Answer:
Present Value 5,715,331.32
We are going to accept the project only if the initial investment is at 5,715,331 or below in order to achieve the return to support the cost of capital structure of the company
Accepting a project with a higher cost will not generate enought cashflow to sustain the patyment of debt and the return expected from the stockholders therefore, will generate a economic result and investor will leave the company for other which can sustain their desired return.
Explanation:
We are going to discount the yearly cash-flow at the given rate of 12.50%
then, the terminal value which is the present value of the future period will also be discounted at this rate.
The sum of all this will be the present value of the firm.
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The formula we use the present value of a lump sum:
[tex]\frac{Maturity}{(1 + rate)^{time} } = PV[/tex]
We are going to accept the project only if the initial investment is at 5,715,331 or below in order to achieve the return to support the cost of capital estructure of the company
Berk Company produces three products: Tic, Tac, and Toe. Tic requires 160 machine setups, Tac requires 150 setups, and Toe requires 190 setups. Berk has identified an activity cost pool with allocated overhead of $32,000 for which the cost driver is machine setups. How much overhead is assigned to the Tic product?
Answer:
Overhead assigned to Tic= $10,240
Explanation:
Activity-based costing is a form of absorption costing where overheads are charged to product using cost drivers.
Under this method, overheads are first analyzed and categorized by the activities responsible for them and then charged to product based on the amount of benefits enjoyed using cost drivers.
Activity rate per driver is calculated as:
Activity overhead for the period / Total cost drivers for the period
Set -up activity overhead = $32,000
Total expected cost drivers for activity set up = sum of the set ups for the three products
Total set ups= 160 +150 + 190 = 500 set ups
Overhead rate per set up
= $32,000/500 set ups
= $64 per set up
Overhead assigned to Tic = Overhead rate per set up × No of setups for TIC
= $64 per setup ×160=$10,240
Overhead assigned to Tic= $10,240
Which of the following is a disadvantage of growth by means of external growth strategies? Group of answer choices Diversification of business risk Economies of scale Getting access to proprietary products or services Reducing competition Loss of organizational flexibility
Answer:
- Loss of organizational flexibility
- Diversification of business
Explanation:
Remember, External growth strategies unlike the Internal growth strategies involves using external assistance to grow the organization, such as merging or acquiring other companies, franchising or forming joint ventures.
In such a case, organisational flexibility could be lost since the organization becomes more complex as a result of bringing in more people into the organization. Also, another disadvantage is that with a restructured management team, the business may experience unexpected diversification into other products as in the case of joint ventures.
Degregorio Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following direct material standards:
Standard quantity 3.7 kilos per unit
Standard price $5 per kilo
The company produced 6,300 units in November using 23,780 kilos of the material. During the month, the company purchased 25,950 kilos of the direct material at a total cost of $124,560. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.
The materials quantity variance for November is:
A. $2,350 F
B. $2,256 F
C. $2,350 U
D. $2,256 U
Answer:
Materials quantity variance = $2,350 F
Explanation:
Given:
Standard quantity = 3.7 kilos per unit
Standard price = $5 per kilo
Unit produced = 6,300
Total material = 23,780
Computation:
Materials quantity variance = (Actual quantity × Standard price) - (Standard quantity × Standard price)
Materials quantity variance = (23,780 × $) - (6,300 × 3.7 × $5)
Materials quantity variance = $118,900 - $116,550
Materials quantity variance = $2,350 F
Mr. Hobbes Bed & Breakfast is considering the replacement of some old equipment. The new equipment will cost $86,000 including delivery and installation. The old equipment to be replaced has a book value of $60,200 and can be sold pre-tax for $61,200. If the firm’s effective tax rate is 25%, compute the net investment.
