Answer:
$35,465
Explanation:
Calculation for Ending Retained Earnings
Using this formula
Retained earnings = Beginning retained earnings +(Net income- Dividend)
Let plug in the formula
Retained earnings = $30,995 + ($7,590 − $3,120)
Retained earnings =$30,995 +$4,470
Retained earnings =$35,465
Therefore the the ending retained earnings balance will be $35,465
For each separate company, compute cash flows from operations using the indirect method. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.) Twix Dots Skor Net income $4,000 $100,000 $72,000 Depreciation expense 30,000 8,000 24,000 Accounts receivable increase (decrease) 40,000 20,000 (4,000 ) Inventory increase (decrease) (20,000 ) (10,000 ) 10,000 Accounts payable increase (decrease) 24,000 (22,000 ) 14,000 Accrued liabilities increase (decrease) (44,000 ) 12,000 (8,000 )
Answer:
Net cash flow from operating activities for Twix $34,000, Dots=$108,800, Skot = $108,000
Explanation:
Twix$ Dots$ Skot$
Net income 4,000 100,000 72,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash provided by operations
Depreciation expense 30,000 8,000 24,000
Account receivable increase (decrease) 40,000 20000 -4,000
Inventory increase (decrease) -20,000 -10,000 10,000
Account payable increase (decrease) 24,000 -22,000 14.000
Accrued liabilities increase (decrease) -44,000 12,000 -8,000
Net cash flow from operating activities $34,000 $108,800 $108,000
The cost of an asset is $ 1 comma 050 comma 000, and its residual value is $ 130 comma 000. Estimated useful life of the asset is ten years. Calculate depreciation for the second year using the doubleminusdecliningminusbalance method of depreciation. (Do not round any intermediate calculations, and round your final answer to the nearest dollar.)
Answer:
$168,000
Explanation:
Depreciation expense using the double declining method = Depreciation factor x cost of the asset
Depreciation factor = 2 x (1/useful life)
Depreciation factor = 2 x (1/10) = 0.2
depreciation expense in year 1 = 0.2 x $1,050,000 =$210,000
book value at the beginning of year 2 = $1,050,000 - $210,000 = $840,000
depreciation expense in year 2 = 0.2 x $840,000 = $168,000
With a looming recession in front of him, department store owner Cooper Collins decided to make a gutsy move with his high-end Eastpointe stores. Rather than focus on the upscale, luxury market that the store attracted earlier in the decade, he focused on bringing in clothing with more mass appeal. The stores succeeded in turning around downward trending sales. In conjunction with your understanding of the product life cycle, which of the following statements summarizes the marketing strategy?A) Eastpointe recognized that it was not competing well with its traditional higher income market. It decided to change its product offering and price to appeal to a broader market and increase sales and profits.B) Eastpointe stores recognized several markets that it could reach with its upscale clothing lines.C) Eastpointe positioned itself against, rather than with, the competition. It decided to adhere to its price leadership position.D) Eastpointe knew that in order to re-invent itself, it was going to have to practice the same marketing strategy followed by Walmart and other discount stores. It would make all marketing decisions based on cost. The price on an item need only exceed what it cost to make and ship it. Falling prices became the norm.
Answer: A) Eastpointe recognized that it was not competing well with its traditional higher income market. It decided to change its product offering and price to appeal to a broader market and increase sales and profits
Explanation:
Based on the scenarios discussed in the question above can see that Eastpointe realized that it was not competing well with the traditional higher income market.
When goods reach maturity, the sales and the profits will begin to rise at first and then drop off. Based on this realization, Eastpointe decided to change its product offering and price as it is believed that doing this will help appeal to a broader market and also lead to the increase in sales and profits
A stock has a beta of 1.12, the expected return on the market is 10 percent, and the risk-free rate is 3 percent. What must the expected return on this stock be
Answer:
The expected return on this stock will be 10.84 %.
Explanation:
The return that is expected from this stock is the cost to the company. The equity cost of the company can the calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.
The Capital Asset Pricing Model calculate the expected return on an equity stock by adding a market premium on the return that is provided by the government bond or risk free stock.
Cost of Equity Stock = Risk Free Rate + Company`s Beta × Risk Premium
= 0.03 + 1.12 × (0.10 - 0.03)
= 0.1084 or 10.84 %
Conclusion :
The expected return on this stock will be 10.84 %.
