The R&D division of Piqua Chemical Corp. has just developed a chemical for sterilizing the vicious Brazilian "killer bees" which are invading Mexico and the southern United States. The president of the company is anxious to get the chemical on the market to boost the company’s profits. He believes his job is in jeopardy because of decreasing sales and profits. The company has an opportunity to sell this chemical in Central American countries, where the laws are much more relaxed than in the United States. The director of Piqua’s R&D division strongly recommends further testing in the laboratory for side-effects of this chemical on other insects, birds, animals, plants, and even humans. He cautions the president, "We could be sued from all sides if the chemical has tragic side-effects that we didn’t even test for in the labs." The president answers, "We can’t wait an additional year for your lab tests. We can avoid losses from such lawsuits by establishing a separate wholly-owned corporation to shield Piqua Corp. from such lawsuits. We can’t lose any more than our investment in the new corporation, and we’ll invest in just the patent covering this chemical. We’ll reap the benefits if the chemical works and is safe, and avoid the losses from lawsuits if it’s a disaster." The following week, Piqua creates a new wholly-owned corporation called Finlay Inc., sells the chemical patent to it for $10, and watches the spraying begin.Instructions: 1. Who are the stakeholders in this situation? 2. Are the president's motives and actions ethical? 3. Can Piqua shield itself against losses of Finlay Inc.?

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Answer 1

Answer:

(1)The primary stakeholders in this example are the shareholders of he company who have infused their money expecting it to be used for lawful objects as stated in the charter of the company, the secondary stakeholders can be the environment such as humans.

(2)President actions does not seem ethical, because he wants to save his own job at the expense of polluting the environment what can cause harm to humans, plants and animals.

(3) Since Finlay Inc. has no assets other than $ 10 in patent, it would be very hard to carry the huge losses should lawsuits be filed. In that event, there are going to be huge outflows of cash from the books of Piqua, and the stockholders would want to know why or the reason.

Explanation:

Solution

Given that:

(1)The primary stakeholders in this case, are the shareholders of the company, who have infused their money expecting it to be used for lawful objects as stated in the charter of the company. The secondary stakeholder could be the environment comprising of the fauna,flora, and humans, as the spray can be a serious pollutant in the environment.

(2) The president's actions and reasons are does not seem ethical

Firstly, he wants to save his own job at the expense of polluting the environment, and possibly causing various harm to animals,plants, and even humans.

Secondly, he does not want to share the contingent liabilities that may occur with the stockholders, that may lead to erosion in  shareholder value.

The third reason is,in order to keep these liabilities off the balance sheet of Piqua Chemical Corp., he has developed a SPV for carrying the losses from lawsuits.

Hence, there is no limpidity here, and he has committed a breach of trust. The president of the company, as the agent of the company and its stockholders stands in a  relationship that is fiduciary, and should avoid conflict or issues of interest at all cost.

(3) At the end, it would be hard for Piqua to hide itself from the losses of Finlay Inc.

Since Finlay Inc. has no assets other than $ 10 in patent, how would it be possible to carry the huge losses should lawsuits be applied. In that case, there are going to be huge outflows of cash from the books of Piqua, and the stockholders would want to know the what caused it.


Related Questions

When determining the best way to motivate employees, why shouldn't managers rely solely on HR staff for directions. (check all that apply)

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So it wouldn’t be the same kind of basic reply to motivating employees.

At the beginning of the month, the Forming Department of Martin Manufacturing had 14,000 units in inventory, 40% complete as to materials, and 20% complete as to conversion. During the month the department started 64,000 units and transferred 68,000 units to the next manufacturing department. At the end of the month, the department had 10,000 units in inventory, 85% complete as to materials, and 60% complete as to conversion. If Martin Manufacturing uses the weighted-average method of process costing, compute the equivalent units for materials and conversion respectively for the Forming Department.

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Answer:

total equivalent units using weighted average method:

materials = 76,500 unitsconversion = 74,000 units

Explanation:

beginning inventory 14,000 units

40% complete to materials = 5,600 equivalent units20% complete to conversion = 2,800 equivalent units

during the month 64,000 were started

68,000 units were transferred out

ending inventory 10,000 units

85% complete to materials = 8,500 equivalent units60% complete to conversion = 6,000 equivalent units

total equivalent units using weighted average method:

materials = units completed and transferred out + ending inventory = 68,000 + 8,500 = 76,500 unitsconversion = units completed and transferred out + ending inventory = 68,000 + 6,000 = 74,000 units

The Gamer Company is a video game production company that specializes in educational video games for kids. The company’s R&D department is always looking for great ideas for new games. On average, the R&D department generates about 25 new ideas a week. To go from idea to approved product, the idea must pass through the following stages: paper screening (a 1-page document describing the idea and giving a rough sketch of the design), prototype development, testing, and a focus group. At the end of each stage, successful ideas enter the next stage. All other ideas are dropped. The following chart depicts this process, and the probability of succeeding at each stage.

