Answer:
Explanation:
The Real GDP is defined as the Nominal GDP minus the inflation effect.
Real GDP provides a more accurate picture of economic growth than nominal GDP because it uses constant prices, making comparisons between years more meaningful by allowing for comparisons of the actual volume of goods and services without considering inflation.
Let's say you bought apples at 5dollars per pound in 2015. Imagining a country of 1000 people and considering everyone bought a pound apples and only apples in that year, the GDP comes out to be 1000*5 = 5000 dollars.
Now let's say inflation rate is 10 percent in 2016 which will increase the price to 5.5 dollars per pound. Also, in one year, 10 more people were added to the country (No of births - No of deaths = New people in that year), this brings out total population to around 1010.
Also, let's say that the sale of apples remained the same, so the GDP of 2016 comes out to be 1000*5.5 = 5500 dollars.
That's a whooping 10% increase in GDP, right?
But here the catch.
The GDP increased not because the demand increased, but because the price of the good increased.
If we see at previous year's price (Not considering the inflation, also called Real GDP), the GDP is same which is 5000 dollars.
So, in reality, there isn't any increase in GDP.
The Johnson Robot Company’s marketing managers estimate that the demand curve for the company’s robots in 2012 is P = 6,000 - 40Q where P is the price of a robot and Q is the number sold per month. If the firm wants to maximize its dollar sales volume, what price should it charge?
Các bn ơi giúp mình giải bài này với ạ. Mình cảm ơn.
Doanh nghiệp là doanh nghiệp sản xuất máy điều hòa nhiệt độ có công suất 30000BTU. Tình hình sản xuất kinh doanh trong tháng là:
- tiêu thụ trong nước 500 chiếc với giá bán chưa thuế GTGT là 5500000đ/ chiếc.
- Bán cho doanh nghiệp trong khu chế xuất 50 chiếc với giá bán tại cửa khẩu chu chế xuất là 250USD/ chiếc ( giá FOB)
Biết thuế suất thuế TTĐB là 10%. Tỷ giá đối đoái: 1USD= 20000 VND. Tính thuế TTĐB phải nộp.
Answer:
What
Explanation:
WHat
what reasons would you give for the reaction of consumers to price changes
Explanation:
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he's!Once the cells in a biological machine stop working, it can never be started again. It goes into a cascade of decay, falling toward disorder and randomness. Except in the case of viruses. They can turn off and go dead. Then, if they come in contact with a living system, they switch on and multiply. The only thing that "lived" inside this monkey was the unknown agent, and it was dead, for the time being. It was not multiplying or doing anything, since the monkey's cells were dead. But if the agent touched living cells, Nancy's cells, it would come alive and begin to amplify itself. In theory, it could amplify itself around the world in the human species.
Summary of central idea: It is petrifying that even if viruses are dead, they have the potential to "come alive.”
Compute the Work-In-Process transferred to the finished goods warehouse on April 30 using the following information:
Work-In-Process Inventory, April 30 $245
Direct materials purchased during April $220
Work-In-Process inventory, April 1 $270
Direct labor costs incurred $370
Manufacturing overhead costs $320
Direct materials used in production $195
Answer:
$910
Explanation:
Computation for the Work-in-Process transferred to the finished goods warehouse on April 30
Using this formula
Work-in-Process transferred to finished goods warehouse=Work-In-Process Inventory, April 1+(Direct materials used in production+Direct labor costs incurred +Manufacturing overhead costs)-Work-In-Process Inventory, April 30
Let plug in the formula
Work-in-Process transferred to finished goods warehouse=$270 + ($195 + $370 + $320) - $245
Work-in-Process transferred to finished goods warehouse=$270 +$885-$245
Work-in-Process transferred to finished goods warehouse= $910
Therefore the Work-in-Process transferred to the finished goods warehouse on April 30 is $910
Mar. 1 CMS began operations by receiving $100,000 in cash. The business issued shares of common stock in exchange for this contribution. Mar. 1 CMS paid $1,200 for a 12 month insurance policy. The policy begins Mar. 1. Mar. 4 CMS guided a small rock climbing trip, receiving $20,000 payment in cash. Mar. 22 Collected $3,000 cash from customer on account. Mar. 24 Paid rent on their property, $4,000 cash. Mar. 27 Paid $1,000 cash on account. Mar. 31 Cash dividends of $2,500 were paid to stockholders.Prepare the bank reconciliation at March 31, 2021.
