Geralt of Rivia is an independent contractor who specializes in monster-killing. His unique skills have earned him the bargaining power to sell his services at a high price to those willing to pay for the removal of infestations of fire elementals, rock trolls, royal wyverns, or the like. Geralt specializes only in hard-to-kill monsters, however, leaving the likes of basiliks and harpies, monsters lower on the totem pole, to less sophisticated monster slayers.
Given these facts, based on the Generic Business Strategies framework, we might say that Geralt occupies the_______ (1) quadrant of the framework.
When Geralt takes a contract from a rich village seeking his aid, they represent a/n _______(2)
Geralt often buys potions and elixirs from various alchemists to help his fighting ability. However, he can make these potions and elixirs himself if he has the time. If he were to do this instead of buying from the alchemists, this would constitute a form of________ (3)
When Geralt takes a contract, it usually requires about a week of planning and preparation, which includes trips to the armorer, time spent making alchemical concoctions that protect him during the confrontation with the monster(s), and the staking out of ideal fighting ground when the battle occurs. As such, Geralt ofter has to choose between contracts, sometimes accepting one contract while forgoing the opportunity to pursue another contract. As we have discussed, this decision constitutes a_________ (4).
Now, let's say that Geralt is governed by a neutral "Council of Witchers" that ensure that those who purchase Geralt's services (e.g., rich villages or principalities plagued by monster infestations) are well-served, and that Geralt spends their gold in ways that work toward the removal of the targeted monsters which these clients have paid to have removed.
We might say that this "Council" serves as Geralt's role in this arrangement. Geralt, in turn, serves as the ______(5) and that the purchasers of Geralt's services, such as rich villages, represent the________ (6) in this arrangement. х (1) differentiation (2) buyer х (3) forward integration (4) tradeoff (5) management х (6) party __________(7) agent

Answer: 1. Differentiation focus

2. Buyer

3. Backward Integration

4. Trade off

5. Board of directors

6. Principal

7. Agent

Explanation:

1. Geralt is using Differentiation focus strategy as it gives the customers a product which they believe is superior than other similar products although the price if the product is higher than others. The product is unique from other products.

2. When Geralt takes a contract from a rich village seeking his aid, they represent a buyer.

3. If Geralt makes the potions and elixirs himself if he has the time rather than buying from the alchemists, this would constitute a form of backward integration. This is because he's expanding his role by taking up a task that's being completed previously in the supply chain.

4. Since Geralt has to choose between contracts, this is a trade off. Trade occurs when we've to choose between alternatives. In this case, we forgo some at the expense of others.

5. Based in the information given, Geralt serves as the board of director.

6. Those who buy Geralt's services, such as rich villages, represent the Principal.

7. Geralt serves as the agent. He's the one negotiating contracts and supplying what's needed.

Mr. Manning is looking to invest in a one-year stock option and has four possible options. The four options have various rates of return based on whether or not the market rises or fall within the coming year. After consulting with his financial planner, he has the following estimates based on the various market outcomes:

Stock Market Rising Market Stable Market Falling
SUA $68,082 $47,373 $36,362
YSP $64,850 $49,320 $44,865
HTC $57,198 $52,949 $50,605
YHA $59,766 $59,766 $59,766

Mr. Manning’s planner has estimated that the probability the market rises is 60%, stays stable is 30%, and falls is 10%. To assist Mr. Manning in his decision, build a decision tree to model the decision and answer the following question. You do not need to upload your decision tree for this question.

Required:
a. Which stock is the best expected value decision and what is the expected value of that decision?
b. Which stock is the worst expected value decision?

Preparing job order costing journal entries

Journalize the following transactions for Marge's Sofas.

a. Incurred and paid Web site expenses, $2,000.
b. Incurred manufacturing wages of $15,000, 75% of which was direct labor and 25% of which was indirect labor.
c. Purchased raw materials on account, $24,000.
d. Used in production: direct materials, $7,500; indirect materials, $5,000.
e. Recorded manufacturing overhead: depreciation on plant, $18,000; plant insurance (previously paid), $1,500; plant property tax, $3,900 (credit Property Tax Payable).
f. Allocated manufacturing overhead to jobs, 200% of direct labor costs.
g. Completed production on jobs with costs of $40,000.
h. Sold inventory on account, $22,000; cost of goods sold, $18,000.
i. Adjusted for overallocated or underallocated overhead.

