QUESTION 10

Branch Corp.'s total assets at the end of last year were $315,000 and its net income after taxes was $22,750. What was its return on total assets?
a.
7.22%
b.
8.78%
c.
7.96%
d.
8.36%
e.
7.58%

Answer:

a. 7.22%

Explanation:

The computation of the return on total assets is shown below:

= Net income after taxes ÷ total assets at the end of the last year

= $22,750 ÷ $315,000 × 100

= 7.22%

Hence, the return on total assets is 7.22%

Therefore the correct option is a.

Item4 3 points eBookHintPrintReferencesItem 4 Spotter Corporation reported the following for June in its periodic inventory records. Date Description Units Unit Cost Total Cost June 1 Beginning 12 $ 8 $ 96 11 Purchase 38 9 342 24 Purchase 20 11 220 30 Ending 24 Required: Calculate the cost of ending inventory and the cost of goods sold under the (a) FIFO, (b) LIFO, and (c) weighted average cost methods.

e) Wesley Publishing has an office in England that would like the American office to share their

data on profits. What steps should the American office take in order to determine the profits in

pounds for the England office? (2 points)

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Glenville Company has the following information for April:

Cost of direct materials used in production $48,000
Direct labor 59,000
Factory overhead 37,000
Work in process inventory, April 1 40,000
Work in process inventory, April 30 40,000
Finished goods inventory, April 1 29,000
Finished goods inventory, April 30 18,000

Required:
For April, determine the cost of goods manufactured.

The management of Mitchell Labs decided to go private in 2002 by buying all 3.30 million of its outstanding shares at $17.50 per share. By 2006, management had restructured the company by selling off the petroleum research division for $13.50 million, the fiber technology division for $9.25 million, and the synthetic products division for $23 million. Because these divisions had been only marginally profitable, Mitchell Labs is a stronger company after the restructuring. Mitchell is now able to concentrate exclusively on contract research and will generate earnings per share of $1.40 this year. Investment bankers have contacted the firm and indicated that if it reentered the public market, the 3.30 million shares it purchased to go private could now be reissued to the public at a P/E ratio of 12 times earnings per share.

Required:
a. What was the initial cost to Mitchell Labs to go private?
b. What is the total value to the company from (1) the proceeds of the divisions that were sold, as well as (2) the current value of the 3.30 million shares (based on current earnings and an anticipated P/E of 12)?
c. What is the percentage return to the management of Mitchell Labs from the restructuring?

Suppose you are the money manager of a $5.21 million investment fund. The fund consists of four stocks with the following investments and betas: Stock Investment Beta A $ 320,000 1.50 B 780,000 (0.50) C 1,260,000 1.25 D 2,850,000 0.75 If the market's required rate of return is 10% and the risk-free rate is 5%, what is the fund's required rate of return

Crane Company uses a periodic inventory system. Details for the inventory account for the month of January, 2020 are as follows: Units Per unit price Total Balance, 1/1/20 150$4.00$600 Purchase, 1/15/20 705.10 357 Purchase, 1/28/20 705.30 371 An end of the month (1/31/20) inventory showed that 110 units were on hand. If the company uses LIFO, what is the value of the ending inventory

Assume that a business has $50000 of current assets and $40000 of current liabilities. What is the company’s current ratio?

Scenario: You are in the market for a new car. You do not have a trade-in, but you have saved $3,000 toward a down payment. You currently earn $3,750.00 gross monthly income, of which 28% is withheld for various deductions. You have heard of the 20% rule of thumb, but want to limit your payments to no more than 18% of your net monthly income because of other debt commitments. You currently have a credit score of 685. You expect to drive the car an average 15,000 miles per year. You're considering purchasing a used-rather than new car. This strategy offers several advantages.
1. Which of the following is not an advantage of purchasing a used car?
A. The reduced down payment required for the purchase.
B. A lack of knowledge and confidence in the mechanical condition of the car.
C. The price of the automobile.
D. Avoidance of the vehicle's significant decrease in value due to depreciation.
2. Which of the following will directly affect the final cost of a new car if you elect to purchase the vehicle?
A. The amount of the trade-in on an existing vehicle (if applicable).
B. The color of the vehicle.
C. The extent to which you dress up when you negotiate the purchase.
D. The amount of any rebate or incentives associated with the purchase of the new vehicle.
E. The period or term of any loan used to finance the purchase.
3. Alternatively, after seeing several television commercials suggesting the benefits of leasing a new automobile, you’ve started thinking about the phenomenon of leasing. Which of the following statements regarding leasing is true?
A. If you select to use a closed-end lease, then you’ll be free from any final payment. That’s why they call it a walkaway lease.
B. Leasing can result in lower monthly payments than would be incurred if you purchased the vehicle.
C. Customary end-of-term charges on a lease can include a disposition fee, an early termination charge, and an excess mileage charge.
D. If you use an open-end lease, you’ll be required to pay the difference between the vehicle’s projected residual value and its actual market value.
E. Leases work best for people who want to drive a vehicle for years and years, and drive at least 30,000 miles every year.
4. A lease payment is based on four variables. Which of the following is not one of these variables?
A. The money, or lease, factor.
B. The vehicle’s residual value.
C. The closed-end premium.
5. Being upside down in a loan is the same as having:____.
A. Negative equity.
B. A negative interest rate.
6. Complete the following table to determine your desired maximum monthly payment.
Gross income (monthly) $
Deductions (dollar amount) $
Take-home pay $
Percentage allotted for car payment %
Maximum monthly payment $
7. You have decided to purchase a new car and have negotiated the price. A four-year loan is resulting in payments of $586.00 per month. How might you get your monthly payment down to your desired monthly goal?
A. Shop for a loan with a higher interest rate.
B. Extend the term of the loan from four to five years.
C. Shorten the term of the loan from four to three years.
D. Shop for a loan with a lower interest rate.
8. A good credit score is an important factor when buying a car because it allows you to (1)____obtain financing terms, and (2)_____afford a expensive or better vehicle for the same loan amount.

