Solution :
1. The relevant risk is considered as the "unknown unknowns" which may occur due to the risk in everyday life. In all risky investments, it is unavoidable. The contribution of the stock to the market risk in a well diversified portfolio is called as the relevant risk. Diversification is the main strategy for minimizing the relevant risk.
2.
Statement : A stock that is more volatile than the market will have a beta of less than 1.0.
---- False, as it will be more volatile with that of the market.
Statement : Over time, a stock with a beta of 1.0 produces a return that goes up and down with a 1:1 relationship with the return on the market
---- True as beta of the market is 1 and therefore, the stock beta is also 1.
Statement : Beta measures the volatility in stock movements relative to the market.
--- True. The beta measures all the volatility in the stock moments relative to the market.
3. We know that :
[tex]$\text{Beta= Correlation coefficient} \times \frac{\text{SD of stock}}{\text{SD of market}} $[/tex]
[tex]$=0.65 \times \frac{35}{32}$[/tex]
= 0.71
4. The percentage of the variance in the stock of the company that is explained by the market is lower than that of the typical stock.
The following adjusted trial balance is the result of the adjustments made at the end of the month of July for Ladonna Douglas Corporation.
Ladonna Douglas Corporation
ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
July 31, 20--
ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT
Cash 34,750.00
Accounts Receivable 9,750.00
Office Supplies 2,525.00
Store Supplies 4,785.00
Machinery 10,750.00
Accumulated Depreciation 2,150.00
Accounts Payable 14,300.00
Notes Payable 11,500.00
Common Stock 33,725.00
Retained Earnings 20,000.00
Dividends 13,250.00
Service Revenue 41,500.00
Wages Expense 37,425.00
Rent Expense 3,000.00
Advertising Expense 2,750.00
Office Supplies Expense 1,465.00
Store Supplies Expense 2,150.00
Depreciation Expense 575.00
Totals 123,175.00 123,175.00
Required:
Utilize these adjusted values to perform the closing entries for Ladonna Douglas Corporation.
Answer:
Jul-31
Dr Service revenue $41,500
Dr Retained earnings $5,865
Cr Wages expense $37,425
Cr Rent expense $3,000
Cr Advertising expense $2,750
Cr Office supplies expense $1,465
Cr Store supplies expense $2,150
Cr Depreciation expense $575
Jul-31
Dr Retained earnings $13,250
Cr Dividends $13,250
( To close dividends)
Explanation:
Preparation of the closing entries for Ladonna Douglas Corporation
First step is to prepare the income statement
INCOME STATEMENT
Revenues:
Service revenue $41,500
Less Expenses:
Wages expense $37,425
Rent expense $3,000
Advertising expense $2,750
Office supplies expense $1,465
Store supplies expense $2,150
Depreciation expense $575
Total expenses (-$47,365)
Net Loss ($5,865)
($41,500-$47,365)
Now let Prepare the closing entries
Jul-31
Dr Service revenue $41,500
Dr Retained earnings $5,865
Cr Wages expense $37,425
Cr Rent expense $3,000
Cr Advertising expense $2,750
Cr Office supplies expense $1,465
Cr Store supplies expense $2,150
Cr Depreciation expense $575
( To close income summary)
Jul-31
Dr Retained earnings $13,250
Cr Dividends $13,250
( To close dividends)
Income Statement, Direct and Indirect Cost Concepts, Service Company
Lakeesha Barnett owns and operates a package mailing store in a college town. Her store, Send It Packing, helps customers wrap items and send them via UPS, FedEx, and the USPS. Send It Packing also rents mailboxes to customers by the month. In May, purchases of materials (stamps, cardboard boxes, tape, Styrofoam peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.) equaled $11,450; the beginning inventory of materials was $1,050, and the ending inventory of materials was $950. Payments for direct labor during the month totaled $25,570. Overhead incurred was $18,130 (including rent, utilities, and insurance, as well as payments of $14,050 to UPS and FedEx for the delivery services sold). Since Send It Packing is a franchise, Lakeesha owes a monthly franchise fee of 5 percent of sales. She spent $2,750 on advertising during the month. Other administrative costs (including accounting and legal services and a trip to Dallas for training) amounted to $3,650 for the month. Revenues for May were $102,100.