The paper screening for each idea takes 2 hours of a staff member’s time. After that, there is a stage of designing and producing a prototype. A designer spends 4 hours designing the game in a computer-aided-design (CAD) package. The actual creation of the mock-up is outsourced to one of many suppliers with essentially limitless capacity. It takes 4 days to get the prototype programmed, and multiple prototypes can be created simultaneously. A staff member of the testing team needs 2 days to test an idea. Running the focus group takes 2 hours of a staff member’s time per idea, and only one game is tested in each focus group. Finally, the management team meets for 3 hours per idea to decide if the game should go into production.Available working hours for each staff member are 8 hours per day, 5 days a week. The current staffing plan is as follows:A. Paper screening: 3 staff members.B. Design and Production: 4 staff members.C. Testing: 6 staff members.D. Focus Group: 1 staff member.E. Final Decision: 1 management teama. How many new ideas would Gamer Co. approve for production per week if it had unlimited capacity (staff) in its R&D process?b.Which stage is the bottleneck according to the current staffing plan?A. Design and productionB. Focus groupC. TestingD. Paper screeningE. Final decisionc. With the current staffing plan, how many new ideas will be put into production per week?

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Answer:

Therefore 13.3 ideas per week

Explanation:

We can use the following method to do the calculations

And we are given

The average number of ideas per week =25

Ideas approved per week = 25×0.6×0.5×0.35×0.75

= 1.968 ideas

b)

The maximum time that will be taking stage is Testing therefore it is the bottleneck base on current staffing plan.

c)

Capacity per hour = number of staff ÷ number of hour

We have capacity per week = Capacity per hour ×5× 8

Demand is lowest of all capacity

= 13.3

Paper screening

Capacity= 3/2=1.5 idea/ hour

= 60 idea per week

Demand =13.3

Utilization=0.22

Design & production

Capacity= 4/4=1 idea/ hour

= 40 idea per week

Demand =13.3

Utilization=0.33

Testing

Capacity= 6/16=0.38 idea/ hour

= 15 idea per week

Demand =13.3

Utilization=0.88

Focus group

Capacity= 1/2=0.5 idea/ hour

= 20 idea per week

Demand =20

Utilization=0.66

Final decision

Capacity= 1/3=0.33 idea/ hour

= 13.3 idea per week

Demand =13.3

Utilization=1

Thus 13.3 ideas per week as our answer

The number of parking tickets issued in a certain city on any given weekday has a Poisson distribution with parameter = 50.

(a) Calculate the approximate probability that between 35 and 70 tickets are given out on a particular day.

(b) Calculate the approximate probability that the total number of tickets given out during a 5-day week is between 225 and 275.

(c) Use software to obtain the exact probabilities in (a) and (b) and compare to their approximations.

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Answer:

Explanation:

(a) Calculate the approximate probability that between 35 and 70 tickets are given out on a particular day.

[tex]P(35\leq X\leq 70) =P(34.5\leq X \leq 70.5)[/tex] (using continuity correction)

[tex]=P(\frac{34.5- \mu}{\sqrt{\mu} } \leq \frac{X - \mu}{\sqrt{\mu} } \leq \frac{70.5-\mu}{\sqrt{\mu} } )\\\\=P(\frac{34.5-50}{\sqrt{50} } \leq Z \leq\frac{70.5-50}{\sqrt{50} } \\\\=P(-2.19\leq Z \leq 2.90)\\\\=P(Z\leq 2.90)-P(Z\leq -2.19)[/tex]

= 0.9981 - 0.0143 (using standard normal tables)

= 0.9839

b) Consider [tex]X_t[/tex] is the random variable that represents the number of parking tickets issued in certain city in a 5-day week

The mean number of parking ticket issued in a particular city on 5-day week is

[tex]\mu_t = \mu *t\\\\=5 \times 50 = 250[/tex]

Therefore, the required probability is

[tex]P(225\leq X_t \leq 275)=(224.5\leq X_t\leq 275.5)\\\\=P(\frac{224.5-\mu_t}{\sqrt{\mu_t} } \leq \frac{X_t-\mu_t}{\sqrt{\mu_t} } \leq \frac{275.5-\mu_t}{\sqrt{\mu_t} } )\\\\=P(\frac{224.5-250}{\sqrt{250} } \leq Z \leq \frac{275.5-250}{\sqrt{250} } \\\\=P(-1.61\leq Z\leq 1.61)\\\\=P(Z\leq 1.61)-P(Z\leq -1.61)[/tex]

= 0.9463 - 0.0537 (using standard normal tables)

= 0.8926

c) see the attached file  

image 1 (the approximate probability of part a )

image 2 (the approximate probability of part b )

From the two graph observed that the probability obtained using software is approximately same as calculated by manually

The financial statements for Dividendosaurus, Inc., for the current year are as follows: Balance Sheet Statement of Income and Retained Earnings Cash $100,Sales $3,000 Accounts receivable 200,Cost of goods sold (1,600),Inventory 50,Net fixed assets 600,Gross profit $1,400,Operations expenses (970),Total $950,Operating income $430 Accounts payable $140, Interest expense (30) ,Long-term debt 300,Income before tax $400,Capital stock 260 ,Income tax (200), Retained earnings 250 ,Net income $200 ,Total $950 Add: Jan.1 retained earnings 150 Less: dividends (100) Dec.31 retained earnings $250,Dividendosaurus has a dividend-payout ratio of:_______.
A. 19.6%
B. 28.6%
C. 40.0%
D. 50.0%

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Answer:

Option D,50% is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Dividend payout ratio is an important financial measure which measures the ratio of company's dividends payment to net income of the company.

This implies the portion of income earned in a year given to shareholders as dividends while the remains is kept in the business as source of further growth.

Dividend payout ratio=dividends/net income=$100/$200=50%

Wozniacki and Wilcox form Jewel LLC, with each receiving a one-half interest in the capital and profits of the LLC. Wozniacki receives his one-half interest as compensation for tax planning services he rendered prior to the formation of the LLC. Wilcox contributes $50,000 cash. The value of a one-half capital interest in the LLC (for each of the parties) is $50,000.

