Answer: Foreign Direct Investment / Direct Investing
Explanation:
When a foreign company buys a domestic company with the intent of owing it and managing it actively, the foreign company is said to have directly invested in the domestic country.
This is what the American clothing company has done so this qualifies as a direct investment into Taiwan. If the American company had simply purchased shares in a company in Taiwan, this would be a Foreign portfolio investment.
Porter Corporation has fixed costs of $660,000, variable costs of $24 per unit, and a contribution
margin ratio of 40 percent.
Compute the following:
a. Unit sales price and unit contribution margin for the above product.
b. The sales volume in units required for Porter Corporation to earn an operating income of
$300,000.
c. The dollar sales volume required for Porter Corporation to earn an operating income of
$300,000
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
a. The unit sale price is
But before that the variable cost ratio is
= 100% - 40%
= 60%
Now the unit sale price i
= $24 × 100% ÷ 60%
= $40
Now the contribution margin per unit is
= $40 - $24
= $16
b. the sales volume in units is
= Fixed cost + operating income ÷ contribution margin per unit
= ($660,000 + $300,000) ÷ $16
= 60,000 units
c. Sales volume in dollars is
= Fixed cost + operating income ÷ contribution margin ratio
= ($660,000 + $300,000) ÷ 40%
= $2,400,000
Green Thumb Nursery has 53,000 shares outstanding at a market price of $63.57 per share. The earnings per share are $3.57. The firm has total assets of $362,000 and total liabilities of $207,000. Today, the firm announced a share repurchase for $117,000 of its stock. What is the earnings per share after the repurchase
Answer: $3.70
Explanation:
Earnings per share = Net income / Number of shares
Net income = Earnings per share * Number of shares
= 3.57 * 53,000
= $189,210
The number of shares that Green Thumb bought back is:
= Stock repurchase amount / Market price of shares
= 117,000 / 63.57
= 1,840 shares
After the repurchase the number of shares is:
= 53,000 original shares - 1,840
= 51,160 shares
New EPS = 189,210 / 51,160
= $3.70
What is a public sector wage bill ?
Answer:
Equal pay for equal work
Answer:
Wage bill (2016/2017)The accounts in the ledger of Monroe Entertainment Co. are listed below. All accounts have normal balances. Accounts Payable $484 Fees Earned $2,517 Accounts Receivable 877 Insurance Expense 697 Prepaid Insurance 1,703 Land 2,905 Cash 2,011 Wages Expense 782 Dividends 521 Common Stock 6,495 Prepare a trial balance. The total of the debits is:_______.
a. $1,479
b. $6,495
c. $7,496
d. $9,496
Answer:
d. $9,496
Explanation:
Particulars Debit Credit
Accounts Payable $484
Fees Earned $2,517
Accounts Receivable 877
Insurance Expense 697
Prepaid Insurance 1,703
Land 2,905
Cash 2,011
Wages Expense 782
Dividends 521
Common Stock 6,495
Total $9,496
Carroll Corporation has two products, Q and P. During June, the company's net operating income was $26,500, and the common fixed expenses were $57,000. The contribution margin ratio for Product Q was 40%, its sales were $142,000, and its segment margin was $49,000. If the contribution margin for Product P was $47,000, the segment margin for Product P was:_______.
Answer:
$34,500
Explanation:
Segment margin for Product P = Company`s Net Operating Income + Common Fixed Cost - Product Q Segment Margin
Therefore
Segment margin for Product P = $26,500 + $57,000 - $49,000
= $34,500
The estimated factory overhead cost for a Co. is $1750000 for the year. Direct labor hours are estimated to be 500000. Determine: SHOW ALL WORK a. Predetermined factory overhead rate. $ b. Determine the factory overhead applied assume the actual direct labor hours for Job 50 was. 20000 and for J0b 51 was 24000 . c. Determine the balance in the factory overhead account assuming that the actual cost incurred was $153000. d. Over or under-applied
Answer:
Results are below.
Explanation:
To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 1,750,000 / 500,000
Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $3.5 per direct labor hour
Now, we can allocate overhead to Job 50 and 51:
Allocated MOH= Estimated manufacturing overhead rate* Actual amount of allocation base
Job 50:
Allocated MOH= 3.5*20,000
Allocated MOH= $70,000
Job 51:
Allocated MOH= 3.5*24,000
Allocated MOH= $84,000
Finally, the under/over applied overhead:
(We weren't provided with enough information)
Under/over applied overhead= real overhead - allocated overhead
Beckenworth had cost of goods sold of $10,521 million, ending inventory of $3,189 million, and average inventory of $2,075 million. Its days' sales in inventory equals: __________
Answer:
am i supposed to know
Explanation:
You must complete parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 before attempting to complete part 9. Part 5 is optional.
Journalize the closing entries. Then post the journal to the general ledger you created in part 1. Indicate closed accounts by inserting a line in both the balance columns opposite the closing entry. Insert the new balance in the owner's capital account.
If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Answer:
Sales (Dr.) $45,000
Income Summary (Cr.) $45,000
Income summary (Dr.) $63,900
Advertising Expense (Cr.) $1,200
Rent expense (Cr.) $5,600
Office Supplies Cost (Cr.) $9,800
Insurance Expense (Cr.) $7,000
Sales Returns (Cr.) $2,900
Interest Expense (Cr.) $3,200
Cost of Goods sold (Cr.) $27,500
Selling and administrative expense (Cr.) $6,700
Income Summary (Dr.) $250,000
Capital investment (Cr.) $ 250,000
Explanation:
Closing entries are prepared to close business transactions that occurred during the month. These transactions are closed with a contra account of Income Summary. All debit balance are credited with a debit of Income summary account and vice versa. the temporary account balances are reset to zero after closing entries are passed.
Calculate the IRR of a machine that is purchased for $5,000, sold at the end of year 4 for $2,500, and produces the following cash flows: o Year 1: $700. o Year 2: $800. o Year 3: $900. o Year 4:$1,000.
Answer:
5.3%
Explanation:
Year Cash-flow
0 -$5,000
1 $700
2 $800
3 $900
4 $3,500
Using the IRR Function on MS Excel
IRR of the machine = IRR(Cashflow 0,1,2,3,4)
IRR of the machine = 0.053
IRR of the machine = 5.3%
Prepare a journal entry for the purchase of a truck on April 4 for $72,240, paying $5,900 cash and the remainder on account. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
JOURNAL
DATE DESCRIPTION POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT
1
2
3
Answer:
Dr Truck $72,240
Cr Cash $5,900
Cr Accounts Payable $66,340
Explanation:
Preparation of the journal entry for the purchase of a truck on April 4
April 4
Dr Truck $72,240
Cr Cash $5,900
Cr Accounts Payable $66,340
($72,240 - $5,900)
(To record purchase of truck)
Using a value at risk (VaR) model based on historical data to forecast future expected losses works well:_______
a. all the time.
b. during times of normal market conditions.
c. during times of increased market volatility.
Answer:
b. during times of normal market conditions.
Explanation:
Using a value at risk (VaR) model based on historical data to forecast future expected losses works well: "during times of normal market conditions."
The above statement is true because VaR regardless of the models does not measure the drastic or uncertain situation. Also given that it is used based on historical data, then it is believed to work better on the assumption of normal circumstances.
Carter Containers sold marketable securities, land, and common stock for $37.0 million, $13.0 million, and $35.0 million, respectively. Carter also purchased treasury stock, equipment, and a patent for $23.0 million, $23.0 million, and $10.2 million, respectively.
What amount should Carter report as net cash from investing activities? (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).)
Answer:
$16.8 million
Explanation:
Calculation to determine What amount should Carter report as net cash from investing activities
($ in millions)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities $37
Proceeds from sale of land $13
Less Purchase of equipment for cash ($23)
Less Purchase of patent for cash($10.2)
Net cash inflows (outflows) from investing activities $16.8
Therefore the amount that Carter should report as net cash from investing activities is $16.8 million
Tyra loves to shop at her favorite store, Dollar Barrel, where she can find hundreds of items priced at exactly $1. Tyra has to spend and is thinking of going on a shopping spree at Dollar Barrel, but she is also thinking of investing her money.
a. Suppose the expected rate of inflation is % (so next year, everything at Dollar Barrel will cost $1.01) and Tyra can earn on money that she invests. Approximately what real rate of interest could Tyra earn if she invests her money? How many items can she buy at Dollar Barrel today, and how many can she buy a year from now if she invests her money and goes shopping later? What is the percentage increase in Tyra's purchasing power if she waits a year to go shopping? Compare your answer to the approximate real interest rate on Tyra's investment.
b. Now suppose that the expected inflation rate is % and Tyra can earn % on money that she invests over the year. What is the approximate real rate of interest that Tyra will earn? Calculate the number of items that Tyra could buy next year from Dollar Barrel if she invests her money? What is the percentage increase in her purchasing power if she waits a year to go shopping? Relate your answer back to Tyra's real rate of return.
Answer:
$40 will go towards Margaret shopping spree
Explanation:
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Supplies are assets until they are used. When they are used up, their costs are reported as expenses. The costs of unused supplies are recorded in a Supplies asset account. Supplies are often grouped by purpose—for example, office supplies and store supplies. Office supplies include paper, toner, and pens. Store supplies include packaging and cleaning materials.
Question Completion:
Describe the accounting treatment of Supplies Expenses.
Answer:
Supplies Expenses are debited while the Supplies account is credited with the supplies expenses.
Explanation:
This accounting treatment of Supplies Expenses reduces the balance of the Supplies account by the amount of supplies used during the period. Thus, what is left in the Supplies account is the cost of the unused supplies at the end of the accounting period. The treatment also accords with the accrual concept, which requires that expenses are matched to the revenues that they generate in the period.
The cost of debt is equal to one minus the marginal tax rate multiplied by the average coupon rate on all outstanding debt. True False
Answer:
False
Explanation:
False, The given information is false because coupon rate is not required while calculating the cost of the debt. Only interest rate which is also called Yield to maturity and the marginal tax rate is needed to calculate the cost of debt.
Below is the formula:
Cost of debt after the tax = Interest rate (1 - Marginal tax rate)
After the stock market crashed in 1929, many people lost money they had kept in bank accounts, leaving many penniless and
desperate. The U.S. government later created regulations and safeguards to prevent this type of financial devastation and instill trust
in U.S. banks again. While most people have bank accounts today, some people still choose to go 'bankless' and keep their cash with
them or in their home. Which statement describes a benefit of Veeninn man in han
Answer: it is D
Explanation:
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g e-Dynamix Technologies, another electronics manufacturing firm, in important factors such as manufacturing capability and adaptability to market conditions. Which of the following terms best describes Futura-Core's abilities in comparison to Core-Dynamix? A. absolute advantage B. collective bargaining C. comparative advantage D. competitive advantage
Complete Question:
Futura-Core Technologies, an electronics manufacturing firm, has advantages in financial capability and sustainability, but a disadvantage in speed of innovation. It is also at a disadvantage relative to Core-Dynamix Technologies, another electronics manufacturing firm, in important factors such as manufacturing capability and adaptability to market conditions.
Answer:
C. comparative advantage
Explanation:
Comparative advantage in economics is the ability of an individual or country to produce a specific good or service at a lower opportunity cost better than another individual or country.
Generally, comparative advantage gives a country or business firm a stronger sales margin than their competitors because they are able to sell their specific products or render their peculiar services at a lower opportunity cost.
Hence, the term which best describes Futura-Core's abilities in comparison to Core-Dynamix is comparative advantage.