Journalize any required entries from the bank reconciliation.
Prepare a cash t-account to verify the balance of the account matches the adjusted book balance from the bank.
Answer:
Reconciled Bank Balance $114,300.
Explanation:
Cash for operations $100,000
Less: Insurance policy subscription $1,200
Add: Fee for services $20,000
Add: Cash Collection $3,000
Less: Rent expense $4,000
Less: Payment on account $1,000
Less: Cash Dividends paid $2,500
Reconciled Balance $114,300
Niendorf Corporation's 25-year maturity bonds have an 8.75% coupon rate with interest paid semiannually, and a par value of $1,000. if your required rate of return is 13% what is the intrinsic value of the bond
Answer: $687.10
Explanation:
The value of a bond is the present value of the bond's coupon payments plus the present value of the bond's par value at maturity.
First convert terms to semi-annual periods as the coupon rate is semi annual:
Coupon payment = (1,000 * 8.75%) / 2 = $43.75
Required return = 13% / 2 = 6.5%
Number of periods = 25 * 2 = 50 semi annual periods
The coupon payment is an annuity so the value of the bond is:
= Present value of annuity + Present value of par
= (43.75 * ( 1 - (1 + 6.5%) ⁻⁵⁰) / 6.5%) + 1,000 / ( 1 + 6.5%)⁵⁰
= $687.10
What is penetration pricing?
Explanation:
Penetration pricing is a marketing strategy used by businesses to attract customers to a new product or service by offering a lower price during its initial offering.
Answer:
lowering prices for lower market share
Explanation:
something along those lines
One potential advantage of financing corporations through the use of bonds rather than common stock is: ______________
a. the corporation must pay the bonds at maturity
b. the interest on bonds must be paid when due
c. a higher earning per share is guaranteed for existing common shareholders
d. the interest expense is deductible for tax purposes by the corporation.
Answer:
d. the interest expense is deductible for tax purposes by the corporation.
Explanation:
Corporate finance can be regarded as division of finance which handles the way corporations deal with activities such as investment decisions as well as funding sources and capital structuring. Corporate finance primarily deals with maximization of shareholder value by the use of long and short-term financial planning as well as implementation of various strategies. financing of corporations could be through the use of bonds as well as use of common stock.
There are different advantages that is associated to issuing bonds instead of issuing shares of common stock, is that Interest that comes on bonds as well as other debt is deductible as regards to the income tax return of the corporation while the dividends that comes on common stock are not regarded as deductible on the income tax return. It should be noted that One potential advantage of financing corporations through the use of bonds rather than common stock is the interest expense is deductible for tax purposes by the corporation.
If the beginning balance in Firestone Auto Repair's inventory account was a $4,000 debit, what is the new balance in the inventory account after considering the new purchases?
Answer:
$9,870
Explanation:
The computation of the new balance in the inventory account after considering the new purchases is given below;
New balance is
= Beginning balance + value of the purchase.
where,
Value of the purchase = purchase cost + freight cost- purchase discount
= $6,000 + $170 - $300
= $5,870
So,
New balance is
= $4,000 + $5,870
= $9,870
A company projects an increase in net income of $108000 each year for the next five years if it invests $900000 in new equipment. The equipment has a 5-year life and an estimated salvage value of $300000. What is the annual rate of return on this investment?