Which of the following statement is not true about the Commercial News USA magazine, the official export magazine for the US: Group of answer choices Magazine is published in both English and Spanish Magazine is published in both English and Chinese Magazine is published the official export promotion magazine of the US government Magazine has an estimated 250,000 readers in 178 countries.

Jallouk Corporation has two different bonds currently outstanding. Bond M has a face value of $30,000 and matures in 20 years. The bond makes no payments for the first six years, then pays $2,400 every six months over the subsequent eight years, and finally pays $2,700 every six months over the last six years. Bond N also has a face value of $30,000 and a maturity of 20 years; it makes no coupon payments over the life of the bond. The required return on both these bonds is 6% compounded semi-annually. What are the current price of bond M and bond N?

A warranty guarantees that the product sold will be acceptable for the purpose for which the buyer intends to use it.


t or f

The answer should be C. Bc clip art can have text illustrations etc!

You purchased 1,000 shares of the New Fund at a price of $38 per share at the beginning of the year. You paid a front-end load of 2.5%. The securities in which the fund invests increase in value by 9% during the year. The fund's expense ratio is 1.3%. What is your rate of return on the fund if you sell your shares at the end of the year

Carrie is creating a personal balance sheet. The heading includes the period of time that the balance sheet represents Which could be the heading of Carrie's balance sheet?
Carrie's Balance Sheet (January 1, 2021)
Carrie's Balance Sheet (January)
Carrie's Balance Sheet (Friday, January 3) Carrie's Balance Sheet (January 2011 - January 2021)​

At the present time, Andalusian Limited (AL) has 5-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. These bonds have a current market price of $1,438.04 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 14%, and distribute annual coupon payments. The company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 35%. If AL wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? (Note: Round your YTM rate to two decimal place.)

Yozamba Technology has two divisions, Consumer and Commercial, and two corporate service departments, Tech Support and Purchasing. The corporate expenses for the year ended December 31, 20Y7, are as follows:

Tech Support Department $516,000
Purchasing Department 89,600
Other corporate administrative expenses 560,000
Total corporate expense $1,165,600

The other corporate administrative expenses include officers' salaries and other expenses required by the corporation. The Tech Support Department charges the divisions for services rendered, based on the number of computers in the department, and the Purchasing Department charges divisions for services, based on the number of purchase orders for each department. The usage of service by the two divisions is as follows:

Tech Support Purchasing
Consumer Division 375 computers 1,960 purchase prder
Commercial Division 225 3640
Total 600 computers 5,600 purchase order

The service department charges of the Tech Support Department and the Purchasing Department are considered controllable by the divisions. Corporate administrative expenses are not considered controllable by the divisions. The revenues, cost of goods sold, and operating expenses for the two divisions are as follows:

Consumer Commercial
Revenues $7,430,000 $6,184,000
Cost of goods sold 4,123,000 3,125,000
Operating expenses 1,465,000 1,546,000

Required:
Prepare the divisional income statements for the two divisions.

Analyse the benefits of employee training to a business.​

On February 1, 2020, Nash's Contractors agreed to construct a building at a contract price of $5,700,000. Nash's estimated total construction costs would be $3,920,000 and the project would be finished in 2022. Information relating to the costs and billings for this contract is as follows:

2020 2021 2022
Total costs incurred to date $1,470,000 $2,580,000 $4,550,000
Estimated costs to complete 2,450,000 1,720,000 -0-
Customer billings to date 2,100,000 3,920,000 5,500,000
Collections to date 1,900,000 3,400,000 5,400,000

Fill in the correct amounts on the following schedule. For percentage-of-completion accounting and for completed-contract accounting, show the gross profit that should be recorded for 2020, 2021, and 2022.

