Answer:
one-third to one-half of the total economic benefits
Explanation:
It has been found that although most inventors put in a lot of time, money, energy, and intellect into discovering new products, they most times do not make much gains from their discoveries. The rate at which other competing firms copy the new innovations, make it such that the innovative company might lose the sole right to market the product and make any gains from the sale.
Economists from their own research have also found that the original inventor just makes one-third to one-half of the total economic benefits from the new product, while other businesses receive the remaining benefits because of their ability to copy the original. Sometimes the innovators go through legal battles to secure patent rights, and even after this, they may not make enough money to cover all the expenses.
J.C Coats Inc. carefully develops standards for its coat making operation. Its specifications call for 2 square yards of wool per coat. The budgeted price of wool is $50 per square yard. The actual price for the wool was $38 and the usage was only 1.6 yards of wool per coat. What would be the standard cost per output for the wool?
Answer:
$100 per coat
Explanation:
Standard ;
Wool required = 2 yard square per coat
Budgeted price = $50 per square yard
Therefore,
We will need to multiply the total direct material quantity per unit for its unitary cost in order to arrive at the standard cost per unit.
Total standard cost per coat = Wool per coat × Cost per square yard,
= 2 × $50
= $100 per coat
"The nature and purpose of the public sector result in a unique organizational characteristics". Discuss
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although the question is incomplete because it does not provide the location, country, or any other further reference, we can say the following.
The nature and purpose of the public sector result in unique organizational characteristics, basically in the formation of bureaucracies that are a form of governmental and administrative organizations with many employees and hierarchies that more that improve management and operations, complicate it and make it slow due to the fact that the number of people working is numerous.
Experts say that this is not the more efficient and effective form of managing governmental offices. On the contrary, it is slow and inefficient.
Telecom Company is preparing its annual budgeted income statement. What is the best place to locate the amount of interest expense for the year
Answer: d. Cash Budget
Explanation:
The Cash budget is used to project the company's expected position in terms of the cash it holds in the future. As such, the budget contains both cash receipts and cash disbursements.
Some of the disbursements include expenses and loan payments. The loan payments are where the interest expense will be found for the coming year.
You are considering two mutually exclusive projects. Both projects have an initial cost of $52,000. Project A produces cash inflows of $25,300, $37100, and $22,000 for years 1 through 3, respectively. Project B produces cash inflows of $43,600, $19,800 and $10,400 for years 1 through 3, respectively. The required rate of return is 14.2 percent for Project A and 13.9 percent for Project B. Which project should you accept and why? a) Project A because it has the higher required rate of return b) Project A because it has the larger NPV c) Project 8, because it has the largest cash inflow in year 1. d) Project B; because it has the lower required rate of return
Answer:
b) Project A because it has the larger NPV
Explanation:
Net present value is the present value of after tax cash flows from an investment less the amount invested.
NPV can be calculated using a financial calculator
Project A
Cash flow in year 0 = $-52,000
Cash flow in year 1= $25,300,
Cash flow in year 2 = $37100
Cash flow in year 3= $22,000
I = 14.2
NPV = $13,372.95
Project B
Cash flow in year 0 = $-52,000
Cash flow in year 1= $43,600
Cash flow in year 2 =, $19,800
Cash flow in year 3= $10,400
I = 13.9
NPV = $8,579.62
The NPV of project A is larger than that of project B, so, project A is more suitable
Suppose that JB Cos. has a capital structure of 75 percent equity, 25 percent debt, and that its before-tax cost of debt is 14 percent while its cost of equity is 18 percent. Assume the appropriate weighted-average tax rate is 25 percent.
