Answer & Explanation: Commission: This is a percentage earned on total sales. Using a health insurance company as an example, brokers earn commission on premium received by the company.
Depreciation: This relates to the wear and tear of an asset. The health insurance company fixed assets such as motor vehicle, furniture and equipments will be depreciated and expensed periodically.
Simple and compound interest rates: Simple interest rate is a rate charged directly on the principal amount deposited. If the health insurance company decides to invest in fixed income or call deposits with a bank for a period of 1 year. The bank can put a specific rate that will be paid to the company as an interest earned.
Compound interest rate on the other hand is beneficial to the financier. It is a rate charged on both the principal amount and the interest earned. For instance if the company decides to take a loan with the bank, the bank can charge a compound interest rate.
A customer has purchased 10,000 shares of Fromage stock, a Swiss cheese company. The stock is not traded in the United States. Fromage declares and pays a dividend of 15,000 Swiss Francs, which, when converted to dollars, equals $10,000. Switzerland imposes a 20% withholding tax on dividends repatriated outside its borders. How is the dividend reported on this investor's U.S. tax return
Answer:
$10,000 of dividends are reported, along with a $2,000 tax credit for monies withheld in Switzerland
Explanation:
As we know that if there is a direct investment in a foreign security, so the foreign country having a tax on dividend send an individual his home country against his will now if this condition arise so the same i.e tax credit should be levy on the same person while filing the U.S tax return
Since $10,000 dividend is received along with it $2,000 would be the tax credit
The cities of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, located on opposite sides of the Tampa Bay, are associated with what manufacturing industry
Answer:
The cities of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, are associated with the electronics and stationary manufacturing industry. For example office equipment, electronics, and optical products are manufactured in great quantities in both cities.
Explanation:
Titan Mining Corporation has 7.6 million shares of common stock outstanding, 280,000 shares of 4.5% preferred stock outstanding, and 165,000 bonds with a semi-annual coupon rate of 5.9% outstanding, par value $2,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $61 per share and has a beta of 1.15, the preferred stock has a par value of $100 and currently sells for $95 per share, and the bonds have 19 years to maturity and sell for 109% of par. The market risk premium is 7.1%, T-bills are yielding 3.5%, and the company’s tax rate is 25%.
A. What is the firm’s market value capital structure?
B. If the company is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firm’s typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the project’s cash flows?
Answer:
A. The Capital structure is : 4.23 % - Equity, 6.59 % - Preferred Shares and 89.17 % - Debt
B. The firm should discount the project’s cash flows at 4.45 %.
Explanation:
Total Market Value = Market Value of Equity + Market Value of Debt + Market Value of Preferred Shares
Market Value of Equity = 280,000 shares × $61
= $17,080,000
Market Value of Preferred Shares = 280,000 shares × $95
= $26,600,000
Market Value of Debt = 165,000 bonds × $2,000 × 109%
= $359,700,000
Total Market Value = $403,380,000
Capital Structure :
Weight of Equity = $17,080,000 / $403,380,000 × 100
= 4.23 %
Weight of Preferred Shares = $26,600,000 / $403,380,000 × 100
= 6.59 %
Weight of Debt = $359,700,000 / $403,380,000 × 100
= 89.17 %
Thus, the market value capital structure is : 4.23 % - Equity, 6.59 % - Preferred Shares and 89.17 % - Debt
Firms use the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to discount the project’s cash flows.
Cost of Debt, r
PV = $2000 × 109 % = - $2,100
PMT = ($2,000 × 5.9%) ÷ 2 = $59
n = 19 × 2 = 38
P/YR = 2
FV = $2,000
r = ?
Using a Financial Calculator, Pretax cost of debt, r is 5,47 %
After tax cost of debt = Interest × ( 1 - tax rate)
= 5,47 % × ( 1 - 0.25)
= 4.10 %
Cost of Equity
Cost of Equity = Return on Risk Free Security + Beta × Return on Risk Premium Portfolio
= 3.5 % + 1.15 × 7.1%
= 11.67 %
Cost of Preference Stock
Cost of Preference Stocks = 4.5%
WACC = ke(W/V) + kd(D/V) + kp(P/V)
= 11.67 % × 4.23 % + 4.10 % × 89.17 % + 4.5% × 6.59 %
= 4.45 %
Carpenter Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 2,400 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were: 2 points Percent Complete 60% 55% Cost $ 7,000 $10,300 Materials costs Conversion costs 01:53:47 A total of 10,500 units were started and 8.900 units were transferred to the second processing department during the month. The following costs were incurred in the first processing department during the month: eBook Materials costs Conversion costs $ 96,800 $171,000 References The ending inventory was 85% complete with respect to materials and 70% complete with respect to conversion costs.
