Question Completion:
Costs in beginning work in process for the Polishing Department were direct materials, $5,000; conversion costs, $6,000; and transferred in, $8,000. Costs added during the month: direct materials, $32,000; conversion costs, $50,000; and transferred in, $40,000.
Answer:
Fordman Company
1-a. A Schedule of Equivalent Units:
Direct materials Conversion Transferred in
Beginning work in process 2,400 (60%) 2,400 (60%) 2,400 (60%)
Units transferred out 16,000 (100%) 16,000 (100%) 16,000 (100%)
Ending work in process 4,000 (50%) 4,000 (50%) 4,000 (50%)
Equivalent units 22,400 22,400 22,400
1-b. Cost per unit for the month of December = $5.45
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Beginning work in process:
Direct materials costs = $5,000
Conversion costs = $6,000
Transferred-in costs = $8,000
Units transferred from the Grinding Department = 20,000
Direct materials Conversion Transferred in
Cost added during the month $32,000 $50,000 $40,000
Equivalent units of production:
Direct materials Conversion Transferred in
Beginning work in process 2,400 (60%) 2,400 (60%) 2,400 (60%)
Units transferred out 16,000 (100%) 16,000 (100%) 16,000 (100%)
Ending work in process 4,000 (50%) 4,000 (50%) 4,000 (50%)
Equivalent units 22,400 22,400 22,400
Cost per equivalent unit:
Direct materials Conversion Transferred in
Cost added during the month $32,000 $50,000 $40,000
Equivalent units 22,400 22,400 22,400
Cost per equivalent unit $1.43 $2.23 $1.79
Cost per unit for the month of December = $5.45 ($1.43 + $2.23 + $1.79)
Physical Flow Schedule for December:
Units to account for:
Units, beginning work in process 4,000 (40% complete) 60% in the month
Units started 20,000
Total units to account for: 24,000
Units accounted for:
Units, ending work in process 8,000 (50% complete)
Units completed 16,000
Units accounted for 24,000
Yolo Company, which has excess capacity (i.e. it doesn't have to give up producing and selling products in the normal market if it accepts a special order), received a special order for 4,500 units at a price of $16 per unit. Currently, production and sales are anticipated to be 11,000 units without considering the special order. Budget information for the current year follows. Sales $ 231,000 Less: Cost of Goods Sold 165,000 Gross Margin $ 66,000 Cost of goods sold includes $44,000 of fixed manufacturing cost. If the special order is accepted, the company's income will:
Answer:
$22,500 increase
Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
Variable cost per unit is
= ($165,000 - $44,000) ÷ 11,000 units
= $11
And, the Sales price per unit is $16
So, the Profit per unit is
= $16 - $11
= $5 per unit
Now the company income would be
= 4,500 units × $5 per unit
= $22,500 increase
Hence, the company income would be increased by $22,500
The following information relates to the only product sold by Harper Company. Sales price per unit $ 45 Variable cost per unit 27 Fixed costs per year 247,000 a. Compute the contribution margin ratio and the dollar sales volume required to break even. b. Assuming that the company sells 20,000 units during the current year, compute the margin of safety (in dollars).
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below
a.
For Contribution Margin ratio
We know that
Contribution margin per unit = Sale price per unit - Variable cost per unit
= $45 - $27
= $18
Now
Contribution margin ratio = Contibution Margin per unit ÷ Sale price per unit
= $18 ÷ $45
= 0.4
Now
Break even sales dollar
Break even sales = Fixed Cost ÷ Contribution margin ratio
= $247,000 ÷ 0.4
= $617,500
b.
For Margin of Safety
The Margin of safety = Actual sales - Break Even Sales
where,
Actual sales(in $) = 20000 × 45
= $900,000
So, Margin of safety is
= $900,000 - $617,500
= $282,500
Oscanda Accessories Corporation manufactured 21,400 travel bags during March. The following fixed overhead data pertain to March: Actual Static Budget Production 21,400 units 22,000 units Machine-hours 3,400 hours 4,400 hours Fixed overhead cost for March $176,300 $184,800 What is the amount of fixed overhead spending variance
Answer:
$8,500 favorable
Explanation:
The computation of the fixed overhead spending variance is shown below
= Budgeted fixed overhead - actual fixed overhead
= $184,800 - $176,300
= $8,500 favorable
We simply deduct the actual fixed overhead from the budgeted one so that the fixed overhead spending variance could come
At the time of his death on July 9, Aiden held rights in the following real estate: Fair Market Value (on July 9) Apartment building $2,100,000 Tree farm 1,500,000 Pastureland 750,000 Residence 900,000 The apartment building was purchased by Chloe, Aiden's mother, and is owned in a joint tenancy with her. The tree farm and pastureland were gifts from Chloe to Aiden and his two sisters. The tree farm is held in joint tenancy, and the pastureland is owned as tenants in common. Aiden purchased the residence and owns it with his wife as tenants by the entirety. Compute Aiden's gross estate based on the scenarios:
Answer:
The answer is [tex]\$1,200,000[/tex]"".