What will be JBâs WACC? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
WACC ______ %
Answer:
16.13%
Explanation:
The computation of the weighted cost of capital (WACC) is shown below:
As we know that
WACC is
= weight of equity × cost of equity + weight of debt × before cost of debt × (1 - tax rate)
= 0.75 × 18% + 0.25 × 14% × (1 - 0.25)
= 13.5% + 2.625%
= 16.13%
We simply applied the above formula so that the WACC could be arrive
Diane Manufacturing Company is considering investing $500,000 in new equipment with an estimated useful life of 10 years and no salvage value. The equipment is expected to produce $320,000 in cash inflows and $200,000 in cash outflows annually. The company uses straight-line depreciation, and has a 30% tax rate. Diane Manufacturing desired rate of return on this project is 10%. Net cash flows for years 1 through 10 (99,000 X present value of $1 annuity factor) round to nearest dollar A. 120000 Recovery of investment in working capital (500,000 x (present value of $1 factor) B. Present Value of net cash flows C. Initial cash outlay500,000 Net Present Value
Answer:
net income per year = $49,000
annual cash flows = $99,000
NPV = $108,315.40
payback period = 5.05 years
accounting rate of return = 19.6%
Explanation:
annual cash flow = [($320,000 - $200,000 - $50,000) x 0.7] + $50,000 = $99,000
NPV = -$500,000 + [$99,000 x 6.1446 (PV annuity, 10%, 10 periods)] = -$500,000 + $608,315.40 = $108,315.40
payback period = $500,000 / $99,000 = 5.05 years
accounting rate of return = net income per year / average investment = $49,000 / [($500,000 + $0)/2] = $49,000 / $250,000 = 19.6%
Why would a large publically traded corporation likely prefer issuing bonds as a way to raise new money as opposed to issuing more shares
Answer: B. more shares will dilute the existing value of the stock, causing its market price to fall
Explanation:
The company is already Publicly traded. If it were to issue more stock it would increased the amount of stock it has in the market which will lead to the prices reducing from a high amount of supply.
Companies generally do not want their stock prices to decrease as it sends negative signals to investors as well as the fact that management's role is to try to increase Shareholder wealth.
They will therefore rather issue bonds than risk their stock prices reducing in price.
DeKay Dental Supplies issued $10,000 of bonds on January 1, 2018. The bonds pay interest semiannually. This is a partial bond amortization schedule for the bonds Effective Decrease in Outstanding Payment Cash interest balance 400 400 400 400 409 409 409 410 balance 9,080 9,089 9,098 9,107 9,117 10 What is the stated annual rate of interest on the bonds?
a) 4.5%.
b) 9.0%.
c) 40%.
d) 80%.
Answer: d. 8.0%
Explanation:
The Stated Annual Rate of Interest on a bond refers to the coupon rate which is the amount that the company promises to pay on the bond pay period.
Looking at the question, the company is paying $400 every 6 months on the $10,000 bonds . The interest therefore is;
= 400/10,000
= 4%
Company pays 4% on the bonds every 6 months.
This 4% should be stated in annual terms so;
= 4% * 2
= 8%.
Prepare journal entries to record each of the following four separate issuances of stock.
a. A corporation issued 4,000 shares of $10 par value common stock for $48,000 cash.
b. A corporation issued 2,000 shares of no-par common stock to its promoters in exchange for their efforts, estimated to be worth $57,000.
c. The stock has a $3 per share stated value.A corporation issued 2,000 shares of no-par common stock to its promoters in exchange for their efforts, estimated to be worth $57,000.
d. The stock has no stated value.A corporation issued 1,000 shares of $50 par value preferred stock for $107,000 cash.
Answer:
a.
DR Cash $48,000
CR Common Stock (4,000*10) $40,000
CR Paid in Excess of Par- Common Stock $8,000
(To record common stock issued for cash)
Working
Paid in Excess of Par- Common Stock = 48,000- 40,000
= $8,000
b.No stated value
DR Organization expenses $57,000
CR Common Stock $57,000
(To record common stock issued to promoters)
c.
DR Organization expenses $57,000
CR Common Stock (2,000 * $3) $6,000
CR Paid in Excess of Par- Common Stock $51,000
(To record common stock issued to promoters)
Working
Paid in Excess of Par- Common Stock = 57,000 - 6,000
= $51,000
d.
