Answer: government regulation
Explanation:
The above scenario is a form of government regulation. We are informed that Maple Leaf Foods (MLF) is concerned about the potential for listeria contamination of its packaged meat products and that in situations whereby a single contaminated package is found, MLF voluntarily recalls every package that was produced in the same facility within two months of the contaminated item, Eben though it comes at great cost to the firm.
The government is trying to protect the people from using contaminated products thereby in such as scenario, when a contaminated one is found, the goods have to be recalled so that people won't continue buying it.
Suppose you sold a futures contract on gold 3 months ago when the futures price was $1,350 per ounce. Each contract is on 100 ounces of gold. The contract is closed out today. The current futures price is $1,340.
Part a. What was your position?
Part b. What was the buyer’s position?
Part c. Calculate your loss/gain on the contract
Answer: The answers are provided below
Explanation:
a. What was your position?
My position will be the difference between the past future price when I sold the good and the current future price which is then multiplied by the contract size. This will be:
= ($1,350 - $1,340) × 100
= $10 × 100
My position = $1,000
b. What was the buyer’s position?
The buyer's position will be the opposite of mine. This will be:
= ($1,340 - $1,350) × 100
= -$10 × 100
= -$1000
Buyer's position = -$1,000
c. Calculate your loss/gain on the contract.
The profit will be the difference between the selling price and the closing price multiplied by the contract size. This will be:
= ($1,350 - $1,340) × 100
= $10 × 100
= $1,000
My profit = $1,000
Six years ago, James Corporation sold a $100 million bond issue to expand its facilities. Each debenture has a $1,000 par value, an original maturity of 20 years (there are now 14 years left to maturity), and an annual coupon rate of 11.5% with semiannual payments. If you require a 14% return, what price would you pay today for a James bond?
Answer:
Price of Bonds=$848.286
Explanation:
The value of the bond is the present value (PV) of the future cash receipts expected from the bond. The value is equal to present values of interest payment plus the redemption value (RV) discounted at the yield rate
Value of Bond = PV of interest + PV of RV
The value of bond for James Corporation can be worked out as follows:
Step 1
PV of interest payments
PV = A × (1+r)^(-n)/r
A- semiannual interest payment, n-number of periods, r- semi annul yield
A-semi- annul interest payment:
=11.5%× 1,000× 1/2 = 75
r-semi-Annual yield = 14%/2 = 7%
n-Maturity period =1 4 × 2= 28
PV of interest payment:
=57.5 × (1- (1+0.07)^(-28)/0.07)
= 697.88
Step 2
PV of Redemption Value
= 1,000 × (1.07)^(-28) = 150.40
Step 3
Price of bond
=697.88 + 150.40
=$848.286
When your father was born 46 years ago, his grandparents deposited $450 in an account for him. Today, that account is worth $25,000. What was the annual rate of return on this account
Answer:
9.1%
Explanation:
To calculate the annual rate of return on this account you can use the following formula:
r = ( FV / PV )^1/n - 1, where
r= rate of return
FV= future value= 25,000
PV= present value= 450
n= number of periods of time= 46
r=(25,000/450)^(1/46)-1
r=55.56^0.0217-1
r=1.091-1
r=0.091 → 9.1%
According to this, the annual rate of return on this account was 9.1%.
Firm A's demand for a product is 15 units per month. Its supplier charges an ordering cost of $5 per order and $10 per unit with a 10% discount for orders of 15 units or higher. Firm A incurs a 25% annual holding cost. What is Firm A's annual ordering costs if it orders at a quantity of 28 units?
Answer:
Annual ordering cost=$32.142
Explanation:
Annual ordering cost = Annual demand/order quantity × ordering cost per order
Annual demand = 15 × 12 = 180 units
Kindly note that there are 12 months in year.
Annual Ordering cost = 180/28 × $5= $32.142
Annual ordering cost=$32.142
Tactical decisions define Group of answer choices the day-to-day activities of the organization. the goals and plans of the organization. the domain of operations managers, who are close to the customer. the steps taken to achieve the goals and objectives.