1A.) Assume a simple economy where only burgers are traded. In a year, 100 burgers are traded at the rate of $5 per burger. Assume two scenarios:

a. The economy has $100 in the form of 20 pieces of $5 bills.

b. The economy has $100 in the form of 100 pieces of $1 bills.

Calculate the velocity of money for both situations.

1B.) For a country A, the GDP growth rate is 8 percent and inflation is 4 percent. If the velocity of money remains constant, what is the change in real money balances?

Myrna and Geoffrey filed a joint tax return in 2018. Their AGI was $85,000, and itemized deductions were $24,700, which included $7,000 in state income tax and no other state or local taxes. In 2019, they received a $1,800 refund of the state income taxes that they paid in 2018. The standard deduction for married filing jointly in 2018 was $24,000.
Under the tax benefit rule, what amount of the state income tax refund is included in gross income in 2019?

During January, its first month of operations, Dieker Company accumulated the following manufacturing costs: raw materials $5,100 on account, factory labor $7,500 of which $5,800 relates to factory wages payable and $1,700 relates to payroll taxes payable, and factory utilities payable $2,900. Prepare separate journal entries for each type of manufacturing cost. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

The Mighty Music Company produces and sells a desktop speaker for $100. The company has the capacity to produce 50,000 speakers each period. At capacity, the costs assigned to each unit are as follows: Unit level costs $ 45 Product level costs $ 15 Facility level costs $ 5 The company has received a special order for 500 speakers. If this order is accepted, the company will have to spend $15,000 on additional costs. Assuming that no sales to regular customers will be lost if the order is accepted, at what selling price will the company be indifferent between accepting and rejecting the special order

The expected return on a portfolio: Group of answer choices can be greater than the expected return on the best performing security in the portfolio. can be less than the expected return on the worst performing security in the portfolio. is independent of the performance of the overall economy. is limited by the returns on the individual securities within the portfolio. is an arithmetic average of the returns of the individual securities when the weights of those securities are unequal.

On January 1, Zeibart Company purchases equipment for $220,000. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 10 years and expected salvage value of $25,000. The company uses straight-line depreciation. Four years later, economic factors cause the fair value of the equipment to decline to $85,000. On this date, Zeibart examines the equipment for impairment and estimates undiscounted expected cash inflows from this equipment of $115,000
(1) Compute the annual depreciation expense relating to this equipment.
(2) Compute the equipment’s net book value at the end of the fourth year.
(3) If the equipment is impaired at the end of the fourth year, compute the impairment loss. (If the equipment is not impaired, enter 0.)
(4) Compute the annual depreciation expense

A trade secret is a formula, device, process, method, or compilation of information that, when used in___________ , gives the owner an advantage over _______who do not know the ________information. In addition to considering the competitive advantage, a court will consider whether the information was , ________and___________ (and/or expensive) to obtain, when determining whether something is a trade secret. Another important consideration is whether the company made to __________protect it.
Fill in the blanks with words that would best complete the passage.
a. difficult
b. extraordinary efforts
c. interesting
d. the public domain
e. employees
f. commercial
g. reasonable efforts
h. desirable
i. conceal
j. readily available

AAA Advertising hires Christopher as a photographer to take photographs of products for AAA’s use in its advertising campaigns. Christopher is to use his own DSLR camera. Christopher will have an office at AAA but only needs to come in 10 hours a week, of his own choosing. Christopher will work under a supervisor who will tell him exactly what photos to take and how many of each product. He will be paid a flat $2,000 salary every other week, regardless of how much work he does. 1) What is Christopher’s employment status with AAA, is he an employee or independent contractor? 2) Discuss each of the applicable factors used to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee.

