Um...I decided to share these ideas because they are an upgrade of the things we use in daily life. These inventions make things more fun.
Banana skin caution wet floor signs. Fun caution signs shaped like slippery bananas. ...
Basket ball hoop over trash can. Trash cans where you can slam dunk your trash. ...
Create your own 6-pack machine. Machines where you can pick your own 6-pack. ...
Rechargeable USB batteries. Batteries you can charge via USB. ...
Slides beside stairs.
Sunglasses with solar-powered fans. ...
a TV channel that only plays commercials. ... (for stores)
Luca owns paper making business. His products feature pressed flowers and a natural edge. He has had great success selling his products in Italy and would like to now expand overseas to the United States. Luca doesn't have a lot of money to invest in this overseas expansion. Luca's best option for a market entry strategy would be: joint venture
Answer: joint venture
Explanation:
Since Luca doesn't have a lot of money to invest in this overseas expansion, his best option for a market entry strategy would be the joint venture.
A joint venture refers to a form of business whereby two or more parties come together and then pool their resources together in order for them to accomplish a certain task. In this case, the other party can come up with the fund which will be required for the business expansion.
The following is a report from a not-very-efficient BLS survey taker: "There were 105 people in the houses I visited. 26 of them were children under the age of 16, 25 people had full-time jobs, and 13 had part-time jobs. There were 10 retirees, 5 full-time homemakers, 12 full-time students over age 16, and 3 people who were disabled and cannot work. The remaining people did not have jobs, but all said they would like one. Eight of these people had not looked actively for work for three months, however." Find the labor force, the working-age population, the number of employed workers, and the number of unemployed workers.
Answer:
1. The labor force = 65 (68 - 3)
2. The working age population = 79 (105 - 26)
3. The number of employed workers = 38 (25 + 13)
4. The number of unemployed workers = 3 (11 - 8)
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Population in houses visited = 105
Number of children = 26
Number of adults = 79 (105 - 26)
Workers with:
Full-time jobs = 25
Part-time jobs = 13 38
Number of retirees = 10
Full-time homemakers 5
Full-time students, +16 12 65
Disabled people = 3 = 68
Unemployed = 11 (79 - 68)
You were hired as a consultant to the ABC Company, whose target capital structure is 35% debt, 10% preferred, and 55% common equity. The interest rate on new debt is 6.50%, the yield on the preferred is 6.00%, the cost of equity is 11.25%, and the tax rate is 40%. What is ABC's WACC
Answer:
8.15%
Explanation:
The weighted average cost of capital is the sum of costs of different sources of finance multiplied by their respective weights as shown by the formula below:
WACC=(cost of equity*weight of equity)+(cost of preferred stock*weight of preferred stock)+(after-tax cost of debt*weight of debt)
cost of equity=11.25%
weight of equity=55%
cost of preferred stock=6.00%
weight of preferred stock=10%
after-tax cost of debt=6.50%*(1-40%)=3.90%
weight of debt=35%
WACC=(11.25%*55%)+(6.00%*10%)+(3.90%*35%)
WACC=8.15%
In 2022 the Splish Brothers Inc. had net credit sales of $1020000. On January 1, 2022, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a credit balance of $23100. During 2022, $34200 of uncollectible accounts receivable were written off. Past experience indicates that the allowance should be 10% of the balance in receivables (percentage-of-receivables basis). If the accounts receivable balance at December 31 was $242000, what is the required adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at December 31, 2022
Answer:
$35,300 (Credit)
Explanation:
Given that;
Allowance = 10% × $242,000 = $24,200
Amount written off of $34,200 would have made the balance in the allowance for doubtful debts
= $34,200 - $23,100
= $11,100 (Debit)
However, the balance in the account at the end of the year should amount to $24,200 hence the adjustment required
= $24,200 + $11,100
=$35,300 (Credit)
Suppose the selling price of one-month forward Japanese yens is $0.010499 per yen, and the spot price is $0.010495 per yen. Complete the following formula for the per annum percentage premium (or discount) to calculate what the yen is worth in the one-month forward market.
