Charles Schwab Corporation is one of the more innovative brokerage and financial service companies in the United States. The company recently provided information about its major business segments as follows (in millions):
Investor Services Institutional Services
Revenues $3,016 $1,523
Income from operations 847 523
Depreciation 133 54
A. How does a brokerage company like Schwab define the "Investor Services" and "Institutional Services" segments? Use the Internet to develop your answer
The segment serves the retail customer, you and me. These are the brokerage, Internet, and mutual fund services used by individual investors. The segment includes the same services provided for financial institutions, such as banks, mutual fund managers, insurance companies, and pension plan administrators
B. Provide a specific example of a variable and fixed cost in the "Investor Services" segment.
Variable costs in the "Investor Services" segment include: Check all that apply.
Depreciation on brokerage office equipment, such as computers and computer networks
Depreciation on brokerage offices
Property taxes on brokerage offices
Commissions to brokers
Fees paid to exchanges for executing trades
Transaction fees incurred by Schwab mutual funds to purchase and sell shares
Fixed costs in the "Investor Services" segment include: Check all that apply.
Depreciation on brokerage office equipment, such as computers and computer networks
Commissions to brokers
Property taxes on brokerage offices
Depreciation on brokerage offices
Fees paid to exchanges for executing trades
Transaction fees incurred by Schwab mutual funds to purchase and sell shares
C. Estimate the contribution margin (in millions) for each segment, assuming depreciation represents the majority of fixed costs.
Investor Services Institutional Services
Estimated contribution margin $_____________ $________________
D. If Schwab decided to sell its "Institutional Services" accounts to another company, estimate how much operating income would decline (in millions). $___________
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Answer: The answer is provided below
Explanation:
A. A brokerage company such as Schwab will define the "Investor Services" and the "Institutional Services" segments like this:
Investor services- This will be:
• Real brokerage and also banking services to the individual investors.
• Other retirement plan to the corporations.
Institutional services- This will be:
• Marketing support to the independent investment advisors.
• Trading tools to the independent investment advisors.
B. The variable costs in the "Investor Services" segment will include:
• Fees paid to exchanges for executing trades
• Transaction fees incurred by Schwab mutual funds to buy and sell shares
• Commissions to brokers.
The fixed costs in the "Investor Services" segment will include:
• Depreciation on brokerage offices.
• Depreciation on the brokerage office equipment, like computers and computer networks.
The explanation for C and D has been attached. For D, the operating income would decline by $577 million.
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Suppose the U.S. imports cars from the UK manufacturer, McLaren. Consider an appreciation of the pound. Which of the following statements correctly describe the effects of thischange?
A. Hold all other prices constant.
B. U.S. consumers pay more dollars for each McLaren car they import from the UK.
C. McLaren supplies a greater quantity of dollars to the foreign exchange market.
D. U.S. consumers increase their purchases of McLaren cars.
E. McLaren's dollar revenues fall.
To peg the pounds per dollar exchange rate at a level higher than the market clearing exchange rate, the UK government needs to:_________.
a. buy pounds and sell dollars
b. buy dollars and sell pounds
c. simple announce a target exchange rate
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Answer:
b. and a
Explanation:
Answer:
b. and
Explanation:
Remember, when foreign exchange rates between two currencies of particular country rises (appreciates), it effects is experienced most by the country whose currency hasn't risen. In this case therefore, this would make U.S. consumers pay more dollars for each McLaren car they import from the UK.
Also, to peg the pounds per dollar exchange rate at a level higher than the market clearing exchange rate, the UK government needs to buy pounds and sell dollars, because reducing the supply of pounds in the exchange market creates an opportunity for higher exchange prices.
On January 1, the $3,000,000 par value bonds of Spitz Company with a carrying value of $3,000,000 are converted to 1,000,000 shares of $1 par value common stock. Record the entry for the conversion of the bonds.
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Answer:
Dr bonds payable $3,000,000
Cr common stock $1,000,000
Cr paid in capital in excess of par val.-common stock($3m-$1m) $2,000,000
Explanation:
The conversion means that the bonds payable account is debited since the obligation has now been settled by a way of giving common stock in lieu.
The credit entries would comprise of par value of the conversion which is $1 par value multiplied by number of common stock of 1,000,000 which gives $1,000,000 while the remaining balance is credited to paid-in capital in excess-common stock
Dexter Consulting, Inc. recently reported the following information: Net income = $395,000 Sales = $700,000 Total Assets = $1.5 million Tax rate = 21% Interest expense = 13,000 Accounts Payable = 74,000 Notes Payable = 900,000 Accruals = 12,000 After-tax cost of capital = 10% What is the company’s EVA?
