Suppose the banking system has $40 billion in reserves. Also assume that there are no cash leakages or excess reserves. If the central bank lowers the required reserve ratio from 20 percent to 16 percent, the money supply will

Answer:

Money supply increases by $1.6 billion

Explanation:

The reserve ratio is defined as the amount of a bank's reserves that the central bank of a country expects banks to keep as cash and not lend out.

Reserve ratio is also called cash reserve ratio.

This requirement is put in place in case customers decide to make mass withdrawals.

Central banks tend to control cash supply by increasing or reducing the reserve ratio.

When money to be supplied as loans is to be increased, the reserve ratio reduces so that banks can use more of their reserves for lending rather than for cash withdrawals.

In this instance reserve ratio reduced from 20% to 16%.

That is a 4% reduction

This means 4% of the reserves is freed up for lending or money supply to the public

Extra money supply = 0.04 * 40 billion = $1.6 billion

Money supply increases by $1.6 billion

A company, which is currently operating at full capacity, has sales of $2,480, current assets of $820, current liabilities of $510, net fixed assets of $1,670, and a 5 percent profit margin. The company has no long-term debt and does not plan on acquiring any. The company does not pay any dividends. Sales are expected to increase by 10 percent next year. If all assets, short-term liabilities, and costs vary directly with sales, how much additional equity financing is required for next year

Rocky Mountain Bottling Company produces a soft drink that is sold for a dollar. At production and sales of 1,000,000 units, the company pays $700,000 in production costs, half of which are fixed costs. At that volume, general, selling, and administrative costs amount to $320,000, of which $70,000 are fixed costs. What is the amount of contribution margin per unit

D0 is currently $3.00, Ke is 8 percent, and g is 5 percent. Under Plan A, D0 would be immediately increased to $3.40 and Ke and g will remain unchanged. Under Plan B, D0 will remain at $3.00 but g will go up to 6 percent and Ke will remain unchanged. a. Compute P0 (price of the stock today) under Plan A. Note D1 will be equal to D0 × (1 + g) or $3.40 (1.05). Ke will equal 8 percent, and g will equal 5 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

On September 15, 2021, Oliver's Mortuary received a $7,200, nine-month note bearing interest at an annual rate of 8% from the estate of Jay Hendrix for services rendered. Oliver's has a December 31 year-end. What adjusting entry will the company record on December 31, 2021

Westbank Real Estate, Inc. owns 10 acres of forested land. Westbank wants the land cleared in order to build houses. Westbank emails a signed electronic memorandum to a representative of Hardell Lumber Co. offering to sell the mature trees and rich topsoil to Hardell for lumber and agricultural purposes. The electronic memorandum includes the parties' typed names, the consideration, the price, and a description of the property, lumber, and soil. Hardell replies via email to Westbank that it accepts Westbank's terms, electronically signs the memorandum, and will start removing the trees and soil next month. Before Hardell can begin clearing the land, Westbank changes its mind, wants to keep the land forested, and prevents Hardell from accessing the property claiming no contract has been formed.
2. Does the electronic agreement for the sale of trees and soil fall under the statute of frauds? (YES / NO)
3. Under which category? (CONTRACTS INVOLVING LAND/ CONTRACTS THAT BY THEIR TERMS CANNOT BE PREFORMED IN LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE DATE OF AGREEMENT/ A PROMISE TO ANSWER FOR A DEBT OF ANOTHER/ A PROMISE MADE IN CONSIDERATION OF MARRIAGE/ CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE OF GOODS OVER $500)
4. An electronic memorandum (DOES/ DOES NOT) satisfy the writing requirements for the Statute of Frauds.
5. Land is considered to be (REAL PROPERTY/ PERSONAL PROPERTY)
6. The definition of land includes (NO/ SOME/ ALL) physical objects that are permanently attached to the property.
7. Examples of physical objects that constitute land for purposes of the statute of frauds include (BUILDINGS/ FENCES/ TREES/ SOIL/ ALL OF THESE)
8. A written or electronic memorandum evidencing a contract will suffice provided that the writing is signed by (THE PERSON WHO IS ENFORCING THE CONTRACT/ THE PERSON AGAINST WHOM THE CONTRACT IS BEING ENFORCED)
9. Who signed the e-mails? (WESTBANK REAL ESTATE/ HARDELL LUMBER/ BOTH PARTIES)
10. What type of signature must be on an e-mail in order to enforce an electronic record? (A TYPED NAME/ AN OFFICIAL SIGNATURE/ A NOTARIZED SIGNATURE/ AN ENCRYPTED SIGNATURE)
11. Does the electronic memorandum have the parties' typed names? (YES/ NO)
12. Does the electronic memorandum describe the property involved?(YES/ NO)
13. Is it likely a court would find that the electronic memorandum satisfied the statue of frauds? (YES/ NO)
14. As a result, Hardell (WILL/ WILL NOT) likely be able to enforce the contract against Westbank.