How much income does Wozniacki recognize as a result of this transaction, and what is the character of the income?

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Answer:

Recognize the $50,000 as a compensation income received.

Explanation:

The reason is that the Compensation of $50,000 that Wozniacki received for the services that he previously used to render which means this whole amount received must be recognized as income.

Adjusting entries.
a) Present, in journal form, the adjustments that would be made on July 31, 2013, the end of the fiscal year, for each of the following.
1. The supplies inventory on August 1, 2012 was $7,350. Supplies costing $22,150 were acquired during the year and charged to the supplies inventory. A count on July 31, 2013 indicated supplies on hand of $8,810.
2. On April 30, a ten-month, 6% note for $20,000 was received from a customer.
3. On March 1, $12,000 was collected as rent for one year and a nominal account was credited.

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Answer:

J1

Inventory $7,350 (debit)

Trading Account - 2012 $7,350 (credit)

J2

Inventory $22,150 (debit)

Trade Payable  $22,150 (credit)

J3

Write down of Inventory $20,690 (debit)

Inventory $20,690 (credit)

J4

Note Receivable $20,000 (debit)

Bank $20,000 (credit)

J5

Rent Prepaid $12,000 (debit)

Bank $12,000 (credit)

Explanation:

J1

Being Inventory on hand at begining of the year

J2

Being Inventory supplies acquired.

J3

Being inventory written down after physical count.

Inventory = $7,350 + $22,150 - $8,810 = $20,690

J4

Being Note received from a customer

J5

Being Rent for 1 year received in advance

Lucy and Fred want to begin saving for their baby's college education. They estimate that they will need $120,000 in eighteen years. If they are able to earn 5% per annum (compounded annually), how much must be deposited at the end of each of the next eighteen years to fund the education? (The future value of a single sum for 18 periods at 5% is 2.40662; The future value of an ordinary annuity of 1 for 18 periods at 5% is 28.13238).

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Answer:

$4,265.55

Explanation:

Future value = $120,000

Interest rate (i) = 5%

Annual deposit = ?

Time period (n) = 18 year

Since deposit are to be made at the beginning of each year, hence the relevant factor table to be used is future value annuity due factor table.

Future value = Annual deposit x future value annuity due factor (i%, n)

120,000 = Annual deposit x FVADF (5%, 18period)

120,000 = Annual deposit x 28.13238

Annual deposit = 120,000/28.13238

=$4,265.547

=$4,265.55

Astro Corporation was started with the issue of 5,100 shares of $10 par stock for cash on January 1, 2018. The stock was issued at a market price of $15 per share. During 2018, the company earned $66,100 in cash revenues and paid $44,287 for cash expenses. Also, a $3,700 cash dividend was paid to the stockholders.

Prepare an income statement, statement of changes in stockholders' equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows for Astro Corporation's 2018 fiscal year.

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Answer:

Income statement

Revenue                    $66,100

Less Expenses         ($44,287)

Net Income / (Loss)   $21,813

statement of changes in stockholders' equity

Equity and Liabilities Section :

Equity :

Share Capital 5,100 shares at $10              $51,000

Share Premium 5,100 shares at $5           $25,500

Profit during the year                                    $21,813

Dividends Paid                                             ($3,700)

Total Equity                                                   $94,613

balance sheet

Assets

Current Assets :

Cash ( $66,100 +  $51,000 +  $25,500 - $44,287 - $3,700)      $94,613

Total Assets                                                                                   $94,613

Equity and Liabilities Section :

Equity :

Share Capital 5,100 shares at $10                                              $51,000

Share Premium 5,100 shares at $5                                            $25,500

Profit during the year                                                                     $21,813

Dividends Paid                                                                              ($3,700)

Total Equity                                                                                    $94,613

Explanation:

The Income Statement is prepared first, following the Statement of Changes in Equity then follows the balance sheet and the cash flow statement.

cost allocationClipper Company sells two types of nail clippers. One focuses on the economy oriented customer and the other aims to satisfy the high-end clientele. The economy clipper costs $5 and has a sales price of $9. The high-end model costs $9 and sales for $15. Fixed costs associated with this product line amount to $35,880. Economy clippers constitute 70 percent of the market with the remaining 30 percent being high-end clippers. Based on this information what is the total number of clippers that must be sold to earn a $12,420 profit

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Answer:

Break-even point (units)= 10,500 clippers

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

The economy clipper costs $5 and has a sales price of $9.

The high-end model costs $9 and sales for $15.

Fixed costs associated with this product line amount to $35,880.

Sales participation:

Economy clippers= 0.70

High-end= 0.30

Desired profit= $12,420

To calculate the number of clippers to be sold for the company, we need to use the following formula:

Break-even point (units)= (Total fixed costs + desired profit) / Weighted average contribution margin ratio

Weighted average contribution margin ratio= (weighted average selling price - weighted average unitary variable cost)

Weighted average contribution margin ratio= (0.7*9 + 0.3*15) - (0.7*5 + 0.3*9)

Weighted average contribution margin ratio= $4.6

Break-even point (units)= (35,880 + 12,420) / 4.6

Break-even point (units)= 10,500 clippers

Answer:

Units to be sold to achieve target profit = 10,500 units

Explanation:

The units to be sold to achieve target profit is determined as follows:

Units to be sold to achieve target profit

= (Fixed cost + Target Profit)/Average contribution per unit

                                           Economy                   High-end

Contribution per unit   = 9-5=$4                  15-9 = $6

Average contribution per unit= ($4× 70%) + (30%×$6) = $4.6

Units to be sold to earn a profit of $12,420

= Fixed cost + Target Profit/Average contribution per unit

=  (35,880 + 12,420)/4.6

= 10,500  units

Units to be sold to achieve target profit = 10,500 units

Why would there be a problem within the team if there is an coworker displaying attitude and temper problems?

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Answer:

Workplace

Explanation:

The attitude and temper problems of the one coworker could hinder the capabilites of the rest of the team

has gathered the following data on a proposed investment project (Ignore income taxes.): Investment required in equipment $ 36,500 Annual cash inflows $ 8,600 Salvage value of equipment $ 0 Life of the investment 15 years Required rate of return 10 % The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur uniformly throughout a year except for the initial investment. The simple rate of return for the investment (rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent) is:

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Answer:

16.89%

Explanation:

As per the given question the solution of simple rate of return for the investment is provided below:-

we need to first find out the accounting profit and depreciation

where

Accounting Profit = Annual Cash Inflow - Depreciation

and

Depreciation =  Investment required in equipment ÷ Life of investment

= $36,500 ÷ 15

= $2,433.33

now we will put the value by using the accounting profit formula.

= $8,600 - $2,433.33

= $6,166.67

So,

Simple Rate of Return = Accounting Profit ÷ Initial Investment

= $6,166.67 ÷ $36,500

= 16.89%

Some traits of successful individuals in our industry, as mentioned by Aimee Mangold of KOLTER Hospitality included: drive, intelligence, self-confidence, the desire to influence others, relevant knowledge, and honesty/moral character. Unfortunately, these same traits do not apply to other fields outside of the hospitality and tourism industry to any great extent.
O True
O False

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Answer:

The correct answer is the second option: False.

Explanation:

To begin with, the fact that those characteristics in individuals in that industry make it more successful does not mean that the industry mentioned is the only one with those characteristics in the individuals. Actually, it is quite understandable to find individuals with those abilities that make an industry to be better than other, that is the case of the technology industry where most of the workers must have those skills in order to achieve the goals that they look for. So that is why that it is false that those traits do not apply to other fields.

The ledger of Mai Company includes the following accounts with normal balances: Common Stock, $9,000; Dividends, $800; Services Revenue, $13,000; Wages Expense, $8,400; and Rent Expense, $1,600.

Prepare the necessary closing entries from the available information at December 31.

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Answer:

Explanation:

The closing entries is purposely to transfer account balances to permanents books of account , with all income statements banalces transferred to retained earnings.

Common stock - $9000

Dividends - $800

Service revenue - $13,000

Wages Expenses - $ $8,400

Rent Expenses -    $1,600

Closing Entries

Particulars                            Dr                        Cr

Income Summary           $10,000

Wages Expenses                                        $8,400

Rent Expenses                                            $1,600

Service Revenue              $13,000

Income Summary                                            $13,000

Income Summary             $3,000

(13000-10000)

Retained Earnings                                            $3,000

Retained Earnings             $800

Dividends                                                            $800

           

Today is time t. Two zero coupon bonds both have a face value of 100 dollars, which means both bonds are expected to pay $100 at Maturity (time T). Bond A is liquid and is often traded by average institutional investors at zero transaction costs. Bond B is illiquid. Its total direct and indirect trading cost is $5 per trade (either buy or sell). Suppose an average-sized institutional trader who wants to own the two bonds will trade three times in either bond (i.e., first buy it at t, then sell it and buy it back again at some time between t and T). Interest rate for discounting future bond price is zero for both bonds. In other words, everyone in this market is not risk averse. What should be the average trader’s evaluation of the bond A and B price today?
A. 100,90
B. 100,100
C. 100,95
D. 100,85

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Answer:

The correct answer is (D) 100,85

Explanation:

Solution:

Two zero coupon bonds both have a face value of = $100

Bond A is liquid and traded by average institutional investors at = 0 transaction costs

Bond B is liquid, with a trading cost of =$5

Now,

As the interest rate for discounting future price is zero, then the Bind price is represented as follows:

Bond price = face value - trading cost

Bond A price = 100 - 3*0 = 100

Bond B price = 100 - 3*5 = 85

Therefore, the average trader's evaluation of the bond A and bond B price today is = 100,85

An individual is known to their coworkers for keeping promises. The individual promised that they would attend a scheduled project meeting or send a representative from their team. The meeting organizer just received an email from the individual that they would not be able to attend the scheduled project meeting.
a. Which one of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage above?
1. The organizer is expecting a representative from the individual's team to attend the meeting.
2. No one from the individual's team will be attending the meeting.
3. Coworkers believe that the individual never breaks promises.

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Answer:

The correct answer is option (1) The organizer is expecting a representative from the individual's team to attend the meeting.

Explanation:

Solution:

As the individual is known for keeping promises and also in the received mail individual didn't tell about their team representative weather representative will attend meeting or not.

As individual known for keeping their promises so that organizer is expecting a representative from the individual team to attend meeting.

Cardinal Company is considering a five-year project that would require a $2,915,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. The company’s discount rate is 12%. The project would provide net operating income in each of five years as follows:

Sales $ 2,746,000
Variable expenses 1,126,000
Contribution margin 1,620,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $615,000
Depreciation 583,000
Total fixed expenses 1,198,000
Net operating income $ 422,000

Prepare journal entry

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Answer:

Cardinal Company

Journal Entries:

                                           Debit               Credit

Equipment                        $2,915,000

Cash                                                        $2,915,000

To record investment in equipment.

Cash                                $2,746,000

Sales                                                      $2,746,000

To record revenue from customers.

Variable Expenses        $1,126,000

Cash                                                    $1,126,000

To record payment to suppliers.

Advertising & Others      $615,000

Cash                                                     $615,000

To record payment for expenses.

Equipment Depreciation$583,000

Accumulated Equipment Depreciation $583,000

To record depreciation charge for the year.

Explanation:

Journal entries record business transactions as they occur on a daily or periodic basis.  They show the accounts to be debited and the accounts to be credited in the Ledger.  Journal entries are the first records made in the books of accounts to capture transactions.  They have a note explaining the details of each transaction.

Cream and Crimson Foods has a target capital structure of calling for 45.00 percent debt, 4.00 percent preferred stock, and 51.00 percent common equity (retained earnings plus common stock). Its before-tax cost of debt is 12.00 percent. The tax rate is 40.00%. Its cost of preferred stock is 10.41%. Its cost of common equity is 12.38%. Find the WACC for Cream and Crimson Foods

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Answer:

9.9702%

Explanation:

After-tax cost of debt=12*(1-tax rate)

= 12* (1-0.4) =7.2%

WACC=Respective cost*Respective weight

=(7.2×0.45)+(10.41×0.04)+(12.38×0.51)

=9.9702%

Answer:

9.9578%

Explanation:

Solution

Given that:

Cream and Crimson foods target a structure capital of calling =5.00%

Stock preferred = 4%

Common equity = 51.00%

Before tax-cost = 12.00%

Rate of tax= 40.00%

preferred stock cost = 10.41%

Now,

After-tax cost of debt=12*(1-tax rate)

=12*(1-0.4)=7.2%

Thus,

The WACC=Respective costs*Respective weight

=(0.45*7.2)+(0.04*10.1)+(0.51*12.38)

=9.9578%

Therefore, the WACC for Cream and Crimson Food is 9.9578%

Ellie has been working for an engineering firm and earning an annual salary of $80,000. She decides to open her own engineering business. Her annual expenses will include $15,000 for office rent, $3,000 for equipment rental, $1,000 for supplies, $1,200 for utilities, and a $35,000 salary for a secretary/bookkeeper. Ellie will cover her start-up expenses by cashing in a $20,000 certificate of deposit on which she was earning annual interest of $500.


Ellie's annual implicit costs will equala. $55,200.b. $75,200.c. $80,500.d. $165,700.

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Answer:

c. $80,500

Explanation:

The computation of the implicit cost is shown below:

Implicit cost = Annual salary earned + annual interest earned on certificate of deposit

= $80,000 + $500

= $80,500

We simply added the annual salary earned and annual interest earned i.e income that is foregone so that the implicit cost could arrive

All other information which is mentioned in the question is not relevant. Hence, ignored it

Mobility Partners makes wheelchairs and other assistive devices. For years it has made the rear wheel assembly for its wheelchairs. A local bicycle manufacturing firm, Trailblazers, Inc., offered to sell these rear wheel assemblies to Mobility. If Mobility makes the assembly, its cost per rear wheel assembly is as follows (based on annual production of 2,000 units):
Direct materials $ 25
Direct labor 53
Variable overhead 16
Fixed overhead 47
Total $ 141
Trailblazers offered to sell the assembly to Mobility for $110 each. The total order would amount to 2,000 rear wheel assemblies per year, which Mobility's management will buy instead of make if Mobility can save at least $10,000 per year. Accepting Trailblazers's offer would eliminate annual fixed overhead of $40,000.
Required:
(a) Prepare a schedule that shows the differential costs on the 2,000 rear wheel assemblies order. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
(b) Should Mobility make rear wheel assemblies or buy them from Trailblazers?

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Answer:

Net savings from buying  $ 8,000

Decision : The company should assemble

Explanation:

Unit variable cost of making = 25+ 53+ 16+ 47 = $94

                                                                                      $

Total variable cost ( $94 × 2,000) =                     188,000

Total cost of external purchase  ($110× 2000)    220,000

Extra variable cost from external purchase        (32,000 )

add Savings in fixed overheads                           40,000

Net savings from buying                                        8,000

Note that the fixed cost were not included because they not relevant for the decision. They would be incurred either way.

Decision.

Since the management wishes tom save at least $10,000 per year but the analysis above shows that the company can only save $8,000, then Mobility should not buy the product but rather assemble them

QUESTION ONE
Mr. Balham started business on July 1, 2019 with a capital of GH¢16,000 cash.
July 2. Opened a bank account with GH¢8,000
July 2. Bought goods costing GH¢1,000 with cheque
July 3. Purchased Shop Fittings on credit from Jupiter Furniture at GH¢5,000
July 5. Bought motor van by cheque GH¢4,000
July 8. Purchased stationery GH¢150 and goods GH¢5,000 by cash
July 17. Paid insurance GH¢100 by cash
July 18. Cash sales made GH¢2,500
July 20. Sent cash of GH¢2,700 to the bank
July 22. Withdrew GH¢1,000 from the bank for personal use
July 25. Paid motor expenses GH¢300
July 28. Cash sales sent to the bank GH¢5,400

Required: Prepare the ledger accounts of Mr. Balham and extract a trial balance.




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Answer:

a) Ledger Accounts:

1) Capital Account

                                      Debit        Credit       Balance

Cash                                            GH¢16,000  GH¢16,000

Cash Account

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 1    Capital                        GH¢16,000                        GH¢16,000

July 2   Bank                                                 GH¢8,000   GH¢8,000

July 8   Stationery                                        GH¢150        GH¢7,850

July 8   Purchases                                        GH¢5,000   GH¢2,850

July 17  Insurance                                         GH¢100       GH¢2,750

July 18  Sales                          GH¢2,500                         GH¢5,250

July 20 Bank                                                 GH¢2,700   GH¢2,550

July 25 Motor Expenses                              GH¢300      GH¢2,250

3) Bank Account

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 2   Cash                              GH¢8,000                    GH¢8,000

July 2   Purchases                                       GH¢1,000   GH¢7,000

July 5   Motor Van                                       GH¢4,000  GH¢3,000

July 20 Cash                              GH¢2,700                    GH¢5,700

July 22 Drawing                                           GH¢1,000   GH¢4,700

July 28 Sales                             GH¢5,400                    GH¢10,100

4) Purchases Account

 Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 2  Bank                                GH¢1,000                     GH¢1,000

July 8  Cash                                GH¢5,000                    GH¢6,000

5) Furniture & Fittings Account

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 3  Accounts Payable           GH¢5,000                   GH¢5,000

6) Accounts Payable

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 3  Furniture & Fittings                           GH¢5,000   GH¢5,000

7) Motor Van

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 5  Bank                               GH¢4,000                       GH¢4,000

8) Stationery

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 8  Cash                                GH¢150                          GH¢150

9) Insurance

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 17  Cash                              GH¢100                          GH¢100

10) Drawings

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 22  Bank                             GH¢1,000                       GH¢1,000

11) Motor Expenses

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 25  Cash                             GH¢300                         GH¢300

12) Sales Account

Date                                            Debit          Credit          Balance

July 18  Cash                                              GH¢2,500      GH¢2,500

July 28 Bank                                              GH¢5,400      GH¢7,900

b) Trial Balance as at July 28, 2019:

                              Debit                Credit                                                                                                                           GH¢                  GH¢

Capital                                            16,000

Cash                      2,250

Bank                      10,100

Purchases             6,000

Fittings                  5,000

Accounts Payable                           5,000

Motor Van             4,000

Stationery                 150

Insurance                 100

Drawings               1,000

Motor Expenses     300

Sales                                               7,900

Total                   $28,900        $28,900

Explanation:

a) Ledger Accounts are the financial records of all classes of business transactions, which record the debit and credit sides and extracts balances for preparing the trial balance.

b) Trial Balance is a list of the balances extracted from the ledger.  It is a tool for checking if the two sides of the accounts are in balance (equal).  It is the basis for adjusting entries and the preparation of the financial statements for a period.

Badgersize Company has the following information for its Forming Department for the month of August.
Work in Process Inventory, August 1: 20,000 units
Direct materials: 100% complete $ 80,000
Conversion: 20% complete 24,000
Balance in work in process, August 1 $ 104,000
Units started during August 49,000
Units completed and transferred in August 60,000
Work in process (70% complete), August 31 ?
Costs charged to Work in Process in AugustDirect materials $140,000Conversion costs:Direct labor $105,000Overhead applied 148,000Total conversion $253,000Assume materials are added at the start of processing.Required:1. Calculate the equivalent units for the Forming Department for the month of August.2. Find the cost per equivalent of input resource.

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Answer:

1. Calculate the equivalent units for the Forming Department for the month of August.

direct materials 60,000 unitsconversion 70,000 units

2. Find the cost per equivalent of input resource.

direct materials per unit $2.33conversion cost per unit $3.61

Explanation:

beginning WIP 20,000 units:

direct materials 100% = 20,000 equivalent units $80,000

conversion 20% = 4,000 equivalent units $24,000

total $104,000

Units completed and transferred 60,000

Ending WIP = 20,000:

direct materials 100%

conversion costs 70% = 14,000 equivalent units

costs charged:

Direct materials $140,000

Direct labor $105,000

Overhead applied 148,000

equivalent units:

direct materials 60,000 since all materials are added at the beginning

conversion = units started + ending WIP - beginning WIP = 60,000 + 14,000 - 4,000 = 70,000 units

direct materials per unit = total direct materials / equivalent units = $140,000 / 60,000 = $2.33

conversion costs per unit = total conversion costs / equivalent units = $253,000 / 70,000 = $3.61

Regent Plumbing Company provides plumbing services. The company is a sole proprietorship. Selected transactions of Regent Plumbing Company are described as follows: Sharon Regent, the owner, contributed $6,000 cash in exchange for capital. Paid $4,000 cash for equipment to be used for plumbing repairs. Borrowed $10,000 from a local bank and deposited the money in the checking account. Paid $700 rent for the year. Paid $200 cash for plumbing supplies to be used next year. Completed a plumbing repair project for a local lawyer and received $3,000 cash. How much is the net income for the year ?

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Answer:

Montgomery equipment rental company received $1,000 cash from a customer, the amount was owed to the business from the previous month. ...

The Lopez-Portillo Company has $11.3 million in assets, 90 percent financed by debt, and 10 percent financed by common stock. The interest rate on the debt is 10 percent and the par value of the stock is $10 per share. President Lopez-Portillo is considering two financing plans for an expansion to $21.5 million in assets. Under Plan A, the debt-to-total-assets ratio will be maintained, but new debt will cost a whopping 10 percent! Under Plan B, only new common stock at $10 per share will be issued. The tax rate is 30 percent.
a. If EBIT is 11 percent on total assets, compute earnings per share (EPS) before the expansion and under the two alternatives
Earnings Per Share
Current $
Plan A $
Plan B $
b. What is the degree of financial leverage under each of the three plans? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Degree Of
Financial Leverage
Current
Plan A
Plan B
c. If stock could be sold at $20 per share due to increased expectations for the firm’s sales and earnings, what impact would this have on earnings per share for the two expansion alternatives? Compute earnings per share for each. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Earnings Per Share
Plan A $
Plan B $

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Answer:

Explanation:

Current Plan A Plan B

EBIT 1.243 2.365 2.365

Interest 1.017 1.935 1.017

EBT 0.226 0.43 1.348

Tax (30%) 0.0678 0.129 0.4044

Net Income 0.1582 0.301 0.9436

EPS $ 1.40 $ 1.40 $ 0.83

No. of shares 0.113 0.215 1.133

DFL 5.50 5.50 1.75

In the current plan, Debt = 90% x 11.3 = 10.17m

Interest expense = 10% x 10.17 = 1.017m

No. of shares = Equity / Par value = 11.3 x 10% / 10 = 0.113m

EBIT = 11% x 11.3 = 1.243m

EPS = Net Income / No. of shares = 0.1582m / 0.113m = $1.40

In Plan A, Debt = 90% x 21.5 = 19.35m

Interest expense = 10% x 19.35 = 1.935m

No. of shares = Equity / Par value = 21.5 x 10% / 10 = 0.215m

EBIT = 11% x 21.5 = 2.365m

EPS = Net Income / No. of shares = 0.301m / 0.215m = $1.40

In Plan B, Debt = 90% x 11.3 = 10.17m

Interest expense = 10% x 10.17 = 1.017m

No. of shares = Equity / Par value = (21.5 - 10.17) / 10 = 1.133m

EBIT = 11% x 21.5 = 2.365m

EPS = Net Income / No. of shares = 0.9436m / 1.133m = $0.83

DFL = EBIT / EBT

Q2: In the expenditure cycle, the majority of payments made are by check. What are some
control issues related to payment of vendors by check?​

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Answer:

Key control problems in the area of payment by check can give rise to fraudulent activity.

Explanation:

Paying employees by check offers a level of security of employee payments.

Ikerd Company applies manufacturing overhead to jobs on the basis of machine hours used. Overhead costs are estimated to total $300,000 for the year, and machine usage is estimated at 125,000 hours.
For the year, $322,000 of overhead costs are incurred and 130,000 hours are used.
Required:
A) Compute the manufacturing overhead rate for the year.B) What is the amount of under- or overapplied overhead at December 31st?C) Prepare the adjusting entry to assign the under- or overapplied overhead for the year to cost of goods sold.

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Answer:

A. $2.40 per Machine hour

B. Underapplied = $10,000

C. cost of goods sold (debit) $10,000 , overheads (credit) $10,000

Explanation:

A) Compute the manufacturing overhead rate for the year

Overhead Rate = Total  Fixed Overheads / Budgeted Activity

                         =   $300,000 / 125,000 Machine hours

                         =   $2.40 per Machine hour.

B) What is the amount of under- or over applied overhead at December 31st?

Under Applied Overheads = Actual Overheads > Applied Overheads

Over Applied Overheads = Actual Overheads < Applied Overheads

Actual Overheads = $322,000

Applied Overheads = $2.40 × 130,000 hours = $ 312,000

Underapplied = $10,000

C) Prepare the adjusting entry to assign the under- or overapplied overhead for the year to cost of goods sold.

cost of goods sold (debit) $10,000

overheads (credit) $10,000

Answer:

A. The manufacturing overhead rate for the year is $2.40

B. The amount of under- or overapplied overhead at December 31st is $10,000

C. The adjusting entry to assign the under- or overapplied overhead for the year to cost of goods sold would be as follows:

                                   Debit        Credit

cost of goods sold    $10,000

Manufacturing overhead               10,000

Explanation:

A. To calculate the manufacturing overhead rate for the year we would have to use the following formula:

manufacturing overhead rate=Estimated overhead cost/Estimated machine hours usage

manufacturing overhead rate=$300,000/125,000

manufacturing overhead rate=$2.40

B. To Calculate the amount of under applied or over applied overhead cost we would have to use the following formula:

manufacturing overhead cost applied=Total machine hours used*manufacturing overhead rate

manufacturing overhead cost applied=130,000*$2.40

manufacturing overhead cost applied=$312,000

under- or overapplied overhead cost=Actual manufactured overhead costs-Manufacturing overhead cost applied

under- or overapplied overhead cost= $322,000-$312,000

under- or overapplied overhead cost= $10,000

C. The adjusting entry to assign the under- or overapplied overhead for the year to cost of goods sold would be as follows:

                                   Debit        Credit

cost of goods sold    $10,000

Manufacturing overhead               10,000

1. Answer the below question based upon the following information on Fitbit: Fitbit Year0 Year1 RRF 2% Initial Investment -$5,000,000 RM 9% Units of Sales 150,000 Investment Banking Fee or Floating Rate 7% Price per Unit $400 Existing Fitbit Shares 2,000,000 Variable Cost per Unit $250 New IPO Shares 36,500,000 Fixed Cost $1,000,000 Pre-IPO Value $91,100,000 Depreciation $1,500,000 Tax Rate 35% What is the price per share for the Fitbit IPO?

