Answer: Strategic alliances/joint ventures
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that by 2002, Fisher's strategic initiatives in China had yielded significant results and that they had 63% of the retail film market and 7,000 stores.
The method used for their success was the strategic alliances or joint venture whereby two or more business or individuals come together and utilize the resources available to carry out a particular objective.
Dairy Wishes, a local ice cream store, finds
that it sells out of ice cream sandwiches at the current price of $1. It raises the price to increase its
revenues and finds that no one buys ice cream sandwiches anymore
The demand for icecream sandwiches is
a. inelastic.
b. elastic.
c. perfectly inelastic.
d. perfectly elastic.
e. unitary elastic.
Answer:
d. perfectly elastic.
Explanation:
Demand is perfectly elastic if it at the current price, the product is sold out but if there is a change in price demand falls to zero. the demand curve is horizontal
Demand in perfectly inelastic if there is no change in quantity demanded regardless of the change in price.
If the absolute value of price elasticity is greater than one, it means demand is elastic. Elastic demand means that quantity demanded is sensitive to price changes.
Demand is inelastic if a small change in price has little or no effect on quantity demanded. The absolute value of elasticity would be less than one
Demand is unit elastic if a small change in price has an equal and proportionate effect on quantity demanded.
On December 31, 2016, when its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts had a debit balance of $1,432, Sunland Company estimates that 9% of its accounts receivable balance of $105,900 will become uncollectible and records the necessary adjustment to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. On May 11, 2017, Sunland Company determined that B. Jared’s account was uncollectible and wrote off $1,091. On June 12, 2017, Jared paid the amount previously written off.Required:Prepare the journal entries on December 31, 2016, May 11, 2017, and June 12, 2017.
Answer: Please see explanation column for answers
Explanation:
1) To record bad debts expense
Date Account Debit Credit
Dec 31, 2016 Bad Debt Expense $10,963
Allowance for doubtful account $10,963
Calculation ;
Bad debts expense
9% x $105,900 = $9,531
Adjustment= $9,531 + debit balance of $1,432=$10,963
2) To write off uncollectible accounts receivables
Date Account Debit Credit
May 11, 2017 Allowance for doubtful account $1,091.
Accounts receivable--- B. Jared $1,091.
3) To reinstate accounts accounts previously written off
Date Account Debit Credit
June 12, 2017 Accounts receivable--- B. Jared $1,091.
Allowance for doubtful account $1,091.
3b)to collect cash from receivables
Date Account Debit Credit
June 12, 2017 Cash $1,091.
Accounts receivable--- B. Jared $1,091.
An increase in taxes when the economy is above full employment ______ aggregate demand and real GDP, and the price level ______.
Question options :
A. increases; falls
B. decreases; falls
C. does not change; does not change
D. increases; rises
Answer:
B. decreases; falls
Explanation:
let us understand this by looking at the logic behind it. First when the economy is at full employment, there is high demand since there will be increase in money supply through increased circulation from salaries and wages. If government increases taxes, this will reduce purchasing power as money supply will be reduced and therefore demand will be reduced. Also price will fall since according to the Law of demand and supply, if demand is more than supply, price will increase
Company expects to sell units of finished product in and units in . The company has units on hand on 1 and desires to have an ending inventory equal to % of the next month's sales. sales are expected to be units. Prepare 's production budget for and .
Complete Question:
Yasmin Company expects to sell 1,900 units of finished product in January and 2,250 units in February. The company has 270 units on hand on 1st January and desires to have an ending inventory equal to 20% of the next month's sales. March sales are expected to be 2,350 units. Prepare Yasmin's production budget for January and February.
Answer:
680 Units for January and 250 units for February.
Explanation:
Production Budget can be calculated using the following formula:
Production Budget = Expected Sales + Desired Ending Inventory Units - Opening Inventory
The formula is reflected in a tabular form below:
Production Budget For Yasmin Incorporation
January February
Expected Future Sales (Unit) 900 250
Add: Desired Ending Inventory Units 50 70
Less: Openning Inventory Units 270 70
Production Units 680 250
Which of the following is not a good example of a marketing-related key success factor?
A. a well-known and well-respected brand name
B. breadth of product line and product selection
C. proven ability to improve production processes
D. clever advertising
E. courteous, personalized customer service
Answer: A. a well-known and well-respected brand name
Explanation:
Good examples of a marketing-related key success factor include breadth of product line and product selection, proven ability to improve production processes, clever advertising and courteous, personalized customer service.
Therefore, a well-known and well-respected brand name is not among the options for Marketing related success factors.
Let's say that you choose to buy bread in a grocery store. According to the marginal benefit and marginal cost principle, how many loaves of bread will you purchase if you know the following:
A loaf of bread costs $2.00. Each dollar is worth 100 utils to you (so $2 is worth 200 utils). The first loaf of bread gives you 400 utils of satisfaction. The second loaf of bread gives you 320 utils of satisfaction. The third loaf of bread gives you 280 utils of satisfaction. The fourth loaf of bread gives you 220 utils of satisfaction. The fifth loaf of bread gives you 160 utils of satisfaction. The sixth loaf of bread gives you 30 utils of satisfaction. The seventh loaf of bread gives you no more additional utils.
1. Four loaves.
2. One loaf.
3. Three loaves.
4. Two loaves.
5. Six loaves.
6. Five loaves.
7. Seven loaves.
It will be advisable to purchase six loaves of bread to derive the optimum amount of marginal utility upon consumption. Hence, option 6 is correct.
What is marginal utility?The utility derived upon consumption of each additional unit of a product, given that other things remain constant, is known as the marginal utility derived.
It has been provided that the utility derived upon the consumption of seventh loaf will not derive further utility. And thus, six loaves derive optimum amount of utility for the consumer.
Hence, option 6 holds true regarding deriving the marginal utility.
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TB MC Qu. 149 A machine with a cost... A machine with a cost of $133,000 and accumulated depreciation of $86,500 is sold for $53,000 cash. The amount that should be reported in the operating activities section reported under the direct method is:
Answer:
$0
Explanation:
Under the direct method of cash flow statement the operating activities recorded the cash revenues and cash payment only
In the given situation, there is a machine cost, accumulated depreciation and the sale of the machine is given
Nothing should be recorded in operating activities as the sale of the machine come under the investing activity
Therefore $0 should be reported
A company's gross profit (or gross margin) was $129,650 and its net sales were $502,900. Its gross margin ratio is
Answer:
25.8%
Explanation:
A company gross profit is $129,650
The net sales is $502,900
Therefore, the gross margin ratio can be calculated as follows
Gross margin ratio= gross margin /net sales
= $129,650/$502,900
= 0.258×100
= 25.8%
Hence the gross margin ratio is 25.8%
Cole Co. began constructing a building for its own use in January 20X3. During 20X3, Cole incurred interest of $50,000 on specific construction debt, and $20,000 on other borrowings. Interest computed on the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures for the building during 20X3 was $40,000. What amount of interest cost should Cole capitalize
Answer: $40,000
Explanation:
When capitalizing Interest for a PPE, accounting procedure is that one looks at the actual interests incurred vs the interest computed on the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures for the PPE and then pick the lower of the two for capitalization.
The actual interest incurred is;
= 50,000 + 20,000
= $70,000
The Interest computed on the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures for the building during 20X3 = $40,000. This is the lower one and so will be the amount capitalized.
For Gundy Company, units to be produced are 5,230 in quarter 1 and 6,100 in quarter 2. It takes 2.0 hours to make a finished unit, and the expected hourly wage rate is $15 per hour.
Required:
Prepare a direct labor budget by quarters for the 6 months ending June 30, 2017.
Answer:
Direct labor budget by quarters for the 6 months ending June 30, 2017
Quarter 1 Quarter 2
Expected Production (units) 5,230 6,100
Hours required per unit 2.0 2.0
Total Expected Hours 10,460 12,200
Cost per Hour $15 $15
Total Cost $156,900 $183,000
Explanation:
Total Expected Cost = Total Expected Hours × Total Cost per Hour
Stellar Corporation has a cumulative temporary difference related to depreciation of $542,000 at December 31, 2017. This difference will reverse as follows: 2018, $37,000; 2019, $225,000; and 2020, $280,000. Enacted tax rates are 35% for 2018 and 2019, and 40% for 2020. Compute the amount Stellar should report as a deferred tax liability at December 31, 2017. Deferred tax liability at December 31, 2017
Answer:
$203,700
Explanation:
2018 2019 2020
Temporary difference $37,000 $225,000 $280,000
Tax rate 35% 35% 40%
Deferred tax liability $12,950 $78,750 $112,000
Deferred tax liability to be reported at December 31, 2017 = $12,950 + $78,750 + $112,000 = $203,700
Suppose a relative has promised to give you $1,000 as a wedding gift the day you get engaged. Assuming a constant interest rate of 5%, consider the present and future values of this gift, depending on when you become engaged. Complete the first row of the table by determining the value of the gift in one and two years if you become engaged today. Present Value Value in One Year Value in Two YearsDate Received (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars)Today 1,000.00 ? ?In 1 year ? 1,000.00 In 2 years ? 1,000.00Complete the first column of the table by computing the present value of the gift if you get engaged in one year or two years.The present value of the gift is _________ if you get engaged in two years than it is if you get engaged in one year.
