Answer:
The correct answer is the option D: All of the above.
Explanation:
To begin with, a company's primary strategy that focus on completing the main goal of the company of increasing the sales and with that the profits is considered to be the most important element that the business has in order to keep existing and therefore that as the time passes and the context around the organization changes, that strategy evolves. And there are a lot of reasones why that could happen, including the market conditions that vary over the pass of years as well as the need to react to the competitors decisions in order to keep fighting for the market. And other consequence that may help the change of the strategy is the effort itself of managers to make the strategy better as ideas turn to came out.
Marston Manufacturing Company has two divisions, L and H. Division L is the company’s low-risk division and would have a weighted average cost of capital of 8% if it was operated as an independent company. Division H is the company’s high-risk division and would have a weighted average cost of capital of 14% if it was operated as an independent company. Because the two divisions are the same size, the company has a composite weighted average cost of capital of 11%. Division H is considering a project with an expected return of 12%. Should Marston Manufacturing Company accept or reject the project? Reject the project Accept the project On what grounds do you base your accept–reject decision? Division H’s project should be accepted, as its return is greater than the risk-based cost of capital for the division. Division H’s project should be rejected since its return is less than the risk-based cost of capital for the division.
Answer:
Should Marston Manufacturing Company accept or reject the project?
Marston C Company should reject the project because its expected return is lower than Division H's cost of capital.
Since the divisions' risk is so different, and probably their projects are also very different, the company should use different costs of capital to accept of reject the projects based on each division's cost of capital.
Imagine another situation where Division L is evaluating a project that yields 10%. If they used the company's WACC, then they should reject the project, but if they used the division's cost of capital, then they should accept the project (in this case I would recommend accepting it).
Explanation:
Division H's risk = 14%
Division L's risk = 8%
WACC = 11%
The smartest thing a firm involved in an oligopoly market could do is to cut their prices and capture more of the market share from their competitors.
a) We learned in class that the best move would be to raise prices.
b) We also learned that cutting prices on an elastic demand curve will be a smart way of getting more revenues.
c) Cutting prices is no gaurantee of success. Indeed if the firm does capture more market share and customers, then their costs will go up and it will be harder for them because they will have lower profit margins - if they can earn any profit at all.
d) Both A and C are correct.
Answer:
Correct Answer:
c) Cutting prices is no gaurantee of success. Indeed if the firm does capture more market share and customers, then their costs will go up and it will be harder for them because they will have lower profit margins - if they can earn any profit at all.
Explanation:
An oligopoly market is a market form wherein a market or industry is dominated by a small group of large sellers. A pure monopoly maximizes profits by producing that quantity where marginal revenue = marginal cost. however, it is much more difficult for an oligopoly to determine at what output it can maximize its profit.
Which item below is an incorrect statement about the difference between the discount rate and the federal funds rate? a) The federal funds rate has a higher interest rate than the discount rate to encourage borrowing b) The discount rate is the interest rate at which the Fed charges the bank for loans c) The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which banks charge each other for loans d) The discount rate is directly changed by the Fed while the federal funds rate is changed indirectly.
Answer:
a) The federal funds rate has a higher interest rate than the discount rate to encourage borrowing
Explanation:
The Feds fund rate is the rate at which banks borrow from each other usually overnight, while the discount rate is the interest rate charged by the Fed to commercial banks for borrowing directly from the Fed.
These borrowings help the commercial banks meet up their liquidity requirements.
The discount rate is higher than the Fed funds rate. This is to encourage banks to borrow from each other instead of borrowing directly from the Federal Reserve.
The Fed fund rate also tends to affect the prime lending rate (rate at which banks lend money to their clients).
So the statement - The federal funds rate has a higher interest rate than the discount rate to encourage borrowing. Is not correct
Swan Textiles Inc. produces and sells a decorative pillow for $98.00 per unit. In the first month of operation, 2,200 units were produced and 1,800 units were sold. Actual fixed costs are the same as the amount budgeted for the month. Other information for the month includes: Variable manufacturing costs $24.00 per unit Variable marketing costs $5.00 per unit Fixed manufacturing costs $13.00 per unit Administrative expenses, all fixed $21.00 per unit Ending inventories: Direct materials −0− WIP −0− Finished goods 400 units What is the operating income using variable costing?
