Answer:
true
Explanation:
"It started with the Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968, when Congress moved to shield consumers and their financial records from abuse. In the years following, other laws refined consumer rights, spelling out how the government can access bank customers’ information, how banks treat borrowers and the way banks handle customer deposits.
It all came to a head after the Great Recession in 2008, and out of that, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was formed, a new government agency dedicated to protecting consumers.
Today, there are countless laws, acts and regulations designed to protect consumers. The sheer number of laws can be overwhelming, but it is important that consumers understand their basic rights, so they can identify when those rights have been violated."
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With respect to dividends and priority in liquidation, what has priority over common stock? Group of answer choices Treasury Stock Debt Capital Preferred Stock nonconvertible common equity
Answer:
Preferred stock
Explanation:
Preferred stock is a stock that has properties of both stocks and bonds. this is why they are referred to as an hybrid instrument. Preferred stock holders have priority over common shareholders with respect to dividends and liquidation,
Robert needs his daily fix of coffee in the mid-afternoon and visits different coffee shops that will give him as much utility as possible, given his $20/month food budget. On Monday, the Blue Coffee Shop was selling espresso shots for $3 each and Robert added 3 shots to his cappuccino. By Friday, the Purple Coffee Shop offered espresso shots for $2 each, while all other prices remained the same, so Robert was bold and added 4 espresso shots to his hot beverage.
Required:
Given this information, plot Robert's demand curve for espresso shots.
Answer:
I drew Robert's demand curve for espresso shots assuming that it was a linear curve since the information contained in the question is limited to that.
A demand curve generally is downward sloping, since an increase in price will usually result in a higher quantity demanded (at least for normal goods).
On September 1, 2019, Fast Track, Inc., was started with $25,000 invested by the owners as contributed capital. On September 30, 2019, the accounting records contained the following amounts:
Unearned revenue $ 500
Accounts payable 2,200
Prepaid expenses $ 1,000
Dividends declared 2,300
Accounts receivable 2,200
Office equipment 20,000
Accumulated depreciation 500
Office supplies 1,750
Cash 9,500
Office supplies expense 600
Consulting fees revenue 19,200
Rent expense 2,400
Contributed capital 25,000
Salary expense 6,900
Depreciation expense 500
Telephone expense 250
Required:
Prepare a classified income statement, a statement of retained earnings and a classified balance sheet for the first month of Fast Track’s operation.
Answer:
Fast Track, Inc.
Income Statement
For the year ended December 31, 2019
Revenues:
Consulting fees revenue $19,200
Expenses:
Office supplies expense $600 Rent expense $2,400 Salary expense $6,900 Depreciation expense $500 Telephone expense $250 ($10,650)Net income $8,550
Fast Track, Inc.
Statement of Retained Earnings
For the year ended December 31, 2019
Beginning balance September 1, 2019 $0
Net income $8,550
Subtotal $8,550
Dividends ($2,300)
Ending balance December 31, 2019 $6,250
Fast Track, Inc.
Balance Sheet
For the year ended December 31, 2019
ASSETSCurrent assets
Cash $9,500
Accounts receivable $2,200
Office supplies $1,750
Prepaid expenses $1,000
Total current assets $14,450
Property, plant and equipment
Office equipment $20,000
Accumulated depreciation ($500)
Total P, P & E $19,500
Total assets $33,950
LIABILITIES AND EQUITYCurrent liabilities
Unearned revenue $500
Accounts payable $2,200
Total liabilities $2,700
Equity
Common stock $25,000
Retained earnings $6,250
Total equity $31,250
Total liabilities + equity $33,950
Who was the first missionary to arrive in Africa?
Answer:
David Livingstone in 1840.
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Tom Cruise Lines Inc. issued bonds five years ago at $1,000 per bond. These bonds had a 20-year life when issued and the annual interest payment was then 13 percent. This return was in line with the required returns by bondholders at that point as described below:
Real rate of return 4 %
Inflation premium 5
Risk premium 4
Total return 13 %
Assume that five years later the inflation premium is only 3 percent and is appropriately reflected in the required return (or yield to maturity) of the bonds. The bonds have 15 years remaining until maturity. Use Appendix B and Appendix D.
