Answer: 0
Explanation:
Firstly, we will calculate the nominal value in 2015 which will be:
= $500 x 1 million
= $500 million
The nominal value in 2016 will be:
= $1000 x 1 million
= $1 billion
Real GDP will be the price of the base year multiplied by the quantity of the current year which will be:
= $500 million x 1 million sets
= $500 million
Therefore, the increase in real GDP is zero.
Ida Sidha Karya Company is a family-owned company located in the village of Gianyar on the island of Bali in Indonesia. The company produces a handcrafted Balinese musical instrument called a gamelan that is similar to a xylophone. The gamelans are sold for $910. Selected data for the company’s operations last year follow: Units in beginning inventory 0 Units produced 310 Units sold 280 Units in ending inventory 30 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $ 130 Direct labor $ 350 Variable manufacturing overhead 50 Variable selling and administrative 40 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 62,000 Fixed selling and administrative $ 26,000 The absorption costing income statement prepared by the company’s accountant for last year appears below: Sales $ 254,800 Cost of goods sold 204,400 Gross margin 50,400 Selling and administrative expense 37,200 Net operating income 13,200Required:1. Determine how much of the ending inventory consists of fixed manufacturing overhead cost deferred in inventory to the next period.Total fixed manufacturing overhead in ending inventory: ?2. Prepare an income statement for the year using variable costing.
Answer:
1. 6,000
2. 7,200
Explanation:
1. Calculation to determine how much of the ending inventory consists of fixed manufacturing overhead cost deferred in inventory to the next period.
Using this formula
Ending inventory=Fixed manufacturing overhead/Units produced*Ending units
Let plug in the formula
Ending inventory=62,000/310*30
Ending inventory=6,000
Therefore how much of the ending inventory consists of fixed manufacturing overhead cost deferred in inventory to the next period is 6,000
2. Preparation of an income statement for the year using variable costing.
IDA SIDHA KARYA Company Variable Costing Income Statement
Units produced cost (130+350+50=530)
Sales $254,800
(280*910)
VARIABLE EXPENSES:
Variable cost of goods sold $148,400
(280*530)
Variable selling and administrative expense $11,200
(280*40)
Contribution margin $95,200
($254,800-$148,400-$11,200)
FIXED EXPENSES:
Fixed manufacturing overhead $62,000
Fixed selling and administrative expense $26,000
Net operating income $7,200
($95,200-$62,000-$26,000)
Therefore the income statement for the year using variable costing is $7,200
Sheridan, Inc., has issued a three-year bond that pays a coupon rate of 7.0 percent. Coupon payments are made semiannually. Given the market rate of interest of 4.6 percent, what is the market value of the bond
Answer:
$1,066.54
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the market value of the bond
Using this formula
Market value of bond = Coupon payment per period * [1-(1+i)^-n]/i + par value/(1+i)^n
Where,
i = interest rate per period
n = number of periods
Let plug in the formula
Market value of bond = 7%/2 * [1-(1+0.046/2)^-3*2]/(0.046/2) + 1000/(1+0.046/2)^3.2
Market value of bond = 3.5% * [1-(1+0.023)^-6]/(0.023) + 1000/(1+0.023)^6
Market value of bond=$1,066.54
Therefore the market value of the bond will be $1,066.54
The controller of Oriole Industries has collected the following monthly expense data for use in analyzing the cost behavior of maintenance costs.
Month Total Total
Maintenance Costs Machine Hours
January $2,860 320
February 3,160 370
March 3,760 520
April 4,660 670
May 3,360 520
June 5,260 720
Determine the variable cost components using the high-low method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places e.g. 2.25.)
Variable cost per machine hour $
Determine the fixed cost components using the high-low method.