Explanation:
[tex]\to [\$500,000 (\frac{1}{3} \times \$1,500,000) + \$250,000 (\frac{1}[3} \times \$750,000 + \$450,000 (\frac{1}[2} \times \$900,000]\\\\\\to \$1,200,000[/tex]
Though this tree farm is jointly held, Aiden is assumed to have given 1/3 of the treatment because his mother gave her a gift to create the lease. The tenancy of the major chunk is subjected to the fifty percent spouse exclusion rule. None of the structures is included as Chloe does not escape Aiden.
A company buys a machine for $69,000 that has an expected life of 7 years and no salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation. The company anticipates a yearly net income of $3,300 after taxes of 38%, with the cash flows to be received evenly throughout each year. What is the accounting rate of return
Answer:
9.57%
Explanation:
Accounting rate of return = Annual after tax net income/Average investment
Accounting rate of return = $3,300 / ($69,000/2)
Accounting rate of return = $3,300 / $34,500
Accounting rate of return = 0.095652174
Accounting rate of return = 9.57%
UML Foods reported $940 million in income before income taxes for 2020, its first year of operations. Tax depreciation exceeded depreciation for financial reporting purposes by $120 million. The company also had non-tax-deductible expenses of $80 million relating to permanent differences. The income tax rate for 2020 was 35%, but the enacted rate for years after 2020 is 30%. The balance in the deferred tax liability in the December 31, 2020, balance sheet is:
Answer:
$36,000,000
Explanation:
Note: Permanent differences have no impact on deferred taxes.
Deferred tax liability = $120 million * 30%
Deferred tax liability = $120 million * 0.30
Deferred tax liability = $36,000,000
So, the balance in the deferred tax liability in the December 31, 2020, balance sheet is $36,000,000.
Harvey Hotels has provided a defined benefit pension plan for its employees for several years. At the end of the most recent year, the following information was available with regard to the plan: service cost: $6.2 million, expected return on plan assets: $1.2 million, actual return on plan assets: $1 million, interest cost: $1.4 million, payments to retired employees: $2 million, and amortization of prior service cost (created when the pension plan was amended causing a drop in the projected benefit obligation): $1.1 million. What amount should Harvey Hotels report as pension expense in its income statement for the year? Group of answer choices $7.5 million $8.7 million $7.7 million $1.4 million
Answer:
$7.5 million
Explanation:
Calculation to determine What amount should Harvey Hotels report as pension expense in its income statement for the year
Service cost $6.2 million
Add Interest cost $1.4 million
Less Expected return on plan assets($1.2 million)
Add Amortization of prior service cost $1.1 million
Pension expense $7.5 million
Therefore the amount that Harvey Hotels should report as pension expense in its income statement for the year is $7.5 million
Suppose you can only invest in the stock markets of two countries: US and China. The US has an expected return of 5.0% and a standard deviation of 15.0%. China has an expected return of 7.0% and a standard deviation of 22.0%. The correlation between the returns in the two markets is 0.3. The risk-free rate is 3.0%. What is the maximum Sharpe ratio you can obtain (rounded to the nearest 0.001)
Answer:
The maximum Sharpe ratio you can obtain is 0.182.
Explanation:
Sharpe ratio = (Stock's expected return - Risk-free rate) / Standard Deviation …………… (1)
Therefore, we have:
Sharpe ratio of the US stock market = (5.0% - 3.0%) / 15.0% = 0.133
Sharpe ratio of China stock market = (7.0% - 3.0%) / 22.0% = 0.182
Since you can only invest in the stock markets of US and China, and the Sharpe ratio of China stock market of 0.182 is greater than the Sharpe ratio of the stock market of 0.133, this implies that the maximum Sharpe ratio you can obtain is 0.182.