DR Cash $107,000
CR Preferred Stock (1,000*50) $50,000
CR Paid in Excess of Par- Preferred Stock $57,000
(To record preferred stock issued for cash)
Working
Paid in Excess of Par- Preferred Stock
= 107,000 - 50,000
= $57,000
Recording Factory Labor Costs A summary of the time tickets for January is as follows: Job No 3467 3470 3471 Amount Job No.Amount 3478 3480 3497 3501 $6,829 3,438 11,273 21,352 $9,106 9,891 12,638 17,474 Indirect labor
a. Determine the amounts of factory labor costs transferred to Work in Process and Factory Overhead for January
b. Illustrate the effect on the accounts and financial statements of the factory labor costs transferred in.
Answer:
Work in process = $70649
Factory overhead = 21,352
Explanation:
A.
Factory labor cost transferred to Work in process is the sum of all direct labor cost incurred
Factory labor cost transferred to Factory Overhead is the sum of all indirect labor cost incurred
Work in Process = $6,829 + $3,438 + $11,273 + $9,106 + $9,891 + $12,638 + $17,474
Work in process = $70649
Factory overhead = 21,352
B.
Balance sheet
Assets = liabilities + Capital
$70649 + $21,352 = 92,001 No Effect
Statement of cashflow = No Effect
Income statement = No Effect
Swisher, Incorporated reports the following annual cost data for its single product: Normal production level 30,000units Direct materials$6.40per unit Direct labor$3.93per unit Variable overhead$5.80per unit Fixed overhead$150,000in total This product is normally sold for $48 per unit. If Swisher increases its production to 50,000 units, while sales remain at the current 30,000 unit level, by how much would the company's income increase or decrease under variable costing
Answer:
The company's income would decrease by $422,600.
Explanation:
The Variable Costing includes only variable manufacturing costs in product costs.Fixed and non-manufacturing costs are treated as period costs.
Prepare a Differential Analysis for an additional 20,000 units
Differential Analysis for an additional 20,000 units
Additional Costs :
Direct materials ($6.40 × 20,000) $128,000
Direct labor ($3.93× 20,000) $78,600
Variable overhead ($5.80× 20,000) $116,000
Fixed Overheads ($5 × 20,000) $100,000
Incremental Cost $422,600
Conclusion:
The company's income would decrease by $422,600.
In the development of a SFAS matrix, the first step is to:____________.
A) enter the ratings of how the company's management is responding to each of the strategic factors.
B) calculate the weighted scores.
C) list the most important EFAS and IFAS items.
D) indicate short-term goals for the duration.
E) enter the weights for all of the internal factors.
Answer:
its A
Explanation:
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Patricia Nall was approved for a $3,000, two-year, 11 percent loan with the finance charges figured using the discount method. How much cash will Patricia receive from this loan?
Answer:
$2,340
Explanation:
The computation of cash received from this loan is shown below:-
cash received from this loan = Approved amount - (Approved amount × Two year × Percentage of loan )
= Approved amount - ($3,000 × 2 × 11% )
= $3,000 - ($3,000 × 2 × 0.11 )
= $3,000 - $660
= $2,340
Therefore, for computing the cash will Patricia receive from this loan we simply applied the above formula.
Suppose the money supply (as measured by checkable deposits) is currently $850 billion. The required reserve ratio is 20%. Banks hold $170 billion in reserves, so there are no excess reserves. The Federal Reserve ("the Fed") wants to decrease the money supply by $42.5 billion, to $807.5 billion. It could do this through open-market operations or by changing the required reserve ratio. Assume for this question that you can use the simple money multiplier.
1. If the Fed wants to decrease the money supply using open-market operations, it should (buy / sell)$_____billion worth of U.S. government bonds.
2. If the Fed wants to decrease the money supply by adjusting the required reserve ratio, it should_______the required reserve ratio.