Total fixed costs $
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Maintenance Costs Machine Hours
January $2,860 320
February 3,160 370
March 3,760 520
April 4,660 670
May 3,360 520
June 5,260 720
To calculate the variable and fixed costs, we need to use the following formulas:
Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)
Variable cost per unit= (5,260 - 2,860) / (720 - 320)
Variable cost per unit= $6
Fixed costs= Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)
Fixed costs= 5,260 - (6*720)
Fixed costs= $940
Fixed costs= LAC - (Variable cost per unit* LAU)
Fixed costs= 2,860 - (6*320)
Fixed costs= $940
Klean Fiber Company is the creator of Y-Go, a technology that weaves silver into its fabrics to kill bacteria and odor on clothing while managing heat. Y-Go has become very popular in undergarments for sports activities. Operating at capacity, the company can produce 1,053,000 Y-Go undergarments a year. The per unit and the total costs for an individual garment when the company operates at full capacity are as follows.
Per Undergarment Total
Direct materials $1.96 $2,063,880
Direct labor 0.47 494,910
Variable manufacturing overhead 0.98 1,031,940
Fixed manufacturing overhead 1.41 1,484,730
Variable selling expenses 0.38 400,140
Totals $5.20 $5,475,600
The U.S. Army has approached Klean Fiber and expressed an interest in purchasing 249,700 Y-Go undergarments for soldiers in extremely warm climates. The Army would pay the unit cost for direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead costs. In addition, the Army has agreed to pay an additional $1.01 per undergarment to cover all other costs and provide a profit. Presently, Klean Fiber is operating at 70% capacity and does not have any other potential buyers for Y-Go. If Klean Fiber accepts the Army’s offer, it will not incur any variable selling expenses related to this order.
Required:
Prepare an incremental analysis for the Klean Fiber.
Answer:
Klean Fiber Company
Incremental Analysis for the
Special order by the U.S. Army:
Units to be purchased = 249,700
Sales Revenue $4.42
Variable costs:
Direct materials $1.96
Direct labor 0.47
Variable manufacturing overhead 0.98
Total variable costs 3.41
Additional for contribution margin 1.01
Contribution margin = $252,197 ($1.01 * 249,700)
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Annual production capacity = 1,053,000
Per Undergarment Total
Direct materials $1.96 $2,063,880
Direct labor 0.47 494,910
Variable manufacturing overhead 0.98 1,031,940
Fixed manufacturing overhead 1.41 1,484,730
Variable selling expenses 0.38 400,140
Totals $5.20 $5,475,600
Investment Center Sales Income Average Invested Assets Electronics $ 40,500,000 $ 2,916,000 $ 16,200,000 Sporting goods 20,740,000 2,074,000 12,200,000 1. Compute return on investment for each department. Using return on investment, which department is most efficient at using assets to generate returns for the company
Answer and Explanation:
The computation of the return on investment is shown below;
We know that
Return on Investment is
= (Net Income ÷ Average Operating Assets] × 100
For Electronics
= [$29,16,000 ÷ 162,00,000] × 100
= 18%
And,
For Sporting goods
= [$20,74,000 ÷ 122,00,000] × 100
= 17%
So here the electronics department should be selected as it has high return on investment
The impact of interest rate changes in the PV of $100 due in 20 years compared to the PV of $100 due in one year are:
a. smaller because interest rate changes have a greater impact on the near-term cash flows than distant cash flows.
b. the same because the cash flow is the same.
c. greater because interest rate changes have a greater impact on distant cash flows than near-term cash flows.
d. sometimes less and sometimes more depending on the interest rate.
Answer: c. greater because interest rate changes have a greater impact on distant cash flows than near-term cash flows.
Explanation:
Interest rate changes have a greater impact on distant cashflows because those cashflows will be exposed to the interest rates for longer. This means that they will be subjected to more discounting than a cashflow that is due in one year which would be subject to only a single year of discounting.
For instance, assume the required rate of return for two investments is 10%. One investment yields $10,000 in 20 years and another yields $10,000 in 2 years .
The present value of both are:
= 10,000 / (1 + 10%)²⁰ = 10,000 / ( 1 + 10%)²
= $1,486.43 = $8,264.46
Notice the difference. The longer term investment was more exposed to interest rate effects.
