Answer: implicit liabilities will increase.
Explanation:
Implicit liabilities are incurred by government as a result of them having to take care of their citizens. Medicaid is one such liability.
If the government were to expand the percentage of people in the country that are to be covered by medical aid, this would mean that more Medicaid will be paid by the government which means that the implicit liabilities will increase.
A bill was introduced into Congress last year suggesting changes to the income tax code. Congress now passed this new tax reform act in the last session and over the next few years the new laws will begin to impact the nation. This is an example of what type of policy
Answer:
Macroeconomic fiscal policy.
Explanation:
Macroeconomics can be defined as the study of behaviors, performance and factors that affect the entire economy. Hence, it focuses on aggregate phenomena such as price level, economic growth, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, unemployment and national income levels with respect to the central bank, demand or supply shocks, government policies, aggregate spending and savings.
Fiscal policy in economics refers to the use of government expenditures (spending) and revenues (taxation) in order to influence macroeconomic conditions such as Aggregate Demand (AD), inflation, and employment within a country. Fiscal policy is in relation to the Keynesian macroeconomic theory by John Maynard Keynes.
A fiscal policy affects combined demand through changes in government policies, spending and taxation which eventually impacts employment and standard of living plus consumer spending and investment.
According to the Keynesian theory, government spending or expenditures should be increased and taxes should be lowered when faced with a recession, in order to create employment and boost the buying power of consumers.
At the Santa Barbara fishing hole, people come from all around to catch fish to sell at the fish market.The total number of fish caught is F= 10x−x2 where x is the number of fishermen. Suppose it costs each person $20 a day to fish and that fish sell for $10 each at the market. At the social optimum,how much would it hurt all the other fishermen (combined) if one more person started fishing?
(a) $30
(b) $20
(c) $10
(d) $40
After successfully completing your corporate finance class, you feel the next challenge ahead is to serve on the board of directors of Schenkel Enterprises. Unfortunately, you will be the only individual voting for you. a. If the company has 470,000 shares outstanding and the stock currently sells for $41, how much will it cost you to buy a seat if the company uses straight voting
Answer: $9,635,041
Explanation:
With 470,000 shares, you will need to hold a majority to vote yourself into the board.
To gain a majority, you need more than 50% of the shares:
= 470,000 / 2 + 1 share to give you majority
= 235,001 shares
The cost of 235,001 shares is:
= 235,001 * 41
= $9,635,041
On January 1, Pharoah Company had 87000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding. On May 7, the company declared a 5% stock dividend to stockholders of record on May 21. Market value of the stock was $16 on May 7. The stock was distributed on May 24. The entry to record the transaction of May 24 would include a
Answer: credit to Common Stock Dividends Distributable for $43500
Explanation:
Based on the information given in the question, the entry to record the transaction of May 24 goes thus:
Debit Stock Dividend = 87000 × 5% × $16 = $69600
Credit To Common Stock Dividend Distributable = 87000 × 5% × $10 = $43500
Credit To Paid in capital in excess of Par - Common Stock = $69600 - $43500 = $26100
Law Office employ 12 full-time attorneys and 5 paraprofessionals. Budgeted salaries include $100,000 for each attorney and $30,000 per paraprofessional. For 20x1, indirect costs were budgeted at $250,000, but actually amounted to $300,000. Actual salaries were $110,000 for each attorney and $30,000 for each paraprofessional. Direct and indirect costs are applied on a professional labor-hour basis that includes both attorney and paraprofessional hours. Total budgeted labor-hours were 50,000; however, actual labor-hours were 60,000.