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Answer:
$170,650
Explanation:
economic value added (EVA) = NOPAT – (WACC x capital invested)
NOPAT = net operating profits after taxWACC = weighted average cost of capitalcapital invested = assets - current liabilitiesNOPAT = net income x (1 - 21%) = $395,000 x 0.79 = $312,050
WACC = 10%
capital invested = $1,500,000 - $74,000 (accounts payable) - $12,000 (accruals) = $1,414,000
EVA = $312,050 - (10% x $1,414,000) = $312,050 - $141,400 = $170,650
Rebecca Reyher wrote (and copyrighted) a children’s book entitled My Mother Is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World. The story was based on a Russian folktale told to her by her own mother. Years later, the children’s TV show Sesame Street televised a skit entitled "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World." The Sesame Street version took place in a different locale and had fewer frills, but the sequence of events in both stories was identical. Has Sesame Street infringed Reyher’s copyright?
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Answer:
The correct answer is: Initially, yes it did violated the law. But it depends.
Explanation:
To begin with, we need to understand that when it comes to the law of copyright the consequences of violating it depends on the particulary situation that the parties shared. Therefore that initially, Sesame Street would have violated the copyright law if they did not establish a contract that can allow them to use that story. However again, if in a first place the Reyher violated the law then Sesame Street will be out of charges becuase the first violation was caused by the writter and in other case it could also be seen as therewas no violation due to the fact that is a russian folktale and those stories have no copyright.
Bartel Corporation produces bar stools for restaurants.
1. For each of the following, indicate whether the cost would typically be considered direct or indirect cost for the cost object given.
A. Lubricants used on the bar stool manufacturing equipment.
B. The factory supervisor's salary for the bar stool factory.
C. The production labor wages for the bar stool assemblers.
D. Nails and screws used in the production of the bar stools.
E. Manufacturing costs for wood and steel used in the bar stools.
2. For each of the following, indicate whether the cost would typically be considered product or period cost for the cost object given.
A. Electricity costs to run the factory.
B. Accountant salaries.
C. Selling costs for the period.
D. Delivery costs to take the bicycles to stores.
E. Tires for the bicycles.
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Answer: The answers are provided below
Explanation:
1. Direct cost are the major part of cost and can be traced to a cost object while indirect cost are typically small cost and difficult to trace to a specific cost object.
A. Lubricants used on the bar stool manufacturing equipment - indirect cost
B. The factory supervisor's salary for the bar stool factory - indirect cost
C. The production labor wages for the bar stool assemblers - direct cost
D. Nails and screws used in the production of the bar stools - direct cost
E. Manufacturing costs for wood and steel used in the bar stools - direct cost.
2. A manufacturer's product costs are direct labor, direct materials, and the manufacturing overhead that are used in making its products while the period costs are written as expenses in an accounting period. Period costs are associated with passage of time and examples include the general and administrative expenses, like rent, office supplies, office depreciation, and utilities
A. Electricity costs to run the factory - product cost
B. Accountant salaries - period cost
C. Selling costs for the period - period cost
D. Delivery costs to take the bicycles to stores - period cost
E. Tires for the bicycle - product cost
American Corporation has the following financial information. Year 1 Year 2 Cash $ 202.95 $ 245.90 A/R 398.02 485.34 Inventory 785.12 648.54 If Year 1 is the base year, what is the percentage increase/decrease of each current asset amount
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Answer: The answer is given below
Explanation:
Since Year 1 has been given as the base year, the percentage change will be:
(Year 2 - Year 1)/Year 1 × 100
Cash:
= (245.90 - 202.95)/202.95 × 100
= 42.95/202.95 × 100
= 0.21 × 100
= 21% Increase
A/R:
= (485.34 - 398.02)/398.02 × 100
= 87.32/398.02 × 100
= 0.22 × 100
= 22% Increase
Inventory:
= (648.54 - 785.12)/785.12 × 100
= -136.58/785.12 × 100
= -0.17 × 100
= 17% decrease
Presented below are two independent situations: A) Sandhill Inc. acquired 10% of the 420,000 shares of common stock of Schuberger Corporation at a total cost of $15 per share on June 17, 2020. On September 3, Schuberger declared and paid a $120,000 dividend. On December 31, Schuberger reported net income of $520,000 for the year. B) Blue Corporation obtained significant influence over Hunsaker Company by buying 30% of Hunsaker’s 120,000 outstanding shares of common stock at a cost of $18 per share on January 1, 2020. On May 15, Hunsaker declared and paid a cash dividend of $120,000. On December 31, Hunsaker reported net income of $220,000 for the year. Prepare all necessary journal entries for 2017 for (a) Edelman and (b) Wen.
