Answer:
$(280,000)
Explanation:
The computation of the net cash provided or used by investing activities is given below:
Purchase of long-term investment -$40,000
Collection by Spackel of a loan made to another company $110,000
Purchase of equipment -$350,000
Net cash used by operating activities -$280,000
Some industries’ competition is much more intense than others. Retail grocery stores such as Kroger, Safeway, and Albertson’s in the United States experience fierce competition and offer similar marketing campaigns to compete. What is this an example of in terms of Porter’s Five Forces Model? Multiple Choice rivalry among new entrants rivalry among existing competitors threat of substitute products or services buyer power
Answer:
rivalry among existing competitors
Explanation:
The Porters' 5 forces is used to analyse the competitiveness among firms in an industry.
Porter's 5 forces include :
Competition in the industry : the higher the number of companies in the industry, the lower the power an individual firm possesses. For example, if an industry increases it price, a consumer can easily shift to the consumption of substitutes Potential of new entrants into the industry : If there are low barriers to entry in an industry, firms in the industry experience greater competition Power of suppliers : the higher the number of suppliers in the industry, the higher the bargaining power of firms in the industry and the greater the power they possess Power of customers : the larger the number of customers, the greater the power firms possess Threat of substitute product : if there are little or no substitutes for the goods produced by companies, the greater the power the firms possessName any FIVE causes of stress in the workplace
Answer:
1. long hours
2. tight deadlines
3. heavy workload
4. changes to duties
5. job insecurity
An all-equity new firm is developing its business plan. It will require $615,000 of assets (which equals common equity), and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. Management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. It can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a TIE of at least 4.0. The firm will use debt and common equity for financing. What is the maximum debt to capital ratio (measured as debt/total common equity) the firm can use
Answer:
51.49%
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the maximum debt to capital ratio (measured as debt/total common equity) the firm can use
First step is calculate the Interest Expense
Using this formula
Times Interest earned ratio = Earning Before Interest and Tax / Interest Expense
Let plug in the formula
4.0 = ( Sales - operating costs ) / Interest Expense
4.0 = ( $450,000 - $355,000 ) / Interest Expense
4.0 = $95,000 / Interest Expense
Interest Expense = $95,000 / 4.0
Interest Expense = $23,750
Second step is to calculate the Total Debt
Interest Expense = Total Debt * Interest on Debt
$23,750 = Total Debt *7.50%
Total Debt = $23,750 / 7.50%
Total Debt = $316,667
Now let determine the Debt ratio
Debt ratio = Total Debt / Total Assets
Debt ratio = $316,667 / 615,000
Debt ratio = 51.49%
Therefore the maximum debt to capital ratio (measured as debt/total common equity) the firm can use is 51.49%
Which of the following will increase the money supply? Question 17 options: an increase in the discount rate (relative to the federal funds rate) a decrease in the required reserve ratio an open market sale by the Fed a and c b and c
Answer:
a decrease in the required reserve ratio
Explanation:
The Federal Reserve utilises various strategies to control money supply to the economy. Money supply is the amount of money that is held by by the public in an economy.
The various methods used by the Federal Reserve to regulate money supply includes discount rate, reserve ratio, and open market operations.
Money supply will increase when the reserve ratio for commercial banks is decreased. This means less of their funds is required to be witheld from the public.
On the other hand an open market sale will mop up the cash in the economy, and an increase in discount rate (rate of lending to banks) will also cause a decrease in money supply.
Christopher is a self-employed cash-method, calendar-year taxpayer, and he made the following cash payments related to his business this year. Calculate the after-tax cost of each payment assuming Christopher has a 37 percent marginal tax rate. a) $500 fine for speeding while traveling to a client meeting. b) $800 of interest on a short-term loan incurred in September and repaid in November. Half of the loan proceeds was used immediately to pay salaries and the other half was invested in municipal bonds until November. c) $600 for office supplies in May of this year. He used half of the supplies this year and he will use the remaining half by February of next year.
