Axil Corp. has not tapped the Deutsche mark public debt market because of concern about a likely appreciation of that currency and only wishes to be a floating-rate dollar borrower, which it can be at LIBOR + 1%. Bevel Corp. strongly prefers fixed-rate DM debt, but it must pay 1.5% more than the 6.25% coupon that Axil's DM notes would carry. Bevel, however, can obtain Eurodollars at LIBOR + 1/2%. Show work and explain.
1. What is the maximum possible cost savings to Axil from engaging in acurrency swap with Bevel?
2. What is the maximum possible cost savings to Bevel from engaging in acurrency swap with Axil?

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Answer 1

Answer:

2%2%

Explanation:

First step : determine total cost experienced in both cases

Total cost experienced by both firms without swap

= Axil floating dollar cost + Bevel fixed DM cost

= Libor + 1% + 7.75% =   Libor + 8.75%

Total cost of funds by both firms when they are involved in a swap

= Bevel Floating dollar cost + Axil fixed Dm cost

= Libor + 0.5% + 6.25%

= Libor + 6.75%

1) the maximum possible cost savings to Axil Corp

  Libor + 8.75%  - Libor + 6.75% =  2%

2)  the maximum possible cost savings to Bevel Corp

  Libor + 8.75%  - Libor + 6.75% =  2%


Related Questions

A major equipment purchase is being considered Metro Atlanta. The initial cost is determined to be $1,000,000. It is estimated that this new equipment will save $100,000 the first year and increase gradually by $50,000 for the next 6 years. MARR= 10%.
A) The payback period for this equipment purchase is______
B) The B/C ratio for this investment is ________
C) The NFW of this investment is ________

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The Payback period is 5 years

A building was constructed last year for Agro Co. for use as a production facility. Construction began on January 1 and was completed on December 31. The payments to the contractor were as follows.
Date Payment
1/1 $300,000
4/1   620,000
8/1   460,000
10/1   300,000
To finance construction of the building, a $750,000, 10% construction loan was taken out on January 1. The loan was repaid on December 31. The firm had two sources of general debt: $400,000 note payable, 9% annual interest, and $500,000 par value bonds, 7.5% annual interest.
Determine the amount of interest to be capitalized.

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Answer:

Agro Co.

The amount of interest to be capitalized is:

= $92,850.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Date Payment     Weight        Weighted Average

1/1    $300,000     12/12                  $300,000

4/1     620,000      9/12                    465,000

8/1     460,000      5/12                      191,667

10/1   300,000      3/12                       75,000

Weighted-average accumulated expenditure = $1,031,667

Sources debt:

$750,000 construction loan, 10% annual interest = $75,000

$400,000 note payable, 9% annual interest         =   36,000

$500,000 par value bonds, 7.5% annual interest =   37,500

Total debt = $1,650,000                 Total interest = $148,500

Weighted-average interest rate = $148,500/$1,650,000 * 100 = 9%

Interest to be capitalized = Weighted-average accumulated expenditure * Weighted-average interest rate

= $1,031,667 * 9%

= $92,850

rr Co. adopted the dollar-value LIFO inventory method on December 31, Year 12.Farr's entire inventory constitutes a single pool. On December 31, Year 12, the inventorywas $480,000 under the dollar-value LIFO method. Inventory data for Year 13 are asfollows:12/31/13 inventory at year-end prices$660,000Relevant price index at year end (base year Year 12)110Using dollar value LIFO, Farr's inventory at December 31, Year 13 isa.$528,000.b.$612,000.c.$600,000.d.$660,000

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Answer:

b. $612,000

Explanation:

Dec 31, 2013 inventory = $660,000

Value of Dec 31, 2013 inventory at base year (2012) prices = $660,000/110*100 = $600,000

The real-dollar quantity increase in inventory = ($600,000 - $480,000) = $120,000

Value of this real dollar quantity increase in inventory at Dec 31, 2013 prices=   $120,000 * 110/100 = $132,000 (LIFO layer to the Dec 31, 2012 inventory)

Value of Dec 31, 2013 inventory = Dec 31, 2012 inventory + The value of LIFO layer formed

Value of Dec 31, 2013 inventory = $480,000 + $132,000

Value of Dec 31, 2013 inventory = $612,000

George is responsible for examining the heating and air conditioning system of an upcoming hotel. So, George is a mechanical____

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So the answer may be expert or dude perhaps?

