Answer:
AAA Inc. and ZZZ Inc.
AAA Inc ZZZ Inc.
Equity value = $127.5 million $197.2 million
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
AAA Inc ZZZ Inc.
Annual earnings before interest and taxes $11.1 million $11.1 million
Annual interest (5% of $59 million) $2.95 million
Income taxes $0 $0
Annual dividends payments $8.15 million $11.1 million
Annual retained earnings $0 $0
Current market value of debts $59 million $0
Outstanding shares 1.7 million 3.4 million
Market price per share $75 $58
Equity value = (outstanding shares * market price)
= $127.5 million $197.2 million
(1.7 million * $75) (3.4 million * $58)
Total assets $186.5 million $197.2 million
When you ask the controller to look into federal reimbursements to see if he can find the cause of the reduction, how might he respond? (Select all that apply) Federal reimbursements are not part of the revenue cycle, the problem lies in revenue. Since federal reimbursements are part of the revenue cycle, we might find the problem there. The problem lies in revenue so it’s possible that charges are not being generated. The problem lies in revenue so there could be a problem in claims.
Answer:
Federal reimbursements are not part of the revenue cycle, the problem lies in revenue.
The problem lies in revenue so its possible that charges are not being generated.
Explanation:
Federal reimbursements are not revenue. These reimbursements are treated separately other than revenue. The charges are not generated because federal funds are not part of revenue cycle.
On October 29, Lobo Co. began operations by purchasing razors for resale. The razors have a 90-day warranty. When a razor is returned, the company discards it and mails a new one from Merchandise Inventory to the customer. The company's cost per new razor is $15 and its retail selling price is $70. The company expects warranty costs to equal 6% of dollar sales. The following transactions occurred.
2012
Nov.
11 Sold 60 razors for $4,800 cash.
30 Recognized warranty expense related to November sales with an adjusting entry.
Dec.
9 Replaced 12 razors that were returned under the warranty.
16 Sold 180 razors for $14,400 cash.
29 Replaced 24 razors that were returned under the warranty.
31 Recognized warranty expense related to December sales with an adjusting entry.
2013
Jan.
5 Sold 120 razors for $9,600 cash.
17 Replaced 29 razors that were returned under the warranty.
31 Recognized warranty expense related to January sales with an adjusting entry.
Required:
Prepare journal entries to record above transactions and adjustments.
Answer:
1. Cash (Dr.) $4,800
Sales (Cr.) $4,800
2. Warranty Expense 6% * $4800 (Dr.) $288
Estimated warranty Liability (Cr.) $288
3. Estimated warranty liability $15 * 12 razors (Dr.) $180
Inventory (Cr.) $180
4. Cash (Dr.) $14,400
Sales (Cr.) $14,400
5. Warranty Expense 6% * $14,400 (Dr.) $864
Estimated warranty Liability (Cr.) $864
6. Warranty liability $15 * 24 razors (Dr.) $360
Inventory (Cr.) $360
7. Cash (Dr.) $9,600
Sales (Cr.) $9,600
8. Warranty Expense 6% * $9600 (Dr.) $576
Estimated warranty Liability (Cr.) $576
9. Estimated warranty liability $15 * 29 razors (Dr.) $435
Inventory (Cr.) $435
Explanation:
Lobo Co sells razors to customer. It provides 90 day return warranty. The estimated returns are 6% of sales made. The estimated warranty liability is recognized at the time of sales. The expense for return of razor is recognized as warranty expense as company discards the returned razors which costs it $15 per razor.
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Answer:
yes
Explanation:
A Consumer Expenditure Survey in the city of Firestorm shows that people buy only firecrackers and bandages. s AConsumer Expenditure Survey in 2016 shows that the average household spent $216 on firecrackers and $18 on bandages. In 2016, the reference base year, the price of a firecracker was $6, and the price of bandages was $2 a pack. In the current year, 2017, firecrackers are $5 each and bandages are $3 a pack Calculate the CPI market basket and the percentage of a household's budget spent on firecrackers in the base year.
The CPI market basket is nothing ______ and nothing _______ packs of bandages dollars worth of bandages . The percentage of a household's budget spent on firecrackers in the base year is_______ percent.
Answer: 92.3%
Explanation:
The total budget which is the sum of all the expenditure by the household will be the addition of the $216 spent on firecrackers and $18 on bandages. This will be:
= $216 + $18
= $234
Price of a firecracker = $6
Price of bandages = $2 a pack
Number of firecrackers = $216/$6 = 36
Number of bandages = $18/$2 = 9
CPI market basket is 36 firecrackers and 9 bandages.
Therefore, the percentage of a household's budget spent on firecrackers in the base year will be:
= Expenditures on firecrackers/Total expenditure
= $216 / $234
= 92.3%
You are planning to save for retirement over the next 25 years. To do this, you will invest $1,000 a month in a stock account and $700 a month in a bond account. The return of the stock account is expected to be 9 percent, and the bond account will pay 6 percent. When you retire, you will combine your money into an account with a return of 7 percent. How much can you withdraw each month from your account assuming a 20-year withdrawal period
Answer:
Monthly withdraw= $12,452.6
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the total accumulated at the moment of retirement. We will use the following formula:
FV= {A*[(1+i)^n-1]}/i
A= monthly deposit
Stock:
Monthly investment= $1,000
Interest rate= 0.09/12= 0.0075
Number of periods= 25*12= 300 months
FV= {1,000*[(1.0075^300) - 1]} / 0.0075
FV= $1,121,121.94
Bond:
Monthly investment= $700
Interest rate= 0.06/12= 0.005
Number of periods= 25*12= 300 months
FV= {700*[(1.005^300) - 1]} / 0.005
FV= 485,095.77
Total FV= 1,121,121.94 + 485,095.77
Total FV= $1,606,217.71
Now, the annual withdrawal:
Interest rate= 0.07/12= 0.005833
Number of months= 12*20= 240
Monthly withdraw= (FV*i) / [1 - (1+i)^(-n)]
Monthly withdraw= (1,606,217.71*0.005833) / [1 - (1.005833^-240)]
Monthly withdraw= $12,452.6
The text defines management as “The art of getting things done through the efforts of other people.” Put yourself in the shoes of a manager and explain what this definition means in the context of a company operation. You can use the example of any company (large or small) and any good or service.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although you did not attach the text, we can comment on the quote.
"The art of getting things done through the efforts of other people.”
This quote means that good managers motivate and positively influence employees to get the job done. Managers coordinate and monitor the work of the employees. Managers first plan, then establish the goals to be accomplished and then direct the work effort to be productive.
If I were a manager of a company, I definitely try to emulate what the quote says. For instance, the manager of a recreational and sports club. I would do everything to establish clear, specific, and attainable goals so my employees could understand them. Then I describe the role and responsibilities of each employee so they can do their job without any doubts. And of course, I would delegate so they can do their jobs happily. No unnescesary intromissions. The objective would be to offer the best service possible to our clients.
The most recent financial statements for Summer Tyme, Inc., are shown here:
Income Statement Balance Sheet
Sales $3,700 Current assets $4,500 Current liabilities $960 Costs 2,400 Fixed assets 5,200 Long-term debt 3,620 Taxable income $1,300 Equity 5,120 Taxes (21%) 273 Total $9,700 Total $9,700 Net income $1,027
Assets, costs, and current liabilities are proportional to sales. Long-term debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 60 percent dividend payout ratio. As with every other firm in its industry, next year's sales are projected to increase by exactly 30 percent.
Required:
What is the external financing needed? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
EFN = needed new long-term debt and/or external equity
Answer:
External finance needed = $2,088
Explanation:
Note: See the attached excel file for the Calculation of ratios with respect to sales, Proforma Income Statement, Calculation of Retained Earnings and Equity, and Proforma Balance Sheet.
From the Proforma Balance Sheet in the attached excel file, we have:
Total Assets = $12,610
Total Liabilities = $10,448
Therefore, we have:
External finance needed = Total Assets - Total Liabilities = = $12,610 - $10,448 = $2,088
Maxim Corp. has provided the following information about one of its products:Date Transaction Number of Units Cost per Unit1/1 Beginning Inventory 285 $ 157 6/5 Purchase 485 $ 177 11/10 Purchase 185 $ 217 During the year, Maxim sold 570 units.What is cost of goods sold using the average cost method? (Do not round intermediate computations.)
Answer:
$101,904.6
Explanation:
The computation of the cost of goods sold using the average cost method is shown below:
Beginnig Inventory 285 at $157 = $44,745
Purchases 485 at $177 = $85,845
Purchases 185 at $217 = $40,145
Total cost = $170,735
Now
Total number of units is
= 285 + 485 + 185
= 955
Now
Average Cost per unit is
= $170,735 ÷ 955
=$ 178.78
And, finally
Cost of goods Sold is
= 570 × $178.78
= $101,904.6
A number of major corporations, such as General Motors, Amway, and Evian, sponsor or support worthy causes, many of which are environmental causes. These companies are highly motivated to engage in cause-oriented marketing because _____.
Answer:
C)corporations hope to generate goodwill toward the company and its brands
Explanation:
THESE ARE THE OPTIONS FOR THE QUESTION
a. it is a socially acceptable way of distributing excess profits
b. corporations function better in a healthy environment
c. corporations hope to generate goodwill toward the company and its brands
d. major companies are required by law to support environmentally friendly causes
e. research shows that companies that support the environment do better financially
From the question we are informed about A number of major corporations, such as General Motors, Amway, and Evian, sponsor or support worthy causes, many of which are environmental causes. In this case, These companies are highly motivated to engage in cause-oriented marketing because corporations hope to generate goodwill toward the company and its brands.
Cause marketing can be regarded as one that contains some collaboration which exist between a profit oriented business as well as a nonprofit organization all for common benefit. Cause marketing can as well be regarded as social or charitable campaigns which is been set up by for-profit oriented brands. In most cases, brands that has association with a nonprofit usually have their corporate social responsibility been boasted.
A company is interested in developing a quarterly aggregate production plan but they are not sure if a level strategy with backorders or a chase strategy would be better. They have the following information available regarding their production operation: Hiring Cost (per unit increase) $40 Firing (per unit decrease) $80 Inventory Cost (per unit) $40 Stockout (per unit) $150 Production (Labor) cost (per unit) $30 Subcontracting cost (per unit) $60 Previous quarter's production 1300 Previous quarter's ending inventory 0 Quarter forecasts are 4000, 3000, 4000 and 5000, respectively. Suppose that you want to use a level plan with backorders (one that produces at the average demand over the four quarters). What is the ending inventory in Quarter 2
Answer:
1000 units
Explanation:
Average demand over the next 4 quarters = (4000 + 3000 + 4000 + 5000) / 4
Average demand over the next 4 quarters = 16000 / 4
Average demand over the next 4 quarters = 4000
That is, as per the Level plan, 4000 units shall be produced in each of the next 4 quarters.
Quarter 1
Beginning Inventory = 0
Production = 4000
Demand = 4000
Ending Inventory = (Beginning Inventory + Production) - Demand
Ending Inventory = (0 + 4000) - 4000
Ending Inventory = 4000 - 4000
Ending Inventory = 0 units
Quarter 2
Beginning Inventory = 0
Production = 4000
Demand = 3000
Ending Inventory = (Beginning Inventory + Production) - Demand
Ending Inventory = (0 + 4000) - 3000
Ending Inventory = 4000 - 3000
Ending Inventory = 1000 units
Calaveras Tire exchanged equipment for two pickup trucks. The book value and fair value of the equipment given up were $34,000 (original cost of $86,000 less accumulated depreciation of $52,000) and $45,000, respectively. Assume Calaveras paid $6,000 in cash and the exchange lacks commercial substance. At what amount will Calaveras value the pickup trucks? How much gain or loss will the company recognize on the exchange?
Answer:
1. $51,000
2.$11,000 Gain
Explanation:
(1) Calculation to determine At what amount will Calaveras value the pickup trucks
Using this formula
Trucks value =Fair value + Cash paid
Let plug in the formula
Trucks value=$45,000+$6,000
Trucks value=$51,000
Therefore Calaveras value the pickup trucks at $51,000
(2) Calculation to determine How much gain or loss will the company recognize on the exchange
Using this formula
Gain or loss on exchange =Fair value - Book value
Let plug in the formula
Gain or loss on exchange=$45,000-$34,000
Gain or loss on exchange=$11,000 Gain
Therefore the company will $11,000 GAIN recognize on the exchange
Journalize the following selected transactions of Miramax Rentals. Omit explanations.
Aug. 1 Purchased two new saws on credit at $425 each. The saws are added to Mirmax's rental inventory. Payment is due in 30 days.
8 Accepted advance deposits of $125 for tool rentals that will be applied to the cash rental when the tools are returned.
20 Charged customers $1,250 on account for tool rentals. Payment is due within 30 days.
31 Paid utility bill for the month, $180.
31 Received $600 in payments from the customers that were billed for rentals on August 20.
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below:
On Aug 1
Inventory Dr $850
To Accounts payable $850
(Being inventory purchased on account)
On Aug 8
Cash Dr $125
To Advance deposit a/c $125
(Being cash receipts is recorded)
On Aug 20
Accounts Receivable Dr $1250
To Rental Revenue $1250
(Being revenue is recorded)
On Aug 31
Utility expense Dr $180
To Cash $180
(Being cash paid is recorded)
On Aug 31
Cash Dr $600
To Accounts Receivable a/c $600
(Being cash received is recorded)
zylo inc preferred stock pays a 7.50 annual dividend. What is the maximum price you are willing to pay for one share of this stock todya is your required return is 9.75
Answer: $76.92
Explanation:
From the question, Zylo inc preferred stock pays a 7.50 annual dividend, the maximum price that will be willing to be paid for one share of this stock today if the required return is 9.75% will be calculated as:
= Dividend / Required return
= $7.50 / 9.75%
= $7.50/0.0975
= $76.92
The maximum price willing to be paid is $76.92.
Frank Corporation manufactures a single product that has a selling price of $25.00 per unit. Fixed expenses total $64,000 per year, and the company must sell 8,000 units to break even. If the company has a target profit of $19,000, sales in units must be:________.a. 9,648b. 8,760c. 10,375d. 10,560
Answer:
Break-even point in units= 10,375
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Selling price= $25
Fixed cost= $64,000
Break-even point in units= 8,000
First, we need to determine the unitary contribution margin:
Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit
8,000 = 64,000 / contribution margin per unit
contribution margin per unit8,000= 64,000
contribution margin per unit= 64,000 / 8,000
contribution margin per unit= $8
Now, the number of units to be sold to make a profit of $19,000:
Break-even point in units= (fixed costs + desired profit) / contribution margin per unit
Break-even point in units= (64,000 + 19,000) / 8
Break-even point in units= 10,375
You own a stock portfolio invested 32 percent in Stock Q, 22 percent in Stock R, 19 percent in Stock S, and 27 percent in Stock T. The betas for these four stocks are 1.63, 1.35, 2.56, and 0.68, respectively. What is the portfolio beta? Enter the answer with 4 decimals (e.g. 1.1234)
Answer:
Beta= 1.4886
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
You own a stock portfolio invested 32 percent in Stock Q, 22 percent in Stock R, 19 percent in Stock S, and 27 percent in Stock T.
The betas for these four stocks are 1.63, 1.35, 2.56, and 0.68, respectively.
To calculate the portfolio beta, we need to use the following formula:
Beta= (proportion of investment A*beta A) + (proportion of investment B*beta B)
Beta= (0.32*1.63) + (0.22*1.35) + (0.19*2.56) + (0.27*0.68)
Beta= 1.4886
Mercury Company has only one inventory pool. On December 31, 2021, Mercury adopted the dollar-value LIFO inventory method. The inventory on that date using the dollar-value LIFO method was $201,000. Inventory data are as follows:
Year Ending Inventory at Year-End Costs Ending Inventory at Base Year Costs
2019 $260,400 $248,000
2020 347,300 302,000
2021 350,400 292,000
Required:
Compute the inventory at December 31, 2019, 2020, and 2021, using the dollar-value LIFO method.
Answer:
Explanation:
The cost index can be calculated as follows:
In 2019:
= 260400/248000
= 1.05
In 2020:
= 347300/302000
= 1.15
In 2021:
= 350400/292000
= 1.2
Inventory Layers converted to the base cost
Date [tex]\text{(Inventory at } \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{(year-end } \\ \\ \text{ year end cost) } \div \ \ \ \text{cost index) } = \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{ Inventory layers(base year cost) }[/tex]
12/31/20 201000 ÷ 1 = 201000
12/31/20 260400 ÷ 1.05 = 248000
12/31/20 347300 ÷ 1.15 = 302000
12/31/20 350400 ÷ 1.2 = 292000
Inventory Layers converted to cost Ending Inventory DVL cost
[tex]\text{(Inventory layers } \ \ \text{("year-end } \\ \\ \text{ base year cost) } \times \text{ cost index") } = \ \ \text{ Inventory layers(cost) }[/tex]
Base
201000 × 1 = 201000
201000 × 1 = 201000
Dec 31, 2019
47000 × 1.05 = 49350
ADD 250350
Base
201000 × 1 = 201000
Dec 31, 2019
47000 × 1.05 = 49350
Dec 31, 2020
(302000 - 248000)
= 54000 × 1.15 = 62100
ADD 312450
Base
201000 × 1 = 201000
Dec 31, 2019
47000 × 1.05 = 49350
Dec 31, 2021
(292000 - 248000)
= 44000 × 1.15 = 50600
ADD 300950
Baylor Service Corp. redeemed $1,000 of gift cards that customers used to pay for services that were performed by the company. The related adjusting entry would include a debit to: A. Accounts Receivable and a credit to Service Revenue. B. Unearned Revenue and a credit to Service Revenue. C. Cash and a credit to Service Revenue. D. Cash and a credit to Unearned Revenue.
Answer:
B. Unearned Revenue and a credit to Service Revenue.
Explanation:
The adjusting entry is given below:
Unearned revenue $1,000
To Service revenue $1,000
(Being service revenue is recorded)
Here unearned revenue is debited as it decreased the liabilities and credited the service revenue as it increased the revenue
Therefore the option b is correct
The book value of an asset is equal to the Group of answer choices asset's fair value less its historical cost. blue book value relied on by secondary markets. replacement cost of the asset. asset's cost less accumulated depreciation.
Answer:
asset's cost less accumulated depreciation
Explanation:
The book value of an asset could be determined by applying the following formula
Book value of an asset = Cost of an asset - accumulated depreciation
The accumulated depreciation is the depreciation that can be more than on year
So as per the given options, the last one is correct
At the end of business on September 1, the total displayed on the cash register tape shows $1,059 of cash sales for the day. However, when the clerk and the supervisor count the cash in the register, the count reveals that $1,050 was actually collected from customers.
Required:
Write down the journal entry.
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entry is shown below:
Cash $1,050
Cash short and over $9
Sales revenue $1,059
(Being the cash collection is recorded)
Here we debited the cash as it increased the assets and credited the sales revenue as it also increased the revenue and the difference is debited to cash short and over
Pujols Lumber Yard has a current accounts receivable balance of $365,061. Credit sales for the year just ended were $6,842,109. How long did it take on average for credit customers to pay off their accounts during the past year? (Enter the answer with 2 decimal places (e.g. 23.45)
Answer:
19.48 days
Explanation:
Calculation to determine How long did it take on average for credit customers to pay off their accounts during the past year
First step is to determine the receivables turnover for the company using this formula
Receivables turnover = Credit sales / Receivables
Let plug in the formula
Receivables turnover = $6,842,109 / $365,061
Receivables turnover = 18.74 times
Now let determine l the day’s sales in receivables using this formula
Days’ sales in receivables = 365 days / Receivables turnover
Let plug in the formula
Days’ sales in receivables = 365 days / 18.74
Days’ sales in receivables = 19.48 days
Therefore How long did it take on average for credit customers to pay off their accounts during the past year is 19.48 days
XYZ shop has a favorite model that has annual sales of 145. The cost to place an order to replenish inventory is $25 per order, and annual inventory holding cost per unit is $20. Assume the store is open 350 days per year. a. What is the optimal order size
Answer:
EOQ= 19 units
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Demand= 145 units
Order cost= $25 per order
Holding cost= $20.
To calculate the optimal order quantity, we need to use the economic order quantity method:
Economic order quantity (EOQ)= √[(2*D*S)/H]
D= Demand in units
S= Order cost
H= Holding cost
EOQ= √[(2*145*25) / 20]
EOQ= √362.5
EOQ= 19 units
Comparing medieval Japan, Rorea, and Vieta Imagine that you are a graduate student working with the diary of a twelfth-century merchant from Song China. In this diary, the merchant recorded his impressions of his first visits to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. After carefully translating the diary, you hand it to your professor, who slips and throws all the papers into the air. It is now your job to organize the diary correctly. Read the following descriptions and select whether they apply to Korea, Japan, or Vietnam.
Description 1
The people here were among the first to adopt an innovation called woodblock printing. Artisans carve characters onto woodblocks, which can be rearranged to print papers, pamphlets, and even books quickly and easily. Their cartographers have created regional and world maps based on our models.
Description 2
The people from this southern kingdom have created an adaptation of Chinese characters. This is a written system to represent the spoken language, but also used to compose essays and poetry.
Description 3 The people seem to have copied our building techniques and architecture, but they do so artfully. Centuries ago, Buddhists from all across Asia traveled to this land to visit the Todaiji temple.
Answer:
Comparing Medieval Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
Description 1 applies to Korea.
Description 2 applies to Vietnam.
Description 3 applies to Japan.
Explanation:
The Todaiji Temple is located in Japan. This sets description 3 apart for Japan. The southern kingdom refers to Vietnam located in the South-east Asia. Vietnam is known to have been ruled by China for over a thousand years, and the Vietnamese language is written based on Chinese characters. This matches with description 2. Korea, which is located in the Northeast Asia, matches description 1. Moreover, the Korean language is a multisyllabic language, unlike the Chinese that is monosyllabic.
Oficina Bonita Company manufactures office furniture. An unfinished desk is produced for $37.10 and sold for $65.45. A finished desk can be sold for $75.00. The additional processing cost to complete the finished desk is $6.30.Prepare a differential analysis. Round your answers to two decimal places.
Answer:
Find below analysis
Explanation:
Based on the appropriate template, I have prepared the differential analysis as shown in the attached excel file bearing in mind the following points:
The costs per desk under the alternative is the cost of an unfinished desk which is $37.10 plus the cost of further processing for a finished desk which is $6.30
Also, the different effect is simply the amount for alternative 2 minus amount under alternative 1
study Assume that you are going to invest $120,000 in a two asset portfolio. You will invest $80,000 in the fully diversified market portfolio and the remainder of your funds will be invested in the riskless security. Assume the market risk premium is 8% and the riskless return is 4%. Compute the expected return on this portfolio.
Answer:
9.33%
Explanation:
The expected return of two asset portfolio is the weighted average of individual assets' expected to return as computed thus:
Portfolio expected return=(weight of market portfolio*expected return of market portfolio)+(weight of riskless security*expected return of riskless security)
weight of market portfolio=amount invested in market portfolio/total invested amount
weight of market portfolio=$80,000/$120,000=66.67%
expected return of market portfolio=market risk premium+riskless return
expected return of market portfolio=8%+4%=12%
weight of riskless security=1-66.67%=33.33%(since total investment which is 100% is 1)
expected return of riskless security=4%
Portfolio expected return=(66.67%*12%)+(33.33%*4%)
Portfolio expected return=\=9.33%
incoterm trong thanh toán quốc tế là gì?
Answer:
Incoterms là một bộ quy tắc thương mại / thương mại được thiết lập bởi Phòng Thương mại quốc tế được sử dụng trong các hợp đồng mua bán quốc tế.
Based on your understanding of bond ratings and bond-rating criteria, which of the following statements is true?A) BBB bonds usually have the lowest yields in the bond markets.B) US government bonds usually have the lowest yields in the bond markets.
Answer: US government bonds usually have the lowest yields in the bond markets.
Explanation:
Based on the understanding of bond ratings and bond-rating criteria, it should be noted that the US government bonds usually have the lowest yields in the bond markets.
The statement that "BBB bonds usually have the lowest yields in the bond markets" is incorrect.
Star Corp., an accrual-method C corporation, incurred the following expenses in 2020 (all of which are ordinary and neccessary unless the facts indicate otherwise): Office rent: $50,000 CEO compensation: $1,500,000 Salary paid to janitor $250,000 Business meals: $60,000 (100% of the amount paid) Client entertainment $100,000 (100% of the amount paid) Traffic fines: $5,000 Advertising $70,000 Taxes & licenses (state, local & payroll) $30,000 Life insurance policy on CEO - premiums: $12,000 Average office rents in the area run $50,000-$55,000/year for similar office space. Star Corp's janitor is the CEO's sister. Reasonable salary for a janitor with similar experience, job description and work hours is $20,000/year. The CEO often runs late to important meetings, and he has a tendency to speed (and get speeding tickets) on his way. Star Corp. pays the speeding tickets. Star Corp. is the beneficiary on the life insurance policy. What is Star Corp.'s total deductible business expenses for the year?
Answer:
$1,842,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine Star Corp.'s total deductible business expenses for the year
STAR CORP.'S total deductible business expenses
Office rent $50,000
CEO Compensation $1,500,000
Salary paid to Janitor $20,000
Business meals $60,000
Client entertainment $100,000
Advertising $70,000
Taxes & Licenses $30,000
Life insurance policy on CEO-Premium $12,000
Total $1,842,000
Therefore Star Corp.'s total deductible business expenses for the year is $1,842,000
A ______ strategy aims at securing a competitive advantage by serving buyers in the target market niche at a lower cost and lower price than rivals. Multiple choice question. focused low-cost overall low-cost resource-based cost best-cost
Answer:
focused low-cost
Explanation:
Competitive advantage can be defined as conditions, factors or circumstances that allow a business firm (organization) to manufacture finished goods or services better and perhaps cheaper than other (rival) firms in the same industry. Thus, it's responsible for putting a business firm in a superior or more favorable position than rival firms.
This ultimately implies that, a competitive advantage has a significant impact on a business because it increases its level of sales, revenue generation and profit margin when compared to rival firms in the same industry.
A focused low-cost strategy is a strategic business model that's typically focused on a narrow or small customer base (segment) while providing low-cost goods and services to the customers. Thus, it is a business strategy that involves lowering the price of goods and services in order to generate more revenue and gain a competitive advantage over competitors or rivals in the same industry.
Hence, a focused low-cost strategy is typically aimed at securing a competitive advantage by means of serving buyers or consumers in the target market niche at a lower cost and lower price than rivals in the same industry.
Which of the following is true? Question 8 options: The convenience yield is always positive or zero. The convenience yield is always positive for an investment asset. The convenience yield is always negative for a consumption asset. The convenience yield measures the average return earned by holding futures contracts.
Answer:
The convenience yield is always positive or zero
Explanation:
the convenience fields measure the benefit of owning an asset rather than having a forward/futures contract on an asset . For an investment asset it is always zero . For a consumption asset it is greater than or equal to zero.
How you can convince your colleagues that introducing the new soft drink is the most profitable strategy by explaining the reasoning and theoretical analysis?
The question is incomplete. The complete question is :
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are the leading competitors in the market for cola products. In 1960 Coca-Cola introduced Sprite, which today is the worldwide leader in the lemon-lime soft drink market and ranks fourth among all soft drinks worldwide. Prior to 1999, PepsiCo did not have a product that competed directly against Sprite and had to decide whether to introduce such a soft drink. By not introducing a lemon-lime drink, PepsiCo would continue to earn a $200 million profit and Coca Cola would continue to earn a $300 million profit.
Suppose that by introducing a new lemon-line soft drink, one of two possible strategies could be pursued : (1) PepsiCo could trigger a price war with Coca-Cola in both lemon-lime and cola markets or (2) Coca-Cola could acquiesce and each firm maintains its current 50/50 split of the cola market and split the lemon-lime market 70/30 in favor of Coca-Cola. If Pepsi introduced a lemon-lime drink and a price war resulted, both companies would earn profits of $100 million. Alternatively, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo would earn $275 million and $227 million, respectively, if PepsiCo introduce a lemon-lime drink and Coca-Cola acquiesced and split the markets as listed above.
Diagram this situation using the extensive or tree-form of a game.
How you can convince your colleagues that introducing the new soft drink is the most profitable strategy by explaining the reasoning and theoretical analysis?
Solution :
The game can be represented in a way that is shown in the file attached below.
The [tex]\text{best response of Coca-Cola}[/tex] if Pepsi introduces the new product is [tex]\text{to acquiesce}[/tex] to earn [tex]\$275[/tex] million rather than starting a price war with Coca-Cola and earn only [tex]\$100[/tex]. Thus, while [tex]\text{Coca-Cola}[/tex] might use the strategy to threaten by starting a price war in the attempt of keeping out of the market, the threat will not be credible, so the best option is to introduce the new soft drink .
