Answer:
Marshall Inc.
1. Estimated Income Statement for the year ending October 31 (Absorption Costing)
Sales volume 40,000 Units 50,000 Units
Sales Revenue $2,120,000 $2,650,000
Cost of goods sold:
Direct materials ($31.90 per unit) 1,276,000 1,595,000
Direct labor ($7.60 per unit) 304,000 380,000
Variable factory overhead ($3.50 per unit) 140,000 175,000
Fixed factory overhead 63,840 63,840
Total cost of goods sold $1,783,840 $2,213,840
Gross profit $336,160 $436,160
Expenses:
Fixed selling & administrative expenses 17,400 17,400
Variable selling & administrative expenses 55,263 69,079
Total selling & administrative expenses $72,663 $86,479
Net income $263,497 $349,681
2. Estimated Income Statement for the year ending October 31 (Variable Costing)
Sales volume 15,200 Units 16,800 Units
Sales Revenue $805,600 $890,400
Cost of goods sold:
Direct materials ($31.90 per unit) 484,880 535,920
Direct labor ($7.60 per unit) 115,520 127,680
Variable factory overhead ($3.50 per unit) 53,200 58,800
Variable selling & administrative expenses 21,000 23,210
Total Variable costs $674,600 $745,610
Gross profit $131,000 $144,790
Fixed Expenses:
Fixed selling & administrative expenses 17,400 17,400
Fixed factory overhead 63,840 63,840
Total fixed expenses $81,240 $81,240
Net income $49,760 $63,550
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Estimated Operating Results
Sales (15,200 x $53) $805,600
Manufacturing costs (15,200 units):
Direct materials 484,880 ($31.90 per unit)
Direct labor 115,520 ($7.60 per unit)
Variable factory overhead 53,200 ($3.50 per unit)
Fixed factory overhead 63,840
Fixed selling and administrative expenses 17,400
Variable selling and administrative expenses 21,000
A firm is about to begin pilot plant operation on a process it has developed. One item of optional equipment that could be obtained is a heat exchanger unit. The company finds that a unit now available for $30,000 could be used in other company operations. It is estimated that the heat exchanger unit will be worth $35,000 at the end of 8 years. This seemingly high salvage value is due primarily to the fact that the $30,000 purchase price is really a rare bargain. If the firm believes 15% is an appropriate rate of return, what annual benefit is needed to justify the purchase of the heat exchanger unit
Answer:
$4,135.75
Explanation:
Let x be the annual benefit.
Year Cash flow D.F. at 15% Cumulative
0 -30000
1 X 0.869565217 0.869565217
2 X 0.756143667 1.625708885
3 X 0.657516232 2.283225117
4 X 0.571753246 2.854978363
5 X 0.497176735 3.352155098
6 X 0.432327596 3.784482694
7 X 0.37593704 4.160419734
8 X 0.326901774 4.487321508
8 35000 0.326901774
Present value of outflow = Present value of Inflow
By equating we get, 30000 = (35000 * 0.326902) + 4.487322x
30000 = 11441.57 + 4.487322x
4.487322x = 30000 - 11441.57
4.487322x = 18558.43
x = 18558.43/4.487322
x = 4135.747334378946
x = 4135.75
So, annual benefit is $4,135.75
Sales promotion is the promotional tool that stimulates consumer purchasing and dealer interest by means of short-term activities.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
a. True
Explanation:
Sales promotion is the marketing strategy in which the product is being promoted via using short term & attractive initiatives in order to stimulate the demand so that the sales could be increased. It could be used for introducing a new product in the market, selling out the existing inventory, for attracting more customers, etc
Therefore as per the given statement, the option a is correct
The company owns 9,000 acres of timberland purchased two years ago at a cost of $1,400 per acre. At the time of purchase, the land without the timber was valued at $400 per acre. In the current year, the company built fire lanes and roads, with a life of 30 years, at a cost of $84,000. Every year, the company sprays to prevent disease at a cost of $3,000 per year and spends $7,000 to maintain the fire lanes and roads. During the current year, the company selectively logged and sold 700,000 board feet of timber, of the estimated 3,500,000 board feet. Next year, the company will plant new seedlings to replace the trees cut at a cost of $100,000. What is the cost of timber sold related to depletion during the current year
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
First, we will calculate the depreciation expenses
Depreciation expense = Cost / life = $84,000 / 30 = $2,800 per year
Always accept a job offer before discussing its salary and benefits.
