Answer:
Doing a financial statement analysis.
Explanation:
Financial statements can be defined as a document used for the formal communication or disclosure of financial information and statements to present and potential users such as investors and creditors. These includes balance sheet, statement of retained earnings and income statement.
Financial statement analysis can be defined as the process of analyzing, estimating and reviewing the financial statements of a business firm or organization in order to make better economic decisions and profits in the future.
Hence, when creditors, managers, and investors look at expenses as a percentage of revenue, they are doing a financial statement analysis.
List three pieces of information listed in a credit card agreement that you believe are important to review before
Explanation:
Annual Percentage Rate (APR). This is the cost of borrowing on the card, if you don’t pay the whole balance off each month. You can compare the APR for different cards which will help you to choose the cheapest. You should also compare other things about the cards, for example, fees, charges and incentives
Minimum repayment. If you don’t pay off the balance each month, you will be asked to repay a minimum amount. This is typically around 3% of the balance due.
Annual fee. Some cards charge a fee each year for use of the card. The fee is added to the amount due and you will have to pay interest on the fee as well as on your spending, unless you pay it in full.
Addison Corporation is considering the purchase of equipment that would increase sales revenues by $250,000 per year and cash operating expenses by $100,000 per year. The equipment would cost $400,000 and have a 5-year life with no salvage value. The simple rate of return on the investment is closest to ________.
Answer:
17.5%
Explanation:
Calculation for The simple rate of return on the investment
First step is to calculate the Depreciation
Depreciation =$400,000/5 years
Depreciation = $ 80,000
Second step is to calculate the annual incremental net operating income
Sales Revenue $250,000
Less Cash Operating Expenses ($100,000)
Less Depreciation ($80,000)
Annual incremental net operating income $70,000
($250,000-$100,000-$80,000)
Last step is to calculate the simple rate of return on the investment using this formula
Simple rate of return=Annual incremental net operating income/Initial investment
Let plug in the formula
Simple rate of return=$70,000/$400,000
Simple rate of return=0.175*100
Simple rate of return=17.5%
The simple rate of return on the investment is closest to 17.5%
What are the arithmetic and geometric average returns for a stock with annual returns of:__________.
a) 4%,
b) 9%,
c) -6%,
d) 18%
Answer:
Arithmetic average return = 6.25%
Geometric average return = 5.89%
Explanation:
Annual returns of 4%, 9%, -6% and 18%
Arithmetic average return of the stock = ∑ 4%,9%,-6%,and 18% / n
= 25%/4
= 6.25%
Geometric average return formula = x1,*x2*x3 .....^1/n - 1
Geometric average return = 1.04*1.09*(1-0.06)*1.18^1/4 -1
Geometric average return = 1.04*1.09*0.94*1.18^1/4 - 1
Geometric average return = 1.25789^1/4-1
Geometric average return = 1.0589 - 1
Geometric average return = 0.0589
Geometric average return = 5.89%
Which of the following are different types of low risk bonds discussed in the presentations? (Select all that are correct.)
Group of answer choices
High Yield Bonds
Callable, Speculative Grade, and Municipal Bonds
Corporate bonds--form of borrowing by a corporation, interest is subject to taxes.
Government bonds--issued by US Treasury, low risk, and no state or local taxes on the income.
If Xiu Li organized focus groups to discuss the idea of flavored additives with Hope Springs customers, this would be an example of
Answer: concept testing
Explanation:
Concept testing is simply used by a company or organization to determine whether customers will accept a product or not. In this case, a survey can be used to know if they'll except such product before it's introduction to the market.
Since Xiu Li organized focus groups to discuss the idea of flavored additives with Hope Springs customers, this would be an example of concept testing.