Answer:
Net operating profit= 57,800
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Selling price= $98
Units sold= 1,800
Variable manufacturing costs $24.00 per unit
Variable marketing costs $5.00 per unit
Fixed manufacturing costs $13.00 per unit
Administrative expenses, all fixed $21.00 per unit
First, we need to calculate the total fixed costs:
Total fixed manufacturing cost= 13*2,200= 28,600
Total administrative cost= 21*1,800= 37,800
Variable costing income statement:
Sales= 98*1,800= 176,400
Total variable cost= 1,800*(24 + 5)= (52,200)
Contribution margin= 124,200
Total fixed manufacturing cost= (28,600)
Total administrative cost= (37,800)
Net operating profit= 57,800
Cole Co. began constructing a building for its own use in January 2016. During 2016, Cole incurred interest of $50,000 on specific construction debt, and $20,000 on other borrowings. Interest computed on the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures for the building during 2016 was $40,000. What amount of interest should Cole capitalize?
Answer:
$40,000
Explanation:
The accounting procedure involved in the above is that one picks the lower between the actual interest incurred and the interest computed on the weighted average amount of accumulated expenditures for PPE.
The actual interest incurred on specific construction debt and other borrowings
= $50,000 + $20,000
= $70,000
Since the interest computed on the weighted average amount of accumulated expenditure for the building is $40,000 , the lower between the actual interest incurred and interest on weighted average amount of accumulated expenditure is $40,000, hence will be the capitalized amount.
Explain the 3 primary ingredients of Just in Time, and how it can be used in a transportation company.
Explanation:
Just in time can be understood as a strategic system that fundamentally seeks to achieve continuous improvement of processes by reducing costs and waste.
Its principles are total quality management, respect for people and just in time manufacturing.
Just in time can be understood as a strategic system that fundamentally seeks to achieve continuous improvement of processes by reducing costs and waste.
Its principles are total quality management, respect for people and just in time manufacturing.
In this strategy, the focus is that all activities must be carried out at the exact time, that is, eliminating any waste such as raw material, stock, production, etc., which eliminates costs and reduces failures, increasing all processes organizational changes that guarantee an increase in total quality.
The principle of respect for people is also given by the flexibility that this system gives to employees, by the management of total quality that gives a more dynamic work that guarantees the greatest engagement of employees.
In a transport company, the Just in time system would be effective if it were integrated into all operational areas of the company, involving all work hierarchies.
It would also be essential to have changes in internal policies to ensure that processes are improved in order to eliminate waste, which would require adequate training of employees, the implementation of control technologies, the adoption of a more effective and faster value chain , etc., in order to eliminate waste and increase total quality.
A company has 825 shares of $50 par value preferred stock outstanding, and the call price of its preferred stock is $63 per share. It also has 17,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and the total value of its stockholders' equity is $626,575. The company's book value per common share equals:
Answer:
Book Value Per Common Share = $33.80
Explanation:
Book Value Per Common Share = Stockholders' equity - Shares * Call Price per shares) / Shares of common stock outstanding
= ($626,575 - 825*63) / 17000
= ($626,575 - $51,975) / 17,000
= $574,600 / 17,000
= $33.80
"A registered representative is a 15% participant in an investment club formed by members of the local Elks Club. The Elks Club investment club has opened a securities account at ABC Brokerage. The account wishes to buy an IPO being offered by an underwriter. Which statement is TRUE?"
Answer: D. The account is prohibited from buying the new issue
Explanation:
The options to the question are:
A. The account can buy the issue without restriction
B. The account can buy the issue if the branch manager approves
C. The account can buy the issue if the registered representative agrees not to share in the profit on the position
D. The account is prohibited from buying the new issue.
From the question, we are informed that a registered representative is a 15% participant in an investment club formed by members of the local Elks Club and that the Elks Club investment club has opened a securities account at ABC Brokerage.
We are further told that the account wishes to buy an IPO being offered by an underwriter, out of the options that were given, the correct option is that account is prohibited from buying the new issue.