Answer:

a mechanical inspector

Bramble Corp. purchased land as a factory site for $1305000. Bramble paid $121000 to tear down two buildings on the land. Salvage was sold for $8400. Legal fees of $5340 were paid for title investigation and making the purchase. Architect's fees were $47000. Title insurance cost $3900, and liability insurance during construction cost $4200. Excavation cost $15480. The contractor was paid $4400000. An assessment made by the city for pavement was $9900. Interest costs during construction were $251000.
1. The cost of the land that should be recorded by Wilson Co. is:_____.
a. $989,880
b. $980,480
c. $996,280
d. $986,880
The cost of the building should be recorded by Wilson Co. is:_____.
a. 2,804,840
b. 2,813,200
c. 2,803,800
d. 3,014,240

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Answer:

Part 1

$1,422,940

Part 2

$331,480

Explanation:

cost of the land calculation

Purchase Price                             $1305000

Cost to tear down building             $121000

Sale of Salvages                               ($8400)

Leagl fees                                           $5340

Total                                            $1,422,940

The cost of the land that should be recorded by Wilson Co. is: $1,422,940

cost of the building calculation

Architect's fees               $47000

Insurance                          $3900

Liability insurance            $4200

Excavation cost               $15480

city for pavement             $9900

Borrowing Costs           $251000

Total                              $331,480

The cost of the building should be recorded by Wilson Co. is $331,480

Garcia Co. sells snowboards. Each snowboard requires direct materials of $119, direct labor of $49, and variable overhead of $64. The company expects fixed overhead costs of $673,000 and fixed selling and administrative costs of $160,000 for the next year. It expects to produce and sell 11,900 snowboards in the next year. What will be the selling price per unit if Garcia uses a markup of 15% of total cost

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Answer:

$70 per units

Explanation:

Calculation to determine What will be the selling price per unit if Garcia uses a markup of 15% of total cost

First step is to calculate total cost per unit.

Using this formula

Total Cost per unit = Unit Direct materials cost + Unit Direct labor costs + Unit Variable Costs + Unit Fixed Costs

Let plug in the formula

Total Cost per unit = $119 + 49 + 64 + 70

Total Cost per unit = $302

.

Second step is to calculate the Selling Price Per Unit

Selling Price Per Unit = $302 +( 15%*$302)

Selling Price Per Unit = 302 + 45.30

Selling Price Per Unit = $347.30

Third step is to calculate the Total Fixed Costs using this formula

Total Fixed Costs = fixed overhead costs + Fixed selling and administrative costs

Let plug in the formula

Total Fixed Costs=$673,000+$160,000

Total Fixed Costs= $833,000

Now let calculate the Fixed Cost per unit using this formula

Fixed Cost per unit = Total Fixed Costs / Total Units

Let plug in the formula

Fixed Cost per unit =$833,000/11,900

Fixed Cost per unit = $70 per unit

Therefore What will be the selling price per unit if Garcia uses a markup of 15% of total cost is $70 per unit

Crane, Inc. manufactures two products: missile range instruments and space pressure gauges. During April, 50 range instruments and 200 pressure gauges were produced, and overhead costs of $72,750 were estimated. An analysis of estimated overhead costs reveals the following activities. Activities Cost Drivers Total Cost 1. Materials handling Number of requisitions $30,000 2. Machine setups Number of setups 23,750 3. Quality inspections Number of inspections 19,000 $72,750 The cost driver volume for each product was as follows. Cost Drivers Instruments Gauges Total Number of requisitions 375 625 1,000 Number of setups 175 300 475 Number of inspections 225 250 475

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Answer:

Requirement: Determine the overhead rate for each activity "Materials handling, Machine setups, Quality inspections"

Materials handling overhead rate = Total cost / Cost driver volume

Materials handling overhead rate = $30,000 / 1,000

Materials handling overhead rate = $30

Machine setups overhead rate = Total cost / Cost driver volume

Machine setups overhead rate = $23,750 / 475

Machine setups overhead rate = $50

Quality inspections overhead rate = Total cost / Cost driver volume

Quality inspections overhead rate = $19,000 / 475

Quality inspections overhead rate = $40

Super Clinics offers one service that has the following annual cost and utilization estimates: Variable cost per visit $ 10 Annual direct fixed costs $50,000 Allocation of overhead costs $20,000 Expected utilization 1,000 visits What price per visit must be set if the clinic wants to make an annual profit of $10,000 on the service? A. $ 70 B. $ 80 C. $ 90 D. $100 E. $110

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Answer:

C. $ 90

Explanation:

Number of visits = 1,000

Variable cost = $10 × 1,000 = $10,000

Fixed cost = $50,000

Overhead cost = $20,000

Required profit = $10,000

So,Total Cost = Variable Cost+ Fixed Cost+ Overhead Cost

= $10,000 + $50,000 + $20,000

= $80,000

Now, Price per Visit = (Total Cost+ Required Profit) ÷ Number of visits

= ($80,000 + $10,000) ÷ 1,000

= $90,000 ÷ 1,000

= $90

At the beginning of his current tax year, David invests $13,410 in original issue U.S. Treasury bonds with a $10,000 face value that mature in exactly 25 years. David receives $540 in interest ($270 every six months) from the Treasury bonds during the current year, and the yield to maturity on the bonds is 3.4 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount.) a. How much interest income will he report this year if he elects to amortize the bond premium

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Answer:

The amount of income that David will report this year if he elects to amortize the bond premium is $455.94.