What is a plan implemented by a company promising value to its customers and converting customer payments into a profit called
Answer:
Business model
Explanation:
A business plan can be defined as a formally written document that comprises of the financial and operational objectives (plans) of a business firm.
Basically, a business plan is a roadmap or guide that outline the goals of a business, methods on how to achieve those goals, and the timeframe required to achieve those goals.
Similarly, a business model can be defined as a plan developed and implemented by a company while expressly promising value to its customers and converting the payments made by customers for goods or services into a profit.
If IBM has a beta of 1.2 when the risk-free rate is 6% and the expected return on the market portfolio is 18%, the expected return on IBM is:
Answer:
20.4%
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what the expected return on IBM is:
Using this formula
E(Ribm)=Risk-free rate+(Market portfolio -Risk-free rate) Beta
Let plug in the formula
E(Ribm) = 6% +(18%-6%)1.2
E(Ribm)=6%+12%(1.2)
E(Ribm)=6%+14.4%
E(Ribm)=20.4%
Therefore the expected return on IBM is:20.4%
If repossessed collateral is sold or otherwise disposed of by the creditor, then the time, place, manner, and method of disposal must be a. court ordered. b. scheduled with the debtor so that the debtor is able to attend. c. perfected. d. commercially reasonable.
Answer:
d. commercially reasonable.
Explanation:
In the case when the collateral i.e. repossessed is sold and disposed off by the creditor so the time, place and the method for selling or disposal should be commercially reasonable i.e. it can be measured in monetary terms so that everyone could aware of the price at which it is disposed off
Therefore the option d is correct
any traditional costing systems: Multiple Choice write off manufacturing overhead as an expense of the current period. combine widely varying elements of overhead into a single cost pool. produce results far superior to those achieved with activity-based costing. use a host of different cost drivers (e.g., number of production setups, inspection hours, orders processed) to improve the accuracy of product costing. trace manufacturing overhead to individual activities and require the development of numerous activity-costing rates.
Answer:
combine widely varying elements of overhead into a single cost pool
Explanation:
A Traditional cost system is the system where the overhead cost are allocated that depend upon the cost driver volume. It determined the overhead cost per unit by measuring the total overhead cost i.e. incurred and this is be divided by the number of units produced
So as per the given options, the above option should be considered
Development cost $ 1,250,000 Estimated development time 9 months Pilot testing $ 200,000 Ramp-up cost $ 400,000 Marketing and support cost $ 150,000 per year Sales and production volume 60,000 per year Unit production cost $ 100 Unit price $ 205 Interest rate 8% Tuff Wheels also has provided the project plan shown below. As can be seen in the project plan, the company thinks that the product life will be three years until a new product must be created.
Required:
What is the net present value (discounted at 8%) of this project?
Answer:
Tuff Wheels
The net present value of the project is:
= $13,617,154
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Development cost $ 1,250,000
Estimated development time 9 months
Pilot testing $ 200,000
Ramp-up cost $ 400,000
Total Project cost in Year 0 = $1,850,000 ($ 1,250,000 + $200,000 + $400,000)
Marketing and support cost $ 150,000 per year
Sales and production volume 60,000 per year
Unit production cost $ 100
Unit price $ 205
Contribution per unit = $105 ($205 - $100)
Total contribution margin = $6,300,000 ($105 * 60,000)
Marketing and support cost $ 150,000
Interest rate 8% 148,000
Net income (cash flow) $6,002,000
Discount rate = 8%
Annual net cash inflow = $6,002,000
Annuity factor = 2.577
Total cash inflow = $15,467,154 ($6,002,000 * 2.577)
Total project cost 1,850,000
Net present value $13,617,154
A firm is considering a project requiring an investment of $30,000. The project would generate an annual cash flow of $7,251 for the next six years. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation with no mid-year convention. Ignore income taxes. The approximate internal rate of return for the project is: __________
a.11%.
b.10%.
c.12%.
d.9%.
