The Aleander Company plans to issue $10,000,000 of 20-year bonds at par next June, with semiannual interest payments. The company's current cost of debt is 10 percent. However, the firm's financial manager is concerned that interest rates will increase in coming months, and has decided to take a short position in U. S. government t-bond futures. See the settlement data below for t-bond futures. (Note: One standard futures contract is $100,000).
a. Calculate the present value of the corporate bonds if rates increase by 2 percentage points.
b. Calculate the gain or loss on the corporate bond position.
c. Calculate the number of contracts required to cover the bond position. Then calculate the current value of the futures position.
d. Calculate the implied interest rate based on the current value of the futures position.
e. Interest rates increase as expected, by 2 percentage points. Calculate the present value of the futures position based on the rate calculated above plus the 2 points.
f. Calculate the gain or loss on the futures position.
g. Calculate the overall net gain or loss.
h. Is this problem an example of a perfect hedge or a cross hedge? Is it an example of speculation or hedging? Why?
Delivery Month Open High Low Settle Change Open Interest
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Dec 103'14 103'14 102'11 102'17 -6 678,000
Mar 102'11 102'23 100'28 101'01 -5 135,855
June 101'14 101'26 100'02 100'12 -5 17,255

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Answer 1

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On May 13, 2020, Otto, Parker and Quentin bought a parcel of land as tenants in common. The deed provided that Otto owned 1/2 the property and Parker and Quentin each owned 1/4 each. If Quentin dies, the property will be divided as follows:

a. Otto 1/2. Parker 1/2
b. Otto 5/8, Parker 3/8
c. Otto 1/3, Parker 1/3, Quentin's heirs 1/3
d. Otto 1/2. Parker 1/4, Quentin's heirs 1/4

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Answer:D. Otto 1/2. Parker 1/4, Quentin's heirs 1/4

Explanation:

Based on the information given in the question, if Quentin dies, the property will be divided as Otto 1/2. Parker 1/4, Quentin's heirs 1/4.

When a tenant in common dies, it should be noted that their share of a property will be passed to their legal heir and thesame percentage of ownership will be shared by the co-owners. Hence the correct option is D

Gundy Company expects to produce 1,213,200 units of Product XX in 2020. Monthly production is expected to range from 80,000 to 114,000 units. Budgeted variable manufacturing costs per unit are: direct materials $5, direct labor $7, and overhead $11. Budgeted fixed manufacturing costs per unit for depreciation are $6 and for supervision are $1. In March 2020, the company incurs the following costs in producing 97,000 units: direct materials $515,000, direct labor $670,000, and variable overhead $1,073,000. Actual fixed costs were equal to budgeted fixed costs. Prepare a flexible budget report for March. (List variable costs before fixed costs.)

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Answer:

Gundy Company

Flexible Budget Report for March 2020:

                                      Actual Budget   Flexible Budget   Variance

Direct materials                 $515,000        $485,000           $30,000  U

Direct labor                         670,000           679,000               9,000  F

Variable overhead           1,073,000         1,067,000               6,000  U

Actual fixed costs              679,000           679,000                       0  None

Total costs incurred    $2,937,000       $2,910,000           $27,000  U

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Expected production of Product XX in 2020 = 1,213,200 units

Monthly production range = 80,000 to 114,000 units

Budgeted variable manufacturing costs per unit are:

Direct materials      $5

Direct labor             $7

Overhead              $11

Total variable       $23

Fixed manufacturing costs per unit:

Depreciation are   $6

Supervision are     $1

Total fixed costs   $7

Total costs =       $30

March 2020 costs incurred for 97,000 units:

Direct materials        $515,000

Direct labor              $670,000

Variable overhead $1,073,000

Actual fixed costs      679,000

Total costs incurred $2,937,000

Flexible Budget Report for March 2020:

                                      Actual Budget   Flexible Budget   Variance

Direct materials                 $515,000        $485,000           $30,000  U

Direct labor                         670,000           679,000               9,000  F

Variable overhead           1,073,000         1,067,000               6,000  U

Actual fixed costs              679,000           679,000                       0  None

Total costs incurred    $2,937,000       $2,910,000           $27,000  U

Revenue and expense data for Bluestem Company are as follows:

Year 2 Year 1
Administrative expenses $37,720 $20,300
Cost of goods sold 360,000 319,900
Income tax 41,000 32,200
Sales 820,000 700,000
Selling expenses 154,160 109,900

Required:
Prepare a comparative income statement, with vertical analysis, stating each item for both years as a percent of sales.

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Answer and Explanation:

The preparation of a comparitive income statement, with vertical analysis, stating each item for both years as a percent of sales is prepared below with the help of the attached spreadsheet:-

The formula that we have used is shown below:-

Gross profit percent = Gross profit / Sales revenue

Cost of goods sold percent = Cost of goods sold / Sales revenue

and in a similar way operating expenses items.

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