Cromwell's Interiors is considering a project that is equally as risky as the firm's current operations.The firm has a cost of equity of 15.4 percent and a pretax cost of debt of 8.9 percent.The debt-equity ratio is .46 and the tax rate is 34 percent.What is the cost of capital for this project?A) 11.97 percentB) 12.40 percentC) 11.02 percentD) 11.62 percentE) 12.38 percent
Answer:
Cost of capital = 12.40% (Approx)
Explanation:
Given:
Cost of equity = 15.4%
Pretax cost of debt = 8.9%
Debt-equity ratio = 0.46
Tax rate = 34%
Computation:
Equity multiplier = 1 + Debt-equity ratio
Equity multiplier = 1 + 0.46
Equity multiplier = 1.46
Weight of equity = 1 / Equity multiplier
Weight of equity = 1 / 1.46
Weight of equity = 0.685
Weight of Debt = 1 - Weight of equity
Weight of Debt = 1 - 0.685
Weight of Debt = 0.315
Cost of capital = [Weight of Debt x Pretax cost of debt] x (1-tax rate) + [Cost of equity x Weight of Debt ]
Cost of capital = [0.315 x 8.9% x (1-0.34)] + [15.4% x 0.6849]
Cost of capital = 12.40% (Approx)
Sinclair is considering the acquisition of new machinery that will produce uniform benefits over the next five years. The following information is available: Annual savings in cash operating costs:$460,000 Annual depreciation expense:$360,000 If the company is subject to a 20% tax rate, what denominator should be used to compute the machinery's payback period
Answer:
The denominator (net annual cash flow) = $440,000
Explanation:
The denominator (net annual cash flow)
Particular Amount
Saving in operating cost $460,000
Less: Depreciation $360,000
Net additional income $100,000
Income tax on above (20%) $20,000
Savings after tax $80,000
Add: Depreciation $360,000
Net annual cash benefit $440,000
The denominator (net annual cash flow) = $440,000
Is standardizing physical distribution function true or false
Answer:
Ture
Explanation:
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Assume the supply of bananas decreases due to rising costs of
production, while demand increases due to consumer preferences. What
will happen to the new equilibrium price and quantity?
A) price increases; quantity increases
B) price increases; quantity is unknown
C)price decreases; quantity decreases
D)price decreases; quantity increases
E)price is unknown; quantity increases
Where a producer chooses the intensity level of its market coverage, which level is chosen to utilize the “shotgun” approach?
Answer:
The level that utilizes the "shotgun" approach to market coverage is:
Intensive Distribution (mass coverage).
Explanation:
This marketing approach aims to reach many consumers through as many sales channels as possible. In this situation, consumers have easy access to the goods or services. The other approaches include Selective Distribution (where few outlets in specific locations are selected for the distribution of the goods and services) and Exclusive Distribution (where limited outlets are chosen because of the target market).
At Bell’s Furniture, assemblers are paid according to the following differential piece rate scale: 1−20 dressers in a week, $7 each; 21−30 dressers, $9.50 each; and $14 each for every dresser over 30. Liz Henderson assembled 47 dressers in one week. Find her gross pay
Answer:
$658
Explanation:
Henderson assembled 47 dressers in the week.
Her applicable pay rate is $14 per piece since she assembled over 30 dressers in one week.
her gross pay for the week
=$14 x 47
=$658
What are some of your strengths areas? Think about the top 2/3 skills you would advertise about yourself, consider what others come to you for advice about.
Answer:
Some of my strength areas are trustworthiness, creativity and solving problems, leadership and organization, analytical skills, determination, and empathy.
Explanation:
Every person's core strengths or skills should fall into these three main areas: personal, play, and work. Personal skills deal with the fundamental skills that give the background to every activity that a person undertakes. Play skills define the human interaction and relationship with others. Work skills specify one's attitude to work and how a person achieves her goals in the work environment.
A company buys a machine for $68,000 that has an expected life of 8 years and no salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation. The company anticipates a yearly net income of $3,250 after taxes of 36%, with the cash flows to be received evenly throughout each year. What is the accounting rate of return?
a. 3.44%.
b. 4.78%.
c. 9.56%.
d. 6.12%.
e. 38.24%.
Answer:
c. 9.56%
Explanation:
Accounting Rate of Return = Average Profit / Average Investment × 100
where,
Average Profit = $3,250
Average Investment = $68,000 ÷ 2 = $34,000
Therefore,
Accounting Rate of Return = $3,250 ÷ $34,000
= 9.56 %
True or False: Under the average-cost pricing policy, the cable company has no incentive to cut costs.
Answer:
True.
Explanation:
The cable company will not have any incentive to cut costs. This is because it knows that its costs will be averaged to determine the average cost to which a certain percentage is then added to arrive at the selling price. Having the cost averaged in this way will not motivate the cable company to seek cost minimization strategies that it could use to increase its income.
If the government sets a quota of 300 pounds of fish caught per day, then fish will sell for ________ more per pound than the cost of catching the fish.