Answer:
Acepting he job before getting inforamtion about it is not a good way to geta job. That is how you get a bad job that doesnt have a good salary or many beefits.
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A male worker meets and regularly exceeds the work standards in the coding unit while the female workers in the unit usually, but not always, meet basic work standards. Based upon this information, the supervisor did not recommend a merit increase for the male worker since this increase would result in him receiving a higher wage than the female workers in the same unit. Given the scenario, determine which (if any) federal regulatory requirement has been violated
Answer:
The Federal regulatory requirement here which has been breached is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Explanation:
Acording to SEC. 2000e-2. [Section 703]
"(a) Employer practices
It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer -
(1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; or
(2) to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin."
The supervisor might have been attempting to create equality. However, the results of the work stand out. By refusing to reward the male worker, the supervisor has discriminated against him on the basis of his gender. His work deserves merit. The work of the female worker does not.
Hence the supervisor is in violation of the statue refered above.
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Cominsky Company purchased a machine on July 1, 2018, for $28,000. Cominsky paid $200 in title fees and county property tax of $125 on the machine. In addition, Cominsky paid $500 shipping charges for delivery, and $475 was paid to a local contractor to build and wire a platform for the machine on the plant floor. The machine has an estimated useful life of 6 years with a salvage value of $3,000.
Determine the depreciation base of Cominsky’s new machine. Cominsky uses straight-line depreciation.
Depreciation base $
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Answer:
$26,300
Explanation:
Depreciation Base is the total amount charged to expenses over an asset's useful life.
In Straight line method of Depreciation:
Depreciation Base = (Cost of Asset - Salvage Value)
Cost of Asset $28,000 + $200 + $125 + $500 + $475
Cost of Asset = $29,300
Depreciable Base = $29,300 - $3,000
Depreciable Base = $26,300
Transformational leadership is a positive predictor of job performance and organizational commitment.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
a. True
Explanation:
Transformational leadership can be understood as a leadership style whose main objective is the motivation of employees. The transformational leader is the one who seeks to inspire employees through their own example and willingness to work, is the leader who assertively communicates with his team, seeking the autonomy of employees, building a relationship based on trust and increasing of creativity and organizational innovation.
This leadership style is a positive indicator of organizational performance and commitment because it is based on strengthening the organizational culture, where each employee has the possibility to contribute with innovative ideas in favor of the organization's objectives and goals, which creates a sense of greater appreciation and job satisfaction, greater motivation that increases the employee's creativity and productivity.
Which of the following statements about using dramatics in a sales presentation is most likely true? Using dramatic demonstrations fails to set a salesperson apart from the majority of other salespeople. A salesperson's own uncertainty about the use of dramatics increases the positive impact on the prospect. A theatrical movie showing the history of the company is an example of dramatization. Dramatics should be incorporated into all sales presentations due to their success rate. Television commercials are a source of ideas for dramatizations.
Answer:
Television commercials are a source of ideas for dramatizations.
Explanation:
Marketing can be defined as the process of developing promotional techniques and sales strategies by a firm, so as to enhance the availability of goods and services to meet the needs of the end users or consumers through advertising and market research.
Basically, marketing comprises of all the activities such as, identifying, anticipating set of medium and processes for creating, promoting, delivering, and exchanging goods and services that has value for customers. It typically, involves understanding customer needs, building and maintaining healthy relationships with them in order to scale up your business.
A sales presentation can be defined as series of talk given by a salesperson with the attempt to persuade someone or a potential customer to buy a particular product, by giving information it. Some salespersons resort to the use of dramatics so as to initiate and close the sale of a particular product by engaging in series of theatrical actions.
