Answer:
Confidence index increases from 0.6721 to 0.7183
Explanation:
The computation of the confidence index is shown below:
Initial Confidence Index is
= Aa-rated bonds yield ÷ Baa-rated bonds yield
= 4.1% ÷ 6.1%
= 0.6721
Since the yields on both bonds increase by 1.0%
So, the confidence index after increase in yield is
= (4.1% + 1%) ÷ (6.1% + 1%)
= 0.7183
So, Confidence index increases from 0.6721 to 0.7183
The model of competitive markets relies on these three core assumptions:
1. There must be many buyers and sellers-a few players can't dominate the market.
2. Firms must produce an identical product-buyers must regard all sellers' products as equivalent.
3. Firms and resources must be fully mobile, allowing for free entry into and exit from the industry.
The first two conditions imply that all consumers and firms are price takers. While the third is not necessary for price-taking behavior, assume for this problem that a market cannot maintain competition in the long run without free entry.
Identify whether or not each of the following scenarios describes a competitive market, along with the correct explanation of why or why not.
Scenario Competitive
1. Several stores in the mall sell hooded sweatshirts. Each store's sweatshirts reflect the style of that particular store. Additionally, some stores use higher-quality cotton than others, which is reflected in the apparel's prices.
2. In a small town, there are two providers of broadband Internet access: a cable company and the phone company.
The Internet access offered by both providers is of the same speed.
3. There are hundreds of high school students in need of algebra tutoring services in Dallas.
4. Dozens of companies offer tutoring services, and the parents who seek out tutors view the quality of the tutoring at the different companies to be largely the same.
5. The government has granted a patent to a pharmaceutical company for an experimental AIDS drug. That company is the only firm permitted to sell the drug.
Answer:
Following are the solution to the given points:
Explanation:
For point 1:
No, not the same thing Because the product is not the same, the marketplace is monopolistic and not completely competitive.
For point 2:
No, not a bunch of salespeople Because the product is the same any maker wishes to enter into the market, the competitive market also does not mean that only two vendors and not so many sellers present in the market.
For point 3 and 4:
Yes, it is aggressive algebra upon on market Same students and several teaching qualities everywhere.
For point 5:
No, no free admissionm, it was not a regulated business. The rationale would be that the entrance to the market via patent rights is restrained by the state.
Cyclical unemployment arises when:______.
a. the agriculture sector completes the cycle of planting, cultivating, and harvesting the nation's food supply.
b. labor unions strike for higher wages.
c. the business cycle enters an expansionary phase.
d. business activity in the macroeconomy declines.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
types of unemployment
structural unemployment is an unemployment that occurs as a result of changes in the economy. These changes can be as a result of changes in technology, polices or competition. Structural unemployment tends to be permanent.
The geologist lost his hob permanently due to increase in wages (polices)
Frictional unemployment: the period of time a person is unemployed from the period he leaves his current job and the time he gets another job. Eg. when a real estate agent who leaves a job in Texas and searches for a similar, higher-paying job in California.
Voluntary unemployment: e.g. worker at a fast-food restaurant who quits work and attends college.
Cyclical unemployment: it occurs as a result of fluctuations in the economy. Unemployment would be high in a downturn and low in a boom
Dong Wang wants to retire when he has saved $1,500,000. He can make 30 payments of $15,000 each, with each payment made at the beginning of the year. What would be the interest rate required to help him achieve his goal
Answer: 6.94%
Explanation:
You can use an Excel worksheet to solve for this:
Number of periods = 30
Payment = 15,000 (should be a negative number)
Present value = 0
Future value = 1,500,000
Type = 1 (this shows that it is an annuity due because payments are at the beginning of the year).
Rate = 6.94%
Chris plans on saving $4,000 a year at 4 percent interest for five years. Which one of these is the correct formula for computing the future value at Year 5 of these savings? Assume the payments occur at the end of each year. Click the answer you think is right. FVA $4,000 x [(1.04-1)10.04] FVA $4,000 x [(1.04-1)/0.04 FVA $4.000 x 1.04 FVA, $4,000 x [(1.04 -1/.04] x (1.04)
Answer: Closest answer is: FVA $4,000 x [(1.04-1)/0.04
Explanation:
Because the deposit is constant and occurs every period, it is an annuity.
