Luther Industries has no debt and expects to generate free cash flows of $48 million each year. Luther believes that if it permanently increases its level of debt to $100 million, the risk of financial distress may cause it to lose some customers and receive less favorable terms from its suppliers. As a result, Luther's expected free cash flows with debt will be only $44 million per year. Suppose Luther's tax rate is 40%, the risk-free rate is 6%, the expected return of the market is 14%, and the beta of Luther's free cash flows is 1.25 (with or without leverage). The value of Luther with leverage is closest to:_______.
A) 11.5%.
B) 10.8%.
C) 9.8%.
D) 13.0%.

Answer: $315 million

Explanation:

First find the cost of capital as a required rate of return using CAPM:

= Risk free rate + Beta * (Market return - Risk free rate)

= 6% + 1.25 *(14% - 6%)

= 16%

Value of Luther with leverage:

= (Cash flows with debt / required return) + (Debt * Tax)

= (44 million / 16%) + (100 million * 40%)

= $315 million

Options do not represent value.

Why is it important for everyone in an organization to have the opportunity to
contribute to the mission statement?
A. So it defines expected outcomes clearly
B. So that it will be accepted and used by employees
C. So employees know the organization's history
O D. So the organization can track progress toward meeting its goals

When the price level falls, the number of dollars needed to buy a representative basket of goods Group of answer choices decreases, so the value of money rises. increases, so the value of money rises. increases, so the value of money falls. decreases, so the value of money falls.

Which of the following arguments can be used to correctly defend the WTO’s position on retaliatory tariffs? Check all that apply. A countervailing duty protects import-competing producers. Convincing the government to impose antidumping duties is less costly than facing fair competition. Accusing foreign firms of dumping is less costly than producing goods competitively.

University Printers has two service departments (Maintenance and Personnel) and two operating departments (Printing and Developing). Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each. The following data appear in the company records for the current period:
Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing
Machine-hours — 1,800 1,800 5,400
Labor-hours 650 — 650 2,600
Department direct costs $4,000 $14,000 $15,900 $12,600
Required:
Use the direct method to allocate these service department costs to the operating departments. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing
service dept. costs
maintenance allocation
personnel allocation
total cost allocation

“Employers should be concerned with helping employees cope with both job-related stress and off-the-job stress.” Do you agree or disagree? Discuss.

An effective performance management system is comprised of four steps: defining performance, monitoring and evaluating performance, reviewing performance, and providing consequences. This activity is important because, when administered properly, an effective performance management system is a powerful tool in your managerial repertoire for enhancing individual, group, and organizational effectiveness.
The goal of this exercise is to challenge your knowledge of the steps in the performance management process. cuook. Match each person to the step of performance management that his or her description best exemplifles.
1. Define Performance
2. Review Performance
3. Provide Consequences
4. Monitor and Evaluate Performance
Match eech of the options above to the items below.
A. Aileen and her supervisor discuss how the market is looking and how much of an increase sales she believes is realistic and attainable for this year.
B. Quentin has a discussion with his supervisor about how sales are going and whether or not it looks like he will make this year's budgeted sales figures.
C. While Vonda's sales are strong, they do not appear to be in line with what she and her supervisor anticipated, so they are meeting to discuss how she can boost her sales In time to meet her goals.
D. Yang receives his bonus check when he beats his sales goals by 10%.

On April 17, 2021, the Loadstone Mining Company purchased the rights to a coal mine. The purchase price plus additional costs necessary to prepare the mine for extraction of the coal totaled $6,000,000. The company expects to extract 1,000,000 tons of coal during a four-year period. During 2021, 250,000 tons were extracted and sold immediately. Required: 1. Calculate depletion for 2021. 2. Is depletion considered part of the product cost and included in the cost of inventory?

Reddy Corporation has collected the following data for the month of June: Actual total factory overhead incurred $61,150 Budgeted fixed factory overhead costs $40,700 Activity level, in direct labor hours 14,800 Actual direct labor hours 17,800 Standard hours for output this period 16,800 Total factory overhead rate $4.30 What is the variable overhead efficiency variance

Exchange rate pass-through may be defined as: the degree to which the prices of imported and exported goods change as a result of exchange rate changes. the bid/ask spread on currency exchange rate transactions. the practice by Great Britain of maintaining the relative strength of the currencies of the Commonwealth countries under the current floating exchange rate regime. the PPP of lesser-developed countries.

Specialty Manufacturing estimated that its total payroll for the coming year would be $456,000. The workers' compensation insurance premium rate is 0.2%.Calculate the estimated workers' compensation insurance premium.

How can life expectancy and literacy rates affect the quality of labor in the economy?​

Product A is normally sold for $9.60 per unit. A special price of $7.20 is offered for the export market. The variable production cost is $5.00 per unit. An additional export tariff of 15% of revenue must be paid for all export products. Assume there is sufficient capacity for the special order.
Required:
A. Prepare a differential analysis dated March 16 on whether to reject (Alternative 1) or accept (Alternative 2) the special order.
B. Should the special order be rejected (Alternative 1) or accepted (Alternative 2)?
2) Product B has revenue of $39,500, variable cost of goods sold of $25,500, variable selling expenses of $16,500, and fixed costs of $15,000, creating a loss from operations of $17,500.
Required:
A. Prepare a differential analysis as of May 9 to determine if Product B should be continued (Alternative 1) or discontinued (Alternative 2), assuming fixed costs are unaffected by the decision.
B. Determine if Product B should be continued (Alternative 1) or discontinued (Alternative 2).

At the end of 2019, Wildhorse Co. has accounts receivable of $731,300 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $65,400. On January 24, 2020, the company learns that its receivable from Megan Gray is not collectible, and management authorizes a write-off of $6,900. On March 4, 2020, Wildhorse Co. receives payment of $6,900 in full from Megan Gray. Prepare the journal entries to record this transaction.

Cullumber Company issued $445,000, 15-year, 8% bonds at 96. (a) Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of these bonds on January 1, 2022. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Jan. 1 enter an account title to record the sale of these bonds on January 1, 2017enter an account title to record the sale of these bonds on January 1, 2017 enter a debit amountenter a debit amount enter a credit amountenter a credit amount enter an account title to record the sale of these bonds on January 1, 2017enter an account title to record the sale of these bonds on January 1, 2017

For safety purposes, a circus requires that all employees who perform acrobatic stunts weigh between 120 and 140 pounds. Today, Vivian, a long-time acrobat for the circus steps on a scale for a weight-check. The scale says that she weighs 114 pounds and thus is not within the required 120-140 pound range. Vivian is surprised and upset and asks to be re-weighed. When she steps on the scale again, it says she weighs 114 pounds. When Vivian checks her weight a third time, the scale again says she weighs 114 pounds. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the reliability and validity of the scale?
a. High reliability and high validity
b. Unknown reliability and low validity
c. Low reliability and high validity
d. High reliability and unknown validity

Choose all of the items that are examples of fiscal policy.
a. There is an increase in income tax rates.
b. The Federal Reserve purchases bonds on the open market.
c. The estate tax is repealed.
d. Government increases military spending.
e. Public money is used to build a high-speed train that connects Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
f. The Federal Reserve increases the money supply by decreasing the reserve-ratio requirement.
g. To help domestic firms, government sets a quota on the number of goods that can be imported.

Julio produces two types of calculator, standard and deluxe. The company is currently using a traditional costing system with machine hours as the cost driver but is considering a move to activity-based costing. In preparing for the possible switch, Julio has identified two cost pools: materials handling and setup. The collected data follow:
Standard Model Deluxe Model
Number of machine hours 26,500 31,500
Number of material moves 625 925
Number of setups 85 575
Total estimated overhead costs are $313, 020, of which $183, 750 is assigned to the material handling cost pool and $179, 180 is assigned to the setup cost pool.
Required:
1. Calculate the overhead assigned to each product using the traditional cost system.
2. Calculate the overhead assigned to each product using ABC.

Jim is a manager of a restaurant. He is very concerned with efficiency and goal accomplishment as well as very intent on making employees happy through lots of participation and open-mindedness. Whats the answer?
A. Jim is a high-high style leader.
B. Jim is low in initiating structure and high in consideration.
C. Jim is an impoverished leader.
D. Jim is a compromiser.

Bank of the Atlantic has liabilities of $4 million with an average maturity of two years paying interest rates of 4.0 percent annually. It has assets of $5 million with an average maturity of 5 years earning interest rates of 6.0 percent annually. What is the bank's net interest income for the current year

Approximately what is the expected dollar rate of return on euro deposits if today's exchange rate is $1.18 per euro, next year's expected exchange rate is $1.10 per euro, and the euro interest rate is 5%?

Assume that Cane normally produces and sells 62,000 Betas and 82,000 Alphas per year. If Cane discontinues the Beta product line, its sales representatives could increase sales of Alpha by 17,000 units. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the Beta product line

Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly


While moving data into a data warehouse, Ivan and his team discover duplicate records in the transactional database. Which process in the

staging area is responsible for removing these duplicate records?


The data ______

process removes the duplicate data in the staging area.

Bearcat Construction begins operations in March and has the following transactions.

March 1 Issue common stock for $16,500.
March 5 Obtain $8,100 loan from the bank by signing a note.
March 10 Purchase construction equipment for $20,500 cash.
March 15 Purchase advertising for the current month for $1,100 cash.
March 22 Provide construction services for $17,100 on account.
March 27 Receive $12,100 cash on account from March 22 services.
March 28 Pay salaries for the current month of $5,100.

Required:
Record each transaction.

Sales revenue

may be recorded before cash is collected.
will always equal cash collections in a month.
only results from credit sales.
is only recorded after cash is collected.

Jackson Company has two service departments (S1 and S2) and two producing departments (A and B). Department S1 serves Departments S2, A, and B in the following percentages, respectively: 15%, 25%, and 60%. Department S2 serves Departments S1, A, and B in the following percentages, respectively: 0%, 70%, and 30%. Direct department costs for S1, S2, A, and B are $200,000, $16,000, $210,000, and $185,000, respectively. If Jackson uses the step method of allocating service department costs beginning with Department S1, what is the total amount of cost that will be allocated from S2 to Department A?

Prepare journal entries to record the following four separate issuances of stock.
1. A corporation issued 4,000 shares of $30 par value common stock for $144,000 cash.
2. A corporation issued 2,000 shares of no-par common stock to its promoters in exchange for their efforts, estimated to be worth $39,000. The stock has a $2 per share stated value.
3. A corporation issued 2,000 shares of no-par common stock to its promoters in exchange for their efforts, estimated to be worth $39,000. The stock has no stated value.
4. A corporation issued 1,000 shares of $50 par value preferred stock for $89,000 cash.

Purchase Transactions and T AccountsUsing T accounts for Cash, Accounts Payable, Purchases, Purchases Returns and Allowances, Purchases Discounts, and Freight-In, enter the following purchase transactions. Identify each transaction with its corresponding letter. Post the transactions in the given order.
Purchase of merchandise with cash.
a. Merchandise is purchased for cash, $1,500.
b. Merchandise listed at $3,500, less a trade discount of 15%, is purchased for cash.

Since 1970, Super Rise, Inc., has provided maintenance services for elevators. On January 1, 2016, Super Rise obtains a contract to maintain an elevator in a 90-story building in New York City for 10 months and receives a fixed payment of $95,000.
The contract specifies that Super Rise will receive an additional $47,500 at the end of the 10 months if there is no unexpected delay, stoppage, or accident during the year.
Super Rise estimates variable consideration to be the most likely amount it will receive.
Required:
1. Assume that, because the building sees a constant flux of people throughout the day, Super Rise is allowed to access the elevators and related mechanical equipment only between 3am and 5am on any given day, which is insufficient to perform some of the more time-consuming repair work. As a result, Super Rise believes that unexpected delays are likely and that it will not earn the bonus. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise would record on January 1. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, record "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
2. Assume instead that Super Rise knows at the inception of the contract that it will be given unlimited access to the elevators and related equipment each day, with the right to schedule repair sessions any time. When given these terms and conditions, Super Rise has never had any delays or accidents in the past. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise would record on January 31 to record one month of revenue.(If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
Record any necessary entry on January 31 to record one month of revenue
3. Assume the same facts as requirement 1. In addition assume that, on May 31, Super Rise determines that it does not need to spend more than two hours on any given day to operate the elevator safely because the client’s elevator is relatively new. Therefore, Super Rise believes that unexpected delays are very unlikely. Prepare the journal entry Super Rise would record on May 31 to recognize May revenue and any necessary revision in its estimated bonus receivable. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
Record any necessary entry on May 31 to recognize May revenue and any necessary revision in its estimated bonus receivable.

Excess reserves A. are loans made at above market interest rates. B. are the deposits that banks do not use to make loans. C. are reserves banks keep to meet the reserve requirement. D. are reserves banks keep above the legal requirement. Suppose the required reserve ratio is ​% and a bank has the following balance​ sheet: Assets Liabilities Reserves ​$ Deposits ​$ Loans ​$ This bank keeps required reserves of ​$ nothing and excess reserves of ​$ nothing. ​(Enter your responses as​ integers.)

Eclipse Motor Company manufactures two types of specialty electric motors, a commercial motor and a residential motor, through two production departments, Assembly and Testing. Presently, the company uses a single plantwide factory overhead rate for allocating factory overhead to the two products. However, management is considering using the multiple production department factory overhead rate method. The following factory overhead was budgeted for Eclipse:

Assembly Department $280,000
Testing Department 800,000
Total $1,080,000

Direct machine hours were estimated as follows:

Assembly Department 4,000 hours
Testing Department 5,000
Total 9,000 hours

In addition, the direct machine hours (dmh) used to produce a unit of each product in each department were determined from engineering records, as follows:

Commercial Residential
Assembly Department 1.5 dmh 1.0 dmh
Testing Department 3.0 2.0
Total machine hours per unit 4.5 dmh 3.0 dmh

Required:
a. Determine the per-unit factory overhead allocated to the commercial and residential motors under the single plantwide factory overhead rate method, using direct machine hours as the allocation base.
b. Determine the per-unit factory overhead allocated to the commercial and residential motors under the multiple production department factory overhead rate method, using direct machine hours as the allocation base for each department.