Answer:
$1,161.23
since the coupon rate is higher than the market rate, the bonds will be priced at a premium
Explanation:
In order to calculate the current market price of the bonds we can use the yield to maturity formula:
YTM = {coupon + [(face value - market value)/n]} / [(face value + market value)/2]
YTM = 11%n = 15 yearscoupon = $130face value = $1,0000.11 = {130 + [(1,000 - market value)/15]} / [1,000 + market value)/2]
0.11 x [1,000 + market value)/2] = 130 + [(1,000 - market value)/15]
0.11 x (500 + 0.5M) = 130 + 66.67 - 0.067M
55 + 0.055M = 196.67 - 0.067M
0.122M = 141.67
M = 141.67 / 0.122 = $1,161.23
Three workers each take home two packs of Post-It notes at a cost of $.67 per pack.
Answer:
$ 4.02
Explanation:
Take two packs ×3 and it = 6 then take 6 × 67 and you get $4.02
Consider a second-price, sealed-bid auction with a seller who has one unit of the object which he values at s and two buyers 1, 2 who have values of v1 and v2 for the object. The values s, v1, v2 are all independent, private values. Suppose that both buyers know that the seller will submit his own sealed bid of s (and will keep the item if bid s wins), but they do not know the value of s. The buyers know that the seller must submit his bid before seeing the buyer’s bids and they know that the seller will actually run a second price auction with the three bids he has: his own bid and the two buyer’s bids. Each buyer knows his own value but not the other buyer’s value.
Now suppose that the seller opens the bids from the buyers and then submits his own bid after seeing the bids from the two buyers. The seller runs a second price auction with these bids in the sense that the object is awarded to the highests bidder (one of the two buyers or the seller) and that bidder pays the second highest bid. Now is it optimal for the buyers to bid truthfully; that is, should they each bid their true value? Give a brief explanation for your answer.
Answer and Explanation:
Given that this is a second price bid auction whereby the second highest bid is the price that the highest bidder pays for the item up for auction sale, so that b1>b2 then b1 gets item for the price of b2.
Truthfulness of true value is the dominant strategy here which means each player should aim to be truthful with their bid regarding their true value regardless of what other bidders are bidding. Therefore truthfulness of value is the optimal strategy with the best payoff for bidders
Prepare a bank reconciliation as of October 31 from the following information:
a. The October 31 cash balance in the general ledger is $806.
b. The October 31 balance shown on the bank statement is $350.
c. Checks issued but not returned with the bank statement were No. 462 for $24 and No. 483 for $42.
d. A deposit made late on October 31 for $433 is included in the general ledger balance but not in the bank statement balance.
e. Returned with the bank statement was a notice that a customer's check for $80 that was deposited on October 25 had been returned because the customer's account was overdrawn.
f. During a review of the checks that were returned with the bank statement, it was noted that the amount of Check No. 471 was $65 but that in the company's records supporting the general ledger balance, the check had been erroneously recorded as a payment of an account payable in the amount of $56.
Answer:
Bank Reconciliation Statement as of October 31
Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
Balance as per bank $350 Balance as per books $806
Add: Late deposit $433 Less: Returned checks $80
Less: Outstanding check $66 Less: Error recordings $9
($24+$42) ($65-$56)
Reconciled Balance $717 Reconciled Balance $717
Pham can work as many or as few hours as she wants at the college bookstore for $12 per hour. But due to her hectic schedule, she has just 15 hours per week that she can spend working at either the bookstore or other potential jobs. One potential job, at a café, will pay her $15 per hour for up to 6 hours per week. She has another job offer at a garage that will pay her $13 an hour for up to 5 hours per week. And she has a potential job at a daycare center that will pay her $11.50 per hour for as many hours as she can work.
