Answer:
c. Matt has anxiety about giving his speech, so he works on his linguistics homework to distract himself.
Explanation:
The behavior that represent the examples with respect to the speaker effectively preparing for the lecture are as follows:
a. The john types a copy of his speech where there is non expected moment comes
b. Eva remember her total speech as she want to neglect the rigidity
c, The molly records her speech and she plays it back so to be sure that she speaks clearly or not
So as per the given situation, the option c should be considered
Vaughn’s standard quantities for 1 unit of product include 5 pounds of materials and 1.0 labor hours. The standard rates are $4 per pound and $5 per hour. The standard overhead rate is $6 per direct labor hour. The total standard cost of Vaughn’s product is $31.00. $25.00. $15.00. $11.00.
Answer:
$31.00
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what The total standard cost of Vaughn's product is
Using this formula
Total standard cost of product=(Material Standard rate per pound × pounds of material) + (Labor standard rate per hour × labor hours) + (Standard overhead rate x labor hours)
Let plug in the formula
Total standard cost of product=[($4 × 5) + ($5 × 1.0)]+ ($6 × 1.0)
Total standard cost of product=($20+$5)+$6
Total standard cost of product= $25.00 +$6
Total standard cost of product= $31.00
Therefore The total standard cost of Vaughn's product is $31.00
Account verification accounts 5,000 accounts 3,000 accounts Correspondence letters 1,000 letters 1,400 letters How much of the account billing cost will be assigned to Department B
Answer:
$24,750
Explanation:
The computation of the account billing cost assigned to department B is shown below;
Computation of the activity rate of account billing cost pool
Activity rate = Account billing cost ÷ Expected account billing lines
= $220,000 ÷ 4,000,000
= $0.055 per line
Now Calculation for account billing cost assigned to department B is
Cost assigned = Activity rate × Activity of Department B
= $0.055 × 450,000
= $24,750
An individual wishes to deposit an amount of money now and $100 every year so that at the end of 10 years $1,500 will have been accumulated. With interest at 2% per year, how much should be deposited now
Answer:
$332.26
Explanation:
The amount to be invested today is known as the Principle Value. We discount the future cash flows using the effective interest rate to arrive at the Principle Value.
Using a financial calculator, we can determine the Principle Value (PV) simply as follows :
PV = ??
PMT = - $100
P/YR = 1
I = 2 %
FV = $1,500
N = 10
This gives a PV of ($332.26)
therefore,
$332.26 should be deposited now to meet the goals.
Additional information about the company follows: Hubs require $24 in direct materials per unit, and Sprockets require $17. The direct labor wage rate is $14 per hour. Hubs require special equipment and are more complex to manufacture than Sprockets. The ABC system has the following activity cost pools: Estimated Activity Activity Cost Pool (Activity Measure) Overhead Cost Hubs Sprockets Total Machine setups (number of setups) $ 27,000 125 100 225 Special processing (machine-hours) $ 258,000 4,300 0 4,300 General factory (organization-sustaining) $ 124,800 NA NA NA Required: 1. Compute the activity rate for each activity cost pool. 2. Determine the unit product cost of each product according to the ABC system.
Question Completion:
Fogerty Company makes two products, titanium Hubs and Sprockets. Data regarding the two products follow:
Direct Labor Production
hours per unit Units
Hubs 0.7 27,000
Sprockets 0.3 59,000
Answer:
Fogerty Company
The unit product cost of each product according to the ABC system:
Hubs Sprockets
Unit production cost $46.22 $22.46
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Hubs Sprockets
Direct materials per unit $24 $17
Direct labor rate per hour $14 $14
Direct labor per unit $9.80 $4.20 ($14 *0.3)
Estimated Activity Activity Cost Pool Overhead Hubs Sprockets Total
(Activity Measure) Cost
Machine setups (number of setups) $ 27,000 125 100 225
Special processing (machine-hours) $ 258,000 4,300 0 4,300
General factory (organization-sustaining) $ 124,800 NA NA NA
Total overhead expenses $409,800
Activity rate:
Machine setups = $120 ($27,000/225)
Special processing = $60 ($258,000/4,300)
General factory = $62,400 ($124,800/2)
2. The unit product cost of each product according to the ABC:
Overhead costs:
Hubs Sprockets Total
Machine setups $15,000 $12,000 $27,000
Special processing 258,000 0 258,000
General factory 62,400 62,400 124,800
Total overhead $335,400 $74,400 $409,800
Units produced 27,000 59,000 86,000
Overhead per unit $12.42 $1.26
Hubs Sprockets
Direct materials per unit $24.00 $17.00
Direct labor per unit $9.80 $4.20
Overhead cost per unit $12.42 $1.26
Unit production cost $46.22 $22.46
if a car was driven at 60kmh^-1 continually for two hours yet the average velocity for the journey was zero,explain how this could be so
Answer:
The average velocity of the car was zero because the displacement was zero.
Explanation:
Average velocity is the rate of change of displacement with time. Mathematically, it is calculated as follows;
[tex]v = \frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t} = \frac{x_2 - x_1}{t_2 - t_1}[/tex]
where;
x₁ is the initial position or starting point of the car
x₂ is the final position or finishing point of the car
t₁ is the initial time = 0
t₂ is the final time = 2 hours
The average velocity can be zero if the initial position of the car is equal to its final position. In this condition, the displacement of the car is zero.
Therefore, the average velocity was zero because the displacement was zero.
The anti-lock braking system is a desired feature that can provide automobiles a significant competitive edge. However, it is not used uniformly by every automobile company. Thus, this technology is best grouped under ________ technologies.
Answer: key
Explanation:
Since the anti-lock braking system isn't used uniformly by every automobile company, then this technology is best grouped under key technologies.
The key technologies are the emerging technologies whose development, and practical applications, are still unrealized. Examples are robots, AI etc.
Assume the following sales data for a company: 2018 $980,000 2017 875,000 2016 700,000 If you are conducting a horizontal analysis and using 2016 as the base year, what is the percentage increase in sales from 2016 to 2017
Answer:
25%
Explanation:
The percentage increase in sales from 2016 to 2017:
= Increase in sales / Base year * 100
= (875,000-700,000) / 700,000 * 100
= $175,000/700,000 *100
= 0.25 * 100
= 25%
You are deciding where to eat dinner tonight. Eating at Soup Plantation costs $15 and it gives you $20 worth of benefit. Eating at Del Taco costs $5 and gives you $7 worth of value. What is the opportunity cost of eating at Soup Plantation
Answer: $7
Explanation:
Due to scarcity of resources, economic agents have to make choices and the real cost of the forgone alternative when a choice is made is referred to as the opportunity cost.
Based on the information given, the opportunity cost of eating at Soup Plantation will be the $7 worth of value that will be gotten when one eats at Del Taco.
The equilibrium price is: unstable because at this price the quantity demanded is less than the quantity supplied. stable because at this price the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied. stable because at this price all buyers are willing and able to pay. unstable because at this price the quantity demanded exceeds the quantity supplied.
Answer:
stable because at this price the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied.
Explanation:
Price can be defined as the amount of money that is required to be paid by a buyer (customer) to a seller (producer) in order to acquire goods and services. Thus, it refers to the amount of money a customer or consumer buying goods and services are willing to pay for the goods and services being offered. The price of goods and services are primarily being set by the seller or service provider.
In Economics, there are primarily two (2) factors which affect the availability and the price at which goods and services are sold or provided, these are demand and supply.
The law of demand states that, the higher the demand for goods and services, the higher the price it would be sold all things being equal. On the other hand, law of supply states that the higher the price of goods and services, the lower the supply.
Generally, the equilibrium price is generally said to be stable because at this price, the quantity of goods or services demanded is equal to the quantity of goods or services supplied to the consumers.
