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You have hired an international agent and are ramping up production in your U.S. facility to keep up with the orders the agent has obtained. You receive an email from your purchasing manager.
From: M. Gomez
Subject: Order
We need to place a large order for bulbs for our solar kits. As you know, we import these bulbs from Japan. I have been watching the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen very carefully. The current exchange rate is $1 to 106.94 yen. However, sources tell me that the exchange rate is expected to be $1 to 115 yen very soon. Do you want me to place the order now or wait until the exchange rate changes?
Please advise how you want me to proceed.
Select an option from the choices below and click Submit.
A. Wait and place the order when the exchange rate changes.
B. Place the order now
Answer:
B. Place the order now.
Explanation:
Why wait until the exchange rate changes? When is that going to be? The best reaction would be to place the order when it is needed and not to speculate on the exchange rate. Waiting until the exchange rate changes against Japan makes the prices of goods and services cheaper for foreign purchasers. But, the wait could be endless.
preparing adjusting and closing entries across two periods norton company closes its accounts on december 31 each year. the company works a five-day work week and pays its employees every two weeks. on december 31, 2015, norton accrued $1,880 of salaries payable. on january 7, 2016, the company paid salaries of $4,800 cash to employees.
Answer:
Requirement: Prepare journal entries to: (a) Accrue the salaries payable on December 31, b) Close the Salaries Expense account on December 31 (the account has a year-end balance of $250,000 after adjustments), (c) Record the salary payment on January 7
Date Accounts title and Explanation Debit Credit
31-Dec Salaries expense $1,880
Salaries Payable $1,880
(To record accrued salaries )
31-Dec Retained Earnings $250,000
Salaries Expense $250000
(To close salaries expense account)
07-Jan Salaries Payable $1,880
Salaries expense $2,920
Cash $4,800
(To record payment of salary)
Last year Viera Corp had $155,000 of assets, $305,000 of sales, $20,000 of net income, and a debt-to-total-capital ratio of 37.5%. The new CFO believes a new computer program will enable it to reduce costs and thus raise net income to $33,000. Assets, total invested capital, sales, and the debt to capital ratio would not be effected. By how much would the cost reduction improve the ROE?
Answer:
13.41%
Explanation:
Calculation for By how much would the cost reduction improve the ROE
First step
Debt value = $155,000 × 37.5%
Debt value = $58,125
Second step
Equity value = $155,000 - $58,125
Equity value $96,875
Third step
= (Net income ÷ Total equity) × 100
Ratio = ($20,000 ÷ $96,875) × 100 = 20.65%
New ROE would be = ($33,000 ÷ $96,875) × 100 = 34.06%
Fourth step
Change in ROE= New ROE - Old ROE
ROE= 34.06% - 20.65%
ROE= 13.41%
Therefore By how much would the cost reduction improve the ROE is 13.41%
Which of the following statements is FALSE? Group of answer choices Fundamentally, all interest rates are determined by the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve determines very short-term interest rates through its influence on the federal funds rate. The interest rates that are quoted by banks and other financial institutions are nominal interest rates. The interest rates that banks offer on investments or charge on loans depend on the horizon of the investment or loan.
Answer:
I think the false answer would be the first
What is one of the basic principles of economics?
A.) Society's resources are unlimited.
B.) People never put their own interests as their first priority.
C.) If people demand a product, then businesses are required to supply it.
D.) Society and its individuals have unlimited wants.
As noted in the case, HP considered approaching chain stores that sell store-brand cartridges compatible with its printers and offering them incentives if they end the practice. Considering the various types of allowances and discounts to channel members discussed within the chapter, what type of discount or allowance could the approach that HP is contemplating be most clearly identified as
Answer: a trade discount
Explanation:
Based on the information that was provided, the type of discount or allowance could the approach that HP is contemplating be most clearly identified as a trade discount.
A trade discount simply refers to the scenario when a manufacturer reduces the retail price it sells its good to the wholesaler or the retailer. Since HP approached chain stores, then a trade discount is considered here.
