Answer:
a) Krystal's account balance when she is 65:
$75,000 x (1 + 10%)¹⁸ = $416,993.80
$12,000 x 45.599 (FV annuity factor, 10%, 18 periods) = $547,188
total account balance = $964,181.80
Krystal will not reach her goal.
b) she need to save $1,200,000 - $964,181.80 = $235,818.20
she will need to save an extra $235,818.20 / 45.599 = $5,171.57 per year
her total contributions per year = $12,000 + $5,171.57 = $17,171.57
c) The historical growth rate of the S&P 500 is 12%, so it is really possible to earn at least 10%. Maybe the stock market is not going well right now, but you must remember that retirement accounts are long term accounts and last for many years. The market will have time to bounce back.
A portfolio with a 20% standard deviation generated a return of 10% last year when T-bills were paying 5.0%. This portfolio had a Sharpe ratio of ____. A. 0.45 B. 0.20 C. 0.25 D. 0.15
Answer:
0.25
Explanation:
A portfolio has a standard deviation of 20%
The portfolio also generated a return of 10%
T-bills were paying 5%
Therefore, Sharpe ratio of the portfolio can be calculated as follows
Sharpe ratio= 10-5.0/20
= 5/20
= 0.25
Hence the Sharpe ratio of the portfolio is 0.25
Masterson, Inc., has 3.6 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $85.50, and the book value per share is $9.25. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $73 million, a coupon rate of 5.3 percent, and sells for 95.7 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $45 million, a coupon rate of 5.9 percent, and sells for 104.9 percent of par. The first issue matures in 23 years, the second in 11 years. The most recent dividend was $4.04 and the dividend growth rate is 4.3 percent. Assume that the overall cost of debt is the weighted average of that implied by the two outstanding debt issues. Both bonds make semiannual payments. The tax rate is 23 percent.
1. What is the company's cost of equity?
2. What is the company's aftertax cost of debt?
3. What is the company's weight of equity?
4. What is the company's weight of debt?
5. What is the company's WACC?
Answer:
1. 9.03 %
2. 7.56 %
3. 72.45 %
4. 27.55 %
5. 8.63 %
Explanation:
Cost of equity is the return that is required by holders of Common Stocks
Cost of equity = Recent year`s dividend / Current Market Price + Expected Growth Rate
= $4.04 / $85.50 + 0.043
= 0.0903 or 9.03 %
1st bond issue
PV = $69,861,000
Pmt = ($73,000,000 × 5.30%) ÷ 2 = - $1,934,500
p/y = 2
n = 23 × 2 = 46
Fv = 0
i = ?
Cost of the 1st Bond Issue, i is : 2.1571 %
After tax cost = 2.1571 % × 77 %
= 1.66%
2nd Bond Issue
PV = $47,205,000
Pmt = ($45,000,000 × 5.90%) ÷ 2 = - $1,327,500
p/y = 2
n = 11 × 2 = 22
Fv = 0
i = ?
Cost of the 2nd Bond Issue, i is : 7,6681 %
After tax cost = 7,6681 % × 77 %
= 5.90%
Total Cost of Debt = 1.66% + 5.90%
= 7.56 %
Market Values :
Market Value of Equity = 3,600,000 shares × $85.50
= $307,800,000
Market Value of Bonds
1st Issues = $69,861,000
2nd Issue = $47,205,000
Total = $117,066,000
Weight of equity = Market Value of Equity ÷ Total Market Value
= $307,800,000 ÷ ($307,800,000 + $117,066,000)
= 72.45 %
Weight of debt = Market Value of Bonds ÷ Total Market Value
= $117,066,000 ÷ ($307,800,000 + $117,066,000)
= 27.55 %
WACC = Weighted Cost of Debt + Weighted Cost of Equity
= 27.55 % × 7.56 % + 72.45 % × 9.03 %
= 8.63 %
The Securities and Exchange Commission requires companies listing on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market to have codes of ethics. A code of ethics is
Answer:
A Code of Ethics are a set of guidelines that helps the member in distinguishing right and wrong and always following the guidelines that protects the interest of profession and stakeholders.
