Answer:
Journal Entries:
May 1 Debit Petty Cash $450
Credit Cash $450
To establish the petty cash fund.
May 15 Debit Petty Cash $387
Credit Cash $387
To replenish the fund for expenses.
a. Debit Janitorial Expenses $160
Credit Petty Cash $160
b. Debit Miscellaneous expenses $120
Credit Petty Cash $120
c. Debit Postage expenses $80
Credit Petty Cash $80
d. Debit Advertisement $41
Credit Petty Cash $41
e. Debit Petty Cash $14
Credit Cash overage $14
To recognize the cash overage.
May 16 Debit Petty Cash $150
Credit Cash $150
To increase the petty cash fund to $600.
May 31 Debit Petty Cash $360
Credit Cash $360
To replenish the fund for expenses.
f. Debit Postage expenses $205
Credit Petty Cash $205
g. Debit Transport expense $103
Credit Petty Cash $103
h. Debit Freight-out $34
Credit Petty Cash $34
Debit Shortage $18
Credit Petty Cash $18
May 31 Debit Cash $120
Credit Petty Cash $120
To reduce the petty cash fund to $480.
Explanation:
a) Data and Analysis:
May 1 Petty Cash $450 Cash $450
May 15 Petty Cash $387 Cash $387
a. Janitorial Expenses $160 Petty Cash $160
b. Miscellaneous expenses $120 Petty Cash $120
c. Postage expenses $80 Petty Cash $80
d. Advertisement $41 Petty Cash $41
e. Petty Cash $14 Cash overage $14
May 16 Petty Cash $150 Cash $150
May 31 Petty Cash $360 Cash $360
f. Postage expenses $205 Petty Cash $205
g. Transport expense $103 Petty Cash $103
h. Freight-out $34 Petty Cash $34
Shortage $18 Petty Cash $18
May 31 Cash $120 Petty Cash $120
What is the role of a consumer in the economy nation
Suppose advances in computer technology lead to a surge in worker productivity. In the long run, output will ________ and the price level will ________.
Answer:
increase; decrease.
Explanation:
Technology can be defined as a branch of knowledge which typically involves the process of applying, creating and managing practical or scientific knowledge to solve problems and improve human life. Technologies are applied to many fields in the world such as medicine, information technology, cybersecurity, engineering, environmental etc.
Generally, technology has impacted the world significantly and positively as it has helped to automate processes, increased efficiency and level of output with little or no human effort.
Assuming advances in computer technology led to a surge in the level of productivity by the workers working in a company. In the long run, output will increase and the price level will decrease.
During 2020, Morefield Building Company constructed various assets at a total cost of $14,700,000. The weighted average accumulated expenditures on assets qualifying for capitalization of interest during 2020 were $10,700,000. The company had the following debt outstanding at December 31, 2020:
1. 10%, 5-year note to finance construction of various assets, dated January 1,
2020, with interest payable annually on January 1 $6,300,000
2. 12%, ten-year bonds issued at par on December 31, 2014, with interest payable
annually on December 31 7,000,000
3. 9%, 3-year note payable, dated January 1, 2019, with interest payable annually
on January 1 3,500,000
Instructions:
Compute the amounts of each of the following (show computations).
1. Avoidable interest.
2. Total interest to be capitalized during 2020.
Answer:
1. $1,015,000
2. $1,015,000
Explanation:
1. Computation for the Avoidable interest.
First step is to Compute the weighted average interest rate:
Principal Interest
12% ten-year bonds$ 7,000,000 $840,000
9% 3-year note $3,500,000 $315,000
Total $10,500,000 $1,155,000
Weighted average interest rate = $1,155,000 ÷ $10,500,000
Weighted average interest rate= 11%
Now let compute the Avoidable Interest
Weighted Average Accumulated Expenditures *Applicable interest rate = AVOIDABLE INTEREST
$6,300,000 *.10 = $630,000
$3,500,000 *.11= $385,000
Total $9,800,000 $1,015,000
Therefore the Avoidable Interest is $1,015,000
2. Computation for Total interest to be capitalized during 2020
2020 Actual interest cost
Construction note $6,300,000 × .10 =$630,000
12% ten-year bonds, $7,000,000 × .12 =$840,000
9% three-year note, $3,500,000 × .09=$315,000
Total $1,785,000
Therefore Total interest to be capitalized during 2020 will be $1,015,000 which is the LESSER of
$1,785,000
Read the following descriptions and identify the type of risk or term being described:
a. This type of risk relates to fluctuations in exchange rates.
b. This type of risk is inherent in a firmâs operations. A standard measure of the risk per unit of return. This can be used to reduce the stand-alone risk of an investment by combining it with other investments in a portfolio.
c. A standard measure of the risk per unit of return
d. This type of risk relates to fluctuations in exchange rates
Answer:
Foreign exchange risk
Explanation:
These are the risks that an international financial transaction could accrue because of fluctuations in the currency.
A standard measure of the risk per unit of return and this type of risk relates to fluctuations in exchange rates.
Therefore, according to the following descriptions, the type of risk or term being described is Foreign exchange risk.
A company has an overhead application rate of 124% of direct labor costs. How much overhead would be allocated to a job if it required total labor costing $24,000?
Answer:
$29,760
Explanation:
Overhead application rate = 124% of direct labor cost
The required total labor costing = $24,000
Total overhead applied = Overhead application rate * $24,000
Total overhead applied = 124% * $24000
Total overhead applied = $29,760
Predetermined Overhead Rate, Application of Overhead to Jobs, Job Cost, Unit Cost On August 1, Cairle Company's work-in-process inventory consisted of three jobs with the following costs: Job 70 Job 71 Job 72 Direct materials $1,600 $2,000 $850 Direct labor 1,900 1,300 900 Applied overhead 1,425 975 675 During August, four more jobs were started. Information on costs added to the seven jobs during the month is as follows: Job 70 Job 71 Job 72 Job 73 Job 74 Job 75 Job 76
Direct materials $800 $1,235 $3,550 $5,000 $300 $560 $80 Direct labor 1,000 1,400 2,200 1,800 600 860 172
Before the end of August, Jobs 70, 72, 73, and 75 were completed. On August 31, Jobs 72 and 75 were sold.
Required:
1. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost.
% of direct labor cost.
2. Calculate the ending balance for each job as of August 31.
Ending Balance
Job 70 $
Job 71 $
Job 72 $
Job 73 $
Job 74 $
Job 75 $
Job 76 $
3. Calculate the ending balance of Work in Process as of August 31.
$
4. Calculate the cost of goods sold for August.
$
5. Assuming that Cairle prices its jobs at cost plus 20 percent, calculate Cairle’s sales revenue for August.
Answer:
Cairle Company
1. The predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost is:
= 75% of direct labor cost.
2. August 31 Ending Balances:
Job 70 $7,475
Job 71 $7,960
Job 72 $9,825
Job 73 $8,150
Job 74 $1,350
Job 75 $2,065
Job 76 $384
3. Ending balance of Work in Process, August 31:
= $9,694
4. The cost of goods sold for August = $11,890
5. Sales revenue for August = $14,268
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Work in process inventory on August 1:
Job 70 Job 71 Job 72 Job 73 Job 74 Job 75 Job 76
Direct materials $1,600 $2,000 $850
Direct labor 1,900 1,300 900
Applied overhead 1,425 975 675
Direct materials $800 $1,235 $3,550 $5,000 $300 $560 $80
Direct labor 1,000 1,400 2,200 1,800 600 860 172
Applied overhead 750 1,050 1,650 1,350 450 645 129
Total costs $7,475 $7,960 $9,825 $8,150 $1,350 $2,065 $384
Work in Process:
Job 71 $7,960
Job 74 1,350
Job 76 384
Total $9,694
Cost of goods sold:
Job 72 $9,825
Job 75 $2,065
Total $11,890
Sales revenue = $14,268 ($11,890 * 1.20)
For each of the following products and services, indicate whether it is more likely produced in a process operation or in a job order operation.
1. Beach towels
2. Bolts and nuts
3. Lawn chairs
4. Headphones
5. Designed patio
Answer:
Process operations are for when there are multiple goods to be produced. These products normally have the same specifications so can be mass produced.
This is different from Job order operation which is used when a single good is product. It is usually used for customized goods.
Process operations:
Beach towels Bolts and nuts Lawn chairs HeadphonesJob Order operation
Designed patio.Your company is estimated to make dividends payments of $2.4 next year, $3.4 the year after, and $4.1 in the year after that. The dividends will then grow at a constant rate of 4% per year. If the discount rate is 13% then what is the current stock price
Answer:
40.78
Explanation:
You just returned from some extensive traveling.You started your trip with $10,000 in your pocket.You spent 1.32 million pesos in Chile where Ps1 = $.001642.You spent Ps36,000 in Uruguay where Ps1 = $.03526.Then on the way home,you spent Ps29,000 in Mexico where $1 = Ps18.8709.How many dollars did you have left by the time you returned to the U.S.?
A) $3,889.07
B) $4,001.84
C) $4,110.27
D) $5,026.44
E) $4,299.03
Answer:
Option D = 5026.45
Explanation:
Amount at the start of the trip = $10000
Change the 1 million pesos into dollars, Chile = 1320000 x 0.001642 = 2167.44
Uruguay = 36000 x 0.03526 = 1269.36
Mexico = 29000 / 18.8709 = 1536.75
Dollars left at time return to U.S. = $10000 - 2167.44 - 1269.36 - 1536.75
Dollars left at time return to U.S. = 5026.45
Option D = 5026.44
MC Qu. 152 Adams Manufacturing allocates... Adams Manufacturing allocates overhead to production on the basis of direct labor costs. At the beginning of the year, Adams estimated total overhead of $364,800; materials of $418,000 and direct labor of $228,000. During the year Adams incurred $426,000 in materials costs, $415,400 in overhead costs and $232,000 in direct labor costs. Compute the overhead application rate.
Answer:
$1.60 per direct labor hour
Explanation:
Overhead application rate = Budgeted Overheads ÷ Budgeted Activity
hence,
Overhead application rate = $364,800 ÷ $228,000
= $1.60 per direct labor hour
Universal Travel Inc. borrowed $498,000 on November 1, 2021, and signed a 12-month note bearing interest at 7%. Interest is payable in full at maturity on October 31, 2022. In connection with this note, Universal Travel Inc. should report interest payable at December 31, 2021, in the amount of
Answer: $2,905
Explanation:
The total interest that will be paid on the note is:
= 498,000 * 7%
= $34,860
This interest will have to be apportioned monthly over the year. The monthly interest (which will also be the December interest) is:
= 34,860 / 12 months
= $2,905
A risky fund has an expected return of 17% and standard deviation of 25%. The risk-free rate is 9%. The expected return of the optimal complete portfolio is 12%. The Sharpe ratio of the optimal complete portfolio is:
Answer:
the Sharpe ratio of the optimal complete portfolio is 0.32
Explanation:
The computation of the sharpe ratio is shown below:
= (Return of portfolio - risk free asset) ÷ Standard deviation
= (17% - 9%) ÷ 25%
= 8% ÷ 25%
= 0.32
Hence, the Sharpe ratio of the optimal complete portfolio is 0.32
We simply applied the above formula
Westside Plumbing and Heating Company is offered a contract for$100,000 to provide plumbing for a new building. The labor and equip-ment costs are calculated to be $60,000 for fulfilling the contract. West-side has materials in its inventory to complete the job. The raw ma-terials initially cost the firm $50,000; however the material prices havedeclined in the interim and now cost only $37,500. Thus if thefirmchose not to accept the contract and sells the materials, they wouldincur a loss of $12,500. Material prices are not expected to go up inthe future. Should Westside accept the contract. Explain your answer.
Answer:
Westside Plumbing and Heating Company
Westside should accept the contract.
By accepting the contract at the price of $100,000, Westside incurs a total cost of $97,500 and makes a little profit of $2,500 ($100,000 - $97,500). The contract enables Westside to utilize the materials that it has in inventory instead of allowing it to deteriorate further in value.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Contract price = $100,000
Labor and equipment costs = $60,000
Original cost of materials = $50,000
Materials market price = $37,500
Total costs to be incurred = $97,500 ($60,000 + $37,500)
Profit to be earned = $2,500 ($100,000 - $97,500)
Harding Company is in the process of purchasing several large pieces of equipment from Danning Machine Corporation. Several financing alternatives have been offered by Danning: (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) 1. Pay $1,160,000 in cash immediately. 2. Pay $461,000 immediately and the remainder in 10 annual installments of $94,000, with the first installment due in one year. 3. Make 10 annual installments of $156,000 with the first payment due immediately. 4. Make one lump-sum payment of $1,730,000 five years from date of purchase. Required: Determine the best alternative for Harding, assuming that Harding can borrow funds at a 8% interest rate. (Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)
Answer:
Option-2 is best alternative
Explanation:
Option-1
Present value of lumpsum amount -1160000
Option-2
Annual paymentt for 10 yrs -94000
Annuity for 10 yrs at 8% 6.7101
Present value of outflowws -630749
Add: Initial amount paid -461000
Present value of outflowws -1091749
Option-3
Annual paymentt for 9 yrs -156000
Annuity for 10 yrs at 8% 6.24689
Present value of outflowws -974515
Add: Initial amount paid -156000
Present value of outflowws -1130515
Option-4
Amount paid after 5 yrs -1730000
PVF at 5 yrs at 8% 0.680583
Present value -1177409
Option-2 is best alternative
Introduction to Business class is to observe the use of groups in a large manufacturing business . The students notice that most groups are arranged by reporting relationships . Bill discovers a group of managers who have been placed together to study and recommend a course of action on a flextime schedule for employees . Jane finds that the executives of the company have formed a team consisting of themselves , some middle managers , and a few hourly employees to work on improving work processes and efficiency within the company . This group has been in existence for 5 years and is going strong . Jane's group appears to be what type of group ?
A ) Informal group.
B ) Formal group.
C ) Ad hoc committee or task force.
D) Self - managing group.
Answer:
B). Formal Group
Explanation:
'Formal Group' is characterized as the work groups in which people work together to ensure the effective and efficient attainment of the desired goals. In the given situation, Jane's group would be characterized as a 'formal group' because in that group, different individuals come together from different sectors or departments(executives, managers, employees) and every individual is assigned with a set of responsibilities to be fulfilled so that the desired results(enhancement of the work processes and ensuring efficiency) are attained. Thus, option B is the correct answer.
It's time to buy pet food again and Lisa heads to the grocery store with $40 in her purse, leaving her four hungry dogs and seven hungry cats at home. Dog food costs $1 per can and cat food costs $0.50 per can. Lisa wants to minimize her pet food cost. What is an appropriate objective function for this scenario?
Answer: Min Z = X1 + 0.50X2
Explanation:
Based on the information given in the question, the appropriate objective function for this scenario will be explained this:
Let X1 be the number of dog food cans which will be bought
Let X2 be the number of cat food cans which will be bought
Then, the objective function will be:
Min Z = 1X1 + 0.50X2
The appropriate objective function for this scenario is Min Z = X1 + 0.50X2
Objective function:Since in her purse there is $40 also there is four hungry dogs and seven hungry cats at home. Dog food costs $1 per can and cat food costs $0.50 per can.
