Answer:
22A = 19.98 %
Explanation:
the internal rate of return for each project.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
Trainor Corporation purchased equipment on January 1, 2020 at a cost of $500,000. The equipment has an estimated residual value of $50,000 and an estimated life of 5 years. At the end of two years, Trainor reevaluated the useful life of the equipment. Management extended the total useful life an additional 5 years but estimated that the equipment would have no residual value at the end of this time. If the company uses straight-line depreciation, what amount would be recorded as depreciation expense each year, beginning with the third year
Answer:
Depreciation per year $40,000
Explanation:
The computation of the depreciation expense each year, beginning with the third year is shown below:
Purchase cost $500,000
Less residual value -$50,000
Depreciable cost $450,000
Depreciation per year $90,000 ($450,000 ÷ 5 years)
For two years, the depreciation is $180,000
Book value at the end of the 2nd year is $320,000
($500,000 - $180,000)
Depreciation per year $40,000 ($320,000 ÷ 8 years)
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?
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%
Bonita Industries financed the purchase of a machine by making payments of $29000 at the end of each of five years. The appropriate rate of interest was 8%. The future value of one for five periods at 8% is 1.46933. The future value of an ordinary annuity for five periods at 8% is 5.86660. The present value of an ordinary annuity for five periods at 8% is 3.99271. What was the cost of the machine to Bonita?
Answer:
Cost of Machine today = $115788.59
Explanation:
To calculate the cost of machine to Bonita in today's term, we need to calculate the present value of annuity. We know that the payments made are in form of an ordinary annuity because the amount of payment is fixed (29000) , the payments are made after equal interval of time (at the end of each year) and are made in finite number (5 years).
We will multiply the annuity payment per period by the PV of ordinary annuity factor as provided in the question to calculate the value or price of machine today.
Cost of Machine today = 29000 * 3.99271
Cost of Machine today = $115788.59
Like all companies, McDonald's needs to continue identifying, developing, and introducing new products. One recent concept McDonald's identified is a vegan burger. After assessing the concept, McDonald's research and development kitchen developed a vegan burger that they felt would be appealing to the 13% of Americans that are vegetarian or vegan. Before rolling the vegan burger out, McDonald's wanted to examine the viability in the real world, but on a limited basis. McDonald's next step should be to ________ the vegan burger.
a. test market
b. concept test
c. field exam
d. commercialize
Answer:
a. test market
Explanation:
The test market consists of a strategy used by organizations to assess how consumers will be receptive to a new product or service launched. In this step, companies select a group of consumers or a specific region with a profile aligned with the new product, to feel the reaction of the market, and then be able to distribute the product on a large scale. After defining the target audience of the test market, the companies monitor the promotion and distribution strategies, carrying out a kind of test to verify the errors and successes of the marketing campaign and the possibilities of the insertion of the new product in the mass market to be successful .
This is an advantageous strategy for companies, due to the lower cost associated with a large-scale launch, the monitoring of high risks, and the possibility of feeling the market, making corrections and checking the demand for the product.
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
Answer:
identifying data required to validate a concept
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?
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
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
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
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 ________
MatchPoint Racket Company manufactures two types of tennis rackets, the Junior and Pro Striker models. The production budget for March for the two rackets is as follows:
Junior Pro Striker
Production budget 8,100 units 19,500 units
Both rackets are produced in two departments, Forming and Assembly. The direct labor hours required for each racket are estimated as follows:
Forming Department Assembly Department
Junior 0.25 hour per unit 0.50 hour per unit
Pro Striker 0.30 hour per unit 0.70 hour per unit
The direct labor rate for each department is as follows:
Forming Department $17.00 per hour
Assembly Department $9.00 per hour
Required:
Prepare the direct labor cost budget for March.
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
The preparation of direct labor cost budget for March is seen below;
Particulars Foaming department Assembly department
Production 8,100 units 19,500 units
Hours required
Junior 2,025 4,050
Hours required
Pro 5,850 13,650
Total hours
Department Wise (A) 7,875 17,700
Total Hourly rate (B) $17 $19
Total direct labor cost (A × B) $133,875 $336,300
••Workings
For Junior, it would be :
Foaming
= 0.25 hour per unit × 8,100 units
= 2,025
Assembly
= 0.50 hour per unit × 8,100 units
= 4,050
For Pro, it would be:
Foaming
= 0.30 hour per unit × 19,500 units
= 5,850
Assembly
= 0.70 hour per unit × 19,500 units
= 13,650
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.
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
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.)
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
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.
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
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
What does it mean if a company's website has a high bounce rate?
1. Potential customers who click on their ad are only visiting the company's home page.
2. Potential customers are not clicking on their ad and are instead clicking on the ads of their competitors.
3. Potential customers are clicking on their ad and the company's website is holding their interest enough for them to explore other page links.
4. The company's website ranks high in a search engine's unpaid results.
5. The company has successfully engaged customers to pass along information to other potential customers.
Answer:
. Potential customers who click on their ad are only visiting the company's home page.
Explanation:
Bounce rate measures the rate at which people open a website and then leave immediately. bounce rate is measured by the number of people who only view a page.
If a company has a high bounce rate, it means that the company is not successfully engaging its customers
Reasons for a high bounce rate
the information or content on the website is not relevant to usersthe website takes too long to loadExcessive advertisement on the websiteA 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.
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
Exercise 11-15 Dropping or Retaining a Segment [LO11-2] Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A., of Greece makes marine equipment. The company has been experiencing losses on its bilge pump product line for several years. The most recent quarterly contribution format income statement for the bilge pump product line follows: Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A. Income Statement—Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales $ 850,000 Variable expenses: Variable manufacturing expenses $ 330,000 Sales commissions 42,000 Shipping 18,000 Total variable expenses 390,000 Contribution margin 460,000 Fixed expenses: Advertising (for the bilge pump product line) 270,000 Depreciation of equipment (no resale value) 80,000 General factory overhead 105,000 * Salary of product-line manager 32,000 Insurance on inventories 8,000 Purchasing department 45,000 † Total fixed expenses 540,000 Net operating loss $ (80,000 ) *Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours. †Common costs allocated on the basis of sales dollars. Discontinuing the bilge pump product line would not affect sales of other product lines and would have no effect on the company’s total general factory overhead or total Purchasing Department expenses. Required: What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the bilge pump product line?
Answer:
-$150,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the bilge pump product line
First step is to calculate the fixed expense
Using this formula
Fixed expense
= Advertising (for the bilge pump product line) + Salary of product-line manager + Insurance on inventories
Let plug in the formula
Fixed expense= 270,000 + 32,000 + $8,000
Fixed expense= $310,000
Now let calculate the financial advantage (disadvantage)
Using this formula
Financial advantage (disadvantage) = Fixed expense-Contribution margin
Let plug in the formula
Financial advantage (disadvantage) = $310,000-460,000
Financial advantage (disadvantage) = -$150,000
Therefore the financial advantage (disadvantage) of discontinuing the bilge pump product line is -$150,000
Walter Company Ltd. publishes a monthly sports magazine, Fishing Preview. Subscriptions to the magazine cost $22 per year. During November 2007, Walter sells 6,000 subscriptions for cash, beginning with the December issue. Walter prepares financial statements quarterly and recognizes subscription revenue earned at the end of the quarter. The company uses the accounts Unearned Subscription Revenue and Subscription Revenue. The company has a December 31 year-end.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the entry in November for the receipt of the subscriptions.
(b) Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31, 2007, to record subscription revenue earned in December 2007.
(c) Prepare the adjusting entry at March 31, 2008, to record subscription revenue earned in the first quarter of 2008.
Answer:
Walter Company Ltd.
Journal Entries:
a. November, 2007:
Debit Cash $132,000
Credit Unearned Subscription Revenue $132,000
To record the receipt of subscriptions for 6,000 at $22 for a year.
b. December, 2007:
Debit Unearned Subscription Revenue $11,000
Credit Subscription Revenue $11,000
To record the subscription revenue for the quarter (Dec. only)
c. March, 2008:
Debit Unearned Subscription Revenue $33,000
Credit Subscription Revenue $33,000
To record the subscription revenue for the quarter.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Subscription cost per year = $22
Subscription sold in December 2007 = 6,000
Total revenue received in November = $132,000 (6,000 * $22)
Analysis:
Cash $132,000 Unearned Subscription Revenue $132,000
Unearned Subscription Revenue $11,000 Subscription Revenue $11,000 ($22/12 * 6,000)
Unearned Subscription Revenue $33,000 Subscription Revenue $33,000 ($22/4 * 6,000)
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?
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)
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
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
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
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.
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?
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?
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.
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
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.
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.
Machinery purchased for $150,000 by Tom Brady Co. in 2010 was originally estimated to have a life of 12 years with a salvage value of $24,000 at the end of that time. Depreciation has been recorded for 7 years on this basis. In 2017, it is determined that the total estimated life should be 15 years with a salvage value of $18,000 at the end of that time. Assume straight-line depreciation.
Instructions:
Determine the depreciation expense for 2017.
Answer:
$7,312.50
Explanation:
The computation of the depreciation expense for 2017 is shown below:
Book Value is
= Cost - Accumulated Depreciation
= $150,000 - {[($150,000 - $24,000) ÷ 12 ] × 7y}
= $150,000 - [($126,000 ÷ 12 ) × 7]
= $150,000 - ($10,500 × 7)
= $150,000 - $73,500
= $76,500
Now the depreciation expense for 2017 :
= ($76,500 - $18,000) ÷ (15 - 7) years
= $58,500 ÷ 8 years
= $7,312.50
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
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
On January 1, 2020, Gerald received his 50% profits and capital interest in High Air, LLC in exchange for $2,000 in cash and real property with a $3,000 tax basis secured by a $2,000 nonrecourse mortgage. High Air reported a $15,000 loss for its 2020 calendar year. How much loss can Gerald deduct, and how much loss must he suspend if he only applies the tax basis loss limitation
Answer:
$4,000;$3,500
Explanation:
Calculation to determine How much loss can Gerald deduct, and how much loss must he suspend if he only applies the tax basis loss limitation
Calculation for How much loss can Gerald deduct
Gerald's loss Deduction = [$2,000 + $3,000 - $2,000 + (50% × $2,000)]
Gerald's loss Deduction =[$2,000 + $3,000 - $2,000 + $1,000]
Gerald's loss Deduction=$4,000
Calculation for how much loss must he suspend
Loss to Suspend=(50%*$15,000)-$4,000
Loss to Suspend=$7,500-$4,000
Loss to Suspend=$3,500
Therefore the amount of loss that Gerald can deduct is $4,000 and the amount of loss that he must suspend if he only applies the tax basis loss limitation is $3,500
