Answer:
Total Stockholders’ Equity is in error by: $25.
Explanation:
It is important to remember that Stockholders’ Equity consist of Retained Profit and Common Stock and effect on the errors on these elements ultimately affects Stockholders’ Equity.
The correct entry for expiration of prepaid insurance
Insurance Expense $12 (debit)
Prepaid Insurance $12 (credit)
Effect on net profit of the error : overstatement of profit by $12
Effect on common stock of the error : none
The correct entry for Issuance of bonds :
Investments in Bonds $12 (debit)
Cash $12 (credit)
Effect on net profit of the error : none
Effect on common stock of the error : overstatement by $13
Conclusion :
Total Effect on Stockholders’ Equity = Overstatement of $25.
Assume that ExxonMobil uses a standard cost system for each of its refineries. For the Houston refinery, the monthly fixed overhead budget is $8,000,000 for a planned outputs of 5,000,000 barrels. For September, the actual fixed cost was $8,750,000 for 5,100,000 barrels.
Required
a. Determine the fixed overhead budget variance.
b. If fixed overhead is applied on a per-barrel basis, determine the volume variance.
c. Provide formulas and an explanation.
Answer:
a. Fixed overhead budget variance = Budgeted fixed overhead - Actual fixed overhead
= $8,000,000 - $8,750,000
= $750,000 Unfavorable
b. Predetermined overhead rate per barrel = $8,000,000 / 5,000,000
= $1.60 per barrel
Fixed overhead applied = 5,100,000 * $1.60
= $8,160,000
Fixed overhead volume variance = Fixed overhead applied - Budgeted fixed overhead
= $8,160,000 - $8,000,000
= $160,000 Favorable
c. Fixed overhead budget variance = Budgeted fixed overhead - Actual fixed overhead
Predetermined overhead rate per barrel = Budgeted fixed overhead / Planned outputs
Fixed overhead volume variance = Fixed overhead applied - Budgeted fixed overhead
Suppose you run a lawn mowing business. You charge $15 per lawn, you can mow five lawns in an eight hour day, and you work five days a week. You currently have more people asking you to mow their lawns than you can satisfy so you are considering hiring someone to help. Your other option is to rent a riding lawn mower that will enable you to mow seven lawns each day. Your friend Jim, a good worker, will work for $8 per hour and will be able to mow five lawns in an eight hour day also. If you rent a riding mower, it will cost you $100 per week plus $25 for gas and oil.
Required:
What is your best option? Explain why you believe this is your best choice.
Answer:
Option 2
Explanation:
Option 1 If we hire someone to help
Revenue = $15/lawn x 5 lawns per day
Revenue = $75 x 7 days = $525
Total cost = Rate per hour x No. of lawns per day x No, of hours worked
Total cost = $8 x 5 x $8
Total cost = $320 x 7days = 2,240
Profit/Loss = $525- $2,240
Profit/loss = $1,715 loss
Option 2 If we rent a riding mower
Revenue = 7 lawns per day x $15/lawn x 7 days
Revenue = $735
Cost = $100 + $25 for gas and oi
Cost = $125
Profit/loss = $610
The best option would be Option 2 because Firstly it is very much low in cost and provides us a great revenue secondly, it also increases our work efficiency.
On July 1, 20Y1, Livingston Corporation, a wholesaler of manufacturing equipment, issued $46,000,000 of 20-year, 10% bonds at a market (effective) interest rate of 11%, receiving cash of $42,309,236. Interest on the bonds is payable semiannually on December 31 and June 30. The fiscal year of the company is the calendar year. Required: For all journal entries, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. 1. Journalize the entry to record the amount of cash proceeds from the issuance of the bonds on July 1, 20Y1. 20Y1 July 1 2. Journalize the entries to record the following: a. The first semiannual interest payment on December 31, 20Y1, and the amortization of the bond discount, using the straight-line method. Round to the nearest dollar. 20Y1 Dec. 31 b. The interest payment on June 30, 20Y2, and the amortization of the bond discount, using the straight-line method. Round to the nearest dollar. 20Y2 June 30 3. Determine the total interest expense for 20Y1. $ 4. Will the bond proceeds always be less than the face amount of the bonds when the contract rate is less than the market rate of interest
Answer and Explanation:
1 . The journal entries are shown below;
Cash Dr $42,309,236
Discount on bond payable $3,690,764
To Bond payable $46,000,000
(Being the issuance of the bond is recorded)
2. a.
