Answer:
12.53%
Explanation:
Since there are only two assets in the portfolio, its standard deviation can be determined using the two-asset portfolio standard deviation provided below;
σP = (wA2 * σA2 + wB2 * σB2 + 2 * wA * wB * σA * σB * ρAB)^(1/2)
wA=proportion of the portfolio invested in X=60%
σA=standard deviation of return on X= 10%
wB=proportion of the portfolio invested in Y=40%
σB=standard deviation of return on Y =21%
ρAB= correlation between X and Y=.5
σP=(60%^2*10%^2+40%^2*21%^2+2*60%*40%*10%*21%*.5)^(1/2)
σP=12.53%
Suggest strategies to succeed in outsourcing its HR services
Answer:
The answer is below.
Explanation:
The strategies of a company to succeed in outsourcing its HR services
1. Internal Analysis and Baselining: this involves the cost and value analysis of using internal HR vs Outsourcing HR
2. Understanding Cost vs. Value of HR: knowing what the cost and value of outsourcing entails can go a long way in determining whether it offers the value the company wants
3. Identifying Core Competencies: realizing the competencies of outsourcing HR particularly in the area of competitive advantage of the company.
4. Aligning Technology to Support Operational Objectives: utilization of outsourcing HR technology and operational support ensure the company doesn't cure additional coast
5. Agreeing on Expectations with HR Outsourcer: knowing what to expect and agreed on the outcome of the outsourcing process is one of the key strategies.
6. Addressing and Enforcing Performance Metrics: Also, the expected performance and what is needed to be achieved should be discussed and ensured it is ultimately accomplished.
If Serena runs her own business and is responsible for everything, she is a/an
Answer:An entrepreneur
Explanation:
An entrepreneur is an individual who starts and runs a business with limited resources and planning, and is responsible for all the risks and rewards of her business venture.
Ruby Red manufactures, markets, and distributes citrus flavored soft drinks across the globe. Ruby Red hired a collection agency in 2018 to increase collection rates from customers. As a result, Ruby estimates that only 2% of its 2019 credit sales will be written off, compared to the 4% of 2018's credit sales that were estimated to be uncollectible. At December 31, 2019, Ruby Red has a $12,800 credit balance in its allowance for doubtful accounts and credit sales of $1,570,000.
Required:
Use the percentage of credit sales method to calculate the bad debt expense.
Answer:
$31,400
Explanation:
Ruby estimates that only 2% of its 2019 credit sales will be written off
Ruby Red has a $12,800 credit balance in its allowance for doubtful accounts
Ruby Red has credit sales of $1,570,000.
Bad debt expense = Credit sales * 2% of its 2019 credit sales
Bad debt expense = $1,570,000 * 2/100
Bad debt expense = $1,570,000 * 0.02
Bad debt expense = $31,400
Assume that the quantity of X is measured on the horizontal axis, and the quantity of Y is measured on the vertical axis. Assume that the price of X is $60, the price of Y is $30 and Rafe has an weekly income of $180. Which of the following is true? He can afford 6 units of good Y. His budget line has a slope of 1/3. He can afford 6 units of good X. His budget line has a slope of −1/3.
Answer:
True : He can afford 6 units of good Y'
Explanation:
Budget Line is a combination of two goods, consumer can afford with entire given money income & prices.
Equation : p1 x1 +p2 x2 = m. Here p1 & p2 are prices of two goods, x1 & x2 are quantities of two goods, m is money income.
Intercept of budget line is max quantity of a good consumer can buy spending only on either good. Formula = m / p1 & m / p2
As : m = 180 , p1 (px) = 60 , p2 (py) = 30 . Intercepts (x & y) = 180 / 60 = 3 & 180 / 30 = 6 respectively.
So, 'He can afford 6 units of good Y' is True. 'He can afford 6 units of good X' is False.
Slope shows the trade off of goods, given money income & price. Formula = = p1 / p2 = px / py = 60 / 30 = (-) 2. 'His budget line slope = 1/3 or -1/3', both are False
Suppose there are only two firms that sell smartphones: Flashfone and Pictech. The payoff matrix that follows shows the profit (in millions of dollars) each company will earn, depending on whether it sets a high or low price for its phones. For example, the lower-left cell shows that if Flashfone prices low and Pictech prices high, Flashfone will earn a profit of $10 million and Pictech will earn a profit of $3 million. (Hint: Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Flashfone and Pictech are both profit-maximizing firms.) Pictech High Price Low Price Flashfone High Price 8, 8 3, 10 Low Price 10, 3 5, 5 If Flashfone prices high, Pictech will make more profit if it chooses alow price, and if Flashfone prices low, Pictech will make more profit if it chooses ahigh price. If Pictech prices high, Flashfone will make more profit if it chooses alow price, and if Pictech prices low, Flashfone will make more profit if it chooses ahigh price. Considering all of the information given, pricing highis not a dominant strategy for both Flashfone and Pictech. What is the Nash equilibrium of this game
Answer:
Flashfone and Pictech
The Nash equilibrium is achieved when Pictech and Flashfone price their smartphones high without the other party changing their strategy.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Pictech
High Low
High 8 8 3 10
Flashfone
Low 10 3 5 5
b) By acting at the Nash equilibrium and pricing their smartphones high, Pictech and Flashfone achieve a payoff of $8 million respectively. This payoff level does not put any of the two firms at a disadvantage.
Cameron, Inc. held 1,000 shares of its own $10 par value common stock purchased for $20 per share. In March, Cameron sold 10 shares at $20 per share. The journal entry to record the sale of treasury stock would include a (debit/credit) ________ to Treasury Stock in the amount of ________.
Answer:
Credit, $200
Explanation:
The journal entry would be:
Date Account Debit Credit
Cash $200
(10 shares*$20)
Treasury stock $200
(To record the sale of treasury stock)
Suppose you borrow $8,000 of principal that must be repaid at the end of two years, along with interest of 4 percent a year. If the annual inflation rate turns out to be 6 percent,
Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to the nearest whole number. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of those numbers.
a. What is the real rate of interest on the loan?
b. What is the real value of the principal repayment?
Hint: Future value = Present value × (1 + Growth in prices)t, where t is the number of years evaluated, e.g., The real value of loan repayment = Amount of loan × (1 + Real interest rate)t
c. Who loses, the debtor or the creditor?
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Received $950 cash for services provided to a customer during July. Issued common stock for $3,000 cash. Received $800 from a customer in partial payment of his account receivable which arose from sales in June. Provided services to a customer on credit, $425. Borrowed $6,500 from the bank by signing a promissory note. Received $1,300 cash from a customer for services to be performed next year. What was the amount of revenue for July
Answer:
$1,375
Explanation:
Calculation to determine What was the amount of revenue for July
Using this formula
July Revenue= July Cash Received for services provided+ Services provided to customer on credit
Let plug in the formula
July Revenue= $950+$425
July Revenue=$1,375
Therefore the amount of revenue for July is $1,375
e payoff matrix below shows the payoffs (in millions of dollars) for two firms, A and B, for two different strategies, investing in new capital or not investing in new capital. Firm B Invest Not Invest Firm A Invest 20 for A 70 for A 20 for B 5 for B Not Invest 5 for A 50 for A 70 for B 50 for B Firm A’s dominant strategy is to ______, and Firm B’s dominant strategy is to ______.
Answer:
Invest
invest
Explanation:
Game theory looks at the interactions between participants in a competitive game and calculates the best choice for the player.
Dominant strategy is the best option for a player regardless of what the other player is playing
firm a can either earn20 or 70 if it advertises or 5 or 50 if it does not advertise. this is the same for firm B.
Thus the option that would yield the highest payoff is for both firms to advertise.
this is an example of prisoners dilemma
Which account option may require larger money contributions than usual but offers a higher interest rate than traditional savings?
Certificate of deposit
Checking
Money market
Saning
Answer:
Money Market
Explanation:
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Suppose that an increase in the price of melons from $0.50 to $1.50 per pound increases the quantity of melons that melon farmers produce from 2 million pounds to 4 million pounds. The price elasticity of supply in this case indicates that supply is Group of answer choices
Answer: elastic
Explanation:
The price elasticity of supply will be:
The percentage change in price will be:
= (1.50 - 0.50)/0.50 x 100
= 1.00/0.50 × 100
= 200
The percentage change in quantity will be:
= (4 -2)/2 x 100
= 2/2 × 100
= 100
Elasticity = % change in quantity/% Change in Price = 200/100 = 2
Since elasticity = 2, this indicates supply is elastic as it's greater than 1.
MFK Corp. wants to raise capital and is considering an offer of bonds and debentures. It is not sure of a particular disclosure requirement, so MFK poses its question to the SEC and requests an interpretation letter. If the SEC issues an interpretive letter addressing MFK's question and MFK follows the statements contained in the letter, MFK cannot be penalized should the advice be incorrect.
a. True
b. False
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Suppose the selling price of one-month forward Japanese yens is $0.010499 per yen, and the spot price is $0.010495 per yen. Complete the following formula for the per annum percentage premium (or discount) to calculate what the yen is worth in the one-month forward market.
Answer:
Explanation:
From the given information:
The per annum forward premium = [tex]\dfrac{Forward \ price - spot \ price}{spot \ price} \times \dfrac{12}{1}[/tex]
[tex]= \dfrac{0.010499 - 0.010495}{0.010499} \times \dfrac{12}{1}[/tex]
[tex]= \dfrac{0.000004}{0.010495} \times 12[/tex]
[tex]= 0.0003811 \times 12[/tex]
= 0.004573
= 0.4573%
Since this is positive and because it is favorable, the price of the yen would rise in the one-month forward market making it premium.
We can conclude that: The yen is at premium against US dollar, due to the fact that it is worth more in one-month forward market.
examples of veriable costs
Answer:
Exmples are : labor wage, cost of inputs
Explanation:
Variable cost are the costs that are changing with changing in inputs or production.
On November 1, 2015, Ybarra Construction Company issued $400,000 of 5-year bonds that pay interest at an annual rate of 5%. The interest payments are due every six months (that is, the interest is compounded semi-annually). At the end of the five-year period, Ybarra must pay the bond holders a balloon payment of $400,000. a. What would the issue price of the bonds be if the prevailing interest rate is: Round answers to the nearest whole number.
Answer:
the question is incomplete, but I can give two examples of interest rate being higher or lower:
For example, interest rate is 6%
PV of face value = $400,000 / (1 + 3%)¹⁰ = $297,637.57
PV of coupon payments = $10,000 x 8.5302 (PVIFA, 3%, 10 peridos) = $85,302
Market price = $382,939.57
Second example, interest rate is 4%
PV of face value = $400,000 / (1 + 2%)¹⁰ = $328,139.32
PV of coupon payments = $10,000 x 8.9826 (PVIFA, 2%, 10 peridos) = $89,823
Market price = $417,962.32
To compare statement of cash flows reporting under the direct and indirect methods, indicate whether each item is used in the direct method or the indirect method.
a. Accounts payable
b. Payments to employees
c. Cash collections from customers
d. Accounts receivable
e. Payments to suppliers
Answer:
Indirect Method
a. Accounts payable increase or decrease
d. Accounts receivable increase or decrease.
The above are both used in the Indirect method and fall under Cashflow from Operating activities.
Direct Method
b. Payments to employees
c. Cash collections from customers
e. Payments to suppliers
The direct method involves the above and they all fall under Cash generated from operations.
An exchange economy has two consumers, named Jimmy and Sue, and two commodities, apples and bananas. Jimmy’s initial endowment is 2 units of apples and 4 unit of bananas. Sue’s initial endowment is 4 apples and 4 units of bananas. Jimmy’s utility function over apples and bananas is U(AJ, BJ) =AJ1/2 BJ1/2. Sue’s utility function is of the form U(AS, BS) =AS+BS, where AJ and BJ are the amounts of apples and bananas for Jimmy and AS and BS are amounts of apples and bananas for Sue.The equation of the contract curve in terms of Jimmy’s coordinates is:________
a. BJ= 2AJ
b. BJ=(A2J)/2
c. BJ=AJ
d. BJ= (8AJ)/(1+AJ)
e. None of the above
Answer:
(a) BJ = AJ
In equilibrium, apples and bananas have the same price.
Jimmy’s consumption bundle must be 3 apples and 3 bananas
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g The corporate charter of Imp Company authorized the issuance of 10 million, $1 par common shares. During 2021, its first year of operations, the company had the following transactions: January 1 sold 8 million shares at $15 per share June 3 purchased 2 million shares of treasury stock at $18 per share December 28 sold the 2 million shares of treasury stock at $20 per share What amount should the company report as additional paid-in capital in its December 31, 2021, balance sheet
Answer:
$116 million
Explanation:
Calculation of Additional Paid-in-Capital
Jan 1: 8 million*$14 $112 million
June 3: 2 million*$17 ($34 million)
Dec 28: 2 million*$19 $38 million
Paid-in-Excess capital $116 million
So, the company should report $116 million as additional paid-in capital in its December 31, 2021, balance sheet.
A hospitality company is evaluating building a new hotel in Bloomington (capital project) that management forecasts will generate $45,000 each year over its six (6) year life. If the required rate of return given the project's identified risks is 12% (percent), and the project's up front costs are estimated at $165,000, should management go forward with the project?
a. Management should approve the new hotel since the project's NPV is positive.
b. Management should reject the new hotel project as the project's NPV is negative.
c. Unable to determine given information.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Net present value is the present value of after-tax cash flows from an investment less the amount invested.
Only projects with a positive NPV should be accepted. A project with a negative NPV should not be chosen because it isn't profitable.
When choosing between positive NPV projects, choose the project with the highest NPV first because it is the most profitable.
NPV can be calculated using a financial calculator
Cash flow in year 0 = $-165,000
Cash flow in year 1 - 6 = $45,000
I = 12%
NPV = $20,013.33
the project should be approved because NPV is positive
To find the NPV using a financial calculator:
1. Input the cash flow values by pressing the CF button. After inputting the value, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
2. after inputting all the cash flows, press the NPV button, input the value for I, press enter and the arrow facing a downward direction.
3. Press compute
Road Master Shocks has 15,000 units of a defective product on hand that cost $80,000 to manufacture. The company can either sell this product as scrap for $6 per unit or it can sell the product for $9 per unit by reworking the units and correcting the defects at a cost of $40,000. Prepare a schedule to show the effect of selling the defective units as scrap or rework.
Answer:
If the units are reworked, net income will increase by $5,000.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Number of units= 15,000
Sell as-is:
Selling price= $6 per unit
Rework:
Selling price= $9
Total cost= $40,000
The original production costs ($80,00) should not be taken into account because they remain constant for the two options.
Now, we will determine the effect on the income of both choices:
Sell as-is:
Effect on income= 6*15,000= $90,000 increase
Re-work:
Revenue= 15,000*9= 135,000
Total cost= (40,000)
Effect on income0 $95,000 increase
If the units are reworked, net income will increase by $5,000.
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How are prices determined in a pure-market economy? Check all that apply.
consumer demand
opportunity cost
the government
social customs
producer competition
Answer:
its a and b
Explanation:
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Sutherland manufactures and sells 50,000 laser printers each month. A principal component part in each printer is its paper feed drive. Sutherland's plant currently has the monthly capacity to produce 80,000 drives. The unit costs of manufacturing these drives (up to 80,000 per month) are as follows. Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $ 23 Direct labor 15 Variable manufacturing overhead 2 Fixed costs per month: Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 1,300,000 Desk-Mate Printers has offered to buy 10,000 paper feed drives from Sutherland to be used in its own printers. a. Compute the average unit cost of manufacturing each paper feed drive assuming that Sutherland manufactures only enough drives for its own laser printers. b. Compute the incremental unit cost of producing an additional paper feed drive. c. Compute the per-unit sales price that Sutherland should charge Desk-Mate to earn $140,000 in monthly pretax profit on the sale of drives to Desk-Mate.
Answer:
Sutherland
a. The average unit cost of manufacturing each paper feed drive is:
= $56.25.
b. The incremental unit cost of producing an additional paper feed drive is:
= $170.
c. The per-unit sales price that Sutherland should charge Desk-Mate to earn $140,000 in monthly pre-tax profit on the sale of drives to Desk-Mate is:
= $184.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Production and sales of laser printers per month = 50,000
Monthly production capacity for paper feed drives = 80,000
Unit costs of producing drives:
Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials $ 23
Direct labor 15
Variable manufacturing overhead 2
Variable cost per unit $40 $3,200,000 (80,000 * $40)
Fixed costs per month:
Fixed manufacturing overhead $1,300,000
Total production costs = $4,500,000
Average unit cost = $56.25 ($4,500,000/80,000)
Incremental unit cost of producing an additional paper feed drive:
Variable cost = $40 * 10,000 = $400,000
Additional fixed cost per month = $1,300,000
Total incremental costs = $1,700,000
Unit cost = $170 ($1,700,000/10,000)
Total incremental costs = $1,700,000
Monthly pre-tax target profit 140,000
Expected sales revenue = $1,840,000
Sales price per drive = $184 ($1,840,000/10,000)
You are valuing multiple steady-state companies in the same industry. Company A is projected to earn $160 in EBITA, grow at 2 percent per year, and generate ROICs equal to 15 percent. Company B is projected to earn $160 in EBITA, grow at 6 percent per year, and generate ROICs equal to 10 percent. Both companies have an operating tax rate of 25 percent and a cost of capital of 10 percent. What are the enterprise-value-EBITA multiples for both companies
Answer:
Company A
EBITA = $160m, growth = 2%, Cost of Capital = 10%, ROIC = 15%
Value = (EBITA * (1 - Growth/ROIC)) / (WACC - g)
Value = (160*(1 - 2/15)) / (0.1-0.02)
Value = 138.67 / 0.08
Value = 1,733
EV/EBITA = Value / EBITA
EV/EBITA = 1,733/160
EV/EBITA = 10.83x
Company B
EBITA = $160m, growth = 6%, Cost of Capital = 10%, ROIC = 10%
Value = (EBITA * (1 - Growth/ROIC)) / (WACC - g)
Value = (160*(1 - 6/10)) / (0.1-0.06)
Value = 64 / 0.04
Value = 1,600
EV/EBITA = Value / EBITA
EV/EBITA = 1,600/160
EV/EBITA = 10x
Bricktan Inc. makes three products, basic, classic, and deluxe. The maximum Bricktan can sell is 75,000 units of basic, 420,000 units of classic, and 120,000 units of deluxe. Bricktan has limited production capacity of 90,000 hours. It can produce 10 units of basic, 8 units of classic, and 4 units of deluxe per hour. Contribution margin per unit is $15 for the basic, $25 for the classic, and $55 for the deluxe. What is the total contribution margin if Bricktan chooses the most profitable sales mix
Answer:
Bricktan Inc.
