Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the total cost for each activity level:
High activity level= 27,000*27.3= $737,100
Low activity level= 23,000*34.3= $788,900
Now, using the high-low method, we can determine the variable and fixed costs:
Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)
Variable cost per unit= (788,900 - 737,100) / (27,000 - 23,000)
Variable cost per unit= $12.95 per machine-hour
Fixed costs= Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)
Fixed costs= 788,900 - (12.95*27,000)
Fixed costs= $439,250
Fixed costs= LAC - (Variable cost per unit* LAU)
Fixed costs= 737,100 - (12.95*23,000)
Fixed costs= $439,250
Finally, for 25,000 hours:
Total cost= 439,250 + 12.95*2,5000
Total cost= $763,000
Free Skies Inc.'s annual report contained the following information (dollars in millions): Net loss $ (13,302 ) Depreciation, amortization, and impairments 34,990 Decrease in receivables 2,045 Increase in inventories 6,266 Decrease in accounts payable 505 Additions to equipment 4,677 Required: 1. Based on this information, compute cash flow from operating activities using the indirect method.
Answer: $16,962
Explanation:
The cashflow from operating activities of a company shows the cash it gets from its day-to-day operations.
It is calculated as follows:
= (Net loss) + Depreciation + Decrease in receivables - increase in inventory - Decrease in accounts payable
= -13,302 + 34,990 + 2,045 - 6,266 - 505
= $16,962
Specter Co. has identified an investment project with the following cash flows. Year Cash Flow 1 $ 810 2 1,110 3 1,370 4 1,500 a. If the discount rate is 11 percent, what is the present value of these cash flows
Answer:
3620.46
Explanation:
Use basic principles to find the present value of a cash flow
PV(1+i)ⁿ=CF
CF*(1+i)⁻ⁿ=PV
so we would have
[tex]810(1+.11)^{-1}+1110*1.11^{-2}+1370*1.11^{-3}+1500*1.11^{-4}=[/tex]3620.459284
which rounds to 3620.46
Consider public policy aimed at smoking.
a. Studies indicate that the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is about 0.4. If a pack of cigarettes currently costs $2 and the government wants to reduce smoking by 20 percent, by how much should it increase the price?
b. If the government permanently increases the price of cigarettes, will the policy have a larger effect on smoking one year from now or five years from now?
c. Studies also find that teenagers have a higher price elasticity of demand than do adults. Why might this be true?
Answer:
1. government shoud increase price by 50%. so it would be $3
2. larger effect 5 years from now
3. this is true due to their limited finance compared to adults
Explanation:
1. prices elasticity = % change in quantity demanded ÷ % change in price
price elasticity = 0.4
% change in dmd = 20%
% change in price = ?
[tex]0.4=\frac{0.20}{?}[/tex]
we cross multiply
? = 0.20/0.4
= 0.5
= 50%
so if the government wants to reduce smoking by 20%, it has to increase the price of cigarettes by half of its price= $2 + $1 = $3
2. goods usually have more elastic demand as time goes on. So if cigarette price is permanently raised, it would have a bigger effect five years from now. This is based on the fact that the people may not feel short run effect of the increase as they would in the long run. But gradually given this increase, people may start to gradually reduce their smoking.
3. The effect of the change in price would be more felt on the teenagers. this is due to the fact that they have limited financial strength compared to adults. Also they are new to smoking compared to the adults and are more likely to be less involved in the habit.
Global institutions are needed to _____. Multiple choice question. shift economic power away from national governments prevent firms from offshoring their production activities stabilize and monitor the global marketplace promote the raising of barriers to cross-trade and investment
Answer:
stabilize and monitor the global marketplace
Explanation:
In simple words, global institutions are the organisations that work for the regulation and monitoring of certain activities all around the world. International monetary fund and International labor authority are two of the prime examples of such institutions.
In respect of market place, the primary goal of such institutions is to stabilize the market place so that it can run more efficiently.