Answer:
E. the steps taken to achieve the goals and objectives.
Explanation:
Tactical decisions are the decisions made by the mid-level management in an organization, in a bid to implement the strategic plans of the director-general of the organization. These decisions are made and implemented within a short period of time. Some tactical decisions include;
1. Structuring of workforce
2. Purchase of items and resources
3. Marketing strategies
4. Allocation of jobs to employees.
When these decisions are made by the middle-level management, they are under obligation to answer to the directors of the organization as to how these decisions were implemented.
Q4) An investment offers a total return of 12.8 percent over the coming year. Janice thinks the total real return on this investment will be only 7 percent. What does Janice believe the approximate inflation rate will be over the next year
Answer:
inflation rate= 5.8%
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
An investment offers a total return of 12.8 percent over the coming year. Janice thinks the total real return on this investment will be only 7 percent.
The real return on investment includes the effect on inflation.
Real rate of return= total return - inflation rate
0.07=0.128 - inflation rate
inflation rate= 0.058= 5.8%
Arnell Industries has $35 million in permanent debt outstanding. The firm will pay interest only on this debt. Arnell’s marginal tax rate is expected to be 21% for the foreseeable future. a) Suppose Arnell pays interest of 7% per year on its debt. What is its annual interest tax shield? b) What is the present value of the interest tax shield, assuming its risk is the same as the loan?
Answer:
a) $0.5145 million
b) $7.35 million
Explanation:
Given:
Permanent debt outstanding = $35,000,000
Expected marginal tax rate = 21%
a) Suppose they pay an interest of 7% per year on debt. Find the annual interest tax shield.
To find annual interes tax shield use the formula below:
Annual interest tax shield =Total par value of Debt × interest rate × tax rate
= $35,000,000 × 7% × 21%
= $35,000,000 × 0.07 × 0.21
= $514,500
Annual interest tax shield = $0.5145 million
b) What is the present value of the interest tax shield, assuming its risk is the same as the loan?
Use the formula:
Present value of the interest tax shield = Annual interest tax shield /loan interest rate
= $514,500 / 7%
= $7,350,000
present value of the interest tax shield = $7.35 million
The following information for the past year for the Blaine Corporation has been provided:Fixed costs:Manufacturing$ 125, 000$125,000Marketing24,00024,000Administrative20,00020,000Variable costs: Manufacturing $ 110,000$110,000 Marketing 30,00030,000 Administrative 34,00034,000 During the year, the company produced and sold 60,00060,000 units of product at a selling price of $ 12.40$12.40 per unit. There was no beginning inventory of the product at the beginning of the year.What is the contribution margin ratio for Blaine Corporation (round to 1 decimal)?A. 70.470.4 %B. 53.953.9 %C. 22.722.7 %D. 76.676.6 %
Answer:
D. 76.6 %
Explanation:
Contribution Margin Ratio = Contribution / Sales × 100
First Calculate the Contribution
Contribution = Sales - Variable Costs
= (60,000 units × $ 12.40) - ($110,000+$30,000+$34,000)
= $744,000 - $174,000
= $570,000
Then Calculate Contribution Margin Ratio
Contribution Margin Ratio = $570,000 / $744,000 × 100
= 76.61290
= 76.6 % ( 1 decimal)
please discuss the similarities and differences between transformational and charismatic leadership. Choose an individual that qualifies as a charismatic or transformational leader and explain why. Also, in your analysis, what are some of the unique characteristics of this individuals followers that might identify him/her as charismatic or transformational
Answer:
The transformational leaders are bureaucratic and charismatic are people oriented in nature.
Explanation:
The charismatic leaders are also called as the transformational leaders and shares various things. Charismatic leaders make their status better and transformational leaders focus on the transformation of the organization's vision. The main difference is the focus and the audience. The charismatic leaders are committed and have engaging personalities like martin Luther king as his speeches were often more tangible than other leaders and used to have a huge influence on the people he met. The charismatic leaders are more emotionally attached to their audience. They work towards an emphasis on the greater good. More people-oriented.
