Answer: B. Product positioning
Explanation:
Product Positioning refers to the position a product occupies in the minds of it's consumers especially in relation to the products of other companies.
As they are relaunching the character, whatever strategy they use needs to account for how they want the product to be valued in the mind of the consumer and then act towards it in the same way they targeted baby boomers and succeeded.
The Lebanese steel factory “STEEL CO” was the leader in its market for many years. Today, the management noticed that sales are decreasing since the market prices are dropping down due to unbeatable offers and discounts from other companies operating in the market for more than 20 years ago.
The management decided to use “Analytical Power” (software) to analyze the market by collecting data online via Internet from many websites and saving this data on large servers. As a result, “Steel Co.” decided to change its production line to manufacture steel products only to luxurious villas and residential homes, located in high level areas of Lebanon. This strategy helped the company to sell targeted customers at higher prices making higher revenues. The new system includes a Website allowing customers to select online the designs they wish, and even to customize the products based on quality, colors, styles, etc…
Case Questions (6 points each)
1)What is the force according to Porter’s competitive forces model, faced by the company? *
Customers
Suppliers
New market entrant
Traditional competitor
2)What is the information system strategy (or strategies) used by the company to face the forces? *
Focus on market niche
Focus on market niche & Low cost leadership
Focus on market niche & Customer intimacy
Product differentiation & Customer intimacy
3)What are the main IT components mentioned in this case? *
a) Software / Telecommunications / Physical facilities
b) Hardware / Software.
C) Software / Telecommunications / Hardware
d) Telecommunications / Software
4)If the company is not sure which IS strategy to use in order to face the competitive forces, which model may best help in this case? *
Porter competitive forces
Value chain
Porter strategies
Economic impacts
5)To which type of system the “Analytical Power” software belongs? *
DSS
ESS
MIS
TPS
Answer:
1.) Traditional competitor
2.) Product differentiation & Customer intimacy
3.) C
Software / Telecommunications / Hardware
4.) Value chain
5.) ESS
Explanation:
1.) The company was aware of its competitors' marketing strategies and pricing to any changes made. Rivalry among competitors tends to be cutthroat and industry profitability low while having the potential factors.
3.) An information system is essentially made up of five components hardware, software, database, network and people. These five components integrate to perform input, process, output, feedback and control. Hardware consists of input/output device, processor, operating system and media devices.
4.) Value chain is the process or activities by which a company adds value to an article, including production, marketing, and the provision of after-sales service.
5.) An Executive Support System (ESS) is software that allows users to transform enterprise data into quickly accessible and executive-level reports, An ESS enhances decision making for executives. ESS is also known asExecutive Information System (EIS).
Answer 1):
The correct option here is D) Traditional Competitors
Explanation:
The five forces of competition when analyzed they help a business understand the factors in its external environment. It is also helpful in crafting a strong business strategy that increases the chances of the company to win over its competition in the market.
If sales were declining due to very mouth-watering offers from other companies who are over 20 years in the industry, then the force Lebanese Steel Factory has to contend with is Traditional Competitors.
Answer 2)
The correct option here is C)
Explanation:
The information system deployed by Lebanese Steel Factory helped them to identify a niche area in the market which is the ability to customize product requests. By doing this, the demonstrated a kind of empathy for what the customer wants.
Their new system allowed customers to order for steel in a way no company in the market was doing it.
Answer 3)
The correct option her is B) Hardware/Software
Explanation:
There is no mention of telecommunications which is a technology that enables one to communicate via radio frequency over a long distance.
The "Analytical Power" however is a software. Softwares require hardware (that is a computer which may or may not be remote) to run.
Answer 4)
The correct option here is C) Porters Strategies
Explanation:
There are generic strategies identified by Michael Porter that a business can adopt to beat the competition. They are:
Cost Leadership, Differentiation and Focus strategies.
Answer 5)
The correct option here is C) MIS
Explanation:
MIS stands for Management Information System.
This is often used to refer to any computerized system that enables one to acquire data, process data into usable information, store both the data and information and generate reports based on such information for use in decision making by the management.