For each of the following transactions that occur in their lives, identify whether it is included in the calculation of U.S. GOP as part of consumption (C), investment (), government purchases (G), exports (X), or imports (M).
a. The state of Pennsylvania repaves highway PA 320, which goes through the center of Swarthmore.
b. Sam's employer upgrades all of its computer systems using U.S-made parts.
c. Teresa's father in Sweden orders a bottle of Vermont maple syrup from the producer's website.
d. Sam buys a sweater made in Guatemala.
e. Teresa gets a new refrigerator made in the United States.
Answer:
a. The state of Pennsylvania repaves highway PA 320, which goes through the center of Swarthmore. - Gonverment purchases (G)
Government purchases include all expenses incurred by the government, like investment in public roads or public schools. It does not include transfer payments like social security or medicare though.
b. Sam's employer upgrades all of its computer systems using U.S-made parts. - Investment (I)
Investment includes all purchases made by private firms with the goal of increasing their assets, and economic profit.
c. Teresa's father in Sweden orders a bottle of Vermont maple syrup from the producer's website. - exports (X)
Exports are all goods and services, produced domestically (Vermont) and sold abroad (Sweden).
d. Sam buys a sweater made in Guatemala. - imports (M).
Imports are all goods and services, produced abroad (Guatemala), and consumed by domestic individuals or firms (Sam)
e. Teresa gets a new refrigerator made in the United States. - consumption (c)
Consumption includes all goods and services purchased by individuals and households in the United States.
This information relates to McCall Real Estate Agency.
Oct. 1 Stockholders invest $31,930 in exchange for common stock of the corporation.
2 Hires an administrative assistant at an annual salary of $30,600.
3 Buys office furniture for $3,850, on account.
6 Sells a house and lot for E. C. Roads; commissions due from Roads, $10,770 (not paid by Roads at this time).
10 Receives cash of $155 as commission for acting as rental agent renting an apartment.
27 Pays $690 on account for the office furniture purchased on October 3.
30 Pays the administrative assistant $2,550 in salary for October.
Journalize the transactions. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Cr amount is entered. Do not indent manually.
Answer:
Oct. 1 Stockholders invest $31,930 in exchange for common stock of the corporation.
Dr Cash 31,930
Cr Common stock 31,930
Oct. 2 Hires an administrative assistant at an annual salary of $30,600.No journal entry
Oct. 3 Buys office furniture for $3,850, on account.
Dr Furniture 3,850
Cr Accounts payable 3,850
Oct. 6 Sells a house and lot for E. C. Roads; commissions due from Roads, $10,770 (not paid by Roads at this time).
Dr Accounts receivable 10,770
Cr Service revenue 10,770
Oct. 10 Receives cash of $155 as commission for acting as rental agent renting an apartment.
Dr Cash 155
Cr Service revenue 155
Oct. 27 Pays $690 on account for the office furniture purchased on October 3.
Dr Accounts payable 690
Cr Cash 690
Oct. 30 Pays the administrative assistant $2,550 in salary for October.
Dr Wages expense 2,550
Cr Cash 2,550
It is estimated that the annual sales of an energy saving device will be 20,000 the first year and increase by 10,000 per year unitl 50,000 units are sold during the fourth year. Proposal A is to purchase manufacturing equipment costing $120,000 with an estimated salvage value of $15,000 at the end of 4 years.Proposal B is to purchase equipment costing $280,000 with an estimated salvage value of $32,000 at the end of 4 years. The variable manufacturing cost per unit under proposal A is estimated to be $8,00, but is estimated to be only $2.60 under proposal B. If the interest rate is 9%, which proposal should be accepted for a 4-year production horizon?
Answer:
Proposal B should be accepted
Explanation:
1 2 3 4
Sales(Units) 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000
Variable Cost (A) 160,000 240,000 320,000 400,000- 15,000
Variable Cost (B) 52,000 78,000 104,000 130,000 - 32,000
PV Factor(9%) 0.917 0.841 0.772 0.708
PV OF Variable Cost(A) 146,720 201,840 247,040 272,580
PV of Variable Cost(B) 47,684 65,598 80,288 69,384
Total PV of Variable Cost of A: $868,180
Total PV of Variable Cost of B: $262,954
Difference in PV of Expenses= $605,226
Difference in PV of Outflow = 280,000 - 120,000 = $160,000
So, Proposal B should be accepted because it has a cost saving of Net $445,226 (605,226 - 160,000).
The following information is related to Splish Company for 2020.
