Answer:
Product purchased: a purse
How did you recognize that you needed the product?
Through a need for more space to carry personal items to work.
Where or how do you look for information about alternative products that meet this need (product)?
Buying online is one of the facilities made possible by new technologies, which allows us to choose the product that meets our desires and needs without having to go to a physical store, in addition to the possibility of comparing prices and getting special discounts.
What alternatives did the research process generate and what variables did you use to make the final purchase decision?
The alternatives found were fast fashion sites that offered a bag of the ideal size, with the expected quality and defined average price.
Where did you buy the product and why?
I bought the product at Zara, which is a top quality fashion department store that would meet all requirements and needs with the purchase.
Were you satisfied after using or consuming the product? Explain.
Yes, because the benefits added to the product met my needs and desires.
There are 5 categories of influences as described in your text: economic, psychological. social, culture and ethnicity, purchasing situation. Which one(s) do you think had the greatest effect on your purchase decision? Please explain.
The item that had the most effect on the purchase decision was the psychological and economic item, as the choice of the product was made due to a need for work, but whose purchase decision process took into account factors such as brand, quality and the price of the product.
Andrews Co. can purchase 20,000 units of Part XYZ from a supplier for $18 per part. Andrews' per unit manufacturing costs for 20,000 units is as follows: Cost Per Unit Total Variable manufacturing cost $12 $240,000 Supervisor salary $3 $60,000 Depreciation $1 $20,000 Allocated fixed overhead $7 $140,000 If the part is purchased, the supervisor position will be eliminated. The special equipment has no other use and no salvage value. Total allocated fixed overhead would be unaffected by the decision. The company should ______.
Answer:
Andrews Co.
The company should ______.
should make the part.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Costs to make Part XYZ:
Cost Per Unit Total
Variable manufacturing cost $12 $240,000
Supervisor salary $3 $60,000
Depreciation $1 $20,000
Allocated fixed overhead $7 $140,000
Units to be made or bought = 20,000 units
Cost to buy Part XYZ = $18 per part.
Relevant costs:
Make Buy Difference
Variable manufacturing cost $12
Supervisor salary $3
Total relevant cost per unit $15 $18 $3
Total costs $300,000 $360,000 $60,000
b) There is a cost-saving of $60,000 when Part XYZ is made internally. The cost of depreciation is not relevant in the decision since the equipment has no salvage value or any other use. Similarly, the fixed overhead will still be incurred, no matter the alternative chosen by the company.
Suppose the annual inflation rate in the US is expected to be 2.5 %, while it is expected to be 18.00 % in Mexico. The current spot rate (on 1/1/X0) for the Mexican Peso (MXN) is $0.1000. If the spot rate of MXN turns out to be $0.085 on 1/1/X1, the net cash flow of a US importer from Mexico will: Group of answer choices Increase Decrease
Answer:
Increase
Explanation:
In putting the question into a better perspective let us assume that the US importer buys goods from Mexico every year to the Tune of 1,000,000 Mexican Pesos.
The expected exchange rate on 1/1/X1=$0.1000*(1+2.5%)/(1+18%)
The expected exchange rate on 1/1/X1=$0.086864407
Amount paid based on expected exchange rate=1,000,000*$0.086864407
Amount paid based on expected exchange rate=$86,864.41
Amount paid based on actual exchange=1,000,000*$0.085
Amount paid based on actual exchange=$85,000
The above means that the US importer paid a lesser amount($85000) than it should have paid, hence, its net cash flow would increase due to a reduction in payment
If a coupon bond has two years to maturity, a coupon rate of 10 %, a par value of $1000 , and a yield to maturity of 12 %, then the coupon bond will sell for $nothing . (Round your response to the nearest two decimal place) The price of a bond and its yield to maturity are ▼ positively related negatively related unrelated .
Answer:
The right solution is "$966.27".