An aging of a company's accounts receivable indicates that $3140 are estimated to be uncollectible. If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a $820 debit balance, the adjustment to record bad debts for the period will require a:__________
a. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $3140.
b. credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for $820.
c. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $3960.
d. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $2320.
Answer:
c. debit to Bad Debt Expense for $3960.
Explanation:
The journal entry to record the bad debt expense is shown below;
Bad debt expense Dr ($3,140 + $820) $3,960
To Allowance for doubtful debts $3,960
(Being the bad debt expense is recorded)
For recording this we debited the bad debt expense as it increased the expenses and credited the allowance for doubtful debts as it decreased the assets
Therefore option c is correct
Band Box Entertainment (BBE) operates a large store in Atlanta, Georgia.
The store has both a movie (DVD) section and a music (CD) section.
BBE reports revenues for the movie section separately from the music section.
Required:
Classify the following Costs that are found in the Merchandising sector.
Cost Direct/ Indirect Variable / Fixed
A. Annual retainer paid to a video distributor
B. Cost of store manager's salary
C. Costs of DVDs purchased for sale to customers
D. Subscription to DVD Trends magazine
E. Leasing of computer software used for financial budgeting at the BBE store
F. Cost of popcorn provided free to all customers of the BBE store
G. Cost of cleaning the store every night after closing
H. Freight costs of DVDs purchased by BBE
Answer:
Direct Costs are those costs that are directly linked to the production of a good or service.
Indirect Costs are not directly related but help facilitate the production of a good.
Fixed Costs are constant throughout the production life of a good.
Variable Costs change per quantity of goods Produced.
A. Annual retainer paid to a video distributor.
DIRECT and FIXED cost.
Video distributors are directly related to the amount of DVDs that will be sold. The amount is also a constant one so it is Fixed.
B. Cost of store manager's salary.
INDIRECT and FIXED Cost.
The manager is not directly related to the buying or selling of DVDs and CDs but is a constant cost that does not change by production.
C. Costs of DVDs purchased for sale to customers.
VARIABLE and DIRECT cost.
The cost of DVDs sold will have a direct impact on the sale of said DVDs because it can determine their price. It also changes as DVD numbers change.
D. Subscription to DVD Trends magazine.
DIRECT and FIXED cost.
Subscriptions enable the store know what to get meaning it is directly related to the DVDs. It will also be a fixed amount that does not change as more DVDs are bought.
E. Leasing of computer software used for financial budgeting at the BBE store.
INDIRECT and FIXED costs.
The computer software is not directly related to the sale or procurement of the DVDs. It is also a fixed amount as it is a lease that will not change regardless of how many DVDs are bought or sold.
F. Cost of popcorn provided free to all customers of the BBE store.
INDIRECT and VARIABLE.
These costs are not directly related to the DVDs being sold. Also they change per customer that comes in so they are Variable as well.
G. Cost of cleaning the store every night after closing.
INDIRECT and FIXED.
Costs again are not directly related to the DVDs and CDs. They are however fixed as they do not change per units sold.
H. Freight costs of DVDs purchased by BBE.
DIRECT and VARIABLE.
Freight Costs to ship DVDs is a cost that can be directly associated with selling the DVDs because they determine how the DVDs will be delivered. They are variable because they depend on the number of DVDs sold.