Actual labor rate $16 per hour Actual materials price $160 per ton Standard labor rate $15.50 per hour Standard materials price $163 per ton Quantities Actual hours incurred and used 5,000 hours Actual quantity of materials purchased and used 1,700 tons Standard hours used 5,040 hours Standard quantity of materials used 1,675 tons (a) Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for materials and labor. Total materials variance $enter a dollar amount select an option Materials price variance $enter a dollar amount select an option Materials quantity variance $enter a dollar amount select an option Total labor variance $enter a dollar amount select an option Labor price variance $enter a dollar amount select an option Labor quantity variance
Answer:
Materials price variance $5,100 F
Materials quantity variance $4,075 U
Total labor variance $2,500 U
Labor price variance $620 F
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Actual Standard
Labor rate per hour $16 $15.50
Material price per ton $160 $163
Labor hours 5,000 5,040
Materials 1,700 1,675
a) Total price variance for materials = Standard price per ton - Actual price per ton * Actual materials
= $163 - $160 * 1,700
= $5,100 F
b) Total quantity variance for materials = Standard quantity - Actual quantity * Standard price
= 1,675 - 1,700 * $163
= 25 * $163
= $4,075 U
c) Total price variance for labor = Standard rate per hour - Actual rate per hour * Actual labor hours
= $15.50 - $16 * 5,000
= -$0.50 * 5,000
= $2,500 U
d) Total quantity variance for labor = Standard labor hours - Actual labor hours * Standard rate
= 5,040 - 5,000 * $15.50
= $620 F
At the end of December 2013, Rosenfeld Co. had $10,000 of Deferred Tax Assets related to its Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. In response to low public approval ratings (and after a particularly boisterous holiday party), the US Congress passed a law to reduce the Federal Statutory Tax Rate from 35% to 20% on December 31, 2013. As a US company, Rosenfeld had to immediately adjust the balance of its DTAs based on the new law. Which of the following items would be decreased by the entry to adjust the balance in Deferred Tax Assets?
a. Income Tax Payable.b. Income Tax Expense.c. Net Income.d. Deferred Tax Assets.e. Cash from Operating Activities.
Answer:
Rosenfeld Co.
The item decreased by the entry to adjust the balance in Deferred Tax Assets is:
d. Deferred Tax Assets.
Explanation:
Deferred Tax Assets on December 31 = $10,000
Federal Statutory Tax Rate = 35%
New Federal Statutory Tax Rate = 20%
The balance in the Deferred Tax Assets will be reduced to $5,714 ($10,000/35% * 20%)
This means that the Deferred tax assets will be decreased by $4,286 while the net income will be increased by $4,286.
Interest earning of 3% with a $450 minimum balance average monthly balance of $900 monthly service charge of $11 for falling below the minimum balance which occurs five times a year no interest earned in the month. What is the net annual cost
Answer:
$39.25
Explanation:
Given that Interest earning = 3 percent
minimum balance = $450
average monthly balance = $900
monthly service charge = $11
Occurrence period = 5 times
Hence, Net annual cost = Service charges - Interest earnings
=> Service Charge = (5 × $11) - Interest earnings (7 / 12)(0.03 × $900)
= $55 - $15.75
= $39.25
Therefore, the final answer to this question is $39.25
A company recorded 2 days of accrued salaries of $1,500 for its employees on January 31. On February 9, it paid its employees $7,200 for these accrued salaries and for other salaries earned through February 9. Assuming the company does not prepare reversing entries, the January 31 and February 9 journal entries are:
Answer:
Journal Entries are:
January 31:
Debit Salaries Expense $1,500
Credit Salaries Payable $1,500
To accrue salary expense for 2 days.
February 9:
Debit Salaries Expense $5,700
Debit Salaries Payable $1,500
Credit Cash $7,200
To record the payment of salaries expense, including salaries payable.
Explanation:
a) Data and Analysis:
January 31: Salaries Expense $1,500 Salaries Payable $1,500
February 9: Salaries Expense $5,700 Salaries Payable $1,500 Cash $7,200
Innovative Consulting Co. has the following accounts in its ledger: Cash, Accounts Receivable, Supplies, Office Equipment, Accounts Payable, Common Stock, Retained Earnings, Dividends, Fees Earned, Rent Expense, Advertising Expense, Utilities Expense, Miscellaneous Expense. Journalize the following selected transactions for October 20Y2 in a two-column journal. Journal entry explanations may be omitted. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Oct. 1. Paid rent for the month, $5,700.
3. Paid advertising expense, $3,610.
5. Paid cash for supplies, $1,550.
6. Purchased office equipment on account, $23,700.
12. Received cash from customers on account, $7,740.
20. Paid creditor on account, $2,270.
27. Paid cash for miscellaneous expenses, $980.
30. Paid telephone bill for the month, $360.
31. Fees earned and billed to customers for the month, $51,600.
31. Paid electricity bill for the month, $620.
31. Paid dividends, $3,900.
Answer:
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The following December 31, 2021, fiscal year-end account balance information is available for the Stonebridge Corporation:
Cash and cash equivalents $5,600
Accounts receivable (net) 26,000
Inventory 66,000
Property, plant, and equipment (net) 150,000
Accounts payable 45,000
Salaries payable 17,000
Paid-in capital 130,000
The only asset not listed is short-term investments. The only liabilities not listed are $36,000 notes payable due in two years and related accrued interest of $1,000 due in four months. The current ratio at year-end is 1.6:1.
Required:
Determine the following at December 31, 2021:
Total current assets
Short-term investments
Retained earnings
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
1)
Total current assets of $100,800
2)
Short term investments = Total current assets - Cash and cash equivalents - Accounts receivable - Inventory
= $100,800 - $5,600 - $26,000 - $66,000
= $3,200
3)
Retained earnings = Property plant and equipment + Total current assets - Total liabilities - Paid in capital
where,
Total liabilities = Accounts payable + Salaries payable + Accrued interest + Notes payable
= $45,000 + $17,000 + $1,000 + $36,000
= $99,000
SO,
Retained earnings = $150,000 + $100,800 - $99,000 - $130,000
= $21,800
"The Marlene Doll Co. uses a process costing system. Consider the following data for Dept. A. UNITS: W-1-P Nov. 1: 8,000 units, 100% completed for direct material 75% completed for conversion costs Started in November: 10,000 units Transferred to Dept B: 12,000 units W-1-P Nov. 30: 6,000 units, 100% completed for direct material 50% completed for conversion costs COSTS: W-1-P Nov. 1: Direct Materials $9,600 Conversion 4,800 Costs added in November: Direct Material $15,600 Conversion 14,400 a) Use the WEIGHTED AVERAGE method. Prepare a complete process costing schedule for Dept. A for November. Prepare a set of summarized journal entries for all November transactions affecting work-in-process, Dept A including the transfer to Dept B. Overhead was allocated at 400% of direct labor costs. Show all computations. b) Use the FIFO method. Prepare a complete process costing schedule for Dept. A for November. Show all computations."
Answer:
The Marlene Doll Co.
Weighted-AVerage Method
Cost of production:
COSTS: W-1-P Nov. 1: $9,600 $4,800
Costs added in November: 15,600 14,400
Total costs for the month $25,500 $19,200
Equivalent units of production:
Units Materials Conversion
Transferred to Dept B: 12,000 12,000 12,000
W-1-P Nov. 30: 6,000 6,000 3,000
Equivalent units 18,000 15,000
Cost per equivalent units:
Materials Conversion
Total costs for the month $25,500 $19,200
Equivalent units 18,000 15,000
Cost per equivalent unit $1.42 $1.28
Costs assigned to:
Units Transferred to Dept B: $17,040 $15,360 $32,400
(12,000 *$1.42) (12,000 * $1.28)
W-1-P Nov. 30: 8,520 3,840 12,360
(6,000 *$1.42) (3,000 * $1.28)
Total costs assigned $25,560 $19,200 $44,760
FIFO Method
Equivalent units of production:
Units Materials Conversion
W-1-P Nov. 1: 8,000 0 (0%) 2,000 (25%)
Units started & completed: 10,000 10,000 10,000
W-1-P Nov. 30: 6,000 6,000 3,000
Equivalent units 16,000 15,000
Cost per equivalent units:
Materials Conversion
Total costs for the month $15,600 14,400
Equivalent units 16,000 15,000
Cost per equivalent unit $0.975 $0.96
Costs assigned this month to:
Work-in-Process $0 $1,920 $1,920
(0 *$0.975) (2,000 * $0.96)
Units completed $9,750 $9,600 $19,350
(10,000 *$0.975) (10,000 * $0.96)
W-1-P Nov. 30: 5,850 2,880 8,730
(6,000 *$0.975) (3,000 * $0.96)
Total costs assigned $15,600 $14,400 $30,000
Total costs of:
Units transferred out $19,350 $16,320 $35,670
W-1-P Nov. 30: 5,850 2,880 8,730
Total costs $25,200 $19,200 $44,400
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Dept. A. UNITS:
Units Materials Conversion
W-1-P Nov. 1: 8,000 100% 75%
Started in November: 10,000
Transferred to Dept B: 12,000 100% 100%
W-1-P Nov. 30: 6,000 100% 50%
A potential complication for successful price discrimination is a. multiple demand elasticities among consumers. b. the presence of a price maker in a market full of price takers. c. a product or service for which consumers value differently. d. other industry firms also practicing price discrimination. e. the potential for consumers to resell a product or service.
Answer: e. the potential for consumers to resell a product or service
Explanation:
Price discrimination refers to a practice by a producer/seller where they sell the same goods at different prices to different markets in order to make more profit.
Problems can arise if customers begin to resell these goods because some customers could buy it from markets where the producer charges less and sell it in markets where the producer charges more which would allow them to make profit at the producer's expense because they would be competing with the producer with the producer's own goods.
If a bank holds $450,000 in required reserves, and $1.8 million in total deposits, then the deposit expansion multiplier is:______.
a. 0.25
b. 2
c. 4
d. 5
e. 10
Answer:
4
Explanation:
A bank holds 450,000 in required reserves
The bank also hold 1,800,000 in total deposits
Therefore the deposits expansion multiplier can be calculated as follows
= 1,800,000/450,000
= 4
Hence the deposits expansion multiplier is 4
Last year "ABC" Company had $121646 of assets, $76058 of sales, $19170 of net income, and an equity multiplier of 1.81369. The new CFO believes the firm has excessive fixed assets and inventory that could be sold, enabling it to reduce its total assets to $99391, Sales, costs and net income would not be affected, and the firm would maintain the equity multiplier at the same level (1.81369). By how much would the reduction in assets will change the ROE value?
Answer:
ABC Company
The reduction in assets will change the ROE value by 6% increase, from 29% to 35%.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Equity multiplier = total assets divided by stockholders equity
Last year's figures:
Assets = $121,646
Sales = $76,058
Net income = $19,170
Equity multiplier = 1.81369
Equity = Assets/Equity multiplier
= $67,071 ($121,646/1.81369)
Return on equity = $19,170/$67,071 * 100
= 28.6%
= 29%
New figures:
Assets reduced to $99,391
Sales = $76,058
Net income = $19,170
Equity multiplier = 1.81369
Equity = $54,800 ($99,391/1.81369)
Return on equity = $19,170/$54,800 * 100
= 35%
b) The reduction in assets changes the ROE value from 29% to 35%.
Trace the history of the business
Explanation:
Business history is a historiographical field which examines the history of firms, business methods, government regulation and the effects of business on society. It also includes biographies of individual firms, executives, and entrepreneurs. It is related to economic history.[1] It is distinct from "company history" which refers to official histories, usually funded by the company itself.
On 6/30/12, a company paid $106,000 to retire a bond before maturity. The company recorded a $6,000 loss as part of the transaction. Which of the following must be true regarding this transaction?
a. The face value of the bond was $100,000
b. The market interest rate had increased since the bond was issued
c. The face value of the bond was $106,000
d. The company paid more than the current fair value of the bond to retire it.
e. The market interest rate had decreased since the bond was issued
Answer:
a. The face value of the bond was $100,000
Explanation:
What is the importance of computer applications in the business domain? How Computer applications support businesses to work ubiquitously? Give valid reasoning with examples.
Answer:
Explanation:
The importance of computer applications in the business domain is that it allows for the automatization of daily tasks. This is also the reason why businesses that implement such applications are able to work ubiquitously. The software applications are designed to automate all of the tasks that the business needs and perform them quickly and efficiently, if a certain task is not able to be automated then the software still makes completing the task by only requiring user input for the absolutely necessary parts of the task. One example of this would be a logistics application for businesses where inventory is automatically calculated as sales go through and automatically replenished by sending inventory requests to suppliers.
Kramer Inc. has a materials price standard of $2.00 per pound. Six thousand pounds of materials were purchased at $2.20 a pound. The actual quantity of materials used was 6,000 pounds, although the standard quantity allowed for the output was 5,400 pounds. Kramer Inc.'s total materials variance is Group of answer choices
Answer:
$1,200U
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what the total materials variance is
Using this formula
Total materials variance = [(AQ × AP) - (AQ × SP)]
Where;
AQ represent Actual quantity = 6,000 pounds
AP represent Actual price = $2.20
SP represent Standard price = $2
Let plug in the formula
Total materials variance = [(6,000 × $2.20) - (6,000 × $2)]
Total materials variance = [($13,200) - ($12,000)]
Total materials variance = $1,200U
Therefore the total materials variance is $1,200U
assume that a compan operates a fleet of limousines if a limo is driven 80,000 miles during a year its average is 25 cents per mile. driven only 60,000 miles operating cost is 30 cents per mile high low method, what is the estimated fixed cost per year
Answer:
The answer is "$12000".
Explanation:
Calculating the total cost:
when 80,000 miles[tex]=(80,000\times 0.25)=\$20,000[/tex]
when 60,000 miles[tex]=(60,000\times 0.3)=\$18000[/tex]
[tex]\text{Calculating the per mile variable cost} =\frac{[\text{Total cost of highest level-Total cost of lowest level}]}{(Highest \ level-Lowest \ level)}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{(20,000-18000)}{(80,000-60,000)}\\\\=\frac{(2,000)}{(20,000)}\\\\=\frac{(1,000)}{(10,000)}\\\\=\frac{(1)}{(10)}\\\\=$0.1 / mile[/tex]
So, the total fixed cost:
[tex]=20,000-(80,000\times 0.1)\\\\=20,000-8,000\\\\=\$12,000[/tex]
Wiemers’s 2017 income statement included net sales of $109,000, cost of goods sold of $59,500, and net income of $14,300. Compute the following ratios for 2017. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.65, or 1.65% .) Current ratio :1 Acid-test ratio :1 Accounts receivable turnover times Inventory turnover times Profit margin % Asset turnover times Return on assets % Return on common stockholders’ equity % Debt to assets ratio %
Answer:
(a) Current ratio = 2.88 : 1
(b) Acid test ratio = 2.03 : 1
(c) Accounts receivable turnover = 4.94 times
(d) Inventory turnover = 6.65 times
(e) Profit margin = 13.12%
(f) Asset turnover = 0.95 times
(g) Return on assets = 12.43%
(h) Return on common stockholders' equity = 14.62%
(i) Debt to assets ratio = 11.17%
Explanation:
Note: This question is not complete. See the attached pdf file for the complete question.
The explanation of the answer is now provided as follows:
a. Current ratio
Current assets = Cash + Accounts receivable (net) + Inventory = $4,100 + $20,900 + $10,400 =
Current liabilities = Accounts payable = $12,300
Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities = $35,400 / $12,300 = 2.88 : 1
b. Acid test ratio
Acid test ratio = (Current assets – Inventory) / Current liabilities = ($35,400 - $10,400) / $12,300 = 2.03 : 1
(c) Accounts receivable turnover.
Net sales = $109,000
Average accounts receivable = (20,900 + 23,200) / 2 = $22,050
Accounts receivable turnover = Net sales / Average accounts receivable = $109,000 / $22,050 = 4.94 times
(d) Inventory turnover.
Cost of goods sold = $59,500
Average inventory = (10,400 + 7,500) / 2 = $8,950
Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold / Average inventory = $59,500 / $8,950 = 6.65 times
(e) Profit margin.
Net income = $14,300
Net sales = $109,000
Profit margin = Net income / Net sales = $14,300 / $109,000 = 0.1312, or 13.12%
(f) Asset turnover.
Net sales = $109,000
Average total assets = ($110,100 + $119,900) / 2 = $115,000
Asset turnover = Net sales / Average total assets = $109,000 / $115,000 = 0.95 times
(g) Return on assets.
Net income = $14,300
Average total assets = ($110,100 + $119,900) / 2 = $115,000
Return on assets = Net income / Average total assets = $14,300 / $115,000 = 0.1243, or 12.43%
(h) Return on common stockholders' equity
Net income = $14,300
Common stockholders' equity = Common stock + Retained earnings = $74,500 + $23,300 = $97,800
Return on common stockholders' equity = Net income / Common stockholders' equity = $14,300 / $97,800 = 0.1462 = 14.62%
(i) Debt to assets ratio
Total liabilities = Accounts payable = $12,300
Total assets = $110,100
Debt to assets ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets = $12,300 / $110,100 = 0.1117, or 11.17%
Which of the following statements are TRUE? A firm's entry/exit decision is about: I. whether profits are positive or negative now. II. whether the stream of future profits is positive or negative. III. government regulations.
Answer: Whether profits are positive or negative now
II. Whether the stream of future profits is positive or negative
Explanation:
It should be noted that In a perfectly competitive industry in the long run, there'll be new firms that will enter the market when the already existing firms are making profit.
In the case of a loss, there'll be an exit. Therefore, the true is that a firm's entry or exit decision is about whether profits are positive or negative now and also whether the stream of future profits is positive or negative.
Therefore, the correct option is and II
a. State the total monthly budgeted cost formula. b. Prepare a budget report for August using flexible budget data. Why does this report provide a better basis for evaluating performance than the report based on static budget data
Question Completion:
Ratchet Company uses budgets in controlling costs. The August 2017 budget report for the company's Assembling
Department is as follows.
Ratchet Company
Budget Report
Assembling Department
For the Month Ended August 31, 2017
Difference
Favorable F
Manufacturing Cost Budget Actual Unfavorable U
Variable costs
Direct materials $48,000 $47,000 $1,000 F
Direct labor 54,000 51,200 2,800 F
Indirect materials 24,000 24,200 200 U
Indirect labor 18,000 17,500 500 F
Utilities 15,000 14,900 100 F
Maintenance 12,000 12,400 400 U
Total variable 171,000 167,200 3,800 F
Fixed costs
Rent 12,000 12,000 0
Supervision 17,000 17,000 0
Depreciation 6,000 6,000 0
Total fixed 35,000 35,000 0
Total costs $ 206,000 $ 202,200 $3,800 F
The monthly budget amounts in the report were based on an expected production of 60,000 units per month or 720,000 units per year. The Assembling Department manager is pleased with the report and expects a raise, or at least praise for a job well done. The company president, however, is unhappy with the results for August because only 58,000 units were produced.
Instructions
(a) State the total monthly budgeted cost formula.
(b) Prepare a budget report for August using flexible budget data. Why does this report provide a better basis for evaluating performance than the report based on static budget data?
Answer:
Ratchet Company
a. The total monthly budget cost formula is:
= $35,000 + $2.85x
where x = budgeted monthly units
b. Flexible Budget for August:
Ratchet Company
Budget Report
Assembling Department
For the Month Ended August 31, 2017
Difference
Favorable F
Manufacturing Cost Flexible Actual Unfavorable U
Variable costs
Direct materials $46,400 $47,000 $600 U
Direct labor 52,200 51,200 1,000 F
Indirect materials 23,200 24,200 1,000 U
Indirect labor 17,400 17,500 100 U
Utilities 14,500 14,900 400 U
Maintenance 11,600 12,400 800 U
Total variable 165,300 167,200 1,900 U
Fixed costs
Rent 12,000 12,000 0
Supervision 17,000 17,000 0
Depreciation 6,000 6,000 0
Total fixed 35,000 35,000 0
Total costs $200,300 $ 202,200 $1,900 U
c. A flexible budget report provides a better basis for evaluating the Assembly Department's performance as it uses the same activity level as the actual results with which the budget is compared.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Flexing the variable costs:
Direct materials = $46,400 ($48,000/60,000 * 58,000)
Direct labor 52,200 (54,000/60,000 * 58,000)
Indirect materials 23,200 (24,000/60,000 * 58,000)
Indirect labor 17,400 (18,000/60,000 * 58,000)
Utilities 14,500 (15,000/60,000 * 58,000)
Maintenance 11,600 (12,000/60,000 * 58,000)
A fast-food restaurant buys hamburger buns from a national bakery supplier. The daily usage of buns at the restaurant is normally distributed with an average of 160 and standard deviation of 10. It takes 4 days for the supplier to deliver. The purchasing agent at the restaurant has established a 99.7% service level.
a) The Safety Stock and Reorder Point for the restaurant (in whole numbers). A fast-food restaurant buys hamburger buns from a local bakery. To estimate its costs, the restaurant assumes now those buns are used at the constant rate of 100 per day and are purchased at $0.025 per bun. It costs $1 for each order placed and the annual inventory holding cost per unit is 25% of the unit purchase cost.
b) How much should be ordered each time to minimize the restaurant’s total annual costs?c) And what is the length of order cycles (i.e. time between orders) in days? Assume the restaurant operates 360 days per year.
