market price for banking services, except the price limits imposed by regulatory bodies.
Explanation:
Target costing in the banking industry in Ghana will take the form of first determining the market price for services that are acceptable to customers, establishing a target profit, and then designing banking services in such a manner that the costs do not exceed the target costs. The target cost will be the variance between the market price of a banking service and the target profit.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using variable costing? Select one: A. Two sets of accounting records must be maintained. B. Inventory values tend to be overstated. C. CVP relationships are more difficult to determine than under absorption costing. D. Per-customer or per-product contribution margin is obscured.
Answer:
Two sets of accounting records must be maintained.
Explanation:
Variable costing is the costing in which only variable cost is considered i.e direct material cost, direct labor cost, variable manufacturing overhead cost therefore no fixed cost could be considered
Under this the disadvantage is that it recognized two accounting records sets which are to be maintained
Hence, the first option is correct
Grandiose Growth has a dividend growth rate of 10%. The discount rate is 8%. The end-of-year dividend will be $5 per share.
What is the present value of the dividend to be paid in year 1? Year 2? Year 3?
Answer:
Year 1 2 3
Present value 5.09 5.19 5.28
Explanation:
The Present Value of a future sum is the worth today where the sum is discounted at a particular rate of return.
The formula below would be of help to work out the Present Value
Present Value = FV× (1+r)^(-n)
FV - Future Value, r- rate of return, n- number of years
Present value = $5× 1.10× 1.08^(-1)= 5.092
Present Value = $5× 1.10^2×1.08^(-2)= 5.186
Present Value in year 3 = $5× 1.10^3×1.08^(-3)= 5.28
Year 1 2 3
Present value = 5.092 5.186 5.28
In your opinion which causes of work stress, or organizational stressors, are likely to be among the most common experienced by air traffic controllers? Explain your reasoning.
Answer:
There are four types of organizational stressors: task demands, physical demands, role demands, and interpersonal demands.
For air traffic controllers, task demands are probably the most common organizational stressor that they experience.
Among the task demands, we have the need of quick decisions, critical decisions, and the fact that some information may be incomplete.
The job of an air traffic controller is complex, difficult, requires taking quick, and specially, critical decisions all the time. A bad decision by a traffic controller can be very problematic, and even prove fatal, because of the delicate nature of the job. For all these reasons, air traffic controllers are likely to be subjected to this specific organizational stressor.
Production Department 1 Production Department 2 Production Department 3 Support Department 1 cost driver 1,400 100 500 Support Department 1’s costs total $142,000. Using the direct method of support department cost allocation, determine the costs from Support Department 1 that should be allocated to each production department.
Answer:
Department 1 cost Allocation =$99,400
Department 2 cost Allocation=$7,100
Department 3 cost Allocation=$35,500
Explanation:
Calculation for determining the costs from Support Department 1 that should be allocated to each production department using the direct method of support department cost allocation,
The first step is to find the Support department total cost drivers
Using this formula
Support department total cost drivers = Production Department 1 + Production Department 2 + Production Department 3
Let plug in the formula
Support department total cost drivers= 1,400+100+500
Support department total cost drivers = 2,000
Second step is to determine the costs from Support Department 1 that should be allocated to each production department.
Production Department 1
Support Department 1 Allocation
142,000* 1,400/2,000= $99,400
Production Department 2
Support Department 1 Allocation
142,000 * 100/2,000= $7,100
Production Department 3
Support Department 1 Allocation
142,000* 500/2,000= $35,500
Therefore the costs from Support Department 1 that should be allocated to each production department will be :
Department 1 cost Allocation =$99,400
Department 2 cost Allocation=$7,100
Department 3 cost Allocation=$35,500
Suppose a stock had an initial price of $70 per share, paid a dividend of $2.30 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $82.
Requried:
a. Compute the percentage total return.
b. What was the dividend yield and the capital gains yield?