Hence, the statement about using dramatics in a sales presentation which is most likely true is that, television commercials are a source of ideas for dramatizations because various actions are performed with the intent to promote the purchase of a product.
A country is angry at a neighboring country for creating too much water and
air pollution. It passes a law that forbids its citizens from doing any business
with the other country until that country cleans up the pollution. If the
pollution continues, there will be no trade between the countries.
This is an example of which type of trade barrier?
A. Tariffs
B. Embargoes
C. Subsidies
D. Quotas
The trade barrier which is displayed is called as Embargoes. Hence, Option B is the correct statement.
What do you mean by Embargoes?An embargo is a central authority order that restricts trade or alternates with a precise country, commonly due to political or financial problems.
An embargo is commonly created due to damaging political or financial occasions among nations. It is designed to isolate a rustic and create problems for its governing body, forcing it to behave on the difficulty that brought about the embargo.
Hence, Option B is the correct statement.
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Bonita, Inc. uses activity-based costing as the basis for information to set prices for its six lines of seasonal coats.
Activity Cost Pools Estimated Overhead Estimated Use of Cost Drivers per Activity
Designing $452,795 11,900 designer hours
Sizing and cutting 4,231,150 157,000 machine hours
Stitching and trimming 1,501,000 79,000 labor hours
Wrapping and packing 327,050 31,000 finished units
Required:
Compute the activity-based overhead rates using the following budgeted data for each of the activity cost pools.
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
To calculate the activities rates, we need to use the following formula:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Designing= 452,795 / 11,900= $38.05 per designer hour
Sizing and cutting= 4,231,150 / 157,000= $36.95 per machine hour
Stitching and trimming= 1,501,000 / 79,000= $19 per labor hour
Wrapping and packing= 327,050 / 31,000= $10.55 per finished unit
Whispering Company is planning to produce 1,100 units of product in 2020. Each unit requires 2.60 pounds of materials at $4.80 per pound and a half-hour of labor at $14.00 per hour. The overhead rate is 90% of direct labor. (a) Compute the budgeted amounts for 2020 for direct materials to be used, direct labor, and applied overhead. Direct materials $ Direct labor $ Overhead $ (b) Compute the standard cost of one unit of product. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.75.) Standard cost $
Answer:
Explanation:
a. The answer to question (a) goes thus:
Direct materials will be:
= (1,100 × $2.60) × $4.80
= $13,728
Direct labor will be:
= (1,100 × 1/2) × $14.00
= $7,700
Overhead will be:
= $7,700 × 90%
= $7700 × 0.9
= $6,930
b. The standard cost of one unit of product will be calculated as follows:
Direct materials = ($2.60 × $4.80) = $12.48
Add: Direct labor (1/2 × $14.00) = $7.00
Add: Overhead = ($7.00 × 90%) = $6.30
Standard cost = $12.48 + $7.00 + $6.30 = $25.78
Lancelot Corporation manufactures tennis gear and uses budgeted machine-hours to allocate variable manufacturing overhead. The following information relates to the company's manufacturing overhead data: Budgeted output units 8,000 units Budgeted machine-hours 24,000 hours Budgeted variable manufacturing overhead costs for 8,000 units $288,000 Actual output units produced 8,500 units Actual machine-hours used 23,750 hours Actual variable manufacturing overhead costs $250,000 What is the flexible-budget amount for variable manufacturing overhead
Answer:
$56,000 Favorable
Explanation:
The computation of the flexible-budget amount for variable manufacturing overhead is shown below
The Budgeted machine hours per unit os
= 24,000 ÷ 8,000
= 3
The Budgeted machine hours allowed for 8,500 units is
= 8,500 × 3
= 25,500
Now the Budgeted variable overhead rate per machine hour is
= $288,000 ÷ 24,000
= $12.00
Now
Flexible-budget amount is
= 25,500 × $12.00
= $306,000
So, the Flexible-budget variance is
= $250,000 - $306,000
= $56,000 Favorable
For 126 consecutive days, a process engineer has measured the temperature of champagne bottles as they are made ready for serving. Each day, she took a sample of 8 bottles. The average across all 1,008 bottles (126 days, 8 bottles per day) was 58 degrees Fahrenheit. The standard deviation across all bottles was 1.5 degree.