Explanation:
Given values are:
Coupon rate,
= 10%
Par value,
= $1000
Yield of maturity,
= 12%
then,
Coupon will be:
= [tex]1000\times 10 \ percent[/tex]
= [tex]1000\times 0.1[/tex]
= [tex]100[/tex] ($)
Now,
The present value of coupon will be:
= [tex]A\times \frac{(1-(1+r)^n)}{r}[/tex]
By putting the value, we get
= [tex]100\times \frac{1-(1.12)^{-2}}{0.12}[/tex]
= [tex]100\times \frac{1-0.7971}{0.12}[/tex]
= [tex]100\times \frac{0.2029}{0.12}[/tex]
= [tex]169.08[/tex] ($)
The present value of par value will be:
= [tex]\frac{1000}{(1+12 \ percent)^2}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{1000}{(1.12)^2}[/tex]
= [tex]797.19[/tex] ($)
hence,
The price of bond will be:
= [tex]Present \ value \ of \ coupon+Present \ value \ of \ par \ value[/tex]
= [tex]169.08+797.19[/tex]
= [tex]966.27[/tex] ($)
Service levels are reported accurately is an example of which control
Answer:
Service level measures the performance of a system. Certain goals are defined and the service level gives the percentage to which those goals should be achieved. Fill rate is different from service level.
Examples of service level:
Percentage of calls answered in a call center.
Percentage of customers waiting less than a given fixed time.
Percentage of customers that do not experience a stockout.
Percentage of all parts of an order being fulfilled completely
(Explanation) if one component part of an order is not filled the Service Level for that order is Zero, If all the component parts of an order are delivered except one is filled at 51%, the service level for that order is 51% (This system is often used in supply chain delivery to manufacturing), This is a very different from a simple order fill measurement which does not consider line items on the order.
Explanation:
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For each situation below, show quantitatively and explain what is happening in the capital (financial) market.
S I X G T
a 200 300 -200 400 300
b 700 600 100 400 400
c -300 300 -400 100 300
d 100 300 -400 500 300
e 500 300 100 400 300
Answer:
Capital market is at equilibrium and no change in interest rate
Explanation:
In the capital market
National savings = " S + T - G "
At equilibrium position ; National savings = " I + X "
When National savings > "1 + X " Interest rate decrease because there is an excess of supply while
When National savings > "1 + X" interest rate will increase to balance out the capital market because there is excess of demand.
From the attached table of solution below all values of the National savings = "I + X" this shows that the capital ( financial ) market is at equilibrium position
Answer:
The financial market is going down
Explanation:
The numbers are moving around which means 360 degrees which you add to all of the numbers on the chart cousin a new pattern to develop developmentally
The following information pertains to Cullumber Company. 1. Cash balance per bank, July 31, $11,310. 2. July bank service charge not recorded by the depositor $65. 3. Cash balance per books, July 31, $11,440. 4. Deposits in transit, July 31, $4,615. 5. $2,600 collected for Cullumber Company in July by the bank through electronic funds transfer. The accounts receivable collection has not been recorded by Cullumber Company. 6. Outstanding checks, July 31, $1,950. (a) Prepare a bank reconciliation at July 31, 2022.
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
Cullumber Company
Bank Reconciliation
July 31, 2022
Cash balance as per bank
$11,310
Add:
Deposits in transit
$4,615
Less:
Outstanding checks
($1,950)
Adjusted bank balance
$13,975
Cash balance per books
$11,440
Add:
Electronic fund transfer received
$2,600
Less:
Bank service charges
($65)
Adjusted cash balance
$13,975
Kawamura, a careful utility maximizer, consumes peanut butter and ice cream. Assume that both peanut butter and ice cream are normal goods and that diminishing marginal utility applies to both goods. Right after he achieves the utility-maximizing level of consumption of the two goods, the price of peanut butter falls. After he adjusts to this event, the marginal utility of peanut butter goes _____ and that of ice cream goes _____.
Answer:
The marginal utility of peanut butter goes down and that of ice cream goes up.
Explanation:
The substitution effect states that when the price of a product falls, it will lead to a rise in the quantity demanded of the product as buyers will buy more of the product that is now relatively cheaper.
And as more of a good is bought, its marginal utility falls. And as less of a product is bought, its marginal utility increases.
Based on the above explanation therefore, the marginal utility of peanut butter goes down and that of ice cream goes up after Kawamura adjusts to the event.
This is because as more of peanut butter is bought due to the fall in its price, its marginal utility falls. And as less of ice cream is bought as it is now relatively more expensive, its marginal utility increases.
how did you find the fv factor values
Answer:
v5th factor in solve......