Leaper Corporation uses an activity-based costing system with the following three activity cost pools:
Total Activity Activity Cost Pool machine- Fabrication 35,000 hours Order processing 300 orders Other Not applicable The Other activity cost pool is used to accumulate costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs: Wages and salaries Depreciation $420,000 170,000 190,000 Occupancy $780,000 Total The distribution of resource consumption across activity cost pools is given below:
Activity Cost Pools Order Processing Fabrication other Total Wages and salaries Depreciation 30% 25% 45% 100% 20% 50% 30% 100% 40% 35% 100% 25% Occupancy
The activity rate for the Order Processing activity cost pool is closest to:
The activity rate for the Order Processing activity cost pool is closest to:
a) $633 per order
b) $1,745 per order
c) $855 per order
d) $572 per order
Answer:
Order processing= $846.67 per order
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Activity costs:
Wages and salaries= 420,000
Depreciation= $170,000
Occupancy= $190,000
Activity Cost Pools:
Order Processing:
Wages and salaries= 0.3
Depreciation= 0.25
Occupancy= 0.45
Order processing 300 orders
First, we need to calculate the total overhead cost for order processing:
Wages and salaries= 0.3*420,000= 126,000
Depreciation= 0.25*170,000= 42,500
Occupancy= 0.45*190,000= 85,500
Total= $254,000
Now, using the following formula, we can determine the predetermined overhead rate:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Order processing= 254,000/300= $846.67 per order
Sharon Corporation redeems 20 shares of Kevin's common stock. Kevin directly owned 50 shares prior to the redemption. Kevin is also a 50% partner in AMI Partnership which also holds 50 shares of Sharon. How many shares is Kevin treated as owning prior to the redemption
Answer:
75 shares
Explanation:
In this specific scenario, it seems that Kevin is treated to 75 shares prior to the redemption. This is calculated by adding the 50 shares that Kevin holds directly prior to the redemption itself as well as the 25 extra shares that are held by AMI. These 25 shares are 50% of the total 50 shares that AMI holds since Kevin is a 50% partner.
Using a payoff matrix to determine the equilibrium outcome Suppose there are only two firms that sell Blu-ray players: Movietonia and Videotech. The following payoff matrix shows the profit (in millions of dollars) each company will earn, depending on whether it sets a high or low price for its players.
Videotech Pricing
High Low
Movietonia Pricing High 11, 11 2, 15
Low 15, 2 8, 8
For example, the lower-left cell shows that if Movietonia prices low and Videotech prices high, Movietonia will earn a profit of $15 million and Videotech will earn a profit of $3 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Movietonia and Videotech are both profit-maximizing firms.
1. If the firms do not collude, what strategies will they end up choosing?
2. The game between Movietonia and Videotech is an example of the prisoners' dilemma.
a. true
b. false
Answer:
pricing low
yes
Explanation:
Game theory looks at the interactions between participants in a competitive game and calculates the best choice for the player.
Dominant strategy is the best option for a player regardless of what the other player is playing.
Nash equilibrium is the best outcome for players where no player has an incentive to change their decisions.
if either firm charges high, they either earn 11 million or 2 million.
if either firm charges low, it would earn either 15 million or 8 million.
because the payoffs of charging low is higher than the payoffs of charging high, the best strategy is for the firms to charge low if there is no cooperation.
the game is a prisoners dilemma because the choice the firms make isn't the choice that will yield the highest payoffs. the choice that would yield the highest payoffs is to both charge high prices.
Suppose there are five sellers and five buyers in a rental market, each willing to buy or sell one rental unit, with values of {1000,900,800,700,600}. Assuming no transactions costs and a competitive market, what is the equilibrium price in this market
Answer: $800
Explanation;
The Equilibrium price is the price where the quantity sold by buyers equals the quantity sold by sellers.
Going by the following schedule that price would be $800 because at that point Sellers are willing to sell 3 units and Buyers are willing to buy 3 units.
Price Quantity Demanded Quantity Sold
1,000 1 5
900 2 4
800 3 3
700 4 2
600 5 1
Quince Holman Corporation reports: Cash provided by operating activities $250,000 Cash used by investing activities 110,000 Cash provided by financing activities 140,000 Beginning cash balance 70,000 What is Holman's ending cash balance
Answer:
Holman's ending cash balance is $350,000.
Explanation:
The Ending Cash Balance can be obtained by Preparing a Cash Flow Statement as follows :
Quince Holman Corporation
Cash Flow Statement
Net Cash from Operating Activities $250,000
Net Cash from Investing Activities ($110,000)
Net Cash from Financing Activities $140,000
Movement during the Year $280,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of the year $70,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of the year $350,000
Conclusion :
Holman's ending cash balance is $350,000.
_____ illuminates exactly what activities are associated with serving a particular customer and how these activities are linked to revenues and the consumption of resources.
Answer:
Activity based costing
Explanation:
Activity based costing is defined as a method of costing that identifies the activities involved in production in an organisation, and assign cost of the activity to the product.
It provides an objective way of assigning cost. Activities that contribute more to the production of a product will have a higher cost assigned to that product.
Manufacturing companies more accurately assign overhead cost to products.