Answer:
Thus, from the calculations below;
The safety stock = 55
The reorder point = 695
quantity required to be ordered in order to reduce and minimize total annual cost for the restaurant = 3394 buns
The order cycles length = 34 days
Explanation:
From the given information:
The average demand (d) = 160
The standard deviatiion [tex]\sigma_d[/tex] = 10
Lead time = 4 days
Service level = 99.7% = 0.997
From the Standard Normal Curve; the z value at 99.7% = 2.75
The annual demand (D) = 36000
Ordering cost = $1
Unit purchased Cost = $0.025
The holding cost for the annual inventory = 25% of 0.025 = 0.00625
The reorder point can be determined by using the formula:
[tex]= \bar d \times Lead \ time +z\times \sigma_d \times \sqrt{LT}[/tex]
[tex]\mathbf{ = 160\ \times4+2.75 \times10 \times\sqrt{4}}[/tex]
= 695
The safety stock SS = [tex]z \times \sigma_d \times \sqrt{LT}[/tex]
[tex]= 2.75 \times 10 \times \sqrt{4}[/tex]
= 55
The economic order quality = [tex]\sqrt{2 \times D \times \dfrac{ordering \ cost }{annua l\ holding \ cost}}[/tex]
[tex]= \sqrt{2 \times 36000 \times \dfrac{1 }{0.00625}}[/tex]
=3394.11
The order cycle length = [tex]\dfrac{EOQ}{D}\times 360[/tex]
[tex]= \dfrac{3394.11}{36000}\times 360[/tex]
= 33.94
≅ 34 days
Zolezzi Inc. is preparing its cash budget for March. The budgeted beginning cash balance is $23,000. Budgeted cash receipts total $102,000 and budgeted cash disbursements total $97,000. The desired ending cash balance is $75,000. The company can borrow up to $110,000 at any time from a local bank, with interest not due until the following month.
Required:
Prepare the company's cash budget for March in good form. Make sure to indicate what borrowing, if any, would be needed to attain the desired ending cash balance.
Beginning cash balance
Add cash receipts
Total cash available
Less cash disbursements
Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements
Borrowings
Ending cash balance
Answer:
$75,000
Explanation:
Preparation of the company's cash budget for March in good form
CASH BUDGET
for the month of march
Beginning cash balance $23,000.00
Add: cash receipts $102,000
Total cash available $125,000
Less: cash disbursements $97,000.00
Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements $28,000
Borrowings $47,000
Ending cash balance $75,000.00
Therefore the company's cash budget for March in good form is $75,000
Informal peacemaking and mediation are characterized on the continuum as having __________ personal control by disputants, whereas arbitration and litigation have ________ personal control by the disputants.
Answer:
high; low.
Explanation:
A conflict can be defined as any form of disagreement that arises between two or more parties due to opposing views, opinions, or incompatibility.
CALM is a 4-step process for addressing and defusing conflict.
These four step process for conflict resolution or defusing conflicts includes;
I. Clarify (C): this involves finding out more information about what caused the conflict.
II. Ask (A): you should ask the opposing party about the issues while being polite.
III. Listen (L): listen attentively to get more information.
IV. Move forward (M): do not dwell on the past issue after they have been resolved.
Mediation can be defined as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) approach which involves an impartial and neutral third party who is saddled with the responsibility of proposing a solution to conflict between two or more parties.
Basically, a mediator is a professional trained in conflict or dispute resolution through the use of effective negotiation techniques and communication strategies. Thus, a neutral third party such as a mediator or negotiator from outside an organization or group, who will hear a conflict case via a nonbinding process should be availed the opportunity to make peace between two or more disagreeing parties.
Generally, the disputants (disagreeing parties) generally have a low personal control over an arbitration and litigation while during an informal peacemaking and mediation process, there is a high level of personal control by disputants on the continuum.