If her goal is to maximize the amount of money she can make each week, how many hours will she work at the bookstore?
Answer:
4 hours
Explanation:
For Pham to maximize her income, she must consider the jobs with the highest per-hour earnings first. She has 15 hours to work. Her priorities should be as below.
Work at the cafe for 6 hours for $15 per hourWork at the garage for 5 hours for $13 per hourWork at the books store for 4 hours for $12 per hourA total of 15 hours. Pham can work at the book store for 4 hours per week to maximize her income.
Pham will have to work 4 hour per week at the bookstore to maximize her pay.
Given data
Total number of hours available per week = 15 hours
Cafe will pay her $15 per hour up to 6 hoursGarage offers $13 per hour up to 5 hoursDycare Centre offers $11.50 per hours for as long as she can workOut of the potential job, only the cafe and garage centre pay is more than the pay of bookstore
Hence, in order to maximize the amount of money, Pham have to devote 6 hours at the cafe, 5 hours at the garage centre and remaining 4 hours at bookstore,
In this way, the amount of money she will receives will be at maximum.
Working at Cafe she will make $15 * 6 = $90 Working at Garage centre she will make $13 * 5 = $65Working at Bookstore she will make $12*4 = $48Total amount she will earn = $90 + $65 + $48
Total amount she will earn = $203
Therefore, Pham will have to work 4 hour per week at the bookstore to maximize her pay.
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Firms may not include all income taxes for a period on the line for income tax expense in the income statement. Other places that income tax expenses may occur include all of the following except: Select one: a. Extraordinary Items b. Other Comprehensive Income c. Common Stock d. Discontinued Operations
Answer:
Option C
Explanation:
Firms may not include all income taxes for a period on the line for income tax expense in the income statement. Other places that income tax expenses may occur include all of the following except Common Stock. Common stock is a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security. Common stock is reported in the stockholder's equity section of a company's balance sheet.
Carmel Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine costing $38,000 with a 4-year useful life and no salvage value. Carmel uses straight-line depreciation and assumes that the annual cash inflow from the machine will be received uniformly throughout each year. In calculating the accounting rate of return, what is Carmel's average investment?
Answer:
$19,000
Explanation
Calculation for Carmel's average investment
Using this formula
Average investment=Investment/2
Let plug in the formula
Average investment=($38,000 + $0)/2
Average investment=$19,000
Therefore Carmel's average investment will be $19,000
when pysical changes in materials happened, there is?
I. Formation of new product or material
II. No formation of new product or material
III. Formation of new shape
IV. Formation of new color
A. I, III and IV
B. II only
C. III and IV
D. II, III and IV
A deposit of $10,000 is made a year from now, a second deposit of $10,000 is made at the end of the year 5, and a deposit of $3000 is made at the end of year 8. The account earns 6% interest. You want to withdraw an equal amount, X at the end of each year for the next 10 years. What is the amount of X if the goal is to empty the account
Answer:
$4068.77
Explanation:
We calculate the Future value of all the three deposits at the end of year 8
FV = CF1 *(1+r)^8-1 + CF5*(1+r)^8-5 + CF8 * (1+r)^8-8
FV = 10000 *(1+0.06)^7 + 10000*(1+0.06)^3 + 3000 * (1+0.06)^0
FV = 15,036.30 + 11,910.16 + 3,000
FV= $29,946.46
We have to calculate the annuity payments that have a Present value = $29,946.46
PV = PMT * 1-(1+r)^-n / r
PV = 29,946.46, PMT= ?, r = 6%, n = 10
29,946.46 = PMT * 1-(1+0.06)^-10 / 0.06
29,946.46 = PMT * 1 - 1.06^-10 / 0.06
29,946.46 = PMT * 1 - 0.558395 / 0.06
29,946.46 = PMT * 0.441605 / 0.06
29,946.46 = PMT * 7.36008
PMT = 29,946.46/7.36008
PMT = 4068.768274257889
PMT = $4068.77
Thus, amount of X is $4068.77 if the goal is to empty the account.
Bernie and Phil's Great American Surplus store placed an ad in the Sunday Times stating, "Next Saturday at 8:00 A.M. sharp 3 brand new mink coats worth $5,000 each will be sold for $500 each! First come, First served." Marsha LufMin was first in line when the store opened and went directly to the coat department, but the coats identified in the ad were not available for sale. She identified herself to the manager and pointed out that she was first in line in conformity with the store's advertised offer and that she was ready to pay the $500 price set forth in the store's offer. The manager responded that a newspaper ad is just an invitation to negotiate and that the store decided to withdraw "the mink coat promotion." Review the text on unilateral contracts in Section 12(b) of Chapter 12. Decide.
Answer:
This technique is called "bait and switch", it is illegal and is considered false advertising. A seller cannot falsely advertise a product and then simply say that they do not have it on stock. It is a type of sales fraud and it is prohibited by the Lanham Act.
In order for this situation to be considered legal, the seller must have advertised and sold a certain amount of coats, but it didn't sell any. I.e. the seller runs out of stock because it already sold the 3 coats.
Nutritional Foods reports merchandise inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market. Prior to releasing its financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2019, Nutritional's preliminary income statement, before the year-end adjustments, appears as follows:
NUTRITIONAL FOODS
Income Statement (Partial)
Year Ended March 31, 2017
Sales Revenue ........ $117,000
Cost of Goods Sold ..... 45,000
Gross Profit ........ $72,000
Nutritional has determined that the current replacement cost of ending merchandise inventory is $17,000. Cost is $19,000.
Required:
a. Journalize the adjusting entry for merchandise inventory, if any is required.
b. Prepare a revised partial income statement to show how Nutritional Foods should report sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.
Answer:
a) since the cost of ending inventory is higher than the replacement value, then ending inventory must decrease, which will result in higher COGS. The adjusting journal entry is:
March 31, 2017, inventory adjustment
Dr Cost of goods sold 2,000
Cr Merchandise inventory 2,000
b) revised income statement
NUTRITIONAL FOODS
Income Statement (Partial)
Year Ended March 31, 2017
Sales Revenue ........ $117,000
Cost of Goods Sold ..... $47,000
Gross Profit ........ $70,000
Martinez Corp. has the following beginning-of-the-year present values for its projected benefit obligation and market-related values for its pension plan assets.
Projected Benefit Obligation Plan Assets Value
2019 $2,340,000 $2,223,000
2020 2,808,000 2,925,000
2021 3,451,500 3,042,000
2022 4,212,000 3,510,000
The average remaining service life per employee in 2019 and 2020 is 10 years and in 2021 and 2022 is 12 years. The net gain or loss that occurred during each year is as follows:
2019, $327,600 loss; 2020, $105,300 loss; 2021, $12,870 loss; and 2022, $29,250 gain. (In working the solution, the gains and losses must be aggregated to arrive at year-end balances.)
Required:
Using the corridor approach, compute the amount of net gain or loss amortized and charged to pension expense in each of the four years, setting up an appropriate schedule.
Year Minimum Amortization of Loss
2013 $
2014 $
2015 $
2016 $
Answer:
2020 $11,700
2021 $8,080
2022 $14,040
Explanation:
PBO = Projected benefit Obligation
PA = Plan Asset
Acc. OCI = Accumulated OCI Gain / Loss
Min. Amort loss = Minimum Amortization of Loss
Year : PBO ; PA ; Corridor 10% ; Acc. OCI ; Min. Amort loss
2019 : $2,340,000 ; $2,223,000 ; $234,000
2020 : $2,808,000 ; $2,925,000 ; $280,800 ; $397,800 ; 11,700
2021 : $3,451,500 ; $3,042,000 ; $345,150 ; $264,350 ; 8,080
2022 : $4,212,000 ; $3,510,000 ; $421,200 ; $280,800 ; 14,040
One of the disadvantages of the sole proprietorship is related to the fact that the amount of equity capital that can be raised to finance the business is limited to the owner's personal wealth. ____________ is about determining how the firm should finance or pay for assets. The risk manager monitors and manages the firm's risk exposure in financial and commodity markets and the firm's relationships with insurance providers. Privately held, or closely held, corporations are typically owned by a small number of investors, and their shares are not traded publicly.
Answer:
The missing word is: Financial Risk
Explanation:
To begin with, the name of "Financial Risk" is used in the field of business and finances in order to explain that the companies, and also the government, have to find a way to determine how the firm will finance itself so that they could pay for all the assets they own. Moreover, this financial term implicates the loss of the money that can happen when the company needs to invest in assets and the operations may not go right. So that is why that it is a concept used to understand the danger that the organization has when it comes to acquire the assets and pay for them.
Balance Sheet Data Income Statement Data
Cash $600,000 Accounts payable $720,000 Sales $12,000,000
Accounts receivable 1,200,000 Accruals 240,000 Cost of goods sold 7,200,000
Inventory 1,800,000 Notes payable 960,000 Gross profit 4,800,000
Current assets 3,600,000 Current liabilities 1,920,000 Operating expenses 3,000,000
Long-term debt 2,400,000 EBIT 1,800,000
Total liabilities 4,320,000 Interest expense 403,200
Common stock 720,000 EBT 1,396,800
Net fixed assets 3,600,000 Retained earnings 2,160,000 Taxes 488,880
Total equity 2,880,000 Net income $907,920
Total assets $7,200,000 Total debt and equity $7,200,000
If I remember correctly, the DuPont equation breaks down our ROE into three component ratios: the turnover ratio, and the the total asset And, according to my understanding of the DuPont equation and its calculation of ROE, the three ratios provide insights into the company's effectiveness in using the company's assets, and Hydra Cosmetics Inc. DuPont Analysis Ratios Value Correct/Incorrect Value Correct/Incorrect Ratios Asset management ratio Total assets turnover 1.67 Profitability ratios Gross profit margin (%) Operating profit margin (%) Net profit margin (%) Return on equity (%) 40.00 11.64 14.55 40.58 Financial ratios Equity multiplier 1.67 Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers up to two decimals. Hydra Cosmetics Inc. DuPont Analysis Calculation Value Numerator Denominator Ratios Profitability ratios Gross profit margin (%) Operating profit margin (%) Net profit margin (%) Return on equity (%) Asset management ratio Total assets turnover Financial ratios Equity multiplier Check all that apply. Reduce the company's operating expenses, its cost of goods sold, and/or the interest rate on its borrowed funds because this will increase the company's net profit margin. Increase the cost and amount of assets necessary to generate each dollar of sales because it will increase the company's total assets turnover. Increase the efficiency of its assets so that it generates more sales with each dollar of asset investment and increases the company's total assets turnover. Increase the interest rate on its notes payable or long-term debt obligations because it will reduce the company's net profit margin.
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The following information is available for Mergenthaler Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2022:
Collection of principal on long-term loan to a supplier $16,000
Acquisition of equipment for cash 10,000
Proceeds from the sale of long-term investment at book value 22,000
Issuance of common stock for cash 20,000
Depreciation expense 25,000
Redemption of bonds payable at carrying (book) value 34,000
Payment of cash dividends 6,000
Net income 30,000
Purchase of land by issuing bonds payable 40,000
In addition, the following information is available from the comparative balance sheet for Mergenthaler at the end of 2022 and 2021:
2021 2022
Cash $148,000 $91,000
Accounts receivable (net) 25,000 15,000
Prepaid insurance 19,000 13,000
Total current assets $192,000 $119,000
Accounts payable $30,000 $19,000
Salaries and wages payable 6,000 7,000
Total current liabilities $36,000 $26,000
Required:
Prepare Mergenthaler's statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014, using the indirect method.
Answer:
Cash Flow from Operating Activities Amount$
Net Income 30000
Add Depreciation Expense 25000
Increase in Accounts Payable 11000
Increase in Accounts Receivables -10000
Increase in Prepaid Insurance -6000
Decrease in Salaries and Wages Payable -1000
Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities A 49000
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Acquisition of Equipment for Cash -10000
Proceeds from Sale of Long-Term Investment 22000
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities B 12000
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Redemption of Bonds Payable -34000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock 20000
Payment of Cash Dividends -6000
Collection of Principal on Long-Term Loan 16000
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities C -4000
Opening Cash Balance 91000
Add Increase in Cash (A+B+C) 57000
Closing Cash Balance 148000
Wainwright Corporation owns and operates a wholesale warehouse.
The following transactions occurred during March 2016:
1. Issued 30,000 shares of capital stock in exchange for $300,000 in cash.
2. Purchased equipment at a cost of $40,000. $10,000 cash was paid and a note payable was signed for the balance owed.
3. Purchased inventory on account at a cost of $90,000. The company uses the perpetual inventory system.
4. Credit sales for the month totaled $120,000. The cost of the goods sold was $70,000.
5. Paid $5,000 in rent on the warehouse building for the month of March.
6. Paid $6,000 to an insurance company for fire and liability insurance for a one-year period beginning April 1, 2016.
7. Paid $70,000 on account for the merchandise purchased in 3.
8. Collected $55,000 from customers on account.
9. Recorded depreciation expense of $1,000 for the month on the equipment.
Required:
1.Analyze each transaction and classify each as a financing, investing and/or operating activity.
A transaction can represent more than one type of activity.
Also indicate the cash effect of each, if any.
Activities:
Transaction Financing Investing Operating
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Answer:
Wainwright Corporation
Activities:
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
1. Common Stock Issue $300,000 $300,000
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
2. Equipment purchase $40,000 -$10,000
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
3. Inventory purchase $90,000
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
4. Credit Sales $120,000
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
5. Rent Expense $5,000 -$5,000
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
6. Prepaid Insurance $6,000 -$6,000
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
7. Accounts Payable payment $70,000 -$70,000
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
8. Cash Receipt from customers $55,000 $55,000
Transaction Financing Investing Operating Cash Effect
9. Depreciation Expense $1,000 None
Explanation:
These transactions of Wainwright Corporation in March 2016 are classified as financing, investing, or operating activities. Some have cash effect, while others did not have any effect on the cash asset of the company. Some cash effects are negative, representing outflows while others are positive, representing inflows. The outflows are marked with the minus sign while the inflows are not marked. This analysis shows that every transaction can be classified into financing, investing, or operating activities according to the presentation of the statement of cash flows but not all have cash effects.
Apply What You’ve Learned - Managing Credit Cards and ConsumerLoans
Scenario: You are 30 years old, married, have two children, and household income (take-home pay) of$3,500 per month. Your credit and consumer debt is as follows:_______.
• Car loan, 6% interest rate, $10,000 balance, $295 per month
• Department store card, 28% interest rate, $600 balance, minimum payment 5% of balance
• Discover Card, 12% interest rate, $2,000 balance, minimum payment 2% of balance
• VISA Card, 13% interest rate, $3,000 balance, minimum payment 2% of balance
• MasterCard 1, 14% interest rate, $4,000 balance, minimum payment 2% of balance
• MasterCard 2, 14% interest rate, $0 balance, minimum payment 2% of balance
• Gasoline card, 21% interest rate, $300 balance, minimum payment 5% of balance
Assume all credit cards will assess a $35 late fee and ongoing penalty interest of 8% above the currentrate if you miss a payment. Your recent VISA card statement came with a blank cash advance check(for up to $10,000) with terms of 23.99% APR and a fee of 3% if you use it. Your recent MasterCard 2statement came with a balance transfer oFer (up to $4,000) with no fee and 0% APR for 12 months,after which the normal interest rate applies. You recently found an incorrect amount charged on yourVISA card from a store you frequent often. You’d like to come up with a plan to eliminate all of yourcredit card debt.