Ramsey Company produces speakers (Model A and Model B). Both products pass through two producing departments. Model A's production is much more labor-intensive than that of Model B. Model B is also the more popular of the two speakers. The following data have been gathered for the two products.
Model A Model B
Units produced per year 10,000 Units produced per year 100,000
Prime Costs $150,000 Prime Costs $1,500,000
Direct Labor Hours 140,000 Direct labor Hours 300,000
Machine Hours 20,000 Machine Hours 200,000
Production runs 40 Production runs 60
Inspection hours 800 Inspection hours 1200
Maintenance hours 10,000 Maintenance hours 90,000
Overhead costs:
Setup costs $270,000
Inspection costs $210,000
Machining $240,000
Maintenance $270,000
Total overhead costs $990,000
Required:
a. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product by using a plantwide rate based on direct labor hours (Round to two decimal places).
b. Compute the overhead cost per unit for each product by using ABC.
c. Using the activity-based product costs as the standard, comment on the ability of departmental rates to improve the accuracy of product costing. Did the department rate do better than the plant rate?
Answer:
a. $2.05 (two decimal places)
b. Model A = $312,000 Model B= $1,397,000
c. The use of departmental overheads rate is more accurate than the plant wide.
Explanation:
Plant wide overhead rate = Total Overheads / Total Activity
= $990,000 / (140,000 + 300,000)
= $990,000 / 440,000
= $2.04545 OR $2.05 (two decimal places)
For ABC, first calculate Cost Driver Rate as follows :
Setup costs = $270,000 / (40 +60)
= $2,700 per production run.
Inspection costs = $210,000 / (800 +1,200)
= $105 per inspection hour
Machining = $240,000 / (20,000 + 200,000)
= $1.09 per machine hour
Maintenance = $990,000 / (10,000 + 90,000)
= $9.90 per maintenance hour
The next step is to Allocate the overheads to the Products :
Model A Model B
Overhead costs:
Setup costs $108,000 $162,000
Inspection costs $84,000 $126,000
Machining $21,000 $218,000
Maintenance $99,000 $891,000
Total overhead costs $312,000 $1,397,000
McGovern Enterprises is interested in issuing bonds with warrants attached. The bonds will have a 30-year maturity and annual interest payments. Each bond will come with 20 warrants that give the holder the right to purchase one share of stock per warrant. The investment bankers estimate that each warrant will have a value of $10.00. A similar straight-debt issue would require a 10% coupon. What coupon rate should be set on the bonds-with-warrants so that the package would sell for $1,000?
Answer:
The multiple choices are:
6.64%
7.11%
7.48%
7.88%
8.27%
coupon rate is 7.88%
Explanation:
In determining the coupon rate to set on the bond,we need to calculate the annual coupon of the debt using the pmt formula in excel
=pmt(rate,nper,-pv,fv)
rate is the coupon on similar straight debt issue
nper is number of coupons the bond would pay which is 30
pv =$1000-(value of 20 warrants)
pv=$1000-(20*$10)
pv=$800
fv id the face value of $1000
=pmt(10%,30,-800,1000)= 78.78
coupon rate=coupon amount/face value=$78.78/$1000=7.88%
Given that annual deposit rates for Dollars and Euros are 6% and 4% respectively for the next 5 years. If the current spot rate of the Euro is $1.4015, obtain the implied rate for the Euro five years from now if International Fisher Equation holds exactly.
a. $1.5415
b. $1.2742
c. $1.4284
d. $1.3750
e. None of the above.
Answer:
The correct answer is (a) $1.5415
Explanation:
Solution
Given that:
Annual deposit rate for dollar =6%
Annual deposit rate for Euro = 4%
n = 5 years
The present spot rate of Euro =$1,4015
The next step is to obtain the implied rate for the Euro.
