Answer and Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below:
For step 1
Fees Income $ 4,900
To Income Summary $4,900
(Being revenue account is closed)
For step 2
Income Summary $2,500
To Rent Expense $1,300
To Advertising expense $1,000
To Supplies expense $200
(Being Expense account is closed )
For step 3
Income Summary ($4,900 - $2,500) $2,400
To Johnson`s Capital $2,400
(Being transfer net income to capital is recorded)
For Step 4
Johnson`s Capital $300
To Johnson`s Drawings $300
(Being closing of drawings to capital account is recorded)
Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:
Direct materials: 5 pounds at $9 per pound $45
Direct labor: 3 hours at $14 per hour 42
Variable overhead: 3 hours at $8 per hour 24
Total standard cost per unit $111
The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 28,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 34,000 units and incurred the following costs:
a. Purchased 180,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $8.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production.
b. Direct laborers worked 69,000 hours at a rate of $15 per hour.
c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $565,200.
Required:
a. What raw materials cost would be included in the company's planning budget for March?
b. What raw materials cost would be included in the company's flexible budget for March?
c. What is the materials price variance for March?
Answer:
Preble Companya. The raw materials cost for the planning budget for March is:
= $1,260,000
b. The raw materials cost included in the company's flexible budget for March
= $1,530,000
c. The materials price variance for March is:
= $90,000
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Standard Cost Card Per Unit:
Direct materials: 5 pounds at $9 per pound $45
Direct labor: 3 hours at $14 per hour 42
Variable overhead: 3 hours at $8 per hour 24
Total standard cost per unit $111
Planning budget production and sales for March = 28,000 units
Actual production and sales for March = 34,000 units
Purchase of 180,000 pounds of raw materials / 5 = 36,000 units
Purchase cost = $8.50 per pound
Price variance = $0.50 per pound favorable ($9.00 - $8.50)
Total purchase cost = $1,530,000
Direct labor worked = 69,000
Standard labor hours = 34,000 * 3 = 102,000 hours
Direct labor volume variance = 33,000 hours (102,000 - 69,000)
Standard variable manufacturing overhead = $816,000 (34,000 * $24)
a. The raw materials cost for the planning budget for March is:
= $1,260,000 ($9 * 5 * 28,000)
b. The raw materials cost included in the company's flexible budget for March
= $1,530,000 ($9 * 5 * 34,000)
c. The materials price variance for March is:
= $90,000 ($9 - $8.50)180,000
On January 1, 2010, Desert Company purchased a machine for $820,000. At the time, management estimated the useful life to be 20 years with a salvage value of $80,000 and will use straight-line depreciation. On January 1, 2020, the company reviewed the asset for impairment and determined that its future net cash flows totaled $420,000 and its fair value was $360,000. Desert has decided to continue to use the machine. What is the amount of depreciation expense Desert will record for this machine in 2020 after accounting for any potential impairment?
Answer:
$42,000
Explanation:
Straight line depreciation charges a fixed amount of depreciation for the period the asset is used in the business.
Depreciation Expense = Cost - Salvage Value ÷ Estimated Useful Life
January 1, 2020
Carrying Amount
Cost - Accumulated depreciation = $450,000
Recoverable Amount :
Higher of Fair Value and Future Cash Flows
Recoverable Amount = $420,000
Impairment loss incurs when Carrying Amount > Recoverable Amount
therefore,
Impairment loss = $30,000
December 31 , 2020
Depreciation expense = New Depreciable Amount ÷ Remaining useful life
= $420,000 ÷ 10
= $42,000
You are 25 years old and are considering full-time study for an MBA degree. Tuition and other direct costs will be $60,000 per year for two years. In addition, you will have to give up your current job that has a salary of $50,000 per year. Assume tuition is paid and salary received at the end of each year. By how much does your salary have to increase (in real terms) as a result of getting your MBA degree to justify the investment? Assume a real interest rate of 2% per year, ignore taxes, assume that the salaries for both jobs increase at the rate of inflation (i.e. they stay constant in real terms), and that you retire at 65. Note: the $1 for T periods annuity formula is (1/r)*[1-1/(1+r)^T]. g
Answer:
$8,403.73
Explanation:
The job will be started at the age of 27 ( 25 years + 2 years ) and retirement will be at the age of 65.
Hence the employment years are 38 years ( 65- 27 ).
