Answer:
a. Risk-free rate of return:
= Real rate of return + Inflation premium
= 3.2% + 5.1%
= 8.3%
b. Required return for investment A:
= Risk free rate of return + Risk premium
= 8.3% + 7.4%
= 15.7%
Required return for investment B
= 8.3% + 8.9%
= 17.2%
On May 1, a two-year insurance policy was purchased for $12,000 with coverage to begin immediately. What is the amount of insurance expense that would appear on the company's income statement for the first year ended December 31
Answer:
$4,000
Explanation:
The accrual concept is of the opinion that expense should be recognized when incurred and not necessarily when the expense is paid for.
The insurance payment made was for two years, hence, at the end of the first year ended 31 December, which is the 8 months after the payment has been made, hence, 8-month insurance expense would be recognized in the first year.
May 1-December 31=8 months
insurance expense=two-year payment*8 months/2 years
insurance expense=$12,000*8/24
insurance expense for the first year=$4,000
The second step in developing a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) is to: Define and scope the work Schedule the work Prepare the Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR) Budget the work
Answer:
The second step in developing a Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) is to:
Schedule the work.
Explanation:
After determining the goal and deliverables of the project, the scope baseline is created using the scope statement, the work breakdown structure and dictionary. These documents require stakeholders approval. Then, the second step is to determine the sequence of activities, estimate the durations of activities, and determine the resource needs of the scheduled activities.
On January 1, 2017, ARC Inc. issued 100 5-year bonds, with a face value of $1,000 each and a coupon rate of 10%, payable semiannually. The interest is paid on June 30 and December 31 of each year. The market rate of interest at the time that the bonds were issued was 13%, so that the bonds were sold for $892 each.1. Interest expense for the January 1–June 30 period was $_____.
2. Interest expense for the July1–December 31 period was $_____.
3. Book value of Bonds on June 30 was $_____.
4. Book value of Bonds on December 31 was $_____.
5. Interest payment on June 30 was $_____.
Answer:
ARC Inc.
1. Interest expense for the January 1–June 30 period was $__5,798___.
2. Interest expense for the July 1–December 31 period was $__5,850___.
3. Book value of Bonds on June 30 was $__89,998___.
4. Book value of Bonds on December 31 was $__90,848___.
5. Interest payment on June 30 was $__5,000___.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
January 1, 2017:
Face value of issued bonds = $100,000 ($1,000 * 100)
Coupon rate of interest = 10%
Effective rate of interest = 13%
Price of issued bonds = $89,200 ($892 * 100)
Discount on bonds = $10,800 ($100,000 - $89,200)
Interest payment = June 30 and December 31 (semiannually)
June 30:
Interest expense = $5,798 ($89,200 * 6.5%)
Cash payment = $5,000 ($100,000 * 5%)
Amortization of discount = $798
Value of bonds = $89,998 ($89,200 + $798)
December 31, 2017:
Interest expense = $5,850 ($89,998 * 6.5%)
Cash payment = $5,000 ($100,000 * 5%)
Amortization of discount = $850
Value of bonds = $90,848 ($89,998 + $850)
Daschle LLC completed some research and development during June of the current year. The related costs were $69,600. If Daschle wants to capitalize and amortize the costs as quickly as possible, what is the total amortization amount Daschle may deduct during the current year
Answer:
The answer is "8073.6".
Explanation:
Given:
Cost[tex]=69,600\\\\[/tex]
Total years[tex]= 5 \ or\ 60\ months\\\\[/tex]
total months during the year[tex]=7\\\\[/tex]
Calculating the Amortization expense:
[tex]= 69,600 \times \frac{7}{60}\\\\= 6,960 \times \frac{7}{6}\\\\= 6,960 \times 1.16\\\\=8073.6[/tex]
The EPS for TJX for the fiscal years ending January 2006 (FY2005) through January 2010 (FY2009) are:
Answer:
Fiscal Year:
2005 $1.40
2006 $1.60
2007 $1.70
2008 $2.00
2009 $2.80
Explanation:
Earnings per share is the residual profit after interest and dividends available for shareholders. EPS is calculated by dividing net profit by outstanding shares. It indicates company profitability and analysts use this ratio to make prediction about future performance of the company.
