Answer:
The correct answer is A
Explanation:
The action, looking through the paradigm of Utilitarianism would be considered ethical.
Any action especially by the ruling powers, government or political class which regardless of the rule of law is aimed at engineering the social, economic and or political levers of any state to the end that it betters society as a whole would be considered Utilitarian.
Utilitarianism is simply a theory or philosophy which preaches and teaches the need for happiness or pleasure whilst condemning any action, policy, thought or law that stimulates harm and unhappiness.
According to the question, the Privacy Act of 1974 had debarred the acquisition of Intelligence especially for the purpose of transacting business. Sooner or later it purchased, through an entity, information about its citizens on the basis of the need for National Security.
The act of seeking the welfare of the state thus becomes permissible reason under an utilitarian government for it to break a protocol or an existing edict.
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A machine that cost $36,000 and on which $26,500 of depreciation had been recorded was disposed of for $10,200. Indicate whether a gain or loss should be recorded, and for what amount.
Answer:
The Gain of $700.
Explanation:
For the computation of gain or loss first we need to find out the book value which is shown below:-
Book value = Purchase cost - Accumulated Depreciation
= $36,000 - $26,500 = $9500
Gain or Loss = Selling Price - Book Value
= $10,200 - $9500
= $700
So, there is a
The Gain of $700 as selling price is more than the book value
Therefore for computing the gain or loss we simply applied the above formula.
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.
Annual percentage rates (APRs) are computed using Group of answer choices None of the options are correct. best estimates of expected real costs. simple interest. either simple interest or compound interest. compound interest.
Answer: either simple interest or compound interest.
Explanation:
The annual percentage rate is the yearly interest rate that is charged to the borrowers and also paid to the investors. Annual percentage rate are computed using either simple interest or compound interest.
It should be noted that the annual percentage rate is expressed as a percentage and it represents actual annual cost of funds for a loan or an income that is earned on an investment.
Borchardt Corporation has provided the following data concerning last month’s operations. Direct materials $ 29,000 Direct labor $ 58,000 Manufacturing overhead applied to Work in Process $ 82,000 Beginning Ending Work in process inventory $ 66,000 $ 57,000 How much is the cost of goods manufactured for the month on the Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured?
Answer: $178,000
Explanation:
The following information can be derived from the question:
We have to first calculate the total manufacturing cost. This will be:
Direct material 29000
Add: Direct labor 58000
Add: manufacturing overhead 82000
Then the manufacturing cost will be:
= 29000 + 58000 + 82000
= 169000
We then add the beginning work in progress and then subtract the ending work in progress. This will be:
Manufacturing cost = 169000
Add: Beginning WIP = 66000
Less: Ending WIP = 57000
= 169000 + 66000 - 57000
= $178,000
An individual owns a $100,000 home. She determines that her chances of suffering a fire in any given year to be 1/1000 (0.001). She correctly calculates the expected loss in any year to be $100. Explain why this really isn't a good way to measure her potential for loss.
Answer:
This is not a best way to calculate her potential for loss since the individual would be better off examining the value at risk which would be the worst outcome.
Explanation:
Solution
Recall that:
An individual owns a home wit the amount of $100,000
The expected loss in any year = $100
Chances of suffering a fire in any given year be 1/1000 (0.001).
Now
This is not a best approach or method to estimate her potential for loss because the individual would be better off considering the value at risk which would be the worst outcome.
The value at risk, in this case, is equal to 100000 which would be the worst outcome.
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.
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
In its 2014 annual report, Campbell Soup Company reports beginning-of-the-year total assets of $8,113 million, end-of-the-year total assets of $8,323 million, total sales of $8,268 million, and net income of $807 million.
a. Compute Campbell?s asset turnover.
b. Compute Campbell?s profit margin on the sale.
c. Compute Campbell?s return on an asset using (1) asset turnover and profit margin and (2) net income.