Retained earnings balance, January 1, 2020 $1,332,800
Sales Revenue 34,000,000
Cost of goods sold 21,760,000
Interest revenue 95,200
Selling and administrative expenses 6,392,000
Write-off of goodwill 1,115,200
Income taxes for 2020 1,691,840
Gain on the sale of investments 149,600
Loss due to flood damage 530,400
Loss on the disposition of the wholesale division (net of tax) 598,400
Loss on operations of the wholesale division (net of tax) 122,400
Dividends declared on common stock 340,000
Dividends declared on preferred stock 108,800
Splish Company decided to discontinue its entire wholesale operations (considered a discontinued operation) and to retain its manufacturing operations. On September 15, Splish sold the wholesale operations to Rogers Company. During 2020, there were 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding all year.
Required:
Prepare a multiple—step income statement.
Answer:
Net income is $2,034,560.
Explanation:
The multiple-step income statement refers to an income statement that segregates operating revenues and operating expenses of an organisation from its nonoperating revenues, nonoperating expenses, gains, and losses. In addition, gross profit which is net sales revenue minus the cost of goods sold.
The multiple-step income statement is an alternative to the single-step income statement which reports uses just one equation to calculate profits by deducting total revenue from total expenses from segregating them.
The multiple step income statement of Splish Company for 2020 will look as follows:
Splish Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Particulars $ $
Sales Revenue 34,000,000
Cost of goods sold (21,760,000)
Gross profit 12,240,000
Selling and administrative expenses (6,392,000)
Income from operation 5,848,000
Other revenues and gains
Interest revenue 95,200
Gain on the sale of investments 149,600
Total other revenues and gains 244,800
6,092,800
Other expenses and losses
Write-off of goodwill (1,115,200)
Loss due to flood damage (530,400)
Total other expenses and losses (1,645,600)
Income from continuing op. b4 tax 4,447,200
Income taxes (1,691,840)
Income from continuing operation 2,755,360
Discontinued operation
Loss on disposal (net of tax) (598,400)
Loss on operations (net of tax) (122,400)
(720,800)
Net income 2,034,560
The state of Oregon's wine industry specializes in the production of Pinot Noir wine, a type of red wine. Oregon's Pinot Noir is very similar to wines made in Santa Barbara and the Burgundy region of France. Oregon's Pinot Noir is also known to pair well with lamb, that is, many people choose to drink Pinot Noir while eating lamb.
For many years, states levy a special sales tax on wine often called a "sin tax". The reasoning behind these special sales taxes is that wine consumption can lead to particular social costs such as drunk driving, violence, etc.
However, many medical studies have demonstrated that moderate consumption of red wine can lower the risks for many diseases such as coronary heart disease. Thus, there are social benefits as well.
Suppose that states, in recognition of some of the benefits to wine consumption, decide to decrease the sales tax on Oregon Pinot Noir. What effect will this have on consumer surplus, producer surplus and deadweight loss.
A. Consumer surplus increases, producer surplus increases, the deadweight loss decreases.
B. Consumer surplus decreases, producer surplus decreases, the deadweight loss decreases.
C. Consumer surplus decreases, producer surplus increases, the deadweight loss is unchanged.
D. Consumer surplus increases, producer surplus increases, the deadweight loss increases.
Answer:
A. Consumer surplus increases, producer surplus increases, the deadweight loss decreases.
Explanation:
The burden of taxes is shared by both producers and consumers, regardless of who is supposed to pay for it. By decreasing taxes, both producers and consumers will benefit, resulting in higher producer and supplier surplus. Since surplus increases, that means that the deadweight loss resulting from the tax must be decreasing.
If the state decides to decrease the sales tax on Oregon Pinot Noir, the effect it will have on consumer surplus, producer surplus and deadweight loss is : Consumer surplus increases, producer surplus increases, the deadweight loss decreases.
What is tax?Tax is a compulsory levy, levied individual or entities by governments. They are a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes and properties.
With regards to the above, the burden of taxes are shared by both producers and consumers, regardless of who is supposed to pay for it.
When taxes are decreased, both producers and consumers will benefit, hence bring about higher producer and supplier surplus. Since surplus increases, that means that the deadweight loss resulting from the tax must be decreasing.