Answer:
Explanation:
From the given information:
The per annum forward premium = [tex]\dfrac{Forward \ price - spot \ price}{spot \ price} \times \dfrac{12}{1}[/tex]
[tex]= \dfrac{0.010499 - 0.010495}{0.010499} \times \dfrac{12}{1}[/tex]
[tex]= \dfrac{0.000004}{0.010495} \times 12[/tex]
[tex]= 0.0003811 \times 12[/tex]
= 0.004573
= 0.4573%
Since this is positive and because it is favorable, the price of the yen would rise in the one-month forward market making it premium.
We can conclude that: The yen is at premium against US dollar, due to the fact that it is worth more in one-month forward market.
Bricktan Inc. makes three products, basic, classic, and deluxe. The maximum Bricktan can sell is 75,000 units of basic, 420,000 units of classic, and 120,000 units of deluxe. Bricktan has limited production capacity of 90,000 hours. It can produce 10 units of basic, 8 units of classic, and 4 units of deluxe per hour. Contribution margin per unit is $15 for the basic, $25 for the classic, and $55 for the deluxe. What is the total contribution margin if Bricktan chooses the most profitable sales mix
Answer:
Bricktan Inc.
The total contribution margin if Bricktan chooses the most profitable sales mix is:
= $8,775,000.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Basic Classic Deluxe Total
Maximum sales 75,000 420,000 120,000
Production hours available = 90,000
Units per hour 10 8 4
Hours required to meet sales 7,500 52,500 30,000 90,000 hrs
Contribution margin per unit $15 $25 $55
Contribution margin per hour $150 $200 $220
Total contribution margin $1,125,000 $1,050,000 $6,600,000 $8,775,000
At the conclusion of his article "Marketing to Inner City Blacks: PowerMaster And Moral Responsibility," Brenkert concludes the following regarding targeted ad campaigns, "We must look to the responsibility of groups of persons as well as groups of corporations. Such responsibility is not personal or individual, but ___________."
Question Completion:
a) Universal
b) Collective
c) Limited to stockholders
Answer:
Such responsibility is not personal or individual, but ___________."
b) Collective
Explanation:
Collective responsibility, in this context, refers to the moral responsibility of the group of marketers or corporations who target a market segment for their brands. The collective responsibility is evoked because of the harmful effects of the particular product on the target consumers. Such marketers should be held accountable for the harmful results experienced by the market segment, according to Brenkert.
Cartels are: unstable and tend to lose market power over time. firms that face perfectly elastic demand curves and increase profits by restricting output and raising prices. like monopolies that try to earn normal or competitive profits. extremely powerful and able to keep prices and profits high indefinitely
Answer:
unstable and tend to lose market power over time.
Explanation:
A cartel is a group of countries or firms that have reached an agreement to work together in order to influence or decide market prices for goods and services by controlling sales and the level of production or quantity of output.
In a cartel model, business firms come together to coordinate their business decisions in order to act as a multi-plant monopoly, wherein the quantity of output or level of production is divided into several production plants.
The main purpose of having cartels do this is to make marginal cost (MC) equal to marginal revenue (MR) in the various production plants, so as to create monopoly profits by making sure each plant has its own cost.
Hence, cartels are generally unstable and tend to lose market power over time due to varying economic factors.
If the Market Equilibrium Wage Rate is $105.00 and FC = $1500.00: A. The firm Shuts Down and hires no workers and loses $1500.00 B. The firm hires 45 workers and earns a $1200.00 Economic Profit C. The firm hires 55 workers earns a $975.00 Economic Profit D. The firm hires 40 workers and earns a $1200.00 Economic Profit
Answer: B. The firm hires 45 workers and earns a $1,200.00 Economic Profit
Explanation:
If the Market Equilibrium rate is $105 then the company should hire 45 workers as shown in the table.
