Answer:
20Y9 20Y8
a. Accounts receivable turnover = 13.4x 11.7x
b. Days' sales in receivable = 27.2 days 31.2 days
c. The changes in the accounts receivable turnover and days' sales in receivables from 20Y8 to 20Y9 are favorable.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
20Y9 20Y8
Sales $8,375,000 $7,078,500
Accounts receivable:
Beginning of year 630,000 580,000 $1,210,000
End of year 620,000 630,000 $1,250,000
Average accounts
receivable = $625,000 $605,000
($1,250,000/2) ($1,210,000/2)
a. Accounts receivable turnover = Sales/Average accounts receivable
= 13.4x 11.7x
= ($8,375,000/$625,000) ($7,078,500/$605,000)
b. Days' sales in receivable = 365/Accounts receivable turnover
= 27.2 days 31.2 days
= (365/13.4) (365/11.7)
c. The changes in the accounts receivable turnover and days' sales in receivables from 20Y8 to 20Y9 are favorable.
A refiner produces heating fuel and gasoline from crude oil in virtually fixed proportions. What can you say about economies of scope for such a firm? What is the sign of its measure of economies of scope, SC?
Answer:
The cost benefits of simultaneous manufacturing do not exist and there are thus no economies as well as range disadvantages. A further explanation is provided below.
Explanation:
Scope savings are environmental impacts if a variety of commodities are produced collectively when producing these commodities collaboratively is far less costly than individually.Throughout this case, the manufacturer can create two items from the main resource although manufacturing takes place in some kind of a set proportion. Therefore includes the amount of production is identical to the expenditure of combined production of the products.Thus the above is the appropriate solution.
Four roommates are planning to spend the weekend in their dorm room watching old movies, and they are debating how many to watch. Here is their willingness to pay for each film:
Willingness to Pay
(Dollars)
Van Carlos Felix Larry
First film 10 9 6 3
Second film 9 7 4 2
Third film 8 5 2 1
Fourth film 7 3 0 0
Fifth film 6 1 0 0
Within the dorm room, the showing of a movie____a public good.
If it costs $8 to rent a movie, the roommates should rent____movies in order to maximize the total surplus.
Suppose the roommates choose to rent the optimal number of movies you just indicated and then split the cost of renting equally This means that each roommate will pay____.
Complete the following table with each roommate's total willingness to pay for this many movies and the surplus each person obtains from watching the movies.
Total Willingness to Pay Consumer Surplus
Roommate (Dollars) (Dollars)
Carlos
Felix
Larry
Raphael
In order to split the cost in a way that ensures that everyone benefits, the cost could be divided up based on the benefits each roommate receives. The practical problem with this solution is that each roommates has an incentive to____the value of the movies to him. Suppose they agree in advance to choose the efficient number and to split the cost of the movies equally.
Answer:
See the five answers below.
Explanation:
The roommates are debating how many movies they should watch.
This is the constraint; given that they have to pay to rent each movie.
PART (A)
Since their dormitory room is the 'cinema', meaning that it's just going to be 4 of them and a private good that they'll pay for; then the showing of a movie is not a public good!
Public goods are those general utilities usually provided by governments, for their citizens; e.g. public defense, clean drinking water, good roads, etcetera.
PART (B)
Given the 'willingness to pay' constraint, we need to find the optimal number of movies they can watch. It costs $8 to rent a movie, no matter how interesting it is or how much satisfaction the viewers derive from it. So the cost of the 1st film = the cost of the 2nd film = the cost of the 3rd film = the cost of the 4th film = the cost of the 5th film.
To get the total amount they're willing to pay for all 5 movies, sum up!
(10+9+6+3) + (9+7+4+2) + (8+5+2+1) + (7+3+0+0) + (6+1+0+0)
KEY: This arrangement should remind you of the law of diminishing marginal utility. The more movies they watch in one sitting or over a weekend, the less satisfaction they derive from the intangible commodity. Hence, the less they are willing to pay for more of the commodity.
So the sum is 28 + 22 + 16 + 10 + 7 = 83
Now to get the number of movies they should rent if they wish to maximize their total spending, divide the total willingness to pay by the cost for a movie:
83/8 = 10.375
Rounding up to the nearest whole number or in reality, that's 10 movies.
PART (C)
Suppose the roommates choose to rent this optimal number of movies - which is higher than the intended number of movies - and then split the cost equally, what will each roommate pay?
Here, we will use the approximated value 10.
10movies x $8 = $80
Splitting the cost equally, divide by 4
$80 ÷ 4 = $20
This figure is just in obedience to the question's requirements which says the bill must be shared equally. In actual fact, some of the four roommates don't have a purchasing power or willingness that is up to $20! That's Felix and Larry.
PART (D)
Complete the given table by inputing each roommate's total willingness to pay for the 5 movies and the surplus each person obtains from watching the movies. Remember to assume that Van is the same person as Raphael.
Also, total cost for 5 movies is 8 x 5 = $40
Dividing this by 4, you have $10 per roommate. So a surplus would be the excess of each roommate's TWTP over $10.
TWTP($) CS($)
VAN 40 30
CARLOS 25 15
FELIX 12 2
LARRY 6 -4
PART (E)
If the cost is divided up based on the benefits (remember how the price for movie was static despite the movie and satisfaction received by each viewer? That's about to change) or satisfaction each roommate receives, the practical problem with this 'solution' is that each roommate has an incentive to reduce the value of the movies to him; and this can only be measured by the efficient number (the number that rates the value each roommate derives from each movie). In this case, the incentive is the window given to each roommate to 'not tell the truth' about their level of satisfaction from watching each movie, because that would mean a higher bill for the individual.
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Calculate depreciation for year 2 based on the following information: Historical cost $40,000 Useful life 5 years Salvage value $3,000 Year 1 depreciation $7,400
Answer:
Depreciation for year 2 is also $7,400.
Explanation:
Assuming a straight line method of depreciation in which the depreciation is the same for each year, the annual depreciation can be calculated as follows:
Annual depreciation = (Historical cost - Salvage value) / Useful years = ($40,000 - $3,000) / 5 = $7.400
Since annual depreciation is $7,400, that implies that depreciation for year 2 is also $7,400.
Paul’s Pizza Parlor bakes pizza pies according to Q = 3 L – 0.3 L 2. If labor costs $6 and pizza sells for $10, the optimal amount of labor is:
Answer: 4 units of labor
Explanation:
Optimum amount of labor occurs where marginal revenue equals marginal cost which means:
Marginal revenue product = Cost of labor
Marginal revenue product = Marginal product of labor * Prize of pizza
Marginal product of labor = differentiation of Q
= dQ/dL
= d(3L - 0.3L²)
= 3 - 0.6L
Marginal revenue product = (3 - 0.6L) * 10
= 30 - 6L
Marginal revenue product = Cost of labor
30 - 6L = 6
30 - 6 = 6L
L = 24/6
= 4 units of labor
Franchising can be a beneficial way for entrepreneurs to get a head start in launching their own businesses since they do not have to pay the franchisor royalties after buying the franchise. true or false
Answer:
false
Explanation:
A franchise provides entrepreneurs with a shortcut way of starting a business without necessarily beginning from the scratch.
The entrepreneur is free to leverage on the trademark and the customer base of the franchisor. This eliminates part of the risk associated with starting an entirely new business.
However, the franchisee continues to pay royalty to the franchisor which makes the franchise arrangement quite expensive.
A minimum acceptable rate of return for an investment decision is called the: Multiple Choice Internal rate of return. Average rate of return. Hurdle rate of return. Maximum rate of return. Payback rate of return.
Answer:
Hurdle rate of return.
Explanation:
A hurdle rate can be regarded as minimum rate of return that is been required by an investor or manager
on a particular project or investment.
The hurdle rate gives the description of the appropriate compensation as regards level of risk present. There are
higher hurdle rates associated with riskier projects.
It should be noted that A minimum acceptable rate of return for an investment decision is called the Hurdle rate of return.
Preparation of the statement of cash flows does not involve: Select one: a. Computing the net increase or decrease in cash. b. Computing and reporting net cash provided or used by operations. c. Computing the profit compared to the net increase or decrease in cash. d. Computing and reporting net cash provided or used by financing activities. e. Computing and reporting net cash provided or used by investing activities.
Answer:
c. Computing the profit compared to the net increase or decrease in cash.
Explanation:
In a typical cash flow statements, the company's activities are divided into 3 sections that are recognized in the cash flow statements.
These are operating activities, investing activities and financing activities.
Operating activities includes cash inflow/outflow as a result of changes to inventory, payables and receivables.
Investing activities includes cash inflow/outflow from the disposal/acquisition of assets while financing includes cash inflow/outflow from the sale of shares.
Hence the only option not involved in the preparation of the statement of cash flows is computing the profit compared to the net increase or decrease in cash.
This past year inflation in Snowdonia has increased to 150%. As an economic analyst, you are charged with identifying those sectors of the population worst affected by this inflation event. Which group of people is likely to be worst affected by inflation
Answer:
disabled veterans living on fixed (non-adjustable) government transfer payments
Explanation:
Here the group income should remains the fixed or same for the time period so at the time when the price of the goods rised up or the value of the money reduced so it would become hard for the inflation event
Therefore the group of people who deals in veterans i.e. disabled and lived on fixed government transfer payment should be worst impacted by the inflation
If the Federal Reserve buys $8,500 worth of securities from non-bank public, and the non-bank public then keeps the payment from the bank as cash, then
a: R increases by $8,500 and the MB rises by $8,500
b: C and R both increase by $8,500, and the MB does not change
c: C increases by $8,500 and the MB increases by $8,500
d: C increases by $8,500 and the MB does not change
Answer:
c: C increases by $8,500 and the MB increases by $8,500
Explanation:
If the Federal Reserve buys $8,500 in securities from non-bank public and then payment is kept from the bank in form of cash, theC increases by $8,500 and the MB increases by $8,500
The paradox of thrift accounts that both investors and consumers want to spend during a recession or depression, thereby increasing employment and enhancing the chances of recovery.A. TrueB. False
Answer: False
Explanation:
The Paradox of Thrift Accounts posits that having savings in a recession is bad because it would lead the economy to even worse levels of recession.
During recessions, people tend to save more and investors tend to invest less. Consumers do so because they hope the savings will enable them survive should something happen and investors don't want to lose money in recessions.
This Paradox argues that both investors and consumers who spend more so that employment will rise as well as production and pull the economy out of a recession.
Hailey Corporation pays a constant $9.45 dividend on its stock. The company will maintain this dividend for the next 13 years and will then cease paying dividends forever. If the required return on this stock is 10.7 percent, what is the current share price?
Answer:
$64.76
Explanation:
The current share price can be determined by calculating the present value of the dividend
Present value is the sum of discounted cash flows
Present value can be calculated using a financial calculator
Cash flow from year 1 to 13 = 9.45
I = 10.7
PV = 64.76
To find the PV using a financial calculator:
1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
2. after inputting all the cash flows, press the NPV button, input the value for I, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
3. Press compute
Harvey quit his job at State University where he earned $45,000 a year. He figures his entrepreneurial talent or forgone entrepreneurial income to be $5,000 a year. To start the business, be cashed in $100,000 in bonds that earned 10% interest annually to buy a software company, Extreme Gaming. In the first year, the firm sold 11,000 units of software at $75 each. Of the $75, $55 goes for the costs of production, packaging, marketing, employee wages and benefits, and rent on a building.
Required:
What's the economic profit generated by Extreme Gaming in the first year?
Answer:
$160,000
Explanation:
Economic profit = accounting profit - implicit cost
Accounting profit= total revenue - explicit cost
Total revenue =price x quantity sold
total revenue = 75 x 11,000 = 825,000
Explicit cost includes the amount expended in running the business.
explicit cost = 55 x 11,000 = 605,000
Accounting profit = 825,000 - 605,000 = 220,000
Implicit cost is the cost of the next best option forgone when one alternative is chosen over other alternatives
Harvey's implicit costs = amount he would have earned in the university + income from entrepreneurial talent + interest income
Interest income = 0.1 x 100,000 = 10,000
10,000 + 45,000 + 5,000 = 60,000
Economic profit =220,000 - 60,000 = 160,000
Bond Company uses a plantwide overhead rate with direct labor hours as the allocation base. Use the following information to solve for the amount of direct labor hours estimated per unit of product G2.
Direct material cost per unit of G2 $13
Total estimated manufacturing overhead $312,000
Total cost per unit of G2 $28
Total estimated direct labor hours 156,000 DLH
Direct labor cost per unit of G2 $4.85
a. 5.08 DLH per unit of G2.
b. 17.85 DLH per unit of G2.
c. 8.60 DLH per unit of G2.
d. 0.52 DLH per unit of G2.
e. 2.00 DLH per unit of G2.
Answer:
a. 5.08 DLH per unit of G2.
Explanation:
The calculation is given below:
We know that
Direct material + direct labor + applied overhead = Total cost
$13 + 4.85 + x = 28
x = 28 - 13 - 4.85 1
= 10.15 overhead per unit
Now
Estimated overhead rate
= $312000 ÷ 156000
= 2.0
So, the Direct labor hours per unit is
= 10.15 ÷ 2
= 5.08
MC Qu. 99 The Work in Process Inventory account... The Work in Process Inventory account of a manufacturing company that uses an overhead rate based on direct labor cost has a $5,220 debit balance after all posting is completed. The cost sheet of the one job still in process shows direct material cost of $2,200 and direct labor cost of $1,000. Therefore, the company's overhead application rate is:
Answer:
202%
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what the company's overhead application rate is
First step is to calculate the Total manufacturing overhead using this formula
Total manufacturing overhead = Overhead rate - Direct material cost - Direct labor cost
Let plug in the formula
Total manufacturing overhead =5220 - 2,200 - 1000
Total manufacturing overhead =2020
Now let determine the overhead application rate using this formula
Overhead application rate=Total manufacturing overhead/Direct labor cost
Let plug in the formula
Overhead application rate=2020/1000*100
Overhead application rate=202%
Therefore, the company's overhead application rate is:202%
A company's direction, objectives, and strategy Group of answer choices are set in stone as the end of the planning process. never have to be revisited, even if time pressures or internal conditions warrant. are insulated from disruptive changes that a company might experience in its external environment. are never final, as managing strategy is an on-going, dynamic process. are primarily a now-and-then task.
Answer:
are never final, as managing strategy is an on-going, dynamic process.
Explanation:
In Business management, a strategy can be defined as a set of guiding principles, actions and decisions that an organization combines so as to achieve its business goals, attract customers and possess a competitive advantage over its rivals in the industry.
Business strategy sets the overall direction for the business because it focuses on defining how a business would achieve its goals, objectives, and mission; as well as the funds and material resources required to implement or execute the business plan. The components of a business strategy includes the following;
I. Value.
II. Vision.
III. Mission.
Hence, a company's direction, objectives, and strategy are never final because managing strategy is a continuum or an on-going, dynamic process. Thus, it's never a now and then task.
Traditional project management focuses on thorough planning up front. Such planning requires ____. Multiple Choice predictability All of these alternatives are correct a planning schedule a planning budget thoroughness
Answer:
Traditional project management focuses on thorough planning up front. Such planning requires ____.
All of these alternatives are correct
Explanation:
Traditional project management requires processes to occur in a predictable manner. Such an approach follows an upfront planned set of stages based on the assumption that the requirements for each project will remain fixed while the budget and project timeline can alter according to user requirements and prevailing circumstances. It lacks agility but requires thorough upfront planning.
The traditional project management focuses on mainly on thorough planning up front and requires high predictability.
The traditional project management entails an approach which works for most environments.
The Traditional project management refers to the process of planning, executing and controlling of set of tasks to arrive at the desired goal under a budget The traditional project management focuses on mainly on thorough planning up front and requires high predictability.Therefore, the Option A is correct.
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1. A cash reserve of 15% on deposit and customers deposit $150.000 in the bank, show the
bank balance sheet and calculate money creation multiplier
Answer:
Please check the attached image for an image of the balance sheet of the bank
money multiplier money creation : $1,000,000
Explanation:
Required reserves is the percentage of deposits required of banks to keep as reserves by the central bank
Required reserves = reserve requirement x deposits
$150,000 x 0.15 = $22,500
The amount of loan that the bank can grant = deposits - reserves
$150,000 - $22,500 = $127,500
Money multiplier = amount deposited / reserve requirement
$150,000 / 0.15 = $1,000,000
The first three cars I bought all fell apart around 50,000 miles. It was called planned obsolescence and no one seemed to care until companies entered the market that promised 70,000, then 80,000, and finally 100,000 warranties. What sets a great car apart from a good one now is not the quality, which is assumed, but performance, safety and fuel economy. A car that can achieve all three is highly sought after. In the automotive market, performance, safety and fuel economy are sterling examples of:________.
A) order winners.
B) the voice of the engineer.
C) order qualifiers.
D) the voice of the customer.
Answer:
A)order winners.
Explanation:
Order winners can be regarded as competitive advantages, these advantages could be product design,
delivery speed, as well as reliability and image that influence the customers of that firm in selection of
products or services if that firm. It can be regarded as the reason that draw customers to purchase the product of a company. It should be noted that ability of a company to win orders on the market can be attributed to the company competitiveness.
A producer of fixed proportion goods X and Y ( Q = QX = QY) has marginal costs and revenues of MC = 12 Q, MRX = 54 – 6 QX, MRY = 126 – 12 QY . The producer should produce how many units?
Answer:
A producer of fixed proportion goods X and Y ( Q = QX = QY) has marginal costs and revenues of MC = 12 Q , MRX = 54 – 6 QX , MRY = 126 – 12 QY . The producer should produce how …
Cheese Mart LLC sells cheese to Pizza Palace for $1,500. Pizza Palace uses the cheese to make pizzas, selling them to consumers for a total of $9,000. These transactions contribute ________ to the gross domestic product (GDP).
Answer: $9000
Explanation:
The gross domestic product (GDP) is the final value of the goods that are produced in an economy. In this case, we are only interested in the final value which is the $9000.
It should be noted that when Cheese Mart LLC sells cheese to Pizza Palace for $1,500, this is an intermediate good and should not be counted when calculating the GDP.
48. What does management say they are doing to assure the public that the financial information is reliable
Answer:
Management of a company is responsible for integrity and objectivity of financial statements. It is management's responsibility to comply with all applicable accounting standards while preparing financial statements.
Explanation:
There should be strict internal controls in a company. A company management is responsible to comply with all laws, and prepare financial standards free from errors. There should be no window dressing and information presented should be reliable. A company management is also responsible to maintain effective internal control system.
MacKenzie Company sold $780 of merchandise to a customer who used a Regional Bank credit card. Regional Bank deducts a 1.5% service charge for sales on its credit cards and credits MacKenzie's account immediately when sales are made. The journal entry to record this sale transaction would be:________ a) Debit Accounts Receivable $780 and credit Sales $780. b) Debit Cash $768.30; debit Credit Card Expense $11.70 and credit Sales $780. c) Debit Cash of $780 and credit Sales $780. d) Debit Cash of $780 and credit Accounts Receivable $780 e) Debit Cash $768.30 and credit Sales $768.30
Answer:
b) Debit Cash $768.30; debit Credit Card Expense $11.70 and credit Sales $780.
Explanation:
Based on the information given the Appropriate journal entry to record this sale transaction would be:
Debit Cash $768.30
($780-$11.70)
Debit Credit Card Expense $11.70
(1.5%*$780)
Credit Sales $780
(To record sales)
You are the account manager for an Internet service provider. A customer contacts you and complains that her recent billing statement was incorrect. After looking over the statement, you determine that the customer is in error. What should you do before writing your message? Check all that apply.
a. Anticipate the effect your message will have on the receiver.
b. Analyze the bad-news situation.
c. Evaluate your tone.
d. Conduct any necessary research.
Answer: a. Anticipate the effect your message will have on the receiver.
b. Analyze the bad-news situation
Explanation:
In the Phase 1 of the writing process, it is required that one should analyze the bad-news situation, and then anticipate the effect that such news will on have on the receiver. After this has been one, the message will then be adapted accordingly.
In a scenario whereby it's anticipated that the reader will be upset about the news, then the message might be reshaped so that the reader won't be angry.
Jon Brooks quit his job in a bicycle shop, where he earned $15,000 per year, to become a graduate student in economics. At the university he attended, he spent $2,000 on books, $1,000 on cough medicine, and earned $12,000 as an economics teaching-assistant. What were Jon's economic costs while attending college?a. $18,000.b. $15,000.c. $6,000.d. $3,000.
Answer: a. $18,000
Explanation:
Economic costs are the sum of opportunity costs and accounting costs incurred when the next best alternative is not followed.
In this case, the opportunity costs are the salary that Jon Brooks foregoes and the actual costs are the cost on books and cough medicine.
Economic costs will therefore be:
= 15,000 + 2,000 + 1,000
= $18,000
Carmichael Inc. has a beginning balance in Accounts Receivable of $100,000 at June 1. On June 24, Carmichael sells $20,000 of merchandise to K. Low, terms 2/10, n/30. Assuming just this one transaction occurred, what is the ending balance in Accounts Receivable at June 30 under the gross method
Answer:
$120,000
Explanation:
Particulars Amount
Beginning balance in accounts receivables A/C $100,000
Add: Credit sales $20,000
Ending balance in accounts receivables A/C $120,000
Madeline is an interior designer. When she chooses a new color for her client's walls, she always checks the swatch against different colored objects in the room. Madeline is aware of how colors change because of:
Answer:
relative luminance
Explanation:
From the question we are informed about Madeline who is an interior designer. When she chooses a new color for her client's walls, she always checks the swatch against different colored objects in the room. Madeline in this case, is aware of how colors change because of relative luminance.
Relative luminance can as well be regarded as Perceptual constancy, This can be explained as amount of light that can be reflected by an objects on its surroundings. Perceptual constancy is one that visualize familiar objects as one having a consistent color, even though a case whereby light changes the court arises. Relative luminance can be regarded as one that goes in same way as photometric definition of luminance, here Relative luminance has normalized values of 1 or 100 with respect to reference white.
Why would a firm that incurs losses choose to produce rather than shut down? In a perfectly competitive industry, if a firm is incurring losses, then it might choose to produce in the short run because A. is greater than , resulting in profit in the long run. B. is greater than , resulting in smaller losses than would result from shutting down. C. variable costs are greater than fixed costs, resulting in smaller losses than would result from shutting down. D. zero in the long run, resulting in profit in the long run. E. is greater than , resulting in smaller losses than would result from shutting down.
Answer:
E. price is greater than , resulting in smaller losses than would result from shutting down
Explanation:
The firm incurred losses and select to generate instead of shutting down as in the perfect competifive market if a firm has the loss so it produce in the short run because here the price should be more than due to which it result in less losses as compared to the losses at the time of shutting down
So as per the given situation, the option e is correct
Suppose the lead time is 3 operating days, and that the superstore wishes to maintain instock probability of 90%. The demand in each day is normal distributed with standard deviation 10, and the demands cross 3 days are independent. What is the re-order point? The z-score for 0.9 is 1.28. (
Answer:
the re-order point is 97.17
Explanation:
The computation of the re-order point is given below:
Re-order point is
= (Daily demand × Lead time) + (Z × Standard deviation × Sqrt(Lead time)
= (25 × 3) + (1.28 × 10 × Sqrt(3))
= 97.17
hence, the re-order point is 97.17
The same is to be considered and relevant too
If the expected returns of two stocks are the same but the standard deviations of the returns differ, which security is to be preferred
What is the nature of DENEL
Answer:
turn-key solutions of defence equipment
Answer:Denel SOC Ltd is a South African state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate established in 1992. It was created when the manufacturing subsidiaries of Armscor were split off in order for Armscor to become the procurement agency for South African Defence Force (SADF), now known as the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and the manufacturing divisions were grouped together under Denel as divisions. The company had been experiencing major financial problems since 2015 and in 2021 it was announced in Parliament that Denel was on the brink of insolvency. The company stated that its woes were due to declining local defence budgets, weakened relationships with key customers and suppliers, the inability to retain or attract skilled personnel, ongoing salary disputes and a Fitch ratings downgrade.