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Identify the correct order of the four steps used to prepare a production cost summary (report). 1)Summarize the cost flow of physical units; (2) Compute the total cost of equivalent units of production; (3) Compute the cost per equivalent unit of production; and (4) Assign costs to units completed and units in process. (1)Summarize the flow of physical units; (2) Compute the equivalent units of production output; (3) Assign costs to units completed and units in process; and (4) Compute the cost per equivalent unit of production. (1)Summarize the flow of physical units; (2) Compute the equivalent units of production output; (3) Compute the cost per equivalent unit of production; and (4) Assign costs to units completed and units in process. (1)Summarize the flow of physical units; (2) Compute the equivalent units of production output; (3) Compute the total cost of equivalent units of production; and (4) Assign costs to units completed and units in process.
Answer:
The answer is "Option C".
Explanation:
The Costs of production relate to the price of a company producing or producing a service, which can include the range of expenditures, like labor, manufactured goods, supplies of items, and expenses. It has mainly four steps that can be defined as follows:
Complete the physical unit flow.Measure the production unit's equivalent.Compare the value per unit for output equivalent.Assign costs to finished units and manufactured units.ReNew Corporation raises funds to build renewable energy systems by issuing 3-year bonds with a coupon rate of 6% and a face value of $1,600. Assume that the market interest rate for a 3-year bond issued by a firm like ReNew is currently the same as the coupon rate. The price of each of these bonds is____ , which means that the bonds sell at ___. Suppose that the market interest rate for bonds that are similar to the ReNew bond has increased to 7%. The price of the ReNew bond changes to____ , which means that it sells at ____. Suppose that instead of rising, the market rate decreases from 6% to 4%. The new price of the bond changes to ___, which means that the bond sells at ___.
Answer:
The price of each of these bonds is $1,600, which means that the bonds sell at par.
Suppose that the market interest rate for bonds that are similar to the ReNew bond has increased to 7%. The price of the ReNew bond changes to $1,558.00 , which means that it sells at discount.
Suppose that instead of rising, the market rate decreases from 6% to 4%. The new price of the bond changes to $1,688.80, which means that the bond sells at a premium.
When the coupon rate and the market interest rate are the same, the price will be at par.
Interest rate increases:
Bond Price = Present value of coupon + Present value of bond price
Coupon = 6% * 1,600
= $96
Bond price = 96 * (1 - 1.07⁻³ / 0.07) + 1,600 / 1.07³
Bond price = $1,558.00
Interest rate decreases:
= 96 * (1 - 1.04⁻³ / 0.04) + 1,600 / 1.04³
= $1,688.80
You wish to retire in 20 years, at which time you want to have accumulated enough money to receive an annual annuity of $24,000 for 25 years after retirement. During the period before retirement you can earn 10 percent annually, while after retirement you can earn 12 percent on your money. What annual contributions to the retirement fund will allow you to receive the $24,000 annuity
Answer:
$3,286.52
Explanation:
Interest rate per annum = 12.00%
Number of years = 25
Number of compounding per per annum = 1
Interest rate per period (r) = 12.00%
Number of periods (n) = 25
Payment per period (P) = $24,000
PV of $24,000 payments after 20 years = P * [1 - (1/(1+r)^n)]/ r
PV of $24,000 payments after 20 years = 24000*[1-(1/(1+12%)^25]/12%
PV of $24,000 payments after 20 years = $188,235.34
Interest rate per annum = 10.00%
Number of years= 20
Number of payments per per annum = 1
Interest rate per period (r) = 10.00%
Number of periods (n) = 20
Future value of annuity (FVA) = $188,235
Annual contribution (P) = FVA/ ([ (1+r)^n - 1] / r)
Annual contribution (P) = 188235/(((1+10%)^20-1)/10%)
Annual contribution (P) = $3,286.52
A company sells 500 shirts at a price of $15 each with a cost of goods sold of $2 per shirt. The company has selling and administrative expenses of $2,500, depreciation expenses of $500, interest expenses of $1,000, and a tax rate of 35%. Calculate the operating (EBIT)
Answer:
EBIT= $3,500
Explanation:
EBIT is the earnings before interest and taxes.