Explanation:

This can be calculated as follows:

Interest income = Carrying value of the bond * Yield to maturity…………….. (1)

Where;

Carrying value of the bond = $13,410

Yield to maturity = 3.4%

Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:

Interest income = $13,410 * 3.4% = $455.94

Therefore, the amount of income that David will report this year if he elects to amortize the bond premium is $455.94.

Foods Galore is a major distributor to restaurants and other institutional food users. Foods Galore buys cereal from a manufacturer for $20.00 per case. Annual demand for cereal is 200,000 cases, and the company believes that the demand is constant at 800 cases per day for each of the 250 days per year that it is open for business. Average lead time from the supplier for replenishment orders is eight days, and the company believes that it is also constant. The purchasing agent at Foods Galore believes that annual inventory carrying cost is 10 percent and that it costs $40.00 to place an order.
How many cases of cereal should Foods Galore order each time it places an order? What is the total annual inventory cost if you order based on your Economic Order Quantity? (Sum of annual product purchasing cost, holding cost, and ordering cost). What is the total annual inventory cost if Foods Galore orders 10,000 each order at $18 per case? (Sum of annual product purchasing cost, holding cost, and ordering cost)

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Answer:

The appropriate solution is:

(a) 2828 cases each time

(b) $4005656.85

(c) $3609800

Explanation:

The given values are:

Annual demand,

D = 200,000 cases

Per case cost,

C = $20

Carrying host,

H = [tex]10 \ percent\times 20[/tex]

  = $[tex]2[/tex]

Ordering cost,

S = $40

(a)

The economic order quantity will be:

⇒ [tex]Q^*=\sqrt{(\frac{2DS}{H} )}[/tex]

On substituting the values, we get

         [tex]=\sqrt{[\frac{(2\times 200000\times 40)}{2} ]}[/tex]

         [tex]=\sqrt{\frac{16000000}{2} }[/tex]

         [tex]=2828[/tex]

(b)

According to the question,

The annual ordering cost will be:

=  [tex](\frac{D}{Q^*}) S[/tex]

=  [tex](\frac{200000}{2828}) 40[/tex]

=  [tex]2828.85[/tex] ($)

The annual carrying cost will be:

=  [tex](\frac{Q^*}{2})H[/tex]

=  [tex](\frac{2828}{2} )2[/tex]

=  [tex]2828[/tex] ($)

The annual purchase cost will be:

=  [tex]D\times C[/tex]

=  [tex]200000\times 20[/tex]

=  [tex]4000000[/tex] ($)

Now,

The total inventory cost will be:

=  [tex]2828.85+2828+4000000[/tex]

=  [tex]4005656.85[/tex] ($)

(c)

According to the question,

Order quantity,

Q = 10000 cases

Per case cost,

C = $18

Carrying cost,

H = [tex]10 \ percent\times 18[/tex]

   = [tex]1.8[/tex]

The annual ordering cost will be:

=  [tex](\frac{D}{Q} )S[/tex]

=  [tex](\frac{200000}{10000} )40[/tex]

=  [tex]800[/tex] ($)

The annual carrying cost will be:

=  [tex](\frac{Q}{2} )H[/tex]

=  [tex](\frac{10000}{2} )1.8[/tex]

=  [tex]9000[/tex] ($)

The annual purchase cost will be:

=  [tex]D\times C[/tex]

=  [tex]200000\times 18[/tex]

=  [tex]3600000[/tex]

Now,

The total cost of inventory will be:

=  [tex]800+9000+3600000[/tex]

=  [tex]3609800[/tex] ($)

Locomotive Corporation is planning to repurchase part of its common stock by issuing corporate debt. As a result, the firm’s debt–equity ratio is expected to rise from 30 percent to 50 percent. The firm currently has $3.3 million worth of debt outstanding. The cost of this debt is 9 percent per year. Locomotive expects to have an EBIT of $1.32 million per year in perpetuity. Locomotive pays no taxes.
a. What is the market value of Locomotive Corporation before and after the repurchase announcement?
b. What is the expected return on the firm’s equity before the announcement of the stock repurchase plan?
c. What is the expected return on the equity of an otherwise identical all-equity firm?
d. What is the expected return on the firm’s equity after the announcement of the stock repurchase plan?

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Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

a. What is the market value of Locomotive Corporation before and after the repurchase announcement?

Equity value = Debt value / Debt to equity ratio

= 3,300,000/0.3

= 11,000,000

Market value = Debt value + Equity value

= $3,300,000 + $11,000,000

= $14,300,000

b. What is the expected return on the firm’s equity before the announcement of the stock repurchase plan?

