Answer:
Break-even point in units= 12,900
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Total fixed cost (per period) $ 851,400
Variable cost per unit $ 120.00
Sales price per unit $ 186.00
To calculate the break-even point, we need to use the following formula:
Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit
Break-even point in units= 851,400 / (186 - 120)
Break-even point in units= 12,900
Answer: 12900
Explanation:
From the information given, we'll first calculate the contribution per unit which will be:
= Selling price per unit - variable cost per unit
= $186 - $120
= $ 66
Then, the break even sales in units will be: = Fixed cost/Contribution per unit
= 851,400 / 66
= 12,900
Therefore, the breakeven is 12900
The journal entry to record direct labor used in process costing is a(n):___________
a. decrease in assets and a decrease in liabilities.
b. increase in assets and an increase in liabilities.
c. decrease in assets and a decrease in equity.
d. increase in assets and an increase in equity.
Answer:
b. increase in assets and an increase in liabilities.
Explanation:
The journal entry to record the direct labor cost used is shown below:
Work in process Dr
To wages payable
(Being the direct labor cost used is recorded)
Here the work in process is debited as it increased the assets and credited the wages payable as it also increased the liabilities
Why are businesses using LinkedIn automation for lead generation?
Answer:
A few years back, LinkedIn automation raised eyebrows among the business community. Many embraced it and started taking advantage of it while many others hesitated thinking that it’s spammy.
In recent years, there has been a dramatic shift in the marketing landscape and businesses are using automation to streamline their workflows. Almost 40% of the small and large businesses have already included automation into their workflows one way or the other.
Gary Marks is paid on a monthly basis. For the month of January of the current year, he earned a total of $9,138. FICA tax for Social Security is 6.2% on the first $128,400 of earnings each calendar year and the FICA tax for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The amount of Federal Income Tax withheld from his earnings was $1,516.27. What is the amount of the employer's payroll taxes expenses for this employee
Answer:
$ 1,119.06
Explanation:
It is given that :
Gary Marks total earning = $ 9,138
The social security tax = 6.2%
The Medicare tax = 1.45%
We known, the FUTA and the SUTA must only be applied to the first $7000 earned from Gary's pay.
So, the employer's payroll taxes expenses = Social security + Medicare + FUTA + SUTA
= ($9,138 x 6.2%) + ($9,138 x 1.45%) + ($7000 x 0.6%) + ($7000 x 5.4%)
= 566.56 + 132.5 + 42 + 378
= $ 1,119.06
Therefore, the amount of the employer's payroll taxes expenses is $1,119.06
Which of the following would be relevant in the make or buy decision? Direct materials Depreciation on equipment with no resale value A) Yes Yes B) Yes No C) No Yes D) No No
Answer:
B) Yes No
Explanation:
Materials cost are incremental and relevant whereas Depreciation on equipment with no resale value are irrelevant.
Swifty Corporation purchased a truck at the beginning of 2020 for $109600. The truck is estimated to have a salvage value of $4100 and a useful life of 123000 miles. It was driven 18000 miles in 2020 and 26000 miles in 2021. What is the depreciation expense for 2020?
a. $37752
b. $22308
c. $16639
d. $15444
Answer:
Annual depreciation= $15,444
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Purchase price= $109,600
Salvage value= $4,100
Useful life= 123,000
Miles driven 2020= 18,000
To calculate the depreciation expense, we will use the units-of-production method:
Annual depreciation= [(original cost - salvage value)/useful life of production in miles]*miles drive
Annual depreciation= [(109,600 - 4,100)/123,000]*18,000
Annual depreciation= 0.858*18,000
Annual depreciation= $15,444
There is a proverb "anything worth doing is worth doing well." Do you think an economist would agree with this proverb? A. No, because doing something well has no next best alternatives with which to compare. B. Yes, because the marginal of extra effort is typically as effort increases. C. Yes, because doing something to the best of your ability is optimizing behavior. D. No, because the marginal cost of extra effort may be greater than the marginal benefit. E. , because the total net benefit of extra effort is by definition.
Answer:
D. No, because the marginal cost of extra effort may be greater than the marginal benefit.
Explanation:
Marginal cost can be defined as the additional or extra cost that is being incurred by a company as a result of the production of an additional unit of a product or service.
Generally, marginal cost can be calculated by dividing the change in production costs by the change in level of output or quantity.
Utility can be defined as any satisfaction or benefits a customer derives from the use of a product or service.
