A firm's market-to-book ratio might be greater than 1.0 due to accounting reasons. An example of an accounting reason that would cause the market-to-book ratio to increase is

Answer: off-balance-sheet assets arising from investments in successful research and development programs that are expensed according to conservative accounting principles.

Explanation:

The market to book ratio refers to the financial valuation metric that is used in the evaluation of the current market value of a company relative to the book value of the company.

It should be noted that there'll be an increase in the market price of a company when there are investments which are made by the company in successful research and development programs which entails the use of the conservative accounting principles.

Miller and Sons' static budget for 10,500 units of production includes $41,000 for direct materials, $50,300 for direct labor, variable utilities of $7,600, and supervisor salaries of $14,600. A flexible budget for 12,100 units of production would show Round your final answer to the nearest dollar. Do not round interim calculations. a.the same cost structure in total b.direct materials of $47,248, direct labor of $57,965, utilities of $8,758, and supervisor salaries of $14,600 c.direct materials of $47,248, direct labor of $57,965, utilities of $8,758, and supervisor salaries of $17,520 d.total variable costs of $113,500

For each of the following scenarios, indicate which of the four basic tax planning variables (entity, character, time period, jurisdiction) impacts after-tax value.

a. Aloha Corporation is considering building a new manufacturing facility in either State U or State P. State U has a 10 percent state income tax rate. State P has a 15 percent state income tax rate, but offers a tax holiday for new business investment that would exempt up to $250,000 of Aloha’s earnings from state income tax for the first five years of operations in State P.
b. Mary wishes to help her nephew, Gill, pay his college tuition. Instead of giving Gill cash, Mary gives him bonds earning $10,000 annual interest income. Mary’s marginal tax rate is 35 percent and Gill’s marginal tax rate is 15 percent.
c. Congress has recently enacted a decrease in corporate tax rates that will take effect at the beginning of next year. Grant Company, a cash basis taxpayer, is planning to pay expenses prior to year-end in order to maximize its tax savings in the current year.
d. Will has $50,000 to invest in the stock market. He is considering two alternatives. Stock A pays annual qualifying dividends of 6 percent. Stock B pays no dividends but is expected to increase in value at a rate of 5 percent per year. Will would hold either investment for a minimum of four years. Will’s marginal tax rate on ordinary income is 35 percent.

A granary allocates the cost of unprocessed wheat to the production of feed, flour, and starch. For the current period, unprocessed wheat was purchased for $120,000, and the following quantities of product and sales revenues were produced.
Product Pounds Price per Pound
Feed 100,000 $ 0.70
Flour 50,000 2.20
Starch 20,000 1.00
How much of the $120,000 cost should be allocated to flour if the value basis is used?
a) $24,500.
b) $84,000.
c) $66,000.
d) $70,000.
e) $200,000.

If the average annual rate of return for common stocks is 11.7 percent, and 4.0 percent for U.S. Treasury bills, what is the average market risk premium?

blank is a crucial factor to small business success A. Location B. Financing C. Advertising D. legal advice​

Universal Air is a no-growth firm and has two million shares outstanding. It expects to earn a constant $20 million per year on its assets. If it has no debt, all earnings are paid out as dividends, and the cost of capital is 10 percent, calculate the current price per share of the stock.

Bill Johnson, sales manager, and Diane Buswell, controller, at Current Designs are beginning to analyze the cost considerations for one of the composite models of the kayak division. They have provided the following production and operational costs necessary to produce one composite kayak.
Kevlar $250 per kayak
Resin and supplies $100 per kayak
Finishing kit (seat, rudder, ropes, etc.) $170 per kayak
Labor $420 per kayak
Selling and administrative expenses—variable $400 per kayak
Selling and administrative expenses—fixed $119,700 per year
Manufacturing overhead—fixed $240,000 per year
Bill and Diane have asked you to provide a cost-volume-profit analysis, to help them finalize the budget projections for the upcoming year. Bill has informed you that the selling price of the composite kayak will be $2,000.
(a) Calculate variable costs per unit.
Variable cost per unit $
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(b) Determine the contribution margin per unit.
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(c) Using the contribution margin per unit, determine the break-even point in units for this product line.
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(d) Assume that Current Designs plans to earn $270,600 on this product line. Using the contribution margin per unit, calculate the number of units that need to be sold to achieve this goal.
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(e) Based on the most recent sales forecast, Current Designs plans to sell 1,000 units of this model. Using your results from part (c), calculate the margin of safety and the margin of safety ratio. (Round margin of safety ratio to 1 decimal place, e.g. 25.5%.)
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(a) Calculate variable costs per unit.
Variable cost per unit $
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(b) Determine the contribution margin per unit.
Contribution margin per unit $
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(c) Using the contribution margin per unit, determine the break-even point in units for this product line.
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(d) Assume that Current Designs plans to earn $270,600 on this product line. Using the contribution margin per unit, calculate the number of units that need to be sold to achieve this goal.
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(e) Based on the most recent sales forecast, Current Designs plans to sell 1,000 units of this model. Using your results from part (c), calculate the margin of safety and the margin of safety ratio. (Round margin of safety ratio to 1 decimal place, e.g. 25.5%.)
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Required information Skip to question [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The Tennis Times (TTT) is a publisher of magazines. Its accounting policy for subscriptions follows: Revenues Revenues from our magazine subscription services are deferred initially and later recognized as revenue as subscription services are provided. Assume TTT (a) collected $420 million in 2018 for magazines that will be distributed later in 2018 and 2019, (b) provided $204 million of services on these subscriptions in 2018, and (c) provided $216 million of services on these subscriptions in 2019. Required: Using the information given, indicate the accounts, amounts, and accounting equation effects of transactions (a), (b), and (c). (Enter any decreases to assets, liabilities, or stockholders equity with a minus sign. Enter your answers in whole dollars.)

Rosina purchased one 15-year bond at par value when it was initially issued. This bond has a coupon rate of 7 percent and matures 13 years from now. If the current market rate for this type and quality of bond is 7.5 percent, then Rosina should expect: the bond issuer to increase the amount of all future interest payments. the yield to maturity to remain constant due to the fixed coupon rate. to realize a capital loss if she sold the bond at today's market price. today's market price to exceed the face value of the bond. the current yield today to be less than 7 percent.

List three (3) distinctions between limited liability partnership and conventional partnership using statute and decided cases.

Ms. Colonial has just taken out a $150,000 mortgage at an interest rate of 6 percent per year. If the mortgage calls for equal monthly payments for 20 years, what is the amount of each payment? (Assume monthly compounding or discounting.)
How do you solve this w/o a financial calculator?

Emmitt uses his leadership and position to produce effects on others and influence his followers. What term is used to describe this ability of leadership?
a. Coercion
b. Force
c. Power
d. Authority

Front Company had net income of $73,500 based on variable costing. Beginning and ending inventories were 900 units and 1,400 units, respectively. Assume the fixed overhead per unit was $7.95 for both the beginning and ending inventory. What is net income under absorption costing

The stock brokerage firm of Blank, Leibowitz, and Webber has analyzed and recommended two stocks to an investor. The investor was interested in factors such as short-term growth, intermediate growth, and dividends rates. The data on each stock is as follows: STOCK ($) FACTOR LOUISIANA GAS AND POWER TRIMEX INSULATION COMPANY Short-term growth potential, per dollar invested 0.36 0.24 Intermediate growth potential (over next 3 years), per dollar invested 1.80 1.50 Dividend rate potential 4% 8%The investor has the following goals: an appreciation of no less than $720 in the short term, an appreciation of at least $5000 in the next three years, and a dividend income of at least $200 per year. What is the smallest investment the investor can make to meet these three goals.

Bow-Wow Company manufactures a product with a unit variable cost of $50 and a unit sales price of $88. Fixed manufacturing costs were $240,000 when 10,000 units were produced and sold. The company has a one-time opportunity to sell an additional 1,000 units at $70 each in a foreign market which would not affect its present sales. If the company has sufficient (excess) capacity to produce the additional units, acceptance of the special order would affect net income as follows:

a. Income would decrease by $4,000.
b. Income would increase by $4,000.
c. Income would increase by $70,000.
d. Income would increase by $20,000.

High-Low Method
The manufacturing costs of Ackerman Industries for the first three months of the year follow:
Total Costs Units Produced
January $1,900,000 20,000 units
February 2,250,000 27,000
March 2,400,000 30,000
Using the high-low method, determine (a) the variable cost per unit and (b) the total fixed cost.
a. Variable cost per unit $
b. Total fixed cost $

The agreement of the trial balance totals is an indication that all transactions have been properly recorded in the books of accounts. Do you agree with this statement?

Petrox Oil Co. is considering a project that will have fixed costs of $12,000,000. The product will be sold for $37.50 per unit and will incur a variable cost of $12.80 per unit.

Given Petrox's cost structure, it will have to sell __________ units to break even on this project (Q_BE).

Petrox Oil Co.'s marketing sales director doesn't think that the market for the firm's goods is big enough to sell enough units to make the company's target operating profit of $15,000,000. In fact, she believes that the firm will be able to sell only about 150,000 units. However, she also thinks the demand for Petrox Oil Co.'s product is relatively inelastic, so the firm can increase the sale price. Assuming that the firm can sell 150,000 units, what price must it set to meet the CFO's EBIT goal of $15,000,000?

a. $192.80
b. $221.72
c. $241.00
d. $202.44

Using the Chipotle example we have discussed in class imagine that all employees are paid $15/hour, the grill costs $300, and each cash register costs $200. All other utensils and items come at zero cost. Applying the principles of business process improvement that we have discussed in class, what is the lowest cost Chipotle can achieve with the highest flow rate

which of the following quotes is the best way to tell your boss that you can't accept a new assignment right now?

a. I would like to work on this. but if I take this on I won't be able to meet my current deadline.

b. you know I already have this other deadline

c. I just don't know if I can get this all done

d. I don't have time sorry​

Can you help me
please ​

Which of the following is true of good salespeople?


A. They know how to oversell their product so the customer can't say no.

B. They have tenacity but know when to walk away and move on to the next sales prospect.

C. They make promises they may not be able to keep in order to secure a sale.

D. They don't leave voice mail messages.

Choose the correct statements about the ROC curve.
A. By plotting the true-positive rate against the false-positive rate for different threshold values, the ROC curve can be used to select the optimal model.
B. ROC stands for Receiver Operating Characteristic curve, which was originally developed to detect enemy aircrafts on radar.
C. The ROC curve is a useful diagnostic tool for determining the optimal classification model.
D. The ROC curve was originally developed to optimize healthcare and detect congestive heart failure readmission rate.

Professional service organizations include __________.

HELPPP PLEASE !
1. Write one paragraph about a person who decides that taking an hourly job with
tips is a better choice than accepting a salaried job with benefits.

Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. have the following operating data: Beck Inc. Bryant Inc. Sales $336,700 $1,092,000 Variable costs 135,100 655,200 Contribution margin $201,600 $436,800 Fixed costs 138,600 268,800 Income from operations $63,000 $168,000 a. Compute the operating leverage for Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. If required, round to one decimal place.

Daphne Inc., a steel manufacturing company, is planning to buy a new plant at $1,090,000. The life of the plant is estimated to be 5 years and has cash flows of $109,000, $218,000, $327,000, $436,000, and $545,000. Calculate the payback period for the new plant.
a. 5 years
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 3 years

A bookstore organizes its stock by topic. It has a mystery novel section, a romance novel section, a how-to-do-it section, a travel book section, etc. The bookstore is obviously using a _____ presentation. horizontal style/item usage book cover

The following production data were taken from the records of the Finishing Department for June: Inventory in process, June 1 (35% completed) 5,000 units Completed units during June 64,500 units Ending inventory (63% complete) 4,400 units What is the number of material equivalent units of production in the June 30, Finishing Department inventory, assuming that the first-in, first-out method is used to cost inventories and materials were added at the beginning of the process?
a. 4,400 units
b. 59,500 units
c. 68,900 units
d. 63,900 units

A bank loan has been given to a customer at a bank with a FIXED nominal interest rate of 13%. The real
interest rate for the bank's profit margin is 10%.
The next year, unanticipated INFLATION has increased another 7%.
The new real interest rate is
and the
was hurt.
O 3%; lender
O 15%; lender
O 8%; borrower
O 3%; borrower
O 5%; lender
O 8%; lender