Assume that a state government currently provides no child-care subsidies to working single parents, but it now wants to adopt a plan that will encourage labor force participation among single parents. Suppose that child-care costs are hourly, and suppose the government adopts a child-care subsidy that pays $3 per hour for each hour the parent works, up to 8 hours per day. Draw a current budget constraint (net of child-care costs) for an assumed single mother and then draw in the new constraint. Discuss the likely effects on labor force participation and hours of work.

Answer:

The line on the graph will be parallel to the pre-subsidy line and the new constraint will then be equal to the points connecting the two lines.

Explanation:

The subsidy by government to single parents is $3 per hour for up to 8 hours. The total of subsidy will be $16 for each day. The labor force who were not receiving the subsidy before had steep indifference curve but now few workers will find utility maximization with flatter indifference curve so the workers will join the subsidy program.

Testbank Multiple Choice Question 81 At the beginning of 2020, Sunland Company issued 8% bonds with a face value of $5700000. These bonds mature in the five years, and interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds were sold for $5259870 to yield 10%. Sunland uses a calendar-year reporting period. Using the effective-interest method of amortization, what amount of interest expense should be reported for 2020

The cost of direct materials transferred into the Bottling Department of the Mountain Springs Water Company is $327,600. The conversion cost for the period in the Bottling Department is $528,000. The total equivalent units for direct materials and conversion are 25,200 and 8,800 liters, respectively. Determine the direct materials and conversion cost per equivalent unit. Round your answers to the nearest cent. $fill in the blank 1 per equivalent unit of materials $fill in the blank 2 per equivalent unit of conversion costs

8. Zelda owns a 50% general interest in YZ Partnership. At the beginning of the current year, the adjusted basis in her partnership interest was $95,000. In the current year, YZ generated a $110,000 business loss, earned $15,000 dividend and interest income on its investments and recognized a $7,000 capital gain. YZ also made a $5,000 distribution to Zelda. Compute Zelda’s adjusted basis in the partnership at the end of the year.

Imagine a hypothetical economy with a population of 100 people, 80 of which over sixteen. Forty eight of these people who are working and twelve people who are willing, able and looking for work cannot find jobs. The unemployment rate in this economy is____________ % (enter percentage as a whole number, not a decimal, no percentage sign). S

Suppose that 10 of those unemployed people get discouraged and give up looking for work. Now, the unemployment rate is __________% (enter percentage as a whole number, not a decimal, no percentage sign).

An investor thought that market interest rates were going to decline. He paid $19,000 for a corporate bond with a face value of $20,000. The bond has an interest rate of 10% per year payable annually. If the investor plans to sell the bond immediately after receiving the 4th interest payment, how much will he have to receive in order to make a return of 14% per year? Solve using:

a. tabulated factors
b. the GOAL SEEK tool on a spreadsheet.

Both __________ and __________ affect the awareness and motivation of a firm to undertake actions and responses. a. first-mover advantages; corporate size b. market commonality; resource similarity c. management capabilities; competitive analysis d. speed of management decisions; management actions

Apple Inc. just paid a dividend of $3 per share. You expect that Apple's dividend will increase at the rate of 10% per year for the next 10 years. After that, you expect that Apple Inc. will increase its dividend at the rate of 3% per year forever. The required rate of return for Apple is 20%. What is the price of Apple just after the current dividend was paid?

You want to have $3 million in real dollars in an account when you retire in 40 years. The nominal return on your investment is 10 percent and the inflation rate is 4.8 percent. What real amount must you deposit each year to achieve your goal

6.
Jane's Juice Bar has the following cost schedules:
Quantity
Variable Cost
Total Cost
O vats of juice
1
2.
3
4
5
$ 0
10
25
45
70
100
135
$ 30
40
55
75
100
130
165
6
a. Calculate average variable cost, average total
cost, and marginal cost for each quantity.
b. Graph all three curves. What is the
relationship between the marginal-cost
curve and the average-total-cost curve?
Between the marginal-cost curve and the
average-variable-cost curve? Explain.

During 2018, Raines Umbrella Corp. had sales of $763,000. Cost of goods sold, administrative and selling expenses, and depreciation expenses were $462,000, $103,000, and $148,500, respectively. In addition, the company had an interest expense of $73,800 and a tax rate of 22 percent. (Ignore any tax loss carryforward provisions and assume interest expense is fully tax deductible.)
a. What is the company’s net income/loss for 2018? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a positive value.)
b. What is the company's operating cash flow? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

The expected return on a portfolio: Group of answer choices can be greater than the expected return on the best performing security in the portfolio. can be less than the expected return on the worst performing security in the portfolio. is independent of the performance of the overall economy. is limited by the returns on the individual securities within the portfolio. is an arithmetic average of the returns of the individual securities when the weights of those securities are unequal.