Answer:
$25,550
Explanation:
For computing the net investment first we have to find out the loss or gain on sale of old equipment which is shown below:
Sale value = $61,200
Less: Book value of old equipment = $60,200
Gain = $1000
Now
Tax on gain is
= $1,000 × 25%
= $250
So, the net gain is
= $1,000 - $250
= $750
Now the net investment is
= Cost of new equipment - sale value pre tax + net gain
= $86,000 - $61,200 + $750
= $25,550
Answer:
Net Investment = $25,550
Explanation:
Given:
Sale value (old equipment) = $61,200
Book value of old equipment = $60,200
New equipment cost = $86,000
Effective tax rate = 25%
Computation
Gain on sale = $61,200 - $60,200
Gain on sale = $1,000
Amount of tax on gain = $1000 × 25%
Amount of tax on gain = $250
Net Gain = Gain on sale - Amount of tax on gain
Net Gain = $750
Net Investment = Cost of new equipment - (Sale value - Net Gain)
Net Investment = $86,200 - (61,200 - 750)
Net Investment = $25,550
Felix and Freddie are married with annual taxable income of $230,000. They pay income tax according to the following schedule: Over-----But Not Over-----Tax Rate $0............$43,850..............15% $43,850.....$105,950.............??? $105,950....$361,450............31% If the total personal income tax they pay is $58,074, which of the following comes closest to the tax rate for income between $43,850 and 105,950 (the middle tax rate)?
a. 21%
b. 24%
c. 25%
d. 225
e. 23%
Answer:
a. 21%
Explanation:
Felix and Freddie
Tax paid for first will be :
$43,850 ×15%
=$6,577.5
Taxable income $124,050
($230,000-$105,950)
Taxable payable $38,455.5
($124,050*31%)
Remaining tax payable $13,041
($58,074-$6,577.5-$38,455.5)
÷
Remaining taxable income $62,100
($105,950-$43,850)
Tax rate between $43,850 and 105,950 will be:
$13,041÷$62,100
=0.21×100
=21%
5. Which of the following is an example of global economies of scale? a. Johnson & Johnson makes fourteen different varieties of Band-Aid for various product segments in different countries. b. Intel has a big plant in Kiryat Gat (Israel) making i7 chips, which supplies the whole world, reducing the per-unit cost of each chip. c. Mutual funds invest their stocks in several different country funds, to offset the risk of one currency failing suddenly. d. Wal-Mart sells certain products very economically in some countries (like mobile AC units in Mexico), in order to attract customers, while other products may be at par with, or even more expensive than US prices..
Answer:
b. Intel has a big plant in Kiryat Gat (Israel) making i7 chips, which supplies the whole world, reducing the per-unit cost of each chip
Explanation:
Economies of scale is cost reduction as a result of the large scale do production. As production increases, cost falls.
Because of the large scale of production of itel, cost of shopping is falling. This is an example of economies of scale.
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Consider the market for iced coffee. Suppose that the price of an iced coffee falls from $4.25 to $3.50. Assuming that the point on the graph below corresponds to the initial price of $4.25, move the point to a new position on the curve to show the impact of this price change (holding everything else constant).
Answer:
The fall in the price of iced coffee from $4.25 to $3.50 will cause demand to grow.
Explanation:
This is because the market demand curve for any good is downward sloping: the higher the price, the lower the quantity demanded, and the lower the price, the higher the quantity demanded.
So this fall in price will move the equilibrium quantity (the point where supply and demand meet) to move to a point on the demand curve that is below the previous point.
On June 30, 2011, Cole Inc., exchanged 3,000 shares of Stone Corp. $30 par value common stock for a patent owned by Gore Co. The Stone stock was acquired in 2009 at a cost of $80,000. At the exchange date, Stone common stock had a fair value of $45 per share, and the patent had a net carrying value of $160,000 on Gore's books. Cole should record the patent at:
Answer:
$135000
Explanation:
Cole should record the patent at $135000. The intangible asset is recorded at the price at which it was purchased. Net carrying value of $160000 in the books of seller is not useful.
At the time of purchase of intangible asset, the fair value of stone stock exchanged was $45.
So the patent cost is =
3000 shares × $45 per share = $135000.
Cole should record the patent at this value.
Harry agreed to pay $100 to rent a rooftop spot in Seattle to watch the New Year's Eve festivities. The festivities were canceled at the last minute due to many of the guests' concern over news of a potential terrorist attack in a different section of the city. Harry is likely:
Answer:
Not obligated to pay under the frustration of purpose doctrine
Explanation:
In this specific scenario, Harry is likely Not obligated to pay under the frustration of purpose doctrine. This doctrine states that an individual does not need to abide by his/her contractual duties if a later unforeseen event impedes the buyer's initial purpose for entering into the contract, if and only if the seller knew of the buyer's purpose at the time of entering the contract. Therefore since Harry entered into the agreement for the sole reason of watching the New Year's Eve festivities and it was cancelled due to an unforeseen event (terrorist threat) he does not have to pay.
g edna had an accident while competing in a rodeo. She sustained facial injuries that required cosmetic surgery. While having the surgery done to restore her appearance, she had additional surgery done to reshape her chin, which was not injured in the accident. The surgery to restore her appearance cost $ 9,000 and the surgery to reshape her chin cost $ 6,000. How much of Edna's surgical fees will qualify as a deductible medical expense (before application of the 10% -of-AGI floor)?
Answer:
$9000 is a deductible medical expense.
Explanation:
Cosmetics surgery is necessary and deductible if the reason it was done was to enhance her appearance arising from a form or kind of abnormality, personal injury or a disease that disfigures.The $9000 cost that was paid because of the surgery due to the accident is deductible because the surgery was necessary while the $6000 paid for the unnecessary cosmetic surgery to reshapen the chin is not a deductible medical expense.
Ben has two options this weekend. He could work at his job and earn $8 per hour for three hours, or he could go to an exhibit at the art museum for that three hours. A ticket for the event costs $30. What is the opportunity cost of the event?
Answer:
Opportunity cost= -$54
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
He could work at his job and earn $8 per hour for three hours, or he could go to an exhibit at the art museum for those three hours. A ticket for the event costs $30.
The opportunity cost is the "cost" of not taking other alternatives.
Opportunity cost= total revenue - economic profit
Opportunity cost= -30 - 24= -$54
Brief Exercise 233 Kinney Company purchased a truck for $66,000. The company expected the truck to last four years or 100,000 miles, with an estimated residual value of $8,000 at the end of that time. During the second year the truck was driven 27,000 miles. Compute the depreciation for the second year under each of the methods below and place your answers in the blanks provided.Units-of-activity $_________
Double-declining-balance $_________
Answer:
$15,660
$16,500
Explanation:
Depreciation expense using the double declining method = Depreciation factor x cost of the asset
Depreciation factor = 2 x (1 / useful life)
2 x (1 / 4 ) = 0.5
The depreciation expense in the first year = 0.5 x $66,000 = $33,000
Book value = $66,000 - $33,000 = $33,000
The depreciation expense in the second year = 0.5 x $33,000 = $16,500
The Units of production method = (miles driven in the second year / estimated total miles that can be driven) x (Cost of asset - Salvage value)
(27,000 / 100,000) × ($66,000 - $8,000)
= 0.27 x $58,000 = $15,660
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A company is considering two projects. Project A Project B Initial investment $300,000 $300,000 Cash inflow Year 1 $60,000 $90,000 Cash inflow Year 2 $60,000 $80,000 Cash inflow Year 3 $60,000 $80,000 Cash inflow Year 4 $60,000 $50,000 Cash inflow Year 5 $60,000 $70,000 What is the payback period for Project B
Answer:
Payback Period = 3 years
Explanation:
Years Cash flow(Out flow) Net cash flow Cumulative cash flow
0 -300,000 - -300,000
1 90,000 90,000 -210,000
2 80,000 80,000 -130,000
3 80,000 80,000 -50,000
4 50,000 50,000 0
5 70,000 70,000 70,000
Payback Period = 3 years
It means it will take 3 years of period to payback the project B Initial investment of $300,000
Sparky Corporation uses the FIFO method of process costing. The following information is available for February in its Molding Department: Units: Beginning Inventory: 34,000 units, 100% complete as to materials and 55% complete as to conversion. Units started and completed: 119,000. Units completed and transferred out: 153,000. Ending Inventory: 34,500 units, 100% complete as to materials and 35% complete as to conversion. Costs: Costs in beginning Work in Process - Direct Materials: $52,000. Costs in beginning Work in Process - Conversion: $57,850. Costs incurred in February - Direct Materials: $349,625. Costs incurred in February - Conversion: $608,150. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit of materials.
Answer:
The cost per equivalent unit of materials is $2.28
Explanation:
The Concept of Equivalent units measures the number of units complete to the extent of the input elements added during production.
The FIFO method in Process costing Accounts for Costs only incurred during the Manufacturing Period. Also, The Opening Work In Process is Assumed to be completed first.
The First Step is to Calculate the Total Equivalent Units of Production for Raw Materials :
To finish Opening Work In Process (34,000 × 0%) = 0
Started and Completed ((153,000 - 34,000) × 100% ) = 119,000
Closing Work In Process (34,500 × 100%) = 34,500
Total Equivalent Units of Production = 153,500
The Next and Final Step is to calculate the cost per equivalent unit of materials.
Cost per equivalent unit = Total Cost During the Current Period / Total Equivalent Units of Production
= $349,625 / 153,500
= $2.2776872
= $2.28 (2 decimal places)
Conclusion :
The cost per equivalent unit of materials is $2.28
Elegant Limited sells restored classic cars. Most of its customers are private buyers who buy cars for
themselves. However, some of them are investors who buy multiple cars and hold them for resale. All
sales of Elegant Limited are for cash.
Depict the association and cardinality for the sales of cars at Elegant Limited based on REA mode
Answer:
Elegant Limited
a) Association for the sales of cars based on the REA model:
The association indicates the relationships that exist between economic agents in the sales of cars. The relationships are between the seller (Elegant Limited) and the buyers or customers (private buyers and investors). The association based on the REA model is that each economic agent exchanges some economic resources during an economic event. Elegant Limited will give cars to customers in exchange for cash or initially and in some cases, a promise to pay cash later. This is an economic event. When the customer pays, another economic event takes place, and resources are also exchanged.
b) Cardinality of the sales of cars: The cardinality defines the elements involved in the sales of cars based on the REA model. The elements are the economic resources (cars and cash), the economic events or business transactions that take place (sales of cars and payment of cash), and the economic agents (Elegant Limited and customers) who make the events and the exchange of resources to happen.
Explanation:
The REA model is a framework for defining business processes. It was originally proposed in 1982 by William E. McCarthy as a generalized accounting model, and contained the concepts of resources, events, and agents. It proposed to replace accounting objects like assets and liabilities with real-life objects, including:
1) goods, services or money, or resources
2) business transactions or agreements that affect resources, events
3) people or other human agencies (other companies, etc.), agents.
According to this case study, what is an upcoming key technology that will be used in retail stores to improve customer service? And how it is currently being used? What will be the role of smartphones in the future of shopping? Support your claim with a reference.
Answer:
1. According to the case study (copy attached) "the upcoming technology that will be used in retail stores to improve customer service is the Scan As You Go Mobile Devices".
2. It is currently being used by sales officers in some shopping malls to scan items on the spot and let customers pay without going through the cash registers.
It is also being used to help customers take advantage of discounts and coupons on items being purchased. The effect is that customers spend 10% when they shop using this technology.
3. In the future, the customers will be able to check out using their smartphones.
4. According to the case study, the technology referred to in 3 above is already pioneered by Apple Stores.
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Economist A says all of the following: The economy needs expansionary fiscal policy to remove it from a recessionary gap. Government should either raise its _____________ or cut ___________________. I believe the government spending multiplier is ____________ than the tax multiplier, so I favor _____________________.
Answer:
The correct answer is:
Government should either raise its expenditures or cut taxes. I believe the government spending multiplier is greater than the tax multiplier, so I favor this policy.
Explanation:
To begin with, an "expansionary fiscal policy" represents the tool that a government has in order to give response to a recessionary context in where the economy is falling down by decreasing its production. That is why, that in this type of policy the actions that are to be taken comprehends the reduction of taxes that the public sector collects from the private sector and also to increase the public expenditures that the government has with the purpose to estimulate the demand and offer of goods.
What are the challenges planner and mangers do not face in decision making?
Answer:
Management has its share of perks and rewards. Managers are usually in a better position to influence and lead change. In most organizations, being a manager means a better compensation package and not having to sit in a cubicle. Most importantly, there’s nothing like the satisfaction of helping an individual or team reach their goals and perform at their best. Read more
Explanation:
In each of the following cases, what is the effect on the short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) curve? An increase in firm costs A. does not shift the SRAS curve. B. shifts the SRAS curve upward. C. shifts the SRAS curve downward. An increase in the money supply A. does not shift the SRAS curve. B. shifts the SRAS curve downward. C. shifts the SRAS curve upward. An increase in consumption A. shifts the SRAS curve upward. B. does not shift the SRAS curve. C. shifts the SRAS curve downward.
Answer: 1. B. shifts the SRAS curve upward.
2. A. does not shift the SRAS curve.
3. B. does not shift the SRAS curve.
Explanation:
1. When Firm costs rise, the input cost for Producers rises and they respond by reducing production so as to reduce the cost of production. This reduction causes a reduction in Supply that forces the short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) curve to shift left (upward).
2. This change in the Money Supply means that there will be more money for households to spend. This increases demand but does not have any direct influence on the short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) curve.
3. An Increase in consumption means that there is greater demand for goods and services in an Economy. Indirectly this will cause producers to ramp up production to meet these needs but directly, there is no influence on the short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) curve.
In Year 1, Sandy and Chris have adjusted gross income of $200,000. During the year, they provided more than half of the support for both of their unmarried adult children, Megna and Britt. Both children live near the colleges they are attending. Megna is a 25-year-old full-time graduate student with no earned income. Britt is a 22-year-old part-time student with $15,000 earned income from a part-time job. What is the total amount of child tax credit (including credit for other dependents), if any, that Sandy and Chris can claim on their Year 1 joint income tax return
Answer: $1,000
Explanation:
Even though Megna and Britt are above the age of 17 and as such do not qualify for the child tax credit, they qualify for the Credit for Other Dependants.
Under this Credit, $500 can be deducted per dependant if certain conditions are fulfilled such as the dependents having a valid American identity number such as ATIN, ITIN, or SSN.
The dependants have to be your children or elderly parents.
With $500 in credit available per dependant and Sandy and Chris having 2 dependants in Megna and Britt, they can get a credit of $1,000 for the both of them.
You are an owner of a bakery, and you meet with other neighborhood bakery owners. In an attempt to increase sales, you collectively decide to lower prices by 10%. Which of the following are consequences of this price change?
A. The supply of fresh baked goods will decrease.
B. The quantity supplied of fresh baked goods will decrease.
C. Demand for processed baked goods will decrease.
D. The supply of fresh baked goods will increase.
E. The demand for fresh baked goods will not change.
F. The demand for fresh baked goods will increase.
Answer:
The quantity supplied of fresh baked goods will decrease ( B )
Demand for processed baked goods will decrease. ( C )
The demand for fresh baked goods will not change ( E )
Explanation:
When the neighbourhood bakery owners agree to lower prices of goods by 10% it will not have any effect on the demand for fresh baked goods hence the demand for fresh baked goods will not change because the demand for fresh baked goods have an in-elastic curve
Also since there is s drop in price the quantity supplied by the suppliers will decrease. while The demand for processed baked goods will decrease because of the substitute it has in fresh baked goods that just got its price slashed by 10%
A company has invested $60,000 in machinery with a 5-year useful life. The machinery will have no salvage value, as the cost to remove it will equal its scrap value. The annual benefits from the machinery are $15,000. The firm has a tax rate of 45% and will use the sum-of-years.. digits depreciation, compute the after-tax rate of return. The company uses a MARR of 7%.
Answer:
19.7%
Explanation:
initial cost $60,000
depreciation expense:
5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15
Year 1: 5/15 = 33% = $19,800
Year 2: 4/15 = 27% = $16,200
Year 3: 3/15 = 20% = $12,000
Year 4: 2/15 = 13% = $7,800
Year 5: 1/15 = 7% = $4,200
yearly benefits:
Year 1 = ($15,000 - $19,800) x 45% tax credit = $2,160 deferred tax benefit
Year 2 = ($15,000 - $16,200) x 45% tax credit = $540 deferred tax benefit
Year 3 = $15,000 - $12,000 = $3,000 ⇒ $1,350 in taxes are offset by the previous deferred tax benefits x 45% tax = $2,160 - $1,350 = $810 remaining tax benefits
Year 4 = $15,000 - $7,800 = $7,200 - $3,240 in taxes + $810 in deferred tax benefits = $4,770
Year 5 = ($15,000 - $4,200) x (1 - 45%) = $5,940
this investment yields 3 positive benefits during years 3-5, if we discount them to find the present value = $3,000/1.07 + $4,770/1.07² + $5,940/1.07³ = $2,803.74 + $4,166.30 + $4,848.81 = $11,818.85
after-tax rate of return = $11,818.85 / $60,000 = 19.7%
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Certain that Al Gore would emerge victorious from the post-election chaos, Melvin's Decorations ordered 50,000 "President Al Gore" medallions from Medallions, Inc. on December 1, 2000 for $5 per medallion. Delivery was to be on January 10, 2001. By that date, the value of the medallions had fallen to $1 per medallion. Melvin's Decorations refused to accept the medallions because it was clear that George Bush would keep the presidency, and Medallions, Inc. sued for Melvin’s breach. What can Medallions recover? (Assume that there was nothing wrong with the medallions and that Melvin's did breach the contract).
A.
Medallions' lost profit on the deal.
B.
The difference between the contract price and the market price.
C.
Either A or B.
D.
Neither A nor B.
Answer:
A. Medallions' lost profit on the deal.
Explanation:
Since Melvin's Decorations breached the contract they had with Medallions, the non breaching party is entitled to sue for compensatory monetary damages. Courts will generally assign compensatory damages that cover the losses incurred due to the contract breach, i.e. the amount of money that medallion would have made as a profit if Melvin's decoration had purchased and paid for the medallions.
A series of five constant-dollar (or real-dollar) uniform payment of $897.63 is made begining at the end of first year. Assume that the general inflation rate is 18.3% and the market interest rate is 18.3% during this inflationary period.
The equivalent present worth of the series is:_________.
Answer:
The equivalent present worth of the series is $4,182.21
Explanation:
Fix periodic payments for a specific period of time are annuity payment and the payments made at the start of each period is known as advance annuity.
As per given data
Inflation per year = 18.3% / 5 = 3.66%
numbers of period = 5 years
Payment per period = $897.63
Use following formula to calculate the present value of annuity payments
PV of annuity = P x ( 1 - ( 1 + r )^-n / r
Where
P = Payment per period = $897.63
r = rate in of interest = 3.66%
n = numbers of periods = 5 years
Placing values in the formula
Equivalent present worth of the series = $897.63 + $897.63 x ( 1 - ( 1 + 3.66% )^-(5-1) / 3.66% )
Equivalent present worth of the series = $4,182.21
he credit union will have $1.6 million available for investment during the coming year. State laws and credit union policies impose the following restrictions on the composition of the loans and investments. Risk-free securities may not exceed 30% of the total funds available for investment. Signature loans may not exceed 10% of the funds invested in all loans (automobile, furniture, other secured, and signature loans). Furniture loans plus other secured loans may not exceed the automobile loans. Other secured loans plus signature loans may not exceed the funds invested in risk-free securities. How should the $1.6 million be allocated to each of the loan/investment alternatives to maximize total annual return
Here is the full question.
The employee credit union at State University is planning the allocation of funds for the coming year. The credit union makes four types of loans to its members. In addition, the credit union invests in risk-free securities to stabilize income. The various revenue producing investments together with annual rates of return are as follows:
Type of Loan/Investment Annual Rate of Return (%)
Automobile loans 8
Furniture loans 10
Other secured loans 11
Signature loans 12
Risk-free securities 9
The credit union will have $1.6 million available for investment during the coming year. State laws and credit union policies impose the following restrictions on the composition of the loans and investments.
Risk-free securities may not exceed 30% of the total funds available for investment.
Signature loans may not exceed 10% of the funds invested in all loans (automobile, furniture, other secured, and signature loans).
Furniture loans plus other secured loans may not exceed the automobile loans.
Other secured loans plus signature loans may not exceed the funds invested in risk-free securities.
How should the $1.6 million be allocated to each of the loan/investment alternatives to maximize total annual return? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
Automobile Loans $
Furniture Loans $
Other Secured Loans $
Signature Loans $
Risk Free Loans $
What is the projected total annual return? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
$
Answer:
Explanation:
Let the amount invested in:
Automobile loans be Xa,
Furniture Loans be Xf,
Other Secured Loans be Xo,
Signature loans be Xs, &;
Risk-free loans be Xr
In reference on the Annual returns rate given;
Total annual returns = 8%×Xa + 10%×Xf + 11%×Xo + 12%×Xs + 9%×Xr
The various constraints given can be written as follows:
Xa + Xf + Xo + Xs + Xr = 1,600,000-----Constraint for amount available for investment
Xr = 30%*1,600,000 ----- Constraint for maximum risk free investment
Xs = 10%*(Xa + Xf + Xo + Xs) ----- Constraint for maximum amount in signature loans
Xf + Xo = Xa ------- Constraint for Furniture and other secured loans
Xo + Xs = Xr ------ Constraint for other secured loans and signature loans
Using the Excel Formula for solving this;
we have the following result.
Automobile Loans $ 504,000
Furniture Loans $ 136,000
Other Secured Loans $ 368,000
Signature Loans $ 112,000
Risk-Free Loans $ 480,000
The projected total annual return = $ 151,040
The computation of the excel formula on how we arrived at those valid figures above is shown in the attached files below.
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Adjustment for Uncollectible Accounts Below is the aging of receivables schedule for Evers Industries. Aging of Receivables Schedule July 31 Customer Balance Not Past Due 1-30 Days Past Due 31-60 Days Past Due 61-90 Days Past Due Over 90 Days Past Due Subtotals 1,050,000 600,000 220,000 115,000 85,000 30,000 Boyd Industries 36,000 36,000 Hodges Company 11,500 11,500 Kent Creek Inc. 6,600 6,600 Lockwood Company 7,400 7,400 Van Epps Company 13,000 13,000 Totals 1,124,500 607,400 233,000 121,600 96,500 66,000 Percentage uncollectible 1% 3% 12% 30% 75% Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 106,106 6,074 6,990 14,592 28,950 49,500 Assume that the allowance for doubtful accounts for Evers Industries has a credit balance of $8,240 before adjustment on July 31. Journalize the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts as of July 31. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. July 31
Answer:
bad debt expense 97,866 debit
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 97,866 credit
Explanation:
We are given the table for the aging method from which we extract the
Total for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 106,106
Now, as currently the allwoance for doubtful accounts has a balance of 8,240 we need to adjust to make up the difference
106,106 adjusted balance - 8,240 current balance = 97,866 adjustment
we will credit the allowance and recognzie this amount of bad debt expense
This way we are matching our net account receivables with our estimation of what we expect to collect
Juan acquires a new 5-year class asset on March 14, 2018, for $200,000. This is the only asset Juan acquired during the year. He does not elect immediate expensing under § 179. He does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. On July 15, 2019, Juan sells the asset.
a. Determine Juan’s cost recovery for 2017.
b. Determine Juan’s cost recovery for 2018.
Answer:
A. $40,000
B$32,000
Explanation:
Cost Recovery can be defined as the way in which a business or an organisation is said to record the revenue in which they earns from
the transaction carried out at the time that their client has paid the invoice given to him or her in the cost of the transaction.
Asset acquired =$200,000
Tax rate =20%
Hence:
$200,000×0.2
= $40,000
B.
Asset acquired = $200,000
Tax rate =32%
Hence:
$200,000×0.32
= $32,000
Proposal #2 would establish local collection centers throughout the region to decrease the time it takes to convert credit payments that are mailed in by check to cash. It is estimated that establishing these collection centers would reduce the average collection time by 2 days.If the company currently averages $60,000 in collections per day, how many dollars will this suggested cash management system free up?If all freed up dollars would be used to pay down debt that has an interest rate of 5%, how much money could be saved each year in interest expense?Do the numbers suggest that this new system should be implemented if its total annual cost is $5200? Explain.
Answer: a. $120,000
b. $6,000
c. Yes
Explanation:
a. It is said that the collection centres would help reduce the collection time by 2 days and that every day $60,000 comes in.
If the proposal will reduce the amount of time taken to collect by 2 days then that means that the amount freed up is the amount that they would have collected in two days had it not been for the system.
That amount would be,
= $60,000 * 2
= $120,000
b. If they used this free up cash to pay off a debt that was accumulating 5% per year then the 5% will be saved.
The amount saved therefore is,
= 120,000 * 5%
= $6,000
By retiring a $120,000 that was accruing $6,000 a year, the proposal has enabled that $6,000 to be saved instead.
c. The cost of implementing this proposal is $5,200 per year and yet the savings it gives in interest is $6,000.
As the savings are higher than the cost, the number definitely suggest that the project should be implemented because it is more beneficial than it costs.
Felinas Inc. produces floor mats for cars and trucks. The owner, Kenneth Felinas, asked you to assist him in estimating his maintenance costs. Together, Mr. Felinas and you determined that the single best cost driver for maintenance costs was machine hours. Below are data from the previous fiscal year for maintenance expense and machine hours:
Month Maintenance Expense Machine Hours
1 $ 3,480 2,380
2 3,670 2,480
3 3,850 2,580
4 3,980 2,610
5 3,980 2,460
6 4,400 2,620
7 3,970 2,600
8 3,780 2,570
9 3,500 2,390
10 3,120 2,260
11 2,960 1,650
12 3,240 2,250
Using the high-low method, total monthly fixed cost is calculated to be:__________
a. $296.
b. $224.
c. $460.
d. $162.
e. $552.
Answer:
Fixed costs= 510
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Month Maintenance Expense Machine Hours
1 $ 3,480 2,380
2 3,670 2,480
3 3,850 2,580
4 3,980 2,610
5 3,980 2,460
6 4,400 2,620
7 3,970 2,600
8 3,780 2,570
9 3,500 2,390
10 3,120 2,260
11 2,960 1,650
12 3,240 2,250
To calculate the fixed costs, we need to use the following formulas:
Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)
Variable cost per unit= (4,400 - 2,960) / (2,620 - 1,650)
Variable cost per unit= $1.484536
Fixed costs= Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)
Fixed costs= 4,400 - (1.484536*2,620)
Fixed costs= $510
Fixed costs= LAC - (Variable cost per unit* LAU)
Fixed costs= 2,960 - (1.484536*1,650)
Fixed costs= 510
Newport Industries is one of the first producers of a unique consumer product. The company has chosen a low-price strategy, hoping this will enable them to quickly attract many customers while discouraging potential competitors from entering the market. Newport's approach to pricing is a classic example of the skimming strategy.A. TrueB. FalseThe ability to integrate computers into the design and manufacture of products has had the greatest impact on production techniques in recent years.A. TrueB. FalseIn the evaluation of the promotion, it's best to establish a promotional strategy that can reach multiple targets rather than developing a separate promotion mix for each target group.A. TrueB. FalseBright Electronics has found it needs to reorganize, including a significant trim of its middle management. This action will likely result in:_______.
a. acquiring additional firms.b. flattening the organization and empowering employees, allowing them to get closer to the customer.c. increasing the size of its traditional departments to handle 24/7 operations.d. centralizing its decision making to better control its total quality management program.Empowerment means:______.a. giving employees the authority to make decisions.b. making certain that employees always defer to management when making decisions.c. hiring employees that do not require training due to the costly nature of this activity.d. asking employees to write the policies which govern their jobs.School Days Centers specialize in helping students with difficulties. With locations around the country, each center consists of a manager and several tutor and counselors. The counselors and tutor have a great deal of flexibility to design programs specifically for individual students. In fact, these first-line employees are considered to be the key people in the organization, and the manager's main function is to assist these employees in matters such as scheduling and securing necessary materials. This type of arrangement suggests that School Days is an inverted organization.A. TrueB. False
Answer:
1. False
2. False
3. d. centralizing its decision making to better control its total quality management program
4. a.
5. True
Explanation:
1. Remember, a skimming strategy does the opposite–where a company chooses the highest possible price not the lowest price for their product when entering the market.
2. Indeed, this has impacted on production techniques in recent years. For example, from labour intensive car factories in the past we now have fully automated car factories that require very few workforce.
3. Remember, centralization results when there are fewer people in the line of authority. Therefore, if Brights Electronics decision to reorganize and significantly trim its middle management would result in centralized decision making and a better control its total quality management program.
4. Note that the promotional mix involves target based marketing, therefore each target market may have unique characteristics. And to attract each target market would involve establishing a promotional strategy that can reach multiple targets rather than developing a separate promotion mix for each target group.
5. An inverted organization is one that has a reversal from the normal line of authority found in most organization. Instead of top to bottom it now bottom to top. This implies that the manager who normally would play major role in deciding strategies to be taken doesn't, but the bottom line employees performs that responsibility. Thus, School Days Center can be rightly called an inverted organization.