Cost of MBA program = Direct cost + Opportunity cost = $60,000 + $50,000 = $110,000
At the age of 27, the total cost of the program will be
Total Cost of MBA program = Cost of program in first year + Cost of program in last year = $110,000 + ( $110,000 x ( 1 + 2% ) ) = $110,000 + $112,200 = $222,200
Use the following formula to calculate teh required salary
Calculate the annuity factor
Annuity factor = (1/r)*[1-1/(1+r)^T] = (1/2%)*[1-1/(1+2%)^38] = 26.440640602064
Now use the following formula to calculate the required salary
Required salary = Total cost of MBA program / Annuity factor for 38 years at 2% = $222,200 / 26.440640602064 = $8,403.73
Selected sales and operating data for three divisions of different structural engineering firms are given as follows: Division A Division B Division C Sales $ 5,100,000 $ 9,100,000 $ 8,200,000 Average operating assets $ 1,020,000 $ 2,275,000 $ 1,640,000 Net operating income $ 214,200 $ 746,200 $ 118,900 Minimum required rate of return 17.00 % 32.80 % 14.00 % Required: 1. Compute the return on investment (ROI) for each division using the formula stated in terms of margin and turnover. 2. Compute the residual income (loss) for each division. 3. Assume that each division is presented with an investment opportunity that would yield a 19% rate of return. a. If performance is being measured by ROI, which division or divisions will probably accept or reject the opportunity? b. If performance is being measured by residual income, which division or divisions will probably accept or reject the opportunity
Answer:
1. Return on Investment = Net operating income (NOI)/Average operating assets (AOA) * 100
Division A = 21%
Division B = 32.8%
Division C = 7.25%
2. Residual income (loss) = Operating Income - (Operating Assets x Target Rate of Return)
Division A = $40,800
Division B = $0
Division C = ($110,700)
3-a. If performance is being measured by ROI, Divisions A and C will accept the opportunity, while Division B will reject it because the actual rate of return of 19% is less than the minimum required rate of return of 32.8%.
3-b. Divisions A and C will accept the opportunity, while Division B will reject it.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Selected sales and operating data for three divisions of different structural engineering firms are given as follows:
Division A Division B Division C
Sales $ 5,100,000 $ 9,100,000 $ 8,200,000
Average operating assets $ 1,020,000 $ 2,275,000 $ 1,640,000
Net operating income $ 214,200 $ 746,200 $ 118,900
Minimum required rate of return 17.00 % 32.80 % 14.00 %
1. Return on Investment = Net operating income (NOI)/Average operating assets (AOA) * 100
= 21% 32.8% 7.25%
Division A = 21% ($214,200/$1,020,000 * 100)
Division B = 32.8% ($746,200/$2,275,000 * 100)
Division C = 7.25% ( $118,900/$1,640,000 * 100)
2. Residual income (loss) = Operating Income - (Operating Assets x Target Rate of Return)
Division A = $40,800 ($214,200 - ($1,020,000 * 17%) )
Division B = $0 ($746,200 - ($2,275,000 * 32.8%))
Division C =($110,700) ( $118,900 - ($1,640,000 * 14%))
Investment opportunity that would yield a 19% rate of return:
Division A Division B Division C
Sales $ 5,100,000 $ 9,100,000 $ 8,200,000
Average operating assets $ 1,020,000 $ 2,275,000 $ 1,640,000
Net operating income (19%) $ 193,800 $ 432,250 $ 311,600
Minimum required rate of return 17.00 % 32.80 % 14.00 %
3-a. If performance is being measured by ROI, Divisions A and C will accept the opportunity, while Division B will reject it because the actual rate of return of 19% is less than the minimum required rate of return of 32.8%.
3-b. Divisions A and C will accept the opportunity, while Division B will reject it.
Residual income (loss) = Operating Income - (Operating Assets x Target Rate of Return)
Division A = $20,400 ($193,800 - ($1,020,000 * 17%))
Division B = ($313,950) ($432,250 - ($2,275,000 * 32.8%))
Division C = $82,600 ($311,600 - ($1,640,000 * 14%))
The Baldwin Company has just purchased $40,900,000 of plant and equipment that has an estimated useful life of 15 years. Suppose at the end of 15 years this plant and equipment can be salvaged for $4,090,000 (1/10th of its original cost). What will be the book value of this purchase (excluding all other Plant and Equipment) after its first year of use
Answer:
$38,446,000
Explanation:
Straight line method charges a fixed amount of depreciation for the period the asset is in used in the business
Depreciation expense = (Cost - Residual Value) ÷ Estimated useful life
therefore,
Depreciation expense = $2,454,000
Book Value = Cost - Accumulated Depreciation
therefore for first year,
Book Value = $40,900,000 - $2,454,000 = $38,446,000
Conclusion
The book value of this purchase (excluding all other Plant and Equipment) after its first year of use is $38,446,000
Smelling of Tulips, Inc., a perfume company, estimated its short-run costs using a U-shaped average variable cost function of the form and obtained the following results. Total fixed cost (TFC) at S.T. Inc. is $1290. Adjusted R Square 0.809 Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Intercept 47.66 3.29 14.49 0.0001 Q -4.67 0.72 -6.48 0.0000 Q^2 0.26 0.03 7.79 0.0000 a. What level of output (Q) is associated with the minimum AVC
Answer:
The level of output (Q) is associated with the minimum AVC is 8.98.
