The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has given specific names and descriptions to the four resulting quadrants in its growth-share matrix based on the amount of cash they generate for or require from the organization. Stars are SBUs that are classified as having

Answer:

Stars are companies that possibly have a huge growth potential. This potential comes from being in a market that is growing rapidly, but at the same time, the division or products has a significant market share. It is basically the best scenario since the market is growing, the company's market share is growing, and profits should also be growing.

A sum of $5,000 is invested for five years with varying annual interest rates of 9%, 8%, 12%, 6%, and 15%, respectively (for example, in the first year 9% interest is accrued and 8% in the second year and so on). The future amount after 5 years is equal to ____________.

The $1,000 face value ABC bond has a coupon rate of 10%, with interest paid annually, and matures in 3 years. If the bond is priced to yield 12%, what is the bond's value today

If your firm is a potential entrant thinking about entering an industry, you want the entry barriers to be _____.

The net present value decision rule is: When an asset's expected cash flows yield a positive net present value when discounted at the required rate of return, the asset should be acquired.

a. True
b. False

The following information is available for Kiss Company: Sales$100,000 Operating expenses$94,000 Operating assets$40,000 Stockholder's equity$25,000 Cost of capital 10% What is Kiss Company's residual income

stock co uses a job costing system the following debts appeared in stock work in process account for the month of april balance 4300 direct materials 26,4000 rate of 80% direct labor of 2300 what was the amount og direct materials charged to job no 5

Investment X offers to pay you $4,020 per year for 12 years, whereas Investment Y offers to pay you $2,041 per year for 7 years. How much higher is the present value investment X if the discount rate is 11 percent? Round to nearest whole number.

the most effective use of the interim ___ is to establish cost standards and compare the actual amount with the budgeted amount for that time period

At the end of year 8, Shore Co. held trading securities that cost $17,500 and which had a year-end market value of $19,000. All of these securities were sold during year 9 for $22,000. For the year ended on December 31, year 8, Shore should report a gain of

Select the correct revenue recognition principle for each of the following. Clear All Recognize revenue over the passage of time. Recognize revenue when the customer takes possession of the product. Recognize revenue when cash is collected. Recognize revenue when service is performed.

Creating a Budget
Before you can make a spending plan that works for your particular situation, you'll need to understand your spending priorities. What must you spend money on, and what items do you simply want? First, make sure you understand the following terms:
budget: a plan for saving and spending
expenditure: the amount of money spent
necessity: an item that a person must have, such as housing, clothing, or food
luxury: an item that offers physical comfort or enjoyment but is not necessary for life and health.
1. Classify each of the following expenditures as a necessity or a luxury. If any item can be considered either a necessity or a luxury, depending on the situation, classify it as either.
Expenditure Necessity Luxury Either
a. Auto insurance
b. Clothing for school
c. Concert tickets
d. Dinner for two at the newest
e. restaurant in town Groceries
f. Music downloads
g. Medical treatment for strep throat
h. Theme park tickets
i. New car
j. Rent
k. School lunches
I. School ski trip
m. Cell phone service
2. For those items that you indicated could be either necessities or luxuries, describe when you would consider them necessities and when you would view them as luxuries.
MAKING A BUDGET
3. Income First, write down your weekly income: $______.
4. Expenditures For one week, keep track of all of your expenditures. At the end of the week, put the totals in the table below.
Weekly Expenditure Current Amount
Clothing $
Debt repayment (monthly payment + 4) $
Entertainment $
Food (including groceries, meals
out, and snacks) $
Rent and utilities (monthly payment = 4) $
Transportation (own car, ridesharing, public
transportation, etc.) $
Personal care items $
Other $
Total Weekly Expenditures $
5. Subtract your total expenditures from your weekly income.
6. Revised budget
At the end of the week, did you have any money left? Or did you spend more than you earned? If you want to make better use of your money, take a look at how you're spending it and decide where you can trim expenditures. You may find that you could be spending your money on something you really want.
Weekly Expenditure New Budget Actual Spending
Clothing $ $
Debt repayment (monthly payment + 4) $ $
Entertainment $ $
Food (including groceries, meals out,
and snacks) $ $
Rent and utilities (monthly payment + 4) $ $
Transportation (own car, ridesharing,
public transportation, etc.) $ $
Personal care items $ $
Other $ $
Total Weekly Expenditures $ $
7. Using your revised budget as a guide, record your income and expenses for another week. How much money were you able to save?

What does project failure mean? What are some examples?

Weighted-average method, spoilage, equivalent units. (CMA, adapted)
Consider the following data for November 2017 from MacLean Manufacturing Company, which makes silk pennants and uses a process-costing system. All direct materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are added evenly during the process. Spoilage is detected upon inspection at the completion of the process. Spoiled units are disposed of at zero net disposal value MacLean Manufacturing Company uses the weighted-average method of process costing
Physical Units Direct Materials
Pennants
Work in process, November 1 1,350 $ 966
Started in November 2017 ?
Good units completed and transferred 8,800
out during November 2017
Normal spoilage 80
Abnormal spoilage 50
Work in process, November 30 1700
Total costs added during November 2017 $10,302
aDegree of completion: direct materials, 100%, conversion costs, 45%
bDegree of completion: direct materials, 100%, conversion costs, 35%
Compute equivalent units for direct materials and conversion costs.