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10. The Marshall Variety Store uses the lifo retail inventory method at stable prices. The following information is available as of January 2, 2021: Cost Retail Inventory, January 2, 2021 $186,000 $270,000 Purchases 560,000 700,000 Sales 760,000 Net Markups 160,000 Net Markdowns 60,000 What was the inventory value as of December 31, 2021 using the lifo-retail inventory method
Answer:
$310,000
Explanation:
Beginning inventory: $186,000 (cost); $ 270,000 (retail);
$186,000 : $270,000 cost to retail ⇒ 1.45
Purchases: $560,000 (cost); $700,000 (retail);
$560,000 : $700,000 cost to retail ⇒ 1.25
Net markups: $n/a (cost); $160,000 (retail);
Net markdowns: $ n/a (cost); $60,000 (retail);
Sales: $ n/a (cost); $760,000 (retail).
the cost of goods sold (COGS) using LIFO = ($700,000 / 1.25) + ($60 / 1.4516) = $560,000 + $41,333.33 = $601,333.33
ending inventory = [($186,000 - $41,333.33) x 1.4516] + $160,000 - $60,000 = $210,000 + $160,000 - $60,000 = $310,000
On January 1, 2021, the Highlands Company began construction on a new manufacturing facility for its own use. The building was completed in 2022. The company borrowed $1,500,000 at 8% on January 1 to help finance the construction. In addition to the construction loan, Highlands had the following debt outstanding throughout 2021: $5,000,000, 12% bonds $3,000,000, 8% long-term note Construction expenditures incurred during 2021 were as follows: January 1 $ 600,000 March 31 1,200,000 June 30 800,000 September 30 600,000 December 31 400,000 Required: Calculate the amount of interest capitalized for 2021 using the specific interest method
Answer: $177,750
Explanation:
January 1st
Construction expenditure 600,000
outstanding interest 12/12= 1
Accumulated expenditure= 600,000
x1 = $600,000
March 31
Construction expenditure = 1,200,000
outstanding interest 9/12=3/4
Accumulated expenditure= 3/4x1,200,000=$ 900.000
June 30
construction expoenditure= 800,000
outstanding interest= 6/12=1/2
Accumulated expenditure= 1/2 x 800000= $400000
September 30
construction expenditure=600,000
outstanding interest=3/12
Accumulated expenditure- 1/4 x600,000=$150,000
December 31
Construction expenditure= 400,000
outstanding interest =0/12
Accumulated expenditure=0
Total of the average accumulated expenditure =$2,050,000
Weighted average on other debts
Bonds interest of 12% for $5,000,000= $600,000
Long term note = 8% for $3,000,000 =240,000
Total = $840,000
weighted average =$840,000/(3,000,000 + 5,000,000)
= 840,000/8,000,000= 10.5%
Amount of difference =average accumulated expenditure- construction loan
=$2,050,000- $1,500,000
=$550,000
Interest on difference =10.5/100 x $550,000
=$57,750
Interest on amount on construction loan= 8/100 x $1,500,000
= $120,000
Amount of interest capitalized = interest on construction loan + interest on amount obtained from difference of accumulated expenditure and construction loan = $120,000+ $57,750 = $177,750
Final answer:
The amount of interest capitalized for the Highlands Company in 2021 using the specific interest method is $164,000, calculated based on the interest rate of the specific construction loan and the timing of construction expenditures.
Explanation:
When a company incurs costs for constructing an asset for its own use, it can capitalize interest as part of the asset's cost. For the Highlands Company, the amount of interest to be capitalized for 2021 using the specific interest method must be calculated based on the construction loan specifically taken for the asset.
Since the only loan that was taken specifically for the construction was the $1,500,000 at 8%, the interest on this loan is what should be capitalized. The interest cost for a full year on this loan would be $120,000 (which is $1,500,000 × 8%). However, because construction was ongoing throughout the year, we only capitalize interest for the actual amounts spent on construction until each date, for the duration those amounts were outstanding.
The timeline of expenditures is as follows:
January 1: $600,000 - entire yearMarch 31: $1,200,000 - 9 monthsJune 30: $800,000 - 6 monthsSeptember 30: $600,000 - 3 monthsDecember 31: $400,000 - 0 months (since the year ends on this date)To calculate the interest for each period:
$600,000 for 12 months: $600,000 × 8% = $48,000$1,200,000 for 9 months (3/4 of the year): $1,200,000 × 8% × 3/4 = $72,000$800,000 for 6 months (1/2 of the year): $800,000 × 8% × 1/2 = $32,000$600,000 for 3 months (1/4 of the year): $600,000 × 8% × 1/4 = $12,000When we add up each of these amounts, the total interest capitalized for 2021 is $164,000 ($48,000 + $72,000 + $32,000 + $12,000).
When we add up each of these amounts, the total interest capitalized for 2021 is $164,000 ($48,000 + $72,000 + $32,000 + $12,000).
The board of directors of Weston Company declared a cash dividend of $1.50 per share on 42,000 shares of common stock on July 15, 2007. The dividend is to be paid on August 15, 2007, to stockholders of record on July 31, 2007. The correct entry to be recorded on August 15, 2007, will include a Group of answer choices debit to Retained Earnings. credit to Retained Earnings. credit to Dividends Payable. debit to Dividends Payable.
