Answer:
Recall, that we represent economic laws and theory using models; in this case we can use a demand schedule or a demand curve to illustrate the Law of Demand. The demand schedule shows the combinations of price and quantity demanded of apples in a table format. The graphical representation of the demand schedule is called the demand curve
When graphing the demand curve, price goes on the vertical axis and quantity demanded goes on the horizontal axis. A helpful hint when labeling the axes is to remember that since P is a tall letter, it goes on the vertical axis. Another hint when graphing the demand curve is to remember that demand descends.
The demand curve reflects our marginal benefit and thus our willingness to pay for additional amounts of a good. It makes sense that our marginal benefit, or willingness to pay for a good, would decline as we consume additional units because we get less additional satisfaction from each successive unit consumed. For example, at lunch time you decide to buy pizza by-the-piece. You'd be willing to pay a lot for that first piece to satisfy your hunger. But what about the second piece? Perhaps a little less. If we keep considering each additional piece, we might ask what the 3rd, 4th or 5th piece is worth to you. By that point, you'd be willing to pay less, perhaps much less. The law of demand and our models illustrate this behavior.
Explanation:
MATURITY RISK PREMIUM An investor in Treasury securities expects inflation to be 2.1% in Year 1, 2.7% in Year 2, and 3.65% each year thereafter. Assume that the real risk-free rate is 1.95% and that this rate will remain constant. Three-year Treasury securities yield 5.20%, while 5-year Treasury securities yield 6.00%. What is the difference in the maturity risk premiums (MRPs) on the two securities; that is, what is
Answer and Explanation:
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A project that will last for 10 years is expected to have equal annual cash flows of $103,900. If the required return is 8.4 percent, what maximum initial investment would make the project acceptable? Multiple Choice $638,392.96 $595,833.43 $1,534,047.75 $655,213.49 $684,772.10
Answer:
PV= $684,772.1
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
A project that will last for 10 years is expected to have equal annual cash flows of $103,900. If the required return is 8.4 percent.
First, we need to calculate the future value of the cash flows:
FV= {A*[(1+i)^n-1]}/i
A= annual cash flow
FV= {103,900*[(1.084^10) - 1]} / 0.084
FV= $1,534,047.75
Now, we can determine the present value:
PV= FV/(1+i)^n
PV= 1,534,047.75 / (1.084^10)
PV= $684,772.1
Between January 2010 and January 2016, U.S. employment increased by 12.1 million workers, but the number of unemployed workers declined by only 7.3 million. True or False: The labor force has remained unchanged.
Answer:
False, the labor forced increased
Explanation:
labor force = total number of people actively working (employed) or searching for jobs (unemployed)
lets say L = the total labor force in 2010
by 2016, L had increased by 12.1 million and decreased by 7.3 million
net change of L = 12.1 - 7.3 = 4.8 more million people were part of the labor force in 2016 than in 2010.
Here are comparative statement data for Duke Company and Lord Company, two competitors. All balance sheet data are as of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019.
2020 2019 2020 2019
(Duke Company) (Duke Company) (Lord Company) (Lord
Company)
Net sales $1,896,000 $561,000
Cost of goods sold 1,020,048 297,330
Operating expenses 257,856 79,662
Interest expense 7,584 3,927
Income tax expense 54,984 6,171
Current assets 322,500 $310,000 83,500 $78,000
Plant assets (net) 520,800 500,300 139,800 123,000
Current liabilities 64,200 75,600 34,400 29,600
Long-term liabilities 108,400 90,400 28,400 26,000
Common stock, $10 par 498,000 498,000 122,500 122,500
Retained earnings 172,700 146,300 38,000 22,900
Prepare a vertical analysis of the 2017 income statement data for duke company and Lord company.
Answer:
Please attached detailed solution.
Explanation:
• Prepare a vertical analysis of the 2017 income statement data for Luke and Lord company.
Please see as attached detailed solution to the above question.
Carolyn is looking over opinions based primarily on research studies. She has found that there are 31 of them in total. What organization is Carolyn researching?
Answer:
d. APB
Explanation:
Carolyn is looking over published accounting opinions based primarily on research studies. What organization is Carolyn researching?
These are the options for the question
a. CAP
b. AICPA
c. SEC
d. APB
We are informed Carolyn who is looking over published accounting opinions based primarily on research studies. The organization Carolyn researching is Accounting Principle Board.
APB( Accounting Principle Board) belongs to a body of American institute of Certified public accountant in US.
it was been run and organised by American Institute of Public Accountants. APB can be regarded as organization which is a forerunner of
Financial Accounting Standards Board. This APB usually offer discounts on professional training with them as well insurance on journal subscription to their member. They are good in offering research on Accounting and finance.
If merchandise is sold on account to a customer for $10,000, terms FOB shipping point, 1/10, n/30, what is the amount to be recorded as an accounts receivable on the date of the sale?
a. $10,000
b. $10,050
c. $9,950
d. none of the above
Answer: a. $10,000
Explanation:
The amount to be recorded as an Accounts Receivable on the date of the sale is the actual amount that the merchandise was sold for which is $10,000.
The discount of 1% if paid within 10 days will only apply if the customer pays within that time and if this is done, the discount will be deducted from the amount paid to the company and debited to the Sales discount account.
A lawn company intends to use the sales of lawn fertilizer to predict the sales of lawn mower. The store manager estimates a probable six-week lag between fertilizer sales and mower sales. The pertinent data are
Answer:
Period ; Fertilizer ; Sales
1 ; 1.6 ; 10
2; 1.3 ; 8
3; 1.8 ; 11
4; 2.0 ; 12
5; 2.2 ; 12
6; 1.6 ; 9
7; 1.5 ; 8
8; 1.3 ; 7
9; 1.7 ; 10
10; 1.2 ; 6
Explanation:
Correlation is 0.960
R-Squared is 0.921
This is positive correlation which means both variables will move in same direction.
Slope is 6.153
Intercept is -0.649
Regression line will be formed with x intercept as fertilizers and y intercept as Lawn Mowers sold.
Juniper Corp. makes three models of insulated thermos. Juniper has $306,000 in total revenue and total variable costs of $192,780. Its sales mix is given below: Percentage of total sales Thermos A 30 % Thermos B 48 Thermos C 22 Required: 1. Calculate the (overall) weighted-average contribution margin ratio. 2. Determine the total sales revenue Juniper needs to break even if fixed costs are $73,075. 3. Determine the total sales revenue needed to generate a profit of $78,070. 4. Determine the sales revenue from each product needed to generate a profit of $78,070.
Answer:
Follows are the solution to this question:
Explanation:
In Option 1:
[tex]\to CM \ ratio = \frac{(Sales - variable\ cost)}{variable\ cost}[/tex]
[tex]= \frac{(306,000 - 192,780)}{306,000}\\\\= \frac{113,220}{306,000}\\\\= 0.37 \%[/tex]
In Option 2: .
[tex]\to BEP = \frac{Total \ fixed \ cost}{CM \ ratio}[/tex]
[tex]= \frac{73,075}{0.37}\\\\=\$ \ 197500[/tex]
In Option 3:
[tex]\to Required \ sales = \frac{(73,075+ 78,070)}{0.37}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{151145}{0.37}\\\\=408500[/tex]
In Option 4:
[tex]\to Sales A = 408500 \times \frac{30}{100} = 1361666.67\\\\\to Sales B = 408500\times \frac{48}{100} = 851041.667\\\\\to Sales C = 408500\times \frac{22}{100} = 1856818.18\\\\[/tex]
Suppose that Sophia expects to serve 15 percent more meals in the next quarter. Unit variable costs are expected to remain unchanged. However, Sophia knows that if the restaurant serves over 5,500 meals in a quarter, she must hire an additional manager (part-time) at a cost of $6,450 for the quarter. Other fixed costs are expected to increase by 10 percent. Calculate the unit cost and the total cost if 5,750 meals are served next quarter
Answer:
$87,975
15.30
Explanation:
The computation of unit cost and total cost is shown below:-
Managers' salary ($22,000 + $6,450) $28,450
Rent $18,000
Depreciation on equipment $2,000
Other fixed cost (3,000 × 1.1) 3,300
Total Fixed cost $51,750
Total Cost = $36,225 + $51,750
= $87,975
Unit Cost = 87,975 ÷ 5,750
= 15.30
Flo enters into a contract with Global Shipping Ltd. to insure and ship a painting from France to the United States for a certain price. Global makes a mistake in adding the costs, which results in a contract price that is $1,000 less than the true cost. Most likely, a court would a. enforce the contract as is. b. allow the parties to rescind the contract. c. award damages to Global for the mistake. d. award damages to Flo for the mistake.
Answer:
b. Allow the parties to rescind the contract
Explanation:
Flo enters into a contract with Global Shipping Ltd. to insure and ship a painting from France to the United States at a certain amount mentioned in the contract. However, Global Shipping Ltd. makes a mistake in calculating the costs. As a result, a contract price is equal to the amount that is $1,000 less than the true cost. Most likely, a court would allow the parties to rescind the contract.
Option b. is correct.
Prepare adjusting entries for the following transactions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
1. Unrecorded interest accrued on savings bonds is $410.
2. Property taxes incurred but not paid or recorded amount to $800.
3. Unearned service revenue of $4,000 was collected in advance. By year end $700 was still unearned.
4. Prepaid insurance had a $750 debit balance prior to adjustment. By year end, 60 percent was still unexpired.
5. Salaries incurred by year end but not yet paid or recorded amounted to $650.
Answer:
1. Dr Interest Receivable 410
Cr Interest Revenue 410
2. Dr Property Tax Expense 800
Cr Property Taxes Payable 800
3. Dr Unearned Service Revenue 3,300
Cr Service Revenue 3,300
4. Dr Insurance Expense 300
Cr Prepaid Insurance 300
5. Dr Salaries and Wages Expense 650
Cr Salaries and Wages Payable 650
Explanation:
Preparation of Journal entries
1. Dr Interest Receivable 410
Cr Interest Revenue 410
2. Dr Property Tax Expense 800
Cr Property Taxes Payable 800
3. Dr Unearned Service Revenue 3,300
Cr Service Revenue 3,300
($4,000 – $700)
4. Dr Insurance Expense 300
Cr Prepaid Insurance 300
[$750 x (100%-60%)]
5. Dr Salaries and Wages Expense 650
Cr Salaries and Wages Payable 650
Teakap, Inc., has current assets of $1,456,312 and total assets of $4,812,369 for the year ending September 30, 2016. It also has current liabilities of $1,041,012, common equity of $1,500,000, and retained earnings of $1,468,347. What is the value of long term debt?
Answer:
$803,010
Explanation:
Calculation for the value of long term debt
First step is to find the Stockholders' equity
Stockholders' equity = $1,500,000 + $1,468,347 Stockholders' equity= $2,968,347
Last step is to find the Long-term debt
Using this formula
Value of Long-term debt= Total assets – Current liabilities – Stockholders' equity
Let plug in the formula.
Value of Long-term debt= $4,812,369 – $1,041,012 – $2,968,347
Value of Long-term debt = $803,010
Therefore the Value of Long-term debt
will be $803,010
Waterway Beauty Corporation manufactures cosmetic products that are sold through a network of sales agents. The agents are paid a commission of 21% of sales. The income statement for the year ending December 31, 2020, is as follows.
WATERWAY BEAUTY CORPORATION
Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Sales $79,000,000
Cost of goods sold
Variable $32,390,000
Fixed 8,750,000 41,140,000
Gross margin $37,860,000
Selling and marketing expenses
Commissions $16,590,000
Fixed costs 10,607,200 27,197,200
Operating income $10,662,800
The company is considering hiring its own sales staff to replace the network of agents. It will pay its salespeople a commission of 9% and incur additional fixed costs of $9,480,000.
Under the current policy of using a network of sales agents, calculate the Bonita Beauty Corporation's break-even point in sales dollars for the year 2017. (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places e.g. 10.25 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g 2,510.)
Break-even point: $ _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer:
$50,940,000
Explanation:
Calculate the Bonita Beauty Corporation's break even point in sales dollars for the year 2017.
Please see as attached, detailed solution to the above question.
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Answer:
Decline in Agee's total paid up capital is $14,000,000
Explanation:
Computation of decline in Paid-Up capital
Particulars Amount
Cash paid for first repurchase $10,000,000
(1 million shares*$10)
Value of first purchase $12,000,000
(1 million * $12
Benefit on first repurchase $2,000,000
Cash paid for second repurchase = $16,000,000
(1 million shares * $16)
Value of second repurchase $12,000,000
(1 million * $12)
Reduction in Total paid-in-capital $14,000,000 ($2 million + $12 million)
Retepson, Inc. has been in business for over 50 years. Retepson is best known for its Guide to Colleges line of books designed for high school students seeking admission to undergraduate programs. Basic information about a program is included in the books at no charge to the colleges, but colleges may purchase additional advertising space in the books for a fee. Traditionally, Retepson has made money by selling advertising in its books and by charging students for the books themselves. Recently, however, profits are down, and the company is considering whether it needs to change its corporate culture. Which of the following, if true, supports the conclusion that Retepson's culture should emphasize innovation?
a) Anyone with Internet access can find any of the information included in the Guide to Colleges series.
b) At the time that Retepson was founded, there was no easy way for students to find out basic information about a wide range of undergraduate programs.
c) Most large colleges have found that the wide circulation of the Guide to Colleges line of books makes it worthwhile to purchase additional advertising space.
d) Retepson's sales force has been able to prevent imitators from duplicating its success.
e) Students seeking admission to selective colleges often adopt innovative approaches to their application essays in order to stand out from the group of applicants.
Answer:
a) Anyone with Internet access can find any of the information included in the Guide to Colleges series.
Explanation:
when we say innovation what we mean is a new idea, a new method, or a new way of doing things.
option A is the answer because using the internet to search for information is a form of innovation that has would bring about immense amount of changes from the former way of doing things. the internet itself is an innovative medium and it serves different purposes.
if anyone with internet can easily access information, then such an innovative ideas should be emphasized
What is a "closing balance?
a.) The amountof money you have at the end of the statement period
b.)The amount of money you have when you close your account
c.)The amount of money you owe at the end of the statement period
d.)The amount of money waiting to be transferred out of your account
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Answer:
The answer is A
Explanation:
A closing balance is the amount of money a business has at the end of a specific time period.
The ratio of total cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, and short-term notes to current liabilities is:
Answer:
Acid-test ratio
Explanation:
Acid-test ratio I finance can also be regarded as quick ratio, it gives the measurement of how an organization can utilize her quick asset as well as cash to settle her liabilities at at that current period.
It can be calculated theoretically using this expresion;
Quick ratio= (Current Asset- Inventory)/Current Liabilities
It should be noted that acid-test ratio gives The ratio of total cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, and short-term notes to current liabilities. It enables to know shot term liquidity of a particular company.
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Answer:
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Explanation:
According to the information above, which of the following is an appropriate analysis of the sales from the paper supplier? Select the correct answer below: From the data, the paper supplier had continued increasing sales over the 11 days. From the data, the paper supplier had continued decreasing sales over the 11 days. From the data, the paper supplier had decreasing sales from day 0 to day 5. After day 5, the sales increased. From the data, the paper supplier had increasing sales from day 0 to day 5. After day 5, the sales decreased.
Answer:
From the data, the paper supplier had decreasing sales over the 11 days.
Explanation:
The sales of the paper supplier have been declined over the 11 days. This might be because the demand for the paper is reduce due to lock down offices are closed and mostly work is done online on the soft copies. The paper supply has been increased and demand is decreased resulting in the price fall.
A particular raw material is available to a company at three different prices, depending on the size of the order: Less than 100 pounds $ 25 per pound 100 pounds to 3,999 pounds $ 24 per pound 4,000 pounds or more $ 23 per pound The cost to place an order is $40. Annual demand is 2,700 units. Holding (or carrying) cost is 25 percent of the material price. What is the economic order quantity to buy each time, and its total cost
Answer:
EOQ = 201 units
total cost = $66,007.35
Explanation:
we can calculate the EOQ using 2 different prices (it makes no sense to use $23 since the minimum order size is larger than annual demand):
EOQ = √[(2 x S x D) / H]
S = order costD = annual demandH = holding cost$25 per unit
S = $45
D = 2,700
H = $25 x 25% = $6.25
EOQ = √[(2 x 45 x 2,700) / 6.25] = 197.18
$24 per unit
S = $45
D = 2,700
H = $24 x 25% = $6
EOQ = √[(2 x 45 x 2,700) / 6] = 201.25 ≈ 201 units
since both EOQs are higher than 100 units, then we must use $24 per unit
you have to make 2,700 / 201 = 13.43
total cost = (13.43 x $45) + (2,700 x $24) + (201 x $6 x 0.5) = $604.35 + $64,800 + $603 = $66,007.35
Budgets are prepared in which of the following orders? Group of answer choices sales budget, production budget, direct materials purchases budget sales budget, cash budget, production budget production budget, cost of goods sold budget, direct labor budget production budget, sales budget, direct labor budget
Answer:
Sales Budget,
Production Budget,
Direct Materials Purchases Budget
Explanation:
The budgets are prepared so that the company could get to know how much revenue earned and the expenses to be incurred during a particular period of time. It gives an idea of how much would be earned and how much would be incurred
Here, in the following orders, the budgets could be prepared
Sales Budget,
Production Budget,
Direct Materials Purchases Budget
Income generated by sales of foreign-produced goods in U.S. markets flows to foreign producers of these goods, and thus this income is subtracted from U.S. GDP.
a. True
b. False
Answer: True
Explanation:
Foreign produced goods being sold in the United States are considered to be Imports. Imports are a leakage to the GDP of a nation as they represent income which flows out of the economy to other countries.
For this reason this income is subtracted from US GDP.
Indeed the Expenditure method accounts for this by deducting it from US Exports.
Required information Problem 17-3A Applying activity-based costing LO P1, P3, A1, A2, C3 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Craft Pro Machining produces machine tools for the construction industry. The following details about overhead costs were taken from its company records. Production Activity Indirect Labor Indirect Materials Other Overhead Grinding $ 320,000 Polishing $ 135,000 Product modification 600,000 Providing power $ 255,000 System calibration 500,000 Additional information on the drivers for its production activities follows. Grinding 13,000 machine hours Polishing 13,000 machine hours Product modification 1,500 engineering hours Providing power 17,000 direct labor hours System calibration 400 batches Job 3175 Job 4286 Number of units 200 units 2,500 units Machine hours 550 MH 5,500 MH Engineering hours 26 eng. hours 32 eng. hours Batches 30 batches 90 batches Direct labor hours 500 DLH 4,375 DLH Problem 17-3A Part 5 Required: 5. If the company uses a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours, what is the overhead cost for each unit of Job 3175? Of Job 4286? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "OH Cost per unit" answers to 2 decimal places.)
Answer:
Craft Pro Machining
The overhead cost for each unit of the jobs:
Job 3175 Job 4286
Number of units 200 units 2,500 units
Direct labor hours 500 DLH 4,375 DLH
Plantwide overhead rate = $371.28205
Overhead allocation $185,641.03 $1,624,358.97
Unit overhead cost $928.21 $649.74
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Production Activity Indirect Labor Indirect Materials Other Overhead Grinding $ 320,000
Polishing $ 135,000
Product modification 600,000
Providing power $ 255,000
System calibration 500,000
Total overhead cost $1,810,000
Additional information on the drivers for its production activities follows.
Grinding 13,000 machine hours
Polishing 13,000 machine hours
Product modification 1,500 engineering hours
Providing power 17,000 direct labor hours
System calibration 400 batches
Job 3175 Job 4286
Number of units 200 units 2,500 units
Machine hours 550 MH 5,500 MH
Engineering hours 26 eng. hours 32 eng. hours
Batches 30 batches 90 batches
Direct labor hours 500 DLH 4,375 DLH 4,875 DLH
Plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours:
= Total overhead costs/Total direct labor hours
= $1,810,000/4,875
= $371.28205
A college student borrows $10,000 today at 10% interest compounded annually. Four years later, the student makes the first payment of $3000. Approximately how much money will the student still owe on the loan after the first payment
Answer:
$11,700
Explanation:
Calculation for how much money will the student still owe on the loan after the first payment
Using this formula
A=P(1+r/n)^nt
Where,
P =represent the principal amount $10,000
r =represent annual nominal interest rate 10/100= 0.1
n =represent the number of times the interest is compounded per year 1
t= represent number of years 4
Let plug in the formula
A=$10,000(1+0.1/1)^(1)(4)
A=$10,000(1.1)^4
A=$14,641
Since the student makes the first payment of the amount of $3,000 the amount of money that the student still owe on the loan after the first payment will be :
Loan Amount =$14,641-$3,000
Loan Amount =$11,641
Approximately $11,700
Therefore how much money will the student still owe on the loan after the first payment will be $11,700
The student still owes is $11,641.
The first step is to determine the future value of the loan:
FV = P (1 + r)^n
FV = Future value P = Present value R = interest rate N = number of years$10,000(1.1)^4 = $14,641
The amount the student still owes = future value of the loan - amount paid
$14,641 - $3000 = $11,641.
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United Parcel Service, Inc. (Ticker: UPS (Links to an external site.)) estimates its cost for a distribution center at $18.63 million. Management has decided to invest $1.1 million a quarter to fund the project. Assuming that the firm can earn a return of 6.25 percent, compounded quarterly, on its savings, how long does the firm have to wait before expanding its operations
Answer:
It will take 182.44 quarters to reach $18,630,000.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Future Value= $18,630,000
Initial Investment= $1,100,000
Interest rate= 0.0625/4= 0.01563
To calculate the time required to reach the objective, we need to use the following formula:
n= ln(FV/PV) / ln(1+i)
n= ln(18,630,000 / 1,100,000) / ln (1.01563)
n= 182,44
It will take 182.44 quarters to reach $18,630,000.
All against Common Sense. Back in mid 80s, the US economy was very bad. It was much worse than it is now. At that time, to the surprise of many people, US automakers raised the prices of their cars. The common sense says that when the sales are slow, we lower prices and offer better deals to customers. Why do you think that the US car manufacturers increase the prices?
Answer:
Explanation:
This most likely happened because in the 80's the economy was so bad that even by lowering their prices the middle-class families would still not be able to afford to buy a car. The only individuals able to afford a car would be those who are wealthy. Therefore, by increasing prices and targetting wealthy individuals, the US car manufacturers could become profitable with much fewer sales and prevent the manufacturing plant from going under. Since wealthy individuals would not mind much the increased prices because they can still afford it without making much of a dent in their wealth.