This ultimately implies that, any satisfaction or benefits a customer derives from the use of a product or service is generally referred to as a utility.
Furthermore, the marginal utility of goods and services is the additional satisfaction that a consumer derives from consuming or buying an additional unit of a good or service.
Hence, an economist wouldn't agree with the proverb (anything worth doing is worth doing well.) because the marginal cost of extra effort may be greater than the marginal benefit.
This ultimately implies that, the satisfaction that an individual such as an entrepreneur would derive from putting in more efforts into a business would be lesser than the cost incurred. As a result, he would not benefit anything or generate profit from his efforts.
On June 10, Pais Company purchased $9,000 of merchandise from MacGyver Company, on account, terms 3/10, n/30. Pais pays the freight costs of $400 on June 11. Goods totaling $600 are returned to MacGyver for credit on June 12. On June 19, Pais Company pays McGiver Company in full, less the purchase discount. Both companies use a perpetual inventory system. Journalize perpetual inventory entries. Instructions a. Prepare separate entries for each transaction on the books of Pais Company. b. Prepare separate entries for each transaction for MacGyver Company. The merchandise purchased by Pais on June 10 cost MacGyver $5,000, and the goods returned cost McGiver $310.
Solution :
Pais Company
June 10 Inventory 9000
Accounts payable 9000
June 11 Inventory 400
Cash 400
No entry 0
June 12 Accounts payable 600
Inventory 600
June 19 Accounts payable 8400
Inventory 252 = 8400 x 3%
Cash 8148
McGiver Company
June 10 Accounts Receivable 9000
Sales revenue 9000
Cost of goods sold 5000
Inventory 5000
June 12 Sales return and allowances 600
Accounts receivable 600
Inventory 310
Cost of goods 310
June 19 Cash 8148
Sales discount 252 =8400 x 3%
Account receivable 8400
Prime Cost, Conversion Cost, Preparation of Income Statement: Manufacturing Firm Kildeer Company makes easels for artists. During the last calendar year, a total of 32,000 easels were made, and 33,000 were sold for $56 each. The actual unit cost is as follows: Direct materials $13.00 Direct labor 5.00 Variable overhead 8.00 Fixed overhead 16.00 Total unit cost $42.00 The selling expenses consisted of a commission of $1.10 per unit sold and advertising co-payments totaling $93,500. Administrative expenses, all fixed, equaled $176,000. There were no beginning and ending work-in-process inventories. Beginning finished goods inventory was $155,400 for 3,700 easels.Required:1. Calculate the number and the dollar value of easels in ending finished goods inventory.Ending units Dollar amount $FeedbackRemember that cost of goods manufactured increases finished goods inventory.2. Prepare a cost of goods sold statement.Kildeer CompanyStatement of Cost of Goods SoldFor the Year Ended December 31Cost of goods manufactured $Add: Beginning finished goods inventory Cost of goods available for sale $Less: Ending finished goods inventory Cost of goods sold $
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the unitary production cost:
Direct materials= 13
Direct labor= 5
Variable overhead= 8
Fixed overhead= 16
Total unit cost= $42
Now, the ending inventory in units and cost:
Beginning inventory= 3,700
Production= 32,000
Sales= (33,000)
Ending inventory in units= 2,700
Ending inventory value= 2,700*42= $113,400
Finally, the cost of goods sold:
COGS= beginning finished inventory + cost of goods manufactured - ending finished inventory
COGS= 155,400 + (32,000*42) - (2,700*42)
COGS= $1,386,000
Culver Company has budgeted the following unit sales: 2022 2023 Quarter Units Quarter Units 1 108,000 1 94,000 2 63,000 3 73,000 4 118,000 The finished goods inventory on hand on December 31, 2021 was 21,600 units. It is the company's policy to maintain a finished goods inventory at the end of each quarter equal to 20% of the next quarter's anticipated sales. Prepare a production budget for 2022.