If a property will produce net cash flow that grows at a rate of 1.5% per year in perpetuity, and the opportunity cost of capital is 12%, then what is the "cap rate" (net cash flow / property value) for the property?
(a) 8%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 10.5%.
(d) 12%.
Answer:
(c) 10.5%.
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what is the "cap rate
Using this formula
x 1/r-g
Let plug in the formula
1/12-1.5
Financial statements are inexorably moving to a model where all assets and liabilities will be measured on the basis of fair value rather than historical cost.
Required:
a. Discuss the conceptual differences between historical cost and fair value.
b. Discuss the merits and demerits of the two alternative measurement models.
c. What types of assets (or liabilities) more readily lend themselves to fair value measurements? Can we visualize a scenario where all assets are measured using fair value?
d. What are the likely effects of adopting the fair value model on reported income?
Answer:
Part a
historical cost = this is when we carry assets and liabilities at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization.
fair value = this is when we carry assets and liabilities at amount that they could be exchanged for at arms length between market participants
Part b
Historical Cost
Merits : Value are easy to obtain since they are generated internally
Demerits : Is not very accurate.
Fair Value
Merits : Accurate method as it reflects market situation
Demerit : Costly as data and information is obtained externally
Part c
Assets : Investment Property and Financial assets measured through Profit and Loss
Liabilities : Bonds
Part d
Income is shown more accurately and eliminates biases form estimates.
Explanation:
Historical Method carries assets and liabilities at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization while Fair Value Model carries assets and liabilities at amount that they could be exchanged for at arms length between market participants
Ehler Corporation sells rock-climbing products and also operates an indoor climbing facility for climbing enthusiasts. During the last part of 2017, Ehler had the following transactions related to notes payable.
Sept. 1
Issued a $12,000 note to Pippen to purchase inventory. The 3-month note payable bears interest of 6% and is due December 1. (Ehler uses a perpetual inventory system.)
Sept.
30 Recorded accrued interest for the Pippen note.
Oct.
1 Issued a $16,500, 8%, 4-month note to Prime Bank to finance the purchase of a new climbing wall for advanced climbers. The note is due February 1.
Oct.
31 Recorded accrued interest for the Pippen note and the Prime Bank note.
Nov.
1 Issued a $26,000 note and paid $8,000 cash to purchase a vehicle to transport clients to nearby climbing sites as part of a new series of climbing classes. This note bears interest of 6% and matures in 12 months.
Nov.
30 Recorded accrued interest for the Pippen note, the Prime Bank note, and the vehicle note.
Dec.
1 Paid principal and interest on the Pippen note.
Dec.
31 Recorded accrued interest for the Prime Bank note and the vehicle note.
Instructions
(a) Prepare journal entries for the transactions noted above.
(b) Post the above entries to the Notes Payable, Interest Payable, and Interest Expense accounts. (Use T-accounts.)
Interest Payable $590
(c) Show the balance sheet presentation of notes payable and interest payable at December 31.
(d) How much interest expense relating to notes payable did Ehler incur during the year?
Answer:
Ehler Corporation
a) Journal Entries:
Sept. 1 Debit Inventory $12,000
Credit 6%, 3-month Notes Payable (Pippen) $12,000)
To record issuance of note to purchase inventory.
Sept. 30 Debit Interest expense $60
Credit Interest Payable $60
To accrue interest expense ($12,000 * 6% * 1/12).
Oct. 1 Debit Climbing Wall $16,500
Credit 8%, 4-month Note Payable (Prime Bank) $16,500
To record issuance of note payable to purchase climbing wall.
Oct. 31 Debit Interest expense $170
Credit Interest payable $170
To accrue interest expense ($60 + $16,500 * 8% * 1/12).
Nov. 1 Debit Vehicle $26,000
Credit Cash $8,000
Credit 6%, 12-month Note Payable $18,000
To record the purchase of a new vehicle for climbers.
Nov. 30 Debit Interest expense $260
Credit Interest payable $260
To accrue interest expense ($170 + $18,000 * 6% * 1/12).