a. 20.5%
b. 31.0%
c. 30.0%
d. 30.8%
Answer:
18 %
Explanation:
Annual rate of return on this investment = annual profit / average investment x 100
where,
annual profit = $108000
average investment = (initial cost + salvage value) ÷ 2
= ($900000 + $300000) ÷ 2
= $600,000
therefore,
annual rate of return on this investment = $108000 / $600,000 x 100
= 18 %
Mccloe Corporation's balance sheet and income statement appear below:
Mccloe Corporation Comparative Balance Sheet
Ending Balance Beginning Balance
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $68 $48
Accounts receivable 62 67
Inventory 88 67
Property, plant and equipment 585 570
Less: accumulated depreciation 273 267
Total assets $530 $485
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Accounts payable $81 $62
Accrued liabilities 54 33
Income taxes payable 62 62
Bonds payable 89 154
Common stock 57 47
Retained earnings 187 127
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $530 $485
Income Statement:
Sales $681Â Â
Cost of goods sold 425Â Â
Gross margin 256Â Â
Selling and administrative expenses 188Â Â
Net operating income 68Â Â
Gain on sale of plant and equipment 30Â Â
Income before taxes 98Â Â
Income taxes 36Â Â
Net income $62Â
Cash dividends were $2. The company did not issue any bonds or repurchase any of its own common stock during the year. The net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the year was: ___________
Answer:
$57
Explanation:
Repayment of bond = Beginning balance - Ending balance
Repayment of bond = $154 - $89
Repayment of bond = $65 (Outflow)
Increase in common stock = Beginning balance - Ending balance
Increase in common stock = $57 - $47
Increase in common stock = $10 (Inflow)
Dividend paid = $2 (Outflow)
Net cash used in financing activities = Repayment of bond + Dividend paid - Increase in common stock
Net cash used in financing activities = $65 + $2 - $10
Net cash used in financing activities = $57
So, the net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the year was $57.
Nexis Corp. issues 1,000 shares of $15 par value common stock at $22 per share. When the transaction is recorded, credits are made to:______.
a. Common Stock, $22,000, and Retained Earnings, $15,000
b. Common Stock, $22,000
c. Common Stock, $15,000, and Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par, $7,000
d. Common Stock, $7,000, and Paid-In Capital in Excess of Stated Value, $15,000
Answer: C. Common Stock, $15,000, and Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par $7,000
Explanation:
The journal entry that will be made for this transaction include:
Debit Cash $22,000
Credit Common Stock $15,000
Credit Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par $7,000
Therefore, the correct option is C
Other things equal, the deadweight loss of a tax Group of answer choices decreases as the size of the tax increases. increases as the size of the tax increases, but the increase in the deadweight loss is less rapid than the increase in the size of the tax. increases as the size of the tax increases, and the increase in the deadweight loss is more rapid than the increase in the size of the tax. increases as the price elasticities of demand and/or supply increase, but the deadweight loss does not change as the size of the tax increases.
Answer:
increase as the size of the tax increase, and the increase in the deadweight loss is more rapid than the increase in the size of the tax.
Explanation:
Taxation can be defined as the involuntary or compulsory fees levied on individuals or business entities by the government to generate revenues used for funding public institutions and activities.
The different types of tax include the following;
1. Income tax: a tax on the money made by workers in the state. This type of tax is paid by employees with respect to the amount of money they receive as their wages or salary.
2. Property tax: a tax based on the value of a person's home or business. It is mainly taxed on physical assets or properties such as land, building, cars, business, etc.
3. Sales tax: a tax that is a percent of the price of goods sold in retail stores. It is being paid by the consumers (buyers) of finished goods and services and then, transfered to the appropriate authorities by the seller.
Other things being equal (ceteris paribus), the deadweight loss (loss of economic efficiency due to a lack of balance in competing economical influences for goods or services) of a tax increase as the size of the tax increase, and the increase in the deadweight loss is more rapid than the increase in the size of the tax.
The entry to record the issuance of 150 shares of $5 par common stock at par to an attorney in payment of legal fees for organizing the corporation includes a credit to:________. a. Goodwill b. Organizational Expenses c. Cash d. Common Stock
Answer: D. Common stock
Explanation:
Common stock refers to the security which represents ownership in a corporation.
The entry to record the issuance of 150 shares of $5 par common stock at par to an attorney in payment of legal fees for organizing a corporation includes a credit to the common stock.
a. Develop a probability distribution for x
b. Compute the expected value of x
c. Compute the variance and standard deviation for x
d. Comment on what your results imply about wind conditions during boating accidents
a. Answer:The corresponding probabilities are obtained by converting the percentages into probabilities. That is, by dividing each value with 100.