Based on the above financial statements, calculate the following ratios for 2021: income statement Sales 480,000 cost of goods sold 243,200 salaries expense 55,200 depreciation expense 24,000 interest expense 4,500 rent expense 36,000 gain on equipment 0 loss on equipment disposal 1,400 364,300 net income 115,700 Statement of Retained Earnings Beginning Balance - Retained Earnings $ 36,300 Plus - Net Income 115,700 Less - Dividends (18,000) Ending Balance - Retained Earnings $ 134,000 Balance sheets 2020 2021 change Assets: Cash 27,500 72,600 45,100 Accounts Receivable 32,600 47,600 15,000 Inventory 48,000 54,800 6,800 prepaid expenses 7,200 5,200 (2,000) Equipment 56,000 77,000 21,000 Accum. Depr - Equipment (26,500) (32,500) (6,000) total assets 144,800 224,700 Liabilities: Accounts Payable 12,700 25,700 13,000 accrued Liabilities 3,800 5,000 1,200 Bonds Payable 72,000 40,000 (32,000) total liabilities 88,500 70,700 shareholders Equity: Common Stock 20,000 20,000 0 Retained Earnings 36,300 134,000 97,700 total equity 56,300 154,000 total liabilities and shareholder equity 144,800 224,700 A. Current Ratio B. Gross Profit Percentage C. Debt Ratio D. Debt to Equity Ratio
Answer:
A. Current Ratio = 5.87
B. Gross Profit Percentage = 49.33%
C. Debt Ratio = 0.31
D. Debt to Equity Ratio = 0.46
Explanation:
The ratios can be calculated for 2021 as follows:
A. Current Ratio
Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities ………………… (1)
Where:
Current assets = Current assets in 2021 = Cash in 2021 + Accounts Receivable in 2021 + Inventory in 2021 + Prepaid expenses in 2021 = $72,600 + $47,600 + 54,800 + $5,200 = $180,200
Current liabilities = Current liabilities in 2021 = Accounts Payable in 2021 + accrued Liabilities in 2021 = $25,700 + $5,000 = $30,700
Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:
Current ratio = 180,200 / 30,700 = 5.87
B. Gross Profit Percentage
Gross Profit Percentage = (Gross profit / Sales) * 100 ………………….. (2)
Where:
Gross profit = Sales – Cost of goods sold = $480,000 - $243,200 = $236,800
Sales = $480,000
Substituting the values into equation (2), we have:
Gross Profit Percentage = ($236,800 / $480,000) * 100 = 49.33%
C. Debt Ratio
Debt ratio = Total debts / Total assets …………………………….. (3)
Where:
Total debts = Total liabilities in 2021 = $70,700
Total assets = total assets in 2021 = $224,700
Substituting the values into equation (3), we have:
Debt ratio = $70,700 / $224,700 = 0.31
D. Debt to Equity Ratio
Debt to Equity Ratio = Total debts / Total equity …………………………….. (4)
Total debts = Total liabilities in 2021 = $70,700
Total equity = total equity in 2021 = $154,000
Substituting the values into equation (4), we have:
Debt to Equity Ratio = $70,700 / $154,000 = 0.46
The company has 7 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $68, and the book value per share is $8. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $70 million, a coupon rate of 6%, and sells for 97% of par. The second issue has a face value of $40 million, a coupon rate of 6.5%, and sells for 108% of par. The first issue matures in 21 years, the second in 6 years. Suppose the most recent dividend was $3.25 and the dividend growth rate is 5%. Assume that the overall cost of debt is the weighted average of that implied by the two outstanding debt issues. Both bonds make semiannual payments. The tax rate is 21%. What is the company’s WACC?
Whirlwind mowers manufacturers and sells power lawnmower still public and distributes the products through its own dealers. Andrew is a homeowner who has purchased a power mower from an authorized dealer on the basis of the dealer's recommendation that the mower is the best one available to the job. Andrew was cutting his lawn when the mower blade flew off and seriously injured his leg.
Required:
a. Andrew sues Whirlwind Mowers and asks for damages based on negligence in producing the power mower. Is Whirlwind Mowers guilty of negligence? Explain your answer.
b. The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur can often be applied to cases of this type. Show how this doctrine can be applied to this case. Your answer must include a definition of res ipsa loquitur .
c. Explain the various types of damages that Andrew might receive if Whirlwind Mowers is found guilty of negligence.
Answer:
A) Yes Whirlwind mowers are guilty
B) If
The negligence causes an injury event occurred due to the negligence applicant/defendant has an exclusive ownership of the equipmentC) Compensative damages : special and general
Explanation:
A)
Andrew can sue whirlwind mowers and claim damages for production negligence ( i.e. not following the standard of care ) as enshrined in the doctrine of " res ipsa loquitur " hence Whirlwind mowers are guilty
B)
"res ipsa loquitur ." means the thing speaks for itself and this doctrine can be applied to this case following that the:
The negligence causes an injury event occurred due to the negligence applicant/defendant has an exclusive ownership of the equipmentc) The various types of damages
Compensative damages ( divided into 2 )
i) special damages which includes hospital expenses and other properly documented damages ii) general damages : includes damages that are non-measurable damages
The following are data on three promissory notes. Determine the missing amounts. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. Use 360 days for calculation.) Date of Note Terms Maturity Date Principal Annual Interest Rate Total Interest (a) April 1 60 days select a maturity date $630,000 5 % $enter a dollar amount (b) July 2 30 days select a maturity date 86,400 enter percentages % $576 (c) March 7 6 months select a maturity date 136,800 9 % $enter a dollar amount
Answer:
A. Maturity Date 31-May
Total Interest $5,250
B. Maturity Date 02-Aug
Annual interest rate 8%
C. Maturity Date 07-Sep
Total Interest $6,156
Explanation:
Calculation to Determine the missing maturity dates and Total interest and rates on notes.
Date of Note Terms Maturity Date Principal Annual Interest rate Total Interest
a. 01-Apr 60 days 31-May $630,000 5% $5,250
b. 02-Jul 30 days 02-Aug 86,400 8% $576
c. 07-Mar 6 months 07-Sep 136,800 9% $6,156
Working:
A. Calculation for Total Interest and Maturity Date
Total Interest= $630,000 x 5% x 60 days / 360 days
Total Interest = $5,250
Maturity Date
April 2-30 29
May 1-31 31
Total 60 days
B. Calculation for Annual Interest rate and Maturity date
First step is to calculate the 360 days Interest
360 days Interest = $576 x 360 days / 30 days
360 days Interest = $6,912
Now let calculate the Annual interest rate
Annual interest rate = ($6,912 / 86,400) x 100
Annual interest rate= 8%
Maturity Date
July 3-31 28
August 1-2 2
Total 30 days
C. Calculation for Total Interest and Maturity date
Total Interest = 136,800 x 9% x 6 months / 12 months
Total Interest =$6,156
Maturity date
March 8 to April 7 1
April 8 to May 7 1
May 8 to June 7 1
June 8 to July 7 1
July 8 to August 7 1
August 8 to Sep 7 1
Total 6 months
Therefore the missing maturity dates and Total interest and rates on notes are:
A. Maturity Date 31-May
Total Interest $5,250
B. Maturity Date 02-Aug
Annual interest rate 8%
C. Maturity Date 07-Sep
Total Interest $6,156
Although the Fed has very strong influence over the money supply, it does not have complete control a.Because the Fed has no idea how much reserves will change when it buys or sells securities. b.Because of unpredictable changes in the public's desire to hold cash or borrow and banks' desires to hold reserves or lend. c.Because of unpredictable changes in reserve requirements. d.Because the FOMC meets only twice a year.
Answer: b. Because of unpredictable changes in the public's desire to hold cash or borrow and banks' desires to hold reserves or lend.
Explanation:
The Fed is able to embark on monetary policy that influences the entire country - and the world to some extent - because they have very strong influence over the money supply of the US$.
This influence is not absolute however because as the old adage goes, "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink". In other words, the Fed can relax(impose) restrictions to make money more(less) available but they cannot force people to borrow(hold) that money.
They can't force banks either to either hold reserves or lend money out because banks are free to impose their own reserve limits on top of those of the Fed.
Lewis spends a lot of time socializing while at work. In his interactions with Walid, he constantly asks personal questions and shares information about his family and hobbies. This frustrates Walid who just wants to get his work done. This illustrates ____, one of the intercultural communication challenges in business contexts.
Answer:
task versus relationship priority.
Explanation:
A team can be defined as a group of people or set of individuals with various skill set, knowledge and experience coming together to work on a project or task in order to successfully achieve a set goal and objective.
This ultimately implies that, a team comprises of individuals, workers or employees having complementary skills, knowledge and experience needed to execute a project or task successfully. Therefore, workers working as a team usually interact with the other team members and as a result, this enhances performance and strengthen the level of relationship they share.
In this scenario, Lewis spends a lot of time socializing while at work and he constantly asks Walid personal questions and shares information about his family and hobbies. This actions frustrates Walid who is only interested in getting his work done. This illustrates task versus relationship priority, one of the intercultural communication challenges in business contexts.
Liam works at an IT firm. He finds that the activities carried out by his team are very complex and struggles to complete his tasks on time. He learns that some of his team members are also facing the same issue. Even though there is clarity of the target among the team members, the team struggles to efficiently carry out its task. Which of the following should the team do in order to ensure the completion of the tasks?
It should change the output and retain the workforce.
It should use informal communication to carry out its tasks.
It should standardize the work activities through flowcharts.
It should conduct an in-house training program to bring employees up to speed.
Team-based organizational structures are usually organic and highly decentralized.
True
False
Answer:
It should conduct an in-house training program to bring employees up to speed.
true
Explanation:
An inhouse training would be appropriate to help team members overcome their struggles with the complexity of the tasks. the training would provide more clarification on the tasks to be carried out. this would have the effect of making the task look less complex. Even though there is clarity on the target, there is no clarity on the steps to take to reach the target. Thus, a training is needed.
Team-based organizational structures is when the employees of an organisation are divided into teams. these teams work separately but they work towards a common goal . The structure is usually decentralised. Decisions are made within teams instead of decisions been made by one central body.
Advantages of Team-based organizational structures
communication between employees are faster and more effectiveit increases teamwork Problems are resolved fasterDisadvantages of Team-based organizational structures
it might be difficult to identify employees with low performance as they might be able to hide behind their teamsCharacteristics of an organic organisation includes :
few levels of management,decentralized decision-making, a short chain of command.these are characteristics of a team based organisational structure
New Line Cinema is considering producing a new movie. To evaluate the proposal, the company needs to calculate its cost of capital. The firm has collected the following information:
a. The company wants to maintain is current capital structure, which is 20% equity, 20% preferred stock and 60% debt.
b. The firm has marginal tax rate of 34%.
c. The firm's preferred stock pays an annual dividend of $4.3 forever, and each share is currently worth $135.26.
d. The firm has one bond outstanding with a coupon rate of 6%, paid semiannually, 10 years to maturity, a face value of $1,000, and a current price of $1,163.51.
e. The company's beta is 0.8, the yield on Treasury bonds is is 0.6% and the expected return on the market portfolio is 6%.
f. The current stock price is $39.17. The firm has just paid an annual dividend of $1.13, which is expected to grow by 4% per year.
g. The firm uses a risk premium of 3% for the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach.
h. New preferred stock and bonds would be issued by private placement, largely eliminating flotation costs. New equity would come from retained earnings, thus eliminating flotation costs.
Required:
a. What is the cost of equity using the bond yield plus risk premium?
b. What is the midpoint of the range for the cost of equity?
c. What is the company's weighted average cost of capital?
Answer:
a.
7.00%
b.
5.96%
c.
1.20%
Explanation:
a.
First and foremost, we need to determine the yield to maturity on the bond, using a financial calculator as shown thus:
The financial calculator should be set to its default end mode before making the following inputs:
N=20(number of semiannual coupons in 10 years=10*2=20)
PMT=30(semiannual coupon=face value*coupon rate*/2=$1000*6%/2=$30)
PV=-1163.51(current price=$1,163.51)
FV=1000(face value of the bond=$1000)
CPT
I/Y=2.00%(semiannual yield=2%, annnual yield=2.00%*2=4.00%)
bond yield plus risk premium=bond yield(4.00%)+ risk premium(3%)
bond yield plus risk premium=7.00%
b.
