Investment in robots will increase the fixed cost and reduce the variable cost.
What is the impact on fixed and variable cost?
Fixed cost is the cost that remains constant regardless of the level of output. Variable cost is the cost that is determinant on the level of output. It increases with the level of output.
Investment in robots would be expensive for the firm. This would increase the fixed cost but cost of using the robots do not depend on their output. Thus variable cost will be reduced.
On the other hand, using employees would reduce fixed cost and increase the variable cost. Employees are usually paid based on their level of output. This would increase the variable cost. There is little or no upfront cost required with employing labor. Thus fixed cost is low.
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Sandhill Co. provides the following information about its postretirement benefit plan for the year 2020. Service cost $ 43,200 Contribution to the plan 9,100 Actual and expected return on plan assets 10,900 Benefits paid 19,100 Plan assets at January 1, 2020 101,400 Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation at January 1, 2020 321,800 Discount rate 8 % Compute the postretirement benefit expense for 2020.
Answer:
The correct answer is "58,044".
Explanation:
The given values are:
Service cost,
= $43,200
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation,
= 321,800
Actual and expected return,
= 10,900
Discount rate,
= 8%
The interest cost will be:
= [tex]321,800\times 8 \ percent[/tex]
= [tex]25,744[/tex]
The Postretirement benefit expense will be:
= [tex]Service \ cost +Interest \ cost-Actual \ and \ expected \ return[/tex]
= [tex]43,200+25,744-10,900[/tex]
= [tex]58,044[/tex]
Because there isn't one single measure of inflation, the government and researchers use a variety of methods to get the most balanced picture of how prices fluctuate in the economy. Two of the most commonly used price indexes are the consumer price index (CPI) and the GDP deflator.
The GDP deflator for this year is calculated by dividing the 1) ________
a. Value of all goods and services produced in the economy in the base year.
b. Value of all goods and services produced in the economy this year.
c. cost of a given market basket of goods and services using
2) ______ a. the base year's prices
b. this year's prices by the
3) ________
a. Value of all goods and services produced in the economy in the base year
b. Value of all goods and services produced in the economy this year
c. cost of a given market basket of goods and services using
4) ______
a. the base year's prices
b. this year's prices
the CPI reflects only the prices of all goods and services 5) _______
a. produced domestically
b. bought by consumers
Which does an increase in the price of a Chinese-made car that is popular among U.S. consumers show up in?
a. GDP Deflator
b. CPI
Answer:
b
b
a
a
b
b
Explanation:
Synder Company uses a standard cost system for its production process and applies overhead based on direct labor hours. The following information is available for May when Synder produced 4,500 units: Standard: DLH per unit 2.50 Variable overhead per DLH $1.75 Fixed overhead per DLH $3.10 Budgeted variable overhead $21,875 Budgeted fixed overhead $38,750 Actual: Direct labor hours 10,000 Variable overhead $26,250 Fixed overhead $38,000 Refer to Synder Company. Using the two-variance approach, what is the noncontrollable variance
Answer:
Fixed overhead volume variance =$3,875 adverse
Explanation:
The non-controllable variance is the fixed overhead volume variance. It is the sum of the fixed overhead efficiency variance and the fixed overhead capacity variance
The efficiency variance is the difference between the standard hours of actual production and the actual hours multiplied by the fixed overhead absorption rate
Capacity variance is the difference budgeted hours and actual hours multiplied by the Fixed overhead absorption rate
Efficiency variance $
4500 units should have taken (4500×2.50) 11,250
but did take 10,000
variance in hours 1250
Standard Fixed overhead absorption rate× $3.10
Efficiency variance 3,875 favorable
capacity variance $
Budgeted hours (38750/3.10) 12,500
Actual hours 10,000
Variance 2,500 adverse
Standard rate × $3.10
Capacity variance 7,750 adverse
Volume variance = 7750 adverse + 3,875 favorable =$3875 adverse
Fixed overhead volume variance =$3,875 adverse
The NASDAQ is a floor-based exchange.
t or f
Severs on has an annuity due that pays $400 per year for 20 years. What is the value of the cash flow 20 years from today if they are placed in an account that earns 7.50%
Planner Corporation owns 60 percent of Schedule Company’s voting shares. During 20X3, Planner produced 25,000 computer desks at a cost of $82 each and sold 10,000 of them to Schedule for $94 each. Schedule sold 7,000 of the desks to unaffiliated companies for $130 each prior to December 31, 20X3, and sold the remainder in early 20X4 for $140 each. Both companies use perpetual inventory systems. Required: a. What amounts of cost of goods sold did Planner and Schedule record in 20X3?
Answer:
Cost of Goods sold for Planner:
= Goods sold * Cost to produce
= 10,000 * 82
= $820,000
Cost of Goods sold for Schedule:
= Goods sold * Cost of acquisition
= 7,000 * 94
= $658,000
what are the market trends and growth of netflix
A corporation reports the following year-end balance sheet data. The company's debt-to-equity ratio equals:Cash $ 41,000 Current liabilities $ 76,000 Accounts receivable 56,000 Long-term liabilities 31,000 Inventory 61,000 Common stock 101,000 Equipment 146,000 Retained earnings 96,000 Total assets $ 304,000 Total liabilities and equity $ 304,000 Multiple Choicea. 0.54b. 1.28c. 2.08d. 0.35e. 0.65
Answer:
0.54
Explanation:
Debt-to-equity ratio = Total Debt ÷ Total Equity
= $107,000 ÷ $197,000
= 0.54
The company's debt-to-equity ratio equals 0.54
Why do you think women occupy so few seats on boards of directors
Answer:
Women has always been discriminated against forever because of our sex. Men feel they should always be in charge so they should make more money
Diving Fiasco. Mike, who owns a dive shop in the United States, decides to take a group of his customers diving in U.S. waters. Mike is aware that sharks occasionally visit the area where the divers will be visiting. He is also aware that while stingrays are usually tame, they can become aggressive when fed. Mike does not reveal that information to the group of divers going with him. The divers go down into the water, and some have squid with which to feed the stingrays. During the dive, one of the stingrays becomes agitated and latches onto diver Susie's arm. Susie is so disconcerted that she drops her regulator (her breathing device) from her mouth and is in considerable difficulty. Another diver, Billy, encounters a shark, which snaps at him. While the shark does not actually bite Billy, the attack results in damage to his diving equipment. Mike, who is in charge of the dive, does nothing to help and leaves the other divers to return to the boat because the dive turned out to be more trouble than expected. Wendy, another diver on the trip, also returns to the boat without doing anything to help the divers in distress. Sam, on the other hand, goes to rescue the divers who are in distress. He manages to do so but in the process he pulls his back and requires medical care. All divers are very unhappy with Mike. Billy and Susie are annoyed that Mike did not come to their assistance. Which is true regarding Mike's duty to provide assistance to them during the dive?
A) Mike had no duty to provide any assistance to them.
B) Mike had a duty to come to their aid because he arranged the dive and was charging them.
C) Mike had a duty to come to their assistance only if he had specifically agreed to do so prior to the dive.
D) Mike had a duty to come to their assistance only if they were minors.
E) Mike had a duty to come to their assistance only if no one else did so.
Answer:
B) Mike had a duty to come to their aid because he arranged the dive and was charging them.
Explanation:
Mike organized the diving trip as part of his business activities. he is making money out of it, he is not doing it for free. He should haver warned the other divers about the risks involved and should also help them in case they are in trouble. When you provide a service, you are responsible for your customers' safety.
On January 1, 2020, ABC Corporation had 990,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On March 1, the corporation issued 150,000 new shares to raise additional capital. On May 1, the company issued a 5% stock dividend. On July 1, the corporation declared and issued a 3-for-1 stock split. On October 1, the corporation repurchased on the market 400,000 of its own outstanding shares and retired them.