The formula for the future value of an annuity is:
= Annuity * ( (1 + rate)^number of periods - 1) / rate
Correct formula is therefore:
= 4,000 * ( ( 1 + 4%)⁵ - 1) 4%+
= 4,000 * ( 1.04⁵ - 1 ) / 0.04
Closest answer is: FVA $4,000 x [(1.04-1)/0.04
as students, what plan can you suggest to prevent the spread of these observable practices in your community
Answer:
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The cost of capital for a firm with a 60/40 debt/equity split, 4.86% cost of debt, 15% cost of equity, and a 35% tax rate would be:______.
Answer: 7.9%
Explanation:
The weighted cost of capital for a firm shows the cost of capital from all sources that fund the business including stock and long term liabilities.
Formula is:
= (Weight of equity * cost of equity) + (Weight of debt * (cost of debt * (1 - tax rate) ))
= (0.4 * 0.15) + ( 0.6 * ( 0.0486 * ( 1 - 35%)))
= 0.06 + 0.018954
= 7.895%
= 7.9%
In June 201X, a six-month call on XYZ stock, with an exercise price of $22.50, sold for $12.30. The stock price was $27.27. The risk-free interest rate was 3.9 percent. How much would you be willing to pay for a put on XYZ stock with the same maturity and exercise price
Answer:
Price of Put = $ 7.1037
Explanation:
Put-Call Parity:
Price of Call + Exercise Price / (1 + Risk-free rate)^T = Price of Put + Stock Price
Price of Call = $12.30
Exercise Price = $22.50
Stock Price = $27.27
Risk-free rate = 3.9%
Time period = 6 months or 0.5 year
Now insert the values:
Price of Call + Exercise Price / (1 + Risk-free rate)^T = Price of Put + Stock price
12.30 + 22.50 / (1 + 3.9%)^0.5 = Price of Put + 27.27
12.30 + 22.50 / 1.019313 - 27.27 = Price of Put
Price of Put = 12.30 + 22.0737 - 27.27
Price of Put = $ 7.1037
Chang Industries has 2,800 defective units of product that have already cost $14.80 each to produce. A salvage company will purchase the defective units as they are for $5.80 each. Chang's production manager reports that the defects can be corrected for $5.20 per unit, enabling them to be sold at their regular market price of $22.60. The incremental income or loss on reworking the units is:
Answer:
If the units are rework, income will increase by $32,480 (48,720 - 16,240).
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
The previous cost will not be taken into account, because it is constant for both options.
Number of units= 2,800
Sell as-is:
Selling price= $5.8
Re-work:
Unitary cost= $5.2
Selling price= $22.6
We need to calculate the effect on the income of both options:
Sell as-is:
Effect on income= 2,800*5.8= $16,240 increase
Re-work:
Effect on income= 2,800*(22.6 - 5,2)
Effect on income= $48,720 increase
If the units are rework, income will increase by $32,480 (48,720 - 16,240).
True or false. The primary functions of price in a free market are to inform, direct, and motivate consumers and firms.
Answer:
True
Explanation:
Prices in a free market co-ordinate the buying and selling decisions in the market. In their rationing role, prices inform the distribution of goods and other resources throughout the economy. Prices motivate firms by acting as incentives that provide a standard of measure of value throughout the world. Prices direct producers and consumers, thereby acting as signals to educate producers and consumers on how to adjust their production and consumption decisions.
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.
Answer:
72,880
Explanation:
Given:
Taxable amounts are as follows,
2014$40,000
2015$50,000
2016$60,000
2017$80,000
Deducible amounts are as folllows,
2014$0
2015$(15,000)
2016$(19,000)
2017$0
Solution:
Taxable amount is as follows,
2014$40,000-34%-13,600
2015$35,000-38%-13,300
2016$41,000-38%-15,580
2017$80,000-38%-30,400
Therefore the deferred liability 72,880
To income tax provision 72,880
This would be shown as deferred tax liability under the long term liabilities head with amount of $72,880
The management of Felipe Inc. is reevaluating the appropriateness of using its present inventory cost flow method, which is average-cost. The company requests your help in determining the results of operations for 2020 if either the FIFO or the LIFO method had been used. For 2020, the accounting records show these data:
Question Completion:
Inventories:
Beginning 9,940 units $19,880
Ending 24,140 units
Total net Sales (255,600 units) $1,060,740
Cost of goods purchased (269,800 units) $867,620
Quarterly Purchases:
Quarters Units Unit Costs Total Costs
1 71,000 $2.98 $211,580
2 56,800 3.10 176,080
3 56,800 3.26 185,168
4 85,200 3.46 294,792
Answer:
Felipe Inc.