Interest expense Dr $2,392,269
To Discount on bond payable ($3,690,764 ÷ 20 years × 2) $92,269.10
To Cash $23,000,000 ($46,000,000 ÷ 2 years)
(Being the interest expense is recorded)
b.
Interest expense Dr $2,392,269
To Discount on bond payable ($3,690,764 ÷ 20 years × 2) $92,269.10
To Cash $23,000,000 ($46,000,000 ÷ 2 years)
(Being the interest expense is recorded)
3. Total interest expense is $2,392,269
4. Yes, bond payments will always be lower than the face value of bonds, if the contract rate is lower than the interest rate on the market.
The Freeman Manufacturing Company is considering a new investment. Financial projections for the investment are tabulated below. The corporate tax rate is 34 percent. Assume all sales revenue is received in cash, all operating costs and income taxes are paid in cash, and all cash flows occur at the end of the year. All net working capital is recovered at the end of the project.
a. Compute the incremental net income of the investment for each year. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
b. Compute the incremental cash flows of the investment for each year. (Do not round intermediate calculations. A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign.)
c. Suppose the appropriate discount rate is 12 percent. What is the NPV of the project?
Complete question is given at the end of the question.
Answer with Explanation:
Requirement 1:
Net Income is an accounting profits which includes both cash flow items and non cash flow items. It can be calculated as under:
Net Income = (Sales - Cost - Depreciation) - (Income Before Tax * Tax Rate)
The computation is given in the Second excel sheet attached.
Requirement 2:
According to relevant costing principles if the cost is relevant then it must satisfy following conditions:
Must be cash flow in nature.Must be Future related (no past commitments).Differential or must be incrementalSo this means that the depreciation would not be taken into account as it is not a relevant cost and thus must not be included as an incremental cost.
Incremental Cash flow can be calculated using the following formula:
Incremental Cash Flow = Net Income + Depreciation (Removing its impact) - Working Capital Injection + Working Capital Withdrawal
The calculation for each year is shown in the second attachment.
Requirement 3:
The NPV can be calculated by discounting each year cash flow by the rate of return which in this case is 12%.
The formula for calculating the NPV is as under:
NPV = Investment in year zero - Net Cash Flow of Y1 / (1 + r)^1 - Net Cash Flow of Y2 / (1 + r)^2 - Net Cash Flow of Y3 / (1 + r)^3 - Net Cash Flow of Y4 / (1 + r)^4
The computation of NPV is given in the second attachment given below:
Which of the following is not considered to be a liability? Answers: a. Wages Payable b. Unearned Revenues c. Accounts Payable d. Accounts Receivable
Answer:
d. Accounts Receivable.
Explanation:
In Financial accounting, liability can be defined as the amount of money being owed by an individual or organization to another.
Simply stated, liability is a debt being owed and as such it usually has "payable" in its account title on the balance sheet.
Generally, liabilities are recorded on the right side of the balance sheet and it comprises of financial informations such as warranties, bonds, loans, deferred revenues, mortgages, account payable etc.
Accounts Receivable is not considered to be a liability because it is the payment a business firm would receive from its customers for goods purchased or services taken on credit. Accounts Receivable are recorded in the current assets section of the balance sheet because they add value to a business firm.
rojects A and B are mutually exclusive and have an initial cost of $78,000 each. Project A provides cash inflows of $32,000 a year for three years while Project B produces a cash inflow of $44,400 a year for two years. Which project(s) should be accepted if the discount rate is 10 percent
Answer:
Project A should be accepted.
Explanation:
The initial investment of project A = $78000
The initial investment of project B = $78000
The cash inflows of project A = $32000
The time period for project A = 3 years
The cash inflow of project B = $44400
The time period for project B = 2 years.
Interest rate (r ) = 10%
Now find the net present value of both project and then decide which one has to accept.