All three of the $5000 billion GDP figures (Production, Income and Spending) are in ____________ dollars.

A company declared and paid a cash dividend. The dividend would appear on the company's statement of cash flows as: Select one: a. an addition to net income in order to arrive at net cash provided by operating activities under the indirect method. b. a deduction from net income in order to arrive at net cash provided by operating activities under the indirect method. c. a deduction under investing activities. d. a deduction under financing activities.

The transactions listed below are typical of those involving New Books Inc. and Readers’ Corner. New Books is a wholesale merchandiser and Readers’ Corner is a retail merchandiser. Assume all sales of merchandise from New Books to Readers’ Corner are made with terms 3/10, n/30, and that the two companies use perpetual inventory systems. Assume the following transactions between the two companies occurred in the order listed during the year ended August 31.
a. New Books sold merchandise to Readers’ Corner at a selling price of $625,000. The merchandise had cost New Books $445,000.
b. Two days later, Readers’ Corner complained to New Books that some of the merchandise differed from what Readers’ Corner had ordered. New Books agreed to give an allowance of $11,000 to Readers’ Corner.
c. Just three days later, Readers’ Corner paid New Books, which settled all amounts owed.
Required:
1. Indicate the effect (direction and amount) of each transaction on the Inventory balance of Readers' Corner. (Enter all amounts as positive values.)
2. Prepare the journal entries that Readers’ Corner would record and show any computations. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

Smith and Jones start a business to build custom bicycles. Smith invests personal funds of $100,000 and Jones invests $70,000. Grandma Smith loans the company $24,000 with the provision it is to be paid back in 12 equal monthly payments plus 1.5% monthly interest on her original contribution. Smith and Jones agreed that ownership would be proportional to their equity investments. In addition, they borrow $40,000 from the bank at interest of 1.5% per month payable monthly. (They do not have to pay back the principal for five years, so ignore it.) They buy $120,000 worth of parts. They use $80,000 of those parts in the first month. They pay factory workers a total of $15,000 for the first month. They pay rent of $4,000 for the month for a factory. They each (not Grandma) draw salaries of $4,000 per month. They sell the resulting bicycles for $150,000. a. Prepare a balance sheet for day zero, that is, store is ready, people hired, parts on hand, money collected from bank, Grandma, Smith, and Jones. b. Prepare an income statement for the first month. c. Prepare a balance sheet for the last day of the first month. d. What is the percent ownership by Smith, Jones, and Grandma on the first day of the month.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of making small, frequent purchases from just a few suppliers?

A double-entry accounting system is an accounting system: Multiple Choice That records each transaction twice. That records the effect of each transaction in at least two accounts with equal debits and credits. In which each transaction affects and is recorded in two or more accounts but that could include two debits and no credits. That allows total credits to be greater than total debits. That allows total debits to be greater than total credits.

At the beginning of 2015, Elixir Inc. has the following ledger balances:During the year, credit sales amounted to $800,000. Cash collected on credit sales amounted to $760,000 and $18,000 has been written off. At the end of the year, company adjusted for bad debts expense using the percent-of-sales method and applied a rate, based on past history, of 2.5%. The ending balance in the Allowance for Bad Debts would be ________. Prepare all necessary journal entries.