Thus
Implied rate = $1,4015[(1.06)/(1.04)]^5
= $1,4015 * 1.019230769^5
=$1,4015* 1.099923877
=$1.5415
Hence the implied rate for Euro 5 years from now is $1.5415
Requirement 2:
Change all of the numbers in the data area of your worksheet so that it looks like this:
A B C D
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3 Data
4 Selling price per unit $353
5 Manufacturing costs:
6 Variable per unit produced:
7 Direct materials $137
8 Direct labor $51
9 Variable manufacturing
overhead $22
10 Fixed manufacturing
overhead per year $127,600
11 Selling and administrative expenses:
12 Variable per unit sold $5
13 Fixed per year $76,000
14
15 Year 1 Year 2
16 Units in beginning
inventor 0
17 Units produced during
the year 2,900 2,200
18 Units sold during the year 2,400 2,400
19
If your formulas are correct, you should get the correct answers to the following questions.
(a) What is the net operating income (loss) in Year 1 under absorption costing? (Input the amount as a positive value. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
(Click to select)Net operating incomeNet operating loss
$
(b) What is the net operating income (loss) in Year 2 under absorption costing? (Input the amount as a positive value. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
(Click to select)Net operating lossNet operating income
$
(c) What is the net operating income (loss) in Year 1 under variable costing? (Input the amount as positive value. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
(Click to select)Net operating lossNet operating income
$
(d) What is the net operating income (loss) in Year 2 under variable costing? (Input the amount as a positive value. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
(Click to select)Net operating lossNet operating income
$
(e) The net operating income (loss) under absorption costing is less than the net operating income (loss) under variable costing in Year 2 because (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.):
Units were left over from the previous year.
The cost of goods sold is always less under variable costing than under absorption costing.
Sales exceeded production so some of the fixed manufacturing overhead of the period was released from inventories under absorption costing.
Answer:
Requirement 2
a) Net Operating Income (Loss) for year 1 under absorption costing = 110,600
b) Net Operating Income (Loss) for year 2 under absorption costing = 257,600
c) Net Operating Income (Loss) for year 1 under variable costing = 238,200
d) Net Operating Income (Loss) for year 2 under variable costing = 385,200
e) The cost of goods sold is always less under variable costing than under absorption costing.
Explanation:
a) Absorption Costing, also called full absorption costing, capture all costs associated with manufacturing a particular product, such that the direct and indirect costs, such as direct materials, direct labor, rent, and insurance, are fully accounted for using this managerial accounting method.
b) Variable Costing is a managerial accounting technique that assigns variable costs to inventory, so that all period (fixed overhead) costs are charged to expenses in the period incurred, while only direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead costs are assigned to inventory.
Prepare the journal entry to record Autumn Company’s issuance of 78,000 shares of no-par value common stock assuming the shares:
a. Sell for $32 cash per share.
b. Are exchanged for land valued at $2,496,000.
Answer:
A Journal entry was recorded for Autumn Company which is given below.
Explanation:
Solution
(A) Journal Entry:
No Account and Explanation Debit Credit
a Cash (78000*32) 2496000
Common Stock 2496000
(To record issued common stock)
(B) Journal Entry:
No Account and Explanation Debit Credit
b Land 2496000
Common Stock 2496000
(To record issued common stock)
Assume that you are an intern with the Brayton Company, and you have collected the following data: The yield on the company's outstanding bonds is 7.75%; its tax rate is 25%; the next expected dividend is $0.65 a share; the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.00% a year; the price of the stock is $15.00 per share; the flotation cost for selling new shares is F= 5%; and the target capital structure is 25% debt and 75% common equity. What is the firm's WACC, assuming it must issue new stock to finance its capital budget?