Dec. 1 Debit 6% Notes Payable (Pippen) $12,000)
Debit Interest payable $180
Credit Cash $12,180
To record the payment of principal and interests.
Dec. 31 Debit Interest expense $200
Credit Interest payable $200
To accrue interest expense ($110 + $90)
b) T-accounts:
Notes Payable
Date Account Titles Debit Credit
Sept. 1 Inventory $12,000
Oct. 1 Climbing Wall 16,500
Nov. 1 Vehicle 18,000
Dec. 1 Cash $12,000
Dec. 31 Balance 34,500
Interest Payable
Date Account Titles Debit Credit
Sept. 30 Interest expense $60
Oct. 31 Interest expense 170
Nov. 30 Interest expense 260
Dec. 1 Cash $180
Dec. 31 Interest expense 200
Dec. 31 Balance $510
Interest Expense
Date Account Titles Debit Credit
Sept. 30 Interest payable $60
Oct. 31 Interest payable 170
Nov. 30 Interest payable 260
Dec. 31 Interest payable 200
Dec. 31 Income summary $690
c) Balance Sheet:
Current liabilities:
Interest payable $510
Notes payable $34,500
d) Total interest expense = $690
Explanation:
a) Data and Analysis:
Sept. 1 Inventory $12,000 6% Notes Payable (Pippen) $12,000) to purchase inventory. The 3-month note payable
Sept. 30 Interest expense $60 Interest payable $60 ($12,000 * 6% * 1/12)
Oct. 1 Climbing Wall $16,500 8%, 4-month Note Payable (Prime Bank) $16,500
Oct. 31 Interest expense $170 Interest payable $170 ($60 + $16,500 * 8% * 1/12)
Nov. 1 Vehicle $26,000 Cash $8,000 6%, 12-month Note Payable $18,000
Nov. 30 Interest expense $260 Interest payable $260 ($170 + $18,000 * 6% * 1/12)
Dec. 1 6% Notes Payable (Pippen) $12,000) Interest payable $180 Cash $12,180
Dec. 31 Interest expense $200 Interest payable $200
On the balance sheet, total assets minus net fixed assets equals:________.
a. current assets
b. current liabilities
c. gross fixed assets
d. total assets
Answer:
Current assets
Explanation:
the Answer is subtracting from total assets so it can’t be d. It also doesn’t include liabilities as your answer is something in the asset category. You are already subtracting fixed assets so it can’t be c. The answer is a. Current assets
Mauro Products distributes a single product, a woven basket whose selling price is $19 per unit and whose variable expense is $15 per unit. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $12,000. Required: 1. Calculate the company’s break-even point in unit sales. 2. Calculate the company’s break-even point in dollar sales. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 3. If the company's fixed expenses increase by $600, what would become the new break-even point in unit sales? In dollar sales? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Selling price= $19
Unitary variable cost= $15
Fixed costs= $12,000
To calculate the break-even point in units and dollars, we need to use the following formulas:
Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit
Break-even point in units= 12,000 / 4
Break-even point in units= 3,000
Break-even point (dollars)= fixed costs/ contribution margin ratio
Break-even point (dollars)= 12,000 / (4/19)
Break-even point (dollars)= $57,000
Now, the fixed costs are $12,600:
Break-even point in units= 12,600 / 4
Break-even point in units= 3,150
Break-even point (dollars)= 12,600 / (4/19)
Break-even point (dollars)= $59,850
On June 5, Staley Electronics purchases 100 units of inventory on account for $10 each. After closer examination, Staley determines 20 units are defective and returns them to its supplier for full credit on June 9. All remaining inventory is sold on account on June 16 for $15 each.Required:Record transactions for the purchase, return, and sale of inventory.
Answer:
See the journal entries below.