On May​ 1, 2019, Mary Smith signed a promissory note with Continental Bank. The note is due in one year with ​% interest. What journal entry should Continental Bank prepare on May​ 1, 2019?

a. Debit Cash for $10,000 and credit Notes Payable for $10,000.
b. Debit Notes Receivable for $10,700 and credit Cash for $10,700.
c. Debit Notes Receivable for $10,000 and credit Cash for $10,000.
d. Debit Cash for $10,700 and credit Accounts Receivable for $10,700.

Corporation A has the following returns for the past three years: 7 percent, 13 percent, and 10 percent. Assume each year return had the same probability (weights of 1/3 each). Calculate the expected return

Imagine that Scott has asked your opinion about whether Barcelona should try to reduce involuntary turnover. What is an advantage of the current practice of firing a large percentage of employees?

a. Barcelona can replace less effective performers with better performers.
b. Barcelona can develop a monoculture in which all employees behave similarly.
c. Barcelona saves money on training costs.
d. Barcelona can gain valuable feedback about deficiencies in the company by conducting exit interviews.

If Tonya purchased 200 decorative pillows at $12 each and sold 75 of the pillows for $20 each, what is the cost of goods sold

ere are simplified financial statements for Watervan Corporation:



INCOME STATEMENT
(Figures in $ millions)
Net sales $
888.00

Cost of goods sold
748.00

Depreciation
38.00

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) $
102.00

Interest expense
19.00

Income before tax $
83.00

Taxes
17.43

Net income $
65.57



BALANCE SHEET
(Figures in $ millions)
End of Year Start of Year
Assets
Current assets $
376

$
326


Long-term assets
272


229


Total assets $
648

$
555


Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities $
201

$
164


Long-term debt
115


128


Shareholders’ equity
332


263


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $
648

$
555




The company’s cost of capital is 8.5%.


a. Calculate Watervan’s economic value added (EVA). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b. What is the company’s return on capital? (Use start-of-year rather than average capital.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

c. What is its return on equity? (Use start-of-year rather than average equity.) (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

d. Is the company creating value for its shareholders?

You are a business owner of a firm that services trucks. A customer would like to rent a truck from you for one week, while you service his truck. You must decide whether or not to rent him a truck. You have an extra truck that you will not use for any other purpose during this week. This truck is leased for a full year from another company for $300/ week plus $.50 for every mile driven. You also have paid an annual insurance premium, which costs $50/ week to insure the truck. The truck has a full 100-gallon fuel tank. The customer has offered you $600 to rent the truck for a week. The price includes the 100 gallons of fuel that is in the tank. It also includes the 100 gallons of fuel that is in the tank. It also includes up to 500 miles of driving. The customer will pay $.50 for each additional mile that he drives above the 500 miles. You anticipate that the customer will bring back the truck with an empty fuel tank and will have driven more than 500 miles. You sell fuel to truckers at a retail price $4.00/gallon. Any fuel you sell or use can be replaced at a wholesale price of $3.25/gallon. The customer will rent a truck from another company if you do not accept the proposed deal. In either case, you will service his truck. You know the customer and are confident that he will pay all charges incurred under the agreement.
1. Should you accept or reject the proposed deal? Why, or why not? Show calculations.
2. Would your answer change if your fuel supplier limited the amount of fuel that you could purchase from him at the wholesale price? Explain.

Kepler Company Comparative Income Statements This Year Last Year Sales $ 950,000 $ 900,000 Less: Cost of goods sold 500,000 490,000 Gross margin $ 450,000 $ 410,000 Less: Selling and administrative expenses 275,000 260,000 Operating income $ 175,000 $ 150,000 Less: Interest expense 12,000 18,000 Income before taxes $ 163,000 $ 132,000 Less: Income taxes 65,200 52,800 Net income $ 97,800 $ 79,200 Less: Dividends (common) 27,800 19,200 Net income, retained $ 70,000 $ 60,000 Also, assume that for last year and for the current year, the market price per share of common stock is $2.98. In addition, for last year, assets and equity were the same at the beginning and end of the year. Required: Note: Round all answers to two decimal places. 1. Compute the following for each year: This Year Last Year a. Return on assets % % b. Return on stockholders' equity % % c. Earnings per share $ $ d. Price-earnings ratio e. Dividend yield % % f. Dividend payout ratio

