Answer:
Hruska Corporation
Production Department
a. Direct labor budget:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total
Units to be produced 12,000 10,000 13,000 14,000 49,000
Hours required per unit 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Total hours required 2,400 2,000 2,600 2,800 9,800
Direct labor rate $12 $12 $12 $12 $12
Total labor cost $28,800 $24,000 $31,200 $33,600 $117,600
b. Manufacturing overhead budget:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total
Total labor hours 2,400 2,000 2,600 2,800 9,800
Variable overhead:
$31.75 per labor hour $76,200 $63,500 $82,550 $83,350 $311,150
Fixed overhead 386,000 386,000 386,000 386,000 1,544,000
Total overhead $462,000 $449500 $468,550 $469,350 $1,855,150
Explanation:
a) Direct labor budget is the planned expenditure on direct labor for manufacturing or production. It is the product of the rate of labor (per hour) and the total labor hours.
b) The manufacturing overhead budget comprises the variable overhead and the fixed overhead for manufacturing of goods. It is important to differentiate the two in order to determine the variable cost of production under the variable costing system.
tock is trading at $100 and you buy a put option on it with one year to expiration and a strike price of $110. The put premium is $15. What is the maximum profit you can make on this put option if you wait until expiration
Answer:
The answer is -$5
Explanation:
A put option gives its owner/holder the right but not the obligation to sell. The holder of a put option is expecting the price of the underlying asset(stock) to drop.
The formula is:
Profit = max(0, X - St) - P
where X is the strike or exercise price
St is the market value or the spot price of the underlying asset
P is the premium
max(0, $110 - $100) - $15
10 - $15
-$5
On December 31, 2021, Coolwear Inc. had balances in Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts of $44,000 and $1,300, respectively. During 2022, Coolwear wrote off $775 in accounts receivable and determined that there should be an allowance for uncollectible accounts of $4,100 at December 31, 2022. Bad debt expense for 2022 would be:
Answer: $3,575
Explanation:
Opening balance for Allowance for Noncollectable Accounts for 2022 is closing balance for 2021 = $1,300.
Cool wear wrote off $775 during the year which would come out of the allowance;
= 1,300 - 775
= $525
An allowance of $4,100 was determined for the year which means that the Bad debt expense is the difference between the determined allowance and the current balance because this is the amount that the account had to be increased by to cater for the bad debt expense.
= 4,100 - 525
= $3,575
The agent of a broker-dealer registered in State A, sells unregistered non-exempt securities to customers in State A. These customers lose a substantial sum of money on the investment. Which statement is TRUE
Answer:
The clients may initiate a civil lawsuit to recover their losses
Explanation:
It is assumed that the agent sold the securities with an intention to defraud. Under the Uniform Securities Act, the client may initiate a civil lawsuit so as to recover losses. Clients would sue based on the fact that the securities were unregistered and non-exempt while attempting to get back what they have lost in finance, attorney fees, and interest inclusive. These 3 damages are only applicable to insider trading.
Hildreth Company uses a job order cost system. The following data summarize the operations related to production for April, the first month of operations.
a. Materials purchased on account, $147,000.
b. Materials requisitioned and factory labor used:
Job No. Materials Factory Labor
101 $19,320 $19,500
102 23,100 28,140
103 13,440 14,000
104 38,200 36,500
105 18,050 15,540
106 18,000 18,700
For general factory use 9,000 20,160
c. Factory overhead costs incurred on account, $6,000.
d. Depreciation of machinery and equipment, $4,100.
e. The factory overhead rate is $40 per machine hour.
Job No. Machine Hours
101 23
102 43
103 37
104 65
105 32
106 35
Total 235
f. Jobs completed: 101, 102, 103, and 105.
g. Jobs were shipped and customers were billed as follows: Job 101, $7,640; Job 102, $10,810; Job 105, $16,490.