Answer:
c.12%
Explanation:
PVF of 12% for 6 years is 4.11
PVFof 11% for 6 years is 4.23
Present value of cash inflows, 12% = 7251*4.11
Present value of cash inflows, 12% = 29801.61
Present value of cash inflows, 11% = 7251*4.23
Present value of cash inflows, 11% = 30671.73
Internal rate of return = 11% + (30671.73 - 30000)/(30671.73-29801.61)
Internal rate of return = 11.7719969659%
Internal rate of return = 11.772%
Please write out, step-by-step, how you obtained the correct answer for this math problem.
Jose and Zola want to purchase their first home. Jose makes $23.50 an hour and works 40 hours per week. Zola makes $21.50 an hour and works 40 hours of regular time and 5 hours of overtime a week. They have two car payments totaling $500 a month and one credit card with a minimum payment of $50 a month. What is their combined gross monthly income?
(HINT: Remember to assume that overtime is always time and a half unless otherwise specified!!)
Answer:
The correct answer is "$7,630".
Explanation:
Assuming there are four weeks in a month, then
Joe's income will be:
= [tex]23.50\times 40\times 4[/tex]
= [tex]3,760[/tex] ($)
Zola's income will be:
= [tex]21.50\times (40+5)\times 4[/tex]
= [tex]21.50\times 45\times 4[/tex]
= [tex]3,870[/tex] ($)
hence,
The combined gross monthly income will be:
= [tex]Jose's \ income+Zola's \ income[/tex]
= [tex]3,760+3,870[/tex]
= [tex]7,630[/tex] ($)
Answer:
$8,498.75
Explanation:
Jose = ($23.5x40x52)/12=$4073.33
Zola = ($21.5x40x52/12)+($21.5x1.5(overtime pay)x5x52)/12= $3726.67+$698.75=$4425.41
Combined = $4073.33+ $4425.42= $8498.75
University Car Wash built a deluxe car wash across the street from campus. The new machines cost $270,000 including installation. The company estimates that the equipment will have a residual value of $24,000. University Car Wash also estimates it will use the machine for six years or about 12,000 total hours. Actual use per year was as follows: Year Hours Used 1 3,100 2 1,100 3 1,200 4 2,800 5 2,600 6 1,200 2. Prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the double-declining-balance method.
Answer:
Year Depreciation expenses
1 $90,000
2 $60,000
3 $40,000
4 $26,667
5 $17,778
6 $11,556
Explanation:
Note: See the attached excel file for the depreciation schedule for six years using the double-declining-balance method.
The double-declining-balance method is a depreciation approach in which the rate of depreciation for an asset is twice the rate of depreciation for the straight line method.
In the attached excel, the double-declining-balance depreciation rate is therefore calculated as follows:
Straight line depreciation rate = 1 / Number of expected useful years = 1 / 6 = 0.166666666666667 = 16.6666666666667%
Double-declining depreciation rate = Straight line depreciation rate * 2 = 16.6666666666667% *2 = 33.3333333333334%
Also note the following in the attached excel file:
Beginning depreciable amount in Year 1 = Cost of the new machine = $270,000
The depreciation expenses for Year 6 is calculated by deducting the residual value of $24,000 from Year 6 Beginning depreciable amount. That is:
Depreciation expenses for Year 6 = $35,556 - $24,000 = $11,556
The residual value of $24,000 therefore represents the book value at the end of Year 6.
From the attached excel file, we therefore have:
Year Depreciation expenses
1 $90,000
2 $60,000
3 $40,000
4 $26,667
5 $17,778
6 $11,556
If you throw exactly two heads in two tosses of a coin you win $101. If not, you pay me $30. Step 1 of 2 : Find the expected value of the proposition. Round your answer to two decimal places. Losses must be expressed as negative values.
Answer:
The expected value of the proposition is $2.50.
