Answer:
c. more than $78.02 billion in exports
Explanation:
The nation of Brazil had imports of $78.02 billion in 2018 and had a positive trade balance. This means that Brazil has exports of greater than $78.02 billion. That if a country's exports go beyond its imports, it is claimed that the country has a positive balance of trade. It indicates that Brazil has exports of greater than $78.02 billion.
Hence, the correct option is c.
Which of the following scenarios is consistent with the Laffer curve?
a. An increase in the tax rate always increases tax revenue .
b. The tax rate is 1 percent, and tax revenue is very high.
c. The tax rate is 99 percent, and tax revenue is very high.
d. A decrease in the tax rate always increases tax revenue .
Answer:
No option is correct.
a. An increase in the tax rate always increases tax revenue. ⇒ FALSE, if tax rates increase beyond the optimal level, instead of increasing total revenue they will decrease it. b. The tax rate is 1 percent, and tax revenue is very high. ⇒ FALSE, very low tax rates will result in very low government revenue. c. The tax rate is 99 percent, and tax revenue is very high. ⇒ FALSE, very high tax rates will result in very low government revenue. d. A decrease in the tax rate always increases tax revenue. ⇒ FALSE, if tax rates decrease beyond the optimal level, instead of increasing total revenue they will decrease it.Explanation:
According to Arthur Laffer, a direct and sometimes inverse relationship exists between tax rates and government revenue. Sometimes a lower tax rate can result in higher government revenue. But that is not always the case. Sometimes an increase in the tax rate can increase government revenue. The optimal tax rate (T*) is equal to the tax rate that will allow the government to collect the highest amount of revenue. Any lower or higher tax rate will decrease government revenue.
Bob has $2,500 invested in a bank that pays 6.0% annually. How long will it take for his funds to double? Hint: use NPER
Answer:
It will take 11.90 years for the funds to double
Explanation:
Here we want to calculate the time it will take for the invested amount to be doubled.
Mathematically;
t = ln(future value/ Present value)/ln(1 + rate)
From the question;
Future value = 2 * invested amount = 2 * 2500 = $5,000
Present value = $2,500
Rate = 6% = 6/100 = 0.06
Substituting these values, we have
t = ln(5000/2000)/ln (1 + 0.06)
t = ln2/ln1.06
t = 11.90 years
State the method of acknolwdgement
Explanation:
A page of acknowledgements is usually included at the beginning of a Final Year Project, immediately after the Table of Contents.
Acknowledgements enable you to thank all those who have helped in carrying out the research. Careful thought needs to be given concerning those whose help should be acknowledged and in what order. The general advice is to express your appreciation in a concise manner and to avoid strong emotive language.
Note that personal pronouns such as 'I, my, me …' are nearly always used in the acknowledgements while in the rest of the project such personal pronouns are generally avoided.
The following list includes those people who are often acknowledged.
Note however that every project is different and you need to tailor your acknowledgements to suit your particular situation.
Main supervisor
Second supervisor
Other academic staff in your department
Technical or support staff in your department
Academic staff from other departments
Other institutions, organizations or companies
Past students
Family *
Friends *
A farmer grows wheat and sells it to a miller for $200; the miller turns the wheat into flour and sells it to a baker for $500; the baker uses the flour to make bread and sells the bread for $900. The total GDP for this economy is:_______
Answer:
The right solution is "$900".
Explanation:
GDP seems to be the cash value of all finished goods products as well as services produced in something like a single year throughout a region. The farmer develops wheat here though and markets these for $200 to such a miller. The miller transforms the wheat into flour which offers something for $500 to something like a baker. After that, the final good becomes bread.Thus, the GDP seems to be $900.
you are planning to organize a get together for alumni. as an organizer send an invitation letter to all alumni
Answer:
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Explanation:
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What would you be willing to pay for a $1000 par, 7 1/2% coupon bond with 25 years until maturity if you wanted to earn a return of 8%
Answer:
$958.78
Explanation:
The computation of the present value is shown below:
Given that
Future value = $1,000
NPER = 25
PMT = $1,000 × 7.5% = $75
RATE = 8%
The formula is shown below:
= -PV(RATE;NPER;PMT;FV;TYPE)
After applying the above formula, the present value is $958.78
The same is to be considered
Loreal-American Corporation purchased several marketable securities during 2021. At December 31, 2021, the company had the investments in bonds listed below. None was held at the last reporting date, December 31, 2020, and all are considered securities available-for-sale. Cost Fair Value Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) Short term: Blair, Inc. $ 480,000 $ 405,000 $ (75,000 ) ANC Corporation 450,000 480,000 30,000 Totals $ 930,000 $ 885,000 $ (45,000 ) Long term: Drake Corporation $ 480,000 $ 560,000 $ 80,000 Aaron Industries 720,000 660,000 (60,000 ) Totals $ 1,200,000 $ 1,220,000 $ 20,000 Required: 1. Prepare appropriate adjusting entry at December 31, 2021. 2. What amount would be reported in the income statement at December 31, 2021, as a result of the adjusting entry
Answer:
1. 31 Dec 2021
Dr Net unrealized holding gain/loss 25,000
Cr Fair value adjustment 25,000
2. None
Explanation:
Preparation of Journal entry
First step is to calculate for the unrealized loss
Unrealized loss=Short term loss-Long term gain
Unrealized loss=45,000-20,000
Unrealized loss=25,000
Journal entry
31 Dec 2021
Dr Net unrealized holding gain/loss 25,000
Cr Fair value adjustment 25,000
(To record unrealized loss on available for sale securities)
2. No amount would be reported in the income statement at December 31, 2021 because the Net unrealized holding gain/loss will be reported in other comprehensive income .
g 3d. Suppose that both countries start off with a capital stock per worker of 1. What are the levels of income per worker and consumption per worker?
Answer:
Explanation:
Where is the main question?
The stock of Ernst Electric has a beta of .87. The market risk premium is 8.6 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.7 percent. What is the expected return on Ernst Electric stock
Answer:
12.3%
Explanation:
The stock Ernst electric has beta of 0.87 percent
The market risk premium is 8.6 percent
The risk free rate is 3.7 percent
Therefore the expected return can be calculated as follows
= risk free rate + risk premium
= 3.7 % + 8.6%
= 12.3 %
Hence the expected rate of return on Ernst electric stock is 12.3%
Which of the following statements is the most accurate? Sole proprietorships are well suited for people who want to own a business and share in its profits without taking an active role in management. Sole proprietorships are the least risky form of business ownership. Sole proprietorships must receive a state charter before they can legally conduct business. Sole proprietorships are taxed at the owner's personal tax rate.
Answer:
D. Sole proprietorships are taxed at the owner's personal tax rate
Explanation:
Sole Proprietorship can be defined as a simplest form of owning and starting any business. As the term suggests, this business is onwed by an individual only or shared by married couples.
Sole properietorship is easy to set up because the owner need not to register itself to state government, therefore, because of absence of governmental involvement, it is easy to set up or deconstruct sole proprietorship.
From the given options, the statement which is most accurate about a sole proprietorship is option D. The owner of sole proprietorship pays personal taxes on the profits earned by his/her business.
Therefore, option D is correct.
What does it mean to be in the black?"
a. Your financial records are in good order.
b. Your financial records are being called into question.
C. You have more credits than debits.
d. You have more debits than credits.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
OA
OB
С
D
Answer:
C. You have more credits than debits.
Explanation:
In the financial world, certain terms are used that are understood by those in the financial world. One such word is the phrase "being in the black".
This phrase "being in the black" means when someone of a company has more credits than debits. This means that the inflow of money is more than outgoing. So, it is a good thing and that the company or the person is in a stable condition, not in debt, and financially solvent and safe.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
You have more credits than debits.