How much should the client be billed in a normal costing system which uses budgeted rate and cost allocations are based on actual data, when 1,000 professional labor-hours were used?a. $27,000b. $32,000c. $34,800d. $37,400
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
Given the above information,
= ($110,000 × 12 + $30,000 × 5) / 60,000 × 1,000
= ($1,320,000 + $150,000) / 60,000,000
= $1,470,000 / 60,000,000 + $300,000/60,000) × 1,000
= $0.0245 + $5,000
= $5,000
he cost to produce items is dollars. Find the marginal cost of producing the item. Interpret your answer in terms of costs. The marginal cost of producing the item is Enter your answer; The marginal cost of producing the 25^th item is $ 150 . This means that the cost of production Choose your answer; This means that the cost of production increases by about Enter your answer; by about $ 150 when we add one unit to a production level of Enter your answer; when we add one unit to a production level of _ units units.
Answer:
a. The marginal cost of producing the 25^th item is $100.
b. This means that the cost of production increase by about $100; when we add one unit to a production level of 25 units.
Explanation:
Note: This question is not complete. The complete question is therefore provided before answering the question as follows:
The cost to produce q items is C(q) = 1000 + 2q^2 dollars. Find the marginal cost of producing the 25th item. Interpret your answer in terms of costs.
The marginal cost of producing the 25^th item is $_______.
This means that the cost of production _____ by about ________; when we add one unit to a production level of _____ units.
The explanation of the answer is now provided as follows:
a. Find the marginal cost of producing the 25th item.
Given:
C(q) = 1000+2q^2 …………… (1)
Taking the derivative of equation (1) with respect q to obtain the marginal cost function as follows:
MC(q) = C’(q)= 4q ………………….. (2)
Substituting q = 25 into equation (2), we obtain the marginal cost (MC) of producing the 25th item as follows:
MC(25) = 4 * 25 = $100
Therefore, the marginal cost of producing the 25^th item is $100.
b. Interpret your answer in terms of costs.
This means that the cost of production increase by about $100; when we add one unit to a production level of 25 units.
Revenue of a segment includes A. only sales to unaffiliated customers B. Sales to unaffiliated customers and intersegment sales c. Sales to unaffiliated customers and interest revenue d. Sales to unaffiliated customers and other revenue and gains
Answer: Sales to unaffiliated customers and intersegment sales
Explanation:
A segment refers to a business component of a business which generates its own revenues.
Revenue of a segment includes the sales to unaffiliated customers and intersegment sales. Therefore, the correct option is B.
Cape Corp. will pay a dividend of $3.60 next year. The company has stated that it will maintain a constant growth rate of 5 percent a year forever. a. If you want a return of 17 percent, how much will you pay for the stock
Answer:
$30
Explanation:
according to the constant dividend growth model
price = d1 / (r - g)
d1 = next dividend to be paid
r = cost of equity
g = growth rate
$3.6 / (0.17 - 0.05)
$3.60 / 0.12 = $30
Favre and Carter Law Office employ 12 full-time attorneys and 5 paraprofessionals. Budgeted salaries include $100,000 for each attorney and $30,000 per paraprofessional. For 20x1, indirect costs were budgeted at $250,000, but actually amounted to $300,000. Actual salaries were $110,000 for each attorney and $30,000 for each paraprofessional. Direct and indirect costs are applied on a professional labor-hour basis that includes both attorney and paraprofessional hours. Total budgeted labor-hours were 50,000; however, actual labor-hours were 60,000.
How much should the client be billed in a normal costing system which uses budgeted rate and cost allocations are based on actual data, when 1,000 professional labor-hours were used?
a. $27,000
b. $32,000
c. $34,800
d. $37,400
Answer:
Billed costs= $32,000
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Total estimated cost attorney= 12*100,000= $1,200,000
Total estimated cost paraprofessional= 5*30,000= $150,000
Estimated Indirect costs= $250,000
Estimated number of hours= 50,000
First, we need to calculate the allocation rate:
Allocation rate= total estimated costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Allocation rate= (1,200,000 + 150,000 + 250,000) / 50,000
Allocation rate= 1,600,000/50,000
Allocation rate= $32
Now, for 1,000 hours:
Billed costs= 1,000*32= $32,000
More than 99% of all U.S. firms are classified as small businesses, and they employ about half of private workers. A small business is defined as any independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its competitive area and does not employ more than 500 people. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of small business ownership is crucial for any potential entrepreneur.
Match each statement or scenario with the appropriate advantage or disadvantage of small business
i. ownership.ii. Focusiii. Reputationiv. High stress levelv. Inexperience/Incompetencevi. Flexibilityvii.Inability to cope with growthviii.Costsix. Independencex. High failure rateMatch each of the options above to the items below.1. One of the leading reasons for becoming your own boss. 2. A 20-employee factory does not have a designated accounting or advertising department.3. The pizzas offered on the Patrick’s Pizza menu are often based on the types of produce in season.4. Mike’s trucking business provides specific information and products to commercial truck drivers.5. Brandy’s nursery offers delivery and expert installation of their trees at no extra cost to the customer and will replace any defective one up to 3 years after purchase.6. Sue works more than 60 hours a week at her construction business and cannot find reliable suppliers for lumber inventory.
7. Half of all new employer firms fail within the first five years.8. As a fitness expert, Tyler is having difficulties understanding the accounting requirements for his bank business loan for his workout facility.9. Circumstances such as products not arriving on time due to limited capacity affect the reputation of a company more than any other factor.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon U.S. Treasury note with four years to maturity (YTM) has a coupon rate of 6%. The yield to maturity of the bond is 11.00%. Using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the Treasury note:_________.
a.) $841,635.85
b.) $715,390.47
c.) $530,230.59
d.) $1,009,963.02
Answer:
a.) $841,635.85
Explanation:
The value of the Treasury note is the present value of its future cash flows, its semiannual coupon payments and the face value receivable by the investors in the T-note at maturity.
Semiannual coupon=face value*coupon rate*6/12
face value=$1,000,000
coupon rate=6%
semiannual coupon=$1,000,000*6%*6/12
semiannual coupon=$30,000( there would 8 semiannual coupons in 4 years)
The present value of the cash flows can be determined using a financial calculator bearing in mind that the calculator would be set to its default end mode before making the following inputs:
N=8(semiannual coupons)
PMT=30000(amount of each semiannual coupon)
I/Y=5.50%(semiannual yield to maturity=11.00%*6/12)
FV=1000000(the face value of T-note)
CPT
PV=$841,635.85
Miracle Clean's variable costs are $3.00 per bottle and Fixed Expenses are $350,000 per year. The company currently sells 150,000 bottles for $6.50 which results in profit of $175,000. The company is considering raising the selling price to $7.00 per bottle which is expected to decrease sales by 20%. If the price is raised, the number of units that must be sold to keep the profits unchanged is
Answer:
131,250= number of units
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
We need to calculate the number of units to be sold to maintain a profit of $175,000.
Unitary variable cost= $3
Fixed expenses= $350,000
Selling price= $7
Net income= total contribution margin - fixed cost
175,000= number of units*(7 - 3) - 350,000
525,000 = number of units*4
525,000 / 4= number of units
131,250= number of units
You sell 25,000 loaf of bread per year. The carrying cost associated the main ingredient wheat flour is estimated to be $8 per unit (amount used for 1 loaf of bread) per year, and the ordering cost is $10 per order. And assume 1 year is 300 days and lead time is 3 days.
Required:
a. What is the EOQ?
b. How much money you will lose if you order 300 units of wheat flour? Calculate the total cost of inventory with EOQ model and with order size is 300. The difference will give you the answer.
c. Calculate the re-order point (assuming no uncertainty)?