F/N (where F =percentage of accidents and N =100)
Explanation:
X 0 1 2 3 4
f(X) 0.096 0.57 0.238 0.077 0.019
b. The formula for the expected value of a discrete random variable is E(x)= µ=∑xf(x)
X F(X) X.f(X)
0 0.096 0
1 0.57 0.57
2 0.238 0.476
3 0.077 0.231
4 0.019 0.076
Total 1 1.353
Hence, the value for expected value of X is 1.353
The formula for the variance of the discrete random variables is Var(x)= σ² =∑(x-µ)²f(x)
X F(X) (x-µ) (x-µ)² (x-µ)².f(x)
0 0.096 -1.353 1.8306 0.1757
1 0.57 -0.353 0.1246 0.0710
2 0.238 0.647 0.4186 0.0996
3 0.077 1.647 2.7126 0.2089
4 0.019 2.647 7.0066 0.1331
Total 1 3.235 12.0930 0.6884
Hence, the variance of the random variable x is 0.6884
The formula for the standard deviation of the discrete random variables is
σ=√(∑[(x-µ)².f(x)] )
Thus, the standard deviation is σ= √0.6884
=0.8297
Hence, the standard deviation of the random variable x is 0.8297
Due to a turnover, a company hires 400 employees each year, on average. Assume that an average stay of an employee in the company is 5 years. On average, how many employees does the company have?
Answer:
On average, the company has 2000 employees.
Explanation:
Since, due to a turnover, a company hires 400 employees each year, on average; assuming that an average stay of an employee in the company is 5 years, to determine, on average, how many employees does the company have, the following calculation must be performed:
Year 0 = 0
Year 1 = 400 (+400)
Year 2 = 800 (+400)
Year 3 = 1200 (+400)
Year 4 = 1600 (+400)
Year 5 = 2000 (+400)
Year 6 = 2000 (+400 -400)
Year 7 = 2000 (+400 - 400)
Therefore, on average, the company has 2000 employees.
Suppose the government imposes a tax on three products with differing demand elasticities. Match the product to the group that will most likely bear the incidence of the tax.
a. the government
b. producers
c. consumers and producers
d. consumers
1. highly inelastic
2. somewhat elastic
3. highly elastic
Answer:
a. Government - highly Inelastic
b. producers - Somewhat elastic
c. consumers and producers - Highly elastic
d. consumers - Highly elastic
Explanation:
Inelastic demand is that which does not changes with the change in the price of any product.
Government oriented demand remains constant irrespective of pricing and hence it is highly inelastic while in case of producers and consumers, the demand may vary depending on the substitute availability in the market
Answer: producer - highly elastic
Consumers and producers - somewhat elastic
Consumers - highly inelastic
government- none
Explanation:
Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method)
Use the following information regarding the Lund Corporation to (a) prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method and (b) compute Lund's operating-cash-flow-to-current-liabilities ratio.
Accounts payable increase $13,500
Accounts receivable increase 6,000
Accrued liabilities decrease 4,500
Amortization expense 9,000
Cash balance, January 1 33,000
Cash balance, December 31 22,500
Cash paid as dividends 43,500
Cash paid to purchase land 135,000
Cash paid to retire bonds payable at par 90,000
Cash received from issuance of common stock 52,500
Cash received from sale of equipment 25,500
Depreciation expense 43,500
Gain on sale of equipment 6,000
Inventory decrease 19,500
Net income 114,000
Prepaid expenses increase 3,000
Average current liabilities 150,000
a. Use negative signs with cash outflow answers.
LUND CORPORATION
Statement of Cash Flows
For Year Ended December 31
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Net Income Answer
Add (deduct) items to convert net income to cash basis
Depreciation Answer
Amortization Answer
Gain on Sale of Equipment Answer
Accounts Receivable Increase Answer
Inventory Decrease Answer
Prepaid Expenses Increase Answer
Accounts Payable Increase Answer
Accrued Liabilities Decrease Answer
Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities Answer
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Sale of Equipment Answer
Purchase of Land Answer
Cash Used by Investing Activities Answer
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Issuance of Common Stock Answer
Retirement of Bonds Payable Answer
Payment of Dividends Answer
Cash Used by Financing Activities Answer
Net Decrease in Cash Answer
Cash at Beginning of Year Answer
Cash at End of Year Answer
b. Operating-cash-flow-to-current-liabilities ratio (Round answers to two decimal places.)