The net present value of project A:
[tex]=\frac{A(1-(1+r)^{-n})}{r} - \text{initial investment} \\= \frac{32000(1-(1+0.1)^{-3})}{0.1} - 78000 \\= 79579.26 – 78000 \\= $1579.26[/tex]
The net present value of project B:
[tex]=\frac{A(1-(1+r)^{-n})}{r} - \text{initial investment} \\= \frac{44400(1-(1+0.1)^{-2})}{0.1} - 78000 \\= - 942.14[/tex]
Project A should be accepted because project B has a negative net present value.
A dry cleaner uses exponential smoothing to forecast equipment usage. The August forecast was 88% and the actual was 89.6%. Use a smoothing constant of 0.1.
A. Prepare a forecast for September.
B. Assuming actual September usuage of 92 %, prepare a forecast for October usage
Answer:
1. 88.16%
2. 88.54%
Explanation:
a. Prepare a forecast for September
Smoothing constant (a) is 0.1
Forecast for August (Ft) is 88%
Actual usage for August (At) is 89.6%
Forecast for September(Ft +1) will therefore be;
Using the formulae
= Ft+a (At-Ft)
= 88% + 0.1(89.6% - 88%)
= 88% + 0.16%
= 88.16%
b. Assuming actual September usage of 92% , prepare a forecast for October usage.
Since we have the following,
Smoothing constant(a) 0.1
Then forecast for September(Ft) is 88.16%
Also, actual usage for September (At) is 92%
Therefore, forecast for October (Ft + 1) will be,
Using the formula
= Ft+a(At - Ft)
= 88.16% + 0.1(92% - 88.16%)
= 88.16% + 0.384%
= 88.54%
1. Stock A has an expected return of 7%, a standard deviation of expected returns of 35%, a correlation coefficient with the market of -0.3, and a beta coefficient of -0.5. Stock B has an expected return of 12% a standard deviation of returns of 10%, a 0.7 correlation with the market, and a beta coefficient of 1.0. Which security is riskier
Answer:
Option A is riskier
Explanation:
In this question, we want to know which of the two stocks is riskier.
To answer this, we can use the standard deviation of returns as a risk measure.
For a security with a big value for standard deviation of returns, its per period returns are wider making its range per day large.
Hence, what this means is that out of the two stocks, the one with a larger value of standard deviation of returns will guarantee more risk as it is expected to give a better ranges of price
Now back to the values in the question, we can see that the standard deviation of returns of stock A is greater than that of stock B which this makes it a more risky option
The stock in Bowie Enterprises has a beta of .85. The expected return on the market is 11.50 percent and the risk-free rate is 2.85 percent. What is the required return on the company's stock?
Answer:
10.203%
Explanation:
The stock in Bowie's enterprises has a beta of 0.85
The expected return on the market is 11.50%
The risk free rate is 2.85%
Therefore, the required return on the company's stock can be calculated as follows
Required return= Risk free rate+beta(market rate-risk free rate)
= 2.85+0.85(11.50-2.85)
= 2.85+ 0.85(8.65)
= 2.85+7.3525
= 10.203%
Hence the required rate in the company's stock is 10.203%
Rizio Co. purchases a machine for $12,500, terms 210, n60, FOB shipping point. Rizio paid within the discount period and took the $250 discount. Transportation costs of $360 were paid by Rizio. The machine required mounting and power connections costing $895. Another $475 is paid to assemble the machine, and $40 of materials are used to get it into operation. During installation, the machine was damaged and $180 worth of repairs were made. Compute the cost recorded for this machine.
Answer:
Cost of machine= $14,200
Explanation:
According to International Accounting standards(IAS) 16 property plan and equipment (PPE), the cost of an asset is the purchase cost plus other costs of bringing it to the intended working conditions.
So we will add the purchase cost to the installation cost , freight charges.
Note that the cost of the power connections, assembling and material used for installations all represent cost associated to bring the machine into ready for use.
Cost of machine = (12,500 - 250) + 360 + 895 + 475 + 40 + 180= 14,200
Cost of machine= $14,200
What is the value of a zero-coupon bond with a yield to maturity of 9 percent, a par value of $1,000, and 10 years to maturity? (Assume semi-annual compounding)
Answer:
$414.64
Explanation:
For computing the value of zero-coupon bond we need to apply the present value formula i.e to be shown in the attachment
Given that,
Future value = $1,000
Rate of interest = 9% ÷ 2 = 4.5%
NPER = 10 years × 2 = 20 years
PMT = $0
The formula is shown below:
= -PV(Rate;NPER;PMT;FV;type)
So, after applying the above formula, the present value is $414.64
App Holdings is expected to pay dividends of $1.50 every six months for the next three years. If the current price of App Holdings stock is $22.60, and App Holdings' equity cost of capital is 18%, what price would you expect App Holdings' stock to sell for at the end of three years
Answer:
The answer is $34.36
Explanation:
FV = PV x (1 + R x ((1 + r))^T = $22.6 x (1 + {($1.5 / $22.60) x [1 + (18% / 2)]}^6 = $34.36
Wolford Department Store is located in midtown Metropolis. During the past several years, net income has been declining because suburban shopping centers have been attracting business away from city areas. At the end of the company’s fiscal year on November 30, 2017, these accounts appeared in its adjusted trial balance.
Accounts Payable $34,304
Accounts Receivable 22,016
Accumulated Depreciation's Equipment 87,040
Cash 10,240
Common Stock 44,800
Cost of Goods Sold 786,304
Freight-Out 7,936
Equipment 200,960
Depreciation Expense 17,280
Dividends 15,360
Gain on Disposal of Plant Assets 2,560
Income Tax Expense 12,800
Insurance Expense 11,520
Interest Expense 6,400
Inventoryv 33,536
Notes Payable 55,680
Prepaid Insurance 7,680
Advertising Expense 42,880
Rent Expense 43,520
Retained Earnings 18,176
Salaries and Wages Expense 149,760
Sales Revenue 1,157,120
Salaries and Wages Payable 7,680
Sales Returns and Allowances 25,600
Utilities Expense 13,568
Additional data: Notes payable are due in 2021.
Required:
Prepare a multiple-step income statement. (List other revenues before other expenses.)
Answer:
Wolford Department Store
Income Statement
For the year ended November 30. 2017
Sales Revenue
Total sales $1,157,120
Less Sales return $25,600
Net Sales Revenue $1,131,520
Less : Cost of goods sold $786,304
Gross Profit $345,216
Operating Expenses
Selling Expenses
Freight out $7,936
Advertising expenses $42,880
Administrative expenses
Depreciation Expenses $17,280
Salaries and wages Expenses $149,760
Rent Expenses $43,520
Utilities Expenses $13,568
Insurance Expenses $11,520
Total Operating Expenses $286,464
$58,752
Other Income and Expenses
Gain on disposal of equipment $2,560
Less: Interest Expenses $11,520
Net Other Income and Expenses -$8,960
Less: Income Tax Expenses $12,800
Net Income $36,992
A proposed project has fixed costs of $47,000 per year. The operating cash flow at 11,000 units is $69,000. a. Ignoring the effect of taxes, what is the degree of operating leverage
Answer: 1.68
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that a proposed project has fixed costs of $47,000 per year and that the operating cash flow at 11,000 units is $69,000.
Ignoring the effect of taxes, the degree of operating leverage will be:
= 1 + ($47,000/$69,000)
= 1 + 0.68
= 1.68
From 1991 to 2000, the U.S. economy had an annual inflation rate of around 2.76%. The historical annual nominal risk-free rate for this same period was around 5.71%. Using the approximate nominal interest rate equation and the true nominal interest rate equation, compute the real interest rate for that decade. What is the estimated real interest rate using the approximate nominal interest rate equation for that decade?
Answer:
2.95% and 2.87%
Explanation:
The computation of the approximate real rate and the estimated real interest rate is shown below:
The Approximate real rate is
= Historic annual nominal risk free rate - Annual inflation rate
= 5.71% - 2.76%
= 2.95%
And, the estimated real interest rate is
= (1 + historical annual nominal risk free rate) ÷ (1 + annual inflation rate) - 1
= (1 + 0.0571) ÷ (1 + 0.0276) - 1
= 2.87%
We simply applied the above formulas so that each one could be determined
Suppose a stock has an expected return of 12% and a standard deviation of 6%. What is the likelihood that this stock returns between 12% and 18%
Answer: 34.13%.
