Answer:
b. 57.69
Explanation:
Calculation for what price that you will get a margin call
First step
200 shares *$25 per share=$10,000
Second step
Based on the information given we are required to post a 50% margin on the short sale.
Now let find the 50% margin
50% margin =50%*$10,000
50% margin=$5,000
Hence,
$10,000+$5,000=$15,000
Third step
Based on the information given we were told that the broker requires a 30% maintenance margin.
.30=($10,000-200p)/200p
60p=$15,000-200p
260p= $15,000
Hence
$15,000/260
Price= $57.69
Therefore the price that you will get a margin call will be $57.69
Your first baby was born yesterday and is healthy and strong. To guard against your premature death, you want to purchase a life insurance policy that will replace $58,000 of your annual income until your child is 20 years old. How much life insurance should you purchase, if you assume a 3% inflation rate
Answer:
assuming the interest rate is = 15% the life insurance should you should purchase = $497854.0773
Explanation:
Given that :
Annual income receipt = $58000
Assumption:
If we assume that the inflation rate π = 3% = 0.03
Also , let assume that the interest rate is = 15% = 0.15 since it is not given too
Then the effective interest rate = [tex]\dfrac{ (i-\pi)}{(1+\pi)}[/tex]
the effective interest rate = [tex]\dfrac{ (0.15-0.03)}{(1+0.03)}[/tex]
the effective interest rate = [tex]\dfrac{ (0.12)}{(1.03)}[/tex]
the effective interest rate = 0.1165
the effective interest rate = 11.65%
Since n = [tex]\infty[/tex]
The Principal amount of how much life insurance should you purchase is;
= Annual income receipt/the effective interest rate
= $58000/ 0.1165
= $497854.0773
Script, Inc., has two product lines. The September income statements of each product line and the company are as follows: SCRIPT, INC. Product Line and Company Income Statements For Month of September Pens Pencils Total Sales $30,000 $30,000 $60,000 Less variable expenses (12,000) (12,000) (24,000) Contribution margin 18,000 18,000 36,000 Less direct fixed expenses (9,000) (7,000) (16,000) Product margin $9,000 $11,000 20,000 Less common fixed expenses (6,000) Net income $14,000Pens and pencils are sold in two territories, Florida and Alabama, as follows: Florida AlabamaPen sales $18,000 $12,000Pencil sales 9,000 21,000Total sales $27,000 $33,000The common fixed expenses are traceable to each territory as follows:Florida fixed expenses $2,000Alabama fixed expenses 3,000Home office administration fixed expenses 1,000Total common fixed expenses $6,000The direct fixed expenses of pens, $9,000, and of pencils, $7,000, cannot be identified with either territory. The company's accountants were unable to allocate any of the common fixed expenses to the various segments.Required:Prepare income statements segmented by territory for September.
Answer:
Script, Inc.
Territory and Company Income Statements
For the Month of September
Florida$ Alabama$ Company Total$
Sales
Pens 18000 12000 30000
Pencils 9000 21000 30000
Total sales [A] 27000 33000 60000
Variable cost
Pens 7200 4,800 12000
[18000*.4] [12000*.4]
[12000 Variable cost / 30000 = 0.40 per pen ]
Pencils 3600 8400 12000
[9000*.4] [21000*.4]
[12000 Variable cost /30000 = 0.4 per pencil]
Total var. cost [B] 10800 13200 24000
Contribution A-B 16200 19800 36000
D. fixed expenses 2000 3000 5000
Territory margin 14200 16800 31000
Common fixed expenses
Pen 9000
Pencil 7000
Home office 1000
Total 17,000 (17000)
Net income 14000
Below are the account balances for Cowboy Law Firm at the end of December.
Accounts Balances
Cash $5,000
Salaries expense 2,000
Accounts payable 3,000
Retained earnings 4,000
Utilities expense 1,100
Supplies 13,400
Service revenue 8,900
Common stock 5,600
Required:
Use only the appropriate accounts to prepare an income statement.
Answer:
Cowboy Law Firm
Income statement for the year ended December.
$
Service revenue 8,900
Less Expenses :
Salaries expense (2,000)
Utilities expense (1,100)
Net Income / (Loss) 5,800
Explanation:
Income statements shows Revenues earned and Expenses incurred at the end of the trading period.
