Answer:
Boxwood Company
Determination of the Ending Inventory, using the FIFO method:
Date Blankets Units Unit Cost Total cost
May 17 Purchase 3 24 $72
May 30 Purchase 10 30 $300
Total cost of Ending Inventory = $372 ($72 + 300)
Explanation:
a) Inventory Records during May:
Date Blankets Units Cost
May 3 Purchase 5 $20
May 10 Sale 3
May 17 Purchase 10 24
May 20 Sale 6
May 23 Sale 3
May 30 Purchase 10 30
May 31 Ending Balance 13
FIFO method of costing inventory is based on the assumption that a business entity sells older stock of goods first before the latest goods brought into the store. FIFO means First-in, First-out. It is one of the methods of costing inventory. Others include LIFO, Weighted Average, and Specific Identification.
Important provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Multiple Choice encourage the destruction of financial documents. approve corporate loans to directors of the company. encourage outside CPA firms to deliver several services to their clients, including auditing services and consulting services. require the CEO and CFO of corporations to certify the accuracy of financial reports.
Answer: require the CEO and CFO of corporations to certify the accuracy of financial reports.
Explanation:
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was passed by the US Congress in the wake of the devastating crisis that engulfed the financial world as a result of the dodgy accounting practices of Enron, WorldCom and Tyco amongst others to protect the Public from acts by companies that would seek to deceive and mislead the public in terms of Accounting and Corporate disclosures.
One of the provisions was that Top Executives such as the CEO and the CFOs of companies personally certify the accuracy of the Financial reports. By doing this they can take personal responsibility and if they make a false certification willingly, they could be prosecuted and jailed.
g Suppose the banking system has $100,000 in outstanding deposits and actual reserves of $50,000. Using the simple money multiplier formula (i.e., individuals hold no cash), if the required reserve ratio is 40%, the maximum possible amount that the banking system can now add to the money supply is:Group of answer choices$15,000$20,000$25,000$40,000
Answer: $25,000
Explanation:
The Money Multiplier allows us to calculate how much money banks can create in an economic given a certain reserve ratio.
The formula is;
Money Multiplier = 1 /reserve ratio
= 1/ 0.4
= 2.5
The reserve ratio is 40% which means the bank should be holding 40% of deposits as reserves.
= 100,000 * 40%
= $40,000
Yet they are holding $50,000. They are holding $10,000 more than required. Should they release that $10,000 then they will create;
= 10,000 * money Multiplier
= 10,000 * 2.5
= $25,000
Hemming uses a periodic inventory system. Assume that ending inventory is consists of 45 units from the March 14 purchase, 75 units from the July 30 purchase, and all 100 units from the October 26 purchase. Using the specific identification method, calculate the (a) the cost of goods sold and (b) the gross profit.
Question:
Use the following information for the Exercises below.
Hemming CO. reported the following current year purchases and sales for its only product.
Date Activities Units Acquired at Cost Units Sold at Retail
Jan. 1 Beginning inventory 200 units at $10 = $2,000
Jan. 10 Sales 150 units at $40
Mar. 14 Purchase 350 units at $15= 5,250
Mar. 15 Sales 300 units at $40
July. 30 Purchase 450 units at $20 = 9,000
Oct. 5 Sales 430 units at $40
Oct. 26 Purchase 100 units at 25 = 2,500
Totals 1,100 units $18,750
Required:
Hemming uses a periodic inventory system. Assume that ending inventory is consists of 45 nits from the March 14 purchase, 75 units from the July 30 purchase, and all 100 units from the October 26 purchase. Using the specific identification method calculate the (a) cost of goods sold and (b) the gross profit.
Answer:
a) Cost of goods sold = Cost of goods available for sale minus ending inventory = $18,750 - $4,675 = $14,075
b) Gross profit = Sales - Cost of goods sold
= $35,200 - 14,075 = $21,125
Explanation:
a) Sales:
Jan. 10 Sales, 150 units at $40 = $6,000
Mar. 15 Sales, 300 units at $40 = 12,000
Oct. 5 Sales, 430 units at $40 = 17,200
Total sales = $35,200
b) Determination of Ending Inventory:
March 14 purchase 45 units x $15 = $675
July 30 purchase 75 units x $20 = $1,500
October 26 purchase 100 units x $25 = $2,500
Total cost of Ending Inventory $4,675
c) Specific Identification Method:
These inventory costing methods are used to ascertain the cost of goods sold and the ending inventory values. Using periodic inventory, the valuation is done at the end of the period. They are FIFO (First-In-First-Out) method, LIFO (Last-In-First-Out) method, weighted average method, and specific identification method. These methods can be applied under perpetual inventory system or periodic inventory system. The difference is in the timing of the valuation activity.