Answer:
Stock, Dividend, and Yield:
a) Computation of the percentage total return:
Total return = Dividend + Capital appreciation = $14.30 ($2.30 + $12)
Percentage of total return = $14.30/$70 x 100 = 20.43%
b1) Dividend yield = Dividend per share / price per share = $2.30/$70 = 0.032857 or 3.29%
b2) Capital gains yield = (Current price - initial investment)/ initial investment = ($82 - $70)/$70 = 0.1714 or 17%
Explanation:
a) The Dividend yield is a financial ratio (dividend/price) that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price.
b) Capital gains yield is the percentage price appreciation on an investment. It is calculated as the increase in the price of an investment, divided by its original acquisition cost. For instance, an equity security that is purchased for $700 and later sold for $825, the capital gains yield is 17.86%.
c) The total return from an investment is the sum of the dividend or interest received plus capital gains.
Mary makes monthly deposits of $450 at the end of each month over 25 consecutive years to support her retirement. If the account earns an interest rate of 7.5%, which amount comes closest to the value of the deposits at the end?
a. $120,938
b. $343,343
c. $382,667
d. $394,767
e. $367,100
Answer:
d. $394,767
Explanation:
For computing the amount of deposit at the end we need to apply the future value formula i.e to be shown in the attachment
Given that,
Present value = $0
Rate of interest = 7.5% ÷ 12 months = 0.625%
NPER = 25 years × 12 months = 300 months
PMT = $450
The formula is shown below:
= -FV(Rate;NPER;PMT;PV;type)
So, after applying the above formula, the future value is $394,767
Andrea Apple opened Apple Photography on January 1 of the current year. During January, the following transactions occurred and were recorded in the company's books:
1. Andrea invested $13,500 cash in the business.
2. Andrea contributed $20,000 of photography equipment to the business.
3. The company paid $2,100 cash for an insurance policy covering the next 24 months.
4. The company received $5,700 cash for services provided during January.
5. The company purchased $6,200 of office equipment on credit.
6. The company provided $2,750 of services to customers on account.
7. The company paid cash of $1,500 for monthly rent.
8. The company paid $3,100 on the office equipment purchased in transaction #5 above.
9. Paid $275 cash for January utilities.
Based on this information, the balance in the A. Apple, Capital account reported on the Statement of Owner's Equity at the end of the month would be:__________.
a. $31,400.
b. $39,200.
c. $31,150.
d. $40,175.
e. $30,875.
Answer:
2356
Explanation:
3546478967654322 321
Simko Company issued $750,000, 8-year, 6 percent bonds on January 1, 2018. The bonds were issued for $710,000. Interest is payable annually on December 31. Using straight-line amortization, prepare journal entries to record (a) the bond issuance on January 1, 2018, and (b) the payment of interest on December 31, 2018.
Answer:
Bond issuance:
Dr cash $710,000
Dr discount on bonds payable $40,000
Cr bonds payable $750,000
The payment of interest on December 31, 2018:
Dr interest expense $50,000
Cr discount on bonds payable $5000
Cr cash $45,000
Explanation:
The bonds were issued at a discount to their face value, as a result, the discount on bonds payable is computed thus:
discount on bonds payable=$750,000-$710,000=$40,000
Bonds payable would be credited with $750,000 while cash and discount on bonds payable would be debited with $710,000 and $40,000 respectively
annual discount amortization=$40,000/8=$5000
annual coupon=$750,000*6%=$45000
Kramer Manufacturing produces blenders. Its total fixed costs are $30,000. Its variable costs are $55.00 per blender. As production of blenders increases (within the relevant range), fixed costs will
Answer:
As the production of blenders increases, unitary fixed costs decreases.
Explanation:
Its total fixed costs are $30,000. Its variable costs are $55.00 per blender.
On unitary bases, variable costs remain constant. On the contrary, fixed costs vary at a unitary level. Now, the same amount of costs is divided by a larger number of units.
As the production of blenders increases, unitary fixed costs decreases.
Total revenue equals the price multiplied by the quantity. The relative change price and quantity is given by the concept of ________________.