Return on assets
(1) Assets turnover and profit margin _____%
(2) Net income _____%
Answer:
a. The asset turnover is $1.0061
b. The profit margin on the sale is 9.7605%
c. The return on an asset is 9.82%
Explanation:
a. In order to calculate the company asset turnover we would have to make the following calculation:
asset turnover=Turnover/Average operating assets
According to the given data:
Turnover=$8,268 million
Average operating assets=beginning-of-the-year total assets+nd-of-the-year total assets
Average operating assets=$8,113 million+$8,323 million
Average operating assets=$8,218 million
Therefore, asset turnover=$8,268 million/$8,218 million
asset turnover=$1.0061
b. In order to calculate the company profit margin on the sale we would have to make the following calculation:
profit margin on the sale=Net income*100/sales
Net income=$807 million
Therefore, profit margin on the sale=$807 million*100/$8,268 million
profit margin on the sale=9.7605%
c. In order to calculate the company return on an asset we would have to make the following calculation:
return on an asset=Assets turnover*Profit margin
return on an asset=$1.0061*9.7605%
return on an asset=9.82%
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.
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
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.
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
Creek Co. uses the percentage of credit sales method in determining its bad debt expense. The following information comes from the accounting records of Creek Co:
Cash sales $250,000
Credit sales 750,000
Total sales 1,000,000
Credit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 2,000
Bad debt loss rate 3%
What is the estimate of bad debt expense?
a. $30,000.
b. $22.500.
c. $28,000.
d. $24,500.
Answer:
b. $22.500.
The estimate of bad debt expense is $22,500
Explanation:
Method of Bad Debt estimation = Percentage of credit sale
Bad Debt Expense = 3% of credit sale ($750,000)
Bad Debt Expense = 3% x $750,000
Bad Debt Expense = $22,500
_____ is especially useful when supervisors do not have the opportunity to observe each employee's performance but other work group members do.
Answer:
Peer rating
Explanation:
Peer rating or peer review is a type of peer to peer evaluation or appraisal. This type of rating happens when members of a work group rates other group members using a particular rating scale. Employees are to rate their co-workers in peer rating and they provide feedback based on the set assessment criteria since their supervisors do not have the opportunity to carry out the reviews.
Art's Market barrows $25,000 for three years at 8 percent. Payments are quarterly. Which of these inputs correctly computes the payment amount?
A. N = 12; 1 = 8/4; PV = 25,000; FV = 0; CPT PMT
B. N = 12; 1 = 8/4; PV = 0; FV = 25,000; CPT PMT
C. N = 12; 1 = 8/3; PV = 25,000; FV = 0; CPT PMT
D. N = 4; 1 = 8/4; PV = 25,000; FV = 0; CPT PMT
Answer: A. N = 12; 1 = 8/4; PV = 25,000; FV = 0; CPT PMT
Explanation:
A is the correct option because,
N = 12
The period is 3 years but the payments are quaterly so the actual period is;
= 3 years * 4
= 12 quarters/ periods.
I = 8/4
The interest rate is 8% but this is stated as a Yearly value which needs to be adjusted to a quarterly value by dividing it by 4.
PV = 25,000
The Present Value of the loan is $25,000 because this is the amount that Art's Market was given in the present.
When all of this is inputted into the calculator, the answer will be; PMT = $2,363.99.
If the Budgetary fund balance account was debited when the budget was recorded in the City of Mustangville's General Fund, then:__________.
a. appropriations exceed estimated revenues
b. actual expenditures exceed appropriations
c. estimated revenues exceed appropriations
d. appropriations exceed actual revenues
Answer: a. appropriations exceed estimated revenues
Explanation:
A Budgetary Fund Balance is simply an account that Government agencies and Departments have to calculate the difference between expected inflows and Outflows for the period that a budget covers.
It is a temporary account with it's balance going to the General fund. If it is debited in the General fund then that means that Appropriations approved for the period are more than the revenues expected. The reverse is true.
Despite the heavy reliance on e-mail, in certain situations calling may be the most efficient channel of communication, whether mobile or on your office line. Be sure to understand professional expectations for telephone, cell phone, and voice mail etiquette. Identify the telephone etiquette that will make your telephone calls productiv "Plan a mini-agenda"
Answer:
Explanation:
For a company, top quality service is paramount. As the question already says, phone calls are still a regular means of communicating with clients; despite the heavy use of e-mail. The following telephone etiquette will make a company's calls productive:
1. Your office line should be picked once it rings. If it has to ring many times before you answer, the client or supplier may be thrown in a bad mood.
2. Greet properly and after hearing who is calling, introduce yourself (state your name and that of your business).
3. Clear throat and smile before answering a call. This helps put you in a right frame of my mind and gives you a good tone and concentration.