Income Statement for the year ended December 31, 2020:
FIFO LIFO
Sales Revenue $1,060,740 $1,060,740
Cost of goods sold 803,976 825,304
Operating results $256,764 $235,436
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Quarters Units Unit Costs Total Costs
Beginning 9,940 $2.00 $19,880
1 71,000 $2.98 211,580
2 56,800 3.10 176,080
3 56,800 3.26 185,168
4 85,200 3.46 294,792
Total 279,740 $887,500
Units sold 255,600
Ending inventory = 24,140 (279,740 - 255,600)
FIFO:
Cost of goods sold
= Cost of goods available for sale - Ending inventory
= $803,975.60 ($887,500 - $83,524.40)
Ending Inventory:
= $83,524.40 (24,140 * $3.46)
LIFO:
Cost of goods sold
= Cost of goods available for sale - Ending inventory
= $825,304 ($887,500 - $62,196)
Ending Inventory:
= (9,940 * $2.00) + (14,200 * $2.98)
= ($19,880 + $42,316)
= $62,196
A company makes a payment of $4,680 towards one-year insurance premium on March 1. Calculate the amount of prepaid insurance that should be reported on the August 31 balance sheet with respect to this policy.
Answer: $2,340
Explanation:
The total annual insurance is $4,680. This is prepaid insurance however and will need to be apportioned to months within the year in order to be recognized as an expense as the months go by.
The monthly insurance will be:
= 4,680 / 12 months
= $390
From March 1 to August 31 is 6 months. Total insurance recognized will be:
= 390 * 6
= $2,340
Rick Co. had 36 million shares of $1 par common stock outstanding at January 1, 2021. In October 2021, Rick Co.'s Board of Directors declared and distributed a 1% common stock dividend when the market value of its common stock was $56 per share. In recording this transaction, Rick would:
Answer:
Debit retained earnings for $20,160,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what Rick would record
First step
Shares to be distributed = .01 × 36 million
Shares to be distributed= 360,000 shares
Now let determine the Retained earnings
Retained earnings: Market value of shares = 360,000 × $56
Retained earnings: Market value of shares= $20,160,000
Therefore In recording this transaction, Rick would:Debit retained earnings for $20,160,000
Marlow Company purchased a point of sale system on January 1 for $6,500. This system has a useful life of 5 years and a salvage value of $950. What would be the depreciation expense for the second year of its useful life using the double-declining-balance method
Answer:
$1,560
Explanation:
The computation of the depreciation expense for the second year of its useful life is shown below:
First depreciation rate is
= 1 ÷ 5 ×2
= 40%
Now the depreciation expense for one year is
= 40% of $6,500
= $2,600
Now the depreciation expense for the second year is
= ($6,500 - $2,600) ×40%
= $1,560
A company had cash sales of $49,527, credit sales of $38,540, sales returns and allowances of $7,100 and sales discounts of $4,375. The company's net sales for this period equals what? (I added cash sales and credit sales. Then I subtracted sales returns and allowances and sales discounts. Not sure if my calculations are correct.) Please explain your answers.
Answer:
The company's net sales for this period equal to $76,592
Explanation:
First we need to calculate the total sales using the following formula
Total Sales = Cash Sales + Credit sales
Where
Cash Sales = $49,527
Credit sales = $38,540
Placing values in the formula
Total Sales = $49,527 + $38,540
Total Sales = $88,067
Now use the following formula to calculate the net sales
Net Sales = Total Sales - Sales returns and allowances - Sales discount
Where
Total Sales = $88,067
Sales returns and allowances = $7,100
Sales discount = $4,375
Placing values in the formula
Net Sales = $88,067 - $7,100 - $4,375
Net Sales = $76,592
Green Roof Foods currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of .63, its cost of equity is 13.6 percent, and its pretax cost of debt is 7.8 percent. The tax rate is 35 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.1 percent. The firm's preferred capital structure consists of 50 percent debt. What discount rate should be assigned to a new project the firm is considering if the project is equally as risky as the overall firm and will be financed solely with equity?
a. 7.80%.
b. 9.76%.
c. 5.07%.
d. 9.34%.
e. 10.70%.