The internal financial statements of Vera Incorporated show that their beaded purses incurred an operating loss in the most recent year. There were 27 comma 000 purses sold in that year. Selected financial information about the purse line follows. Total sales revenue $ 191 comma 000 Variable costs $ 92 comma 000 Contribution margin $ 99 comma 000 Fixed costs $ 101 comma 000 Net operating loss $( 2 comma 000 ) If the line of purses were to be discontinued, the company would avoid $ 21 comma 000 in fixed costs per year. If Vera Incorporated were to discontinue the line of purses, the change in annual operating income would be
Answer:
Vera Incorporated
Change in annual operating income from discontinued business:
Annual Operating Income would reduce by $78,000.
Explanation:
a) Calculation of the Net Income Lost:
Loss of Contribution ($99,000)
Avoidable fixed cost $21,000
Reduction of Income ($78,000)
b) The line of purses contributes $80,000 towards the company's fixed cost. Therefore, discontinuing this line of business would lead to the loss of this steam of income. The amount of reduced operating income will be $78,000 ($80,000 - 2,000).
A government worker surveys a number of households and comes up with the following information: there were a total of 90 people in the households, 10 of the people were children under 16, 10 of the people were retired but still capable of working, 35 people had full-time jobs, 5 had part-time jobs, 5 were stay-at-home parents, 5 were full-time students over the age of 16, 5 were disabled people who could not work, 10 people had no job but were looking for jobs, and there were 5 people who wanted a job but were not looking for a job.
According to the information in the survey, the unemployment rate is:_______
Answer:
27%
Explanation:
Number of Persons in the Household = 90
Neither Employed Nor Unemployed
Children Under 16 =10Disabled = 5Retired =10Stay at Home Parents = 5Full Time Students over the age of 16= 5Total =35
Unemployed
10 people had no job but were looking for jobs5 people who wanted a job but were not looking for a job.Total =15Employed
35 people had full-time jobs5 had part-time jobsTotal =35+5=40
Total Labour Force = Unemployed +Employed = 40+15 =55
Unemployment Rate = (Unemployed People / Total Labor) x 100
=15/55 X 100
=27%
According to the information in the survey, the unemployment rate is: 27%
The payroll register for Gamble Company for the week ended April 29 indicated the following: Salaries $1,250,000 Social security tax withheld 75,000 Medicare tax withheld 18,750 Federal income tax withheld 250,000 In addition, state and federal unemployment taxes were calculated at the rate of 5.4% and 0.6%, respectively, on $225,000 of salaries.Required: a. Journalize the entry to record the payroll for the week of April 29. b. Journalize the entry to record the payroll tax expense incurred for the week of April 29.
Answer with its Explanation:
Part A. The with held taxes will adjusted against the salaries which means with held taxes will be credited and the salaries accrued will be debited and the difference of the accrued salary and with held taxes will go to the salaries payables (Credit).
The double entry is given as under:
Dr Salaries Expenses $1,250,000
Cr Social Security Payables $75,000
Cr Medicare Tax Payables $18,750
Cr Federal Income Tax Payables $250,000
Cr Salaries Payables $906,250
Part B. The state and federal unemployment taxes will also result in the increase in the salaries expense just like the with held taxes.
The double entry would be as under:
Dr Salaries Expense $13,500
Cr State Unemployment Taxes $12,150 (225,000 * 5.4%)
Cr Federal Unemployment Taxes $1,350 (225,000 * 0.6%)
A type of entity that must have one general partner and at least one limited partner. b. A type of entity in which owners are "members". c. A type of entity in which all owners are jointly and severally liable for the entity's debts. d. A type of entity in which there can be only one owner.
Answer: a) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
b) Limited Liability Company (LLC)
c) General Partnership
d) Sole Proprietorship
Explanation: Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) - A type of entity that must have one general partner and at least one limited partner.
Limited Liability Company (LLC)- A type of entity in which owners are "members".
General Partnership - A type of entity in which all owners are jointly and severally liable for the entity's debts.