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Answer:
The journal entries for both corporations is prepared below
A)
Date: June 17
Accounts title and Explanations: Stock investment, dr. (420,000*$15*10%) 630,000
Accounts title and Explanations: Cash, Cr. 630,000
____________________________
Date: Sept 3.
Accounts title and Explanations: Cash, dr. (120,000*10%) 12,000
Accounts title and Explanations: Dividend revenue, Cr. 12,000
______________________________
Date: Dec 31.
Accounts title and Explanations: Stock investments, dr. (520,000*10%) 52,000
Accounts title and Explanations: Investment revenue, Cr. 52,000
____________________________
B)
Date: Jan 1
Accounts title and Explanations: Stock investment, dr. (120,000*$18*30%) 648,000
Accounts title and Explanations: Cash, Cr. 648,000
____________________________
Date: May 15
Accounts title and Explanations: Cash, dr. (120,000*30%) 36,000
Accounts title and Explanations: Dividend revenue, Cr. 36,000
______________________________
Date: Dec 31.
Accounts title and Explanations: Stock investments, dr. (220,000*30%) 66,000
Accounts title and Explanations: Investment revenue, Cr. 66,000
____________________________
Granite Construction Company is considering selling excess machinery with a book value of $328,100 (original cost of $449,200 less accumulated depreciation of $121,100) for $222,800, less a 6% brokerage commission. Alternatively, the machinery can be leased for a total of $217,860 for five years, after which it is expected to have no residual value. During the period of the lease, Granite Construction Company’s costs of repairs, insurance, and property tax expenses are expected to be $16,708.
Required:
A. Prepare a differential analysis, dated November 7 to determine whether Granite should lease (Alternative 1) or sell (Alternative 2) the machinery.
B. On the basis of the data presented, would it be advisable to lease or sell the machinery? Explain.
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Answer:
A)
book value = $328,100
net selling cost = $222,800 - 6% = $209,432
net lease revenue = $217,860 - $16,708 = $201,152
Granite Construction
Differential analysis
November 7
Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Differential
SELL LEASE amount
Revenue from sales $222,800 $0 $222,800
- sales expenses ($3,368) $0 ($3,368)
Revenue from lease $0 $217,860 ($217,860)
- lease expenses $0 ($16,708) $16,708
total $209,432 $201,152 $8,280
B) Granite Construction should sell the equipment since it will earn $8,280 more than leasing it, and that without considering the value of money in time (discount rate on lease revenue).
A couple borrows $200,000 for a mortgage that requires fixed monthly payments over 30 consecutive years. The first monthly payment is due in one month. If the interest rate on the mortgage is 5%, which of the following comes closest to the monthly payment?
When would the calculation of the effective annual interest rate be most useful?
a. When comparing two investments with different annuity amounts
b. When comparing two investments with different par values
c. When comparing two investments that end at different points in time
d. When comparing two investments that compound differently within a year
e. When comparing two investments that have different inherent risk
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Answer:
(a) The monthly payment is $ 1,073.64
(b) The correct option is option D. When comparing two investments that compound differently within a year.
Explanation:
Monthly payment = $1,073.64
Using financial calculator BA II Plus - Input details:
$
I/Y = Rate = 5/12 = 0.416667
FV = Future value = $0
N = Total payment term 25*12 = 360
PV = Present value of loan -$200,000
CPT > PMT = Monthly Payment $1,073.64
1. The monthly payment by the couple is $1,073.64.
2. The calculation of the effective annual interest rate would be most useful d. When comparing two investments that compound differently within a year.
Data and Calculations:
The monthly payment is determined as follows:
(# of periods) = 360 months (30 x 12)
I/Y (Interest per year) = 5%
PV (Present Value) = $200,000
FV (Future Value) = $0
Results:
Monthly Payment = $1,073.64
Sum of all periodic payments = $386,511.57
Total Interest = $186,511.57
Thus, the couple would pay $1,073.64 monthly for 30 years in order to pay off the mortgage of $200,000 at 5% interest.