4. To place a customer on hold (when you need to attend to something else), always take permission (from them). You can jot down "customer on hold" in a book or sheet placed clearly on your desk, so you remember that you have a customer on hold.
When you resume the call, thank him or her for waiting.
5. For the sake of times when you won't be able to get to the phone early, have a professional voice note or voice mail.
Let it be one that greets the caller, tells the caller why they can't get you at that moment, and asks the caller to leave a message.
Have a great day!
_____ 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.
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
Bond prices depend on the market rate of interest, stated rate of interest, and time. Determine whether the following bonds payable will be issued at face value, at a premium, or at a discount:a.The market interest rate is 8%. Idaho issues bonds payable with a stated rate of 7.75%.b.Austin issued 9% bonds payable when the market interest rate was 8.25%.c.Cleveland's Cars issued 10% bonds when the market interest rate was 10%.d.Atlanta's Tourism issued bonds payable that pay the stated interest rate of 8.5%. At issuance, the market interest rate was 10.25%.
Answer:
Determine whether the following bonds payable will be issued at face value, at a premium, or at a discount:
a.The market interest rate is 8%. Idaho issues bonds payable with a stated rate of 7.75%.
Bonds issued at discount because market rate is higher than the bond's coupon rate.b.Austin issued 9% bonds payable when the market interest rate was 8.25%.
Bonds issued at premium because market rate is lower than the bond's coupon rate.c.Cleveland's Cars issued 10% bonds when the market interest rate was 10%.
Bonds issued at par because bond's coupon rate is equal to the market rate.d.Atlanta's Tourism issued bonds payable that pay the stated interest rate of 8.5%. At issuance, the market interest rate was 10.25%.
Bonds issued at discount because market rate is higher than the bond's coupon rate.A retired married customer, age 73, has a portfolio that is invested in Blue Chip stocks and Treasury bonds that provides current income. The customer is concerned that he is paying a very high Federal and State combined income tax rate. An appropriate recommendation for this customer would be to diversify part of his portfolio into an investment in:
Answer:
The answer is Municipal bonds
Explanation:
Municipal bonds are securities(debt securities) issued by states, cities, counties etc. It is generally issued to fund capital project like construction of roads, schools etc.
Municipal bonds are generally valued for being exempt from federal, state or local taxes taxes. Hence, the reason why the customer should invest in this type of bond since the customer is being concerned about high tax that he has been paying.
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
Nabors Company reported the following current assets and liabilities for December 31 for two recent years: Dec. 31, Current Year Dec. 31, Previous Year Cash $1,430 $1,710 Temporary investments 3,120 3,840 Accounts receivable 7,150 2,610 Inventory 2,340 2,300 Accounts payable 6,500 5,100 Required: a. Compute the quick ratio on December 31 of both years. If required, round your answers to one decimal place. Quick Ratio December 31, current year December 31, previous year b. Is the quick ratio improving or declining?
Answer:
a. Quick ratio for current year =2.16
Quick ratio for current year =2.05
b. Improving
Explanation:
A.
To find quick ratios we need to divide current assets by current liabilities
Quick Ratio = [tex]\frac{currentasssets}{currentliabilities}[/tex]
Current assets Dec 31 current year Dec 31 previous year
Cash $1,430 $1,710
Temporary investment $3,120 $3,840
Accounts receivable $7,150 $2,610
Inventory $2,340 $2,300
Total current assets $14,040 $10,460
Current liability
Account payable $6,500 $5,100
Quick Ratio [tex]\frac{14040}{6500 }[/tex] [tex]\frac{10460}{5100}[/tex]
Quick Ratio 2.16 2.05
B.
As you can see above that in the previous year Nabors company had a quick ratio of 2.05 but it has slightly increased by 0.11 in the current year.
Answer:
Quick Ratio for the current year = 3.78
Quick Ratio for the previous year = 1.6
Explanation:
Nabors Company
Dec. 31, Current Year Dec. 31, Previous Year
Cash $1,430 $1,710
Temporary investments 3,120 3,840
Accounts receivable 7,150 2,610
Inventory 2,340 2,300
Accounts payable 6,500 5,100
Quick Ratio = Cash + Cash Equivalents + Accounts Receivables/ Accounts Payables
Quick Ratio for the current year = $ 1430+ 3120 + 7150/ 6500
= 24570/6500= 3.78
Quick Ratio for the previous year = $ 1710+ 3840 + 2610/ 5100
= 8160/5100= 1.6
A quick ratio less than 1.0 means that the current liabilities exceed the quick assets. a rule of thumb the quick ratio must have a value greater than 1.0 to conclude that the company is unlikely to face near term liquidity problems. . A value less than 1.0 raises the liquidity concerns unless the a company can generate enough cash from inventory sales or if much of its liabilities are not due until late in the next period.