a. 6.89%
b. 7.24%
c. 7.64%
d. 8.55%
e. 8.44%
Answer:
WACC is 9.37%
Explanation:
After tax cost of debt=yield to maturity*(1-t)
where t is the tax rate of 25% or 0.25
after tax cost of debt=7.75%*(1-0.25)=5.81%
Using stock price formula,the cost of equity can be determined as below:
stock price=Di/k-g
Di is the next dividend of $0.65
k is the cost of equity which is unknown
g is the constant growth rate of 6.00%
stock price=$15*(1-f)
f is the flotation cost percentage
stock price=$15*(1-5%)=$14.25
14.25=0.65/k-6%
14.25(k-6%)=0.65
k-6%=0.65/14.25
k=(0.65/14.25)+6%=10.56%
WACC=Ke*We+Kd*Wd
ke is 10.56%
We is the weight of equity which is 75%
Kd is 5.81%
We is the weight of debt which is 25%
WACC==(10.56%*75%)+(5.81%*25%)=9.37%
A business is considering a cash outlay of $880,000 for the purchase of land, which it intends to lease for $200,000 per year. If alternative investments are available that yield a 15 percent return, the opportunity cost of the purchase of the land is
Answer:
132000$
Explanation:
880000 *0,15=132000
A business is considering a cash outlay of $880,000 for the purchase of land, which it intends to lease for $200,000 per year. If alternative investments are available that yield a 15 percent return, the opportunity cost of the purchase of the land is $132,000.
What is an opportunity cost rate?When economists talk about a resource's "opportunity cost," they mean the worth of the resource's next-highest-valued alternative usage.
Given
Cost of Land = $880,000
Return = 15%
Lease = $200000
Required to the opportunity cost =?
opportunity cost = cost of land x return rate
opportunity cost = 880,000 x 15 = $132,000
Opportunity cost is crucial for businesses because it helps them decide how to effectively use their limited resources and cash. A corporation can pick which choice gives the highest or most productive return by calculating the opportunity cost of a specific option or options.
Thus, the opportunity cost of the purchase of the land is $132,000.
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want to make confetti. In order to get the right balance of ingredients for their tastes they bought 2 pounds of paper hearts at $ 4.07 per pound comma 4 pounds of sparkling stars for $ 2.71 per pound comma and 2 pounds of shiny coils for $ 4.25 per pound. Determine the cost per pound of the
Answer:
Cost per pound of confetti= $3.44 per pound
Explanation:
The cost per pound of the Confetti = Total material cost divided by the total pound
Total material cost = (2×$4.07) + (4× $2.71) + ( 2× $4.25)= $27.48
Total number of pounds = 2 + 4 + 2 = 8 pounds
Cost per pound of confetti = $27.48 / 8 pounds =$3.44 per pound
Cost per pound of confetti= $3.44 per pound
Mike has spent $600 purchasing and repairing an old fishing boat, which he expects to sell for $800. Mike discovers, that, in addition to the $600 he has already spent, he needs to make an additional repair, which will cost another $300 in order to make the boat worth $800 to potential buyers. He can sell the boat as is now for $300. What should he do
Answer:
Mike should complete the repairs and sell off the boat for $800
Explanation:
Mike has already spent $600 purchasing and repairing the boat. He still needs to make an additional repair of $300. This means the cost price of the boat will be:
Cost price = $600 + $300 = $900
Selling price = $800
His loss would be:
$900 - $800 = $100
But without making the additional repair, the boat's worth is $300. This means that
Cost price = $600
Selling price = $300
His loss would be:
$600 - $300 = $300
From the above calculations, if the additional repair is done, Mike's loss would be lesser.
Therefore, the best option Mike should take is to complete the repairs and sell off the boat for $800
Which of the following is long-term debt instrument that requires t5he issuer to repay the lender in regular interest payments until the loan is repaid on or before the specified maturity rate?
A. A bond
B. Trade credit
C. A Treasury bill
D. Commercial paper
E. A certificate of deposit
Answer:
The answer is option (a) Bond
Explanation:
Solution
A Bond : It refers to as an investment securities where an investor borrows money to an organization or a government for a an amount of time, in exchange for consistent interest payments.
Once the bond approaches maturity, the issuer of the bond returns the investor’s money.
Another term used in describing bonds are fixed income. since your investment gains fixed payments over the life of the bond.
Bond is the long-term debt instrument that requires the issuer to repay the lender in regular interest payments until the loan is repaid.