Answer:
The correct option is debit to Dividends Payable
Explanation:
On the declaration date of dividends,the appropriate entries in the books of accounts would be to debit retained earnings since dividends are appropriated from retained earnings and a credit to dividends payable as an outstanding obligation owed to shareholders.
On payment date(August 15,2007),a debit would be passed in the dividends payable account and a credit sent to cash/bank account as an outflow of cash from the business to stockholders.
2020 2019 Cash $1,800 $1,150 Receivables 1,750 1,300 Inventory 1,600 1,900 Plant assets 1,900 1,700 Accumulated depreciation (1,200 ) (1,170 ) Long-term investments (held-to-maturity) 1,300 1,420 $7,150 $6,300 Accounts payable $1,200 $900 Accrued liabilities 200 250 Bonds payable 1,400 1,550 Common stock 1,900 1,700 Retained earnings 2,450 1,900 $7,150 $6,300 PAT METHENY COMPANY INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 Sales revenue $6,900 Cost of goods sold 4,700 Gross margin 2,200 Selling and administrative expenses 930 Income from operations 1,270 Other revenues and gains Gain on sale of investments 80 Income before tax 1,350 Income tax expense 540 Net income 810 Cash dividends 260 Income retained in business $550
Prepare a statement of cash flows using the direct method.
Answer and Explanation:
The presentation of the cash flow statement using the direct method is shown below:
Pat Methney Company
Statement of cash flow
For year ended Dec-31,2020
Cash flow from operating activities :
Cash collection from customers($1,300+$6,900-$1,750) $6,450
Less: Cash paid for merchandise($1,600+$4,700+$900-$1,900-$1200) $4,100
Cash paid for selling($250+$930-$30-$200) $950
Cash paid for income taxes $540 $5,590
Net cash provided by operating activities($6,450-$5,590) $860
Cash flow from investing activities :
Sale of held-to-maturity investments ($1420-$1300+$80) $200
Less: Purchase of plant assets ($1,900-$1,700-$70) $130
Net cash provided $70
Cash flow from financing activities :
Issuance of capital stock($1,900-$1700-$70) $130
Less: Retirements of bonds payable $150
Less: Payment of cash dividend $260
Net cash used by financing activities $280
Net increase in cash $650
Add Cash as on Jan-1,2020 $1,150
Cash as on Dec-31,2020 $1,800
Non-cash investing and financing activities :
Issuance of common stock for plant assets $70
Ralirali Corporation's financial statements included the following amounts for the current year: Issued new shares of preferred stock $98,000 Loaned cash to key supplier 26 comma 000 Bought new delivery truck for cash 51 comma 000 Proceeds from the sale of used production machinery 23 comma 000 Sold treasury stock 31,000 Based on this information, what is the amount of net cash provided (used) by investing activities?
Answer:
-$48,000
Explanation:
The computation of the amount of net cash provided or used by investing activities is shown below:
Cash flow from Investing Activity
Proceeds from the sale of used production machinery $29,000
Loaned cash to key supplier -$26,000
Brought new delivery truck for cash -$51,000
Net cash used by investing activities -$48,000
The negative sign represents the outflow of cash while the positive sign represents the inflow of cash
Equipment with a book value of $80,000 and an original cost of $164,000 was sold at a loss of $34,000. Paid $103,000 cash for a new truck. Sold land costing $330,000 for $410,000 cash, yielding a gain of $80,000. Long-term investments in stock were sold for $94,200 cash, yielding a gain of $15,500. Use the above information to determine this company's cash flows from investing activities. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)
Answer:
Cash flows from investing activities is $653,200.
Explanation:
XYZ Company
Statement of cash flows (extract)
Proceed from sale of equipment ($80,000 - $34,000) $46,000
Purchase of vehicle $103,000
Proceed from sale of land $410,000
Proceed from sale of long-term investments in stock $94,200
Cash flows from investing activities $653,200
Suppose the price of salt increases by 25 percent and, as a result, the quantity of pepper demanded (holding the price of pepper constant) increases by 4 percent. The cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper is nothing. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places and include a minus sign if appropriate.) In this example, salt and pepper are ▼ substitutes not related complements . Instead, suppose salt and pepper were complements. If so, then the cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper would be A. negative. B. zero. C. positive. D. greater than 1. E. greater than minus1.
Answer:
Option (C)
Explanation:
As per the data given in the question,
Price of salt increases by = 25%
Quantity of pepper demanded increases by = 4%
Cross price elasticity = Quantity of demand increases ÷ Price of salt increases
= 4% ÷ 25%
=0.16
Hence Cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper would be positive.
So option (C) is answer
The cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper determines whether they are substitutes or complements. If the cross-price elasticity is zero, they are substitutes. If it is negative, they are complements.