2020 $________ 2020 $________
2021 $________ 2021 $________
2022 $________ 2022 $________

DJH Enterprises has 3 departments. Operating results for 2019 are as follows:

Department 1 Department 2 Department 3
Sales $670,000 $322,000 $856,000
Variable costs 445,000 287,000 602,000
Contribution margin $225,000 $35,000 $254,000
Direct fixed expenses $120,000 $27,000 $163,000
Common fixed expenses 75,000 30,000 94,000
Total fixed expenses $195,000 $57,000 $257,000
Operating income (loss) $30,000 ($22,000) ($3,000)

DJH is considering eliminating the departments that show losses. Assume that the direct fixed expenses could be avoided if the department is eliminated. What effect would elimination of Department 2 have on DJ H's total operating income?

Carol and Dave each purchase 100 shares of stock of Burgundy, Inc., a publicly owned corporation, in July for $10,000 each. Carol sells her stock on December 31 for $8,000. Because Burgundy’s stock is listed on a national exchange, Dave can ascertain that his shares are worth $8,000 on December 31. Does the Federal income tax law treat the decline in value of the stock differently for Carol and Dave? Explain.

Recording Cash Dividends [LO 11-3 National Chocolate Corp. produces chocolate bars and snacks under the brand names Blast and Soothe. A press release contained the following information March 5-National Chocolate Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special one-time" cash dividend of $1.20 per share on its 102,000 outstanding common shares. The dividend will be paid on April 29 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 26. The Company's fiscal year will end April 30 Required 1. Prepare any journal entries that National Chocolate Corp. should make on the four dates mentioned in press release. (If no entry is required for a transaction/date, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

Problem 10-18 Return on Investment (ROI) and Residual Income [LO10-1, LO10-2] "I know headquarters wants us to add that new product line," said Dell Havasi, manager of Billings Company’s Office Products Division. "But I want to see the numbers before I make any move. Our division’s return on investment (ROI) has led the company for three years, and I don’t want any letdown." Billings Company is a decentralized wholesaler with five autonomous divisions. The divisions are evaluated on the basis of ROI, with year-end bonuses given to the divisional managers who have the highest ROIs. Operating results for the company’s Office Products Division for this year are given below: Sales $ 10,000,000 Variable expenses 6,000,000 Contribution margin 4,000,000 Fixed expenses 3,200,000 Net operating income $ 800,000 Divisional average operating assets $ 4,000,000 The company had an overall return on investment (ROI) of 15% this year (considering all divisions). Next year the Office Products Division has an opportunity to add a new product line that would require an additional investment that would increase average operating assets by $1,000,000. The cost and revenue characteristics of the new product line per year would be: Sales $2,000,000 Variable expenses 60% of sales Fixed expenses $640,000

Last summer, Maria decided to join a bowling league with some colleagues from work. They formed a team and bowled together several times to get to know one another better. The week before the league started, the team had to come up with a name. During a meeting to discuss this, Maria and her teammate Tim got into a heated debate because Maria wanted their name to be The Lucky Strikes, whereas Tim wanted the team name to be The Pin City Pimps. While yelling at each other, it became clear that Maria thought she should be the team manager because she had formed the team. Tim was just as adamant that he should be team manager because he is the more experienced bowler.

1. As Sunita and Hubert argue about the team name, what stage of development is their bowling team in?

a. Storming
b. Norming
c. Performing
d. Forming

2. If a team leader wanted to help a team such as Sunita’s get through the storming stage of team development, he or she should take which of the following actions? Check all that apply.

a. Encourage participation by all team members.
b. Help the team discourage free riding.
c. Disband the team.
d. Watch for blocking, or disruptive, behaviors and help prevent them.

Gamegirl Inc., has the following transactions during August. August 6 Sold 72 handheld game devices for $210 each to DS Unlimited on account, terms 2/10, net 60. The cost of the 72 game devices sold, was $190 each. August 10 DS Unlimited returned seven game devices purchased on 6th August since they were defective. August 14 Received full amount due from DS Unlimited.

Required:
Prepare the transactions for GameGirl, Inc., assuming the company uses a perpetual inventory system.

The accountant at Blackjack Company is figuring out the difference in income taxes the company will pay depending on the choice of either FIFO or LIFO as an inventory costing method. The tax rate is 30% and the FIFO method will result in income before taxes of $3,640. The LIFO method will result in income before taxes of $3,290. What is the difference in tax that would be paid between the two methods

Brodrick Company expects to produce 20,000 units for the year ending December 31. A flexible budget for 20,000 units of production reflects sales of $400,000; variable costs of $80,000; and fixed costs of $150,000. Assume that actual sales for the year are $480,000 (26,000 units), actual variable costs for the year are $112,000, and actual fixed costs for the year are $145,000. Prepare a flexible budget performance report for the year. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, unfavorable, and no variance.)