Explanation:
When a coin is tossed two times, the following is the sample space (S)
S = {HT,TH,TT,HH}
Using the information in the question, we can derive the following win/loss table:
S Probability Payoff
TH 1/4 -$30
HT 1/4 -$30
TT 1/4 -$30
HH 1/4 $100
The expected value (E) can now be calculated as follows:
E = Sum of (Probability * Payoff) = (1/4 * ($-30)) * (1/4 * ($-30)) * (1/4 * ($-30)) = (1/4 * $100) = ((1/4) * (-30)) + ((1/4) * (-30)) + ((1/4) * (-30)) + ((1/4) * 100) = $2.50
At an activity level of 9,300 machine-hours in a month, Curt Corporation's total variable production engineering cost is $766,320 and its total fixed production engineering cost is $191,040. What would be the total production engineering cost per machine-hour, both fixed and variable, at an activity level of 9,600 machine-hours in a month
Answer:
$102.3 per machine hour
Explanation:
We can compute the total production engineering cost per hour by using the following equation;
Cost per machine hour = (Fixed cost + Variable cost) / Total machine hours
But first, we need to calculate variable cost at 9,600 hours;
= $766,320 × 9,600hr / 9,300hr
= $791,040
Now, cost per machine hour
= $191,040 + $791,040 / 9,600hr
= $982,040 / 9,600hr
= $102.3 per machine hour
A company borrowed $19,000 by signing a 180-day promissory note at 10%. The maturity value of the note is: (Use 360 days a year.)
Answer:
$950
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what The maturity value of the note is:
Maturity value of the note=$19000*10%*180/360
Maturity value of the note=$950
Therefore The maturity value of the note is: $950
In a perpetual inventory system a.a count must be made in order to know the inventory amount. b.the inventory records cannot be computerized. c.the amount of inventory for sale and the amount sold are not listed in the inventory account. d.each purchase and sale of inventory is recorded in the inventory account.
Answer:
d. each purchase and sale of inventory is recorded in the inventory account.
Explanation:
The perpetual inventory system keeps record of inventory and cost of sales after each and every transaction. Its records are always updated after every purchase or sale transaction thus, In a perpetual inventory system : each purchase and sale of inventory is recorded in the inventory account.
Shellhammer Company's inventory records show the following data for the month of September: Units Unit Cost Inventory, September 1 100 $3.34 Purchases: September 8 450 3.50 September 18 350 3.70 A physical inventory on September 30 shows 200 units on hand. If the company uses FIFO inventory costing and a periodic inventory system, the the value of ending inventory at the end of September is
Answer:
Ending inventory $740
Cost of goods sold $2,464
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the value of ending inventory and cost of goods sold if the company uses FIFO inventory costing and a periodicinventory system.
Calculation for the value of ending inventory
Ending inventory of 200 units= 200 x $3.70
Ending inventory of 200 units = $740
Calculation for Cost of goods sold:
Units available for sale= (100 + 450 + 350) = 900
Units sold= 900 – 200 = 700
100 × $3.34 = $ 334
450 × $3.50 =$1,575
150 × $3.70 =$555
Cost of goods sold $2,464
($ 334+$1,575+$555)
Therefore the value of ending inventory is $740 and cost of goods sold if the company uses FIFO inventory costing and a periodicinventory system will be $2,464
When a company outsources some of its work / activities currently done by itself, it ultimately shifts the cost structure of the company. In most cases this shift entails:
Answer:
Outsourcing Company Activities
The shift in the cost structure of the company entails:
the elimination of most fixed costs and making variable costs to become more prominent.
Explanation:
A company's cost structure describes the relative proportions of fixed and variable costs which the company incurs in its business activities. Outsourcing is a cost-driven strategy that involves the use of outside vendors to perform services and create goods that were traditionally produced in-house, thereby eliminating some employees and facilities, and thus, reducing cost.
You want to invest $37,000 today to accumulate $41,650 to buy a car. If you can invest at an interest rate of 3% compounded annually, how many years will it take to accumulate the required amount
Answer:
4 years
Explanation:
It takes 4 years to accumulate the required amount.