In determining the midpoint range is the maximum plus minimum cost of equity divided by 2
Let us determine cost of equity using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Constant Dividend Growth Model
cost of equity=risk-free rate+beta*(expected return on the market portfolio-risk-free rate)
risk-free rate=yield on Treasury bonds= 0.6%
beta=0.8
expected return on the market portfolio= 6%
cost of equity=0.6%+0.8*(6%-0.6%)
cost of equity=4.92%
cost of equity=expected dividend/share price+growth rate
expected dividend=last dividend*(1+growth rate)
expected dividend=$1.13*(1+4%)=$1.1752
share price= $39.17
growth rate=4%
cost of equity=($1.1752/$39.17)+4%
cost of equity=7.00%
midpoint range=(maximum cost of equity+minimum cost of equity)/2
midpoint rate=(7.00%+4.92%)/2
midpoint range=5.96%
c.
WACC=(weight of equity*cost of equity)+(weight of preferred stock*cost of preferred stock)+(weight of debt*after-tax cost of debt)
weight of equity= 20%
cost of equity=5.96%
weight of preferred stock=20%
cost of preferred stock=annual dividend/price
cost of preferred stock=$4.3/$135.26=3.18%
weight of debt=60%
aftertax cost of debt=4.00%*(1-34%)=2.64%
WACC=(20%*5.96%)+(20%*3.18%)*(60%*2.64%)
WACC=1.20%
The Mountain Springs Water Company has two departments, Purifying and Bottling. The Bottling Department had 3,840 liters in beginning work in process inventory (30% complete). During the period 64,880 liters were completed. The ending work in process was 5,160 liters (70% completed). All inventories are costed by the first-in, first-out method. What is the total equivalent units for direct materials (using the FIFO method) if materials were added at the beginning of the process
Answer:
Total equivalent units of materials = 64,652
Explanation:
Equivalent units are useful to apportion cost between work in progress and completed units. They are notional whole units which represent incomplete work
Equivalent Units = Degree of work completed (%) × inventory units
Fully worked = 64,880- 3,840= 61,040
Items units workings Equivalent units
Opening inventory 3,840 3840× 70% = 2,688
Fully worked 61,040 61,040× 100 = 61,040
Closing WIP 5,160 5,160× 70% = 3,612
Total equivalent units of materials 64,652
Total equivalent units of materials =64,652
Hirons Air uses two measures of activity, flights and passengers, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for plane operating costs is $57,740 per month plus $3,006 per flight plus $17 per passenger. The company expected its activity in November to be 85 flights and 257 passengers, but the actual activity was 88 flights and 259 passengers. The actual cost for plane operating costs in November was $315,650. The spending variance for plane operating costs in November would be closest to:
Answer:
$10,721
Explanation:
Particulars Amount
Flexible budget ($57,440+($3,006*88)+($17*259)] $326,371
Actual results $315,650
Spending variance $10,721
Thus, the spending variance for plane operating costs in November would be $10,721.
the total surface area of hemisphere is 4158sq then what is the circumference of the base
Answer:
C = 132 units
Explanation:
Given the following data;
TSA of hemisphere = 4158 sq units
To find the circumference of the base;
Mathematically, the total surface area of a hemisphere is given by the formula;
TSA of hemisphere = 3πr²
First of all, we would determine the radius of the hemisphere.
4158 = 3 * 22/7 * r²
Cross-multiplying, we have;
4158 * 7 = 3 * 22 * r²
29106 = 66r²
r² = 29106/66
r² = 441
Taking the square root of both sides, we have;
r = √441
r = 21 units
Next, we determine the circumference of the base using the same radius;
Circumference of circle, C = 2πr
C = 2 * 22/7 * 21
C = 924/7
C = 132 units
After comparing the manufacturing costs in the United States and in offshore locations, Alpha Manufacturing has decided to move its operations offshore to increase its profits by reducing manufacturing costs. In the given scenario, Alpha Manufacturing has most likely conducted a ______, a form of utilitarianism commonly applied by firms and government.
Answer:
Cost-benefit analysis.
Explanation:
Cost-benefit analysis is used to examine and compare the cost associated with a project or task and the benefits derived from it.
In the given scenario, Alpha Manufacturing has most likely conducted a cost-benefit analysis, a form of utilitarianism commonly applied by firms and government. Also, it is essentially used by various organizations or business firms in the decision-making process, as all the cost incurred are determined.
Additionally, it may be used to determine how changes in differing levels of activities such as costs and volume affect a company's operating income and net income.