If they did that, revenue would be $7,425
Expenses would be wages and fixed costs:
= Wages + fixed costs
= (45 workers * wage rate) + 1,500
= (45 * 105) + 1,500
= $6,225
Economic profit would be:
= 7,425 - 6,225
= $1,200
Received $950 cash for services provided to a customer during July. Issued common stock for $3,000 cash. Received $800 from a customer in partial payment of his account receivable which arose from sales in June. Provided services to a customer on credit, $425. Borrowed $6,500 from the bank by signing a promissory note. Received $1,300 cash from a customer for services to be performed next year. What was the amount of revenue for July
Answer:
$1,375
Explanation:
Calculation to determine What was the amount of revenue for July
Using this formula
July Revenue= July Cash Received for services provided+ Services provided to customer on credit
Let plug in the formula
July Revenue= $950+$425
July Revenue=$1,375
Therefore the amount of revenue for July is $1,375
The actuarial gains or losses that result from changes in the projected benefit obligation are called Group of answer choices Liability Gains & Losses None of the above Asset or Liability Gains & Losses Asset Gains & Losses
Answer: Liability Gains & Losses
Explanation:
The Projected Benefit Obligation refers to the present value of the amount that a company owes its employees as pension if its employees retire with the company so this is a liability to the company.
If this PBO is to change therefore and actuarial gains or losses are recorded from this change, they would affect the liabilities of the company and would therefore have to be referred to as liability gains and losses.
Fiscal Cliff Inc. has a capital structure that consists of 15 percent common stock and 85 percent long-term debt. In order to calculate Fiscal Cliff’s weighted average cost of capital, an analyst has accumulated the following information: · The company currently has 25-year bonds outstanding with annual coupon payments of 8 percent. The bonds have a face value of $1,000 and sell for $700. · The risk-free rate is 3 percent. · The market risk premium is 8 percent. · The beta on Fiscal Cliff's common stock is 2.3. · The company's retained earnings are sufficient so that they do not have to issue any new common stock to fund capital projects. · The company's tax rate is 40 percent. Given this information, what is Fiscal Cliff's WACC? A. 9.21% B. 12.58% C. 8.17% D. 7.63% E. 11.35%
Answer:
WACC= 8.7%
Explanation:
The weighted Average cost of Capital is the average cost of capital for the different sources of long-term capital available to a firm weighted according to the proportion each source of finance bears to the total capital in the pool.
The Weighted average cost of debt can be worked out using the following steps:
Step 1: Cost of debt
The cost of debt is the same as the yield to maturity. The yield to maturity to Maturity can be used to work out the cost of debt using the formula below:
YM =( C + F-P/n) ÷ ( 1/2× (F+P))
C- annual coupon,
F- face value ,
P- current price,
n- number of years to maturity
YM - Yield to maturity
C- 8%× 1000 =80 , P= 700, F- 1000
AYM = 80 + (1000-700)/25÷ 1/2× (1000+700)
= 92 ÷ 850
= Yield to maturity = 10.82%
After-tax cost of debt=Before-tax × (1-T)
After-tax cost of debt = 10.82%× (1-0.4) =6.49%
Step 2 : Cost of equity
This can be computed using the Capital Asset pricing model
Ke= Rf +β(Rm-Rf)
Ke =? , Rf- 3%, β- 2.3, Rm-Rf= 8%
Ke= 3% + 2.3× 8%
Cost of equity = Ke =21.4%
Step 3: WACC
WACC = (15%*21.4.5) + (85%*6.49)=8.7%
WACC= 8.7%
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How are prices determined in a pure-market economy? Check all that apply.
consumer demand
opportunity cost
the government
social customs
producer competition
Answer:
its a and b
Explanation:
got it right on edge
A supervisor is selecting recipients of new awards for an end of year celebration. Criteria for the awards are not known to the employees, and it is revealed that the awards all go to employees who are friendly with the supervisor outside of work. When questioned about this, the supervisor blames other employees for not working harder. This is an example of a violation primarily of which of the following actions of an ethical leader?
a. responsibility
b. strengths
c. fairness
d. citizenship
Answer:
Fairness
Explanation:
Ethical leadership
This is refered to as the show of relatively appropriate conduct via the use of personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and also the use of promotionn of conduct to followers by the use of a two-way communication strategy, reinforcement and decision making. The moral aspect of ethical leadership shows that
the views of leader's personal traits, such as honesty or integrity.