Prepare journal entries to record the following four separate issuances of stock. A corporation issued 9,000 shares of $10 par value common stock for $108,000 cash. A corporation issued 4,500 shares of no-par common stock to its promoters in exchange for their efforts, estimated to be worth $49,500. The stock has a $1 per share stated value. A corporation issued 4,500 shares of no-par common stock to its promoters in exchange for their efforts, estimated to be worth $49,500. The stock has no stated value. A corporation issued 2,250 shares of $25 par value preferred stock for $105,750 cash.
Answer: Please see answer in explanation column
Explanation:
1. Being issued in excess of par value
Account titles & Explanations Debit Credit
Cash $108,000
Common stock(9,000 x 10) $90,000
paid in capital in excess of par value
Common Stock(108,000 - 90,000) $18,000
2.Being issued to promoters at stated value
Account titles & Explanations Debit Credit
Organisational expense $49,500
common stock (4500 x 1 ) $4,500
paid in capital in excess of stated value
Common stock (49,500 -4,500) $45,000
3 Being issued to promoters at no stated value
Account titles & Explanations Debit Credit
organisational expense $49,500
Common stock of no par value $49,500
4 Being issued of preferred shared in excess of par value
Account titles & Explanations Debit Credit
Cash $105,750
Preferred Stock(2,250 X $25) $56,250
paid in capital in excess of par value
of preferred stock ( $105,750- $56,250) $49,500
A food manufacturer reports the following for two of its divisions for a recent year.
($millions) Beverage Division Cheese Division
Invested assets, beginning $ 2,662 $ 4,455
Invested assets, ending 2,593 4,400
Sales 2,681 3,925
Operating income 349 634
1. Compute return on investment.
2. Compute profit margin.
3. Compute investment turnover for the year.A food manufacturer reports the following for two of its divisions for a recent year.
Answer and Explanation:
1. Return on investment is
= Operating Income ÷ Average invested Assets
here, average invested assets is
= (Invested assets, beginning + Invested assets, ending) ÷ 2
For Beverage Division
= $349 ÷ (($2,662 + $2,593) ÷ 2)
= $349 ÷ $2,628
= 13.28%
For Cheese Division
= $634 ÷ (($4,455 + $4,400) ÷ 2)
= $634 ÷ $4,428
= 14.32%
2. Profit margin = (Operating income ÷ sales) × 100
For Beverage Division
= ($349 ÷ $2,681) × 100
= 13.02%
For Cheese Division
= ($634 ÷ $3,925) × 100
= 16.15%
3. Investment turnover = Sales ÷ Average Operating Assets
For Beverage Division
= $2,681 ÷ (($2,662 + $2,593) ÷ 2)
= $2,681 ÷ $2,628
= 1.02 times
For Cheese Division, it would be
= $3,925 ÷ (($4,455 + $4,400) ÷ 2)
= $3,925 ÷ $4,428
= 0.89 times
The Whistling Straits Corporation needs to raise $74 million to finance its expansion into new markets. The company will sell new shares of equity via a general cash offering to raise the needed funds. The offer price is $45 per share and the company's underwriters charge a spread of 6 percent. If the SEC filing fee and associated administrative expenses of the offering are $825,000, how many shares need to be sold? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions, rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 1,234,567.)
Answer:
1,768,913 new stocks
Explanation:
the company needs to raise amount needed to finance expansion plus SEC's filing and administrative fees = $74,000,000 + $825,000 = $74,825,000
net amount received per stock issued = stock price x (1 - underwriting fee) = $45 x (1 - 6%) = $42.30 per stock
the company needs to issue = $74,825,000 / $42.30 per stock = 1,768,912.53 = 1,768,913 new stocks
if american auto companies make a breakthrough in automobile technology and are able to produce a car that gets
Answer: The dollar will appreciate
Explanation:
Here is the complete question:
American auto companies make a breakthrough in automobile technology and are able to produce a car that gets 200 miles to the gallon, what will happen to the U.S. dollar exchange rate?
Appreciation of a currency simply means that the value of a particular currency has risen when compared to another currency. In this situation, the value of the dollar will rise against other currencies.