First, we need to calculate the sales revenue and cost of goods sold:
Sales= 500*15= $7,500
COGS= 500*2= $1,000
Now, we can determine the EBIT:
Sales= 7,500
COGS= (1,000)
Gross profit= 6,500
Selling and administrative expense= (2,500)
Depreciation expense= (500)
EBIT= $3,500
If we want to determine the net income:
EBIT= 3,500
Interest= (1,000)
EBT= 2,500
Tax= 2,500*0.35= (875)
Depreciation= 500
Net income= 2,125
Discuss some of the program’s challenges.
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Answer:
okay aph development continues with an expression of the rationale or the explanation that the writer gives for how the reader should interpret the information presented in the idea statement or topic sentence of the paragraph. The writer explains his/her thinking about the main topic, idea, or focus of the paragrap
Explanation:
A partial listing of costs incurred at Archut Corporation during September appears below: Direct materials $ 113,000 Utilities, factory $ 5,000 Administrative salaries $ 81,000 Indirect labor $ 25,000 Sales commissions $ 48,000 Depreciation of production equipment $ 20,000 Depreciation of administrative equipment $ 30,000 Direct labor $ 129,000 Advertising $ 135,000 The total of the manufacturing overhead costs listed above for September is: Multiple Choice $292,000 $50,000 $586,000 $30,000 PrevQuestion 7 of 10 Total7 of 10Visit question mapNext
Answer: $50,000
Explanation:
Manufacturing overhead are the costs that are indirectly related to production.
In this scenario those costs are:
Utilities, Factory, Indirect labor and Depreciation of production equipment.
= 5,000 + 25,000 + 20,000
= $50,000
Selected financial data regarding current assets and current liabilities for ACME Corporation and Wayne Enterprises, are as follows: ACME Wayne ($ in millions)Corporation Enterprises Current assets:Cash and cash equivalents $499 $285 Current investments 7 530 Net receivables 751 206 Inventory 10,586 8,609 Other current assets 1,344 255 Total current assets $13,187 $9,885 Current liabilities:Current debt $8,621 $4,451 Accounts payable 1,807 1,061 Other current liabilities 1,179 2,381 Total current liabilities $11,607 $7,893 Required:1-a. Calculate the current ratio for ACME Corporation and Wayne Enterprises. (Enter your answers in millions. For example, $5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5.)
Answer: See explanation
Explanation:
We should note that the current ratio is calculated as:
= Current assets / Current liabilities
Therefore, the current ratio for ACME Corporation will be:
= Current assets / Current liabilities
= $13,187 / $11,607
= 1.136
The current ratio for Wayne Enterprises will be:
= Current assets / Current liabilities
= $9,885 / $7,893
= 1.25
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Suppose a company is currently manufacturing 39 smartphones per day. The variable cost is $120 per smartphone with daily fixed costs totaling $684. What is the least number of smartphones that need to be produced each day in order to sell the smartphones for $132 each and earn a profit? radioImage a) 55 radioImage b) 53 radioImage
Answer:
57 smartphones per day
Explanation:
contribution margin per each smartphone = $132 - $120 = $12
total daily fixed costs = $684
break even point in units = total fixed costs / contribution margin per unit = $684 / $12 = 57 smartphones per day
break even in $ = 57 x $132 = $7,524 total daily sales
The purpose of domains in a typical IT infrastructure is to: a. help organize the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities for risk management and risk mitigation. b. control the activities and behaviors of employees and limit their accessibility to certain domains. c. define the policies that will eliminate all possibilities and avenues of attack. d. identify the domains most likely to be attacked and the relative cost and impact of potential attacks
Answer:
a. help organize the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for risk management and risk mitigation.
Explanation:
Domain connects remote users to the organization network. It helps host to define the access to specific user. Domain holds all the critical information and data in the system. It defines the roles and responsibilities for risk mitigation.
During the first month (April 20--), the following transactions occurred.
a. Invested cash in business, $18,000.
b. Bought office supplies for $4,600: $2,000 in cash and $2,600 on account.
c. Paid one-year insurance premium, $1,200.
d. Earned revenues totaling $3,300: $1,300 in cash and $2,000 on account.
e. Paid cash on account to the company that supplied the office supplies in transaction (b), $2,300.
f. Paid office rent for the month, $750.
g. Withdrew cash for personal use, $100.