Moral manager view as part of ethical leadership show leaders proactive efforts, through the use of rewards and punishments, to influence followers' ethical behaviors.
Ethical issues affects leader decisions always, both small and large.
Fairness
This is simply agreeing with what is usually said to be right or acceptable. Treating people in equally, not too harsh or critical.
A company purchased a van at a cost of $42,000 and expects it can be sold for $6,000 after 120,000 miles of service. Assuming the units-of-production method is used and the van is driven for 24,000 miles during the first year, the depreciation at the end of the first year would be
Answer:
Annual depreciation= $7,200
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
A company purchased a van for $42,000 and expects it can be sold for $6,000 after 120,000 miles of service.
To calculate the annual depreciation, we need to use the following formula:
Annual depreciation= [(original cost - salvage value)/useful life of production in miles]*miles driven
For 24,000 miles:
Annual depreciation= [(42,000 - 6,000) / 120,000]*24,000
Annual depreciation= 0.3*24,000
Annual depreciation= $7,200
Alice worked for Fountain Valley, Inc., a corporation that manufactured baby supplies. According to her employment contract with the corporation, Alice was to be paid $78,000/year plus a 5% bonus of all sales in excess of the previous 12 months sales. The corporation sold baby supplies worth $200,000 in 2017 more than in 2016. Alice was then terminated at the end of December 2017. Is Alice entitled to a bonus of $10,000
Question Completion with Answer Options:
A. Yes, according to the terms of her contract.
B. Yes, according to the duty of good faith and fair dealing.
C. No, according to the at-will termination provision in her contract.
D. No, because subsequent conduct of the parties modified the contract.
Answer:
Fountain Valley, Inc. and Alice
B. Yes, according to the duty of good faith and fair dealing.
Explanation:
Alice is entitled to the bonus of $10,000 because the duty of good faith and fair dealing requires Fountain Valley not to deny Alice the benefits arising from their valid contract. Since Alice's employment contract included a 5% bonus of all sales in excess of the previous 12 months' sales, the Fountain Valley, Inc. should not deny Alice's claim to the benefits.
b) Employment contract terms = $78,000/year plus 5% bonus of all sale in excess of the previous 12 months' sales. The value of sales in 2017 is $200,000 more than in 2016. 5% of $200,000 = $10,000. Therefore, Alice is entitled to the bonus.
Alice is responsible for getting work done through others. Alice is a ________
Answer:
supervisor
Explanation:
define business idea as used in entrepreneurship
Answer:
Explanation:
A business idea is a starting point for any current or future entrepreneurs. It is essential because it is the beginning of a new life – the life of a business and the life of an entrepreneur. But, an idea is important only in the initial stage of a startup.
Cameron, Inc. held 1,000 shares of its own $10 par value common stock purchased for $20 per share. In March, Cameron sold 10 shares at $20 per share. The journal entry to record the sale of treasury stock would include a (debit/credit) ________ to Treasury Stock in the amount of ________.
Answer:
Credit, $200
Explanation:
The journal entry would be:
Date Account Debit Credit
Cash $200
(10 shares*$20)
Treasury stock $200
(To record the sale of treasury stock)
MV Corporation has debt with market value of $100 million, common equity with a book value of $100 million, and preferred stock worth $20 million outstanding. Its common equity trades at $50 per share, and the firm has 6 million shares outstanding. What weights should MV Corporation use in its WACC
Answer:
Market value of Common Stock
Number of stock 6 million
Market price per share $50
Market value of Common Stock $300 million
Weights for various sources
Source Market % of Total Value
Debt 100 23.81% [100/420*100]
Preferred 20 4.76% [20/420*100]
Common 300 71.43% [300/420*100]
Total 420 100%
e payoff matrix below shows the payoffs (in millions of dollars) for two firms, A and B, for two different strategies, investing in new capital or not investing in new capital. Firm B Invest Not Invest Firm A Invest 20 for A 70 for A 20 for B 5 for B Not Invest 5 for A 50 for A 70 for B 50 for B Firm A’s dominant strategy is to ______, and Firm B’s dominant strategy is to ______.
