We covered various methods to identify the preferred alternative. For example, the rate-of-return (ROR) method states that the base alternative is the one that instructs us to use incremental analysis to compare the base alternative to the next smallest investment cost alternative. Meaning, if the change in IRR is greater than or equal to MARR, eliminate the base and move on to the next comparison. If the change in IRR is less than MARR, keep the base and move on to the next comparison. Discuss this decision rule.

Answer:

The rate of return (RoR) of an investment calculates the net gain or loss of the investment over a period of time.  Then this gain or loss is expressed as a percentage of the investment's initial cost.  This return of return can be calculated as either the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) or the Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return.

The decision rule is based on ascertaining the economic attractiveness of a project.  The rule states that if the IRR exceeds the MARR, it shows that the investment is economic and beneficial.  If the IRR is less than the MARR, the investment is not economically beneficial.  When the IRR equals the MARR, it implies that the benefits from the investment equal the costs.

The purpose of this decision rule is to ensure that beneficial economic decisions are during investment planning.

Explanation:

The IRR (internal rate of return) of a project calculates the discount rate at which the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a project equals zero. The MARR (minimum acceptable rate of return) or the hurdle rate is the lowest rate of return that the project must earn to offset the investment costs of the project. Therefore, the rate of return is a determination of the percentage change in the value of the investment at the beginning of the period and at the end.

Swifty Corporation had the following selected transactions.
1. Kim Leppard invested $7,274 cash in the business in exchange for common stock.
2. Paid office rent of $1,382.
3. Performed consulting services and billed a client $6,838.
4. Declared and paid a $873 cash dividend.

Would you prefer to buy an existing business or start from scratch? Why?

The Coyote Watershed has two large reservoirs built and operating on-stream to capture storm runoff in the upper watershed. They are named Coyote and Anderson Reservoirs. The capacities of these two reservoirs are 23,244 ac-ft and 90,373 ac-ft, respectively. Coyote Reservoir is approximately five miles upstream from the high water line of Anderson Reservoir and is regulated by releasing water downstream into Anderson Reservoir.
In January, 2017, storms added considerable volume of water to this set of reservoirs, approximately 20,000 ac-ft of runoff were captured. Assuming the upper watershed is 200 square miles and is saturated (100% runoff), calculate the total inches of rain needed to add this amount of runoff to yield this net increase in the two reservoirs combined. Hint: 1 sq. mi. = 640 acres 1 acre-ft= 12 acre inches

On December 31, 2020, Wildhorse Company had $1,211,000 of short-term debt in the form of notes payable due February 2, 2021. On January 21, 2021, the company issued 23,700 shares of its common stock for $46 per share, receiving $1,090,200 proceeds after brokerage fees and other costs of issuance. On February 2, 2021, the proceeds from the stock sale, supplemented by an additional $120,800 cash, are used to liquidate the $1,211,000 debt. The December 31, 2020, balance sheet is issued on February 23, 2021. Show how the $1,211,000 of short-term debt should be presented on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet.

Distributors of cigarettes earn some monopoly profits in their local markets but see them slowly erode as substitutes enter the market. Suppose Nebraska has scheduled a vote on the legalization of marijuana. Additionally, suppose that marijuana and cigarettes are substitutes and that the legalization of marijuana would lead to a decrease in the price of marijuana.

Given the relationship between marijuana and cigarettes, the legalization of marijuana would lead to_______in demand for cigarettes. Thus, distributors of cigarettes would likely____the legalization of marijuana.

The next dividend payment by Zone, Inc., will be $2.08 per share. The dividends are anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 6 percent forever. If the stock currently sells for $42 per share, what is the required return

When developing baseline standards, it is vital to use industry best practices. Industry best practices standards enable one to justify choices being made to regulators. Furthermore, there is increased efficiency to be gained by modifying an existing standard as opposed to creating one from the ground up.
A. True
B. False

Tamar Co. manufactures a single product in two departments. All direct materials are added at the beginning of the Forming process. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process. During May, the Forming department started 21,600 units, and transferred 22,200 units of product to the Assembly department. Its 3,000 units of beginning work in process consisted of $19,800 of direct materials and $221,940 of conversion costs. It has 2,400 units (100% complete with respect to direct materials and 80% complete with respect to conversion) in process at month-end. During the month, $496,800 of direct material costs and $2,165,940 of conversion costs were charged to production.

Required:
Prepare the company's process cost summary for May using the weighted-average method.