During 2015, a construction company changed from the completed-contract method to the percentage-of-completion method for accounting purposes but not for tax purposes. Gross profit figures under both methods for the past three years appear below:
Completed-Contract Percentage-of-Completion
2013 $ 475,000 $ 900,000
2014 625,000 950,000
2015 700,000 1,050,000
$1,800,000 $2,900,000
Assuming an income tax rate of 40% for all years, the affect of this accounting change on prior periods should be reported by a credit of:____________
Answer:
$450,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine , the affect of this accounting change on prior periods that should be reported by a credit of:
Using this formula
Accounting change on prior periods=(2013 Percentage-of-Completion+2014 Percentage-of-Completion)-(2013 Completed-Contract+2014 Completed-Contract)*(1-Tax rate)
Let plug in the formula
Accounting change on prior periods=[($900,000+$950,000)-($475,000+$625,000)]*(1-40%)
Accounting change on prior periods=($1,850,000-$1,100,000)*0.60
Accounting change on prior periods=$750,000*.60
Accounting change on prior periods=$450,000
Therefore Assuming an income tax rate of 40% for all years, the affect of this accounting change on prior periods should be reported by a credit of:$450,000
what kind of life insurance policy issued by mutual insurer provides a return od divisible surplus
Answer:
participating life insurance policy <- A mutual insurer issues life insurance policies that provide a return of divisible surplus.
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After Jim has gotten two different quotes for repairing his brakes, one from the dealership and one from a small, private mechanic, he choses to go with the small mechanic who has agreed to do his brakes for $200.00 less than the dealership. Jim takes his car to the mechanic who begins working on his brakes. After a week passes, the mechanic calls him and tells him he is in over his head and cannot fix his brakes. Jim goes over to pick up his car and finds his car in the mechanic's garage with the brakes disassembled around the mechanic's garage. What legal recourse does Jim have?
Answer:
Primary estoppel
Explanation:
Primary estoppel is defined as the principle that a promise made by a promisor is enforceable most especially when a promisee believes the promise and this leads to a subsequent detriment.
In the given scenario Jim used a small mechanic to repair his brakes and was assured he could do the job.
However the mechanic calls him and tells him he is in over his head and cannot fix his brakes, and finds his car in the mechanic's garage with the brakes disassembled around the mechanic's garage.
He can resort to primary estoppel as a legal recourse.
Select the behavior related to dress or posture that will be most effective in helping Shawna accomplish her goals.
a. Shawna clasps her hands behind her back so that the audience cannot see them shaking, and to project confidence.
b. Shawna has her formal gown dry-cleaned so that it will be ready for her to wear at the event.
c. Shawna crosses her arms to appear powerful and in charge.
d. Shawna wears a hard hat and kitchen apron to emphasize the hard work done by volunteers.
Answer: b. Shawna has her formal gown dry-cleaned so that it will be ready for her to wear at the event
Explanation:
The behavior that's related to dress or posture that will be most effective in helping Shawna accomplish her goals is that Shawna has her formal gown dry-cleaned so that it will be ready for her to wear at the event.
Unlike other options such as her clasping her hands behind her back so that the audience cannot see them shaking, and to project confidence and her crossing her arms to appear powerful and in charge, having her dress ready for the event is appropriate as it will help achieve her goal
Therefore, the correct option is B.
You own a portfolio that has $2,600 invested in Stock A and $3,600 invested in Stock B. If the expected returns on these stocks are 12 percent and 15 percent, respectively, what is the expected return on the portfolio
Answer:
the expected return on the portfolio is $7,052
Explanation:
The computation of the expected return on the portfolio is shown below:
Stock A return = $2,600 + 12% of 2600 = $2,912
And,
Stock B return = $3,600 + 15% of 3600 = $4,140
So,
Expected return on portfolio is
= $2,912 + $4,140
= $7,052
hence, the expected return on the portfolio is $7,052
Here are selected 2017 transactions of Akron Corporation.
Jan. 1 Retired a piece of machinery that was purchased on January 1, 2007. The machine cost $62,000 and had a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value
June 30 Sold a computer that was purchased on January 1, 2015. The computer cost $36,000 and had a useful life of 3 years with no salvage value. The computer was sold for $5,000 cash
Dec. 31 Sold a delivery truck for $9,000 cash. The truck cost $25,000 when it was purchased on January 1, 2014, and was depreciated based on a 5-year useful life with a $4,000 salvage value.
Required:
Journalize all entries required on the above dates, including entries to update depreciation on assets disposed of, where applicable. Akron Corporation uses straight-line depreciation.
Answer:
Akron Corporation
Journal Entries:
Jan. 1 Debit Assets Disposal $62,000
Credit Equipment $62,000
To transfer the cost of equipment to the Assets Disposal account.
Debit Accumulated Depreciation $62,000
Credit Assets Disposal $62,000
To transfer the accumulated depreciation to the Assets Disposal account.
June 30 Debit Assets Disposal $36,000
Credit Computer $36,000
To transfer the cost of the computer to the Assets Disposal account.
Debit Accumulated Depreciation $30,000
Credit Assets Disposal $30,000
To transfer the accumulated depreciation to the Assets Disposal account.
Debit Cash $5,000
Credit Assets Disposal $5,000
To record the proceeds from the disposal.
Dec. 31 Debit Accumulated Depreciation $12,600
Credit Assets Disposal $12,600
To transfer the accumulated depreciation to the Assets Disposal account.
Debit Assets Disposal $25,000
Credit Delivery Truck $25,000
To transfer the cost of the delivery truck to the Assets Disposal account.
Debit Cash $9,000
Credit Assets Disposal $9,000
To record the proceeds from the disposal.
Dec. 31 Debit Loss on Disposal of Assets $4,400
Credit Assets Disposal $4,400
To record the loss from the disposal of assets.
Explanation:
a) Data and Analysis:
Jan. 1 Accumulated Depreciation $62,000 Assets Disposal $62,000 Assets Disposal $62,000 Equipment $62,000
June 30 Assets Disposal $36,000 Computer $36,000 Accumulated Depreciation $30,000 Assets Disposal $30,000 Cash $5,000 Assets Disposal $5,000
Dec. 31 Accumulated Depreciation $12,600 Assets Disposal $12,600 Assets Disposal $25,000 Delivery Truck $25,000 Cash $9,000 Assets Disposal $9,000
Dec. 31 Loss on Disposal of Assets $4,400 Assets Disposal $4,400
Given below are several ratios. Select the accounts or amounts that would be used in order to calculate the ratio. You will have more than one response to each ratio. Some accounts or amounts may not be used at all. (Select all that apply.) Debt-to-equity ratio a.Cash paid for acquisitions b.Interest expense c.Total dividends paid d.Cash flow from operations before interest and tax payments e.Total stockholders' equity f.Net income g.Total liabilities h.Cash flow from operations
Answer:
Total stockholders' equity.Total liabilities.Explanation:
The Debt to equity ratio shows the proportions of the financing options used to finance the operations of the company namely debt and equity.
It is calculated by the formula:
= Total liabilities / Total stockholders' equity * 100%
As shown by the formula , the relevant accounts are:
Total stockholders' equity.Total liabilities.Your broker suggests that the stock of DUH is a good purchase at $25. You do an analysis of the firm, determining that the recent $1.40 dividend and earnings should continue to grow indefinitely at 5 percent annually. The firm's beta coefficient is 1.3, and the yield on Treasury bills is 1.4 percent. If you expect the market to earn a return of 8 percent, what is your valuation of DUH
Answer:
The correct answer is "$28.03".
Explanation:
The given values are:
Good purchase,
= $25
Dividend,
= $1.40
Annually earning,
= 5%
Beta coefficient,
= 1.3
Treasury bills,
= 1.4%
Now,
= [tex]1.4+1.34\times 8-1.4[/tex]
= [tex]1.34\times 8[/tex]
= [tex]10.244[/tex] (%)
hence,
The fair value will be:
= [tex]1.4\times \frac{1.05}{.10244}-.05[/tex]
= [tex]28.03[/tex]
Absolutely, the proposal including its brokerage must be adopted because as fair market value was almost $25.
On July 15, Piper Co. sold $16,000 of merchandise (costing $8,000) for cash. The sales tax rate is 4%. On August 1, Piper sent the sales tax collected from the sale to the government. Record entries for the July 15 and August 1 transactions. On November 3, the Milwaukee Bucks sold a six game pack of advance tickets for $480 cash. On November 20, the Bucks played the first game of the six game pack (this represented one-sixth of the advance ticket sales). Record the entries for the November 3 and November 20 transactions.
Required:
Record the entry for cash sales and its sales taxes.
Answer:
Date Account titles Debit Credit
Jul-15 Cash $16,640
Sales revenue $16,000
Sales tax payable $640
($16,000*4%)
Jul-15 Cost of goods sold $8,000
Inventory $8,000
Aug-01 Sales tax payable $640
Cash $640
Nov-03 Cash $480
Unearned ticket revenue $480
Nov-20 Unearned ticket revenue $80
($480*1/6)
Ticket revenue $80
Assume the following data for Cable Corporation and Multi-Media Inc.
Cable Corporation Multi-Media Inc.
Net income $31,200 $140,000
Sales 317,000 2,700,000
Total assets 402,000 965,000
Total debt 163,000 542,000
Stockholders'
equity 239,000 423,000
a1. Compute return on stockholders’ equity for both firms.
a-2. Which firm has the higher return?
A. Multi-Media Inc.
B. Cable Corporation
b. Compute the following additional ratios for both firms.
Answer:
a-1 Cable Corporation 13.05
Multi-media Inc. 33.1%
a-2 Multi-Media Inc.
2. Cable Corporation Multi-Media Inc.
Net income/Sales 9.84% 5.19%
Net income/Total assets 7.76% 14.51%
Sales/Total assets .79 times 2.80 times
Debt/Total assets 40.55% 56.17%
Explanation:
a-1. Computation to determine the return on stockholders’ equity for both firms.
CABLE CORPORATION
Using this formula
Return on Stockholders’ Equity= Net Income / Stockholder’s equity
Let plug in the formula
Return on Stockholders’ Equity=$31,200 / 239,000
Return on Stockholders’ Equity= 0.1305*100
Return on Stockholders’ Equity=13.05%
MULTI-MEDIA INC.
Return on Stockholders’ Equity=$140,000 / 423,000
Return on Stockholders’ Equity= 33.1%
a-2. Based on the above calculation the firm that has the higher return is MULTI-MEDIA INC.
b. Computation for the following additional ratios for both firms.
Cable Corporation Multi-Media Inc.
Net income/Sales 9.84% 5.19%
($31,200/317,000=9.84%)
($140,000/2,700,000=5.19%)
Net income/Total assets 7.76% 14.51%
($31,200/402,000=7.76%)
($140,000/965,000=14.51%)
Sales/Total assets .79 times 2.80 times
(317,000/402,000=.79 times
(2,700,000/965,000=2.80 times)
Debt/Total assets 40.55% 56.17%
(163,000/402,000=40.55%)
( 542,000/965,000=56.17%)
The balance in the Prepaid Insurance account after the adjusting entries have been recorded represents the: A. cost of the insurance expired during the period B. value of the insurance prepayment that remains to benefit future periods C. cash paid for insurance of current and future periods D. amount owed for insurance at the end of the accounting period
Answer:
B.value of insurance prepayed
Porter Corporation has fixed costs of $660,000, variable costs of $24 per unit, and a contribution
margin ratio of 40 percent.
Compute the following:
a. Unit sales price and unit contribution margin for the above product.
b. The sales volume in units required for Porter Corporation to earn an operating income of
$300,000.
c. The dollar sales volume required for Porter Corporation to earn an operating income of
$300,000
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
a. The unit sale price is
But before that the variable cost ratio is
= 100% - 40%
= 60%
Now the unit sale price i
= $24 × 100% ÷ 60%
= $40
Now the contribution margin per unit is
= $40 - $24
= $16
b. the sales volume in units is
= Fixed cost + operating income ÷ contribution margin per unit
= ($660,000 + $300,000) ÷ $16
= 60,000 units
c. Sales volume in dollars is
= Fixed cost + operating income ÷ contribution margin ratio
= ($660,000 + $300,000) ÷ 40%
= $2,400,000
A researcher wants to test the order of integration of some time series data. He decides to use the DF test. He estimates a regression of the form
delta yt = mu + si yt-1 + mut
and obtains the estimate ˆ? = -0.02 with standard error = 0.31.
(a) What are the null and alternative hypotheses for this test?
(b) Given the data, and a critical value of -2.88, perform the test.
(c) What is the conclusion from this test and what should be the next step?
(d) Why is it not valid to compare the estimated test statistic with the corresponding critical value from a t-distribution, even though the test statistic takes the form of the usual t-ratio?
Answer:
a) H0: u = presence of a unit root
HA: u ≠ presence of a unit root ( i.e. stationary series )
b) t stat = -0.064
c) We will reject the Null hypothesis and the next step will be to accept the alternative hypothesis
d) It is not valid to compare the estimated t stat with the corresponding critical value because a random walk is non-stationary while the difference is stationary because it is white noise
Explanation:
a) stating the null and alternative hypothesis
H0: u = presence of a unit root
HA: u ≠ presence of a unit root ( i.e. stationary series )
b) performing the test
critical value = -2.88
T stat = coefficient / std error
= -0.02 / 0.31 = -0.064
c) From the test, the value of T stat > critical value we will reject the Null hypothesis hence the next step will be to accept the alternative hypothesis
d) It is not valid to compare the estimated t stat with the corresponding critical value because a random walk is non-stationary while the difference is stationary because it is white noise
Pistol Corporation purchased 100 percent ownership of Scope Products on January 1, 20X6, for $56,000, at which time Scope Products reported retained earnings of $10,000 and capital stock outstanding of $30,000. The differential was attributable to patents with a life of eight years. Income and dividends of Scope Products were
Answer:
1.20X6
1a. Dr Investment in Scope Products $56,000
Cr Cash $56,000
1b. Dr Cash $ 6,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $ 6,000
1c. Dr Investment in Scope Products $16,000
Cr Income from Scope Products $16,000
1d. Dr Income from Scope Products $2,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $2,000
20X7
2a. Dr Cash $8,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $8,000
2b. Dr Investment in Scope Products $24,000
Cr Income from Scope Products $24,000
2c. Dr Income from Scope Products $2,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $2,000
20X8
3a. Dr Cash $8,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $8,000
3b. Dr Investment in Scope Products 32,000
Cr Income from Scope Products 32,000
3c. Dr Income from Scope Products $2,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $2,000
2.$98,000
Explanation:
1. Preparation of the equity method entries that Pistol should record to account for this investment in 20X6, 20X7, and 20X8.
Equity Method Journal Entries for Pistol Corporation.
20X6
1a. Dr Investment in Scope Products $56,000
Cr Cash $56,000
1b. Dr Cash $ 6,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $ 6,000
1c. Dr Investment in Scope Products $16,000
Cr Income from Scope Products $16,000
1d. Dr Income from Scope Products $2,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $2,000
{ ($56,000-$10,000-$30,000) /8 years }
20X7
2a. Dr Cash $8,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $8,000
2b. Dr Investment in Scope Products $24,000
Cr Income from Scope Products $24,000
2c. Dr Income from Scope Products $2,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $2,000
{ ($56,000-$10,000-$30,000) /8 years }
20X8
3a. Dr Cash $8,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $8,000
3b. Dr Investment in Scope Products 32,000
Cr Income from Scope Products 32,000
3c. Dr Income from Scope Products $2,000
Cr Investment in Scope Products $2,000
{ ($56,000-$10,000-$30,000) /8 years }
2. Calculation to determine the Balance in Investment in Scope Products.
Particulars Amount ($)
Initial Investment Amount $56,000
Add : Share of Income $72,000
($16,000+$24,000+$32,000)
Less : Dividend Received ($22,000)
($6,000+$8,000+$8,000)
Less : Patent Amortization ($6,000)
($2,000 * 3 years)
Balance in Investment in Scope Products Account as on Dec. 31 20X8 $98,000
Therefore the balance of the Investment in Scope account on Pistol balance sheet at December 31, 20X8, after all required equity method entries have been recorded is $98,000
Which of the following is considered the process in the systems thinking example of a decision support system?
a. transaction
b. processing system.
c. optimization
d. forecasts
Answer: C. Optimization
Explanation:
In the decision making system, TPS is considered to be the input in the systems thinking example.
In the decision making system, optimization is considered to be the process in the systems thinking example.
In the decision making system, TPS is considered to be the input in the systems thinking example.
In the decision making system, a forecast is considered to be the output in the systems thinking example.
What is the Production Possibilities Frontier's purpose?
:a. Showing businesses that in order to produce more, they need to hire more output
b. Show businesses that businesses should not produce at their maximum capacity because they could exhaust their workers and capital goods
c. Show businesses that they need to produce at their maximum capacity to be efficient
d. Showing businesses that a worker's high morale is necessary to make them efficient
Answer:
Uhh b
Explanation:
Workman Software has 11 percent coupon bonds on the market with 19 years to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 108.3 percent of par. a. What is the current yield on the bonds
Answer:
10.16%
Explanation:
Coupon amount = 11% * 1000
Coupon amount = $110
Price of bond = 1000*108.3%
Price of bond = $1,083
Current yield = Coupon amount / Price of bond
Current yield = $110 / $1,083
Current yield = 0.1015697
Current yield = 10.16%
So, the current yield on the bonds is 10.16%.