For example machine hours can be used as a cost driver in the production process. The higher the machine hours of a process the higher the cost of that process assigned to the product.
Prepare the Budgets given the following information Budgeted sales are expected to be: January 200 Units February 300 Units March 400 Units April 300 Units May 400 Units Selling Price $10 Per unit A. Prepare the sales Budget (5 points) Sales Budget January February March Quarter Budgeted sales in units 200 300 400 900 Times selling price per unit $10 $10 $10 $10 Budgeted sells in dollars $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $9,000 B. Prepare the Production Budget (5 points)
Answer:
Sales Budget
January February March April May
Units Sold 200 300 400 300 400
Price per unit $10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10 $ 10
Sales Rev $ 2.000 $ 3.000 $ 4.000 $ 3.000 $ 4.000
Explanation:
We have to multiplithe amount of units sold each month by the sales price per unit of each month.
For the second question, which is the production budget we require the beginning inventory at Jan 1st and the desired inventory policy else, we cannot complete it. Please add this as details for the question Thank you =)
Aragon and Associates has found from past experience that 25% of its services are for cash. The remaining 75% are on credit. An aging schedule for accounts receivable reveals the following pattern:
Ten percent of fees on credit are collected in the month that service is rendered.
Sixty percent of fees on credit are collected in the month following service.
Twenty-six percent of fees on credit are collected in the second month following service.
Four percent of fees on credit are never collected.
Fees (on credit) that have not been paid until the second month following performance of the legal service are considered overdue and are subject to a 3% late charge.
Aragon has developed the following forecast of fees:
May $180,000
June 200,000
July 190,000
August 194,000
September 240,000
Required:
Prepare a schedule of cash receipts for August and September. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank or enter "0". Round answers to the nearest dollar.
Answer:
schedule of cash receipts
May June July August September
$ $ $ $ $
Credit Fees (75%) 135,000 150,000 142,500 145,500 180,000
Cash Sales (25%) 45,000 40,000 47,500 48,500 60,000
Credit Receipt (10%) 13,500 15,000 14,250 14,550 18,000
Credit Receipt (60%) 0 81,000 90,000 85,500 87,300
Credit Receipt (26%) 0 0 35,100 39,000 37,050
Total Receipts 58,500 136,000 186,850 187,550 202,350
Explanation:
The schedule of cash receipts must include the cash sales and other amounts received for credit sales in the respective months and amounts as outlined by the question.
If all the assumptions of perfect competition hold, why would firms in such an industry have little incentive to carry out technological change or much research and development? What conditions would encourage research and development in competitive industries?
Answer:
1. In a Perfectly Competitive Market firms will always copy the products of other firms to make profit which will drive down the Profitability of the original firm. If firms in a Perfect Competition engage in Research and Development for new products and Technology, they would be incurring a massive expense on their part because such undertakings are not cheap. Were they to succeed and come up with a new product, that Product would be copied within a short period of time by their competitors who did not put up the amount of Investment that the original company did. This is what firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets are trying to avoid.
b. Government Intervention in the form of enforcing Patents, Copyright Protection and Intellectual Property will be needed. If firms can be sure that when they come with a new product, their rights to it will be protected in such a way that they make enough returns from it, they will engage in these R&D endeavors to be able to have an edge over their competitors in the market.
A company had average total assets of $932,000. Its gross sales were $1,097,000 and its net sales were $965,000. The company's total asset turnover equals:
Answer:
Total asset turnover is 1.035.
Explanation:
The total assets that the company had = $932000
Gross sales = $1097000
Net sales = $965000
The total asset turnover can be determined by dividing the net sales with average total assets. Here, the average total assets are $932000 and net sales is $965,000.
Total asset turnover = net sales / average total assets
= 965000 / 932000
=1.035
Prepare a bank reconciliation for Show Me, Inc., as of June 30 from the following information:
(a) The June 30 balance shown on the bank statement is $5,796.
(b) Outstanding checks at June 30 totaled $330.
(c) A deposit of $424 made on June 30 was not included in the balance shown on the bank statement.
(d) The bank statement contained an adjustment of $410 for a note receivable collected by the bank on behalf of Show Me, Inc. ($382 principal and $28 interest).
(e) A bank charge of $34 was made to the account during June. Although the company was expecting a charge, the amount was not known until the bank statement arrived.