From 2015 to 2016, the overall price level rose from 200 to 220. Over the same period, tuition rates at the local community college rose from $100 to $115 per credit hour. What can be concluded from the rise in tuition relative to overall inflation. EXPLAIN your answer.a) Tuition rates increased at the same rate as inflation
b) Tuition rates increased at a slower pace than inflation
c) Tuition rates increased at a faster pace than inflation
d) Tuition rates and inflation cannot be compared with the numbers given
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Inflation is a persistent rise in general price level
Rise in Inflation rate = 220 / 200 - 1 = 10%
Rise in tuition fees = 115 / 100 - 1 = 15%
From the calculations, the percentage change in tuition fees is higher than the percentage change in inflation rate
What type of buffer(s) (inventory, time, or capacity) would you expect to find in the following situations? a) A maker of custom cabinets b) A producer of automotive spare parts c) A hospital emergency room d) Wal-Mart e) Amazon f) A government contractor that builds submarines g) A bulk producer of various chemicals h) A maker of lawn mowers for K-mart and Target i) A freeway j) The space shuttle k) A business school
Answer:
a) A maker of custom cabinets ⇒ TIME, generally goods that are custom made take longer to produce and clients are aware of this.
b) A producer of automotive spare parts ⇒ CAPACITY, if more parts are needed, you will have to use spare capacity.
c) A hospital emergency room ⇒ CAPACITY, services cannot be stocked, therefore, the only possible buffer is capacity since they cannot make their patients wait in line (a dead person waiting in line is no longer a patient).
d) Wal-Mart ⇒ INVENTORY, whether a store is a brick and mortar or internet retailer, its cheapest safety stock (buffer) is generally inventory.
e) Amazon ⇒ INVENTORY, whether a store is a brick and mortar or internet retailer, its cheapest safety stock (buffer) is generally inventory.
f) A government contractor that builds submarines ⇒ TIME, submarines are very expensive and it takes years to build them, so a week more wouldn't make a difference.
h) A maker of lawn mowers for K-mart and Target ⇒ INVENTORY, the company probably knows when it is going to sell more, so it can add to its inventory of finished goods just in case.
i) A freeway ⇒ CAPACITY and then TIME, services cannot be stocked, and since it takes years to plan and build a highway or freeway, the only possible initial buffer is capacity. But once full capacity is reached, then the only buffer is time.
j) The space shuttle ⇒ INVENTORY, since you cannot go back to Earth just to get refueled, you must carry extra fuel just in case. The same for the rest of the stuff.
k) A business school ⇒ CAPACITY, services cannot be stocked, and no student will wait a few extra years just to get into the school that they love.
Recently, a casino issued a press release announcing that a cocktail waitress won the world's largest slot jackpotover $30,000,000. She said she had played less than $50 in the machine when the jackpot hit. The top jackpot for this type of slot machine builds from a base amount of $7 million and can be won with a 3-coin ($3) bet. a) How can the casino afford to give away millions of dollars on a $3 bet? b) Why did the casino issue a press release? Wouldn't most businesses want to keep such a huge loss quiet?
Answer:
Casino and Press Release
a) This casino can afford to give away $30 million on a $3 bet since it has garnered enough from a base amount of $7 million severally before the jackpot is won. In my own calculations, for two weeks, the casino could have gathered more than $140 million. After all, jackpots are not won on a daily basis, but casinos obtain millions in bet proceeds. So for the waitress winning $30 million, it is simply payback time for the casino.
b) The press release announcing the jackpot is an avenue for cheap publicity and media authentication of the business. Casinos are not allowed to advert their services. A way around this ban is to issue press releases when a jackpot is won in order to publicize their services. Moreover, that a waitress won the jackpot of $30 million is not even a business loss. It is simply paying back some fraction of the proceeds.
Explanation:
With the statistical advantages enjoyed by casinos, they surely make more money than the betters. Casino is a gambling game of chance, where the advantage is skewed in favor of casino businesses who gather so much in bets from their patrons.