A company took a physical inventory at the end of the year and determined that $833,000 of goods were on hand. In addition, the following items were not included in the physical count:
Management determined that $96,000 of goods purchased were in transit that were shipped f.o.b. destination (goods were actually received by the company three days after the inventory count)
The company sold $40,000 worth of inventory f.o.b. destination.
What amount should Bell report as inventory at the end of the year?
Answer:
$873,000
Explanation:
Calculation of amount of inventory reported by Bell at the end of year :
Inventory amount = $833,000 + $40,000
Inventory amount = $873,000
Therefore, the amount that Bell should report as inventory at the end of the year is $873,000.
The following discussion focuses on the change in production and selling strategies of Timken Co., the Canton, Ohio, firm that is a major producer of bearings:
To counter the low prices of imports, Timken Co. in 2003 began bundling its bearings with other parts to provide industrial business customers with products specifically designed for their needs. Timken had begun bundling prelubricated, preassembled bearing packages for automobile manufacturers in the early 1990s. Evidence indicated that companies that sold integrated systems rather than discrete parts to the automobile manufacturers increased their sales. Other industrial customers put the same pressure on Timken in the late 1990s to lower prices, customize, or lose their business to lower-priced foreign suppliers. Manufacturers are increasingly combining a standard part with casings, pins, lubrication, and electronic sensors. Installation, maintenance, and engineering services may also be included. Suppliers, such as Timken, saw this as a means of increasing profits and making themselves more indispensable to the manufacturers. The strategy also required suppliers to remain in proximity with their customers, another advantage over foreign imports. This type of bundling does require significant research and development and flexible factories to devise new methods of transforming core parts into smart assemblies. The repackaging is more difficult for industrial than automobile customers because the volumes of production are smaller for the former. Timken also had to educate its customers on the variety of new products available.
Timken has an 11 percent share of the world market for bearings. However, imports into the United States doubled to $1.4 billion in 2002 compared with $660 million in 1997. Timken believes that the uniqueness of its product helps protect it from foreign competition. However, the company still lobbied the Bush administration to stop what it calls the dumping of bearings at low prices by foreign producers in Japan, Romania, and Hungary.
Required:
a. What factors in the economic environment, in addition to foreign imports, contributed to Timken’s new strategy in 2002 and 2003?
b. How does this strategy relate to the discussion of bundling presented in the chapter? What additional factors are presented in this case?
Answer:
Timken Co.
a. Factors in the Economic Environment that contributed to Timken;s new strategy in 2002 and 2003 in addition to foreign imports at cheaper prices:
1. The needs of industrial business customers for integrated systems
2. Lowering of prices resulting from bundling
3. Addition of installation, maintenance, and engineering services, leading to increasing profits
b. The relationship of this strategy to bundling
1. Remaining in proximity with customers
2. Significant research and development
3. Flexible factories
4. Education of customers on product variety
c. Additional factors presented in this case are:
1. Customization
2. Means of making entity more indispensable to manufacturers
3. Uniqueness of products
4. Lobbying to stop dumping
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Share of the world market for bearings = 11%
Value of bearing imports in 2002 = $1.4 billion
Value of bearing imports in 1997 = $660 million
b) Companies engage in bundling by offering their main products together with several others together with services as a single combined unit. This strategy always lowers the bundled price when compared with the prices of the separate products and services. Thus, companies that sell bundled products and services often achieve more sales at the expense of profits.
a. If a wage of $10.25 were to be imposed on this market, such that the market was not longer strictly competitive, what would be the value for labor supply?
b. At the imposed wage of $10.25 what would be the value for labor demand?
c. Provide a properly labeled and appropriately articulated Labor Market Model given the labor supply and demand equations provided and the imposed wage of $10.25.
d. Based on the labor market model you’ve now illustrated, how would you describe the current condition of this market given the imposed wage?
Solution :
Given the wage = $ 10.25 that is to be imposed to the market.
Given equation :
[tex]L_D[/tex] = 500 – 45W and [tex]L_S[/tex] = -200 + 25W
If the wage of $10.25 is to be imposed to the market, the value of the labor supply can be found by putting the value of the wage in the labor supply equation.