A bond is a debt instrument of issued by bond investor to the interested party (like private investors, government etc)
Hence, the long-term debt instrument that requires the issuer to repay the lender in regular interest payments until the loan is fully repaid is called Bond..
Therefore, the Option A is correct.
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In its first year of operations, Roma Company reports the following. Earned revenues of $47,000 ($39,000 cash received from customers). Incurred expenses of $26,500 ($20,950 cash paid toward them). Prepaid $7,250 cash for costs that will not be expensed until next year. Compute the company’s first-year net income under both the cash basis and the accrual basis of accounting.
Answer:
Net Income
Cash basis $10,800
Accrual basis $20,500
Explanation:
Computation of Roma company’s first-year net income under both the cash basis and the accrual basis of accounting will be:
Cash basis Accrual basis
Revenue $39,000 $47,000
Expenses $28,200 $26,500
Net Income $10,800 $20,500
Cash paid $20,950
Add Prepaid cash $7,250
=$28,200
Therefore first-year net income cash basis will e $10,800 and accrual basis will be $20,500
The due diligence process of analyzing and evaluating an existing business ________. Group of answer choices may be just as time consuming as the development of a comprehensive business plan for a start-up helps to determine if the company will generate sufficient cash to pay for itself and leave you with a suitable rate of return on your investment helps to determine what the company's potential for success is All of these
Answer:
All of these.
Explanation:
The due diligence process of analyzing and evaluating an existing business, is the process responsible for revealing the positive and negative aspects of a business.
This process aims to satisfy the buyer and seller by examining the main details of a transaction and ensuring its legality and evaluating most of the facts of the deal.
The agreement must then satisfy the due diligence aspects, so that the two parties involved can price and finalize the transaction effectively.
Therefore, all answer options are correct.
A recent consumer survey conducted for a car dealership indicates that, when buying a car, customers are primarily concerned with the salesperson's ability to explain the car's features, the salesperson's friendliness, and the dealer's honesty. The dealership should be ESPECIALLY concerned with which determinants of service quality?
Answer: a. communication, courtesy, and credibility
Explanation:
The Consumer survey showed that when buying a car customers are interested in the salesperson's ability to explain what the car does and what it's has, in short it's features. This means that they would like a Salesperson that Communicates effectively, the need for the car.
Dealers should therefore be very concerned with the communication skills of their sales people.
The Consumers would also like a friendly person. This is simple Courtesy. The sales person must be able to show courtesy to the customers to entice them to buy a car and so Dealership management should be very worried about this.
A final thing the Dealer should be worried about is Credibility. Consumers want to know if the Dealer is credible in that if the claims the dealer is making is true and honest. Too many salespersons say anything to get people to buy things even if it is a lie. A car is a big investment and so consumers would very much like to avoided being lied to.
Lower of Cost or Market Black Corporation uses the LIFO cost flow assumption. Each unit of its inventory has a net realizable value of $300, a normal profit margin of $35, and a current replacement cost of $250. Determine the amount per unit that should be used as the market value to apply the lower of cost or market rule to determine Black’s ending inventory.
Answer:
$265
Explanation:
The computation of Net realizable value-normal profit margin by using the lower of cost or market rule is shown below:-
Amount per unit = Net realizable value or Ceiling - Normal profit margin
= $300 - $35
= $265
Therefore for computing the amount per unit we simply applied the above formula i.e by deducting the normal profit margin from the net realizable value so that the amount per unit could come
Chester Company plans to introduce a new product. A market research specialist claims that 20,000 units can be sold at a $100 selling price. Assuming the company desires a profit margin of 22% of sales, what is the target cost per unit
Answer:
$78
Explanation:
Profit margin is the ratio of profit to sales while the profit is the difference between the sales and the cost.
As such, profit margin is the ratio of the difference between the sales and the cost to the sales.