Answer:
$20 per pound
Explanation:
According to the attached diagram as we can see that the government sets a quota of 300 pounds for caughting a fish per day due to which the selling price is rised from $30 to $50
Also more than 300 pounds of fish would not be caught per day
Therefore the difference of $20 would be considered
hence, the fish would sell for $20 per pound more
It costs Crane Company $28 of variable costs and $15 of allocated fixed costs to produce an industrial trash can that sells for $76. A buyer in Mexico offers to purchase 3000 units at $30 each. Crane Company has excess capacity and can handle the additional production. What effect will acceptance of the offer have on net income
Answer:
Effect on income= $6,000 increase
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Unitary variable cost= $28
Selling price= $30
Number of units= 3,000
Because it is a special offer and there is unused capacity, we will not take into account the allocated fixed costs.
Effect on income= 3,000*(30 - 28)
Effect on income= $6,000 increase
At the most recent staff meeting of Hyperactive Media Sales, the general manager gave you instructions to make the laptops used by the salespeople as secure as possible. You have decided to implement a new advanced sign-in process for the users. How will you explain to the general manager how using new authentication methods makes the laptops more secure
Answer:
New authentication methods such as the picture password, 2 factor authentication method, biometric identification, etc ensure that authentication credentials are safe and cannot be stolen and used from another laptop.
New authentication methods gives tougher walls of security which cannot be easily broken into thereby leaving the system protected and secure.
Due to increasing activities of cyber criminals, new and more sophisticated authentication processes are being developed giving laptops and computer systems better security as attackers are unable to exploit passwords.
If the covariance of returns between a stock and the market equals zero, then what does the beta of the stock equal
Answer:
a) Zero
Explanation:
As we know that
beta = Covariance (Stock return , Market return) ÷ market return variance
Now in the case when the covariance of return that lies between the stock and the market equivalent to zero so the beta of the stock would be zero
As if you divide by zero so the result would be zero
Therefore as per the given option, the option A is correct
Zhang Industries budgets production of 220 units in June and 230 units in July. Each unit requires 1.5 hours of direct labor. The direct labor rate is $12.40 per hour. The indirect labor rate is $19.40 per hour. Compute the budgeted direct labor cost for July.
Answer:
Budgeted direct labor cost for July = $4,278
Explanation:
Given:
Production in July = 230 units
Hours of direct labor = 1.5 hours per unit
Direct Labor rate = $12.40 per hour
Indirect labor rate = $19.40 per hour.
Find:
Budgeted direct labor cost for July
Computation:
Budgeted direct labor cost for July = (Production in July)( Hours of direct labor)( Direct Labor rate)
Budgeted direct labor cost for July = (230)(1.5)(12.4)
Budgeted direct labor cost for July = $4,278
The Domingos family bought a new refrigerator. How much more or less is the amount they spent than the amount they budgeted?Budgeted: $1,345.60 Spent: $1,354.66
On January 1, a store had inventory of $48,000. January purchases were $46,000 and January sales were $90,000. On February 1 a fire destroyed most of the inventory. The rate of gross profit was 25% of cost. Merchandise with a selling price of $7,500 remained undamaged after the fire. Compute the amount of the fire loss, assuming the store had no insurance coverage. Label all figures.
Answer:
the amount of the fire loss is $16,000
Explanation:
The computation of the amount of the fire loss is shown below
January 1 inventory $48,000
Add purchases $46,000
Goods Available $94,000
Less Cost of Goods Sold ($90,000 × 100 ÷ 125) $72,000
Less Cost of undamaged goods ($7,500 × 100 ÷ 125) $6,000
Goods Lost by Fire $16,000
hence, the amount of the fire loss is $16,000
After year 3, free cash flows are expected to grow at a constant 5% a year indefinitely. The discount rate is 10%. The firm has debt of $50 million, cash of $20 million and has 10,000,000 shares outstanding. What is the price of the stock
Answer:
The price of the stock = $26.69
Explanation:
Missing question at inception is as follows "A firm expects the following free cash flows: Year 1: $10 million, Year 2: $12 million, Year 3: $15 million"
Year Cash-flows"million D. rate at 10% Discounted cash flows
1 10 0.9091 9.0910
2 12 0.8264 9.9168
3 15 0.7513 11.2695
4 315 0. 7513 236.6595
Total $266.9368
The price of the stock = Total Present value of cash flows / Number of Shares outstanding
The price of the stock = $266,936,800 / 10,000,000 shares
The price of the stock = $26.69368
The price of the stock = $26.69
Thus, the price of the stock is $26.69 per share
Note:
Present value of future cash flows at year 3 = 15*(1.05/10%-5%) = 15*(1.05/5%) = 15 * 21 = $315 million
Discount rate for each year = 1/(1+r)^1 = 1/(1+0.10)^1 = 1/1.10 = 0.90909
Journalize the following transactions for Combs Company.