To solve this, we need to know the interest payment first which will be:

= $3,300,000 × 9%

= $3,300,000 × 0.09

= $297000

Return on equity will now be:

= (EBIT - interest) / Equity

= (1320000 - 297000) / 11000000

= 9.30%

c. What is the expected return on the equity of an otherwise identical all-equity firm?

This will be:

= Earnings before Interest / Unlevered firm value

= 1320000 / 14300000

= 9.23%

d. What is the expected return on the firm’s equity after the announcement of the stock repurchase plan?

This will be:

= 9.23% + 50% × (9.23% - 9%)

= 9.35%

Livingston Fabrication has created the following aggregate plan for the next five months:
August September October November December
Forecasting demand (units of finished goods)
1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 1,000,000.00
Production plan
2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00
Assume that Livingston will have nothing in inventory at the end of July. Livingston employs 500 production assembly workers and it takes one production assembly worker 3 minutes to assemble one unit of finished good. (The unit is complete at that point.) Each production assembly worker can provide 160 hours of assembly time a month without requiring overtime pay.
Livingston wants to complete this plan without working any overtime in assembly. How many additional production assembly workers does Livingston need to hire, in order to accomplish this? When should they be hired?
Using this production plan, how many units will be in inventory at the end of October?
What will the average inventory level be each month?

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Answer:

Livingston Fabrication

1. Additional production assembly workers needed = 125

2. They should be hired July ending for August production.

3. 2,000,000 units will be in inventory at the end of October.

4. The average inventory level each month will be 1,200,000 units.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

(in thousands)              August September October November December

Beginning inventory                 0      1,000       2,000        2,000              0

Production plan                 2,000      2,000      2,000        2,000       2,000

Forecasting demand

(units of finished goods)  1,000       1,000      2,000        4,000        1,000

Ending inventory              1,000      2,000      2,000               0        1,000

Number of assembly workers employed = 500

Minutes per employee to assemble one unit of finished good = 3

Total hours that each assembly worker can provide per month = 160

Total time provided by each assembly worker in minutes = 9,600 (160*60)

Total units produced by each worker in a month = 3,200 (9,600/3) units

Total units produced by 500 workers = 1,600,000 (3,200 * 500)

Production planned units per month =  2,000,000

Units required to be produced by hiring extra workers = 400,000

Workers required to produce the extra 400,000 units = 125 (400,000/3,200)

Average inventory level each month = Total ending inventory/5

= 6,000/5

= 1,200

Marketing and distributing the company's product are categorized as

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Answer:

thye are categorized as a channel

Explanation:

Deleon Inc. is preparing its annual budgets for the year ending December 31,2020. Accounting assistants furnish the data shown below. Product Product JB 50 JB 60 Sales budget: Anticipated volume in units 404,800 203,400 $22 $27 Unit selling price Production budget: Desired ending finished goods units 18,100 29,200 Beginning finished goods units 33,700 11,400 Direct materials budget: Direct materials per unit (pounds) 1 18,600 Desired ending direct materials pounds 33,600 Beginning direct materials pou 41,000 11,300 $3 $3 Cost per pound Direct labor budget: Direct labor time per unit 0.3 0.6 Direct labor rate per hour $11 $11 Budgeted income statement: $12 $21 Total unit cost 92 An accounting assistant has prepared the detailed manufacturing overhead budget and the selling and administrative expense budget. The latter sho selling expenses of $664,000 for product JB 50 and $363,000 for product JB 60, and administrative expenses of $542,000 for product JB 50 and $344,000 for product JB 60. Interest expense is $150,000 (not allocated to products). Income taxes are expected to be 30%.
Prepare the sales budget for the year.

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Answer:

                               Sales Budget - Deleon Inc.

Particulars                               JB50               JB60               Total

Expected unit sales              404,800          203,400

Selling price per unit            $22.00            $27.00

Projected Sales Revenue   $8,905,600    $5,491,800   $14,397,400

The following income statements are provided for Li Company's last two years of operation: Year 1 Year 2 Number of units produced and sold 4,500 4,100 Sales revenue $ 69,750 $ 63,550 Cost of goods sold 41,700 38,000 Gross margin 28,050 25,550 General, selling, and administrative expenses 17,500 16,300 Net income $ 10,550 $ 9,250 Assuming that cost behavior did not change over the two-year period, what is Li Company's contribution margin in Year 2?

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Answer:

$13,325

Explanation:

Calculation to determine Li Company's contribution margin in Year 2

First step is to calculate the Variable cost per unit

Using this formula

Variable cost per unit = Change in costs ÷ Change in activity Cost of goods sold

Let plug in the formula

Variable cost per unit = (41,700 − 38,000) ÷ (4,500 units − 4,100 units)

Variable cost per unit =3,700/400

Variable cost per unit = $9.25 per unit

Second step is to calculate the Selling and administrative expense

Variable cost per unit = (17,500- 16,300) ÷ (4,500 units − 4,100 units)

Variable cost per unit =1,200/400 units

Variable cost per unit = $3.00 per unit

Now let calculate the Contribution margin in Year 2

Using this formula

Contribution margin = Sales revenue − Variable costs

Let plug in the formula

Contribution margin= $ 63,550 − [4,100 units × ($9.25 per unit + $3.00 per unit)]

Contribution margin=$ 63,550-(4,100 units×$12.25)

Contribution margin=$ 63,550-$50,225

Contribution margin = $13,325

Therefore Li Company's contribution margin in Year 2 is $13,325

Borges Machine Shop, Inc. has a 1-year contract for the production of 200,000 gear housings for a new off-road vehicle. Owner Luis Borges hopes the contract will be extended and the volume increased next year. Borges has developed costs for three alternatives. They are general-purpose equipment (GPE), flexible manufacturing system (FMS), and expensive, but efficient dedicated machine (DM). The cost data follow:
General Purpose Flexible Manufacturing Dedicated
Equipment System Machine
GPE FMS DM
Annual contracted units 200,000 200,000 200,000
Annual fixed cost $100,000 $200,000 $500,000
Per unit variable cost $15 $14 $13
Which process is best for this contract?

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Answer:

FMS

Explanation:

The computation is shown below;

For GPE

Given that

Annual contracted unit(Q) = 200000 units

Fixed cost (FC) = $100000

Variable cost (VC) = $15

Now  

Total cost = FC + (Q × VC)

= 100000 + (200000 × 15)

= 100000 + 3000000

= $3100000

For FMS

Given that

Annual contracted unit(Q) = 200000 units

Fixed cost (FC) = $200000

Variable cost (VC) = $14

Total cost = FC + (Q × VC)

= 200000 + (200000 × 14)

= 200000 + 2800000

= $3000000

For DM

Given that

Annual contracted unit(Q) = 200000 units

Fixed cost (FC) = $500000

Variable cost (VC) = $13

Total cost = FC + (Q × VC)

= 500000 + (200000 × 13)

= 500000 + 2600000

= $3100000

So for this type of contract FMS is best as it contains the lowest total cost.

Required information: Analyzing income effects from eliminating departments.
Suresh Co. expects its five departments to yield the following income for next year.
Dept. M Dept. N Dept. O Dept. P Dept. T Total
Sales $66,000 $38,000 $59,000 $45,000 $31,000 $239,000
Expenses
Avoidable 11,300 38,200 23,300 15,500 40,500 128,800
Unavoidable 53,000 14,400 4,500 31,200 11,900 115,000
Total expenses 64,300 52,600 27,800 46,700 52,400 243,800
Net income (loss) $1,700 $(14,600) $31,200 $(1,700) $(21,400) $(4,800)
Re-compute and prepare the departmental income statements (including a combined total column) for the company under each of the following separate scenarios.
1) Management eliminates departments with sales dollars that are less than avoidable expenses.
2) Management eliminates departments with expected net losses.

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Answer and Explanation:

The computation and the preparation is presented below:

1.

Particulars  Dept. M    Dept. N    Dept. O     Dept. P      Dept. T     Total

Sales           $66,000                    $59,000     $45,000                    $170,000

Expenses

Avoidable    $11,300                     $23,300       $15,500                     $50,100

Unavoidable  $53,000   $14,400  $4,500       $31,200    $11,900    $115,000

Total expense $64,300   $14,400   $27,800    $46,700   $11,900   $165,100

Net income

or loss             $1,700          -$14,400   $31,200  -$1,700  -$11,900  $4,900

2.

Particulars  Dept. M    Dept. N    Dept. O     Dept. P      Dept. T     Total

Sales           $66,000                    $59,000                                     $125000

Expenses

Avoidable    $11,300                     $23,300                                     $34,600

Unavoidable  $53,000   $14,400  $4,500       $31,200    $11,900    $115,000

Total expense $64,300   $14,400   $27,800    $31,200   $11,900   $149,600

Net income

or loss             $1,700          -$14,400   $31,200  -$31,200 -$11,900  -$24,600

Jennifer is preparing for a conference. For that, she needs to access various websites to secure relevant information on various companies participating in the conference. Which software application will enable her to view the websites of all the companies?
A.
Internet
B.
URL
C.
browser
D.
email
E.
malware

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A- the internet would weather to view the websites of all the companies

Answer:

C. browser

internet is the software and the browser is the application.

Jerry is working on a research project about the effectiveness of social media marketing. He found some sources with information relevant to his project, and he’s trying to determine which ones are credible. Which THREE sources should he select to use for his project?

