Finding operating and free cash flows Consider the following balance sheets and selected data from the income statement of Keith Corporation.
Keith Corporation Balance Sheets December 31
Assets 2015 2014
Cash $ 1,500 $ 1,000
Marketable securities 1,800 1,200
Accounts receivable 2,000 1,800
Inventories 2,900 2,800
Total current assets $ 8,200 $ 6,800
Gross fixed assets $ 29,500 $ 28,100
Less: Accumulated depreciation 14,700 13,100
Net fixed assets $ 14,800 $ 15,000
Total assets $ 23,000 $ 21,800
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Accounts payable $ 1,600 $ 1,500
Notes payable 2,800 2,200
Accruals 200 300
Total current liabilities $ 4,600 $ 4,000
Long-term debt 5,000 5,000
Total liabilities $ 9,600 $ 9,000
Common stock $ 10,000 $ 10,000
Retained earnings 3,400 2,800
Total stockholders' equity $ 13,400 $ 12,800
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 23,000 $ 21,800
Keith Corporation Income Statement Data (2015)
Depreciation expense $1,600
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 2,700
Interest expense 367
Net profits after taxes 1,400
Tax rate | 40%
Required
a. Calculate the firm's net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for the year ended December 31, 2015
b. Calculate the firm?s operating cash flow (OCF) for the year ended December 31, 2015
c. Calculate the firm?s free cash flow (FCF) for the year ended December 31, 2015
d. Interpret, compare, and contrast your cash flow estimates in parts b and c.

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Answer 1

Answer:

a. NOPAT = EBIT * (1-t)

NOPAT = $2,700 * (1-0.40)

NOPAT = $1,620

b. OCF = NOPAT + Depreciation

OCF = $1,620 + $1,600

OCF = $3,220

c. FCF = Net fixed asset investment - Net current asset investment

FCF = $3,320 - $1,400 -  $1,400

FCF = $420

Note:

Net fixed asset investment = Change in net fixed assets + depreciation

= ($14,800- $ 15,000) + $1,600

= $1,400

Net current asset investment = Change in current assets - Change in accounts payable and accurals

= ($8,200 - $6,800) - {($1,600 + $200) - ($1,500 - $300)}

= $1,400

d. FCF is meaningful as it shows that OCF is able to cover Operating expenses as well as Investment in Fixed and Current Assets


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Conor Airlines Inc. recently issued $50 par value preferred stock that pays a 8.25% dividend rate per year. Yahoo.finance shows that the stock has a beta of 0.97. The current risk-free rate is 2.50% and the market return is 11%. Assuming that CAPM holds, what is the intrinsic value of this preferred stock?

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Answer: $38.39

Explanation:

First calculate the required return according to CAPM;

Required return = Risk free rate + beta ( market return - risk free rate)

= 2.50% + 0.97 ( 11% - 2.50%)

= 10.745%

Then using the Dividend discount model and remembering that there is no growth rate;

Value = Next dividend / ( required return - growth rate)

= (50 * 8.25%) / ( 10.745% - 0)

= 4.125/10.745%

= $38.39

Answer:

$38.29

Explanation:

Ke = Rf+Beta*(Rm-Rf)

Ke=0.0250+0.97*(0.11+0.0250)

Ke=0.10745

Ke=10.75 appr.

Po= Dividend / (Ke-g)

Po= 50*0.0825 / (0.10745 - 0)

Po=4.125/0.10745

Po=38.3899

Po=38.29

Thus, the intrinsiv value of this preferred stock is $38.29

Mojo Mining has a bond outstanding that sells for $2,120 and matures in 18 years. The bond pays semiannual coupons and has a coupon rate of 6.66 percent. The par value is $2,000. If the company's tax rate is 40 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt?
A. 3.96%
B. 6.24%
C. 5.82%
D. 3.66%
E. 3.45%

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Answer:

D. 3.66%

Explanation:

For computing the after tax cost of debt we need to apply the RATE formula i.e to be shown in the attachment

Given that,  

Present value = $2,120

Future value or Face value = $2,000

PMT = $2,000 × 6.6% ÷ 2 = $66.60

NPER = 18 years × 2 = 36 years

The formula is shown below:  

= Rate(NPER;PMT;-PV;FV;type)  