(a) Purchased 6,000 units of raw materials on account for $11,500. The standard cost was $12,000.
(b) Issued 5,600 units of raw materials for production. The standard units were 5,800.
Answer: See explanation
Explanation:
a. Debit: Raw material $12000
Credit: Account payable $11500
Credit: Material price variance $500
(To record material purchase)
b. Debit: Work in process 11600
Credit: Raw material 11200
Credit: Material price variance 400
(To record material issued)
Note:
Material price variance for (a)= 12000 - 11500 = 500
Work in progress = 5800 × 2 = 11600
Material price variance for (b) = 11600 - 11200 = 400
Costello Corporation reported pretax book income of $502,000. During the current year, the reserve for bad debts increased by $9,000. In addition, tax depreciation exceeded book depreciation by $42,000. Finally, Costello received $4,000 of tax-exempt life insurance proceeds from the death of one of its officers. Costello's deferred income tax expense or benefit would be:________.
Answer: $11220
Explanation:
Based on the scenario in the question, first, we.have to calculate the difference in net tax which will be:
= $42000 - $9000
= $33,000
Using a tax rate of let's say 34%, Costello's deferred income tax expense would be:
= $33,000 × 34%
= $33000 × 0.34
= $11220
Using the variable cost method, determine the selling price (rounded to the nearest dollar) for 30,000 units using the following data:
Variable cost per unit $15
Total fixed costs $90,000
Desired profit $150,000
a. $23
b. $10
c. $8
d. $15
Answer:
c. $8
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the selling price
First step is to calculate the Markup percent
Markup percent= (90,000 + 150,000) / (30,000 x 15)
Markup percent = .533
Now let calculate the selling price
Selling price=533 x $15 per unit
Selling price= $8
Therefore the Selling price will be $8
Comparing perfect first degree price discrimination to perfect competition one can conclude that: (i) Total social surplus is the same in either case (ii) Consumer surplus is higher under perfect
A. Only (1) is true
B. Only (ii) is true
C. Both (i) and (ii) are true
D. Neither (i) nor (i) is true
Answer:
C. Both (i) and (ii) are true
Explanation:
Under perfect price discrimination, consumer surplus doesn't exist since the supplier is selling the good or service at the maximum price that each consumer is willing to pay. This situation maximizes supplier surplus.
Under perfect competition, both supplier and consumer surplus exist.
Since total social surplus = supplier surplus + consumer surplus, total surplus should be the same in both situations.
A company has a discount on a forward contract for an asset. How is the discount recognized over the life of the contract?
Answer: It is charged to accumulated other comprehensive income.
Explanation:
The discount is recognized over the life of the contract when it is charged to accumulate other comprehensive income.
It is a baked staple food made from flour,liquid and other ingredients
a. cakes
b.biscuit
c.cookies
d.muffins
(I'm only in 7th grade, sorry if it is wrong.)
It can't be biscuits or cookies, since they require way more items. It is reasonable to choose muffins, since it doesn't need as much ingredients as cake.
When Auto-Manufacturing Company designed a 6-month e-mail campaign, it included several customer offers that increased in value over time. This is an example of:_________.
A. Content marketing
B. The bounce rate
C. Content optimization
D. Exclusive deals
E. A drip campaign
Answer: a drip campaign
Explanation:
The example used by Auto-Manufacturing Company in the above scenario is a drip campaign.
Drip marketing is refered to as an email marketing strategy whereby several mails are sent out to customers at a particular time period. It is used to keep in touch with the customers and also nurture leads.
What is the percentage change in the PV of $100 due in 1 year when the interest rate changes from 5% to 10%?
a. Decreases by 60.6%
b. Decreases by 4.33%
c. Decreases by 4.5%
d. Does not change
e. Increases by 4.5%
f. Increases by 60.6%
Answer:
c. Decreases by 4.5%
Explanation:
Calculation for What is the percentage change in the PV
First step is to calculate the present value when r is 5%
PV = 100 / (1 + 5%)^1
PV = $95.24
Second step is to calculate present value when r is 10%
PV = 100 / (1 + 10%)^1
PV = $ 90.91
Last step is to calculate the percentage change in the PV
Percentage change in the PV = (90.91 - 95.24) * 100 / 95.24
Percentage change in the PV = - 4.55% (Decrease)
Therefore the Percentage change in the PV Decreases by 4.5%