Answer:
Annual Demand (D) = 25000
Carrying Cost (H) = 8
Ordering Costs (S) = 10
Number of working days = 300
Lead Time (Lt) = 3 days
a. EOQ = Sqrt (2*D*S/H)
EOQ = Sqrt (2*25000*10/8)
EOQ = Sqrt (62500)
EOQ = 250
b. Total Cost = (D * S) / EOQ + (EOQ * H) / 2
Total Cost = (25000 * 10) / 250 + (250 * 8) / 2
Total Cost = 1000 + 1000
Total Cost = 2000
Now, we calculate total Cost with order size: of 300
Total Cost = (25000 * 10) / 300 + (300 * 8) / 2
Total Costs = 833.3333 + 1200
Total Cost = 2,033.3333
The amount to lost if we order 300 units of wheat flour is as follows
= 2033.33 - 2000
= $33.33
3. ROP = (D / Number of working days) x Lt
ROP = (25000 / 300) * 3
ROP = 83.3333 * 3
ROP = 249.9999
ROP = 250
Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions for the village of Radnor. Classify the expenditures as Parks supplies.
a. Placed purchase order 960 for supplies in the amount of $8,000 and purchase order 961 for supplies in the amount of $6,000. The purchase orders allowed the suppliers to ship and bill for additional quantities, up to 5 percent of the order.
b. Received the supplies ordered on purchase order 960, together with an invoice for $8,300. The supplies, including the additional quantities, were accepted, and a voucher was prepared for $8,300.
c. Received all the supplies ordered on purchase order 961, together with an invoice for $5,800. The supplier said that production costs were less than anticipated, and it was passing the lower cost on to Radnor. A voucher for $5,800 was prepared.
d. The voucher for $8,300 was paid.
Answer:
A. Dr Encumbrances $14,000
Cr Budgetary fund balance $14,000
B. Dr Budgetary fund balance $8,000
Cr Reserved for encumbrances Encumbrances $8,000
Dr Expenditures – Park supplies $8,300
Cr Voucher payable $8,300
C. Dr Budgetary fund balancereserved for encumbrance $6,000
Cr Encumbrances $6,000
Dr Expenditures – Parks supplies $5,800
Cr Vouchers – payable $5,800
D. Dr Voucher payable $8,300
Cr Cash $8,300
Explanation:
Preparation of Journal entries
A. Dr Encumbrances $14,000
Cr Budgetary fund balance $14,000
($8,000+$6,000)
B. Dr Budgetary fund balance $8,000
Cr Reserved for encumbrances Encumbrances $8,000
Dr Expenditures – Park supplies $8,300
Cr Voucher payable $8,300
C. Dr Budgetary fund balancereserved for encumbrance $6,000
Cr Encumbrances $6,000
($14,000-$8,000)
Dr Expenditures – Parks supplies $5,800
Cr Vouchers – payable $5,800
D. Dr Voucher payable $8,300
Cr Cash $8,300
Cyberphone, a manufacturer of cell phone accessories, ended the current year with annual sales (at cost) of $ million. During the year, the inventory of accessories turned over times. For the next year, Cyberphone plans to increase annual sales (at cost) by percent. a. What is the increase in the average aggregate inventory value required if Cyberphone maintains the same inventory turnover during the next year? $ nothing. (Enter your response as an integer.)
Answer:
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what is the future value of ordinary annuity makes 2000 every month 10 years interest rate is 7% g
Answer:
The future value of the ordinary annuity is:
= $346,169.61.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Ordinary annuity receipt/payment = $2,000
Payment is made monthly for 10 years (120 months)
Interest rate = 7%
From an online financial calculator, the future value is:
N (# of periods) 120
I/Y (Interest per year) 7
PV (Present Value) 0
PMT (Periodic Payment) 2000
Results
FV = $346,169.61
Sum of all periodic payments $240,000.00
Total Interest $106,169.61
Advise new entrepreneurs on the char
acteristics of co-operatives
Answer:
A cooperative can be understood as a business model where there is a partnership between people with the same interests in an economic activity, not for profit, and who provide associated services.
In this voluntary society, there are its own rules and autonomy, being the voluntary and independent association, where there is the cooperation of each member and sharing of the management, of the positive and negative risks to the business. All members have economic participation and access to information and training. Interest on capital is limited and the surplus is distributed among all members.
Carol Co. prepares a statement of cash flows starting with net income and then adjusting for items necessary to obtain net cash provided or used by operating activities. Carol Co. must be using the______method of reporting the statement of cash flows.
Answer:
indirect
Explanation:
From the question we are informed about Carol Co. prepares a statement of cash flows which start with net income and then adjusting for items necessary to obtain net cash provided or used by operating activities. In this case, Carol Co. must be using the
indirect method of reporting the statement of cash flows. In financial accounting, cash flow statement can be regarded as financial statement which express the way changes in balance sheet accounts as well as income affect cash and cash equivalents, and also give the analysis breakdown to operating, financing as well as investingactivities.
The methods for reporting statement of cash flows could be Direct or indirect method.
The indirect method can be regarded as method that gives presentation of the statement of cash flows by strating
with net income or net loss, along with deduction or additions to the amount for non-cash revenue and expense items or from them which comes subsequently, which then results to cash flow from operating activities.
It has been argued that the traditional model of a full-service, lead advertising agency is becoming obsolete. Discuss the changes occurring in the industry and how they are affecting the traditional lead agency model.
Answer:
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Answer:
to complex to solve without the artical.
Explanation:
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In the Land of Milk and Honey, they produce two goods: Milk and Honey. In 2014, milk cost $2 a gallon and they produced 10 gallons. Honey cost $1 a pint and they produced 20 pints. In 2015, milk cost $2 a gallon and they produced 12 gallons. Honey cost $1 a pint and they produced 24 pints. In 2016, milk cost $2.50 a gallon and they produced 12 gallons. Honey cost $1.25 a pint and they produced 24 pints. The base year is 2015. Calculate real GDP in 2014.
a. $20.
b. $40.
c. $48.
d. $60.
e. $80.
f. $100.
g. $125.
Answer:
Land of Milk and Honey
The real GDP in 2014 is:
= b. $40.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Milk Honey Total GDP
Cost per gallon in 2014 $2 $1
Quantity produced 10 20
Total production value $20 ($2*10) $20 ($1*20) $40 ($20 + $20)
Cost per gallon in 2015 $2 $1
Quantity produced 12 24
Total production value $24 ($2*12) $24 ($1*24) $48 ($24+ $24)
Cost per gallon in 2016 $2.50 $1.25
Quantity produced 12 24
Total production value $30 ($2.50*12) $30 ($1.25*24) $60 ($30 + $30)
The real GDP in 2014 is the calculated value of $40. Using 2015 as the base year, there is no inflation since the unit prices of milk and honey remained the same in both years.
The real GDP in 2014 would be $40.
What is GDP?The full form of GDP is gross domestic product. In simple words, it means the total of all value added produced in an economy.
The value added intends the value of goods and services that have been produced minus the value of the goods and services wanted to produce them.
Computation of the real GDP:From the given information, data and calculations are given in the image below:
Hence, The real GDP of the year 2014 would be $40. Taking 2015 as the base year, there is no inflation since the unit prices of milk and honey stay on the same in both years.
Therefore, option B is correct.
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You are now 20 years of age and decide to save $100 at the end of each month until you are 65. If the interest rate is 9.2%, how much money will you have when you are 65?
Answer:
FV= $804,326.91
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Monthly deposit (A)= $100
Interest rate (i)= 0.092/12= 0.0077
Number of periods= 45*12= 540 months
To calculate the future value, we need to use the following formula:
FV= {A*[(1+i)^n-1]}/i
A= monthly deposit
FV= {100*[(1.0077^540) - 1]} / 0.0077
FV= $804,326.91
Cal Lury owes $21,000 now. A lender will carry the debt for five more years at 6 percent interest. That is, in this particular case, the amount owed will go up by 6 percent per year for five years. The lender then will require that Cal pay off the loan over the next 13 years at 9 percent interest. What will his annual payment be
Answer:
$3,753.59
Explanation:
Value of debt at end of 5 years = $21,000 * (1 + 6%)^5
Value of debt at end of 5 years = $21,000 * 1.3382255776
Value of debt at end of 5 years = $28102.7371296
Value of debt at end of 5 years = $28,102.74
Let x be the annual payments:
x*[1 - (1 + 9%)^-13] / 9% = $28,102.74
x * [1-0.32617864688] / 0.09 = $28,102.74
x * 7.486904 = $28,102.74
x = $28,102.74 / 7.486904
x = 3753.58626
x = $3,753.59
Three months of rent were prepaid on May 1 for $7,200, but two months have now expired, leaving only one month prepaid at June 30. What is the amount of rent expense that will be recorded in the related adjusting entry dated June 30?a- $0b- $2,400c- $4,800d- $7,200
Answer:
b- $2,400
Explanation:
The computation of the amount that should be recorded is given below:
= 3 months rent ÷ number of months
= $7,200 ÷ 3 months
= $2,400
Hence, the amount of rent that should be recorded is $2,400
Therefore the option b is correct
The same should be considered
Last month, the Tecumseh Corporation supplied 400 units of three-ring binders at $6 per unit. This month, the company supplied the same quantity of binders at $4 per unit. Based on this evidence, Tecumseh has experienced:_________.
a. a decrease in supply
b. an increase in supply
c. an increase in the quantity supplied
d. a decrease in the quantity supplied.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
according to the law of supply, the higher the price, the higher the quantity supplied and the lower the price, the lower the quantity supplied
in this question, there was only a change in price but no change in the quantity supplied.
so a change in supply and not a change in the quantity supply occured
determine supply per price
400 / 6 = 67
400 / 4 = 100
supply increased
Which of the following is a legal way for companies to avoid paying overtime
wages to their hourly workers?
A. Refuse to report their actual wages to the Department of Labor
B. Limit their working week to 40 hours
C. Ask employees to work less every other week
D. Avoid counting extra hours at the end of each week
Answer:
B limit their work week to 40 hours.
Explanation:
You can limit their hours but you can’t ask employees to not report wages they worked.
1. Prepare the December 31 adjusting entries for the following transactions. Omit explanations. 1. Fees accrued but not billed, $6,300. 2. The supplies account balance on December 31, $4,750; supplies on hand, $960. 3. Wages accrued but not paid, $2,700. 4. Depreciation of office equipment, $1,650. 5. Rent expired during year, $10,800.
Answer:
1. Debit Accounts Receivable $6300
Credit Fees Revenue $6300
2. Debit Supplies Expense $3790
Credit Supplies $3790
3. Debit Wages Expense $2700
Credit Wages Payable $2700
4. Debit Depreciation Expense $1650
Credit Accumulated Depreciation-office equip. $1650
5. Debit Rent Expense $10800
Credit Prepaid Rent $10800
Explanation:
Preparation of the December 31 adjusting entries
1. Debit Accounts Receivable $6300
Credit Fees Revenue $6300
2. Debit Supplies Expense $3790
Credit Supplies $3790
(4750-960)
3. Debit Wages Expense $2700
Credit Wages Payable $2700
4. Debit Depreciation Expense $1650
Credit Accumulated Depreciation-office equip. $1650
5. Debit Rent Expense $10800
Credit Prepaid Rent $10800
Compton Company expects the following total sales: Month Sales March $ 37,000 April $ 27,000 May $ 21,000 June $ 32,000 The company expects 70% of its sales to be credit sales and 30% for cash. Credit sales are collected as follows: 25% in the month of sale, 75% in the month following the sale. The budgeted accounts receivable balance on May 31 is:
Answer:
$11,025
Explanation:
From May sales, Total Credit sales = $21,000*70% = $14,700
Cash Collected in May (for sales) = Total Credit sales * 25%
Cash Collected in May = $14,700*25%
Cash Collected in May = $3,675
Accounts Receivables Balance = Total Credit sales (May) - Cash Collected in May
Accounts Receivables Balance = $14,700 - $3,675
Accounts Receivables Balance = $11,025
So, the budgeted accounts receivable balance on May 31 is $11,025.