Required:
1. Journalize the entries to record the summarized operations.
2. Post the appropriate entries to T-accounts for Work in Process and Finished Goods.
3. Prepare a schedule of unfinished jobs to support the balance in the Work in Process account.
4. Prepare a schedule of finished jobs to support the balance in the Finished Goods account.
Answer:
raw materials 147,000 debit
account payable 147,000 credit
WIP-inventory 130,110 debit
Factory Overhead 9,000 debit
raw materials 139,110 credit
WIP-inventory 132,380 debit
Factory Overhead 20,160 debit
Wages Payable 152,540 credit
Factory overhead 6,000 debit
Account Payable 6,000 credit
Factory Overhead 4,100 debit
Acc Dep machinery 4,100 credit
WIP-inventory 9,400 debit
Factory Overehad 9,400 credit
Finished Goods 233,790 debit
WIP-Inventory 233,790 credit
Cost of Good Sold 127,570 debit
Finished Good Invnetory 127,570 credit
account receivables 34,940 debit
sales revenue 34,940 credit
Cost of GoodSold 29,860 debit
Factory Overhead 29,860 credit
Explanation:
Materials Labor Overhead Total
101 19320 19500 920 39740
102 23100 28140 1720 52960
103 13440 14000 1480 28920
104 38200 36500 2600 77300
105 18050 15540 1280 34870
106 18000 18700 1400 38100
Total 130110 132380 9400 271890
Completed 101 + 102 + 103 + 105
Total finished good: 233,790
Applied overhead calculations:
235 hours x $40 = 9,400
COst of Good Sold
101 + 102 + 105
Total cost: 127,570
Sales Revenues
7,640 + 10,810 + 16,490 = 34,940
Overhead T account
DEBIT CREDIT
9,000
20,160
6,000
4,100
9,400
29860 UNDERAPPLIED
we must increase it against Cost of Good Sold
Suppose that a flower nursery benefits from having a butterfly farm located only a few miles away, because the presence of the insects greatly improves flower pollination. Lawyers for the two companies meet to draft a legal document specifying the number of butterflies the farm promises to maintain in exchange for payments by the nursery.
The need for highly paid lawyers to work out a legal agreement between the flower nursery and the butterfly farm contradicts an important requirement of _________ namely, that the parties experiencing an externality must be able to _________ .
Private solutions to externalities do not always work. One of the primary occurrences of this is when parties must spend an excessive amount of time or money to reach an agreement. This describes the problem of ________ .
Answer:
The need for highly paid lawyers to work out a legal agreement between the flower nursery and the butterfly farm contradicts an important requirement of the case theorem namely, that the parties experiencing an externality must be able to bargain at low cost.
Private solutions to externalities do not always work. One of the primary occurrences of this is when parties must spend an excessive amount of time or money to reach an agreement. This describes the problem of transaction costs.
Explanation:
In case theorem,in the presence of externality, irrespective of which company own the right to the property, the two companies can negotiate for the optimal solution, provided the negotiation costs are negligible.
Transaction cost is said to be the cost which is involved in the form of time or money during the finalisation of a decision or reaching to an agreement.
In this case, excessive amount of money is spent in following the bargains between both parties to get the final aggrement, since they need highly paid lawyers. This is the problem of transaction cost.
Suppose that the economy is in a recessionary gap. The appropriate countercyclical monetary policy is
Answer: expansionary monetary policy
Explanation:
Recession occurs when economic activities slowdown. In a recessionary gap, the actual gross domestic product of the economy will be less than the potential gross domestic product of the said economy.
In such scenario, the expansionary monetary policy will be used because it will bring about economic growth. Expansionary monetary policy is when there is a rise in the supply of money in the economy. Also, the interest rates are reduced and there is an increase in demand.
. On April 31, 2021, Elkhorn Associates borrowed $10 million cash from Colonial Bank and issued a 5-month, noninterest-bearing note, priced to yield an effective interest rate of 10%. The stated discount rate on this loan is:
Answer:
C : Less than the effective interest rate
Explanation:
The complete question is as follows;
On April 31, 2016, Elkhorn Associates borrowed $10 million cash from Colonial Bank and issued a 5-month, noninterest-bearing note, priced to yield an effective interest rate of 10%. The stated discount rate on this loan is:
A. More than the effective interest rate.
B. Less than the effective interest rate.
C. Equal to the effective interest rate.
D. Unrelated to the effective interest rate
Explanation;
Here, the correct answer is that the stated discount rate on the loan is less than the effective interest rate.