When constructing an X-bar chart, what would be the center line?
Answer:
58 degrees fahrenheit
Explanation:
the centerline will be 58 degrees fahrenheit
the upper control limit = 58 degrees + (1.099 x 1.5) = 59.6485 degrees fahrenheit
the lower control limit = 58 degrees - (1.099 x 1.5) = 56.3515 degrees fahrenheit
the A₃ control value for n = 8 is 1.099
Elaine needs $1,500 to buy textbooks and other school supplies. Kramer agrees to loan Elaine $1,500, accepting as collateral Elaine’s car. They put their agreement in writing and sign it. Elaine keeps possession of the car. What are the requirements for Kramer to have an enforceable security interest in the car? What must Kramer do to let other creditors know of his security interest in the car?
Answer:
1. For Kramer to have an enforceable security interest in the car, the following requirements must be met:
a. Elaine must possess the property right over the car.
b. Kramer must give value for the security interest.
c. Elaine must have authenticated the security agreement by describing it, or Kramer must be in possession of the collateral.
2. Kramer needs to perfect his security interest in the car by registering it with the appropriate statutory body.
Explanation:
Under UCC Article 9, four steps must be taken by Kramer to perfect the security interest in the collateral car. They include:
a. Creating and filing a financing statement with the statutory body
b. Establishing actual possession of the car
c. Establishing control over the car by not allowing Elaine keep its possession.
d. Attaching a purchase financial security interest on the car.
Read the scenario and answer the question that follows:
George is giving a presentation to his English class. He has a created a collage on a big poster. To be sure he remembers everything he wants to say, he has notes to read for the presentation. He holds up his poster and looks down as he reads his notes. George quickly notices that only a few students are paying attention to him, and the ones who are seem to be struggling to hear what he is saying.
What can George do to improve his presentation to the class?
Give it another try and hope they are more interested next time he talks
Hang the poster in the room, so he does not have to hold it while he talks
Look at the class more and his notes less, so the class can hear him
Put more effort into his preparation, so he does not have to look at his notes
Answer:
Look at the class more and his notes less, so the class can hear him
Explanation:
Penetration pricing doesn't work if ________.
Answer: the price isnt low enough
Explanation:Penetration pricing is a marketing strategy used by businesses to attract customers to a new product or service by offering a lower price during its initial offering. The lower price helps a new product or service penetrate the market and attract customers away from competitors.
Suppose you trade dollars and euros for a bank that has branches in Los Angeles and Frankfurt. You can electronically transfer the funds between the two branch locations at no cost, and trading commissions are negligible. The current dollar-per-euro exchange rate in Los Angeles is E$/EURLA=1.5653 , while in Frankfurt, it is E$/EURFR=1.586.
You can make a profit for the bank if you buy euros in _______ and sell them in _________.
Answer:
Explanation:
Profit will be made by you for the bank if you buy the Euros in Los Angeles, and sell the Euros to customers in Frankfurt...
Buying in Los Angeles comes at a price of $1 = €1.5653, then going ahead to sell in Frankfurt means you get to sell it at a rate of $1 = €1.586
Although this is a very tiny difference, of 0.0207. The reality is that when you're doing a lot of tradings that involves currency, you tend to see the profit. If for example, a total of $1 million is traded, then the profit would be $20700, which we all can attest to the fact that it's a lot of money.
Flychucker Corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus a share repurchase. In either case $14,000 would be spent. Current earnings are $2.00 per share, and the stock currently sells for $50 per share. There are 2,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes and other imperfections. a. Evaluate the two alternatives in terms of the effect on the price per share of the stock and shareholder wealth per share
Answer:
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Flychucker Corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus a share Alternative 1 Extra dividend Price per share 43.00-50-14000/2000 Shareholder wealth $50.00
What is corporate?A corporation is a collection of people or a business that has been given legal status as a single entity by the state and is used for specific legal purposes. Early corporations were created with a charter. The majority of governments currently permit the registration of new corporations.