Explanation:In this scenario, the cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper is zero, indicating that they are not related complements. If salt and pepper were complements, the cross-price elasticity of demand between them would be negative. This means that as the price of one product increases, the quantity demanded of the other product would decrease.
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The Charade Corporation is preparing its Manufacturing Overhead budget for the fourth quarter of the year. The budgeted variable manufacturing overhead is $5 per direct labor-hour; the budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $90,000 per month, of which $16,500 is factory depreciation. If the budgeted direct labor time for November is 8,500 hours, then the total budgeted manufacturing overhead for November is:
Answer:
The total budgeted manufacturing overhead for November is $125,000
Explanation:
The total budgeted manufacturing overhead for November comprises of the budgeted variable manufacturing overhead of $5 per direct labor(where total labor hours are 8,500) plus the budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead of $90,000 for the month.
Budgeted variable manufacturing overhead($5*8500) $35,000
Budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead $90,000
Total budgeted manufacturing overhead for November $125,000
The overhead projected to be incurred in November is $125,000
Answer:
$132,500
Explanation:
Overhead are all the indirect expense of the business. Manufacturing overhead are all the indirect expenses which incurred for the manufacturing purpose of the product. All the variable and fixed indirect costs are included in it e.g indirect material, utilities etc.
Manufacturing Overhead
Variable manufacturing overhead ($5 x 8,500) $42,500
Fixed manufacturing overhead $90,000
Total manufacturing overhead cost $132,500
What is the broad term that refers to all other terms listed below. The term can apply to all divisions and departments (such as "We are an equal opportunity employer"), or to a single department ("Employees in this department must take at least one training and development course each year").
A. Rules
B. Methods
C. Policies
D. Guidelines
E. Procedures
Answer:
C. Policies
Explanation:
Policy is the broad term that can apply to all divisions and departments (such as "We are an equal opportunity employer"), or to a single department ("Employees in this department must take at least one training and development course each year").
Policy can be defined as the set of rules, ideas and principles of action that are adopted to guide an organization.
Kuzio Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below: Per Unit Percent of Sales Selling price $ 130 100 % Variable expenses 78 60 % Contribution margin $ 52 40 % The company is currently selling 6,000 units per month. Fixed expenses are $184,000 per month. The marketing manager believes that a $5,800 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 200 unit increase in monthly sales. What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change
Answer:
The company's monthly net operating income increases $4,600
Explanation:
The company is currently selling 6,000 units per month:
Total sales = $130 x 6,000 = $780,000
Total Variable expenses = $78 x 6,000 = $468,000
Net operating income = Total sales - Total Variable expenses - Fixed expenses = $780,000 - $468,000 - $184,000 = $128,000
If Kuzio Corporation increases in the monthly advertising budget of $5,800:
Total sales = $130 x 6,200 = $806,000
Total Variable expenses = $78 x 6,200 = $483,600
Fixed expenses = $184,000 + $5,800 = $189,800
Net operating income = $806,000 - $483,600 - $189,800 = $132,600
The company's monthly net operating income increases = $132,600 - $128,000 = $4,600
Final answer:
Increasing advertising by $250 would result in a profit increase of $2,920.
Explanation:
Your average variable cost (AVC) is $16 per unit.
Your elasticity of demand with respect to advertising is 0.5.
If you increase advertising by $250, your profit will increase by $2,920 (after accounting for the increase in advertising costs).
Corporations with control both within and across industries are formed by a series of mergers and acquisitions across industries. These corporations are referred to as __________; they combine businesses in different commercial areas, all of which are owned by one holding company.
Answer:
conglomerate
Explanation:
In simple words, A conglomerate refers to the multi-industry corporation, which is a mixture of many enterprises operating within one organizational group in completely different sectors, which can include a holding company and several branches.
The conglomerates are always global and massive. The predominant conglomerates consolidate financial risk through investing in a variety of different industries, although other conglomerates opt to engage in a single sector, like those in mines.
Lakeland, Inc., is a U.S.‑based MNC with a subsidiary in Mexico. Its Mexican subsidiary needs a one‑year loan of 10 million pesos for operating expenses. Since the Mexican interest rate is 40 percent, Lakeland is considering borrowing dollars, which it would convert to pesos to cover the operating expenses. By how much would the dollar have to appreciate against the peso to cause such a strategy to backfire? (The one‑year U.S. interest rate is 6%.)
Answer:
The dollar have to apprentice 32% against the peso.