Following is the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for The Procter & Gamble Company along with selected earnings and dividend data. For simplicity, balances for noncontrolling interests have been left out of income and shareholders' equity information.
$ millions except per share amounts 2014 2013
Net earnings attributable to Procter $10,956 $11,797
& Gamble shareholders
Common dividends 5,883 5,534
Preferred dividends 256 233
Basic net earnings per common share $3.82 $4.12
Diluted net earnings per common share $3.66 $3.93
Shareholders' equity:
Convertible class A preferred stock, $1,195 $1,234
stated value $1 per share
Common stock, stated value $1 per share 4,008 4,008
Additional paid-in capital 63,181 62,405
Treasury stock, at cost (shares held: (69,604) (67,278)
2014--1260.8; 2013--1242.6)
Retained earnings 75,349 70,682
Accumulated other comprehensive (9,333) (2,054)
income/(loss)
Other (761) (996)
Shareholders' equity attributable to $64,035 $68,001
Procter & Gamble shareholders
a. Compute the number of common shares outstanding at the end of each fiscal year. Estimate the average number of shares outstanding during 2014. Round to one decimal place.
2014 million
2013 million
2014 Average million
b. Calculate the average cost per share of the shares held as treasury stock at the end of each fiscal year. Round to two decimal places.
2014
2013
c. In 2014, preferred shareholders elected to convert 40 million shares of preferred stock into common stock. Rather than issue new shares, the company granted 40 million shares held in treasury stock to the preferred shareholders. Prepare a journal entry to illustrate how this transaction would have been recorded. (Hint: use the cost per share for 2013 determined in b.) Enter answers in millions. Round to the nearest million.
Description Debit Credit
Preferred stockTreasury stockAdditional paid-in capital
Additional paid-in capital
Preferred stockTreasury stockAdditional paid-in capital
d. Calculate P&G's return on common equity (ROCE) for fiscal 2014. Round to one decimal place.
2014

Judge made laws are known as

What is a planned economy regulated by?

Provide an example of two companies that have built in effective co-opetition. Briefly explain the benefit of the relationship describe one job that once existed but today is obsolete or slowly becoming obsolete because of technology provide an exampled of two companies that have built a strategic alliance. Briefly explain the benefits of the relationship.

you are required to write a report and in this report you are to consider the importance of understanding the business environment​

Marigold Corp. incurs the following costs to produce 10100 units of a subcomponent: Direct materials $8484 Direct labor 11413 Variable overhead 12726 Fixed overhead 16200 An outside supplier has offered to sell Marigold the subcomponent for $2.85 a unit. If Marigold could avoid $3000 of fixed overhead by accepting the offer, net income would increase (decrease) by $838. $(3364). $6838. $(5929).

A company issued 5%, 20-year bonds with a face amount of $100 million. The market yield for bonds of similar risk and maturity is 4%. Interest is paid semiannually. At what price did the bonds sell

Both __________ and __________ affect the awareness and motivation of a firm to undertake actions and responses. a. first-mover advantages; corporate size b. market commonality; resource similarity c. management capabilities; competitive analysis d. speed of management decisions; management actions

Assume that Simple Co. had credit sales of $280,000 and cost of goods sold of $165,000 for the period. It estimates that 2 percent of credit sales in uncollectible accounts when it uses the percentage of credit sales method and it estimates that the appropriate ending balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is $6,900 when it uses the aging method. Before the end-of-period adjustment is made, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $400.

Required:
Prepare the journal entry to record the end-of-period adjustment for bad debts under the (a) percentage of credit sales method and (b) aging of accounts receivable method.

Assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon US Treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. The yield to maturity (YTM) of the bond is 11.00%. Using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the Treasury note:$960,214.55$504,112.64$680,151.97$800,178.79

22. An employment contract is an agreement between the manager and top management designed to provide incentives for the manager to act: Group of answer choices Consistently with that of other managers. Independently to achieve the manager's objectives. Independently to achieve top management's objectives. Independently to achieve the customer's objectives.

7. You are considering the possibility of replacing an existing machine that has a book value of $500,000, a remaining depreciable life of five years, and a salvage value of $300,000. The replacement machine will cost $2 million and have a ten-year life. Assuming that you use straight-line depreciation and that neither machine will have any salvage value at the end of the next ten years, how much would you need to save each year to make the change (the tax rate is 40 percent)

Following is the stockholders’ equity section from the The Coca-Cola Company 2017 balance sheet. (All amounts in millions except par value.)

The Coca-Cola Company Shareowners' Equity December 31, 2017
Common stock-$0.25 par value; authorized-11,200 shares; issued-7,040 shares $1,760
Capital surplus 15,864
Reinvested earnings 60,430
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (10,305)
Treasury stock, at cost-2,781 shares (50,677)
Equity attributable to shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company $17,072

Required:
a. Compute the number of shares outstanding.
b. At what average price were the Coca-Cola shares issued? Round answer to two decimal places.

In a paragraph of 250 words or less, please discuss areas of outstanding achievements. Give examples such as scholarships, leadership roles, major projects, work experience, etc. Outstanding achievements will be reviewed by all selected major choices to which you apply.