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Suppose that Congress passes a law requiring employers to provide employees some benefit (such as healthcare) that raises the cost of an employee by $4 per hour. Assume that firms were not providing such benefits prior to the legislation. On the following graph, use the green line (triangle symbol) to show the effect this employer mandate has on the demand for labor.On the previous graph, use the purple line (diamond symbol) to show the effect this employer mandate has on the supply of labor. Suppose the wage is free to balance supply and demand. Use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the equilibrium wage and level of employment before this law, and use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the equilibrium wage and level of employment after this law is implemented.
True or False: Employers and employees are made worse off by this law.
True False Suppose that, before the mandate, the wage in this market was $3 above the minimum wage. In this case, the employer mandate will decrease the equilibrium wage rate from $10 per hour to $6 per hour, causing employment to increase V and unemployment to decrease 'V' . Now suppose that workers do not value the mandated benefit at all. Which of the following statements are true under this circumstance?
1. The wage rate will decline by less than $4.
2. Employers are worse off than before the mandated benefit.
3. The equilibrium quantity of labor will decline.
4. The supply curve of labor doesn't shift at all.
5. Employees are worse off than before the mandated benefit.
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Answer:
a. False
b. 1. The wage rate will decline by less than $4.
2.Employers are worse off than before the mandated benefit.
3. The equilibrium quantity of labor will decline.
4. The supply curve of labor doesn't shift at all
5. Employees are worse off than before the mandated benefit.
Explanation:
The Equilibrium wage and employment level are at the point where demand and supply curves intersect. The new law will cause the demand and supply curve to shift down. Employers and employees are not made worse off rather they are well off as before.
When the workers will not value the benefit as mandated in the law the supply curve will not shift down, the equilibrium quantity of labor will decline and wage rate will decline by less than $4. Employers are worse off than before because a greater total wage will be paid by employers plus benefit for few workers. This will result in greater total cost to employer.
Assume that the public in the small country of Sylvania does not hold any cash. Commercial banks, however, hold 10 percent of their checking deposits as excess reserves, regardless of the interest rate. In the questions that follow, the "money multiplier" is given by 1 / (RR + ER ).
Where
RR = the percentage of deposits that banks are required to keep as reserves
ER = the percentage of deposits that banks voluntarily hold as excess reserves
Consider the balance sheet of one of several identical banks:
Assets Liabilities and Net Worth
Reserves 400 Checking Deposits 2,000
Loans 1,600 Net Worth 0
Total Assets 2,000 Liabilities and Net Worth 2,000
The required reserve ratio in this economy is _________%. (Enter your response as an integer.)
If the total money stock (supply) is $600,000, the total amount of reserves held in the banking system is_____ $
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Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
(1) The required reserve ratio is
= Required reserves ÷ Checkable deposit
where,
Required reserves
= Total reserves - Excess reserves
= 400 - 2,000 × 10%
= $400 - $200
= $200
And, the checkable deposit is $2,000
So, the required reserve ratio is
= $200 ÷ $2,000
= 10%
(2) Now the total amount of reserves is
But before that first we have to determine the money multiplier is
Money multiplier (MM) = 1 ÷ (ER + RR)
= 1 ÷ (0.10 + 0.10)
= 1 ÷ 0.20
= 5
Now
Monetary base (MB) is
= Money stock ÷ Money multiplier
= $600,000 ÷ 5
= $120,000
And as we know that
Monetary base = Currency + Reserves, and Currency (i.e held by public) = 0
So,
Reserves = Monetary base = $120,000
Vertical Analysis of Income Statement The following comparative income statement (in thousands of dollars) for two recent fiscal years was adapted from the annual report of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., owner and operator of several major motor speedways, such as the Atlanta, Texas, and Las Vegas Motor Speedways. Current Year Previous Year Revenues: Admissions $100,694 $100,798 Event-related revenue 146,980 146,849 NASCAR broadcasting revenue 217,469 207,369 Other operating revenue 31,320 29,293 Total revenues $496,463 $484,309 Expenses and other: Direct expense of events $104,303 $102,196 NASCAR event management fees 133,682 128,254 Other direct expenses 19,541 18,513 General and administrative 177,926 194,120 Total expenses and other $435,452 $443,083 Income from continuing operations $61,011 $41,226 a. Prepare a comparative income statement for these two years in vertical form, stating each item as a percent of revenues. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. (Note: Due to rounding, amounts may not total 100%). Round your percentages to one decimal place.
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Answer:
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,
Vertical Analysis of Income Statement
Current Year Previous Year
Revenues:
Admissions 20.28≅ 20.3 20.81 ≅20.8
Event-related revenue 29.61 ≅ 29.6 30.32≅30.3
NASCAR broadcasting revenue 43.80≅ 43.8 42.82≅42.8
Other operating revenue 6.31 ≅ 6.3 6.05≅6.1
Total revenues 100% 100%
Expenses and other:
Direct expense of events 21.01 ≅ 21.0 21.10≅ 21.1
NASCAR event management fees 29.61≅ 29.6 26.48≅ 26.5
Other direct expenses 3.94 ≅ 3.9 3.82≅3.8
General and administrative 35.84 ≅ 35.8 40.08≅40.1
Total expenses and other 87.72 ≅ 87.7 91.49≅ 91.5
Income from continuing operations 12.23% 8.51%
Explanation:
Vertical Analysis =(Income Statement Item/ Sales )*100
We prepared a comparative income statement for these two years in vertical form, stating each item as a percent of revenues.
Current Year Previous Year
Revenues:
Admissions $100,694 $100,798
Event-related revenue 146,980 146,849
NASCAR broadcasting revenue 217,469 207,369
Other operating revenue 31,320 29,293
Total revenues $496,463 $484,309
Expenses and other:
Direct expense of events $104,303 $102,196
NASCAR event management fees 133,682 128,254
Other direct expenses 19,541 18,513
General and administrative 177,926 194,120
Total expenses and other $435,452 $443,083
Income from continuing operations $61,011 $41,226
On December 31, 2018, Interlink Communications issued 6% stated rate bonds with a face amount of $107 million. The bonds mature on December 31, 2048. Interest is payable annually on each December 31, beginning in 2019. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Determine the price of the bonds on December 31, 2018, assuming that the market rate of interest for similar bonds was 7%. (Enter your answers in whole dollars. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)
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Answer:
$93,725,580.00
Explanation:
The market price of the bond is the present value of annual coupon payment plus the present value of face amount receivable at the end of the bond tenure.
Annual coupon interest=face amount*stated rate=$107,000,000*6%=$6,420,000.00
Face amount=$107,000,000
The discount factor for annual coupon is the present of 30 years annuity(2048-2018) at 7% market rate, which is 12.4090
The discount factor for the face value is 0.1314
Price of the bond=($6,420,000.00*12.4090)+($107,000,000*0.1314)=$93,725,580.00
g For a period during which the quantity of inventory at the end was smaller than that at the beginning, income from operations reported under variable costing will be smaller than income from operations reported under absorption costing. Group of answer choices False True
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Answer: True
Explanation:
Variable costing is a method which is used to assign the variable costs to the inventory. In this approach, all the overhead costs will be charged to expense during the period that they were incurred, while the direct materials and the variable overhead costs will be assigned to the inventory.
In this scenario, for a period whereby the quantity of inventory at the end was smaller than the quantity of inventory at the beginning, the income from operations that is reported under the variable costing will be smaller than the income from the operations that is reported under absorption costing. This is because the beginning inventory inventory has been released at a rate that is higher at than the ending inventory thereby making the income under the absorption costing to be smaller.
In January 2017, Crane Company, a newly formed company, issued 9500 shares of its $8 par common stock for $13 per share. On July 1, 2017, Crane Company reacquired 950 shares of its outstanding stock for $10 per share. The acquisition of these treasury sharesa. increased total stockholders' equity.b. decreased the number of issued shares.c. decreased total stockholders' equity.d. did not change total stockholders' equity.
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Answer:
The correct option is C, decreased total stockholders' equity
Explanation:
By reacquiring 950 shares out of the issued shares of 9,500 shares ,the company takes possession of the 950 shares and give cash to stockholders in return for the shares repossessed.
As a result the total stockholders' equity would reduce, this is usually accounted for by deducting the cost of such repurchase from total stockholders' equity in the equity section of the balance sheet
Suppose that General Motors Acceptance Corporation issued a bond with 10 years until maturity, a face value of $ 1 comma 000, and a coupon rate of 7.0 % (annual payments). The yield to maturity on this bond when it was issued was 6.0 %. What was the price of this bond when it was issued?
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Answer:
$1,073.60
Explanation:
bond's current price = PV of face value + PV of coupons
maturity = 10 years
face value = $1,000
coupon rate = 7% annual
market rate = 6%
PV of face value = $1,000 / (1 + 6%)¹⁰ =$558.39
PV of coupons = coupon x annuity factor (10 years, 6%) = $70 x 7.3601 = $515.21
market value at issue date = $558.39 + $515.21 = $1,073.60
since the bond's coupon rate was higher than the market rate, the bond was sold at a premium.