Explanation:
According to the scenario, computation of the given data are as follow:-
We can calculate the Expected Future Exchange Return by using following formula:-
Expected Future Exchange Return= 1 - (1 + Mexican Interest Rate) ÷ ( 1 + US Interest Rate)
= 1 - ( 1 + 0.4) ÷ ( 1 + 0.06 )
= 1 - 1.32
= 0.32 or 32%
According to the Analysis, the dollar have to apprentice 32% against the peso for the given strategy to backfire
A guitar manufacturer is considering eliminating its electric guitar division because its $76,000 expenses are higher than its $72,000 sales. The company reports the following expenses for this division. Avoidable Expenses Unavoidable Expenses Cost of goods sold$56,000 Direct expenses 9,250 $1,250 Indirect expenses 470 1,600 Service department costs 6,000 1,430 Should the division be eliminated
Answer:
The electric division should be kept
Explanation:
The computation of given question is shown below:-
Electric guitar division Kept Eliminated
Sales $72,000 $0
Expenses
Cost of goods sold $56,000 0
Direct expenses $9,250 $1,250
Indirect expenses $470 $1,600
Service department cost $6,000 $1,430
Total expenses $71,720 $4,280
Net income (loss) $280 ($4,280)
($72,000 - $71,720)
Therefore the electric division should be kept
Windsor Locomotive Corporation purchased for $550,000 a 40% interest in Lopez Railways, Inc. This investment enables Windsor Locomotive to exert significant influence over Lopez Railways. During the year, Lopez Railways earned net income of $149,000 and paid dividends of $27,000. Prepare Windsor Locomotive’s journal entries related to this investment.
Answer:
Journal Entries
Dr. Investment in Lopez Railways Inc. $600,000
Cr. Cash $600,000
Dr. Investment in Lopez Railways Inc $59,600
Cr. Income of Investment in Lopez Railways Inc $59,600
Dr. Cash $10,800
Cr. Investment in Lopez Railways Inc $10,800
Explanation:
As Windsor Locomotive Corporation has purchased 40% interest in Lopez Railway Inc.Lopez Inc. is classified as the associate company of Windsor Corp.
Share in net Income = $149,000 x 40% = $59,600
Share In Dividend = $27,000 x 40% = $10,800
Airbolt Avionics makes aircraft instrumentation. Their basic navigation radio requires $ 120 in variable costs and requires $ 3 comma 000 per month in fixed costs. If it processes the radio further to enhance its functionality, it will require an additional $ 20 per unit of variable costs and $ 400 per month in fixed costs. The marketing manager believes the sales price of the radio can be increased from $ 270 to $ 300. In making this decision, the amount of additional fixed costs per month is a relevant cost.
Answer:
regular sales price $270, total sales per month = 10 units
basic manufacturing costs:
variable cost per unit $120
fixed costs $3,000
if further processed, sales price $300
if further processed:
additional variable cost $20 per unit
additional fixed costs $400
At what sales price level would the new, improved radio begin to improve operating earnings?
sales price $270
revenue $2,700
variable costs -$1,200
fixed costs -$3,000
operating income -$1,500
sales price $300
revenue $3,000
variable costs -$1,400
fixed costs -$3,400
operating income -$1,800
Since relevant costs increase by $60 per unit (= $20 variable costs and $400/10 in fixed costs), then the sales price should increase more than $60 in order to lower the company's losses.
If the company wants to make a profit, then it should increase its sales price by more than $180 per unit. If the radio is processed further, in order to break even its sales price should be $480 per unit.
sales price $480
revenue $4,800
variable costs -$1,400
fixed costs -$3,400
operating income $0
Any sales price above $480 will result in an operating profit.
Investment in depreciable equipment$560,000 Annual net cash flows $82,000 Life of the equipment 16years Salvage value$0 Discount rate 9% The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur uniformly throughout a year except for the initial investment. The payback period for the investment would be: (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Noreen_5e_Rechecks_2019_10_16 Multiple Choice 0.1 years 1.0 years 4.8 years 6.8 years
Answer:
The correct option is the last one,6.8 years
Explanation:
The payback period is the length of time it takes for an investor to realize the initial investment in a project,in simple terms, it is the time horizon wherein the project pays back the capital investment locked in it.
After the payback period,the project begins with return on investment phase,a phase where cash flows received are excess over and above the initial capital outlay.
Payback=initial investment/annual cash inflow
initial investment is $560,000
annual net cash flow is $82,000
payback period=$560,000/$82,000=6.8 years
Jonas is a 60% owner of Ard, an S corporation. At the beginning of the year, his stock basis is zero. Jonas's basis in a $33,200 loan made to Ard and evidenced by Ard's note has been reduced to $0 by prior losses. During the year, Jonas's net share of Ard's taxable income is $16,600. At the end of the year, Ard makes a $24,900 cash distribution to Jonas. After these transactions, what is Jonas's basis in his stock, and what is his basis in the debt? What is Jonas's recognized capital gain?