Kuley bought a new loom today from GlivCo. She will receive a cash rebate of $820 from GlivCo in 1 year, pay $1,470 to GlivCo in 2 years, receive a cash rebate of $940 from GlivCo in 4 years, and pay $3,580 to GlivCo in 7 years. If the discount rate is 7.12 percent, then what is the present value of the cash flows associated with this transaction
Answer:
$-2013.69
Explanation:
Present value is the sum of discounted cash flows
Present value can be calculated using a financial calculator
Cash flow in year 1 = 820
Cash flow in year 2 = -1470
Cash flow in year 3 = 0
Cash flow in year 4 = 940
Cash flow in year 5 = 0
Cash flow in year 6 = 0
Cash flow in year 7 = -3580
I = 7,12 %
PV = -2013
To find the PV using a financial calculator:
1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
2. after inputting all the cash flows, press the NPV button, input the value for I, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
3. Press compute
Jolene, a sales representative, was worried about her work-related productivity so she made a series of entries in her records to show that she had more sales than she actually did. This is known as _____.
a. defalcation.
b. fraudulent concealment.
c. false entries.
d. forgery.
e. pretexting.
Answer: False entries
Explanation:
False entries refers to the entries on the books of a company or a bank that is intentionally made as a form of deceit and false misinterpretation.
The intent of false entries is usually to defraud an organization. False entries is a punishable offence by law. Since Jolene recorded sales that was more than what she actually did, this is a false entry.
Entering records that shows that she had more sales than she actually did is called false entries.
What is false entries?This is the act of fraudulently entering data that does not actually exist on a record.
This is a fraudulent act that can cost her the job when discovered. It shows that she does not have respect for work ethics.
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Consider the following gasoline sales time series data. Click on the datafile logo to reference the data.
Week Sales (1000s of gallons)
1 16
2 20
3 20
4 23
5 18
6 17
8 19
9 23
10 19
11 14
12 21
a. Using a weight of 1/2 for the most recent observation, 1/3 for the second most recent observation, and 1/6 the most recent observation, compute a three-week weighted moving average for the time series (to 2 decimals). Enter negative values as negative numbers.
Week
Time-Series Value Weighted Moving
Average Forecast Forecast
Error
(Error)2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total
b. Compute the MSE for the weighted moving average in part (a).
MSE =
Do you prefer this weighted moving average to the unweighted moving average? Remember that the MSE for the unweighted moving average is 8.90.
Prefer the unweighted moving average here; it has a (greater/smaller) MSE.
c. Suppose you are allowed to choose any weights as long as they sum to 1. Could you always find a set of weights that would make the MSE at least as small for a weighted moving average than for an unweighted moving average? (Yes/ No)
Answer:
a) attached below
b) MSE for weighted moving average = 14.5
c) Yes
Explanation:
a) Computing a three-week weighted moving average using
1/2 for most recent , 1/3 for second most recent and 1/6 for third most recent observation
Given data :
Week Sales (1000s of gallons)
1 16
2 20
3 20
4 23
5 18
6 17
7 19
8 23
9 19
10 14
11 21
solution attached below
B) Determine MSE for the weighted moving average
MSE = ∑ (error)^2 / 8
= 116.0289 / 8 = 14.50
The MSE for unweighted moving average ( 8.90 ) is smaller than the MSE for weighted moving average
C) Yes I will find a weight that makes at least the MSE for weighted moving average than unweighted moving average
The demand for aloe vera hand lotion, one of numerous products manufactured by Smooth Skin Care Products Inc., has dropped sharply because of recent competition from a similar product. The company's chemists are currently completing tests of various new formulas, and it is anticipated that the manufacture of a superior product can be started on December 1, one month in the future. No changes will be needed in the present production facilities to manufacture the new product because only the mixture of the various materials will be changed.
The controller has been asked by the president of the company for advice on whether to continue production during November or to suspend the manufacture of aloe vera hand lotion until December 1. The controller has assembled the following pertinent data:
Sales (400,000 units) $32,000,000
Cost of goods sold 28,330,000
Gross profit $3,670,000
Selling and administrative expenses 4,270,000
Loss from operations ($600,000)
The production costs and selling and administrative expenses, based on production of 400,000 units in October, are as follows:
Direct materials $15per unit
Direct labor 17per unit
Variable manufacturing cost 35per unit
Variable selling and administrative expenses 10 per unit
Fixed manufacturing cost $1,530,000 for October
Fixed selling and administrative expenses 270,000 for October
Sales for November are expected to drop about 20% below those of the preceding month. No significant changes are anticipated in the fixed costs or variable costs per unit. No extra costs will be incurred in discontinuing operations in the portion of the plant associated with aloe vera hand lotion. The inventory of aloe vera hand lotion at the beginning and end of November is expected to be inconsequential.