Explanation:
First, we have:
Units of inventory purchased = 100
Units of inventory returned = 20
Units of inventory sold = Units of inventory purchased - Units of inventory returned = 100 - 20 = 80
Therefore, the journal entries will be as follows:
Date Details Debit ($) Credit ($)
June 5 Inventory (100 * $10) 1,000
Accounts payable 1,000
(To inventory purchased on account.)
June 9 Accounts payable (20 * $10 ) 200
Inventory 200
(To record inventory return.)
June 16 Account receivable (80 * $15) 1,200
Sales 1200
(To record sales on account.)
Cost of goods sold (80 * $10) 800
Inventory 800
(To record cost of goods sold on account)
On March 1, 2018, Lewis Services issued a 5% long-term notes payable for $25,000. It is payable over a 5-year term in $5,000 principal installments on March 1 of each year, beginning March 1, 2019. Which of the following entries needs to be made on March 1, 2018?
A. Long - Term Notes Payable 25,000
Accounts Payable 25,000
B. Long - Term Notes Payable 5,000
Cash 5,000
C. Cash 25,000
Long - Term Notes Payable 25,000
D. Current Portion of Long - Term Notes Payable 25,000
Long - Term Notes Payable 25,000
Answer:
C. Cash 25,000
Long - Term Notes Payable 25,000
Explanation:
Based on the information given we were told that on MARCH 1, 2018, the company issued a 5% long-term notes payable for the amount of $25,000 which therefore means that the appropriate journal entries that is needed to be made on March 1, 2018 will be:
March 1, 2018
Dr Cash $25,000
Cr Long term notes payable $25,000
Assume declining profits in the market for Internet service force several firms in the area to drop out of the market. All else constant, this would cause the:
Answer:
Equilibrium quantity will decrease and Price will increase.
Explanation:
The decrease in the number of firms will result in a decrease in supply or quantity in the market. As the quantity decreases, the prices tend to increase. Therefore, the drop of firms in the market will decrease the supply and increase the price.
.What are economies of scale? Take an analysis example
Answer:
The summary of the given topic is explained below throughout the following portion.
Explanation:
The production phenomenon known might be why the additional expenses you generate that for each unit, are considered as Economies of scale. Mostly since the greater optimized production operations you develop, the further optimized they are.Example:
Because of its scale, perhaps the company could be interested in receiving credit standards.
To select a strategy in a two-person, zero-sum game, Player A follows a ________ procedure and Player B follows a ________ procedure.
Answer:
None of these is correct
Explanation:
None of these is correct. The correct answer is that; it should be minimax
Your firm uses half debt and half equity. The shareholders need to earn 20%. The firm can borrow at 5%. The risk free rate is 2%. The tax rate is 40%. Find the weighted average cost of capital.
Answer:
11.5%
Explanation:
WACC = weight of equity x cost of equity + weight of debt x cost of debt x (1 - tax rate)
What is the fundamental accounting equation?
Answer:
Explanation:
Asset=Liabilities + Equities
Classify each statement about the Federal Reserve System as either true or false.
1. The Federal Reserve was established by the U.S. Constitution in the late 1700s.
2. The national objectives of the Federal Reserve include promoting economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and moderate interest rates.
3. All Federal Reserve actions are subject to veto by the executive branch.
4. The Federal Reserve determines monetary policy in the United States.
5. The Federal Reserve was created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.
Answer:
1. The Federal Reserve was established by the U.S. Constitution in the late 1700s
Classification: False
2. The national objectives of the Federal Reserve include promoting economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and moderate interest rates.
Classification: True
3. All Federal Reserve actions are subject to veto by the executive branch.
Classification: False
4. The Federal Reserve determines monetary policy in the United States.
Classification: True
5. The Federal Reserve was created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913.
Classification: True
Suppose the black market shrinks because firms shift to the formal sector, but production remains the same. GDP
Answer: will increase but this will not affect living standards
Explanation:
GDP is sometimes called an incomplete measure because there are certain measures that it does not include such as the black market.
If firms in the black market shift to the formal sector, they will now be included in GDP which means that GDP will increase.