Answer:
Invest
invest
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
firm a can either earn20 or 70 if it advertises or 5 or 50 if it does not advertise. this is the same for firm B.
Thus the option that would yield the highest payoff is for both firms to advertise.
this is an example of prisoners dilemma
You are valuing multiple steady-state companies in the same industry. Company A is projected to earn $160 in EBITA, grow at 2 percent per year, and generate ROICs equal to 15 percent. Company B is projected to earn $160 in EBITA, grow at 6 percent per year, and generate ROICs equal to 10 percent. Both companies have an operating tax rate of 25 percent and a cost of capital of 10 percent. What are the enterprise-value-EBITA multiples for both companies
Answer:
Company A
EBITA = $160m, growth = 2%, Cost of Capital = 10%, ROIC = 15%
Value = (EBITA * (1 - Growth/ROIC)) / (WACC - g)
Value = (160*(1 - 2/15)) / (0.1-0.02)
Value = 138.67 / 0.08
Value = 1,733
EV/EBITA = Value / EBITA
EV/EBITA = 1,733/160
EV/EBITA = 10.83x
Company B
EBITA = $160m, growth = 6%, Cost of Capital = 10%, ROIC = 10%
Value = (EBITA * (1 - Growth/ROIC)) / (WACC - g)
Value = (160*(1 - 6/10)) / (0.1-0.06)
Value = 64 / 0.04
Value = 1,600
EV/EBITA = Value / EBITA
EV/EBITA = 1,600/160
EV/EBITA = 10x
Suppose there are only two firms that sell smartphones: Flashfone and Pictech. The payoff matrix that follows shows the profit (in millions of dollars) each company will earn, depending on whether it sets a high or low price for its phones. For example, the lower-left cell shows that if Flashfone prices low and Pictech prices high, Flashfone will earn a profit of $10 million and Pictech will earn a profit of $3 million. (Hint: Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Flashfone and Pictech are both profit-maximizing firms.) Pictech High Price Low Price Flashfone High Price 8, 8 3, 10 Low Price 10, 3 5, 5 If Flashfone prices high, Pictech will make more profit if it chooses alow price, and if Flashfone prices low, Pictech will make more profit if it chooses ahigh price. If Pictech prices high, Flashfone will make more profit if it chooses alow price, and if Pictech prices low, Flashfone will make more profit if it chooses ahigh price. Considering all of the information given, pricing highis not a dominant strategy for both Flashfone and Pictech. What is the Nash equilibrium of this game
Answer:
Flashfone and Pictech
The Nash equilibrium is achieved when Pictech and Flashfone price their smartphones high without the other party changing their strategy.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Pictech
High Low
High 8 8 3 10
Flashfone
Low 10 3 5 5
b) By acting at the Nash equilibrium and pricing their smartphones high, Pictech and Flashfone achieve a payoff of $8 million respectively. This payoff level does not put any of the two firms at a disadvantage.
he nature of B2B markets requires ________. Group of answer choices companies to focus primarily on selling products that end up as components for finished goods a more personal relationship between the buyer and seller than in B2C markets investment of more resources primarily on service sectors impersonal communication at regular intervals through mediums such as direct mail organizations to invest more on consumers than suppliers to maintain their bus
Answer:
a more personal relationship between the buyer and seller than in B2C markets
Explanation:
B2B (business-to-business) is a marketing strategy that deals with meeting the needs of other businesses, by selling products or services to the organizations for resale to other consumers, used in production of goods or for the operation of an organisation.
B2B (business-to-business) model focuses on facilitating sales transactions between businesses.
Under the B2B, the producer sells its products directly to other businesses such as wholesalers or retailers and not the end consumers.
On the other hand, the B2C market involves businesses selling their goods and services directly to the end consumers or users for personal use.
The nature of B2B markets requires a more personal relationship between the buyer and seller than in B2C markets.
Tyrion considers taking a new job. He focuses on the increased opportunities for promotion and the higher salary rather than his increased responsibilities; therefore, he views the new position as a ________ rather than a ________. a. threat; challenge b. challenge; distress c. challenge; threat d. distress; eustress
Answer:
b) challenge ; distress
Explanation:
Tyrion, in her new job - focuses on increased opportunities for promotion and the higher salary rather than his increased responsibilities.
He views the new position as a Challenge rather than a Distress.
As : Challenge means participation in a difficult competitive situation, & prove expertise, for higher rewards. Distress means being worried, anxious.
Suggest strategies to succeed in outsourcing its HR services
Answer:
The answer is below.
Explanation:
The strategies of a company to succeed in outsourcing its HR services
1. Internal Analysis and Baselining: this involves the cost and value analysis of using internal HR vs Outsourcing HR
2. Understanding Cost vs. Value of HR: knowing what the cost and value of outsourcing entails can go a long way in determining whether it offers the value the company wants
3. Identifying Core Competencies: realizing the competencies of outsourcing HR particularly in the area of competitive advantage of the company.
4. Aligning Technology to Support Operational Objectives: utilization of outsourcing HR technology and operational support ensure the company doesn't cure additional coast
5. Agreeing on Expectations with HR Outsourcer: knowing what to expect and agreed on the outcome of the outsourcing process is one of the key strategies.
6. Addressing and Enforcing Performance Metrics: Also, the expected performance and what is needed to be achieved should be discussed and ensured it is ultimately accomplished.
Vaughn Manufacturing produces 5000 units of part A12E. The following costs were incurred for that level of production: Direct materials $ 55000 Direct labor 160000 Variable overhead 75000 Fixed overhead 175000 If Vaughn buys the part from an outside supplier, $65000 of the fixed overhead is avoidable. What is the relevant cost per unit of part A12E?
Answer:
"$71" is the correct answer.
Explanation:
Given:
Number of units,
= 5,000
Direct material,
= 55,000
Direct labor,
= 160,000
Variable overhead,
= 75,000
Fixed overhead,
= 65,000
Now,
The total relevant costs will be:
= [tex]Direct \ materials+Direct \ labor+Variable \ overhead+Fixed \ overhead[/tex]
= [tex]55,000+160,000+75,000+65,000[/tex]
= [tex]355,000[/tex] ($)
hence,
The relevant cost per unit will be:
= [tex]\frac{Total \ relevant \ costs}{Number \ of \ units}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{355,000}{5,000}[/tex]
= [tex]71[/tex] ($)
On December 31, 2020, the Bennett Company had 105,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On July 1, 2021, the company sold 18,000 additional shares for cash. Bennett's net income for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $580,000. During 2021, Bennett declared and paid $77,000 in cash dividends on its nonconvertible preferred stock. What is the 2021 basic earnings per share
$4.40 per share
Explanation:
The computation of the earning per share is shown below:
Earning per share = (Net income - preference dividend) ÷ (Weighted average of number of shares)
where,
Net income is $640,000
Preference dividend is $72,000
And, the weighted average number of share is
= 120,000
Vino Winery is considering the purchase of a state-of-the-art bottling machine. The new machine will cost $20,790 and will have a useful life of 4 years. The new machine will provide net cash savings of $6000 per year. What is the internal rate of return (IRR) for the new bottling machine
Answer:
the internal rate of return is 6%
Explanation:
The computation of the internal rate of return is shown below;
Given that
Years Cash flows
0 -$20,790
1 $6,000
2 $6,000
3 $6,000
4 $6,000
Now apply the following formula i.e..
= IRR()
After applying the above formula, the internal rate of return is 6%
MFK Corp. wants to raise capital and is considering an offer of bonds and debentures. It is not sure of a particular disclosure requirement, so MFK poses its question to the SEC and requests an interpretation letter. If the SEC issues an interpretive letter addressing MFK's question and MFK follows the statements contained in the letter, MFK cannot be penalized should the advice be incorrect.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
B FALSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE