Using the following data on spot exchange rate of Poland against the U.S. dollar and the annual interest rates of these two countries, forecast the outright values of 6 and 12 months ahead of the Polish currency. Draw on the forecasting theories or parities that are the subject of Chapter 6 of the book, and the other discussions we have had in this regard (e.g., lecture notes AMP06 and Amp07). Use the more accurate approach.
Polish currency is called Zloty (= PLN)
Spot rate PLN 4.17/USD
US commercial interest rate 3.5 percent
Polish commercial interest rate 5.00 percent

Review the following questions.
1. The outright forecast for 6 months is:
2. The outright forecast for 12 months is:
3. The theory that you are using is called:
Purchasing power parity
Interest rate parity
Fisher effect
International fisher effect
None of the answers in this group is correct.

4. This theory holds very well in the:
Short-run
Long-run
Chaotic periods only
None of the answers in this group is correct.

5. Based on this theory, the country that offers a higher rate of interest should expect a fall in the value of its currency.
I agree
I disagree
You really cannot tell
Never heard of such a thing!
None of the answers in this group is correct.

Answer:

1. 4.1775

2. 4.185

3. International Fisher Effect

4. Short-run

5. ??? (I disagree is incorrect)

Explanation:

COSO’s Internal Control Model has five components and 17 principles. Which of the following is(are) principle(s) of the control environment component? (Check all that apply.) A. A commitment to attract, develop, and retain competent individuals in alignment with objectives B. Commitment to integrity and ethics C. Holding individuals accountable for their internal control responsibilities in pursuit of objectives D. Considering the potential of fraud E. Selecting, developing, and performing ongoing or separate evaluations of the components of internal control

Don James purchased a new automobile for $19,000. Don made a cash down payment of $4,750 and agreed to pay the remaining balance in 30 monthly installments, beginning one month from the date of purchase. Financing is available at a 24% annual interest rate. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Required: Calculate the amount of the required monthly payment. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar amount.)

Economies of scope A. are cost reductions that flow from cost-saving strategic fits along the value chains of related businesses in the business lineup of a multibusiness corporation. B. arise only from strategic fit relationships in the production portions of the value chains of sister businesses. C. are more associated with unrelated diversification than related diversification. D. are present whenever diversification satisfies the attractiveness test and the cost-of-entry test. E. arise mainly from strategic fit relationships in the distribution portions of the value chains of unrelated businesses.

Students, Mark and Sarah, are discussing expectations of warehouses today. Mark says that warehouses are expected to execute more transactions in less time. Sarah says that warehouses are expected to handle and store more items. Which student, Mark or Sarah, is correct?

A. Mark is correct
B. Sarah is correct
C. Both is correct
D. Neither is correct ​

A news clipping service is considering modernization. The company is currently using a manual process that has fixed costs of $400,000 per year and variable costs of $6.20 per item. The company is considering converting to a computerized process that has fixed costs of $1,300,000 per year and variable costs of $2.25 per item. a) If the same price is charged for either process, what is the annual volume beyond which the computerized process is more attractive

as of December 31, 2020, was as follows: Common stock, par value $2; authorized 20,000 shares; issued and outstanding 10,000 shares $ 20,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par 30,000 Retained earnings 85,000 Total Stockholders' Equity $135,000 On March 1, 2021, the board of directors declared a 15% stock dividend, and accordingly 1,500 additional shares were issued. On March 1, 2021, the fair value of the stock was $6 per share. For the two months ended February 28, 2021, Firm ABC sustained a net loss of $15,000. What amount should Firm ABC report as retained earnings as of March 1, 2021

The stock of Pills Berry Company is currently selling at $90 per share. The firm pays a dividend of $2.75 per share. a. What is the annual dividend yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. If the firm has a payout rate of 40 percent, what is the firm’s P/E ratio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Which descriptions offer examples of Professional Support Services workers? Check all that apply.
Milo tutors students outside of normal school hours to help them prepare for exams.
Missy assists a high school science teacher and provides additional instruction.
Gus works in a library and responds to requests from people who need help using services.
Lauren teaches students about business and computing.
Kami advises students to help them make decisions about their education and careers.
Donny creates instructional workbooks and other materials for teachers and students.

Multiple Choice Question 57 A company just starting business made the following four inventory purchases in June: Date Number of units purchased Total cost June 1 190 units $ 410 June 10 200 units 580 June 15 200 units 650 June 28 200 units 510 $2150 A physical count of merchandise inventory on June 30 reveals that there are 270 units on hand. Using the LIFO inventory method, the value of the ending inventory on June 30 is

A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations: Selling price $ 145 Units in beginning inventory 0 Units produced 2,440 Units sold 2,280 Units in ending inventory 160 Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $ 49 Direct labor $ 17 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 17 Variable selling and administrative expense $ 10 Fixed costs: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 85,400 Fixed selling and administrative expense $ 22,800 The total gross margin for the month under absorption costing is:

Which of the following actions is a good example
of protecting sensitive information? Check all of
the boxes that apply.
using a paper shredder to discard documents
that contain personal medical information
keeping patient files in a secure electronic file
system with limited access
maintaining a confidential patient consultation
area in a doctor's office
discussing private matters with patients in the
waiting room

tina is the sole owner of tina's lawn mowing, incorporated (TLM). In one year TLM collects $1,000,000 from customers to mow their lawns. TLM equipment depreciates in value by $125,000. TLM pays $600,000 to its workers who pay $140,000 in taxes on this income. TLM pays $50,000 in corporate income taxes and pays Tina a dividend of $150,000. Tina pays taxes of $60,000 on this dividend income. TLM retains $75,000 of earnings in the business to finance future expansion. How much does this economic activity contribute to each of the following

A recent market study has determined that the probability that a young adult will be willing to try a new online financial service that your company is offering is 50%. In a random sample of 10 young adults, the probability that at least 2 but no more than 3 will be willing to try this new service is _________

Start with the beginning balances for these​ T-accounts: Accounts​ Receivable, $100,000​, Allowance for Uncollectible​ Accounts, $14,000. Post the following 2018 transactions to the​ T-accounts: a. Service revenue of $697,000​, all on account b. Collections on​ account, $714,000 c. ​Write-offs of uncollectible​ accounts, $8,000 d. ​Uncollectible-account expense​ (allowance method), $11,000. What are the ending balances of Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Uncollectible​ Accounts?

Read the paragraph describing how to write a résumé and correctly fill in the missing information.

When writing your résumé, you need to start by analyzing the job description to determine what relevant experience and qualifications you have for the position. Then, you should list your job history, using ____ to make them easy to read. Review the layout to make sure that it is easy to read and ______.

2. A delivery company purchased a bunch of new trucks three years ago for $6 million. These trucks can be sold today for $5.3 million. The delivery company's current balance sheet shows net fixed assets of $3.2 million, current liabilities of $900,000, and net working capital of $215,000. If all the current assets were sold today and converted into cash, the delivery company would receive $1.25 million. Calculate the book value of the delivery company's total assets today. (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567.) Book value of total assets $ Now, instead, calculate their market value. (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567.) Market value of total assets $

Mountain Dental Services is a specialized dental practice whose only service is filling cavities. Mountain has recorded the following for the past nine months: Month Number of Cavities Filled Total Cost January 300 $5,100 February 375 5,300 March 625 6,350 April 400 5,200 May 650 6,300 June 600 6,300 July 350 5,000 August 675 6,300 September 550 6,000 Required: 1. Use the high-low method to estimate total fixed cost and variable cost per cavity filled. 2. Using these estimates, calculate Mountain’s total cost for filling 700 cavitie

Raw materials were purchased on account, $510,000. Raw materials used in production, $480,000. All of of the raw materials were used as direct materials. The following costs were accrued for employee services: direct labor, $600,000; indirect labor, $150,000; selling and administrative salaries, $240,000. Incurred various selling and administrative expenses (e.g., advertising, sales travel costs, and finished goods warehousing), $367,000. Incurred various manufacturing overhead costs (e.g., depreciation, insurance, and utilities), $500,000. Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to production. The company actually worked 41,000 direct labor-hours on all jobs during the year. Jobs costing $1,680,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were completed during the year. Jobs were sold on account to customers during the year for a total of $2,800,000. The jobs cost $1,690,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets. 4. What is the total amount of manufacturing overhead applied to production during the year

Lexington Company engaged in the following transactions during Year 1, its first year in operation: (Assume all transactions are cash transactions.) Acquired $3,200 cash from issuing common stock. Borrowed $2,300 from a bank. Earned $3,200 of revenues. Incurred $2,420 in expenses. Paid dividends of $420. Lexington Company engaged in the following transactions during Year 2: (Assume all transactions are cash transactions.) Acquired an additional $600 cash from the issue of common stock. Repaid $1,370 of its debt to the bank. Earned revenues, $4,600. Incurred expenses of $2,790. Paid dividends of $760. What was the amount of retained earnings that will be reported on Lexington's balance sheet at the end of Year 1?

because most businesses dont have a one-size-fits-all aproach, what do you need to do?