An inexperienced accountant for Riverbed Corp showed the following in the income statement: income before income taxes $258,000 and unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities (before taxes) $94,900. The unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities and income before income taxes are both subject to a 34% tax rate. Prepare a correct statement of comprehensive income.
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Answer:
Kindly check attached file for the Comprehensive report
Suppose Binder corporatio's common stock has a return of 17.61 percent. The risk-free rate is 3.68 percent, the market return is 12.4 percent and there is no unsystematic risk affecting Binder's return. Given the one-factor arbitrage pricing model, what is the factor beta
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Answer:
1.597
Explanation:
The computation of the factor beta using the one-factor arbitrage pricing model is shown below:
As we know that
= (Expected rate of return - risk-free rate of return) ÷ (market rate of return-risk-free rate of return)
= (17.61% - 3.68%) ÷ (12.4% - 3.68%)
= 1.597
We simply applied the above formula to determine the factor beta and the same is to be considered
Brief Exercise 233 Kinney Company purchased a truck for $66,000. The company expected the truck to last four years or 100,000 miles, with an estimated residual value of $8,000 at the end of that time. During the second year the truck was driven 27,000 miles. Compute the depreciation for the second year under each of the methods below and place your answers in the blanks provided.Units-of-activity $_________
Double-declining-balance $_________
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Answer:
$15,660
$16,500
Explanation:
Depreciation expense using the double declining method = Depreciation factor x cost of the asset
Depreciation factor = 2 x (1 / useful life)
2 x (1 / 4 ) = 0.5
The depreciation expense in the first year = 0.5 x $66,000 = $33,000
Book value = $66,000 - $33,000 = $33,000
The depreciation expense in the second year = 0.5 x $33,000 = $16,500
The Units of production method = (miles driven in the second year / estimated total miles that can be driven) x (Cost of asset - Salvage value)
(27,000 / 100,000) × ($66,000 - $8,000)
= 0.27 x $58,000 = $15,660
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Deere is a global manufacturer and distributor of agricultural, construction, and forestry equipment. Suppose it reported the following information in its 2017 annual report. (In millions)
2017 2016 Inventories (LIFO) $2,267 $2,999
Current asset 32,910
Current liabilities 11,711
LIFO reserve 1,389
Cost of goods sold 15,661
Compute Deere inventory turnover for 2017 ratio.
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Answer:
5.95
Explanation:
Deere inventory turnover for 2017 ratio is:
Formula for Inventory Turnover Ratio= Cost of Goods sold / Average Inventory
Where Average Inventory = (Previous Inventory + Current Inventory) / 2
= ($2,267 + $2,999) / 2
=$5,266 / 2
=$2,633
Average Inventory = $2,633
Therefore, Inventory Turnover Ratio = $15,661 / $2,633 = 5.9479 = 5.95
Deere Inventory Turnover for 2017 Ratio is 5.95.
The Colson Company issued $407,000 of 9% bonds on January 1, 2014. The bonds are due January 1, 2020, with interest payable each July 1 and January 1. The bonds are issued at face value.
Prepare Colson’s journal entries for (a) the January issuance, (b) the July 1 interest payment, and (c) the December 31 adjusting entry.
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Answer:
Dr cash $407,000
Cr bonds payable $407,000
July 1
Dr interest expense $ 18,315.00
Cr cash $ 18,315.00
December 31
Dr interest expense $ 18,315.00
Cr interest payable $ 18,315.00
Explanation:
The bond was issued at face value of $407,000 which means that cash of $407,000 was received which is to be debited to cash account and bonds payable account credited for the same amount.
On July1 ,interest coupon of $ 18,315.00 ($407,000*8%*6/12) was paid which means that interest expense is debited with $ 18,315.00 while cash is credited.
On 31 December ,interest coupon of $ 18,315.00 ($407,000*8%*6/12) was due which means that interest expense is debited with $ 18,315.00 while interest payable is credited.
The market for plywood is characterized by the following demand and supply equations: QD = 800 – 10P and QS = 50P – 1,000, where P is the price per sheet of plywood and Q measures the quantity of plywood. What is the size of the deadweight loss if the government imposes a price ceiling of $25 per sheet of plywood?