Suppose that fixed investment is $480 billion and (total) investment is $630 billion. What does inventory investment equal?
Answer:
$150 billion
Explanation:
Calculation of What does the inventory in
Investment equal
Using this formula
Inventory in Investment =Total investment - Fixed investment
Let plug in the formula
Inventory in Investment=$630 billion-$480 billion
Inventory in Investment=$150 billion
Therefore the inventory investment equal $150 billion .
A stock has had returns of 12 percent, 19 percent, 21 percent, −12 percent, 26 percent, and −5 percent over the last six years. What are the arithmetic and geometric average returns for the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Answer:
Average rate of return= 10.17 %
Geometric return = 9.23%
Explanation:
Geometric average return
This is compounded annual rate of return which is used to measure the performance of an asset over a certain number of years. It helps to measure the return generated by an investment taking into account the volatility .
Unlike the arithmetic average the geometric average gives an idea of the real rate taking into account of volatility
The formula below
Geometric Return =(1+r1) (1+r2) ...... (1+rn)^1/n
Geometric Average return =
(1.12× 1.19× 1.21× 0.88× 1.26× 0.95)^(1/6) - 1 =0.09233168
Geometric return =0.0923 × 100= 9.23%
Geometric return = 9.23%
Average rate of return
The average return is the sum of the returns over the years dividend by the Numbers of returns
Average return = sum of return / No of returns
(12% + 19% + 21% + (12%) + 26% + (5%))/6 =10.17 %
Average rate of return= 10.17 %
Geometric return = 9.23%
Which of the costs below would be included in the recorded cost of merchandise inventory? (Check all that apply.) Storage costs Invoice cost Wages costs Insurance costs Selling costs
Answer: Storage costs; Invoice costs; Insurance costs.
Explanation:
The costs that would be included in the recorded cost of merchandise inventory are the storage costs, the invoice cost and the insurance costs.
It should be noted that merchandise inventory has to do with the goods that have been gotten from suppliers by a distributor in order to sell them to third parties.
The following data relate to direct materials costs for February: Materials cost per yard: standard, $1.93; actual, $2.03 Standard yards per unit: standard, 4.68 yards; actual, 4.96 yards Units of production: 9,400 Calculate the direct materials price variance. a.$4,399.20 favorable b.$940.00 unfavorable c.$4,662.40 favorable d.$4,662.40 unfavorable
Answer:
d.$4,662.40 unfavorable
Explanation:
Calculation for direct materials price variance
The first step is to find the Actual quantity variance using the formula
Actual quantity variance =Actual units produced* Actual yard used
Let plug in the formula
Actual quantity variance=9,400*4.96 yards
Actual quantity variance=$46,624
Second step is to calculate for the Direct material price variance using this formula
Direct material price variance= ( Standard price -Actual price)* Actual quantity used
Let plug in the formula
Direct material price variance=($1.93-$2.03)*$46,624
Direct material price variance=(-0.1*46,624)
Direct material price variance=-$4,662.40 Unfavorable
Therefore the Direct material price variance will be $4,662.40 Unfavorable
How your organization starts its risk mitigation process depends entirely on the type of organization you are working in.
Answer: False
Explanation:
Risk mitigation simply has to do with the strike that are taken by an economic agent such as an individual, firm or the government in order to prevent risk and reduce it to its minimal level.
It should be noted that risk mitigation is identical for every organization as the same process is being followed. Therefore, the question is false.
The Greenbriar is an all-equity firm with a total market value of $584,000 and 22,800 shares of stock outstanding. Management is considering issuing $197,000 of debt at an interest rate of 10 percent and using the proceeds on a stock repurchase. Ignore taxes. How many shares will the firm repurchase if it issues the debt securities
Answer:
7,691 stocks
Explanation:
total market value = $584,000
total outstanding stocks = 22,800
price per stock = $584,000 / 22,800 = $25.614 per stock
management can repurchase $197,000 / $25.614 per stock = 7,691.1 = 7,691 stocks
stocks outstanding after repurchase = 22,800 - 7,691 = 15,109 stocks
A simple random sample of 20 observations is derived from a normally distributed population with a known standard deviation of 3.2. You may find it useful to reference the z table.
a. Is the condition that X−X− is normally distributed satisfied?