How many units are in ending work in process inventory in the first processing department at the end of the month?
a. 4,000
b. 1,800
c. 8.100
d. 1,600
Answer:
a. 4,000
Explanation:
Units in ending inventory
= Units in beginning work in process + Units started into production - Units transferred to the next department
= 2,400 + 10,500 - 8,900
= 4,000 units
The open interest on silver futures at a particular time is the Group of answer choices number of all long or short silver futures contracts outstanding. number of silver futures contracts traded during the day. number of silver futures contracts traded the previous day. number of outstanding silver futures contracts for delivery within the next month.
Answer:
number of all long or short silver futures contracts outstanding.
Explanation:
The open interest on silver futures at a particular time is the number of all long or short silver futures contracts outstanding. Open interest can be defined as the total or overall number of contracts (open long and short positions) outstanding in a futures market.
In stocks exchange, when a contract begins trading it has an open interest that is equal to zero and in future dates, more contracts are entered into as time passes by.
Additionally, majority of the contracts are liquidated before their maturity date.
The Extra Surplus Company's Balance Sheet for December 31, 2017 and the Income Statement for 2018 are shown below.
Extra Surplus Company
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2017
Assets
Cash $14,000
Accounts Receivable 7,000
Inventory 16,800
Property and Equipment, Net 28,000
$65,800
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts Payable $14,000
Notes Payable, Long-Term 7,000
Common Stock 28,000
Retained Earnings 16,800
$65,800
Extra Surplus Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Sales $23,400
Cost of Goods Sold 5,400
Salaries and Wage Expense 5,400
Interest Expense 1,800
Other Expenses 900
Net Income $9,900
Additional data:
A- Sales were $23,400; $14,400 in cash was received from customers.
B- Bought new land for cash, $18,000.
C- Sold other land for its book value of $9,000.
D- Paid $1,800 principal on the long-term note payable and $1,800 in interest.
E- Issued new shares of stock for $18,000 cash.
F- Cash dividends of $3,800 were declared and paid to stockholders.
G- Paid $10,300 on accounts payable.
H- No inventory purchases were made: other expenses were incurred on account.
I- All wages were paid in cash.
J- Other expenses were on account.
Required:
a. Prepare a balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.
b. Prepare the statement of cash flows using the direct method.
Answer:
The Extra Surplus Company
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2020
Assets
Cash $14,300
Accounts Receivable 16,000
Inventory 11,400
Property and Equipment, Net 37,000
$78,700
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts Payable $3,700
Other Expenses Payable 900
Notes Payable, Long-Term 5,200
Common Stock 46,000
Retained Earnings 22,900
$78,700
b. The Extra Surplus Company
Statement of Cash Flows, using the direct method:
December 31, 2020
Operating activities:
Cash from customers $14,400
Payment to suppliers (10,300)
Payment to labor (5,400)
Net cash from operating (1,300)
Investing activities:
Land sales 9,000
Land (18,000)
Net cash from investing (9,000)
Financing activities:
Issue of shares 18,000
Note Payable Repayment (1,800)
Interest paid (1,800)
Dividends (3,800)
Net cash from financing 10,600 10,600
Net Cash Inflow $300
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Extra Surplus Company
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2017
Assets Adjustment Balance
Cash $14,000 300 $14,300
Accounts Receivable 7,000 + 23,400 - 14,400 16,000
Inventory 16,800 - 5,400 11,000
Property and Equipment, Net 28,000 - 9,000 + 18,000 37,000
$65,800
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts Payable $14,000 -10,300 3,700
Notes Payable, Long-Term 7,000 -1,800 5,200
Common Stock 28,000 + 18,000 46,000
Retained Earnings 16,800 22,900
$65,800
ii) Extra Surplus Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Sales $23,400
Cost of Goods Sold 5,400
Salaries and Wage Expense 5,400
Interest Expense 1,800
Other Expenses 900
Net Income $9,900
Cash balance (beginning) $14,000
iii) Cash Receipts:
Cash from customers $14,400
Land sales 9,000
Issue of shares 18,000
Total receipts $41,400
iv) Cash Payments:
Land $18,000
Note Payable Repayment 1,800
Interest paid 1,800
Dividends 3,800
Accounts Payable 10,300
Salaries & Wages 5,400
Total payments $41,100
Cash Balance (Ending) $14,300
v) Retained Earnings:
Net Income $9,900
Beginning Retained Earnings 16,800
Dividends 3,800
Ending Retained Earnings $22,900
v) The Extra Surplus Company's Statement of Cash Flows can also be prepared using the indirect method. This method starts with the net income and adjusts working capital changes after adding back non-cash flow expenses in order to arrive at the net cash from operating activities. Other steps are similar to the direct method, which considers only the actual cash inflows and outflows.
3. “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are two institutions that have outlived their usefulness”. Do you agree?
Answer:
“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank"
Have they outlived their usefulness?
No.
The IMF and the World Bank have not outlived their usefulness. They remain very useful and relevant to our world today. The problem they have experienced stem in part from the neglect of their purposes, because of the near-absence of the grassroot touch. They can refocus on their purposes and reduce elitistism, and then they continue to be useful.
But, they cannot rediscover and concentrate on their purposes without the cooperation of member-countries. Recalcitrancy does not allow any organized institutions without police power to function at their best. Member-countries must learn to cooperate with these bodies to achieve their purposes. There is still global poverty ravaging the world population, even among the rich and developed countries of the world.
In most developing countries, their national governments are traditionally entrenched as anti-developmental. While they make long and meaningless speeches at world fora, back home they do not walk their talk and so often renege on their promises. This is why it seems that the impact of these world bodies are not being felt. National governments must be able to show responsibility to allow the effects of monetary policies and agreements to benefit the poor and the vulnerable.
Explanation:
The World Bank is an international body of the United Nations with about 189 member-countries. It works with developing countries to reduce poverty, increase access to wealth, and promote global prosperity. The IMF is responsible for ensuring that the international monetary system is operational and stable to ginger sustainable global economic growth.
The term crowding-out effect refers to a situation in which a government _______________ results in ______________ interest rates, causing ______________ in private spending on investment and consumer durables.
Answer: Deficit; higher; a decrease
Explanation:
The term crowding-out effect refers to a situation in which a government deficit results in higher interest rates, causing a decrease in private spending on investment and consumer durables.
The Crowding-out effect is what happens when a Government increases its spending past its revenues and gets a budget deficit. In other to balance its books therefore it will borrow heavily.
If the Government is such a large one like the American Government or the British Government, the borrowing might be so large that it will have the effect of reducing the amount of loanable funds in the market thereby increasing the interest rates due to a reduced supply of loanable funds.
As there are now increased interest rates, it will be more expensive for companies to borrow to spend on investment or for consumers to spend on durables. It will have the effect of crowding out the private sector.
If the rate of inflation is 2.2% per year, the future price pt (in dollars) of a certain item can be modeled by the following exponential function, where t is the number of years from today.
p(t)=1200(1.039^t)
Find the current price of the item and the price 9 years from today.
Answer:
1693.25
Explanation:
The computation of the current price of the item and the price 9 years from today is shown below:-
p(t) = 1,200 × (1.039)^t
Now, the current price can be found by putting t = 0
p(0) is
[tex]1,200\times (1.039)^0 = $1,200[/tex]
The price 10 years from today
p(9) is
[tex]1,200\times (1.039)^9[/tex]
Now we will solve the above equation
= 1,200 × 1.411041958
= 1693.25035
or
= 1693.25
Unlike direct materials, the sum of all the direct labor variances is always equal to the flexible budget variance.
A. True
B. False
Answer:
A. True
Explanation:
Unlike direct materials, the sum of all the direct labor variances is always equal to the flexible budget variance. Also, a negative direct labor efficiency variance is considered favorable one. And for a direct labor, if the efficiency and rate variances are both negative, then the flexible budget variance will be unfavorable. Therefore, the statement of the question is true.
