Answer:
decrease
1. fixed cost is 100
variable cost is 10
price = 20
100 / ( 20 - 10) = 10
2. fixed cost is 100
variable cost is 10
price = 30
100 / (30 - 10) = 5
Explanation:
Robot uses competitive analysis processs to collect data on what their competitors are doing. Which of the following is not a test does the company puts each competitor's robot through?
A. Drop.
B. Lab.
C. Edge.
D. Straight line.
E. Box.
Answer:
Drop
Explanation:
Competitive Analysis
This is commonly refered to as a form of research review and final evaluation of one's competitors. It is beneficial due to the fact that the information you obtained/known can help you to be based on your competitor weaknesses
When starting this analysis, always you set up expectations that can be achieved so that one's team has enough time to fully research, analyze, and share their findings.
Competitive analysis, as a part of your business planning, is a means by which an individual believes that their business will survive and thrive competitively in the market because the individual has full attachment to current competitors and one's potential competition too. Putting the robot through a drop test is not correct as it may destroy it.
You invested $5,000 in the stock market one year ago. Today, the investment is valued at $5,500. What return did you earn? What return would you suffer next year for your investment to be valued at the original $5,000?A. 10%, -9.09%, respectivelyB. -10%, +9.09%, respectivelyC. 110%, -10%, respectivelyD. 110%, -9.09%, respectively
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Rate of return in one period = (value in year 1 / initial value) - 1
(5500 / 5000) - 1 = 0.1 = 10%
(5000 / 5500) - 1 = -9.09%
Baxter Co. wants to issue new 20-year bonds for some much-needed expansion projects. The company currently has 5.6 percent coupon bonds on the market that sell for $1,094.30,page 160 make semiannual payments, and mature in 20 years. What coupon rate should the company set on its new bonds if it wants them to sell at par
Answer:
The coupon rate the company should set on its new bonds if it wants them to sell at par is 4.86%.
Explanation:
The coupon rate can be determined by calculating the yield to maturity (YTM) using the following RATE function in Excel:
YTM = RATE(nper,pmt,-pv,fv) * Number of semiannuals in a year = RATE(nper,pmt,-pv,fv)*2 .............(1)
Where;
YTM = yield to maturity = ?
nper = number of periods = number of years to maturity * number of semiannuals in a year = 20 * 2 = 40
pmt = semiannual coupon payment = face value * (annual coupon rate / number of semiannuals in a year) = 1000 * (5.6% / 2) = 28
pv = present value = current bond price = $1,094.30 = 1094.30
fv = face value of the bond = 1000
Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:
YTM = RATE(40,28,-1094.30,1000)*2
Inputting =RATE(40,28,-1094.30,1000)*2 into excel (Note: as done in the attached excel file), we have
YTM = 4.86%
Therefore, the coupon rate the company should set on its new bonds if it wants them to sell at par is 4.86%.
With so many workers habituated to using mobile devices for so much of their work, should company management develop apps for influencing subordinates? Explain your reasoning.
Answer:
This is not a yes or no answer.
The action of leadership/management would depend on their assessment of the impact of the habit on the results being delivered by the workers.
The questions to ask are:
Does the use of the mobile phone for their work reduce or increase productivity?Does what are the advantages? are there disadvantages?What would developing an app achieve for management?Explanation:
In trying to influence workers who are already habituated or accustomed to a particular way of doing things, it is best practice to study the culture and establish what its advantages are. This can then be compared to its demerits. If the demerits clearly and consistently present risks that make of no relevance the advantages, the leader(s) must move to correct such a risk.
So assuming that using mobile phones makes ICT risks (such as loss of company data, loss of company data, risk of unauthorised access etc) even more pronounced, whether or not the app is the best solution will depend on the total cost of that solution to the company weighed against other options.
