Key facts and assumptions concerning Kroger Company, at December 12, 2007, appear below. Using this information, answer the questions following.

Facts and Assumptions
Yield to maturity on long-term government bonds 4.54%
Yield to maturity on company long-term bonds 6.32%
Coupon rate on company long-term bonds 7.50%
Market price of risk, or risk premium 6.30%
Estimated company equity beta 1.05
Stock price per share $ 25.97
Number of shares outstanding 681.2 million
Book value of equity $ 4,965 million
Book value of interest-bearing debt $ 6,674 million
Tax rate 35.0%
a. Estimate Kroger's cost of equity capital.
b. Estimate Kroger's weighted-average cost of capital. Prepare a spreadsheet or table showing the relevant variables.

Answer: e. $52,700

Explanation:

Cash Dividend to be paid = Cash dividends payable at the beginning of the year + Cash dividends declared for the year - Cash dividends payable at the end of the year

= 12,600 + 55,000 - 14,900

= $52,700

Answer:

C. The part of the distribution which is taxable as a dividend is $12,500.

Explanation:

Rose's total loss for the year = $55,000

we must prorate the loss: $55,000 / 12 months = $4,583.33 per month

loss allocated to the first 6 months = $4,583.33 x 6 = $27,500

retained earnings before the distribution = $40,000 - $27,500 = $12,500

since distributions must come from retained earnings to be considered dividends, then only $12,500 will be considered dividends. The remaining $2,500 will be considered a return of capital

Answer:

gross profit ratio = (total revenue - cost of goods sold) / total revenue

I looked for the missing information:

year                    total sales                   cost of goods sold

2012                    $7,175                            $4,365

2013                    $8,052                           $5,140

2014                    $8,268                           $5,370

a)

gross profit ratio:

2012 = ($7,175 - $4,365) / $7,175 = 39.16%

2013 = ($8,052 - $5,140) / $8,052 = 36.16%

2014 = ($8,268 - $5,370) / $8,268 = 35.05%

b)

since the gross profit margin ratio is decreasing every year, we can assume that it will keep decreasing in 2015. Using linear regression, the slope is -0.02055. So the estimated gross profit margin ratio for 2015 = 34.33%

estimated cogs (first four months of 2015) = $527 billion x (1 - 34.33%) = $346.08 billion

estimated gross profit (first four months of 2015) = $527 billion x 34.33% = $180.92 billion

Answer:

Before tax cost of debt=3.72%

After-tax cost of debt =2.87 %

Explanation:

The yield to maturity to Maturity van be worked out using the formula below:

YM =( C + F-P/n) ÷ ( 1/2× (F+P))

C- annual coupon,  

F- face value ,

P- current price,  

n- number of years to maturity

YM - Yield to maturity

DATA

C- 4%× 100 = 4, P- 105, F- 100

AYM = 4 + (100-105)/27 ÷ 1/2× (100+105)

=0.0372 ×  100= 3.72%

Yield to maturity =3.72%

Before tax cost of debt = Yield to maturity

Before tax cost of debt=3.72%

After tax cost of debt =Before tax cost of debt × (1-T)

Before tax cost of debt = 3.72%

Tax rate = 23%

After-tax cost of debt = 3.72%× (1-0.23) =2.87 %

After-tax cost of debt =2.87 %

Answer:

$7.60 per unit of output

Explanation:

Budgeted output units 51,000 units

Budgeted machine−hours 10,200 hours

Budgeted variable manufacturing overhead costs for 51,000 units $387,600

budgeted variable overhead cost per unit of output = $387,600 / 51,000 units = $7.60 per unit of output

In this case, the applied variable overhead rate = 35,750 units x $7.60 = $271,700, which would have been under-applied since the actual variable overhead costs were much higher, $328,900.

Answer:

C. Fixed rules.

Explanation:

This is simply a policy that is seen to be a monetary or in some cases fiscal; they are said to be automated in most of its cases and are based on the criteria that are predetermined.

In most cases, these policies are seen to be binding and also categorically constrain officials' policy choices based on certain predetermined criteria to direct them toward serving the public interest.