Fixed costs can be defined as predetermined expenses in a business that remain constant for a specific period of time regardless of the quantity of production or level of outputs. Some examples of fixed costs in business are loan payments, employee salary, depreciation, rent, insurance, lease, utilities etc.
Assume that a profit-maximizing firm which competes in a purely competitive product industry has only two factor inputs, labor and capital, and that resource prices remain constant. This firm finds that the marginal revenue product of labor (MRP) when divided by the price for labor (MRC) is less than one. The firm also finds that the marginal revenue product for capital (MRP) when divided by the price (MRC) is greater than one. If this firm wishes to produce the same amount of output with these two resources, but minimize the cost of output, this firm must employ:________
a. less labor and more capital
b. more capital
c. more labor and capital
d. less labor
e. more labor and less capital
Answer: a. less labor and more capital
Explanation:
When the Marginal Revenue Product of Labor (MRP) is divided by the price for labor (MRC), the result is less than 1. This means that for every dollar spent on labor, labor produces less than a dollar. The labor is therefore not efficient.
This is the reverse for capital where the marginal revenue product for capital (MRP) when divided by the price (MRC) is greater than one which means that for every dollar investment in capital, more than a dollar is made.
As capital is more efficient, it would make sense to invest more in capital whilst reducing the investment in labor as this would lead to more gain for the company.
Statement Of Owner's Equity Jay Pembroke started a business in April. Prepare a Statement of Owner's Equity using the following balances for April transactions. Cash $12,165 Accounts Receivable 1,811 Office Supplies 4,747 Prepaid Insurance 1,492 Accounts Payable 346 Jay Pembroke, Capital 17,536 Jay Pembroke, Drawing 100 Service Fees 3,033 Rent Expense 600 You will need to calculate the net income for April.
Answer:
$2,433
Explanation:
Net Income = Sales - Expenses
where,
Sales = $3,033
and
Expenses = $600
therefore,
Net Income = $3,033 - $600 = $2,433
Question: According to a Honda press release on October 23, 2006, sales of the fuel-efficient four-cylinder Honda Civic rose by 7.1% from 2005 to 2006. Over the same period, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average price of regular gasoline rose from $2.27 per gallon to $2.57 per gallon. Using the midpoint method, calculate the cross-price elasticity of demand between Honda Civics and regular gasoline. According to your estimate of the cross-price elasticity, are the two goods gross complements or gross substitutes
Explanation:
because im a grade 3Malibu Corporation has monthly fixed costs of $59,000. It sells two products for which it has provided the following information. Sales Price Contribution Margin Product 1 $ 15 $ 9 Product 2 20 4 a. What total monthly sales revenue is required to break even if the relative sales mix is 30 percent for Product 1 and 70 percent for Product 2
Answer:
$184,375
Explanation:
The computation of the monthly sales revenue that needed to be break even is given below:
Here we assume the sales be x
0.18x + 0.14x = $59,000
0.32x = $59,000
x = $59,000 ÷ 0.32
= $184,375
The 0.18x come from
= ($9) ÷ ($15) × 0.30x
= 0.18x
And, the 0.14x come from
= ($2) ÷ ($20) × 0.70x
= 0.14x
Burns Industries currently manufactures and sells 11,000 power saws per month, although it has the capacity to produce 26,000 units per month. At the 11,000-unit-per-month level of production, the per-unit cost is $46, consisting of $30 in variable costs and $16 in fixed costs. Burns sells its saws to retail stores for $71 each. Allen Distributors has offered to purchase 4,100 saws per month at a reduced price. Burns can manufacture these additional units with no change in its present level of fixed manufacturing costs. Using an incremental analysis approach, Burns should consider accepting this special order only if the price per unit offered by Allen is at least: Multiple Choice $16. $46. $71. $30. qizket
Answer:
Selling price= $30
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Unitary cost:
Variable= $30
Fixed= $16
Number of units= 4,100
Normally, when there is unused capacity and a new customer asks for a reduced price, the fixed cost should not be taken into account when calculating the selling price. The company benefits from increasing its sales, acquiring a new customer, and perhaps getting some discounts from suppliers in the variable components.
The lower price that the company accepts is the one that equals the unitary variable cost. In this case:
Selling price= $30
Concord Company sells merchandise on account for $5700 to Ivanhoe Company with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. Ivanhoe Company returns $1000 of merchandise that was damaged, along with a
check to settle the account within the discount period. What is the amount of the check?