So based on this, here we assume that X1 be the no of dog And, X2 should be no of cat
So, the objective function is Min Z = X1 + 0.50X2
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The fund has 49,000 shares and liabilities of $124,000. Assume the fund is sold with a front-end load of 2.5 percent. What is the offering price of the fund
Answer: $49.81
Explanation:
The offering price is calculated as:
= NAV per share / (100 - front-end load)
NAV per share = (Value - liabilities) / Number of shares
= [ ( 12,000 * 86) + (32,000 * 15) + (3,500 * 69) + (75,000 * 10) - 124,000] / 49,000 mutual fund shares
= 2,379,500 / 49,000
= $48.56
Offering price = 48.56 / (100 - 2.5%)
= $49.81
Sayid is the sole shareholder of an S corporation in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. At a time when his stock basis is $20,000, the corporation distributes appreciated property worth $40,000 (basis of $20,000). There is no built-in gain. Sayid's taxable gain is:
Answer:
$20,000
Explanation:
The computation of the taxable gain is shown below:
The corporate gain is
= $40,000 - $20,000
= $20,000
Now the stock basis is increased i.e.
= $20,000 + $20,000
= $40.000
Now the stock basis decreased to zero i.e.
= $40,000 - $40,000
= $0
So, here the taxable gain is of $20,000
A justification for job training programs is that they improve worker productivity. Suppose that you are asked to evaluate whether more job training makes workers more productive. However, rather than having data on individual workers, you have access to data on manufacturing firms in Ohio. In particular, for each firm, you have information on hours of job training per worker (training) and number of non-defective items produced per worker (output).
Required:
a. Carefully state the ceteris paribus thought experiment underlying this policy question.
b. Does it seem likely that a firm’s decision to train its workers will be independent ofworker characteristics? What are some of those measurable and unmeasurable workercharacteristics?
c. Name a factor other than worker characteristics that can affect worker productivity.
d. If you find a positive correlation between output and training, would you haveconvincingly established that job training makes workers more productive? Explain.
Solution :
a). There is a way to state the question :
If there are two firms, firm A and firm B. Both the forms are same in all the respects but differ in only one thing, that firm A provides job training 1 hour per worker more than the number of hours of training of firm B, by how much the output of firm A would differ than the output from firm B?
b). The manufacturing firms that are located in Ohio will provide the job training based on the characteristics of workers. Some of the determining factors includes years of schooling, experience in a particular job, etc. The firms can even consider the worker's age, race or gender. The training will be provided to the less efficient workers based on their ability.
c). The amount of the capital as well as the technology that is available to the workers would affect the output of the firm. Thus the firms having the same kind of employees would have different outputs when the firms used different technology or different amount of capital.
d). No, unless the training is randomly assigned. The factors are listed above which can contribute to the finding of a positive correlation between the output and the training even when the job training does not improve the productivity of the worker.
A student is deciding whether to take an additional class or work extra hours. Which amounts are relevant to this decision
Answer:
a. Out-of-pocket costs
c. opportunity costs
Explanation:
Out of pocket costs are those that have to be incurred by the student for having to take the additional classes if there are any. This needs to be considered as they are a cost that the student will need to pay for to take the classes and therefore might need budgeting.
Opportunity costs are the returns offered by the next best alternative to the current decision being taken. In other words, the student needs to consider what will happen if they pick additional class over work and vice versa.
Answer:
pocket and opportunity
Explanation:
Lupo Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on the following data:
Total machine-hours 30,900 Total fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 154,500 Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour $ 3
Recently, Job T687 was completed with the following characteristics:
Number of units in the job 10 Total machine-hours 30 rect materials $740 Direct labor cost $1,480
The amount of overhead applied to Job T687 is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places.)
a. $240.00
b. $154.50
c. $48.00
d. $338.40
Answer:
a. $240.00
Explanation:
Total variable overhead estimated = $3 * 30,900
Total variable overhead estimated = $92,700
Total overhead estimated = Total variable overhead estimated + Total fixed overhead estimated
Total overhead estimated = $92,700 + $154,500
Total overhead estimated = $247,200
Predetermined overhead rate = $247,200 / 30,900
Predetermined overhead rate = $8
Total machine-hours = 30
Amount of overhead applied to Job T687:
= $8 * 30 hours
= $240.00
The Omega started the year with $650,000 in the common stock account and $1,318,407 in the additional paid-in surplus account. The end-of-year balance sheet showed $720,000 and $1,299,310 in the same two accounts, respectively. What is the cash flow to stockholders if the firm paid $68,500 in dividends
Answer:
$17,597
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the cash flow to stockholders
Using this formula
Cash flow to stockholders = Dividends paid - Common stock issued
Let plug in the formula
Cash flow to stockholders= Dividends 68,500 - (1299,310+ 720,000)- (1318407+ 650000)
Cash flow to stockholders= Dividends 68,500 - (2,019,310-1,968,407)
Cash flow to stockholders= 68,500-50,903
Cash flow to stockholders= $17,597
Therefore the cash flow to stockholders if the firm paid $68,500 in dividends is $17,597
Larry estimates that the costs of insurance, license, and depreciation to operate his car total $460 per month and that the gas, oil, and maintenance costs are 33 cents per mile. Larry also estimates that, on average, he drives his car 2,000 miles per month.
Required:
a. How much cost would Larry expect to incur during April if he drove the car 1,545 miles? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
b. Would it be meaningful for Larry to calculate an estimated average cost per mile for a typical 2,000-mile month?
a. Yes
b. No
Answer and Explanation:
a The computation of the cost is
= $460 + 1,545 miles × 0.33
= $460 + $509.85
= $969.85
b. It should not be considered as the meaningful as the fixed cost would remains the fixed i.e. $460 also the 0.33 per mile should be considered as the variable cost that change with the change in the no of miles covered
Therefore the same should be considered
The Richmond Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company has only a single processing department. The company's ending work in process inventory on August 31 consisted of 18,600 units. The units in the ending work in process inventory were 100% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to labor and overhead. If the cost per equivalent unit for August was $2.90 for materials and $4.40 for labor and overhead, the total cost assigned to the ending work in process inventory was: Multiple Choice $103,044 $81,468 $135,780 $86,676
Answer:
A. $103,044
Explanation:
Ending work in progress inventory = 18,600 units
Cost of equivalent unit for material = $2.90 per unit
Ending work in progress inventory i= 100% complete for material
Total cost of inventory for material = 18,600 units * $2.90 per unit
Total cost of inventory for material = $53,940
Cost of equivalent unit for labor = $4.40
Ending work in progress = 60% complete for labor
Cost of ending work in progress = $4.40 * 60% * 18,600
Cost of ending work in progress = $49,104
Total cost of ending work in progress inventory = $53,940 + $49,104
Total cost of ending work in progress inventory = $103,044
A debit: Multiple Choice Always decreases an account. Is the left-hand side of a T-account. Is the right-hand side of a T-account. Is not needed to record a transaction. Always increases an account.
A debit side is the left-hand side of a T-account according to the Ledger's book of account.
The left side of the Account is always the debit side and the right side is always the credit side irrespective of what account is. Debit side represents money being paid out of a particular account. In the Ledger is a book of account, in which all types of accounts relating to assets liabilities, capital, expenses and revenues and maintained. it is a complete set of account of business enterprise.
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NetonBe makes sweaters, which traditionally involved the following steps: dyeing (i.e., into six different colors), knitting of the dyed fabric into three sizes each (small, medium, and large) and then distributing to the stores. As such, there were 18 different sweater color & size combinations in the end, each with a demand that is normally distributed with a mean of 1,000 and a standard deviation of 100. NetonBe has just developed a new system that allows them to knit a generic color sweater first, and then dyeing this generic sweater. As such, they only need to hold safety inventory for the three sizes, each with an average demand of 6,000. What would be the standard deviation in demand for each of these three generic sweaters?