Many cases by policymakers made this policy to be put in place because most of them generally cannot bind their own future choices, also fixed policy rules usually have to be enforced by some kind of higher authority in order to be binding etc.

Answer:

Ritz Carlton hotel focuses on people.

Sony  Focuses on their products.

Explanation:

Ritz Carlton has created its leading brand by providing great ambiance to the visitors and its guest. One can dream of staying at such luxury hotel. They are famous for their hospitality of their guests. The hotel management believes on total quality management. It has set highest standard for themselves and strive to meet them by providing better and better service to its guests. The success of Ritz Carlton is mainly because they keep the comfort of their guests as their highest priority.

Sony has always been striving to serve its customer better. Millennial are the top brands that are considered in market. They are the organizations which capture major market share and are massive market segment. Sony has offered wide range of products to its customers. Their main focus is on their product features and its qualities.

Answer:

It shows what similar homes in the area have recently sold for.

Explanation:

Answer:

The statement "It shows the same types of homes in the area that are presently sold" is considered to be the best description for the comparative market analysis.

Explanation:

A comparative market analysis is a tool that is used by the real estate agent in order to remove the value of the particular property via evaluation of the same types of homes that could be presently sold in a similar area.

For finding the best description regarding the comparative market analysis, we need to determine the following information:

Therefore we can conclude that the first statement is correct

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Answer: c. $18,000 increase

Explanation:

Department margin was $100,000 in September.

October Margin = Sales - Variable Costs - Traceable Fixed Costs

= (2,000 *( 210 - 25 - 80 - 15) ) - 62,000

= (2,000 * 90) - 62,000

= $118,000

= October Margin - September Margin

= 118,000 - 100,000

= $18,000 increase

Answer:

Stock price = $53.28

Explanation:

DATA

Earnings = $1,480,000

Shares outstanding = 500,000

P/E ratio = 18

Stock price = ?

he firm's expected stock price for year 3 can be calculated by using Price earning ratio formula

Formula:

P/E ratio = Stock price / EPS

Stock price = P/E ratio x EPS

Stock price =  18 x $2.96(w)

Stock price = $53.28

Workings

EPS = Earning per share

EPS = Earning /Shares

EPS = $1,480,000 /500,000

EPS = $2.96

Answer:

The correct answer will be "Expatriate".

Explanation:

Answer:

A 'third party', is any entity that a company does business with. This may include suppliers, vendors, contract manufacturers, business partners and affiliates, brokers, distributors, resellers, and agents.

Answer:

Initial value of building = $4,050,000

Initial value of land = $2,700,000

Initial value of equipment = $2,250,000

Explanation:

The fair value of an asset refers to a unbiased estimate of the likely market price of the asset.

The initial value of a fixed asset refers to the amount of money that spent to acquire or create the asset.

The initial value of each asset from a group of asset can be calculated using the following formula:

Initial value of an asset = Lump-sum price * (FVA / TFV) ............ (1)

Where, from the questio;

Lump-sum price = $9,000,000

FVA = Fair value of a particular asset. From the question, we have:

Building fair value = $4,500,000

Land fair value = $3,000,000

Land fair value  = $2,500,000

TFV =Total fair value = Building fair value + Land fair value + Land fair value = $4,500,000 + $3,000,000 + $2,500,000 = $10,000,000

Substituting the values into equation (1), we can determine the initial value of each asset as follows:

Initial value of building = $9,000,000 * ($4,500,000 / $10,000,000) = $9,000,000 * 0.45 = $4,050,000

Initial value of land = $9,000,000 * ($3,000,000 / $10,000,000) = $9,000,000 * 0.30 = $2,700,000

Initial value of equipment = $9,000,000 * ($2,500,000 / $10,000,000) = $9,000,000 * 0.25 = $2,250,000

Answer: True

Explanation:

With the on-going drive towards Globalization, companies took advantage to raise more capital by listing across various stock exchanges in the world. The result of this became that the securities market became more correlated.

This had the advantage of granting many companies enough capital that they became Multinational companies but it had the disadvantage of reducing the benefits of international portfolio diversification because the companies would be able to influence the movement of stock across the nations that they are listed in. Where before you could trade in Japan if there were losses in the NYSE, with a company being on both and suffering, both exchanges would feel it.

