Answer:
Machine one cost:
= Fixed cost + Variable cost
The Fixed cost is the lease cost and the variable cost is the cost per page copied. The number of pages is 105,000 and the cost per page for machine 1 is $0.030
= 619 + (0.030 * 105,000)
= $3,769 monthly
Machine two cost:
= 675 + (0.028 * 105,000)
= $3,615 monthly
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
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.
Do you think that MTV’s future lies mostly in its international operations? Explain your
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.
If the price of product L increases, then how will the demand curve for the close-substitute product J shift? If X is a normal good, will an increase in money income shift the supply or demand curve and in which direction?
Answer:
demand curve for product J would shift rightwards or outwards
If X is a normal good, an increase in income would shift the demand curve rightwards or outwards
Explanation:
Substitute goods are goods that can be used in place of another good.
If the price of product L increases, the quantity demanded of product L declines. this is line with the law of demand
According to the law of demand, the higher the price, the lower the quantity demanded and the lower the price, the higher the quantity demanded.
Consumers would then shift to the consumption of the close substitute. As a result, there would be an increase in the demand for product J. This would lead to a rightward or outward shift of the demand curve for product J
Normal goods are goods that are goods whose demand increases when income increases and falls when income falls
Since X is a normal good, when income increases, the demand for good X increases. this would shift the demand curve outward
The demand rate for raw material A is normally distributed with an average of 300 pints per day. The standard deviation of daily demand is 15 pints. If the lead time for this material is 4 days, what is the standard deviation of demand during the 4-day lead time
Answer:
the standard deviation of demand during the 4-day lead time is 30
Explanation:
the computation of the standard deviation of demand during the 4-day lead time is given below;
= Sqrt(Lead time) × Std deviation daily demand
= Sqrt(4) × 15
=2 × 15
= 30
Hence, the standard deviation of demand during the 4-day lead time is 30
Zoey Bella Company has a payroll of $6,200 for a five-day workweek. Its employees are paid each Friday for the five-day workweek. Journalize the adjusting entry required on December 31, assuming the year ends on a Thursday.
Answer:
Debit Salaries Expense $6,200
Credit Salaries Payable $6,200
Explanation:
Preparation of the adjusting entry required on December 31, assuming the year ends on a Thursday.
Based on the information given the appropriate
adjusting journal entry required on December 31, assuming the year ends on a Thursday will be :
December 31
Debit Salaries Expense $6,200
Credit Salaries Payable $6,200
Five individuals organized Miami Music Corporation on January 1. At the end of January 31, the following monthly financial data are available:
Total Revenues…………………………....... $131,000
Operating Expenses………………………… 90,500
Cash…………………………………………...........30,800
Accounts Receivable……………………… .25,300
Supplies……………………………………..........40,700
Accounts Payable…………………………... 25,700
Common Stock………………………………...30,600
Required:
a. Did Miami Music Corporation generate a profit? Which financial statement indicates this?
c. Does Miami Music Corporation have sufficient resources to pay its liabilities? Which financial statement indicates this?
Answer:
a. Profit(loss) = Total revenue - Total expenses
= 131,000 - 90,500
= $41,000
The company did in fact generate profit of $41,000 and this can be shown from the Income Statement which is where profit or loss is calculated.
b. A company uses its assets to pay off its liabilities so if the liabilities are less than the assets then the company is capable of paying off its liabilities:
Assets = Cash + Accounts Receivable + Supplies
= 30,800 + 25,300 + 40,700
= $96,800
Liabilities are just the Accounts Payable of $25,700.
Liabilities are less than Assets so Miami Music does indeed have sufficient resources to pay its liabilities.
This information comes from the Balance Sheet which is where assets and liabilities are shown.
The firm you manage faces the following costs: Quantity Total Cost 0 $4 1 $6 2 $7 3 $10 4 $15 5 $21 What is the average fixed cost of the 2nd unit produced
Answer:
The average fixed cost of the 2nd unit produced is:
= $2.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Quantity Total Cost Fixed Cost Average Fixed Cost
0 $4 $4 $4
1 $6 $4 $4
2 $7 $4 $2
3 $10 $4 $1.3
4 $15 $4 $1
5 $21 $4 $0.8
b) The average fixed cost (AFC) is the total fixed cost divided by the quantity of production within the relevant range. It does not change when there a change in the number of goods and services produced by a company. Average fixed cost can be calculated from the salaries of permanent employees, the mortgage payment on machinery and plant, and rent.
Summer 20 Corp estimates overhead based on direct labor hours and has given you the following information:
Estimated Manufacturing Overhead Costs 2020 $405,000
Estimated Direct Labor Hours for 2020 220,000
Actual Direct Labor Hours for 2020 202,000
Manufacturing Overhead Account Debit Entries total $380,000
1. Determine the predetermined overhead allocation rate stated with cents.
2. Determine the amount of manufacturing overhead that was allocated.
3. Calculate the amount Summer 20 Corp is over or under allocated during the year.
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 405,000 / 220,000
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $1.841 per DLH
Now, we can allocate overhead:
Allocated MOH= Estimated manufacturing overhead rate* Actual amount of allocation base
Allocated MOH= 1.841*202,000
Allocated MOH= $371,882
Finally, the over/under allocation:
Under/over applied overhead= real overhead - allocated overhead
Under/over applied overhead= 380,000 - 371,882
Underapplied overhead= $8,118
The cost of direct materials transferred into the Rolling Department of Kraus Company is $3,000,000. The conversion cost for the period in the Rolling Department is $462,600. The total equivalent units for direct materials and conversion are 4,000 tons and 3,855 tons respectively. Determine the direct materials and conversion costs per equivalent unit.
Answer:
the direct material & conversion cost per equivalent unit is $750 per ton and $120 per ton
Explanation:
The calculation of the direct material & conversion cost per equivalent unit is given below:
Direct materials per equivalent unit is
= $3,000,000 ÷ 4,000 tons
= $750 per ton
And,
Conversion costs per equivalent unit is
= $462,600 ÷ 3,855 tons
= $120 per ton
Hence, the direct material & conversion cost per equivalent unit is $750 per ton and $120 per ton
financial lit Banks offer other types of services such as safe deposit boxes for customers to store valuable documents. List at least two other types of non-account services that the provider makes available to customers, either for a fee or at no cost.
Answer and Explanation:
Banks offer agency services too such as being trustees, executors, or financial advisors to their customers. They can also stand as guarantee for their customers.
Banks also offer reference services. They provide information on the financial position or strength of their customers for the purpose of a customer's business dealing. This is usually done confidentially and with the permission of the customer
Steven Washington's weekly gross earnings for the week ending March 9 were $3,340, and her federal income tax withholding was $567.80. Assuming the social security tax rate is 6% and Medicare tax is 1.5% of all earnings, what is Washington's net pay?
Answer:
Washington's net pay was $ 2,564.28.
Explanation:
Given that Steven Washington's weekly gross earnings for the week ending March 9 were $ 3,340, and her federal income tax withholding was $ 567.80, assuming the social security tax rate is 6% and Medicare tax is 1.5% of all earnings, to determine what is Washington's net pay the following calculation must be performed:
(3,340 - 567.80) x (1 - 0.06 - 0.015) = X
2,772.2 x 0.925 = X
2,564.28 = X
Therefore, Washington's net pay was $ 2,564.28.
Flexible budgets Group of answer choices are static budgets that have been revised for changes in price(s). accommodate changes in activity levels. accommodate changes in the inflation rate. are used to evaluate capacity utilization.
Answer: accommodate changes in activity levels.
Explanation:
A flexible budget is refered to as the budget which changes based on the actual activity. It accommodate changes in activity levels.
It is the budget which is allowed to be adjusted as a result of the change in the assumptions that's used in the creation of the budget during the planning process of the management.
Answer:
accommodate changes in activity levels. is the correct choice.
Explanation:
Flexible budgets Group of answer accommodate changes in activity levels.
Shaq Corporation issued $10,000 of 20-year bonds on January 1, 2021. The bonds pay interest semiannually. This is a partial bond amortization schedule for the bonds.
Payment Cash Effective interest Decrease in balance Outstanding balance
9,080
1 400 409 9 9,089
2 400 409 9 9,098
3 400 409 9 9,107
4 400 410 10 9,117
What is the effective annual rate of interest on the bonds?
a. 9.0%.
b. 4.5%.
c. 8.0%.
d. 4.0%.
Answer:
The correct option a. 9.0%.
Explanation:
Note: The data in this question are merged together. They are therefore sorted before answering the question. See the attached pdf file for the complete question with the sorted data.
The explanation of the answer is now given as follows:
Effective semiannual interest rate = Effective interest / Previous outstanding balance ……………………. (1)
Using Payment 1 information, we have:
Effective semiannual interest rate = 409 / 9,080 = 0.0450, or 4.50%
Effective annual interest rate = Effective semiannual interest rate * Number of semiannuals in a year = 4.50% * 2 = 9.0%
Therefore, the correct option a. 9.0%.
Scarcity, opportunity cost, and marginal analysis Alex is training for a triathlon, a timed race that combines swimming, biking, and running. Consider the following sentence: Because his pool sessions are helping him swim more quickly, Alex plans to reduce by 1 hour per week the time he spends training on the bike and increase by 1 hour the time he spends in the swimming pool; however, his wife says that he should stop doing any biking and running and spend all 20 hours per week in the pool. Which basic principle of individual choice does Alex's plan illustrate that his wife's advice does not?
a. All costs are opportunity costs.
b. People usually exploit opportunities to make themselves better off.
c. Resources are scarce.
d. Many decisions are made on the margin.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
Marginal decisions involves considering the cost and benefit of taking a particular action. If the marginal benefit of taking a particular action exceeds the marginal cost, the activity should be undertaken
Jill has recently begun working at a local florist. In addition to creating floral arrangements, Jill spends a good deal of her time talking to customers and ringing up sales. Over time, she identifies a weakness in the procedures for ringing up voids. No approval is neces- sary to void a sale, and the void slip collects very little information about the sale. After Jill has completed a sale and the customer has left, she voids the sale and pockets the cash that was just received. The floral shop doesn’t miss the lost inventory because it has a high inventory turnover ratio and high losses due to flowers losing their bloom.
1. What type of fraud is Jill committing?
2. What could the florist do to prevent this type of fraud from occurring?
Answer: See explanation
Explanation:
1. What type of fraud is Jill committing?
The fraud that Jill is committing is known as theft of cash through fraudulent disbursements. In this case, Jill is using a register disbursement scheme which involves false voids of customer sales. During the time of sale, a record is made and another record is then created again which is used for the false void.
2. What could the florist do to prevent this type of fraud from occurring?
To prevent this fraud, a receipt should be attached and the florist should make sure that every vital information about all sales are collected such as customers name, time, amount of goods bought, signature and f customers etc
Young Corporation is considering purchasing equipment that costs $80,000 and is expected to provide the following cash inflows over its five-year useful life: Year Cash inflow 1 $ 18,000 2 22,000 3 24,000 4 16,000 5 9,000 What is the payback period of this investment project
Answer:
It will take 4 years to cover the initial investment.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Initial investment= $80,000
Cash flows:
1 $ 18,000
2 22,000
3 24,000
4 16,000
5 9,000
The payback period is the time required to cover the initial investment:
Year 1= 18,000 - 80,000= -62,000
Year 2= 22,000 - 62,000= -40,000
Year 3= 24,000 - 40,000= -16,000
Year 4= 16,000 - 16,000= 0
It will take 4 years to cover the initial investment.
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
Amazon Corporation owns machinery with a book value of $760,000. It is estimated that the machinery will generate future cash flows of $700,000. The machinery has a fair value of $560,000. Amazon should recognize a loss on impairment of:_______.
Answer: $200,000
Explanation:
The loss on impairment refers to the difference between the carrying or book value of an asset and the fair/ recoverable value of same.
Loss on impairment = Book value - Fair value
= 760,000 - 560,000
= $200,000
The value of the machinery would fall by $200,000 to tally it to its fair value.
Jefferson Company's demand for its only product exceeds its manufacturing capacity. The company provided the following information for the machine whose limited capacity is prohibiting the company from producing and selling additional units.
Actual run time this week 5,696 minutes
Machine time available per week 6,400 minutes
Actual run rate this week 1.68 units per minute
Ideal run rate 2.00units per minute
Defect-free output this week 12,670 units
Total output this week (including defects) 18,100units
Required:
1. Compute the utilization rate. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
2. Compute the efficiency rate. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
3. Compute the quality rate. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
4. Compute the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 3 decimal places.)
Answer:
1. Utilization rate = Operating time/Scheduled time
Utilization rate = 5,696/6,400
Utilization rate = 0.89
2. Efficiency rate = (Total output / Ideal run rate) / Operating time
Efficiency rate = (18,100/2) / 5,696
Efficiency rate = 9,050 / 5,696
Efficiency rate = 1.5888343
Efficiency rate = 1.59
3. Quality rate = Good units produced / Total units produced
Quality rate = 12,670 / 18,100
Quality rate = 0.70
4. Overall Equipment Effectiveness = Utilization rate * Efficiency rate * Quality rate
Overall Equipment Effectiveness = 0.89 * 1.59 * 0.70
Overall Equipment Effectiveness = 0.99057
Overall Equipment Effectiveness = 0.991
The utilization rate is 0.89 and the efficiency rate is 1.59.
From the information given, the utilization rate will be:
= Operating time/Scheduled time
= 5,696/6,400
= 0.89
The efficiency rate will be:
= (Total output / Ideal run rate) / Operating time
= (18,100/2) / 5,696
= 9,050 / 5,696
= 1.59
The quality rate will be:
= Good units produced / Total unit
= 12,670 / 18,100
= 0.70
The overall equipment effectiveness will be:
= Utilization rate × Efficiency rate × Quality rate
= 0.89 × 1.59 × 0.70
= 0.991
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A company is planning to purchase a machine that will cost $57,000 with a six-year life and no salvage value. The company expects to sell the machine's output of 3,000 units evenly throughout each year. A projected income statement for each year of the asset's life appears below. What is the payback period for this machine?
Sales $138,000
Costs:
Manufacturing $68,000
Depreciation on machine 9,500
Selling and administrative expenses 46,000 (123,500)
Income before taxes $14,500
Income tax (35%) 5,075
Net income $9,425
a. 6.00 years.
b. 1.99 year.
c. 6.05 years.
d. 12.10 years.
e. 3.01 years.
Answer:
e. 3.01 years
Explanation:
Cost of Asset = $57,000
Net annual cash Inflow = Net Income after Tax + Depreciation
Net annual cash Inflow = $9,425 + $9,500
Net annual cash Inflow = $18,925
Payback Period = Cost of Asset (Investment) / Net annual cash Inflow
Payback Period = $57,000 / $18,925
Payback Period = 3.01188904
Payback Period = 3.01 years
Consider a telephone call to London that currently would cost $5. If the real price of telephone calls does not change in the future, how much will it cost you to make a call to London in 50 years if the inflation rate is 5% (roughly its average over the past 30 years)? What if inflation is 10%.
Answer:
If inflation were 5%, the value of the call in 50 years would be $ 57.33; while if inflation were 10% the value of the call would be $ 586.95.
Explanation:
Given that a telephone call to London that currently would cost $ 5, to determine, if the real price of telephone calls does not change in the future, how much will it cost you to make a call to London in 50 years if the inflation rate is 5% and if inflation is 10%, the following calculations must be made:
5 x 1.05 ^ 50 = X
5 x 11.4674 = X
57.33 = X
5 x 1.1 ^ 50 = X
5 x 117.39 = X
586.95 = X
Therefore, if inflation were 5%, the value of the call in 50 years would be $ 57.33; while if inflation were 10% the value of the call would be $ 586.95.
Green Melon Electronics Company's management plans to finance its operations with bank loans that will be repaid as soon as cash is available. The company's management expects that it will take 60 days to manufacture and sell its products and 50 days to receive payment from its customers. Green Melon's CFO has told the rest of the management team that they should expect the length of the bank loans to be approximately 110 days.
Which of the following responses to the CFO's statement is most accurate?
a. The CFO is not taking into account the amount of time the company has to pay its suppliers. Generally, there is a certain length of time between the purchase of materials and labor and the payment of cash for them. The CFO can reduce the estimated length of the bank loan by this amount of time.
b. The CFO's approximation of the length of the bank loans should be accurate, because it will take 110 days for the company to manufacture, sell, and collect cash for its goods. All these things must occur for the company to be able to repay its loans from the bank.
Setting and implementing a credit policy is important for three main reasons:
1. It has a major effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.
2. It has a minor effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.
Answer: a. The CFO is not taking into account the amount of time the company has to pay its suppliers. Generally, there is a certain length of time between the purchase of materials and labor and the payment of cash for them. The CFO can reduce the estimated length of the bank loan by this amount of time.
1. It has a major effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.
Explanation:
A. Since the company's management expects that it will take 60 days to manufacture and sell its products and 50 days to receive payment from its customers, while Green Melon's CFO informed the rest of the management team that they should expect the length of the bank loans to be approximately 110 days, then it can be inferred that the CFO is not taking into account the amount of time the company has to pay its suppliers.
2. Setting and implementing a credit policy is important because it has a major effect on sales, nfluences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it also affects bad debt losses.
we flew to ___Dublin Airport in ___ Ireland. correct determiners
Answer:
we flew to the Dublin Airport in the Ireland
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
Journalize the entries to record the following transactions for Mountain Realty Inc.:
Aug.26 Issued for cash 128,000 shares of no-par common stock The stock outstanding when a corporation has issued only one class of stock. (with a stated value of $5) at $6.
Oct.1 Issued at par value 41,000 shares of preferred 1% stock, $10 par The monetary amount printed on a stock certificate. for cash.
Nov. 30 Issued for cash 17,000 shares of preferred 1% stock, $10 par at $11
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below"
On Aug 26
Cash Dr $768,000
To Common stock $640,000
To Additional paid in capital $128,000
(Being issuance of the common stock is recorded)
On Oct 1
Cash Dr $410,000
To preferred stock $410,000
(Being the issuance of the preferred stock is recorded)
On Nov 30
Cash Dr $187,000
To Common stock $170,000
To Additional paid in capital $17,000
(Being issuance of the common stock is recorded)
On December 1, a six-month liability insurance policy was purchased for $900. Analyze the required adjustment as of December 31 using T accounts, and then formally enter this adjustment in the general journal.
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
Prepaid insurance. Insurance expense
————————————- ———————————-
debit. | Credit. Debit. | Credit
|. 150.00. 150. |
enter the debit of 150 under insurance expense in the journal
enter the credit of 150 under prepaid insurance in the journal
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.
Project Management Practice ProblemBragg’s Bakery is building a new automated bakery downtown Sandusky. Here are the activities that need to be completed to get the new bakery built and the equipment installed.
ACTIVITYPREDECESSORNORMAL TIME (WEEK)CRASH TIME (WEEK)EXPEDITING COST/WEEKA-963000BA853500CA15104000DB,C532000EC1062500FD,E215000
Hint: I have directly provided the crashing cost per unit time.
a. What is the normal project length?
b. What is the critical path in this project?
c. Which activity will you choose to crash first to reduce the duration of the project by one week?
d. What is the project length if all activities are crashed to their minimum?
e. What is the slack for activity D?
Answer:
a. The normal project length is 36 weeks.
b. The critical path in this project is A-C-E-F.
c. The activity that you choose to crash first to reduce the duration of the project by one week is E because it has the least expediting cost/week amongst A, C, E, F.
d. The project length if all activities are crashed to their minimum is 23 weeks.
e. The slack for activity D is 5 weeks.
Explanation:
a) The normal length of the project = completion time of last activity = 36 weeks.
b) The criteria for critical activity:
[tex]LC_{i} = ES_{i} ,\\LC_{j} = ES_{j} ,\\[/tex]
[tex]ES_j - ES_i = LF_j - LF_{i} =[/tex] duration of the activity
where ES = Earliest start time, EF = Earliest finish time , LC = latest completion time, LF = latest finish time ,
The suffix- i refers to the preceding node, suffix-j refers to the succeeding node.
activities satisfying above all criteria are A, C, E, F
therefore critical path is A-C-E-F.
c) To reduce the project duration by 1 week. we should choose to crash among critical activities A, C, E, F. thus we choose to crash activity E because it has the least expediting cost/week amongst A, C, E, F.
d) if we crash all the activities to their minimum, then the project length = sum of crash time of all critical activities
= [6 + 10 + 6 + 1]
= 23 weeks.
e) The slack of activity d = LS - ES = 34 - 29
= 5 weeks
The critical path is given in the diagram,