Explanation:
Given : Expected return : [tex]\mu=12\%=0.12[/tex]
Standard deviation: [tex]\sigma=6\%=0.06[/tex]
Let x be the stock returns.
Then, the probability that stock returns between 12% and 18%:
[tex]P(0.12<x<0.18)=P(\dfrac{0.12-0.12}{0.06}<\dfrac{x-\mu}{\sigma}<\dfrac{0.18-0.12}{0.06})\\\\=P(0<Z<1)\ \ \ [\because z=\dfrac{x-\mu}{\sigma}]\\\\=P(Z<1)-P(Z<0)\\\\=0.8413-0.5\ \ \ \text{[By z-table]}\\\\=0.3413[/tex]
Hence, the likelihood that this stock returns between 12% and 18% is 34.13%.
Raphael's Performance Pizza is a small restaurant in Philadelphia that sells gluten-free pizzas. Raphael's very tiny kitchen has barely enough room for the three ovens in which his workers bake the pizzas. Raphael signed a lease obligating him to pay the rent for the three ovens for the next year. Because of this, and because Raphael's kitchen cannot fit more than three ovens, Raphael cannot change the number of ovens he uses in his production of pizzas in the short run.
However, Raphael's decision regarding how many workers to use can vary from week to week because his workers tend to be students. Each Monday, Raphael lets them know how many workers he needs for each day of the week. In the short run, these workers are____________ inputs, and the ovens are_____________ inputs.
Answer:
However, Raphael's decision regarding how many workers to use can vary from week to week because his workers tend to be students. Each Monday, Raphael lets them know how many workers he needs for each day of the week. In the short run, these workers are variable inputs, and the ovens are fixed inputs.
Explanation:
In the long run, all inputs are variable because eventually lease contracts expire, or they can move to new facilities. But on the short run, some inputs are fixed due to certain restraints. In this case, the restraints are the size of the kitchen and the lease contract for three ovens.
In the short run, the only input that Raphael can vary is the number of workers that he employs every week.
Ecker Company reports $1,925,000 of net income for 2017 and declares $269,500 of cash dividends on its preferred stock for 2017. At the end of 2017, the company had 300,000 weighted-average shares of common stock.
1. What amount of net income is available to common stockholders for 2017?
2. What is the company's basic EPS for 2017?
Answer:
(A) $1,655,500
(B) $5.52 per share
Explanation:
Ecker company announced a net income of $1,925,000
They also declare a cash dividend of $269,500
The company has 300,000 weighted average shares of common stock
(A) The amount of net income available to common stockhloders for 2017 can be calculated as follows
Net income available to common stockhloders= Net income- Preferred Cash dividend
= $1,925,000-$269,500
= $1,655,500
(B) The common basic EPS for 2017 can be calculated as follows
Common basic EPS= Net income available to stockholders/weighted average outstanding shares
= $1,655,500/300,000
= $5.52 per share
Suppose that you take $50 in currency out of your pocket and deposit it in your checking account. If the required reserve ratio is 8%, what is the largest amount (in dollars) by which the money supply can increase as a result of your action?
Answer:
The largest amount (in dollars) by which the money supply can increase as a result of the action is $625.
Explanation:
This is an example of money multiplier.
Money multiplier refers to the maximum amount of money that commercial bank can create or generate with each dollar of reserves.
Reserves or required reserves refer to the amount of money or portion of deposit that the central bank such as the Federal Reserve requires banks to hold and not lend.
In order to determine the largest amount (in dollars) by which the money supply can increase as a result of $50 deposit, money multiplier is used to multiply the $50 deposit.
The formula for the money multiplier is given as follows:
Money multiplier = 1/r
Where;
r = required reserve ratio = 8%, or 0.08.
Therefore, we have:
Money multiplier = 1 / 0.08 = 12.50
Largest amount of increase = Amount of deposit * Money multiplier = $50 * 12.50 = $625.
Therefore, the largest amount (in dollars) by which the money supply can increase as a result of the action is $625.