Required:
Prepare an estimated income statement in absorption costing form for November for aloe vera hand lotion, assuming that production continues during the month.
Answer:
Estimated loss from operations for aloe vera hand lotion in November = -$534,000.
Explanation:
The following calculations are done first:
Direct materials per unit = $15
Direct labor per unit = $17
Variable manufacturing cost per unit = $35
Fixed manufacturing cost per unit = Fixed manufacturing cost for October / Number of units in October = $1,530,000 / 400,000 = $3.825
Cost of goods sold per unit = Product cost per unit = Direct materials per unit + Direct labor per unit + Variable manufacturing cost per unit + Fixed manufacturing cost per unit = $15 + $17 + $35 + $3.825 = $70.825
Also, we have:
Expected sales in unit for November = Sales in unit for October * (100% - Expected percentage drop in sales) = 400,000 * (100% - 20%) = 320,00 units
Selling price per unit = Sales in October / Units sold in October = $32,000,000 / 400,000 = $80
Variable selling and administrative expenses per unit = $10
Fixed selling and administrative expenses for October = $270,000
Based on the above calculations, an estimated income statement in absorption costing form for November for aloe vera hand lotion can be prepared as follows:
Smooth Skin Care Products Inc.
Estimated Income Statement for Aloe Vera Hand Lotion
(Absorption Costing)
For November
Particulars $
Sales Revenue ($80 * 320,000) 25,600,000
Cost of good sold ($70.825 * 320,000) (22,664,000)
Gross profit 2,936,000
Selling and administrative expenses:
Variable ($10 * 320,000) (3,200,000)
Fixed (270,000)
Loss from operations (534,000)
Therefore, we have:
Estimated loss from operations for aloe vera hand lotion in November = -$534,000
What happens to the price of a three-year annual coupon paying bond with an 8% coupon when interest rates change from 8% to 8.96%
Answer:
It would reduce to -24.3185
Explanation:
I solved this on paper and have added the solution as an attachment
At 8% rate of interest the price of this bond is 1000
At 8.96% rate of interest the calculated price of the coupon bond is 975.681
975.681-1000 = -24.3185
When the interest rate falls from 8% to 8.96%, the price of the bond reduces by -24.3185
If a firm has sales of $100, total expenses (including interest and taxes) of $50, has a stock that is selling at $50 per share and has 10 shares of stock outstanding, then the firm has a P/E ratio of:
Answer: 10
Explanation:
P/E Ratio = Price per share/Earnings per share
Earnings per share:
= (Sales - expenses) / number of shares outstanding
= (100 - 50) / 10
= $5.00
P/E Ratio is therefore:
= 50 / 5
= 10
A farmer sells a bushel of corn to the supermarket for $12. The supermarket then sells the corn to customers for $25. What is the total contribution to GDP?
Answer:
$ 25
Explanation:
As per the description, the exact amount that is being contributed from the corn bushel to the Gross Domestic Product would be $ 25. The price at which the farmer sold it to the supermarket would not be included in the GDP because it would be considered as an intermediary good because the good purchased for the resale purpose is not included in GDP as it leads to double-counting. Thus, only the price of the final good i.e. $ 25 would be included in GDP as it will now be used for final consumption by the customers.
We have created the following Planned Production Orders over the planning period: 130 Product A We have the following Raw Materials on hand and available to be dedicated to these Planned Production Orders: Enough Raw Materials to product 70 Product A There are Purchase Orders at our suppliers for the following Raw Materials: 40 Product A How many products should we order on New Purchase Orders with our suppliers
Answer:
20
Explanation:
The computation of the no of products that should be ordered on the new purchased is shown below
We know that
New purchase order = Planned Production Order - Raw material available - purchase order for planned production
In this if the value is in negative, so it will be zero
So,
New Purchase Order (POnew) = maximum(0, PP - RM - SR)
Here,
PP = 130 Product A
RM = 70 Product A
SR = 40 Product A
Therefore POnew is
= maximum (0, 130-70-40)
= maximum (0, 20)
= 20
Consider the following information: Portfolio Expected Return Beta Risk-free 5 % 0 Market 10.6 1.0 A 8.6 0.9 a. Calculate the expected return of portfolio A with a beta of 0.9. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. What is the alpha of portfolio A. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. If the simple CAPM is valid, is the above situation possible?
