Suppose the firms in a perfectly competitive industry merge to form a monopoly. Which of the following would NOT occur?

a. A rise in total consumer plus producer surplus
b. A deadweight loss
c. A rise in producer surplus
d. A fall in consumer surplus

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Answer 1

Answer: a. A rise in total consumer plus producer surplus

Explanation:

When a Monopoly is formed, the Producer surplus will increase but the Consumer surplus will decrease. This is because a Monopoly will charge a higher price than a Competitive firm to get more profit as well reduce output as well.

This will result in the transfer of some Consumer surplus to the Producer as well as a Dead-weight loss being formed thereby reducing the Consumer surplus. The total surplus will therefore fall as a result of this merger.


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A mail-order house uses 18,000 boxes a year. Carrying costs are 60 cents per box a year, and ordering costs are $96. The following price schedule applies.
Determine:
A. The optimal order quantity.
B. The number of orders per year.
of boxes: 1,000-1,999 Price per box: $1.25
of boxes: 2,000- 4,999 Price per box: $1.20
of boxes: 5,000- 9,999 Price per box : $1.15
of boxes: 10,000 or more Price per box : $1.10

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Answer:

Explanation:

Given that:

A mail-order house uses 18,000 boxes a year.

Carrying costs are 60 cents per box a year =$0.60

and ordering costs are $96.

Determine:

A. The optimal order quantity.

The optimal order quantity can be calculated by using the formula:

[tex]Q_o = \sqrt{\dfrac{2DS}{H}}[/tex]

[tex]Q_o = \sqrt{\dfrac{2*18000*96}{0.60}}[/tex]

[tex]Q_o = \sqrt{\dfrac{3456000}{0.60}}[/tex]

[tex]Q_o = \sqrt{5760000}[/tex]

[tex]Q_o = 2400 \ boxes[/tex]

B. The number of orders per year.

of boxes: 1,000-1,999 Price per box: $1.25

of boxes: 2,000- 4,999 Price per box: $1.20

of boxes: 5,000- 9,999 Price per box : $1.15

of boxes: 10,000 or more Price per box : $1.10

SInce 2400 boxes lies within ''of boxes: 2,000- 4,999 Price per box: $1.20 ''

Total cost = Carrying cost + ordering cost + Purchasing cost

[tex]Total \ cost =(\dfrac{Q}{2} )H +(\dfrac{D}{Q}) S+PD[/tex]

[tex]Total \ cost =(\dfrac{2400}{2} )0.60 +(\dfrac{18000}{2400}) 96+1.20*18000[/tex]

Total cost  = ( 1200) 0.60 + 7.5(96) + 1.20(18000)

Total cost  = 720 + 720 + 21600

Total cost  =  $ 23040

If the order size is 5000, the price per box will be 1.15

[tex]Total \ cost =(\dfrac{Q}{2} )H +(\dfrac{D}{Q}) S+PD[/tex]

[tex]Total \ cost =(\dfrac{5000}{2} )0.60 +(\dfrac{18000}{5000}) 96+1.15*18000[/tex]

Total cost = 2500 (0.60) + 3.6 (96) + 20700

Total cost = 1500 + 345.6 + 20700

Total cost = $22545.6

If the order size is 10000 , the price per box will be 1.10

[tex]Total \ cost =(\dfrac{Q}{2} )H +(\dfrac{D}{Q}) S+PD[/tex]

[tex]Total \ cost =(\dfrac{10000}{2} )0.60 +(\dfrac{18000}{10000}) 96+1.10*18000[/tex]

Total cost = 5000 (0.60) + 1.8(96)  + 19800

Total cost =  3000 + 172.8 + 19800

Total cost = $22972.8

From the three total cost, the least minimum cost of ordering is: 5000

So; the number of orders per year = total number of boxes per year/ boxes per order

the number of orders per year = 18000/5000

the number of orders per year = 3.6 orders per year

Suppose you know a company's stock currently sells for $70 per share and the required return on the stock is 14 percent. You also know that the total return on the stock is evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield. If it's the company's policy to always maintain a constant growth rate in its dividends, what is the current dividend per share?

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Answer: $4.58

Explanation:

The required return is said to be evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield.

