The analysis phase of decision making includes___________. Qualitative analysis is based primarily on__________ and decision-making effectiveness is usually increased by________. Quantitative analysis is based primarily____________ on and skills in this approach are usually increased by_______________ .

Answer:  Please refer to Explanation

Explanation:

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1. Both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

The analysis phase includes both of these types of analysis to provide a complete view of a variable from both a numbers and an experience perspective.  

2. Judgement, experience, and intuition.

Qualitative Analysis is usually based on these 3 as numbers are not necessarily used.

3. Experience.

The more you are faced with analysing Qualitative data, the more the get used to it and better at it.

4. quantitative facts, data, and mathematical expressions.

Quantitative Analysis is done on mathematical instruments such as facts,data and expressions to provide a more mathematical driven approach to analysis.

5. Studying.

The more you study Quantitative Data and it's methods of analysis, the better you get at it because you begin to see patterns as well as use better analytic tools.

Answer:

i). Both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

ii). Judgement, experience and intuition.

iii). Experience.

iv). Quantitative facts, data and mathematical expressions.

v). Studying.

Explanation:

After this study above, it was easily gathered that quantitative analysis is often associated with numerical analysis where data is collected, classified, and then computed for certain findings using a set of statistical methods. Data is chosen randomly in large samples and then analyzed. The advantage of quantitative analysis the findings can be applied in a general population using research patterns developed in the sample while qualitative analysis is concerned with the analysis of data that cannot be quantified. This type of data is about the understanding and insights into the properties and attributes of objects (participants). Qualitative analysis can get a deeper understanding of “why” a certain phenomenon occurs.

The following data pertains to Xena Corp.: Xena Corp. Total Assets $23,610 Interest-Bearing Debt (market value) $11,070 Average borrowing rate for debt 10.2% Common Equity: Book Value $ 6,150 Market Value $25,830 Marginal Income Tax Rate 37% Market Beta 1.73 Assuming that the risk-free rate is 4.5% and the market risk premium is 6.2%, calculate Xena's cost of equity capital using the capital asset pricing model. Select one: A. 15.2% B. 10.4% C. 13.4% D. 8.9%

Employers are generally allowed to deduct reasonable compensation paid to employees, but the level of deductible compensation is limited to a maximum of $ ________ for the CEO, CFO, and the next three highest paid officers of publicly traded corporations unless certain exceptions are met.

Jasmin purchased 100 shares of Pinkstey Corporation (publicly traded company) on January 1 of year 1 for $5,000. The FMV of the shares at the end of year 1 was $6,000. On January 1 year 4, Pinkstey Corporation declared a 2-for-1 stock split when the fair market value of the stock was $65 per share. On January 1 of year 5, Jasmin sold all of her Pinkstey Corporation stock when the fair market value was $40 per share. Which of the folowing statements is true? a. Jasmin reports $6,500 in gross income for the 2-for-1 stock split in year 4 b. Jasmin's basis in the Pinkstey Corporation stock at the end of year 4 is $65/ share. c. Jasmin has no taxable income for the Pinkstey Corporation stock in year 4 d. Jasmin owns 100 shares in Pinkstey Corporation stock at the end of year 4

In doing aggregate planning for a firm producing paint, the aggregate planners would most likely deal with: a. Gallons, quarts, pints, and all the different sizes to be produced b. Gallons of paint, but be concerned with the different colors to be produced c. All of the different colors targeted for different markets d. Just gallons of paint, without concern for the different colors and sizes e. All the different sizes and all the different colors by size

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $600 at the end of the year (before adjustment), and an analysis of accounts in the customer ledger indicates uncollectible receivables of $13,000.
1. Which of the following entries records the proper adjusting entry for bad debt expense?a. debit Bad Debt Expense, $12,400; credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $12,400b. debit Bad Debt Expense, $13,600; credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $13,600c. debit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $600; credit Bad Debt Expense, $600d. debit Bad Debt Expense, $600; credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, $600