Answer:

Jason borrowed $4,4,77.29

Explanation:

In order to calculate this, let we will use the formula for the future value on an invested amount, semiannually, yielding interest at a certain interest rate. This is done as follows:

[tex]FV\ =\ PV(1+\frac{r}{n} )^{(n\times t)}[/tex]

where:

FV =  future value = $6,000 (loan repayment)

PV = present value = amount borrowed = ??

r = interest rate = 10% = 10/100 = 0.1

n = number of compounding periods per year = 2

t = time = 3 years

[tex]6,000\ =\ PV(1+\frac{0.1}{2} )^{(2\times 3)}\\6,000\ =\ PV(1+ 0.05)^{6}\\6,000\ =\ PV(1.05)^{6}\\6,000\ =\ PV (1.340096)\\diving\ both\ sides\ by\ 1.340096\\PV = \frac{6,000}{1.340096} \\PV = \$4,477.29[/tex]

Therefore, Jason borrowed $4,4,77.29

Answer:

The beta for the company is 1.

Explanation:

A beta is the measure of systematic risk associated to a stock or the portfolio. Systematic risk is the market risk that affects all the stocks in the market due to factors that are uncontrollable. Such a risk is what the companies compensate the investors for. Using the CAPM equation, we calculate the expected rate of return of a stock. The equation is,

r = rRF + Beta * rpM

Where,

We already have the values for r, rRF and rpM. Plugging them in the formula, we calculate the beta to be,

0.12 = 0.05  +  Beta * 0.07

0.12 - 0.05 = Beta * 0.07

0.07/ 0.07 = Beta

Beta = 1

Answer: treasury bonds

Explanation:

The treasury bonds are typically debt securities for the government that have a long maturity period e.g ten years ane above.

If interest rates rise, the U.S. Government debt instruments that would show the greatest percentage drop in value is the treasury bonds because of its longer maturity period.

Answer:

1)

a. Raw materials purchased for cash, $170,000.

Dr Materials inventory 170,000

   Cr Cash 170,000

b. Raw materials requisitioned for use in production, $141,000 (materials costing $121,000 were charged directly to jobs; the remaining materials were indirect).

Dr Work in process: direct materials 121,000

Dr Manufacturing overhead 20,000

    Cr Materials inventory 141,000

c. Costs for employee services were incurred as follows:

Dr Work in process: direct labor 156,000

Dr Manufacturing overhead 185,900

Dr Sales salaries expense 22,000

Dr Administrative salaries expense 50,000

    Cr Cash 413,900

d. Rent for the year was $18,800 ($13,600 of this amount related to factory operations, and the remainder related to selling)

Dr Manufacturing overhead 13,600

Dr Rent expense 5,200

    Cr Cash 18,800

e.Utility costs incurred in the factory, $16,000.

Dr Manufacturing overhead 16,000

    Cr Cash 16,000

f. Advertising costs incurred, $13,000.

Dr Advertising expenses 13,000

    Cr Cash 13,000

g. Depreciation recorded on equipment, $21,000. ($15,000 of this amount was on equipment used in factory operations; the remaining $6,000 was on equipment used in selling and administrative activities.)

Dr Manufacturing overhead 15,000

Dr Depreciation expense 6,000

    Cr Accumulated depreciation: manufacturing equipment 15,000

    Cr Accumulated depreciation: office equipment 6,000

h. Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to jobs, $?

Dr Work in process 265,200

     Cr Manufacturing overhead 265,200 (170% of direct labor)

i. Goods that had cost $226,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were completed.

Dr Finished goods inventory 226,000

    Cr Work in process 226,000

j. Sales for the year totaled $514,000. The total cost to manufacture these goods according to their job cost sheets was $220,000.

