You are given the following information. Durable good consumption 462 Residential investment 526 Imports 987 Government expenditure 1259 Receipts of factor income from abroad 45 Personal income 7863 Nonresidential investment 66 Nondurable goods 893 Exports 1056 Services 7638 Depreciation 125 Change in inventories 26 Payments of factor income abroad 59 Personal taxes 2538 Do we have a trade deficit or trade surplus

Answer: Trade surplus of $69

Explanation:

A trade deficit is when the imports into a country are greater than exports leaving the country and a trade surplus is the reverse.

Exports for this country are $1,056

Imports to this country are $987

Exports are greater than imports so there is no trade deficit. Instead there is a Trade surplus of:

= Exports - Imports

= 1,056 - 987

= $69

Relationship between democracy and free market economy?

Categorize the scenarios as either a discretionary act or the result of automatic stabilizers.

a. Economic growth increases personal and corporate income, increasing tax payments.
b. A recession increases the number of recipients of unemployment benefits.
c. Legislators increase tbc generosity of unemployment benefits.
d. A law is enacted that increases government spending on health-care programs

1. Discretionary spending
2. Automatic stabilizers

Buying Paint April is at the hardware store and must decide whether to buy paint in 11 individual quart cans or to buy it in both gallon and quart cans. Here are the facts:
4 quarts
1 gallon
1 quart costs $4.39
1 gallon costs $13.99
What should April do?
1. Find the cost.
2. Find out how many gallons to buy 2 Gallons.
3. Find the cost. of 4 quarts.

A company had net sales of $30,200 and ending accounts receivable of $4,000 for the current period. Its days' sales uncollected equals:_________ (Use 365 days a year.)a) 7.55 days.b) 59.54 days.c) 63.64 days.d) 48.34 days.e) 40.34 days.

Suppose a commercial banking system has $40,000 of outstanding checkable deposits and actual reserves of $4,500. If the reserve ratio is 10 percent, the banking system can expand the supply of money by the maximum amount of

Techniques for building employee empowerment include: building communication networks that include employees. developing open, supportive supervisors. moving responsibility from both managers and staff to production employees. building high-morale organizations. All of these are techniques for employee empowerment.

trên cơ sở lý thuyết nhóm hãy chọn một công ty hiện kinh doanh tại thị trường việt nam, dòng sản phẩm tiêu dùng, phân tích thực trạng:
- chiến lược điều chỉnh giá của công ty
- chiên lược chủ động thay đổi giá

You are planning to make monthly deposits of $90 into a retirement account that pays 10 percent interest compounded monthly. If your first deposit will be made one month from now, how large will your retirement account be in 19 years?

Scampini Technologies is expected to generate $175 million in free cash flow next year, and FCF is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% per year indefinitely. Scampini has no debt or preferred stock, and its WACC is 10%. If Scampini has 55 million shares of stock outstanding, what is the stock's value per share

Western Electric has 34,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $83 and a rate of return of 12.80 percent. The firm has 7,500 shares of 8.20 percent preferred stock outstanding at a price of $97.00 per share. The preferred stock has a par value of $100. The outstanding debt has a total face value of $416,000 and currently sells for 113 percent of face. The yield to maturity on the debt is 8.20 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 40 percent

Leona, whose marginal tax rate on ordinary income is 37 percent, owns 100 percent of the stock of Henley Corporation. This year, Henley generates $1 million of taxable income.
If Henley wants to pay all of its after-tax earnings to Leona as a dividend, calculate the amount of the dividend payment.
Calculate Leona’s tax due on the dividend computed in part a, and her after-tax cash flow from the dividend receipt.
Compute the combined corporate and individual tax burden on Henley’s $1 million of current year income, and the effective combined tax rate on this income.