The living standards of people in the country will probably not change however because the firms involved were simply shifting sectors and are not said to be more or less prosperous as a result. Assuming they remained the same, nothing changes for living standards.
What is another name for a job fair?
Which of the following statements is incorrect? Employment insurance compensation encourages longer job searches, which may lead to a better match between jobs and employees. Employment insurance compensation increases the opportunity cost of being unemployed. The typical employment insurance compensation is roughly one third of one's latest salary for up to 26 weeks. Demand and supply curves for labor are constantly shifting.
Answer:
Employment insurance compensation increases the opportunity cost of being
unemployed.
Explanation:
The Employment insurance program is the benefit that is provided temporarily to the people who do not have jobs or had lost their jobs of no fault of their own. This program helps the unemployed with financial help temporarily so that they can survive and search for another jobs.
The compensations provided from the employment insurance encourages the people for a longer job search and better match between the employees and the jobs. This financial aid is provided for up to a maximum of 26 months and for 1/3rd of one's latest salary. The demand and supply curve for te labor is shifting constantly.
Thus the incorrect statement is :
Employment insurance compensation increases the opportunity cost of being
unemployed.
Felix's profit is maximized when he produces teddy bears. When he does this, the marginal cost of the last teddy bear he produces is $ , which is than the price Felix receives for each teddy bear he sells. The marginal cost of producing an additional teddy bear (that is, one more teddy bear than would maximize his profit) is $ , which is than the price Felix receives for each teddy bear he sells. Therefore, Felix's profit-maximizing quantity corresponds to the intersection of the curves. Because Felix is a price taker, this last condition can also be written as .
You buy a lottery ticket to a lottery that costs $10 per ticket. There are only 100 tickets available to be sold in this lottery. In this lottery there are one $455 prize, two $75 prizes, and four $20 prizes. Find your expected gain or loss. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Answer: Expected loss of $2.45
Explanation:
The expected gain is a weighted probability of the expected outcomes and their individual probabilities.
There is one $455 prize out of 100 tickets so the probability is: 1/100 = 0.01
There are two $75 prizes so the probability is: 2/100 = 0.02
There are four $20 prizes so the probability is: 4/100 = 0.04
There is a chance that you will lose the $10 and that probability is the :
= 1 - 0.01 - 0.02 - 0.04
= 0.93
Expected gain (loss) = (0.01 * 455) + (0.02 * 75) + (0.04 * 20) + (0.93 * -10)
= ($2.45)
Francisco buys five million sheets of paper from a vendor for his printing firm. He is satisfied with the product, and he orders the same quantity from the same vendor every week. This is most likely an example of a(n) ______.
Answer: Straight rebuy
Explanation:
A straight rebuy is used to describe a situation where a person or company buys the same good, in the same quantity, from the same supplier, on a routine basis.
Francisco here is going to be buying the same quantity of paper from this particular vendor every week. This is the textbook definition of a straight rebuy.
Sayid is the sole shareholder of an S corporation in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. At a time when his stock basis is $20,000, the corporation distributes appreciated property worth $40,000 (basis of $20,000). There is no built-in gain. Sayid's taxable gain is:
Answer:
$20,000
Explanation:
The computation of the taxable gain is shown below:
The corporate gain is
= $40,000 - $20,000
= $20,000
Now the stock basis is increased i.e.
= $20,000 + $20,000
= $40.000
Now the stock basis decreased to zero i.e.
= $40,000 - $40,000
= $0
So, here the taxable gain is of $20,000
Suppose Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc. is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Beta) that will require an initial investment of $3,225,000. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows:
Year Cash Flow
Year 1 $275,000
Year 2 $475,000
Year 3 $425,000
Year 4 $400,000
Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc.'s weighted average cost of capital is 7%, and project Beta has the same risk as the firm's average project. Based on the cash flows, what is project Beta's NPV?