Yes
No
b. Compute the margin of error with 95% confidence. (Round intermediate calculations to at least 4 decimal places. Round "z" value to 3 decimal places and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
c. Compute the margin of error with 90% confidence. (Round intermediate calculations to at least 4 decimal places. Round "z" value to 3 decimal places and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
d. Which of the two margins of error will lead to a wider interval?
The margin of error with 95% confidence.
The margin of error with 90% confidence.
Answer:
1. It is satisfied
2. 1.4
3. 1.18
4. 95% confidence is wider
Explanation:
1. It is normally distributed since n<30
2. Margin of error with 95% confidence
= Alpha = 1 - 0.95
= O.05
Alpha/2 = 0.025
Z(0.025) = 1.960
Margin of error = z(1.960)*SD/√n
= 1.960*(3.2/√20)
= 1.960 x 0.7156
= 1.4025
Approximately 1.4
3. At 90%
Alpha = 1 -0.9
= 0.10
Alpha/2 = 0.05
Z(0.05) =1.645
E = 1.645 x 3.2/√20
= 1.645 x 0.7176
= 1.177
Approximately 1.18
4. From the calculations in 2 and 3 it is obvious that the margin of error with 95% confidence interval is wider.
The carrying value of Blossom’s net identifiable assets, including the goodwill, at year-end is $855,000. Prepare Cullumber’s journal entry, if necessary, to record impairment of goodwill.
Answer:
Goodwill Impairment (Debit)
Goodwill (Credit)
Explanation:
In case goodwill is impaired, then the entry to record this impairment will be Goodwill Impairment Debit and Goodwill Credit.
By crediting the Goodwill, the account will be reduced. This shows that the business is currently worth less than is accounted for. The Goodwill account is reduced to identify this difference.
The Impairment loss is an expense and must be reflected in the income statement. Therefore, while we reduce Goodwill amount from balance sheet. We record the expense on the income statement, which would mean that the current year profit amount will be reduced.
In your own words, assess the process of international strategy, competencies, planning, and international competitive advantage.
Explanation:
An international strategy can be understood as the set of processes and action plans that a company will implement to achieve its objectives in an external market.
An organization decides to internationalize its activities with the objective of conquering a different market that can bring different competitive and financial benefits to the company.
To be successful, the organizational strategy must comprise the set of requirements that must be followed to include itself in a different market, such as, for example, the set of policies that will guide the operation of the business.
In addition, it is necessary to plan its activities in such a way that they are in line with the fundamental requirements of the country, such as multicultural norms, values, tastes, preferences, etc.
Companies generally use internationalization as a competitive strategy, since this can be an effective means of reducing costs, due to the cheaper labor and the less bureaucratic process. A well-positioned brand also guarantees a differential that adds to the ease of an organization being successful in the process of conquering new markets.
(1) You go to Seven-11 and see the price of a super Slurpee quoted as $1.39. (2) You buy the super Slurpee and pay with $1.39 in cash. In the first instance money serves as ___________, while in the second instance money serves as ___________.
Answer:
In the first instance money serves as Measure of Value, while in the second instance money serves as Medium of Exchange.
Explanation:
The measure of value and medium of exchange are two of the functions of money which are explained as follows:
a) Measure of Value
The function of money as a measure of value permits all goods and services to be attached prices. That is, every commodity is valued in terms of money. Therefore, money gives the opportunity to compare values of goods and services. Measure of value is also referred to as a unit of value.
From the question, the function of money as a measure of value is what permits Seven-11 to quote a super Slurpee as $1.39.
b) Medium of exchange
The function of money as a medium of exchange provides the opportunity use money as an intermediary instrument in order to ensure goods and services purchased, sold or traded between parties at a standard value. This is different from what obtained under the trade by barter in which commodities had to be exchanged for commodities without any standard value.
From the question, the function of money as a medium of exchange allows an amount of $1.39 which is a standard value was exchanged for the super Slurpee.
Answer:
(1) Unit of Account
(2) Medium of Exchange
Explanation:
(1) A unit of account is the measure in which prices are quoted. Thus, when the price of the super Slurpee is quoted in dollars, money functions as a unit of account.