Answer:
d.9.34%
Explanation:
The formula for the weighted average cost of capital is provided below as a starting point for solving this question:
WACC=(weight of equity*cost of equity)+(weight of debt*after-tax cost of debt)
weight of equity=1-debt %=1-50%=50%
weight of debt=50%
cost of equity=13.6%
after-tax cost of debt=7.8%*(1-35%)
after-tax cost of debt=5.07%
WACC=(50%*13.6%)+(50%*5.07%)
WACC=9.34%
The discount rate is computed based on the target or preferred capital structure
A company has a factory that is designed so that it is most efficient (average unit cost is minimized) when producing 27,100 units of output each month. However, it has an absolute maximum output capability of 33,000 units per month, and can produce as little as 7,000 units per month without corporate headquarters shifting production to another plant. If the factory produces 17,470 units in October, what is the capacity utilization rate in October for this factory
Answer: 64.47%
Explanation:
Units produced in October = 17470
Units production in the most efficient way = 27,100
Therefore, the capacity utilization rate in October for the factory will be:
= Units produced in October / Units production in the most efficient way
= 17470 / 27100
= 0.6447
= 64.47%
The capacity utilization rate in October for this factory is 64.47%.
A company has these balances as of december 31
cash 20000 fixed assets 35000 accumulated depreciation 20000 accounts payable 5000
what are the total assets?
Answer:
Total asset = 55000
Explanation:
Below is the following calculations:
Cash amount = 20000
Fixed assets = 35000
Accumulated depreciation = 20000
Accounts payable = 5000
The total assets = Cash + fixed assets
Total asset = 20000 + 35000
Total asset = 55000
Not- Accumulated depreciation should be deducted from the gross assets.
Compute the payback period for a project that requires an initial outlay of $297,771 that is expected to generate $40,000 per year for 9 years.
Answer:
7.44
Explanation:
The computation of the payback period is given below:
Time Amount Cumulative
0 (297,771) (297,771)
1 40,000 (257,771)
2 40,000 (217,771)
3 40,000 (177,771)
4 40,000 (137,771)
5 40,000 (97,771)
6 40,000 (57,771)
7 40,000 (17,771)
8 40,000 22,229
9 40,000 62,229
Now the payback period is
=7 + (17,771 ÷ 40,000)
= 7.44
List three ways in which individual debt differs from government debt.
Answer:
Government debt is larger.
Government usually borrows significantly more debt than an individual can because it is to be used to run many more things than an individual would be able to.
Government debt is less risky.
The government is able to fall back on the assets of the entire country as well as print money to be able to pay off debt. There are therefore less chances of the government defaulting so its debt is less risky.
Government debt can keep borrowing even though it is in debt.
There is a certain level of debt that individuals are allowed to have and then credit holders would refuse to give them more. This is not the case for the government which can keep on borrowing even though it already owes a significant amount of debt.
A company that sells multiple types of products has a selling price per composite unit of $150, variable cost per composite unit of $50 and total fixed costs of $25,000. The contribution margin per composite unit is $ .
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
With regards to the above information, the contribution margin is computed as seen below.
Contribution margin per composite unit = Selling price per composite unit - Variable cost per composite unit
= $150 - $50
= $100
Hence, the contribution margin per composite unit is $100
everyone makes mistakes sometimes. when we ask your most recent manager what types of mistakes you would be least likely to make on the job what will they say
Answer:
needs to be more spefic
Explanation:
Shockglass Company had a beginning inventory of $15,000. During the year, the company recorded inventory purchases of $45,000 and cost of goods sold of $50,000. The ending inventory must equal: A. $10,000. B. $25,000. C. $26,000. D. $27,000.
Answer:
A. $10,000
Explanation:
We know that :
cost of goods sold = opening inventory + purchases - ending inventory
hence,
Ending Inventory = opening inventory + purchases - cost of goods sold
therefore,
Ending Inventory = $15,000 + $45,000 - $50,000
= $10,000
The ending inventory must equal: $10,000
Mannix Corporation stock currently sells for $80 per share. The market requires a return of 10 percent on the firm's stock. If the company maintains a constant 6 percent growth rate in dividends, what was the most recent dividend per share paid on the stock
Answer: $3.02
Explanation:
The Gordon growth method can help solve this:
Formula is:
Price of stock = (Most recent dividend * (1 + growth rate)) / (required return - growth rate)
80 = ( D * ( 1 + 6%)) / (10% - 6%)
80 = 1.06D / 4%
1.06D = 80 * 4%
D = 3.2 / 1.06
D = $3.02
What percentage of income is spent on lottery tickets by Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places. a. A low-income family with an income of $20,000 per year
Answer:
a. The percentage of income spent on lottery tickets by a low-income family with an income of $20,000 per year is 5.50%.
b. The percentage of income spent on lottery tickets by a middle-income family with an income of $60,000 per year is 0.50%.