In general, is it a good idea to make only minimum payments on your credit cards?
Yes, you can invest the money saved each month to earn interest.
No, it will cause your interest rate to go up.
No, the small payment requirement is mathematically guaranteed to keep you in debt for manyyears.
Yes, this allows you more ±exibility in your cash budget.
Assuming you have $1,500 in your budget this month with which to pay down your credit cards, howmuch should you pay on each card?
CardInterestrateOutstandingRequired minimumRecommendedbalancepayment(%)payment($)debtrepaymentamount
store card
Discover Card12%2,0008%
VISA Card13%3,00010%
MasterCard 114%4,0008%
MasterCard 214%010%
Gasoline card21%30015%
Total$9,900$1,500
Answer:
1) In general, is it a good idea to make only minimum payments on your credit cards?
No, the small payment requirement is mathematically guaranteed to keep you in debt for many years.All you have to do is analyze the interest rates charged by the credit card companies and it is really difficult for any investment to match those interest rates.
2) Assuming you have $1,500 in your budget this month with which to pay down your credit cards, how much should you pay on each card?
I would start with the cards that charge the highest interest rates. I would pay the full balance of the department store card and the gasoline card = $600 + $300 = $900
Since I have $600 left, I would then pay the minimum payments for the cards that charge the least interest rates. I would pay $40 to Discover card and $60 to VISA.
The remaining $500 would be used to pay MasterCard 1 card and lower its balance.
Bonita Beauty Corporation manufactures cosmetic products that are sold through a network of sales agents. The agents are paid a commission of 18% of sales. The income statement for the year ending December 31, 2014, is as follows.
BONITA BEAUTY CORPORATION
Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2014
Sales $75,000,000
Cost of goods sold
Variable $31,500,000
Fixed 8,610,000 40,110,000
Gross margin $34,890,000
Selling and marketing expenses
Commissions $13,500,000
Fixed costs 10,260,000 23,760,000
Operating income $11,130,000
The company is considering hiring its own sales staff to replace the network of agents. It will pay its salespeople a commission of 8% and incur additional fixed costs of $7,500,000.
Under the current policy of using a network of sales agents, calculate the Bonita Beauty Corporation
Answer: $56,040,000
Explanation:
Here is the question:
1.Under the current policy of using a network of sales agents, calculate the Bonita Beauty Corporation's break-even point in sales dollars for the year.
Sales = $75,000,000
Less: variable cost = $75,000,000 + ($75,000,000 × 8%) = $31,500,000 + $6,000,000 = $37,500,000
Contribution margin = $37,500,000
Fixed cost = 10,260,000 + 10,260,000 + 7,500,000 = $28,020,000
Operating income = $11,130,000
Contribution margin = 0.5
Break even point in sales will now be:
= Fixed cost/contribution margin ratio
= $28,020,000/0.5
= $56,040,000
Question 7
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(03.02 MC)
Gina made a down payment on a motorcycle. What incentive did she have for making a down payment?
O A tax break
O A higher loan rate
O A less secure loan
O A reduced time in debt
Because Gina made a down payment on a motorcycle, an incentive that she have for making such down payment is a reduced time in debt.
What do we mean by down payment?Basically, a down payment refers to the cash that the buyer pays upfront in a transaction and other large purchases. These payment are typically a percentage of the purchase price and can range from as little as 3% to as much as 20%
Here, she intends to purchase that motorbike on credit and by making a down-payment, she is reducing the amount she needs to borrow to buy the bike. So, a reduced loan amount means that Gina will require less to repay which implies that the interest to be paid will reduce.
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Hector was prosecuted following police seizure of 80 pounds of drugs from his airplane. The seizure was held to be unlawful, the evidence was sup- pressed, and the suit against Hector was dismissed. He sued the government officials involved in his arrest and prosecution to recover $3,500 in bail bond expenses, $23,000 in attorney's fees, and $2,000 in travel costs. The district court held he could not recover the costs incurred during the criminal prosecution. Hector appealed. Can he recover the costs? (Hector v. Watt, 235 F.3d 154, 3rd Cir. (2000)]
Answer:
Hector will lose.