Fixed Overhead Spending and Volume Variances, Columnar and Formula Approaches
Branch Company provided the following information:
Standard fixed overhead rate
(SFOR) per direct labor hour $5.00
Actual fixed overhead $305,000
BFOH $300,000
Actual production in units 16,000
Standard hours allowed for
actual units produced (SH) 64,000
Required
Enter amounts as positive numbers and select Favorable (F) or Unfavorable(U).
Using the columnar approach, calculate the fixed overhead spending and volume variances.
1 2 3
Spending Volume
Answer:
Fixed Overheads Spending Variance = $5,000 Unfavorable(U).
Fixed Overheads Spending Variance = $20,000 Favorable (F).
Explanation:
Fixed Overheads Spending Variance = Actual Fixed Overheads - Budgeted Fixed Overheads
= $305,000 - $300,000
= $5,000 Unfavorable(U).
Fixed Overheads Spending Variance = Fixed Overheads at Actual Production - Budgeted Fixed Overheads
= ($5.00 × 64,000) - $300,000
= $320,000 - $300,000
= $20,000 Favorable (F)
The aggregate demand and aggregate supply model is a useful simplification of the macroeconomy used to explain short-run fluctuation in economic activity around its long-run trend.
a) The vertical axis of a diagram of the aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves measures which of the following?
A. An economy's price level.
B. The amount of a particular representative good produced in the economy.
C. The price of a particular representative good produced in the economy.
b) Which of the following are reasons that the short-run aggregate supply curve slopes upward?
A. As the price level rises, firms expand their production because they can sell their output for more money.
B. As the price level rises, firms find it more profitable to hire workers at any given wage.
C. As the price level rises, firms decrease their investment, because it is more expensive to purchase capital.
Answer:
The correct answers are:
a) A. An economy's price level.
b) A. As the price level rises, firms expand their production because they can sell their output for more money.
Explanation:
On the one hand, in this type of economic model, the aggregate supply and demand represent the economy's price and quantity level regarding the output of the country as a whole. Therefore that in the vertical axis of the diagram the curves measures the price level of the economy and in the horizontal axis the curves measure the output that the economy produces at that given price.
On the other hand, the slope of the aggregate supply is upward because of the same reason as it is in the supply curve, because of the law of the supply, that states that there is a direct relationship between the price of the good an its quantity offered. Thefore that when the price level rises the firms will produce more because they can sell their production at a higher price.
10. You recently sold 200 shares of Apple stock to your brother. The transfer was made through a broker, and the trade occurred on the NYSE. This is an example of:
Answer:
A secondary market transaction
Explanation:
Secondary market transaction: In this transaction, the transaction which is already issued to the public are sold by another investors.
In this type market, the investors buy and sell securities which are theirs . It is what most people typically think of as the "stock market," though stocks are also sold on the primary market when they are first issued.
So in the question, the transfer was made through a broker which implies it deals in the secondary market.
Primary market transaction: In this transaction, the company directly sells the new stocks, bonds, etc to the public for the first time.
Future market transaction: This is the transaction which occurs in the near future to buy some specific quantities at the future price.
The city of Oak Ridge is considering the construction of a four kilometer (km) greenway walking trail. It will cost $1 comma 000 per km to build the trail and $340 per km per year to maintain it over its 22-year life. If the city's MARR is 11% per year, what is the equivalent uniform annual cost of this project? Assume the trail has no residual value at the end of 22 years.
Answer:
equivalent uniform annual cost = $1,849.25
Explanation:
Initial cost $4,000
then 22 cash outflows of $1,360
discount rate 11%
using a financial calculator, we determine the NPV = -$15,119.01
EAC = (NPV x r) / [1 - (1 + r)⁻ⁿ]
EAC = (-$15,119.01 x 11%) / [1 - (1 + 11%)⁻²²] = -$1,663.09 / 0.89933 = -$1,849.25
Builtrite bonds have the following: 5 ½% coupon, 11 years until maturity, $1000 par and are currently selling at $1054. If you want to make an 5% return, what would you be willing to pay for the bond?