Two athletes of equal ability are competing for a prize of $10,000. Each is deciding whether to take a dangerous performance-enhancing drug. If one athlete takes the drug, and the other does not, the one who takes the drug wins the prize. If both or neither take the drug, they tie and split the prize. Taking the drug imposes health risks that are equivalent to a loss of X dollars
Required:
a. Draw a $2 payoff matrix describing the decisions the athletes face.
b. For what X is taking the drug the Nash equilibrium?
c. Does making the drug safer (that is, lowering X) make the athletes better or worse off? Explain.
Answer:
a) attached below.
b) for $x < $5000 will cause taking the drug to be part of the Nash equilibrium
c) will make the athletes feel better because the value their payoff will increase
Explanation:
a) 2 * 2 payoff matrix describing the decision faced by the athletes
attached below
when both players take the drug the payoff for each player = $5000 - x
when neither player takes the drug the payoff for each player = $5000
When only one player takes the drug his payoff = $10000 - x
b) If we consider the value of $x to be involved in the Nash equilibrium then
; $5000 - $x > 0 becomes the best response
hence for $x < $5000 will cause taking the drug to be part of the Nash equilibrium
c) Lowering the negative effect of the drug ( i.e. when the value of x is reduced )
will make the athletes feel better because the value their payoff will increase
Please helpppppppp (sorry Need to get the word limit in)
Answer:
i guess c By creating multilateral trade agreement . i am not sure if its correct or not .
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, finance graduates make an average of (µ) $52,402 a year. The standard deviation of annual salaries of finance graduates is (σ) $7,000. A random sample of 100 accounting graduates show that the sample mean salary is $54,390.If we were to increase the sample size (n) from 100 to 144, the z score will:A) increase.B) decrease.C) stay the same.D) be zero.
Answer:
National Association of Colleges and Employers
Therefore, if we were to increase the sample size (n) from 100 to 144, the z score will:
A) increase.
Explanation:
a) Data:
Mean (average) (µ) annual earnings of finance graduates = $52,402
Standard deviation of annual salaries of finance graduates (σ) = $7,000
Sample size of accounting graduates (n) = 100
Sample mean salary = $54,390
If sample size were increased to 144, from 100, what happens to the z score will be:
Calculating z score:
z = (x-μ)/σ
= (54,390 - 52,402)/7,000
= 0.284
Example:
= (58,000 - 52,402)/7,000
= 0.8
b) In statistics, as the sample size is increased from 100 to 144, the sample mean, x, ($54,390) and standard deviation ($7,000) will be closer in value to the population mean, μ, ($52,402) and standard deviation, σ.
Diversified Semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. Some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. Customers pay a deposit for each container received. The deposit is equal to the container's cost. They receive a refund when the container is returned. During 2021, deposits collected on containers shipped were $890,000. Deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. Containers held by customers at January 1, 2021, represented deposits of $595,000. In 2021, $827,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $56,750. Required: 1. Prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received, returned, and forfeited during 2021. 2. Determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the December 31, 2021, balance sheet. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received, returned, and forfeited during 2021. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet < 1 2 3 4 > Record the deposits collected. < 1 2 3 4 Record the containers returned. < 1 2 3 4 Record the deposits forfeited - record revenue. < 1 2 3 4 Record the deposits forfeited - adjust inventory. Determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the December 31, 2021, balance sheet. Balance on December 31
Answer:
1. (a) Dr Cash $890,000
Cr Liability for refundable deposits $890,000
(b) Dr Liability for refundable deposits $827,000
Cr Cash $827,000
(c) Dr Liability for refundable deposits $56,750
Cr Sale of containers $56,750
(d) Dr Cost of goods sold $56,750
Cr Inventory of containers $56,750
2.$601,250
Explanation:
1.Preparationof the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received, returned, and forfeited during 2021.