For each of the following, compute the present value (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)): Present Value Years Interest Rate Future value $ 13 7 % $ 15,451 4 13 51,557 29 14 886,073 40 9 550,164
Answer:
To calculate these values, we use the present value formula:
FV = PV (1 + i)^n
Where:
FV = Future ValuePV = Present Valuei = interest raten = number of compounding periods (years in this case)Present value #1
15,451 = PV (1 + 0.07)^13
15,451 = PV (2.41)
15,451 / 2.41 = 6,411
Present value #2
51,557 = PV (1 + 0.13)^4
51,557 = PV (1.63)
51,557 / 1.63 = 33,471
Present value #3
886,073 = PV (1 + 0.14)^29
886,073 = PV (44.69)
886,073 / 44.69 = 19,827
Present value #4
550,164 = PV (1 + 0.09)^40
550,164 = PV (31.41)
550,164 / 31.41 = 17,516
Currently, a U.S. trader notes that in the 6-month forward market, the Japanese yen is selling at a premium (that is, you receive more dollars per yen in the forward market than you do in the spot market), while the British pound is selling at a discount. Which of the following statements is correct?
a) If interest rate parity holds among the three countries, the United States should have the highest 6-month interest rates and Britain should have the lowest rates.
b) If interest rate parity holds among the three countries, the United States should have the highest 6-month interest rates and Japan should have the lowest rates.
c) If interest rate parity holds among the three countries, Japan should have the highest 6-month interest rates and Britain should have the lowest rates.
d) If interest rate parity holds, 6-month interest rates should be the same in the U.S., Britain, and Japan.
e) If interest rate parity holds among the three countries, Britain should have the highest 6-month interest rates and Japan should have the lowest rates.
Answer:
Hence correct answer is option e) If interest rate parity holds among the three countries, Britain should have the highest 6-month interest rates and Japan should have the lowest rates.
Explanation:
Harrelson Company manufactures pizza sauce through two production departments: Cooking and Canning. In each process, materials and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. For the month of April, the work in process accounts show the following debits.
Cooking Canning
Beginning work in process $0 $4,240
Materials 24,700 9,800
Labor 9,550 7,440
Overhead 32,800 27,100
Costs transferred in 55,000
Journalize the April transactions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit CreditApril 30(To record materials used.)30 (To assign factory labor to production.)30 (To assign overhead to production.)30 (To record costs transferred in.)
Answer: Please explanation column for answers
Explanation: Cooking Canning
Beginning work in process $0 $4,240
Materials 24,700 9,800
Labor 9,550 7,440
Overhead 32,800 27,100
Costs transferred in 55,000
a) journal to record materials used
Date Account Debit Credit
April 30 Work in progress- cooking $24,700
Work in progress -Canning $9,800
Raw materials inventory $34,500
B) journal to record assignment of factory labor to production
Date Account Debit Credit
April 30 Work in progress- cooking $9,500
Work in progress -Canning $7,440
Factory Labour $16,940
c) journal to record assignment of overhead to production.
Date Account Debit Credit
April 30 Work in progress- cooking $32,800
Work in progress -Canning $27,100
Manufacturing Overhead $59,900
c) journal to record costs transferred in from cooking to Canning
Date Account Debit Credit
April 30 Work in progress- Canning $55,000
Work in progress -Cooking $55,000
Suppose that the risk-free rates in the United States and in the United Kingdom are 4% and 6%, respectively. The spot exchange rate between the dollar and the pound is $1.60/BP. What should the futures price of the pound for a one-year contract be to prevent arbitrage opportunities, ignoring transactions costs
Answer:
The futures price of the pound for a one-year contract be to prevent arbitrage opportunities would be $1.63/BP.
Explanation:
In order to calculate the the futures price of the pound for a one-year contract be to prevent arbitrage opportunities we would have to make the following calculation:
futures price of the pound for a one-year contract=Spot rate*(1+United Kingdom risk free rate)/(1+United States risk free rate)
futures price of the pound for a one-year contract=$1.60/BP*(1+6%)/(1+4%)
futures price of the pound for a one-year contract=$1.63/BP
The futures price of the pound for a one-year contract be to prevent arbitrage opportunities would be $1.63/BP.
Gross profit margin (Gross profit/Sales) is an important determinant of NOPAT. Identify two factors that can cause gross profit margin to decline. Is a reduction in the gross profit margin always bad news
Answer:
Please find the detailed answer in the explanation section.
Explanation:
Gross profit margins can decline because:
1. When the industry becomes more competitive and/or the company's products have lost their competitive advantage so that the company will have to reduce prices inorder to sell more.