The present value come in negative  

So, after solving this,  

1. The pretax cost of debt is 3.05% × 2 % = 6.10%

2. And, the after tax cost of debt would be

= Pretax cost of debt × ( 1 - tax rate)

= 6.10% × ( 1 - 0.40)

= 3.66%

Skysong, Inc. reports the following liabilities (in thousands) on its December 31, 2020, balance sheet and notes to the financial statements. Accounts payable $4,392.0 Mortgage payable $6,845.0 Unearned rent revenue 1,650.0 Notes payable (due in 2023) 351.0 Bonds payable 2,003.0 Salaries and wages payable 651.0 Current portion of mortgage payable 2,228.0 Notes payable (due in 2021) 2,584.0 Prepare the liabilities section of Skysong’s balance sheet as at December 31, 2020.

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Answer:

Skysong, Inc.

Liabilities section

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable $4,392Salaries and wages payable $651Unearned rent revenue $1,650Mortgage payable $2,228Notes payable $2,584Total current liabilities                               $11,505

Long term liabilities:

Mortgage payable $4,617 Notes payable (due in 2023) $351Bonds payable $2,003Total long term liabilities                             $6,971

Total liabilities:                                                                 $18,476

In capital rationing, alternative proposals that survive initial screening by cash payback and average rate of return methods are further analyzed using:________

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Answer:

Net present value and internal rate of return

Explanation:

when making a decision between alternative projects, initial analysis is done with the cash payback and average rate of return.

Cash payback period calculates the amount of time it takes to recover the amount invested in a project from its cumulative cash flows

Average rate of return = Average net income / average book value.

this is followed by the Net present value analysis and Internal rate of return determination.

Net present value is the present value of after tax cash flows from an investment less the amount invested.  

Internal rate of return is the discount rate that equates the after tax cash flows from an investment to the amount invested

project with the highest positive project NPV should be chosen.

Also, a project with an IRR greater than the discount rate should be chosen. when choosing between alternative projects, the project with the highest IRR should be chosen if the IRR is greater than the discount rate.

Which of the following statements accurately brings out the difference between technology enthusiasts and early adopters?

A. While the customer segment in the introduction stage consists of early adopters, the customers entering the market in the growth stage are technology enthusiasts.
B. Unlike technology enthusiasts, early adopters' demand is fueled more by intuition and vision rather than technology concerns.
C. While early adopters make up the smallest market segment, technology enthusiasts make up the mass market.
D. Firms need to communicate products' potential applications in a more direct way when attracting technology enthusiasts rather than early adopters.

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Answer:

B. Unlike technology enthusiasts, early adopters' demand is fueled more by intuition and vision rather than technology concerns.

Explanation:

When a company is growing it attracts various types of customers that patronise their products.

The technology enthusiasts are those ones that will test a beta version of a product and make technological recommendations. They have passion for testing latest gadgets and have more knowledge of the product than the average customer.

Early adopters are those that adopt a product before most other people. They are less concerned with technology concerns, but rather are visionary.

They focus on the potential of a product and therefore promote it to other users. A trait of early adopter is that they want to stay ahead of the trend so they seek out new products.

he management accountant for​ Giada's Book Store has prepared the following income statement for the most current​ year: Cookbook Travel Book Classics Total Sales $68,000 $126,000 $53,000 $247,000 Cost of goods sold 40,000 66,000 21,000 127,000 Contribution margin 28,000 60,000 32,000 120,000 Order and delivery processing 21,000 24,000 11,000 56,000 Rent​ (per sq. foot​ used) 2,000 5,000 4,000 11,000 Allocated corporate costs 8,000 8,000 8,000 24,000 Corporate profit ​$​ (3,000​) $23,000 $9,000 $29,000 If the cookbook product line had been discontinued prior to this​ year, the company would have reported​ ________.

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Answer:

Giada's Book Store

The company would have reported a total profit of $19,000, which is $10,000 less.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Income statement for the most current​ year:

                                               Cookbook  Travel Book    Classics   Total

Sales                                        $68,000  $126,000  $53,000  $247,000

Cost of goods sold                    40,000     66,000     21,000     127,000

Contribution margin                  28,000     60,000    32,000     120,000

Order and delivery processing 21,000     24,000      11,000       56,000

Rent​ (per sq. foot​ used)              2,000       5,000      4,000         11,000

Allocated corporate costs          8,000        8,000      8,000       24,000 Corporate profit                     ​$​ (3,000​)  $23,000    $9,000     $29,000

Corporate profit =                     $29,000

less allocated cookbook costs   10,000

Adjusted corporate profit =      $19,000

b) Discontinuing the Cookbook product line would have eliminated the contribution the product line makes to defraying Rent and Allocated Corporate costs totalling $10,000 unless the Rental space was a variable cost.