Dr Cash 514,000

    Cr Sales revenue 514,000

Dr Cost of goods sold 220,000

    Cr Finished goods inventory 220,000

2)

Dr Manufacturing overhead ($265,200 - $250,500) 14,700

    Cr Cost of goods sold 14,700

3) Gold Nest Company

Income Statement

Sales revenue                                                                        $514,000

- Cost of goods sold                                                             -$205,300

Gross profit                                                                             $308,700

Operating expenses:

Operating profit                                                                        $212,500

1. The preparation of journal entries to record the transactions for Gold Nest Company of Guandong, China, is as as follows:

a. Debit Raw materials $170,000

Credit Cash $170,000

b. Debit Work in Process $121,000

Debit Manufacturing Overhead $20,000

Credit Raw materials $141,000

c. Debit Work in Process $156,000

Debit Manufacturing Overhead $185,900

Credit Payroll Expenses $341,900

Debit Selling and Administrative Expenses $22,000

Credit Sales commissions $22,000

Debit Selling and Administrative Expenses $50,000

Credit Administrative salaries $50,000

d. Debit Manufacturing Overhead $13,600

Debit Selling and Administrative Expenses $5,200

Credit Rent Expenses $18,800

e. Debit Manufacturing Overhead $16,000

Credit Utilities Expense $16,000

f. Debit Selling and Administrative Expenses $13,000

Advertising costs $13,000

g. Debit Manufacturing Overhead $15,000

Debit Selling and Administrative Expenses $6,000

Credit Depreciation Expenses $21,000

h. Debit Work in Process $265,200

Credit Manufacturing Overhead (Applied) $265,200 ($1.70 x $156,000)

i. Debit Finished Goods Inventory $226,000

Credit Work in Process $226,000

j. Debit Cash $514,000

Credit Sales Revenue $514,000

j. Debit Cost of goods sold $220,000

Credit Finished Goods Inventory $220,000

2. The journal entry to close the balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account to the Cost of goods sold is as follows:

Debit Manufacturing Overhead $14,700

Credit Cost of goods sold $14,700

3. Gold Nest Company

for the year ended December 31

Sales Revenue            $514,000

Cost of goods sold      205,300

Gross profit               $308,700

Selling and Administrative Expenses:

Sales commission       $22,000

Administrative salaries 50,000

Rent Expenses                5,200

Advertising Expenses   13,000

Depreciation Expenses 6,000

Total selling/admin.  $96,200

Net income             $212,500

Estimated manufacturing overhead = $76,500

Estimated direct labor dollars = $45,000

Predetermined overhead rate = $1.70 ($76,500/$45,000)

Raw materials = $10,200

Work in process = $4,200

Finished goods = $8,200

a. Raw materials $170,000 Cash $170,000

b. Work in Process $121,000 Manufacturing Overhead $20,000 Raw materials $141,000

c. Work in Process $156,000 Manufacturing Overhead $185,900 Payroll Expenses $341,900

Selling and Administrative Expenses $22,000 Sales commissions $22,000

Selling and Administrative Expenses $50,000 Administrative salaries $50,000

d. Manufacturing Overhead $13,600 Selling and Administrative Expenses $5,200 Rent Expenses $18,800

e. Manufacturing Overhead $16,000 Utilities Expense $16,000

f. Selling and Administrative Expenses $13,000 Advertising costs $13,000

g. Manufacturing Overhead $15,000 Selling and Administrative Expenses $6,000 Depreciation Expenses $21,000

h. Work in Process $265,200 Manufacturing Overhead (Applied) $265,200 ($1.70 x $156,000)

i. Finished Goods Inventory $226,000 Work in Process $226,000

j. Cash $514,000 Sales Revenue $514,000

j. Cost of goods sold $220,000 Finished Goods Inventory $220,000

2. Manufacturing Overhead $14,700 Cost of goods sold $14,700

b. Raw materials                   $20,000

c. Payroll Expenses            $185,900

d. Rent Expenses                 $13,600

e. Utilities Expense              $16,000

g. Depreciation Expenses  $15,000

h. Work in Process                                 $265,200

Cost of goods sold (Over-applied

overhead)                          $14,700

Finished goods                                   $220,000

Over-applied manufacturing overhead (14,700)

Adjusted cost of goods sold           $205,300

A job-order costing system is a costing system that tracks the costs and revenues according to jobs, with jobs allocated job numbers.  It is unlike process costing, which tracks jobs for each process in order to determine the unit costs instead of per job.