(2) A medium of exchange is what people trade for goods and services. Thus, when you buy the super Slurpee, you are offering the $1.39 in exchange for the super Slurpee. Money here serves as a medium of exchange.
The Sherman Antitrust Act: Multiple Choice was passed in 1800. All of these statements are true. was actively used by President Roosevelt in the early 20th century. no longer applies to business practices today.
Answer: Was actively used by President Roosevelt in the early 20th century.
Explanation:
The Sherman Act of 1890 was a law passed by Congress to target monopolies in the United States. At the time, Trusts had been in existence. Trusts were in effect monopolies because they worked by getting the largest stockholders to transfer their stock to a single trust and get profits from all companies in the trust. This Trust would then in effect control the industry as a monopoly.
To combat this, the Sherman Act enabled the Federal Government to go against Trusts and dissolve them. This was good news to President Theodore Roosevelt who ruled from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt hated the anti-competitive tactics of the rich that ripped off the poor. He believed that this would bring about a revolution and he also hated them as the big corporations thought themselves above the law in his assessment.
Using the Sherman Act, he went against them with so much vigor that he earned the nickname, The Trust Buster. He started with a Trust controlled by J.P. Morgan called Northern Securities Company which was dissolved by the Supreme Court after the Attorney General under Roosevelt brought a suit against them.
A company believes that its product will exhibit network effects if enough consumers begin to use it. How might this company decide to price its product? Offer the product for free early on, and increase the price later.
Answer: a. Offer the product for free early on, and increase the price later
Explanation:
When a product is said to have a network effect, what it means is that the product gets more value as more people use it. For example Whtsapp which is only such an effective means of communication because more and more people are getting it. If people did not get it, it would not be such a good medium and would be valued less.
If a company wants to price such a product, they should charge at lower rates first which would entice more people to use the product thereby giving the product more value. As the product value increases, the price can then increase to reflect this increased value.
The Raven Co. has just gone public. Under a firm commitment agreement, Raven received $15.90 for each of the 25 million shares sold. The initial offering price was $17.50 per share, and the stock rose to $19.40 per share in the first few minutes of trading. Raven paid $860,000 in direct legal and other costs and $330,000 in indirect costs.What was the flotation cost as a percentage of funds raised?
Answer:
22.38%
Explanation:
Raven corporation has just gone public
They received $15.90 for each 25 million shares that was sold
The first step is to calculate the net amount raised
Net amount that was raised= 15.90×25,000,000 = 397,500,000
397,500,000-860,000-330,000
= 396,310,000
Underwriter spread= 17.50-15.90
= 1.6 per shares
Total underwriter spread= per share spread× number of shares that were offered
= 1.6×25,000,000
= 40,000,000
Total direct costs= 40,000,000+860,000
=40,860,000
Indirect flotation cost= indirect cost+price appreciation
= 330,000+(19.40-17.50)×25,000,000
= 330,000+1.9×25,000,000
=330,000+47,500,000
= 47,830,000
Total flotation cost= 47,830,000+40,860,000
= 88,690,000
Therefore, the flotation cost as a percentage of funds raised can be calculated as follows
= 88,690,000/396,310,000 × 100
= 0.2238×100
= 22.38%
Hence the flotation costs as a percentage of funds raised is 22.38%
Consider Kodak's core competency before Fisher's arrival. As the market shifted from film to digital did the company's historical core competency still quality as a core competency? Did it pass the core competency test question(s)? If so, which one(s)?
a. Test 1
b. Test 2
c. Test 3
Answer: None of the three tests were passed as the market transitioned.
Explanation: one of the core competencies of Kodak were
1. Film was the basics of their critics products and services. As the market transitioned from the use of films for camera and devices to digital, Kodak refused or was reluctant to take the necessary risk to expand and forge beyond it current market and product to the digitalized market as a result suffered the consequence.