In Year 1, the investor acquired 10% ownership of investee and applied fair value method to account for the investment. In Year 2, the investor acquired another 30% ownership and applied equity method to account for the investment (40% ownership). In Year 3, the investor sold 35% ownership of the investee and started using fair value method again to account for the investment (5% ownership). Should the investor apply retrospective adjustment in Year 2 and Year 3

A purchase of a pair of Italian designer jeans by a resident of Japan would be considered an_____when counting GDP in Japan. As a result, this purchase would be_____Japanese GDP. A purchase of a light pickup truck made in Japan and sold in Canada would be considered an_____for Japanese GDP, which would be_____Japanese GDP.

5. Destiny is asked if she wants to open a Macy's credit card on the spot when she is checking out.
Macys is influencing which part of demand by this offer?
A. desire
B. ability to pay
C. willingness to pay
D.
none of the above

Riley Incorporated reports the following amounts at the end of the year (all amounts in $000):
Cash $16,140
Product Revenues $112,500
Depreciation Expense 3,210
Mortgage Payable 38,000
Taxes Payable 1,020
Treasury Stock 650
Buildings 79,000
Salaries 62,800
Land 40,000
Accumulated Depreciation 21,730
Current Portion - Notes and Mortgage Payable 2,200
Accounts Payable 18,500
Equipment 42,000
Net Accounts Receivable 23,500
Income Tax Expense 3,650
Discounts on Notes Payable 7,950
Interest Expense 4,000
Inventory 6,400
Notes Payable 25,650
Costs of Goods Sold 17,400
Utilities 350
License Revenues 250
Advertising Expense 11,300
Short Term Investments (Securities) 2,500
Prepaid Expense 900
Wages Payable 3,200
In addition, the company had common stock of $75,000 at the beginning of the year and issued an additional $5,000 during the year. The company also had retained earnings of $20,700 at the beginning of the year and declared/paid dividends of $2,000 during the year. Prepare the income statement, statement of stockholders’ equity, and balance sheet.

The bonds in our model have a maturity close to zero; they just pay the current interest rate, i, as a flow over time. We could consider, instead, a discount bond, such as a U.S. Treasury Bill. This type of asset has no explicit interest payments (called coupons) but pays a principal of, say, $1000 at a fixed date in the future. A Bill with one- year maturity pays off one year from the issue date, and similarly for 3-month or 6-month Bills. Let PB be the price of a discount bond with one-year maturity and principal of $1000. a. Is PB greater than or less than $1000.

a. Is P^B greater than or less than $1000?
b. What is the one-year interest rate on these discount bonds?
c. If prises, what happens to the interest rate on these bonds?
d. Suppose that, instead of paying $1000 in one year, the bond pays $1000 in two years. What is the interest rate per year on this two-year discount bond?

Suppose we want to highlight the year number for each year during which sales were at least 5% higher than the previous year. We would begin by selecting the cell range D6:D12 and choose Conditional Formatting from the Ribbon. Then you would select new rules followed by the Use a Formula option. Finally you would enter the following formula.
Year Actual Sales Cumulative Sales
1 77 77
2 58 135
3 78 213
4 40 253
5 42 295
6 44 339
7 74 413
8 83 496
A. (E5/E4)>1.05.
B. ($E$6/E5)>1.05.
C. (E6/E5)>1.05.
D. (E6/E5)>.05.

On January 1, Year 1, a contractor began work on a $3.2 million construction contract that is expected to be completed in 3 years. The contractor concludes that it is appropriate to recognize revenue over time using the input method based on costs incurred (cost-to-cost method). At the inception date, the estimated cost of construction was $2.4 million. The following data relate to the actual and expected construction costs:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Costs incurred $720,000 $1,170,000 $1,110,000
Expected future costs $1,680,000 $810,000 $0

For this long-term construction contract, the contractor needs to calculate the estimated dollar values of the revenue and gross profit (loss) to be recognized each year. Complete the contractor's long-term construction contract using the information above. Write the appropriate amounts in the associated cells. Indicate losses by using a leading minus (-) sign. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar. If no entry is necessary, enter a zero (0).

Revenue Gross profit (loss)
Year 1
Year 2

Question 7 of 10
Your company emphasizes the important of conserving (not wasting)
resources. How can you support that value when you print an 8-page report
you were asked to bring to your department's monthly meeting?
A. Use the Print option for two-sided printing.
B. Post the report online before printing it.
C. Use the Print option to create extra copies.
D. Use the Save option to choose a format readers can open.
SUBMIT

An economic profit includes implicit costs and accounting profit does not. A distinction between them is important because an accounting profit is a relative amount of money. Some amount of accounting profit may or may not be a sufficient amount of profit to keep an entrepreneur in:________