Explanation:
The following sorted data are given in the question:
Adjusted R Square 0.809
Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value
Intercept 47.66 3.29 14.49 0.0001
Q -4.67 0.72 -6.48 0.0000
Q^2 0.26 0.03 7.79 0.0000
From the regression results above, the regression equation for AVC can be obtained as follows:
AVC = Coefficient of intercept + Coefficient of Q * Q + Coefficient of Q^2 * Q^2 …………. (1)
Substituting the relevant values into equation (1), we have:
AVC = 47.66 – 4.67Q + 0.26Q^2
Differentiate AVC with respect to Q, equating it to 0, and solve for Q, we have:
dAVC/dQ = -4.67 + (2 * 0.26)Q = 0
4.67 = 0.52Q
Q = 4.67 / 0.52
Q = 8.98
Therefore, the level of output (Q) is associated with the minimum AVC is 8.98.
Latasha's Performance Pizza is a small restaurant in San Francisco that sells gluten-free pizzas. Latasha's very tiny kitchen has barely enough room for the two ovens in which her workers bake the pizzas. Latasha signed a lease obligating her to pay the rent for the two ovens for the next year. Because of this, and because Latasha's kitchen cannot fit more than two ovens, Latasha cannot change the number of ovens she uses in her production of pizzas in the short run.
However, Latasha's decision regarding how many workers to use can vary from week to week because her workers tend to be students. Each Monday, Latasha lets them know how many workers she needs for each day Of the week, In the short run, these workers are __________inputs, and the ovens are ___________ Inputs.
Answer: variable; fixed
Explanation:
In the short run, these workers are variable inputs, and the ovens are fixed Inputs.
In the short run, variable inputs in production can be changed to adapt to the changing economic conditions while fixed inputs cannot. In the long run however, all inputs are variable and so can be changed.
As this is the short run and the workers can be changed, they are the variable inputs.
The ovens however, cannot be changed so the ovens are the fixed inputs.
Andrew is deciding whether to remain in the home he has lived in for the past ten years, which is located very near his work, or to move into a newer home that is located in the suburbs farther from his job. The old house was purchased for $160,000 and has a market value of $220,000. The new home can be purchased for $285,000. Which of the following is not relevant to Andrew's decision?
a. Driving distance to work
b. Cost of the old house
c. Market value of the old house
d. Cost of the new house
Answer:
The decision that is not relevant to Andrew is:
b. Cost of the old house.
Explanation:
a) The cost of the old house ($160,000) is not relevant to Andrew decision challenges. It is a sunk or past cost. Past costs are not relevant because they do not make a difference in the decision or the alternative to choose. Since Andrew will be impacted by the driving distance to work from his new house, the market value of the old house, and the cost of the new house, these are relevant in Andrew's decision.
Venture capital required rate of return. Blue Angel Investors has a success ratio of with its venture funding. Blue Angel requires a rate of return of for its portfolio of lending, and the average length on its loans is years. If you were to apply to Blue Angel for a $ loan, what is the annual percentage rate you would have to pay for this loan?
Complete Question:
Venture capital required rate of return. Blue Angel Investors has a success ratio of 10% with its venture funding. Blue Angel requires a rate of return of 20% for its portfolio of lending, and the average length on its loans is 5 years. If you were to apply to Blue Angel for a $100,000 loan, what is the annual percentage rate you would have to pay for this loan?
Answer:
Blue Angel Venture Capital
The annual percentage rate to be paid for this loan is:
= 38%
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Blue Angel Loan = $100,000
Required rate of interest = 20%
Average length of Blue Angel loan = 5 years
Success ratio of venture funding = 10%
Annual loss sustained from loan = 20% * (100% - 10%)
= 20% * 90%
= 18%
Therefore the annual percentage rate to be paid for this loan is:
38% (20 + 18%)
b) The implication is that the required rate of return expected by Blue Angel will be weighed by its failure rate of 90%. This indicates additional cost of loan. Therefore, the total annual percentage rate is the addition of the required rate of return and the rate of loss sustained.
Which of the following show negative cash flow?
Answer:
where are the answer choices
Sports Company makes snowboards, downhill skis, cross-country skis, skateboards, surfboards, and in-line skates. The company has found it beneficial to split operations into two divisions based on the climate required for the sport: Snow Sports and Non-Snow Sports. The following divisional information is available for the past year:
Sales Operating Income Total Assests Current Liabilities
Snow Sports $57,00,000 1010,500 4,300,000 450,000
Non- Snow Sport 8500000 1332500 6500,000 750,000
Required:
a. Calculate each division's ROI.
b. Top management has extra funds to invest. Which division will most likely receive those funds? Why?
c. Can you explain why one division's ROI is higher? How could management gain more insight?
Answer:
Sports Company
a. Division's ROI:
SnowSports = 23.5%
Non-SnowSport = 20.5%
b. Naturally, management will invest in Division SnowSports. The company earns more returns on its investment in the division.
c. One division's ROI on investment because it earned more returns from the division when compared with its investment. This shows that SnowSports is more efficient than the other division in the use of resources.
Management can gain more insight by computing the Assets Turnover ratio and the operating leverage.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Sales Operating Total Assets Current Liabilities
Income
Snow Sports $5,700,000 1,010,500 4,300,000 450,000
Non- SnowSport 8,500,000 1,332,500 6,500,000 750,000
ROI (Return on Investments) = Operating income/Total assets * 100
Snow Sports = $1,010,500/$4,300,000 * 100 = 23.5%
Non-SnowSport = $1,332,500/$6,500,000 * 100 = 20.5%
In its first year, Barsky Corporation made charitable contributions totaling $30,000. The corporation's taxable income before any charitable contribution deduction was $250,000. In its second year, Barsky made charitable contributions of $15,000 and earned taxable income before the contribution deduction of $300,000. Assume neither year is 2020. Required: Compute Barsky's allowable charitable contribution deduction and its final taxable income for its first year. Compute Barsky's allowable charitable contribution deduction and its final taxable income for its second year
Answer:
Year 1:
total income before charitable contributions = $250,000
limit on charitable contributions = $250,000 x 10% = $25,000
taxable income after charitable contributions = $250,000 - $25,000 = $225,000
charitable contributions carried forward = $30,000 - $25,000 = $5,000
Year 2:
total income before charitable contributions = $300,000
limit on charitable contributions = $300,000 x 10% = $30,000
taxable income after charitable contributions = $300,000 - $15,000 - $5,000 = $280,000
Identify the type of bond based on each description given below:
a. These bonds are collateralized securities with first claims in the event of bankruptcy.
b. These bonds are not backed by any physical collateral.
c. They are backed by the reputation and creditworthiness of the issuing company.
d. These bonds are considered the riskiest of all corporate bonds and thus offer the highest interest rates.
Answer:
a. These bonds are collateralized securities with first claims in the event of bankruptcy. SENIOR MORTGAGE BONDS.
A senior mortgage bond is one whose collateral is one or more properties. Mortgage bonds generally have priority over other types of bonds and a senior mortgage bond has priority over other mortgage bonds.
b. These bonds are not backed by any physical collateral. They are backed by the reputation and creditworthiness of the issuing company. DEBENTURES
Debentures have no physical collateral backing them and are only back by the reputation of the company. This therefore makes them a bit high risk and so their rates are higher.
d. These bonds are considered the riskiest of all corporate bonds and thus offer the highest interest rates. SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES.
Debentures have higher than normal rates so subordinated debentures will be quite risky. They command the highest rates as a result because in the event of a default, their claim on assets is last.
Lens Junction sells lenses for $44 each and is estimating sales of 16,000 units in January and 17,000 in February. Each lens consists of 2 pounds of silicon costing $2.50 per pound, 3 oz of solution costing $3 per ounce, and 15 minutes of direct labor at a labor rate of $18 per hour. Desired inventory levels are: Jan. 31 Feb. 28 Mar. 31 Beginning inventory Finished goods 4,300 4,800 4,900 Direct materials: silicon 8,300 9,200 9,000 Direct materials: solution 11,000 12,200 12,900
Complete Question:
1. Prepare a sales budget. Lens Junction Sales Budget For the Two Months Ending February 28, 20XX January February Expected Sales (Units) Sales Price per Unit Total Sales Revenue Total
2. Prepare a production budget. Lens Junction Production Budget For the Two Months Ending February 28, 20XX January February Expected Sales Total Required Units Required Production Total
3. Prepare direct materials budget for silicon. Lens Junction For the Two Months Ending Fabrant Materials, Purinat for Silinn February Expected Sales Total Required Units Required Production Total
4.Prepare direct materials budget for silicon.
Answer:
Lens Junction
1. Lens Junction Sales Budget For the Two Months Ending February 28, 20XX
January February
Expected Sales (Units) 16,000 17,000
Sales Price per Unit $44 $44
Total Sales Revenue $704,000 $748,000
2. Lens Junction Production Budget For the Two Months Ending February 28, 20XX
January February
Expected Sales Total 16,000 17,000
Ending Inventory 4,800 4,900
Required Units 20,800 21,900
Beginning Inventory 4,300 4,800
Required Production Total 16,500 17,100
3 & 4. Lens Junction Direct Materials Budget For the Two Months Ending February
January February
Silicon Solution Silicon Solution
Expected Sales 32,000 48,000 34,000 51,000
Ending inventory 9,200 9,000 12,200 12,900
Total Required 41,200 57,000 46,200 63,900
Beginning inventory 8,300 11,000 9,200 12,200
Units Required 32,900 46,000 37,000 51,700
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Sales price of lenses per unit = $44
Estimated sales of lenses in January and February respectively = 16,000 and 17,000
Direct materials for each lense:
2 pounds of silicon at $2.50 per pound = $5.00
3 oz of solution at $3.00 per ounce = $9.00
Total cost of direct materials per unit = $14
15 minutes direct labor at $18 per hour = $4.50
Desired inventory levels:
Beginning inventory of finished goods:
January 4,300
February 4,800
March 4,900
Beginning inventory of direct materials:
Silicon Solution
January 8,300 11,000
February 9,200 12,200
March 9,000 12,900
April is studying finance in college. She wants to enter a career that will analyze the risk of for a company. Which career pathway would be best suited for this ?
Brokerage Clerk
Risk Management Specialist
Tax Preparer
Insurance Sales Agent
Answer:
Risk Management Specialist
Explanation:
this is because this person wants to be in a career that analyzie risk for the company which is a fit for Risk Management Specialist
Answer:
Risk Management Specialist
Explanation:
Risk management specialists specialize in manage and assess financial risks in a company.
Identify which of the following are primary activities and which are support activities in a value chain. Review Later A Inbound movement of materials Sales and promotion of products/services Management of cash inflows and outflows Movement of final products to customers Acquisition of materials from external source Quality assurance, control systems and work culture Maintenance of products Research and development Primary activities Support activities
Answer:
According to Michael Porter's value chain, Primary Activities are meant to create more value than they cost so that the company makes a profit while the support activities are meant to support the primary activities.
Primary Activities include:
Inbound movement of materials Sales and promotion of products/services Movement of final products to customers Maintenance of productsSupport Activities
Management of cash inflows and outflowsAcquisition of materials from external sourceQuality assurance, control systems and work culture Research and developmentSuppose that Expresso and Beantown are the only two firms that sell coffee. The following payoff matrix shows the profit (in millions of dollars) each company will earn depending on whether or not it advertises:
Beantown
Advertise Doesn't Advertise
Expresso Advertise 8, 8 15, 2
Doesn't Advertise 2, 15 9, 9
For example, the upper right cell shows that if Expresso advertises and Beantown doesn't advertise, Expresso will make a profit of $15 million, and Beantown will make a profit of $2 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Expresso and Beantown are both profit-maximizing firms.
If Expresso decides to advertise, it will earn a profit of $ ____________ million if Beantown advertises and a profit of $ _________ million if Beantown does not advertise. If Expresso decides not to advertise, it will earn a profit of $ ____________ million if Beantown advertises and a profit of $_________ million if Beantown does not advertise.
Answer:
$15 Million
$8 Million
Explanation:
Payoff Matrix is as follows: Beantown
Expresso Advertise = Advertise Doesn't Advertise
(8,8) (15,2)
Doesn't Advertise (2,15) (9,9)
If Expresso decides to advertise, it will earn a profit of $2 million if Beantown
advertises, it follows the strategy (Advertise, Advertise)
He earns a profit of $15 million if Beantown does not Advertise, here it follows the strategy (Advertise, Doesn't Advertise).
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Factory Overhead Volume Variance Dvorak Company produced 5,100 units of product that required 3.5 standard hours per unit. The standard fixed overhead cost per unit is $2.50 per hour at 18,750 hours, which is 100% of normal capacity. Determine the fixed factory overhead volume variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.