(f) The bank erroneously charged a $340 check of Shirt, Inc., against the Show Me, Inc., bank account.
(g) The June 30 balance in the general ledger Cash account, before reconciliation, is $6,026.
(h) The bank statement included a notice that a customer's check for $172 that had been deposited on June 14 had been returned NSF.
Required:
(1) Prepare the bank reconciliation for Show Me, Inc., as of June 30.
(2) Prepare the appropriate adjusting entry(ies) or show the reconciling items in a horizontal model, for Show Me, Inc., related to the bank reconciliation.
Answer:
bank account reconciliation:
bank account balance $5,796
- outstanding checks $330
+ deposits in transit $424
+ error from Shirt, Inc., check $340
reconciled balance $6,230
cash account reconciliation:
cash account balance $6,026
+ note collected $410
- bank fee $34
- NSF check $172
reconciled balance $6,230
assets = liabilities + equity
cash acc. rec. notes rec. int. rec.
204 172 -382 -28 = 0 + -34
income statement
revenues - expenses = net income
0 - 34 = -34
All the adjustments are considered cash flows from operations.
A customer sells 1 ABC Jul 40 Put at $6 when the market price of ABC is $38. The market falls to $25 and the customer is assigned. The customer then sells the stock in the market. The loss is:
Answer: 9 points or $900
Explanation:
Given:
Market price = $38.
Fall = $25.
Premium = $6.
When exercised, the customer must buy the stock for $40. But he goes ahead to sell the stock at $25 for a 15 point loss. Hence since 6 points was collected as the premium, the net loss is 9 points or $900. This means the customers loss is $900.
After the JPR Corporation paid its employees on May 15, 2019, and recorded the corporation’s share of payroll taxes for the payroll paid that date, the firm’s general ledger showed a balance of $1,730 in the Social Security Tax Payable account, a balance of $356 in the Medicare Tax Payable account, and a balance of $1,972 in the Employee Income Tax Payable account. On May 16, 2019, the business issued a check to deposit the taxes owed in the local bank. Record this transaction in a general journal form.
Answer:
Given that the firm's general ledger showed the following:
Balance in the Social Security Tax Payable account = $1,730
Balance in the Medicare Tax Payable account = $356
Balance in the Employee Income Tax Payable account = $1,972.
Record this transaction in a general journal form:
Date: May 16, 2019
Account title: Social Security Tax Payale. Dr. $1,730
Medicare Tax Payable. Dr. $356
Employee Income Tax Payable, Dr. $1,972
Bank/Cash(Total), Cr. $4,058
Bank A quotes a bid rate of $0.300 and an ask rate of $0.305 for the Malaysian ringgit (MYR). Bank B quotes a bid rate of $0.306 and an ask rate of $0.310 for the ringgit. What will be the profit for an investor that has $500,000 available to conduct locational arbitrage
Answer: $1639.3
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Bank A quotes a bid rate of $0.300 and an ask rate of $0.305 for the Malaysian ringgit (MYR) and that bank B quotes a bid rate of $0.306 and an ask rate of $0.310 for the ringgit.
The profit for an investor that has $500,000 available to conduct locational arbitrage goes thus:
Purchasing Malaysian ringgit (MYR) from bank A at the ask rate will be:
= $500,000/$0.305
= 1,639,344.3
Selling the Malaysian ringgit (MYR) at bank B based on the ask rate will be:
= 1,639,344.3 × 0.306
= $501,639.3
The profit for an investor that has $500,000 available to conduct locational arbitrage will be:
= $501,639.3 - $500,000
= $1639.3
The classical dichotomy is the separation of real and nominal variables. The following questions test your understanding of this distinction.
Rina spends all of her money on comic books and beignets. In 2011 she earned $14.00 per hour, the price of a comic book was $7.00, and the price of a beignet was $2.00.
Which of the following give the nominal value of a variable?
A) Rina's wage is 2 comic books per hour in 2011.
B) The price of a beignet is $2.00 in 2011.
C) Rina's wage is $14.00 per hour in 2011.
Answer: B) The price of a beignet is $2.00 in 2011.
C) Rina's wage is $14.00 per hour in 2011
Explanation:
A Nominal Value is an expression of a Variable in terms of it's monetary value in a various years.
When something is expressed by it's monetary value in a certain year therefore, this is the nominal value of the variable.