Pharoah Construction enters into a contract with a customer to build a warehouse for $870000 on March 30, 2021 with a performance bonus of $50000 if the building is completed by July 31, 2021. The bonus is reduced by $10000 each week that completion is delayed. Pharoah commonly includes these completion bonuses in its contracts and, based on prior experience, estimates the following completion outcomes: Completed by Probability July 31, 2021 65% August 7, 2021 25% August 14, 2021 5% August 21, 2021 5% The transaction price for this transaction is

Western Company is preparing a cash budget for June. The company has $12,000 cash at the beginning of June and anticipates $30,000 in cash receipts and $34,500 in cash disbursements during June. Western Company has an agreement with its bank to maintain a minimum cash balance of $10,000. As of May 31, the company owes $15,000 to the bank. To maintain the $10,000 required balance, during June the company must: Group of answer choices Borrow $4,500. Borrow $2,500. Borrow $10,000. Repay $7,500. Repay $2,500.

Under its executive stock option plan, W Corporation granted options on January 1, 2021, that permit executives to purchase 28 million of the company's $1 par common shares within the next eight years, but not before December 31, 2023 (the vesting date). The exercise price is the market price of the shares on the date of grant, $19 per share. The fair value of the options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $5 per option. No forfeitures are anticipated. The options are exercised on April 2, 2024, when the market price is $22 per share. By what amount will W's shareholders equity be increased when the options are exercised

Linda and Richard are married and file a joint return for 2019. During the year, Linda, who works as an accountant for a national airline, used $2,100 worth of free passes for travel on the airline; Richard used the same amount. Linda and Richard also used $850 worth of employee discount coupons for hotel rooms at the hotel chain that is also owned by the airline. Richard is employed at State University as an accounting clerk. Under a tuition reduction plan, Richard saved $4,000 in tuition fees during 2019. He is studying for a master's degree in business at night while still working full-time. Richard also had $30 worth of personal typing done by his administrative assistant at the University.

What is the amount of fringe benefits that should be included in Linda and Richard's gross income on their 2019 tax return?

Parks Corporation is considering an investment proposal in which a working capital investment of $10,000 would be required. The investment would provide cash inflows of $2,000 per year for six years. The working capital would be released for use elsewhere when the project is completed.
If the company's discount rate is 10%, the investment's net present value is closest to (Ignore income taxes):

a) $1,290 b) $(1,290) c) $2,000 d) $4,350

Robin Corporation retires its $800000 face value bonds at 104 on January 1, following the payment of annual interest. The carrying value of the bonds at the redemption date is $829960.
Required:
A) The entry to record the redemption will include __________.
O a debit of $32000 to Premium on Bonds Payable.
O debit of $2040 to Loss on Bond Redemption.
O credit of $32040 to Premium on Bonds Payable.
O credit of $2040 to Loss on Bond Redemption.

Edward Marshall Boehm, Inc. is a small, high-quality porcelain art objects company that has been very successful, particularly at producing images of vanishing species of birds. These pieces are complex sculptures selling from $100 to over $20,000, and are sought by some sophisticated collectors. The company is run by Mr. and Mrs. Boehm (pronounced "beam"): he is the artist and master of the complex hard paste porcelain manufacturing process; she is in charge of the marketing and financial aspects of the business. The demand for the artistic creations is growing, but many of the company’s past policies no longer seemed appropriate. The Boehms wanted to position the company for the long run. Their stated goals for the company were "to make the world aware of Mr. Boehm’s artistic talent, to help world wildlife causes by creating appreciation and protection for threatened species, and to build a continuing business that could make them comfortably wealthy, perhaps millionaires."
Required:
1. Based on the above information, what competitive strategy could Edward Marshall Boehm pursue and what competitive strategy is not a good option, given its goals?
O Focused differentiation, but not cost leadership
O Broad differentiation, but not global strategy
O Unrelated diversification, but not broad differentiation
O Related diversification, but not the focused cost approach
O Cost leadership, but not transnational strategy

The Blue Company is the primary taxi company in the city of Maintown. It uses gasoline at the rate of 106,800 gallons per year. Because this is such a major cost, the company has made a special arrangement with the Amicable Petroleum Company to purchase a huge quantity of gasoline at a reduced price of $2.00 per gallon. The cost of arranging for each order, including placing the gasoline into storage, is $2,000. The cost of holding the gasoline in storage is estimated to be $0.24 per gallon per year.
Required:
a. Using MS Excel Solver, determine the optimal order quantity.