Lauer Corporation uses the periodic inventory system and has provided the following information about one of its laptop computers: Date Transaction Number of Units Cost per Unit 1/1 Beginning Inventory 220 $ 920 5/5 Purchase 320 $ 1,020 8/10 Purchase 420 $ 1,120 10/15 Purchase 260 $ 1,170 During the year, Lauer sold 1,050 laptop computers. What was ending inventory using the FIFO cost flow assumption

You expect General Motors (GM) to have a beta of 1.3 over the next year and the beta of Exxon Mobil (XOM) to be 0.9 over the next year. Also, you expect the volatility of General Motors to be 40% and that of Exxon Mobil to be 30% over the next year. Which stock has more systematic risk? Which stock has more total risk? A) XOM, GM B) XOM, XOM C) GM, XOM D) GM, GM E) Not enough information to answer the question

Use the following information to answer Questions 12 - 15. Below is selected data for Gertup Corporation as of 12/31/05: Gertup has maintained the same inventory levels throughout 2005. If end of year inventory turnover was increased to 12 through more efficient relationships with suppliers, how much cash would be freed up (pick closest number)

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Kieso Company borrowed $640,000 for six months. The annual interest rate on the loan was 8%. Kieso's fiscal year ends on December 31. Kieso borrowed the $640,000 one month prior to the end of its last fiscal year and paid the $640,000 plus interest back five months into its current fiscal year. How much interest expense, if any, would Kieso report at the end of its last fiscal year and at the end of its current fiscal year

Suppose you want to deposit a certain amount of money into a savings account and then leave it alone to draw interest for the next 10 years. At the end of 10 years you would like to have $10,000 in the account. How much do you need to deposit today to make that happen?

Periods 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 1 0.909 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 2 1.736 1.713 1.690 1.668 1.647 3 2.487 2.444 2.402 2.361 2.322 4 3.170 3.102 3.037 2.974 2.914 5 3.791 3.696 3.605 3.517 3.433 6 4.355 4.231 4.111 3.998 3.889 7 4.868 4.712 4.564 4.423 4.288 8 5.335 5.146 4.968 4.799 4.639 Knowledge Check 01 You are expecting a series of annual cash flows of $25,000 for six years. What is the present value of this annuity if the discount rate is 12%

The D. Dorner Farms Corporation is considering purchasing one of two fertilizer-herbicides for the upcoming year. The more expensive of the two is better and will produce a higher yield. Assume these projects are mutually exclusive and that the required rate of return is 10 percent. Given the following free cash flows:

Product A Product B
Initial outlay -$5000 -$5000
Inflow year 1 700 6,000

Required:
a. Calculate the NPV of each project.
b. Calculate the PI of each project.
c. Calculate the IRR of each project.
d. If there is no capital-rationing constraint, which project should be selected? If there is a capital-rationing constraint, how should the decision be made?

you observe thundering herd common stoc k selling for $40.00 per share. the next dividen is ecoected to be $2.00, and is expected to grow at a 4% annual rate forever. If your requir4ed rate of return is 12%, you should purchase the stock? A. Yes, because the presemt value of the expected future cash flows is greater than $40 g

On April 1, Java Brewers created a petty cash fund starting with $100. On April 30, there was only $5 remaining in the petty cash box. The custodian of the fund presented vouchers to the company accountant for Supplies of $55 and Delivery Expenses of $40. The journal entry on April 30, to replenish the fund, would be: On April 1, Java Brewers created a petty cash fund starting with $100. On April 30, there was only $5 remaining in the petty cash box. The custodian of the fund presented vouchers to the company accountant for Supplies of $55 and Delivery Expenses of $40. The journal entry on April 30, to replenish the fund, would be: OPTION ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT (A) Petty cash 95 Cash 95 (B) Cash 95 Petty cash 95 (C) Delivery expenses 40 Supplies 55 Petty cash 95 (D) Delivery expenses 40 Supplies 55 Cash 95