The correlation between the monthly changes of the spot price and futures price of a commodity is 0.95. The standard deviations of monthly changes of the spot price and futures price are 0.25 and 0.30 respectively. Each futures contract represents 1000 units of the commodity. A company needs to purchase 50,000 units of the commodity in 1 month, and wants to use the futures contract hedge the price risk. How many futures contracts should the company long or short
Answer and Explanation:
Given that correlation between the monthly changes of the spot price and futures price of a commodity = 0.95
standard deviations of monthly changes of the spot price = 0.25
standard deviations of monthly changes of the futures price = 0.30
Futures contract =1000 units of commodity
To calculate how many futures contracts long or short if company needs to purchase 50,000 units of the commodity in 1 month using the futures contract hedge the price risk:
We calculate Hedge ratio = correlation * Spot price changes Standard deviation/ Futures contract price changes standard deviation
= 0.95 * 0.25/0.30
=0.7917
=79.17%
Calculate how many futures contracts the company should short =
50000 * 79.17%/1000
=39.58
= -39 contracts(negative shorts as from question)
Vella owns and operates an illegal gambling establishment. In connection with this activity, he has the following expenses during the year:
Rent $41,500
Bribes 62,250
Travel expenses 4,150
Utilities 24,900
Wages 356,750
Payroll taxes 20,750
Property insurance 2,075
Illegal kickbacks 37,350
Required:
What are Vella's total deductible expenses for tax purposes?
Answer and Explanation:
The total deductible expense is for tax purpose is shown below:
The income that is earned from gambling and winning lotteries via legal or illegal the same is to taxable
Also the nonrecorded and illegal expenses would be ignored
The following expenses should be considered as deductible
(1) Rent paid of $41,500
(2) Travel expenses $4,150
(3) Utilities of $24,900
(4) Wages $356,750
(5) Payroll Taxes $20,750
(6) Property insurance $2075
Bribes and illegal kickbacks are not taxable
he Presley Corporation is about to go public. It currently has aftertax earnings of $7,000,000, and 2,000,000 shares are owned by the present stockholders (the Presley family). The new public issue will represent 500,000 new shares. The new shares will be priced to the public at $25 per share, with a 4 percent spread on the offering price. There will also be $250,000 in out-of-pocket costs to the corporation. a. Compute the net proceeds to the Presley Corporation. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
Answer:
Missing question is "a. Compute the net proceeds to the Presley Corporation. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) Net proceeds
b. Compute the earnings per share immediately before the stock issue. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Earnings per share
c. Compute the earnings per share immediately after the stock issue. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Earnings per share "
a. Net proceeds = Shares issued * Share price*(1-0.04) - Direct cost
Net proceeds = 500,000 * $25*(1-0.04) - $250,000
Net proceeds = 500,000*$24 - $250,000
Net proceeds = $12,000,000 - $250,000
Net proceeds = $11,750,000
b. EPS = Earnings / Shares
EPS = $7,000,000 / 2,000,000 shares
EPS = $3.50 per share
c. EPS = After tax earnings / Total shares
EPS = $7,000,000 / (2,000,000 + 500,000)
EPS = $7,000,000 / 2,500,000 shares
EPS = $2.80 per shares
Bergeron is a local manufacturer of off-shore drilling platforms. In 2020, Bergeron entered into a contract to construct a drilling platform, which will be placed in the North Atlantic Ocean. The total contract price is $5,000,000, and Bergeron estimates the total construction cost at $2,000,000. Actual costs incurred in 2020 are $600,000. If Bergeron uses the completed contract method, the gross profit for 2020 is
Answer:
$900,000
Explanation:
The first step is to calculate the percentage completed
= 600,000/2,000,000
= 0.3
The revenue can be calculated as follows
= 5,000,000 × 0.3
= 1,500,000
Therefore the gross profit for 2020 can be calculated as follows
=1,500,000 -600,000
= $900,000
Your company is a new major player in your technology industry. Surprisingly, this last year has seen your sales explode. Everyone's talking about you and your hot products. Your product designers are ready to roll out the new year's models to capitalize on this success. You have been named as the project manager for your company's trade show exhibit at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the largest trade show in the world. Marketing has booked half of a whole exhibit area for your company, so none of the company's former trade show materials are going to be reused.
As an individual, or in a group, construct the work breakdown schedule (WBS) for getting the exhibit designed, built, set up at CES and ready for opening day, complete with handouts and giveaways from marketing.
Explanation:
Marketing management is the act of choosing and targeting different markets and creating good relationships with them, regarding the resources of the company.
The marketing managers are the responsible for directing and entering a company to different markets by setting a marketing plans and strategies based on information allocated by studying the markets and defining the needs and wants of customers and come up with products that satisfy the needs of customers and gain the market.