Answer:
$2,250 Favourable
Explanation:
Calculation to determine the fixed factory overhead volume variance
Fixed factory overhead volume variance=$2.50 × [18,750 hrs. – (5,100 units × 3.5 hrs.)]
Fixed factory overhead volume variance=$2.50×[18,750 hrs. – 17,850 hrs]
Fixed factory overhead volume variance=$2.50×900
Fixed factory overhead volume variance=$2,250 Favourable
Therefore the fixed factory overhead volume variance will be $2,250 Favourable
A Quality Analyst wants to construct a sample mean chart for controlling a packaging process. He knows from past experience that whenever this process is under control, package weight is normally distributed with a mean of twenty ounces and a standard deviation of two ounces. Each day last week, he randomly selected four packages and weighed each:
Day Weight (ounces)
Monday 23 22 23 24
Tuesday 23 21 19 21
Wednesday 20 19 20 21
Thursday 18 19 20 19
Friday 18 20 22 20
What are the upper and lower control limits for these data?
a. UCL = 22.644 LCL = 18.556
b. UCL = 22.700 LCL = 18.500
c. UCL = 22.755 LCL = 18.642
d. UCL = 21.814 LCL = 19.300
Answer:
a. UCL = 22.664 LCL = 18.556
Explanation:
The sample mean for the given data is :
( 23 + 20 + 19 + 20 + 21 ) / 5 = 20.6
Upper control limit is :
Sample mean + standard deviation
20.6 + 2 = 22.6
Lower Control Limit is :
Sample mean - Standard Deviation
20.6 - 2 = 18.6
¿Por que muchas culturas tuvieron la necesidad de construir muebles? explique
Answer:
Los muebles tenían muchos adornos de flores y árboles. Las piezas solían ser asimétricas y tenían líneas curvas. La mayoría de los fabricantes usaban caoba y nogal, con un acabado pulido. La mayoría de las piezas eran muy caras porque se producían a mano
Explanation:
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Evan phoned his representative when he received his most recent statement on his deferred annuity. Evan is 65 and purchased the fixed annuity seven years ago to be a conservative part of his portfolio. Evan has read and heard a lot about how the market is beginning to take off and that variable annuities have considerable growth potential. He wants to get out of the fixed annuity and purchase a variable annuity to earn a higher return. The representative should:
Answer: Review Evan's investor profile factors and other facts to determine a suitable course of action to address his concerns and needs
Explanation:
The options include:
A. Recommend that Evan consider an exchange into a variable life insurance policy because it has growth potential with a death benefit.
B. Recommend that Evan surrender the annuity and invest in bond mutual funds because they work similar and cost less.
C. Review Evan’s investor profile factors and other facts to determine a suitable course of action to address his concerns and needs.
D. Update his investor profile factors and risk tolerance, and discuss with Evan the long term focus of a variable annuity and how it will outperform the fixed annuity within the first couple of years.
Based on the information given in the question, the best thing that the representative should do will be to review Evan's investor profile factors and other facts to determine a suitable course of action to address his concerns and needs.
When Evan's investor profile factors is checked, then the representative can then inform Evans about the appropriate thing to do and if it's appropriate for him to purchase a variable annuity to earn a higher return.
Going ahead by getting out of the fixed annuity and purchasing a variable annuity without reviewing Evan's investor's profile isn't appropriate.
Cullumber Company incurred the following costs while manufacturing its product.
Materials used in product $121,000 Advertising expense $46,000
Depreciation on plant 61,000 Property taxes on plant 15,000
Property taxes on store 7,600 Delivery expense 22,000
Labor costs of assembly-line workers 111,000 Sales commissions 36,000
Factory supplies used 24,000 Salaries paid to sales clerks 51,000
Work in process inventory was $13,000 at January 1 and $16,600 at December 31. Finished goods inventory was $61,000 at January 1 and $45,700 at December 31.
Required:
Compute cost of goods manufactured.
Answer:
$328,400
Explanation:
Cost of Goods Manufactured is calculated in Manufacturing Account as follows :
Cost of Goods Manufactured = Beginning Work In Process Inventory + Total Manufacturing Costs - Ending Work In Process Inventory
therefore,
Cost of Goods Manufactured = $13,000 + ($121,000 + $61,000 + $15,000 + $111,000 + $24,000) - $16,600
= $328,400
Suppose a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) research firm is approached by the state legislature and asked to provide data about vehicle movement within the state for all cars that can be tracked with direct GPS or through the owner's smartphone. Based on the movement of the cars (and phones) over a certain time, the police can decide when a car was speeding. They intend on using this data to send speeding tickets to those who moved too far, too fast. Also, if an underage driver spends too long parked by an adult only establishment, police will be notified to investigate. If you are the research firm, would you supply the data?