Gray, Stone, and Lawson open an accounting practice on January 1, 2016, in San Diego, California, to be operated as a partnership. Gray and Stone will serve as the senior partners because of their years of experience. To establish the business, Gray, Stone, and Lawson contribute cash and other properties valued at $410,000, $340,000, and $170,000, respectively. An articles of partnership agreement is drawn up. It has the following stipulations:
Personal drawings are allowed annually up to an amount equal to 10 percent of the beginning capital balance for the year.
Profits and losses are allocated according to the following plan:
1. A salary allowance is credited to each partner in an amount equal to $8 per billable hour worked by that individual during the year.
2. Interest is credited to the partners’ capital accounts at the rate of 12 percent of the average monthly balance for the year (computed without regard for current income or drawings).
3. An annual bonus is to be credited to Gray and Stone. Each bonus is to be 10 percent of net income after subtracting the bonus, the salary allowance, and the interest. Also included in the agreement is the provision that there will be no bonus if there is a net loss or if salary and interest result in a negative remainder of net income to be distributed.
4. Any remaining partnership profit or loss is to be divided evenly among all partners.
Because of financial shortfalls encountered in getting the business started, Gray invests an additional $9,200 on May 1, 2016. On January 1, 2017, the partners allow Monet to buy into the partnership. Monet contributes cash directly to the business in an amount equal to a 20 percent interest in the book value of the partnership property subsequent to this contribution. The partnership agreement as to splitting profits and losses is not altered upon Monet’s entrance into the firm; the general provisions continue to be applicable. The billable hours for the partners during the first three years of operation follow:
2016 2017 2018
Gray 2,020 4,200 2,130
Stone 1,680 2,300 1,860
Lawson 3,700 1,620 1,550
Monet 0 1,430 1,820
The partnership reports net income for 2016 through 2018 as follows:
2016 $98,000
2017 (44,400)
2018 236,000
Each partner withdraws the maximum allowable amount each year.
A. Determine the allocation of income for each of these three years.
B. Prepare in appropriate form a statement of partners’ capital for the year ending December 31, 2018.

Distribution network is not required for
product.
O Standardised
O Durable
O Unstandardised
O Perishable

London New York Zurich Hong Kong Bid/Ask Quotes for CHF $0.7464-71 $0.7469-76 $0.7471-74 $0.7460-70 In order to take advantage of locational arbitrage, a currency speculator should buy CHF from the______ dealer and sell CHF to the ______ dealer. Group of answer choices Hong Kong; Zurich London; New York Zurich; Hong Kong New York; Hong Kong

On a recent shopping trip to a Target store, Kim went from aisle to aisle selecting the products he needed. Interestingly, the only person Kim encountered in the store was the employee at the checkout counter. The employee is an example of a(n):______.
a. Inside salesperson
b. Sales support staff
c. Order getter
d. Key account manager
e. Missionary salesperson

Interest income has been recorded during the year as interest payments have been received by Parnell. The Oracle bonds are currently valued on the financial market at $205 million.

Required:
Prepare the appropriate adjusting entry, if one is necessary.

The fact that we can derive the British pound​/Israeli shekel exchange​ rate, say, from the ​dollar/pound rate and the ​dollar/shekel rate follows from ruling out a potentially profitable arbitrage strategy known as triangular arbitrage. As an example, suppose that the British pound price of a zloty was below the British pound price of a dollar times the dollar price of a zloty, as depicted by the hypothetical data in the following table.

Exchange rate Value
British pound price of a zloty 4.0
British pound Vice of a dollar 1.60
U.S. dollar price of a zloty 5.00

Using $100 to purchase the Polish currency directly would obtain ___________ zlotys.

Reliance is an example of a
1 Product Line
2 Product
3 Product Mix
4 Product Variety

The number of times interest charges are earned is computed as

a. net income plus interest charges, divided by interest charges.
b. income before income tax plus interest charges, divided by interest charges.
c. net income divided by interest charges.
d. income before income tax divided by interest charges.

Assume you are Andy Pforzheimer, owner of Barcelona Restaurants, and you are involved in intense conflict with one of your restaurant managers. You realize that the conflict has escalated to the point at which it is no longer functional conflict and you wish to de-escalate it. Which of the following actions should you avoid to help de-escalate the conflict?

a. Stay focused on issues, not emotions
b. Communicate hostility verbally or through body language
c. Reject all requests from the Start
d. Raise your voice to get attention about important points

Holling Inc. uses the weighted-average method in its process costing. The following data concern the company’s Mixing Department for the month of December. Materials Conversion Work in process, December 1 $ 8,130 $ 9,128 Cost added to production in the Mixing Department during December $ 226,500 $ 284,232 Equivalent units of production for December 9,900 9,400 Required: Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for the Mixing Department in December. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Alexandria's Dance Studio is currently an all-equity firm with earnings before interest and taxes of $338,000 and a cost of equity of 14.2%. The tax rate is 34%. Alexandria is considering adding $400,000 of debt with a coupon rate of 7% to her capital structure. The debt will be sold at par value. What is the levered value of the equity?