Other options could simply be
- looking for an already existing app
- banning the using of mobile phone for office work using etc
- re-establishing the use of laptops as the preferred work tool
In any of the above scenarios, the leadership will succeed in influencing its workers positively if it:
plays its part well as a cultural shift role modelbecomes an arbiter of the policies modifying changes affecting work styleencourages the new workstyle by rewarding those that embrace it openly manage change by ensuring that there is a training platform that helps ease the transition into the new work style.Cheers
Redbud Company uses a certain part in its manufacturing process that it buys from an outside supplier for $44 per part plus another $6 for shipping and other purchasing-related costs. The company will need 10,000 of these parts in the next year and is considering making the part internally. After performing a capacity analysis, Redbud determined that it has sufficient unused capacity to manufacture the 10,000 parts but would need to hire a manager at an annual salary of $40,000 to oversee this production activity. Estimated production costs are determined to be:
Direct material $ 28
Direct labor 12
Variable overhead 6
Fixed overhead (includes manager at $4 per unit) 10
Total unit cost $ 56
A) Identify the relevant costs to make this part internally. (Select all that apply)
A) Historical cost
B) Direct labor
C) Direct material
D) Variable overhead
E) Fixed overhead
F) New manager's salary
B) Should Redbud produce the part or continue to buy it from the outside supplier? (Select the right answer)
A) Redbud should produce the part.
B) Redbud is indifferent about the decision.
C) Redbud should continue to buy it from the outside supplier.
C.What are the other factors that Redbud Company should consider in deciding to make the part internally? (Select all that apply.)
A) Total sales quantity.
B) The potential for improved control over the availability of the parts by having it when needed and the potential for improved quality of the parts.
C) Since Redbud Company is considering the use of currently available capacity, it should evaluate any relevant opportunity costs of using this capacity for more profitable activities.
Answer:
Redbud Company
A) Relevant costs:
B) Direct labor
C) Direct material
D) Variable overhead
F) New manager's salary
B) B) Redbud is indifferent about the decision.
C. Other factors to consider:
B) The potential for improved control over the availability of the parts by having it when needed and the potential for improved quality of the parts.
C) Since Redbud Company is considering the use of currently available capacity, it should evaluate any relevant opportunity costs of using this capacity for more profitable activities.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Cost of buying parts from outside supplier = $50 per part
Units required in the next year = 10,000
Costs required to produce internally:
Supervisor's salaries $40,000
Direct material $ 28
Direct labor 12
Variable overhead 6
Fixed overhead (includes
manager at $4 per unit) 10
Total unit cost $ 56
Relevant costs:
Direct material $ 28
Direct labor 12
Variable overhead 6
Fixed overhead (includes
manager at $4 per unit) 4
Total unit cost $50
Although neither ________ nor the ________ is officially set by the Federal Open Market Committee, decisions concerning these policy tools are effectively made by the committee. A. margin requirements; discount rate B. margin requirements; federal funds rate
Answer:
Although neither THE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS nor the DISCOUNT RATE is officially set by the Federal Open Market Committee, decisions concerning these policy tools are effectively made by the committee.
Explanation:
The FED's Board of Governors sets the reserve requirements and the discount rate that must be followed by banks in the United States. The board of directors and the federal open market committee work coordinately. It is like the right doing something that is influenced by the actions of the left hand.
Paul, the Director of Recruitment at an insurance company, finds that the company has a disparate impact on the proportion of Hispanic employees compared to the proportion of Hispanics in the labor market. Which of the following steps should Paul take to solve the problem most efficiently?
a) He should lower the job specifications for Hispanic applicants.
b) He should continue using the current recruiting practices because only organizations with affirmative action plans are required to meet EEO guidelines.
c) He should start advertising for job openings on the local Spanish radio station.
d) He should freeze the hiring process until qualified Hispanics apply for vacant positions
Answer: c) He should start advertising for job openings on the local Spanish radio station.
Explanation:
This realization by Paul should make him want to hire more Hispanics into the company and the best way to do so would be to advertise it in such a way that Hispanics have a better chance of hearing about job openings.
Advertising on Spanish radio would ensure that Hispanics hear the advertisements because they are the main ethnicity that speaks Spanish. This will give them an edge in learning about job openings and enable Paul to hire more Hispanics.
Corporations differ from partnerships and other forms of business association in two ways. One of these is that:________.
a. they are regulated by the Federal Trade Commission.
b. they are formed simply by an agreement entered into among their members.
c. they must be publicly registered or in some way officially acknowledged by the law.
d. their shareholders are entitled to their share of the company's profits as soon as they are ascertained or determined.
Answer: c. they must be publicly registered or in some way officially acknowledged by the law.
Explanation:
Corporations tend to have many shareholders who would get hurt if the company fails and for this reason they are regulated by the law. They must be publicly registered to allow people to purchase and sell shares and they must have the official acknowledgement of the law.
The formation of a corporation can be complicated and require a relatively high number of legal processes and corporations are not regulated by the Federal Trade Commission.
Also, even though shareholders are technically entitled to the company's profits, they don't get to collect it immediately because the company needs money to function and grow.