Sole Proprietorship - A type of entity in which there can be only one owner.
Daniel acquires a 30 percent interest in the PPZ Partnership from Paolo, an existing partner, for $48,000 of cash. The PPZ Partnership has borrowed $19,000 of recourse liabilities as of the date Daniel bought the interest. What is Daniel's basis in his partnership interest
Last winter, your service fraternity volunteered at an elementary school in a lower income neighborhood in your city. You noticed many of the children did not have hats or mittens to wear in the cold weather. You decided to start a business that will provide hats and mittens to children in need. You quickly realize you will need help in this venture and set out to find a cofounder. Which of the following characteristics and traits would you like to see in a cofounder?
A) Persistent.
B) Economically motivated.
C) Hard working.
D) Creative.
Answer:
A) Persistent.
C) Hard-working.
D) Creative.
Explanation:
In the given situation, it is mentioned that an individual wants to start a business that deals in hats and mittens so the needs of the children could be fulfilled. But for that, we need to find out a cofounder that should be have following traits and characteristics
a. Persistent: The person should be trying his best o achieve it rather than escape from it
b. he should be hardworking so that every child's need could be fulfillled
c. He should be creative or we can say who bring innovative ideas to the firm so that the people get attracted to the company products so that the sale of the firm could rise up
A company had net sales of $21,500 and ending accounts receivable of $2,700 for the current period. Its days' sales uncollected equals: (Use 365 days a year.) Multiple Choice 8.0 days. 58.9 days. 45.8 days. 7.4 days. 45.2 days.
Answer:
45.8 days
Explanation:
The computation of the days sales uncollected is shown below:
But before that first we need to find out the inventory turnover ratio which is
Inventory turnover ratio = Sales ÷ Accounts receivable
= $21,500 ÷ $2,700
= 7.96 times
Now Days sales uncollected is
= 365 ÷ Inventory turnover ratio
= 365 ÷ 7.96
= 45.8 days
We simply applied the above formulas
QS 9-13 Note receivable interest and maturity LO P4 On December 1, Daw Co. accepts a $12,000, 45-day, 7% note from a customer. (1) Prepare the year-end adjusting entry to record accrued interest revenue on December 31. (2) Prepare the entry required on the note's maturity date assuming it is honored. (Use 360 days a year.)
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below;
a. Interest receivable Dr ($12,000 × 7% × 30 days ÷ 360 days) $70
To Interest revenue $70
(Being the interest revenue is recorded)
For recording this we debited the interest receivable as it increased the asset and credited the interest revenue as it also increased the revenue
b. Cash Dr $12,105
To interest receivable $70
To interest revenue ($12,000 × 7% × 15 days ÷ 360 days) $35
To Note receivable $12,000
(being cash received is recorded)
For recording this we debited the cash as it increased the assets and credited the interest receivable, interest revenue and note receivable as it decreased the asset and increased the revenue
Suppose that you are the manager and sole owner of a highly leveraged company. All the debt will mature in one year. If at that time the value of the company is greater than the face value of the debt, you will pay off the debt. If the value of the company is less than the face value of the debt, you will declare bankruptcy and the debt holders will own the company.
a) Express your position as an option on the value of the company.
b) Express the position of the debt holders in terms of options on the value of the company.
c) What can you do to increase the value of your position?
Answer:
From my position as an option on the value of the company, the stance or view of the owner is a call option on value of company strike face of debt
Secondly, debt holders have systematically sold a put option value of company strike at face of debt.
Now, to be able to increase or raise the value call option it includes he following, In making sure to raise the value of the company, To boost the unpredictability of the company.
Explanation:
Solution
(a) The position of the owner is a call option on value of company strike at face of debt
(b)The debt holders have efficiently sold a put option on value of company strike at face of debt.
(c) To be able to increase the value option call the following are listed below:
Endeavor or make sure to raise the value of the companyBoost the volatility of the company.Your company rents computers to local businesses and schools. You have 1,600 computers with a book value of $163,000. As a result of changing technology, your computers are more difficult to rent so you must drastically reduce your rental price, which causes a decrease in estimated future cash flows. The fair value of the computers is estimated to be $123,500 because of their outdated technology. Your company should report an asset impairment loss of:
Answer:
Your company should report an asset impairment loss of : $39,500
Explanation:
Impairment loss is recognized when the Carrying Amount of an Asset exceed its Recoverable Amount.