The price of a beignet in 2011 is therefore an example of a Nominal Value as it is the monetary value in 2011.
In the same vein, Rina's wage per hour in 2011 expressed in monetary terms of $14.00 is also a nominal value.
Durban Metal Products, Ltd., of the Republic of South Africa makes specialty metal parts used in applications ranging from the cutting edges of bulldozer blades to replacement parts for Land Rovers. The company uses an activity-based costing system for internal decision-making purposes. The company has four activity cost pools as listed below:________.
Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Activity Rate
Order size Number of direct labor-hours $ 16.85 per direct labor-hour
Customer orders Number of customer orders $ 320.00 per customer order
Product testing Number of testing hours $ 89.00 per testing hour
Selling Number of sales calls $ 1,090.00 per sales call
The managing director of the company would like information concerning the cost of a recently completed order for heavy-duty trailer axles. The order required 200 direct labor-hours, 4 hours of product testing, and 2 sales calls.Required:Prepare a report summarizing the overhead costs assigned to the order for heavy-duty trailer axles. What is the total overhead cost assigned to the order?
Answer:
Overhead Report for heavy-duty trailer axles.
Order size ($ 16.85 × 200) $3,370.00
Customer orders ($ 320.00 × 1) $320.00
Product testing ($ 89.00 × 4) $356.00
Selling ( $ 1,090.00 × 2) $2,180.00
Total $6,226.00
Conclusion :
The total overhead cost assigned to the order is $6,226.00
Explanation:
ABC system allocates overheads to jobs using cost drivers.
First an Activity Center where costs accumulate is identified these can be several in our scenario we have four Activity Centers.
Then the Cost driver rate is calculated for each Activity Center. Our question has provided these.
The final step is to allocate the overheads to a particular job using the cost driver rate.
Equity securities in which the investor owns less than 20% ownership in the voting stock of the investee generally can be classified as ________ equity investments. A. no significant influence B. held-to-maturity C. significant influence D. controlling interest
Answer:
A. no significant influence
Explanation:
Equity securities are investment in stock that is held by an individual. It determines control over the company's operational activity.
When a person has less than 20% ownership of equity securities it is considered no significant influence and the holdings are classified as investment.
Significant influence is when an individual owns more than 20% of equity securities. They have voting rights and some control of operational decisions of the company.
Controlling influence bis when ownership is above 50%. The owner holds majority shares of the company
If government regulations force employers to provide dental insurance, then there is a movement up the:________.
1. AS curve as price level increased.
2. AS shifts right and price level would decrease.
3. AS shifts right and price level would increase.
4. AS shifts left and price level would decrease.
5. AS shifts left and price level would increase.
Answer:
The correct answer is the option 3: AS shifts right and price level would increase.
Explanation:
To begin with, the Aggregate Supply Curve is the total amount of goods and services that the suppliers are willing and able to offer at a certain price level given and at a certain period of time. If the costs of the sellers increases then that would mean that they would try to obtain more profits so that would implicate in an increase in the amount of quantity offered by them. So that means that the aggregate supply curve would shift to the right and the price level would increase as the sellers would try to earn more profits so that they could cover all the new costs given by the government.
A customer owns 100 shares of ABC stock and owns 1 ABC Put option. The customer wishes to sell the stock by exercising the put, but wishes to retain a recently declared cash dividend. The first date that the customer can exercise the put and still retain the dividend is:
Answer:
July 15th
Explanation:
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Astro Co. sold 20,000 units of its only product and incurred a $50,000 loss (ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. During a planning session for year 2016’s activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 50% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $200,000. The maximum output capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year.
ASTRO COMPANY
Contribution Margin Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31, 2015
Sales $ 1,000,000
Variable costs 800,000
Contribution margin 200,000
Fixed costs 250,000
Net loss $ (50,000 )
1. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for year 2015.
2. Compute the predicted break-even point in dollar sales for year 2016 assuming the machine is installed and there is no change in the unit selling price.
3. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2016 that shows the expected results with the machine installed. Assume that the unit selling price and the number of units sold will not change, and no income taxes will be due.
4. Compute the sales level required in both dollars and units to earn $200,000 of target pre-tax income income in 2016 with the machine installed and no change in unit sales price.
Answer:
Required 1.
Break even point (dollar sales) = $750,000
Required 2.