Answer:
No. I would not supply the data.
Explanation:
Was the GIS research firm commissioned by the state legislature? The state lacks the authority to demand the GIS information. Moreover, the data subjects did not give their consent for the information to be used for this purpose. It will be a violation of data privacy rules to provide the data when the consents of the data subjects were not obtained.
Tan Corporation of Japan has two regional divisions with headquarters in Osaka and Yokohama. Selected data on the two divisions follow: Division Osaka Yokohama Sales $ 3,000,000 $ 9,000,000 Net operating income $ 210,000 $ 720,000 Average operating assets $ 1,000,000 $ 4,000,000 Required: 1. For each division, compute the return on investment (ROI) in terms of margin and turnover. 2. Assume that the company evaluates performance using residual income and that the minimum required rate of return for any division is 15%. Compute the residual income for each division.
Answer:
Return on Investment (ROI)
In terms of margin :
Division Osaka (ROI) = 21.00 %
Division Yokohama (ROI) = 18.75%
In terms of turnover :
Division Osaka (ROI) = 300%
Division Yokohama (ROI) = 225%
Residual Income
Division Osaka = $60,000
Division Yokohama = $120,000
Explanation:
Return on Investment = Divisional Profit Contribution / Assets Employed in the Division x 100
In terms of margin :
Division Osaka (ROI) = $ 210,000 / $ 1,000,000 x 100 = 21.00 %
Division Yokohama (ROI) = $ 720,000 / $ 4,000,000 x 100 = 18.75%
In terms of turnover :
Division Osaka (ROI) = $ 3,000,000 / $ 1,000,000 x 100 = 300%
Division Yokohama (ROI) = $ 9,000,000 / $ 4,000,000 x 100 = 225%
Residual Income = Controllable Profit - Cost of Capital Charge on Investment Controllable by Divisional Manager
Division Osaka = $ 210,000 - $ 1,000,000 x 15% = $60,000
Division Yokohama = $ 720,000 - $ 4,000,000 x 15% = $120,000
General Motors Corporation reported the following information in its 10-K report:
Inventories at December 31 ($ millions) 2008 2007
Productive material, work in process, and supplies $4,849 $6,267
Finished product, service parts, etc. 9,426 10,095
Total inventories at FIFO 14,275 16,362
Less LIFO allowance (1,233) (1,423)
Total automotive and other inventories, less allowances $13,042 $14,939
The company reports its inventory using the LIFO costing method during 2007 and 2008.
Required:
a. At what dollar amount are inventories reported on its 2008 balance sheet?
b. At what dollar amount would inventories have been reported in 2008 if FIFO inventory costing had been used?
Answer:
General Motors Corporation
a) Inventories are reported on its 2008 balance sheet at $13,042.
b) Inventories would have been reported on its 2008 balance sheet at $14,275 if FIFO inventory costing had been used.
Explanation:
a) Data and Analysis:
Inventories at December 31 ($ millions) 2008 2007
Productive material, work in process, and supplies $4,849 $6,267
Finished product, service parts, etc. 9,426 10,095
Total inventories at FIFO 14,275 16,362
Less LIFO allowance (1,233) (1,423)
Total automotive and other inventories, less allowances $13,042 $14,939
b) LIFO = Last-in, First-out. This inventory method assumes that items that were brought into the store last were the first to be sold. This presupposes that the cost of goods sold will be determined by the most recent items, while the ending inventory will be determined by the latter items.
c) FIFO = First-in, First-out: This is the opposite of LIFO. The inventory method assumes that items that were bought first would be the first to be sold. This method presupposes that the cost of goods sold will be determined by the first items in store, while the ending inventory will be determined by the cost of the most items.