Carrying Amount
Carrying Amount is the Cost of Asset less its Accumulated Depreciation
Carrying Asset of Computers = $163,000
Recoverable Amount
Recoverable Amount is the Higher of :
Value in Use of Asset orFair Value less Cost to Sale the AssetIn this case the Recoverable amount is $123,500
Analysis for impairment loss
Carrying Amount : $163,000 > Recoverable Amount : $123,500,
Thus we have an impairment situation.
Impairment loss is $39,500 ($163,000 - $123,500)
Closet Links Clothing Company provided the following manufacturing costs for the month of June. Direct labor cost $ 132 comma 000 Direct materials cost 83 comma 000 Equipment depreciation (straightminusline) 20 comma 000 Factory insurance 18 comma 000 Factory manager's salary 10 comma 000 Janitor's salary 3 comma 000 Packaging costs 19 comma 800 Property taxes 16 comma 000 From the above information, calculate Closet Link's total variable costs.
Answer:
Closet Link's total variable costs is $234,800
Explanation:
Given:
Direct labor cost = $ 132,000
Direct materials cost = $83,000
Equipment depreciation (straight-line) = $20,000
Factory insurance = $18,000
Factory manager's salary = $10,000
Janitor's salary = $3,000
Packaging costs = $19,800
Property taxes = $16,000
Total variable costs = Direct materials cost + Direct labor cost + Packaging costs
= $83,000 + $132,000 + $19,800 = $234,800
LeBron James (LBJ) Corporation agrees on January 1, 2020, to lease equipment from Wildhorse, Inc. for 3 years. The lease calls for annual lease payments of $21,000 at the beginning of each year. The lease does not transfer ownership, nor does it contain a bargain purchase option, and is not a specialized asset. In addition, the useful life of the equipment is 10 years, and the present value of the lease payments is less than 90% of the fair value of the equipment. This lease is properly classified as an operating lease. The credit to Lease Liability on December 31, 2020 is ________.
Answer:
interest expense 4,881.08 debit
lease liability 4,881.08 credit
Explanation:
We solve for the present value of the lease payment and with that we solve forthe interest accrued during the period which will be interest expense debit and lease liability credit.
[tex]C \times \frac{1-(1+r)^{-time} }{rate} = PV\\[/tex]
C 21,300
time 3
rate 0.06
[tex]21300 \times \frac{1-(1+0.06)^{-3} }{0.06} = PV\\[/tex]
PV $60,351.2638
lease: +60,351.26
less: 21,000.00 payment
81,351.26 before interest
interest over the year 81,351.26 x 0.06 = 4,881.08
Missing Information: 6% implicit rate
Identify whether the following activities Ere examples Of business-level or corporate level strategy.
a. A company's managers ask, "Should we increase the size of our Bluetooth wireless speaker and sell it at a higher cost?"
b. Never previously known as a computer hardware company, Microsoft decides to enter the tablet manufacturing business, producing the Microsoft Surface.
c. Managers for IBM's SPSS statistics software meet to determine how they Will market the product in the upcoming year. Their decision is to show potential clients how effective SPSS is at analyzing extremely large data sets, and how
the "Direct Marketing" part Of the program helps identify which customers will respond to advertisements.
d. The manufacturer of Chobani Yogurt decided to open a flagship store in Soho, where customers can order special yogurt creations, such as fig and walnut or cucumber and olive oil. Though it was in the business of manufacturing
yogurt for 7 years, the company never tried to run a restaurant before.
Answer: A. Business Level.
B. Corporate Level.
C. Business Level.
D. Corporate Level.
Explanation:
Business level strategies are used by a company to engage in transactions that will enable it to sell it's products and bring in profit to the company. It therefore focuses on the customers the business has.
Corporate Level strategies on the other hand are at organizing level of the Organization. In other words they deal with decisions meant to progress the company to make it bigger or more profitable. For example by selling or buying companies/ business units.
A. This is a business level activity as it focuses on the sales of their Bluetooth products.
B. This is a Corporate Level Strategy as it deals with Microsoft as an Organization entering a new market i.e diversifying for growth.
C. This is a Business level strategy as it deals with the product that the company wants to improve sales of which is SPSS.
D. This is a Corporate Level Strategy because as the text shows, the company has never tried to run a restaurant before. They are therefore diversifying and entering into a new market.