Answer:
a. Expected return of portfolio A = 10.04%
b. Alpha of portfolio A = 1.44%
c. No, the above situation is NOT possible. This is because return as per CAPM and expected return have different values. Therefore, we say that CAPM is NOT valid.
Explanation:
Given:
Portfolio Expected Return Beta
Risk-free 5 % 0
Market 10.6 1.0
A 8.6 0.9
a. Calculate the expected return of portfolio A with a beta of 0.9. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Expected return of portfolio A = Return as per CAPM = Risk free rate + (Beta * (Market return - Risk free rate)) = 5% + (0.9 * (10.6% - 5%)) = 10.04%
b. What is the alpha of portfolio A. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Alpha of portfolio A = Return as per CAPM - Expected return = 10.04% - 86% = 1.44%
c. If the simple CAPM is valid, is the above situation possible?
No, the above situation is NOT possible. This is because return as per CAPM and expected return have different values. Therefore, we say that CAPM is NOT valid.
A costing system that uses actual costs for direct materials and labor and predetermined overhead rates to apply overhead is called a(n)
Answer: normal costing system
Explanation:
A costing system which uses the actual costs for direct materials and the labor and predetermined overhead rates to apply overhead is referred to as the normal costing system.
Normal costing system is the cost allocation method whereby cost is assigned to products which are based on the labor, materials, and the overhead which are used in their production.
Current operating income for Bay Area Cycles Co. is $26,000. Selling price per unit is $100, the contribution margin ratio is 25% and fixed expense is $104,000. Required: 1. Calculate Bay Area Cycle's breakeven point in units and total sales dollars. Break-even units Break-even dollars 2. Calculate Bay Area Cycle's margin of safety and margin of safety ratio.
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the unitary contribution margin:
Unitary contribution margin= 100*0.25
Unitary contribution margin= $25
Now, we can calculate the break-even point in units and dollars:
Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit
Break-even point in units= 104,000 / 25
Break-even point in units= 4,160
Break-even point (dollars)= fixed costs/ contribution margin ratio
Break-even point (dollars)= 104,000 / 0.25
Break-even point (dollars)= $416,000
Finally, the margin of safety in dollars as a ratio:
Current sales= (26,000 + 104,000) / 25
Current sales= 5,200
Margin of safety= (current sales level - break-even point)
Margin of safety= (5,200*100 - 416,000)
Margin of safety= $104,000
Margin of safety ratio= (current sales level - break-even point)/current sales level
Margin of safety ratio= 104,000 / 520,000
Margin of safety ratio= 0.2 = 20%
While Amazon has become a very powerful e-commerce firm here in the US, Alibaba, the Chinese company is very powerful in many parts of the world. Go to Wikipedia and read about the different type of businesses that Alibaba operates. Then write a short outline of these businesses.
Answer:
Alibaba is a chinese company, one of the largest in the world by market capitalization.
While it mainly specializes in online retail (both business to consumer, and business to business), it is also involved in other business activities such as cloud computing, electronic payment, artificial intelligence services, and data science and analysis. In fact, Alibaba is considered not only one of the best retailers in the world, but also one of the best artificial intelligence and data-driven companies in the world.
he building is subject to a mortgage of $10,000, which the partnership has assumed. The partnership agreement also specifies that profits and losses are to be distributed evenly without a true up payment. What amounts shoul
Answer:
I. $35,000; II. $75,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine What amounts should be recorded as capital for Roberts and Smith at the formation of the partnership
ROBERTS net assets contributed= ($20,000 + $15,000)
Roberts net assets contributed=$35,000
SMITH fair market value of the net assets contributed = ($30,000 + $15,000 + $40,000 - $10,000)
Smith fair market value of the net assets contributed=$75,000
Therefore the amount tha should be recorded as capital for Roberts and Smith at the formation of the partnership is $35,000;$75,000
which of the following is false? when a cboe call option on ibm is exercised, ibm issues more stock. an american option can be exercised at any time during its life. a put option will always be exercised at maturity if the strike price is greater than the underlying asset price
Answer:
The false statement is:
when a CBOE call option on IBM is exercised, IBM issues more stock.
Explanation:
CBOE = Chicago Board Options Exchange. CBOE pioneered the options trading in 1973. It has remained the largest U.S. options market operator. It supports options trading on thousands of publicly listed stocks and exchange-traded products. Exercising a call option on the exchange platform does not affect the outstanding IBM stock and will never force IBM Corporation to issue more stock.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Railroad is comparing two separate capital structures. The first structure consists of 405,000 shares of stock and no debt. The second structure consists of 252397 shares of stock and $1.82 million of debt. What is the price per share of equity?
a. $75.56.
b. $88.76.
c. $82.42.
d. $72.12.
e. $93.20.
Answer:
$11.93
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the price per share of equity
Using this formula
Price per share of equity = Debt under Plan II / (Number of shares under Plan I - Number of shares under Plan II)
Let plug in the formula
Price per share of equity= $1,820,000 / (405,000 - 252,397)
Price per share = $1,820,000 / 152,603
Price per share = $11.93
Therefore the price per share of equity is $11.93
Molander Corporation is a distributor of a sun umbrella used at resort hotels. Data concerning the next months budget appear below:
Selling price per unit $29 per unit
Variable expenses $16 per unit
Fixed expenses $8,600 per month
Unit sales 1,010 units per month
Required:
a. Compute the company’s margin of safety.
b. Compute the company’s margin of safety as a percentage of its sales.
Answer and Explanation:
a. The calculation of the margin of safety is
Sales price per unit $ 29.00
Variable cost per unit ($16.00)
Contribution per unit $13.00
Fixed expenses $8,600.00
Break even sales in units ($8,600 ÷ 13) 662
Break even sales in dollars = (662 ×$29) $19,198
Actual Sales (1,010 × $29) $29,290
Margin of safety $10,092
b. The margin of safety in percentage is
= $10,092 ÷ $29,290
= 34.46%
You have just made your first $4,400 contribution to your retirement account. Assume you earn a return of 13 percent per year and make no additional contributions. a. What will your account be worth when you retire in 29 years
Answer: $152,309.69
Explanation:
You are looking for the future value of this amount in 29 years assuming it will be compounded annually.
Future value = Amount * (1 + rate)^ number of years
= 4,400 * ( 1 + 13%)²⁹
= $152,309.69
The marginal product of labor in the production of computer chips is chips per hour. The marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) of hours of labor for hours of machine capital is . What is the marginal product of capital? The marginal product of capital is nothing chips per hour. (Enter your response as an integer.)
Answer: 500 chips per hour
Explanation:
Marginal rate of technical substitution is calculated by the formula:
= Marginal product of labor / Marginal product of capital
0.20 = 100 / marginal product of capital
Marginal product of capital * 0.20 = 100
Marginal product of capital = 100 / 0.20
= 500
The Perfect Rose Co. has earnings of $2.30 per share. The benchmark PE for the company is 16. a. What stock price would you consider appropriate
Answer:
a.$36.80
b. $43.70
Explanation:
a. Calculation to determine What stock price would you consider appropriate
Using this formula
P= Benchmark PE ration x EPS
Let plug in the formula
P=16($2.30)
P=$36.80
Therefore What stock price would you consider appropriate is $36.80
b. Calculation to determine the stock price if the benchmark PE were 19
Using this formula
P= Benchmark PE ration x EPS
Let plug in the formula
P=19($2.30)
P= $43.70
Therefore the stock price if the benchmark PE were 19 will be $43.70
Hocker Company issues $200,000 of ten-year, 8% bonds to yield 10% on January 1, 20X1. The bonds pay interest annually on December 31. The bonds were sold at a discount of $24,578. The bond interest expense for 20X1 is:
Answer:
$16,000.
$17,542.
$20,000.
Explanation:
It just is
The bonds were sold at a discount of $24,578. The bond interest expense for 20X1 is $16,000, $17,542, $20,000.
What is a bond?A bond is a sort of security used in finance where the issuer owes the holder a debt and is required, depending on the terms, to repay the principal and interest on the bond at the maturity date.
The interest is typically due at predetermined intervals, such semiannually, annually, and less frequently at various times.
A bond is therefore a type of loan or IOU. With the help of bonds, the borrower can finance long-term investments or, in the case of government bonds, current expenses.
Although both stocks and bonds are considered securities, stockholders have an equity ownership in a corporation, whereas bondholders have a creditor stake.
Bondholders have precedence over stockholders in terms of debt. In the event of bankruptcy, they will receive payment before stockholders but after secured creditors.
Another distinction is that, unlike stocks, which often have an unlimited shelf life, bonds typically have a defined term, or maturity, after which the bond is repaid.