Instructions:
Compute the weighted average number of shares to be used in computing earnings per share for 2020.
Answer:
ABC Corporation
The weighted-average number of common stock shares to be used in computing the earnings per share for 2020 is:
= 1,452,500.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
The Weighted-average number of shares to be used in computing earnings per share for 2020:
2020 Description Number Weight Result
January 1, Outstanding common stock 990,000 12/12 990,000
March 1, New issue of common stock 150,000 10/12 125,000
May 1, 5% Stock dividend (1,140,000 *5%) 57,000 8/12 38,000
July 1, 3-for-1 stock split (1,197,000/3) 399,000 6/12 199,500
October 1, Treasury stock (400,000) 3/12 100,000
Weighted-average number of common stock shares 1,452,500
Assume that a three-year Treasury note (T-note) has no maturity premium, and that the real risk-free rate of interest is 3 percent. If the T-note carries a nominal risk-free rate of return of 13 percent and if the expected average inflation rate over the next two years is 9 percent, what is the implied expected inflation rate during Year 3
Answer: 12%
Explanation:
First find the Inflation premium:
= Nominal risk free rate - Real risk free rate
= 13% - 3%
= 10%
Plug it into the following equation:
Inflation premium = { (2 * expected average inflation rate over the next two years) + Inflation rate for third year) } / 3
10% = { (2 * 9%) + 1₃} / 3
3 * 10% = { (2 * 9%) + 1₃}
30% = 18% + I₃
I₃ = 30% - 18%
I₃ = 12%
Expected cash dividends are $4.00, the dividend yield is 8%, flotation costs are 6% of price, and the growth rate is 5%. Compute the approximate cost of new common stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Explanation:
[tex]\text { Dividend, } \mathrm{D}= 4 \\\text { Dividend yield rate }=\mathrm{D} / \text { Current price }=8 % \\\text { Current price }, \mathrm{P} 0=\mathrm{D} / 8 \%=\$ 4 / 8 \%=$ 50[/tex]
[tex]\text { Flotation cost, } \mathrm{F}=8 \% \text { of current price }=\$ 50 * 8 \%=\$ 4 \\ \text { Growth rate,g }=4 % \\ \text { Cost of new common stock, } \mathrm{Ke}=[\mathrm{D} 1 /(\mathrm{P} 0-\mathrm{F})]+\mathrm{g} \\ =[\$ 4 /(\$ 50-\$ 4)]+4 \% \\ =0.086956522+0.04 \\ =0.126956522=12.7 \% \text {(Rounded) }[/tex]
12.7%
Joint products Alpha and Beta emerge from common processing that costs $200,000 and yields 9,000 units of Product Alpha and 5,600 units of Product Beta. Product Alpha can be sold for $150 per unit. Product Beta can be sold for $90 per unit. What amount of the joint costs will be assigned to Product Beta if joint costs are allocated on the basis of number of units produced
Answer:
the amount of the joint cost allocated is $76,712.32
Explanation:
The computation of the amount of the joint cost allocated is shown below"
= Processing cost × beta units ÷ (alpha units + beta units)
= $200,000 × 5,600 units ÷ (9,000 units + 5,600 units)
= $76,712.32
Hence, the amount of the joint cost allocated is $76,712.32
Happy Lawn Company started a lawn services business on January 1, 20X1 (so all account balances were zero on January 1, 20X1). It sends invoices to its customers for lawn maintenance services at the end of each month, and expects the customer to pay within 30 days. All of these sales were made on credit. During 20X1, cash collected from its customers totaled $750,000 for services rendered during the year. At the end of 20X1, the Accounts Receivable for Happy Lawn had a balance of $60,000. After all write-offs but before the year-end adjusting entry, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a debit balance of $4,000. Given the above information and considering the recording of Bad Debt Expense for the year, regardless of the method used to estimate bad debts, the ending Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance for 20X1 will be: Multiple Choice
Question Completion:
Assume that Happy Lawn uses the percentage of credit sales method to directly calculate the bad debt expense) instead of the aging method, and it is estimated that it will not collect 1% of the total credit sales.
Answer:
Happy Lawn Company
Given the above information and considering the recording of Bad Debt Expense for the year, regardless of the method used to estimate bad debts, the ending Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance for 20X1 will be:
= $8,140.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Total credit sales:
Cash collected from customers = $750,000
Accounts receivable balance 60,000
Write-off of debts 4,000
Total credit sales for the year $814,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 8,140 ($814,000 * 1%)
Bad Debts Expense = $12,140 ($8,140 + $4,000)
b) Since Happy Lawn is a new outfit, it does not have beginning balances of Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. With a debit balance of $4,000 in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, signifying a write-off (contrary entry from the Accounts Receivable), the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at year-end is expected to be equal to 1% of the credit sales. This will require a credit entry for Bad Debts Expense.
Where would you rather invest and why?
A. Bonds
B. Mutual Funds
C. Stocks
D. Real Estate
E. CDs
F. others
Answer:
d
Explanation:
because you get payed more
Troy Engines, Ltd., manufactures a variety of engines for use in heavy equipment. The company has always produced all of the necessary parts for its engines, including all of the carburetors. An outside supplier has offered to sell one type of carburetor to Troy Engines, Ltd., for a cost of $36 per unit. To evaluate this offer, Troy Engines, Ltd., has gathered the following information relating to its own cost of producing the carburetor internally:
Per Unit 15,000 Units Per Year
Direct materials $9 $135,000
Direct labor 11 165,000
Variable manufacturing overhead 2 30,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead, traceable 6* 90,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead, allocated 13 195,000
Total cost $41 $615,000
Required:
a. Assuming that the company has no alternative use for the facilities that are now being used to produce the carburetors, compute the total cost of making and buying the parts.
b. Should the outside supplier's offer be accepted?
c. Suppose that if the carburetors were purchased, Troy Engines, Ltd., could use the freed capacity to launch a new product. The segment margin of the new product would be $105,000 per year. Compute the total cost of making and buying the parts.
d. Should Troy Engines, Ltd., accept the offer to buy the carburetors for $31 per unit?
Maple Company purchases new equipment (7-year MACRS property) on January 10, 2020, at a cost of $430,000. Maple also purchases new machines (5-year MACRS property) on July 19, 2020 at a cost of $290,000. Maple wants to maximize its MACRS deductions; assume no taxable income limitations apply. What is Maple's total MACRS deduction for 2020
Answer:
$720000
Explanation:
This answer is quite sole and can be obtained by simple addition.
The answer to this question can be gotten by adding the MACR property of 8byears that has a cost of $430,000 with the purchases of new machines whose cost is $290000.
= $430000 + $290000
= $720000
Therefore Maple's total MACRs deduction for the year 2020 is equal to
$720000.
Thank you!
Lucy is trying to sell her CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme MSAAG1000 Gaming PC; however, none of the potential buyers is willing to pay the price Lucy desires. Lucy's friend Zeynep, an economist, thinks this might be due to a lack of information on the part of buyers. Zeynep uses the concept of __________ to explain to Lucy why she cannot sell her computer at the price she is asking
Answer: Adverse selection
Explanation:
From the above, we can deduce that Zeynep uses the concept of adverse selection to explain to Lucy why she cannot sell her computer at the price she is asking.
Adverse selection simply refers to a situation whereby there is information failure or asymmetric information. In this situation, the seller have more information than the information that the buyers about the product and this led to the situation whereby none of the potential buyers was willing to buy the product.
Ajax is reviewing its previous 100% acquisition of Baxter to determine if there is goodwill impairment. At December 31, 2020 Ajax has recorded Goodwill of $330,000 on its books relating to this acquisition. At December 31, 2020, Baxter had a book value of net assets of $400,000 (excluding goodwill) and an estimated fair value for the company of $600,000. What is the amount (if any) of the goodwill write-off required to be booked by Ajax at December 31, 2020 under the FASB rules effective in 2020.
Answer:
Baxter
The amount of the Goodwill write-off required to be booked by Ajax at December 31, 2020 under the FASB rules effective in 2020 is:
= $130,000.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Recorded Goodwill = $330,000
Book value of net assets = $400,000
Book value of all assets = $730,000 ($400,000 + $330,000)
Estimated fair value of company = $600,000
Goodwill impairment = $130,000 ($730,000 - $600,000)
b) The Goodwill impairment of $130,000 arose when the book value or the carrying amount exceeded the estimated fair value.
What are out-of-order rooms? How do they differ from out-of-inventory rooms
Many mortgage lenders require that a home inspection be done as part of a home purchase
agreement. What are some things reviewed during a home inspection? How can a home
inspection protect a homebuyer?
Answer:
1: some reviewed:
Heating system.
Central air conditioning system (temperature permitting)
Interior plumbing and electrical systems.
Roof.
Attic, including visible insulation.
Walls.
Ceilings.
Floors..
2:The inspection is an important part of the home buying process. ... The home inspection is designed to protect the buyers, by revealing problems they might not have noticed otherwise. It is a "non-invasive" examination of the property, which means the inspector will not cause any damage to the home while inspecting it.
Ivan Knobel holds a well-diversified portfolio that has an expected return of 11.0% and a beta of 1.20. He is in the process of buying 1,000 shares of Syngine Corp at $10 a share and adding it to his portfolio. Syngine has an expected return of 13.0% and a beta of 1.50. The total value of Ivan's current portfolio is $90,000. What will the expected return and beta on the portfolio be after the purchase of the Syngine stock? a. 11.76%; 1.29 b. 10.64%; 1.17 c. 12.97%; 1.42 d. 12.35%; 1.36 e. 11.20%; 1.23
Answer:
e. 11.20%; 1.23
Explanation:
The computation of the expected return and the beta is shown below
For expected return
= ($10,000 ÷ ($10,000 + $90,000) × 13%) + (0.9 × 11%)
= ($10,000 ÷ $100,000 × 13%) + (0.9 × 11%)
= (0.1 × 13%) + (0.9 × 11%)
= 11.20%
And, the beta is
= ($10,000 ÷ 100,000 × 1.50) + ($90,000 ÷ 100,000 × 1.20 )
= 1.23
Hamlet has monotonic, strictly convex, quasilinear preferences over widgets,x, and money to spend on other goods,m, wheremis the linear term. Consider a $1 increase in the price of widgets. Hamlet knows that he if he were given $20 after the price change, his new optimal bundle would give him exactly the same utility that he had before the price change. Which of the following can be concluded from this information? (You may assume that Hamlet's income is large enough that however many widgets he might want to buy, he'll still have money left over for other goods.)
A) Hamlet's compensating variation is $20.
B) Hamlet's equivalent variation is $20.
C) Hamlet's (net) consumer surplus falls by $20 due to the price change.
D) All of the above are true.
E) None of the above are true.
Answer:
A) Hamlet's compensating variation is $20.
Explanation:
Hamlet is expecting pay rise of $20 but he thinks that his utility will remain the same. Hamlet is not getting any extra benefit due to his pay rise and his utility is same, this is compensating variation because his initial utility is not changed. Compensating variation is the extra amount of money which is needed to reach to initial utility.
In business, a message written to right a wrong is called a claim. Straightforward claims are those where the receiver is expected to readily agree with your message. These claims require a direct approach. To be an effective business communicator, you should familiarize yourself with the best practices for making direct claims and voicing complaints.
Required:
What should you include in the opening of a direct claim message?
Answer: A clear statement of the problem
Explanation:
The opening of a direct claim message should clearly state the problem that you would like to be addressed by the receiver and would set the tone for the rest of the message.
Claim messages are formal messages and as such, should be clear and concise so that the message is communicated effectively and there is a lesser chance of the message being misread. This is why the message should be clearly stated, so that the receiver understands it and responds in kind.