Alternative 2 Repurchase Price per share Shareholder wealth $ 50.00 Corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus a share Alternative 1 Extra dividend Price per share 43.00-50-14000/2000 Shareholder wealth $50.00
Therefore, Flychucker Corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus a share of Alternative
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Alternative 2 Repurchase Price per share Shareholder wealth $ 50.00
The stockholders’ equity section of Velcro World is presented here.
VELCRO WORLD
Balance Sheet (partial)
($ and shares in thousands)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value $ 5,800
Common stock, $1 par value 28,000
Additional paid-in capital 1,028,600
Total paid-in capital 1,062,400
Retained earnings 286,000
Treasury stock, 12,000
Common shares (360,000)
Total stockholders' equity $ 988,400
Based on the stockholders' equity section of Velcro World, answer the following questions. Remember that all amounts are presented in thousands.
1. How many shares of preferred stock have been issued? (Enter you answer in total number of shares, not in thousands.)
2. How many shares of common stock have been issued? (Enter you answer in total number of shares, not in thousands.)
3. If the common shares were issued at $30 per share, at what average price per share were the preferred shares issued?
4. If retained earnings at the beginning of the period was $250 million and $30 million was paid in dividends during the year, what was the net income for the year? (Enter your answer in million (i.e., 5,000,000 should be entered as 5).)
5. What was the average cost per share of the treasury stock acquired?
Answer:
Velcro World
1. Prefered stock issued = 5,800,000
2. Common stock issued = 28,000,000
3. Average price of preferred stock = $38
4. Net income for the year = $66
5. Average cost per share of the treasury stock acquired = $30
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
VELCRO WORLD
Balance Sheet (partial)
($ and shares in thousands)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $1 par value $ 5,800
Common stock, $1 par value 28,000
Additional paid-in capital 1,028,600
Total paid-in capital 1,062,400
Retained earnings 286,000
Treasury stock, 12,000 (360,000)
Total stockholders' equity $ 988,400
1. Prefered stock issued = 5,800,000
2. Common stock issued = 28,000,000
3. Additional paid in capital = 1,028,600,000
less common stock (part) 812,000,000 ($29 * 28,000,000)
Preferred stock (part) 216,600,000
add Preferred stock 5,800,000
Total preferred stock value 222,400,000
Average price = 222,400,000/5,800,000 = $38
4. Retained earnings at the end = $286,000,000
add dividends paid during the year 30,000,000
Retained earnings at the beginning = $250,000,000
Net income for the year = $66,000,000
$66
5. Average cost per share of the treasury stock acquired = $360,000,000/12,000,000 = $30
Which of the following is TRUE regarding omni-channel buyers?
Incomplete question. The missing options read:
A. They shift easily across online and in-store channels.
B. They always shop in-store channels, then order online.
C. They prefer the online environment.
D. They purchase online but tend to purchase more in-store.
Answer:
A. They shift easily across online and in-store channels.
Explanation:
Indeed, these types of buyers do not have one preferred channel of making purchasing. Hence, companies who are aware of this employ the omnichannel strategy so as to satisfy the wants of their customers.
For example, a smartphone company would would make its smartphones not only in physical stores but also in online stores.