Three grams of musk oil are required for each bottle of Mink Caress, a very popular perfume made by a small company in western Siberia. The cost of the musk oil is $2.20 per gram. Budgeted production of Mink Caress is given below by quarters for Year 2 and for the first quarter of Year 3:Budget Production, in bottlesYear 2:First 72,000Second 102,000Third 162,000Fourth: 112,000Year 3:First 82,000Musk oil has become so popular as a perfume ingredient that it has become necessary to carry large inventories as a precaution against stock-outs. For this reason, the inventory of musk oil at the end of a quarter must be equal to 20% of the following quarter’s production needs. Some 43,200 grams of musk oil will be on hand to start the first quarter of Year 2.Required:
Prepare a direct materials budget for musk oil, by quarter and in total, for Year 2. (Round "Unit cost of raw materials" answers to 2 decimal places.)

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Answer:

Since there is not enough room here, I used an excel spreadsheet and attached it.  

Explanation:

                                                  Year 2                            Year 3

                                 First  Second   Third     Fourth       First  

Budgeted prod.  72,000 102,000 162,000 112,000     82,000

in bottles

Night Shades, Inc. (NSI), manufactures biotech sunglasses. The variable materials cost is $11.13 per unit, and the variable labor cost is $7.29 per unit.Required:a. What is the variable cost per unit?b. Suppose the company incurs fixed costs of $875,000 during a year in which total your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) production is 190,000 units. What are the total costs for the year?c. If the selling price is $44.99 per unit, does the company break even on a cash basis? I depreciation is $435,000 per year, what is the accounting break-even point?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Unitary direct material cost= $11.13

Unitary direct labor cost= $7.29

A.

Total variable cost per unit= 11.13 + 7.29= $18.42

B. Fixed costs= $875,000

Production= 190,000

Total costs= 875,000 + 18.42*190,000= $4,374,800

C.

To calculate the break-even point in units, we need to use the following formula:

Break-even point in units= fixed costs/ contribution margin per unit

Break-even point in units= 875,000 / (44.99 - 18.42)

Break-even point in units= 32,932 units

D. Depreciation= $435,000

Accounting break-even point= (875,000 - 435,000) / 26.75

Accounting break-even point= 16,449 units

Identify whether each example in the following table belongs in M1, M2, or both.
Example M1 M2
Juanita has $8,000 in a six-month certificate of deposit (CD).
Charles has a $10 bill in his wallet.
Gilberto has $3,000 in a savings account.

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Answer:

Juanita has $8,000 in a six-month certificate of deposit (CD)

Conclusion: M2

Charles has a $10 bill in his wallet.

Conclusion: M1

Gilberto has $3,000 in a savings

Conclusion: M2

Definition of Terms

M1 money supply are those monies that are liquid such as cash and demand deposits.

M2 money supply are less liquid in nature and includes M1 + savings and time deposits, certificates of deposits, and money market funds.

You, as the team leader, were not aware of the concerns of the Marketing Department, although certain members of your team have known about the concerns for some time. Which symptom of Groupthink (Irving Janis) may your team be displaying

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Answer:

Self-Appointed Mindguards

Explanation:

This is an incomplete information

Irving Janis identified eight symptoms of Groupthink: Illusion of Invulnerability, Belief of Inherent Morality of the Group, Collective Rationalization, Out-group Stereotypes, Self-Censorship, Illusion of Unanimity, Direct Pressure on Dissenters, and Self-Appointed Mindguards. You are leading a Decision Making Team and suspect that your team may be suffering from Groupthink. Identify which symptom your team may be displaying.Group of answer choices Self-Appointed Mindguards. Belief in Inherent Morality of the Group. Illusion of Unanimity. Self-Censorship.