(a) Dr Cash $890,000
Cr Liability for refundable deposits $890,000
(b) Dr Liability for refundable deposits $827,000
Cr Cash $827,000
(c) Dr Liability for refundable deposits $56,750
Cr Sale of containers $56,750
(d) Dr Cost of goods sold $56,750
Cr Inventory of containers $56,750
2. Calculation to determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the December 31, 2021, balance sheet.
Using this formula
Ending liability for refundable deposits = Liability for refundable deposits, January 1, 2021 + Deposits received during 2021 - Deposits returned during 2018 - Deposits forfeited during 2021
Let plug in the formula
Ending liability for refundable deposits= $595,000 + $890,000 - $827,000 - $56,750
Ending liability for refundable deposits= $601,250
Therefore the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the December 31, 2021, balance sheet is $601,250
Bella Bags is a British company that sells luxury leather purses manufactured in London. Currently, its products are carried at high-end department stores all across Europe. The company prides itself on its exceptional customer service. However, the company has been criticized in the past for carrying only two designs of bags. There is currently growing market demand for high-end luxury accessories. Bella Bags faces fierce competition from established luxury brands. Which of the following best characterizes an actionable strategy for Bella Bags that works on reducing the company's weaknesses to avoid threats?
A) Reduce the threat of high competition by expanding the product line and offering more variety
B) Promote the company's exceptional customer service to leverage the increasing demand for luxury goods
C) Reduce the threat of high competition by promoting the company's narrow product offering
D) Reduce the threat of high competition by leveraging the increasing demand for luxury goods
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Since its establishment on January 1, 1999, the euro has more than tripled in appreciation against the U.S. dollar, reaffirming the ability of the European Central Bank to manage monetary policy within the euro zone.
A. True
B. False
Answer:
B. False
Explanation:
The exchange rate between the euro and the dollar was 1.1719 dollars per 1 euro. Currently, the exchange rate is 1.18 dollars per euro. The euro has appreciated slightly against the US dollar, but it is a small percentage. It is not even close to multiplying its value by 3.
You have contracted to buy a house for $300,000, paying $50,000 as a down payment and taking a fully amortizing mortgage for the balance at a 5.5% annual interest rate for 30 years. What will your monthly payment (covering principal and interest) be if you make monthly installments over the next 30 years (round to the nearest dollar)
Answer:
The monthly payment (covering principal and interest) to be over the next 30 years is:
= $1,419.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Home Price $300,000
Down Payment 16.666667 % ($50,000/$300,000 * 100)
Loan Term 30 years
Interest Rate 5.5%
Results:
Monthly Pay: $1,419.47
House Price $300,000.00
Down Payment $50,000.00
Loan Amount $250,000.00
Total of 360 Mortgage Payments $511,010.10
Total Interest $261,010.10
When you show property: Ask questions that will sell the home’s specific features. Never show more than 4 homes in one day. Never cancel a scheduled appointment. Be sure to show the prospects at least one home beyond their means to peak their interest.
Answer:
Ask questions that will sell the home's specific features.
Explanation:
Professionals do not state obvious facts about the property they are showing to buyers. Instead, show property by asking questions about features that will interest the buyer. Leave opinions behind. Personal opinions are not meant for the home buyer. Couch questions so that they will get positive responses and help the buyer to make comparisons. For example, this room with its overview of the greenfield will interest the children, isn't it?
Reliability is how long an item or system will perform its function before it breaks. Good reliability will ______________________. Decrease logistics support requirements Increase life cycle sustainment costs Decrease system readiness Increase manpower waste
Answer:
Decrease logistics support requirements.
Explanation:
Decrease logistics support requirements is the correct answer because the increase in reliability decreases the requirement to correct the commodity or equipment. Therefore, the logistic support decreases which further decreases the manpower waste. Additionally, the good reliability shows that the product's quality is good and it will work efficiently for a longer time period. Thus, a good quality product requires less logistic support.
Reliability is a quality of being trustworthy and in performing constantly well. It result in measurement and calculations and tends to be more accurate.
Thus there is a decrease in logistics support requirements. When the system function before it breaks. Good reliability will always support the system.Hence the option A is correct.
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