Daves Inc. recently hired you as a consultant to estimate the company’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital. You have obtained the following information: 1. There is no preferred equity in the company’s capital structure. 2. The company’s debt is financed through issuing corporate bond and now the yield to maturity of this bond is 8%. 3. The company’s common stock has an estimated return of 10%. 4. The tax rate is 40%. 5. The bond price is $900 per unit and there are 1 million units of bond issued. 6. The common stock is priced at $10 per share and there are 10 million stock shares outstanding. What is the firm’s WACC based on market value?
Answer:
WACC = 5.32%
Explanation:
bond's YTM = 8%
cost of equity = 10%
tax rate = 40%
total bonds = $900,000,000
total common stocks = $100,000,000
total firm's value = $1,000,000,000
to simplify the process I will use hundreds of millions
WACC = (1/10 x 10%) + [9/10 x 8% x (1 - 40%)] = 1% + 4.32% = 5.32%
A job cost sheet of Fugate Company is given below.
Job Cost Sheet
Date Direct Materials Direct Labor Manufacturing Overhead
5/10 1,330
12 1,120
15 550 825
22 480 720
24 1,000
27 1,870
31 670 1,005
Cost of completed job:
Direct materials.
Direct labor.
Manufacturing Overhead.
Total cost.
Unit cost.
Requried:
a. What is the predetemined manufacturing overhead rate?
b. What are the total cost and the unit cost of the completed job?
c. Prepare the entry to record the completion of the job.
Answer:
A.Direct material 5,320
Direct labour 1,700
Manufacturing overhead 2,550
B. Total cost 9,570
Unit cost 6.38
C. Dr Finished goods inventory account 9,570
Cr Work in Process inventory account 9,570
Explanation:
A. Calculation for the predetemined manufacturing overhead rate
Date Direct material Direct Labour Manufacturing Overhead
5/10 1,330
12 1,120
15 550 825 825
22 480 720 720
24 1,000
27 1,870
31 670 1,005
Total 5,320 1,700 2,550
B. Calculation for the total cost and the unit cost of the completed job
Cost of Completed job :
Direct material 5,320
Direct Labour 1,700
Manufacturing Overhead 2,550
Total Cost 9,570
Unit Cost = Total Cost / Number of units
Unit cost = 9,570/1,500
Unit cost = 6.38
C.Therefore when a job is fully completed, thebFinished goods inventory account will be
debited with the correspondent credit of Work in progress account.
Journal entry
May.31
Dr Finished goods inventory account 9,570
Cr Work in Process inventory account 9,570
A sales person sets a starting price of a new car that the buyer thinks is
slightly too high. What type of price might the buyer counter with?
A. An offer price
B. A firm price
C. A lowball price
O D. A bid price
Answer: D A bid price
Explanation: The buyer change change the bid
A salesperson sets a starting price for a new car that the buyer thinks is slightly too high. A bid price might the buyer counter with. The best bid is the offer price that has received the most quotes from buyers of a given security or asset. The maximum price a seller could anticipate receiving from a market order is represented by the best bid.
Why is the bid higher than the ask?Together, they show the optimum price for buying and selling stocks at a specific moment. The bid price is the most money a buyer will spend on security, like a share of stock. The asking price is the lowest sum the vendor will take in exchange for that security.
The highest price a buyer will pay to purchase a specific number of shares of stock at any particular time is referred to as the "bid." The lowest price a seller will accept for the stock is referred to as the "ask." Almost invariably, the bid price will be less than the ask, or "offer," price.
Thus, the ideal selection is option D.
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Starting from a long run steady state equilibrium, a variety of expansionary fiscal and monetary policies were undertaken. The production exceeds potential GDP in short run. The resulting:
A. hyper-intense production will be unsustainable in the long run.
B. higher wages will encourage workers to produce more at high prices.
C. lower prices will lead to a lower quantity of demand.
D. downward slope in aggregate supply curve will be short run.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Here, we want to know what happens in the long run if the production exceeds potential GDP in short run.