Answer:
Capital gain $24,900
Explanation:
Jonas's Stock basis $33,200
Less $8,300
Capital gain $24,900
$24,900 cash distribution - Net share of Ard's taxable income $16,600= $8,300
Therefore Jonas's recognized capital gain
of $24,900
Yem expects to produce 1 comma 750 units in January and 2 comma 120 units in February. The company budgets 5 pounds per unit of direct materials at a cost of $ 45 per pound. Indirect materials are insignificant and not considered for budgeting purposes. The balance in the Raw Materials Inventory account (all direct materials) on January 1 is 5 comma 300 pounds. Yem desires the ending balance in Raw Materials Inventory to be 40% of the next month's direct materials needed for production. Desired ending balance for February is 4 comma 000 pounds. Prepare Yem's direct materials budget for January and February.
Answer:
Instructions are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Production:
January= 1,750 units
February= 2,120 units
The company budgets 5 pounds per unit of direct materials at a cost of $ 45 per pound.
Beginning inventory= 5,300 pounds.
Desired ending inventory= 40% of the next month's direct materials needed for production.
The desired ending balance for February is 4,000 pounds.
The purchases of direct material are calculated using the following formula:
Purchases= sales + desired ending inventory - beginning inventory
January (in pounds):
Production= 1,750*5= 8,750
Desired ending inventory= (2,120*5)*0.4= 4,240
Beginning inventory= (5,300)
Total purchase= 7,690 pounds
Total cost= 7,690*45= $346,050
February (in pounds):
Production= 2,120*5= 10,600
Desired ending inventory= 4,000
Beginning inventory= (4,240)
Total purchase= 10,360 pounds
Total cost= 10,360*45= $466,200
At the beginning of the year, manufacturing overhead for the year was estimated to be $1,052,700. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 36,400 hours, the actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $990,000, and manufacturing overhead for the year was overapplied by $65,600. If the predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor-hours, then the estimated direct labor-hours at the beginning of the year used in the predetermined overhead rate must have been: (Do not round intermediate calculation.)
Answer:
36,300 hours
Explanation:
For computing the estimated direct labor hours first we need to find out the manufacturing overhead applied and predetermined overhead applied which is shown below:-
Manufacturing overhead applied = Actual Overhead + Over applied Overhead
= $990,000 + $65,600
= $1,055,600
and
Predetermined overhead rate = Manufacturing overhead applied ÷ Actual direct labor hours
= $1,055,600 ÷ 36,400 hours
= 29
So,
Estimated direct labor hours = Estimated total manufacturing Overhead ÷ Predetermined overhead rate
= $1,052,700 ÷ 29
= 36,300 hours
So, for computing the estimated direct labor hours we simply applied the above formula.
Acme Enterprises began the new year owing its suppliers $3,000 for merchandise purchased last year. Acme then sold half of this merchandise for $5,000 on account. Two weeks later, Acme paid its suppliers $1,000 and bought another $4,000 of merchandise on account. Acme now has an Accounts payable balance of ______. $4,500 $5,500 $11,000 $6,000 $1,000
Answer:
Acme's current balance of accounts payable is $6000
Explanation:
The closing balance of accounts payable can be calculated using the opening balance and adjusting the changes during the period to the opening balance.
The closing balance can thus be calculated as:
Closing balance = Opening balance + Credit purchases - Payment to Accounts payable
Closing balance = 3000 + 4000 - 1000
Closing balance = $6000
Suppose you examine the central bank’s balance sheet and observe that since the previous day, reserves had fallen by $100 million. In addition, on the asset side of the central bank’s balance sheet, securities had fallen by $100 million. Do you think the central bank was aiming to increase, decrease, or maintain the size of the money supply by carrying out the changes described to its balance sheet
Answer:
The Central Bank is trying to increase money supply.
Explanation:
When the Central Bank makes moves to increase reserves, it means that it is simply trying to mop up excess cash from the economy to fight inflation. Spiking inflation means that the power of a currency is gradually being eroded. The Central Bank cannot allow this to happen so it hits the "Reduce Money In Circulation" button. It does this by reviewing upwards, the money reserves which commercial banks must hold with the Central Bank.
It can also increase the rate at which it lends to the Commercial Banks and Investment houses. Commercial Banks, in turn, transfer the additional cost of borrowing to businesses who will seek loans. This slows down the rate at which money is pumped into the economy.
In the question, however, we notice that the Central Bank has enervated its reserves. This means that it is pumping more money into the economy. This economic move may have been executed to prevent the economy from slipping into a recession or simply to stimulate the economy.
In the short run, increased money supply means, businesses have more access to funds from commercial banks. More funds mean, more investment. Increased investment spending means the businesses will need to expand operations, hire more staff, and the multiplier effect goes on and on.