The self-appointed mind guards refer to the actions where the company or community members or both secure their group that contains the contradicting views and decisions

here, in the given situation, as a team leader, you dont know the concerns but your team is known about the concerns

So this symptom reflects the self-appointed mind guards

Derrick Iverson is a divisional manager for Holston Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division’s return on investment (ROI), which has been above 20% each of the last three years. Derrick is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $3,080,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Holston Company’s discount rate is 17%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows:

Sales $3,400,000
Variable expenses 1,450,000
Contribution margin 1,950,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed
out-of-pocket costs $670,000
Depreciation 828,000
Total fixed expenses 1,498,000
Net operating income $452,000

Required:

a. Compute the project's net present value.
b. Compute the project's simple rate of return.
c. Would the company want Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity?
d. Would Derrick be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?

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Answer:

a. Project's net present value is $1,015,163.09

b. Simple rate of return is 15%

c. Yes. The reason is that the project has a positive net present value of $1,015,163.09.

d. No. The reason is that the simple rate of return of 15% obtained in part b is lower the division’s return on investment (ROI), which has been above 20% each of the last three years.

Explanation:

a. Compute the project's net present value.

To compute this, we first calculate the annual cash inflow as follows:

Annual cash inflow = Net operating income + Depreciation = $452,000 +  $828,000 = $1,,280,000

Now, the project's net present value can be calculated using the formula for calculating the present of an ordinary annuity as follows:

PV = P * [{1 - [1 / (1 + r)]^n} / r] …………………………………. (1)

Where;

PV = Present value of the annual cash flow = ?

P = Annual cash inflow = $1,280,000

r = Discount rate = 17%, or 0.17

n = Equipment useful years = 5

Substitute the values into equation (1) to have:

PV = $1,280,000 * [{1 - [1 / (1 + 0.17)]^5} / 0.17]

PV = $4,095,163.09

Project's net present value = PV - Project's initial investment = $4,095,163.09 - $3,080,000 = $1,015,163.09

b. Compute the project's simple rate of return

This can be computed as follows:

Simple rate of return = Net operating income / Initial investment =  $452,000 / $3,080,000 = 0.15, or 15%

c. Would the company want Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity?

Yes. The reason is that the project has a positive net present value of $1,015,163.09.

Note that had it been the net present value of the project was negative, the company would not want to Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity since the decision of the company is based on whether the project's NPV is positive or negative.

d. Would Derrick be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?

No. The reason is that the simple rate of return of 15% obtained in part b is lower the division’s return on investment (ROI), which has been above 20% each of the last three years.

Pursuing this investment opportunity will therefore reduce the Overall ROI of the division and Derrick will not get annual pay raises if this happens.

Beyer Company is considering the purchase of an asset for $190,000. It is expected to produce the following net cash flows. The cash flows occur evenly within each year.
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total
Net cash flows $50,000 $31,000 $60,000 $140,000 $30,000 $311,000
Compute the payback period for this investment.

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Answer:

Pay back period =3 years 4 months

Explanation:

The payback period is the estimated length of time it takes cash inflow from a project to recoup the cash outflow.  

The payback period uses cash flows and not profit.

The payback period can be determined by accumulation the cash inflow consecutively to ascertain the length of time it will take the sum to equate the initial cost.

This will be done as follows:

The sum of the cash in flows for the first three years would equal

50,000 + $31,000 + $60,000 = 141,000

The balance required to equate 190,000 would be

balance = 190,000 - 140,000 = 50,000

Pay back period = 3 years + (50,000/140,000)× 12 months

                            = 3 years 4 months

Pay back period =3 years 4 months

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] On April 1, 2016, Cyclone's Backhoe Co. purchases a trencher for $318,000. The machine is expected to last five years and have a salvage value of $59,000. Compute depreciation expense for both years ending December 2016 and 2017 assuming the company uses the double-declining-balance method. (Enter all amounts positive values.)

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Answer:

2016= Annual depreciation= $77,700

2017= Annual depreciation= $75,620

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Purchase price= $318,000.

Useful life= 5 years

Salvage value= $59,000

To calculate the depreciation expense, we need to use the following formula:

Annual depreciation= 2*[(book value)/estimated life (years)]

Annual depreciation= 2*[(318,000 - 59,000)/5]= 103,600

2016:

Annual depreciation= (103,600/12)*9= 77,700

2017:

Annual depreciation= [(259,000 - 77,700)/5]*2= 75,620

Andrew is injured in an accident caused primarily by the negligence of Bob. Andrew suffers $100,000 worth of harm. Bob is 70% to blame, Andrew 30%. How much will Andrew recover from Bob under the rules of a state that has adopted comparative fault?
a. $0
b. $30,000
c. $70,000
d. $100,000

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Answer:

$70,000

Explanation:

From the question, it is seen that Bob is the reason for this accident so he is the to bear a cost of treating Andrew based on comparative fault.