Which of the following is a major difference between Internet banks and traditional banks? The government does not regulate Internet banks. Traditional banks are prohibited from having ATMs. Internet banks have lower overhead costs. Traditional banks offer less personal care and attention to customers.
Answer:
Internet Banks have lower overhead costs.
Explanation:
Online Banks and traditional banks are basically the same with the main difference being that Internet Banks have lower overhead costs. These are costs on the income statement usually including accounting fees, advertising, insurance, interest, legal fees, labor burden, rent, repairs, supplies, taxes, telephone bills, travel expenditures, and utilities. Since Internet Banks do not need many physical locations they save on many of these overhead fees.
Heinz Ketchup holds 54% of the U.S. ketchup market, and nine of every 10 restaurants feature Heinz ketchup. However, Heinz has learned that many restaurant owners simply refill Heinz bottles with cheaper ketchup, thereby capitalizing on the Heinz name without the cost. One restaurant owner explains, "It’s just ketchup. The customers don’t notice." There are no specific health regulations that apply, and owners are not breaking the law by refilling the bottles. Do you think this practice is ethical?
Answer:
No, not at all. The practice is NOT ethical.
Explanation:
So, from the question above let us take each statement one after the other.
(1). "Heinz Ketchup holds 54% of the U.S. ketchup market, and nine of every 10 restaurants feature Heinz ketchup"
DEDUCTION FROM (1): this shows that Heinz Ketchup is a popular brand in the United States of America.
(2). " Heinz has learned that many restaurant owners simply refill Heinz bottles with cheaper ketchup, thereby capitalizing on the Heinz name without the cost. One restaurant owner explains, "It’s just ketchup. The customers don’t notice." There are no specific health regulations that apply, and owners are not breaking the law by refilling the bottles"
DEDUCTION FROM (2): What these other restaurants owners are doing is purely CHEAT that is "refill Heinz bottles with cheaper ketchup". CHEATING IS UNETHICAL!
g A particular brand of toothpaste costs 4 British pounds in London. The nominal exchange rate is .80 and the real exchange rate is about 1.16. These numbers imply that the U.S. price of the same toothpaste is about a. $5.79 b. $4.29 c. $3.70 d. $2.76
Answer:
The answer is option (d)$2.76
Explanation:
Solution
Given that:
The cost of a particular brand of toothpaste = 4 pounds
The exchange rate = .80
Real exchange rate = 1.16
Now
Real exchange rate is given as:
R = real exchange rate
e = nominal exchange rate
PF = foreign price
P = domestic price
Suppose we say that U.S. is a domestic country and British is a foreign country we have the following formula below:
R = e(PF/P)
R = 1.16
e = 0.80
PF = 4
Thus
R = e(PF/P)
1.16 = 0.80(4/P)
P = 3.2/1.16
= 2.7586207
= $2.76
Therefore, The U.S rice of the same toothpaste is about $2.76
Suppose a firm’s sales for the year = $1200 and its average receivables balance is $200. What is the firm’s Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio, expressed in days (not times per year)?
Answer:
61 days
Explanation:
Accounts receivable turn over ratio is an efficiency ratio that is used to calculate how efficiently a company is receiving its sales on account payments . This measures the number of times in a period that a company collects its average accounts receivable.
When expressed in days , it reveals the number of days it takes a sales on account customer to make payment
Workings
Annual sales = 1200
Average receivable balance = 200
Receivable turnover ratio = Annual sales /average receivable balance
1200/ 200 = 6
Account receivable turnover ratio in days = 365/receivable turnover ration
365/6 = 60.8 days = approximately 61 days
This shows that it takes a customer approximately 61 days to pay their purchase on account which
Big Canyon Enterprises has bonds on the market making annual payments, with 17 years to maturity, a par value of $1,000, and a price of $969. At this price, the bonds yield 8.1 percent. What must the coupon rate be on the bonds?
Answer:
7.8%
Explanation:
For computing the coupon rate first we have to determine the PMT by using the PMT formula which is shown in the attachment below:
Given that,
Present value = $969
Future value or Face value = $1,000
RATE =8.1%
NPER = 17 years
The formula is shown below:
= PMT(RATE;NPER;-PV;FV;type)
The present value come in negative
So, after applying the above formula, the PMT is $77.58
Now the coupon rate is
= $77.58 ÷ $1,000
= 7.8%
Three identical units of merchandise were purchased during July, as follows: Date Product Basic H Units Cost July 3 Purchase 1 $35 10 Purchase 1 36 24 Purchase 1 37 Total 3 $108 Average cost per unit $36 Assume one unit sells on July 28 for $45. Determine the gross profit, cost of merchandise sold, and ending inventory on July 31 using the (a) first-in, first-out, (b) last-in, first-out, and (c) average cost flow methods.