Answer: elasticity
Explanation:
Elasticity has to do with how the changes in price affects the quantity I goods and services that are demanded by the consumers in the market.
Sometimes, a change in price may lead to either a larger change in the quantity demand or it ma lead to a minimal effect on the quantity of good demanded. This is the concept of elastic and inelastic demand.
Marshall has received an inheritance and wants to invest a sum of money today that will yield $5,400 at the end of each of the next 10 years. Assuming he can earn an interest rate of 5% compounded annually, how much of his inheritance must he invest today
Answer:
$3,315.13
Explanation:
To determine the amount of inheritance Marshall should invest today, we have to calculate the present value of $5,400.
PV = FV (1 + r)^-n
FV = Future value = $5,400
P = Present value
R = interest rate 5%
N = number of years 10
$5400(1.05^-10) = $3,315.13
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Suppose that Spain and Germany both produce rye and olives. Spain's opportunity cost of producing a crate of olives is 5 bushels of rye while Germany's opportunity cost of producing a crate of olives is 10 bushels of rye.By comparing the opportunity cost of producing olives in the two countries, you can tell that_______has a comparative advantage in the production of olives and_______has a comparative advantage in the production of rye. Suppose that Spain and Germany consider trading olives and rye with each other. Spain can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than______of rye for each crate of olives it exports to Germany. Similarly, Germany can gain from trade as long as it receives more than_______of olives for each bushel of rye it exports to Spain. Which of the following prices of trade (that is, price of olives in terms of rye) would allow both Germany and Spain to gain from trade? a. 9 bushels of rye per crate of olives.b. 15 bushels of rye per crate of olives.c. 8 bushels of rye per crate of olives.d. 3 bushels of rye per crate of olives.
Answer:
1. By comparing the opportunity cost of producing olives in the two countries, you can tell that Spain has a comparative advantage in the production of olives and Germany has a comparative advantage in the production of rye.
Germany is able to produce more Rye if it is not producing olives meaning that they are more efficient in this giving them the comparative Advantage.
Spain is able to produce 2x more Olives than Germany for the same amount of Rye so they are more efficient in this manner.
2. Spain can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than 5 bushels of rye for each crate of olives it exports to Germany.
If Spain can get more bushels per Olives than it can produce on it's own then they will make a gain.
3. Similarly, Germany can gain from trade as long as it receives more than ⅒ or 0.1 crate of olives for each bushel of rye it exports to Spain.
Similarly if Germany can get more crates of Olives per Rye than it can produce then it makes a gain. For each Bushel of Rye, Germany can create 0.1 crate of olives. Should they get more than this 0.1 crate then they make a gain.
4. The amount of Rye being exchanged for Olives should be between 5 and 10 bushels.
a. 9 bushels of rye per crate of olives.
c. 8 bushels of rye per crate of olives
At both 8 and 9 bushels of Rye per Olive Crate Germany would be getting more Rye per crate of olive than they can produce on their own and similarly at both 8 and 9 bushes of Rye for olives, Spain would getting more bushels than they could have gotten if they gave up olives to produce Rye.
Chou Co. has a net income of $47,000, assets at the beginning of the year are $254,000 and assets at the end of the year are $304,000. Compute its return on assets.
Answer:
Return on assets=28.54%
Explanation:
Return on asset is the average rate of return generated by the asset investment of a business. It is the net income earned as a proportion of the average investment.
Return on assets = net income / Average assets× 100
Average asset value = (opening balance + closing balance of assets)/2
=( 254,000 + 304,000)/2= 164700
Return on assets = 47,000/164,700 × 100 =28.54%
Return on assets=28.54%
OS Environmental provides cost-effective solutions for managing regulatory requirements and environmental needs specific to the airline industry. Assume that on July 1 the company issues a one-year note for the amount of $5.2 million. Interest is payable at maturity.
Determine the amount of interest expense that should be recorded in a year-end adjusting entry under each of the following independent assumptions:
Interest rate Fiscal year-end Interest expense
12% December 31
10% September 30
9% October 31
6% January 31
Answer:
In accrual basis accounting, expenses are recorded in the period when their matching revenues are obtained.