Break even point (dollar sales) = $1,250,000
Required 3.
ASTRO COMPANY
Forecasted Contribution Margin Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31, 2016
Sales $ 1,000,000
Variable costs ($ 400,000 )
Contribution margin $ 600,000
Fixed costs ($ 450,000 )
Net loss $ 150,000
Required 4.
Sales to meet target profit (dollar sales) = $1,833,333
Sales to meet target profit (unit sales) = 73,334
Explanation:
Break even point is the level of activity where a Company neither makes a profit nor a loss.
Break even point (dollar sales) = Fixed Cost / Contribution Margin Ratio
Where,
Contribution Margin Ratio = Contribution / Sales
= $ 200,000 / $ 1,000,000
= 0.20
Therefore,
Break even point (dollar sales) = $250,000 / 0.20
= $1,250,000
Assuming the machine is installed
Contribution Margin Ratio = ($ 1,000,000 - $400,000) / $ 1,000,000
= $600,000 / $1,000,000
= 0.60
Therefore,
Break even point (dollar sales) = ($250,000 + $200,000) / 0.60
= $750,000
Sales to meet target profit of $200,000
Sales to meet target profit (dollar sales) = Fixed Cost + Target Profit / Contribution Margin Ratio
= ($450,000 + $200,000) / 0.60
= $1,833,333
Sales to meet target profit (unit sales) = $1,833,333 / $25
= 73,334
Innovations are allowing consumers to utilize gesture, touch, and voice to control computers and other devices. This is an example of a(n) __________ force that could impact many industries.
Answer:
This question is incomplete, the options are missing. The options are the following:
a) Economic
b) Technological
c) Competitive
d) Regulatory
e) Social
And the correct answer is the option B: Technological.
Explanation:
To begin with, those kind of innovations like gesture, touch and voice commands that are focused in controlling the computers in a major amount of ways so therefore the use of the device will be easier for the users, are only trying to tend to the new ways of technology that will eventually in the future dominate in the industries and will cause an increase in the production of those companies that use that kind of technology because it only makes it easier to do the tasks and therefore that the technology force mentioned will only impact in a great way in many industries.
Martin Distributors has the following transactions related to notes receivable during the last two months of the year.
Dec. 1 Loaned $16,000 cash to E. Kinder on a 1-year, 6% note.
16 Sold goods to J. Jones, receiving a $4,800, 60-day, 7% note.
31 Accrued interest revenue on all notes receivable.
Instructions:
Journalize the transactions for Trent Distributors.
Answer:
Dec. 1
Note Receivable : E. Kinder $16,000 (debit)
Cash $16,000 (credit)
Dec. 16
Note Receivable : J. Jones $4,800 (debit)
Sales $4,800 (credit)
Dec. 31
Note Receivable : E. Kinder $80 (debit)
Note Receivable : J. Jones $168 (debit)
Interest Income $248 (credit)
Explanation:
Interest accruing on E. Kinder`s Note Receivable = $16,000 × 6 % × 1/12 = $80.
Interest accruing on J. Jones`s Note Receivable = $4,800 × 7 % × 30/60= $168.
Use the following information for Meeker Corp. to determine the amount of equity to report. Cash $ 72,000 Buildings 126,500 Land 208,600 Liabilities 131,500 A. $22,600. B. $275,600. C. $407,100. D. $538,600. E. $285,600.
Answer:
$276,500
Explanation:
The computation of the total equity is shown below;
As we know that
Accounting equation is
Total assets = Total liabilities + total stockholder equity
where,
Total assets is
= Cash + land + buildings
= $72,000 + $208,600 + $126,500
= $407,100
And, the total liabilities is $131,500
So, the total stockholder equity is
= $407,100 - $131,500
= $276,500
We simply applied the above formula
You have a portfolio that is equally invested in Stock F with a beta of .94, Stock G with a beta of 1.36, and the market. What is the beta of your portfolio
Answer:
Beta protfolio= 1.15
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Stock F:
Beta= 0.94
Stock G:
Beta= 1.36
To calculate the beta of the portfolio, we need to use the following formula:
Beta protfolio= (proportion of investment A*beta A) + (proportion of investment B*beta B)
Beta protfolio= (0.5*0.94) + (0.5*1.36)
Beta protfolio= 1.15