This.is because the increase in production in the United States will let to an increase in the exchange rate I the future which will lead to a rise in the dollars expected return.
Board Company has a foreign subsidiary that began operations at the start of 2017 with assets of 155,000 kites (the local currency unit) and liabilities of 100,000. During this initial year of operation, the subsidiary reported a profit of 49,000 kites. It distributed two dividends, each for 7,300 kites with one dividend declared on March 1 and the other on October 1. Applicable exchange rates for 1 kite follow:
January 1, 2017 (start of business) $0.80
March 1,2017 0.78
Weighted average rate for 2017 0.77
October 1,2017 0.76
December 31, 2017 0.75
Required:
a. Assume that the kite is this subsidiary's functional currency. What transfation adjustment would Board report for the year 2017?
b. Assume that on October 1,2017, Board entered into a forward exchange contract to hedge the net investment in this subsidiary. On that date, Board agreed to sell 200,000 kites in three months at a forward exchange rate of $0.76/1 kite. Prepare the journal entries required by this forward contract.
c. Compute the net translation adjustment for Board to report in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the year 2017 under this second set of circumstances.
Answer:
a. The Board would report translation adjustment of -$3,138.
b. See the journal entries and explanation below.
c. Net translation adjustment is -$1,138.
Explanation:
a. Assume that the kite is this subsidiary's functional currency. What translation adjustment would Board report for the year 2017?
Note: See the attached file for the calculation of translation adjustment.
The board would report a negative (debit) translation adjustment of $3,138. That is,
Translation adjustment = -$3,138
b. Assume that on October 1,2017, Board entered into a forward exchange contract to hedge the net investment in this subsidiary. On that date, Board agreed to sell 200,000 kites in three months at a forward exchange rate of $0.76/1 kite. Prepare the journal entries required by this forward contract.
Board Company
Journal Entries
Date Account titles and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
01 Oct 17 (No entry)
12 Dec 17 Forward contract 2,000
Translation adjustment (positive) (w.1) 2,000
(To record forward contract change in the value to adjust translation adjustment.)
12 Dec 17 Foreign currency (kites) (w.2) 152,000
Cash 152,000
(To record 200,000 kites purchased at the spot rate of $0.76)
12 Dec 17 Cash 154,000
Foreign Currency (kites) 152,000
Forward contract 2,000
(To record 200,000 kites delivered, $154,000 received, and close the forward contract account.)
Workings:
w.1: Translation adjustment = Number of kites agreed to sell in three months * (Agreed exchange rate on October 1, 2017 per kite - Exchange rate on December 1, 2017) = 200,000 * (0.76 - 0.75) = $2,000
w.2: Foreign Currency (kites) = Number of kites agreed to sell in three months * Agreed exchange rate on October 1, 2017 per kite = 200,000 * 0.76 = $152,000
c. Compute the net translation adjustment for Board to report in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the year 2017 under this second set of circumstances.
This can be calculated as follows:
Net translation adjustment = Negative translation adjustment in part a + Positive translation adjustment in part b (i.e. w.1) = -$3,138 + 2,000 = -$1,138
Therefore, net translation adjustment is -$1,138.
True or False: The modern view of the Phillips curve indicates that to keep the unemployment rate low, policymakers should aggressively fight inflation to rapidly lower the inflation rate.
Answer:
False
Explanation:
False, the given statement is false because the Philips curve shows the inverse relationship between the inflation rate and unemployment. If the curve represents the inflation on the verticle axis and unemployment on the horizontal axis, then we can see that if the inflation rises, then unemployment falls. However, if inflation falls, then unemployment rises. Therefore, if the government wants to keep the unemployment low then it should fight with inflation.
You purchased a share of stock for $120. One year later you received $1.82 as a dividend and sold the share for $136. What was your holding-period return
Answer:
Holding period return =14.85 %
Explanation:
The return on stock is the sum of the dividends earned and capital gains made during the holding period of the investment.
Dividend is the proportion of the profit made by a company which is paid to shareholders.
Capital gains is another type of the return made on an equity investment as a result of increase in the value of the shares. It is difference between the cost of the share and the value at the time of disposal.