2. Product costs have increased. These are the cost to produce goods and services. Examples are direct labour, direct materials etc. Gross profit will decline if these increases
Declining gross profit margins are usually viewed negatively i.e the reduction in the gross profit margin is always a bad news for a company.
What causes gross profit margin to decline? - when the competition in the industry is high and the company is losing the competition in the market.
An ad for Maybelline age-minimizing makeup in Ladies' Home Journal magazine featured actress Melina Kanakaredes and offered readers a $1-off coupon when they tried the new makeup. In the context of the communication model, measuring which of the following would be the best way for the source to measure feedback?A) the number of subscribers to Ladies' Home Journal
B) the number of people who make up the target market
C) the number of people who redeem the coupon
D) the number of people who have purchased Maybelline products in the past
E) the number of people to whom Melina Kanakaredes is an appealing spokesperson
Answer: C) the number of people who redeem the coupon.
Explanation:
The coupon was for people who tried the makeup if they saw the ad. To measure how many people tried the new makeup then based on the ad it would be best to use the number of people who redeemed that coupon when purchasing because it would mean that those people saw the ad and decided to act on it especially if the ad contained an actual physical coupon or a digital coupon that can only be used once. This way Maybelline will know for a fact that those using the coupons saw the ad.
Bailand Company purchased a building for $286,000 that had an estimated residual value of $6,000 and an estimated service life of 10 years. Bailand purchased the building 4 years ago and has used straight-line depreciation. At the beginning of the fifth year (before it records depreciation expense for the year), the following independent situations occur:
1. Bailand estimates that the asset has 8 years’ life remaining (for a total of 12 years).
2. Bailand changes to the sum-of-the-years’-digits method.
3. Bailand discovers that the estimated residual value has been ignored in the computation of depreciation expense.
Required: For each of the independent situations, prepare all the journal entries relating to the building for the fifth year. Ignore income taxes.
Answer:
Bailand Company
Journal Entries:
1. Re-estimated useful life to 8 years (12 in total):
Debit Depreciation Expense $21,000
Credit Accumulated Depreciation $21,000
To record depreciation expense for the year.
2. Sum of the digit method:
Debit Depreciation Expense $37,333
Credit Accumulated Depreciation $37,333
To record depreciation expense for the year.
3. Bailand discovers that the estimated residual value had been ignored:
Debit Depreciation Expense $27,600
Credit Accumulated Depreciation $27,600
To record depreciation expense for the year.
Explanation:
A) Calculations:
Building $286,000
Residual value = $6,000
Depreciable amount = $280,000 ($286,000 = 6,000)
Straight-line Depreciation per year = $28,000 ($280,000/10)
Accumulated Depreciation after 4 years = $112,000 ($28,000 x 4)
Book value after 4 years = $174,000
Independent situations:
1. Bailand estimates that the asset has 8 years’ life remaining (for a total of 12 years).
Book Value = $174,000
Residual value = $6,000
Depreciable amount = $168,000
Remaining Lifespan = 8 years
Depreciation expense each year = $21,000
2. Bailand changes to the sum-of-the-years’-digits method.
8/36 x $168,000 = $37,333 for fifth year.
7/36 x $168,000 for the sixth year
6/36 x $168,000 for the seventh year, and so forth
B) The Sum-of-the-years'-digits (SYD) is an accelerated method for calculating an asset's depreciation. For each year, there is a digit reflecting the number of years remaining. This digit is then divided by this sum of the years to determine the percentage by which the asset should be depreciated each year, starting with the highest number in the first year of application.
3. Bailand discovers that the estimated residual value has been ignored in the computation of depreciation expense.
Determination of annual depreciation expenses:
Depreciable amount = $286,000
Depreciation expense per year = $28,600 ($286,000/10)
After four years, Accumulated Depreciation = $114,400 ($28,600 x4)
Book Value = $171,600 ($286,000 - 114,000)
less salvage value $6,000
Depreciable amount = $165,600
Depreciation expense each year = $27,600 ($165,600 / 6)
You manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 18% and a standard deviation of 28%. The T-bill rate is 8%. Your client chooses to invest 70% of a portfolio in your fund and 30% in a T-bill money market fund. Suppose that your risky portfolio includes the following investments in the given proportions: Stock A 25 % Stock B 32 % Stock C 43 % What are the investment proportions of your client’s overall portfolio, including the position in T-bills?