A.
a journal article titled “Marketing Strategies: Social Media” by a university professor

B. an article titled “Tips for Effective Social Media Marketing” on a government agency website
C. a social media post promoting a new product launched by a reputable business
D. a business magazine article titled “Why Social Media Marketing Works” by a journalist
E. a blog post titled “My Social Media Marketing Success” by an unknown author

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Answer: A. a journal article titled “Marketing Strategies: Social Media” by a university professor

B. an article titled “Tips for Effective Social Media Marketing” on a government agency website

D. a business magazine article titled “Why Social Media Marketing Works” by a journalist.

Explanation:

When conducting a research, it is important for one to use good and credible sources.

Since Jerry is working on a research project about the effectiveness of social media marketing, the three sources that should be selected are:

A. journal article titled “Marketing Strategies: Social Media” by a university professor

B. an article titled “Tips for Effective Social Media Marketing” on a government agency website

D. A business magazine article titled “Why Social Media Marketing Works” by a journalist.

Option C should not be selected as it's a social media post and isn't regarded as a credible source. Also, option E should not be selected as it's a blog and the post is by an unknown author.

Therefore, the correct options are A, B and D.

Answer:

1,2, and 4

Explanation:

I took the test and got a 100

In 2001, HP acquired Compaq. The merger had an impact on two different markets: desktop PCs and servers. Pre-merger market shares in the desktop PC market were as follows: Dell, 13; Compaq, 12; HP, 8; IBM, 6; Gateway, 4. Pre-merger market shares in the servers market were as follows: IBM, 26; Compaq, 16; HP, 14; Dell, 7. Source: Bank of America report, October 2001. Data for 2001Q2.
(a) Determine the value of HHI in each market before the merger.
(b) Assuming market shares of each firm remain constant, determine the value of HHI after the merger.
(c) Considering the values determined above and the DoJ merger guidelines, was the Department of Justice right in allowing the merger to take place?

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Answer:

HP and Compaq

Value of HHI          Desktop PC         Servers

a) Before the merger   429                   1,177

b) After the merger      621                   1,616

c) Considering the HHI values determined in the various markets above (before and after the merger) and the DoJ merger guidelines, the DoJ seems to be right in allowing the merger to take place with respect to the desktop PC market as the 200 basis point mark was not reached.  This is not the same with respect to the servers market, where the combined value of HP Compaq exceeds the 200 basis point mark.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Pre-merger market shares in the desktop PC and servers markets:

           Desktop PC   Servers

               Market       Market

Dell,            13                 7

Compaq,    12               16

HP,              8                14

IBM,            6               26

Gateway,   4                  0

HHI in the desktop PC market = 13² + 12² + 8² + 6² + 4²

= 169 + 144 + 64 + 36 + 16

= 429

HHI in the servers market = 7² + 16² + 14² + 26² + 0² =

= 49 + 256 + 196 + 676

= 1,177

After the merger:

                Desktop PC   Servers

                    Market       Market

Dell,                   13                 7

HP Compaq    20               30

IBM,                   6               26

Gateway,          4                  0

HHI in the desktop PC market = 13² + 20² + 6² + 4²

= 169 + 400 + 36 + 16

= 621

HHI in the servers market = 7² + 30² + 26² + 0²

= 40 + 900 + 676

= 1,616

                         

Value of HHI          Desktop PC         Servers

a) Before the merger   429                   1,177

b) After the merger      621                   1,616

Market power of Compaq and HP in the desktop PC market before the merger = 208/429 = 48.5% (144 + 64)/429

Market power of HP Compaq in the desktop PC market after the merger = 400/621 = 64.4%

Increase in basis point (HHI) = 192 (621 = 429)

Market power of Compaq and HP in the servers market before the merger = 452/1,177 = 38.4% (256 + 196)/1,177

Market power of HP Compaq in the servers market after the merger = 900/1,616 = 55.7%

Increase in basis point (HHI) = 439 (1,616 - 1,1177)

Cominsky Company purchased a machine on July 1, 2018, for $28,000. Cominsky paid $200 in title fees and county property tax of $125 on the machine. In addition, Cominsky paid $500 shipping charges for delivery, and $475 was paid to a local contractor to build and wire a platform for the machine on the plant floor. The machine has an estimated useful life of 6 years with a salvage value of $3,000.
Determine the depreciation base of Cominsky’s new machine. Cominsky uses straight-line depreciation.
Depreciation base $
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Answer:

$26,300

Explanation:

Depreciation Base is the total amount charged to expenses over an asset's useful life.

