Though unions can negotiate pay increases for their members, their actions can have unintended consequences for workers. Identify all such possible ones from the list below. It is possible that there is more than one correct answer.
(a) Firms could possibly respond to unions demands for higher wages by hiring fewer workers.
(b) Firms could possibly respond to unions demands for higher wages by substituting capital for labor.
(c) Unions always drive down firms profits.
(d) Higher rates of union membership always diminish aggregate levels of economic output.

Answer:

(a) Firms could possibly respond to unions demands for higher wages by hiring fewer workers.

(b) Firms could possibly respond to unions demands for higher wages by substituting capital for labor.

Explanation:

Unions are formed to work toward better working conditions and welfare of staff.

Workers act collectively to negotiate better terms of employment with the employers.

However when unions try to negotiate for increased pay the employer may take different actions that will bad for the employee.

The employer may decide to actually pay the higher wage but hire fewer workers. This is usually the case when higher wages for many employees will result in loss for the employer.

Secondly the employer may substitute capital for labour. For example investing more in use of machines and reducing labour.

From the employer's viewpoint this will result in lower labour cost due to higher wage payment

Use the following information to calculate the dollar cost of using a money market hedge to hedge 200,000 pounds of payables due in 180 days. Assume the firm has no excess cash. Assume the spot rate of the pound is $2.02, the 180-day forward rate is $2.00. The British interest rate is 6%, and the U.S. interest rate is 4% over the 180-day period. $351,210. $381,210. $371,210. $400,152

Information concerning a product produced by Ender Company appears here: Sales price per unit $ 200 Variable cost per unit $ 80 Total annual fixed manufacturing and operating costs $ 600,000 Required Determine the following: Contribution margin per unit. Number of units that Ender must sell to break even. Sales level in units that Ender must reach to earn a profit of $240,000. Determine the margin of safety in units, sales dollars, and as a percentage.

According to supporters of globalization,

a.
Free trade encourages countries to be economically independent.
b.
Free trade will result in countries specializing in the production of those goods and services they can produce most efficiently.
c.
The costs of free trade outweigh the benefits.
d.
The dislocation of jobs resulting from free trade can be avoided by increasing domestic wages.
e.
The labor supply is easily controlled on a global basis.

Gibson Guitar Corporation has chosen to build instruments one at a time, by hand. Gibson's century-old tradition of creating investment-quality instruments represents the highest standards of imaginative design and masterful craftsmanship. Gibson's CEO has found an inverse price-demand relationship exists. He states, "the more we charged, the more guitars we sold." Thus, consumers think that higher prices mean more quality in the case of _____.

Marin Company’s general ledger indicates a cash balance of $22,340 as of September 30, 2021. Early in October Marin received a bank statement indicating that during September Marin had an NSF check of $1,500 returned to a customer and incurred service charges of $45. Marin also learned it had incorrectly recorded a check received from a customer on September 15 as $500 when in fact the check was for $550.

Required:
Calculate Marin’s correct September 30, 2016, cash balance.

When negotiators have an audience watching their progress in the negotiations, the audience's negotiator: is more likely to give in to the other party's demands. pays more attention to saving face. feels and acts the same as if no one were viewing the negotiation. tends to be more willing to make concessions to the other party. tends to feel more cooperative and is more willing to make concessions to the other party.

Suppose Germany, a large country, imposes a tariff on tuna imports. Before the tariff, all the countries in the world are engaged in free trade in tuna. Explain why.
(1). The German consumers pay a higher price for tuna.
(2). The German producers receive a higher price for tuna.
(3). The world price of tuna increases.
(4). The tariff makes Vietnam, a tuna exporting country, worse off.
(5). Vietnamese tuna consumers suffer because of the tariff.

The following selected transactions relate to liabilities of Rocky Mountain Adventures. Rocky Mountain's fiscal year ends on December 31.
January 13: Negotiate a revolving credit agreement with First Bank that can be renewed annually upon bank approval. The amount available under the line of credit is $10 million at the bank's prime rate.
February 1: Arrange a three-month bank loan of $4.3 million with First Bank under the line of credit agreement. Interest at the prime rate of
7% is payable at maturity.
May 1: Pay the 7% note at maturity.
Record the appropriate entries, if any, on January 13, February 1, and May 1.

Axil Corp. has not tapped the Deutsche mark public debt market because of concern about a likely appreciation of that currency and only wishes to be a floating-rate dollar borrower, which it can be at LIBOR + 1%. Bevel Corp. strongly prefers fixed-rate DM debt, but it must pay 1.5% more than the 6.25% coupon that Axil's DM notes would carry. Bevel, however, can obtain Eurodollars at LIBOR + 1/2%. Show work and explain.
1. What is the maximum possible cost savings to Axil from engaging in acurrency swap with Bevel?
2. What is the maximum possible cost savings to Bevel from engaging in acurrency swap with Axil?

_____ allow job seekers to search several different sources at the same time. Indeed.com and Jobs2Careers.com are both examples of this type of Web site.


Job board Web sites

Meta job search engine Web sites

Corporate career center Web sites

Industry-specific Web sites

Why do governments usually support and regulate natural monopolies?

A two or more firms are cost-prohibitive

B competition makes prices lower in a natural monopoly

C owners of natural monopolies do not know how to manage them efficiently

D itis difficult to keep up with advancing technology

Arlington Clothing, Inc., shows the following information for its two divisions for year 1.

Lake Region Coastal Region
Sales revenue $4,020,000 $13,110,000
Cost of sales 2,625,000 6,470,000
Allocated corporate overhead 241,200 786,600
Other general and administration 548,900 3,710,000

The results for year 2 have just been posted.
Lake Region Coastal Region
Sales revenue $4,020,000 $9,520,000
Cost of sales 2,625,000 4,840,000
Allocated corporate overhead 301,500 714,000
Other general and administration 549,000 3,710,000

Required:
a. Compute divisional operating income for the two divisions.
b. What are the gross margin and operating margin percentages for both divisions?

Assume that Jordan ​Enterprises's radio broadcast license is renewable at the end of each 10​-year term and management has provided evidence that approval of the renewal is highly probable. In this​ case, the broadcast license qualifies as an​indefinite-life intangible asset and is not subject to amortization.​ Therefore, the firm carries the broadcast license at its original cost of $786,000.
On December ​31, 2015 the company noted substantial declines in radio advertising revenues over the past year due to expanded satellite radio​subscriptions, Internet​ broadcasts, and the use of iPod players. Based on the required annual review and consideration of the available impairment​ indicators, management believes that it is more likely than not that the broadcast license may be impaired.​ Therefore, the company must test the broadcast license for impairment. Similar broadcast licenses have been sold in auctions for $676,000.
Assuming that renewal of the broadcast license is probable for this​ indefinite-life intangible​ asset, analyze the accounting for impairment and prepare the journal entries.
1.) Conduct the impairment test indicated for​indefinite-life intangible asset at the end of the year and determine the impairment​ loss, if any. ​(If you selected​ "No" that an impairment loss is not​ indicated, then leave the impairment loss input cell blank. Show a loss with a parentheses or minus​ sign.)
2.) Next, prepare the journal entry required to record any impairment loss. ​(Record debits​ first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal entries. If no entry is required select​ "No Entry​ Required" on the first line of the journal entry table and leave all remaining cells in the table​blank.)

Variable Fixed Output Marginal Total Total Marginal cost
Input Input units Physical Product of fixed variable cost
Variable input cost (dollars) (dollars)
$0 1 0 $500 0
1 1 10 (A) $500 $200 E
2 1 25 (B) $500 400 (G)
3 1 45 (C) $500 600 (H)
4 1 60 (D) $500 800 (I)
5 1 70 (E) $500 1000 (J)
What is the average total cost of producing 60 units of output?
a. $24.17
b. $21.67
c. $12.50
d. $1.33

Supler Corporation produces a part used in the manufacture of one of its products. The unit product cost is $21, computed as follows: Direct materials $ 7 Direct labor 6 Variable manufacturing overhead 3 Fixed manufacturing overhead 5 Unit product cost $ 21 An outside supplier has offered to provide the annual requirement of 2,900 of the parts for only $13 each. The company estimates that 60% of the fixed manufacturing overhead cost above could be eliminated if the parts are purchased from the outside supplier. Assume that direct labor is an avoidable cost in this decision. Based on these data, the financial advantage (disadvantage) of purchasing the parts from the outside supplier would be: Multiple Choice ($3) per unit on average $3 per unit on average $6 per unit on average ($8) per unit on average

On January 1, Cheyenne Corp. had 61,400 shares of no-par common stock issued and outstanding. The stock has a stated value of $4 per share. During the year, the following transactions occurred.

Apr. 1 Issued 11,250 additional shares of common stock for $11 per share.
June 15 Declared a cash dividend of $1.90 per share to stockholders of record on June 30.
July 10 Paid the $1.90 cash dividend. Dec. 1 Issued 5,000 additional shares of common stock for $12 per share.
Dec. 15 Declared a cash dividend on outstanding shares of $2.00 per share to stockholders of record on December 31.

Required:
Prepare the entries, if any, on each of the three dates that involved dividends.

You are Heidi Ganahl, CEO and Founder of Camp Bow Wow, and you are intending to expand the brand to new global locations. If you are expanding into a country that values humane-oriented leadership, which of the following behaviors is most in line with that perspective?
a. You implement weekly team building session to create a collaborative work environment.
b. You involve all employees in all decisions, ensuring that everyone participates in the decision making process.
c. You articulate a dear vision for changing the organization so that it will focus on consistently delivering high levels of performance.
d. You provide compassionate support when an employee is having difficulty with family issues.

Consider the following statements about the step-down method of service department cost allocation: I. Under the step-down method, all service department costs are eventually allocated to production departments. II. The order in which service department costs are allocated is important. III. After a service department's costs have been allocated to other departments, no costs are re-circulated back to that service department. Which of the above statements is (are) correct?

a. I, II, and III.
b. I only.
c. I and II.
d. II only.
e. I and III.

You are interested in investing your m0ney, but don't know much about
individual stocks or bonds. What kind of investment would be best for you?
A. Mutual fund
B. Shares of G0ogle or lBM
C. Treasury Bonds
D. Checking account

17. Andy Store sold merchandise in the amount of $5,800 to a customer on October 1, with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. The cost of the items sold is $4,000. Andy uses the perpetual inventory system. The journal entries that Andy will make on October 1 will include: A) Debit to Accounts Receivable for $4,000 B) Credit to Merchandise Inventory for $5,800 C) Debit to Cost of Goods Sold for $5,800 D) Credit to Merchandise Inventory for $4,000 E) Credit to Net Income for $1,800

Whispering Company is planning to produce 1,100 units of product in 2020. Each unit requires 2.60 pounds of materials at $4.80 per pound and a half-hour of labor at $14.00 per hour. The overhead rate is 90% of direct labor. (a) Compute the budgeted amounts for 2020 for direct materials to be used, direct labor, and applied overhead. Direct materials $ Direct labor $ Overhead $ (b) Compute the standard cost of one unit of product. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.75.) Standard cost $

Project Z will result in unit sales of 2,250, at a price of $650 each. The variable cost (VC) of each unit is $325. The cost accountant will allocate overhead on the existing plant to Project Z at a rate of $21 per unit. A special piece of equipment must be leased for $75,000 per year for purposes related solely to Project Z. Project Z will reduce sales of the same company’s Project X by 900 units (selling price of $950 with variable cost of $510 and overhead allocation of $32 per unit). What is the total incremental cash flow for Project Z?

Sunland Company reports the following operating results for the month of August: sales $382,500 (units 5,100), variable costs $259,000, and fixed costs $99,000. Management is considering the following independent courses of action to increase net income. 1. Increase selling price by 12% with no change in total variable costs or units sold. 2. Reduce variable costs to 65% of sales. Compute the net income to be earned under each alternative. 1. Net Income $enter a dollar amount 2. Net Income $enter a dollar amount Which course of action will produce the highe

Argentina is considering constructing a bridge across the Rio de la Plata to connect its northern coast to the southern coast of Uruguay. If this bridge is constructed, it will reduce the travel time from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Sao Paulo, Brazil, by over 10 hours and has the potential to significantly improve the flow of manufactured goods between the two countries. The cost of the new bridge, which will be the longest bridge in the world, spanning over 50 miles, will be $700 million. The bridge will require an annual maintenance of $10 million for repairs and upgrades and is estimated to last 80 years. It is estimated that 550,000 vehicles will use the bridge during the first year of operation, and an additional 50,000 vehicles per year until the tenth year. These data are based on an a toll charge of $90 per vehicle. The annual traffic for the remainder of the life of the bridge life will be 1,000,000 vehicles per year. The Argentine government requires a minimum rate of return of 9% to proceed with the project.
(a) Does this project provide sufficient revenues to offset its costs?
(b) What considerations are there besides economic factors in deciding whether to construct the bridge

When bonds are issued at a premium and the effective interest method is used for amortization, at each subsequent interest payment date, the cash paid is:

g The following totals for the month of April were taken from the payroll records of Kingbird Company. Salaries $144000 FICA taxes withheld 11020 Income taxes withheld 30000 Medical insurance deductions 5400 Federal unemployment taxes 380 State unemployment taxes 2590 The journal entry to record the monthly payroll on April 30 would include a debit to Salaries and Wages Expense for $144000. debit to Salaries and Wages Expense for $97580. credit to Salaries and Wages Payable for $144000. debit to Salaries and Wages Payable for $144000.

Scoring: Your score will be based on the number of correct matches. There is no penalty for incorrect or missing matches. Match each phrase that follows with the term it describes. Clear All Includes gross profit on the income statement. Generally provides the most useful report for controlling costs. Treats fixed selling cost as a period cost. Required by generally accepted accounting principles. Absorption costing only Variable costing only Both absorption and variable costing

33. A tripeptide has
A. 3 amino acids and 1 peptide bond
B. 3 amino acids and 2 peptide bond
6.3 amino acids and 3 peptide bond
D. 3 amino acids and 4 peptide bond I need the answer​

Benny is 57 years old and is employed by the state as a school bus driver.He has an exemplary record,with no accidents in the past 27 years.Tom,aged 31,replaces Benny.Benny intends to file a discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.If Benny lives in a state that has not waived sovereign immunity,which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
A) Benny has a valid claim and can sue the state because he can establish all of the elements of a prima facie case.
B) Benny cannot file a claim for age discrimination under the ADEA because he is a state employee.
C) Benny is a state employee and must file his claim pursuant to the Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act.
D) Benny does not have a claim for age discrimination under the ADEA as he was replaced by an employee who is older than 30.

The Pastel Paint Company recently loaned $300,000 to KIX 96, a local radio station. The radio station signed a noninterest-bearing note requiring the $300,000 to be repaid in three years. As part of the agreement, the radio station will provide Pastel with a specified amount of free radio advertising over the three-year term of the note. The focus of this case is the valuation of the note receivable by Pastel Paint Company and the treatment of the "free" advertising provided by the radio station. Your instructor will divide the class into two to six groups depending on the size of the class. The mission of your group is to reach consensus on the appropriate note valuation and accounting treatment of the free advertising.
Required:
1. Each group member should deliberate the situation independently and draft a tentative argument prior to the class session for which the case is assigned.
2. In class, each group will meet for 10 to 15 minutes in different areas of the classroom. During that meeting, group members will take turns sharing their suggestions for the purpose of arriving at a single group treatment.
3. After the allotted time, a spokesperson for each group (selected during the group meetings) will share the group’s solution with the class. The goal of the class is to incorporate the views of each group into a consensus approach to the situation.