He contributed greatly to the accident therefore he is liable to a 70% payment of the $100000 cost of treatment.

100000 *70%

= $70000

Therefore by this law Andre will recover $70000 from him.

P&G's Vocalpoint is a group built on the premise that highly engaged individuals do not want to be bothered with learning about products.
a) true
b) false

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Answer:

False

Explanation:

P&G Vocalpoint is an initiative by Procter and Gamble to promote their products through word of mouth.

In 2001 through it division Tremor 225,000 teenagers were recruited to create awareness on new products.

In December 2005, 600,000 influential mom's were recruited to promote products through word of mouth. The initiative was called Vocalpoint.

So the statement - P&G's Vocalpoint is a group built on the premise that highly engaged individuals do not want to be bothered with learning about products.

Is false

Cullumber Company incurs these expenditures in purchasing a truck: cash price $26,070, accident insurance (during use) $1,780, sales taxes $1,550, motor vehicle license $320, and painting and lettering $2,050.Required:What is the cost of the truck?

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Answer:

$29,720

Explanation:

Calculation for the cost of the truck of Cullumber Company

COST OF TRUCK

Purchase Price $26,070

Sales tax $1,550

Insurance during shipping $1,780

Motor vehicle license $320

Total Cost of Truck $29,720

Therefore the cost of the truck for Cullumber Company will be $29,720

A firm has a debt-to-equity of 0.69 and a market-to-book ratio of 3.0. What is the ratio of the book value of debt to the market value of equity?

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Answer:

0.23

Explanation:

Debt to Equity  Ratio = Total debt/ Total common equity

Market to book Ratio = Market price per share / Book value per share

Book debt to Market equity Ratio = Debt to Equity  Ratio / Market to book Ratio

Book debt to Market equity Ratio = 0.69 / 3

Book debt to Market equity Ratio = 0.23

Therefore, the ratio is 0.23

Mr. and Mrs. Haley are purchasing beachfront property in an upscale development. The home comes equipped with all furnishings. The Haleys want to get a mortgage that will cover the purchase price plus all the furnishings. What kind of mortgage are they looking for?

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Answer: package mortgage

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Mr and Mrs. Haley are purchasing beachfront property in an upscale development and that the home comes equipped with all furnishings.

We are further told that the Haleys want to get a mortgage that will cover the purchase price plus all the furnishings. This shows that they are looking for package mortgage.

A package mortgage is a form of mortgage whereby the personal property and the furniture will have to be included when buying the house.

An organization wants to reduce the possibility of outages when changes are implemented on the network. What should the organization use

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Complete Question:

An organization wants to reduce the possibility of outages when changes are implemented on the network. What should the organization use?

A. Change management

B. Configuration management

C. Configuration management database

D. Simple Network Management Protocol

Answer:

A. Change management.

Explanation:

An organization wants to reduce the possibility of outages when changes are implemented on the network. What the organization should use is a change management.

On November 1, Alan Company signed a 120-day, 10% note payable, with a face value of $11,700. What is the adjusting entry for the accrued interest at December 31 on the note

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Answer:

Debit interest expense, $195; Credit interest payable, $195

Explanation:

The adjusting entry for the accrued interest at December 31 on the note is:

General Journal                   Debit         Credit

Interest expense                   $195

($11,700 * 10% * 60/360)

Interest payable                                       $195

The total factory overhead for Bardot Marine Company is budgeted for the year at $600,000 divided into two departments: Fabrication, $420,000, and Assembly, $180,000. Bardot Marine manufactures two types of boats: speedboats and bass boats. The speedboats require 8 direct labor hours in Fabrication and 4 direct labor hours in Assembly. The bass boats require 4 direct labor hours in Fabrication and 8 direct labor hours in Assembly. Each product is budgeted for 250 units of production for the year.Required:a. Determine the total number of budgeted direct labor hours for the year in each department.b. Determine the departmental factory overhead rates for both departments.c. Determine the factory overhead allocated per unit for each product using the department factory overhead allocation rates.