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Answer: Dead weight loss-= $3750
Explanation:
QD = 800 – 10P
QS = 50P – 1,000,
At equilibrium, quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied , so we have that, equating the two equations becomes
800 - 10p = 50p - 1000.
800 + 1000 = 50p + 10p
1800 = 60p
p = $30.
QD= QS= 800 - 10*30 = 500 units
QD= QS= 50x30 -1000= 500 units
Qd = Qs = 500 units.
When P = $25 by government putting a price ceiling, which is below the equilibrium price,it will lead to more demand than supply in the market
QD = 800 – 10P
QD= 800-10X25
QD=800-250= 550units
QS = 50P – 1,000,
Qs = 50 X25 - 1000
= 1,250-1000
QS = 250 units.
When quantity demanded =250units as a result of Quantity supplied at 250units. we will have our new price to be
QD = 800 – 10P
250 = 800 - 10p
10p = 800 -250
10p = 550
p = $55.
To calculate Dead weight Loss, we use the formulae,
0.5 x (P2 - P1) x (Q1 - Q2) where P1 and P2 are old and new prices and Q1 AND Q2 are old and new quantities
DWL = 0.5 x (55-25) X (500-250)
= 0.5 x 30x 250
Dead weight loss = $3750.
Determine whether each of the following goods is a private good, a public good, a common resource, or a club good.
1. A free weight station in a fitness room that is open to the public
2. A large, beautiful fountain in a town square
3. A new drum set for you to play in your friend's band
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Answer:
1. A free weight station in a fitness room that is open to the public (common resource)
2. A large, beautiful fountain in a town square (public goods)
3. A new drum set for you to play in your friend's band (private good)
Explanation:
Before we look into the different types of goods, let us define the terms associated with goods:
Rival: A good is said to be rival, if its consumption by one consumer prevents simultaneous consumption by another consumer.
Excludable: An excludable good is one for which access is not provided by the owner or seller, to a consumer who has not paid for it or who has not met certain requirements for its use.
Now let us define the different types of goods:
a. Private goods: these goods are excludable and rival. This means that the owners can prevent certain individuals from using them and their use prevents simultaneous use by other consumers. These goods are usually limited in quantity. in our example, A new drum set for you to play in your friend's band meets these requirements. other examples include food, clothes et.
b. public good: these goods are non-excludable and non-rival. These goods can be used simultaneously by many individuals and restrictions to use are virtually absent on them. A large, beautiful fountain in a town square meets these criteria. other examples include air, street lights etc.
c. common resource: These products are non-excludable (restriction to use is absent) and rival (use by an individual can prevent simultaneous use by others). if an individual is using A free weight station in a fitness room that is open to the public, other individuals will have to wait for their turn, even if they do not pay for it.
d. club good: these goods or services are excludable (paid for before use) but non rival (multiple consumers can use them simultaneously). Examples include cable television, internet services, cinemas etc.
Suppose Canada can produce 30 peaches or 150 peanuts per month, while Bolivia can produce 50 peaches or 200 peanuts per month. Assume Canada has the same number of resources as Bolivia. Who has an absolute advantage, and in what good
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Answer:
Bolivia
Explanation:
because Canada is all cold and no reasonable temp for the resources, but Bolivia has the temp to make more resources.
e Department of Traffic Security of a city is considering the purchase of a new drone for aerial surveillance of traffic on its most congested streets. A similar purchase 4 years ago cost $950,000. At an interest rate of 7% per year, what is the equivalent value today of the previous $950,000 expenditure?
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Answer:
The equivalent value of the expenditure today is = $1,245,256.21
Explanation:
The equivalent today of the 950,000 would be the future value compounded at 7% per year.
FV = PV × (1+r)^n
FV - ?, PV - value 4 years ago, n- number of years, r- rate of return
PV - 950,000, n- 4, r-7%
FV = 950,000 ×(1.07^4)= 1,245,256.21
The equivalent value of the expenditure today is = $1,245,256.21
Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP) is a zero growth company. It currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are $80,000. PP's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. The firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. Refer to the data for Pennewell Publishing Inc. (PP). Assume that PP is considering changing from its original capital structure to a new capital structure with 35% debt and 65% equity. This results in a weighted average cost of capital equal to 9.4% and a new value of operations of $510,638. Assume PP raises $178,723 in new debt and purchases T-bills to hold until it makes the stock repurchase. PP then sells the T-bills and uses the proceeds to repurchase stock. How many shares remain after the repurchase, and what is the stock price per share immediately after the repurchase?