At W = 10.25
Putting this value in the above equation, the labor supply would be
[tex]L_S[/tex] = -200 + 25W
[tex]L_S[/tex] = -200 + 25(10.25)
= 56.25
When W = 10.25, the value for the labor demand can be found by :
[tex]L_D[/tex] = 500 – 45W
[tex]L_D[/tex] = 500 – 45(10.25)
[tex]L_D[/tex] = 500 – 461.25
[tex]L_D[/tex] = 38.75
Therefore, the labor demand and the labor supply model is
[tex]L_D[/tex] = 400 - 45 x 10.25
[tex]L_S[/tex] = -200 + 25 x 10.25
Periodic inventory by three methods The beginning inventory for Midnight Supplies and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period are shown below:
Number
Date Transaction of Units Per Unit Total
Jan. 1 Inventory 7,500 $75.00 10
Purchase 85.00 22,500 11,250
28 Sale $562,500 1,912,500 1,687,500
562,500 150.00 30 Sale 3,750 150.00
Feb. 5 Sale 1,500 150.00 225,000
10 Purchase 54,000 87.50 4,725,000
16 Sale 27,000 160.00 4,320,000
28 Sale 25,500 160.00 4,080,000
Mar. 5 Purchase 45,000 89.50 4,027,500
14 Sale 30,000 160.00 4,800,000
25 Purchase 7,500 90.00 675,000
30 Sale 26,250 160.00 4,200,000
1. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period, using the first-in, first-out method and the periodic inventory system.
2. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of goods sold for the three-month period, using the last-in, first-out method and the periodic inventory system.
3. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of goods sold for the three-month period, using the weighted average cost method and the periodic inventory system.
4. Compare the gross profit and the March 31 inventories, using the following column headings.
Answer:
1. We have:
Inventory on March 31 = $1,010,625
Cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period = $10,891,875
2. We have:
Inventory on March 31 = $881,250
Cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period = $11,021,250
3. We have:
Inventory on March 31 = $980,975.27
Cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period = $10,921,524.73
4. We have:
Details FIFO LIFO Weighted Average
$ $ $
Sales 19,875,000 19,875,000 19,875,000
Cost of Goods sold (10,891,875) (11,021,250) (10,921,525)
Gross Profit 8,983,125 8,853,750 8,953,475
Inventory, March 31 1,010,625 881,250 980,975
Explanation:
1. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period, using the first-in, first-out method and the periodic inventory system.
Note: See part 1 of the attached excel file for the determined inventory on March 31 and the cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period, using the first-in, first-out method and the periodic inventory system.
From the part 1 of the attached excel file, we have:
Inventory on March 31 = $1,010,625
Cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period = $10,891,875
2. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of goods sold for the three-month period, using the last-in, first-out method and the periodic inventory system.
Note: See part 2 of the attached excel file for the determined inventory on March 31 and the cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period, using the last-in, first-out method and the periodic inventory system.
From the part 2 of the attached excel file, we have:
Inventory on March 31 = $881,250
Cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period = $11,021,250
3. Determine the inventory on March 31 and the cost of goods sold for the three-month period, using the weighted average cost method and the periodic inventory system.
Note: See part 3 of the attached excel file for the determined inventory on March 31 and the cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period, using the weighted average cost method and the periodic inventory system.
From the part 3 of the attached excel file, we have:
Inventory on March 31 = $980,975.27
Cost of merchandise sold for the three-month period = $10,921,524.73
4. Compare the gross profit and the March 31 inventories, using the following column headings.
Details FIFO LIFO Weighted Average
$ $ $
Sales 19,875,000 19,875,000 19,875,000
Cost of Goods sold (10,891,875) (11,021,250) (10,921,525)
Gross Profit 8,983,125 8,853,750 8,953,475
Inventory, March 31 1,010,625 881,250 980,975
Suppose that 45% of all babies born in a particular hospital are girls. If 7 babies born in the hospital are randomly selected, what is the probability that at most of them are girls?
Answer:
0.10
Explanation:
Using the binomial probability formula: P(X = x) = (nCx) * p^x * (1 - p)^(n-x)
P(X≤1) = P(X = 0) + P(X = 1)
P(X≤1) = (7C0) * 0.45^0 * (0.55)^7 + (7C1) * 0.45^1 * (0.55)^6
P(X≤1) = 0.1024
P(X≤1) = 0.10
So, the Probability that at most one of them are girls 0.10.