That means that Dividend Yield = 7%

Capital gains yield = 7%

The Dividend Yield is based on the next dividend and given the expected return the dividend is;

Expected Return = Dividend Yield + Capital gains yield

Expected Return = Dividend(1 + g)/stock price + Capital gains yield

0.14 = Dividend ( 1 + 0.07)/70 + 0.07

70 * (0.14 - 0.07 ) = Dividend ( 1.07)

4.9 =  Dividend ( 1.07)

Dividend = 4.9/1.07

Dividend = $4.58

Which of the following statements about collateral contracts is true? Group of answer choices The guarantor promises to pay only if the principal debtor fails to do so. The principal debtor's debt is secondary. A collateral contract involves three parties and one promise to perform. The guarantor's debt is primary.

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Answer:

The principal debtor's debt is secondary

Explanation:

The collateral contracts  involves three parties and one promise to perform.

What is a Collateral Contract?

A collateral contract is a separate contract which exists beside the main contract. Largely, where a written contract, the term of agreement base on the contract.

The collateral contracts are independent oral or written contracts that are made between two parties to a separate agreement or between one of the original parties and  a third party.

This type of contract is usually made before or simultaneously with the original contract.

A collateral contract is a secondary agreement added to the original contract that is meant to ensure that the pre-contract promise are met.

Collateral contracts contain terms that conflict with the terms of the primary agreement.

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Your firm has estimated the following cash flows for two mutually exclusive capital investment projects. The firm's required rate of return is 13%.
Year Project A Cash Flow Project B Cash Flow
0 -$100,000 -$100,000
1 28,900 48,000
2 28,900 40,000
3 28,900 40,000
4 28,900 5 28,900
Which of the following statements best describes projects A and B?
a) Project A should be accepted because it has the highest NPV.
b) Project A should be accepted because it has the highest EAA.
c) Project B should be accepted because it has the highest EAA.
d) Both projects should be accepted because they have positive NPVs and EAAs.
e) Neither project is acceptable.

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Answer:

c) Project B should be accepted because it has the highest EAA.

Explanation:

EAA is the annuity payment that is equal to the value of the NPV

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  

NPV for project A

Cash flow in year 0 = -$100,000

Cash flow each year from year 1 to 5 = $28,900

I = 13%

NPV = $1647.98

Please find attached the formula used i calculating EAA = $468.54

NPV for project B

Cash flow in year 0 = -$100,000

Cash flow in year 1 = $48,000

Cash flow in year 2 = $40,000

Cash flow in year 3 = $40,000

I = 13%

NPV = $1,525.75

EAA = $646.19

When comparing projects with unequal lives, choose the project with the higher EAA. This is project B. Only project B can be chosen because the projects are mutually exclusive.

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:

c) Project B should be accepted because it has the highest EAA.

Explanation:

First determine the Net Present Value of Project A and Project B.

Using a Financial Calculator the Net Present Values will be

Project A

-$100,000     CFj

$28,900        CFj

$28,900        CFj

$28,900        CFj

$28,900        CFj

13%                 I/YR

Shift NPV    - $14,037.78

Project B

-$100,000     CFj

$48,000        CFj

$40,000        CFj

$40,000        CFj

$28,900        CFj

13%                 I/YR

Shift NPV      $19250.66

The only correct statement is that  Project B should be accepted because it has the highest EAA.

Abey​ Kuruvilla, of Parkside​ Plumbing, uses 1,210 of a certain spare part that costs ​$26 for each​ order, with an annual holding cost of ​$24. ​a) Calculate the total cost for order sizes of​ 25, 40,​ 50, 60, and 100 ​(round your responses to two decimal​ places).

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Answer:

Annual demand(D) = 1,210

Ordering cost(S) = $26

Annual holding cost (H) = $24

With the order quantity(Q) = 25,

Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost

= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]

= [(25/2)24] + [(1210/25)26]

= $300 + $1258.4

= $1558.4

With the order quantity(Q) = 40,

Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost

= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]

= [(40/2)24] + [(1210/40)26]

= $480 + $786.5

= $1266.5

With the order quantity(Q) = 50,

Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost

= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]

= [(50/2)24] + [(1210/50)26]

= $600 + $605

= $1205

With the order quantity(Q) = 60,

Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost

= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]

= [(60/2)24] + [(1210/60)26]

= $720 + $524.33

= $1244.33

With the order quantity(Q) = 100,

Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost

= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]

= [(100/2)24] + [(1210/100)26]

= $1200 + $314.6

= $1514.6

The following is a partial trial balance for the Green Star Corporation as of December 31, 2018: Account Title Debits Credits Sales revenue 1,300,000 Interest revenue 30,000 Gain on sale of investments 50,000 Cost of goods sold 720,000 Selling expenses 160,000 General and administrative expenses 75,000 Interest expense 40,000 Income tax expense 130,000 Required: Prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2018.

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Answer:

Multiple-step income statement for 2018.

Sales revenue                                                                  1,300,000

Cost of goods sold                                                           (720,000)

Gross Profit                                                                        580,000

Less Operating Expenses :

Gain on sale of investments                          50,000

Selling expenses                                          (160,000)

General and administrative expenses         (75,000)      (185,000)

Operating Profit                                                                  395,000

Less Non - Operating Expenses :

Interest revenue                                            30,000

Interest expense                                          (40,000)

Income tax expense                                   (130,000)      (140,000)

Net Income / (Loss)                                                           225,000

Explanation:

The Multi-step Income statement shows separately Profit derived from Primary Activities (Operating Profit) of the company against profit and the profit derived from the Secondary Activities (Net Profit) of the company.

Sullivan's Island Company began operating a subsidiary in a foreign country on January 1, 2017, by investing capital in the amount of 84,000 pounds. The subsidiary immediately borrowed 200,000 pounds on a five-year note with 10 percent interest payable annually beginning on January 1, 2018. The subsidiary then purchased for 284,000 pounds a building that had a 10-year expected life and no salvage value and is to be depreciated using the straight-line method. Also on January 1, 2017, the subsidiary rented the building for three years to a group of local attorneys for 7,200 pounds per month. By year-end, rent payments totaling 72,000 pounds had been received, and 14,400 pounds was in accounts receivable. On October 1, 3,600 pounds was paid for a repair made to the building. The subsidiary transferred a cash dividend of 5,100 pounds back to Sullivan's Island Company on December 31, 2017. The functional currency for the subsidiary is the pound.
Currency exchange rates for 1 pound follow: January 1, 2017 $ 2.10 = 1 Pound
October 1, 2017 2.15 = 1
December 31, 2017 2.18 = 1
Average for 2017 2.14 = 1
Prepare an income statement, statement of retained earnings, and balance sheet for this subsidiary in pounds and then translate these amounts into U.S. dollars.

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Answer:

Sullivan's Island Company

a. Sullivan's Island Company Income Statement for the year ended December 31, 2017:

                                             Pounds            US $

Rent Revenue                      86,400           184,896

Repairs to building                3,600               7,704

Depreciation - Building       28,400             60,776

Interest on Notes                20,000            42,800

Net Income                          34,400              73,616

   

b. Sullivan's Island Company Statement of Retained Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2017:

                                             Pounds            US $

Net Income                          34,400              73,616

Dividends                               5,100               10,914

Retained Earnings             29,300             62,702

c.  Sullivan's Island Company Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017:

                                             Pounds            US $

Assets:

Cash                                     63,300           138,102

Rent Receivable                   14,400             31,392

Building                             284,000         596,400

Less Depreciation             -28,400           -60,776

Total Assets                     333,300            705,118

Liabilities:

Notes Interest Payable     20,000             42,800

Notes Payable                200,000           420,000

Common Stock                 84,000            176,400

Retained Earnings            29,300             62,702

Foreign Exchange Translation Gain            3,216

Total Liabilities + Equity 333,300             705,118

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Currency exchange rates for 1 pound follow:

January 1, 2017 $    2.10 = 1 Pound

October 1, 2017       2.15 = 1

December 31, 2017 2.18 = 1

Average for 2017    2.14 = 1

Cash Account:

                                             Pounds            US $

Jan. 1 Common Stock          84,000           176,400

Jan. 1 Notes Payable         200,000         420,000

Jan. 1 Building                   -284,000       -596,400

Oct. 1 Building Repairs          -3600             -7,740

Dec. 31 Rent received         72,000          156,960

Dec. 31 Dividends                 -5,100              -11,118

Dec. 31 Balance                 63,300           138,102

b) Sullivan recorded some unrealized foreign exchange translation gain of $3,216.  This is due to translation differences.

In September 2009 a U.S. investor chooses to invest $500,000 in German equity securities at a then current spot rate of $1.30/euro. At the end of one year the spot rate is $1.35/euro.
1. Refer to Instruction, how many euros will the U.S. investor acquire with his initial $500,000 investment?
A) €650,000B) €370,370C) €500,000D) €384,6152. Refer to Instruction, at an average price of €60/share, how many shares of stock will the investor be able to purchase?A) 8333 sharesB) 6410 sharesC) 6173 sharesD) 10,833 shares3. Refer to Instruction, at the end of the year the investor sells his stock that now has an average price per share of €57. What is the investor's average rate of return before converting the stock back into dollars?A) 5.0%B) -3.0%C) -5.0%D) 3.0%
4. Refer to Instruction, at the end of the year the investor sells his stock that now has an average price per share of €57. What is the investor's average rate of return after converting the stock back into dollars?A) -1.35%B) 5.0%C) -5.0%D) -7.24%

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Answer:

1. Refer to Instruction, how many euros will the U.S. investor acquire with his initial $500,000 investment?

D) €384,615

$500,000 / $1.30 = €384,615.38

2. Refer to Instruction, at an average price of €60/share, how many shares of stock will the investor be able to purchase?

B) 6410 shares

€384,615 / €60 = 6,410.25

3. Refer to Instruction, at the end of the year the investor sells his stock that now has an average price per share of €57. What is the investor's average rate of return before converting the stock back into dollars?

C) -5.0%

(€57 - €60) / €60 = -5%

4. Refer to Instruction, at the end of the year the investor sells his stock that now has an average price per share of €57. What is the investor's average rate of return after converting the stock back into dollars?

A) -1.35%

[(6,410 x €57) + €15] x $1.35 = $493,269.75

($493,269.75 - $500,000) / $500,000 = -1.35%

Your Competitive Intelligence team is predicting that the Digby Company will invest in adding capacity to their Deal product this year. Assume Digby's product Deal invests in increasing its capacity by 10% this year. Because of this new information, your company anticipates all other products in the Core segment will increase their capacity by the same amount. How much can the industry produce in the Core segment the next year

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Answer:

13,288

Explanation:

The computation of the amount that industry produced in the core segment is shown below:

It can be determined in two ways i.e.

= 6,444 + 6,444

= 13,288

And, the other method is

= 6,444 × 2

= 13,288

In both the methods, the answer would remain the same

Hence, the 13,288 should be produced by the industry for the next year production

People decide to save 20 percent of their incomes. The value of the marginal propensity to consume is ________ and the value of the spending multiplier is ________.

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Answer: 0.8; 5

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that people decide to save 20 percent of their incomes. We should note that the addition of the marginal prospensity to consume(MPC) and the marginal prospensity to save(MPS) will be equal to 1.

Therefore, the value of the marginal propensity to consume will be:

= 1 - 20%

= 1 - 0.2

= 0.8

The value of the spending multiplier will be calculated as:

= 1/MPS

= 1/0.2

= 5

Southland Corporation has a present capital structure consisting of common stock (10 million shares) and debt ($150 million, 8% coupon rate). The company needs to raise $60 million and is undecided between two financing plans. Plan A: Equity financing. Under this plan, an additional common stock will be sold at $15 per share. Plan B: Debt financing. Under this plan, the firm will issue 10% coupon bonds. At what level of operating income (EBIT) will the firm be indifferent between the two plans? Assume a 40% marginal tax rate.

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Answer:

The level of operating income (EBIT) where the firm will be indifferent between the two plans is $33 million.

Explanation:

Indifferent level of EBIT refers to the EBIT level where the he Earnings Per Share (EPS) two alternative financial plans are the same.

Indifferent level of EBIT can be calculated using the following formula:

[(EBIT - FB) * (1 - T)] / SA = [(EBIT - FB) * (1 - T)] / SB .................... (1)

Where:

EBIT = Indifference level of EBIT

FA = Fixed interest costs under plan B = Interest on existing debt = $150 * 8% = $12 million

FB = Fixed interest costs under plan A = Interest on existing debt + Interest on new debt = ($150 * 8%) + ($60 * 10%) = $18 million

T = Tax rate = 40%, or 0.40

SA = Number of equity shares outstanding under Plan B = Existing number of shares + New number of shares = 10 million + ($60 million / $15) = 10 million + 4 million = 14 million

SB = Number of equity shares outstanding under Plan A = Existing number of shares = 10 million

Substiuting the values into equation (1) and solve for EBIT, we have:

[(EBIT - 12) * (1 - 0.40)] / 14 = [(EBIT - 18) * (1 - 0.40)] / 10

[(EBIT - 12) * 0.60] / 14 = [(EBIT - 18) * 0.60] / 10

[EBIT0.60 - 7.20] / 14 = [(EBIT0.06 - 10.80] / 10

[EBIT0.60 - 7.20] * 10 = [(EBIT0.06 - 10.80] * 14

EBIT6 - 72 = EBIT8.40 - 151.20

-72 + 151.20 = EBIT8.40 - EBIT6

EBIT2.40 = 79.20

EBIT = 79.20 / 2.40

EBIT = $33 million

Therefore, the level of operating income (EBIT) where the firm will be indifferent between the two plans is $33 million.

According to the kinked demand curve theory, if Kit-N-Sit cuts prices, Kittysitters will ________; if Kit-N-Sit raises prices, Kittysitters will ________.

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Answer:

respond aggressively by cutting prices ; will do nothing and leave prices unchanged.

Explanation:

The kinked demand curve was developed by an economist, Sweezy to addressing price inflexibility associated with an oligopolist market. In an oligopolist market, prices tends to remain unchanged over a long period of time even when costs are declining. The kinked demand curve hypothesis states that a firm faces a demand curve with a kink at the prevailing price level. This means that the curve is more elastic above the kink and less elastic below it. Here, there is less response to a price increase compared to much response to a price decrease.

According to the assumption under kinked demand curve, each firm in an oligopoly believes that if a firm cut price below the prevailing level, then competitors will follow suit. This is because competitors feels that if they do not cut their prices too, then their customers will leave them and buy from the competitor that is selling at lower price.

It is also assumed that, if a firm increases the price of his goods and services above the prevailing level, then competitors will not follow suit. This means that if a firm increases the price of his goods and services, there will be reduction in sales hence competitors will not increase their price. This because customers will patronize firms with the same or similar products hence increase competitors sales.

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

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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%

When constructing a risky portfolio consisting only of risky assets, an investment manager should offer _____.

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Answer:

a customized risky portfolio to each client based on their risk aversion

Explanation:

It is always believed that when it comes to investment analysis or issue, there are higher returns for higher risk portfolios and lower returns for lower risk portfolios.

Therefore, in order to make a better decision, it is pertinent to note that, the level of risk aversion varies according to each or individual investor.

Hence, when constructing a risky portfolio consisting only of risky assets, an investment manager should offer a customized risky portfolio to each client based on their risk aversion.

If the rate of inflation is 2.2% per year, the future price pt (in dollars) of a certain item can be modeled by the following exponential function, where t is the number of years from today.

p(t)=1200(1.039^t)

Find the current price of the item and the price 9 years from today.

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Answer:

1693.25

Explanation:

The computation of the current price of the item and the price 9 years from today is shown below:-

p(t) = 1,200 × (1.039)^t

Now, the current price can be found by putting t = 0

p(0) is

[tex]1,200\times (1.039)^0 = $1,200[/tex]

The price 10 years from today

p(9) is

[tex]1,200\times (1.039)^9[/tex]

Now we will solve the above equation

= 1,200 × 1.411041958

= 1693.25035

or

= 1693.25

Which of the following is true regarding the value of an option? A) Unlike the Black-Scholes formula, the Put-Call Parity suggests that the volatility of underlying asset is not a factor that affects the value of an option. B) The option premium is greater or equal to its intrinsic value because of the time premium. C) The call and put premiums are unrelated since they depend on different set of variables. D) The writer of the call option pays the same premium as the buyer of the put option. E) When the call option is out-of-the-money and the put option is in-the-money, the call must be more valuable than the put.

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Answer: B) The option premium is greater or equal to its intrinsic value because of the time premium.

Explanation:

The option premium can be calculated by adding the time premium and the intrinsic value. The time premium is the part of the option premium that accounts for the time remaining till the premium matures while the intrinsic value is the difference between the value of underlying asset and the strike price.

As the time premium can be zero but never negative, the option premium can either be greater than its intrinsic value or equal to it. It cannot be lower than it because of the time premium.

Farmer Brown’s total cost curve is a. increasing at an increasing rate. b. increasing at a decreasing rate. c. increasing at a constant rate. d. decreasing.

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The question is incomplete:

If Farmer Brown plants no seeds on his farm, he gets no harvest. If he plants 1 bag of seeds, he gets 5 bushels of wheat. If he plants 2 bags, he gets 9 bushels. If he plants 3 bags, he gets 12 bushels. A bag of seeds costs $120, and seeds are his only cost.

Farmer Brown's total-cost curve is

a. increasing at an increasing rate.

b. increasing at a decreasing rate.

c. increasing at a constant rate.

d. decreasing.

Answer:

a. increasing at an increasing rate.

Explanation:

To determine the answer, you can create a graph with the information given hich is attached.

You can see that the curve is increasing and because of that you can eliminate option d that is decreasing. Then, you have to consider that increasing at a constant rate would show an straight line which is not the case. Also, increasing at a decreasing rate would show a decreasing slope which is not what you see in the graph. Because of that, the answer is that Farmer Brown’s total cost curve is increasing at an increasing rate because the graphs shows an increasing slope.

Division A had ROI of 15% last year. The manager of Division A is considering an additional investment for the coming year. What step will the manager likely choose to take

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Answer: c.Reject the investment if it returns less than 15% ROI.

Explanation:

Additional investments should yield incremental returns if they are to be accepted. In the previous year, Division A had an Return on Investment of 15%, when an additional investment is being considered, it must bring in more than that 15% if it is to be accepted.

Therefore, if an investment is to give a less than 15% ROI, it should be rejected as it is not bringing additional returns for the Division.

One Step, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 27 years to maturity that is quoted at 105 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has a coupon rate of 4 percent.


Requried:

a. What is the company's pretax cost of debt?

b. If the tax rate is 23 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt?

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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 %

A food manufacturer reports the following for two of its divisions for a recent year.
($ millions) Beverage Division Cheese Division
Invested assets, beginning $2,680 $4,473
Invested assets, ending 2,602 4,409
Sales 2,690 3,934
Operating income 358 643
Required:
1. Compute return on investment.
2. Compute profit margin.
3. Compute investment turnover for the year.
Assume that each of the company's divisions has a required rate of return of 8%. Compute residual income for each division.

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Answer:

a. Return on Investment

ROI= Operating income/Average invested assets

Beverage Division ROI = 358 / (2,680+2,602) /2

= 358 / 2,641

= 0.13555

= 13.56%

Cheese Division ROI = 643 / (4,473 + 4,409)/2

= 643 / 4,441

= 0.14478

= 14.48%

b.  Profit margin

Profit Margin= Operating income / Sales

Beverage Division = 358 / 2690

= 0.13309

=13.31%

Cheese Division = 643 / 3934

= 0.16345

= 16.35%

c. Investment turnover for the year

Investment turnover = Sales / Average invested assets

Beverage Division = 2690 / 2641 = 1.02

Cheese Division = 3934 / 4441 = 0.89

d.                            Beverage$'m        Cheese'million

Average Assets          2641                         4441

Targeted return           8%                             8%

Target income             211                            355

Residual Income      Beverage'm       Cheese'm

Operating income       358                       643

Less: Target income    211                        355

Residual Income         147                        288

Ten years ago, Kronan Corporation earned $0.50 per share. Its earnings this year were $2.20. What was the growth rate in earnings per share (EPS) over the 10-year period?

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Answer:

The growth rate in earnings per share (EPS) is 15.97%

Explanation:

Assuming annual growth rate is r%, hence

$0.5 x (1 + r)^10 = $2.20

(1 + r)10 = $2.20 / $0.5

(1 + r)10 = $4.4

Taking 10th root at each side,

(1 + r)10 = $4.4  

[tex]\sqrt[10]{1 + r}[/tex] = [tex]\sqrt[10]{4.4}[/tex]

1+r = 1.1597

r = 1.1597 -  1

r = 0.1597

r= 15.97%

In the basic EOQ model, an annual demand of 40 units, an ordering cost of $5, and a holding cost of $1 per unit per year will result in an EOQ of:

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Answer:

20

Explanation:

The formula for Economic order quantity ( EOQ ) = √2DS/H,

Where,

D annual demand = 40 units

S Ordering cost = $5

H Holding cost = $1

Hence ,

EOQ = √ 2 × 40 units × $5 / 1$

= √ $400 / $1

= 20

Leslie works as customer service representative for Lighthouse Point Lanterns. Her job is to fulfill customer orders and answer any questions that the customer may have. In order to ensure the best service possible, Lighthouse Point Lanterns makes test phone calls to their customer service representatives and rates their ability to correctly answer customer calls. If Leslie properly handles 80% of the test calls, she will receive a 20% bonus in her next pay check. This is an example of:_________.

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Answer:

a performance reward.

Explanation:

A performance reward is a type of employee reward system. Companies generally reward employees in an attempt to motivate them to work more, harder or more efficiently. E.g. a company may reward salespeople that close 100 sales per week, regardless of the type of sales made. This type of reward is based on the gross amount of work carried out by the employee.

In Leslie's case, she is being rewarded for being an efficient employee. The parameter for measuring her efficiency is that 80% of the test calls that she makes are handed properly. She is not rewarded on the number of test calls, but instead on how she handled them.

This is an example of a performance reward if Leslie is going to be rewarded with a 20% bonus for handling 80% of the test calls.

A performance reward is a reward that a customer receives in an organization which is based on how well they have performed in the business.

The reward system here has stated that if Leslie is able to meet up with the target that the business has placed for her to reach she would be rewarded with a bonus of 20% when she receives her next salary.

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Janitor Supply produces an industrial cleaning powder that requires 31 grams of material at $0.30 per gram and 0.40 direct labor hours at $10.00 per hour. Overhead is applied at the rate of $16 per direct labor hour. What is the total standard cost for one unit of product that would appear on a standard cost card

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Answer:

Total standard cost per unit will be $19.7

Explanation:

The standard cost card of the product will be,

                                                $

Material (0.3 * 31)                   9.3

Direct Labor (0.4 * 10)            4

Overheads (0.4 * 16)             6.4

Total cost per unit                 19.7

Thus, the standard cost per unit will be $19.7

The project has been challenging to manage. Everyone has been on edge due to pressure to complete the project on time. Unfortunately, the tension has grown to the point where team meetings have become shouting matches and little work is accomplished during the meetings. One team member asks to be excused from future team meetings, as all the shouting upsets him. Meanwhile, the sponsor has asked to attend team meetings in order to better understand how the project is going and the issues involved in completing the project, and the customer has started discussions about adding scope to the project. In this situation, it would be BEST for the project manager to:

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Answer: C. Involve the team in creating ground rules for the meetings.

Explanation:

The meetings have seemingly descended into anarchy and as such needs to be controlled in an orderly manner to make any sort of progress. One way this can be done is through the setting of ground rules. These rules need to be accepted and inclusive of people's qualms or else the arguments will continue.

When the rules are made therefore, the inputs of the entire team should be taken into consideration and this is what the Project manager needs to do. Setting all inclusive rules also helps the team understand each other better during the discussions are point of views will be seen and understood better.

​Canyon Canoe Company's Amber Zack Wilson are continuing their analysis of the company's position and believe the company will need to borrow $15,000 in order to expand operations. They consult Rivers Nation Bank and secure a 66 %, one-year note on September 1, 2019, with interest due at maturity. Additionally, the company hires an employee, John Vance, on September 1. John will receive a salary of $3,000 per month. Payroll deductions include federal income tax at 25 %, OASDI at 6.2 %, Medicare at 1.45 %, and monthly health insurance premium of $250. The company will incur matching FICA taxes, FUTA tax at 0.6 %, and SUTA tax at 5.4 %. Round calculations to two decimals. Omit explanations on journal entries.Requirements:
1. Record the issuance of the $15,000 note payable on September 1, 2019.
2. Record the employee payroll and employer payroll tax entries on September 30, 2019.
3. Record all payments related to September's payroll. Payments are made on October 15, 2019.
4. Record the entry to accrue interest due on the note at December 31, 2019.
5. Record the entry Canyon Canoe Company would make to record the payment to the bank on September 1, 2020.

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Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

1. Cash Dr, $15,000

          To Notes payable $15,000

(Being note payable is recorded)

2. Salaries expense Dr, $3,000

        To Federal income tax payable $750 (25% × $3,000)

        To Social security tax payable $186  (6.2% × $3000)

        To Medicare tax payable $43.50   (1.45% × $3,000)

         To Health insurance premium payable $250

         To Salaries payable $1770.50

(Being salaries expense is recorded)

Payroll tax expense Dr, 409.50

            To Social security tax payable $186 (6.2% × $3,000)

             To Medicare tax payable $43.5  (1.45% × $3,000)

             To FUTA tax payable $18 (0.6% × $3,000)

             To SUTA tax payable $162 (5.4% × $3,000)

(Being payroll tax expense is recorded)

3. Salaries payable Dr, $1,770.50

            To Cash $1,770.50

(Being cash paid is recorded)

Federal income tax payable Dr, $750

Social security tax payable Dr, $372

Medicare tax payable $87

Health insurance premium payable Dr, $250

FUTA tax payable Dr, $18

SUTA tax payable Dr, $162

                  To Cash $1,639

(Being cash paid is recorded)

4. Interest expense Dr, $300 ($15,000 × 6% × 4 ÷ 12)

              To Interest payable $300

(Being interest expense is recorded)

5. Note payable Dr, $15,000

    Interest payable Dr, $300

    Interest expense $600    ($15000 × 6% × 8 ÷ 12)

                    To Cash $15,900

(Being cash paid is recorded)

Best Deals, Inc. has 10 units in ending merchandise inventory on December 31. The units were purchased in November for $160 each. The price lists from suppliers indicate the current replacement cost of the item to be $162 each. What would be the amount reported as Merchandise Inventory on the balance sheet?

A. $1,600

B. $3,220

C. $322

D. $1,620

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Answer:

$1,600

Explanation:

Best deals incorporation has a total of 10 units in the ending merchandise inventory on December 31

The units were bought in the month of November at a price of $160 for each unit

The replacement cost of the item is $162

Inventory is always recorded when the cost is low

Therefore, the amount that is to be reported as the merchandise inventory can be calculated as follows

=10 units × $160

= $1,600

Hence the amount reported as the merchandise inventory on the balance sheet is $1,600

assume the following information about the market and JumpMaster's stock. JumpMaster's beta = 1.50, the risk free rate 2%, the market risk premium is 10.0%. Using CAPM, what is the expected return for JumpMaster's stock?

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Answer:

Expected market return = 17%

Explanation:

Given the Jump master’s beta = 1.50

Risk free rate = 2%

Market risk premium  = 10%

To find the expected return we have to use the below formula.

Expected market return = Riskfree rate + Beta × Market risk premium

Now insert all the values in order to get the expected market return.

Expected market return = 2 + 1.50 × 10

Expected market return = 17%

Piercy, LLC, has identified the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year Cash Flow (A) Cash Flow (B) 0 −$ 68,000 −$ 68,000 1 44,000 30,200 2 38,000 34,200 3 25,000 40,000 4 15,600 24,200 a-1. What is the IRR for each of these projects?

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Answer:

IRR for A= 35.33%

IRR for B = 31.88%

Explanation:

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

IRR can be calculated using a finacial calculator :

IRR for cash flow A

Cash flow in year 0 = −$ 68,000

Cash flow in year 1 = $44,000

Cash flow in year 2 = $38,000

Cash flow in year 3 = $25,000

Cash flow in year 4 = $15,600

IRR = 35.33%

IRR for cash flow A

Cash flow in year 0 = −$ 68,000

Cash flow in year 1 = $30,200

Cash flow in year 2 =  34,200

Cash flow in year 3 = $40,000

Cash flow in year 4 = $24,200

IRR = 31.88%

To find the IRR 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 IRR button and then press the compute button

According to research, effective leaders at all levels of organizations have high levels of Emotional Intelligence (EI). CEOs with high EI excel in all of the following exceptA) managing relationships.B) influencing people.C) forging alliances inside and outside the firm.D) ability to discourage outside stakeholders.

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Answer:

D) ability to discourage outside stakeholders.

Explanation:

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is important for effective leaders at all levels or organizations including CEO, as it helps in several organizational functions such as managing employee relations, satisfying employees, influencing people and forging alliances inside and outside the firm.

But a CEO with high level of EI will never discourage outside stakeholders, rather they will encourage their employees to perform better.

Hence, the correct answer is "D".

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