Exhibit 4.1 The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Koski Inc. Note that the firm has no amortization charges, it does not lease any assets, none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years, and the notes payable will be rolled over. Balance Sheet (Millions of $) Assets 2019 Cash and securities $4,200 Accounts receivable 17,500 Inventories 20,300 Total current assets $42,000 Net plant and equipment $28,000 Total assets $70,000 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $22,509 Accruals 14,391 Notes payable 6,000 Total current liabilities $42,900 Long-term bonds $11,000 Total liabilities $53,900 Common stock $3,542 Retained earnings 12,558 Total common equity $16,100 Total liabilities and equity $70,000 Income Statement (Millions of $) 2019 Net sales $105,000 Operating costs except depreciation 97,650 Depreciation 2,100 Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) $5,250 Less interest 1,020 Earnings before taxes (EBT) $4,230 Taxes 1,058 Net income $2,538 Other data: Shares outstanding (millions) 500.00 Common dividends (millions of $) $888.30 Int rate on notes payable & L-T bonds 6% Federal plus state income tax rate 40% Year-end stock price $60.91 ​ ​ ​ Refer to Exhibit 4.1. What is the firm's total debt to total capital ratio? Do not round your intermediate calculations. a. 47.76% b. 51.36% c. 43.14% d. 58.04% 5 points Save Answer Question 19 of 20 Moving to another question will save this response.

Although fiscal policy may theoretically achieve the desired result in an economy, the time it takes for it to be approved and implemented, known as

The preemployment stage of organizational socialization would be more effective if Multiple Choice job applicants distorted their resume in order to get the job offered. job applicants did not ask questions during their interview. employees engage in impression management. employers provide only positive information about the job. employers and job applicants gave and received accurate information about each other.

Select the correct answer.
To qualify as a business analyst, which degree or certification should you ideally have?
O A.
bachelor's degree in software testing
OB.
bachelor's degree in business administration or information technology
C.
bachelor's degree in quality assurance
D.
master's degree in social sciences

P Company purchased the net assets of S Company for $225,000. On the date of P's purchase, S Company had no investments in marketable securities and $30,000 (book and fair value) of liabilities. The fair values of S Company's assets, when acquired, were: Current assets $120,000 Noncurrent assets 180,000 Total $300,000 How should the $45,000 difference between the fair value of the net assets acquired ($270,000) and the consideration paid ($225,000) be accounted for by P Company? A. The noncurrent assets should be recorded at $ 135,000. B. The $45,000 difference should be credited to retained earnings. C. The current assets should be recorded at $102,000, and the noncurrent assets should be recorded at $153,000. D. A gain of $45,000 should be recorded.

The manufacturing overhead budget at Franklyn Corporation is based on budgeted direct labor-hours. The direct labor budget indicates that 3,900 direct labor-hours will be required in January. The variable overhead rate is $7 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $43,230 per month, which includes depreciation of $3,530. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The January cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead on the manufacturing overhead budget should be:

Texteriles Company creates different types of bolts of cloth. These bolts of cloth are made on the same machinery. The textile machines have the capacity of 3,600 hours per month. Texteriles is considering producing three different types of cloth: denim, chenille, and gauze, with contribution margins per bolt of $14, $22, and $9, respectively. Texteriles knows it can sell only a total of 6,000 bolts of denim, 2,000 bolts of chenille, and/or 1,200 bolts of gauze. A bolt of each type of cloth requires a different amount of machine time as follows: denim takes 0.5 machine-hours, chenille takes 1 machine-hour, and gauze takes 0.3 machine-hours. What combination of products will maximize the profits of Texteriles

Sunbed Company sells tanning beds that are shipped in large reusable containers. Customers are charged a deposit for each container delivered and receive a refund when the container is returned. The deposit is three times the actual cost of each container. Deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within one year. The inventory of containers remains on the companyâs books until deposits are forfeited. Deposits collected on containers delivered during the year were $100,000. Ninety-five percent of the containers were returned within the allotted time.Prepare the appropriate journal entry for the deposits returned to customers. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, selec No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Which term describes the reliance of different functional areas upon each other? O A. Interpretation B. Independence O C. Inclination D. Interdependence​

Vanessa Jones is the assistant chief accountant at IBT Company, a manufacturer of computer chips and cellular phones. The company presently has total sales of $20 million. It is the end of the first quarter and Vanessa is hurriedly trying to prepare a trial balance so that quarterly financial statements can be prepared and released to management and the regulatory agenicies. THe total credits on the trial balance exceed the debits by $1,000.

In order to meet the 4pm deadline, Vanessa decides to force the debits and credits into balance by adding the amount of the difference to the Equipment account. She chose Equipment because it is one of the larger account balances; percentage wise, it will be the least misstated. Vanessa plugs the difference! She believes that the difference is quite small and will not affect anyone's decisions. She wishes that she had another few days to find the error but realizes that the financial statements are already late.

A. Who are the stakeholders in this situation?

B. What ethical issues are involved?

C. What are Vanessa's alternatives?