Required:
Show the effect of each transaction on the individual accounts.
The effects of the transactions on the individual accounts are:
a. Increase in cash and Capital by $18,000b. Increase in office supplies of $4,600; increase in liabilities of $2,600; decrease in Cash $2,000c. Increase in prepaid insurance $1,200 and decrease in cash $1,200d. Increase in cash $1,300; Increase in accounts receivable $2,000 and increase in revenue $3,300e. Decrease in cash $2,300; decrease in accounts payable $2,300f. decrease in cash $750; increase in expenses $750g. decrease in cash $100; increase in Drawings $100What was the effect on individual accounts?The cash account will decrease whenever money is used to pay for a good or service and when it needs to pay expenses.
It will increase when there is cash revenue and when there is an investment of capital.
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Why are supply curves typically upward-sloping? They slope upward because sellers prefer to sell more when prices are lower. They slope upward due to the law of demand. They slope upward because sellers demand more when prices are lower. They slope upward because higher prices lead individual businesses to supply a larger quantity and more businesses are willing to supply goods and services.
Answer: They slope upward because higher prices lead individual businesses to supply a larger quantity and more businesses are willing to supply goods and services.
Explanation:
The supply curve is typically upward-sloping because higher prices lead individual businesses to supply a larger quantity and more businesses are willing to supply goods and services.
What is supply?Supply refers to the amount of a given product or service that suppliers are willing and able to bring to the market for a specific price. The notion of supply is closely related to demand. As, when supply increases the price also goes up because companies want to expand their production to meet the increasing demand.
What is a supply curve?A supply curve represents the relationship between price of a product and quantity of product which a seller is willing and able to supply at a given period of time.
Supply curve are an essential tool for understanding the law of supply. As a supply curve, in a graphical form shows that, if prices of a good or service increases, producers will also increase the quantity they supply.
Why is supply curve upward-sloping?The supply curve slopes upward because if the price of goods and service increases quantity supplied also increases. This happens because of higher prices, which offers higher profits. Thus, it encourages the producer to invest more by producing larger quantities and thus earning larger profits.
Hence, option D is correct.
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Conducting scenario analysis helps managers see the: potential changes in long-term debt over the course of a proposed project. impact an individual variable has on the outcome of a project. potential range of outcomes from a proposed project. distribution of funds for capital projects under conditions of hard rationing. possible range of market prices for a firm's stock over the life of a project.
Answer:
potential range of outcomes from a proposed project.
Explanation:
Project management can be defined as the process of designing, planning, developing, leading and execution of a project plan or activities using a set of skills, tools, knowledge, techniques and experience to achieve the set goals and objectives of creating a unique product or service. Generally, projects are considered to be temporary because they usually have a start-time and an end-time to complete, execute or implement the project plan.
The fundamentals of Project Management are considered universal across most businesses and professions.
The fundamentals of Project Management includes;
1. Project initiation
2. Project planning
3. Project execution
4. Monitoring and controlling of the project
5. Adapting and closure of project.
Conducting scenario analysis helps managers see the potential range of outcomes from a proposed project.
This ultimately implies that, scenario analysis is a strategic process which typically involves analyzing, monitoring and simulating data that are relevant for the execution of a particular project so as to gain more insight and a deeper understanding of the potential range of outcomes.
Tanaka Company manufactures two products. The budgeted per-unit contribution margin for each product follows:
Super Supreme
Sales price $90 $129
Variable cost per unit (69) (75)
Contribution margin per unit $21 $54
Fanning expects to incur annual fixed costs of $132,870. The relative sales mix of the products is 70 percent for Super and 30 percent for Supreme.
Required:
a. Determine the total number of products (units of Super and Supreme combined) Tanaka must sell to break even.
b. How many units each of Super and Supreme must Tanaka sell to break even? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
Answer:
A. 4,300 units
B.Units of super =3,010 Units
Units of Spreme =1,290 Units
Explanation:
a) Calculation to Determine the total number of products (units of Super and Supreme combined) Tanaka must sell to break even.