. A new bond issue is being issued at a market price of $922 with a 11.4% interest rate and will be due in 16 years. If the firm has a 32 percent tax rate, calculate the after-tax cost of debt.
Answer:
8.53%
Explanation:
Par value = $1000
Current bond = $922
Coupon = 1000*11.4% = $114
Years = 16
Pretax cost of debt = YTM(Nper, PMT, -PV, FV)
Pretax cost of debt = YTM(16, 114, -922, 1000)
Pretax cost of debt = 0.1255
Pretax cost of debt = 12.55%
After tax cost of debt = Pretax cost of debt * (1 - Tax rate)
After tax cost of debt = 12.55% * (1 - 32%)
After tax cost of debt = 0.1255 * 0.68
After tax cost of debt = 0.08534
After tax cost of debt = 8.53%
An overall management objective is to:
a. minimize the number of sales transactions
b. minimize the total amount of accounts receivable
c. minimize the time from the beginning of the selling process to the end of cash collections
d. maximize the amount of float
Answer:
c. minimize the time from the beginning of the selling process to the end of cash collections
Explanation:
Management does not aim to minimize sales transactions or total amount of accounts receivable. Neither does it aim, to hold excess cash through cash float. Management aims to minimize the time from the beginning of the selling process to the end of cash collections so as to be liquid and avoid bad debts.
The country of Arcadia has clusters of associated businesses and suppliers which include individual dye and textile manufacturing firms, chemical plants, and leather manufacturing companies, most of which are well reputed and internationally competitive. This has made Arcadia a major force in the global economic market. Which of the following factors of Michael Porter's diamond model is responsible for giving Arcadia an edge over its competitors?
A) Related and supporting industries
B) Demand conditions
C) Company strategy, structure and rivalry
D) Factor conditions
Answer:
A) Related and supporting industries
Explanation:
Competitive advantage is the edge an entity has over others that results in higher profit margins.
According to Michael Porter there are 4 factors that gives national advantage in the international environment:
- firm strategy' structure and rivalry
- related supporting industries
- demand conditions
- factor conditions.
Related supporting industries refers to the presence of supporting industries that helps a company to thrive.
Forms depend on others for high productivity. When the presence of other supporting companies is adequate production will be maximised.
This is the case in the given instance where the country of Arcadia has clusters of associated businesses and suppliers which include individual dye and textile manufacturing firms, chemical plants, and leather manufacturing companies, most of which are well reputed and internationally competitive. This has made Arcadia a major force in the global economic market
Suppose the standard deviation for the Martin Products Distribution is 4.0. If an investor is hoping for a return of at least 13%, the chances that investing in Martin Products will return at least 13%
a. are much less than in investing in U.S.
b. are the same as investing in U.S.
c. are greater than in investing in U.S.
d. cannot be determined
Answer: C. are greater than in investing in U.S.
Explanation:
Based on more information that was gotten online regarding the question, the distribution of Martin product is more than that of the US Water.
Therefore, in a case whereby an investor is hoping for a return of at least 13%, the chances that investing in Martin Products will return at least 13% will then be greater than in investing in U.S.
8. In the short run, there is a negative relationship between inflation and employment. A: True B. False
Answer: False
In the short-run, inflation and unemployment are inversely related; as one quantity increases, the other decreases. In the long-run, there is no trade-off. In the 1960's, economists believed that the short-run Phillips curve was stable.
Explanation:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-economics/chapter/the-relationship-between-inflation-and-unemployment/
If a company reports a net loss, it Group of answer choices may still have a net increase in cash. will not be able to pay cash dividends. will not be able to get a loan. will not be able to make capital expenditures.
Answer:
may still have a net increase in cash
Explanation:
In the case when the company recognized the net loss so it might be the condition that there is an increase in the cash balance as in the case as the closing balance should be more than the beginning balance of cash
So as per the given question, the above should be the answer and the same is relevant
Here are data on two companies. The T-bill rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%.What would be the fair return for $1 Discount Store according to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)
Answer:
13%
Explanation:
Please find attached a table containing further information needed to answer this question
According to the capital asset price model: Expected rate of return = risk free + beta x (market rate of return - risk free rate of return)
Expected rate of return = risk free + beta x market premium
Beta measures systemic risk
The higher beta is, the higher the systemic risk and the higher the compensation demanded for by investors
4% + (1.5 x 6%) = 13%
1. A time study analyst timed an assembly operation for 30 cycles, and then computed the average time per cycle, which was 18.75 minutes. The analyst assigned a performance rating of .96, and decided that an appropriate allowance was 15%. Assume the allowance factor is based on the workday. Determine the following: observed time (OT), the normal time (NT), and the standard time (ST)
Answer:
1. observed time = 18.75 minutes.