$4700
$4606
$5586
$5606
Answer:
The right solution is Option b ($4606 ).
Explanation:
The given values are:
Company sells merchandise,
= $5700
Company returns,
= $1000
Now,
The amount of the check will be:
= [tex](5700-1000)\times 98 \ percent[/tex]
= [tex](5700-1000)\times 0.98[/tex]
= [tex]4700\times 0.98[/tex]
= [tex]4606[/tex] ($)
Paradise Corporation budgets on an annual basis for its fiscal year. The following beginning and ending inventory levels (in units) are planned for next year. Beginning Inventory Ending Inventory Raw material* 30,000 40,000 Finished goods 70,000 60,000 * Three pounds of raw material are needed to produce each unit of finished product. If Paradise Corporation plans to sell 510,000 units during next year, the number of units it would have to manufacture during the year would be:
Answer:
500,000 units
Explanation:
Giving the following information,
Beginning inventory = 70,000 units
Ending inventory = 60,000 units
Sales = 510,000 units
We will make use of the formula below to calculate the production required.
Production = Sales + Desired ending inventory - Beginning inventory
Production = 510,000 + 60,000 - 70,000
Production = 500,000 units
What are some recommendations for ways that Redbox can maintain its high market
share?
Answer:
Do online streaming
Explanation:
1: create commercials to spread the business
2: emphasize the good points for example, a movie ticket cost about $15 to $20 while a Redbox movie only cost about $2 and multiple people can watch the movie they bought.
3: place Redbox stations in high populated building for example, a mall, Publix, Walmart, Wawa, and Target.
A buyer's closing statement shows different items, including a purchase price of $58,325, an assumable mortgage of $55,000, a survey fee of $250, total debits of $59,925.25, title insurance of $395, 1% loan origination fee, total credits of $58,295, 2% for discount points, contract deposit of $3,000, and rent prorations of $495. Based on this information, how much money does the buyer need to bring to the closing
Answer:
$1,630.25
Explanation:
The computation of the money does the buyer required to bring the closing is given below;
= Total debits - total credits
= $59,925.25 - $58,295
= $1,630.25
The difference of total debits and total credits deemed to be the amount required to bring to the closing
Hence, the answer is $1,630.25
explain errors are not detected by a trial balance
Answer:
Errors not detected by a trial balance are:
1. Posting to Wrong Account
2. Error of Amounts in Original Book
3. Compensating Errors
4. Errors of Principle
5. Errors of Omission
Explanation:
The Trial Balance does not provide absolute assurance of ledger account accuracy. It is just an evidence of the postings' arithmetical accuracy. Even though the amount of debits equals the amount of credits, there may be inaccuracies.
A trial balance will not reveal such errors, and they are:
1. Posting to Wrong Account: IF accidentally posted something to the wrong account, but it was on the right side, the Trial Balance agreement will not be affected. For example, if a $200 purchase from John was credited to Joshua instead of John. As a result, Trial Balance will miss such an error.
2. Error of Amounts in Original Book: The Trial Balance will come out appropriately if an invoice for $632 is filed in Sales Book as $623, because the debit and credit have been recorded as $623. The arithmetical precision is there, yet there is a flaw.
3. Compensating Errors: This occurs one mistake is offset by a similar mistake on the other side. These errors are cancelled if one account in the ledger is debited $500 less and another account in the ledger is credited $500 less.
4. Errors of Principle: An errors of Principle is one that breaches the foundations of bookkeeping. Purchases of furniture, for example, are debited to the Purchase Account rather than the Furniture Account; wages paid for the erection of plant are debited to the Wages Account rather than the Plant Account; and the amount spent on a building extension is debited to the Repairs Account rather than the Building Account, and so on. These kind of errors do not alter the total debits and credits, but they do impair the bookkeeping principle.
5. Errors of Omission: There will be no effect on the Trial Balance if a transaction is completely omitted. An error of omission occurs when a transaction is fully unreported in both aspects, or when a transaction is documented in the books of primary entry but never entered in the ledger. For example, if a credit purchase is not recorded in the Purchase Day Book, it will not be posted to both the Purchase Account and the Supplier's Account. This error, on the other hand, will not cause Trial Balance to disagree.