Therefore, we can can compute the return on the investment as follows:
Holding period return = (Dividend + capital gain)/Begin Price of stock × 100
Dividend = $1.82
Capital gains= 136 - 120 = 16
Total dollar return on Investment = 1.82 + 16= $ 17.82
= 17.82/120 × 100 = 14.85 %
Holding period return =14.85 %
If a firm pays labor $5 and receives a MPL of 10, while paying capital $100 and receiving a MPC of 100, to lower production costs it should hire more labor and less capital.
a. True
b. False
Answer:
True
Explanation:
Here, we want to evaluate the validity of the given statement whether true or false.
The correct answer is true.
For a firm that pays $5 labor and receives a MPL of 10, while paying capital of $100, and receiving a MPC of 100, to lower production costs, it should higher more labor and less capital.
TB MC Qu. 7-77 Corbel Corporation has two divisions: Division A and ... Corbel Corporation has two divisions: Division A and Division B. Last month, the company reported a contribution margin of $47,700 for Division A. Division B had a contribution margin ratio of 35% and its sales were $231,000. Net operating income for the company was $27,200 and traceable fixed expenses were $59,700. Corbel Corporation's common fixed expenses were:
Answer:
Corbel Corporation's common fixed cost is $41,650
Explanation:
Division A contribution margin $47,700
Division B contribution Margin $80,850 $128,550
($231,000 * 35%)
Less: Traceable fixed cost $59,700
Operating Income $27,200 ($86,900)
Common fixed cost $41,650
Other things held constant, if a bond indenture contains a call provision, the yield to maturity that would exist without such a call provision will generally be____ the YTM with a call provision.
Answer:
Other things held constant, if a bond indenture contains a call provision, the yield to maturity that would exist without such a call provision will generally be lower than the YTM with a call provision.
Explanation:
That is the correct answer to the question asked about bond indenture.
Which one of the following are tools that company managers can use to promote operating excellence in performing value chain activities?
a. Benchmarking, cost effciency optimization, and value chain performance optimazation programs
b. Six signma programs, value chain performance optimazation programs, and best practice innovation programs
c. Total quality management, cost optimization, and value chain efficient programs
d. Business process reengineering, best practice standardization programs, and six sigma
e. adoption of best practices, TQM, and business process reengineering
Answer:
e. adoption of best practices, TQM, and business process reengineering
Explanation:
To promote operational excellence in the execution of value chain activities, the most appropriate tools to be implemented in an organization are the adoption of best practices, TQM and business process reengineering.
Total quality management refers to the continuous improvement of all operational processes, in order to reduce costs, failures, and waste, leading to the implementation, control and review of all organizational processes, including the adoption of advanced technology, adequate training for employees, etc.
Business process reengineering would also help the organization reevaluate its value chain and implement improvements that would increase the performance and functionality of each essential step in the value chain.
Therefore, these integrated tools would ensure continuous optimization at all stages of the value chain, which would mean for the company the effectiveness of the channels and activities for the company to produce the right product, in the right quantity, in the right place and at the right time.
On January 1, Bramble Corp. has a beginning cash balance of $42000. During the year, the company expects cash disbursements of $300000 and cash receipts of $340000. If Bramble requires an ending cash balance of $40000, the company must borrow:________
Answer:
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You own of the stock of a company that has 10 directors on its board. How much representation can you get on the board if the company has cumulative voting? How much representation can you ensure if the company has straight voting?
Answer:
B.With cumulative voting you are able to get proportional representation by putting all of your votes toward 3directors, allowing you to elect representatives to 3 seats (30% of ten seats) on the board. B.With non-cumulative voting you vote on each director individually, and without a majority of the shares you cannot ensure that your representative will win any of the elections (you could lose 70% to 30% in each of the ten individual elections).Explanation:
Cumulative voting is a method of voting that allows a shareholder to place all the votes they have to one or more person. Normally, during elections for a Board member, each shareholder will be given a certain number of votes and this is usually related to the number of shares they hold. In cumulative voting, they can place all these allowed votes in the corner of one person thereby increasing their chances of getting voted. By owning 30%, you will get 30% of the votes. If you decide to place all 30% for 3 people out of 10, you will get them elected.
With straight voting though, you can only vote once per share owned. That means that you cannot pledge all your votes to a single person or group of people. Should that happen, you cannot ensure that your representative will win as people may outvote your 30% in in each candidate.