1. Given the following demand and supply functions Qd = 500 - 3P Qs = 100 + 5P Calculate; i. The equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity ii. The consumer surplus iii. The producer surplus)R
Given:
The demand and supply functions are:
[tex]Q_d=500-3P[/tex]
[tex]Q_s=100+5P[/tex]
To find:
i. The equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity.
ii. The consumer surplus .
iii. The producer surplus.
Explanation:
(i) At equilibrium, the demand and supply are equal. So, equating both functions, we get
[tex]500-3P=100+5P[/tex]
[tex]500-100=3P+5P[/tex]
[tex]400=8P[/tex]
Divide both sides by 8, we get
[tex]\dfrac{400}{8}=P[/tex]
[tex]50=P[/tex]
Putting [tex]P=50[/tex] in the demand function, we get
[tex]Q_d=500-3(50)[/tex]
[tex]Q_d=500-150[/tex]
[tex]Q_d=350[/tex]
Therefore, the equilibrium price is 50 and the equilibrium quantity is 350.
(ii)
The area under the demand curve and above the equilibrium price is known as consumer surplus. It is represent by the green area in the below figure.
The area of a triangle is:
[tex]A=\dfrac{1}{2}\times base \times height[/tex]
So, the area of consumer surplus is:
[tex]A=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 50 \times (500-350)[/tex]
[tex]A=25 \times 150[/tex]
[tex]A=3750[/tex]
Therefore, the consumer surplus is 3750.
(iii)
The area above the supply curve and below the equilibrium price is known as producer surplus. It is represent by the purple area in the below figure.
So, the area of producer surplus is:
[tex]A=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 50 \times (350-100)[/tex]
[tex]A=25 \times 250[/tex]
[tex]A=6250[/tex]
Therefore, the producer surplus is 6250.
g Suppose that an employer requires 4 years of education as a precondition for the high-productivity wage. The existence of a separating equilibrium will depend on the cost of education for high-productivity types. In this case, a separating equilibrium will exist if the cost of education for high-productivity types is less than X dollars per year. What is X
Which process plays an important role in advanced manufacturing processes?
Answer:
Innovative technology is used in advanced manufacturing to enhance products or processes, describing these technologies as "advanced," "innovative," or "cutting edges.
'Advanced manufacturing' increasingly incorporates in products and processes new, innovative technologies.
Explanation:
Selection of an appropriate production process often involves taking into account the complex combination of design, material, and process characteristics.
Although a common set of properties can clearly describe most materials, allowing for a certain design to be selected only based on these properties, the same is true only in part in the selection of processes.
Processes are often the most discriminating features of the class of process.
Kanye, Jonny, Jaco, and Neil are trying to form a band. They each have some basic skills on most instruments, so their current plan is for each of them to rotate among vocals, guitar, bass, and drums. After a year of practice and rehearsals the band still sounds awful. Kanye cannot keep a steady beat when on bass or drums, Jaco sounds terrible on everything except the bass, nobody except Jonny can remember all the chords on guitar, and even Neil's own mother thinks his singing sounds like a dying cow. At their current rate, they expect it will be several years before they are good enough to land their first paid performance. None of them have enough money saved up to last that long. They all know you are taking economics and ask your advice. What would you say to them?
Answer:
2- Have each member specialize in the role that they are best in, to take advantage of benefits from specialization.
Explanation:
Here are the options
1- Continue with the current plan, as economies of scale should eventually kick in.
2- Have each member specialize in the role that they are best in, to take advantage of benefits from specialization.
3- Abandon the band, as continued practice is doomed to suffer diminishing marginal returns.
4- Invest their remaining savings in new instruments, as they are at a point where the marginal product of capital exceeds the marginal product of labor.
5- Change the rotation to be random rather than equal, to take advantage of heteroskedasticity.
Specialisation is when a person focuses on an activity in which they are efficient in or have a comparative advantage in
A person has a comparative advantage in production if he produces at a lower opportunity cost when compared to other people
Jaco seems to be efficient at playing bass, thus he should specialise in this activity
Jonny seems to be efficient at playing the guitar, thus he should specialise in this activity
An advantage of specialisation : Increased efficiency as a result of carrying out the same activity multiple time.