Given that margin is 22%, it means that
22% = profit/(20,000 * $100)
Profit = $440,000
Total cost = $2,000,000 - $440,000
= $1,560,000
Target cost per unit = $1,560,000/20,000
= $78
A delivery company is considering adding another vehicle to its delivery fleet; each vehicle is rented for $100 per day. Assume that the additional vehicle would be capable of delivering 1,500 packages per day and that each package that is delivered brings in ten cents in revenue. Also assume that adding the delivery vehicle would not affect any other costs.
Required:
a. What is the MRP? What is the MRC? Should the firm add this delivery vehicle?
b. Now suppose that the cost of renting a vehicle doubles to S200 per day. What are the MRP and MRC? Should the firm add a delivery vehicle under these circumstances?
c. Next suppose that the cost of renting a vehicle falls back down to SIOO per day but, due to extremely congested freeways, an additional vehicle would only be able to deliver 750 packages per day. What are the MRP and MRC in this situation? Would adding a vehicle under these circumstances increase the firm's profits?
Answer:
a. What is the MRP? What is the MRC? Should the firm add this delivery vehicle?
marginal revenue product = marginal product of labor x marginal revenue per output unit
MRP = 1,500 packages x $0.10 per package = $150
marginal resource cost (MRC) = $100 (the cost of renting the delivery truck)
The company should add the delivery truck because MRP is higher than MRC.
b. Now suppose that the cost of renting a vehicle doubles to $200 per day. What are the MRP and MRC in this situation?
MRP = $150 (doesn't change from question a)
MRC = $200 (the cost of renting the delivery truck)
The company should not add the delivery truck because MRP is less than MRC.
c. Next suppose that the cost of renting a vehicle falls back down to $100 per day, but, due to extremely congested freeways, an additional vehicle would only be able to deliver 750 packages per day. What are the MRP and MRC in this situation? Would adding a vehicle under these circumstances increase the firm's profits?
MRP = 750 packages x $0.10 per package = $75
MRC = $100
The company should not add the delivery truck because MRP is less than MRC.
A firm in a purely competitive industry has a typical cost structure. The normal rate of profit in the economy is 5 percent. This firm is earning $5.50 on every $50 invested by its founders.
a. What is its percentage rate of return? 11 percent.
b. Is the firm earning an economic profit? Yes If so, how large? 6 percent.
c. Will this industry see entry or exit? Entry
d. What will be the rate of return earned by firms in this industry once the industry reaches long-run equilibrium?
Answer: The answers are given below
Explanation:
a. What is its percentage rate of return?
From the question, we are told that the firm is earning $5.50 on every $50 invested by its founders. The percentage of return will now be:
= $5.50/$50 × 100%
= 0.11 × 100%
= 11%
b. Is the firm earning an economic profit? If so, how large?
The economic profit will be the difference that exists between the percentage of return which is 11% and the normal rate of profit which is 5%. This will be:
= 11% - 5%
= 6%
The firm is earning economic profit of 6%.
c. Will this industry see entry or exit?
There will be entry into the industry. This is because the percentage of return which is 11% is greater than the normal rate of profit which is 5%.
d. What will be the rate of return earned by firms in this industry once the industry reaches long-run equilibrium?
The rate of return earned by firms in this industry once the industry reaches long-run equilibrium will be 5% which is the normal rate of profit in the economy.
A company purchased a computer system at a cost of $25,000. The estimated useful life is 8 years, and the estimated residual value is $6,000. Assuming the company uses the double-declining-balance method, what is the depreciation expense for the second year
Answer:
$4,687.50
Explanation:
The computation of the depreciation expense of the second year using the double-declining method is shown below:
First we have to determine the depreciation rate which is given below:
= One ÷ useful life
= 1 ÷ 4
= 12.5%
Now the rate is double So, 25%
In year 1, the original cost is $25,000, so the depreciation is $6,250 after applying the 25% depreciation rate
And, in year 2, the ($25,000 - $6,250) × 25% = $4,687.50
A customer is considering to Fire Sprinkler a building to lower his insurances premium: Two choices were presented to him : (Hint: Alternates with unequal economic lives may be compared by assuming replacement in kind at the end of the shorter life, thus maintaining the same level of uniform payment) i=10%
Question:
A customer is considering to Fire Sprinkler a building to lower his insurances premium: Two choices were presented to him:
(Hint: Alternates with unequal economic lives may be compared by assuming replacement in kind at the end of the shorter life, thus maintaining the same level of uniform payment) i=10%
Partial System: Initial Cost 8,000.00, Insurance Cost $1,000.00/Year Life N=15 year
Full System $ 15,000, Insurance Cost $250/Year Life N=20 year
A) Full System $8,100
B) Full System $1,694.50
C) Partial System $8,540.00
D) Partial System $1,770.40
Answer:
The correct answer is B)
Explanation:
To chose the partial system means to incur a total sprinkler cost of $16,000 at the end of 30 years. With an added Insurance cost of $30,000. Total cost of protecting assets comes to $46,000.