An expansionary gap cannot persist for a long time, as the economic activity exceeds sustainable levels. In the long run, the output level comes back to potential, though price levels may rise.
Dove Corporation, a calendar-year C corporation, had the following information for 2019:
Net income per books (after-tax) $386,250
Taxable income 120,000
Federal income tax per books 25,200
Cash dividend distributions 150,000
Un-appropriated retained earnings, as of January 1, 2019 796,010
Based on the above, Dove's unappropriated retained earnings balance as of December 31, 2016, is:______.
Answer:
$1,032,260
Explanation:
Dove's unappropriated retained earnings balance as of December 31, 2016 = Unappropriated retained earnings balance on January 1, 2016 + Net income - Dividends distributions.
= 796,010 + 386,250 - 150,000.
= $1,032,260
Unappropriated retained earnings balance of Dove corporation as on December 31, 2016 is $1,032,260
In 1985, a given Japanese imported automobile sold for 1,476,000 yen, or $8,200. If the car still sold for the same amount of yen today but the current exchange rate is 144 yen per dollar, what would the car be selling for today in U.S. dollars?
Answer:
The car will be selling for $10250 today
Explanation:
To calculate the selling price of the car in dollars today, we have to convert the value of 1476000 yen into dollars based on the exchange rate between dollars and yen today. It is known that the car will be sold for the same amount of yen today for which it was sold in 1985 and this amount is 1476000 yen.
We know that 1 dollar equals 144 yen.
Thus, let x be the number of dollars that equal 1476000 yen today.
x = 1476000 / 144
x = $10250
The car will be sold for $10250 today
Categorization of a market area for a center is relatively simple because the size of the market area served is refleced in the centers size.
a. True
b. False
Answer: True
Explanation:
The Market Area that a Centre will serve is directly related to its size. This is because the larger the size of a Centre, the more services it offers that will bring people from further to it.
Services range from low level to high level. High level services bring people from further away while low level services are mostly for people in the area.
A large centre will have more High level services offered and so will serve people from further as opposed to a small centre that will have more low level services which will serve people in it's vicinity.
Think about Neighbourhood stores vs large Shopping Complexes.
Eight years ago you bought your house for $115,000. You just sold it for $267,000. What was the average annual appreciation of your home
Answer:
$19,000
Explanation:
appreciation is the difference between the price at which the house was bought and the price at which the house was sold
$267,000 - $115,000 = $152,000.
Average annual appreciation = $152,000 / 8 =$19,000
Answer:
(C) y = 115,000(1.05)x
Explanation:
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Windham Corporation has current assets of $520,000 and current liabilities of $650,000. Windham Corporation's current ratio would be increased by:
Answer:
The current ratio would increased by the purchase of $130,000 of inventory on account
Explanation:
Calculation for Windham Corporation's current ratio
Current assets- Current liabilities
$520,000 - $650,000=$130,000
Formula for Current ratio
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= $520,000 ÷ $650,000 = 0.80
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= ($520,000 + $130,000) ÷ ($650,000 + $130,000)
=$650,000÷$780,000
=0.833
Therefore the current ratio would increased by the purchase of $130,000 of inventory on account.
Assuming semiannual compounding, what is the price of a zero coupon bond with 12 years to maturity paying $1,000 at maturity if the YTM is (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.):
Answer:
Price of the Bond
a. 3 percent = $701.38
b. 7 percent = $444.01
c. 11 percent = $285.84
Explanation:
since the bonds do not pay any coupon, in order to determine its price all you need to do is to determine the present value of the bonds' face value using the present value formula:
3% ⇒ PV = $1,000 / (1 + 3%)¹² = $701.38
7% ⇒ PV = $1,000 / (1 + 7%)¹² = $444.01
11% ⇒ PV = $1,000 / (1 + 11%)¹² = $285.84
A customer purchases $100,000 of corporate bonds at 80% in a margin account. The customer must deposit:
Answer:
$16,000
Explanation:
Computation of what the customer must deposit for purchasing $100,000 of corporate bonds at 80% in a margin account
Since the minimum maintenance is the standard that is set by FINRA is the greater of 7% of the face amount or 20% of the market value.