In this case, even if the full interest will be paid at maturity, interest expense will still be recorded in each period according to the information that we are given in the question.
Interest expense to be recorded by December 31
5,200,000 * 0.12 = 624,000 / 2 = 312,000
Interest expense to be recorded by September 30
5,200,000 * 0.10 = 520,000 * 3/12 = 130,000
Interest expense to be recorded by October 31
5,200,000 * 0.09 = 468,000 * 4/12 = 156,000
Interest expense to be recorded by January 31
5,200,000 * 0.06 = 312,000 * 7/12 = 182,000
Rowdy's Restaurants Cash Flow ($ in millions) Cash received from: Customers $ 1,800 Interest on investments 200 Sale of land 100 Sale of Rowdy's common stock 600 Issuance of debt securities 2,000 Cash paid for: Interest on debt $ 300 Income tax 80 Debt principal reduction 1,500 Purchase of equipment 4,000 Purchase of inventory 1,000 Dividends on common stock 200 Operating expenses 500 Rowdy's would report net cash inflows (outflows) from operating activities in the amount of:
Answer:
Net cash flow from operating activities $120
Explanation:
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash collections:
Cash collected from customers $1,800Cash from interest revenue $200 $2,000Cash payments:
Operating expenses ($500)Inventory ($1,000)Interest on debt ($300)Income tax ($80) ($1,880)Net cash flow from operating activities $120
Chad, a sole proprietor of a private boat charter business, purchased and placed into service ten boats for $260,000 each on May 1, Year 1. These were the only assets Chad placed into service in Year 1. Assume the boats have a 10 year MACRS recovery period. What is the maximum amount, if any, that Chad can deduct in Year 1 if he does not elect out of bonus depreciation
Answer:
The maximum amount that Chad can depreciate in yer 1 if he decides not to elect bonus depreciation is $26,000
Explanation:
MACRS 10 year depreciation rate of recovery half year convention:
Year Depreciation % Purchase cost Depreciation
1 10% $260,000 $26,000
2 18% $260,000 $46,800
3 14.40% $260,000 $37,440
4 11.52% $260,000 $29,952
5 9.22% $260,000 $23,972
6 7.37% $260,000 $19,162
7 6.55% $260,000 $17,030
8 6.55% $260,000 $17,030
9 6.56% $260,000 $17,056
10 6.55% $260,000 $17,030
11 3.28% $260,000 $8,528
The financial statement effects of the budgeting process are summarized on the cash budget and the capital expenditures budget. true or false
Answer:
true
Explanation:
Demarco Lee invested $25,000 in the Camden & Sayler partnership for ownership equity of $25,000. Prior to the investment, equipment was revalued to a market value of $222,000 from a book value of $180,000. Kevin Camden and Chloe Sayler share net income in a 1:3 ratio. Required: a. Provide the journal entry for the revaluation of equipment. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. b. Provide the journal entry to admit Lee.
Answer and Explanation:
The Journal entry is shown below:-
Equipment Dr, $42,000 ($222,000 - $180,000)
To Kevin Camden-Capital $10,500 ($42,000 × 1 ÷ (1 + 3))
To Chloe Sayler-Capital $31,500 ($42,000 × 3 ÷ (1 + 3))
(Being revaluation of equipment is credited)
Here we debited the equipment as it increased the assets and we credited the Kevin Camden-Capital and Chloe Sayler-Capital as it also increased the equity
2. Cash Dr, $25,000
To Demarco Lee-Capital $25,000
(Being admission is recorded)
Here we debited the cash as it increased the assets and we credited the Demarco Lee-Capital as it also increased the equity
has 10 percent coupon bonds on the market with 19 years to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 107.8 percent of par. What is the current yield on the bonds?
