Answer:
to motivate high performance for uninteresting jobs make performance contingent on extrinsic rewards.
Explanation:
Extrinsic rewards means the motivation i.e. controlled and produced via payment, awards and appreciations. In the case when the job is not interesting so the motivation level should be high in this situation and when the job is interesting the motivation level should not high
So as per the given situation, the above statement should be considered as an answer
A company is concerned about the number of customers that have to wait for service in their customer service department. Assume the rate at which customers arrive is 12 per hour. Using the infinite queuing notion for the models presented in the textbook, which of the following is the mean time between arrivals?
A) 12 minutes
B) 6 minutes
C) 2 Minutes
D) 1 Minute
E) None of these
Answer:
E) None of these
Explanation:
Calculation to determine which of the following is the mean time between arrivals
Using this formula
Mean time between arrivals = 1/Arrival rate
Let plug in the formula
Mean time between arrivals= 1/12
Mean time between arrivals= 0.0833 hours or 5 minutes
Therefore the Mean time between arrivals will be 0.0833 hours or 5 minutes
Reuben Corporation holds assets with a fair value of $150,000 and a book value of $125,000 and liabilities with a book value and fair value of $50,000. What balance will be assigned to the noncontrolling interest in the consolidated balance sheet if Holmes Company pays $90,000 to acquire 75 percent ownership in Reuben and goodwill of $20,000 is reported
Answer:
$30,000
Explanation:
Fair value of equity = Fair value of Assets - Fair value of liabilities
Fair value of equity = $150,000 - $50,000
Fair value of equity = $100,000
Holmes Company pays $75,000 to acquire 75% of Equity
Holmes Company pays $15,000 for 75% of goodwill
Non controlling interest = 25% of Equity + 25% of Goodwill
Non controlling interest = 0.25*($100,000) + 0.25*($20000)
Non controlling interest = $25,000 + $5,000
Non controlling interest = $30,000
Cost of occupancy, general management and salesforce management are considered ______________.
a) full costs
b) indirect costs
c) contribution accounting
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Answer:
B) indirect costs
Explanation:
Indirect costs can be regarded as costs incurred whereby this cost are not directly assigned to a cost object specifically. Indirect costs can comes as a fixed cost, it can also come as variable cost. Some of Indirect costs are; personnel as well as
administration and security costs. They are costs that are not regarded as been directly related to production.
It should be noted that Cost of occupancy, general management and salesforce management are considered indirect costs.
Managers lead in a wide variety of situations and organizations and have various kinds of subordinates performing diverse tasks in a multiplicity of environmental contexts. Given the wide variety of situations in which leadership occurs, what makes a manager an effective leader in one situation (such as certain traits or behaviors) is not necessarily what that manager needs to be equally effective in a different situation. Contingency models of leadership take into account the situation or context within which leadership occurs. According to contingency models, whether or not a manager is an effective leader is the result of the interplay between what the manager is like, what he or she does, and the situation in which leadership takes place.
Answer:
need points
Explanation:
Trader M places a System Order to buy 100 shares of ABC stock at a price two cents below the best non-Nasdaq participant on the same side of the market. This is what type of order
Answer:
Limit order
Explanation:
There are various types of orders placed on nasdaq. These order include, market orders, limit order, All or none order, Immediate or cancel order and like wise. When a buyer places an order to buy the stock below current market price, this is type of limit order.
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Pacific Ink had beginning work-in-process inventory of $744,960 on October 1. Of this amount, $304,920 was the cost of direct materials and $440,040 was the cost of conversion. The 48,000 units in the beginning inventory were 30 percent complete with respect to both direct materials and conversion costs. During October, 102,000 units were transferred out and 30,000 remained in ending inventory. The units in ending inventory were 80 percent complete with respect to direct materials and 40 percent complete with respect to conversion costs. Costs incurred during the period amounted to $2,343,600 for direct materials and $3,027,840 for conversion.
Required:
a. Compute the equivalent units for the materials and conversion cost calculations.
b. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and for conversion costs using the weighted-average method.
Answer:
Pacific Ink
a. The equivalent units for materials and conversion costs are:
Materials Conversion
Equivalents units 126,000 114,000
b. The cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and for conversion costs using the weighted-average method are:
Cost per equivalent unit $21.02 $30.42
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Materials Conversion Total
Work in process, Oct. 1 $304,920 $440,040 $744,960
Costs incurred in October 2,343,600 3,027,840 5,371,440
Total costs of production $2,648,520 $3,467,880 $6,116,400
Units:
Work in process, Oct. 1 48,000 (30%) 48,000 (30%)
Units transferred out 102,000 (100%) 102,000 (100%)
Work in process, Oct. 31 30,000 (80%) 30,000 (40%)
Equivalent units of production:
Units transferred out 102,000 (100%) 102,000 (100%)
Work in process, Oct. 31 24,000 (80%) 12,000 (40%)
Total equivalent units 126,000 114,000
Cost per equivalent units:
Total costs of production $2,648,520 $3,467,880 $6,116,400
Total equivalent units 126,000 114,000
Cost per equivalent unit $21.02 $30.42
Tarnopol Learning Services (TLS) offers tutoring to high school students, college students, and adults returning to school. TLS's major product offerings include academic tutoring, standardized test preparation, and admissions consulting. Demand for standardized test preparation, which accounts for the majority of TLS's revenues, peaks before the most popular test dates. Demand for admissions consulting peaks late in the year, just before application deadlines. Demand for tutoring services varies less than demand for other TLS services, but it is highest near the end of academic semesters. Staff shortages during these times have been a persistent problem. In response, TLS is considering whether to 1) recruit and train a greater number of temporary workers during peak demand times; or 2) partner with a tutoring and testing outsourcing firm that would provide services to TLS customers using the TLS brand. An executive at TLS believes that the best way to measure the number of extra employees that TLS needs is to estimate the number of extra employees each product category requires and then add all of those estimates together. Which of the following points out a flaw in this approach??A. The largest growth area for TLS is governmental contracts, which have buying procedures that are very different from those of other customers.B. TLS currently maintains separate accounting departments in each of its regions. C. To be effective, TLS managers need to be experts in at least one of the products that TLS sells. D. TLS hopes to build sustained relationships with customers, selling the same person academic tutoring standardized test preparation, and admissions consulting. E. Communication between different marketing departments in different regions has been substandard.
Answer:
D. TLS hopes to build sustained relationships with customers, selling the same person academic tutoring standardized test preparation, and admissions consulting. E. Communication between different marketing departments in different regions has been substandard.
Explanation:
Singapore is one of the leading producers of coffee in the world. However, there are a few companies in Singapore that import coffee from Brazil and India. Which of the following can Singapore establish to promote self-sufficiency?
A. Import liberalization.
B. Export incentives.
c. Import quotas.
d. complementary import policy.
Answer:
c. Import quotas.
Explanation:
An import quota is a restrictions made on the trade that specify the physical ,imit on the good quantity that could be imported in a country for the particular period of time. It is used for providing the benefit to the producers in that particular economy
So as per the given situation, the option c is correct
and, the same should be considered
What is the effective annual interest rate of an investment that pays 14.75% per year with a compound frequency n= 2? (Answer percentage rounded to second decimal place).
Answer:
15.29%
Explanation:
r = Interest rate = 14.75%
m = Number of times compounding in a year = 2
Effective Annual Rate = (1 + r/m)^m - 1
Effective Annual Rate = (1 + 0.1475/2)^2 - 1
Effective Annual Rate = 1.07375^2 - 1
Effective Annual Rate = 1.1529390625 - 1
Effective Annual Rate = 0.1529391
Effective Annual Rate = 15.29%
So, the effective annual interest rate of the investment is 15.29%
g In the global stage of a firm's globalization, ________. A. the need for training is high B. training is focused on local culture and interpersonal skills C. the need for training is virtually nonexistent D. host-country nationals are trained to understand parent-country products and policies
Answer:
D
Explanation:
The global stage represents the understanding of the products and policies mainly to evaluate the best possible alternative for manufacturing in the home or host country. It emphasizes evaluating the most beneficial strategy to produce goods, whether domestic or global produced.
A property manager can refuse to rent to applicant Mike for any of the following reasons except which? Mike has changed jobs six times in the past six months. He is married with two children. Mike has been late with his rent payments seven times in the past year. He had a serious physical altercation with his downstairs neighbor.
Answer:
He is married with two children
Explanation:
Types of Real Estate property
1. Industrial
2. Commercial
3. Agricultural
3. Special-purpose
4. Recreational
5. Investment etc.
Four types of tenancies.
They includes;
1. Term for years (or fixed term)
2. Periodic tenancy
3. Tenancy at will
4. Tenancy by sufferance
Leasehold
This is often called rent. It is an estate in a land that gives the tenant the large(exclusive) right of possession for the time period (duration) of the lease.
There are several reasons why a property owner may deprave a tenant or someone from renting a particular house or place but not because of marriage or children.
Lease may contain a list of certain prohibited activities on or about the rented premises such as:
(1) Pet on Property
(2) Smoking-
(3) Commercial activities
(4) Number of occupants-
A long-term investment classified as equity securities with controlling influence implies that the investor can exert a controlling influence over the investee. An investor who owns more than ____% of a company's voting stock has control over the investee.
Answer: 50%
Explanation:
The Equity Securities with controlling influence refers to the long-term investment whereby the investor exert controlling influence over the investee. In such case, the investors own 50% or more of the voting stock.
On the other hand, the Equity securities with significant influence refers to the long-term investment whereby the investor exerts significant influence over the investee. In such case, the investors own 20% or more of the voting stocks but should be less than 50%.
If elasticity of demand is 0.6, elasticity of supply is 0.6, and a 20% excise tax is levied on the good:________a. The fraction of the tax borne by consumers will be 0.5. b. The fraction of the tax borne by suppliers will be 0.6 c. The fraction of the tax borne by consumers will be 0.6. d. The fraction of the tax borne by suppliers will be 0.3.
Answer:
The correct option a. The fraction of the tax borne by consumers will be 0.5.
Explanation:
The tax burden is determined by the supply and demand price elasticity. Consumers bear the burden of the tax more than the suppliers when supply is more elastic than demand. When demand is more elastic than supply, the tax burden falls more on suppliers than consumers. When demand elasticity and supply elasticity are identical, the tax burden is shared equally by consumers and suppliers.
From the question, we have:
Elasticity of demand = Elasticity of supply = 0.6
Since demand elasticity and supply elasticity are identical, the burden of 20% excise tax is shared equally by consumers and suppliers. That 50% by 50%, or 0.5 by 0.5.
Therefore, the correct option a. The fraction of the tax borne by consumers will be 0.5.
a. If management reports truthfully, what economic events are likely to prompt the following accounting changes?
• Increase in the estimated life of depreciable assets
• Decrease in the uncollectible allowance as a percentage of gross receivables
• Recognition of revenues at the point of delivery rather than at the point cash is received
• Capitalization of a higher proportion of software R&D costs
b. What features of accounting, if any, would make it costly for dishonest managers to make the same changes without any corresponding economic changes?
Answer:
Increase in the estimated life of depreciable assets
Opinion of third parties
Explanation:
If management reports truthfully, the economic events that are likely to prompt the following accounting changes are an increase in the estimated life of depreciable assets.
The features of accounting, that would make it costly for dishonest managers to make the same changes without any corresponding economic changes is auditing.
Auditiors are the third parties which provide a clean account of the financial statement of the company, therefore if the changes in the accounting policy are consistent with economic changes, the audits will not provide a clean account of the financial statement
When computing equivalent units of production, the method that combines partially completed units in beginning inventory with current-period production is the
Answer: the weighted average method
Explanation:
When computing the equivalent units of production, the weighted average method can be used in the combination of partially completed units in the beginning inventory with the current-period production.
In Weighted Average Cost method, a weighted average is used in the determination of the amount which gives into the inventory and the cost of goods sold.
Venus Inc., a producer of high-end computer software, provides merchandising aids to its distributors in the form of interactive videos on the application of the software. It offers distribution allowances to resellers for putting up special counter displays of its exclusive range of products. It aims to accelerate the sales of its newly launched product through these measures. In this scenario, Venus Inc. is employing a ________.
Answer: push marketing strategy
Explanation:
A Push Marketing Strategy can sometimes be referred to as the push promotional strategy, and this occurs when businesses take their products to the customers.
In this strategy, different marketing techniques are used by the company to push their products to the consumers. This can be seen in the question given as Venus Inc. is utilizing different methods in order to accelerate the sale of its new product.
A French family flies from Paris, France to New York City where they have a brief layover before flying to Montreal, Canada. While in New York the family has a $25 dollar lunch at a hot dog stand near Time Square. How does this lunch contribute to U.S. GDP?
a. U.S. GDP remains unchanged, but French GDP increases by 22 Euros ($25 U.S.).
b. GDP decreases by $25
c. GDP increases by $25
d. GDP does not change since the family is not from the U.S.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Gross domestic product is the total sum of final goods and services produced in an economy within a given period which is usually a year
GDP calculated using the expenditure approach = Consumption spending by households + Investment spending by businesses + Government spending + Net export
Consumption spending includes spending by households on goods and services. Consumption spending includes :
spending on durables - e.g. buying a laptop
spending on nondurables - e.g. buying clothes, food
spending on services - e.g. payment of hospital bill
the purchase of a textbook by a student is an example of consumption spending on durable goods
Investment - It includes purchases of goods and services made by businesses in the production of goods and services
Government spending - It includes government consumption expenditure and gross investment. The purchase of a new limousine for the president is an example of consumption expenditure
Net export = export - import
the purchase of hotdog constitutes consumption of non durable goods and this would increase US GDP by $25
The CEO of Kwikee Shoppe, a chain of convenience stores, believes that some of his managers aren’t making decisions as effectively as they could. He has hired you as a consultant to analyze the types of bias that could be causing poor decisions. If you can identify the biases that may cloud their judgment, then they can be made aware of these tendencies so they can improve their performance. You gather data about Kwikee Shoppe managers’ most recent decisions.
Stella is in charge of the western region, and she has a strong track record of opening new stores that perform well and closing stores that could not contribute satisfactorily to the bottom line. Lately, however, many of her new stores have had below average performance, and she has closed some stores that probably could have been turned around by putting a different store manager in charge, advertising more, or offering more specials on popular products. Nonetheless, Stella knows that she is great at her job. Which of the following would not be a way for Stella overcome this bias?
A. Consult with other regional managers for their opinion before closing stores.
B. Before closing a store, replace the manager with one from a successful store and revisit the decision in 90 days.
C. Create a checklist of items to ask before closing stores, providing weights to each item based on their importance.
D. Focus on the stores that she closed that would not have improved with a different manager in place, additional advertising, or sales.
Answer:
Kwikee Shoppe
The way that Stella would overcome this bias is:
D. Focus on the stores that she closed that would not have improved with a different manager in place, additional advertising, or sales.
Explanation:
The other listed actions would enable Stella to overcome her personal bias, which may be clouding her sense of judgment. The focus on the stores that she had closed would only puff her ego instead of reducing bias. To focus on the past when Stella is proud of her achievements cannot allow her to objectively review the situation in order to improve on her decisions and performance.
Suppose there is a simple one good economy that only produces spinning rims. In 2015, the economy was able to produce 1 million sets of spinning rims at an amazing price of $500 per set. In 2016, the economy was able to produce 1 million sets of spinning rims at a price of $1,000 per set. By what amount did real GDP increase between 2015 and 2016 in the simple one good economy
Answer: 0
Explanation:
Firstly, we will calculate the nominal value in 2015 which will be:
= $500 x 1 million
= $500 million
The nominal value in 2016 will be:
= $1000 x 1 million
= $1 billion
Real GDP will be the price of the base year multiplied by the quantity of the current year which will be:
= $500 million x 1 million sets
= $500 million
Therefore, the increase in real GDP is zero.
When you show property: Ask questions that will sell the home’s specific features. Never show more than 4 homes in one day. Never cancel a scheduled appointment. Be sure to show the prospects at least one home beyond their means to peak their interest.
Answer:
Ask questions that will sell the home's specific features.
Explanation:
Professionals do not state obvious facts about the property they are showing to buyers. Instead, show property by asking questions about features that will interest the buyer. Leave opinions behind. Personal opinions are not meant for the home buyer. Couch questions so that they will get positive responses and help the buyer to make comparisons. For example, this room with its overview of the greenfield will interest the children, isn't it?
Suppose Jacques and Kyoko are playing a game in which both must simultaneously choose the action Left or Right. The payoff matrix that follows shows the payoff each person will earn as a function of both of their choices. For example, the lower-right cell shows that if Jacques chooses Right and Kyoko chooses Right, Jacques will receive a payoff of 5 and Kyoko will receive a payoff of 3.
Kyoko
Left Right
Jacques Left 4, 4 6, 3
Right 5, 4 5, 3
The only dominant strategy in this game is for ___________ to choose ______________. The outcome reflecting the unique Nash equilibrium in this game is as follows: Jacques chooses _______________ and Kyoko chooses ______________.
Answer:
The only dominant strategy in this game is for Kyoko to choose Left. The outcome reflecting the unique Nash equilibrium in this game is as follows: Jacques chooses Right and Kyoko chooses Left.
Explanation:
A dominant strategy is strategy that makes a player better off regardless of the strategy of his opponents in a game.
From the payoff matrix, it can be observed that, when Jacques plays Left, Kyoko will also play Left because 4 > 3. But, when Jacques plays Right, Kyoko will still play Left because 4 > 3. This indicated that Kyoko will always play Left no matter what Jacques plays. As a result, the dominant strategy for Kyoko is Left.
On the other hand, when Kyoko plays Left, Jacques will play Right because 5 > 4. But when Kyoko plays Right, Jacques will play Left because 6 > 5. This shows that Jacques does not have any particular strategy that make him better off. As a result, Jacques does not have a dominant strategy.
Based on the above analysis, we have:
The only dominant strategy in this game is for Kyoko to choose Left. The outcome reflecting the unique Nash equilibrium in this game is as follows: Jacques chooses Right and Kyoko chooses Left.
Royal Lawncare Company produces and sells two packaged products—Weedban and Greengrow. Revenue and cost information relating to the products follow: Product Weedban Greengrow Selling price per unit $ 11.00 $ 35.00 Variable expenses per unit $ 2.20 $ 11.00 Traceable fixed expenses per year $ 132,000 $ 49,000 Last year the company produced and sold 41,500 units of Weedban and 24,000 units of Greengrow. Its annual common fixed expenses are $113,000. Required: Prepare a contribution format income statement segmented by product lines.
Answer:
The net profits are as follows:
Total Company = $647,200
Weedban = $161,605
Greengrow = $485,595
Explanation:
Note: See the attached excel for the contribution format income statement segmented by product lines.
In the attached excel file, the following formula is used:
Allocation of common fixed expenses to Weedban = (Units of Weedban / (Units of Weedban + Units of Greengrow)) * Common fixed expenses = (41,500 / (41,500 + 24,000) * $113,000 = $71,595
Allocation of common fixed expenses to Greengrow = (Units of Greengrow / (Units of Weedban + Units of Greengrow)) * Common fixed expenses = (24,000 / (41,500 + 24,000) * $113,000 = $41,405
From the attached excel file, the net profits are as follows:
Total Company = $647,200
Weedban = $161,605
Greengrow = $485,595
What is the weighted average cost of capital if a business has a cost of equity of 11%, a yield on debt of 6%, a tax rate of 30%, 100 million market value of debt, and 250 million market value of equity
Answer:
9.028 %
Explanation:
weighted average cost of capital = cost of equity x weight of equity + cost of debt x weight of debt
where,
cost of equity = 11 %
cost of debt (consider after tax) = 6% x (1 - 0.30) = 4.20 %
weight of equity = 250 million ÷ 350 million = 0.71
weight of debt = 100 million ÷ 350 million = 0.29
therefore,
weighted average cost of capital = 11 % x 0.71 + 4.20 % x 0.29
= 9.028 %
Suppose the standard deviation for the Martin Products Distribution is 4.0. If an investor is hoping for a return of at least 13%, the chances that investing in Martin Products will return at least 13%
a. are much less than in investing in U.S.
b. are the same as investing in U.S.
c. are greater than in investing in U.S.
d. cannot be determined
Answer: C. are greater than in investing in U.S.
Explanation:
Based on more information that was gotten online regarding the question, the distribution of Martin product is more than that of the US Water.
Therefore, in a case whereby an investor is hoping for a return of at least 13%, the chances that investing in Martin Products will return at least 13% will then be greater than in investing in U.S.
Curtain Co. paid dividends of $10,000, $12,500, and $14,000 during Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3, respectively. The company had 2,100 shares of 5.5%, $100 par value preferred stock outstanding that paid a cumulative dividend. What is the total amount of dividends paid to common shareholders during Year 3?
A. $4800.B. $1000.C. $2600.D. $800.
Answer:
Total amound paid to shareholder in 3rd year = $1850
Explanation:
Below is the calculation:
Total dividend paid = 1st year divident + 2nd year divident + 3rd year dividend
Total dividend paid = $10000 + 12500 + 14000
Total dividend paid = $36500
Total preferred dividend = (2100 x 100) x 5.5% x 3
Total preferred dividend = $34650
Total amount of dividend paid to shareholder during 3rd year = 36500 - 34650 = $1850
Total amound paid to shareholder in 3rd year = $1850
A piece of labor-saving equipment has just come onto the market that Mitsui Electronics, Ltd., could use to reduce costs in one of its plants in Japan. Relevant data relating to the equipment follow: Purchase cost of the equipment $ 448,000 Annual cost savings that will be provided by the equipment $ 80,000 Life of the equipment 10 years Required: 1a. Compute the payback period for the equipment. 1b. If the company requires a payback period of four years or less, would the equipment be purchased? 2a. Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment’s useful life. 2b. Would the equipment be purchased if the company’s required rate of return is 13%?
Answer:
Mitsui Electronics, Ltd.
1a. Payback period = 5.6 years
1b. No. The equipment would not be purchased if the company requires a payback period of four years or less.
2a. Simple rate of return = 17.86%
2b. Yes. The equipment would be purchased if the company's required rate of return is 13%.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Purchase cost of the equipment = $ 448,000
Annual cost savings that will be provided by the equipment = $ 80,000
Life of the equipment = 10 years
1a. Payback period = 5.6 years ($448,000/$80,000)
1b. No. The equipment would not be purchased if the company requires a payback period of four years or less.
Annual return = $80,000
Initial cost of the equipment = $448,000
2a. Simple rate of return = 17.86% ($80,000/$448,000 * 100)
2b. Yes. The equipment would be purchased if the company's required rate of return is 13%.
7. During January 2005, an Italian invested in the Italian stock market and earned a return of 1.47%. During the same month, an American investor investing in the Italian stock market earned a return of –2.358%.
Answer:
Escreva a expressão algébrica correspondente a cada sentença abaixo descrita.
a) O quadrado de um número real x.
b) O cubo de um número real y.
c) O triplo de um número adicionado ao dobro de um número k.
d) A terça parte de um número real diminuído 7.
Explanation:
Escreva a expressão algébrica correspondente a cada sentença abaixo descrita.
a) O quadrado de um número real x.
b) O cubo de um número real y.
c) O triplo de um número adicionado ao dobro de um número k.
d) A terça parte de um número real diminuído 7.
Four major breakfast cereal companies share a majority of the cereal market: Kellogg, Post, General Mills, and Quaker. This is an example of
Answer:
Oligopoly
Explanation:
An oligopoly can be defined as a market structure comprising of a small number of firms (sellers) offering identical or similar products, wherein none can limit the significant influence of others.
Hence, it is a market structure that is distinguished by several characteristics, one of which is either similar or identical products and dominance by few firms.
The characteristics of an oligopolistic market structure are;
I. Mutual interdependence between the firms.
II. It's a market that is typically controlled by many small firms.
III. Difficult entry to new firms.
In this scenario, four major breakfast cereal companies share a majority of the cereal market (identical or similar products) such as Kellogg, Post, General Mills, and Quaker. Thus, this is an example of an oligopoly.
Your boss believes the company's power plant is producing too much air pollution on a typical island. Your boss gives you three choices for dealing with this problem because he/she does not want to deal with it: You can pay a pollution tax (Carbon Offsets) one time of $13,000,000 immediately. You can close the plant and install a power cable from the mainland to the Island. That will cost you $1,000,000 at the end of this year, $3,000,000 at the end of next year and then $750,000 forever for maintenance. You can retrofit the plant with scrubbers to reduce the emissions to make the plant green. That will cost $7.5m at the end of this year and $100,000 for 50-years for maintenance. Assume that the cost of generating power on the mainland is approximately the same as the cost of generating power at the Island's plant. Assume, this comes as a surprise to you and you, have not saved any money in reserves, and you need to raise capital. Additional information is that market has a 12 percent market risk premium on the power plant with the risk-free rate being 5 percent with a company tax rate of 35 percent.
Current total raised capital at the power plant: (This will help you calculate the WACC) Debt – 7,000 outstanding bonds, at 7.5% coupon and 20 years to maturity. These bonds pay interest semiannually and quoted a price of 108 percent of par. Common Stock -180,000 shares outstanding, selling for $50 per share: Beta .90. Preferred Stock – 8,000 shares of 5.5 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $95.00 per share. Please answer in essay format and provide your Excel document showing all your calculation in appendixes choose the best option for Island. Support your answer with your calculations. Also, to calculations use specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles.
Answer:
WACC is 10.38%.
Best option is no 3, paying $750,000 this year and then $100,000 for 5 years.
Explanation:
WACC = Common stock * cost of equity + Debt * Cost of debt + Preferred stock * rate of return.
Common stock = 180,000 shares * $50 = $9,000,000
Preferred stock = 8,000 shares * $95 per share = $760,000
Debt = 7,000 bonds * 108% = $7,560,000
Cost of equity : 12% * 0.9 + 5% = 12.5%
Cost of debt : 7.5% * 0.65 = 4.40%
Preferred stock return rate : 5.5% / 95 = 5.79%
WACC = 10.38%
PV for option 1: $13,000,000
PV for option 2: $9,298,647
PV for option 3: $7,661,247
A project manager has just assigned a team that comes from many countries, including Brazil, Japan, the United States, and Britain. What is her BEST tool for success?
Answer: Communication and well-developed people skills
Explanation:
Since the team comprises of workers who come from different countries, the best tool is the communication and well developed people skill.
These skills are vital when interacting and communicating with others. Since they're from different countries, communication skill is required to build a relationship with them, motivate them and achieve organizational goals.