Hence,
The bonds are purchased at 80% of $100,000 par, thus the first step is to find the 80% of $100,000. Calculated as :
80%×$100,000= $80,000
Second step is to find the 20% of $80,000 which is calculated as:
20% ×$80,000 = $16,000.
Third step is to find the 7% of $100,000, calculated as:
7% of $100,000 face = $7,000.
Based on the above calculation the greater amount is $16,000 which means that the customer must deposit the amount of $16,000 which is the greater amount.
A local furniture store is advertising a deal in which you buy a $3,500 living room set with three years before you need to make payments (no interest is incurred). How much would you have to deposit each month in a savings account earning 3.5 percent APR, compounded monthly, to be able to pay the $3,500 bill in three years
Answer:
$92.35
Explanation:
using the future value formula for an ordinary annuity:
Future value = payment [((1 + r)ⁿ - 1) / r]
so, PMT = FV / [((1 + r)ⁿ - 1) / r]
r = 3.5% / 12 = 0.002917n = 3 x 12 = 36FV = $3,500PMT = 3,500 / [((1 + 0.002917)³⁶ - 1) / 0.002917] = $92.35
Microsoft and a smaller rival often have to select from one of two competing technologies, A and B. The rival always prefers to select the same technology as Microsoft (because compatibility is important), while Microsoft always wants to select a different technology from its rival. If the two companies select different technologies, Microsoft's payoff is 4 units of utility, while the small rival suffers a loss of utility of 2. If the two companies select the same technology, Microsoft suffers a loss of utility of 2 while the rival gains 2 units of utility. Using the given information, fill in the payoffs for each cell in the matrix, assuming that each company chooses its technology simultaneously. Microsoft Technology A Technology B Rival Technology A Rival: , Microsoft Rival: , Microsoft Technology B Rival: , Microsoft Rival: , Microsoft True or False: There is an equilibrium for this game in pure strategies. True False
Answer:
True
Explanation:
Microsoft matrix along with his rivals. There are two ways to use the technology. Microsoft and its rival can move simultaneously. The equilibrium strategy can be determined y pay off matrix. The both companies use pure strategy. The criteria for pure strategy is max-min and min-max. The max-min strategy means select least case from all the best cases and min-max is selecting the best case from all the least cases.
Handel Company uses the allowance method for estimating uncollectible accounts.
January 5 Sold merchandise to Terry Richman for $2,000, terms n/15.
April 15 Received $600 from Terry Richman on account.
August 21 Wrote off as uncollectible the balance of the Terry Richman account when she declared bankruptcy.
October 5 Unexpectedly received a check for $300 from Terry Richman. It is not felt any more will be received from Richman.
Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions: (Credit account titles are automatically indente
Answer:
Entries are given below
Explanation:
January 5 - Sold Merchandise
DEBIT CREDIT
Receivable - Terry $2,000
Sales Revenue $2,000
April 15 - Received $600 from terry
DEBIT CREDIT
Cash $600
Receivable - Terry $600
August 21 wrote off uncollectable debt
DEBIT CREDIT
Allowance for debt (2000-400) $1,400
Receivable - Terry $1,400
October 5 Received a check
DEBIT CREDIT
Receivable - Terry $300
Allowance for doubtful debt $300
Ryan Company deposits all cash receipts on the day they are received and makes all cash payments by check. Ryan's June bank statement shows $28,861 on deposit in the bank. Ryan's comparison of the bank statement to its cash account revealed the following: Deposit in transit 3,550 Outstanding checks 1,404 Additionally, a $48 check correctly written and recorded by the company was recorded by the bank as a $84 deduction. The adjusted cash balance per the bank records should be:
Answer:
$31,043
Explanation:
The computation of adjusted cash balance is shown below:-
Adjusted cash balance = Balance as per bank statement + Deposits in transit + Check wrongly recorded - Outstanding checks
= $28,861 + $3,550 + ($84 - $48) - $1,404
= $32,447 - $1,404
= $31,043
Therefore for computing the adjusted cash balance we simply applied the above formula.