Answer:
4.62%
Explanation:
we need to calculate the yield to maturity of the bond:
YTM = [coupon + (face value - market value)/n] / [(face value + market value)/2]
coupon = $50face value = $1,000market value = $1,078n = 38 semiannual paymentsYTM = [$50 + ($1,000 - $1,078)/38] / [($1,000 + $1,078)/2]
YTM = $47.95 / $1,039 = 4.615 ≈ 4.62%
Worldwide Logistics provides the following information: Operating income $ 1 comma 550 comma 000 Net sales $ 14 comma 000 comma 000 Average total assets $ 2 comma 000 comma 000 Management's target rate of return 30% What is the company's residual income?
Answer:
The company's residual income is $950,000.
Explanation:
Residual Income is calculated as Operating Income less Cost of Investment.
Calculation of Residual Income :
Operating income $1,550,000
Less Cost of Investment ($2,000,000 × 30%) ($600,000)
Residual Income $950,000
Conclusion :
The company's residual income is $950,000.
Ridley Company estimates that overhead costs for the next year will be $4,057,500 for indirect labor and $600,000 for factory utilities. The company uses machine hours as its overhead allocation base. If 115,000 machine hours are planned for this next year, what is the company's plantwide overhead rate
Answer:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $40.5 per machine-hours
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Estimated overhead:
Indirect labor= $4,057,500
Factory utilities= $600,000
Total overhead= $4,657,500
Estimated machine-hours= 115,000
To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 4,657,500/115,000
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $40.5 per machine-hours
To loosen credit the Federal Reserve will: A sell U.S. Government securities to bank dealers with an agreement to buy them back at a later date B buy U.S. Government securities from bank dealers with an agreement to sell them back at a later date C sell Foreign Government securities to bank dealers with an agreement to buy them back at a later date D buy Foreign Government securities from bank dealers with an agreement to sell them back at a later date
Answer:
B buy U.S. Government securities from bank dealers with an agreement to sell them back at a later date
Explanation:
The Federal reserve uses open market operations to regulate liquidity in the economy. This eases or restricts how bank dealers can give credit.
To ease credit giving ability of bank dealers the Federal Reserve will buy US Government securities from bank dealers. This gives them extra money which they can give out as loans to their customers.
On the other hand when credit needs to be tightened, the Federal Reserve will mop up cash by selling Government securities to the bank dealers
Suppose that Italy and Germany both produce rye and cheese. Italy's opportunity cost of producing a pound of cheese is 5 bushels of rye while Germany's opportunity cost of producing a pound of cheese is 10 bushels of rye.
By comparing the opportunity cost of producing cheese in the two countries, you can tell that ? ( Italy OR Germany? ) has a comparative advantage in the production of cheese and ? ( Italy OR Germany? ) has a comparative advantage in the production of rye.
Suppose that Italy and Germany consider trading cheese and rye with each other. Italy can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than ? (1 bushel , 1/10 bushel,1/5 bushel,5 bushel,10 bushel ?) of rye for each pound of cheese it exports to Germany. Similarly, Germany can gain from trade as long as it receives more than ? (1 pound , 1/10 pound ,1/5 pound ,5 pound ,10 pound ?) of cheese for each bushel of rye it exports to Italy.
Based on your answer to the last question, which of the following prices of trade (that is, price of cheese in terms of rye) would allow both Germany and Italy to gain from trade? Check all that apply.
6 bushels of rye per pound of cheese
7 bushels of rye per pound of cheese
4 bushels of rye per pound of cheese
1 bushel of rye per pound of cheese
Answer:
Italy has a comparative advantage in the production of cheese.
Germany has a comparative advantage in the production of rye.
5 bushels of rye
1/10 pound of cheese
6 bushels of rye per pound of cheese
7 bushels of rye per pound of cheese
Explanation:
Italy: 1 pound of cheese = 5 bushels of rye
Germany: 1 pound of cheese = 10 bushels of rye
Therefore, the opportunity cost of producing one pound of cheese in Italy is lower than the cost of producing one pound of cheese in Germany, which means that Italy has a comparative advantage in the production of cheese. The opposite can be said about rye since it costs the Germans only half a pound of cheese to produce 5 bushels of rye, while it costs the Italians a whole pound. Therefore, Germany has a comparative advantage in the production of rye.