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
Particulars Gross profit Cost of merchandise sold Ending inventory
a. FIFO $10 $35 $73
($45 - $35) ($108 - $35)
It takes the first cost per unit
b. LIFO $8 $37 $71
($45 - $37) ($108 - $37)
It takes the last cost per unit
c. Average cost $9 $36 $72
($45 - $36) ($45 - $36)
It takes the average cost per unit
Vang Enterprises, which is debt-free and finances only with equity from retained earnings, is considering 7 equal-sized capital budgeting projects. Its CFO hired you to assist in deciding whether none, some, or all of the projects should be accepted. You have the following information: rRF= 4.50%; RPM = 5.50%; and b = 0.93. The company adds or subtracts a specified percentage to the corporate WACC when it evaluates projects that have above- or below-average risk. Data on the 7 projects are shown below. If these are the only projects under consideration, how large should the capital budget be?
Project Risk Risk Factor Expected Return Cost (Millions)
1 Very low -2.00% 7.60% $25.00
2 Low -1.00% 9.15% $25.00
3 Average 0.00% 10.10% $25.00
4 High 1.00% 10.40% $25.00
5 Very high 2.00% 10.80% $25.00
6 Very high 2.00% 10.90% $25.00
7 Very high 2.00% 13.00% $25.00
a. $ 125
b. $ 100
c. $ 25
d. $50
e. $75
Answer:
E $75
Explanation:
Using CAMP we solve for the Cost of equity on each and determinate which project are worht to invest on it
A
[tex]Ke= r_f + \beta (r_m-r_f)[/tex]
risk free = 0.045
rate premium market = (market rate - risk free) = 0.055
beta(non diversifiable risk) = 0.93
[tex]Ke= 0.045 + 0.93 (0.055)[/tex]
Ke 0.09615 = 9.615%
A 9.615% - 2.00% = 7.615% As the return is 7.60% we should reject
B 9.615% - 1% = 8.615% return of 9.15% we should Accept
C return of 10.10% while Ke 9.615% Accepted
D 9.615% + 1% = 10.615% return of 10.40% rejected
E 9.615% + 2% = 11.615% against 10.80% yield rejected
F cost of 11.615% ith return of 10.90% rejected
G cost of 11.615% with return of 13.00% Accepted
We accept three projectthus, we require $75
Which of the following statements is most correct? a. All else equal, if a bond’s yield to maturity increases, its price will fall. b. All else equal, if a bond is down graded by the rating agencies its yield to maturity will increase. c. If a firm has two bond issues that are identical except one is subordinate to the other, the subordinate issue will have a higher yield to maturity than the other issue. d. A B and C are correct. e. None of the above are correct
Answer: d. A B and C are correct.
Explanation:
A bond's price and it's Yield to Maturity (YTM) are inversely related such that when Yield to Maturity rises, the price of the bond falls. This is a because a higher YTM signifies that the bond is riskier so it will compensate by being cheaper.
If a bond is downgraded by Ratings agencies then it means that the bond is now riskier. As it is riskier investors will charge more interest for taking on the risk. The interest is the YTM and so it rises.
A Subordinate bond means that if the company were to go into bankruptcy for instance, the Subordinate bond would only be paid for after the bond that is not Subordinated. This means that there is a chance that Subordinate bond holders will not get anything from the liquidation of the company. Investors will therefore charge a higher YTM to cater for the risk that this happens.
