Answer:
Monthly deposit= $840.74
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Number of periods= 26*12= 312 months
Future Value= $1,500,000
Interste rate= 0.11/12= 0.0092
To calculate the monthly deposit, we need to use the following formula:
FV= {A*[(1+i)^n-1]}/i
A= monthly deposit
Isolating A:
A= (FV*i)/{[(1+i)^n]-1}
A= (1,500,000*0.0092) / [(1.0092^312) - 1]
A= $840.74
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
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.
Use the following information for ECE incorporated: Shareholder Equity $100 million Assets $200 million Sales $300 million Net Income $15 million Interest Expense $2 million If ECE's stock is currently trading at $24.00 and ECE has 25 million shares outstanding, then ECE's market-to-book ratio is closest to:
Answer:
6.0
Explanation:
Market to book ratio is calculated as ; Market capitalization / Net book value.
Where,
Market capitalization = Price per share × Total shares outstanding
= $24 × 25,000,000 shares
= $600,000,000
Then,
Net book value = Total assets - Total liabilities
= $200,000,000 - $100,000,000
= $100,000,000
Therefore,
Market to book ratio = $600,000,000 / $100,000,000
= 6.0
The Ferre Publishing Company has three service departments and two operating departments. Selected data from a recent period on the five departments follow:_____.
Service Departments Operating Departments
Administration Janitorial Maintenance Binding Printing Total
Costs $168,000 $126,000 $57,600 $330,000 $516,000 $1,197,600
Number of employees 60 35 140 315 210 760
Square feet of space occupied 15,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 100,000 185,000
Hours of press time 30,000 60,000 90,000
Required:
Assuming that the company uses the direct method rather than the step-down method to allocate service department costs, how much cost would be assigned to each operating department? (Please enter allocations from a department as negative and allocations to a department as positive. The line should add across to zero. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount.)
Answer:
The Ferre Publishing company
Service Costs Assigned to each Operating Department:
Service Departments Operating Departments
Admin. Janitorial Mainten. Binding Printing Total
Costs $168,000 $126,000 $57,600 $330,000 $516,000 $1,197,600
Admin (168,000) 100,800 67,200 0
Janitorial (126,000) 36,000 90,000 0
Maintenance (57,600) 19,200 38,400 0
Total cost $486,000 $711,600 $1,197,600
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Service Departments Operating Departments
Administration Janitorial Maintenance Binding Printing Total
Costs $168,000 $126,000 $57,600 $330,000 $516,000 $1,197,600
Number of
employees 60 35 140 315 210 760
Square feet of
space occupied 15,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 100,000 185,000
Hours of
press time 30,000 60,000 90,000
Allocation bases:
Administration cost = Number of employees 525
Janitorial cost = Square feet 140,000
Maintenance cost = Hours of press time 90,000
Allocation Rates and to Operating Departments:
Administration $168,000/525 = $320 per employee
Binding = 315 * $320 = $100,800
Printing = 210 * $320 = $67,200
Janitorial costs = $126,000/140,000 = $0.90 per square feet
Binding = 40,000 * $0.90 = $36,000
Printing = 100,000 * $0.90 = $90,000
Maintenance costs = $57,600/90,000 = $0.64 per press hour
Binding = 30,000 * $0.64 = $19,200
Printing = 60,000 * $0.64 = $38,400
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.
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
A professor records the majors of her 30 students as follows: Accounting Economics Undecided Finance Management Management Finance Marketing Economics Management Marketing Finance Marketing Accounting Finance Finance Undecided Management Undecided Economics Economics Accounting Management Undecided Economics Accounting Economics Management Accounting Economics Click here for the Excel Data File a. What is the measurement scale of these data?
Answer: Nominal
Explanation:
When the Nominal measurement scale is used, it means the data was sorted into labels or names which is why it is sometimes referred to as Named data. For instance, sorting dogs in a park into their species i.e Husky, American Bull, German Shephard etc.
There is no quantitative value and usually there is no ordering method to this measurement scale.
The professor sorted her students according to their majors which in this case acted as labels so the Professor was using the Nominal measurement scale.
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.
The following financial information was summarized from the accounting records of Train Corporation for the current year ended December 31: Rails Division Locomotive Division Corporate Total Cost of goods sold $45,500 $31,400 Direct operating expenses 27,800 22,800 Sales 91,800 66,500 Interest expense $2,800 General overhead 18,400 Income tax 4,500 The income from operations for the Rails Division is a.$46,300 b.$91,800 c.$18,500 d.$64,000
Answer: $18500
Explanation:
The income from operations for the rail divisions will be calculated thus:
For the rail division,
Sales = $91800
Cost of goods sold = $45500
Direct operating expense = $27800
Income from operations:
= $91800 - $45500 - $27800
= $18500
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
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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
Faster pls
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.
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
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.
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.