Required:
1. What was the cost of materials used for packaging and mailing services during May?
2. What was the prime cost for May?
3. What was the conversion cost for May?
4. What was the total cost of services for May?5. Prepare an income statement for May.
6. Of the overhead incurred, is any of it direct? Indirect? Explain.
Answer:
Send It Packing
1. The cost of materials used for packaging and mailing services during May is $11,550.
2. The prime cost for May is $51,170 (direct materials and labor and direct overhead)
3. The conversion cost for May is $43,700 (labor and overhead)
4. The total cost of services for May is $55,250
5. Income Statement for the month of May
Service Revenues $102,100
Cost of services:
Cost of materials used $11,550
Cost direct labor used 25,570
Overhead incurred 18,130 $55,250
Gross profit $46,850
Franchise fee $5,105
Advertising expense 2,750
Administrative costs 3,650 $11,505
Net income $35,345
6. The overhead incurred has $14,050 direct and $4,080 indirect costs. The direct cost was paid to the courier companies for delivery services. The indirect costs were incurred for rent, utilities, and insurance.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Beginning inventory of materials = $1,050
Purchases of materials = $11,450
Materials available for use = $12,500
Ending inventory of materials = $950
Cost of materials used = $11,550
Cost direct labor used = 25,570
Overhead incurred = 18,130
Franchise fee (5% of $102,100) 5,105
Advertising expense = 2,750
Administrative costs 3,650
The expenditure and income approaches to calculating GDP arrive at the same final number, but they calculate that number in different ways. To illustrate, consider the possible effects of the following transactions on GDP:
1. Daesun pays Awesome Foods Market $1,100 to cater his daughter's engagement party. He's attracted by Awesome Foods Market's guarantee that he'll be happy with the catering, or he'll get his money back.
2. Awesome Foods Market pays JoAnn's Catering $950 to cater the party.
3. JoAnn's Catering buys plasticware worth $200 from Kostko.
Required:
Compute contributions to GDP, using the expenditure approach.
Answer:
Only the amount spent by Manuel would be in included in the calculation of GDP
Explanation:
Gross domestic product is the total sum of final goods and services produced in an economy within a given period which is usually a year
GDP calculated using the expenditure approach = Consumption spending by households + Investment spending by businesses + Government spending + Net export
Net export = exports – imports
When exports exceed import there is a trade deficit and when import exceeds import, there is a trade surplus.
Consumption spending includes spending by households on goods and services. Consumption spending includes :
spending on durables - e.g. laptop
spending on nondurables - e.g. clothes, food
spending on services - e.g. payment of hospital bill
the purchase of a textbook by a student is an example of consumption spending on durable goods
Investment - It includes purchases of goods and services made by businesses in the production of goods and services
the airplane purchased by the airline would be used to provide services for airline customers. Also, the packing boxes bought by Amazon would be used in delivering goods to customers
Government spending - It includes government consumption expenditure and gross investment. The purchase of a new limousine for the president is an example of consumption expenditure
Items not included in the calculation off GDP includes:
1. services not rendered to oneself
2. Activities not reported to the government
3. illegal activities
4. sale or purchase of used products
5. sale or purchase of intermediate products
Explain the nature of the exchange-rate risk for each of the following, from the perspective of the U.S. firm or person. In your answer, include whether each is a long or short position in foreign currency.
a. A small U.S. firm sold experimental computer components to a Japanese firm, and it will receive payment of 1 million yen in 60 days.
b. An American college student receives a birthday gift of Japanese government bonds worth 10 million yen, and the bonds mature in 60 days.
c. A U.S. firm must repay a yen loan, principal plus interest totaling 100 million yen, coming due in 60 days.
Answer:
a. U.S. firm has long position in yen since it has asset in yen.
b. An American student has long position in yen since it has asset of bonds in yen.
c. U.S. firm has liability position in yen, therefore it is short position.
Explanation:
a. The payment is to be received in next 60 days which means there is a risk of yen depreciation and then company will receive lower dollars. The company should hedge its exchange rate risk by selling yen now and buying dollars later.
b. The gift received in the form of bonds will mature in 60 days. There is uncertainty in dollar rate, if dollar appreciates against yen then student will receive less yen.
c. The dollar rate is unpredictable for yen in next 60 days. If yen appreciate then dollar will depreciate against yen and therefore amount of loan repayment will increase.
The June 1 work in process inventory consisted of 4,100 units with $14,700 in materials cost and $12,300 in conversion cost. The June 1 work in process inventory was 100% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to conversion. During June, 36,600 units were started into production. The June 30 work in process inventory consisted of 9,400 units that were 100% complete with respect to materials and 50% complete with respect to conversion. 3. How many units were completed and transferred to finished goods during the period
Answer:
Units completed and transferred to finished goods during the period are:
= 31,300 units.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Units Materials Conversion
Work in process inventory, June 1 4,100 $14,700 $12,300
Degree of completion of WIP 100% 60%
Units started into production, June 36,600
Total units available in production 40,700
Work in process inventory, June 30 9,400 100% 50%
Units completed and transferred 31,300 (40,700 - 9,400)
Which of the following databases provides end-of-day daily prices and historical prices for U.S. Corporate, Treasury and Agency bonds and non-U.S. Corporate and Government bonds and covers over 80,000 issues daily?
A. FactSet Prices & Derived Analytics
B. SIX Telekurs Prices & Derived Analytics
C. TRACE Prices & Derived Analytics
Answer:
a. FactSet Prices & Derived Analytics
Explanation:
the answer to this question is option A. Factset prices and analytics gives financial data as well as analytic data to the global investment world. this company gets data directly from suppliers, these suppliers are usually third party data suppliers, other sources are form news channels, fro exchangers. it also provides analytic services to companies that want to track their portfolios.
g if you deposit $2,000 into an account and it earns 6% interest, how much will you have in 11 years
Answer:
Amount earned = $3320
Explanation:
Given the following data;
Principal, P = $2,000
Interest rate, R = 6%
Time, T = 11 years
To find the simple interest;
S.I = PRT/100
S.I = (2000*6*11)/100
S.I = 20*6*11
S.I = $1320
Amount earned = Principal + S.I
Amount earned = 2000 + 1320
Amount earned = $3320
On December 31, 2020, Lipton, Inc. sold $3,000,000 (face value) of bonds. The bonds are dated December 31, 2020, pay interest annually on December 31, and will mature on December 31, 2020 The following schedule was prepared by the accountant for 2020 Annual Interest Period Interest to Interest be paid Expense Amortization Unamortized Amount $75,000 51.750 Bond Carrying Value $2,925,000 2,948,250 1 $240,000 $263,250 $23,250 On the basis of the above information, answer the following questions What is the stated interest rate for this bond issue? Stated interest rate SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS What is the market interest rate for this bond issun? Market interest rate 5 What is the market interest rate for this bond issue? Market interest rate % SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS What was the selling price of the bonds as a percentage of the face value? (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 52.7.) Selling price SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS tudy Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the bond issue on December 31, 2020. (Credit account titles are autofnatically indented wh manually.) Debit Date Account Titles and Explanation Dec 31, 2020 Credit SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS Prepare the journal entry to record the payment of interest and amortization of discount on December 31, 2021. (Credit account titles an entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Dec 31, 2021 Date Credit ly SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS
Answer:
Lipton, Inc.
1. Stated interest = Annual interest/Face value of bonds * 100
= $240,000/$3,000,000 * 100
= 8%
2. The market interest rate for this bond issue = Interest Expense/Price of issued bonds * 100
= $263,250/$2,925,000 * 100
= 9%
3. The selling price of the bonds as a percentage of the face value
= $2,925,000/$3,000,000 * 100
= 97,5%
4. Journal Entries:
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
Dec 31, 2020 Cash $2,925,000
Bonds Discounts 75,000
Bonds Payable $3,000,000
To record the issuance of the bonds at a discount.
5. Journal Entries:
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
Dec 31, 2021 Interest Expense $263,250
Amortization of bond discounts $23,250
Cash $240,000
To record the payment of interest and amortization of discount.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
December 31, 2020
Face value of issued bonds = $3,000,000
Interest payment = December 31 annually
Unamortized Amount = $75,000
Price of issued bonds = $2,925,000 ($3,000,000 - $75,000)
Discount on bonds = $75,000 ($3,000,000 - $2,925,000)
Schedule:
2020 Annual Interest Interest Expense Amortization Bond Carrying Value
$2,925,000
1 $240,000 $263,250 $23,250 2,948,250
1. Stated interest = Annual interest/Face value of bonds * 100
= $240,000/$3,000,000 * 100
= 8%
2. The market interest rate for this bond issue = Interest Expense/Price of issued bonds * 100
= $263,250/$2,925,000 * 100
= 9%
3. The selling price of the bonds as a percentage of the face value
= $2,925,000/$3,000,000 * 100
= 97,5%
Analysis:
December 31, 2020:
Cash $2,925,000 Bonds Discounts $75,000 Bonds Payable $3,000,000
December 31, 2021:
Interest Expense $263,250 Amortization of bond discounts $23,250 Cash $240,000
Dylan invested $4200 into a continuously compounded account with an interest rate of 2.4%. How much will she have in the account after 11 years
Answer:
$47,322.21
Explanation:
the formula for calculating future value when there is continuous compounding is : A x e^r x N
A= amount
e = 2.7182818
N = number of years
r = interest rate
42,000xe^0.024 x 11 = $47,322.21
Answer:
A≈5469
Explanation:
Use the formula for calculating compound interest A=P0ert where P0=4200, r=0.024, and t=11. Substitute the values into the formula and simplify.
A=4200e0.024⋅11
A=4200e0.264
A=4200(1.302)
A=5468.94
After 11 years, the balance in the account is A≈5469, rounded to the nearest dollar.
Worldwide Manufacturing produces a unique valve and has the capacity to produce 50,000 valves annually. Currently Worldwide produces 40,000 valves and is thinking about increasing production to 45,000 valves next year. What is the most likely behavior of total manufacturing costs and unit manufacturing costs, given this change
Answer:
c) Total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will also decrease.
Explanation:
Based on the information given the most likely behavior of total manufacturing costs and unit manufacturing costs, given this change is that TOTAL MANUFACTURING COSTS WILL INCREASE AND UNIT MANUFACTURING COSTS WILL DECREASE since Manufacturing cost consists of DIRECT MATERIALS, DIRECT LABOR, VARIABLE MANUFACTURING OVERHEAD and FIXED MANUFACTURING OVERHEAD in which direct materials, direct labor and variable manufacturing overhead are Variable expense which means that if the production increases from $40,000 to $45,000 the total manufacturing cost will as well INCREASE but due to the FIXED MANUFACTURING COST involved , the unit manufacturing cost will have to decrease.
On January 1, Year 1, Jing Company purchased office equipment that cost $15,200 cash. The equipment was delivered under terms FOB shipping point, and transportation cost was $1,300. The equipment had a five-year useful life and a $5,700 expected salvage value. Assume that Jing Company earned $17,400 cash revenue and incurred $11,000 in cash expenses in Year 3. The company uses the straight-line method. The office equipment was sold on December 31, Year 3 for $8,900. What is the company's net income (loss) for Year 3?
a. $4,752 and $12,672
b. $2,200 and $12,760
c. $2,851 and $16,151
d. $0 and $13,300
Answer:
$3,120
Explanation:
First and foremost, annual depreciation expense is determined using the below straight-line method formula:
annual depreciation=total cost of equipment-salvage value/useful life
total cost of equipment=purchase price+ transportation cost
total cost of equipment=$15,200+$1,300
total cost of equipment=$16,500
salvage value=$5,700
useful life =5 years
annual depreciation=($16,500-$5,700)/5
annual depreciation=$2,160
net income=cash revenue-cash expenses-annual depreciation+profit/(loss) on disposal
profit or(loss)=sales proceeds-book value
book value=cost-accumulated depreciation for 3 years
book value=$16,500-($2160*3)=$10,020
profit/(loss) on disposal=$8,900-$10,020=-$1,120
net income= $17,400-$11,000-$2,160-$1,120
net income=$3,120
Rizio Co. purchases a machine for $9,600, terms 2/10, n/60, FOB shipping point. Rizio paid within the discount period and took the $192 discount. Transportation costs of $217 were paid by Rizio. The machine required mounting and power connections costing $664. Another $313 is paid to assemble the machine and $40 of materials are used to get it into operation. During installation, the machine was damaged and $245 worth of repairs were made.
Required:
Compute the cost recorded for this machine.
Answer:
$10,642
Explanation:
Computation to determine the cost recorded for this machine.
Amount included in the cost of equipment
Invoice price of machine $9,600
Less: Discount (9600 x 2%) ($192)
Net purchase price $9,408
($9,600-$192)
Freight charges $217
Mounting and power connections $664
Assembly $313
Materials used in adjusting $40
Total cost to be recorded $10,642
Therefore the cost recorded for this machine is $10,642
Leahy Corp. sells $300,000 of bonds to private investors. The bonds are due in five years, have a 6% coupon rate, and interest is paid semiannually. The bonds were sold to yield 4%. Group of answer choices The bonds were sold at a discount, with annual interest expenses more than $18,000 The bonds were sold at a discount, with annual interest expenses less than $18,000 The bonds were sold at a premium, with annual interest expenses more than $18,000 The bonds were sold at a premium, with annual interest expenses less than $18,000 The bonds were sold at par, with annual interest expenses equal to $18,000
Answer:
The bonds were sold at a premium, with annual interest expenses less than $18,000
Explanation:
r = 4% per annum = 4%*6/12 = 2%
n = 5 years * 2 = 10
Present value of annuity factor = [1 - (1+r)^(-n)] / r
Present value of annuity = [1 - (1.02)^(-10)] / 0.02
Present value of annuity = 8.982585
Interest payment = $300,000*6%*6/12
Interest payment = $9,000
Present value factor = 1/(1+r)^n
Present value factor = 1 / (1.02)^10
Present value factor = 0.8203483
Face value = $300,000
Selling value of bond = [8.982585*9000] + [0.8203483*300,000]
Selling value of = 80,843.265 + 246,104.49
Selling value of = 326,948. (Amount that bond are sold for is greater than 300,000 i.e at a premium).
Coupon rate payment = $300,000*6%
Coupon rate payment = $18,000
Following the law is:______. a. unimportant as a standard of business behavior b. the maximum standard of behavior we expect from business c. an unrealistic expectation for business behavior d. the minimum standard of behavior we expect from business
Answer:
b. the maximum standard of behavior we expect from business
Explanation:
In the laws of business, it is expected according to the law that as much possible, we accept the maximum standard of behavior from any businesses. While doing a business, we all have to follow the business ethics and always follows the laws of the businesses. The behavior of business should be of maximum standard and should comply with the rules and ethics with the related businesses.
Thus the correct option is (b).
The risk that cannot be diversified away is Group of answer choices unique risk and non-systematic risk. market and non-systematic risk. unique and idiosyncratic risk. systematic risk. firm-specific risk. g
Answer:
firm-specific risk.
Explanation:
Firm-specific risk can be regarded as unsystematic risk tht is associated with a specific investment in a particular firm, and as regards to theory of finance this is completely diversifiable.
Under this risk, It is possible for an investor to lower their risk through increament of the number of investments that they are having in their portfolio. As regards investor,
specific risk can be regarded as hazard which applies to a specific company.
It should be noted that The risk that cannot be diversified away is firm-specific risk.
1) Suppose that South Pangean debt is $100 million and the interest rate it pays on that debt is 4 percent. That means its interest payments must be $___million.
2) If South Pangean expenditures are $30 million without interest payments, that means its expenditures with interest payments are $___million.