The dollar amount by which total rent exceeds base rent under a percentage lease for retail is referred to as:

Abel Corporation uses activity-based costing. The company makes two products: Product A and Product B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 320 units and of Product B is 640 units. There are three activity cost pools, with total cost and activity as follows:

Total Activity
Activity Cost Pools Total Cost Product A Product B Total
Activity 1 $25,530 950 200 1,150
Activity 2 $40,140 2,000 1,600 3,600
Activity 3 $10,649 150 250 400

The activity rate for Activity 2 is closest to:

a. 11.15
b. 20.07
c. 25.09
d. 42.25

We have a $500,000 line of credit with a 10% compensating balance. The quoted interest rate is 4.5%. We need $200,000 for inventory for one year. What is the effective interest rate we are paying on this credit line

Betty (25 years old) studied music education in college and graduated a year ago. She currently works as a music teacher at a year-round private middle school. Her gross pay is $39600 a year, or $3300 a month. After taxes, health insurance, and other paycheck deductions, her net pay is $35900 a year. Based on recommended guidelines, how much money should Betty be saving each month

The balance in the prepaid insurance account, before adjustment at the end of the year, is $18,630. The year end is March 31.
Journalize the March 31 adjusting entry required under each of the following alternatives for determining the amount of the adjustment: (a) the amount of insurance expired during the year is $15,300; (b) the amount of unexpired insurance applicable to future periods is $3,330. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
General Ledger
ASSETS
11 Cash
12 Accounts Receivable
13 Supplies
14 Prepaid Insurance
15 Land
16 Equipment
17 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
19 Accumulated Depreciation-Automobiles
LIABILITIES
21 Accounts Payable
22 Unearned Fees
23 Salaries Payable
24 Taxes Payable
EQUITY
31 John Doe, Capital
32 John Doe, Drawing
REVENUE
41 Fees Earned
EXPENSES
51 Advertising Expense
52 Insurance Expense
53 Rent Expense
54 Salary Expense
55 Supplies Expense
56 Utilities Expense
57 Depreciation Expense
59 Miscellaneous Expense
Journalize the March 31 adjusting entry required when the amount of unexpired insurance applicable to future periods is $8,750. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

. If the prices of goods and services were expressed in terms of $20 for a shirt, $100 for a purse, what function of money is being described here?

The costs and revenues associated with two alternatives are listed below: Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Projected revenue $ 100,000 $ 125,000 Unit-level costs 20,000 30,000 Batch-level costs 20,000 25,000 Product-level costs 15,000 15,000 Facility-level costs 10,000 10,000 Which alternative should be selected based on this information

When there is excess supply (surplus) what will happen?

ou plan to deposit $5,900 at the end of each of the next 20 years into an account paying 10.8 percent interest. a. How much will you have in your account if you make deposits for 20 years

A machine shop uses a periodic system to maintain the inventory saw blades. The review period is four days and lead time is two days. They use an average of 11 saw blades per day. The standard deviation of use over a six-day period is 9 saw blades. Saw blades aren't the most critical item they carry, but the manager would like to limit the probability of a stockout to 2.5% of the time. What should their restocking level be

On October 6, 2021, Ronan Corp. sold land to Bane Co., its wholly owned subsidiary. The land cost $72,400 and was sold to Bane for $96,000. For consolidated financial statement reporting purposes, when must the gain on the sale of the land be recognized?a. No gain may be recognized.b. As Bane uses the land.c. When Bane Co. sells the land to a third party.d. Proportionately over a designated period of years.e. When Bane Co. begins using the land productively.

Zeta, Inc., a calendar year taxpayer, suffers a casualty loss of $45,000. Zeta recovered insurance of $30,000. How much of the casualty loss will be a tax deduction to Zeta, Inc.

What are some items that you like to buy or wish you could buy?

Swiss Furniture Company manufactures bookshelves and uses an activity-based costing system to allocate all manufacturing conversion costs. The following information is provided for the month of May:

Activity Estimated Indirect Activity Costs Allocation Base Estimated Quantity of Allocation Base
Materials handling $6,300 Number of parts 9,100 parts
Assembling $14,000 Number of parts 9,100 parts
Packaging $2,680 Number of bookshelves 910 bookshelves

Required:
Each bookshelf consists of 10 parts. The direct materials cost per bookshelf is $32.What is the total manufacturing cost per bookshelf?

true or false
2. Determining the producers preferences of products are
important when thinking of starting a business.​

The following data are taken from the financial statements of Sigmon Inc. Terms of all sales are 2/10, n/45. 20Y3 20Y2 20Y1 Accounts receivable, end of year $710,000 $630,000 $565,000 Sales on account 5,691,000 4,628,500 This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below. Open spreadsheet For 20Y2 and 20Y3, determine (1) the accounts receivable turnover and (2) the number of days' sales in receivables. Assume a 365-day year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to one decimal place. 20Y3 20Y2 1. Accounts receivable turnover fill in the blank 2 fill in the blank 3 2. Number of days' sales in receivables fill in the blank 4 days fill in the blank 5 days The collection of accounts receivable has . This can be seen in both the in accounts receivable turnover and the in the collection period.

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