On May 1, 2010, Ziek Corp. declared and issued a 10% common stock dividend. Prior to this dividend, Ziek had 100,000 shares of $1 par value common stock issued and outstanding. The fair value of Ziek 's common stock was $20 per share on May 1, 2010. As a result of this stock dividend, Ziek's total stockholders' equity:_________
Answer: did not change
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that On May 1, 2010, Ziek Corp. declared and issued a 10% common stock dividend and that prior to this dividend, Ziek had 100,000 shares of $1 par value common stock issued and outstanding. We are further informed that the fair value of Ziek 's common stock was $20 per share on May 1, 2010.
As a result of this stock dividend, Ziek's total stockholders' equity did not change. The accounts involved belong to the stockholders' equity, therefore, there will be no change on the total stockholders equity.
g An arbitrage opportunity arises when... Group of answer choices An investment has a high risk-return ratio. disparity between 2 or more prices allow investors to yield a sure profit the risk-free rate generates a positive alpha. a net investment is taken place within a portfolio
Answer:
disparity between 2 or more prices allow investors to yield a sure profit
Explanation:
Arbitrage is defined as the practice where there is simultaneous buying and selling of an asset so as to benefit from a price difference.
Usually the price differences occur in different markets, so the arbitrator acts as a supplier of the goods to market where goods are to be sold.
For example if a company buys fertiliser from a whole seller and immediately sells the goods to a farmer's cooperative at higher price this is arbitrage.
So abitrage opportunity is when disparity between 2 or more prices allow investors to yield a sure profit
In a task assignment situation, in how many different ways can five jobs be assigned to five machines if each job must be assigned to each machine and each machine must be assigned one job?
A. 5
B. 1
C. 3,125
D. 120
E. 25
Answer: D. 120
Explanation:
The first machine being assigned a job can be assigned one from 5 jobs.
Once that happens, the next machine can only be assigned from any one of 4 jobs.
The next machine, any one of 3 jobs.
The next machine, any one of 2 jobs.
The Last machine gets the last job remaining.
The different ways a job can be assigned therefore are;
= 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1
= 120
"The technique which identifies the time period required to recover the cost of the investment is called the" ________________ method.
Answer:
Cash payback method
Explanation:
Cash payback technique is a method used by financial experts to analyse capital projects to see which ones they can invest in and which one to avoid.
This method is used to estimate the time it will take for a project to recoup the original cost of investment. It estimated when a business will payoff initial cost and start giving the investor profit.
Cash payback is easy to calculate
Cash payback = (Initial investment) ÷ (Estimated cash inflows each year)
Shorter cash payback is favourable as the investor gets back initial cost in a shorter period.
You short-sell 100 shares of Tuckerton Trading Co., now selling for $44 per share. What is your maximum possible gain, ignoring transactions cost
Answer:
$4,400
Explanation:
Calculation for the maximum possible gain, ignoring transactions cost
Using this formula
Maximum possible gain = Sale proceeds - Cost of purchasing the share
Let plug in the formula
Maximum possible gain = (100 shares *$44 per shares)- (100 shares *0) = 14000
Maximum possible gain=$4,400-0
Maximum possible gain=$4,400
Therefore the maximum possible gain, ignoring transactions cost will be $4,400
Which of the following statements about executing and evaluating the promotion program is most accurate?
a. Although there are five elements in the promotional mix, the only element that reallybenefits from an IMC audit is advertising.
b. Most IMC programs have no difficulty creating a pretest, but posttests are much moredifficult to construct since a number of unknown elements must be measured.
c. To fully benefit from IMC programs, companies must create and maintain a test-resultdatabase that allows comparisons of the relative impact of the promotional tools and theirexecution options in varying situations.
d. The ideal IMC program does not need any evaluation if it is executed according to plan.E. The most effective IMC audits are external. Internal audits tend to skew results to fitexpectations.
Answer: To fully benefit from IMC programs, companies must create and maintain a test-resultdatabase that allows comparisons of the relative impact of the promotional tools and their execution options in varying situations.
Explanation:
Out of the statements about executing and evaluating the promotion program that were given in the question, the option that is most accurate is that to fully benefit from IMC programs, companies must create and maintain a test-result database that allows comparisons of the relative impact of the promotional tools and their execution options in varying situations.
Therefore, option C is the correct answer.
Abey Kuruvilla, of Parkside Plumbing, uses 1,210 of a certain spare part that costs $26 for each order, with an annual holding cost of $24. a) Calculate the total cost for order sizes of 25, 40, 50, 60, and 100 (round your responses to two decimal places).