Answer:
$1,041.53
Explanation:
The price that a rational investor would pay for the bond yearning for 5% rate of return can be determined using excel pv function below:
=-pv(rate,nper,pmt,fv)
rate is the yield expected by the investor
nper is the number of annual coupons remaining i.e 11
pmt is the amount of annual coupon=face value*coupon rate=$1000*5.5%=$55
fv is the face value of $1000
=-pv(5%,11,55,1000)=$1,041.53
An investor considers investing $10,000 in the stock market. He believes that the probability is 0.30 that the economy will improve, 0.40 that it will stay the same, and 0.30 that it will deteriorate. Further, if the economy improves, he expects his investment to grow to $15,000, but it can also go down to $8,000 if the economy deteriorates. If the economy stays the same, his investment will stay at $10,000.a. What is the expected value of his investment?b. Should he invest the $10,000 in the stock market if he is risk neutral?c. Is the decision clear-cut if he is risk averse? Explain.
Answer:
a. What is the expected value of his investment?
$10,900b. Should he invest the $10,000 in the stock market if he is risk neutral?
If the investor is risk neutral, then he pays little attention to market risk, therefore, he/she should invest because the expected value is higher than the investment.c. Is the decision clear-cut if he is risk averse?
If the investor is risk averse, it means that he/she is afraid of market risk and likes to make decisions that involve the least possible risk. In this case, the possibility of losing money is not that large (in my opinion) and the expected value is relatively high, but a risk averse investor would probably prefer an investment that yields a lower rate but is more secure, e.g. US securities.Explanation:
total investment $10,000
if economy improves = 0.30 x $15,000 = $4,500if economy remains the same = 0.40 x $10,000 = $4,000if economy deteriorates = 0.30 x $8,000 = $2,400total expected value = $10,900
Mr. and Ms. Kingsley owned acre as joint tenants in fee simple absolute. Ms Kingsley secretly conveyed her interest to herself in an instrument that added, "I hereby terminate the joint tenancy in Black-acre with Mr. Kingsley." Ms. Kingsley thereafter leased a portion of the property to Mr. Matthew, over the objections of Mr. Kingsley for Mr. Matthew to use for holding boxing matches. Their lease provided that Mr. Matthew would pay $1000.00 on the first day of each month during which he was permitted to use the property. Mr. Kingsley demanded from Ms. Kingsley one-half of the rents received from Mr. Matthew.
Required:
Describe the property relations between the parties and Mr. Kingsley's rights and remedies.
Answer:
Mr. and Ms. Kingsley as Joint Tenants
1. Property Relations between Mr. and Ms. Kingsley: The titles show that the Kingsleys are living together but not married partners. However, the Black-acre is jointly owned by these partners. Each has equal rights and obligations over the acre. Ms. Kingsley does not have absolute right to sell or lease any part of the acre without the consent of Mr. Kingsley or without obtaining a court permit to sell or lease, especially upon Mr. Kingsley's objections. She also lacks the legal right to secretly "terminate the joint tenancy in Black-acre" without the knowledge of Mr. Kingsley or without going through the applicable court process.
2. Mr. Kingsley's Rights and Remedies: Having leased a portion of the acre to Mr. Matthew, Mr. Kingsley is entitled to half of the monthly lease payments. He also has the right to demand from Ms. Kingsley one-half of the rents from the lease. He can, in the absence of Ms. Kingsley's refusal, initiate a court process to enforce his joint-tenancy rights.
Explanation:
Joint-tenancy can exist between Mr. Kingsley and Ms. Kingsley, whether they are legally married or not. Joint-tenancy can also exist between two or more parties without the intention of marriage. The term is a legal term that describes an equally shared ownership interest in a property. Joint-tenancy deeds are established in order to avoid the need for a probate in the case of a party's death.
During June, Vixen Company sells $850,000 in merchandise that has a one year warranty. Experience shows that warranty expenses average about 3% of the selling price. Customers returned $14,000 of merchandise for warranty replacement during the month. The entry to settle the customer warranties is:
Answer: Debit Warranty Expense $25,500; credit Estimated Warranty Liability $25,500.
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that during June, Vixen Company sells $850,000 in merchandise that has a one year warranty and that experience shows that warranty expenses average about 3% of the selling price and that customers returned $14,000 of merchandise for warranty replacement during the month.
The entry to settle the customer warranties is to debit Warranty Expense $25,500 and then credit Estimated Warranty Liability $25,500.