First step is to calculate the Contribution margin per sales mix
Contribution margin per sales mix = (0.70*$21) + (0.30*$54)
Contribution margin per sales mix = $14.7+$16.2
Contribution margin per sales mix =$30.9
Now let calculate the Break-even Point In Unit using this formula
Break-even Point In Unit = Fixed Cost/
Contribution Margin Per Sales Mix
Let plug in the formula
Break-even Point In Unit= $132,870/$30.9
Break-even Point In Unit=4,300 units
Therefore the Break-even Point In Unit will be 4,300 units
b) Calculation to determine How many units each of Super and Supreme must Tanaka sell to break even
Units of super = 4,300 units *70%
Units of super =3,010 Units
Units of Spreme =3,660 units *30%
Units of Spreme =1,290 Units
Therefore How many units each of Super and Supreme must Tanaka sell to break even will be:
Units of super =3,010 Units
Units of Spreme =1,290 Units
Stephenson Company's computer system recently crashed, erasing much of the company's financial data. The following accounting information was discovered soon afterwards on the CFO's back-up computer data.
Cost of Goods Sold $400,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, Beginning 35,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, Ending 46,000
Selling and Administrative Expense 59,000
Finished Goods Inventory, Ending 18,000
Direct Materials Purchased $194,900
Factory Overhead Applied $125,600
Operating Income $25,000
Direct Materials Inventory, Ending $6,800
Cost of Goods Manufactured $380,900
Direct Labor $62,700
The CFO of Stephenson Company has asked you to recalculate the following accounts and report to him by week's end. What should be the amount of direct materials available for use?
Answer:
$210,400
Explanation:
Particulars Amount
Cost of Goods Manufactured $380,900
Add: Closing WIP $46,000
Less: Opening WIP -$35,000
Less: Factory Overhead Applied -$125,600
Less: Direct Labor -$62,700
Add: Closing stock of Direct material $6,800
Direct Material Available for use $210,400
Tullius Corporation has received a request for a special order of 8,600 units of product C64 for $45.50 each. The normal selling price of this product is $50.60 each, but the units would need to be modified slightly for the customer. The normal unit product cost of product C64 is computed as follows:
Direct materials $ 16.30
Direct labor 5.60
Variable manufacturing overhead 2.80
Fixed manufacturing overhead 5.70
Unit product cost $ 30.40
Direct labor is a variable cost. The special order would have no effect on the company's total fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The customer would like some modifications made to product C64 that would increase the variable costs by $5.20 per unit and that would require a one-time investment of $45,000 in special molds that would have no salvage value. This special order would have no effect on the company's other sales. The company has ample spare capacity for producing the special order.
Required: Determine the effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order.
Answer:
Increase in Netcome$89,160
Explanation:
Calculation to Determine the effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order.
Effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order=(8,600units*$45.50)-[8,600units*($ 16.30+5.60+2.80+$5.20)]-$45,000
Effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order=$391,300-$257,140-$45,000
Effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order=$89,160 Increase
Therefore the effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order will be increase in net income of the amount of $89,160
You are the General Manager of a US owned plant located in Northern Mexico. The firm manufactures semiconductors and uses temporary employees from the local area to fulfill production labor requirements. Each quarter employees are hired and released depending upon production requirements and needs. The firm has a maximum storage capacity of 1,000,000 semiconductors. Agreements with the Mexican Government require that at least 325 workers must be on the payroll each quarter. There are currently 375 employees on the payroll and 120,000 semiconductors in storage. Sales forecast provided by the marketing department are estimated as follows for the upcoming year:
QUARTER PRODUCTION DAYS PREDICTED SALES FORECAST
First 59 940,000
Second 62 1,215,000
Third 55 860,000
Fourth 58 430,000
Inventory holding cost are $.25 per semiconductor per quarter. The holding cost applies to excess inventory after demand is fulfilled. Thus, assume inventory produced in the quarter to fulfill demand in that quarter is not subjected to holding cost.
The firm would like to have at least 100,000 semiconductors in stock at the end of the year. Each employee produces an average of 30 semiconductors per day. The cost of hiring a new worker is $200, and the cost of releasing a worker is $400. Determine a production plan that minimizes total cost and meets demand forecasts. This production plan must indicate the amount of inventory to produce, store and the amount of workers to hire and release each quarter. Use LP to determine a solution for this problem.