Which of the following statements would be most likely to minimize expected fixing costs? a. A machine should always be calibrated at the midpoint between the upper and lower spec limits. b. A machine should be calibrated closer to the upper spec limit than the lower spec limit if the cost of fixing output that is too high is greater than the cost of fixing output that is too low. c. A machine should be calibrated closer to the lower spec limit than the upper spec limit if the cost of fixing output that is too high is greater than the cost of fixing output that is too low.
Answer: c. A machine should be calibrated closer to the lower spec limit than the upper spec limit if the cost of fixing output that is too high is greater than the cost of fixing output that is too low.
Explanation:
If the cost of fixing output that is too high is greater than the cost of fixing output that is too low then it make sense to calibrate the machine closer to the lower spec limit.
This way if the machine produces less output than is required, it can be fixed at a lower cost than if the machine had been set to the upper spec and produces output that is too high.
Bond Ratings. Companies pay rating agencies such as Moody’s and S&P to rate their bonds, and the costs can be substantial. However, companies are not required to have their bonds rated in the first place; doing so is strictly voluntary. Why so you think they do so?
Answer:
Bond Ratings
Companies employ rating agencies such as Moody's and S&P to rate their bonds despite the substantial costs and their voluntariness because ratings by these agencies add a badge of honor to the bonds. It gives investors some level of assurance that the bonds will be honored at maturity and that the pricing is right, given the company's credit risk.
Explanation:
Credit risk rating agencies assess the credit risk of a company or financial product as formal and credit-worthy benchmarks for investment decisions. While companies pay huge costs to have these ratings conducted by the big three, including Moody's, S&P, and Fitch, the main value goes to the potential investors who require the information to decide whether to invest in the rated companies.
Your classmates from the University of Chicago are planning to go to Miami for spring break, and you are undecided about whether you should go with them. The round-trip airfare is $600, but you have a frequent-flyer coupon worth $500 that you could use to pay part of the airfare. All other costs for the vacation are exactly $900. The most you would be willing to pay for the trip is $1,400. Your only alternative use for your frequent-flyer coupon is for your trip to Atlanta two weeks after the break to attend your sister's graduation, which your parents are forcing you to attend. The Chicago-Atlanta round-trip airfare is $450. If the Chicago-Atlanta round-trip air fare were $350, should you use the coupon to go to Miami?
Answer:
You should use the discount coupon to pay for the Chicago-Miami trip. Not considering the personal motivations for the trip, the coupon is worth $500. The cost of flying is $600, so you will only pay $100 yourself. You will be spending $900 + $1000 = $1,000 in total.
The opportunity cost of using the coupon is $350 (the cost of the round trip to Atlanta). Even if you add the $350 to the $1,000 expense, the total is $1,350, less than your $1,400 maximum budget.
Owners of a local restaurant are concerned about their ability to provide quality service as they continue to grow and attract more customers. They have collected data from Friday and Saturday nights, their busiest times of the week. During these time periods about 75 customers arrive per hour for service. Given number of tables and chairs, and the typical time it takes to serve a customer, the owners estimate they can serve on average about 100 customers per hour. Use Exhibit 5.6. During these nights, are they in the zone of service, the critical zone, or the zone of nonservice?
Answer:
the critical zone
Explanation:
So, we have the following information or data from the question/problem, they are:
=> In order to improve on the restaurant service and give more quality, customers data were collected in from Friday and Saturday nights which happens to be the local restaurant's busiest times of the week.
=> From the data collected it was shown that 75 customers arrive per hour for service.
=> After getting the data above the owners of the local restaurant estimated that they can serve on average about 100 customers per hour.
In order to improve on the restaurant service and give more quality, the utilization rate must be calculated. Therefore the utilization rate is arrival rate divided by service rate that is to say;
The utilization rate = arrival rate/ service rate.
The utilization rate = 75/100 = 0.75 = 75%.
The next step is to draw the diagram showing the relationship between rate of service utilization and service rate.
So, from the graph we have that with the 75%, the zone that it falls to is the CRITICAL ZONE.