Jamison Company purchased the assets of Booker Company at an auction for $5,600,000. An independent appraisal of the fair value of the assets is listed below: Land $1,900,000 Building 2,800,000 Equipment 2,100,000 Trucks 3,400,000 Assuming Jamison allocates the purchase price on the basis of the relative fair values, what amount would be allocated to the Trucks?
Answer:
$1,866,667
Explanation:
Express the Fair Value of Truck as a parentage of Total Fair Value and multiply by Total Purchase Price
Fair Value of Truck = $3,400,000
Total Fair Value = $1,900,000 + $2,800,000 + $2,100,000 + $3,400,000 = $10,200,000
Cost of Truck = $3,400,000 / $10,200,000 x $5,600,000 = $1,866,667
The amount that would be allocated to the Trucks is $1,866,667
Ataxia Fitness Center is considering an investment in some additional weight training equipment. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 10 years with no salvage value at the end of the 10 years. Ataxia's internal rate of return on this equipment is 8%. Ataxia's discount rate is also 8%. The payback period on this equipment is closest to (Ignore income taxes.):
Answer:
6.71 years
Explanation:
we need to determine the PVIFA for 8% and 10 periods:
PVIFA = [1 - 1/(1 + i)n ] / i
PVIFA = [1 - 1/(1 + 0.08)¹⁰ ] / 0.08 = 0.5368 / 0.08 = 6.71
Ataxia's payback period should be 6.71 years or less in order for this project to be feasible and accepted.
crane company purchased aa depreciatble asset for $614000 on january 1, 2018. the estimated salvage value os $56000 and the estimated useful life is 9 years. the straight-line method is used for depreciztion. in 2021, crane changed its estimates to a total useful life of 5 years with a salvage value of $92000. what is 2021 depreciation expense
Answer:
$166,000
Explanation:
The computation of the 2021 depreciation expense is shown below:
Depreciation expense is
= (Cost - Salvage value) ÷ Useful life
= ($614,000 - $56,000) ÷ 9
= $62000/year
Now book value as on 2021 is
= (Cost - Accumulated depreciation expense)
= $614,000 - (62000 × 3)
= $424000
Now revised depreciation expense is
= ($424,000 - $92,000) ÷ 2
= $166,000
The welding department supplies parts to the final assembly line. Management decides to implement a kanban system and has collected the following data: The daily demand is 2500 units. The production lead time is 3 days (this includes processing time, transport time, and waiting time). Management has decided to have 1.5 days of safety stock. One container fits 250 units.How many kanban containers will be needed to support this system?
Answer: 45 containers
Explanation:
The number of containers needed is calculated by:
= (Expected demand during Lead time + Safety Stock) / Container Capacity
Expected demand during Lead time = Daily demand * Lead time
= 2,500 * 3
= 7,500 units
Safety stock = 1.5 days * 2,500
= 3,750 units
Number of containers needed:
= (7,500 + 3,750) / 250
= 45 containers
On October 1, 2021, Ivanhoe Company purchased to hold to maturity, 3000, $1000, 8% bonds for $3460000 which includes $50000 accrued interest. The bonds, which mature on February 1, 2030, pay interest semiannually on February 1 and August 1. Ivanhoe uses the straight-line method of amortization. The bonds should be reported in the December 31, 2021 balance sheet at a carrying value of
Answer:
$3,422,300
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what bonds should be reported in the December 31, 2021 balance sheet at a carrying value
Bonds=($3,460,000 - $50,000)+[($3,460,000 - $50,000)-(3,000*$1,000)*3/100]
Bonds=$3,410,000 +($3,410,000 -$3,000,000 *3/100)
Bonds=$3,410,000+($410,000*3/100)
Bonds=$3,410,000+$12,300
Bonds=$3,422,300
Therefore bonds should be reported in the December 31, 2021 balance sheet at a carrying value of $3,422,300