Answer:
a. 1. You would want the regulatory boards to see more competition, so you would argue that the relevant market is all toys, which is as broad as possible. This would make it less likely that the merger would violate merger guidelines.
b. 2. You would want to use the narrowest definition of the market, which would be dolls. This would make it more likely that the merger would violate merger guidelines.
Explanation:
a. In order to avoid anti-trust laws, it would be best that Mattel convinces the authorities that the relevant category is all toys not just a subsection. This will show that the toys made by the new company would have a lot of competition from other toy makers across the board which would reduce their chances of being a monopoly and violate merger guidelines.
b. As the bid is unsolicited, Hasbro might want to defend against it. In which case their strategy should be the exact opposite of that of Mattel and they should try to convince the regulatory boards that they would be in the narrowest of markets which would be dolls. This would mean that the merger has a strong chance of leading to a monopoly and would violate merger guidelines.
If you open an account that pays 3% interest, compounded annually, by depositing $10,000 today, then what is the value of the account in 20 years
Smith Company had the following on the dates indicated:
12/31/16 12/31/16
Total Assests $60,000 $330,000
Total Liabilities 35,000 25,000
Smith had no stock transactions in 2016; thus, the change in stockholders' equity for 2016 was due to net income and dividends. If dividends were $70,000, how much was Smith's net income for 2016? Use the accounting equation and the statement of retained earnings.
a. $220,000
b. $290,000
c. $150,000
d. $360,000
Answer: b. $290,000
Explanation:
Assets = Liabilities + Equity
Change in Assets = Change in liabilities + Change in Equity
560,000 - 330,000 = 35,000 - 25,000 + Change in equity
230,000 = 10,000 + Change in equity
Change in Equity = 230,000 - 10,000
= $220,000
Retained earnings = Change in equity + dividends
= 220,000 + 70,000
= $290,000
A car dealer acquires a used car for $12,000, with terms FOB shipping point. Compute total inventory costs assigned to the used car if additional costs include $100 for transportation-in. $170 for shipping insurance. $800 for car import duties. $140 for advertising. $1,400 for sales staff salaries. $150 for trimming shrubs.
Answer:
$13,070Explanation:
The Cost of inventory = all cost of purchase; including costs of conversion and transfer.
Calculation of Inventory Cost FOB ship.
Cost of Purchase $12,000
Transportation-in $100
Shipping insurance $170
Car import duties $800
Total Cost $13,070
Until 2002 public accounting firms were self-regulated. Beginning in 2002, public accounting firms auditing SEC registrants became subject to the oversight of which entities?
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.
Until 2002 public accounting firms were self-regulated. Beginning in 2002, public accounting firms auditing SEC registrants became subject to the oversight of the following entity: the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, also known as PCAOB.
This organization was formed on July 30, 2002, after US Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which became an investor protection Act, generating accountability and transparency when auditing companies after the corruption issues that happened at that time.
US Security and Exchange Commission oversees and has to approve any actions and changes of PCAOB when auditing companies or broker-dealers to present accurate, clear, and transparent reports.
Entries for Issuing Bonds and Amortizing Premium by Straight-Line Method Smiley Corporation wholesales repair products to equipment manufacturers. On April 1, Year 1, Smiley Corporation issued $20,000,000 of five-year, 9% bonds at a market (effective) interest rate of 8%, receiving cash of $20,811,010. Interest is payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1.
a. Journalize the entry to record the issuance of bonds on April 1, Year 1. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
b. Journalize the entry to record the first interest payment on October 1, Year 1, and amortization of bond premium for six months, using the straight-line method. (Round to the nearest dollar.) For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
c. Why was the company able to issue the bonds for $20,811,010 rather than for the face amount of $20,000,000?
The market rate of interest is the contract rate of interest.
Answer:
a. Journal Entry Debit Credit
Cash $20,811,010
Bonds Payable $20,000,000
Premium on Bonds Payable $811,010
(To record the issuance of bonds on April 1)
b. Journal Entry Debit Credit
Interest expense $818,899
Premium on Bonds payable $81,101
(811,010/5 * 6/12)
Cash $900,000
(To record the first interest payment on October 1,
Year 1, and amortization of bond premium)
c. Company can issue at price 20,811,010 instead of 20,000,000 because coupon rate of company is higher than the effective rate of interest so company is able to issue the bonds have been issued at a premium.
During 2021, its first year of operations, American Laminating Corporation reported an operating loss of $120 million for financial reporting and tax purposes. The enacted tax rate is 25%. In 2019, American reported a pretax accounting income of $40 million and applies a net operating loss carryforward up to 80% of taxable income. Which of the following is incorrect?
a. Income tax payable in 2018 is zero.
b. Net loss in 2018 is $79 million.
c. The deferred tax asset balance at the end of 2018 is $21 million.
d. The deferred tax asset balance decreases in 2019.
e. Income tax expense in 2019 is zero.
Answer: e. Income tax expense in 2019 is zero.
Explanation:
There will still be an income tax in 2019 so the above statement is incorrect.
American applies net operating loss carryforward up to 80% of taxable income which means that their taxable income is:
= 40,000,000 * ( 1 - 80%)
= $8,000,000
Income tax expense for 2019:
= 25% * 8,000,000
= $2,000,000
The Gorman Group issued $880,000 of 13% bonds on June 30, 2018, for $946,202. The bonds were dated on June 30 and mature on June 30, 2038 (20 years). The market yield for bonds of similar risk and maturity is 12%. Interest is paid semiannually on December 31 and June 30.
Required:
Record the company's journal entry.
Answer:
Missing word: "a. to record their issuance by The Gorman Group on June 30, 2018, b. interest on December 31, 2018 and c. interest on June 30, 2019 (at the effective rate)."
Par value of bonds = $880,000
Semi annual interest payment = 880,000 x 13% x 6/12 = $57,200
Effective interest rate = 12%, Semi annual Effective interest rate = 6%
Issue price of bonds = $946,202
Premium on bonds payable = Issue price of bonds - Par value of bonds = $946,202 - $880,000 = $66,202
a. Journal Entry on June 30, 2018
Date Account Debit Credit
6/30/2016 Cash 946,202
Bonds payable 880,000
Premium on Bonds payable 66,202
b. Journal Entry on on December 31, 2018
Date Account Debit Credit
12/31/2016 Interest expense 56,772
(946,202 x 6%)
Premium on bonds payable 428
(57,200 - 56,772)
Cash 57,200
c. Journal Entry on on June 30, 2019
Date Account Debit Credit
6/30/2019 Interest expense 56,746
(945,774 x 6%)
Premium on bonds payable 428
(57,200 - 56,746)
Cash 57,200
what is micro economy
Making money is always on the agenda of the media.
True
False
When consumers study consumer behavior, they should come to make better decisions. Which of the following can be helpful in enlightening consumers?
A) Consequences associated with poor budget allocation.
B) The role of emotions in consumer decision making.
C) Avenues for seeking redress for unsatisfactory purchases.
D) The effect of the environment on consumer behavior.
E) All of the above.
Answer: E) All of the above.
Explanation:
All the topics listed above can be helpful in enlightening consumers. They need to know what happens when they make poor budgeting decisions so that they can avoid it. They also need to understand the emotions involved in consumer making so that they can avoid making emotional decisions if need be.
They need to know that they can as well as where they can report purchases that were unsatisfactory and they need to understand that the environment can influence consumer behaviour so that they can make wiser decisions.
Hoi Chong Transport, Ltd., operates a fleet of delivery trucks in Singapore. The company has determined that if a truck is driven 105,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost is 11.4 cents per kilometer. If a truck is driven only 70,000 kilometers during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.4 cents per kilometer.(The Singapore dollar is the currency used in Singapore.)
Requirement 1:
Using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of the truck operation. (Round the variable cost per kilometer to 3 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Variable cost per kilometer $
Fixed cost per year $
Requirement 2:
Express the variable and fixed costs in the form Y = a + bX. (Round the variable cost per kilometer to 3 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Y = $ + $ X
Requirement 3:
If a truck were driven 80,000 kilometers during a year, what total cost would you expect to be incurred? (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Total annual cost $
Work done so far:
HIGH :11.4 * 105,000 = 1,197,000
LOW: 13.4 * 70,000 = 938,000
Total Variable cost = 105,000 * 7.4 = 777,000
Fixed cost = 1,197,000 - 777,000 = 420,000
Answer:
1. $0.074 km
2. Total cost = $4,200 + 0.074x
3. $10,120
Explanation:
The computation of the fixed cost and the variable cost per hour using high and low method is seen below
Variable cost per hour = (High operating cost - Low operating cost) ÷ (High driven in kilometers - Low driven in kilometers),
Where,
High operating cost = 105,000 km × 11.4%
= $11,970
Low operating cost = 70,000 km × 13.4%
= $9,380
Hence,
= ($11,970 - $9,380) ÷ (105,000 km - 70,000 km)
= $2,590 ÷ 35,000 km
= $0.074 per km
Now, the fixed cost equal to
= High operating cost - (High driven in kilometers × Variable cost per km)
= $11,970 - (105,000 km × $0.074 )
= $11,970 - $7,770
= $4,200
2. The equation is as seen below;
Y = a + bx
Therefore,
Total cost = $4,200 + 0.074x
3. Y = a + bx
= $4,200 + 0.074 × 80,000
= $4,200 + $5,920
= $10,120
Smith Services ceased doing business and was dissolved in 2018, with its assets being distributed to creditors. Laker Express only recovered a small part of the amount owed by Smith Services, Inc. Tony Smith then opened up a new trucking service business as a sole proprietor. Laker Express sought to recover Smith Services' unpaid fuel charges, which amounted to about $35,000, from Smith. Smith argued that he was not personally liable for a corporate debt. Should a court hold Tony Smith personally liable
Brazil can produce 1 unit of sugarcane with 1 unit of labor and 1 iPod with 8 units of labor, and China can produce 1 unit of sugarcane with 2 units of labor and 1 iPod with 4 units of labor. Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Before trade, China's opportunity cost of one unit of sugar cane is two iPods.
b. China has an absolute advantage in sugar cane production.
c. Both parties benefit if they specialize and trade at terms of one unit of sugar cane for two iPods.
d. With trade, Brazil should specialize in sugar cane and China in iPods.
Answer:
d. With trade, Brazil should specialize in sugar cane and China in iPods.
Explanation:
As from the given situation it can be seen that Brazil has an absolute advantage while producing the sugarcane as it takes one unit of labor for generating one unit of sugarcane
On the other hand, china has an absolute advantage for generating an ipod as it takes four unit of labor to generate one ipod
Therefore the option d is correct
A farmer's market where sixty farmers come weekly to sell the produce they grow in their gardens is an example of monopolistic competition. True or False
Answer:
The given statement is "False".
Explanation:
Monopolistic competition has become a category of imperfectly competitive markets because too many production companies promote goods that vary widely from everyone else and however aren't mutually complementary. A company has taken as it were the costs incurred by some of its competitors as well as chooses to disregard the influence of its exchange rates mostly on rates of several other companies.Then the above obvious response is the right on
There are four resources and four jobs to be done. Assume there must be one-to-one matching between jobs and resources. The time required for each resource to do each job is as follows:
Job (Hours)
Resource A B C D
1 5 8 7 7
2 4 9 5 9
3 6 9 8 7
4 7 6 6 9
What is the optimal assignment of resources to jobs?
Multiple Choice
1 to A; 2 to C; 3 to B; 4 to D
1 to B; 2 to D; 3 to C; 4 to A
1 to C; 2 to B; 3 to A; 4 to D
1 to D; 2 to B; 3 to C; 4 to A
1 to A; 2 to C; 3 to D; 4 to B
Answer:
1 → A ; 2 → C ; 3 → D ; 4 → B
Explanation:
From the given information, the table can be better structured as follows:
Job (Hours)
Resource A B C D
1 5 8 7 7
2 4 9 5 9
3 6 9 8 7
4 7 6 6 9
From the table, the allocation of resources is based on the minimum number of jobs i.e. time(hours) required to do all four tasks appropriately.
These are 1 → A ; 2 → C ; 3 → D ; 4 → B
Then, the time taken by this process is = (5 + 5 + 7 + 6)
= 23 hours
Synopsis:
Marshall Gordon, who works for a large chair manufacturing corporation, has unique insight and design skills that enable him to design the best chairs on the market. However, his coworkers do not enjoy working with him. In fact, they will often leave the company to avoid him. Now, two top designers have demanded that management do something about Marshall or they will resign.
Questions:
If you were a top leader, how would you respond to the ultimatum? Be specific. Explain why. What is Marshall missing with respect to his leadership abilities? How do you explain his poor leadership behavior? If you were Marshall’s manager, how might you increase Marshall’s awareness of the negative impact he is having on his team? How would you guide him toward better team leadership, sharing his knowledge with others, and mentoring his team members?
Explanation:
This is a complex issue that may reflect on the organizational culture of that company. As a leader, it is necessary to understand the situation and listen to both parties in order to find a favorable solution for the company and the employees. Since Marshall's work is important to the company, firing him at first may not be a favorable decision, what the leader can do is provide feedback to him about his interpersonal relationship at the company.
As an effective leader, it is necessary to constantly monitor the work and the relationship between employees, in which case it is necessary to understand the reason for Marshall's behavior and try to change the parameters and procedures that may be facilitating this behavior. It is necessary for him to understand that despite being an effective worker, the company is an integrated system that must be in perfect synchronicity for it to be successful in the market.
What the leader could do in this case then is to try to change the code of organizational ethics, seek training and psychological assistance for Marshall if necessary, talk to the workers who are part of the conflict to understand the situation in the best way, to seek a work redesign. , etc.
Which option identifies the process described in the following scenario? In rural Pennsylvania, a farmer joins a local cooperative to purchase seeds and sell his crops through the Co-op.
- vertical consolidation
- supply chain
- genetic engineering
- horizontal consolidation
Answer:
genetic engineering.supply chain
Sample
is the number of people questioned for a survey.
Answer: could you add the picture of the survey
Explanation:
How are bonds a safer investment than stock?
A. Bonds are safer because they are loans with a guaranteed interest rate for return
B. Bonds are sager because they are paid with with taxes
C bonds are safer because they are paid by the stock market
D bonds are safer cause they qre assets with gauranteed return from the government
Can be mutiple answers
Answer: D and B
Explanation:
The stock market is where you invest where you want to and hope the money will grow bigger by the company growing bigger. Bonds are you paying a certain amount of money and the government will pay back a little back at a time so if the government doesn't pay which is very unlikely is the reason why bonds are safer.
What refers to financial assets that are used for the production and manufacturing of goods?
Capital
Entrepreneurship
Labor
Land
Answer:
Capital
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Small businesses that sell unique goods and customised packaging generally rely heavily on what type of pricing?
Premium pricing
Economy pricing
Psychological pricing
Pricing for penetration
Answer:
Premium pricing
Explanation:
In premium pricing, a business sets a price higher than that of its closest competitors. A company selling unique products that have customized packaging should use a premium pricing strategy.
The business should take capitalize on the uniqueness of its products. It should market the products as unique and of high quality, and worthy of their prices. The customized packaging is a selling point and another justification for the premium price.
Mr. Dorji is not working currently
because his skills are not relevant for the jobs available in the market. What category of unemployment would Dorji fall in?
Select one:
a. Cyclical Unemployment
b. Structural Unemployment
c. Seasonal unemployment
d. Frictional Unemployment
= Structural Unemployment
Answer:
b. Structural Unemployment
Explanation:
Structural unemployment exists due to a mismatch between jobseeker's skills and the currently available jobs in the market. This implies that the market has available job opportunities, but the current labor force may require retraining to take up the jobs effectively.
Advancements in technology may cause structural unemployment. In recent years, robots have been replacing unskilled workers. It means these workers must acquire skills through training to have a chance of getting hired elsewhere.
what are the similarities between the scientific theory and the human relations theory and bureaucratic theory
You purchase a $1,000 asset for $800. It pays $60 a year for seven years at which time you receive the $1,000 principal. Prove that the annual return on this investment is not 9 percent.
Answer:
Please check explanations for answer
Explanation:
Here, we want to prove that the ROI is not 9 percent per annum
The amount spent buying the item is $800
Now, there is $60 payment per year for 7 years
The total amount received as the total of payment per year after the 7 years will be;
7 * 60 = $420
Now, instead of the $800 paid initially, $1000 was returned as the principal
What this mean is that there is an extra $200 gain including the $420 that was paid earlier
So the total amount of gain on the investment is $200 + $420 = $620
Now, we proceed to calculate the percentage this was, relative to the amount invested
That would be;
620/800 * 100%
= 77.5%
So there was a 77.5% ROI
so the yearly return on this will be;
77.5%/7 = 11.07 which is approximately 11%
So the ROI is 11% and not 9%
At the beginning of 2018, Artichoke Academy reported a balance in common stock of $151,000 and a balance in retained earnings of $51,000. During the year, the company issued additional shares of stock for $41,000, earned a net income of $31,000, and paid dividends of $10,100. In addition, the company reported balances for the following assets and liabilities on December 31.
Assets Liabilities
Cash $ 52,700 Accounts Payable $ 7,100
Suppies 11,000 Utilities Payable 2,600
Prepaid Rent 24,500 Salaries payable 3.600
Land 205,000 Notes payable 16,000
Required:
Prepare a statement of stockholders' equity.
Answer:
$261,900
Explanation:
Preparation of a statement of stockholders' equity
Statement of stockholders' equity:
Beginning balance Jan1 $200,000
($151,000+$51,000)
Add Issuance of common stock $41,000
Add Net income $31,000
Less Dividend ($10,100)
Statement of stockholders' equity $261,900
Therefore the stockholders' equity will be $261,900
At December 31, Hawke Company reports the following results for its calendar year. Cash sales $ 2,135,390 Credit sales $ 2,890,000 In addition, its unadjusted trial balance includes the following items. Accounts receivable $ 875,670 debit Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 13,680 debit Problem 9-2A Part 1 Required: 1. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts under each separate assumption. Bad debts are estimated to be 4% of credit sales. Bad debts are estimated to be 3% of total sales. An aging analysis estimates that 7% of year-end accounts receivable are uncollectible. Adjusting entries (all dated December 31). (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Answer:
Adjusting entries (all dated December 31)
D Loss for uncollectible accounts 74,977
C Allowance for doubt accounts 13,680
C Account receivable 61,297
D Expense Allowance for doubt accounts (credit sales) 115,600
D Expense Allowance for doubt accounts (total sales) 150,762
C Allowance for doubt accounts 266,362
Explanation:
Cash sales 2135390
Credit sales 2890000 61,297 2,828,703
Sales 5025390
Account receivable 875,670
Allowance for doubt accounts 13,680
Bad debts ( Credit Sales) 4% 115,600
Bad debts ( Total Sales) 3% 150,762
Uncollectible 7% 61,297
Loss for uncollectible accounts 74,977
Allowance for doubt accounts 13,680
Account receivable 61,297
Expense Allowance doubt accounts (credit sales) 115,600
Expense Allowance doubt accounts (total sales) 150,762
Allowance for doubt accounts 266,362
Determine the number of cycles per day and the production quantity per cycle for this set of vehicles:
Product /Daily Quantity
A, 20
B ,12
C, 4
D, 16
Determin the number of cycles.
Answer:
the number of cycles is 4
Explanation:
The computation of the number of cycles are presented below;
Product Daily Quantity Daily unit per cycle
A 20 20 ÷ 4= 5
B 12 12 ÷ 4= 3
C 4 4 ÷ 4= 1
D 16 16 ÷ 4= 4
hence, the number of cycles is 4
An office's computers are connected in a mesh topology. How many cables are required to connect four computers to each other?
6. You have just sold your house for $1,000,000 in cash. Your mortgage was originally a 30-year mortgage with monthly payments and an initial balance of $800,000. The mortgage is currently exactly 181/2 years old, and you have just made a payment. If the interest rate on the mortgage is 5.25% (APR), how much cash will you have from the sale once you pay off the mortgage? (Answer: $543,069)
Answer:
$543,069
Explanation:
The starting point of this analysis is to determine the monthly payment under the mortgage using excel pmt function as shown below:
=pmt(rate,nper,-pv,fv)
rate=monthly interest rate=5.25% /12
nper=number of monthly payments in 30 years=30*12=360 months
pv=mortgage amount=-800000
fv=0(the balance after all month payments is zero)
=pmt(5.25% /12,360,-800000,0)=$4,417.63
Number of month payments already made=18.5*12=222
Number of monthly payments outstanding=360-222=138
The balance of the mortgage now is the present of remaining mortgage payments
=-pv(rate,nper,pmt,fv)
rate=5.25% /12
nper=138
pmt=4417.63
fv=0
=-pv(5.25% /12,138,4417.63,0)
pv=$456,931
Cash balance=cash proceeds from sale of house-outstanding mortgage balance
Cash balance=$1,000,000-$456,931=$543,069
Suppose that Yakov, an economist from a university in Arizona, and Ana, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the West Coast, are arguing over saving incentives. The following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate:
Kyoko: I think it' safe to say that, in general, the savings rate of households in today's economy is much lower than it really needs to be to sustain an improvement in living standards.
Jacques: I think a switch from the income tax to a consumption tax would bring growth in living standards.
Kyoko: You really think households would change their saving behavior enough in response to this to make a difference? Because I don't.
The disagreement between these economists is most likely due to _________
a. differences in scientific judgments
b. differences between perception versus reality
c. differences in values
Answer: a. differences in scientific judgments
Explanation:
Economists generally argue about most policies due to the different schools of thought that they adhere to.
These schools of thought are influenced by scientific judgements they believe to be the most applicable to the economies of nations. This difference in opinion between these two is most likely because they follow different schools of thought with differences in scientific judgements.