Options :
A. This action is prohibited without exception, since ADAP Advisers is benefiting at the expense of its customers
B. This action is permitted if ADAP Advisers rebates any profit that it earns to its customers when it sells the block
C. This action is permitted if the purchased stock is not a suitable investment for ADAP's customers
D. This action is permitted if the block is purchased in the Third Market during the hours that the NYSE is closed
Answer: C.) This action is permitted if the purchased stock is not a suitable investment for ADAP's customers
Explanation: ADAP being a professional in the aspect of advisory investment, have a legal and ethical responsibility or obligation called fiduciary duties to their clients, both buyers and sellers. Therefore it is always very important to keep this at the forefront of their dealings in other to avoid soiling their reputation and integrity. Therefore, even though the stock offered to ADAP advisers is at substantial discount, ADAP advisers must ensure that the stock is a suitable investment for it's customers before offering it to them.
The fact that ADAP purchased the stick on it's own account may reasonably infer that the stick is not a suitable investment for it's customers.
In situations where rivals can readily copy the successful features of a company's strategy or duplicate its attempts to attract customers, the only dependable path to competitive advantage is for a company to staff the company's organization with smarter and more talented people. outexecute rivals by developing a collection of resources and capabilities that enables the company to perform certain important value chain activities at lower cost than rivals or with greater effectiveness than rivals (thereby gaining the ability to deliver more value to customers via either a lower price or a more appealing product). do a better job of training, empowering, motivating, and compensating employees than rivals. perform value chain activities quicker or faster than rivals can. outsource more value chain activities than rivals do and thereby achieve lower operating costs.
Answer:
outexecute rivals by developing a collection of resources and capabilities that enables the company to perform certain important value chain activities at a lower cost than rivals or with greater effectiveness than rivals (thereby gaining the ability to deliver more value to customers via either a lower price or a more appealing product).
Explanation:
We note here that the company's rivals can readily copy the successful features of the company's strategy or duplicate its attempts to attract customers, therefore, the company has leverage if builds strenght its on certain important value chain activities at a lower cost than rivals or with greater effectiveness than rivals.
For example, a company's product may be cheaper because of its reduced value chain cost than that of its competitors. Going by the normal law of demand, the lower the price the higher the demand for such a company's products.
Sara has a loan with an interest rate of 2% now, but according to the terms and conditions, the interest rate could quadrupole after 18 months. What term best summarizes the situation?
Answer: Variable interest rate loan
Explanation:
Given, Sara has a loan with an interest rate of 2% now, but according to the terms and conditions, the interest rate could quadrupole after 18 months.
That means the interest rate will change after 18 months.
The term that summarize the situations would be "variable interest rate loan"
A variable interest rate loan is defined as a loan in which the interest rate charged on the current balance fluctuates over time as market interest rates changes. It mostly generate more interest.A woman held fee simple title to a vacant lot adjacent to a business. She was persuaded to make the lot available to the business. She had her attorney prepare a deed that conveyed ownership of the lot to the business "so long as it is used for commercial purposes." After the completion of the gift, the business will own a:___________.a. life estate.b. tenancy for years.c. periodic tenancy.d. determinable fee estate.
Answer:
D. Determinable fee estate
Explanation:
To begin, a determinable fee estate is structured such that it terminates upon the occasion of certain events, or completion of purpose, and will revert to the grantor without any entry or other provisions. This revert to the grantor is essential and thus come automatically, especially upon the creation of a determinable fee estate.
Given the scenario under study, a woman held a fee simple to a vacant lot adjacent to a business. Subsequently, she made the lot available to the business, and convey its ownership on same. The clause 'so long it is used for commercial purposes' further underscores that a determinable fee and/or future interest is expected to be earned on such.
This arrangement and especially looking at the completion of the gift, the business will thus own a Determinable fee estate.
At the high level of activity in November, 7,000 machine hours were run and power costs were $18,000. In April, a month of low activity, 2,000 machine hours were run and power costs amounted to $9,000. Using the high-low method, the estimated fixed cost element of power costs is
Answer:
$5,400
Explanation:
During a high level of activity in the month of November, 7,000 machine hours were run and the power costs was $18,000
During a low level of activity in the month of April, 2,000 machine hours were run and the power costs was $9,000
The first step is to calculate the variable cost per unit
= (high power cost-low power cost)/(high machine hours-low machine hours)
= ($18,000-$9,000)/(7,000-2,000)
= 9,000/5,000
= 1.8
Therefore, the estimated fixed cost of the power costs can be calculated as follows
= High power cost-high machine hours×variable cost per unit
= $18,000-7,000×1.8
= 18,000-12,600
= $5,400
Hence the estimated fixed cost element of power costs is $5,400
Two twelve-year-old boys were seriously injured when riding on a go-kart. The boys were riding on public streets, ran a stop sign, and were hit by a car that did not see them. The go-kart had clear warning labels on the sides stating that it was only for off-road use only. The manual stated the go-kart not to be used on public streets. The parents sued the go-kart manufacturer. One basic issue in this case would be:
Answer:
Disobedience of the law or it may be ignorance
Explanation:
It may be that the kids didnt see the sign or it might be ignorance
Joel was recently hired as a police officer in his city's police department. As part of employee training, his supervisor trains him off-site on the use of firearms. He does this so that Joel does not make any errors in real-life situations. In the given scenario, Joel is going through _____.
Answer:
On-the job training.
Explanation:
This is explained to be normal emphasized training that working staffs are seen to undergo; especially newly employed staffs, which is a direct training while doing the actual job they are been hired or paid for. A a good and reasonable trainee in this aspect is seen to be appreciative when given this chance to develop knowledge and skills without ever leaving work. In this employee training format, employees are seen to receive your workplace needs, norms, and culture and familiarize with them. Internal job training and employee development bring a special plus. This is why in the scenario above, Joel's supervisor trains him off-site on the use of firearms.
At meetings of the quality team, Juan is nervous about suggesting ideas
because he is not sure he understands why there are quality problems. What
would help Juan use positive workplace behaviors in the meetings?
Answer:
The correct option is;
D. Prepare by studying problems ahead of the meeting and listening carefully
Explanation:
Positive workplace behaviors in the meetings include preparation for the meeting to make the meeting productive for you and the other participants by ensuring;
1) Understanding the purpose of the meeting
2) Find out about the meeting agenda
3) To prepare for meetings
4) Make adequate preparation for the meeting
5) Know other attendees
6) Acquire and send out relevant information
It is important to study the problems ahead of the meeting and listen carefully to avoid being the one to ask others what the meeting was for when you join the meeting
Ensure the purpose for being at the meeting is clear and the meeting agenda is well known as well as what knowledge is expected and what is to be discussed.
Answer:
Prepare by studying problems ahead of the meeting and listening carefully
Explanation:
Serengeti makes lightweight sunglasses with 100 percent UV protection for people who love to hunt, hike, and bike ride. Its plans for the future include the development of lenses that, in addition to protecting users from UV rays, will also have effective water-sheeting action to reduce lens spotting. They are excited about this new feature under development because it will be valuable to people who fish. Serengeti has determined that fishing is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. In terms of a SWOT analysis, Serengeti has recognized a(n) external market ________.
Answer:
opportunity
Explanation:
In the scenario being mentioned, Serengeti has recognized an external market opportunity. This is when a company identifies a product/service that is potentially wanted or needed by consumers but is not being already supplied by other companies. This allows the identifying company to produce and provide that service, thus filling a niche that will generate large sales numbers due to them being the only providers. Which is what Serengeti wants to do with their sunglasses for fishing.
Sara spends $25 for an all-day ticket to an amusement park. After one ride, it begins to rain and she wishes she had never come. Since she has already paid for her ticket, she should stay at the amusement park until it closes or she has wasted her $25.A. TrueB. False
Answer:
False.
Explanation:
False, it is given that Sara spends $25 for all-day ticket in the amusement park. However, this is a shuck cost that she can not recover. Moreover, she has taken one ride so marginal analysis shows that all his $25 is not wasted. She has utilized some portion of their money so we can not say that she has wasted all his money.
Land and other real estate held as investments by endowments in a government's permanent fund should be reported at
Complete Question:
Land and other real estate held as investments by endowments in a government’s permanent fund should be reported at
Group of answer choices
A. Historical cost.
B. Fair value less costs of disposal.
C. Fair value.
D. The lower of cost and net realizable value.
Answer:
C. Fair value.
Explanation:
Land and other real estate held as investments by endowments in a government's permanent fund should be reported at fair value of the reporting date except for the exception of life insurance contract, external investment pool, money market investment etc.
The fair value can be defined as the actual or real value of an asset, security, product or item in financial accounting.
Advertisements for hygiene products like toothpaste and soap tend to feature doctors as spokespersons endorsing the products.Consumers perceive these doctors to possess a substantial knowledge on health and hygiene.Which of the following characteristics of the message source is represented by this example?A) ExpertiseB) CongruityC) VisibilityD) AttractivenessE) Simplicity
Answer: A.) Expertise
Explanation: The endorsement usually offered by doctors during advert placement on products in the hygiene category such as soap, toothpaste and sanitary products is used to denote expertise. Doctors are well known and highly revered in areas of medicine including hygiene and health, there endorsement of such products is much likely to lead to higher approval rate among consumers and thus success of the product than endorsement offered by non-health or hygiene professional such as a banker.
Executive pay at Ashance Inc., a manufacturing company, includes bonuses based on the year’s profits or other measures related to the organization’s goals. Sometimes, to gain tax advantages, the bonus is made part of executives’ retirement plans. Which of the following is being exemplified in this scenario?A. long-term incentivesB. balanced scorecardsC. piecework plansD. employee stock ownership plansE. short-term incentives
Answer:
Short-term incentive
Explanation:
The reason is that long term incentives are based on achiving goals that take more than a year and short term goals achievement duration is less than 12 months. This means that the profit maximization benefit is short term goal and the incentive on short term goal is short term incentive.
The company has gained the tax advantages by including the payment of the bonus in thier retirement plans which is an example of short term incentive.
Name 2 of the 10 School Based Enterprise instructional Units
Answer:
1. Financial Analysis
2. Marketing-Information Management
Explanation:
A school-based enterprise often referred to as SBE is an entrepreneurial undertaking in a school setting that participates in goods/services delivery to address the needs of the market.
SBEs are organized and regulated by students as practical learning laboratories that incorporate National Curriculum Standards in various departments such as marketing, finance, hospitality or management.
Hence, the full 10 School Based Enterprise instructional Units are the following:
1. Financial Analysis
2. Marketing-Information Management
3. Operations
4. Market Planning
5. Product/Service Management
6. Pricing
7. Distribution/Channel Management
8. Promotion
9. Selling
10. Human Resources Management
A diversified company has a parenting advantage when it Multiple Choice results in supporting short-term economic shareholder value. avoids acquiring undervalued companies and thus reduces risks. is more able than other companies to create positive collaboration within its portfolio for different specialty groups and geographic locations. is more able than other companies to boost the combined performance of its individual businesses through its high-level guidance, general oversight, and other corporate-level contributions. manages a set of fundamentally similar business operations inside fundamentally similar industries and environments.
Answer: is more able than other companies to boost the combined performance of its individual businesses through its high-level guidance, general oversight, and other corporate-level contributions
Explanation: The parenting advantage is simply held by that company or organization who thrives more than it's competitors using strategic implementation and adding value to its individual operations in other to facilitate the performance of the company's businesses. Being able to outperform competitiors require high-level guidance and corporate strategy which involves the implementation of a well-defined blueprint designed through high level expertise capable aiding performance and value.
Fontaine and Monroe are forming a partnership. Fontaine invests a building that has a market value of $362,000; the partnership assumes responsibility for a $131,000 note secured by a mortgage on the property. Monroe invests $106,000 in cash and equipment that has a market value of $81,000. For the partnership, the amounts recorded for the building and for Fontaine's Capital account are:
Answer:
$362,000 building and $231,000 in Fontaine's capital account
Explanation:
Fontaine and Monroe are forming a partnership
Fontaine invests a building that has a market value of $362,000
The partnership assumes responsibility of $131,000 note
Monroe invests $106,000 in both cash and equipment
The market value is $81,000
Therefore, since the building has a market value of $362,000 then, the amount that is recorded for the building is $362,000
The amount recorded for Fontaine's capital account can be calculated as follows
= $362,000-$131,000
= $231,000
Hence the amount recorded in the building and Fontaine's capital account is $362,000 and $231,000 respectively
Managers who believe that their native country, culture, language, and behavior are superior to all others are ____ managers. Multiple Choice maquiladoras geocentric polycentric ethnocentric diverse
Answer:
ethnocentric
Explanation:
ethnocentric managers believe that their culture is superior to other cultures.
polycentric mangers are mangers who believe that native managers in foreign offices are best suited to mange native workers
geocentric Managers believe that there are differences and similarities between home and foreign workers and practices. they believe that techniques adopted should be the most effective.
Jennifer is a junior in college. Her current cumulative grade point average (GPA) is 3.5 out of a 4.0 scale. Jennifer is hoping that by the time she graduates, she can raise her cumulative GPA to a 3.7. Which of the following statements is correct?A. Either b or c could be correct. B. If Jennifer earns a 3.7 GPA in her senior year, she will be able to raise her cumulative GPA to a 3.7. C. If Jennifer earns between a 3.5 and a 3.7 GPA in her senior year, she will be able to raise her cumulative GPA to a 3.7. D. Jennifer must earn above a 3.7 GPA in her senior year in order to raise her cumulative GPA to a 3.7.
Answer: d. Jennifer must earn above a 3.7 GPA in her senior year in order to raise her cumulative GPA to a 3.7.
Explanation:
Calculating and aiming for improved gpa towards the end of a session has to go alongside improvement in performance from the individual. Jennifer's target here is a minimum of a 3.7cgpa while Curren at 3.5cgpa, for Jennifer to achieve this she has to improve her effort, scoring anything below 3.7 would not take her towards 3 .7,a 3.5 or 3.6 will further reduce the possibility.
using the percentage of receivables method for recording bad debt expense, estimated uncollectible accounts are 14900, if the balance of the allowance for doubtful accounts is 19600 debit before adjustment, what is the amount of bad debt expense
Answer: Bad Debt expense= $34,500
Explanation:
Bad debt expense is the account receivables that a business records amount that would not be received due to lack of payment by its customers.
Using the percentage of receivables method,
Estimated uncollectibles = $14,900
unAdjusted balance in Allowance account = $ 19,600 debit
Bad Debt expense = Estimated uncollectibles +Unadjusted balance of a debit = $14,900 + $19,600= $34,500
This amount of $34,500 will now be recorded through an adjusting entry, The Bad Debt expense will be debited.
state 2 reasons that lead to foreign trade.plz answer asap!!!
For imports:
You import when there is lack of production in your own country
or when another country offers a cheaper price and/or better quality good than your own country's industry
for exports:
production surplus.
Which of the following is true of a corporation? Group of answer choices A corporation is owned by partners who have founded the business and have the right to manage it. A corporation does not have a life separate from its owners and its managers. A corporation has the ability to attract capital, more than the limited partnership. A corporation is not a tax-paying entity for federal income tax purposes.
Answer:
A corporation has the ability to attract capital more than the limited partnership
Explanation:
Corporation is defined as a group of people or company that come together to operate a business as a single entity with the approval of the government through incorporation.
Being a legal entity on its own , ownership is separated from the owners as the business itself can be held legally liable and it also pay income tax on the profits.
One of the advantages of corporation over the other forms of business is the ability to attract capital through issuing of share stocks , which form the basis of the size of ownership of each member.
In increasingly fast-paced markets, price and technology are not enough. ________ is the factor that will often give a company its competitive edge and is defined as the totality of features that affect how a product looks, feels, and functions in terms of customer requirements
Answer:
Design
Explanation:
Product design involves development of of ideas that will lead to new or different areas products.
Design of a product gives it a unique looks, feels, and functions in terms of customer requirements.
This provides a competitive advantage to the seller by differentiating this product from others in the market.
For example customers that purchase Sony televisions enjoy a unique quality that is associated with Sony televisions. They prefer to buy this product because of these unique traits
Whenever possible, Lorraine tries to purchase organic foods for her family. She feels better knowing there is less pesticide residue in these products vs. conventionally produced foods. If she sees a product that bears the USDA Organic seal, of what can she be assured?
Answer:
The correct answer is: She can be assured of a lot of things. Explained below.
Explanation:
To begin with, the USDA organic certification is understood to be the one that assures the consumers to buy products that are 95% organic in those that have the certification because the department checked them out so that means that all the companies who have achieved the certificate then they are workind according with the standards provide by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Moreover, the certification establishes that the food is free from genetic modification and irradiation and that they also have a greater content in nutrients that the other ones.
If a country did not participate in international trade, Group of answer choices it's production possibilities frontier is also its consumption possibilities frontier. interdependence is greater than would be the case with trade. it is better off because it will have to learn to be self-sufficient without trade. it can still benefit from international specialization.
Answer:
it's production possibilities frontier is also its consumption possibilities frontier
Explanation:
The production possibilities frontier shows the various combinations for the two goods an economy can produce when all its resources are fully employed.
The consumption possibility frontier, is the budget constraint where participants in international trade can consume. When a country doesn't participate in trade, it is this constraint identical to the the production–possibility frontier
To spur trade, Cormoran, Brithea, and Asmakush decided on economic integration where there were no barriers to trade between the three countries, they agreed on a common external trade policy, and allowed factors of production to move freely between the three countries. In short, the three countries formed a Group of answer choices
Answer:
Common market.
Explanation:
In order to spur trade, Cormoran, Brithea, and Asmakush decided on economic integration where there were no barriers to trade between the three countries, they agreed on a common external trade policy, and allowed factors of production to move freely between the three countries. In short, the three countries formed a common market.
A common market can be defined as a formal agreement between a group of countries in which they adopt a common external tariff on products imported from countries outside the union. It is simply a type of market involving the formal organization of countries who have collectively agree to trade freely with one another with eliminated internal tariffs but imposes a common external tariff on trade with other countries.
Common market was founded in 1958 and was made up of countries like Luxembourg, France, Belgium, Netherlands, West Germany and Italy.
The main purpose and advantage of the common market is that, it avails member countries the opportunity to move goods, people, services and capital freely.
X Company acquired land in Costa Rica for a total cost of $45,000,000. Engineers conducted a study at an additional cost of $500,000 to determine that there were oil reserves that should yield approximately 1,000,000 barrels of oil. The purchase agreement includes a requirement that the land be restored when the oil has been extracted, which is expected to cost $1,300,000, after which the land is expected to be worth $4,500,000. In 20X2, X Company incurred $200,000 in development costs and extracted and sold 130,000 barrels of oil. How much depletion will X Company recognize during 20X2
Answer:
X Company will recognize $819,000 depletion in 20X2.
Explanation:
Depletion Expense = (Cost - Salvage Value) × (Period`s Production / Total Expected Production)
= ($45,000,000 + $500,000 + $1,300,000 - $4,500,000) / ( 130,000 / 1,000,000)
= $819,000
Note : Cost of Land Includes Purchase Price and any costs directly incurred in placing the land in condition required for operation by management as well as decommissioning costs.
Cost-push inflation is A. inflation caused by increases in aggregate demand that are not matched by increases in aggregate supply. B. inflation caused by decreases in aggregate supply that generate an even larger decrease in aggregate demand. C. inflation caused by decreases in aggregate supply that are not matched by decreases in aggregate demand. D. inflation caused by increases in aggregate demand that generate an even larger increase in aggregate supply.
Answer:
C. inflation caused by decreases in aggregate supply that are not matched by decreases in aggregate demand
Explanation:
Inflation occurs when the cost of a basket of goods increases over a period of time. The purchasing power of money is reduced. It is characterised by low supply and high demand.
There are two drivers of inflation: cost push inflation and demand pull inflation.
Cost push inflation results when there is an increase in cost of production of goods and services.
This reduces the amount of goods supplied and increases their price.
Demand does not reduce in this scenario, so reduced supply does not match the excess demand.
On the other hand demand pull inflation occurs when there is increased demand for goods and services. Supply cannot meet the increased demand
Yoko is defining her company's performance evaluation process. Which process requirement would help her organization most effectively evaluate employees? Ensure that subjective performance indicators are used. Ensure that minimal time is spent on evaluation. Ensure that distributive justice does not apply. Ensure that evaluators are not burdened with accountability for the evaluations. Ensure that performance standards are not vague.
Answer:
Option E. Ensure that performance standards are not vague.
Explanation:
Option E is correct because if the performance standards are not vague and are realistic then the evaluation will be more fair. It will also not demotivate the employees as they will be accepting what went wrong.
Option A is incorrect because we can use both subjective and objective performance indicators.
Option B is incorrect because ensuring less time to appraise the performance means that the appraiser hasn't acknowledged the full scenario hence the evaluation wasn't fair.
Option C is incorrect because distributive justice must be applied. As it helps in acknowleging what the organization has done wrong with the employees that has resulted in poor performance.
Option D is incorrect because if the performance indicators are not representative of tasks for which the person was accountable then the evaluation is not fair. I will be held accountable for things which I wasn't deligated responsibility. Hence employee must be accountable for the responsibility deligated.
The real exchange rate measures the: Group of answer choices number of foreign goods one unit of domestic currency can buy amount of foreign currency one can get for one unit of domestic currency value of foreign currency denominated in domestic prices relationship between foreign and domestic interest rate number of foreign goods required to purchase a single unit of a domestic good
Answer:
number of foreign goods required to purchase a single unit of a domestic good
Explanation:
The real exchange rate is the rate which says that the rate at which the goods and services that are produced in the domestic country would be exchanged with the foreign goods and services
It could find out by applying the following formula
The Real exchange rate is
= Nominal exchange rate × (Foreign price ÷ Domestic price)
Hene, the last option is correct
A company’s perpetual preferred stock has a par value of $65 per share and it pays a dividend rate of 6.25% per year. The preferred stock’s market value is $58.63 per share and the company’s tax rate is 31%. If the flotation costs for preferred stock are 6.5%, what is the company’s annual cost of new preferred stock financing?
Answer:
Cost of preferred stock=7.41 %
Explanation:
A preferred stock entitles its investor to a fixed amount of dividend for the foreseeable future. The dividend payable by a preferred stock is similar to a perpetuity. Hence, the price of the stock would be the same as the present value of the dividend payable for the foreseeable future.
A preferred stock entitles its owner to a fixed amount of dividend. It is calculated as follows:
Cost of preferred stock = D/P(1-f) × 100
D- Preference dividend
P- stock price
F- flotation cost
Preference dividend = Coupon rate × Nominal value
DATA
Nominal value = $65
Stock price = $58.63
Dividend rate=6.25%
Flotation cost = 6.5%
Preference dividend = 6.25%× 65 = 4.063
Cost of preferred stock =(4.063 /58.63×(1-0.065) × 100 = 7.41 %
Cost of preferred stock=7.41 %
The best method for determining future social media targets is to establish benchmarks. You can do this by __________________.
Answer:
Extrapolating data from past efforts to estimate future success.
Explanation:
It can be done by “extrapolating the data from past efforts to estimates future success” because the past trend can be seen with the help of data and these trends are used to forecast future situations and it helps to plan the new policies and tactics that achieve the future target. Moreover, the analysis of data will also help to reach the social media target because it will tell how to work to reach the benchmark.