Explanation:
Note: This question is not complete. The complete question is therefore provided before answering the question. See the attached pdf for the complete question.
Explanation of the answers is now provided as follows:
a. What percentage of income is spent on lottery tickets by a low-income family with an income of $20,000 per year.
From the attached question, we have:
Amount spent by households with less than $25,000 of income a year on lottery tickets = $1,100
Therefore, we have:
Percentage spent by family with $20,000 income per year on lottery tickets = (Amount spent by households with less than $25,000 of income a year on lottery tickets / $20,000) = ($1,100 / $20,000) * 100 = 5.50%
Therefore, the percentage of income spent on lottery tickets by a low-income family with an income of $20,000 per year is 5.50%.
b. What percentage of income is spent on lottery tickets by a middle-income family with an income of $60,000 per year.
From the attached question, we have:
Amount spent by households with more than $50,000 of income a year on lottery tickets = $300
Therefore, we have:
Percentage spent by family with $60,000 income per year on lottery tickets = (Amount spent by households with more than $50,000 of income a year on lottery tickets / $60,000) * 100 = ($300 / $60,000) * 100 = 0.50%
Therefore, the percentage of income spent on lottery tickets by a middle-income family with an income of $60,000 per year is 0.50%.
Please helpppppppp (sorry Need to get the word limit in)
Answer:
i guess c By creating multilateral trade agreement . i am not sure if its correct or not .
The cost of land includes all of the following except:___.
a. cost of leveling and grading.
b. payments to clear liens.
c. purchase price.
d. cost of fencing and lighting.
Answer:
The answer is D.
Explanation:
The correct option is D. -The cost of fencing and lighting is not part of the cost of land. Why? - Because this is the cost to improve land.
Option A is wrong. Cost of levelling and grading is part of the cost of land
Option C is wrong. Purchase price is the main cost in the determining the cost of land
Option D is also wrong
The____________________ identifies the processes entailed in the business continuity plan and/or the disaster recovery plan.
Answer:
impact analysis.
Explanation:
The missing word is impact analysis. Hope this helps.
Chavez Corporation reported the following data for the month of July: Inventories: Beginning Ending Raw materials $ 36,000 $ 34,500 Work in process $ 20,500 $ 26,000 Finished goods $ 36,500 $ 51,500 Additional information: Raw materials purchases $ 70,500 Direct labor cost $ 95,500 Manufacturing overhead cost incurred $ 63,500 Indirect materials included in manufacturing overhead cost incurred $ 9,800 Manufacturing overhead cost applied to Work in Process $ 62,500 Any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead is closed out to cost of goods sold. The cost of goods manufactured for July is:
Answer:
Cost of goods manufactured= $214,700
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the direct material used:
Direct material used= beginning inventory + purchases - ending inventory
Direct material used= 36,000 + 70,500 - 34,500
Direct material used= $72,000
Now, we can determine the cost of goods manufactured:
cost of goods manufactured= beginning WIP + direct materials + direct labor + allocated manufacturing overhead - Ending WIP
cost of goods manufactured= 20,500 + 72,000 + 95,500 + (62,500 - 9,800) - 26,000
cost of goods manufactured= $214,700
Martinique Fashion is an all-equity firm that has projected perpetual EBIT of $344,000. The current cost of equity is 12.4 percent and the tax rate is 34 percent. The company is in the process of issuing $989,000 worth of perpetual bonds with an annual coupon rate of 6.6 percent at par. What is the value of the levered firm
Answer:
$2,167,228
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the value of the levered firm
First step is calculate Unlevered firm value using this formula
Unlevered firm value = EBIT(1 - Tax) / Cost of equity
Let plug in the formula
Unlevered firm value = $344,000(1 - 0.34) / 0.124
Unlevered firm value = $344,000(0.66)/0.124
Unlevered firm value = $1,830,968
Now let calculate the Levered firm value using this formula
Levered firm value = Unlevered firm value + (Debt * Tax rate)
Let plug in the formula
Levered firm value = $1,830,968 + ($989,000 * 0.34)
Levered firm value = $1,830,968+$336,260
Levered firm value = $2,167,228
Therefore the value of the levered firm is $2,167,228