Answer:
Date Received Present Value Value in 1 Year Value In 2 Years
today $1,000 $1,050 $1,102.50
in 1 year $952.38 $1,000 $1,050
in 2 years $907.03 $952.38 $1,000
The present value of the gift is LOWER (BY $45.35) if you get engaged in two years than it is if you get engaged in one year.
Explanation:
to determine future value:
future value = present value x (1 + interest rate)ⁿ
to determine present value:
present value = future value / (1 + interest rate)ⁿ
It will cost $3,000 to acquire a small ice cream cart. Cart sales are expected to be $1,400 a year for three years. After the three years, the cart is expected to be worthless as that is the expected remaining life of the cooling system. What is the payback period of the ice cream cart?
Answer:
2.14 years
Explanation:
Payback calculates the amount of time it takes to recover the amount invested in a project from it cumulative cash flows
Payback period = Amount invested / cash flows = $3,000 / $1,400 = 2.14 years
Match each term to the correct defintion.
Terms:
a. Benchmarking
b. Efficiency variance
c. Cost variance
d. Standard cost
Definitions:
1. Measures whether the quantity of materials or labor used to make the actual number of outputs is within the standard allowed for the number of outputs.
2. Uses standards based on best practice.
3. Measures how well the business keeps unit costs of materials and labor inputs within standards.
4. A price, cost, or quantity that is expected under normal conditions.
Answer:
A = 2
B = 1
C = 3
D = 4
Explanation:
Yan Yan Corp. has a $5,000 par value bond outstanding with a coupon rate of 4.6 percent paid semiannually and 21 years to maturity. The yield to maturity on this bond is 4.1 percent.
What is the price of the bond?
Answer:
Price of the bond = $4,122.36
Explanation:
The value of the bond is the present value(PV) of the future cash receipts expected from the bond. The value is equal to present values of interest payment plus the redemption value (RV).
Value of Bond = PV of interest + PV of RV
The value of bond for Yan Yan Corp. be worked out as follows:
Step 1
PV of interest payments
Semi annul interest payment
= 4.6% × 5,000 × 1/2 = 115
Semi-annual yield = 4.1%/2 = 2.05 % per six months
Total period to maturity (in months) = (2 × 21) = 41 periods
PV of interest =
115 × (1- (1+0.0205)^(-21)/0.0205)=1,946.47
Step 2
PV of Redemption Value
= 5000 × (1.0205^(-41) = 2,175.89
Step 3:Price of the bond
Total present Value = 1,946.47 + 2,175.89 = 4,122.36
Price of the bond = $4,122.36
If Colombia spends 2 hours producing coffee and 6 hours producing oranges, and Cuba spends 3 hours producing coffee and 1 hour producing oranges, which of the following are true?
Select the correct answer below:_________.
A. Colombia has an absolute advantage producing oranges, and Cuba has an absolute advantage producing coffee.
B. Colombia does not have an absolute advantage producing any goods, but Cuba has an absolute advantage producing oranges.
C. Colombia has an absolute advantage producing coffee, and Cuba has an absolute advantage producing oranges.
D. Colombia has an absolute advantage producing coffee, but Cuba does not have an absolute advantage producing any good.
Answer: C. Colombia has an absolute advantage producing coffee, and Cuba has an absolute advantage producing oranges
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Colombia spends 2 hours producing coffee and 6 hours producing oranges, and Cuba spends 3 hours producing coffee and 1 hour producing oranges.
Since Columbia spends a lesser time producing coffee and Cuba spends a lesser time producing oranges, it means that Colombia has an absolute advantage producing coffee, and Cuba has an absolute advantage producing oranges.
Product V72 sells for $20 per unit as is, but if enhanced it can be sold for $25 per unit. The enhancement process will cost $52,000 for 12,000 units. If the 12,000 units of Product V72 are sold as is without further processing, the company:
Answer:
It will incur an Opportunity cost of $8,000.
Explanation:
It will incur the opportunity cost of $8000 because the additional unit produces by the company then the additional revenue that is generated will be equal to the amount (25 - 20) x 12,000 = 60,000. Since the additional cost, that incurs for the production of 12000 units is 52000. Therefore the profit earned is $8000.
So if the company does not produce it then it will lose the profit of $8000.
Which of the following would increase the likelihood that a company would increase its debt ratio, other things held constant? a. The company's stock price hits a new low. b. An increase in costs incurred when filing for bankruptcy. c. An increase in the personal tax rate. d. The Federal Reserve tightens interest rates in an effort to fight inflation. e. An increase in the corporate tax rate.
Answer:
Option e: An increase in the corporate tax rate
Explanation:
Corporate income tax rate is used to know how much people are willing to invest their new capital and also where they will place that new capital.
An increase in it is likely to encourage a company to use more debt in its capital structure.
The lower the corporate tax rate, the more it drives or leads to growth in capital stock, wages, jobs and others while the higer(increase) in corporate income tax rate, the more it affects economic decisions.
An Increase in a company's debt ratio will therefore lead to an increase in the marginal cost of both debt and equity financing. Also this action may lower the company's WACC
Baldwin has negotiated a new labor contract for the next round that will affect the cost for their product Buzz. Labor costs will go from $2.10 to $2.60 per unit. In addition, their material costs have fallen from $6.82 to $5.82. Assume all period costs as reported on Baldwin's Income Statement remain the same. If Baldwin were to pass on half the new costs of labor and half the savings in materials to customers by adjusting the price of their product, how many units of product Buzz would need to be sold next round to break even on the product
Answer:
433 units
Explanation:
Information related to production costs are missing, so I looked for it. I found the following:
current sales price = $17
current fixed costs = $7,242
new labor costs per unit = $2.60, which results in a $0.50 increase
new direct materials cost per unit = $5.82, which results in a $1 decrease
total variable costs per unit = $8.42
Baldwin plans to pass 50% of the changes in costs to its customers:
Increase $0.25 due to higher labor costsdecrease $0.50 due to lower materials costsnet change = -$0.25new sales price = $17 - $0.25 = $16.75
contribution margin per unit = $16.75 - $8.42 = $8.33
break even point in units = total fixed costs / contribution margin per unit = $7,242 / $16.75 = 432.36 = 433 units
An investment adviser representative (IAR) asks a customer for a loan of $5,000. The customer agrees, and both the customer and the IAR document the loan by signing a written agreement. Under the provisions of the Uniform Securities Act, the IAR:
Answer:
D. Has not committed an unethical act since the loan was documented in writing.
Explanation:
Section 102 of the Uniform Securities Act of 1956 specifies that it is unlawful and unethical for an investment adviser representative to enter into a contract with a client except it is provided in writing that he does not stand to gain any financial profit, that no assignment of the contract would be made without the consent of the other party, and that if there is any change in the membership of the contract, the other party would be notified.
So, if the contract was documented between the investment adviser and the client, then it would not be unethical conduct.
Twilight Corporation acquired End-of-the-World Products on January 1, 2020 for $6,200,000, and recorded goodwill of $1,000,000 as a result of that purchase. At December 31, 2021, the End-of-the-World Products Division had a fair value of $5,440,000. The net identifiable assets of the Division (including goodwill) had a carrying value of $5,740,000 at that time. What amount of loss on impairment of goodwill should Twilight record in 2021
Answer:
Loss on impairment of goodwill that should be recorded is $300,000
Explanation:
Carrying value of net identifiable assets $5,740,000
Less: Fair value $5,440,000
Loss on impairment of goodwill $300,000
When preparing an income statement vertical analysis, each revenue and expense is expressed as a percent of net income.
A. True
B. False
The stock in Bowie Enterprises has a beta of .87. The expected return on the market is 11.70 percent and the risk-free rate is 2.89 percent. What is the required return on the company's stock
Answer:
10.55%
Explanation:
The stock in Bowie's enterprise has a beta of 0.87
The expected return on the market is 11.70%
The risk free rate is 2.89%
Therefore, the required return on the company stock can be calculated as follows
= 2.89%+0.87(11.70%-2.89%)
= 2.89%+10.179%-2.5143%
= 2.89%+7.6647%
= 10.55%
Hence the required return on the company's stock is 10.55%
Conner Manufacturing has two major divisions. Management wants to compare their relative performance. Information related to the two divisions is as follows:
Division 1:
Sales: $200,000
Expenses: $150,000
Asset investment: $950,000
Division 2:
Sales: $45,000
Expenses: $35,000
Asset investment: $200,000
Based on ROI, which division is more profitable?
a. Division 1
b. Both divisions have the same ROI ratio
c. Division 2
Answer:
The correct answer is:
Division 1 (a.)
Explanation:
Return on investment (ROI) is a financial ratio used to calculate the benefit earned on an investment cost.
Mathematically, it is represented as:
[tex]ROI = \frac{Net\ Income}{original\ cost\ of\ investment} \times 100[/tex]
where:
Net income = Sales - expenses
Original cost of investment = asset invested
Now let us calculate the ROI for each division:
Division 1 :
Net income = Sales - Expenses = 200,000 - 150,000 = $50,000
Asset investment = $950,000
[tex]ROI = \frac{50,000}{950,000} \times 100\ \\\\ROI = 5.26\%[/tex]
Division 2:
Net income = 45,000 - 35,000 = $10,000
Asset investment = $200,000
[tex]ROI = \frac{10,000}{200,000} \times 100\\\\= ROI = 0.05\ \times\ 100\ = 5\%[/tex]
Therefore, based on the ROI for both divisions, Division 1 has a greater ROI (5.26%) than Division 2 (5%) hence, Division 1 is more profitable.
rane Company had the following assets on January 1, 2017.
Item Cost Purchase Date Useful Life (in years) Salvage Value
Machinery $69,580 Jan. 1, 2007 10 $0
Forklift 29,400 Jan. 1, 2014 5 0
Truck 32,736 Jan. 1, 2012 8 2,944
During 2017, each of the assets was removed from service. The machinery was retired on January 1. The forklift was sold on June 30 for $11,760. The truck was discarded on December 31.
Journalize all entries required on the above dates, including entries to update depreciation, where applicable, on disposed assets. The company uses straight-line depreciation. All depreciation was up to date as of December 31, 2016.
Answer:
Journal entries are prepared below
Explanation:
Journal entries required are given as follows
Jan. 1 (To record retirement of machinery)
Debit Credit
Accumulated depreciation-equipment $69,580
Equipment $69,580
June. 30 (To record the depreciation expense on forklift)
Debit Credit
Depreciation expense 2940
Accumulated depreciation-equipment 2940
Working
Annual depreciation = $29,400 / 5 years = $5880
depreciation for 6 months = $5880 x 6/12 = $2940
June. 30 (To record sale of forklift)
Debit Credit
Cash 11760
Accumulated depreciation-equipment(w) 20580
Equipment 29400
Gain on disposal of plant assets 2940
Working
Accumulated depreciation = 5880 x 3.5 years
Dec. 31 (To record depreciation expense on truck)
Debit Credit
Depreciation expense 3724
Accumulated depreciation-equipment 3724
Working
Annual depreciation on truck = ($32,736- $2,944) / 8 years = $3724
Depreciation for 2017 = $3724
Dec. 31 (To record discarding of the truck)
Debit Credit
Salvaged materials 2,944
Accumulated depreciation-equipment 22344
Loss on disposal of plant assets 7448
Equipment 32,736
Working
Accumulated depreciation = 3724 x 6 years = 22,344
Coronado Industries is planning to sell 900 boxes of ceramic tile, with production estimated at 470 boxes during May. Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix and a 0.25 hour of direct labor. Clay mix costs $0.40 per pound and employees of the company are paid $22 per hour. Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of 110% of direct labor costs. Coronado has 4700 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 3900 pounds in ending inventory. What is the total amount to be budgeted in pounds for direct materials to be purchased for the month
Answer:
Total pounds= 19,880
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Production= 470 boxes
Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix
Beginning inventory= 4,700 pounds
Desired ending inventory= 3,900 pounds
To calculate the direct material purchase, we need to use the following formula:
Purchases= production + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory
Direct material budget (in pounds):
Production= 470*44= 20,680
Desired ending inventory= 3,900
Beginning inventory= (4,700)
Total pounds= 19,880
Assume that the current ratio for Arch Company is 2.5, its acid-test ratio is 2.0, and its working capital is $390,000. Answer each of the following questions independently, always referring to the original information. Required: a. How much does the firm have in current liabilities? (Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.)
Answer:
Current liabilities = 260,000
Explanation:
Given:
Current ratio = 2.5
Working capital = $390,000
Find:
Current liabilities
Computation:
Working capital = Current assets - Current liabilities
$390,000 = Current assets - Current liabilities
Current assets = Current liabilities + $390,000
Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities
2.5 = [Current liabilities + $390,000] / Current liabilities
2.5 Current liabilities = Current liabilities + $390,000
Current liabilities = 260,000
A company developed the following per unit materials standards for its product: 3 pounds of direct materials at $5 per pound. If 10000 units of product were produced last month and 31250 pounds of direct materials were used, the direct materials quantity variance was
Answer:
Direct material quantity variance= $6,250 unfavorable
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Standard:
3 pounds of direct materials at $5 per pound.