If the effective annual rate of interest is known to be 16.08% on a debt that has quarterly payments, what is the annual percentage rate?
Answer:
15.19%
Explanation:
According to the given situation, the computation of the annual percentage rate is shown below:-
Annual percentage rate = (1 + APR ÷ n^n) -1)
Now we will put the values into the above formula to reach the annual percentage rate
= ((1.1608) × 0.25 - 1) × 4
= 0.1519
or
= 15.19%
Therefore for computing the annual percentage rate we simply applied the above formula.
What are the benefits and risks associated with social networks? Support your answers with relevant examples
Answer:
Explanation:
There are many benefits as well as risks to social networks. The greatest benefit is that they allow us to connect with individuals from anywhere in the world, at any distance, and in a seconds notice. This is incredibly powerful and opens the door for many opportunities in all types of markets. Social networks also come with risks, since everyone is on it people tend to share all of their information which can cause problems for that individual if it falls into the wrong hands. For example, an individual connects with a family member who lives in Brasil and has casual conversations with that family member every other day. A hacker may be able to access that information and extract all the valuable information needed to steal that individual's identity.
An investor in the United States bought a one year Brazilian security valued at $195,000 Brazilian reals. The U.S. dollar equivalent was 100,000. The Brazilian security earned 16.00% during the year, but the Brazilian real depreciated 5 cents against the us dollar during the time period ($0.51 to $0.46)
Required:
a. After the transfer of funds back to the united states, what was the investors return on her $100,000?
b. Determine the total ending value of the Brazilian investment in Brazilian reals and then translate this Brazilian value to US dollar’s. Then compute the return on the $100,000.
Answer:
S
Explanation:
Time Warner shares have a market capitalization of billion. The company is expected to pay a dividend of per share and each share trades for . The growth rate in dividends is expected to be % per year. Also, Time Warner has billion of debt that trades with a yield to maturity of %. If the firm's tax rate is %, compute the WACC?
Complete Question:
Time Warner shares have a market capitalization of $50 billion. The company is expected to pay a dividend of $0.30 per share and each share trades for $30. The growth rate in dividends is expected to be 7% per year. Also, Time Warner has $15 billion of debt that trades with a yield to maturity of 8%. If the firm's tax rate is 30%, what is the WACC?
Answer:
7.5%
Explanation:
We can calculate WACC using the following formula:
WACC = Ke * MV of Equity / (MV of Equity + MV of Debt) + Kd * MV of Debt / (MV of Equity + MV of Debt)
Here:
Market Value of Equity is $50 billion
Market Value of Debt is $15 billion
Ke is % (Step 1)
Kd is 8%
By putting values, we have:
WACC = 8.07% * $50 Billion / ($50 Billion + $15 Billion) + 8% * $50 Billion / ($50 Billion + $15 Billion)
WACC = 7.5%
Step 1: Calculate Ke
We can calculate Ke using the following formula:
Ke = Do * (1 + g) / P + g
Here
Do is the dividend per share which is $0.3
g is the growth rate which is 7%
And
P is the market value of share which is $30 per share.
Ke = $30 * (1 + 7%) / $30 + 7% = 8.07%
Skolits Corp. has a cost of equity of 11.1 percent and an aftertax cost of debt of 4.65 percent. The company's balance sheet lists long-term debt of $375,000 and equity of $635,000. The company's bonds sell for 105.5 percent of par and market-to-book ratio is 3.01 times. If the company's tax rate is 35 percent, what is the WACC
Answer:
The WACC is 8.71%.
Explanation:
The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is simply the average rate a firm is expected to pay as cost financing its assets to those who hold its securities.
The WACC can be computed as follows:
Total debt and equity = Debt + Equity = $375,000 + $635,000 = $1,010,000
WE = Weight of equity = Equity / Total debt and equity = $635,000 / $1,010,000 = 0.63, or 63%
WD = Weight of equity = Debt / Total debt and equity = $375,000 / $1,010,000 = 0.37, or 37%
CE = Cost of equity = 11.1%
ACD = After tax cost of debt = 4.65%
Therefore, we have:
WACC = (WE * CE) + (WD * ACD) = (63% * 11.1%) + (37% * 4.65%) = 6.99% + 1.72% = 8.71%
Therefore, the WACC is 8.71%.