Roan Paper Co. produces the paper used by wallpaper manufacturers.
Roan's four-stage process includes mixing, cooking, rolling and cutting.
On March 1, the Mixing Department had 300 rolls of paper in process.
During March, the Mixing Department completed the mixing process for those 300 rolls and also started and completed the mixing process for an additional 4,200 rolls of paper.
The department started but did not finish the mixing process for an additional 500 rolls, which were 20% complete with respect to both direct materials and conversion work at the end of March.
Direct materials and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the mixing process.
The Mixing Department compiled the following data for March:
Direct Materials Direct Labor Manufacturing Overhead Allocated Total Costs
Beginnning
inventory, Mar. 1 $350 $245 $200 $795
Costs added
during March 4,940 3,000 3,225 11,165
Total costs $5,290 $3,245 $3,425 $11,960
Required:
1. Prepare a production cost report for the Mixing Department for March.
The company uses the weighted-average method.
2. Journalize all transactions affecting the company's mixing process during March.
Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid.
Answer:
Roan Paper Co.
Mixing Department
Production Cost Report for March:
Direct Direct Manufacturing Total Costs
Materials Labor O/h Allocated
Beginning inventory $350 $245 $200 $795
Costs added during
March 4,940 3,000 3,225 11,165
Total costs $5,290 $3,245 $3,425 $11,960
less Ending inventory $115 $71 $74 $260
Cost of production $5,175 $3,174 $3,351 $11,700
2. General Journal:
Date Description Debit Credit
March
Cost of production $11,700
Direct Materials $5,175
Direct Labor $3,174
Manufacturing overhead $3,351
To record the cost of production for march.
Direct Materials costs $5,175
Direct Labor costs $3,174
Manufacturing overhead $3,351
Cash Account $8,526
Wages Payable $3,174
To record costs of materials, labor and overhead.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations for March:
Direct Direct Manufacturing Total Costs
Materials Labor O/h Allocated
Beginning inventory $350 $245 $200 $795
Costs added during
March 4,940 3,000 3,225 11,165
Total costs $5,290 $3,245 $3,425 $11,960
Total units = 5,000 ( Beginning = 300, March started = 4,200 and Ending = 500 units)
Beginning inventory of 300 and started and completed, 4,200 were 100% complete = 4,500
Ending inventory of 500 were 20% complete = 100 units.
b) Calculation of Equivalent units:
Direct Direct Manufacturing Total Costs
Materials Labor O/h Allocated
Units completed 4,600 4,600 4,600 4,600
Ending inventory 100 100 100 100
Production for March 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500
Unit cost per
equivalent unit $1.15 $0.71 $0.74 $2.60
Cost of Ending WIP $115 $71 $74 $260
Cost of production $5,175 $3,174 $3,351 $11,700
b) Equivalent units are the units under production multiplied by their percentage of completion. Usually, completed units have 100% completion, while work in process do not have 100% completion with respect to conversion costs, especially. The purpose of calculating equivalent units is to determine accurate costs of units completed.
c) The weighted-average method in allocating production costs means that the beginning inventory, units started and completed in the period, and the equivalent units of ending inventory are added. Then the costs of materials, labor, and overhead are allocated based on the average costs.
Fernwood Company is preparing the company's statement of cash flows for the fiscal year just ended. The following information is available: Retained earnings balance at the beginning of the year $ 278,000 Cash dividends declared for the year 61,250 Proceeds from the sale of equipment 104,800 Gain on the sale of equipment 5,850 Cash dividends payable at the beginning of the year 26,950 Cash dividends payable at the end of the year 34,500 Net income for the year 134,750 The ending balance in retained earnings is:
Answer:
$351,500
Explanation:
Particular Amount
Retained earnings balance at $278,000
the beginning of the year
Net income for the year $134,750
Cash dividends declared ($61,250)
for the year
Ending balance in retained earnings $351,500
Consumerism is described as activities undertaken by independent individuals, groups, and organizations to protect their rights as consumers.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
a. True
Explanation:
This alternative is true, as consumerism can be defined as a phenomenon that is positive for economic growth to occur, because through the increase in the consumption of goods and services, companies benefit from increased sales, revenues and profits while consumers benefit from the utilities and benefits of the consumer goods they purchase.