Answer:
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Net Income $114,000
Items to convert net income to cash basis
Depreciation $43,500
Amortization $9,000
Gain on Sale of Equipment -$6000
Accounts Receivable Increase -$6000
Inventory Decrease $19500
Prepaid Expenses Increase -$3000
Accounts Payable Increase $13500
Accrued Liabilities Decrease -$4500
Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities A $180,000
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Sale of Equipment $25,500
Purchase of Land -$135,000
Cash Used by Investing Activities B -$109,500
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Issuance of Common Stock $52,500
Retirement of Bonds Payable -$90,000
Payment of Dividends -$43,500
Cash Used by Financing Activities C -$81,000
Net Decrease in Cash(A+B+C) -$10,500
Cash at Beginning of Year $33,000
Cash at End of Year $22,500
b. Operating cash flow to Current liabilities ratio = Operating Activities Cash Flow / Average current liabilities
Operating cash flow to Current liabilities ratio = $180,000 / $150,000
Operating cash flow to Current liabilities ratio = 1.2
The controller of Sandhill Industries has collected the following monthly expense data for use in analyzing the cost behavior of maintenance costs. Month Total Maintenance Costs Total Machine Hours January $2,880 3,820 February 3,273 4,364 March 3,928 6,546 April 4,632 8,619 May 3,491 5,455 June 4,844 8,730 (a1) Determine the variable-cost components using the high-low method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places e.g. 2.25.)
Answer:
Variable cost per unit= $0.4
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Month Total Maintenance Costs Total Machine Hours
January $2,880 3,820
February 3,273 4,364
March 3,928 6,546
April 4,632 8,619
May 3,491 5,455
June 4,844 8,730
To calculate the variable component using the high-low method, we need to use the following formula:
Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)
Variable cost per unit= (4,844 - 2,880) / (8,730 - 3,820)
Variable cost per unit= $0.4
Which of the following is an indirect manufacturing cost in a manufacturing company?
a. Indirect Materials
b. Real estate taxes on the factory
c. Salary of production floor manager
d. All of the above would be considered indirect manufacturing costs
Answer:
d
Explanation:
Indirect costs are costs of production that cannot be directly linked to a unit, activity or product.
Indirect manufacturing costs are cost of production that cannot be directly linked to a good that is produced.
Examples of indirect manufacturing cost include :
Indirect Materialsutility machine maintenance Real estate taxes on the factoryDepreciation Salary of production floor managerSuppose that the money supply and the nominal GDP for a hypothetical economy are $96 bilion and $336 bilion, respectively. (In part a round your answer to 1 decimal place. In part c enter your answer as a whole number.)a. What is the velocity of money?b. How will households and businesses react if the central bank reduces the money supply by $20 billion?
i. Households and businesses will increase spendingii. Households and businesses will not react.iii. Households and businesses will reduce spending.c. By how much will nominal GDP have to fall to restore equilibrium, according to the monetarist perspective?
Answer:
V = 3.5 (1 dollar circulates 3.5 times in a year)
In short term – Reduction of aggregate demand and real output
In long term – reduction of wages and increase of real output of firms
Nominal GDP will fall by $20 bilion
Explanation:
Equation of monetisation =
Total money in circulation = Total money demanded/total output
Money Supply * Money Velocity = Price Level * GDP
V = PY/M
Substituting the given values, we get –
V = 336/96
V = 3.5
This indicates 1 dollar circulates 3.5 times in a year
In short term – Reduction of aggregate demand and real output
In long term – reduction of wages and increase of real output of firms
Nominal GDP will fall by $20 bilion
Phillips Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 20 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 8 percent thereafter. If the required return is 11 percent and the company just paid a dividend of $1.45, what is the current share price
Answer:
$69.47
Explanation:
D1 = ($1.45*1.20) = $1.7
D2 = ($1.7*1.20) = $2.04
D3 = ($2.04*1.20) = $2.45
Value after year 3 = (D3*Growth Rate) / (Required rate-Growth Rate)
Value after year 3 = ($2.45*1.08) / 0.11-0.08
Value after year 3 = $2.646 / 0.03
Value after year 3 = $88.20
Current share price = Future dividend and value*Present value of discounting factor(rate%,time)
Current share price = $1.7/1.11 + $2.04/(1.11)^2 + $2.45/(1.11)^3 + $88.20/(1.11)^3
Current share price = $1.5315315 + $1.65571 + $1.7914189 + $64.49107
Current share price = $69.4697304
Current share price = $69.47
Five obstacles that must be overcome converting from traditional system to lean
Management may not be as committed to change or devoted to giving up resources that are needed to convert. Workers/managements may not be cooperative to the change.