a) Approximately 600
b) Approximately 300
c) Approximately 245
d) Approximately 60
Answer:
NetonBe
The standard deviation in demand for each of these three generic sweaters is:
a) Approximately 600
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Different sweater color & size combinations in the end = 18
Normally distributed demand mean of size = 1,000
Total demand of sizes = 18,000
Standard deviation of each size = 100
Standard deviation = 10% of mean (100/1,000 * 100)
Standard deviation for the total sizes = 1,800 (18,000 * 10%)
Average demand of new three sizes = 6,000
Total demand for the three new sizes = 18,000 (6,000 * 3)
Therefore, the standard deviation in demand for each of these three generic sweaters will be = 600 (6,000 * 10%)
________duties are tailored at the request of the Program Manager (PM) and are written in the Memorandum of Agreement, signed by both the PM and the Contract Administration Office (CAO) Commander (Please note the CAO Commander was previously referred to as the Contract Management Office (CMO) Commander).
a. Program Support Team
b. Administrative Contracting Officer
c. Program Integrator
d. Procuring Contracting Officer
Answer:
b. Administrative Contracting Officer
Explanation:
The officer who is given the responsibility of administering the U.S. government contracts in the Contract Administration Office is called the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO). For the U.S. military, this office is led by the Contract Administration Office (CAO) Commander. The ACO in the CAO is just one of the officers under the CAO Commander, and she can negotiate contracts on behalf of the U.S. government.
Juniper Design Ltd. of Manchester, England, is a company specializing in providing design services to residential developers. Last year the company had net operating income of $430,000 on sales of $1,300,000. The companyâs average operating assets for the year were $1,500,000 and its minimum required rate of return was 10%.
Required:Compute the companyâs residual income for the year.Average Operating Assets-Net Operating Income-Minimum required return-Residual income-
Answer: $280,000
Explanation:
Residual income can be calculated by the formula:
= Net operating income - (Average operating asset * Minimum required rate)
= 430,000 - (1,500,000 * 10%)
= 430,000 - 150,000
= $280,000
Strategic controls are largely subjective criteria intended to verify that the firm is using appropriate strategies for the conditions in the external environment and the company's competitive advantages.
A. True
B. False
Answer:
A. True
Explanation:
In Business management, a strategy can be defined as a set of guiding principles, actions and decisions that an organization combines so as to achieve its business goals, attract customers and possess a competitive advantage over its rivals in the industry.
Business strategy sets the overall direction for the business because it focuses on defining how a business would achieve its goals, objectives, and mission; as well as the funds and material resources required to implement or execute the business plan. The components of a business strategy includes the following;
I. Value.
II. Vision.
III. Mission.
Basically, strategic controls are subjective criteria that are developed by a business firm so as to verify and ensure that the business firm has implemented the appropriate strategies for the conditions in the external environment and the competitive advantages of the business firm.
An investor currently holds stock in Giggle Corporation and is considering buying stock in either Macrosoft Corporation or Faceplant Corporation. All three stocks have the same expected return and risk. The correlation between Giggle & Macrosoft is 0.25. The correlation between Giggle and Faceplant is -0.10. Portfolio risk is expected to:
a. Increase regardless of whether she buys Macrosoft or Faceplant since they are equally risky
b. Decline more when the investor buys Faceplant
c. Cannot tell from information provided – need to know risk, return and proportion of each stock in the portfolio
d. Stay the same regardless of whether Macrosoft or Faceplant is added since all three have the same risk
e. Decrease more when the investor buys Macrosoft
Answer:
b
Explanation:
Portfolio diversification is the process of holding different asset and security classes in order to minimise the non systemic risk of the portfolio
Correlation is a statistical measure used to measure the relationship that exists between two variables.
1. Positive correlation : it mean that the two variables move in the same direction. If one variable increases, the other variable also increases. It increases the risk of the portfolio
For example, there should be a positive correlation between quantity supplied and price
When there is a positive correlation, the graph of the variables is upward sloping
2. Negative correlation : it mean that the two variables move in different direction. If one variable increases, the other variable decreases. It decreases the risk of the portfolio
For example, there should be a negative correlation between quantity demanded and price
When there is a negative correlation, the graph of the variables is downward sloping
3. Zero correlation : there is no relationship between the variables. It decreases the risk of the portfolio