Bob purchased a truck for $53,000 with a residual value of $26,000 and a life expectancy of 5 years; using straight-line depreciation, the amount of the depreciation adjustment for the first year would be:
Answer:
the depreciation adjustment for the first year is $5,400
Explanation:
The computation of the amount of depreciation adjustment for the first year is shown below:
= (Purchase cost - residual value) ÷ (expected life)
= ($53,000 - $26,000) ÷ ( 5 years)
= ($27,000) ÷ ( 5 years)
= $5,400
Hence, the depreciation adjustment for the first year is $5,400
We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come
And, the same is to be considered
All the long-term debt of a government, including the long-term debt that will be financed by Enterprise Fund revenues, is reported in the fund-level financial statements.
a. True
b. False
Answer: False
Explanation:
False.
Long term debt is a debt owed by an economic entity which could either be the inividual, a business or the government and such debts are expected to mature in a period of at least one year.
It should be noted that the long term debt isn't reported in fund level financial statement but rather it's reported in government wide statements.
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.
The correlation between the monthly changes of the spot price and futures price of a commodity is 0.95. The standard deviations of monthly changes of the spot price and futures price are 0.25 and 0.30 respectively. Each futures contract represents 1000 units of the commodity. A company needs to purchase 50,000 units of the commodity in 1 month, and wants to use the futures contract hedge the price risk. How many futures contracts should the company long or short
Answer and Explanation:
Given that correlation between the monthly changes of the spot price and futures price of a commodity = 0.95
standard deviations of monthly changes of the spot price = 0.25
standard deviations of monthly changes of the futures price = 0.30
Futures contract =1000 units of commodity
To calculate how many futures contracts long or short if company needs to purchase 50,000 units of the commodity in 1 month using the futures contract hedge the price risk:
We calculate Hedge ratio = correlation * Spot price changes Standard deviation/ Futures contract price changes standard deviation
= 0.95 * 0.25/0.30
=0.7917
=79.17%
Calculate how many futures contracts the company should short =
50000 * 79.17%/1000
=39.58
= -39 contracts(negative shorts as from question)
Mountaintop golf course is planning for the coming season. Investors would like to earn a 12% return on the company's $47,000,000 of assets. The company primarily incurs fixed costs to groom the greens and fairways. Fixed costs are projected to be $20,000,000 for the golfing season. About 440,000 golfers are expected each year. Variable costs are about $17 per golfer. Mountaintop golf course is a price-taker and won't be able to charge more than its competitors who charge $84 per round of golf. What profit will it earn as a percent of assets
Answer:
47.4%
Explanation:
A. Expected golfers
440,000
B Revenue (440,000 × $84)
$36,960,000
C. Variable cost (440,000 × $17)
$7,480,000
D = B - C Contribution margin
$29,480,000
E Fixed cost
$20,000,000
F = D - E Profit
$9,480,000
G Assets
H = F/G × 100 Return on assets
47.4%
Two methods can be used for producing solar panels for electric power generation. Method 1 will have an initial cost of $550,000, an AOC of $160,000 per year, and $125,000 salvage value after its 3-year life. Method 2 will cost $830,000 with an AOC of $120,000, and a $240,000 salvage value after its 5-year life. Assume your boss asked you to determine which method is better, but she wants the analysis done over a 3-year planning period. You estimate the salvage value of method 2 will be 35% higher after 3 years than it is after 5 years. If the MARR is 10% per year, which method should the company select?
Answer:
method 1 should be selected.
Explanation:
for method 1:
p = 550000
a = 160000
s = 125000
I = 10%
n = 3 years
aw = -550000(a/p, 0.10,3)-160000+125000(a/f,0.10,3)
= -550000(0.4021)-160000+125000(0.3021)
= -221155-160000+37762.5
= -343.392.5 dollars
for method 2:
salvage value = 240000x1.35
= 324000
p= 830000
a = 120000
s = 324000
I = 0.10 or 10%
n = 3
aw = -830000(a/p,0.10,3)-120000+324000(a/f,10%,3)
= -830000(0.4021)-120000+324000(0.3021)
= -333743-120000+97880.4
= -355862.6 dollars
after comparing both values, method 1 is better
The following events took place at a manufacturing company for the current year: (1) Purchased $95,000 in direct materials. (2) Incurred labor costs as follows: (a) direct, $56,000 and (b) indirect, $13,600. (3) Other manufacturing overhead was $107,000, excluding indirect labor. (4) Transferred 80% of the materials to the manufacturing assembly line. (5) Completed 65% of the Work-in-Process during the year. (6) Sold 85% of the completed goods. (7) There were no beginning inventories. What is the journal entry to record the direct labor costs for the period? A. Labor Inventory XXX Wages Payable XXX B. Work-In-Process Inventory XXX Wages Payable XXX C. Manufacturing Overhead Control XXX Wages Payable XXX D. Wages Expense XXX Cash XXX
Answer: B. Work-In-Process Inventory XXX Wages Payable XXX
Explanation:
The method of accounting for Direct labor during production is to apportion it to Work in Process inventory because as a direct cost, it should form a part of the cost of producing the good.
The Work in Process Inventory will therefore be debited to reflect an increase and the Wages Payable will be credited to reflect that the wages are a liability owed to workers.