Therefore, consumerism is seen as a phenomenon that strengthens the capitalist economy, as consumer spending accounts for most of the GDP and aggregate demand, factors essential to economic growth.
Brandon is responsible for organizing his company’s financial data. This includes a large number of data categories, some relating to personal employee information, some relating to purchasing or sales records, and others relating to salary and wage considerations. Of course some of the data needs to be included in more than one category. What type of tool is he most likely to use in order to organize all the data?
A. Relational database
B. Spreadsheet
C. Desktop publishing software
D. Analytics software
Answer:
The answer is Relational Database
Explanation:
the pure expectations theory holds, which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. The maturity risk premium would be zero. b. The yield curve for Treasury securities would be flat, but the yield curve for corporate securities might be downward sloping. c. If 2-year bonds yield more than 1-year bonds, an investor with a 2-year time horizon would almost certainly end up with more money if he or she bought 2-year bonds. d. The yield curve for both Treasury and corporate bonds should be flat. e. The yield curve for Treasury securities cannot be downward sloping.
Answer: The Maturity Risk Premium would be zero.
Explanation:
The Pure Expectations Theory believes that forward rates are just a representation of what people expect Future rates to be.
For this reason therefore, it believed that the Maturity Premium is Zero amongst Long Term Treasury Securities and that the difference in interest rates attached to Treasury bonds of different maturities is simply a result of what people perceive future interest rates to look like but as for Maturity Premiums, it doesn't exist in long term Treasury Securities.
The cost of raising capital through retained earnings is__________ the cost of raising capital through issuing new common stock.
Answer:
less
Explanation:
flotation costs are the cost incurred when issuing new common stock.
there are no flotation cost when using retained earnings to raise new capital.
HK Goods Inc. is a large conglomerate that operates only in its home country. The company competes in industries like the consumer electronics, health care, hotel, airlines, education, and steel industries. Which of the following diversification strategies does this best illustrate?
A. Process diversification
B. Product diversification
C. Geographic diversification
D. Market diversification
Answer:
B. Product diversification
Explanation:
Based on this information it seems that HK Goods Inc. is following the diversification strategy known as product diversification. This strategy revolves around selling the same or different variations of a product but in various different markets. Which is what HK Goods Inc. is doing by competing in a large variety of markets such as consumer electronics, health care, hotel, airlines, education, and steel industries, but still selling the same base product in only one geographical location.
Identify and describe two financial management practices that firms use to manage each of the following: (a) liquidity risk; (b) interest rate risk; and (c) credit risk.
Answer:
a. Liquidity Risk
- Reduce Cash Conversion Cycle
Management tries to reduce the Cash Conversion cycle which is the time taken for proceeds to be received from inventory. By reducing this period, the company can have more cash.
- Maintain Cash Reserve
Maintaining a cash reserve that the business can fall back for contingency helps the company maintain liquidity. This amount should not be too small that it cannot help neither should it be too big that it hinder investment opportunities.
b. Interest Rate Risk
- Derivatives
Buying a a Derivative aimed at reducing interest rate risk can reduce it. Derivatives such as Interest Rate Futures will allow the company is make sure that they get a particular rate in future.
- Use more complex and accurate models to predict Interest rates and take measures against the fluctuations.
c. Credit Risk
- Use of Bond Ratings
Ratings will tell how risky the bond that is to be acquired is. If the Rating is quite low then the Credit Risk is high.
- Credit Default Swaps
This is a method of reducing Credit risk by insuring the Security in question against losses. This is usually done by the Issuer as an added requirement of the transaction.