Answer:
Culver Company
Production Budget for 2022:
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total
Unit sales 108,000 63,000 73,000 118,000 362,000
Ending inventory 12,600 14,600 23,600 18,800 18,800
Total units available 120,600 77,600 96,600 136,800 380,800
Beginning inventory 21,600 12,600 14,600 23,600 21,600
Production units 99,000 65,000 82,000 113,200 359,200
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
2022 2023
Quarter Units Quarter Units
1 108,000 1 94,000
2 63,000
3 73,000
4 118,000
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Quarter 1
Unit sales 108,000 63,000 73,000 118,000 94,000
Beginning inventory 21,600 12,600 14,600 23,600 18,800
Ending inventory 12,600 14,600 23,600 18,800
Production Budget for 2022:
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Total
Unit sales 108,000 63,000 73,000 118,000 362,000
Ending inventory 12,600 14,600 23,600 18,800 18,800
Total units available 120,600 77,600 96,600 136,800 380,800
Beginning inventory 21,600 12,600 14,600 23,600 21,600
Production units 99,000 65,000 82,000 113,200 359,200
g The price elasticity of gasoline demand in the United States is 0.4 If the price of gasoline rises by 8 what is the expected change in the quantity of gasoline demanded in the United States Group of answer choices 5 20.0 3.2 3.2 5
Answer: 3.2
Explanation:
The price elasticity of demand shows the change in quantity demanded of a good in response to a change in its price.
Price elasticity of demand = Change in quantity demand / Change in price
0.4 = Change in quantity demanded / 8
Change in quantity demanded = 0.4 * 8
= 3.2
Using the following year-end information for WorkFit calculate the acid-test ratio:
Cash 58110
Short-term investments 14000
Accounts receivable 58000
Inventory 270000
Supplies 5600
Accounts payable 108000
Wages payable 31,900
a. 0.77
b. 0.42
Answer:
0.97
Explanation:
The computation of the acid-test ratio is given below:
= Quick assets ÷ current liabilities
= (cash + short term investment + account receivable + supplies) ÷ (accounts payable + wages payable)
= ($58,110 + $14,000 + $58,000 + $5,600) ÷ ($108,000 + $31,900)
= $135,710 ÷ $139,900
= 0.97
Which one is not a main question when you evaluate earnings' quality?
a. Source of revenue and persistent of revenues
b. Gross profit relationship between earnings and the market price of the common stock
c. Debt to equity ratio and total amounts of liabilities.
Answer:
Debt to equity ratio and total amounts of liabilities
Explanation:
Permanent and Temporary components of Earnings
The Permanent components of earnings may continue into future. Example is the sales revenue from regular product lines may continue in the future.
Temporary components of earnings may not continue in the future. Example is the gains or losses from the sale of equipment
Quality of Earnings
This is simply defined as any substance of earnings and their sustainability into future accounting periods.
The Quality of Earnings is influence largely by:
1. Accounting Methods: this entails all methods/means are set up/designed to match revenue and expenses.
2. Accounting estimates: this is when users of financial statement need to be aware of the impact that accounting estimates have on income.
3. One time items: this covers if and when earnings increase/decrease because of a one time items,then that portion of earnings will be sustained in the future.
Components of Earnings quality
1. Proper revenue and expense recognition
2. Declining or stable operating expenses compared to sales
3. High and persistently improving gross margin/ sales ratio etc.
The debt to equity ratio and the total amount of liabilities of a company is not important in evaluating the earnings' quality.
Project 1 requires an original investment of $125,000. The project will yield cash flows of $50,000 per year for 10 years. Project 2 has a computed net present value of $135,000 over an eight-year life. Project 1 could be sold at the end of eight years for a price of $8,000. (a) Using the present value tables in Exhibits 2 and 5, determine the net present value of Project 1 over an eight-year life, with residual value, assuming
Answer: $126,613
Explanation:
Net Present value of Project A is:
= Present value of $50,000 annuity + Present value of residual value - Initial investment
Present value of $50,000 annuity:
= 50,000 * ( 1 - ( 1 + rate)^-number of periods) / rate
= 50,000 * ( 1 - ( 1 + 12%) ⁻⁸) / 12%
= $248,382
Present value of residual value:
= 8,000 / ( 1 + 12%)⁸
= $3,231
Net present value
= 248,382 + 3,231 - 125,000
= $126,613
South World has a total debt of $10 million and an annual GDP of $5 million. It currently pays 4% interest on its debt every year. What percentage of annual GDP does interest on the debt represent
Answer: 8.0%
Explanation:
The debt interest it pays is:
= 4% * 10,000,000
= $400,000
Its percentage of annual GDP is:
= 400,000 / 5,000,000 * 100%
= 8.0%
Xavier is hired to perform at a festival. He was hired for his unique signing ability. When the performance date arrived, Xavier delegated his singing responsibility to Jorge. The festival sued Xavier. Who will win
Answer:
The festival, since this involved an invalid assignment of rights
Explanation:
In the given situation, the festival would be the winner of the case as it hired the xavier for the ability related to the unique signing. Also, xavier is delegated to the singing responsibility for jorge i.e. not valid right assignment
Therefore the above should be the answer and the same is relevant
All the other options are wrong
Cheyenne Corp. had the following transactions during 2017:
1. Issued $220000 of par value common stock for cash.
2. Recorded and paid wages expense of $105600.
3. Acquired land by issuing common stock of par value $88000.
4. Declared and paid a cash dividend of $17600.
5. Sold a long-term investment (cost $5280) for cash of $5280.
6. Recorded cash sales of $704000.
7. Bought inventory for cash of $281600.
8. Acquired an investment in Zynga stock for cash of $36960.
9. Converted bonds payable to common stock in the amount of $880000.
Required:
What is the net cash provided by operating activities?
Answer:
$316,800
Explanation:
Cashflow from Operating activities = Cash sales - Paid wages - Bought Inventory for cash
Cashflow from Operating activities = $704,000 - $105,600 - $281,600
Cashflow from Operating activities = $316,800
So, the net cash provided by operating activities is $316,800
The government of Egalitariania wants to favor firms and is considering implementing a maximum wage. Assume the maximum wage is both binding and less than the equilibrium wage. What happens to the employment of workers
Answer: It will increase
Explanation:
A maximum wage means that companies do not have to pay more than a certain wage limit. If this wage limit is less than the equilibrium wage, companies would be able to spend less on wages than they are normally supposed to.
Their cost will therefore reduce and they will be able to hire more workers with the money they would have spent to pay the workers the equilibrium wage thereby increasing the number of people employed in the country.
In the case of an auto accident conflict over which insurance should pay is a common reason for rejection. True False
Answer:
True
Explanation:
When damages exceed the limits defined in the insurance policy, the insurer may deny the claim. This is usually the case when accident is due to negligence of driver. The insurance company may cover partial or none of the claim.
When Social Security was first instituted by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935, the payroll tax rate on wages used to fund the program was
Answer: Social security retirement program .
Explanation:
When one uses the after-tax weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to value a levered firm, the interest tax shield is A) not accounted for by the use of the WACC. B) considered by deducting the interest payment from the cash flows. C) automatically considered because the after-tax cost of debt is included within the WACC formula. D) capitalized by the levered cost of equity.
Answer: C) automatically considered because the after-tax cost of debt is included within the WACC formula.
Explanation:
When calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for a levered firm, the interest tax shield is included because the cost of debt used is adjusted for tax as shown below:
= (Weight of debt * Cost of debt( 1 - tax rate) ) + (Weight of equity * cost of equity)
As shown above, the interest tax shield is already implicit in the formula so there is no need to adjust the levered firm for an interest tax shield as this would lead to double-counting.
MC Qu. 114 Lowden Company has an overhead application... Lowden Company has an overhead application rate of 155% and allocates overhead based on direct material cost. During the current period, direct labor cost is $60,000 and direct materials used cost $90,000. Determine the amount of overhead Lowden Company should record in the current period.
Answer:
the overhead amount recorded is $139,500
Explanation:
The computation of the overhead amount recorded is shown below:
= Overhead application rate × direct material cost
= 155% × $90,000
= $139,500
Hence, the overhead amount recorded is $139,500
We simply applied the above formula so that the correct value could come
Martha had an important meeting after lunch and wanted to avoid the hassle of waiting in line to get a meal at the cafeteria. Hence, she bought a sandwich from a vending machine that was costlier than the meal at the cafeteria. Which of the following influenced Martha's purchase decision?
A. Psychological costs.
B. Quality costs.
C. Behavioral costs.
D. Time costs.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
ncome Statements Segmented by Products Francisco Consulting Firm provides three types of client services in three health-care-related industries. The income statement for July is as follows: FRANCISCO CONSULTING FIRM Income Statement For Month of July Sales $ 820,000 Less variable costs (580,750) Contribution margin 239,250 Less fixed expenses Service $ 85,600 Selling and administrative 70,400 (156,000) Net income $ 83,250 The sales, contribution margin ratios, and direct fixed expenses for the three types of services are as follows: Hospitals Physicians Nursing Care Sales $340,000 $205,000 $275,000 Contribution margin ratio 25% 35% 30% Direct fixed expenses of service $36,500 $8,500 $18,750 Allocated common fixed service expenses $8,500 $2,500 $4,000 Prepare income statements segmented by client categories. Include a column for the entire firm in the statement.