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Suppose that Sarita has a gross annual income of $43,000. Her annual deductions for taxes, 401(k) retirement plan contributions, and health insurance amount to $9,400. This leaves Sarita with an annual disposable income of $33,600. Dividing Sarita annual disposable income by 12, you can determine that Sarita has a monthly disposable income of $__________ .
Answer:
Monthly disposal income = $2,800
Explanation:
Disposal income is the amount left for spending after all statutory deductions and taxes have been subtracted from an employees' income.
Annual Disposal income = Annual gross Income - statutory deductions and taxes
Monthly disposal income = Annual disposal/12
= (43,000-9,400)/12= $2,800
Monthly disposal income = $2,800
Globe Manufacturing Company has just obtained a request for a special order of 12,000 units to be shipped at the end of the current year at a discount price of $7.00 each. The company has a production capacity of 90,000 units per year. At present, Globe is only selling 80,000 units per year through regular channels at a selling price of $11.00 each. Globe's per unit costs at an 80,000 unit level of production and sales are as follows:
Variable manufacturing expenses $4.60
Fixed manufacturing expenses $1.80
Variable selling and administrative expenses $1.00
Fixed selling and administrative expenses $0.45
Variable selling and administrative expense will drop to $0.30 per unit on the special order units. The special order has to be taken in its entirety. This means that by accepting the special order, Globe will be forced to not sell 2,000 units to its regular customers.
Required:
If Globe accepts this special order, by what amount will its net operating income increase or decrease?
Answer:
Globe Manufacturing Company
f Globe accepts this special order, its net operating income will decrease by:
= $19,300.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Special order units = 12,000
Special order price = $7.00 each
Annual Production Capacity = 90,000 units
Annual Sales Units = 80,000
Normal selling price = $11
Per unit costs at 80,000 units level:
Variable manufacturing expenses $4.60
Fixed manufacturing expenses $1.80
Variable selling and administrative expenses $1.00
Fixed selling and administrative expenses $0.45
Variable manufacturing expenses $4.60 * 12,000 = $55,200
Fixed manufacturing expenses $1.80 * 10,000 = $18,000
Variable selling and administrative expenses $0.30 * 12,000 = $3,600
Fixed selling and administrative expenses $0.45 * 10,000 = $4,500
Lost revenue from non-sale of 2,000 at $11 = $22,000
Total costs of special order = $103,300
Sales revenue from special order = $84,000 ($7 * 12,000)
The net operating income will decrease by $19,300 ($103,300 - $84,000)
Absorption and Variable Costing; Inventory Valuation Bondware Inc., has a highly automated assembly line that uses very little direct labor. Therefore, direct labor is part of variable overhead. For March, assume that it incurred the following unit costs: Direct materials $520 Variable overhead 460 Fixed overhead 180The 100 units of beginning inventory for March had an absorption costing value of $92,000 and a variable costing value of $78,000. For March, assume that Bondware Inc. produced 500 units and sold 540 units.
Compute Bondware's March Cost of Goods Sold using both the variable and absorption costing methods.
Answer:
Following are the response to the given question:
Explanation:
Cost of Goods Sold
Absorption costing [tex]92000+440\times (520+460+180) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = 602400[/tex]
Variable costing [tex]78000+440\times (520+460) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ =509200[/tex]
Assume that you manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 14% and a standard deviation of 30%. The T-bill rate is 6%. Your risky portfolio includes the following investments in the given proportions: Stock A 24 % Stock B 32 Stock C 44 Your client decides to invest in your risky portfolio a proportion (y) of his total investment budget with the remainder in a T-bill money market fund so that his overall portfolio will have an expected rate of return of 13%. a. What is the proportion y? (Round your answer to 1 decimal places.) b. What are your client's investment proportions in your three stocks and in T-bills? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) c. What is the standard deviation of the rate of return on your client's portfolio?
Answer:
a. 87.5%
b. Stock A: 21%; Stock B: 28%; Stock C: 38.5%; T-bill: 12.5%
c. Standard deviation of the client's portfolio: 26.25%
Explanation:
a. y is calculated as:
Risky portfolio return * y + T-bill return * (1 - y) = Expected return of the portfolio <=> 0.14y + 0.06 ( 1-y) = 0.13 <=> y = 87.5%
b. Client investment in each stock and in T-bills:
Client investment in each stock = 0.875 * percentage of each stock in a risky portfolio ( because the risky portfolio is accounted for 87.5% of the whole investment)
=> Stock A = 24% x 0.875 = 21% ; Stock B = 32% * 0.875 = 28% ; Stock C = 44 * 0.875 = 38.5%
Client investment in T-bill = 1- y = 1 - 0.875 = 12.5%
c. Standard deviation is calculated as: Standard deviation of risky portfolio * y = 30% * 87.5% = 26.25% (because standard deviation of return in T-bill is 0)
There are linkages between the microeconomic decisions made by managers and the macroeconomic environment. There are numerous examples from the current recession of company layoffs at the micro level, directly influenced by the decline in economic activity at the macro level. For this assignment, research this linkage. How did the recession impact businesses/managers at the macro and micro levels? You may use one company as the basis of your research.
Answer:
One typical example of this linkage between the economy at the macroeconomic level, and business decisions at the macroeconomic and microeconomic level, is what happened with Lehman Brothers in 2008.
Explanation:
Lehman Brothers was one of the main investment banks in the United States. During the years prior to the financial crisis, Lehman Brothers decided to pursue a risky but profitable strategy of over leveraging -lending a lot more money than they had as deposits.
Once the financial crisis hit, a macroeconomic event, it affected the company at the macro and micro level. At the macro level because Lehman Brothers itself ceased to exist as it went bankrupt, and at the micro level, because it had to enter a process to pay off some debtors, and some of the employees who were laid off due to the dissolution of the firm.
Trio Company reports the following information for the current year, which is its first year of operations.
Direct materials $13 per unit
Direct labor $19 per unit
Overhead costs for the year Variable overhead $4 per unit
Fixed overhead $200,000 per year
Units produced this year 25,000 units
Units sold this year 19,000 units
Ending finished goods inventory in units 6,000 units
Required:
Compute the cost per unit of finished goods using 1) absorption costing and 2) variable costing.
Answer:
1. $44
2.$36
Explanation:
Absorption Costing
Include all manufacturing costs, both variable and fixed in product cost.
Product Cost
Direct materials $13
Direct labor $19
Variable overhead $4
Fixed overhead $8
Total $44
Variable Costing
Include only the variable manufacturing cost in product costing.
Product Cost
Direct materials $13
Direct labor $19
Variable overhead $4
Total $36
Fones Inc. and Speed Dial Corp. are two competitors in the mobile phone market. The cost incurred by each company to manufacture smartphones is $200 per unit. Although both the companies sell their smartphones at the same price, Speed Dial Corp. has a larger market share in the smartphone industry. What does this imply
Answer: C. Speed Dial Corp has been able to offer more perceived value than Fones Inc.
Explanation:
Both companies incur the same costs to produce the phone and also sell at the same price. This means that they should be selling the same number of phones in theory. This is not the case however as Speed Dial Corp is selling more.
The reason Speed Dial must be selling more phones is that they sell a better phone for the same price. In offering more value to the customer for the same price, the customers are buying more from Speed Dial than from Fones because they are getting a better deal for the same price which means that Speed Dial's phone is undervalued.