Oil Dawg, an oil tanker company, shipped oil to coasts all over the US. During many deliveries, the crew was dumping waste into the ocean. To conceal this, the crew falsified entries into the record book and lied to the Coast Guard about waste disposal. Top executives in the company were unaware this was happening. A jury convicted Oil Dawg of conspiracy, pollution, and obstruction of justice and the company was fined $4.9 Million. Oil Dawg appealed. Should Oil Dawg be found criminally liable for the illegal actions of its lower-level employees under the doctrine of respondeat superior? Why or Why not?
Answer:
The doctrine of respondeat superior is generally applied to torts and is used by civil courts, but can also include criminal activities. In this case, the main issue is the fine imposed on Oil Dawg, so yes, this doctrine applies.
Respondeat superior basically makes the principal (the employer in this case) legally responsible for unlawful or negligent acts committed by its agents (employees in this case). This doctrine applies as long as the illegal acts were committed within the scope of the normal employment, e.g. crashing a van while making a delivery. In this case, the illegal polluting was carried out while transporting oil to the US.
The only possible defense that Oil Dawg might have is that the people that committed the illegal polluting were independent contractors and they weren't actual employees of the company. But according to the text given, that is not the case.
This doesn't mean that only the employer will be go to trial, the employees that committed the illegal polluting will also go to trial since they are both liable, and maybe face the same or even different charges.
You are given an annuity-immediate paying 10 for 10 years, then decreasing by one per year for nine years and paying one per year thereafter, forever. The annual effective rate of interest is 4%. Calculate the present value of this annuity.
Answer:
124.17
Explanation:
since the first payment is immediate, then this is an annuity due:
we must divide this annuity into 3 separate parts:
1) today plus 9 years = PV = 10 x 8.43533 (PV annuity due, 4%, 10 periods) = 84.3533
2) the second group of years where annuity decreases by $1
PV year 10 = 9/1.04¹⁰ = 6.08
PV year 11 = 8/1.04¹¹ = 5.20
PV year 12 = 7/1.04¹² = 4.37
PV year 13 = 6/1.04¹³ = 3.60
PV year 14 = 5/1.04¹⁴ = 2.89
PV year 15 = 4/1.04¹⁵ = 2.22
PV year 16 = 3/1.04¹⁶ = 1.60
PV year 17 = 2/1.04¹⁷ = 1.03
sum of PVs = 26.99
3) terminal value at year 17 = 1/0.04 = 25
PV of terminal value = 25/1.04¹⁷ = 12.83
now we add the three parts = 84.3533 + 26.99 + 12.83 = 124.17
An international corporation located in Country A is considering a project in the United States. The currency in Country A, say X, has been strengthening relative to the U.S. dollar; specifically, the average devaluation of the U.S. dollar has been % per year (which is projected to continue). Assume the present exchange rate is units of X per U.S. dollar. a. What is the estimated exchange rate two years from now? b. If, instead, currency X was devaluing at the same rate (% per year) relative to the U.S. dollar, what would be the exchange rate three years from now?
Answer:
a) the US dollar would devaluate by 2.6% in the first year, that means that the exchange rate between X and the US dollar will change from 6.4X per US dollar to 6.2336X per dollar. In two years, as the US dollar devaluates even more, the exchange rate will be 6.0715X per US dollar.
b) if both currencies devaluate at the same rate, then the exchange rate between them will not vary and will still be 6.4X per US dollar.
Explanation:
some information was missing, so I looked it up:
current exchange rate = 6.4X per US dollar
devaluation rate of US dollar = 2.6% per year
The FI Corporation’s dividends per share are expected to grow indefinitely by 5% per year. a. If this year’s year-end dividend is $8 and the market capitalization rate is 10% per year, what must the current stock price be according to the DDM? b. If the expected earnings per share are $12, what is the implied value of the ROE on future investment opportunities? c. How much is the market paying per share for growth opportunities (i.e., for an ROE on future investments that exceeds the market capitalization rate)?
Answer:
a)
P₀ = Div₁ / (Re - g)
P₀ = current stock price = ?Div₁ = next dividend = $8Re = equity cost = 10%g = constant growth rate = 5%P₀ = $8 / (10% - 5%) = $8 / 5% = $160
b)
EPS = $12
Return on equity (ROE) = g / b
b = retention rate = 1 - payout ratio = 1 - ($8/$12) = 0.333
g = 5%
ROE = 5% / 0.333 = 15%
c)
Present value of growth opportunity (PVGO) = P₀ - EPS/Re
P₀ = $160EPS = $12Re = 10%PVGO = $160 - $12/10% = $160 - $120 = $40 per share
Select the correct answer.