Answer:
FRANCISCO Consulting Firm
Francisco Consulting Firm
Segmented Income Statement
For the month of July
Hospitals Physicians Nursing Total
Care
Sales $340,000 $205,000 $275,000 $820,000
Variable costs 255,000 133,250 192,500 580,750
Contribution margin ratio $85,000 $71,750 $82,500 $239,250
Direct fixed expenses of service $36,500 $8,500 $18,750 63,750
Allocated common
fixed service expenses 8,500 2,500 4,000 15,000
Unallocated common fixed service expense 6,850
Selling and administrative 29,190 17,600 23,610 70,400
Total expenses $74,190 $28,600 $46,360 $156,000
Net Income $10,810 $43,150 $36,140 $83,250
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
CONSULTING FIRM
Income Statement
For Month of July
Sales $ 820,000
Less variable costs (580,750)
Contribution margin 239,250
Less fixed expenses Service $ 85,600
Selling and administrative 70,400 (156,000)
Net income $ 83,250
The sales, contribution margin ratios, and direct fixed expenses for the three types of services are as follows:
Hospitals Physicians Nursing
Care
Sales $340,000 $205,000 $275,000
Contribution margin ratio 25% 35% 30%
Direct fixed expenses of service $36,500 $8,500 $18,750
Allocated common fixed service expenses $8,500 $2,500 $4,000
Flimm Company leases an asset over its estimated useful life of six years. At the inception of the lease, the present value of the lease payments is $240,000. The market value of the leased asset is $258,000.
Flimm uses the straight-line method to allocate lease-related assets to accounting periods during which benefits are derived from the leased assets. To allocate the costs of the related asset, Flinn should debit
a) amortization expense for $43,000
b) amortization expense for $40,000
c) depreciation expense for $43,000
d) depreciation expense for $40,000
Answer: amortization expense for $40,000
Explanation:
Based on the question given, we've to choose between the lower of the fair value of the equipment or the present value of the lease payments. Hence, in this case we will choose $240000.
Then, the amortization expense per year will be:
= $240,000 / 6 years
= $40,000
Therefore, the company should debit amortization expense for $40,000.
Use the following information to answer questions Skip to question [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The following information is available for Lock-Tite Company, which produces special-order security products and uses a job order costing system. April 30 May 31 Inventories Raw materials $ 43,000 $ 52,000 Work in process 10,200 21,300 Finished goods 63,000 35,600 Activities and information for May Raw materials purchases (paid with cash) 210,000 Factory payroll (paid with cash) 345,000 Factory overhead Indirect materials 15,000 Indirect labor 80,000 Other overhead costs 120,000 Sales (received in cash) 1,400,000 Predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost 70 %
Answer:
Missing word "a. Direct labor usage. b. Indirect labor usage. c. Total payroll paid in cash. Prepare journal entries for the above transactions for the month of May"
S/n General Journal Debit Credit
a Work in Process inventory $265,000
($345,000 - $80,000)
Factory wages payable $265,000
(To record for Direct labor usage)
b Factory overhead $80,000
Factory wages payable $80,000
(To record for Indirect labor usage)
c Factory wages payable $345,000
Cash $345,000
(To record for Total payroll paid in cash)
Consider a country in which most of the productive resources are collectively owned by the state. As this country moves toward a system of private property rights, we can expect economic growth to ________ due to a(n) ________ in productivity
Answer:
Increase ; Upward movement along
Explanation:
In simple words, The greater the range of intellectual interests the greater the motivation to labor, preserve, as well as reinvest, because the more efficient the economy's functioning will be. The more efficiently an economy runs, the further development it produces for any given pool of assets, resulting in upward motion of the productivity function.
Give an example of a successful or unsuccessful transformational leader. What if anything about the context (e.g., industry, marketplace, competition, time in history, etc.) do you believe assisted or hindered the person in their efforts to be successful
Answer:
Explanation:
One transformational leader that we can talk about was Martin Luther King Jr. who was an Activist and Minister who fought for American Civil Rights in the United States in the early 1950s. MLK jr. was both assisted and hindered by the time in history in which his efforts took place. This is because at the time African American Rights were almost non-existant and the Civil Rights movements were at an all time high. This means that MLK jr. was able to amass many followers as he was fighting to make the world a more equal place for everyone, but at the same time it was a time in history where racism was at an all time high as well. This hindered his efforts greatly and ultimately led to his death in 1968. Regardless, Martin Luther King Jr. made one of the biggest impacts in the Civil Rights movements in history as a transformational leader.