2. Normal time = 18 minutes
3. Standard time = 21.17 minutes
Explanation:
1. The observed time will be equal to the average time per cycle, which was given in the question as 18.75 min. Therefore, observed time = 18.75 minutes.
2. The normal time will be:
= Average Time x Performance Rating
= 18.75 x 0.96
= 18 minutes
3. The standard time will be:
= Normal time × 1/(1 - 15%)
= Normal time × 1/(1 - 0.15)
= 18 × 1/0.85
= 18 × 1.176
= 21.17 minutes
Gwen plans to retire in 3 years with $426,000 in her account, which has an annual return of 6.29 percent. If she receives annual payments of X, with her first payment of X received in 4 years and her last payment of X received in 9 years, then what is X, the amount of each payment? Number Emerson plans to retire in 3 years with $296,000 in his account, which has an annual return of 10.13 percent. If he receives payments of $60,700 per year and he receives his first $60,700 payment in 4 years, then how many payments of $60,700 can Emerson expect to receive? Round your answer to 2 decimal places (for example, 2.89, 14.70, or 6.00).
Answer:
Q1. $87,423
Q2. 7.06
Explanation:
Q1. Calculation to determine what is X, the amount of each payment
Using Financial calculator to find X
End mode,
N = 6
% = 6.29%
PV= -$426,000
FV = 0
Hence:
X = 87,423
Therefore X, the amount of each payment will be
Q2. Calculation to determine how many payments can Emerson expect to receive
Using Financial calculator
End mode,
%= 10.13%
PV = -$296,000
PMT =$60,700
FV = 0
Hence,
Payment = 7.06
Therefore how many payments can Emerson expect to receive will be 7.06
Assume that the current price of a stock is $100. A call option on that stock with an exercise price of $97 costs $7. A call option on the stock with the same expiration and an exercise price of $103 costs $3. Using these options what is the expiration profit of a bear call spread if the stock price is equal to $110
Answer:
-2
Explanation:
According to the liquidity preference model, the equilibrium interest rate is determined by the: International Monetary Fund. supply of and demand for money. supply of and demand for loanable funds. level of investment spending and saving.
Answer:
Supply of and demand for money.
Explanation:
The equilibrium interest rate is determined by the demand and supply of the money. The interest rate is represented by the verticle axis of the graph and supply and demand for money is represented by the horizontal axis. Thus, the point of intersection between supply curve and demand curve determines the equilibrium interest rate.
Select a commercial or Public Service Announcement (PSA) that uses an emotional appeal/Pathos.
Identify the organization along with the topic/issue presented in the PSA or commercial.
Using the information in this section, how would you characterize the way it persuades listeners with emotion?
Is it effective in persuading you as a listener? Why or why not?
Include a Reference page citing the source in APA format.
Write your response in a letter form.
Answer:
An announcement that applies an emotional appeal attempts to urge an emotional reaction from the general public so on suits the message contained within the announcement.
Select a commercial or public service announcement that uses an emotional appeal.
A public service announcement that shows the aftermath of environmental pollution
Using the information in this section, how would you characterize the way it persuades listeners with emotion?
When the general public feels guilty about not having the ability to try to do something about environmental degradation, there'll be a change from the utilization of inorganic to the use of organic materials. When companies that pollute the environment are charged or closed down, and when the people resort to planting more trees.
Is it effective in persuading you as a listener?
Yes.
Why or why not?
It is very effective in persuading because the listeners put themselves in the situation and feel the effect of not taking care of the environment.
Discuss your findings with your classmates.
When people feel guilty for not taking care of the environment, they're going to take social action aimed toward correcting things. The people imagine how the planet is going to be like 50 years from now and picture how their children and grandchildren will survive. they're therefore compelled to try to do something so on contribute to environmental protection and to support the ecology.
Given that annual deposit rates for Dollars and Euros are 8% and 6% respectively for the next 5 years. If the current spot rate of the Euro is $1.1845, obtain the implied rate for the Euro five years from now if International Fisher Equation (IFE) holds exactly.
a. $1.5415
b. $1.2742
c. $1.4284
d. $1.3750
e. None of the above.