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Michael's, Inc., just paid $2.20 to its shareholders as the annual dividend. Simultaneously, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 4.8 percent. If you require a rate of return of 9 percent, how much are you willing to pay today to purchase one share of the company's stock?
Answer:
The maximum price that should be paid for one share of the company today is $54.895
Explanation:
The price of a stock that pays a dividend that grows at a constant rate forever can be calculated using the constant growth model of Dividend discount model (DDM) approach. The DDM values a stock based on the present value of the expected future dividends. The formula for price today under this model is,
P0 = D1 / r - g
Where,
D1 is the expected dividend for the next period or D0 * (1+g)r is the required rate of returng is the growth rate in dividendsSO, the maximum that should be paid for this stock today is:
P0 = 2.2 * (1 + 0.048) / (0.09 - 0.048)
P0 = $54.895 rounded off to $54.90
were hired as a consultant to Quigley Company, whose target capital structure is 35% debt, 10% preferred, and 55% common equity. The interest rate on new debt is 6.50%, the yield on the preferred is 6.00%, the cost of common from retained earnings is 11.25%, and the tax rate is 40%. The firm will not be issuing any new common stock. What is Quigley's WA
Answer:
8.15%
Explanation:
The computation of the WACC is shown below:
= Weightage of debt × cost of debt × ( 1- tax rate) + (Weightage of preferred stock) × (cost of preferred stock) + (Weightage of common stock) × (cost of common stock)
= (0.35 × 6.50%) × ( 1 - 40%) + (0.10 × 6%) + (0.55 × 11.25%)
= 1.365% + 0.6% + 6.1875%
= 8.15%
We simply multiplied the weighted of each capital structure with its cost so that the weighted cost of capital could come
To find Quigley Company's WACC, we calculate the weighted costs of debt, preferred stock, and common equity. Considering the proportions and costs provided, Quigley's WACC is 8.15%.
To calculate Quigley Company's Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), we need to weigh the cost of each component by its proportion in the target capital structure. Given the information:
Debt: 35%Preferred Stock: 10%Common Equity: 55%Interest rate on new debt: 6.50%Yield on preferred: 6.00%Cost of common equity from retained earnings: 11.25%Tax rate: 40%Steps to Calculate Quigley's WACC:
Cost of Debt after Tax:
Formula: Cost of Debt * (1 - Tax Rate)
Calculation: 6.50% * (1 - 0.40) = 3.90%
Component Costs:
Debt: 3.90%
Preferred: 6.00%
Common Equity: 11.25%
Formula: (Weight of Debt * Cost of Debt after Tax) + (Weight of Preferred * Cost of Preferred) + (Weight of Common Equity * Cost of Common Equity)
Calculation: (0.35 * 3.90%) + (0.10 * 6.00%) + (0.55 * 11.25% = 1.365% + 0.60% + 6.1875%= 8.1525%
Therefore, Quigley Company's WACC is 8.15%
The following data relates to units shipped and total shipping expense for the Adams Company. Month Units shipped Total Shipping Expense January 3 $1,300 February 6 $1,600 March 4 $1,400 April 5 $1,500 May 7 $1,700 June 8 $1,800 July 2 $1,200 Using the high-low method, provide the following. SHOW WORK. a. Variable cost per unit b. Total fixed costs c. The cost formula for shipping expense
Answer:
Instructions are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Month - Units shipped - Total Shipping Expense
January: 3 - $1,300
February: 6 - $1,600
March: 4 - $1,400
April: 5 - $1,500
May: 7 - $1,700
June: 8 - $1,800
July: 2 - $1,200
First, we need to calculate the unitary variable cost using the following formula:
Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)
Variable cost per unit= (1,800 - 1,200) / (8 - 2)
Variable cost per unit= 100
Now, we can calculate the fixed costs:
Fixed costs= Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)
Fixed costs= 1,800 - (100*8)
Fixed costs= 1,000
Fixed costs= LAC - (Variable cost per unit* LAU)
Fixed costs= 1,200 - (100*2)
Fixed costs= $1,000
Finally, the total cost formula:
Total cost= 1,000 + 100X
X= units shipped
Markland First National Bank of Rolla utilizes Kanban techniques in its check processing facility. The fol-lowing information is known about the process. Each Kanban container can hold 50 checks and spends 24 minutes a day in processing and 2 hours a day in materials handling and waiting. Finally, the facility operates 24 hours per day and utilizes a policy variable for unforeseen contingencies of 0.25.
If there are 23 kanban containers in use the current daily demand of the check processing facility is ______ units
The current daily demand of the check processing facility using Kanban techniques is 22,750 units.