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Answer:

Fabrication, $420,000 / 3,000 = $140 per hour

Assembly, $180,000 / 3,000 = $60 per hour

speedboats

8 direct labor hours in Fabrication x 250 = 2,000 hours4 direct labor hours in Assembly x 250 = 1,000 hours

bass boats

4 direct labor hours in Fabrication x 250 = 1,000 hours8 direct labor hours in Assembly x 250 = 2,000 hours

a. Determine the total number of budgeted direct labor hours for the year in each department.

3,000 labor hours in Fabrication and 3,000 labor hours in Assembly

b. Determine the departmental factory overhead rates for both departments.

Fabrication = $140 per hour

Assembly = $60 per hour

c. Determine the factory overhead allocated per unit for each product using the department factory overhead allocation rates.

speedboats

Fabrication $1,120Assembly $240

bass boats

Fabrication $560Assembly $480

Hillsong Inc. manufactures snowsuits. Hillsong is considering purchasing a new sewing machine at a cost of $2.45 million. Its existing machine was purchased five years ago at a price of $1.8 million; six months ago, Hillsong spent $55,000 to keep it operational. The existing sewing machine can be sold today for $250,000. The new sewing machine would require a one-time, $85,000 training cost. Operating costs would decrease by the following amounts for years 1 to 7:
Year 1 $390,000
2 400,000
3 411,000
4 426,000
5 434,000
6 435,000
7 436,000
The new sewing machine would be depreciated according to the declining-balance method at a rate of 20%. The salvage value is expected to be $400,000. This new equipment would require maintenance costs of $100,000 at the end of the fifth year. The cost of capital is 9%.
Instructions
Use the net present value method to determine whether Hillsong should purchase the new machine to replace the existing machine, and state the reason for your conclus

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Answer:

NPV = 37,599 Negative

Explanation:

We can calculate the NPV of the new sewing machine by deducting the Present value of future cash inflows by Investment

Initial investment = Machine cost + Training cost - Salvage value

Initial investment = 2,450,000 + 85,000 - 250,000

Initial investment = 2,285,000

Year                                      DF(9%)   Present Value

1  Cash inflow     390,000  x 0.917      $357,798

2 Cash inflow     400,000  x 0.842    $336,672

3 Cash inflow     411,000   x  0.772     $317,367

4 Cash inflow     426,000  x 0.708     $301,789

5 Cash inflow     334,100  x 0.650     $217,077       (434,100 - 100,000)

6 Cash inflow     435,000  x 0.596    $259,376

7 Cash inflow     436,000 x 0.547     $238,507

7 Salvage value 400,000 x 0.547     $218,814  

     

Present Value of cash inflow             $2,247,401

Initial investment                                $2,285,000

NPV ($2,247,401 - $2,285,000)          (37,599)    

Conclusion: Hillsong should not purchase the new machine as the NPV of the machine is negative      

Conclusions and recommendations are the most widely read sections of any report. Conclusions summarize a nd explain your findings and are the heart of your report. The ability to draw sound conclusions and make clear recommendations from your research is crucial to business success.

When drawing conclusions, make sure you________.

Consider the scenario:

You are making recommendations after researching and writing a report on employee vacation time and job satisfaction. What writing tips should you keep in mind when writing your recommendations?

A. Your recommendations should always be the result of prior logical analysis.

B. Your recommendations should never be in the form of a command.

C. You can combine recommendations and conclusions.

D. You should use words such as maybe and perhaps.

E. You can omit conclusions and move straight to recommendations in short reports.

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Answer:

a. When drawing conclusions, make sure you summarize and explain your findings.

b. Tips for writing recommendations:

A. Your recommendations should always be the result of prior logical analysis.

B. Your recommendations should never be in the form of a command.

Explanation:

A good conclusion touches the theme or main topic, summarizes the main points, and connects with the introduction, but with a sense of closure.  Conclusions should be sound and logical.  Irrelevant conclusions are annoying to the senses.  Without a conclusion, the report will sound like one illogical move without clear direction and purpose.

Recommendations should address improvement efforts based on the problem(s) presented in the body of the report.