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Answer:

True

Explanation:

Since, Federal reserve purchased long term MBS in order to pay the less market interest rate and this will cause a rise in the amount of income i.e fixed securities. Also, due to less market interest rate, the financing cost is less and at the same time interest spread is narrower as it provides more liquidity

Therefore the given statement is true

Answer: 2) Terms of Use policy

Explanation:

Terms of service are a contract or agreement between the user of a website or in this case a social networking operator and the social networking operator itself. This agreement is meant to govern the terms of the relationship between the 2 parties in terms of what will be expected of both, i.e, their rights and responsibilities.

On the side of the social networking operator, one of the rights usually listed is one stating that the operator can collect and store data on users or even share it with third parties and so it is important to read the terms of use policy as best you can when you can.

Answer:

17.89%

Explanation:

Calculation Determine the average rate of return on the equipment

Using this formula

Average rate of return =Avarage annual income /Average investment

Where,

Avarage annual income=Annual saving - Annual depreciation- Annual operating costs

Average investment= (Beginning costs + Residual value)÷2

Let plug in the formula

Average rate of return=$20,210 - ($85,000- $7,000)÷10 years-$4,130/($85,000+$7,000)÷2

Average rate of return=$20,210-($78,000÷10)-$4,180/($92,000)÷2

Average rate of return=$20,210-$7,800-$4,180/$46,000

Average rate of return=$8,230/$46,000

Average rate of return=0.1789*100

Average rate of return=17.89%

Therefore the average rate of return on the equipment will be 17.89%

Answer:

18%

Explanation:

This can be calculated as using the formula for calculating the average rate of return as follows:

Average rate of return = Average annual income / Average investment in equipment .................. (1)

To use equation (1), we first calculate the following:

Annual cost saving = $20,210

Annual depreciation = (Equipment cost - Residual value) / Useful number of years = ($85,000 - $7,000) / 10 = $7,800

Annual operating and energy costs = $4,130

Average annual income = Annual cost saving - Annual depreciation - Annual operating and energy costs = $20,210 - $7,800 - $4,130 = $8,280

Average investment in equipment = (Equipment cost + Residual value) / 2 = $46,000

Substituting the values for Average annual income and Average investment in equipment into equation (1), we have:

Average rate of return = $8,280 / $46,000 = 0.18, or 18%

Answer:

$22,200

Explanation:

With regards to the above information Mogul company,

Cost of goods

= $81,000 + $8,700

= $89,700

= $61,000 + $6,500

= $67,500

Inventory = Cost of goods - Cost of goods sold

= $89,700 - $67,500

= $22,200

It therefore means that the amount of inventory Magu company will report at the year end is $22,200

Answer:

PI for the first project = 1 + ($5,673.93 / 87,000) = 1.065

PI for the second project = 1 + ($5,561.23 / $55,000) = 1.101

b. the second project should be chosen because the PI is higher

NPV for 1 = $5,673.93

NPV for 2 =   $5,561.23

Explanation:

profitability index  = 1 + (NPV / Initial investment)

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

NPV can be calculated using a financial calculator

for the first project

Cash flow in year 0 = –$87,000

Cash flow in year 1 = 36,900

Cash flow in year 2 = 47,000

Cash flow in year 3 =  27,000

I = 10%

NPV = $5,673.93

for the second project

Cash flow in year 0 = –$55,000

Cash flow in year 1 = 11,700

Cash flow in year 2 =  34,500

Cash flow in year 3 = 28,500

I = 10%

NPV = $5,561.23  

PI for the first project = 1 + ($5,673.93 / 87,000) = 1.065

PI for the second project = 1 + ($5,561.23 / $55,000) = 1.101

b. the second project should be chosen because the PI is higher

To find the NPV using a financial calculator:

1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.

2. after inputting all the cash flows, press the NPV button, input the value for I, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.  