Hurzdan, Inc., has a 30-day average collection period and wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $20 million, which is what the company currently has on hand. The company currently has a receivables balance of $196 million and has developed the following sales and cash disbursement budgets (in millions):

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Sales $441 $513 $594 $558
Total cash disbursement 368 465 720 456

Required:
Draw the cash budget table for the company.

The following table reports real income per person for several different economies in the years 1960 and 2010. It also gives each economy's average annual growth rate during this period. For example, real income per person in Zambia was $1,412 in 1960, and it actually declined to $1,309 by 2010. Zambia's average annual growth rate during this period was -0.15%, and it was the poorest economy in the table in the year 2010. The real income-per-person figures are denominated in U.S. dollars with a base year of 2005. The following exercises will help you to understand the different growth experiences of these economies.

Economy Real Income per Person in 1960 (Dollars) Real Income per Person in 2010 (Dollars) Annual Growth Rate (Percent)
Austria 9,773 35,031 2.59
Venezuela 7,307 9,762 0.58
Botswana 468 9,515 6.21
Malaysia 4,624 11,863 4.06
Honduras 1,932 3,146 0.98
Zambia 1,412 1,309 -0.15

Indicate which economy satisfies each of the following statements.

a. This economy experiences the fastest rate of growth in real income per person from 1960 to 2010.
b. This economy had the highest level of real income per person in the year 2010.

Before month-end adjustments are made, the February 28 trial balance of Neutral Milk Hotel contains revenue of $7,000 and expenses of $4,400. Adjustments are necessary for the following items: Depreciation for February is $1,800. Revenue recognized but not yet billed is $2,700. Accrued interest expense is $700. Revenue collected in advance that is now recognized is $2,500. Portion of prepaid insurance expired during February is $400.InstructionsCalculate the correct net income for Neutral Milk Hotel’s Income Statement for February.

Bella, Inc. manufactures two kinds of bagstotes and satchels. The company allocates manufacturing overhead using a single plantwide rate with direct labor cost as the allocation base. Estimated overhead costs for the year are$25,750. Additional estimated information is given below. Totes Satchels Direct materials cost per unit $33 $44Direct labor cost per unit $52 $60Number of units 520 370Calculate the pre-determined overhead allocation rate.

Doug Datner had an eclectic background. He completed his law degree from the University of Virginia, then went to work for a technology start-up in Dubai. After the start-up was purchased by a larger corporation, affording Doug a hefty sum of money, Doug and his spouse returned to the United States. While working with an architect and a designer to build their dream home, they realized that there was not a provider of high-quality custom-made door and window hardware at a reasonable price point in the United States. Even though Doug had no experience in the field, he decided to start a business manufacturing high-quality custom-made door and window hardware. He named the company Hardware House Doug and his wife cleared space in their newly constructed garage, designed several basic prototypes, and hired a metalwork expert to replicate their prototypes. They decided to have a few designs in catalog as one component of their business, but have the capability to alter those designs to provide designers with custom hardware. The first few years were tough. Business was steady enough to hire a second metalwork expert, but cash flow challenges often made Doug worry whether he would be able to pay his metalwork experts on time. Still, the Hardware House had gained a number of consistent clients, and was able to move into an old warehouse space and expand operations. Ten years later, Hardware House has nearly 100 employees. While the majority of the employees work in manufacturing, there are also employees in marketing, design, accounting, and human resources. Doug structured the business to limit his liability in case of lawsuit, but still managed to maintain the business without sharing ownership.
Which of the following is an advantage Doug should expect by sharing ownership with others?
a. Gaining access to all of the distribution of profits.
b. Access to additional knowledge and expertise.
c. Additional freedom from government regulation.
d. Enhanced control to make decisions immediately
e. Greater degree of secrecy