Answer:
tables to display the required information:
[tex]\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc}$quarter&$beg workers&$hired&$lay-off&$total&$working days&$production\\1st&375&174&0&549&59&971730\\2nd&549&23&0&572&62&1063920\\3rd&572&0&50&522&55&861300\\4th&522&0&196&326&58&567240\\\end{array}\right][/tex]
[tex]\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}$quarter&$beginning&$production&$demand&$ending\\1st&120000&971730&940000&151730\\2nd&151730&1063920&1215000&650\\3rd&650&861300&860000&1950\\4th&1950&567240&430000&139190\\\end{array}\right][/tex]
Total cost:
hiring cost: (174 + 23)*200 = 39,400
lay-off cost: (50 + 196) * 400 = 98,400
inventory cost: ending inventory * $0.25 = 73,380
Total cost: $211,180
Explanation:
We solve this using Excel SOLVER which uses linear programming.
First, build a table for workers and production.
[tex]\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc}\\A&B&C&D&E&F&G\\$quarter&$beg workers&$hired&$lay-off&$total&$working days&$production\\1st&375&&&B + C - D &59&E \times 30 \times F\\2nd&E_1&&&B + C - D&62&E \times 30 \times F\\3rd&E_2&&&B + C - D&62&E \times 30 \times F\\4th&E_3&&&B + C - D&62&E \times 30 \times F\\\end{array}\right][/tex]
Then we build a table for inventory:
[tex]\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}\\A&B&C&D&E\\quarter&beginning&production&demand&ending\\1st&120000&&&B+C-D\\2nd&E_1&&&B+C-D\\3rd&E_2&&&B+C-D\\4th&E_3&&&B+C-D\\\end{array}\right][/tex]
Last the cell for total cost we want to minimize:
=SUM(hired) x 200 + SUM(lay-off) x 400) + SUM(ending inventory) x 0.25
Our requirement is:
1)ending inventory of 100,000 or more
2) total worker of 325 or above
3) fulfill all demand so ending must be zero or higher than zero
4) hiring and lay-off are Natural numbers (we can't hire 0.5 employees)
Santana Rey, owner of Business Solutions, decides to diversify her business by also manufacturing computer workstation furniture. Required: 1. Classify the following manufacturing costs of Business Solutions as (a) variable or fixed and (b) direct or indirect. 2. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for Business Solutions for the month ended January 31, 2020. Assume the following manufacturing costs: Direct materials: $2,600 Factory overhead: $520 Direct labor: $1,200 Beginning work in process: none (December 31, 2019) Ending work in process: $590 (January 31, 2020) Beginning finished goods inventory: none (December 31, 2019) Ending finished goods inventory: $370 (January 31, 2020) 3. Prepare the cost of goods sold section of a partial income statement for Business Solutions for the month ended January 31, 2020. Pre
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
First, we need to calculate the following costs as variable-fixed, and direct-indirect:
Direct materials: $2,600 (variable - direct)
Factory overhead: $520 (mixed - indirect)
Direct labor: $1,200 (variable - direct)
Now, we can calculate the cost of goods manufactured using the following formula:
cost of goods manufactured= beginning WIP + direct materials + direct labor + allocated manufacturing overhead - Ending WIP
cost of goods manufactured= 0 + 2,600 + 1,200 + 520 - 590
cost of goods manufactured= 3,730
Finally, the cost of goods sold:
beginning finished inventory= 0
cost of goods manufactured= 3,730
ending finished inventory= (370)
COGS= $3,360
What would be the consequences if managers of a firm evaluated a project based on its actual dollar cash flows, but used a real rate to discount the cash flows? Would the project be more likely to be accepted, or more likely to be rejected? What kind of error could be committed? Please provide an example of how a project evaluation was affected by inflation considerations, either from your own experience, or do some online search for examples.
Answer:
Real rate of returns are lower than nominal rates of return, therefore, using a real discount rate would overestimate a project's net present value. This could result in unprofitable projects being accepted because the NPV was erroneously calculated. If you want to use a real discount rate, you must first convert cash flows to real dollars.
For example, nominal discount rate is 10%, inflation rate is 5%, real discount rate is 5%.
Initial outlay $100
NCF year 1 = $40
NCF year 2 = $40
NCF year 3 = $40
Using the real discount rate, the NPV = $8.93
Using the nominal discount rate, the NPV = -$0.53