Explanation:
Basically these Ethical codes are set of guidelines that helps the entities and professionals to acknowledge what is expected from them and what are their responsibilities. Usually every reputable profession and organizations adopt code of ethics to encourage and enforce ethical practices in decision making process.
Answer:
Answer:
A Code of Ethics are a set of guidelines that helps the member in distinguishing right and wrong and always following the guidelines that protects the interest of profession and stakeholders.
Explanation:
Basically these Ethical codes are set of guidelines that helps the entities and professionals to acknowledge what is expected from them and what are their responsibilities. Usually every reputable profession and organizations adopt code of ethics to encourage and enforce ethical practices in decision making process.
Explanation:
Indicate the type of Deferred Tax account created by Unearned Revenues and Prepaid Expenses, respectively:
Answer:
The answer is Deferred tax asset and Deferred tax liability.
Explanation:
Unearned revenue creates deferred tax asset. In here, taxes have been paid because income has been received but have not been recognized on the income statement because according to the revenue recognition, the services for the revenue has not been rendered.
Prepaid expenses give rise to deferred tax liability. In here, taxes have been recognized on income statement but the actual tax has not been paid. Income tax expense on income statement is greater than taxes payable
Union Local School District has bonds outstanding with a coupon rate of 4.5 percent paid semiannually and 20 years to maturity. The yield to maturity on these bonds is 3.8 percent and the bonds have a par value of $10,000. What is the dollar price of the bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Answer:
$10,974.45
Explanation:
coupon rate 4.5%, semiannual = 2.25%
20 years until maturity = 40 periods
market rate 3.8%, semiannual = 1.9%
par value $10,000
market price of the bonds = PV of par value + PV of coupon payments
PV of par value = $10,000 / (1 + 1.9%)⁴⁰ = $4,710.13
PV of coupon payments = $225 x 27.84144 (PV annuity factor, 1.9%, 40 periods) = $6,264.32
market value = $4,710.13 + $6,264.32 = $10,974.45
Answer:
The dollar price of the bond is $10,974.45.
Explanation:
The dollar price of the bond, PV, can be determined as follows :
N = 20 × 2 = 40
PMT = ($10,000 × 4.5%) ÷ 2 = $225
P/YR = 2
YTM = 3.80 %
FV = $10,000
PV = ?
Using a Financial Calculator, the dollar price of the bond, PV is $10,974.45.
On January 1, Parson Freight Company issues 9.0%, 10-year bonds with a par value of $3,400,000. The bonds pay interest semiannually. The market rate of interest is 10.0% and the bond selling price was $3,168,967. The bond issuance should be recorded as:
Answer:
January 1
Cash $3168967 Dr
Discount on Bonds Payable $231033
Bonds Payable $3400000 Cr
Explanation:
The issuance of bond on January 1 is at a discount as the coupon rate paid by the bond is less than the market interest rate. In such case the bond is issued at a lower value than its par/face value. The discount on bonds payable is the difference between the face value and the cash received on issuance.
The entry to record the issues include a debit to cash account as cash is received, a debit to the discount on bonds payable account for the amount of discount and a credit to bonds payable account as liability is created as a result of the issuance of the bonds.
Discount = 3400000 - 3168967 = 231033
In Year 1 Jorge buys a home for $200,000, making a down payment of $40,000 and taking out a loan from the bank for $160,000 to finance the balance. In Year 5 the remaining loan balance is $130,000 while the home has increased in value to $270,000. Jorge refinances with a loan company that agrees to lend 125% of the value of the home, or $337,500, using $130,000 to repay the bank loan and providing $207,500 in cash. Jorge immediately spends $10,000 of the cash on a lavish vacation to the Bahamas, and $20,000 to pay down credit cards.