A gourmet coffee shop in downtown San Francisco is open 200 days a year and sells an average of 75 pounds of Kona coffee beans a day. (Demand can be assumed to be distributed normally, with a standard deviation of 15 pounds per day.) After ordering (fixed cost 5 $16 per order), beans are always shipped from Hawaii within exactly 4 days. Per-pound annual holding costs for the beans are $3.

a) What is the economic order quantity (EOQ) for Kona coffee beans?

b) What are the total annual holding costs of stock for Kona coffee beans?

c) What are the total annual ordering costs for Kona coffee beans?

d) Assume that management has specified that no more than a 1% risk during stockout is acceptable. What should the reorder point (ROP) be?

e) What is the safety stock needed to attain a 1% risk of stockout during lead time?

f) What is the annual holding cost of maintaining the level of safety stock needed to support a 1% risk?

g) If management specified that a 2% risk of stockout during lead time would be acceptable, would the safety stock holding costs decrease or increase?

The following table contains statements that provide some analysis of policies that address globalization. Categorize each of these statements as either positive or normative.

1. Statement Positive Normative In the past decade, U.S. companies have outsourced millions of jobs overseas.
2. Companies that outsource jobs are acting immorally.
3. If the U.S. government were to institute higher tariffs on imports, companies would stop outsourcing jobs.
4. The U.S. government should institute higher tariffs on imports.

Nosloc Corp. had $800,000 net income in 2019. On January 1, 2019 there were 200,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On April 1, 20,000 shares were issued and on September 1, Nosloc bought 30,000 shares of treasury stock. There are 30,000 options to buy common stock at $40 a share outstanding. The market price of the common stock averaged $50 during 2019. The tax rate is 40%. During 2019, there were 40,000 shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding. The preferred is $100 par, pays $3.50 a year dividend, and is convertible into three shares of common stock. Nosloc issued $2,000,000 of 8% convertible bonds at face value during 2018. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 30 shares of common stock. Instructions Compute diluted earnings per share for 2019. Show all computations.

For each of the following characteristics, check which types of firm it describes: a monopoly firm, a monopolistically competitive firm, both, or neither.
A. Faces the entry of new firms selling similar products.
B. Produces at the minimum average total cost in the long run.
C. Equates marginal revenue and marginal cost.
D. Has marginal revenue less than price.
E. Faces a horizontal demand curve.
F. Earns economic profit in the long run.

Suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of milk is $2.50 per gallon. Complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it is binding or nonbinding.
Statement Price Control Binding or Not
The government has instituted a legal elector
minimum price of $2.30 per gallon for more
than $2.50 per gallon. Price ceiling Binding
Price floor Non-binding
The government has instituted a legal minimum
price of $3.40 per gallon for gasoline. Price ceiling Binding
Price floor Non-binding
There are many teenagers who would like to
work at gas stations, but they are not hired due
to minimum-wage laws. Price ceiling Binding
Price floor Non-binding

Gelb Company currently manufactures 43,000 units per year of a key component for its manufacturing process. Variable costs are $2.95 per unit, fixed costs related to making this component are $73,000 per year, and allocated fixed costs are $77,500 per year. The allocated fixed costs are unavoidable whether the company makes or buys this component. The company is considering buying this component from a supplier for $3.70 per unit. Calculate the total incremental cost of making 43,000 units and buying 43,000 units. Should it continue to manufacture the component, or should it buy this component from the outside supplier