3. Press compute  

Answer:

a. 110,000 units

b. 128,500 units

Explanation:

a. Compute the anticipated break even sales in unit

Break even point in unit = Total fixed cost / Contribution margin

Total fixed cost = $14,300,000

Contribution margin per unit = Unit selling price - Unit variable cost

= $380 - $250

= $130

Break even point in units = $14,300,000 / $130

= 110,000 units

b. Compute sales (units) required to realize income from operations of $2,405,000

Break even point + expected profits = (total fixed costs + expected profits) / Contribution margin

° total fixed cost + expected profits

= $14,300,000 + $2,405,000

= $16,705,000

°contribution margin per unit

= $380 - $250

= $130

Break even point + expected profits in unit

= $16,705,000 / $130

= 128,500 units

Answer:

A) Cash is debited for $294,000. and,

C) Common Stock is credited for $294,000.

Explanation:

When Shares are Issued for Cash, recognize the Assets of Cash (Debit) and also recognize an equity element - Common Stock (Credit).

Answer:

Total Flexible Budgets  for 12,000, 15,000, and 18,000 units  is $ 556,000         $ 643,000 and  $830,000  

Explanation:

Steelcase Inc.

Assembly Department:

Steel per filing cabinet ............................................. 55 pounds

Direct labor per filing cabinet ...................................... 20 minutes

Supervisor salaries ................................................ $180,000 per month

Depreciation ...................................................... $28,000 per month

Direct labor rate................................................... $21 per hour

Steel cost ......................................................... $0.40 per pound

Steelcase Inc.

Flexible budget

For the month of August 2014.

Units:                                  12000            15000            18000

Steel for filing cabinet     660,000          825000         990,000 pounds

Steel cost                         $264,000         330,000        $ 396,000

Direct labor Hrs               4,000              5,000               6,000

Direct labor Cost             $84,000       $105,000             $ 126,000

Supervisor salaries      $180,000           $180,000         $180,000

Depreciation                 $28,000             $28,000           $28,000            

 Total                              $ 556,000         $ 643,000          $830,000  

First we find the Steel for filing cabinets in pounds . Then we multiply with the rate to find the steel cost.

Similarly we find the direct labor hours and then the direct labor cost.

We assume that the supervisor salaries and depreciation are fixed.

Answer:

Income Statement Year Ending 2014

Sales revenue                      $360,000

Cost of goods sold               $150,000

Gross profit                           $210,000

Fixed costs                             $42,900

Selling, general, and

administrative expenses      $27,200

Depreciation                          $45,900

EBIT                                         $94,000

Interest expense                     $18,100

Taxable income                    $  75,900

Taxes                                     $ 30,360

Net income                          $  45,540

Find the accumulated depreciation for 2014 first.

The accumulated depreciation for 2014 is:_$45,900____(Round to the nearest dollar.)

Explanation:

A company's income statement is one of the three financial statements prepared by the entity at the end of its fiscal period.  The statement compares the company's revenue with the expenses.  After deducting the total expenses from the total revenue, the net income or loss is obtained.  But before arriving at the net income or loss, there are other profit points that are usually calculated.  The first is the gross profit, which is the difference between the sales revenue and the cost of goods sold.  It shows the ability of the management to generate enough revenue to cover the cost of goods sold and make a profit from its trading or primary activities.

The next profit point is the Earnings before Interests and Taxes (EBIT).  This is an important index for checking the financial performance of a company.  The next is the Taxable Income on which the tax rate is determined and paid to government as Company Income Tax.  After deducting the tax expense from the pre-tax income, the final profit point is the After-Tax Income or the Net Income.  This determines the dividends policy and the share of retained earnings of the entity.

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

Answer:

Unites actually produced = 4,000 units

Explanation:

Material quantity variance occurs when the actual quantity used to achieved a given level of output is more or less than the standard quantity.  

It is determined by the difference between the actual and standard quantity of material for the actual level of output multiplied by the the standard price  

Material quantity variance in unit =  Materials quantity variance  in value /standard price

Material quantity variance in unit = 350/2.50 =140  pounds

Actual quantity used (in pounds)  = standard quantity allowed - Material quantity variance

                              = 4000  - 140 = 3,860 pounds

Actual units produced = Standard quantity allowed/ standard quantity  per unit

                                      = 4,000/1 = 4000 units

Unites actually produced = 4,000 units

Answer:

May 1

DR Cash $252

CR Service Revenue $252

(To record payment for services rendered)

Working

Cash = Net Service revenue

Net Service revenue = $280 * ( 1 - 10%)

= 280 * 90%

= $252