How much of the $337,500 home equity loan balance is allowable for calculating the home mortgage interest deduction on Jorge’s Year 5 tax return?
a. $270,000
b. $240,000
c. $230,000
d. $220,000
Answer:
Under current tax law, no option is correct. Before 2018, option C would have been right.
Explanation:
Currently under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (from Jan. 2018 until Dec. 2025) you can only deduct interests on mortgages used to purchase, build or improve your home. In this case, Jorge will only be able to deduct the interests paid on the $130,000 he owed for the first mortgage.
Interests on home equity loans will again be deductible (up to $100,000) starting Jan. 2026.
Farmers and ranchers are considered to be part of the ________ which is the subdivision of the food industry that produces agricultural commodities.
Answer: producers sector
Explanation:
Farmers, rancher, and so on are part of the producers sector of the food industry where they engage in the production of raw food, fiber, and other agricultural products or commodities. In the case of farmers, they work the land and/or keep livestock, especially on the farm. Ranchers operate large plots of land for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
other major sectors of the food industry would include: -Farm Service , Processors , and Marketers.
The following information pertains to J Company's outstanding stock for 2021:
Common stock, $1 par
Shares outstanding, 1/1/2021 10,000
2 for 1 stock split, 4/1/2021 10,000
Shares issued, 7/1/2021 5,000
Preferred stock, $100 par, 7% cumulative
Shares outstanding, 1/1/2021 4,000
What is the number of shares J should use to calculate 2018 basic earnings per share?
a. 20,000.
b. 22,500.
c. 25,000 .
d. 27,000.
Answer: b. 22,500
Explanation:
J should use the total number of outstanding common stock at end of year to calculate 2018 basic earnings.
As a result of the Stock-split, the shares are split into 2 for 1.
There were 10,000 shares split so;
= 10,000 * 2
= 20,000
On the 1st of July, 5,000 shares were issued. This means that up till December 2021, the stock was outstanding for 6 months.
This will reflected by;
= 5,000 * 6/12
= 2,500 shares
Total shares = 20,000 + 2,500
= 22,500 shares
Your estimate of the market risk premium is %. The risk-free rate of return is %, and General Motors has a beta of . According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), what is its expected return?
Answer:
The correct option is option A) 16.4%.
Explanation:
Note: This question is not complete as all the important data are omitted from it. The complete question is therefore provided before answering the question as follows:
Your estimate of the market risk premium is 9%. The risk-free rate of return is 3.8% and General Motors has a beta of 1.4. According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), what is its expected return?
Options:
A) 16.4%
B) 17.2%
C) 14.8%
D) 15.6%
The question is now answered as followed:
Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) can be described as a model that is employed to compute a theoretical required rate of an asset in order decide whether or not to add assets a portfolio of investment that is well-diversified.
According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), the expected return can be calculated using the following formula:
Expected return = Risk-free rate + (Beta * Market ris premium) .......... (1)
Where;
Risk-free rate of return = 3.8%
Market risk premium = 9%
Beta = 1.4
Substitute the values into equation (1), we have:
Expected return = 3.8% + (1.4 * 9%) = 16.40%
Therefore, the correct option is option A) 16.4%.
Polly Khan is trying to calculate the current market rate given the following information: Investor’s have been requiring a 12% annual return on Builtrite’s stock which has a beta of 2.0 and the current risk-free rate is 4%. What is the current market rate?
Answer:
The current market rate is 8%
Explanation:
The market rate is the return on market or the market portfolio. To calculate the market rate (rM) we will use the CAPM equation which is used to calculate the required rate of return on a stock or portfolio. The formula for required rate of return under CAPM is,
r = rRF + Beta * (rM - rRF)
Where,
rRF is the risk free raterM is the market rateWe already know the value of r, rRF and Beta. We will input these values in the above equation to calculate the market rate.