Answer:
is the a
Explanation:
Identify the following costs as a prime cost (P), conversion cost (C), or both (B) for a magazine publisher: a. Paper used for the magazine b. Wages of printing machine employees c. Glue used to bind magazine d. Maintenance on printing machines
Answer:
a. Paper used for the magazine = prime cost (P)
b. Wages of printing machine employees = both (B
c. Glue used to bind magazine = prime cost (P)
d. Maintenance on printing machines = conversion cost (C)
Explanation:
prime cost (P), conversion cost (C), or both (B) are cost of a manufacturing business.
Sweet Treats common stock is currently priced at $17.15 a share. The company just paid $1.22 per share as its annual dividend. The dividends have been increasing by 2.4 percent annually and are expected to continue doing the same. What is this firm's cost of equity
Answer:
9.68 percent
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the firm's cost of equity
Using this formula
Cost of equity=[(Annual dividend×Increase in dividends×/Current price of common stock]+Dividends
Let plug in the formula
Cost of equity=[($1.22 × 1.024)/$17.15] + 0.024
Cost of equity=($1.24928/$17.15)+0.024
Cost of equity=0.0728+0.024
Cost of equity=0.0968*100
Cost of equity=9.68 percent
Therefore the firm's cost of equity is 9.68 percent
The following is a list of account titles and amounts (dollars in millions) from a recent annual report of Hasbro, Inc., a leading manufacturer of games, toys, and interactive entertainment software for children and families:
Buildings and improvements $ 234 Goodwill $ 593
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 392 Machinery, equipment, and software 504
Allowance for doubtful accounts 16 Accumulated depreciation 509
Other noncurrent assets 658 Inventories 340
Accumulated amortization (other intangibles) 798 Other intangibles 1,123
Cash and cash equivalents 893 Land and improvements 7
Accounts receivable 1,111
Required:
Prepare the asset section of the balance sheet for Hasbro, Inc., classifying the assets into Current Assets, Property, Plant, and Equipment (net), and Other Assets. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10). Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Answer:
Hasbro, Inc.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $893
Accounts receivable 1,111
Allowance for doubtful accounts (16) 1,095
Inventories 340
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets 392
Total current assets $2,720
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net):
Buildings and improvements $ 234
Land and improvements 7
Machinery, equipment, and software 504
Other noncurrent assets 658
Accumulated depreciation (509)
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) $894
Other Assets:
Goodwill $ 593
Other intangibles 1,123
Accumulated amortization
(other intangibles) 798 325
Other assets $918
Total assets $4,532
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $893
Accounts receivable 1,111
Allowance for doubtful accounts (16) 1,095
Inventories 340
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets 392
Total current assets $2,720
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net):
Buildings and improvements $ 234
Land and improvements 7
Machinery, equipment, and software 504
Other noncurrent assets 658
Accumulated depreciation (509)
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) $894
Other Assets:
Goodwill $ 593
Other intangibles 1,123
Accumulated amortization
(other intangibles) 798 325
Other assets $918
The quantity demanded of cereal increased from 1,350 to 1,700 when the price of milk decreased from $2.05 to $1.65. What is the estimated cross-price elasticity of demand for cereal
Answer:
-1.33
Explanation:
Cross price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded of good A to changes in price of good B.
If cross price elasticity of demand is positive, it means that the goods are -substitute goods.
Substitute goods are goods that can be used in place of another good.
If the cross-price elasticity is negative, it means that the goods are complementary goods.
Complementary goods are goods that are consumed together
Cross Price elasticity of demand = percentage change in quantity demanded of good A / percentage change in price of good B
percentage change in quantity demanded of good = (1700/ 1350) - 1 = 0.259
percentage change in price = (1.65 / 2.05) - 1 = -0.195
0.259 / -0.195 = -1.33
Identify every authority cited in the opinion (note that some sources may be cited more than once) and then do the following:
List all primary mandatory authority.
List all primary persuasive authority.
List all secondary persuasive authority.
Answer:
Primary Authorities :
Statues, regulations, jurisdiction, trial court, cases.
Primary Persuasive Authority :
Constitution, legislation.
Secondary Persuasive Authority :
Law review articles, trial courts.
Explanation:
Primary persuasive authority means law. Following a law is mandatory and statute provides the regulation which are required to be followed or else it will be regarded as crime. Secondary persuasive authority is not law but it leads to the law and helps explain the terms and standards of the law.