Answer:
Stock A: 20%
Stock B: 25.6%
Stock C: 34.4%
Explanation:
Calculation for the investment proportions of your client's overall portfolio, including the position in T-bills
Based on the information given the T-bill rate is 8% which means we are going to multiply each stock Investments by 8%
Stock A 25%
Stock B 32%
Stock C 43%
Hence
Stock A: .25*.8= 20%
Stock B: .32*.8= 25.6%
Stock C: .43*.8= 34.4%
Therefore the investment proportions of your client's overall portfolio, including the position in T-bills will be :
Stock A: 20%
Stock B: 25.6%
Stock C: 34.4%
Barnes Company purchased $58,000 of 10.0% bonds at par. The bonds mature in six years and are a held-to-maturity security. Which of the following is the correct journal entry to record the receipt of the semiannual interest payment?
a) debit Unrealized Gain-Equity, $2,900; credit Cash, $2,900.
b) debt Cash, $2,900; credit Long-Term Investments-HTM, $2,900.
c) debit Cash, $2,900; credit Interest Revenue, $2,900.
d) debit Cash, $5,800; credit Unrealized Gain-Equity, $5,800.
e) debit Cash, $5,800; credit Long-Term Investments-HTM, $5,800.
Answer:
Option B,debt Cash, $2,900; credit Long-Term Investments-HTM, $2,900,is correct
Explanation:
Semiannual interest on the bond can be computed using the below semiannual interest formula:
semiannual interest=face value*coupon rate*6/12
face value is $58000
The coupon rate is 10%
semiannual interest=$58000*10%*6/12=$2900
The receipt of $2900 semiannual interest would be debited to cash while also being credited to Long-Term investments-HTM
Bonner Corp.'s sales last year were $345,000, and its year-end total assets were $355,000. The average firm in the industry has a total assets turnover ratio (TATO) of 2.4. Bonner's new CFO believes the firm has excess assets that can be sold so as to bring the TATO down to the industry average without affecting sales. By how much must the assets be reduced to bring the TATO to the industry average, holding sales constant? Use the year-end balance in your calculations. Select the correct answer. a. $211,325 b. $211,175 c. $211,101 d. $211,250 e. $211,026
Answer:
d. $211,250
Explanation:
The TATO is the ratio of sales to assets:
TATO = sales/assets
Filling in the desired numbers, we can find the desired level of assets:
2.4 = 345,000/assets
assets = 345,000/2.4 = 143,750
Starting with assets of 355,000 the reduction necessary to bring assets down to 143,750 is ...
$355,000 -143,750 = $211,250 . . . . matches choice D
A bank has excess reserves of $1 million and makes a new loan for $500,000. If the bank faces a 10% required reserve ratio, by how much could the money supply increase when the loan is made
Answer:
With a 10% required reserve ratio, the money supply could increase by $500,000/r when the loan is made.
This equals $5,000,000 ($500,000/0.1) where r = 10%
Explanation:
a) The money multiplier is the amount of money that banks generate with each dollar of reserves. Reserves is the amount of deposits that the Federal Reserve requires banks to hold and not lend.
b) The formula for the money multiplier is simply 1/r, where r = the reserve ratio.
c) The reserve ratio, also known as Cash Reserve Ratio, is the percentage of deposits which commercial banks are required to keep as cash according to the directions of the central bank. It is used by the central bank to control the supply of money in the economy. When the central bank wants to increase the money supply, it lowers the reserve ratio and vice versa.
d) According to wikipedia.com, "the money supply is the total value of money available in an economy at a point of time." It is usually defined as currency in circulation plus demand deposits. It is the demand deposits that give commercial banks the ability to create money using the reserve ratio.