0.12 = 0.04 + 2 * (rM - 0.04)
0.12 - 0.04 = 2 * rM - 0.08
0.08 + 0.08 = 2 * rM
0.16 / 2 = rM
rM = 0.08 or 8%
Akers Company sold bonds on July 1, 2017, with a face value of $100,000. These bonds are due in 10 years. The stated annual interest rate is 6% per year, payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31. These bonds were sold to yield 8%. By July 1, 2018, the market yield on these bonds had risen to 10%.
Required:
What was the bonds' market price on July 1, 2018?
Answer:
Price of bond= $75,075.58
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 the bond for Akers Company can be worked out as follows:
Step 1
PV of interest payments
Semi annul interest payment
= 6% × 100,000 × 1/2 = 3000
Semi-annual yield = 10%/2 = 5% per six months
Total period to maturity (in months)
= (2 × 10) = 20 periods
PV of interest =
3000 × (1- (1+0.05)^( -20)/) 0.05 = 37,386.63
Step 2
PV of Redemption Value
= 100,000 × (1.05)^(-20) = 37,688.95
Price of bond
Price of bond = 37,386.63 + 37,688.95 = 75,075.58
Price of bond= $75,075.58
You purchased a stock at a price of $46.55. The stock paid a dividend of $1.79 per share and the stock price at the end of the year is $52.45. What was the dividend yield
Answer:
3.84%
Explanation:
Calculation for dividend yield
Using this formula
Dividend Yield(%) = D / P0
Where,
D=$1.79
P0=$46.55
Let plug in the formula
Dividend Yield(%) =$1.79/$46.55
Dividend Yield(%) =0.0384*100
Dividend Yield(%) =3.84%
Therefore the dividend yield will be 3.84%
Predatory pricing is considered an anti-competitive practice, and is considered illegal under competition laws. Which of the following best describes predatory pricing?
A. Predatory pricing requires one company to aquire the assets of another.
B. One business chooses to put another out of business by pricing its product below the level another competing business must be at to make a profit.
C. Predatory pricing occurs when a firm colludes with one or more firms to fix prices or output.
D. Predatory pricing is when a business sends someone out to change the price of another company's product so it is higher than its own.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Predatory pricing is when a company sets the price of its goods or services too low with the aim of eliminating the competition. Predatory pricing is illegal and it violates antitrust law.
Predatory pricing occurs when a firm colludes with one or more firms to fix prices or output. This is an example of collusion and they usually occur in an oligopoly
Samm Corp. purchased a plot of land for $100,000. The cost to raze a building on the property amounted to $50,000 and Samm received $10,000 from the sale of scrap materials. Samm built a new plant on the site at a total cost of $800,000 including excavation costs of $30,000. What amount should Samm capitalize in its land account?
a. $150,000.
b. $140,000.
c. $130,000.
d. $100,000.
Answer:
$140,000
Explanation:
Sam corporation purchased a plot of land for $100,000
The cost to raze a building on the property is $50,000
Sam received $10,000 from the sale of scrap materials
$800,000 was spent by Sam to build a new plant in the site
The excavation costs was $30,000
Therefore, the amount that Samm should capitalize in its land account can be calculated as follows
= cost of land+ cost to raze a building on the property - sale of scrape materials
= $100,000 + $50,000 - $10,000
= $150,000-$10,000
= $140,000
Hence Samm should capitalize $140,000 in its land account.
George Bailey purchased equipment from M. Potter for $450,000, paying $35,000 cash as a down payment and financing the remainder. The correct journal entry to record this event is:
Answer:
Equipment $450,000 (debit)
Cash $35,000 (credit)
Suppliers Loan $415,000 (credit)
Explanation:
George Bailey must recognize the Asset of Equipment, de-recognize the Assets of Cash and recognize the Suppliers Loan as above.
g An increase in taxes when the economy is above full employment ______ aggregate demand and real GDP, and the price level ______.