Answer and Explanation:
The computation of the net present value is shown below:
Year Cash flows Discount factor at 7% Present value
0 -$3,225,000 1 -$3,225,000
1 $275,000 0.934579439 $257,009.3458
2 $475,000 0.873438728 $414,883.3959
3 $425,000 0.816297877 $346,926.5977
4 $400,000 0.762895212 $305,158.0848
Net present value -$1,901,022.576
You are analyzing ABC Company, a computer manufacturer. You notice that inventory turnover this year is significantly lower than in prior years. You also notice that accounts receivable turnover is significantly lower this year when compared to previous years. Provide three explanations that would be consistent with your observation for inventory turnover and include an explanation of whether these would be of concern to you, as well as what the effect might be on the next period's financial results. In addition, provide three explanations that would be consistent with your observation of the accounts receivable turnover, and explain whether these would be of concern to you.
Answer:
ABC Company
1. Observation: Current year's inventory turnover is significantly lower than those of previous years.
Explanations:
1. Lower inventory turnover implies weaker sales for the current period than those of previous years.
2. Lower inventory turnover results from excessive inventory, which increases storage costs and interest expenses.
3. The ratio may also indicate that the demand for the product is declining rapidly. Many reasons can be adduced for this situation. Little marketing efforts, bad product, and lack of product competitiveness.
a) The formula for computing the inventory turnover equals Cost of goods sold/Average Inventory. The ratio shows the number of times goods are sold in a period. When goods are sold more frequently, sales activities increase, including revenue and profit.
2. Observation: Also current year's accounts receivable turnover is significantly lower than in previous years.
Explanations:
1. Billing inefficiency can contribute to lower accounts receivable turnover.
2. Poor credit policy may give rise to inefficient collection process, excessive bad debts, long credit days, bad customers, and lack of incentives to customers to settle their invoices.
3. Lastly, lower accounts receivable turnover may point to declining demand of the product by customers.
b) The formula for calculating the accounts receivable turnover is Net Credit Sales divided by Average receivables. The ratio determines the effectiveness of the company's credit policy.
The firm's fixed costs are $60 000, variable cost per unit is $15 and selling price per unit is $20. The contribution margin per unit is: Group of answer choices $5 $15 $20 $35 g
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
With regards to the above, the contribution margin is computed as;
Contribution margin per unit = Selling price per unit - Variable cost per unit
Selling price per unit = $20
Variable cost per unit = $15
Then,
Contribution margin per unit = $20 - $15
Contribution margin per unit = $5
Each of the following factors affects the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) equation. Which are factors that a firm can control?
A. Interest rates in the economy
B. Tax rates
C. The firm's dividend payout ratio
D. The general level of stock prices
Answer:
C. The firm's dividend payout ratio
Explanation:
Interest rates are set by the Bank, Tax rates by the Government, Stock Prices by demand from customers. The only factor that the company can control is its dividend payout ratio.
Ideally, a profit oriented firm desires to denominate bonds in a currency that: ________.
a. Exhibits a low interest rate and is expected to depreciate.
b. Exhibits a high interest rate and is expected to depreciate.
c. Exhibits a low interest rate and is expected to appreciate.
d. Exhibits a high interest rate and is expected to appreciate.
Answer: exhibits a low interest rate and is expected to depreciate.
Explanation:
Bonds are the debt securities which are issued by the governments or corporations, and usually have a lower risk and reward than stocks.
A profit oriented firm desires to denominate bonds in a currency that exhibits a low interest rate and is expected to depreciate.
why do you think that the npv method choosen by you is the most suitable method in ecaluating the proposed investment?
Answer:
Hind Petrochemicals Company
The reason that the NPV method is the most suitable method in evaluating the proposed investment is that
the NPV reduces all the cash outflows and inflows to their present value to assess their relative values vis-a-vis the time value of money.
Explanation:
NPV, therefore, creates a common denominator for project evaluation. If the cash outflows in their present values are more than the cash inflows in their present values, then Hind may need to reconsider its decision to buy the refineries from the government. Using NPV enables Hind Petrochemicals to compute the revenues and costs in their present values and cash flow forms.