Similarly a value greater than 1.0 can hide a liquidity problem if payable are due shortly and receivables are not collected late until next period.
It is improving.
You have just finished reading an article in a personnel journal about compensation plans. The turnover rate in your firm is too high, especially the cost of losing experienced employees. The CEO has indicated there is a 50% chance the budget for a new compensation plan would be available next year. You must decide which compensation plan warrants further study by your HR staff. Each study costs $3,000 and will be automatically charged against your budget as "Incident Cost" in your Budget Analysis and Report. You may only choose one response from the options given below; if the one you choose pertains only to production workers, you may assume that another system would also be instituted for management.
a. A system based on the relative worth of jobs.
b. Many feel that higher level employees perform sufficiently different work and should be paid at a higher rate.
c. This may be contributing to an unspoken morale problem.
d. This system may help protect the firm against discrimination claims, as equal work would be paid equal pay.
Answer:
(C)
Explanation:
Which compensation plan warrants further study by the HR staff?
(C) An unspoken morale problem
Further study should be carried out on this, in order to decipher the reason for the high cost of losing experienced employees.
Morale problems that experienced staff are facing might include: slow or no promotion, neglect of their efforts or talents, poor compensation plans or benefits, etcetera.
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
A fleet of refrigerated delivery trucks is acquired on January 5, 2017, at a cost of $900,000 with an estimated useful life of 10 years and an estimated salvage value of $81,000. Compute the depreciation expense for the first three years using the double-declining-balance method. (Round your answers to the nearest dollar.)
Answer:
depreciation expense 2017 = $180,000
depreciation expense 2018 = $144,000
depreciation expense 2019 = $115,200
Explanation:
purchase cost $900,000
estimated useful life 10 years
depreciation expense using double declining method = 2 x regular straight method depreciation rate x purchase cost
depreciation expense 2017 = 2 x 1/10 x $900,000 = $180,000
depreciation expense 2018 = 2 x 1/10 x $720,000 = $144,000
depreciation expense 2019 = 2 x 1/10 x $576,000 = $115,200
Since stocks can be traded online which ourpose is best served by markets
Answer:
The stock is the place where the online trading occurs but the market is the place where the actual trade occurs.
Explanation:
Whipple Corp. just issued 260,000 bonds with a coupon rate of 5.90 percent paid semiannually that mature in 25 years. The bonds have a YTM of 6.34 percent and have a par value of $2,000. How much money was raised from the sale of the bonds
Answer:
Amount raised = $236,027.47
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).
Value of Bond = PV of interest + PV of RV
The value of bond for Whipple Corp can be worked out as follows:
Step 1
PV of interest payments
Semi annul interest payment
= 5.6% × 2000 × 1/2 = 56
Semi-annual yield = 6.34%/2 = 3.17 % per six months
Total period to maturity (in months)
= (2 × 25) = 50 periods
PV of interest =
56 × (1- (1+0.0317)^(-50)/0.0317)= 1395.49
Step 2
PV of Redemption Value
= 2000 × (1.0317)^(-50)
= 420.105
Price of bond
= 1395.49 + 420.10
= $1815.60
The amount raised = price per bonds× Number of unit
= $1815.595× 260,000/2000= $236,027.47
Amount raised = $236,027.47
Choose the most accurate statement: If these projects are mutually exclusive, which project should be chosen by the CEO of the firm if the CEO’s primary objective is to maximize shareholder value? Assume the opportunity cost of capital is 10% for both projects
Answer:
Project A is the better option than Project B.
Explanation:
The NPV of the project will decide which is the option with greater value to shareholders. As we can see that the NPV of Project A at 10% cost of capital is greater than the NPV of Project B at the same 10% cost of capital. So the best option here is Project A as is more in value than project B. Hence the CEO must select Project A.
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.