In Straight line method of Depreciation:

Depreciation Base = (Cost of Asset - Salvage Value)

Cost of Asset $28,000 + $200 + $125 + $500 + $475

Cost of Asset = $29,300

Depreciable Base = $29,300 - $3,000

Depreciable Base = $26,300

Wildhorse Co. had the following assets on January 1, 2022. Useful Life (in years) Item Cost Purchase Date Useful Life (in years) Salvage Value Machinery $68,000 Jan. 1, 2012 10 $ 0 Forklift 27,000 Jan. 1, 2019 5 0 Truck 33,400 Jan. 1, 2017 8 3,000 During 2022, each of the assets was removed from service. The machinery was retired on January 1. The forklift was sold on June 30 for $11,700. The truck was discarded on December 31. Journalize all entries required on the above dates, including entries to update depreciation, where applicable, on disposed assets. The company uses straight-line depreciation. All depreciation was up to date as of December 31, 2021. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

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Solution :

Journal Entry

Date               Account and Explanation                          Debit             Credit

1 Jan,2022   Accumulated depreciation-machine            $ 68,000

                     Machine                                                                           $ 68,000

30 June,       Depreciation expense, [tex]$\left(\frac{27000}{5} \times \frac{6}{12}\right)$[/tex]              $ 2700

2022             Accumulated depreciation- Forklift                                  $ 2700

30 June,        Cash                                                             $ 11,700

2022             Accumulated depreciation- Forklift,           $ 18,900

                     [tex]$\left(\frac{27000}{5} \times 3.5 \right)$[/tex]

                    Gain on sale of forklift                                                         $ 3600

                    Forklift                                                                                $ 27000

31 Dec,         Depreciation expense, [tex]$\left( \frac{33400-3000}{8}\right)$[/tex]        $ 3800

2022            Accumulated depreciation - Truck                                   $ 3800

31 Dec,         Accumulated depreciation - Truck,              $ 22800

2022            [tex]$\left( \frac{33400-3000}{8} \times 6\right)$[/tex]

                     Loss on disposal of truck                            $ 10600

                     Truck                                                                                $ 33400

Jenny has a $82,500 basis in her 50 percent partnership interest in the JM Partnership before receiving any distributions. This year JM makes a proportionate operating distribution to Jenny of a parcel of land with an $110,000 fair value and a $89,700 basis to JM. The land is encumbered with a $42,850 mortgage (JM's only liability). What is Jenny's basis in the land and her remaining basis in JM after the distribution

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Answer:

$89,700 land basis, $14,225 JM basis.

Explanation:

Calculation to determine Jenny's basis in the land and her remaining basis in JM after the distribution

Based on the information given her basis in the land equal to the amount of $89,700 while are remaining basis in JM is the amount of $14,225, Calculated as:

Predistribution basis in JM $82,500

Add deemed contribution $21,425

(50%*$42,850)

Less: basis allocated to land ($89,700)

Remaining basis in JM $14,225

Therefore her basis in the land and her remaining basis in JM after the distribution are:

$89,700 land basis, $14,225 JM basis.

What does "pivoting" mean in the process of concept development?
Select an answer:
• applying the same concept to a completely different problem
• adapting or modifying a concept to address one of the four enablers (1)
• identifying data required to validate a concept
• ideating to establish the antithesis of the design concept

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Answer:

identifying data required to validate a concept

The Ring Division of A1d-Y6z Company reported the following information for May: selling price per unit .................... $35 variable costs per unit ................... $12 turnover .................................. 2.50 residual income ........................... $229,600 margin .................................... 22% units sold ................................ 40,000 Calculate the number of units the Ring Division needed to sell in May in order for the residual income in May to be $505,600.

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Answer:

52,000 units

Explanation:

Selling price = $35*40,000 = $1,400,000

Variable cost = $12 * 40,000 = $480,000

Contribution margin = $1,400,000 - $480,000 = $920,000

Fixed cost = Residual income + Contribution

Fixed cost = $920,000 - $229,600

Fixed cost = $690,400

Sales to earn residual income = [Fixed cost + Desired profit] / Contribution per unit

Sales to earn residual income = [$690,400 + $505,600] / $35 - $12

Sales to earn residual income = $1,196,000 / $23

Sales to earn residual income = 52,000 units

Suppose that the public holds 50% of the money supply in currency and the reserve requirement is 20%. Banks hold no excess reserves. A customer deposits $6,000 in her checkable deposit. Assume that after receiving the deposit, the bank lends out its excess reserves. When the loan is spent, _____ of the loan will be a checkable deposit and _____ will be held by the public as cash. $6,000; $0

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Answer: $2,400; $2,400

Explanation:

If a deposit of $6,000 is made, the reserve requirement is 20% so the bank will have to reserve this amount of:

= 6,000 * 20%

= $1,200

The bank will be left with:

= 6,000 - 1,200

= $4,800

The bank lends all of this out.

The public holds 50% of the currency so they will keep:

= 50% * 4,800

= $2,400

The rest - which is $2,400 - will be deposited as checkable deposits.