Read the case below and answer the questions that follow.
You are attempting to achieve a positive and helpful tone to invite employees to the benefits fair. Your goal is to get as many employees to attend as possible. In this exercise, you will assume the role of a human resources (HR) specialist for your company. Each year, your company holds an open enrollment period during October. During this period, employees can make changes to various benefits, such as health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, and retirement packages.As part of the open enrollment period, you hold a benefits fair. At this event, representatives for each of your approved insurance and retirement plan vendors are available. Also, representatives from your own office are there to answer questions. To attract employees to the event, you also invite several high-profile speakers to discuss health care and retirement planning.You are writing several messages to employees to invite them to the event. You will send these messages via email and as announcements on the corporate intranet. You expect that you can be particularly influential by posting to the benefits blog, which is one of the most widely accessed blogs on your corporate intranet.
Question:
1. You often find that employees choose a health care plan without carefully considering their options. In fact, sometimes employees realize they are spending too much for health care or that they lack health care options, and they end up blaming you for not informing them sufficiently of their options ahead of time. You want employees to attend the fair and take the time to carefully weigh their options. Which of the following statements is most likely to attract employees to the fair to do so?
Multiple Choice
O This presentation helps you choose which of the five health insurance options works best for your family.
O This presentation discusses the relative benefits and costs of each health care option.
O In this presentation, we provide you with the answers you need about the five health insurance options.

150-seat restaurant $8,000,000 is needed to construct the restaurant; no additional investment is needed in working capital.

The owners have 6,000,000 in cash and borrow the rest from the bank at 5%.
The projected average seat turnover is 2 (use 320 days open in a year).
The stockholders require a 15% return on their investment annually.
The restaurant pays income taxes at the rate of 25%.
The restaurant’s estimated undistributed expenses, not including income taxes, total $2,000,000.
The forecasted cost of food sold and variable labor is 50 percent of sales.

What is the projected annual total number of covers?

The form below shows the amounts that appear in the Earnings to Date column of the employees' earnings records for 10 full- and part-time workers in Unger Company. These amounts represent the cumulative earnings for each worker as of October 4, the company's last payday. The form also gives the gross amount of earnings to be paid each worker on the next payday, October 11.

In the state where Unger Company is located, the tax rates and bases are as follows: Tax on Employees: FICA—OASDI 6.2% on first $128,400 FICA—HI 1.45% on total earnings SUTA 0.5% on first $8,000 Tax on Employer: FICA—OASDI 6.2% on first $128,400 FICA—HI 1.45% on total earnings FUTA 0.6% on first $7,000 SUTA 1.8% on first $8,000 In the appropriate columns of the form shown below, do the following:

1. Compute the amount to be withheld from each employee's earnings on October 11 for (a) FICA—OASDI, (b) FICA—HI, and (c) SUTA, and determine the total employee taxes.

2. Record the portion of each employee's earnings that is taxable under FICA, FUTA, and SUTA, and calculate the total employer's payroll taxes on the October 11 payroll. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Enter the tax rates as decimals, carried out to four decimal places when required.

UNGER COMPANY Gross Taxes to Be Withheld from Employees' Earnings Under Employer Taxes: Portion of Employees' Earnings Taxable Under Earnings to Earnings FICA FICA Employee Date Oct. 11 OASDI HI SUTA OASDI HI FUTA SUTA

1. Weiser, Robert A. $126,815 $1,900 $ $ $ $ $ $ $

2. Stankard, Laurie C. 15,090 270

3. Grow, Joan L. 4,020 220

4. Rowe, Paul C. 8,175 300

5. McNamara, Joyce M. 7,470 170

6. O'Connor, Roger T. 124,740 1,780

7. Carson, Ronald B. 8,925 265

8. Kenny, Ginni C. 4,280 180

9. Devery, Virginia S. 57,035 565

10. Wilson, Joe W. 3,580 250

Total employee taxes $ $ $

Total taxable earnings $ $ $ $

Applicable tax rate (enter as decimals, not percentages)

Totals $ $ $ $

Total payroll taxes $

The following information relates to a product produced by Faulkland Company:
Direct materials $ 9
Direct labor 6
Variable overhead 5
Fixed overhead 7
Unit cost $ 27
Fixed selling costs are $1,170,000 per year. Variable selling costs of $3 per unit sold are added to cover the transportation cost. Although production capacity is 670,000 units per year, Faulkland expects to produce only 570,000 units next year. The product normally sells for $35 each. A customer has offered to buy 77,000 units for $26 each. The customer will pay the transportation charge on the units purchased. If Faulkland accepts the special order, the effect on income would be a:___________
A. $231,000 increase.
B. $462,000 increase.
C. $77,000 increase.
D. $693,000 decrease.