Answer:
A. $500
B. $696
C. $378
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the after-tax cost of each payment
A. Based on the information given the AFTER-TAX COST will be $500 reason been that it is NOT DEDUCTIBLE based on the fact that fines and penalties does not provide a tax break
B. After-tax cost=$800 * [1-(0.5*0.37)]
After-tax cost=$800*(1-0.13)
After-tax cost=$800*0.87
After-tax cost=$696
Therefore After-tax cost is $696 reason been that HALF OF THE INTEREST will NOT be DEDUCTIBLE reason been that it was used to obtain NON-TAXABLE INCOME
C. After-tax cost=$600 * (1 - 0.37)
After-tax cost=$600*0.63
After-tax cost=$378
Therefore the After-tax cost is $378
Bil Tarnofsky makes the following statement: 'We must become more flexible if we are to meet our personnel needs and maximize efficiency. In the past, we simply hired as many full-time employees as we thought we needed. But this focus has caused us to lose many valuable employees. We should offer flextime and job sharing options to help us keep and attract talented employees. "Margaret Robin responds by saying "Alternatives to traditional job design approaches can lead to significant cost savings. Next year we are expected to have 500 more employees than our current facility allows, but my analysis reveals that 600 of our employees could telecommute. Therefore, we can avoid costly actions such as moving our offices or building extensions if these workers became telecommuters, job sharing can also reduce facility costs as well as payroll costs. Tamnofsky and Robin would be most likely to disagree about which of the following questions?
A. Would telecommuting likely lead to cost savings?
B. Does the organization have a moral obligation to offer flextime and job sharing options?
C. If offering a job sharing option would not reduce costs, should the organization still offer it?
D. Would the organization be better able to keep valuable employees if it offered flextime and job sharing options?
E. Are any other organizational structure decisions important for the future of the organization?
Answer:
C. If offering a job sharing option would not reduce costs, should the organization offer it?
Explanation:
The statement Bil Tarnofsky makes is focused on retaining talented employees and attract new talented employees, by offering flextime and job sharing options
The statement Margaret Robin responds with is the use of alternative job design, such as telecommuting could achieve higher cost savings from the need to accommodate the 500 more employees, by moving the offices and expanding the buildings, in the coming year
Tamnofsky and Robin would be most likely to disagree on the different focus of their statements which are; If offering a job sharing option would not reduce costs, should the organization offer it?
This is a receipt for a purchase made at a restaurant in Sacramento, California. The total cost of the food and drinks before taxes was . The buyer paid in sales tax. Based on the receipt, Sacramento has a sales tax rate of .
Answer:
Total bill = $10.00Sales tax = $0.85Sales tax rate = 8.5%Explanation:
According to the receipt in question, the buyer paid a total bill of $10.00.
Buyer also paid a sales tax of $0.85.
The total cost of the food was $10.00 and a sales tax of $0.85 was paid.
The sales tax is based on the amount paid so the sales tax rate is the percentage of $10 that $0.85 is.
= Sales Tax / Total bill * 100%
= 0.85 / 10 * 100%
= 0.085 * 100%
= 8.5%
Answer:
1- B) $10.00
2- A) $0.85
3- B) 8.5%
Explanation:
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what is warehousing and a warehouse
Answer: See explanation
Explanation:
Warehousing refers to the act of storing goods which will then be distributed later or sold. Companies normally have a room or building where they keep their goods and such place are designed for storage.
The Functions of Warehousing include:
• Storage
• Purchasing of goods
• Inventory management.
• Materials handling, and packaging.
On the other hand, a warehouse refers to the building that is used for storing goods and making them available later when they are needed.
I can't believe it, said Wiley Coyote, I am the president of Acme enterprises and we make $200,000 a year profit with me working my tail off. Our distributor, Road Runner Representatives, made over $800,000 in commissions. I don't understand why they are making all of that money when all they do is run around all day and say beep-beep to customers. I think we should lower the commission rate to bring their income down to a more reasonable level. This is an example of
Answer:
This is an example of vertical conflict.
Explanation:
A vertical conflict can be described as a conflict that occurs between two different types of members in a distribution channel - for example, a manufacturer, an agent, a wholesaler, or a retailer.
In the question the Acme enterprises which its president, Wiley Coyote, represents is the manufacturer; while their distributor is the agent. In this case, a vertical conflict is said to have occurred between the manufacturer and the agent who are both different types of members of the same distribution channel.
Therfore, this is an example of vertical conflict.