10,000 units of product were produced last month and 31,250 pounds of direct materials were used.
To calculate the direct material quantity variance, we need to use the following formula:
Direct material quantity variance= (standard quantity - actual quantity)*standard price
Direct material quantity variance= (3*10,000 - 31,250)*5
Direct material quantity variance= $6,250 unfavorable
Presented below is selected information for three regional divisions of Medina Company. Divisions North West South Contribution margin $300,300 $499,000 $399,200 Controllable margin $139,700 $360,600 $209,900 Average operating assets $997,857 $1,567,826 $1,499,286 Minimum rate of return 13 % 14 % 9 % Compute the return on investment for each division. (Round ROI to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15.) North Division % West Division % South Division % Compute the residual income for each division. (Round final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,255.) North Division $ West Division $ South Division $ Assume that each division has an investment opportunity that would provide a rate of return of 16%. (1) If ROI is used to measure performance, which division or divisions will probably make the additional investment? (2) If residual income is used to measure performance, which division or divisions will probably make the additional investment?
Answer:
North West South
Contribution margin $300,300 $499,000 $399,200
Controllable margin $139,700 $360,600 $209,900
Average operating assets $997,857 $1,567,826 $1,499,286
Minimum rate of return 13% 14% 9%
return on investment (ROI) = controllable margin / average operating assets
North's ROI = $139,700 / $997,857 = 14%
West's ROI = $360,600 / $1,567,826 = 23%
South's ROI = $209,900 / $1,499,286 = 14%
residual income = controllable margin - (average operating assets x minimum rate of return)
North's RI = $139,700 - ($997,857 x 13%) = $9,978.59
West's RI = $360,600 - ($1,567,826 x 14%) = $141,104.36
South's RI = $209,900 - ($1,499,286 x 9%) = $74,964.26
(1) If ROI is used to measure performance, which division or divisions will probably make the additional investment?
North and South divisions should probably make the additional investments since their current ROI is less than 16%
(2) If residual income is used to measure performance, which division or divisions will probably make the additional investment?
All the divisions since their minimum required rate of return is less than 16%.
The ROI of North, West and South are 14%, 23% and 14% respectively. North and south divisions need to make more investment as their ROI is less than 16%. All the division need to make investments.
What is ROI?Return on Investment is the performance measure to evaluate the earnings or profit earned from an investment.It is the ration between the net profit/loss to the initial investment made.
North West South
Given:
Contribution margin= $300,300 $499,000 $399,200
Controllable margin= $139,700 $360,600 $209,900
Average operating assets= $997,857 $1,567,826 $1,499,286
Minimum rate of return= 13% 14% 9%
Return on Investment= (controllable margin/ average operating assets) X 100
North= ($139,700 / $997,857) X 100= 14%West = ($360,600 / $1,567,826) X 100= 23% South= ($209,900 / $1,499,286) X 100 = 14%Residual Income= controllable margin - (average operating assets x minimum rate of return)
North = $139,700 - ($997,857 x 13%) = $9,978.59West = $360,600 - ($1,567,826 x 14%) = $141,104.36South= $209,900 - ($1,499,286 x 9%) = $74,964.26North and South divisions are required to make the additional investments since their current ROI is less than 16%If residual income is used to measure performance, all the divisions requires additional investment, as their minimum required rate of return is less than 16%.
Therefore, the above calulations aptly describes the statements.
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Mickey and Jenny Porter file a joint tax return, and they itemize deductions. The Porters incur $3,425 in employment-related miscellaneous itemized deductions. They also incur $5,375 of investment interest expense during the year. The Porters' income for the year consists of $178,500 in salary and $4,495 of interest income.
What is the amount of Porters' investment interest expense deduction for the year?
Answer:
$4,995
Explanation:
Calculation of the amount of the Porters' investment interest expense deduction for the year
Based on the information given we were told that Porters' income consists of the amount of
$4,495 of interest income which means that $4,995 will be the investment interest expense deduction for the year. While the amount of $380 ($5,375-$4,995) will be the amount that will be carried forward to the following year.
Therefore Porters' investment interest expense deduction for the year will be $4,995