What happens to consumption and investment spending when the Federal Reserve decreases the money supply
Answer: Consumption and investment spending decrease or falls.
Explanation:
When the Federal Reserve decreases the money supply, this will lead to a fall in the consumption and investment spending. This is a contractionary policy by the government which is typically used to curb inflation.
Since there's reduction in money supply, there'll be less money in circulation and hence, decrease in consumption and investment expenditure.
Company XYZ has 2 fixed price contracts for 2 different clients. The company has enough capacity for both contracts but is uncertain whether they will be profitable. Using the information below, a) calculate the activity-based costs and profits for each contract (this requires more than one step) and b) calculate the profit for each job using absorption costing, absorbing overheads using molding hours: Enter all answers in number format without commas, decimals, or dollar signs. Customer AAA BBB Component Type A999 B999 Contract Value ($) $27,000 $100,000 Contract Quantity 1,000 unit 2,000 unit Material cost/unit $15 $20 Molding time/batch 5 hours 7.5 hours Batch size 100 units 50 unitsAnnual Budgeted overheads as follows:Activity Cost Driver Cost driver CostMolding Molding hours 2,000 $150,000Inspection Batches 150 $75,000Production Mgmt Contracts 20 $125,000 Required:Calculate the activity-based costs and profits for each contract.
Answer:
The contract A yields a loss under ABC but Contract B yields a profit.
ABC Profit contract A $ (3000) contract B $ 11250
Under absorption costing both contract yield profits.
Absorption Profit contract A $ 3250 contract B $7500
Management should make decisions using ABC and reject Contract A and accept Contract B.
Explanation:
Customer AAA BBB
Component Type A999 B999
Contract Value ($) $27,000 $100,000
Contract Quantity 1,000 unit 2,000 unit
Material cost/unit $15 $20
Molding time/batch 5 hours 7.5 hours
Batch size 100 units 50 units
Activity Based Rate= Cost per Unit of Cost Driver
Activity Cost driver Cost Rate
Molding 2,000 $150,000 $150,000 / 2,000 = 75
Inspection 150 $75,000 $75,000/150 = 500
Production 20 $125,000 $125,000/20= 6250
Total $ 350,000
Cost Drivers Consumed
Activity A999 B999
Molding time/batch 5 hours* 10 7.5 hours *40
50 300
Batch size 1,000 unit/ 100 units 2,000 unit/50 units
= 10 =40
ABC Profits for Each Contract
A999 B999
Selling Price $27,000 $100,000
Materials 15*1000 20 * 2000
= 15000 = 40,000
Molding 50 hours *75 300* 75
3750 22500
Inspection 10 batches *500 40 batches *500
$ 5000 $ 20000
Management Contracts $ 6250 $ 6250
Total $ 30,000 $ 88,750
Profit $ (3000) $ 11250
Overhead Rate Absorption Costing
Total Overheads= ( 150,000 + 125,000+ 75000) = $ 350000
Annual Molding Hours = 2000
Rate= $ 350,000/2000=$ 175 per molding hour
Absorption Costing
Profit For each Contract
A999 B999
Selling Price $27,000 $100,000
Materials 15*1000 20 * 2000
= 15000 = 40,000
Overheads 50 hours *175 300 Hours *175
= 8750 = 52,500
Total Cost 23750 92500
Profit 3250 7500
The contract A yields a loss under ABC but Contract B yields a profit.
Under absorption costing both contract yield profits.
Management should make decisions using ABC and reject Contract A and accept Contract B.
On June 13, the board of directors of Siewert Inc. declared a 2-for-1 stock split on its 120 million, $1 par, common shares, to be distributed on July 1. The market price of Siewert common stock was $35 on June 13. Prepare a journal entry that summarizes the declaration and distribution of the stock split if it is not to be effected in the form of a stock dividend. What is the par per share after the split
Answer:
Siewert Inc.
Journal Entry:
Memo: This is note that the stock has been split 2-for-1 and the number of common shares increased to 240 (120 x 2) million.
No journal entry is required for a split of 2-for-1 shares. What is required is a memo that indicates that the shares have been split.