Answer:
C. decreases; falls
Explanation:
As we know that
The rise in taxes results in low disposable income for individuals that lowered the spending of the consumer also the consumer spending is an element of the aggregate demand so ultimately it declines that result the curve to shift leftward or downward
Due to this, the real GDP also falls, and the price level too
Hence, the correct option is c.
2. Using semiannual compounding, what is the value to you of a 9% coupon bond with a par value of $10,000 that matures in 10 years if you require a 7% return
Answer:
The Value of the Bond, PV is $10.962.65
Explanation:
The Value of the Bond (PV) can be determined as follows :
PMT = ($10,000 × 9%) ÷ 2 = $450
P/YR = 2
N = 10
Required Return (YTM) = 7 %
FV = $10,000
PV = ?
Using a Financial Calculator, the Value of the Bond, PV is $10.962.65
Stuart McFarland is sales manager for a hotel. His job entails leading, motivating, and communicating with employees. McFarland’s main management activity is:
Answer:
E. Leadership
Explanation:
Leadership refers to the concept in which the manager or a team leader motivates, leading, communicated with the employees to accomplish common goals and objectives so that the employees could perform better next time at less wastage
Therefore the given scenario represents the leadership management activity
Webb, Inc. uses a flexible budget for manufacturing overhead based on machine hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs per machine hour are as follows: Indirect labor $5.00 Indirect materials 2.50 Maintenance .50 Utilities .30 Fixed overhead costs per month are: Supervision $1,200 Insurance 400 Property taxes 600 Depreciation 1,800 The company believes it will normally operate in a range of 4,000 to 8,000 machine hours per month. During the month of August, 2019, the company incurs the following manufacturing overhead costs: Indirect labor $28,000 Indirect materials 16,200 Maintenance 2,800 Utilities 1,900 Supervision 1,440 Insurance 400 Property taxes 600 Depreciation 1,860 Prepare a flexible budget report, assuming that the company used 6,000 machine hours during August.
Answer:
Variable overhead costs per machine hour:
Indirect labor $5.00 Indirect materials $2.50 Maintenance $0.50 Utilities $0.30Total $8.30Fixed overhead costs:
Supervision $1,200 Insurance $400 Property taxes $600 Depreciation $1,800 Total $4,000Flexible Actual Spending
budget expenses variances
Variable costs:
Indirect labor $30,000 $28,000 $2,000 FIndirect materials $15,000 $16,200 $1,200 UMaintenance $3,000 $2,800 $200 FUtilities $1,800 $1,900 $100 UTotal $49,800 $48,900 $900 FFixed costs:
Supervision $1,200 $1,440 $240 UInsurance $400 $400 $0Property taxes $600 $600 $0Depreciation $1,800 $1,860 $60 UTotal $4,000 $4,300 $300 UTotal costs $53,800 $52,300 $600 F
Sue Helms Appliances wants to establish an assembly line to manufacture its new product, the Micro Popcorn Popper. The goal is to produce five poppers per hour. The tasks, task times, and immediate predecessors for producing one Micro Popcorn Popper are as follows:
Task Performance time(minutes) Predecessor
A 8 -
B 10 A
C 8 A,B
D 10 B,C
E 8 C
F 4 D,E
a. The theoretical minimum number of workstations is:___________
b. The assignment of tasks to workstations should be:________
Were you able to assign all the activities to workstations equivalent to the theoretical minimum workstation ?
c. The efficiency of the assembly line is:________
Answer:
Please see explanation below.
Explanation:
a. Cycle time = Production time available per hour / Units required per hour
= 60 / 5
= 12minutes
Minimum number of workstations = Sum of the task time / Cycle time
Sum of task time
= 8 + 10 + 8 + 10 + 8 + 4
= 48
The theoretical minimum number of work stations is
= 48 / 12
= 4
b. In order to assign the tasks to the work station, events that precede the task must be considered together with the time taken to complete each task.
°Task A This task is assigned to work station 1 and no task would further be assigned to work station 1, otherwise it will exceed the cycle time.