Patterson Company owns 80% of the outstanding common stock of Stevens Company. On June 30, 2013, landcosting $500,000 is sold by one affiliate to the other for $800,000.Required:Prepare in general journal form the workpaper entries necessary because of the intercompany sale of land in theconsolidated financial statements workpaper for the year ended December 31, 2014, assuming that:A. Patterson Company purchased the land from Stevens Company.B. Stevens Company purchased the land from Patterson Company.

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Answer:                              

1. Sale of land by Stevens (subsidiary) - Upstream transaction

                                    General Journal

Date                Particulars                    Debit          Credit

31-Dec-14    Retained earnings A/c   $240,000

                    (300,000*80%)

                  Non controlling interest   $60,000

                   (300,000*20%)

                         To, Land                                       $300,000  

                          (Being profit on sale eliminated)

2. Sale by Patterson (holding) - Downstream transaction

Date               Particulars                     Debit          Credit

31-Dec-14     Retained earnings a/c  $300,000  

                       To, Land                                          $300,000

(Being profit on sale earlier recognized by holding eliminated)

Sea Blue manufactures flotation vests in Charleston, South Carolina. Sea Blue's contribution margin income statement for the month ended December 31, 2018, contains the following data:
Sea Blue
Income Statement
For the Month Ended December 31, 2018
Sales in Units 32,000
Net Sales Revenue $608,000
Variable Costs:
Manufacturing 96,000
Selling and Administrative 108,000
Total Variable Costs 204,000
Contribution Margin 404,000
Fixed Costs:
Manufacturing 124,000
Selling and Administrative 94,000
Total Fixed Costs 218,000
Operating Income $186,000
Suppose Overboard wishes to buy 4,600 vests from Sea Blue. Sea Blue will not incur any variable selling and administrative expenses on the special order. The Sea Blue plant has enough unused capacity to manufacture the additional vests. Overboard has offered $15 per vest, which is below the normal sales price of $19.
1. Identify each cost in the income statement as either relevant or irrelevant to Sea Blue's decision.
a. Variable Manufacturing Costs
b. Variable Selling and Administrative Costs
c. Fixed Manufacturing Costs
d. Fixed Selling and Administrative Costs
2. Prepare a differential analysis to determine whether Sea Blue should accept this special sales order.
3. Identify long-term factors Sea Blue should consider in deciding whether to accept the special sales order. In addition to determining the special order's effect on operating profits, Sea Blue's managers also should consider the following:
A. Will Sea Blue's other customers find out about the lower sale price Sea Blue accepted from Overboard? If so, will these other customers demand lower sale prices?
B. Will the special order customer come back again and again, asking for the same reduced price?
C. How will Sea Blue's competitors react? Will they retaliate by cutting their prices and starting a price war?
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

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Answer:

1. Variable Cost

Manufacturing 96,000 ( Relevent )

Selling and administrative 108,000 ( Irrelevent )

Fixed Cost

Manufacturing 124,000 ( Irrelevent )

Selling and administrative 94,000 (Irrelevent )

2. $55,200

3. A. If the regular customer found out about this order and will demand a lower price?

B. Will this order customer come back again and again asking the same reducted price?

C. Will this order price will start a price war with the competitors?

Explanation:

1. Calculation to Identify each cost in the income statement as either relevant or irrelevant to Sea Blue's decision.

Variable Cost

Manufacturing 96,000 ( Relevent )

Selling and administrative 108,000 ( Irrelevent )

Fixed Cost

Manufacturing 124,000 ( Irrelevent )

Selling and administrative 94,000 (Irrelevent )

2. Preparation of a differential analysis to determine whether Sea Blue should accept this special sales order.

Differential analysis

Expected increase in income in revenue

( 4,600 vest * $15 per vest ) 69,000

Less :Expected increase in Variable manufacturing

( 4,600 vest * $3 per vest) (13,800)

=$55,200

Variable manufacturing cost of $96,000 / divide by 32,000 units will give us $3

Based on the above calculation Sea blue should accept this order reason been that the order will increase their operating income by the amount of $55,200.