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9. Bayarmaa owns land with an adjusted basis of $610,000 subject to a mortgage of $350,000. On April 1, Bayarmaa sells her land subject to the mortgage for $650,000 in cash, a note for $600,000, and property with a fair market value of $120,000. What is the amount realized
Answer:
610000-b=a
Explanation:
April 1=610000
Bayarmaa owns land with an adjusted basis of $610,000 subject to a mortgage of $350,000. The amount realized is $1,720,000. The correct option is b.
What are taxes?Taxes are necessary contributions levied by a government entity, whether local, regional, or national, on individuals or corporations. Taxation funds government activities such as public works and services such as roads and schools, as well as programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
The amount realized by Alice is equal to the assumed property tax
Cash = $650,000
Note = $600,000
Property for market value = $120,000
Mortgage debt = $350,000
Prorated property tax = 9000 x 31 + 28 + 31 / 365 days = 2,219
Adding all the money = 1722, 219
Therefore, the correct option is b. $1,720,000.
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The question is incomplete. Your most probably complete question is given below:
a. $1,370,000
b. $1,720,000
c. $1,820,000
d. $1,250,000
A stock just announced that its next annual dividend will be $1.02 and it expects to increase that dividend by 2.5 percent annually. The stock is currently selling for $28 a share. How do you compute the expected rate of return?
a) i = ($1.02/$28) + 0.025
b) i = [($1.02 x 1.025)/$28] + 0.025
c) i = ($1.02/$28) - 0.025
d) i = ($1.02 X 1.025)/$28
Answer: A. i = ($1.02/$28) + 0.025
Explanation:
The expected rate of return will be calculated as:
= (Expected dividend/Price today) + growth rate
where,
Expected dividend = $1.02
Price today = $28
Growth rate = 2.5%
Then, slotting the figures into the equation will give:
= (1.02/28) + 2.5%
= (1.02/28) + 0.025
Therefore, the correct option is A
The following are all characteristics of projects EXCEPT: A. Projects are complex, involving a variety of skills and capabilities. B. Projects have a clear starting and ending point. C. Projects typically require significant levels of cross-functional and inter-organizational coordination. D. Projects are non-routine, making planning difficult. E. Projects are companies that launch a new, sustainable business model.
Answer:
E. Projects are companies that launch a new, sustainable business model.
Explanation:
project can be regarded as series of tasks which is under processing and need to be completed so that specific outcome can be reached. A project can as well be regarded as a set of both outputs and inputs that it's needed in achieving a particular goal. Projects can simple or complex one , managing of project can be by one person or a hundred.
It should be noted that following are all characteristics of projects;
✓ Projects are non-routine, making planning difficult.
✓Projects are complex, involving a variety of skills and capabilities.
✓ Projects have a clear starting and ending point.
✓Projects typically require significant levels of cross-functional and inter-organizational coordination.
At year-end, Barr Co. had shipped $12,500 of merchandise FOB destination to Lee Co. Which company should include the $12,500 of merchandise in transit as part of its year-end inventory?
Answer: Barr Co.
Explanation:
Merchandise in transit refers to the merchandise which has already left the seller's shipping dock but hasn't gotten to the buyer's shipping dock.
In this case, since Barr Co. shipped the $12,500 of merchandise FOB destination to Lee Co and the goods have gotten to Lee Co, the company that they should include the $12,500 of merchandise in transit as part of its year-end inventory is Barr Co.
In a small open economy, output (gross domestic product) is $25 billion, government purchases are $6 billion, and net factor payments from abroad are zero. Desired consumption and desired investment are related to the world real interest rate in the following manner:
World Real Interest Rate Desired Consumption Desired Investment
5% $12 billion $3 billion
4% $13 billion $4 billion
3% $14 billion $5 billion
2% $15 billion $6 billion
For each value of the world real interest rate, find national saving, foreign lending, and absorption. Calculate net exports as the difference between output and absorption. What is the relationship between net exports and foreign lending?
Answer:
Consumption is given.
Investment is also given.
Government spending is $6 billion.
GDP is $25 billion.
National Saving = GDP - Consumption - Government spending
Foreign lending = Savings - Investment
Absorption = Consumption + Investment + Government spending
Net Exports = GDP - Absorption
The relationship/ correlation between Net Exports and Foreign Lending is one that is perfectly positive as both measures are exactly the same.