This means that Italy can gain from specialization if it gains more than 5 bushels of rye for each pound of cheese.
As for Germany, can gain from specialization if it gains more than 1/10 pound of cheese for each bushel of rye.
Therefore, from the alternatives presented, the following would represent a gain from trade for both countries:
6 bushels of rye per pound of cheese
7 bushels of rye per pound of cheese
Charlie’s Furniture Store has been in business for several years. The firm's owners have described the store as a "high-price, high-service" operation that provides lots of assistance to its customers. Margin has averaged a relatively high 34% per year for several years, but turnover has been a relatively low 0.4 based on average total assets of $800,000. A discount furniture Store is about to open in the area served by Charlie's, and management is considering lowering prices to compete effectively.Required:a. Calculate current sales and ROI for Charlie’s Furniture Store. (Round your "ROI" to 1 decimal place.)b. Assuming that the new strategy would reduce margin to 20%, and assuming that average total assets would stay the same, calculate the sales that would be required to have the same ROI as Charlie’s currently earns. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)c. Suppose you presented the results of your analysis in parts a and b of this problem to Charlie, and he replied, "What are you telling me? If I reduce my prices as planned, then I have to practically double my sales volume to earn the same return?" Given the results of your analysis, what is the actual amount of increase in sales required? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)d. Now suppose Charlie says, "You know, I'm not convinced that lowering prices is my only option in staying competitive. What if I were to increase my marketing effort? I'm thinking about kicking off a new advertising campaign after conducting more extensive market research to better identify who my target customer groups are." In general, explain to Charlie what the likely impact of a successful strategy of this nature would be on margin, turnover, and ROI.
Answer:
a. Calculate current sales and ROI for Charlie’s Furniture Store.
asset turnover formula = net sales / average assets
0.4 = net sales / $800,000
net sales = $320,000
ROI = net income / investment
net income = $320,000 x 34% = $108,800
ROI = $108,800 / $800,000 = 13.6%
b. Assuming that the new strategy would reduce margin to 20%, and assuming that average total assets would stay the same, calculate the sales that would be required to have the same ROI as Charlie’s currently earns.
net income = net sales x 20% (new margin)
net sales = $108,800 / 20% = $544,000
c. Suppose you presented the results of your analysis in parts a and b of this problem to Charlie, and he replied, "What are you telling me? If I reduce my prices as planned, then I have to practically double my sales volume to earn the same return?" Given the results of your analysis, what is the actual amount of increase in sales required?
sales increase = ($544,000 - $320,000) / $320,000 = 70% increase
d. Now suppose Charlie says, "You know, I'm not convinced that lowering prices is my only option in staying competitive. What if I were to increase my marketing effort? I'm thinking about kicking off a new advertising campaign after conducting more extensive market research to better identify who my target customer groups are." In general, explain to Charlie what the likely impact of a successful strategy of this nature would be on margin, turnover, and ROI.
An extensive market research and a "successful" marketing campaign are generally expensive. Even if the marketing campaign is really successful in increasing sales, costs would also increase. So the equation may or may not change, depending if the contribution margin of the additional units sold will be able to cover the expenses of a complex marketing campaign. If you spend $100 to earn $100 more, your situation hasn't changed at all. Which means that net income may or may not increase, therefore, the profit margin, ROI and asset turnover may not change.
Partners, LLC members and S Corporation shareholders are not taxed on the amount they withdraw from the entity in a nonliquidating distribution when they have sufficient basis (disregarding any other limitation).
a. True
b. False
Answer:
Partners: True
LLC: True
S Corporation: False
Explanation:
When dividends are withdrawn from a business tax is only due on a S Corporation because the tax paid for the profits of an organization is not by the stockholder withdrawing the dividends which is why when dividend is withdrawn the tax is to be paid.
When dividends are withdrawn in a partnership or and LLC then no tax is payable as tax is already paid on the profits made by the business that is why dividends are not taxable when withdrawn.