A cement manufacturer has supplied the following data:
Tons of cement produced and sold 240,000
Sales revenue $1,008,000
Variable manufacturing expense $439,000
Fixed manufacturing expense $236,000
Variable selling and administrative expense $41,000
Fixed selling and administrative expense $226,000
Net operating income $66,000
What is the company's unit contribution margin?
a. $4.20 per unit.b. $0.22 per unit.c. $2.20 per unit.d. $2.00 per unit.
Answer:
Unitary contribution margin= $2.2
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Tons of cement produced and sold 240,000
Sales revenue $1,008,000
Variable manufacturing expense $439,000
Variable selling and administrative expense $41,000
First, we need to calculate the total contribution margin:
Total contribution margin= 1,008,000 - 439,000 - 41,000
Total contribution margin= $528,000
Now, the unitary contribution margin:
unitary contribution margin= 528,000/240,000
unitary contribution margin= $2.2
Which of the following statements about the composition of the labor
force is correct?
Answer:
since 1948, the percentage of women participating in the labor force has increased
Explanation:
Labor force is the percentage of the adult civilian non-institutional population that is working or actively seeking work. Labor force excludes retired workers. From around 1948, the number of female workers in labor force increased significantly.
According to government statistics, in 1950, women’s labor force participation rate was at 33.9 percent. It increased significantly during the 1970s and 1980s, reaching 57.5 percent in 1990. In 1999, the women’s participation rate was at the peak of 60 percent.
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.
Bluebird Mfg. has received a special one-time order for 15,000 bird feeders at $3 per unit. Bluebird currently produces and sells 75,000 units at $7.00 each. This level represents 80% of its capacity. Production costs for these units are $3.50 per unit, which includes $2.25 variable cost and $1.25 fixed cost. If Bluebird accepts this additional business, the effect on net income will be:
Answer:
Effect on income= $11,250
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Production costs:
Variable= $2.25
Special offer:
Selling price= $3
Units= 15,000
Because it is a special offer, and there is unused capacity, we will not take into account the fixed costs.
Effect on income= Number of units*unitary contribution margin
Unitary contribution margin= 3 - 2.25= $0.75
Effect on income= 15,000*0.75= $11,250
7. The theory of efficiency wages Why might some firms voluntarily pay workers a wage above the market equilibrium, even in the presence of surplus labor? Check all that apply. Paying higher wages encourages workers to be more productive. Higher wages cause workers to shirk more of their responsibilities. Paying higher wages can reduce a firm's training costs. Higher wages attract a more competent pool of workers.
Answer:
Paying higher wages encourages workers to be more productive.
Explanation:
Firms pay workers a wage above the market equilibrium even in the presence of surplus labor to encourage the workers to work hard. Increasing a workers wage is known to be an effective method to motivating which later brings about efficiency in output from the workers. It is also use to appreciate the efforts of employees by showing them that company cares for their basic requirement.
Answer:
paying higher wages encourages workers to be more productive
Paying higher wages can reduce a firm's training costs.
Higher wages attract a more competent pool of workers.
Explanation:
Paying higher wages enhances workers to adopt healthier lifestyles, enhancing their productivity.
When a firm pays high wages, it attracts a better pool of workers to apply for its jobs and thereby increases the quality of its workforce
Workers who are shirking their responsibilities are fired
Residential Investment Payments of Factor Income to the rest of the world National Income Inventory Adjustment 0.00 Personal Consumption Expenditure Depreciation Exports Nonresidential Investment Receipts of Factor Income from the Rest of the World Government Transfer Payment 200.00 Statistical Discrepancy 0.00 Imports Using the above information calculate the values of GDP, GNP, NNP and Government Consumption and Gross Investment (G).
Please find full question attached
Answer and Explanation:
Gross domestic product is calculated:
Gross Domestic Product(GDP) = Gross National Product (GNP) - Receipts of factor income from rest of the world + Payments of factor income to the rest of the world
So to find GDP, we calculate GNP
GNP = NNP+Depreciation
To calculate GNP, we calculate NNP:
Net national product (NNP) =national income, so we have,
NNP = $2,445 billion
GNP = NNP + Depreciation = $2,445+$75
GNP = $2,520 billion
So we substitute in GDP formula to calculate GDP
GDP = 2,520 - 70 + 50 = $2500 billion
GDP = $2,500 billion
Government consumption and gross investment= Government transfer payments + Non-residential investments
Government consumption and gross investment is given by G
G = 200+250 = $450 billion
G = $450 billion
On April 30, one year before maturity, Middleton Company retired $200,000 of its 9% bonds payable at the current market price of 101 (101% of the bond face amount, or $200,000 1.01 3 5 $202,000). The bond book value on April 30 is $196,600, reflecting an unamortized discount of $3,400. Bond interest is currently fully paid and recorded up to the date of retirement. What is the gain or loss on retirement of these bonds
Answer:
Loss on retirement of these bonds = $5,400
Explanation:
Particulars Amount
Amount paid $202,000
Book value of bonds $196,600
Loss on retirement of bonds $5,400
However, this is not a real economic gain
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.