I am buying a firm with an expected perpetual cash flow of $1,000 but am unsure of its risk. If I think the beta of the firm is 0, when the beta is really 1, how much more will I offer for the firm than it is truly worth? Assume the risk-free rate is 4% and the expected rate of return on the market is 10%. (Input the amount as a positive value.)
Answer:
$15,000
Explanation:
Value of a perpetuality = cash flow / r
According to the capital asset price model: Expected rate of return = risk free + beta x (market rate of return - risk free rate of return)
4 + 0 (10 - 4) = 4
1,000/ 0.04 = 25,000
4 + 1 (10 - 4) = 10
1000 / 0.1 = 10,000
25,000 - 10,000 = 15,000
Thirty years ago, the original owner of Greenacre, a lot contiguous to Blueacre, in fee simple, executed and delivered to his neighbor an instrument in writing which was denominated "Deed of Conveyance." In pertinent part it read, "[The owner] does grant to [the neighbor] and her heirs and assigns a right-of-way for egress and ingress to Blueacre." If the quoted provision was sufficient to create an interest in land, the instrument met all other requirements for a valid grant. The neighbor held record title in fee simple to Blueacre, which adjoined Greenacre. Twelve years ago the owner's son succeeded to the original owner's title in fee simple in Greenacre and seven years ago the neighbor's daughter succeeded to the neighbor's title in fee simple to Blueacre by a deed which made no mention of a right-of-way or driveway. At the time the neighbor's daughter took title, there existed a driveway across Greenacre which showed evidence that it had been used regularly to travel between the main road and Blueacre. Blueacre did have frontage on a side road, but this means of access was seldom used because it was not as convenient to the dwelling situated on Blueacre as was the main road. The driveway originally was established by the neighbor. The neighbor's daughter has regularly used the driveway since acquiring title. The period of time required to acquire rights by prescription in the jurisdiction is ten years. Six months ago the son notified the neighbor's daughter that the son planned to develop a portion of Greenacre as a residential subdivision and that the daughter should cease any use of the driveway. After some negotiations, the son offered to permit the daughter to construct another driveway to connect with the streets of the proposed subdivision. The daughter declined this offer on the ground that travel from Blueacre to the main road would be more circuitous. The neighbor's daughter brought an appropriate action against the son to obtain a definitive adjudication of the respective rights of the daughter and the son. In such lawsuit the son relied upon the defense that the location of the easement created by the grant from the original owner to the neighbor was governed by reasonableness and that the son's proposed solution was reasonable.
The son's defense should:____________
Answer: Son's argument should fail
Explanation:
The son's defense will fail because the location of the easement is not governed by reasonableness as it had been established at its current location by the neighbor.
It can not now be changed arbitrarily by the son because the original owner had allowed it to be built. The easement's location is therefore established by actions between the original owner and the neighbor and so it is a binding location.
Marlow Company purchased a point of sale system on January 1 for $6,500. This system has a useful life of 5 years and a salvage value of $950. What would be the depreciation expense for the second year of its useful life using the double-declining-balance method
Answer:
$1,560
Explanation:
The computation of the depreciation expense for the second year of its useful life is shown below:
First depreciation rate is
= 1 ÷ 5 ×2
= 40%
Now the depreciation expense for one year is
= 40% of $6,500
= $2,600
Now the depreciation expense for the second year is
= ($6,500 - $2,600) ×40%
= $1,560
Suppose you invest equal amounts in a risky asset with an expected return of 16% and a standard deviation of returns of 18% and a risk-free asset with an interest rate of 4%. Calculate the standard deviation of the returns on the resulting portfolio.
Answer:
The answer is "[tex]10\%[/tex]".
Explanation:
You are equivalent investors in 16 percent of a portfolio and 4 percent of a risk-free asset. A weighted mean of these two will become the predicted return.
[tex]= \text{(Portfolio weight} \times \text{Return portfolio)} + \text{(Portfolio weight}\times \text{risk-free)}\\\\[/tex]
[tex]= (0.5 \times 16\%) + (0.5 \times 4\%)\\\\= (0.5 \times \frac{16}{100}) + (0.5 \times \frac{4}{100})\\\\= \frac{8}{100} + \frac{2}{100}\\\\= \frac{8+2}{100}\\\\= \frac{10}{100}\\\\= \frac{1}{10}\\\\= \frac{1}{10} \times 100\\\\=10\%[/tex]