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According to Richard Branson, the founder and owner of Virgin Company, one of the richest and famous entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom and worldwide, “A business has to be involving, it has to be fun and it has to exercise your creative instinct”.
In marketing we almost use the four P’s, (product, price, promotion, place), these four P’s represent a convenient way to summarize the main factors involved in any marketing strategy.
Often, marketing strategy will evaluate a marketing plan in order to specify how able the company to implement the strategy decided and meet the business objectives.
The purposes of marketing plan to help you state your vision, mission and values, it needs to include your marketing budget, marketing strategy and the advertising plan you will use to market your business, and you need to keep it flexible to be sure you rich you goals and inve
g Question 3 At Springfield, the engraving department is a bottleneck, and the company is considering hiring an extra worker, whose salary will be $55,577 per year, to mitigate the problem. With the extra worker, the company will be able to produce and sell 7,700 more units per year. The selling price per unit is $13.00. Cost per unit currently is $7.69 as follows: Direct material $2.56 Direct labor 1.00 Variable overhead 0.23 Fixed overhead (primarily depreciation of equipment) 3.90 Total $7.69 Calculate the annual financial impact of hiring the extra worker. The annual net profit will by $ by hiring the extra worker.
Answer:
The net income will increase by $15,340 due to hiring of extra worker.
Explanation:
Salary of extra worker = $55,577
Extra production = 7,700 units
Selling price per unit = $13
Direct material per unit = $2.56
Direct labor per unit = $1.00
Variable overhead per unit = $0.23
Fixed overhead = $3.90. Due to extra production, fixed overhead will not increase.
Particulars Amount
Sales revenue (7,700 * 13) $100,100
Expenses:
Direct material (7,700 * $2.56) -$19,712
Direct labor (7,700 * $1.00) -$7,700
Variable overhead (7,700* 0.23) -$1,771
Salary of extra worker -$55,577
Net income $15,340
Thus, due to hiring of extra worker net income income will increase by $15,340
Three Corners Markets paid an annual dividend of $1.42 a share last month. Today, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 1.3 percent annually. If you require a return of 14.0 percent, how much are you willing to pay to purchase one share of this stock today?
Answer:
$11.33
Explanation:
According to the Gordon growth model
V₀=D₀ (1 + g) / r - g
D₀ = $1.42
r = 14%
g= 1.3%
$1.42 x (1.013) / 0.127 = $11.33
The following transactions occurred at the Daisy King Ice Cream Company.
1. Started business by issuing 10,000 shares of capital stock for $23,000.
2. Signed a franchise agreement to pay royalties of 5% of sales.
3. Leased a building for three years at $530 per month and paid six months' rent in advance.
4. Purchased equipment for $5,700, paying $2,000 down and signing a two-year, 10% note for the balance.
5. Purchased $2,100 of supplies on account.
6. Recorded cash sales of $1,100 for the first week.
7. Paid weekly salaries and wages, $470.
8. Paid for supplies purchased in item (5).
9. Paid royalties due on first week's sales.
10. Recorded depreciation on equipment, $70.
Required:
Prepare journal entries to record each of the transactions listed above. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
Journal Entries Needed as followed:
1. Started business by issuing 10,000 shares if capitol stock for $23,000
2. Signed a franchise agreement to pay royalties of 5% of sales
3. Leased a building for 3yrs st $530 per month and paid 6 months rent in advance
4. Purchased equipment for $5700, paying $2000 down and signing a 2yr 10% note for the balance.
5. Purchased $2100 of supplies on account
6. Recorded cash sales of $1100 for the 1st week
7. Paid weekly salareies and wages $4700
8. Paid for suplies purchased in item (5)
9. Paid royalites due on 1st weeks sales
10. Recorded depreciation on equipment $70
Answer:
Daisy King Ice Cream Company
General Journal
1. Debit Cash Account $23,000
Credit Capital Stock $23,000
To record the issue of 10,000 shares for cash.
2. No journal entry required.
3. Debit Prepaid Rent $3,180
Credit Cash Account $3,180
To record the payment in advance of six months' rent.
4. Debit Equipment $5,700
Credit Cash $2,000
Credit Notes Payable $3,700
To record the purchase of equipment for cash and 10% two-year notes.
5. Debit Supplies $2,100
Credit Accounts Payable $2,1000
To record the purchase of supplies on account.
6. Debit Cash Account $1,100
Credit Sales Revenue $1,100
To record the sale of goods for cash.
Debit Royalties Expense $55
Credit Royalties Payable $55
To record 5% royalties payable on sales.
7. Debit Salaries and Wages Expense $470
Credit Cash Account $470
To record the payment of weekly salaries and wages.
8. Debit Accounts Payable $2,100
Credit Cash Account $2,100
To record the payment for supplies purchase on account.
9. Debit Royalties Payable $55
Credit Cash Account $55
To record the payment of royalties due.
10. Debit Depreciation Expense $70
Credit Accumulated Depreciation $70
To record the depreciation expense for the period.
Explanation:
For Daisy King Ice Cream Company, the recording of business transactions in the journal is the first step of maintaining the double-entry system of book-keeping. In it, the accounts to be debited and credited are identified and recorded for onward posting to the general ledger.
Petty Cash Fund Murphy, Inc., maintains a balance of $2,200 in its petty cash fund. On December 31, Murphy's petty cash account has a balance of $223. Murphy replenishes the petty cash account to bring it back up to $2,200. Murphy classifies all petty cash transactions as miscellaneous expense. Required: What entry is made to record the replenishment of the petty cash fund? Dec. 31 (Replenish petty cash fund and recognize expenses)
Answer: Check attachment
Explanation:
Miscellaneous expenses are the small and infrequent expenses which a business incurs.
Based on the question, the miscellaneous expenses is calculated as:
= $2200 - $223
= $1977
Check the attachment for further details
During 2021, Blossom Company purchased the net assets of Ayayai Corporation for $2178000. On the date of the transaction, Ayayai had $594000 of liabilities. The fair value of Ayayai's assets when acquired were as follows: Current assets $1069200 Noncurrent assets 2494800 $3564000 How should the $792000 difference between the fair value of the net assets acquired ($2970000) and the cost ($2178000) be accounted for by Blossom
Answer:
When the purchase price is lower than the fair market value, accountants generally refer to this as negative goodwill. All negative goodwill must be reported as a gain.
the net fair market value of assets = $1,069,200 + $2,494,800 - $594,000 = $2,970,000
gain = fair market value - purchase price = $2,970,000 - $2,178,000 = $792,000
Another way to refer to this type of situation is a bargain purchase.
Carolyn is looking over opinions based primarily on research studies. She has found that there are 31 of them in total. What organization is Carolyn researching?
Answer:
d. APB
Explanation:
Carolyn is looking over published accounting opinions based primarily on research studies. What organization is Carolyn researching?
These are the options for the question
a. CAP
b. AICPA
c. SEC
d. APB
We are informed Carolyn who is looking over published accounting opinions based primarily on research studies. The organization Carolyn researching is Accounting Principle Board.
APB( Accounting Principle Board) belongs to a body of American institute of Certified public accountant in US.
it was been run and organised by American Institute of Public Accountants. APB can be regarded as organization which is a forerunner of
Financial Accounting Standards Board. This APB usually offer discounts on professional training with them as well insurance on journal subscription to their member. They are good in offering research on Accounting and finance.
The Accessories Outlet has total equity of $257,000, sales of $508,000, total assets of $610,000 and a profit margin of 3.5 percent. What is the return on equity
Answer:
6.92%
Explanation:
Return on Equity = Net Income / Total Shareholders Funds × 100
Where,
Net Income = Sales × profit margin
= $508,000 × 3.5 %
= $17,780
Therefore,
Return on Equity = $17,780 / $257,000 × 100
= 6.92%
____________ systems are utilized by large companies for the efficient procurement of products by facilitating the exchange documents with established and authorized vendors.A) EFTB) E-commerceC) EDID) E-procurement
Answer:
B) E-commerce
Explanation:
E-commerce is a method by which buying and selling of products occurs electronically over the internet.
This is the most convenient way for large companies for the efficient procurement of products by facilitating the exchange documents with established and authorized vendors.
Technologies such as internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic funds transfer, and supply chain management are used to ease large transactions by companies.
examples when demand may have got out of a hand?
Answer:
Recall, that we represent economic laws and theory using models; in this case we can use a demand schedule or a demand curve to illustrate the Law of Demand. The demand schedule shows the combinations of price and quantity demanded of apples in a table format. The graphical representation of the demand schedule is called the demand curve
When graphing the demand curve, price goes on the vertical axis and quantity demanded goes on the horizontal axis. A helpful hint when labeling the axes is to remember that since P is a tall letter, it goes on the vertical axis. Another hint when graphing the demand curve is to remember that demand descends.
The demand curve reflects our marginal benefit and thus our willingness to pay for additional amounts of a good. It makes sense that our marginal benefit, or willingness to pay for a good, would decline as we consume additional units because we get less additional satisfaction from each successive unit consumed. For example, at lunch time you decide to buy pizza by-the-piece. You'd be willing to pay a lot for that first piece to satisfy your hunger. But what about the second piece? Perhaps a little less. If we keep considering each additional piece, we might ask what the 3rd, 4th or 5th piece is worth to you. By that point, you'd be willing to pay less, perhaps much less. The law of demand and our models illustrate this behavior.
Explanation:
Preston Corp. is estimating its WACC. Its target capital structure is 20 percent debt, 20 percent preferred stock, and 60 percent common equity. Its bonds have a 12 percent coupon, paid semiannually, a current maturity of 20 years, and sells for $1,100. The firm could sell, at par, $100 preferred stock which pays a 5.52 percent annual dividend, but flotation costs of 5 percent would be incurred. Preston's beta is 1.2, the risk-free rate is 3 percent, and the market risk premium is 5 percent. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. What is Preston's WACC
Answer:
Follows are the solution to this question:
Explanation:
[tex]\text{Equity expense = free risk rate+beta} \times \text{market risk premium}[/tex]
[tex]=3 \% + 1.2 \times 5 \% \\\\= 0.03 + 1.2 \times 0.05 \\\\= 0.03 +0.06 \\\\= 0.09\\\\=9 \%[/tex]
[tex]\text{Preferred inventory cost} = \frac{\text{annual dividend}}{( price - floation \ rate)}[/tex]
[tex]= \frac{(100 \times 5.46 \%)}{(100-100 \times 5 \%)}\\\\=5.75 \%[/tex]
[tex]\text{Excel feature = RATE(nper, PMT, PV, FV)}[/tex]
[tex]=(RATE( \frac{20 \times 2,1000 \times 12 \%}{2,-1100,1000})) \times 2 \\\\=10.77 \%[/tex]
[tex]\text{Debt expense after tax}= 10.77 \% \times (1-40 \%)[/tex]
WACC from Preston = Capital weight [tex]\times[/tex] Capital equity costs+cost of common stock [tex]\times[/tex] cost of common shares [tex]\times[/tex] debt cost [tex]\times[/tex] (1-tax rate)
[tex]=60 \% \times 9 \%+20 \% \times 5.75 \%+20 \% \times 6.46 \% \\\\=7.84 \%[/tex]
Jake owns Delta Dew, a small local California marijuana producer and dispensary. Jake complies with all applicable state laws and is licensed in California to produce and dispense marijuana. Jake is sued by the federal government for violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act, which makes it illegal to produce and sell marijuana. In defense of the lawsuit and prosecution, Jake's best argument is:
Answer: C.The federal Commerce Clause only allows regulation of intrastate commerce, not interstate commerce.
Explanation:
The options are:
A.The federal Congress lacks in personam jurisdiction.
B.The federal Congress has exceeded its constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce.
C.The federal Commerce Clause only allows regulation of intrastate commerce, not interstate commerce.
D.The application of this statute violates state law, so it is unconstitutional.
Based on the scenario in the question, in defense of the lawsuit and prosecution, Jake's best argument is that the federal Commerce Clause only allows regulation of intrastate commerce, not interstate commerce.
This is an example of intrastate commerce which should typically be left for the state government to handle as the state shouldn't be deprived of its function even though in certain rare cases, the Federal government may interfere.