The full system, however, entails a total sprinkler cost of $15,000 and an added insurance cost of $5,000. Total cost of protecting assets here comes to $20,000 over a 20 year period.
Prorated valued show B to be the least cost appliable.
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1- Storm Concert Promotions: Determine whether overhead is overapplied or underapplied.
2- Storm Concert Promotions: Prepare the journal entry to allocate (close) overapplied or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.
3- Valle Home Builders: Determine whether overhead is overapplied or underapplied.
4- Valle Home Builders: Prepare the journal entry to allocate (close) overapplied or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.
Storm Concert Promotions Valle Home Builders
Actual indirect materials costs $12,800 $6,800
Actual indirect labor costs $55,500 $47,000
Other overhead costs $17,100 $49,000
Overhead applied $91,600 $98,400
Answer and Explanation:
1. The overhead is overapplied or underapplied is shown below:-
Valle Home Storm:
Particulars Amount
Indirect materials $12,800 $91,600 Applied overhead
Indirect Labor $55,500
Other overhead costs $17,100
$85,400 $6,200 Over applied overhead
2. The Journal entry is shown below:-
Factory overhead Dr, $6,200
To Cost of goods sold $6,200
(Being overapplied overhead is recorded)
3. The overhead is overapplied or underapplied is shown below:-
Valle Home Builders:
Indirect materials $6,800 $98,400 Applied overhead
Indirect Labor $47,000
Other overhead costs $49,000
Underapplied overhead $4,400
4. The Journal entry is shown below:-
Cost of goods sold Dr, $4,400
To Factory overhead $4,400
(Being under applied is recorded)
Which of these employees is facing an ethical dilemma?
A. The manager at Almas Inc. has to make a vendor choice between his underqualified cousin and a highly-experienced, trusted supplier.
B. Lars has to decide whether the annual profits of the company should be distributed to the employees as a salary hike or in the form of non-monetary benefits.
C. Javier has felt unsure about a car he purchased and has been reading only good reviews about the car to console himself.
D. After seeing a whole new collection of phones at a store, Max is regretting the purchase of an outdated phone he made last month.
E. Salena is responsible for deciding whether she should upgrade the manufacturing unit with new machines and reduce costs or retain the impoverished manual labor force.
Answer:
The employee facing ethical dilemmas is SELENA because Salena is responsible for deciding whether she should upgrade the manufacturing unit with new machines and reduce costs or retain the impoverished manual labor force
Explanation:
Ethical dilemma can be seen as the way in which a person or an individual is finding it hard to make a decision between two alternatives due to the difficulty in deciding on the one to accept or reject ,Which is why ETHICAL DILEMMAS may lead to arising of complexity out of the situational conflict in which choosing one alternative may result in transgressing another.
Although no matter the difficulty on deciding on which one to go for a choice has to be made between the two equally undesirable alternatives.
Therefore a person or an individual often faces ethical dilemmas on their day to day activities , because knowing how to do the right thing as well as knowing the difference between the one that is right and wrong can be difficult and often times subjective which is what Salena was facing by finding it hard to decide on the two alternatives which is either she should upgrade the manufacturing unit with new machines and reduce costs or retain the impoverished manual labor force.