Answer:
Annual demand(D) = 1,210
Ordering cost(S) = $26
Annual holding cost (H) = $24
With the order quantity(Q) = 25,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(25/2)24] + [(1210/25)26]
= $300 + $1258.4
= $1558.4
With the order quantity(Q) = 40,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(40/2)24] + [(1210/40)26]
= $480 + $786.5
= $1266.5
With the order quantity(Q) = 50,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(50/2)24] + [(1210/50)26]
= $600 + $605
= $1205
With the order quantity(Q) = 60,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(60/2)24] + [(1210/60)26]
= $720 + $524.33
= $1244.33
With the order quantity(Q) = 100,
Total cost = Holding cost + ordering cost
= [(Q/2)H] + [(D/Q)S]
= [(100/2)24] + [(1210/100)26]
= $1200 + $314.6
= $1514.6
4. Suppose you hold a PUT option on Israeli shekels with a strike price of 3.4207s/$. If the spot rate on the final day of the option is 3.4329s/$, how much profit would you make trading $1,000,000? Should you do it?
Answer:
Profit $3,567
I would exercise my option by buying the shares before the expiration .
Explanation:
Calculation of how much profit would you make trading $1,000,000
First step is to multiply the spot rate on the final day by the trading amount
3.4329s*$1,000,000
=$3,432,900
Second step is to divide the spot rate option by the strike price
3,432,900/3.4207
=$1,003,567
Last Step is to find the profit
Profit =$1,003,567-$1,000,000
Profit=$3,567
Therefore the amount of PROFIT you would make trading $1,000,000 will be $3,567
Based on the above calculation I would exercise my option by buying the shares before the expiration .
Milano Gallery purchases the copyright on an oil painting for $510,000 on January 1, 2017. The copyright legally protects its owner for 12 more years. The company plans to market and sell prints of the original for 19 years.
Requried:
Prepare entries to record the purchase of the copyright on January 1, 2017, and its annual amortization on December 31, 2017.
Answer:
See journal entries below.
Explanation:
The copy right is known as an intangible asset that is purchased to a business hence debited to factor in its purchase value while the bank is credited for the payment for the purchase.
Although the copyright is amortized for 12 years, the copyright protection expires after 12 years - which is the legal year irrespective of its plan to market and sell the painting for 19 years.
• Entries to record to record the purchase of copyrights on January 1, 2017.
Date
January 1,2017
Copyright Dr $510,000
Bank Cr $510,000
(Being purchase of 12 years painting copyrights)
• Annual amortization on December 31, 2017
December 31, 2017
Amortization Dr $42,500
Copyright Cr $42,500
(Being annual amortization cost on 12 years painting copyright)
A catering company prepared and served 375 meals at an anniversary celebration last week using 3 workers. The week before, 2 workers prepared and served 225 meals at a wedding reception
a1. Calculate the labor productivity for each event. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Anniversary Wedding meals/worker meals/worker
a2. For which event was the labor productivity higher?
Anniversary
Wedding
Answer:
for anniversary = 125
for wedding = 112.5
anniversary
Explanation:
Labour productivity = number of meals / total number of workers
for anniversary = 375 / 3 = 125
for wedding = 225 / 2 = 112.5
labour productivity is higher for the anniversary because one unit of labour produces more meals when compared to the wedding.
The Marketing Control Statement is a valuable statement for marketers because it only utilizes costs that the marketer can control. True False
Answer: True
Explanation:
The Marketing Control Statement is quite beneficial to marketers as it avoids fixed costs and shows them the variable and programmed costs both of which can be controlled. This enables them to know what they need to and can change in a way that they can come up with an optimal marketing mix to ensure profitability.
It is also a very uncomplicated statement to prepare which further ingratiates it to marketers who would like to avoid all the jargon of income statements.
The given statement is true.
The following information should be considered:
The Marketing Control Statement should be beneficial for marketers as in this the fixed cost are ignored and the variable & other cost should be controlled. Due to this, the profitability should increasedTherefore we can conclude that The given statement is true.
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When a deliverable arrived, Craig met with the team member responsible
for ordering the deliverable to confirm it was the correct model and size.
