In order to use moving averages to forecast a time series, the first step is to select the order k, the number of time series values to be included in the moving average.
a) true
b) false

The question, "What are the distinguishing characteristics of effective leaders?" sparked which approach to the study of leadership?

Two years ago, Global Airlines sold a $250 million bond issue to finance the purchase of new jet airliners. These bonds were issued in at par value with an original maturity of 12 years and a coupon rate of 12%. Determine the value today of one of these bonds to an investor who requires a 14% rate of return on these securities. Is it a discount or premium bond and why

Windhoek Mines, Ltd., of Namibia, is contemplating the purchase of equipment to exploit a mineral deposit on land to which the company has mineral rights. An engineering and cost analysis has been made, and it is expected that the following cash flows would be associated with opening and operating a mine in the area: Cost of new equipment and timbers $ 370,000 Working capital required $ 115,000 Annual net cash receipts $ 130,000 * Cost to construct new roads in year three $ 43,000 Salvage value of equipment in four years $ 68,000 *Receipts from sales of ore, less out-of-pocket costs for salaries, utilities, insurance, and so forth. The mineral deposit would be exhausted after four years of mining. At that point, the working capital would be released for reinvestment elsewhere. The company’s required rate of return is 18%. Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: a. What is the net present value of the proposed mining project? b. Should the project be accepted?

The following selected transactions were completed by Amsterdam Supply Co., which sells office supplies primarily to wholesalers and occasionally to retail customers. Also note that the company uses a clearing house to take care of all bank as well as non-bank credit cards used by its customers.
Record on page 10 of the journal
Mar. 2 Sold merchandise on account to Equinox Co., $18,900, terms FOB destination, 1/10, n/30. The cost of the goods sold was $13,300.
3 Sold merchandise for $11,350 plus 6% sales tax to retail cash customers. The cost of the goods sold was $7,000.
4 Sold merchandise on account to Empire Co., $55,400, terms FOB shipping point, n/eom. The cost of the goods sold was $33,200.
5 Sold merchandise for $30,000 plus 6% sales tax to retail customers who used MasterCard. The cost of the goods sold was $19,400.
12 Received check for amount due from Equinox Co. for sale on March 2.
14 Sold merchandise to customers who used American Express cards, $13,700. The cost of the goods sold was $8,350.
16 Sold merchandise on account to Targhee Co., $27,500, terms FOB shipping point, 1/10, n/30. The cost of the goods sold was $16,000.
18 Issued credit memo for $4,800 to Targhee Co. for merchandise returned from sale on March 16. The cost of the merchandise returned was $2,900.
Record on page 11 of the journal
Mar. 19 Sold merchandise on account to Vista Co., $8,250, terms FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/30. Added $75 to the invoice for prepaid freight. The cost of the goods sold was $5,000.
26 Received check for amount due from Targhee Co. for sale on March 16 less credit memo of March 18.
28 Received check for amount due from Vista Co. for sale of March 19.
31 Received check for amount due from Empire Co. for sale of March 4.
31 Paid Fleetwood Delivery Service $5,600 for merchandise delivered during March to customers under shipping terms of FOB destination.
Apr. 3 Paid City Bank $940 for service fees for handling MasterCard and American Express sales during March.
15 Paid $6,544 to state sales tax division for taxes owed on sales.
Journalize the entries to record the transactions of Amsterdam Supply Co. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
Chart of Accounts
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Amsterdam Supply Co.
General Ledger
ASSETS
110 Cash
121 Accounts Receivable-Empire Co.
122 Accounts Receivable-Equinox Co.
123 Accounts Receivable-Targhee Co.
124 Accounts Receivable-Vista Co.
125 Notes Receivable
130 Inventory
131 Estimated Returns Inventory
140 Office Supplies
141 Store Supplies
142 Prepaid Insurance
180 Land
192 Store Equipment
193 Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment
194 Office Equipment
195 Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment
LIABILITIES
210 Accounts Payable
216 Salaries Payable
218 Sales Tax Payable
219 Customer Refunds Payable
221 Notes Payable
EQUITY
310 Common Stock
311 Retained Earnings
312 Dividends
313 Income Summary
REVENUE
410 Sales
610 Interest Revenue
EXPENSES
510 Cost of Goods Sold
521 Delivery Expense
522 Advertising Expense
524 Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment
525 Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment
526 Salaries Expense
531 Rent Expense
533 Insurance Expense
534 Store Supplies Expense
535 Office Supplies Expense
536 Credit Card Expense
539 Miscellaneous Expense
710 Interest Expense
Journal
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Journalize the entries to record the transactions of Amsterdam Supply Co. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
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Quantity demand is 385 and quantity supplied is 203 calculate the shortage

A project manager has just assigned a team that comes from many countries, including Brazil, Japan, the United States, and Britain. What is her BEST tool for success?

Bob agreed to tutor Lola in Spanish for two (2) hours and Lola agreed to pay $25.00 per hour for the tutoring services. Bob tutored Lola and she paid Bob $50.00. This means that the parties have been _____.

Splish Brothers Inc. reported net income of $394000 for the year. During the year, accounts receivable increased by $29000, accounts payable decreased by $12000 and depreciation expense of $61000 was recorded. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year is

Record the journal entry for Sales and for Cash Over and Short for each of the following separate situations.a. The cash registerâs record shows $420 of cash sales, but the count of cash in the register is $430.b. The cash registerâs record shows $980 of cash sales, but the count of cash in the register is $972.

Matching Items Reported to Cash Flow Statement Categories (Indirect Method).
Adidas AG is a global company that designs and markets sports and fitness products, including footwear, apparel, and accessories. Some of the items included in its recent annual consolidated statement of cash flows presented using the indirect method are listed here. Indicate whether each item is disclosed in the Operating Activities, Investing Activities, or Financing Activities section of the statement or use Not Applicable if the item does not appear on the statement. (Note: This is the exact wording used on the actual statement).
1. Dividends paid.
2. Repayments of short-term borrowings.
3. Depreciation and amortization.
4. Proceeds from reissuance of treasury shares to employees.
5. [Change in] Accounts payable and other liabilities.
6. Cash collections from customers.
7. Purchase of investments.
8. Net income.
9. Purchase of property, plant, and equipment.
10. Increase in receivables and other assets.

Assume that the U.S. borrowing rate is 8% while the German is 10%. If Euros are borrowed by a U.S. firm for one year, they would have to _____ against the dollar by_____ to have the same effective financing rate as borrowing dollars. Group of answer choices Appreciate, 1.1818%. Appreciate, 1.8518%. Depreciate, 1.6363%. Depreciate, 1.8518%. Depreciate, 1.1818%.

Health and Wealth Company is financed entirely by common stock that is priced to offer a 15 percent expected return. If the company repurchases 25 percent of the common stock and substitutes an equal value of debt yielding 6 percent, what is the expected return on the common stock after refinancing

Delta Company produces a single product. The cost of producing and selling a single unit of this product at the company’s normal activity level of 86,400 units per year is: Direct materials $ 1.50 Direct labor $ 2.00 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 0.60 Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 3.75 Variable selling and administrative expenses $ 1.90 Fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 1.00 The normal selling price is $25.00 per unit. The company’s capacity is 122,400 units per year. An order has been received from a mail-order house for 3,000 units at a special price of $22.00 per unit. This order would not affect regular sales or the company’s total fixed costs. Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of accepting the special order? 2. As a separate matter from the special order, assume the company’s inventory includes 1,000 units of this product that were produced last year and that are inferior to the current model. The units must be sold through regular channels at reduced prices. The company does not expect the selling of these inferior units to have any effect on the sales of its current model. What unit cost is relevant for establishing a minimum selling price for these units?

A river barge company can offer cheaper, although slower, per pound transportation of products to companies when compared with transportation by air, truck, or rail. The river barge company should first target customers whose companies use Group of answer choices

________ would be hurt by unexpected inflation. a. A firm that purchased inputs with a two-year contract b. A worker whose wage increases with inflation c. A worker who signed a two-year wage contract d. A firm who hired a worker on a two-year wage contract

Which of the following is true about an opportunity cost? Multiple Choice they are recorded in the accounting records of the company. is a cost that has already been incurred and can not be changed by any decision. is the potential benefit given up when one alternative is selected over another. should never be considered in decision-making.

Nadal Inc. had two temporary differences at the end of 2013. The first difference stems from installment sales, and the second one results from the accrual of a loss contingency. Nadal's accounting department has developed a schedule of future taxable and deductible amounts related to these temporary differences as follows:
Taxable amounts:
2014 $40,000
2015 $50,000
2016 $60,000
2017 $80,000
Deductible amounts:
2014 $0
2015 $(15,000)
2016 $(19,000)
2017 $0
As of the beginning of 2013, the enacted tax rate is 34% for 2013 and 2014, and 38% for 2015-2018. At the beginning of 2013, the company had no deferred income taxes on its balance sheet. Taxable income is expected in all future years.
A. Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2013.
B. Indicate how deferred income taxes would be classified on the balance sheet at the end of 2013.

A young college student on a tight budget is campaigning for an open city council seat. A friend in her economics class estimates that voters are influenced by TV and newspaper ads according to the following function: Votes = 300TV0.6 NP0.2, where TV represents the number of television ads and NP represents the number of newspaper ads. Thus, the marginal product of a newspaper ad is 60TV0.6 NP–0.8 and the marginal product of a TV ad is 180TV–0.4 NP0.2. A local television ad costs $400, and a local newspaper ad costs $250. If the candidate needs 1,800 votes to win, what is the lowest-cost combination of newspaper and TV ads that will bring her victory?

Product K has a unit contribution margin of $120. Product L has a unit contribution margin of $100. Product K requires five furnace hours, while Product L requires four furnace hours. Determine the most profitable product, assuming the furnace is a bottleneck constraint.

Risk is best thought of as the potential for variability in the investment’s outcomes. This means that if an investment has the potential to provide only one possible outcome or return, then it is , while if there is more than one possible return or result, then the asset should be considered . This is why securities sold by the U.S. Treasury have historically been considered to be the securities in the world; because except in the event of the failure of the U.S. government, any investor holding a Treasury security would receive the security’s face value upon its maturity.

A rock group assigns its payment under a performance contract to the Costume Shop, a business that has supplied the group with outrageous stage outfits, and to which the group owes a great sum of money. Under this arrangement the rock group is the a. delegator. b. delegatee. c. assignee. d. assignor.

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A fixed coupon bond with 10 years left until maturity and a coupon that is paid semi-annually is currently trading at a yield of 6%. If the price of the bond is $1,223.16, then the coupon rate is ____%. Par value is $1,000.

On January 1, 2013, the balance in Tabor Co.'s Allowance for Bad Debts account was $13,546. During the first 11 months of the year, bad debts expense of $21,399 was recognized. The balance in the Allowance for Bad Debts account at November 30, 2013, was $9,859. Required: (a) What was the total of accounts written off during the first 11 months

A TV manufacturing company uses speakers at the rate of 8000/mo. When it places an order for speakers it incurs a fixed cost of $1200. The monthly interest rate for keeping a speaker in stock is assessed at 1%/mo. The cost of the speaker depends on the order size. If less than 1000 speakers are ordered the cost is $11 each. When the order size is between 1000 and 10,000 the cost is $10.50/unit. For order sizes between 10,000 and 30,000 the cost is $10 per unit. For order quantities between 30,000 and 80,000 the cost drops to $9.50. Beyond 80,000 the cost is $9.25. Determine the optimum order size and time between orders if shortages are not allowed.
Please use excel to solve this problem. Show all cell formulas and parameters used.

Smiley Corporation wholesales repair products to equipment manufacturers. On April 1, 20Y1, Smiley issued $1,400,000 of 4-year, 7% bonds at a market (effective) interest rate of 6%, receiving cash of $1,449,138. Interest is payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1.
Required:
A. Journalize the entries to record the following. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
1. Issuance of bonds on April 1.
2. First interest payment on October 1 and amortization of bond premium for six months, using the straight-line method. The bond premium amortization is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round to the nearest dollar.)
B. Explain why the company was able to issue the bonds for $20,811,010 rather than for the face amount of $20,000,000.

John is working on his department's annual plan. Employee performance has been okay and commitment to his department's goals moderate. In the past John
has asked his employees to do their best. This year he is asking each employee to work with him in determining exactly what that employee is going to
accomplish this year. John wants his people to feel the goals are theirs, to invest in their accomplishment. He wants them to believe that they can accomplish
these goals. He thinks he can help this whole process by meeting with each employee quarterly and talking about where the department is and where the
employee is in regards to goal accomplishment. In the past what principle of goal setting did John violate?
O A) Goal commitment
OB) Assigning specific goals
O Setting difficult but acceptable goals
OD) Providing feedback on goal attainment

Identify the following is structural, frictional, cyclical and seasonal employment.

a. Andrew recently lost his job as an accountant for a large firm because he only knows how to perform the job using a general ledger (paper and pencil), and has been unwilling to learn how to use newly invented accounting software provided by the company.
b. Sam recently lost his job as an accountant for a large firm because he only knows how to perform the job a using a general ledger and has been unwilling to learn how to use newly invented accounting software provided by the company.
c. Teresa just graduated from college and is looking for a full time position with an investment banking firm.
d. A recent recession has reduced the number visitors to a local theme park. The park has had to lay off many of its employee, including Beth.

A trademark is a device that can take almost any form as long as it is capable of identifying and distinguishing specific products or services. Owens-corning fiberglas corporation's trademark is an example of a poduct that is protected by:__________

a. combination of letters and designs.
b. product shape.
c. picture.
d. logo.
e. color.

Calculate the geometric average return earned by an investor over three years if she earned 6% in the first year of an investment, 12% in the second year and 10% in the third year.