Consider the following statements about the step-down method of service department cost allocation: I. Under the step-down method, all service department costs are eventually allocated to production departments. II. The order in which service department costs are allocated is important. III. After a service department's costs have been allocated to other departments, no costs are re-circulated back to that service department. Which of the above statements is (are) correct?

a. I, II, and III.
b. I only.
c. I and II.
d. II only.
e. I and III.

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Answer:

The correct statements under the step-down method are:

a. I, II, and III.

Explanation:

The step-down method of allocating the costs of service departments is one of the three methods in use.  The others include the direct method and the reciprocal method.  With the direct method, service departments' costs are directly allocated to the production departments without any allocation to a service department.  The reciprocal method is much more involved, using formulas and calculations.  The step-down method allocates the service departments' costs to all the other service and production departments, except itself.  This step is eventually followed until all the service departments' costs have been allocated to the production departments.

An analysis of stockholders' equity of Hahn Corporation as of January 1, 2020, is as follows: Common stock, par value $20; authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 90,000 shares $1,800,000 Additional Paid-in capital 900,000 Retained earnings 760,000 Total $3,460,000 During 2020, the company entered into the following transactions: Acquired 2,500 shares of its stock for $75,000. Sold 2,000 treasury shares at $35 per share. Sold the remaining treasury shares at $20 per share. Assuming no other equity transactions occurred during 2020, what should Hahn report at December 31, 2020, as total additional paid-in capital?

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Answer:

$905,000

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what should Hahn report at December 31, 2020, as total additional paid-in capital

Total Additional Paid-in capital=$900,000 + (2,000 × $5) –[(2,500-2,000)× $10]

Total Additional Paid-in capital=$900,000 + (2,000 × $5) – (500 × $10)

Total Additional Paid-in capital=$900,000 + $10,000-$5,000

Total Additional Paid-in capital = $905,000

Therefore The amount that Hahn should report at December 31, 2020, as total additional paid-in capital is $905,000

State income taxes paid$2,000 Mortgage interest on her personal residence9,000 Points paid on purchase of her personal residence1,000 Deductible contributions to her IRA3,000 Uninsured realized casualty loss (in a Federal disaster area)6,000 Tax preparation fees for her prior year income tax return400 What amount may Jordan claim as itemized deductions on her current-year income tax return

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Answer:

The amount Jordan may claim as itemized deductions on her current-year income tax return is $12,900.

Therefore, the correct answer is b.$12,900.

Explanation:

Note: This question is not complete. The complete question is therefore provided before answering the question as follows:

Jordan Johnson is single and has adjusted gross income of $50,000 in the current year. Additional information is as follows:

State income taxes paid $2,000

Mortgage interest on her personal residence 9,000

Points paid on purchase of her personal residence 1,000

Deductible contributions to her IRA 3,000

Uninsured realized casualty loss (in a Federal disaster area) 6,000

Tax preparation fees for her prior year income tax return 400

What amount may Jordan claim as itemized deductions on her current-year income tax return?

a.$12,000

b.$12,900

c.$13,300

d.$15,900

b. $12,900.

Explanation of the answer is now given as follows:

The allowable deduction for personal casualty loss that occurs in a Federal disaster area has a limit to the amount by which it is higher than $100 floor and 10% of AGI which is calculated as follows:

Uninsured realized casualty loss (in a Federal disaster area) - $100 = $6,000 - $100 = $5,900

Deductible uninsured realized personal casualty loss (in a Federal disaster area) = $5,900 - ($50,000 * 10%) = $900

Therefore, we have:

Itemized deductions for the current year = State income taxes paid + Mortgage interest on her personal residence + Points paid on purchase of her personal residence + Deductible uninsured realized personal casualty loss (in a Federal disaster area) = $2,000 + $9,000 + $1,000 + $900 = $12,900

Therefore, the amount Jordan may claim as itemized deductions on her current-year income tax return is $12,900.

The correct answer is b.$12,900.

"Minimum wage laws cause unemployment because the legal minimum wage is set" 9) A) above the market wage, causing labor demand to be greater than labor supply. B) below the market wage, causing labor demand to be greater than labor supply. C) too low. D) below the market wage, causing labor demand to be less than labor supply. E) above the market wage, causing labor demand to be less than labor supply.

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Answer: E) above the market wage, causing labor demand to be less than labor supply.

Explanation:

Minimum wage simply refers to the lowest wage that employers can pay their workers. Minimum wage is a form of price floor which means that it's typically higher than the equilibrium or market wage.

In this case, since it's higher than the market wage, there'll be an increase in the supply of labor as those that are unemployed will be willing to work duw to the increase in the wage rate.

On the other hand, there'll be a reduction in the demand for labor as employers typically will want to reduce cost and won't be interested in employing more workers.

Therefore, the correct option is E

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