Which of the following project elements was Craig monitoring in this scenario?
a. Budget
b. Schedule
c. Scope
d. Risk
Answer:
Project Element Craig Monitored in this scenario:
d. Risk
Explanation:
The element of the project that Craig monitored ensures that the deliverable conforms with the correct model and size because there is the risk that this could not conform if a deliverable was not not checked with the team member who ordered the deliverable. Since higher risks of deliverables not conforming to model and size would render the whole project unsuccessful, Craig has to meet with the team member responsible. In order words, the meeting between Craig and the team member for confirmation of correct model and size eliminates the risks of non-conformance.
In the example above when deliverable came and Craig met with the team member for ordering confirming whether the model and size was correct, Craig was monitoring Risk. So the correct option is D.
Risk refers to the possibility chances that the desired or the expected result will be obtained from the activities that are undertaken. Risk is directly related to the reward of such activity.
In the example above where Craig confirms whether the model and size of goods arrived were correct with the help of the team member who ordered such deliverable, risk was being monitored.In this case the risk can be denoted by value of 1 as the chances of getting the correct model and size are equal with chances of getting the incorrect model and size. Risk can be denoted by beta .[tex]\rm Risk = \beta[/tex]
Monitoring of risk is an important aspect so as to ensure whether the activities undertaken for the benefit of the business are standing true to their efforts or not.
Hence, the correct option is D that Craig was monitoring risk by checking the deliverable was correct in terms of model and size with the help of a team member.
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Trevor Company discloses supplementary operating segment information for its three reportable segments. Data for 20X8 are available as follows:
Segment A Segment B Segment C
Sales $500,000 $300,000 $200,000
Traceable operating
expenses 250,000 120,000 90,000
Allocable costs for the year was $180,000. Allocable costs are assigned based on the ratio of a segment's income before allocable costs to total income before allocable costs. The 20X8 operating profit for Segment B was:_______.
A) $180,000.
B) $120,000.
C) $126,000.
D) $110,000.
Answer:
The correct answer is B.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Segment A Segment B Segment C
Sales $500,000 $300,000 $200,000
Traceable operating expenses 250,000 120,000 90,000
Profit= 250,000 180,000 110,000 = 540,000
Allocable costs for the year was $180,000.
First, we need to allocate costs to Segment B:
Segment B= 180,000/540,000= 0.33
Allocate= 0.33*180,000= 60,000
Now, we can calculate the profit:
Segment B profit= 180,000 - 60,000= 120,000
Costs which can be eliminated in whole or in part if a particular business segment is discontinued are called:
Answer:
Avoidable costs
Explanation:
An avoidable cost is defined as one that an entity will not incur if a particular activity is not undertaken.
In business operations avoidable costs are usually variable costs. These are costs that vary or change in the cost of production. For example wages, cost of raw materials, and labour. These can be avoided depending on business needs.
Costs that are not avoidable are fixed cost. For example rent, insurance, and utilities.
These costs are paid wether production occurs or not.
Describe various ways that knowledge management systems could help firms with sales and marketing or with manufacturing and production.
Answer:
Please see explanation below.
Explanation:
Knowledge management system is a system that allows sales people have quick and right information about a company's value proposition without having to wait for feedback from team members or someone else in the company. An advantage of knowledge management system is the ability to train many employees remotely or places where they may be needed.
Various ways ways that knowledge management system could help sales and marketing.
•Getting sales people on the same page. A company's sales team should understand the value propositions of their firm and how such values distinct them from the competitors. Each sales member should be acquitted with the knowledge management system which provides an easily accessible place for the company's value proposition. It also means that the values should readily be known and understood by everyone and are able to apply them according to how situations demands.
• Allowing to refine and deliver a better training process. This explain that knowledge management system can assist in terms of tracking questions frequently asked by sales people , contents mostly assessed by them and activities often carried out by top sales person that bring about the best result. All the information gathered including possible answers and training contents can then be loaded into the knowledge management system to help train new hires.
• Helping to track valuable insights and information. Prospects and customers usually give useful feed back which can assist a sales team and sales representative handles future sales opportunities. It is not enough capturing these information on the knowledge management system, they should be properly organized and accessible for other team members to benefit .
• Making it easier for sales and marketing to help each other. An important part of marketing team's task is to understand the challenges faced by the target audience and the questions prospects commonly ask so as to create relevant contents for them and also upload them on the knowledge management system portal. Such information should be often accessed by the team and then take better advantage of it.