Beatrice invests $1,360 in an account that pays 3 percent simple interest. How much more could she have earned over a 4-year period if the interest had been compounded annually
Answer:
If the interest was compounded annually, the amount that would have been earned more over the simple interest method is $7.49
Explanation:
A simple interest account pays interest on only the sum deposited at an annual rate for a specified period of time while a compounding interest account adds the interest earned in each period to the principal amount and calculate the interest for the next period on this new amount (Principal + Accumulated Interest).
The formula to calculate interest under simple interest method is,
Interest = Principal * Annual Rate * Time in years
Total Interest earned = 1360 * 3% * 4
Total interest earned = 163.2
The formula to calculate interest under compound interest method is,
Interest = [Principal * (1+i)^t] - Principal
Where,
i is the interest ratet is the number of periodsInterest = 1360 * (1+0.03)^4 - 1360
Interest = 170.6919 rounded off to $170.69
If the interest was compounded annually, the amount that would have been earned more over the simple interest method is,
Extra amount = 170.69 - 163.2
Extra amount = $7.49
A divorced woman with 2 young children has just re-entered the workforce part time and earns $3,000 from this work. She collects another $2,400 per year in alimony payments. The woman wishes to make a contribution to an Individual Retirement Account this year. Which statement is TRUE
Which statement is TRUE
A. No contribution can be made because the woman received alimony payments
B. A contribution can be made based only on the income earned from part-time work
C. A contribution can be made based only on the alimony payments received
D. A contribution can be made based on both the earned income from part-time work and the alimony payments received
Answer:
B. A contribution can be made based only on the income earned from part-time work
Explanation:
According to Individual Retirement Account regulations, contribution can only be made base on earned income and not a court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person otherwise known as "Alimony". Alimony is just a means to support life and not a earned income. So, contribution can be made based only on the income earned from part-time work.
True or False? Financial instruments can be grouped by time to maturity (money vs. capital) or type of obligation (stock, bond, derivative).
Answer:
True
Explanation:
Financial Instruments are agreements pertaining to the exchange of money between parties. The financial instruments could be in the form of cash or the right bound by contractual laws to receive or deliver items with monetary value. Shares, bonds, loans, and derivatives like futures and forwards are other examples of financial instruments. These financial derivates are securities whose prices are hinged on underlying assets like bonds, stocks, commodities, and currencies. Cash instruments, on the other hand, have their prices determined mainly by the market fluctuations.
Classification of financial instruments could be based on the asset or debt classes. The debt classification could also be broken down as being long or short term. So, the grouping by time to maturity (money vs. capital) or type of obligation (stock, bond, derivative) is a system of classifying financial instruments.
Tru-U stock is selling for $41 a share. A 6-month call on Tru-U stock with a strike price of $45 is priced at $1.60. Risk-free assets are currently returning .29 percent per month. What is the price of a 6-month put on Tru-U stock with a strike price of $45?
Answer:
$4.82
Explanation:
Calculation for the price of the 6-month put on Tru-U stock
To find the price of a 6-month put on Tru-U stock with a strike price of $45 we are going to use Put-call parity formula to calculate it
Using this formula
Put-call parity: S + P = C + PV(E) P
Let plug in the formula
Put-call parity= $1.60 + ($45 / 1.0029^⁶) - $41 = Put-call parity=$1.60+($45/1.01752)-$41
Put-call parity=$1.60+(44.22517)-$41
Put-call parity=$45.82517-$41
Put-call parity=$4.82
Therefore the price of a 6-month put on Tru-U stock with a strike price of $45 will be $4.82
Which senior managers may assume a greater deal of transferability between domestic and international HRM practices?
Answer: d. All of the Above
Explanation:
All the above senior managers are more likely to apply more Domestic HRM practices to make them International HRM practices when they are put into a situation where International practices will be needed.
This is because they have been with the Domestic companies for much of their time and so know more about Domestic practices than international.
The first options refers to senior managers in firms with large domestic markets. To be a senior manager demands experience in the market they are in so it is not far fetched to say that they are more knowledgeable in domestic practices than international.
The second option speaks of managers with little International experience meaning they are more likely to engage in transferability between domestic and International practices.
The third option speaks of managers who built their careers on domestic experience. They will find it hard letting go of what has brought them such success so will more likely apply domestic practices on an international scale.