3. The manager of Sea blue should know that the sale might affect their regular sale in long run.

Therefore In addition to determining the special order's effect on operating profits, Sea Blue's managers also should consider:

A. If the regular customer found out about this order and will demand a lower price?

B. Will this order customer come back again and again asking the same reducted price?

C. Will this order price will start a price war with the competitors?

Pharoah Company has a factory machine with a book value of $90,800 and a remaining useful life of 7 years. It can be sold for $27,200. A new machine is available at a cost of $407,400. This machine will have a 7-year useful life with no salvage value. The new machine will lower annual variable manufacturing costs from $640,100 to $581,800. Prepare an analysis showing whether the old machine should be retained or replaced. (In the first two columns, enter costs and expenses as positive amounts, and any amounts received as negative amounts. In the third column, enter net income increases as positive amounts and decreases as negative amounts. Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)

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Answer:

Analysis of Total cost over the period of 7 years

                                                             Retain Old    Buy New        Total

1.Variable Operating Cost                   $640,100     $581,800       ($58,300)

2.Old Machine Book Value

Retain; Annual Depreciation                  $12,971           $0              ( $12,971)

Replace: Lump sum Written Off               $0             $90,800        $90,800

3.Old Machine Disposal Value                 $0            ($27,200)     ($27,200)

4.Initial Purchase Cost New                     $0            $407,400     $407,400

Total Cost                                             $653,071      $1052,800   $399,729

Explanation:

Replacement of Machine is a Capital Investment or Long term decision.One aspect of asset replacement is how to deal with book value (written down value) of old equipment.

Which of the following statements would best characterize someone who is not culturally competent in working with others from different cultures?a. The person varies the rate of their speaking.b. The person uses facial expressions when communicating.c. The person pays attention to verbal and non-verbal behavior.d. The person fills "silence" during conversations.

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Answer: The person fills "silence" during conversations

Explanation:

Culture is simply regarded as people's way of life. The way if life include their food, the kind of music they listen to, their religion, language, their beliefs, values etc.

Someone who is not culturally competent in working with others from different cultures would usually be silent during conversations. This is because the person doesn't know much about the culture and can't really be involved in the conversation.

On November 1, Orpheum Company accepted a $10,900, 90-day, 12% note from a customer to settle an account. What entry should be made on the November 1 to record the note acceptance

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Answer:

Note Receivable $10,900 (debit)

Sales Revenue $10,900 (credit)

Explanation:

Recognize the Asset : Note Receivable and Sales Revenue to the amount of the value of the note of $10,900.

Subsequently, the Interest will accrue on the note capitalized at the rate of 12%.

Julie is working on formulating a marketing plan to increase the market share of Little Debbie Snack Cakes. According to the discussion in class, which one of the following strategies would Julie find most effective as a way to increase Little Debbie's long-term market share?

a. Increase product quality
b. Increase product innovation
c. Increase advertising
d. Increase sales promotion

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Answer:

Correct answer:

d. Increase sales promotion

Explanation:

For Julie who owns the Little Debbie Snacks Cakes, in order for her to increase the market share of his company, there will be need for her to increase her sales promotion. This would be through series of campaign which she could run like "Buy 2 get 1 FREE" or "A dozen order free delivery + gift" etc.

The total purchase of the products and services of the firm and the percentage that goes to the company's capital is the term definition of market share.

If the consumers buy for instance 50 chocolates, out of which the 25 are from one company, and in that case, that company holds 25% market share.

The correct option is d. Increase sales promotion

Option d. Increase sales promotion is correct because for Julie who owns the Little Debbie Snacks Cakes, in order for her to increase the market share of his company, there will be a need for her to increase her sales promotion. This would be through a series of campaigns.

Options a, b, and c are wrong because they do not the effective way to increase the sale of the products and services. The options are focusing on the other promotional and advertising activities and the efficiency and effectiveness of the product section.

To know more about the long term market share, refer to the link below:

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For each of the items listed below, state whether they increase or decrease the balance in cumulative translation adjustments (assuming a credit balance at the beginning of the year) when the foreign currency strengthened relative to the U.S. dollar during the year.
Net Income Dividends Declared
A. Decrease Increase
B. Increase Decrease
C. Decrease Decrease
D. Increase Increase

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Answer:

Option B. Increase in Net Income and decrease in Dividends

Explanation:

The weakening position of the US dollar will make US products cheaper in the international market and thus would increase the exports of the product of the company. This will increase the net income of the company. Thus after cumulative translation adjustment what we have is increased net income.

Similarly as dividend declared would be in US dollars, when preparing a translated financial statement, the dividend declared would decrease its value as the foreign currency has strengthening position.

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