QS 9-8 (Algo) Recording employer payroll taxes LO P3 Merger Co. has 10 employees, each of whom earns $1,700 per month and has been employed since January 1. FICA Social Security taxes are 6.2% of the first $132,900 paid to each employee, and FICA Medicare taxes are 1.45% of gross pay. FUTA taxes are 0.6% and SUTA taxes are 5.4% of the first $7,000 paid to each employee. Prepare the March 31 journal entry to record the March payroll taxes expense. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Answer:
Dr Payroll Tax Expense: $2,321
Cr FICA- Social security taxes payable $1,054
Cr FICA- Medicare taxes payable $247
Cr SUTA-State unemployment taxes payable $918
Cr FUTA- Federal unemployment taxes payable $102
Explanation:
Preparation of the March 31 journal entry to record the March payroll taxes expense
March 31
Dr Payroll Tax Expense: $2,321
($1,054+$247+$918+$102)
Cr FICA- Social security taxes payable $1,054
[($1,700*10)*6.2%]
Cr FICA- Medicare taxes payable $247
[($1,700*10)*1.45%]
Cr SUTA-State unemployment taxes payable $918
[($1,700*10)*5.4%]
Cr FUTA- Federal unemployment taxes payable $102
[($1,700*10)*0.6%]
(To record payroll taxes expense)
how have people responded to the pandemic in terms of successful managing event at this time?
Answer:
Find the explanation below.
Explanation:
The pandemic of 2019 which spread so fast in 2020 and caused the shut down of many business activities has been effectively managed and adapted to by many people. Given that the pandemic requires social distancing, regular handwashing, wearing of nose masks and some other hygienic practices aimed at quelling its effects, people have endeavored to avoid unnecessary social gatherings.
Business meetings, wedding events, and even the education of students are held virtually through video calling applications. This way events are still held while keeping to the rules guiding the pandemic.
Culture plays a key role in business. In what ways have movies influenced managerial tasks, company activities, and other ways of doing business around the world?
Can watching foreign films be an effective way of learning how to do business abroad? Justify your answer.
Answer:
In what ways have movies influenced managerial tasks, company activities, and other ways of doing business around the world?
Movies can certainly influence the behavior of managers and other businessmen, specially if they happen to be particularly fond of such movies. However, if the influenced behavior does not lead to good corporate results, it is then likely to be discarded.
Can watching foreign films be an effective way of learning how to do business abroad?
To a certain extent yes, specially if the movies are related to some kind of business activity. However, movies can also display stereotypical behaviors, or deal with subject matter that is not relevant for the business activity, so it is always important to keep in mind that they are not enough to learn how to do business abroad, and that other type of material is needed, like books, or government reports.
HH Auto Repair reports the following information for the coming year.
Labor rate, including fringe benefits $ 45 per labor hour
Annual labor hours 10,900 hours
Annual materials (parts) purchases $2,090,000
Annual overhead costs:
Materials purchasing, handling, and storage $ 355,300
Other overhead (depreciation, insurance, taxes, rent) 185,300
Target profit margin (on both labor and materials) $ 33 %
1. Compute the price (rate) per hour of direct labor. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
2. Compute the materials markup (in %).
3. What price should the company quote for a job requiring five labor hours and $670 in parts? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Answer: See explanation
Explanation:
1. Compute the price (rate) per hour of direct labor.
This will be:
= [45 + (185,300 / 10,900)]× 1.33
= (45 + 17) × 1.33
= 62 × 1.33
= $82.46
2. Compute the materials markup.
This will be:
= =(355,300 / 2090,000) + 33%
= 0.17 + 33%
= 17% + 33%
= 50%
3. What price should the company quote for a job requiring five labor hours and $670 in parts?
This will be:
= (670 × 1.5) + (82.46 × 5)
= 1005 + 412.3
= $1417.30
Snowy Mountain Financial Advisors is a network of branches providing investing and financial advising services. It discloses that it uses a balanced scorecard with the following six performance measures.
Required:
Link the measures to the perspective number(s) of the balanced scorecard.