The par value is now $0.50 ($1/2)
Explanation:
When the directors of Siewert Inc. declare a stock split, it does not require any journal entry. Instead, a memo is required to describe the declaration and the new number of shares that are now authorized if this has increased, and outstanding. The 2-for-1 split means that stockholders who held 1 share before will now be entitled to 2 shares. This doubling of the number of shares will affect the par value of the shares, causing it to divide by 2. For example, Siewert Inc.'s par value of common shares was $1 before the declaration of the split. After the split, the par value will change to $0.50 or half. This split will also affect the market price of the shares as investors are likely to reduce the current market price to about half of its prevailing price.
3. There a number of market entry strategies that businesses use in entering into markets outside their countries. a) Distinguish between the use of Franchising and Joint Venture as modes of entry into other countries by global businesses. b) What are the respective advantages and disadvantages of both strategies?
Answer:
a) Distinguish between the use of Franchising and Joint Venture as modes of entry into other countries by global businesses.
Franchising consists in the licensing of aspects of production and intellectual property to a another party: the franchise.
A Joint Venture is a business union between two or more parties, in which they split profit as well as costs and responsabilities.
b) What are the respective advantages and disadvantages of both strategies?
Franchising can be a quicker way to expand into foreign markets. The flexibility of the method, and the lower capital requirements are the reason why. This can be seen in the success that American fast-food brands have had using this method to expand in global markets.
A Joint-Venture can be more difficult to use for market expansion, however, it can be more profitable, because the profit will not be split among as many parties as in franchising, and more importantly, the firm maintains a higher control of the operation.
________ is the idea that organizations tend to be more effective when they are structured to fit the demands of the situation.
Answer: Contingency Approach
Explanation: The contingency approach is the idea that organizations tend to be more effective when they are structured to fit the demands of the situation. By fitting to the demands of the situation, it means that they are better equipped with alternatives to be put into operation if needed, especially in the case of emergencies, or in situations where earlier arrangements failed. The approach claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation, to lead a company, or to make decisions and therefore posits that the optimal course of action is contingent (dependent) upon the demands of the situation.
When working on a reconciliation, the Reconciliation screen has all the transaction data you need. On the Reconciliation screen, by default, the list of transactions hides transactions that occur after the statement end date. To show all transactions _______________________________ or select the Clear filter/View all link in this same area to remove all filters. Which option below would correctly fill the space above? A) "Statement ending date filter" in the upper left corner of the transaction list B) "Statement ending date filter" at the right side of the transaction listC) "Statement ending date filter" in the upper left corner of the transaction list D) Statement ending date filter in the upper left corner of the transaction list
Answer:
Correct Answer:
B) "Statement ending date filter" at the right side of the transaction list
Explanation:
The above option was the one that would enable someone to show all transactions when the person is working on a business reconcillation account of an organization.
Deming, the proponent of total quality management, argued that management has the responsibility to train employees in new skills.
A. True
B. False
Answer:
Its TRUE
Explanation:
Management should train employees in new skill, where Deming argued that management has the responsibility to train employees in new skills to keep pace with changes in the workplace. In addition, he believed that achieving better quality requires the commitment of everyone in the company.
If an investor purchases a bond when its current yield is higher than the coupon rate, then the bond's price will be expected to
Answer:
The answer is: The bond price is expected to Increase over time, reaching par value at maturity
Explanation:
If an investor purchased a bond when the bond current yield-to-maturity is higher than the bond's price, the bond is said to be bought at discount (its price is less than the face value at maturity). With this, the bond price will be expected to Increase over time, reaching par value at maturity.
And when the opposite happens i.e coupon rate higher than the current yield-to-maturity, the bond is said to be bought at premium.
Match each term to the correct defintion.
Terms:
a. Benchmarking
b. Efficiency variance
c. Cost variance
d. Standard cost
Definitions:
1. Measures whether the quantity of materials or labor used to make the actual number of outputs is within the standard allowed for the number of outputs.
2. Uses standards based on best practice.
3. Measures how well the business keeps unit costs of materials and labor inputs within standards.
4. A price, cost, or quantity that is expected under normal conditions.
Answer:
A = 2
B = 1
C = 3
D = 4
Explanation:
