Stan is going to work for the next 30 years and then retire. Starting the day he retires, he would like to withdraw 90,000 per year (in monthly installments) from an investment account for a twenty-five year retirement. At the end of his retirement, he would like to leave a bequest of90,000peryear(inmonthlyinstallments)fromaninvestmentaccountforatwenty−fiveyearretirement.Attheendofhisretirement,hewouldliketoleaveabequestof100,000 to his heirs. He currently has $10,000 in his investment account for these purposes. Stan plans to save for retirement by making monthly deposits into the investment account, beginning two years from now and ending the month before he retires. The investment account pays 9 percent compounded monthly. Construct a flexible spreadsheet model to answer the following questions:
1. How much must Stan invest each month to accomplish his retirement goals?
2. If Stan's employer will contribute 0.50 for every0.50forevery1.00 he invests, how much of the deposit in #1 will Stan have to contribute?
Economists Mark Blaug and Ruth Towse studied the market for economists in Britain and found that the quantity demanded was about 150 to 200 a year, and that the quantity supplied was about 300 a year. What likely to happen when there is a surplus of economists in Britain
Answer: See explanation
Explanation:
In this case, since the supply is more than the demand for Economists in the country, this will lead to a lower wage for the Economists that are employed. This is because there are surplus Economists which can be readily called if those employed aren't willing to collect the lower wages.
Also, the excess Economists can move to other countries where their services will be needed. In some cases, they may take jobs that are similar to their practice such as researchers, marketing roles etc.
Elite Trailer Parks has an operating profit of $200,000. Interest expense for the year was $10,000; preferred dividends paid were $18,750; and common dividends paid were $30,000. The tax was $61,250. The firm has 20,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
Required:
a. Calculate the earnings per share and the common dividends per share for Elite Trailer Parks.
b. What was the increase in retained earnings for the year?
Answer:
a. Earnings per share = (Operating profit - Interest expense - Tax - Preferred dividends) / Common stock outstanding
Earnings per share = ($200,000 - $10,000 - $61,250 - $18,750) / $20,000
Earnings per share = $110,000 / 20,000 Shares
Earnings per share = $5.5 per share
Common dividends per share = Dividend paid / Common stock outstanding
Common dividends per share = $30,000 / 20,000 Shares
Common dividends per share = $1.50 per share
b. What was the increase in retained earnings for the year?
Increase in retained earnings = $110,000 - Common dividend paid
Increase in retained earnings = $110,000 - $30,000
Increase in retained earnings = $80,000
So, the increase in retained earnings for the year is $80,000.
Lynx Corp. The data presented below for Lynx Corp. are for the year ended December 31, 2017: Sales (100% on credit) $1,000,000 Sales returns 30,000 Accounts receivable (December 31, 2017) 170,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts (credit balance) (before adjustment at December 31, 2017) 1,300 Estimated amount of uncollectible accounts based on aging analysis 14,000 See the data for Lynx Corp. If Lynx Corp. uses the aging of accounts receivable approach to estimate its bad debts, what amount will be reported as bad debts expense for 2017
Answer:
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 69,000
Explanation:
If the company estimates its bad debt to be 2% of net credit sales:
sales 2,500,000
return and allowance (50,000)
net sales 2,450,000
Then, we calculate 2% of this amount:
2,450,000 x 0.02 = 49,000
As the uncollectible amounts are related to sales rather than account receivable we adjust for the full value giving an ending value of:
beginning 20,000 + adjustment 49,000 = 69,000
Automation Services Co. offers its services to companies desiring to use technology to improve their operations. After the accounts have been adjusted at December 31, the end of the fiscal year, the following balances were taken from the ledger of Automation Services: Fees Earned $614,500 Dividends 45,000 Rent Expense 140,000 Retained Earnings 3,250,000 Supplies Expense 18,200 Wages Expense 320,000 Miscellaneous Expense 8,700
Journalize the closing entries.
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below:
1 Fees Earned $614,500
To Income Summary A/c $614,500
(Being the closing of revenue accounts is recorded)
2
Income Summary A/c $486,900
To Rent Expenses A/c $140,000
To Supplies Expense A/c $18,200
To Wages Expenses A/c $320,000
To Miscellaneous Expenses A/c $8,700
(Being the closing of expenses accounts is recorded)
3
Income Summary A/c $127,600 ($614,500 - $486,900)
To Retained Earnings A/c $127,600
(Being the closing of the income summary is recorded)
4
Retained Earnings A/c $45,000
To Dividends A/c $45,000
[Being the closing of the Dividend account is recorded]
You are holding a stock that has a beta of 1.39 and is currently in equilibrium. The required return on the stock is 20.47%, and the expected return on the market portfolio is 16.50%. What would be the expected return on the stock if the expected market return increased to 21.00% while the risk-free rate and beta remained unchanged
Answer: 26.73%
Explanation:
You can calculate the expected return using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).
Formula is:
Expected return = Risk free rate + beta * (Market return - risk free rate)
Use the previous figures to solve for the risk free rate:
20.47% = Rf + 1.39 * (16.50% - Rf)
20.47% = Rf + 22.935% - 1.39R
20.47% - 22.935% = Rf - 1.39Rf
-2.465% = -0.39Rf
Rf = -2.465% / -0.39
= 6.32%
New expected return is:
= 6.32% + 1.39 * (21% - 6.32%)
= 26.73%
If you have a choice to earn simple interest on $10,000 for three years at 8% or annually compounded interest at 7.5% for three years which one will pay more and by how much
Answer:
The compound interest will yield $22.97 more than simple interest.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Initial investment (PV)= $10,000
Interest rate (r)= 8% simple interest
Interest rate (i)= 7.5% compound interest
Number of periods= 3 years
To calculate the future value of both options, we need to use the following formulas:
Simple interest:
FV= PV*r*t + PV
FV= 10,000*0.08*3 + 10,000
FV= $12,400
Compound interest:
FV= PV*(1 + i)^t
FV= 10,000*(1.075^3)
FV= $12,422.97
The compound interest will yield $22.97 more than simple interest.
It costs Waterway Company $18.00 of variable costs and $7.80 of fixed costs to produce its product that sells for $40. Carla Vista Company, a foreign buyer, offers to purchase 3100 units at $23.50 each. If the special offer is accepted and produced with unused capacity, net income will:
Answer:
Increase by $17,050
Explanation:
In our analysis, we will use the incremental revenue and cost only. That means we exclude fixed costs since they are irrelevant for this decision and are already incurred.
Analysis of effects of accepting the special order
Sales (3,100 units x $23.50) $72,850
Less Variable Costs (3,100 units x $18.00) ($55,800)
Financial Advantage / (Disadvantage) $17,050
therefore,
If the special offer is accepted and produced with unused capacity, net income will: Increase by $17,050.
The____has sole responsibility for determining if a product or service will be added to the Procurement List and for setting the Fair Market Price
Answer:
AbilityOne Commission
the most effective use of the interim ___ is to establish cost standards and compare the actual amount with the budgeted amount for that time period
Answer:
income statement
inventory analysis (w)
Explanation:
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Answer:
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Explanation:
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What's the difference between a Monopoly and Oligopoly market?
Explanation:
The main difference between monopoly and oligopoly is in the number of firms under consideration.
In Monopoly, the market witness a situation in which one company alone dominates; in other words, this company produces goods or services without having any close competitors.
While in Oligopoly, not just one but a small group of companies act as the dominant players in the market even though they may produce slightly different products; they thus influence the market a lot reducing the chances of new competitors.
On December 31, the balance in the office supplies account is $1,300. A physical count shows $510 worth of supplies on hand. Required: Prepare the adjusting entry for supplies. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
Answer:
Date Account title Debit Credit
December 1 Office Supplies Expense $790
Office Supplies $790
Explanation:
Office supplies is an asset but when it is used it should be debited to the office supplies expense account because it becomes an expense that should be catered for in the Income statement.
The office expense that is used for the year is:
= Book balance - Physical inventory
= 1,300 - 510
= $790
Custom Quilters makes decorative comforters, quilted garments, and other products in a small sewing factory. The company expects to make 2,000 comforters during the current year. With respect to the comforters, how would the supervisory salaries be classified
What resource driver would you use to allocate occupancy cost to activities, and how much would you allocate to Inspect
Answer:
Cost drivers of occupancy cost:
Useful Life of Asset
Location of the asset
Lease terms
Explanation:
Cost drivers are the factors that drives the cost. Occupancy cost is the whole life cost of the asset. It is associated with the asset during its life irrespective of asset's performance. These costs include, property taxes, insurance, inspection costs, repairs and maintenance costs and likewise. These cost are allocated to the assets useful life. Some companies also use different cost drivers like location of the asset and its lease terms. These costs are charged as the part of assets cost.
Producers of Ocean Spray cranberry products decided to make Craisins (and dried cranberry snack food) available in convenience stores, supermarkets, and vending machines, it was involved with determining ______ strategy.
Which type of layout features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed
Answer:
Process-oriented.
Explanation:
A functional (departmental) organizational structure is a type of structure used to organize staffs by dividing them into various departments based on their skill set, roles or functions and knowledge.
These departments which are vertically structured may include, finance, IT, sales and marketing, research and development, customer service etc. Also, the various departments are headed by a functional manager who are saddled with the responsibility of overseeing, managing and reporting to the executive management.
Similarly, a type of layout in the manufacturing process that features departments or other functional groupings in which similar activities are performed is generally referred to as being process-oriented.
One of the main advantages of a process-oriented layout is that it mitigates or reduces difficulties associated with material flow variability for a product.
Bramble Corp. has the following costs when producing 100000 units: Variable costs $600000 Fixed costs 900000 An outside supplier is interested in producing the item for Bramble. If the item is produced outside, Bramble could use the released production facilities to make another item that would generate $200000 of net income. At what unit price would Bramble accept the outside supplier’s offer if Bramble wanted to increase net income by $140000?
Answer:
Bramble Corp.
Unit price at which Bramble would accept the outside supplier's offer
= $14.40
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations;
Production capacity in units = 100,000
Variable costs = $600,000
Fixed costs = 900,000
Total costs = $1,500,000
Target net income 140,000
Total revenue = $1,640,000
Alternative income (200,000)
Differential revenue $1,440,000 ($1,640,000 - $200,000)
Unit price at which Bramble would accept the outside supplier's offer =
$14.40 ($1,440,000/100,000)
Tim Armstrong was tapped to lead an integrated Yahoo!/AOL subsidiary of Verizon called Oath, and will most likely need to set a new strategic direction. Which of the four principal management functions should he focus on first?
Answer:
planning
Explanation:
The management process in any organization consists of four main and primary function that the managers of the organization needs to focus and perform. They are :
planningorganizingleadingcontrollingPlanning means to define the performance goals for the company and determining the plans and strategies in order to achieve that goal.
In the context, Tim Amstrong, who leads the integrated Yahoo!/AOL subsidiary is going to set a new strategic direction for the company. For this, he needs to focus on planning new organization goals and form new strategies to achieve them.
Thus he should focus on the planning of the four principal management functions.
The net present value decision rule is: When an asset's expected cash flows yield a positive net present value when discounted at the required rate of return, the asset should be acquired.
a. True
b. False
Answer: True
Explanation:
Net present value (NPV) simply refers to the difference that is gotten between the present value of the cash inflows and that of the cash outflows over a particular period of time.
The net present value is used in investment planning and capital budgeting to determine the profitability of a project.
Therefore, the correct option is true.
Supposed you have had 10 apples. You gave 4 apples to your friend for Christmas. What portion of the initial amount did you give away? (use similar formatting to the dollar amount, strictly decimals, no other signs or characters)
Answer:
The portion of the initial amount that was given away is:
= 0.40
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Number of apples available = 10
Number of those apples given to a friend for Christmas = 4
The portion given away = 4/10 = 0.4
This represents 40% of the whole.
b) The portion given away to the friend for Christmas is a proportion of the whole. In this case, it represents just 40% of the 10 apples. This means that only 60% or 0.60 of the original apples are still available or on hand because 40% had been given away.
Sharon would make an adjustment entry to __________ to record the $500 her company received from a customer to perform future services. Suppose that before the adjusting entry, the balance in this account was $2,725. After the adjusting entry, the ending balance will be __________.
Answer:
the ending balance of the unearned revenue is $3,225
Explanation:
The computation of the ending balance is shown below:
= Amount received from the customer for performing the future service + balance in the account
= $500 + $2,725
= $3,225
Therefore the ending balance of the unearned revenue is $3,225
The above formula should be applied
With the new technology, the opportunity cost of producing a chicken _____ because _____ soybeans must be forgone to produce a chicken.
The full question is:
A farm grows soybean and produces chickens. The opportunity cost of producing each of these products increases as more of it is produced.
The farm adopts a new technology which allows it to use fewer resources to produce soybean.
With the new technology, the opportunity cost of producing a chicken _____ because _____ soybeans must be forgone to produce a chicken.
Answer:
increases; more
Explanation:
Opportunity cost is the forgone alternative when a particular line of action is undertaken. For example in the given scenario more production of chicken will lead to loss of soyabean production and vice versa.
So when there is production of more chicken more opportunity cost is incurred because more of soyabean production is forgone in order to produce the chicken.
Economists consider opportunity cost seperately from the actual cost incurred in taking up a particular activity.
ompany X and company Z are planning to merge their business into one and are seeking regulatory approval. What is the most likely reasoning X
Answer: The newly created firms is able to take advantage of economies of scale.
Explanation:
A merger is an agreement whereby two companies come together and pool their resources together in order to form one company and achieve same organizational goals.
One main reason why companies merge together is in order to achieve economies of scale. This is the reduction in cost as a result of the expansion and increase in production level.
The demand for a certain drug in a hospital has been increasing. For the past six months, the following demand has been observed:
Month Demand, Units
January 15
February 18
March 22
April 23
May 27
June 26
Use a three-month moving average to make a forecast for July.
Answer:
25.3
Explanation:
A moving average is often used to pinpoint the increase or decrease of a certain statistic over a certain period of time since the increase in the demand for this specific drug has been increasing constantly for the past 6 months we will take the past 3 months, April, May, and June, so we will have to add up 23+27+26=76, now we just have to divide by the number of months= 76/3=25.3, so the moving average for the increase in the forecast for July will be 25.3
R. L. Ybarra employs John Ince at a salary of $53,000 a year. Ybarra is subject to employer Social Security taxes at a rate of 6.2% and Medicare taxes at a rate of 1.45% on John's salary. In addition, Ybarra must pay SUTA tax at a rate of 5.4% and FUTA tax at a rate of 0.8% on the first $7,000 of Ince's salary. Compute the total cost to Ybarra of employing Ince for the year. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
Answer: $57488.50
Explanation:
The total cost to Ybarra of employing Ince for the year will be calculated thus:
Gross Salary = $53,000
Add: Social security tax = $53000 × 6.2% = $3286
Add: Medicare tax = $53000 × 1.45% = $768.50
Add: SUTA tax = $7000 × 5.4% = $378
Add: FUTA tax = $7000 × 0.8% = $56
Total cost to Ybarra of employing Ince will be $57488.50
The Trade Gravity Model predicts that the volume of trade between two countries increases with the product of the GDP of the two countries and inversely with distance. This prediction is most consistent with: g
Answer:
The HOS model
Explanation:
Heckscher Ohlin model is the economic model which assumes that there are two countries with two goods and two factors. These countries can trade easily in the market without any barrier. This model explains the pattern of trade of the two countries who wishes to trade the goods they produce in their home country.
Suppose the demand function for a good is expressed as Q=100-4p. If the good currently sells for 10, what is the price elasticity equal to? a)-4 b)-1.5 c) -0.67 d) -2.5
Answer:
c)-0.67
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what the price elasticity equal to
Using this formula
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)=dQ/dP*Q/P
Let plug in the formula
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)=d(100-4p)/dp*p/100-4p
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)=-4*p/100-4p
at p=$10
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)=-4*$10/100-4($10)
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)=-40/60
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)=-2/3
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)=-0.666
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)=-0.67 Approximately
Therefore the price elasticity equal to -0.67
Market leader in the confectionery industry, Jelly Belly, the jelly bean manufacturer, must keep coming up with new flavors. In 2011, it released its Soda Pop Shoppe collection, which was developed after company employees were asked to suggest as many potential new jelly beans tastes as they could without being criticized for any of their ideas, no matter how outlandish. What method did Jelly Belly use to come up with this new product line
Answer:
brainstorming
Explanation:
In product development different methods can be used to generate the ideas behind a product.
One of them is brainstorming which involves the use of creative ideas from different groups or people.
After ideas are obtained they are discussed, critiqued, and final selection is made.
The given scenario where Soda Pop Shoppe collection was developed after company employees were asked to suggest as many potential new jelly beans tastes as they could without being criticized for any of their ideas, no matter how outlandish. This is brainstorming
a budget is used to do which of the following
Answer:
A budget is a financial plan used to estimate future income and expenses. The budgeting process may be carried out by individuals or by organizations. Budgets help an entity determine whether it can continue to operate with its projected income and expenses.
Explanation:
thank me later
Explain how the GDP and the interest rate are related to the transactions demand and asset demand for money.
Answer:
Transaction demand rises as income or GDp rises and falls as income or DP falls. Also high interest rate causes more to be left as asset, thereby reducing money demand
Explanation:
1. Asset demand for money is money that is kept aside for a person holding it to earn interest on. A high interest rate on money asset reduces the demand for money. This increased rate of interest is the opportunity cost of having money as assets. It has a negative relationship with interest rate of an economy.
2. Transaction money is that which is used for the day to day expenditure. This has a positive relationship with GDP. It increases as income or GDP increases and falls as it falls.