Question 3

A situation where the level of output scale and average costs are all rising is called

Cameroon Corp. manufactures and sells electric staplers for $16 each. If 10,000 units were sold in December, and management forecasts 4% growth in sales each month, the number of units of electric stapler sales budgeted for March should be:_______

Epiphany is an all-equity firm with an estimated market value of $400,000. The firm sells $275,000 of debt and uses the proceeds to purchase outstanding equity. Compute the weight in equity and the weight in debt after the proposed financing and repurchase of equity. Group of answer choices 0.31, 0.69 0.34, 0.66 0.48, 0.52 0.69, 0.31

Your boss wants to purchase a graphics design application to be distributed to approximately 40 users in the company. Although the vendor says the application has broad OS support, your boss wants to be sure it will work on the five different OSs running on the company’s user workstations. He wants you to verify compatibility by using evaluation copies of the software without disrupting users or their computers. You have the installation disks for all five OSs your company uses, but you don’t have a lot of computers available to install the OSs. a. What’s your plan?

The specific The specific identification inventory costing method: Select one: A. Measures the ending inventory at the actual prices of the specific units sold during the period B. Is more appropriate for a firm selling construction equipment than for a firm selling greeting cards C. Is not a generally accepted method of pricing inventories D. Uses expected future acquisition costs rather than historical costs to measure the ending inventoryinventory costing method:

MC Qu. 22 Selected information from the accounting... Selected information from the accounting records of Dunn's Auto Dealers is as follows: Cost of furniture purchased for cash $ 8,000 Proceeds from bank loan 100,000 Repayment of bank loan (includes interest of $4,000) 44,000 Proceeds from sale of equipment 5,000 Cash collected from customers 320,000 Purchase of stock of another corporation as an investment 20,000 Common stock issued for cash 200,000 In its statement of cash flows, Dunn's should report net cash outflows from investing activities of:

At the end of May, the unadjusted trial balance of Barker Industries included the following accounts:
Debit Credit
Sales (75% represent credit sales) $400,000
Accounts Receivable $240,000
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts 1,800
Barker Industries uses the percentage of sales approach in estimating uncollectible accounts. The uncollectible accounts expense is estimated to be 3% of credit sales The net realizable value of Barker's accounts receivable in the May 31 balance sheet is:_____.
a. $250,800.b. $229,200.c. $236,400.d. $226,200.

Imagine that you are holding 5,800 shares of stock, currently selling at $65 per share. You are ready to sell the shares but would prefer to put off the sale until next year due to tax reasons. If you continue to hold the shares until January, however, you face the risk that the stock will drop in value before year-end. You decide to use a collar to limit downside risk without laying out a good deal of additional funds. January call options with a strike price of $70 are selling at $5, and January puts with a strike price of $60 are selling at $6. What will be the value of your portfolio in January (net of the proceeds from the options) if the stock price ends up at $51, $65, $71

At the end of the year, the deferred tax asset account had a balance of $4 million attributable to a temporary difference of $16 million in a liability for estimated expenses. Taxable income is $44 million. No temporary differences existed at the beginning of the year, and the tax rate is 25%. Prepare the journal entry(s) to record income taxes, assuming it is more likely than not that three-fourths of the deferred tax asset will not ultimately be realized.

Joni Hyde Inc. has the following amounts reported in its general ledger at the end of the current year.
Organization costs $24,000
Trademarks 15,000
Discount on bonds payable 35,000
Deposits with advertising agency
for ads to promote goodwill of company 10,000
Excess of cost over fair value of net
identifiable assets of acquired subsidiary 75,000
Cost of equipment acquired for research
and development projects; the equipment
has an alternative future use 90,000
Costs of developing a secret formula for a
product that is expected to be marketed for
at least 20 years 80,000
On the basis of this information, compute the total amount to be reported by Hyde for intangible assets on its balance sheet at year-end. Equipment has alternative future use.

Joseph just received an inheritance of $35,775 from his great aunt. He plans to invest the funds for retirement. If Joseph can earn 4.75% per year with quarterly compounding for 32 years, how much will he have accumulated?
a. $237,416.b. $71,550.c. $184,622.d. $162,113.