After graduating from college, you are hired by the Ford automobile company as an economic analyst. For your first project, you are asked to estimate what would happen to the sales of Ford Mustangs as a result of a change in (i) the price of a Chevrolet Camaro, (ii) the price of gasoline, and (iii) consumer incomes. You are given the following elasticities:

price elasticity Of demand for Ford Mustangs= -2.5
Cross-price elasticity between Ford Mustangs and Camaros =1.5
Cross-price elasticity between Ford Mustangs and gasoline= -0.80
Income elasticity of demand for Ford Mustangs= 3.00

a. Suppose the price Of a Camaro falls by 10%. With all else being equal, sales of Ford Mustangs would______ by_______%
b. If the price of gasoline increases by 20%, the quantity of Ford Mustangs would _________by_______%

preparing its Manufacturing Overhead Budget for the fourth quarter of the year. The budgeted variable manufacturing overhead rate is $1.70 per direct labor-hour; the budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $116,000 per month, of which $30,000 is factory depreciation. If the budgeted direct labor time for December is 4,000 hours, then the predetermined manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour for December would be:

What skills and interests might someone in a trade career have?

Question 2. (6)
Briefly explain why Investors, Competitors and Suppliers take interest in
accounting information related to a business. (Please include examples)

Tierney Construction, Inc. recently lost a portion of its financial records in an office theft. The following accounting information remained in the office files:
Cost of goods sold $88,250
Work in process inventory, January 1, 2016 21,800
Work in process inventory, December 31, 2016 17,250
Selling and Administrative Expenses 20,400
Net Income 35,500
Factory overhead 21,650
Direct materials inventory, January 1, 2016 28,200
Direct materials inventory, December 31, 2016 15,375
Cost of goods manufactured 107,350
Finished goods inventory, January 1, 2016 35,675
Direct labor cost incurred during the period amounted to 2.5 times the factory overhead. The CFO of Tierney Construction, Inc. has asked you to recalculate the following accounts and to report to him by the end of tomorrow.
What should be the amount in the finished goods inventory at December 31, 2016?

In the market for financial capital,
a. those who supply financial capital pay interest on loans.
b. those who demand financial capital receive interest on loans.
c. the demand for financial capital comes from savings, and the supply goes to making loans.
d. the supply of financial capital comes from savings, and the demand goes to making loans.

The following information is available for the adjusting entries. Accrued interest on the notes payable at year-end amounted to $4,000 and will be paid January 1, 2022. Accrued salaries at year-end amounted to $3,000 and will be paid on January 5, 2022. Supplies remaining on hand at the end of the year equal $3,800. Problem 3-9B Part 9 9. Record closing entries.

Testbank Multiple Choice Question 145 Sheffield Corp. had 330 units of product A on hand at January 1, 2020, costing $22 each. Purchases of product A during January were as follows: Date Units Unit Cost Jan. 10 410 $23 18 450 24 28 180 25 A physical count on January 31, 2020 shows 440 units of product A on hand. The cost of the inventory at January 31, 2020 under the LIFO method is $10740. $9790. $9490. $10190.

Kara files her income tax return 64 days after the due date of the return without obtaining an extension from the IRS. Along with the return, she remits a check for $15,400, which is the balance of the tax she owes. Note: Assume 30 days in a month.

Required:
Disregarding the interest element, enter Kara's penalty amount for each, failure to file and failure to pay.
Failure to pay________$
Failure to file________$

Indicate whether it would appear on the statement of cash flows as a(n): operating activity, investing activity, or financing activity.

a. Cash receipts from customers. choose a type of business activity
b. Issuance of common stock for cash. choose a type of business activity
c. Payment of cash dividends. choose a type of business activity
d. Cash purchase of equipment. choose a type of business activity
e. Cash payments to suppliers. choose a type of business activity
f. Sale of old machine for cash. choose a type of business activity

Zeitler's Department Stores sells its products online and through traditional brick-and-mortar stores. The following parallel coordinates plot displays data from a sample of 20 customers who purchased clothing from Zeitler's either online or in-store. The data include variables for the customer's age, annual income, and the distance from the customer's home to the nearest Zeitler's store. According to the parallel coordinates plot, how are online customers differentiated from in-store customers?

Tom is comparing two printers for his small business. The purchase price for Printer A is $1,000, with maintenance and operations costs of $400. Printer B increases productivity by $100, and reduces the maintenance and operations costs by half. The expected lifetime value is one year for both printers. What is the economic value to the customer (EVC) of Printer B

An outside supplier has offered to sell the component for $17. If Damon purchases the component from the outside supplier, the manufacturing facilities would be unused and could be rented out for $10,000. If Damon purchases the component from the supplier instead of manufacturing it, the effect on income would be: