Answer:
0.7125
Explanation:
Calculation to determine your portfolio's new beta.
First step is to calculate the Increase in beta as a result of net sales
Increase in beta as a result of net sales=2.25-1
Increase in beta as a result of net sales=1.25
Hence:
increase/stock=1.25/20=0.0625
Now let calculate the new beta
New beta=0.65+0.0625
New beta=0.7125
Therefore your portfolio's new beta will be 0.7125
M Company uses the percentage of sales method to account for its uncollectible accounts. On December 31, 2018, M has $1,800,000 in sales and 60% of these sales were in cash. M has a $2,000 credit balance in its allowance for doubtful account. Past experience suggested that 0.5% of credit sales are uncollectible. Requirements [You must show your work/steps of how you arrive at your answers] Question 1: What is the amount that M should report as its estimated bad debt expenses for year 2018
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
Estimated uncollectible based on past experience
= [($1,800,000 × 60%) × 0.5%]
= $1,080,000 × 0.5%
= $5,400
Credit balance in allowance for doubtful account = $2,000
Therefore, the total amount M should report as its estimated bad debts expense for the year 2018
= $5,400 - $2,000
= $3,400
Assuming you are 22 and out of college, how many years do you anticipate working before you retire
Cincinnati t-shirts prints custom t-shirts. The cost to produce one shirt is: direct materials, $10; direct labor, $1.20; and manufacturing overhead $4.50. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital asked Cincinnati t-shirt to sell them custom t-shirts for $12 each for a local charity event. Direct material and direct labor are required for each t-shirt. Of the manufacturing overhead, $1.50 is variable and would be incurred on each additional unit. The remaining $3 in overhead is allocated fixed overhead that would not be increased or decreased by this order. What would be the effect on net income if they accept this special order and sell 200 shirts to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital for $12 each?
Answer:
Effect on income= $140 decrease
Explanation:
Giving the following formula:
Production costs:
Direct material= 10
Direct labor= 1.2
Variable overhead= $1.5
Selling price= $12
Number of units= 200
Because it is a special offer and there is unused capacity, we will not take into account the fixed costs.
Effect on income= Units sold*unitary contribution margin
Effect on income= 200*(12 - 10 - 1.2 - 1.5)
Effect on income= $140 decrease
Use the following information:
Windswept, Inc. 2017
Income Statement
($ in millions)
Net sales $10,200
Cost of goods sold 7,800
Depreciation 355
Earnings before interest and taxes $2,045
Interest paid 94 Taxable income $1,951
Taxes 585
Net income $ 1,366
Windswept, Inc. 2016 and 2017
Balance Sheets ($ in millions)
2016 2017 2016 2017
Cash $340 $360 Accounts payable $1,820 $1,680
Accounts rec. 1,050 950 Long-term debt 1,040 1,500
Inventory 1,820 1,740 Common stock 3,300 3,110
Total $3,210 $3,050 Retained earnings 620 870
Net fixed assets3,570 4,110
Total assets $6,780 $7,160 Total liab & equity $6,780 $7,160
What amount should be included in the financing section of the 2010 statement of cash flows for dividends paid?
Answer:
Windswept, Inc.
The amount that should be included in the financing section of the 2010 statement of cash flows for dividends paid is:
= $1,116
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Income Statement
($ in millions)
Net sales $10,200
Cost of goods sold 7,800
Gross profit $2,400
Depreciation 355
Earnings before interest and taxes $2,045
Interest paid 94
Taxable income $1,951
Taxes 585
Net income $ 1,366
Windswept, Inc.
Balance Sheets ($ in millions)
2016 2017 2016 2017
Cash $340 $360 Accounts payable $1,820 $1,680
Accounts receivable 1,050 950 Long-term debt 1,040 1,500
Inventory 1,820 1,740 Common stock 3,300 3,110
Total $3,210 $3,050 Retained earnings 620 870
Net fixed assets 3,570 4,110
Total assets $6,780 $7,160 Total liab & equity $6,780 $7,160
Dividends paid:
Retained earnings, 2016 $620
Net income for 2017 1,366
Total $1,986
Retained earnings, 2017 (870)
Dividends paid = $1,116
The American Girl catalog began as a concept to introduce today's girls to girls who lived in the past. Each historically accurate doll is carefully crafted and dressed and has books to describe her life. For example, Kristen is an 1854 pioneer girl who is growing up in Minnesota. Her story begins with her long sea voyage from Sweden. The basic doll dressed in a calico dress and striped apron plus the hardcover story of how she got to Minnesota costs $90. Six more hardback books of Kristen's life are available for $74.95. Kristen's nightgown costs $20, and a matching one for the doll owner is an additional $38. Buy both together and the price is only $50. A hand-painted wooden bed and trunk for Kristen are available for $213. Shipping costs vary with the price of the merchandise ordered. Refer to the American Girl Doll. What is the revenue to American Girl if it sells 20 basic Kristen doll and books
A retired auto mechanic hopes to open a customizing shop for installing heated or ventilated seats. Two locations are being considered, one in the center of the city and one on the outskirts. The central city location would involve fixed monthly costs of $6,500 and labor, materials, and transportation costs of $20 per car. The outside location would have fixed monthly costs of $3,900 and labor, materials, and transportation costs of $30 per car. Dealer price at either location will be $80 per car. a. Which location will yield the greatest profit if monthly demand is (1) 150 cars
Answer:
Outskrits
Explanation:
The Cost of labor and materials is quite a bit less than if in the middle of town, in the big picture that 10 dollar difference in transportation is nothing in the long run. The only problem is as your not a big pass-by kinda place you might not get as many customers from it as you might like. Saving money is a key but a good product is the door to fortune.
ob 412 was one of the many jobs started and completed during the year. The job required $9,700 in direct materials and 45 hours of direct labor time at a total direct labor cost of $10,600. If the job contained four units and the company billed at 65% above the unit product cost on the job cost sheet, what price per unit would have been charged to the customer
Answer:
the price per unit that should be charged to the customer is $8,373.75
Explanation:
The computation of the price per unit that should be charged to the customer is shown below
Unit product cost = ($9,700 + $10,600) ÷ 4 units
= $5,075 per unit
Now the price per unit is
= Unit product cost × given percentage
= $5,075 × 165%
= $8,373.75
hence, the price per unit that should be charged to the customer is $8,373.75
At a movie theater box office, all tickets are sequentially prenumbered. At the end of each day, the beginning ticket number is subtracted from the ending number to calculate the number of tickets sold. Then, ticket stubs collected at the theater entrance are counted and compared with the number of tickets sold. Which of the following situations does this control detect?
a. Some customers presented tickets purchased on a previous day when there wasn't a ticket taker at the theater entrance (so the tickets didn't get torn.)
b. A group of kids snuck into the theater through a back door when customers left after a show.
c. The box office cashier accidentally gives too much change to a customer.
d. The ticket taker admits his friends without tickets.
Myriad Solutions, Inc. issued 12% bonds, dated January 1, with a face amount of $350 million on January 1, 2021, for $312,921,210. The bonds mature on December 31, 2030 (10 years). For bonds of similar risk and maturity the market yield is 14%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. 1. What would be the net amount of the liability Myriad would report in its balance sheet at December 31, 2021
Answer:
Myriad Solutions, Inc.
The net amount of the liability that Myriad would report in its balance sheet at December 31, 2021 is:
= $314,793,494
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Face value of bonds = $350 million
Discounted value (Cash receipt) = $312,921,210
Total amount of discount = $37,078,790
Bond's interest rate = 12%
Market yield = 14%
June 30, 2021:
Cash payment for interest = $21 million ($350 m * 6%)
Bonds' Interest expense = $21,904,485 ($312,921,210 * 7%)
Amortization of bond discount = $904,485 ($21,904,485 - $21 million)
Bond book value = $313,825,695 ($312,921,210 + $904,485)
Dec. 31, 2021:
Cash payment for interest = $21 million ($350 m * 6%)
Bonds' Interest expense = $21,967,799 ($313,825,695 * 7%)
Amortization of bond discount = $967,799 ( $21,967,799 - $21 million)
Bond book value = $314,793,494 ($313,825,695 + $967,799)
Based on your understanding of P/E ratios, in which of the following situations would the average trailing P/E ratio (current price divided by earnings per share over the previous 12 months) of the S&P 500 Index be higher? The outlook for the economy and the markets is for a downturn. The outlook for the economy and the markets is for an improvement.
Answer:
The outlook for the economy and the markets is for an improvement.
Explanation:
p/e ratio = price / earning
the higher the equity, the lower the ratio
If the p/e ratio is expected to be higher, it means that the equity would have to be lower this year than next year .
this implies that earnings would be higher next year and p/e ratio would be lower. this means there is a positive economic outlook
Five-A-Day, a company that produces and distributes organic vegetables for grocery stores, wants to market its vegetables in such a way that children will want to buy them. To accomplish this, the company creates an advertising campaign that features children dressed up in vegetable costumes attending a Halloween party and eating vegetables and dips as a snack. The company also packages cut up vegetables in grab-and-go containers in fun shapes and colorful designs to attract children's attention in the grocery store. Which marketing function does this scenario most closely described
Answer:
Selling
Explanation:
The marketing function that best describes this scenario is defined selling.
This is a strategy that the company uses when it wants to sell its product or service to a specific audience, in the case of the issue the audience is children. To this end, the company develops communication strategies that reach its target audience, such as developing advertising campaigns, using symbols and messages aligned with the tastes, desires and needs of its potential audience, to influence the choices, identification and process of purchase.
Essence of Skunk Fragrances Calculate the average collection period. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) What is the receivables turnover? (Use 365 days a year. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) What is the amount of the company’s average receivables? (Use 365 days a year. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Answer:
1. Average collection period 41.25 days
2. Receivable Turnover 8.84848485
3. Average Receivable $521,558.22
Explanation:
1. Calculation for Average collection period
First step is to calculate the Percentage of customers not receiving discounts
Percentage of customers not receiving discounts = 100% - 65%
Percentage of customers not receiving discounts= 35%
Now let calculate Average collection period
Average collection period = (65% * 15) + (35% *90)
Average collection period = 9.75 + 31.5
Average collection period= 41.25 days
Therefore the Average collection period is 41.25 days
2. Calculation to determine the Receivable Turnover using this formula
Receivable Turnover = 365 / Average collection period
Let plug in the formula
Receivable Turnover = 365/41.25
Receivable Turnover = 8.84848485
Therefore the Receivable Turnover is 8.84848485
3. Calculation to determine the amount of the company’s average receivables
First step is to calculate the Total Credit Sales
Total Credit Sales = $6,500 * $710
Total Credit Sales= $4,615,000
Now let calculate the Average Receivable using this formula
Average Receivable =Credit sales / Receivable turnover
Let plug in the formula
Average Receivable= $4,615,000 /8.84848485
Average Receivable= $521,558.22
Therefore Average Receivable is $521,558.22
On January 1, 2021, the Allegheny Corporation purchased equipment for $150,000. The estimated service life of the equipment is 10 years and the estimated residual value is $18,000. The equipment is expected to produce 240,000 units during its life. Required: Calculate depreciation for 2021 and 2022 using each of the following methods. 2. Double-declining-balance.
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Purchase price= $150,000
Useful life= 10 years
Salvage value= $18,000
To calculate the depreciation expense under the double-declining balance, we need to use the following formula:
Annual depreciation= 2*[(book value)/estimated life (years)]
2021:
Annual depreciation= 2*[(150,000 - 18,000) / 10]
Annual depreciation= $26,400
2022:
Annual depreciation= 2*[(132,000 - 26,400) / 10*
Annual depreciation= $21,120
Indicate the proper financial statement classification for each of the following accounts: Accounts Classification Gain on Bond Retirement (material amount) Answer Discount on Bonds Payable Answer Mortgage Notes Payable Answer Bonds Payable Answer Bond Interest Expense Answer Bond Interest Payable Answer Premium on Bonds Payable Answer
Answer:
Gain on Bond Retirement(Income Statement)
Discount on Bonds Payable(Balance Sheet)
Mortgage Notes Payable (Balance Sheet)
Bonds Payable (Balance Sheet)
Bond Interest Payable(Balance Sheet)
Explanation:
Q 10.7: Melbee Farms is considering purchasing a new combine that would help them finish their harvesting faster, thus allowing them to pick up extra revenue by doing custom combining for other farmers. The combine and headers cost $487,000. They expect to have net cash flows of $157,000 in year 1, $182,000 in year 2, $202,000 in year 3, and $213,000 in year 4. If they discount the cash flows by 7%, what is the discounted payback period for the combine
Answer:
Discounted payback period= 3 years 1 month
Explanation:
The discounted payback period is the estimated length of time in years it takes the present value of net cash inflow from a project to equate the net cash the initial cost
To work out the discounted payback period, we will compute present value of the cash inflow and then determine how long it will take for the sum to be equal to the initial cost. This is done as follows:
Year Cash flow DF Present value
0 487,000 × 1 = (487,000)
1 157,000 × 1.07^(-1) = 146,729.0
2 182,000 × 1.07^(-2) = 158965.8
3 202,000 × 1.07^(-3) = 164,892.2
4 213,000 × 1.07^(-4) =162,496.7
Total PV for 2 years = 146729 +158965+164892= 470587.0
Balance of cash flow remaining to equal = 487,000-470587 = 16413.0
Discounted payback period = 3 years + 16413.0 /162,496.7 × 12 months
= 3year , 1.2months
Discounted payback period= 3 years 1 month
Suppose that the U.S. government decides to charge cola consumers a tax. Before the tax, 25 billion cases of cola were sold every year at a price of $5 per case. After the tax, 18 billion cases of cola are sold every year; consumers pay $6 per case (including the tax), and producers receive $3 per case.
The amount of the tax on a case of cola is ___________ $ per case. Of this amount, the burden that falls on consumers is __________$ per case, and the burden that falls on producers is ____________$ per case.
The effect of the tax on the quantity sold would have been larger if the tax had been levied on consumers.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
$1
$2
false
Explanation:
A tax is a compulsory sum levied on goods and services by the government. Taxes increases the price of goods
Tax = amount consumers pay - amount producers receive
$6 - $3 = $3
Tax paid by consumers = Price after tax - tax before tax
$6 - $5 = $1
Amount received by producers = tax - tax paid by consumers
$3 - $1 = $2
(Present value) What is the present value of the following future amounts? a. $800 to be received 10 years from now discounted back to the present at 10 percent b. $300 to be received 5 years from now discounted back to the present at 5 percent c. $1,000 to be received 8 years from now discounted back to the present at 3 percent d. $1,000 to be received 8 years from now discounted back to the present at 20 percent
Answer:
1. 308.43
2. 235.06
3. 789.41
4. 232.57
Explanation:
Assume you are a hiring manager selecting between two finalist candidates, Candidate A and Candidate B. The successful candidate will earn an annual salary of $250,000. Candidate A will generate $500,000 in revenue with 85% probability and $300,000 in revenue with 15% probability. Candidate B will generate $500,000 in revenue with 50% probability and $250,000 inrevenue with 50% probability.a.What is the expected net revenue of Candidate A
Given the information below, answer the following two questions. Firm A Firm B Q 1000 1000 P 1 1 V 0.7 0.2 FC 200 700 A given change in Q will result in a larger change in EBIT for Firm ___ A. A B. B C. More information is needed to answer this question
Answer:
Firm A and Firm B
C. More information is needed to answer this question
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Firm A Firm B
Q 1000 1000
P 1 1
V 0.7 0.2
Contr 0.3 0.8
FC 200 700
EBIT 100 100
b) More information is certainly required to answer this question. Specifically, the direction of the given change in Q is not indicated. The answer will become clearer with this information. The question to ask is this: is the given change in Q an increase or a decrease?
Suppose that the global crude oil price has risen due to refinery breakdowns caused by middle-east politics and warfare. Crude oil is an input in the gasoline production. At the same time, the demand for driving and, therefore, the demand for gasoline has also risen in the United States. You can accurately predict that the domestic price of gasoline is:_______
Answer:
"Definitely increase" is the correct approach.
Explanation:
As fuel demand rises, consumption exceeds the amount, as manufacturers are unable to cope with either the surge in demand whenever the profit margin is still rising.We could perhaps state precisely that consumption overtakes the output of petrol or the curve of availability to that same right as well as would therefore be at that same greater degree.Thus the above is the correct answer.
Bad Wolf Enterprises is recalling and reissuing an outstanding bond offering. The reissued bond offering will be 10 year 5% coupon bonds. The present value of the coupons savings of the new offering is $588,365, the future value of the extra principal payment of the new offering is $350,000, and the administrative fees associated with the recall and reissue are $112,394. Calculate the net benefit ( ) or cost (-) of the call and reissue for Bad Wolf Enterprises
Answer:
Bad Wolf Enterprises
The net benefit of the call and reissue for Bad Wolf Enterprises is:
= $261,071.
Explanation:
Data and Calculations:
Bond maturity period = 10 years
Coupon rate = 5%
Present value factor at 5% for 10 years = 0.614
Present value of the coupons savings of the new offering = $588,365
Future value of the extra principal payment of the new offering = $350,000
Present value of the extra principal payment = $214,900 ($350,000 * 614)
Administrative fees associated with the recall and reissue = $112,394
Total cost = $327,294 ($214,900 + $112,394)
The net benefit of the call and reissue = Total benefits minus total costs
= $261,071 ($588,365 - $327,294)
Armed only with his fingers, the owner decides that the safest forecasting approach is a linear trend line. His fingers are aching by the time he reaches May and he is worried about his ability to stuff tacos during tomorrow's dinner rush. Help him out by finding the forecast for June.
a. 497.4
b. 482.8
c. 583.5
d. 588.0
Answer:
c. 583.5
Explanation:
The forecast for the Tacos in the month of June will be 583.5. The forecasting technique help the businessmen to plan and organize their business activities according to the expected demand. There can be slight deviation from forecast or in some case there can be major deviation due to unexpected events. Seasonal effects are also considered when forecasting sales for the product.
From the choices presented, choose the appropriate term for completing each of the following sentences: a. Advertising expenses are usually viewed as costs. b. An example of factory overhead is . c. Direct materials costs and direct labor costs are called costs. d. Implementing automatic factory robotics equipment normally the factory overhead component of product costs. e. Materials that are an integral part of the manufactured product are classified as . f. An oil refinery would normally use a cost accounting system. g. The balance sheet of a manufacturer would include an account for . h. The wages of an assembly worker are normally considered a cost.
Answer:
a. Advertising expenses are usually viewed as period costs.
b. An example of factory overhead is plant depreciation.
c. Direct materials costs and direct labor costs are called conversion costs.
d. Implementing automatic factory robotics equipment normally decreases the factory overhead component of product costs.
e. Materials that are an integral part of the manufactured product are classified as direct materials.
f. An oil refinery would normally use a process cost accounting system.
g. The balance sheet of a manufacturer would include an account for work in process inventory.
h. The wages of an assembly worker are normally considered a product cost.
XYZ company's prime costs total OMR 3,000,000 and its conversion costs
total OMR 7,000,000. If direct materials are OMR 2,000,000 and factory
overhead is OMR 6,000,000, then direct laboris
OMR 2,000,000 a
OMR 1,000,000 b
X
OMR 4,000,000
.c
OMR 3,000,000 d
OMR 3,500,000 e
Answer:
ok
Explanation:
National Dog Week is a dog food manufacturing factory. Suppose the theoretical capacity for the factory is 25,000 pounds/month. A consultant was brought in to determine their average monthly resource utilization. After extensive analysis, the effective capacity averages 20,000 pounds/month. Therefore, the average safety capacity of the factory is _______ pounds/month.
Answer:
National Dog Week
herefore, the average safety capacity of the factory is __5,000__ pounds/month.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculation:
Theoretical capacity for the factory = 25,000
Effective capacity for the factory = 20,000
Safety capacity for the factory = 5,000
b) The safety capacity of National Dog Week describes the factory's capacity that is not being put to use currently but can be called to use when demand requires it. It is the difference between the factory total usable capacity and the effective currently being used capacity.
Allocating Liquidation Between Common Stockholders and Preferred Stockholders The Arcadia Company is liquidating. After paying off all of its creditors, the company has $2 million to distribute between its preferred stockholders and its common stockholders. The aggregate par value of the preferred stock is $1.8 million and the aggregate par value of its common stock is $4 million. How much of the remaining $2 million assets should be distributed to the preferred stockholders and how much should be distributed to the common stockholders
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
The amount that should be distributed to the preferred stockholder would be equivalent to the aggregate par value of the preferred stock i.e. $1.8 million and the remaining value would be distributed to the common stockholders i.e.
= $2 million - $1.8 million
= $0.2 million
Hence, the same would be considered
Mountain High Ice Cream Company transferred $79,000 of accounts receivable to the Prudential Bank. The transfer was made without recourse. Prudential remits 90% of the factored amount to Mountain High and retains 10%. When the bank collects the receivables, it will remit to Mountain High the retained amount (which Mountain estimates has a fair value of $6,900) less a 3% fee (3% of the total factored amount).
Required:
Prepare the journal entry to record the transfer on the books of Mountain High assuming that the sale criteria are met.
Answer:
Debit Cash for $68,730; Debit Receivable from factor for $6,900; Debit Loss on sale of receivables for $3,370; and Credit Accounts receivable $79,000.
Explanation:
Factored amount = $79,000
Cash = Factored amount * (100% - Percentage of he factored amount retained - Rate of fee = $79,000 * (100% - 10% - 3%) = $68,730
Receivable from factor = $6,900
Loss on sale of receivables = Factored amount - Cash - Receivable from factor = $79,000 - $68,730 - $6,900 = $3,370
The journal entry will therefore look as follows:
Details Debit ($) Credit ($)
Cash 68,730
Receivable from factor 6,900
Loss on sale of receivables 3,370
Accounts receivable 79,000
(To record factoring of accounts receivable.)
For each of the following situations, state whether total revenue received by the seller increases, decreases, or does not change.
a. If price elasticity of demand is -1.00 and price increases, total revenue.
b. If price elasticity of demand is -0.02 and price increases, total revenue
c. If price elasticity of demand is 5.00 and price increases, total revenue
d. If price elasticity of demand is-0.131 and price decreases, total revenue
e. If price elasticity of demand is -3.33 and price decreases, total revenue
Answer:
doesn't change
increases
decreases
decreases
increase
Explanation:
Price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price of the good.
Price elasticity of demand = percentage change in quantity demanded / percentage change in price
If the absolute value of price elasticity is greater than one, it means demand is elastic. Elastic demand means that quantity demanded is sensitive to price changes.
Demand is inelastic if a small change in price has little or no effect on quantity demanded. The absolute value of elasticity would be less than one
Demand is unit elastic if a small change in price has an equal and proportionate effect on quantity demanded.
a. Demand is unit elastic and if price increases, quantity demanded would change by the same amount and total revenue would remain the same
b. Demand is inelastic. If prices increases, there would be little or no change in quantity demanded and revenue would increase
c. Demand is elastic. Increase in price would lead to a reduction in quantity demanded and total revenue would fall
Demand is inelastic, if prices are decreased, there would be little or no change in quantity demanded and revenue would fall
Demand is elastic. A decrease in price would increase the quantity demanded and total revenue would rise
MM Proposition II with taxes: Group of answer choices explains how a firm's WACC increases with the use of financial leverage. reveals how utilizing the tax shield on debt causes an increase in the value of a firm. supports the argument that business risk is determined by the capital structure employed by a firm. supports the argument that the cost of equity decreases as the debt-equity ratio increases. reaches the final conclusion that the capital structure decision is irrelevant to the value of a firm.
Answer:
explains how a firm's WACC increases with the use of financial leverage.
Explanation:
According to the MM Proposition II with taxes, the cost of equity rises with the increases use of debt in the capital structure of a firm.
[tex]r_{e}[/tex] = [tex]r_{o} +( r_{o} - r_{d} )[/tex] × [tex]\frac{D}{E}[/tex]
As cost of equity increases, the firm's WACC increases also
The MM Proposition I with taxes reveals how utilizing the tax shield on debt causes an increase in the value of a firm
Suppose the own price elasticity of demand for good X is -3, its income elasticity is -2, its advertising elasticity is 4, and the cross-price elasticity of demand between it and good Y is -2. Determine how much the consumption of this good will change if: Instructions: Enter your responses as percentages. Include a minus (-) sign for all negative answers. a. The price of good X decreases by 7 percent. percent b. The price of good Y increases by 10 percent. percent c. Advertising decreases by 2 percent. percent d. Income increases by 4 percent. percent Prev
Answer:
a. 21 percent
b. -20 percent
c. -8 percent
d. -8 percent
Explanation:
Own price elasticity = -3
Income elasticity = -2
Advertising elasticity= 4
Cross price elasticity = -2
Formula for elasticity is given by,
[tex]Elasticity = \frac{Percentage change in Quantity}{Percentage change in factor}[/tex]
a. When price of good X decreases by 7 percent.
[tex]Elasticity = \frac{Percent change in quantity}{Percent change in own price}[/tex]
[tex]-3 = \frac{Percent change in quantity}{-7}[/tex]
[tex]Percent change in quantity = (-3) * (-7) = 21[/tex]
Thus, as price decreases by 7% quantity rises by 21%.
b. The price of good Y increases by 10 percent.
[tex]Corss- price elasticity = \frac{Percent change in quantity}{Percent change in Price of good Y} \\ -2 = \frac{Percent change in quantity }{10} \\Percent change in quantity = (-2) * (10) \\ = -20[/tex]
Thus, as price of good Y increases by 10 percent, demand for good X falls by 20 percent.
c. Advertising decreases by 2 percent.
[tex]Elasticity = \frac{Percent change in quantity}{Percent change in advertising} \\4 = \frac{Percent change in quantity }{-2} \\Percent change in quantity = (-2) * (4) \\ = -8[/tex]
Thus, a 2 percent decline in advertising will lead to a 8 percent fall in quantity of good X.
d. Income increases by 4 percent.
[tex]Income elasticity = \frac{Percent change in quantity }{Percent change in income}\\-2 = \frac{Percent change in quantity}{4} \\Percent change in quantity = (-2) * (4) \\ = -8\\[/tex]
Thus, when income increases by 4 percent, quantity decreases by 8 percent.