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
a. The interest payment is
= 4% of $100 million
= $4 million
b. The interest expense without interest payment is
= Expenditures incurred without interest payment + interest payment
= $30 million + $4 million
= $34 million
The same should be considered and relevant
Your client is employed by a large multinational corporation headquarteredin your city. She worked for the company in her native country for five years before being assigned to a U.S.-based position last year. she knows that her employer arranged for a visa for her, but he is unsure about what type of visa and doesn't have any of her paperwork. Your client is likely:__________A) an undocumented immigrantB) a foreign nationalC) a naturalized citizenD) a lawful permanent resident
Answer:
The correct options A) an undocumented immigrant.
Explanation:
Undocumented immigrants are foreign nationals who are in the United States without legal documentation.
These immigrants either entered the US without being screened as required by immigration processes, or they entered the country on a temporary visa and stayed over the visa's expiration date, rendering the visa invalid.
This implies that your client is likely an undocumented immigrant. Therefore, the correct options A) an undocumented immigrant.
If the cost method is used to account for an investment in common stock, dividends received should be recorded only when 20% or more of the stock is owned. debited to the Stock Investments account. credited to the Dividend Revenue account. credited to the Stock Investments account.
Answer: credited to the Dividend Revenue account.
Explanation:
If a company is using the cost method is used to account for an investment in common stock, then that common stock should be treated as an asset. This means that dividends that come from that company will be seen as revenue so this would be recorded in the dividend revenue account.
It will be accounted for in the cashflow statement of the company as either investing cashflow or operating. This would depend on if the company is using IFRS or U.S. GAAP.
A court may pierce an LLC's veil if a.members treat the LLC like a separate organization. b.members keep their assests and the assets of the LLC separate. c.the LLC has too many members. d.members fail to provide adequate capital.
Answer:
d.members fail to provide adequate capital.
Explanation:
In the case when the court might have pierce an LLC veil so in that case the members could fail in order to give the enough capital as neither it is treated as the separate organization, nor its assets could keep as separate and also it has not so much members
So as per the given situation, the option d is correct
The income expenditure model predicts that if the marginal propensity to consume is 0.75 and the federal government increases spending by $100 billion, real GDP will increase by:_______
a) $100 billion.
b) $750 billion.
c) $400 billion.
d) $300 billion.
Answer:
Option c ($400 billion) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
According to the question,
Government expenditure,
G = 100
Marginal propensity to consume,
c = 0.75
Now,
The autonomous spending multiplier will be:
⇒ [tex]\Delta Y = \frac{1}{1-c}\times \Delta G[/tex]
By substituting the values, we get
[tex]=\frac{1}{1-0.75}\times 100[/tex]
[tex]=4\times 100[/tex]
[tex]=400[/tex]
Dehner Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on the following data: Total direct labor-hours 85,000 Total fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 306,000 Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour $ 6.00 Recently, Job P951 was completed with the following characteristics: Number of units in the job 25 Total direct labor-hours 100 Direct materials $ 700 Direct labor cost $ 8,500 The total job cost for Job P951 is closest to:
Answer:
Total job cost $10,160
Explanation:
The computation of the total job cost is shown below:
Predetermined fixed overhead rate
= total fixed manufacturing overhead expense ÷ total direct labor hours
= $306,000 ÷ $85000
= $3.60 Per hour
Now
Particulars Cost
direct materials $700
Direct labor cost $8500
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost (100 × 3.60) $360
Variable manufacturing overhead cost (100 × 6.00) $600
Total job cost $10,160
The Cherrywood Fine Furniture Company finds itself with excess capacity in its plant and equipment for furniture manufacturing. This excess capacity will be useful in Group of answer choices
Answer: related diversification project
Explanation:
Related diversification simply means the scenario whereby a firm moves into a new industry which possesses vital similarities with the existing industry of the firm.
In this case, since Cherrywood Fine Furniture Company has excess capacity in its plant and equipment for furniture manufacturing, then this can be used for related diversification project.
If a bank has a required reserve ratio of 25 percent and there is $10,000 in deposits, what is the maximum amount of loans that can be made by this bank
Answer: $40,000
Explanation:
Based on the information given in the question, the maximum amount of loans that can be made by this bank will be calculated as:
= Deposit × 1/Reserve ratio
= $10000 × 1/25%
= $10000 × 1/0.25
= $10000 × 4
= $40000
Therefore, the maximum increase in money supply is $40000.