On the first day of the fiscal year, Hawthorne Company obtained an $88,000, 7-year, 5% installment note from Sea Side Bank. The note requires annual payments of $15,208, with the first payment occurring on the last day of the fiscal year. The first payment consists of interest of $4,400 and principal repayment of $10,808. The journal entry Hawthorne would record to make the first annual payment due on the note would include a Group of answer choices debit to cash for $15,208 credit to notes payable for $10,808 debit to interest expense for $4,400 debit to notes payable for $15,208
Answer:
Debit to interest expense for $4400
Explanation:
Based on the information given we were told that the FIRST PAYMENT consists of INTEREST of the amount of $4,400 which means that The Appropriate journal entry Hawthorne would record to make the FIRST ANNUAL PAYMENT due on the note would include a DEBIT TO INTEREST EXPENSE FOR $4400.
Debit to interest expense for $4400
1. Deirdre has one hour this afternoon in which she can either practice the piano for the upcoming school concert, work at
the library for $7 per hour, or babysit her neighbor's son for $10 per hour. Deirdre chooses to practice the piano, but
if she hadn't chosen to practice the piano, she would have chosen to babysit over working at the library. What is the
opportunity cost of Deirdre's decisions
A. The value gained from practicing the piano for an hour.
B. The value of babysitting her neighbor's son for an hour.
C. The value of working at the library for an hour.
D. The value of babysitting her neighbor's son and working at the library for an hour.
Answer:
The correct answer is B) The value of taking care of her neighbours son for 60 minutes.
Explanation:
Opportunity Cost belongs more in the parlance of microeconomics and is used to describe the idea that one cannot have everything all the time. There are alternative ends competing for limited means. In order words, when we decide to take a course of action, in the hope of achieving a thing or getting a reward, there is always another benefit forgone.
So knowing that there is an opportunity that was foregone helps the microeconomist to think carefully about what they want to achieve using the limited resources at their disposal.
Further simplified, if I have $5 dollars to spend, and that amount can purchase either a cupcake or a cup of ice cream, the one I chose to buy becomes the opportunity taken, whilst the alternative forgone is the opportunity cost.
Therefore, the cost of an item is not just the amount of money for which it was purchased, but all other alternatives with which the same amount could have been purchased.
In the question above, Deidre would have chosen to babysit her neighbor's son. That to her is the next best use of her time, and therefore the opportunity cost. According to the question, she wouldn't have worked in the library even if she had nothing else to do. Hence, that does not pass as opportunity cost.
Opportunity cost must be an alternative choice and is very subjective.
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Calculate the net present value in US$ of an investment in the health spa only, assuming that the 1,500-square-foot unit is purchased and then resold at the end of 12 years. (Hint: Before making your present value calculations, multiply all amounts expressed in CI$ by $1.25 to convert into US$.)
Answer: Hello I was able to find the Major part of the question online as attached below
answer :
Net present value ( NPV ) = $153353.91
Explanation:
NPV = ( Present value of Cash Inflow) - ( Present value of Cash outflow) -- ( 1 )
present value of cash inflow
i) cosmetic products = ( 5500 * 1.25 * 12) * ( 6.8137) (cost of capital )) = 562130.25
ii) land sale = ( 1500 * 300 * 1.25 ) * ( 0.8186 ) ( cost of capital )) = 179212.5
∑ present value of cash inflow = 741342.75
Present value of cash outflow ( other expenses )
∑ present value of cash outflow = 587,988.84
NPV = 741,342.75 - 587,988.84 = $153,353.91
Consider the oil-producing countries of A, B, and C. Each has a marginal cost of zero. World demand is given by Q = 995 – P. Suppose the three countries form a cartel, and that none of them has an incentive to deviate from the cartel. By how many units lower is the total output of oil under the cartel relative to the Cournot solution?
Answer:
248.75 units
Explanation:
world demand ( Q ) = 995 - P
marginal cost of each country = 0
Determine how much less oil is produced under the cartel arrangement in relation to the Cournot solution
under the Cournot model solution
Total output = 3 [ (995 – 0) / ((3+1)*1) ]
= 3 * ( 995 / 4 ) = 746.25 units
Considering the cartel arrangement
MR = MC = 0
995 - 2Q = 0
∴ Q = 995 / 2 = 497.5 units
Therefore the difference between oil produced under the cartel arrangement and the Cournot solution
= 746.25 - 497.5
= 248.75 units
Think of a product that you purchased within the past 6 months
Discuss these questions relative to the purchased product. Your answers should align with how these stages are done based on the consumer decision model in text.
How did you recognize that you needed the product?
Where or how you search for information on alternative products that would satisfy this need (product)?
What alternatives did the search process generate and what variables did you use to make the final decision to buy?
Where did you buy the product and why?
Were you satisfied after using or consuming the product? Explain.
There are 5 categories of influences as outlined by your text:economic, psychological. social, culture and ethnicity, purchase situation. Which one(s) do you think had the greatest effect on your purchasing decision? Please explain.
Answer:
Product purchased: a purse
How did you recognize that you needed the product?
Through a need for more space to carry personal items to work.
Where or how do you look for information about alternative products that meet this need (product)?
Buying online is one of the facilities made possible by new technologies, which allows us to choose the product that meets our desires and needs without having to go to a physical store, in addition to the possibility of comparing prices and getting special discounts.
What alternatives did the research process generate and what variables did you use to make the final purchase decision?
The alternatives found were fast fashion sites that offered a bag of the ideal size, with the expected quality and defined average price.
Where did you buy the product and why?
I bought the product at Zara, which is a top quality fashion department store that would meet all requirements and needs with the purchase.
Were you satisfied after using or consuming the product? Explain.
Yes, because the benefits added to the product met my needs and desires.
There are 5 categories of influences as described in your text: economic, psychological. social, culture and ethnicity, purchasing situation. Which one(s) do you think had the greatest effect on your purchase decision? Please explain.
The item that had the most effect on the purchase decision was the psychological and economic item, as the choice of the product was made due to a need for work, but whose purchase decision process took into account factors such as brand, quality and the price of the product.
Perpetual Life Corp. has issued consol bonds with coupon payments of $50. (Consols pay interest forever and never mature. They are perpetuities.)a. If the required rate of return on these bonds at the time they were issued was 5.0%, at what price were they sold to the public
Answer: $1,000
Explanation:
The price of a perpetual bond is calculated like a perpetuity and this is calculated by dividing the coupon payment of the bond by the prevailing required rate of return.
Price of this bond is:
= Coupon payment / Required return
= 50 / 5%
= $1,000
Anyina Corporation has an actual profit of $80,000. The break-even point is $500,000 and the variable expenses are 60% of sales. Given this information, the margin of safety, based on actual sales, is:
Answer:
Margin of safety = $200,000
Explanation:
Given:
Actual profit = $80,000
Break-even point = $500,000
Variable expenses = 60% of sales
Find:
Margin of safety
Computation:
Assume sales = a
So,
Variable expenses = 0.6a
Pv ratio = [(Sales - Variable expenses) / Sales]100
Pv ratio = [(a - 0.6a)/a]100
Pv ratio = 40%
Margin of safety = Profit / Pv ratio
Margin of safety = 80,000 / 40%
Margin of safety = $200,000
A university schedules summer school courses based on anticipated enrollment. The cost for faculty compensation, laboratories, student services, and allocated overhead for a computer class is $8500. If students pay $420 to enroll in the course, how large would enrollment have to be for the university to break even
Answer:
20 student
Explanation:
Break even point = Fixed cost / Contribution
Break even point = $8,500 / $420
Break even point = 20.23809523809524
Break even point = 20 student
So, the enrollment will have to be for 20 student for the university to break even.