The total contribution margin if Bricktan chooses the most profitable sales mix is:
= $8,775,000.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Basic Classic Deluxe Total
Maximum sales 75,000 420,000 120,000
Production hours available = 90,000
Units per hour 10 8 4
Hours required to meet sales 7,500 52,500 30,000 90,000 hrs
Contribution margin per unit $15 $25 $55
Contribution margin per hour $150 $200 $220
Total contribution margin $1,125,000 $1,050,000 $6,600,000 $8,775,000
What types of behaviors does the average customer exhibit
Explanation:
there are four types of consumer behavior : habitual buying behavior , variety-seeking behavior , dissonance-reduding buying behavior , complex buying behavior
Blue Corporation purchased a truck at the beginning of 2020 for $61,000. The truck is estimated to have a salvage value of $2,440 and a useful life of 195,200 miles. It was driven 28,060 miles in 2020 and 37,820 miles in 2021. Compute depreciation expense using the units-of-production method for 2020 and 2021.
Depreciation expense for 2020
Depreciation expense for 2021
Answer:
Depreciation expense for 2020 = $8,418
Depreciation expense for 2021 = $11,346
Explanation:
Depreciation expense using the units-of-production method is determined as follows :
Depreciation expense = Depreciation rate x annual usage
where,
Depreciation rate = (Cost - Salvage Value) ÷ Estimated usage
= ($61,000 - $2,440) ÷ 195,200 miles
= $0.30 per mile
thus,
Depreciation expense for 2020
Depreciation expense = $0.30 per mile x 28,060 miles
= $8,418
Depreciation expense for 2021
Depreciation expense = $0.30 per mile x 37,820 miles
= $11,346
Nelson Corp. is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment. The cost savings from the equipment would result in an annual increase in cash flow of $112,000. The equipment will have an initial cost of $224,000 and have a 3 year life. If the salvage value of the equipment is estimated to be $87,000, what is the payback period
Answer:
2 years
Explanation:
Payback period is the length of time it takes for the future cash flows to equal the initial investment.
$224,000 = $112,000 + $112,000
therefore,
It takes 2 years for the cashflows to equal initial investment
If we add successive laborers to work a given amount of land on a wheat farm, eventually:____.
a. the increases in wheat harvested will get larger and larger.
b. average total cost will fall to zero.
c. the increases in wheat harvested will rise at a constant rate.
d. the increases in wheat harvested will get smaller and smaller.
Answer:
d. the increases in wheat harvested will get smaller and smaller.
Explanation:
A marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) can be defined as an economic principle which is typically used to represent the rate at which a factor such as capital must decrease so that the same level or quantity of production is maintained when another factor such as labor is changed (increased).
An isoquant is the slope of a marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) which connects the two input factors provided that the level of output or production is the same.
Also, the diminishing marginal rate of technical substitution refers to the decline (fall) in marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) along an isoquant that produces the same quantity (level) of output.
When an isoquant has a diminishing marginal rate of technical substitution, the corresponding isoquants are convex to the origin. Thus, the marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) would continue to diminish as more of a factor such as capital is used.
If we add successive laborers to work a given amount of land on a wheat farm, eventually the increases in wheat harvested will get smaller and smaller.
Answer:
d. the increases in wheat harvested will get smaller and smaller.
Explanation:
If we add successive laborers to work a given amount of land on a wheat farm, eventually: the increases in wheat harvested will get smaller and smaller.
Jane's Donut Co. borrowed $198,000 on January 1, 2021, and signed a two-year note bearing interest at 11%. Interest is payable in full at maturity on January 1, 2023. In connection with this note, Jane's should report interest expense at December 31, 2021, in the amount of: Multiple Choice
Answer:
$21,780
Explanation:
Calculation to determine what Jane's should report interest expense at December 31, 2021, in the amount of:
Interest expense at December 31, 2021=$198,000 x 11% x 12/12
Interest expense at December 31, 2021= $21,780
Therefore Jane's should report interest expense at December 31, 2021, in the amount of: $21,780