Disposal of Fixed AssetEquipment acquired on January 6 at a cost of $401,300 has an estimated useful life of 18 years and an estimated residual value of $25,100.a. What was the annual amount of depreciation for Years 1–3 using the straight-line method of depreciation?Year Depreciation ExpenseYear 1 $Year 2 $Year 3 $b. What was the book value of the equipment on January 1 of Year 4?$
c. Assuming that the equipment was sold on January 3 of Year 4 for $329,500, journalize the entry to record the sale. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Year 4
Jan. 3 Cash
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
Loss on Sale of Equipment
Equipment
d. Assuming that the equipment had been sold on January 3 of Year 4 for $342,000 instead of $315,000, journalize the entry to record the sale. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Cash
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
Equipment
Gain on Sale of Equipment

Consider the case of Cranked Coffee Company:
Cranked Coffee Company is a mature firm that has a stable flow of business. The following data was taken from its financial statements last year:
Annual sales $10,200,000
Cost of goods sold $6,630,000
Inventory $3,200,000
Accounts receivable $2,200,000
Accounts payable $2,400,000
Cranked Coffee’s CFO is interested in determining the length of time funds are tied up in working capital. Use the information in the preceding table to complete the following table. (Note: Use 365 days as the length of a year in all calculations, and round all values to two decimal places.)
Value
Inventory conversion period 46.93; 41.71; 176.71; or 39.11
Average collection period 27.25; 78.73; 24.38; or 22.94
Payables deferral period 32.50; 41.07; 33.24; or 132.13
Cash conversion cycle 39.62; 122.77; 37.54; 45.88
B: Both the inventory conversion period and payables deferral period use the average daily COGS in their denominators, whereas the average collection period uses average daily sales in its denominator. Why do these measures use different inputs?
Inventory and accounts payable are carried at cost on the balance sheet, whereas accounts receivable are recorded at the price at which goods are sold.
Current assets should be divided by sales, but current liabilities should be divided by the COGS.
C. Is there generally a positive or negative relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle?(In other words, if a firm has a high level of net working capital, is it likely to have a high or low cash conversion cycle?)
There is a positive relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle.
There is a negative relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle.
D. What are the four key factors in a firm’s credit policy?
Credit terms, discounts, credit standards, and collection policy
Credit period, discounts, credit standards, and collection policy
E. If the credit terms as published by a firm were 2/15, net 60, this means the firm will:
allow a 2% discount if payment is received within 15 days of the purchase, and if the discount is not taken the full amount is due in 60 days.
allow a 15% discount if payment is received within 2 days of the purchase, and if the discount is not taken the full amount is due in 60 days.
F. The management at Cranked Coffee Company wants to continue its internal discussions related to its cash management. One of the finance team members presents the following case to his cohorts:
Case in Discussion
Cranked Coffee Company’s management plans to finance its operations with bank loans that will be repaid as soon as cash is available. The company’s management expects that it will take 40 days to manufacture and sell its products and 35 days to receive payment from its customers. Cranked Coffee’s CFO has told the rest of the management team that they should expect the length of the bank loans to be approximately 75 days.
Which of the following responses to the CFO’s statement is most accurate?
The CFO is not taking into account the amount of time the company has to pay its suppliers. Generally, there is a certain length of time between the purchase of materials and labor and the payment of cash for them. The CFO can reduce the estimated length of the bank loan by this amount of time.
The CFO’s approximation of the length of the bank loans should be accurate, because it will take 75 days for the company to manufacture, sell, and collect cash for its goods. All these things must occur for the company to be able to repay its loans from the bank.
Setting and implementing a credit policy is important for three main reasons:
It has a minor effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.
It has a major effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.

Gentle Ben's Bar and Restaurant uses 6,700 quart bottles of an imported wine each year. The effervescent wine costs $4 per bottle and is served only in whole bottles because it loses its bubbles quickly. Ben figures that it costs $25 each time an order is placed, and holding costs are 15 percent of the purchase price. It takes three weeks for an order to arrive. Weekly demand is 134 bottles (closed two weeks per year) with a standard deviation of 30 bottles. Ben would like to use an inventory system that minimizes inventory cost and will provide a 95 percent service probability.

Required:
a. What is the economic quantity for Ben to order? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
b. At what inventory level should he place an order? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)