The warranty expense is calculated as:
= 3% × $850,000
= 0.03 × $850,000
= $25,500
If the USA could produce 1 ton of potatoes or 0.5 tons of wheat per worker per year, while Ireland could produce 3 tons of potatoes or 2 tons of wheat per worker per year, there can be mutual gains from trade if:
This question is incomplete because the options are missing; here are the options:
A. The USA specializes in potatoes because of its comparative advantage in producing potatoes.
B. The USA specializes in wheat because of its absolute advantage in producing wheat.
C. The USA specializes in wheat because of its comparative advantage in producing wheat.
D. There can be no mutual gains from trade.
The correct answer to this question is A. The USA specializes in potatoes because of its comparative advantage in producing potatoes.
Explanation:
In economics, a country has a comparative advantage, if it can produce a specific good at a lower opportunity cost, which implies the loss of choosing the product over others is low. Also, mutual gains are possible if each country specializes in the product with a comparative advantage. Moreover, to know which country has an opportunity advantage you need to calculate the opportunity cost of 1 unit, or, in this case, 1 ton of the product.
In the case of the U.S. you already know 1 ton of potatoes is equivalent to 0.5 tons of wheat, which is the opportunity cost. Now, let's calculate this factor for the production of 1 ton of potatoes in Ireland
3 tons of potatoes = 2 tons of wheat 1. Use 3 (tons of potatoes) and divide both numbers into three
3 tons of potatoes/ 3 = 2 tons of wheat / 3
1 ton of potatoes = 0.66
This shows the opportunity cost in the USA is lower and this represents a comparative advantage as less is lost when potatoes are chosen over wheat. Thus, to benefit both countries the USA should specialize in potatoes due to the higher comparative advantage or lower opportunity cost.
Many Western European countries are giving monetary incentives to employees who have multiple children. Why would they do this? How would a baby boom change Japan's demographics?
Answer:
The incentive is to encourage more families to have more children.
A baby boom in Japan will ensure that there is enough workforce to maintain the growing economy in the future.
Explanation:
The western countries, especially Europe is battling with population decline, which is estimated to have an economic impact in the future, due to a potential decline in the labor force in the future. To counter this, many of these western nations have crated policies that encourages childbirth by providing incentive for families with multiple children, reducing tax for such families, and even as far as up to 12 to 16 months paid paternity and maternity leave, when a couple has a new baby. Couples are also given government paychecks when they go on childbirth leave.
Japan is one of the countries that has been experiencing a population decline in recent years. The number of death seem to be more than the number of births. The general effect is the fear of a dwindling work force of the future. This will lead to more people retiring later, and there would be a huge pressure on the pension schemes, and the economy as a whole due to this. A population boom will mean that a future workforce is guaranteed, and the retirement age lowered, and the call for dependency on automation due to a shrinking workforce can be reviewed.
Many of the western and developed nations are now giving incentives to those who produce more than one child or multiple children.
As their economy is getting old and is aging hence in order to company the problem of the aging of population monetary incentives are given. The baby boom is a condition related to the growth of babies. Japan is a greying nation that has a negatively declining trend of population. Due to the larger medical aid population is getting older and the birth rate is low. A baby boom may lead to an increase in youth and the young population. More children and more people.Learn more about the Western European countries that are giving monetary incentives.
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Bonita Industries applies overhead to production at a predetermined rate of 80% based on direct labor cost. Job No. 130, the only job still in process at the end of August, has been charged with manufacturing overhead of $5100. What was the amount of direct materials charged to Job 130 assuming the balance in Work in Process inventory is 45000?
Answer:
Direct Materials $ 33525
Explanation:
Bonita Industries
Job No. 130,
Manufacturing overhead $5100.
Direct Labor = $ 6375
5100 80
x 100
Using cross product direct labor = 5100 *100/80= 6375.
We have
Work in Process inventory $ 45000
Less
Manufacturing overhead $5100.
Direct Labor $ 6375
Direct Materials $ 33525
The Work in Process is debited with Direct Materials, Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overheads.
As we know the Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overheads we can find out the Direct Materials by subtracting the Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overheads from the Work In Process Inventory balance.