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Answer:

$8.53

Explanation:

As per the data given in the question,

Total sales

= 150,000 × $400

= $60,000,000

Variable = $37,500,000

Fixed cost = $1,000,000

Depreciation = $1,500,000

Tax rate = 35% = 0.35

Net Income = (Sales - Variable - Fixed cost - Depreciation) (1 -Tax rate)

= ( $60,000,000 - $37,500,000 - $1,000,000 - $1,500,000)(1 -0.35)

= $13,000,000

Price per share

= Net income ÷ Existing Fit-bit shares

= $13,000,000 ÷ 2,000,000

= $6.5

Total IPO value = Pre-IPO value + Post-IPO value

= [$91,100,000 + (6.5 × 36,500,000)] ÷ ( 2,000,000 + 36,500,000)

= $8.53

We simply applied the above formula

Crafting a strategy to compete in one or more foreign markets can be considered complex because 34) A) factors that affect industry competitiveness are the same from country to country. B) different government policies and economic conditions make the business climate more favorable in some countries than in others. C) the potential for location-based advantages to conducting value chain activities in certain countries. D) buyer tastes and preferences differ among countries and present a challenge for companies concerning. customizing versus standardizing their products and services. E) currency exchange rates among countries are generally fixed and rarely change.

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Answer:

Options A, B, C, and E.

(Please check the explanation section before you judge or pick your answer)

Explanation:

The options A, B, C, and E are the options that are considered complex if we want to Craft a strategy to compete in one or more foreign markets.

Please take note that if the question asked us to pick which of the options is NOT a inherently complex reason when crafting a strategy to compete in one or more foreign markets then we would have picked Option D.

As given in the question, that is option D which says; '' buyer tastes and preferences creates challenges in standardizing products and services." Will not be a reason for crafting a strategy to compete in one or more foreign markets is inherently complex.

Countries due to globalization tends to participate in international trades. Competition in the international trade has its advantages as well as its disadvantages or risks.

To trade in the international market, countries must have their individual strategies and Option D above is NOT a inherently complex reason when crafting a strategy to compete in one or more foreign markets

Answer:

The correct answer is the option D: buyer tastes and preferences differ among countries and present a challenge for companies concerning customizing versus standardizing their products and services.

Explanation:

To begin with, the fact that a company is looking forward to expand its business to other countries needs to be very carefully planned because every business would be manage in different ways in differents areas and that is due to the differences in those countries, in their cultures and social believes as well. That is why, that to craft a strategy to compete in one or more foreign markets can be considered complex because of the different preferences and tastes that buyers in those places will have and due to that the company will need to adjust to that type of customer and therefore to customize their product in order to achieve sale's goals.

You want to invest in a riskless project in Sweden. The project has an initial cost of SKr3.86 million and is expected to produce cash inflows of SKr1.76 million a year for three years. The project will be worthless after three years. The expected inflation rate in Sweden is 3.2 percent while it is 2.8 percent in the U.S. A risk-free security is paying 4.1 percent in the U.S. The current spot rate is $1 = SKr7.7274.

Required:

1. What is the net present value of this project in Swedish krona if the International Fisher effect applies?

O SKr1,087,561

O SKr958,029

O SKr701,458

O SKr823,333

O SKr978,177

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Answer:

SKr978,177

Explanation:

Note: Find attached the attached excel file for the full calculation of the net present value of this project in Swedish krona.

Applying International Fisher effect, the risk-free rate of return in Sweden is calculated as follows:

USRF = Risk-free rate of return in the US = 4.1%, or 0.041

USEI = Expected inflation in the US = 2.8%, or 0.028

SWRF = Risk-free rate of return in Sweden = ?

SWEI = Expected inflation in Sweden = 3.2%, or 0.032

Applying International Fisher effect, we have:

USRF - USEI = SWRF - SWEI

Substituting for the values, we have:

0.041 - 0.028 = SWRF - 0.032

0.013 = SWRF - 0.032

SWRF = 0.045

The SWRF of 0.045 as the discount rate to calculate the discounting factor in the attached excel file.

The December 31, 2021, post-closing trial balance for Strong Corporation is presented below: Accounts Debit Credit Cash $ 23,300 Accounts receivable 23,100 Prepaid insurance 4,600 Supplies 190,000 Long-Term Investments 52,000 Land 45,000 Buildings 275,000 Accumulated depreciation 86,000 Accounts payable 37,400 Notes payable, due 2022 62,000 Interest payable 12,000 Notes payable, due 2031 129,000 Common stock 180,000 Retained earnings 106,600 Totals $ 613,000 $ 613,000 Prepare a classified balance sheet for Strong Corporation at December 31, 2021.

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Answer and Explanation:

The balance sheet is shown below:-

Current assets                           Current liability

Cash               $23,300             Accounts payable      $37,400

Accounts

receivable      $23,100              Notes payable due  

Prepaid                                        2022                         $62,000

Insurance       $4,600                 Interest payable        $12,000

Supplies         $190,000             Total current liabilities            $111,400

Total Current                                Long term liabilities

assets                          $241,000

Long term                                     Notes payable due 2031       $129,000

Investments                 $52,000

Property plants and

equipment

Land                 $45,000                Stockholders Equity

Building            $275,000              Common stock          $180,000

Less: Accumulated                         Retained Earnings     $106,600

Depreciation      $86,000

Property plants and                      Total stockholder equity         $286,600

equipment                     $234,000  

Total assets                   $527,000 Total Liabilities

                                                    and Stockholders’ Equity          $527,000

Therefore the total assets is $527,000  while the total liabilities and stockholder equity is $527,000

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