Other areas knowledge management system could help sales and marketing are assistance with sales trend, high level decisions with regards to product orders, price negotiations . etc
A firm has sales of $1,220, net income of $226, net fixed assets of $544, and current assets of $300. The firm has $101 in inventory. What is the common-size statement value of inventory
Answer:
11.97%
Explanation:
Common size statement value of inventory is where all accounts are expressed as a percentage of total assets.
Total assets = Net fixed assets + Current assets
= $544 + $300
= $844
Common size statement value of inventory = Inventory ÷ Total assets
= $101 ÷ $844
= 0.1197
= 11.97%
A manager is attempting to assess the probability of a recession ending in the next six months and its impact on expected profitability. The manager believes there is a 75 percent chance the recession will end in six months and profits will return to $400 million. However, there is a 25 percent chance the recession will not end in six months, resulting in a $5 million loss. The expected profits over the next six months are:
Answer:
Expected profit = $298.75 million
Explanation:
To calculate the expected return or expected profits, we will simply multiply the probability of each event by the return expected in that event and take a sum the answers. Thus, the expected profit can be calculated as follows,
Expected profit = Probability of recession ending * Profit if recession ends + Probability of recession not ending * profit or loss if recession does not end
Expected profit = 0.75 * 400 + 0.25 * -5
Expected profit = $298.75 million
The production department is proposing the purchase of an automatic insertion machine. They have identified 3 machines and have asked the accountant to analyze them to determine the best average rate of return.
Machine A Machine B Machine C
Estimated Average Income $45,192.56 $64,695.00 $60,929.70
Average Investment $322,804.00 $215,650.00 $406,198.00
Select the correct answer.
a) Machine B or C
b) Machine A
c) Machine C
d) Machine B
Answer:
Option D is correct
Machine B is the best investment
Explanation:
The accounting rate of return is the average annual income expressed as a percentage of the average investment.
The simple rate of return can be calculated using the two formula below:
Accounting rate of return =
Annual operating income/Average investment × 100
To determine the the machine with the best return,we would compute the average annual return of all of the machines and then choose the machine with the highest return
This is done as follows:
Machine Working s Average annul rate
A 45,192.56/322,804.00 × 100 = 14.0%
B 64,695.00/215,650.00 × 100= 30.0%
C 60,929.70/406,198.00× 100 = 15.0%
Machine B is the best investment
The following information describes the production activities of Mercer Manufacturing for the year.
Actual direct materials used 28,000 lbs. at $4.90 per lb.
Actual direct labor used 8,650 hours for a total of $174,730
Actual units produced 51,600
The budgeted standards for each unit produced are 0.50 pounds of direct material at $6.85 per pound and 10 minutes of direct labor at $21.20 per hour.
1. Compute the direct materials price and quantity variances. Do not round intermediate calculations.
2. Compute the direct labor rate and efficiency variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Answer:
Actual Quantity = 28,000
Actual Price = 4.90
Standard Quantity = 25,800
Standard Price = 4.85
1)a. Direct Material Price variance = (Standard price – Actual Price)*Actual Quantity
= (4.85 - 4.90) * 28,000
= $1,400 U
b. Direct Material Quantity variance = (Standard Quantity – Actual Quantity)*Standard price
= (51,600*0.5 - 28,000)*4.85
= $10,670 U
2) a. Direct Labor Rate Variance = (Standard Rate – Actual Rate)*Actual Hours
= (21.20 - 20.2) * 8,650
= $8,650 F
b. Direct Labor Efficiency variance = (Standard Hours – Actual Hours)*Standard rate
= (51,600*1/6 - 8,650) * 21.20
= $1,060 U
assume that autonomous consumption is $1610 billion and disposable income is $11,200 billion. Using the consumption function, calculate consumption expenditure
Answer: $9,226
Explanation;
The consumption function is;
Consumption = Autonomous consumption + (Marginal Propensity to consume * Disposable income)
Marginal Propensity to Consume;
=Increase in consumption expenditure/ Increase in Disposable income
= 680/1,000
= 0.68
Consumption = Autonomous consumption + (Marginal Propensity to consume * Disposable income)
= 1,610 + ( 0.68 * 11,200)
= $9,226