The following data are available relating to the performance of Seminole Fund and the market portfolio: Seminole Market Portfolio Average return 18 % 14 % Standard deviations of returns 30 % 22 % Beta 1.4 1.0 Residual standard deviation 4.0 % 0.0 % The risk-free return during the sample period was 6%. If you wanted to evaluate the Seminole Fund using the M2 measure, what percent of the adjusted portfolio would need to be invested in T-Bills
Answer:
0.8%
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what percent of the adjusted portfolio would need to be invested in T-Bills
Using this formula
M2 =(Rp - Rf) * σ m / σ p - (Rm - Rf)
Whrere,
Rp represent Return on Seminole Fund (14%)
Rf represent Risk free rate of return(6%)
Rm represent Return on Market Portfolio(18%),
σ m represent Standard Deviation of return on market portfolio (22%)
σ p represent Standard Deviation of return on fund (30%)
Let plug in the formula
M2= (18 - 6) * 22 / 30 - (14 - 6)
M2= (12 * 0.73 ) - 8
M2= 8.8 - 8
M2= 0.8%
Therefore the percent of the adjusted portfolio that would need to be invested in T-Bills is 0.8%
ABC Corporation has total assets of 120 million, total liabilities of 80 million, Goodwill of 12 million, and 4 millions of shares outstanding. If you believe the reasonable price to tangible book value should be 1.6 for this company, what is the implied share price of ABC
Answer: $16
Explanation:
Implied share price = Book value per share * Price to tangible book value
Book value per share = (Assets - Liabilities) / Number of shares outstanding
= (120 - 80) / 4
= $10
Implied share price = 10 * 1.6
= $16
The following statements provide some analysis of policy regarding the global financial crisis of the late 2000s. Categorize each statement as positive or normative. Statement Positive or Normative?
a. The financial crisis was caused by faulty mathematical models that encouraged excessive risk taking.
b. The lack of effective regulation contributed to a risk-seeking culture in the financial services industry.
c. Central banks should have imposed tighter regulations on banks to prevent the financial crisis.
d. Executives of banks that received financial assistance from the government should not have received bonuses.
Answer:
Positive statement
Positive statement
normative statement
normative statement
Explanation:
Positive Economics is objective and statements are usually based on facts and economic theory. They can be tested.
For example, the statement - the lack of effective regulation contributed to a risk-seeking culture in the financial services industry- can be test empirically
Normative economics is based value judgements, opinions and perspectives. For example, the statement - Central banks should have imposed tighter regulations on banks to prevent the financial crisis- is based on opinion. Everyone would have an opinion on what the Central bank should have done
In order to safeguard the public health, environment, public beaches, water quality, and economy of south San Diego County, California, and Tijuana, Mexico, federal agencies in the United States and Mexico developed four alternatives for treating wastewater prior to discharge into the ocean. The project will minimize untreated wastewater flows that have caused chronic and substantial pollution in the Tijuana River Valley, the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, coastal areas used for agriculture and public recreation, and areas designated as critical habitat for federal- and state-listed endangered species. For the costs and benefits estimated, which alternative should be selected on the basis of a B/C analysis at 6% per year and a 40-year project period?
Pond System Expand Plan Advanced Prima Partial Secondary
Capital cost, $5.8 76 2 48
M&O cost, $/year 5.5 5.3 2.1 4.4
Benefits, $/year 11.1 12.0 2.7 8.3
Answer:
Following are the solution to these question:
Explanation:
Follows are the AW calculation to the total cost and add according to the rank of the increasing costs.
[tex]= 58 (0.06646) + 5.5\\= \$ 9.35[/tex]
[tex]AWexpand = 76(\frac{A}{P}, 6\%, 40) + 5.3[/tex]
[tex]= 2 (0.06646) + 2.1\\\\= \$ 2.23\\\\[/tex]
[tex]AWprimary = 2(\frac{A}{P}, 6\%, 40) + 2.1\\\\[/tex]
[tex]= 2 (0.06646) + 2.1\\\\= \$ 2.23\\\\[/tex]
[tex]AW partial = 48(\frac{A}{P}, 6\%, 40) + 4.4\\\\[/tex]
[tex]= 48 (0.06646) + 4.4\\\\= \$ 7.59[/tex]
Calculating the benefits of the directly estimate on the DN of the first alternative and rank as follows: DN, Primary, Partial, Pond, Expand
[tex]Primary \ DN: \frac{\Delta B}{с} = \frac{2.7}{2.23}= 1.21 \ eliminate\ DN\\\\Partial \ Primary: \frac{\Delta B}{с} =\frac{(8.3-2.7)}{(7.59-2.23)}= 1.04 \ eliminate \ Primary\\\\Pond \ Partial: \frac{\Delta B}{с} = \frac{(11.1 - 8.3)}{(9.35-7.59)}= 1.59 \ eliminate \ Partial\\\\Expand \ Pond: \frac{\Delta B}{с} = \frac{(12.0 - 11.1)}{(10.35 - 9.35)}= 0.90\ eliminate\ Expand\\\\[/tex]
select the Pond system