What does a production possibilities curve represent?
ОА.
a combination of price and demand of goods and services
B.
a combination of the goods produced before and after a change in a factor of production
Ос.
a combination of two factors of production used to produce a single good or service
OD
a combination of two goods that can be produced using limited resources
The statement that describes what a production possibility curve represent is: D.
What is Production Possibility Curve?Production possibility curve can be described as that which shows the quantity of two products that can possibly be produced if both products are to depend on the same resources for production to occur.The image attached below shows a typical production possibility curve.Therefore, the statement that describes what a production possibility curve represent is: D.
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Trevor Company discloses supplementary operating segment information for its three reportable segments. Data for 20X8 are available as follows:
Segment A Segment B Segment C
Sales $500,000 $300,000 $200,000
Traceable operating
expenses 250,000 120,000 90,000
Allocable costs for the year was $180,000. Allocable costs are assigned based on the ratio of a segment's income before allocable costs to total income before allocable costs. The 20X8 operating profit for Segment B was:_______.
A) $180,000.
B) $120,000.
C) $126,000.
D) $110,000.
Answer:
The correct answer is B.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Segment A Segment B Segment C
Sales $500,000 $300,000 $200,000
Traceable operating expenses 250,000 120,000 90,000
Profit= 250,000 180,000 110,000 = 540,000
Allocable costs for the year was $180,000.
First, we need to allocate costs to Segment B:
Segment B= 180,000/540,000= 0.33
Allocate= 0.33*180,000= 60,000
Now, we can calculate the profit:
Segment B profit= 180,000 - 60,000= 120,000
Deployment Specialists pays a current (annual) dividend of $1.00 and is expected to grow at 20% for 2 years and then at 4% thereafter. If the required return for Deployment Specialists is 8.5%, what is the intrinsic value of its stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Answer:
$30.80
Explanation:
Intrinsic value
V0=D1/1+k +D2/(1+k)^2 +DH+PH/(1 +k)^H
Let plug in the formula
First step
V0=$1 × 1.2/(1+0.085) +($1 × 1.2)^2/(1+0.085)^2 +($1 × 1.2)^2*1.04/(0.085-0.04)*(1+0.085)^2
Second step
V0=1.2/1.085+1.44/1.007225+1.44*1.04/0.045*1.177225
Third step
V0=1.2/1.085+1.44/1.007225+1.4976/0.052975
Fourth step
V0=1.10599+1.42967+28.26993
V0=$30.80
Therefore the intrinsic value of its stock will be $30.80
McConnel corporation has bonds on the market with 16.5 years to maturity, a YTM of 7.7 percent, a par value of 1000 and current price of 1065. The bonds make semiannual payment and have a par value of $1,000.Required:What must the coupon rate be on these bonds?
Answer:
Coupon rate = 0.08402 or 8.402%
Explanation:
To calculate the price of the bond, we need to first calculate the coupon payment per period. We assume that the interest rate provided is stated in annual terms. As the bond is a semi annual bond, the coupon payment, number of periods and semi annual YTM will be,
Coupon Payment (C) = x
Total periods (n)= 16.5 * 2 = 33
r or YTM = 7.7% * 1/2 = 3.85% or 0.0385
The formula to calculate the price of the bonds today is attached.
Using the bond price formula and the available values, we calculate the coupon rate to be,
1065 = x * [( 1 - (1+0.0385)^-33) / 0.0385] + 1000 / (1+0.0385)^33
1065 = x * (18.50739407) + 287.4653284
1065 - 287.4653284 = x * 18.50739407
777.5346716 / 18.50739407 = x
x = 42.012 rounded off to $42.01
If the semi annual coupon payment is $42.01, the annual coupon payment will be 42.01 * 2 = $84.02
The coupon rate on bonds is = 84.02 / 1000
Coupon rate = 0.08402 or 8.402%