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Answer:
Price per share after repurchase = $51.064
Shares remaining after repurchase = 6500
Explanation:
Given the following :
Value of operations = $510,638
Value of T-bills = value of debt = $178,723
Therefore, value of equity = $510,638
Number of common shares = 10,000
Price per share = Value of equity / Number of shares
Price per share = $510,638 / 10,000 = $51.064
Price per share prior to repurchase is the same as price per share after repurchase.
However, number of shares repurchased equals;
$178,723 / $51.064 = 3499.99 = 3500 shares
Number of shares left after repurchase :
Totals shares - shares repurchased
10,000 - 3500 = 6,500
On July 1, Perry Company signed a note with principal of $80,000 and a stated interest rate of 4%. The principal and interest are due on April 1 of the following year. Perry will accrue interest on December 31st.
$80,000 * 4% * 6/12 = $1,600 Interest is always stated as an annual rate regardless of loan term. The 4% interest is annual and must be multiplied by 6/12 to account for the six months july-december when recording the accrued interest on 12/31.
Required:
What is an example of accrued receivable?
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Answer:
$1,600
An example of accrued receivable is recording interest revenue before it is been received.
Explanation:
Principal =$80,000
Interest rate =4%.
July to December =6 months
Hence:
$80,000 * 4% * 6/12
=$80,000×0.04×0.5
= $1,600
Perry accrued interest on December 31st is $1,600
An example of accrued receivable is recording interest revenue before it is been received.
Because transit tends to be congested in this country, many people prefer to shop in their local neighborhoods. They tend to go to stores several times a week to get what they need rather than making one big trip less frequently. Since the culture of this company is very network oriented, shoppers expect a trip to the store to involve significant interaction with store employees. Shoppers are also used to good deals and haggling for better prices. A U.S. store opens in this country and exhibits the following characteristics. Which of these characteristics will be problematic for the success of the store?
A) A few large flagship stores located in big cities
B) Product experts on the floor to answer customers' questions
C) Store locations easy to access via public transit
D) High-end pricing
E) Products available individually rather than in bulk
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Answer: A few large flagship stores located in big cities; High-end pricing( Option A and D)
Explanation:
Because the people in this country usually shop close to their home, it would not be wise for a business to opt for few large flagship stores rather than a larger number of the smaller stores.
It would also be unwise for such business to sell mainly high-end products because the shoppers are used to good deals and haggling. Such company would be smart, to sell the products individually, because bulk purchases would make little sense for people that make frequent trips to the store.
Also, in a country with a congested transportation, an easy-to-access store locations will be important and having product experts on the floor who answers the questions of customers’ would appeal to network-oriented local culture.
Agatha's Inc. is about to introduce a new product in the market, but is not sure as to how it should price the product. The company is facing intense competition from five other companies. In such a situation, what should be Agatha’s Inc. pricing objective
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Answer and Explanation:
There are two main pricing objective and strategy i.e competitive pricing and penetrative pricing which are explained below:
1. Competitive pricing :
In this Agatha's Inc, all five rivals should evaluate pricing models for a related kind of product. If your product has a little more value added than your collegaues, then you can establish a target price target that is higher than the competitors.
Now to do that, it's necessary to send the customer a message that they're purchasing value for a price.
2. Penetrative pricing :
When the target price is set on the basis of the competitive pricing model , it is important to obtain the product favourably from the consumer and to do so you can start selling a little lower than the target price and sell the goods as a discount or promotional deal.
If the initial sales are strong and buyers like the product then return the product to target pricing and do intensive marketing to sell the message that the product 's cost is a bargain for the value provided by the company.
The mixture of the above two pricing strategies would ensure a better positioning of Agatha's Inc product with better profitability.
Gena Manufacturing Company has a fixed cost of $259,000 for the production of tubes. Estimated sales are 153,400 units. A before tax profit of $126,034 is desired by the controller. If the tubes sell for $22 each, what unit contribution margin is required to attain the profit target?
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Answer:
$2.51
Explanation:
Gena Manufacturing Company calculation for contribution margin unit
Using this formula
Fixed cost + Tax profit/Estimated sales units
Let plug in the formula
Where:
Fixed cost =$259,000
Tax profit=$126,034
Estimated sales units=153,400
Hence:
(259,000 + 126,034) / 153,400
=$385,034/153,400
= $2.51
Therefore the contribution margin that is required to attain the profit target will be $2.51