Your grandparents would like to establish a trust fund that will pay you and your heirs $205,000 per year forever with the first payment 12 years from today. If the trust fund earns an annual return of 4 percent, how much must your grandparents deposit today?
Answer:
PV= $3,201,059.88
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Annual cash flow= $205,000
First payment= 12 years from today
Interest rate= 4%
First, we need to calculate the value of the account 12 years from today. We need to use the following formula:
FV= Cf/ i
FV= 205,000 / 0.04
FV= $5,125,000
Now, the amount to be deposited today:
PV= FV / (1 + i)^n
PV= 5,125,000 / (1.04^12)
PV= $3,201,059.88
Wieters Industries manufactures several products including a basic case for a popular smartphone. The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing approach for setting its budget. The company's production activities, budgeted activity costs, and cost drivers for the coming year are as follows:
Activity Activity Overhead $ Cost Driver Cost Driver Quantity
Machine setup $200,000 # of setups 800
Inspection 120,000 # of quality tests 400
Materials receiving 252,000 # of purchase orders 1,800
The budgeted data for smartphone case production are as follows.
Direct materials $2.50 per unit
Direct labor $0.54 per unit
Number of setups 92
Number of quality tests 400
Number of purchase orders 50
Production 15,000 units
Required
a. Calculate the activity rate for each cost pool.
b. Calculate the activity-based unit cost of the smartphone case.
Answer:
Wieters Industries
a. Activity Rates:
Machine setup = $250
Inspection = 300
Materials receiving 140
b. The activity-based unit cost of the smartphone case is:
= $13.04
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Activity Activity Overhead $ Cost Driver Cost Driver Quantity
Machine setup $200,000 # of setups 800
Inspection 120,000 # of quality tests 400
Materials receiving 252,000 # of purchase orders 1,800
Total overhead costs $572,000
Activity Rates:
Machine setup = $250 ($200,000/800)
Inspection = 300 ($120,000/400)
Materials receiving 140 ($252,000/1,800)
Budgeted data for smartphone case production:
Direct materials $2.50 per unit
Direct labor $0.54 per unit
Number of setups 92
Number of quality tests 400
Number of purchase orders 50
Production 15,000 units
Overhead Applied to Smartphone Case:
Number of setups 92 * $250 = $ 23,000
Number of quality tests 400 * $300 = 120,000
Number of purchase orders 50 * $140 = 7,000
Total overhead applied = $150,000
Overhead per unit = $10 ($150,000/15,000)
Unit Cost of Smartphone Case:
Direct materials per unit $2.50
Direct labor per unit $0.54
Overhead per unit $10.00
Total unit cost = $13.04
Ramble On Co. wishes to maintain a growth rate of 13.6 percent per year, a debt-equity ratio of 1.8, and a dividend payout ratio of 30 percent. The ratio of total assets to sales is constant at .98. What profit margin must the firm achieve
Answer: 5.99%
Explanation:
Based on the question,
Dividend payout ratio = 30%
Therefore, the retention ratio will be:
= 1 - 30%
= 70%
Growth rate = 13.6%
We'll the use the sustainable growth rate formula which will be:
0.136 = (ROE x 0.7)/ (1-(ROE x 0.7))
0.136(1 - (0.7ROE)) = 0.7ROE
ROE = 0.136/0.7952
ROE = 0.171026
Then, the Profit margin will be:
ROE = Profit Margin x Asset Turnover x Equity multiplier
0.171026 = PM x (1/0.98) x (1 + 1.8)
0.171026 = PM x (1/0.98) x 2.8
PM = 0.171026 x 0.98/2.8
PM = 0.0598591
Profit margin = 5.99%