Perspective
1. Financial
2. Customer
3. Learning and growth
4. Internal business processed
Procedure Measure Prespective number
Market share
Regulatory compliance
New cutomer refresh from existing customer
Order errors
Brach profit
Answer:
Financial : market share and Branch profit Customer : New customer referrals from existing customer Learning and Growth : Not available on the score card Internal business processed : Regulatory compliance, Order errorsExplanation:
Linking the measures to the perspective number(s) of the balanced scorecard
Financial : market share and Branch profit Customer : New customer referrals from existing customer Learning and Growth : Not available on the score card Internal business processed : Regulatory compliance, Order errorsThe Market share is simply a portion of the general market that is been controlled by a product or organization
New customer referrals form existing customers is one way a company can get new and returning customers to patronize them
Regulatory compliance and order errors is been handled by the management of the business
A bank loan officer has been approached by a start-up company that needs a five-year loan to purchase the equipment for its first project. The project will have a life of five years. At the end of five years, the equipment will be worthless. The founders of the company told the loan officer that they would be willing to pay a much higher interest rate on a simple interest loan rather than contracting to an add-on interest loan.
A. The loan officer should offer the company an add-on interest loan because there is a high risk that the company will not be able to repay the principal on the loan at the end of the project's life.
B. The loan officer should offer the company a simple interest loan. The bank will make more money in the long run, because it can charge a much higher interest rate.
Answer:
A.
Explanation:
add on interest loan is more frequently in case of sub prime borrowers.
Robert is the sole shareholder and CEO of ABC, Inc., an S corporation that is a qualified trade or business. During the current year, ABC has net income of $325,000 after deducting Robert’s $100,000 salary. In addition to his compensation, ABC pays Robert dividends of $250,000. What is Robert’s qualified business income? Would your answer to part (a) change if you determined that reasonable compensation for someone with Robert’s experience and responsibilities is $200,000? Why or why not
Answer and Explanation:
a. The calculation of the robert qualified business income is shown below:
Since robert is the sole shareholder and CEO of the ABC Inc and earned the income of $325,000 after subtracting the deduction of $100,000 salary
Also their is a dividend of $250,000
But the qualified business income should be equivalent to the net income i.e. $325,000
b. In the case when there is $200,000 so the net income would be decreased by $100,000
Now the qualified business income is
= $325,000 - $100,000
= $225,000
Time Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company with businesses in television networks, filmed entertainment, and publishing. The company's recent annual report contained the following information (dollars in millions):
Net loss $(13,402 )
Depreciation, amortization, and impairments 34,790
Decrease in receivables 1,245
Increase in inventories 5,766
Decrease in accounts payable 445
Additions to equipment 4,377
Required:
a. Based on this information, compute cash flow from operating activities using the indirect method.
b. What were the major reasons that Time Warner was able to report a net loss but positive cash flow from operations? Why are the reasons for the difference between cash flow from operations and net income important to financial analysts?
Answer and Explanation:
a. The cash flow from operating activities using the indirect method is
Net loss $(13,402 )
Add: Depreciation, amortization, and impairments $34,790
Add: Decrease in receivables $1,245
Less: Increase in inventories -$5,766
Less: Decrease in accounts payable -$445
Net cash flow from operating activities $16,442
b. The reasons for net loss but positive cash flow from operations are
Change in current assets, liabilities, depreciation
ANd, the reasons for having a difference is that the operating activities records the cash payment & cash receipt related to operating activities and the rest of things would be ignored
A review of current distribution procedures reveals that the Valley Voice employs 100 truck drivers to drop off bundles of newspapers to 1,300 teenagers who deliver papers to individual homes. The drivers are paid an hourly wage while the teenagers receive 4 cents for each paper they deliver.
Turkey is considering an alternative method of distributing the papers, which he says has worked in other cities the size of Flower Mound (where the Valley Voice is published). Under the new system, the newspaper would retain 20 truck drivers to transport papers to five distribution centers around the city. The distribution centers are operated by independent contractors who would be responsible for making their own arrangements to deliver papers to subscribers’ homes. The 20 drivers retained by the Valley Voice would receive the same hourly rate as they currently earn, and the independent contractors would receive 20 cents for each paper delivered.
Required:
1. What payroll information does Turkey need in order to make a decision about adopting the alternative distribution method?