The property, plant, and equipment section of the Jasper Company’s December 31, 2020, balance sheet contained the following: Property, plant, and equipment: Land $ 120,000 Building $ 840,000 Less: Accumulated depreciation (200,000 ) 640,000 Equipment 180,000 Less: Accumulated depreciation ? ? Total property, plant, and equipment ? The land and building were purchased at the beginning of 2016. Straight-line depreciation is used and a residual value of $40,000 for the building is anticipated.

Which scenario describes a job seeker using an online resource for a job search?

Mr. Rational has $27 that he plans to spend purchasing 5 units of good X (priced at $3 per unit) and 6 units of good Y (priced at $2 per unit). The marginal utility of the fifth unit of X is 30, and the marginal utility of the sixth unit of Y is 18. If Mr. Rational is a utility maximizer, he should: a. buy less of X and more of Y. b. buy more of X and less of Y. c. buy X and Y in the quantities indicated. d. buy less of X and even lesser than that of Y. e. not buy anything.

Omicron Technologies has $50 million in excess cash and no debt. The firm expects to generate additional free cash flows of $40 million per year in subsequent years and will pay out these future free cash flows as regular dividends. Omicron’s unlevered cost of capital is 10% and there are 10 million shares outstanding. Omicron’s board is meeting to decide whether to pay out its $50 million in excess cash as a special dividend or to use it to repurchase shares of the firm’s stock. Assume that Omicron uses the entire $50 million in excess cash to pay a special dividend. Assume that you own 2,500 shares of Omicron stock. Suppose you are unhappy with Omicron’s decision and would prefer that Omicron used the excess cash to repurchase shares. The number of shares that you would have to buy in order to undo the special cash dividend that Omicron paid is closest to:

At the beginning of the year, Infodeo established its predetermined overhead rate for movies produced during the year by using the following cost predictions: overhead costs, $2,000,000,and direct labor costs, $500,000. At year-end, the companyâs records show that actual overhead costs for the year are $949,700.
Actual direct labor cost had been assigned to jobs as follows.

Movies completed and released $400,000
Movies still in production 36,000
Total actual direct labor cost $436,000

Required:
1) Determine the predetermined overhead rate for the year.
2) Enter the overhead costs incurred and the amounts applied during the year using the predetermined overhead rate and determine whether overhead is overapplied or underapplied.
3) Prepare the adjusting entry to allocate any over or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.

Justin, age 52 and Jamie, age 49 live in California, are married, and file a joint return. Their combined salary for 2019 is $200,000. During 2019, their stock portfolio generated $1,500 in qualified dividends and $500 in non-qualified dividends. They also earned $1,000 on US treasuries. They received a $1,000 state tax refund in 2019. Additionally, Justin’s employer provided Justin with a cafeteria plan. The plan provided $5,000 to use towards health insurance and dental insurance. Justin opted out of the coverage and took the cash because Jamie’s employer provided coverage for both her and her spouse. In 2018, Justin and Jamie itemized their deductions, which were $24,500. In 2019, they paid $9,000 in state income tax, $14,000 in mortgage interest and $3,000 in property tax. What is their taxable income?

a. $182,500 b. $177,000 c. $184,100 d. $183,600 e. None of the choices listed are correct.

onsider three firms identical in all aspects (including the probability with which they discover a shirker), except that monitoring costs vary across the firms. Moni-toring workers is very expensive at Firm A, less expensive at Firm B, and cheapest at Firm C. If all three firms pay efficiency wages to keep their workers from shirk-ing, which firm will pay the greatest efficiency wage? Which firm will pay the smallest efficiency wage?