The concept of market efficiency underpins almost all financial theory and decision models. When financial markets are efficient, the price of a security—such as a share of a particular corporation’s common stock—should be____the present value estimate of the firm’s expected cash flows discounted by its appropriate rate of return (also called the intrinsic value of the stock).
Almost all financial theory and decision models assume that the financial markets are efficient. The informational efficiency of financial markets determines the ability of investors to "beat" the market and earn excess (or abnormal) becomes available. Financial theorists have identified three levels of informational efficiency that reflect what information is incorporated in stock prices.
Consider the following statement, and identify the form of capital market efficiency under the efficient market hypothesis based on this statement.
Current market prices reflect all relevant publicly available information.
This statement is consistent with:_____.
A. Strong-form efficiency.
B. Weak-form efficiency.
C. Semistrong form efficiency.
Consider that there is a semistrong-form of efficiency in the markets.
A pharmaceutical company announces that it has received Federal Drug Administration approval for a new allergy drug that completely prevents hay fever The consensus analyst forecast for the company's earnings per share (EPS) is $4.50, but insiders know that, with this new drug, earnings will increase and drive the EPS to $5.00. What will happen when the company releases its next earnings report?
A. There will be some volatility in the stock price when the earnings report is released: it is difficult to determine the impact on the stock price.
B. The stock price will not change, because the market already incorporated that information in the stock price when the announcement was made.
C. The stock price will increase and settle at a new equilibrium level.
Answer:
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On January 1, 2018, the Highlands Company began construction on a new manufacturing facility for its own use. The building was completed in 2019. The company borrowed $2,350,000 at 9% on January 1 to help finance the construction. In addition to the construction loan, Highlands had the following debt outstanding throughout 2018: $7,000,000, 14% bonds $3,000,000, 9% long-term note Construction expenditures incurred during 2018 were as follows: January 1 $ 960,000 March 31 1,560,000 June 30 1,232,000 September 30 960,000 December 31 760,000 Required: Calculate the amount of interest capitalized for 2018 using the specific interest method. (Do not round the intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place (i.e. 0.123 should be entered as 12.3%).)
Answer:
Highlands Company
The interest capitalized for 2018 using the specific interest method is:
= $268,740.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Amount borrowed on January 1, 2018 = $2,350,000
Rate of interest for the construction loan = 9%
Outstanding debts throughout 2018:
$7,000,000, 14% bonds
$3,000,000, 9% long-term note
Construction Expenditures incurred during 2018:
Date Expenditure Weight Weighted Average
January 1 $ 960,000 12/12 $960,000
March 31 1,560,000 9/12 1,170,000
June 30 1,232,000 6/12 616,000
September 30 960,000 3/12 240,000
December 31 760,000 0/12 0
Total accumulated weighted-average expenditure = $2,986,000
Interest capitalized for 2018 using the specific interest method:
= $268,740 ($2,986,000 * 9%)
Arisk-neutral consumer is deciding whether to purchase a homogeneousproduct from one of two firms. One firm produces an unreliable product andthe other a reliable product. At the time of the sale, the consumer is unable todistinguish between the two firmsîproducts. From the consumerîs perspec-tive, there is an equal chance that a given firmîs product is reliable or unreli-able. The maximum amount this consumer will pay for an unreliable productis $0, while she will pay $50 for a reliable product.
a. Given this uncertainty, what is the most this consumer will pay to purchaseone unit of this product?
b. How much will this consumer be willing to pay for the product if the firmoffering the reliable product includes a warranty that will protect the con-sumer? Explain
Answer:
Uncertainty over Reliable and Unreliable Product
a. Given this uncertainty, the most this consumer will pay to purchase one unit of this product is $25
b. The amount that this consumer will be willing to pay for the product if the firm offering the reliable product includes a warranty that will protect the consumer is $50.
c. This is because the stated maximum amount that the consumer is willing to pay for the reliable product is $50. She is not prepared to spend more than this amount on the reliable product.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Unreliable Reliable
Maximum amount the consumer will pay $0 $50
Probability of reliability 0.5 0.5
Expected amount to pay for either product $0 $25 ($50 * 0.5)
a. Given this uncertainty, the most this consumer will pay to purchase one unit of this product is $25 ($0 + $25)