°Task B. This next task will be assigned to work station 2, no additional task will be assigned to station 2.
Task C is assigned to workstation 3, hence can no longer accept any other assigned task.
°Task D is the next task and will be assigned to work station 4, and we cannot assign any more task to work station 4.
°Task E and F will not be assigned as there are no more available stations.
Task Time Workstation
A. 8 1
B. 10 2
C. 8 3
D. 10 4
E. 8 -
F. 4 -
Please note that due to the theoretical minimum number of work station, which is 4, it will not be possible to assign task to all the workstations hence task E and F remains unassigned.
C. Efficiency of the assembly line
Efficiency ;
= Sum of task times / Actual number of work stations × cycle time
Although the actual number of required workstation is 5 but we cannot assign task E and F due to the theoretical minimum number of workstation. Therefore, additional work station will be required and there are 5 work stations in total.
= 48 ÷ (5 × 12) × 100
= 80%
The theoretical minimum should be = 4
The efficiency of the assembly line should be 80 percent
The production time = 60
The units that are required per hour = 5
[tex]cycle time = \frac{minutes in one hour}{units needed in a day} \\\\cycle time=\frac{60}{5}[/tex]
= 12
The workstation = 8+10+8+10+8+4
= 48
[tex]The minimum number = \frac{48}{12} \\\\= 4[/tex]
The efficiency of the assembly line
[tex]\frac{48}{5*60} \\\\= 0.8\\\\0.8*100 = \\\\80percent[/tex]
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The owners of a landscaping business decide they need insurance to cover their trucks in case of accidents , injuries caused by flying debris from their trimmers and blowers, and property damage caused by falling tree limbs. What type of policy should the owners consider to cover all of these risk?
A business owners policy
Answer:
it is a business owners policy
Explanation:
APEX
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.
"A broker-dealer who acted as financial advisor to a municipality in structuring a new issue now wishes to act as underwriter in a negotiated offering. Which statement is TRUE?"
Answer:
B. The financial advisor is prohibited from acting as the underwriter
Explanation:
As per the rule of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, the financial advisor cannot be the underwriter.
The financial advisor for a municipality is paying the advisory fee for assisting the structure of the municipality in order to the issuance of the new bond so that the less interest cost to be paid.
But in the case of the underwriter, it contains high rate of interest as it is very easiest way for selling
So through this, the conflict arises between these two parties
Therefore option B is correct
"ABC corporation is trading in the market for $51. The corporation declares a 25% stock dividend. After the ex date, the holder of 1 ABC Jan 50 Call will have:"
Answer:
1 ABC Jan 50 call
Explanation:
Based on the information given we were told that the Corporation was trading for the amount of $51 with a declare stock dividend of 25 percent, this means that After the ex date which is the day in which the stock will begin to trade without the monetary worth of the following dividend payment , which means that the holder of the 1 ABC Jan 50 call will have still have 1 ABC Jan 50 call.
The management of Mecca Copy, a photocopying center located on University Avenue, has compiled the following data to use in preparing its budgeted balance sheet for next year: Ending Balances Cash ? Accounts receivable $ 8,900 Supplies inventory $ 5,500 Equipment $ 38,000 Accumulated depreciation $ 15,400 Accounts payable $ 2,600 Common stock $ 5,000 Retained earnings ? The beginning balance of retained earnings was $25,000, net income is budgeted to be $21,100, and dividends are budgeted to be $3,500.
Answer:
Mecca Copy
Budgeted Balance Sheet
Assets
Current assets:
Cash 13200
Accounts receivable 8900
Supplies inventory 5500
Total current assets 27600
Plant and equipment:
Equipment 38000
Accumulated depreciation (15400)
Plant and equipment, net 22600
Total assets 50200
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 2600
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 5000
Retained earnings 42600
Total stockholders' equity 47600
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 50200
Note: Retained earnings = beginning balance of retained earnings + Net income - Dividend
= 25,000 + 21100 - 3500
= 42,600
a. Monetary Policy involves changing_______________ the money supply. In the United States, Monetary Policy is implemented by the____________.