Explanation:The current daily demand of the check processing facility, operating on Kanban techniques, can be calculated using the formula: Kanban Quantity = Demand x Lead Time x (1 + Policy Variable). In this case:
The Demand is the number of units that need to be processed daily.The Lead Time is the amount of time a Kanban container spends in processing and materials handling (24 minutes for processing + 120 minutes for handling = 144 minutes in total).The Policy Variable is an additional amount of time added for unforeseen contingencies, which is 0.25 in this case.Given that there are 23 Kanban containers in use and each kanban container can hold 50 checks, it suggests that the facility can process 1,150 checks (23 kanbans * 50 checks) during the sum of the processing and waiting time (144 minutes) in a day. Therefore, considering the facility operates 24 hours, the current daily demand would be (1,150 checks * (24*60 minutes/144 minutes) * (1+0.25)) = 22,750 units.
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The following selected information is from Princeton Company’s comparative balance sheets. At December 31 2017 2016 Common stock, $10 par value $ 131,000 $ 126,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par 593,000 355,000 Retained earnings 339,500 313,500 The company’s net income for the year ended December 31, 2017, was $61,000. 1. Complete the T-accounts to calculate the cash received from the sale of its common stock during 2017. 2. Complete the T-account to calculate the cash paid for dividends during 2017.
Answer:
Princeton Company
The T-accounts are attached.
Explanation:
They can also be obtained as follows:
1. T-accounts to calculate the Cash received from the sale of its common stock during 2017:
Common Stock & APIC
Closing balance of common stock = $131,000
Closing balance of APIC = $593,000
less Opening balance of common stock = $126,000
less Opening balance of APIC = $355,000
Cash collected = $243,000
2. T-account to calculate the cash paid for dividends during 2017:
Retained Earnings:
Opening balance = $313,500
Add net income = $61,000
Less closing balance = $339,500
Cash Dividends paid = $35,000
A department adds raw materials to a process at the beginning of the process and incurs conversion costs uniformly throughout the process. For the month of January, there were no units in the beginning goods in process inventory; 110,000 units were started into production in January. There were 30,000 units that were 40% complete in the ending goods in process inventory at the end of January. What were the equivalent units of production for materials for the month of January?
Answer:
110,000 units
Explanation:
Given that
Started units in inventory = 110,000 units
Ending inventory units = 30,000 units
Completion percentage = 40%
Based on the above information, the equivalent units of production for the material is equal to the started units in inventory i.e 110,000 units as it already includes the ending inventory plus the given percentage is also considered for the same
On January 1 Primary Manufacturing had a beginning balance in WorkminusinminusProcess Inventory of $ 80 comma 700 and a beginning balance in Finished Goods Inventory of $ 21 comma 000. During the year, Primary incurred manufacturing costs of $ 353 comma 000. In addition, the following transactions occurred during the year: Job Aminus12 was completed for a total cost of $ 125 comma 000 and was sold for $ 126 comma 000. Job Aminus13 was completed for a total cost of $ 203 comma 000 and was sold for $ 212 comma 000. Job Aminus15 was completed for a total cost $ 62 comma 000 but was not sold as of yearminusend. The Manufacturing Overhead account had an unadjusted credit balance of $ 10 comma 000, and was adjusted to zero at yearminusend. What was the final balance in the Cost of Goods Sold account?
Answer:
$318,000
Explanation:
The formula to compute the final balance in the cost of goods sold is shown below:
= Total cost of Job A -12 + Total cost of Job A -13 - unadjusted credit balance of manufacturing overhead account
= $125,000 + $203,000 - $10,000
= $318,000
The cost of goods sold refers to the direct cost that includes the direct material , direct labor cost etc
The final balance in the Cost of Goods Sold account for Primary Manufacturing for the year is $328,000, which includes the costs of Job A-12 and Job A-13 which were sold within the year.
Explanation:To calculate the final balance in the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) account, we need to look at the cost of Job A-12 and Job A-13, both of which were completed and sold within the year. The total cost of these jobs is $125,000 (for Job A-12) plus $203,000 (for Job A-13) which comes to $328,000. This amount represents the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for the year as it includes the manufacturing costs of the goods that were sold. The Job A-15, which was not sold, is not included in the COGS but will be part of the ending inventory of work in process or finished goods.
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Kim will only buy cars from Japanese automakers because she thinks cars made in the United States are of inferior quality. She has this belief even though she has never studied the ratings of cars made in the United States. What type of communication barrier does this represent?
Answer:
Perception barrier
Explanation:
Perception barrier in communication occurs when the preconceived idea that a person holds about a particular situation influences his choice of decision.
In such a situation , the perceiver makes a less effort in arriving at a choice as he already has a formed opinion as a driver of his choice which can always lead to a wrong choice except in a few cases.
This explains Kim's action as she is already biased about cars from United states.