2. Assume the following information:
a. The average driver earns $42,000 per year.
b. Average employee income tax withholding is 15 percent.
c. The social security tax is 6.2 percent of the first $122,700 of earnings.
d. The Medicare tax is 1.45 percent of all earnings.
e. The state unemployment tax is 5 percent, and the federal unemployment tax is 0.6 percent of the first $7,000 of earnings.
f. Workers’ compensation insurance is 70 cents per $100 of wages.
g. The paper pays $300 per month for health insurance for each driver and contributes $250 per month to each driver’s pension plan.
h. The paper has liability insurance coverage for all teenage carriers that costs $100,000 per year.
3. Prepare a schedule showing the costs of distributing the newspapers under the current system and the proposed new system. Based on your analysis, which system would you recommend to Turkey?
4. What other factors, monetary and nonmonetary, might influence your decision?
Question Completion:
The Valley Voice is a local newspaper that is published Monday through Friday. It sells 90,000 coples dally. The paper is currently in a profit squeeze, and the publisher, Tom Turkey, Is looking for ways to reduce expenses.
Answer:
Valley Voice
1. It needs to know the total costs incurred under the old system and the new system.
2. See schedules below showing the costs under the two distribution systems.
3. The old system wins under economic considerations, especially given the fact that the publisher is currently experiencing profit squeeze.
4. If the amount paid per paper to the independent contractors can be renegotiated downwards, this may change the decision. With the new arrangement, will more papers be sold each day? Labor practices and laws do not favor the use of teenagers as workers. Will the company face some penalties or sanctions as a result? What about the bad publicity that the paper will face as a backlash following the use of teenagers? There are other considerations.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Number of copies daily = 90,000
Number of copies yearly = 32,850,000 (90,000 * 365 days)
Average annual salary of a driver = $42,000
Total annual salary of drivers = $4,200,000
Average employee income tax withholding = 15%
Social security tax = 6.2% of the first $122,700 of earners
Medicare tax = 1.45% all earnings
State Unemployment tax = 5%
Federal Unemployment tax = 0.6% of the first $7,000 of earnings
Workers' compensation insurance = 0.7% ($0.70 per $100 of wages)
Health insurance for each driver = $3,600 ($300 * 12)
Pension Plan = $3,000 ($250 * 12)
Liability insurance coverage for all teenage carriers = $100,000 per year
Total cost under the old system:
Total annual salary of drivers ($42,000 * 100) $4,200,000
Social security tax = 6.2% of the first $122,700 = 7,607
Medicare tax = 1.45% all earnings = 60,900
State Unemployment tax = 5% 105,000 (1/2)
Federal Unemployment tax = 0.6% of the first
$7,000 of earnings ($700,000 * 0.6%) 4,200
Workers' compensation insurance = 0.7%
($0.70 per $100 of wages) ($4,200,000 * 0.7%) 29,400
Health insurance for each driver = $3,600 * 100
($300 * 12) 360,000
Pension Plan = $3,000 ($250 * 12) $3,000 * 100 300,000
Liability insurance coverage
for all teenage carriers = $100,000 per year 100,000
Payment to teenage carriers ($0.04 * 32,850,000) 1,314,000
Total payroll cost $6,481,100
Total cost under the new arrangement:
Total annual salary of drivers ($42,000 * 20) $840,000
Social security tax = 6.2% of the first $122,700 = 7,607
Medicare tax = 1.45% all earnings = 12,180
State Unemployment tax = 5% 21,000 (1/2)
Federal Unemployment tax = 0.6% of the first
$7,000 of earnings ($700,000 * 0.6%) 4,200
Workers' compensation insurance = 0.7%
($0.70 per $100 of wages) ($840,000 * 0.7%) 5,880
Health insurance for each driver = $3,600 * 20
($300 * 12) 72,000
Pension Plan = $3,000 ($250 * 12) $3,000 * 20 60,000
Payment to contractors ($0.20 * 32,850,000) 6,570,000
Total payroll cost $7,592,867
A company has designed a new product and tested the prototype. what is the next step in product development?
A. test-market the product
B. launch the product
C. evaluate ideas
D. generate ideas
Answer:
A company has designed a new product and tested the prototype. What is the next step in product development ? Test - market the product.
Explanation:
Answer option A) Test - market the product.