1. taxes and government spending
2. the design of currency
3. exports
4. Federal Reserve
5. President and Congress
6. Secretary of the Treasury/ states.
b. _______________ can be used to address a Recessionary Gap; while _________ can be used to address an Inflationary Gap.
1. Contractionary Monetary Policy
2. Lower prices
3. Expansionary MonetaryPolicy
4. Larger coins
5. smaller coins
6. higher prices
c. To enact Contractionary Monetary Policy, the central bank will _________bonds. This ____________the amount of cash in the economy. This will cause bond prices to ____________and interest rates to _____________. The change in interest rates causes investment and consumption to___________ shifting ____________.
1. fall
2. stay the same
3. rise,
4. Short-Run Aggregate Supply
5. Aggregate Demand
6. Long-Run Aggregate Supply
7. Outward
8. inward
9. buy
10. sell
11. increase
12. decrease
Answer:
In the United States, Monetary Policy is implemented by the - 4. Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve of the United States is in charge of implementing the Monetary Policy of the country. It is also in charge of regulating the financial industry, and acting as lender of the last result to prevent financial crisis.
3. Expansionary MonetaryPolicy - can be used to address a Recessionary Gap
During times of economic downturn, monetary policy tends to be expansionary: expanding the money supply to lower the interest rate, so that investment becomes cheaper, and the economy reactivates.
1. Contractionary Monetary Policy - can be used to address an Inflationary Gap.
When the money supply is too high, or has grown too fast, inflation often starts. For this reason, the fed usually implements contractionary monetary policy (less money supply, higher interest rate), in order to keep inflation from increasing.
c. To enact Contractionary Monetary Policy, the central bank will - sell bonds
When the fed sell bonds, it takes money from the market, reducing the money supply.
This - reduces - the amount of cash in the economy.
As explained above.
This will cause bond prices to - fall - and interest rates to - rise
The change in interest rates causes investment and consumption to - fall
shifting - Aggregate Demand
Contractionary monetary policy will cause interest rates to rise, making investment more expensive, and causing price hikes, this will reduce consumption.
This in turn will shift the Aggregate Demand curve to the left or inward.
When recording journal entries for production costs using a standard cost accounting system, the debit to Work in Process Inventory account is for the ______ amount.
Answer: Actual amount
Explanation:
Standard Costing deviates from traditional accounting in that it is not based on historical costs of a good. In standard cost accounting, the actual costs are put in place of standard costs and then the variance between the two will be recorded and used for analysis.
The debit to the Work in Process Inventory account under a standard cost accounting system will be the actual amount.
The HIJ bond has a current price of $800, a maturity value of $1,000, and matures in 5 years. If interest is paid semi-annually and the bond is priced to yield 8%, what is the bond's annual coupon rate
Answer:
Explanation:
The coupon rate is defined as the interest rate paid on a bond by its issuer for the term of the security.
Hence,
Par Value = $800
Face Value = $1,000
N = 5 x 2 = 10
Since the interest is semi annual
i = 8% / 2 = 4%
CF = $15.34
Coupon = $30.68 per year or 3.068%
Choose the best scenario for refinancing.
a. You have a current mortgage at 5% and have been approved for a new mortgage at 3.75%. You’ll break even on the closing costs in two years, and you don’t plan to move for at least five.
b. You intend to move in about nine months, but you have been approved for a mortgage with an interest rate two whole points lower than your current rate.
Answer:
Correct Answer: The best scenario for refinancing is:
a. You have a current mortgage at 5% and have been approved for a new mortgage at 3.75%. You’ll break even on the closing costs in two years, and you don’t plan to move for at least five.
Explanation:
This is because, being aware that you will break even on the closing cost in 2 years which is quite better when compared to no of years to stay (atleast five years) gives the person a competitive advantage.