Chen Company's Small Motor Division manufactures a number of small motors used in household and office appliances. The Household Division of Chen then assembles and packages such items as blenders and juicers. Both divisions are free to buy and sell any of their components internally or externally. The following costs relate to small motor LN233 on a per unit basis.
Fixed cost per unit $5.20
Variable cost per unit $10.81
Selling price per unit $34.55
Assuming that the Small Motor Division has excess capacity, compute the minimum acceptable price for the transfer of small motor LN233 to the Household Division. (Round answer to 2 decimal places.)
Minimum transfer price $ per unit
Assuming that the Small Motor Division does not have excess capacity, compute the minimum acceptable price for the transfer of the small motor to the Household Division. (Round answer to 2 decimal places.)

If The Wall Street Journal lists a stock's dividend as $1, then it is most likely the case that the stock: Multiple Choice pays $1 per share per quarter. paid $.25 per share per quarter for the past year. paid $1 during the past quarter, with no future dividends forecast. is expected to pay a dividend of $1 per share at the end of next year.

Paradise Corporation budgets on an annual basis for its fiscal year. The following beginning and ending inventory levels (in units) are planned for next year.Beginning Inventory Ending InventoryRaw material* 41,000 51,000Finished goods 81,000 51,000* Three pounds of raw material are needed to produce each unit of finished product.If Paradise Corporation plans to sell 485,000 units during next year, the number of units it would have to manufacture during the year would be:

Illumination Corporation operates one central plant that has two divisions, the Flashlight Division and the Night Light Division. The following data apply to the coming budget year: Budgeted costs of operating the plant for 2000 to 3000 hours: Fixed operating costs per year $480,000 Variable operating costs $800 per hour Budgeted long-run usage per year: Flashlight Division 1500 hours Night Light Division 700 hours Practical capacity 3000 hours Assume that practical capacity is used to calculate the allocation rates. Actual usage for the year by the Flashlight Division was 1400 hours and by the Night Light Division was 600 hours. If a single-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of operating costs will be allocated to the Night Light Division

Assume you gave up a $60,000 per year job at an accounting firm to start your own tax preparation business. To simplify, assume your tax personal obligations are the same whether you run your own firm or work for another firm. If your revenue during the first year of business is $75,000, and you incurred $5,000 in expenses for equipment and supplies, how much is your accounting profit

Answer each of the following independent questions. Required: Alex Meir recently won a lottery and has the option of receiving one of the following three prizes: (1) $88,000 cash immediately, (2) $34,000 cash immediately and a six-period annuity of $9,300 beginning one year from today, or (3) a six-period annuity of $18,400 beginning one year from today. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) 1.1 Assuming an interest rate of 7%, determine the PV value for the above options.
1.2 Which option should Alex choose? Option (1) Option (2) Option (3)
2. The Weimer Corporation wants to accumulate a sum of money to repay certain debts due on December 31, 2022. Weimer will make annual deposits of $175,000 into a special bank account at the end of each of 10 years beginning December 31, 2013. Assuming that the bank account pays 8% interest compounded annually, what will be the fund balance after the last payment is made on December 31, 2022?
Table of calculation function?
Payment?
N?
I?
Future value?

The owners of Whitewater rafting are currently contemplating a manufacturing process (Old Process) that will require an investment of $4,000 and a variable cost of $6 per raft vs. a larger (New Process) initial investment of $20,000 with more automated equipment that would reduce their variable cost of manufacture to $2 per raft. Compare the two manufacturing processes proposed here. For what volume demand should each process be chosen?
A. From 0 to 1000 choose Old Process, From 1000 to infinity choose New Process
B. From 0 to 4000 choose New Process, From 4000 to infinity choose Old Process
C. From 0 to 4000 choose Old Process, From 4000 to infinity choose New Process
D. Always use the Old Process and never use the New Process
E Always use the New Process and never use the Old Process

Quark Inc. just began business and made the following four inventory purchases in June: June 1 150 units $ 825 June 10 200 units 1,120 June 15 200 units 1,140 June 28 150 units 885 $3,970 A physical count of merchandise inventory on June 30 reveals that there are 200 units on hand. Using the FIFO inventory method, the amount allocated to ending inventory for June is

The following note transactions occurred during the year for Towell Company: Nov. 10 Towell issued a 90-day, 9% note payable for $8,000 to Hyatt Company for merchandise. Dec. 1 Towell signed a 120-day, 10% note at the bank for $12,000. Dec. 20 Towell gave Barr, Inc., a 60-day, 10%, $12,000 note for payment of account. Prepare the general journal entries necessary to adjust the interest accounts at December 31. Use 360 days for calculations and round to the nearest dollar.

Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. More of Project A's cash flows occur in the later years. b. We must have information on the cost of capital in order to determine which project has the larger early cash flows. c. The crossover rate, i.e., the rate at which Projects A and B have the same NPV, is greater than either project's IRR. d. The NPV profile graph is inconsistent with the statement made in the problem. e. More of Project B's cash flows occur in the later years.

Information from the records of the Abel Corporation for July 2018 was as follows:
Sales $1,230,000
Selling and administrative expenses 210,000
Direct materials used 264,000
Direct labor 300,000
Factory overhead * 405,000
*variable overhead is $205,000, fixed overhead is $200,000
Inventories
July 1, 2018 July 31, 2018
Direct materials $36,000 $42,000
Work in process 75,000 84,000
Finished goods 69,000 57,000
The total product cost is:_______.
a. $969,000
b. $1,179,000
c. $764,000
d. $615,000

The Sandeep Company's April 30 pre-reconciliation cash balance on its books was $35,000. While preparing the April 30 bank reconciliation, Sandeep determined that outstanding checks total $11,000, deposits in transit total $7,000, and bank service charges are $50. Assuming there are no other reconciling items, what was Sandeep's April 30 cash balance per the bank statement

Jack and Jill are the only two residents in a neighbourhood, and they would like to hire a security guard. The value of a security guard is $50 per month to Jack and $90 per month to Jill. Irrespective of who pays the guard, the guard will protect the entire neighbourhood and charge $120 per month for the service. Suppose Jack earns $4,000 per month and Jill earns $8,000 per month.
a. With a proportional tax of 1 percent on income, how much would Jack and Jill pay, and would it be enough to pay for the security guard?
Jack would pay $ _____.
Jill would pay $ _____.
This tax _____ be enough to pay for the security guard.
b. Suppose instead that Jack proposes a payment scheme under which Jack and Jill would each receive the same net benefit from hiring the guard. How much would Jack and Jill pay now?
Jack would pay $ _____.
Jill would pay $ _____.
Would both Jack and Jill vote for this scheme? _____

Sage Company began operations at the beginning of 2021. The following information pertains to this company.

1. Pretax financial income for 2021 is $87,000.
2. The tax rate enacted for 2021 and future years is 20%.
3. Differences between the 2021 income statement and tax return are listed below:

a. Warranty expense accrued for financial reporting purposes amounts to $6,600. Warranty deductions per the tax return amount to $1,900.
b. Gross profit on construction contracts using the percentage-of-completion method per books amounts to $84,500. Gross profit on construction contracts for tax purposes amounts to $66,300.
c. Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment for financial reporting purposes amounts to $57,900. Depreciation of these assets amounts to $84,300 for the tax return.
d. A $3,200 fine paid for violation of pollution laws was deducted in computing pretax financial income.
e. Interest revenue recognized on an investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds amounts to $1,500.

4. Taxable income is expected for the next few years. (Assume (a) is short-term in nature; assume (b) and (c) are long-term in nature.)

Required:
a. Compute taxable income for 2021.
b. Compute the deferred taxes at December 31, 2021, that relate to the temporary differences described above.
c. Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense

A publishing house is using 400 printers and 200 printing presses to produce books. The printers' wage rate is $20 and the price of a printing press is $100. The last printer added 20 books to total output, while the last press added 50 books to total output. In order to maximize the number of books published with a budget of $28,000, the publishing house

Setrakian Industries needs to raise $48.5 million to fund a new project. The company will sell bonds that have a coupon rate of 5.56 percent paid semiannually and that mature in 10 years. The bonds will be sold at an initial YTM of 6.13 percent and have a par value of $2,000. How many bonds must be sold to raise the necessary funds

Henry Ford is known for the introduction of the assembly line and the Model T. As his manufacturing effort expanded, however, he also adopted an attitude that came to be known as Fordism. What was one of the central tenets in his system?

Here is the income statement for Teal Mountain Inc.
TEAL MOUNTAIN INC.
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Sales revenue $402,900
Cost of goods sold 256,700
Gross profit 146,200
Expenses (including $ 10,200 interest and $29,600 income taxes) 89,200
Net income $57,000
Additional information:
1. Common stock outstanding January 1, 2017, was 30,000 shares, and 39,000 shares were outstanding at December 31, 2017.
2. The market price of Teal Mountain stock was $15 in 2017.
3. Cash dividends of $24,700 were paid, $ 6,500 of which were to preferred stockholders.
Compute the following measures for 2017.
(a) Earnings per share $_____
(b) Price-earnings ratio _____ times
(c) Payout ratio _____ %
(d) Times interest earned _____ times

When Valley Co. acquired 80% of the common stock of Coleman Corp., Coleman owned land with a book value of $75,000 and a fair value of $125,000. What is the amount of excess land allocation attributed to the noncontrolling interest at the acquisition date