How do you feel when you buy a product that is overpriced?
What does the president consider to be the most important criterion when making political appointments to the bureaucracy?
Answer:
loyalty to the President
Explanation:
The President of the United States makes all the important political appointment of the bureaucracy to the Government offices. He does that appointing his favorite officials to the offices of the United States different federal agencies. One of the most important criteria that the President considers while appointing the bureaucracy officials is "loyalty to the President."
The President seeks those people who are loyal to him and follows every orders and advices of the President. The President keeps in mind that no one disobeys him and follows his order without any hesitations.
Thus the answer is "loyalty to the President."
On the basis of this information, what were total maintenance costs when the company experienced 23,000 machine hours of activity, total maintenance costs averaged $34.30 per hour. When activity jumped to 27,000 machine hours, which was still within the relevant range, the average total cost per machine hour was $27.30.
a. On the basis of this information, the variable cost per machine hour was:___________
b. On the basis of this information, the fixed cost was:___________-
c. On the basis of this information, what were total maintenance costs when the company experienced 25,000 machine hours?
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the total cost for each activity level:
High activity level= 27,000*27.3= $737,100
Low activity level= 23,000*34.3= $788,900
Now, using the high-low method, we can determine the variable and fixed costs:
Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)
Variable cost per unit= (788,900 - 737,100) / (27,000 - 23,000)
Variable cost per unit= $12.95 per machine-hour
Fixed costs= Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)
Fixed costs= 788,900 - (12.95*27,000)
Fixed costs= $439,250
Fixed costs= LAC - (Variable cost per unit* LAU)
Fixed costs= 737,100 - (12.95*23,000)
Fixed costs= $439,250
Finally, for 25,000 hours:
Total cost= 439,250 + 12.95*2,5000
Total cost= $763,000
Darla posts notices in her neighborhood promising to pay $1,000 for the return of her missing Snowshoe Siamese cat. Two days later, Noelle finds the missing cat and returns it to Darla. What type of contract is this? a) A bilateral contract b) A subrogation contract c) An executory contract d) A unilateral contract e) This is not a valid contract
Answer: d) A unilateral contract
Explanation:
In a unilateral contract there is only one party to the contract that has to abide by the obligations specified and that is the offeror. The offeror offers to pay a certain amount of money if a certain thing is done. They will then pay the person that fulfills this service.
In this case, Darla is the offeror and she offers to pay anyone who can find her cat. When Noelle fulfills this service, Darla will then pay her what was promised. This is therefore a unilateral contract.
Please identify what type of error the following sentence includes: While searching for employment, I travelled to Shanghai, China; Los Angeles, California, and London, England.
A. Dangling modifier.
B. Capitalization.
C. Semicolon.
D. Redundancy.
E. Parallel structure.
Answer: C. Semicolon
Explanation:
The semicolon is used to link two independent clauses in a sentence. It can also be used for the introduction of a new sentence with words like therefore, however, etc.
In this question, the semicolon after China isn't appropriate, a comma will have been better in this regard. Therefore, the correct option is C.
Loco Pony Adventures rents clowns and ponies for children’s birthday parties. If the annual total cost of furnishing entertainment is given by TC = 0.5 Q 2 + 25 Q + 1,000, the average variable cost of catering to 30 birthday parties is:
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
As we know that the variable cost is the cost that changed with the production
So the variable cost arise from TC should be
VC=0.5Q^2+25Q
= 0.5 × (30)^2+25 × 30
= 1200
And,
AVC is
= VC ÷ Q
= 1200 ÷ 30
= 40
E-Eyes Bank just issued some new preferred stock. The issue will pay a $9 annual dividend in perpetuity, beginning 6 years from now. If the market requires a 6 percent return on this investment, how much does a share of preferred stock cost today
Answer:
Explanation:
Calculation to determine future sales discounts
Using this formula
Value of Preferred Stock in year 5 =Annual Dividend/Required Rate
Let Plug in the formula
Value of Preferred Stock today =(6/6%)/(1+6%)^5
Value of Preferred Stock today =100/(1+6%)^5
=124.58