Skolits Corp. issued 20-year bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 8.9 percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If these bonds currently sell for 110 percent of par value, what is the YTM
Answer:
The YTM is 7.85%
Explanation:
Since 20 year bonds were issued 2 years ago,
Time to Maturity = 18 years
Coupon Rate = 8.9%
Lets assume that the par value of the bond is $100
The bonds make semi-annual payments,
Therefore, number of periods = 18 × 2 = 36
Semi-annual Coupon =( 8.9% × 100 ) / 2 = $4.45
Current Value of Bond = 110% of par value = 1.1 × 100 = $110
YTM is the discount rate which makes the present value of all the future cash flows equal to the current value of the bond, that is $110 , which means
110 = [tex]4.45/(1+r)^1[/tex] + [tex]4.45/(1+r)^2[/tex] + ... + [tex]4.45/(1+r)^{35[/tex] + [tex]104.45/(1+ r)^{36[/tex]
where, r is YTM/2
r = 3.927%
Therefore, YTM = 3.927 × 2 = 7.85%
Cherokee Spring Mill produces four varieties of corn meal based on how finely the corn is ground. The mill makes long production runs of high volume. Cherokee Spring Mill uses a(n) _____ process.
Answer:
The correct answer is "continuous"
Explanation:
A continuous process is also called continuous production. In a continuous process, materials being processed for example the four varieties of cornmeal used in the question above are undergoing continuous chemical reactions or physical processing which involves mechanical treatment to ensure a final product without any break in time, substance.
A continuous process is a process where the materials to be used are also processed. Here, production is uninterrupted.
A continuous process has advantages such as, it is cheaper making use of concurrent running of production. It is also a simple process with the aim of minimizing wastage. One of the disadvantages is the maintenance cost of the equipment used.
Using both the supply and demand for bonds and liquidity preference framework, show how interest rate are affected when the riskiness of bonds rises. Are the results the same in the two frame works
Answer:
Yes, the results are the same in both frameworks. Please see below for explanation.
Explanation:
With regards to the bond supply and demand framework, people will look to buy more bonds since they are more wealthy now. Hence, the supply of bonds will increase. The supply curve and the demand curve will both move to the right, with the former shifting more than the latter. The equilibrium interest rate will increase.
With regards to the liquidity preference framework, once the economy experiences a positive shift, there will also be an increase in the demand for money. People will make an increased number of transactions as well and hence, the demand curve will move towards the right. The equilibrium interest rate will rise too.
From 2010 to 2011, nation A's real GDP increased from $100 billion to $106 billion and its population grew from 50 million to 51 million. As a result, real GDP per capita _____ because real GDP rose _____ than the population.
Answer:
As a result, real GDP per capita WILL INCREASE because real GDP rose MORE than the population.
Explanation:
increase in real GDP = $106 - $101 = $5 billion, or 4.95%
population increase = 51 - 50 = 1 million people, or 2%
real GDP per capita 2010 = $101,000 / 50 = $2,020
real GDP per capita 2011 = $106,000 / 51 = $2,078
since the real GDP increased by almost 5%, while the population increased only by 2%, the real GDP per capita will increase by 2.9%
ABC Appliance offers a warranty requiring an annual fee. The warranty may be purchased at the time of sale or at any time within the first year after the appliance was purchased. The warranty fee after the date of purchase is twice the time-of-purchase fee. When asked why the fee was higher after the date of purchase, ABC's president said, "Buying a warranty is voluntary. We've noted that those who buy the warranty after the purchase date have a greater need for service." Charging the same rate or a lower rate after the date of purchase would expose ABC to what problem that also impacts private insurers?
Answer: adverse selection
Explanation:
Adverse selection is a situation whereby the sellers possesses information that the buyers do not have. It may also be the other way round whereby the buyers have information which the sellers don't have regarding the quality of a product.
There is information failure between both parties; typically, it's usually the sellers who has more information. Therefore, base on the scenario above, charging same rate or lower rate after the date of the purchase would expose ABC to adverse selection problems.
Cullumber Company purchased machinery on January 1 at a list price of $320000, with credit terms 4/10, n/30. Payment was made within the discount period. Cullumber paid $21750 sales tax on the machinery and paid installation charges of $5900. Prior to installation, Cullumber paid $11200 to pour a concrete slab on which to place the machinery. What is the total cost of the new machinery
Answer:
the total cost of the new machinery is $302,550
Explanation:
Cost of a Property Plant and Equipment (PPE) item includes Purchase price of asset and other costs directly incurred in bringing the asset in the location and condition required by management for operation excluding taxes that can be claimed.
Thus the Cost of this Machinery Can be Calculated as :
List Price $320,000
Less Cash Discount at 4% ($12,800)
Purchase Price $307,200
Less Sales Tax ($21,750)
$285,450
Add installation charges $5,900
Add Cost of concrete slab $11,200
Total Cost of Machinery $302,550