Case :
"Dear Mr. President—Please Cancel our Project!": The Honolulu Elevated Rail Project

This case is a great current example of a very expensive project that was kicked off because of an assumed need—to relieve congestion in downtown Honolulu through an elevated urban rail system. Critics argue that in addition to having a ballooning cost, the actual planning was poorly conceived, leaving Honolulu with an intrusive and ugly rail system through the downtown area, ruining panoramic views, and impeding traffic. Additionally, advocates underestimated the power needs for the rail system, requiring the transport authority to renegotiate electricity fees for the system. Finally, the original costs that were assumed for the project were calculated during an economic downturn and with the economy booming again, the costs of the project have gone up dramatically. All of these elements points to a state Governor who is anxious to be rid of the project and hoping that President Trump will deny additional federal funding, in which case the project will likely be cancelled.

Required:
a. Why are public works projects like the Honolulu Rail project nearly impossible to stop once they have been approved, even if later cost estimates skyrocket?
b. Project Management researchers have charged that many large infrastructure projects, like this one, suffer from "delusion" and "deception" on the parts of their advocates. Explain how "delusion" might be a cause of ballooning budgets in this project. How does "deception" affect the final project budget overruns?

Answer:

a.The project has been approved and it has been proved necessary.

b. They often choose the cheapest budget and do not forecast any problems  in to make the project more viable.

Explanation:

a.There's an extensive process to approve a project like this, since it has so many filters before being approved, canceling it would be saying these filters failed. These filters exist to prove that these projects are necessary and if they're necessary they need to be done, no matter the cost.

b. THe people in charge of setting these projects going often choose the cheapest options to make the projects viable, when doing so the cost will eventually rise and, when the government has already approved it they will continue to spend money on the project.

Leona, whose marginal tax rate on ordinary income is 37 percent, owns 100 percent of the stock of Henley Corporation. This year, Henley generates $1 million of taxable income.
If Henley wants to pay all of its after-tax earnings to Leona as a dividend, calculate the amount of the dividend payment.
Calculate Leona’s tax due on the dividend computed in part a, and her after-tax cash flow from the dividend receipt.
Compute the combined corporate and individual tax burden on Henley’s $1 million of current year income, and the effective combined tax rate on this income.

Assume that Division Blue has achieved a yearly income from operations of $166,000 using $976,000 of invested assets. If management has set a minimum acceptable return of 8%, the residual income is a.$166,000 b.$105,504 c.$70,336 d.$87,920

Gentle Ben's Bar and Restaurant uses 6,700 quart bottles of an imported wine each year. The effervescent wine costs $4 per bottle and is served only in whole bottles because it loses its bubbles quickly. Ben figures that it costs $25 each time an order is placed, and holding costs are 15 percent of the purchase price. It takes three weeks for an order to arrive. Weekly demand is 134 bottles (closed two weeks per year) with a standard deviation of 30 bottles. Ben would like to use an inventory system that minimizes inventory cost and will provide a 95 percent service probability.

Required:
a. What is the economic quantity for Ben to order? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
b. At what inventory level should he place an order? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

Hurzdan, Inc., has a 30-day average collection period and wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $20 million, which is what the company currently has on hand. The company currently has a receivables balance of $196 million and has developed the following sales and cash disbursement budgets (in millions):

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Sales $441 $513 $594 $558
Total cash disbursement 368 465 720 456

Required:
Draw the cash budget table for the company.

Define and explain SMART?

London New York Zurich Hong Kong Bid/Ask Quotes for CHF $0.7464-71 $0.7469-76 $0.7471-74 $0.7460-70 In order to take advantage of locational arbitrage, a currency speculator should buy CHF from the______ dealer and sell CHF to the ______ dealer. Group of answer choices Hong Kong; Zurich London; New York Zurich; Hong Kong New York; Hong Kong

Before month-end adjustments are made, the February 28 trial balance of Neutral Milk Hotel contains revenue of $7,000 and expenses of $4,400. Adjustments are necessary for the following items: Depreciation for February is $1,800. Revenue recognized but not yet billed is $2,700. Accrued interest expense is $700. Revenue collected in advance that is now recognized is $2,500. Portion of prepaid insurance expired during February is $400.InstructionsCalculate the correct net income for Neutral Milk Hotel’s Income Statement for February.

Why do you think demand analysis is essential for businesses?

New lithographic equipment, acquired at a cost of $800,000 at the beginning of a fiscal year, has an estimated useful life of five years and an estimated residual value of $90,000. The manager requested information regarding the effect of alternative methods on the amount of depreciation expense each year. On the basis of the data presented to the manager, the double-declining-balance method was selected. In the first week of the fifth year, the equipment was sold for $135,000. Required: 1. Determine the annual depreciation expense for each of the estimated five years of use, the accumulated depreciation at the end of each year, and the book value of the equipment at the end of each year by (a) the straight-line method and (b) the double declining- balance method. 2. On January 1, journalize the entry to record the sale. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. 3. On January 1, journalize the entry to record the sale, assuming that the equipment was sold for $88,750 instead of $135,000. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

A bond with a face value of $1,000 has 10 years until maturity, carries a coupon rate of 7.3%, and sells for $1,170. Interest is paid annually.a. If the bond has a yield to maturity of 10.7% 1 year from now, what will its price be at that time? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your anser to nearest whole number.)b. What will be the annual rate of return on the bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)c. Now assume that interest is paid semiannually. What will be the annual rate of return on the bond?Slightly greater than your part b answerSlightly less than your part b answerd. If the inflation rate during the year is 3%, what is the annual real rate of return on the bond? (Assume annual interest payments.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)

You are planning to make monthly deposits of $90 into a retirement account that pays 10 percent interest compounded monthly. If your first deposit will be made one month from now, how large will your retirement account be in 19 years?

Consider the case of Cranked Coffee Company:
Cranked Coffee Company is a mature firm that has a stable flow of business. The following data was taken from its financial statements last year:
Annual sales $10,200,000
Cost of goods sold $6,630,000
Inventory $3,200,000
Accounts receivable $2,200,000
Accounts payable $2,400,000
Cranked Coffee’s CFO is interested in determining the length of time funds are tied up in working capital. Use the information in the preceding table to complete the following table. (Note: Use 365 days as the length of a year in all calculations, and round all values to two decimal places.)
Value
Inventory conversion period 46.93; 41.71; 176.71; or 39.11
Average collection period 27.25; 78.73; 24.38; or 22.94
Payables deferral period 32.50; 41.07; 33.24; or 132.13
Cash conversion cycle 39.62; 122.77; 37.54; 45.88
B: Both the inventory conversion period and payables deferral period use the average daily COGS in their denominators, whereas the average collection period uses average daily sales in its denominator. Why do these measures use different inputs?
Inventory and accounts payable are carried at cost on the balance sheet, whereas accounts receivable are recorded at the price at which goods are sold.
Current assets should be divided by sales, but current liabilities should be divided by the COGS.
C. Is there generally a positive or negative relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle?(In other words, if a firm has a high level of net working capital, is it likely to have a high or low cash conversion cycle?)
There is a positive relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle.
There is a negative relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle.
D. What are the four key factors in a firm’s credit policy?
Credit terms, discounts, credit standards, and collection policy
Credit period, discounts, credit standards, and collection policy
E. If the credit terms as published by a firm were 2/15, net 60, this means the firm will:
allow a 2% discount if payment is received within 15 days of the purchase, and if the discount is not taken the full amount is due in 60 days.
allow a 15% discount if payment is received within 2 days of the purchase, and if the discount is not taken the full amount is due in 60 days.
F. The management at Cranked Coffee Company wants to continue its internal discussions related to its cash management. One of the finance team members presents the following case to his cohorts:
Case in Discussion
Cranked Coffee 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 40 days to manufacture and sell its products and 35 days to receive payment from its customers. Cranked Coffee’s CFO has told the rest of the management team that they should expect the length of the bank loans to be approximately 75 days.
Which of the following responses to the CFO’s statement is most accurate?
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.
The CFO’s approximation of the length of the bank loans should be accurate, because it will take 75 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:
It has a minor effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.
It has a major effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.

The fact that we can derive the British pound​/Israeli shekel exchange​ rate, say, from the ​dollar/pound rate and the ​dollar/shekel rate follows from ruling out a potentially profitable arbitrage strategy known as triangular arbitrage. As an example, suppose that the British pound price of a zloty was below the British pound price of a dollar times the dollar price of a zloty, as depicted by the hypothetical data in the following table.

Exchange rate Value
British pound price of a zloty 4.0
British pound Vice of a dollar 1.60
U.S. dollar price of a zloty 5.00

Using $100 to purchase the Polish currency directly would obtain ___________ zlotys.

Gray, Stone, and Lawson open an accounting practice on January 1, 2016, in San Diego, California, to be operated as a partnership. Gray and Stone will serve as the senior partners because of their years of experience. To establish the business, Gray, Stone, and Lawson contribute cash and other properties valued at $410,000, $340,000, and $170,000, respectively. An articles of partnership agreement is drawn up. It has the following stipulations:
Personal drawings are allowed annually up to an amount equal to 10 percent of the beginning capital balance for the year.
Profits and losses are allocated according to the following plan:
1. A salary allowance is credited to each partner in an amount equal to $8 per billable hour worked by that individual during the year.
2. Interest is credited to the partners’ capital accounts at the rate of 12 percent of the average monthly balance for the year (computed without regard for current income or drawings).
3. An annual bonus is to be credited to Gray and Stone. Each bonus is to be 10 percent of net income after subtracting the bonus, the salary allowance, and the interest. Also included in the agreement is the provision that there will be no bonus if there is a net loss or if salary and interest result in a negative remainder of net income to be distributed.
4. Any remaining partnership profit or loss is to be divided evenly among all partners.
Because of financial shortfalls encountered in getting the business started, Gray invests an additional $9,200 on May 1, 2016. On January 1, 2017, the partners allow Monet to buy into the partnership. Monet contributes cash directly to the business in an amount equal to a 20 percent interest in the book value of the partnership property subsequent to this contribution. The partnership agreement as to splitting profits and losses is not altered upon Monet’s entrance into the firm; the general provisions continue to be applicable. The billable hours for the partners during the first three years of operation follow:
2016 2017 2018
Gray 2,020 4,200 2,130
Stone 1,680 2,300 1,860
Lawson 3,700 1,620 1,550
Monet 0 1,430 1,820
The partnership reports net income for 2016 through 2018 as follows:
2016 $98,000
2017 (44,400)
2018 236,000
Each partner withdraws the maximum allowable amount each year.
A. Determine the allocation of income for each of these three years.
B. Prepare in appropriate form a statement of partners’ capital for the year ending December 31, 2018.

Assume you are Andy Pforzheimer, owner of Barcelona Restaurants, and you are involved in intense conflict with one of your restaurant managers. You realize that the conflict has escalated to the point at which it is no longer functional conflict and you wish to de-escalate it. Which of the following actions should you avoid to help de-escalate the conflict?

a. Stay focused on issues, not emotions
b. Communicate hostility verbally or through body language
c. Reject all requests from the Start
d. Raise your voice to get attention about important points

Mickley Company’s plantwide predetermined overhead rate is $20.00 per direct labor-hour and its direct labor wage rate is $15.00 per hour. The following information pertains to Job A-500: Direct materials $ 280 Direct labor $ 150 Required: 1. What is the total manufacturing cost assigned to Job A-500? 2. If Job A-500 consists of 70 units, what is the unit product cost for this job? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Relationship between democracy and free market economy?

Bella, Inc. manufactures two kinds of bagstotes and satchels. The company allocates manufacturing overhead using a single plantwide rate with direct labor cost as the allocation base. Estimated overhead costs for the year are$25,750. Additional estimated information is given below. Totes Satchels Direct materials cost per unit $33 $44Direct labor cost per unit $52 $60Number of units 520 370Calculate the pre-determined overhead allocation rate.

Interest income has been recorded during the year as interest payments have been received by Parnell. The Oracle bonds are currently valued on the financial market at $205 million.

Required:
Prepare the appropriate adjusting entry, if one is necessary.

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Disposal of Fixed AssetEquipment acquired on January 6 at a cost of $401,300 has an estimated useful life of 18 years and an estimated residual value of $25,100.a. What was the annual amount of depreciation for Years 1–3 using the straight-line method of depreciation?Year Depreciation ExpenseYear 1 $Year 2 $Year 3 $b. What was the book value of the equipment on January 1 of Year 4?$
c. Assuming that the equipment was sold on January 3 of Year 4 for $329,500, journalize the entry to record the sale. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Year 4
Jan. 3 Cash
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
Loss on Sale of Equipment
Equipment
d. Assuming that the equipment had been sold on January 3 of Year 4 for $342,000 instead of $315,000, journalize the entry to record the sale. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Cash
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
Equipment
Gain on Sale of Equipment

Maxwell Washington's weekly gross earnings for the week ending March 9 were $2,620, and her federal income tax withholding was $550.20. Assuming the social security tax rate is 6% and Medicare tax is 1.5% of all earnings, what is Washington's net pay?

Categorize each scenario as describing a movement along a demand curve or a shift of the demand curve.

a. College students rush and buy discount furniture to take advantage of a one-day sale
b. Students eat out more often as the federal government increase how much grant money it provides
c. College students reduce how detergent they for each of laundry response to higher detergent prices.
d. College students purchase many more energy drinks during finals week than during the rest of the semester.

Your grandparents put $10,200 into an account so that you would have spending money in college. You put the money into an account that will earn an APR of 4.19 percent compounded monthly. If you expect that you will be in college for 4 years, how much can you withdraw each month?

A company enters a futures contract to sell 50,000 units of a commodity for 70 cents per unit. The initial margin is $4,000 and the maintenance margin is $3,000. What change in the futures price (per unit) would lead to a margin call?

Minor Electric has received a special one-time order for 1,500 light fixtures (units) at $5 per unit. Minor currently produces and sells 7,500 units at $6.00 each. This level represents 75% of its capacity. Production costs for these units are $4.50 per unit, which includes $3.00 variable cost and $1.50 fixed cost. To produce the special order, a new machine needs to be purchased at a cost of $1,000 with a zero salvage value. Management expects no other changes in costs as a result of the additional production. Should the company accept the special order?
A. No, because additional production would exceed capacity.
B. No, because incremental costs exceed incremental revenue.
C. No because incrementa conse o Yes, because incremental revenue exceeds incremental costs.
D. Yes, because incremental costs exceed incremental revenues.
E. No, because the incremental revenue is too low.

1 Cash on hand at the company and not yet deposited at the bank. 4,800
2 EFT for monthly utility bill not yet recorded by the company. 1,600
3 Note collected by the bank and not yet recorded by the company. 10,200
4 Interest collected by the bank from note in #3 not yet recorded by the company. 1,300
5 A check witten for insurance expense for $90 was cashed. The check was recorded on the books for $160. ?
6 Checks written by the company but not yet processed by the bank. 2,600
7 Service fee charged by bank but not yet recorded by the company. 100
8 Customer checks determined by the bank to have nonsufficient funds. 3,000
Bank balance at the end of the period. 16,990
Company balance at the end of the period. 12,320
Required:
1-a. What is the revised Cash balance at the end of the period?
1-b. Is the bank reconciliation in balance?
Yes
No
2-a. What is the balance in Cash if the entry to correct the insurance payment hasn't been made?
2-b. Would the bank reconciliation still be in balance?
Yes
No
3. Which statement below is true regarding the effect of the company incorrectly recording a customer deposit at $180,000 rather than $18,000?
No effect on the bank reconciliation.
The difference of $162,000 will be subtracted from the book balance.
The difference of $162,000 will be added to the book balance.
The bank balance will be increased by $180,000.

Scampini Technologies is expected to generate $175 million in free cash flow next year, and FCF is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% per year indefinitely. Scampini has no debt or preferred stock, and its WACC is 10%. If Scampini has 55 million shares of stock outstanding, what is the stock's value per share

Suppose a commercial banking system has $40,000 of outstanding checkable deposits and actual reserves of $4,500. If the reserve ratio is 10 percent, the banking system can expand the supply of money by the maximum amount of

On a recent shopping trip to a Target store, Kim went from aisle to aisle selecting the products he needed. Interestingly, the only person Kim encountered in the store was the employee at the checkout counter. The employee is an example of a(n):______.
a. Inside salesperson
b. Sales support staff
c. Order getter
d. Key account manager
e. Missionary salesperson