Explanation:
If someone suffers an illegal search or seizure, he/she can recover any costs associated with that incident, e.g. property damage, injuries (both physical or to their reputation, lawyers, etc.). But if the illegal search actually results in some criminal evidence being discovered, then you cannot recover any costs. Anything seized illegally will be dismissed, but the reward is not going to jail even if they committed a crime, they get no money back.
Why only ask for a refund of his lawyer's fees, he should also ask for a refund for the value of the drugs? This lawsuit is absolutely ridiculous.
Making Podcasts and Wikis Work for BusinessPodcasts and wikis are part of Web 2.0, which allows users of the web to create content. Prudent business use of Web 2.0 applications can help businesses build and maintain their reputations online. Understanding how to use Web 2.0 communication tools will be important when you are on the job.Businesses have embraced podcasting to broadcast (confidential/ legal/ repetitive?) information that doesn’t require interaction. For example, some companies use podcasts to broadcast HR policies that can be accessed on demand. What function can companies improve by using wikis for collaboration?A. Communication with investors.B. Project management.
C. Customer interaction.
Consider the scenario:You work on the marketing team for a software development company. You have sales representatives in different locations around the globe. When a product update is released, your team holds teleconferences to demo new features. Due to time differences, these demos are difficult to schedule and usually require multiple demo sessions to accommodate different geographic regions. You want to streamline the new product demos and decide to recommend an electronic communication tool to help facilitate this. Which electronic communication tool would you recommend?A. A podcast.B. A wiki.C. An e-mail.
Answer:
(a) Businesses have adopted podcasting to communicate static material that doesn't need contact.
(b) Project management.
(c) A podcast
A further explanation is given below.
Explanation:
(a)
Podcasts should never be used to exchange legal or sensitive information because certain persons even within the company should readily determine it.(b)
Wikis could also be used for a fully customizable ecosystem which would be appropriate again for software engineering, as it means helping to work collaboratively, facilitate constructive criticism, as well as a supermarket recommendation for various use.(c)
Many persons may use podcasts throughout the current time, which does never demand conversation, it may be used to supplement the expensive conversation methods used. Emails as well as wiki shouldn't be used throughout this circumstance because that necessitates visuals among others to have been used.At January 1, 2021, Cafe Med leased restaurant equipment from Crescent Corporation under a nine-year lease agreement. The lease agreement specifies annual payments of $29,000 beginning January 1, 2021, the beginning of the lease, and at each December 31 thereafter through 2028. The equipment was acquired recently by Crescent at a cost of $207,000 (its fair value) and was expected to have a useful life of 13 years with no salvage value at the end of its life. (Because the lease term is only 9 years, the asset does have an expected residual value at the end of the lease term of $94,113.) Crescent seeks a 12% return on its lease investments. By this arrangement, the lease is deemed to be an operating lease.
Required:
a. What will be the effect of the lease on Cafe Med's earnings for the first year (ignore taxes)?
b. What will be the balances in the balance sheet accounts related to the lease at the end of the first year for Café Med (ignore taxes)?
Answer:
Café Med
a. Café Med's earnings for the first year will be reduced by $58,000 (Operating lease expense for January 1 and December 31, 2021).
b. In Café Med's Balance Sheet, at the end of the first year, there will be a liability balance or Lease Expense Payable of $29,000 for the balance due to be paid on December 31, 2021.
Explanation:
Lease annual payments = $29,000
First payment date = January 1, 2021
Subsequent payment dates = December 31, 2021 to 2028.
Period of lease agreement = 9 years < 75% (9/13)
Cost of equipment to Crescent = $207,000
Lifespan of equipment = 13 years
Residual value at end of the lease term = $94,113
b) Café Med will recognize this lease arrangement as an operating lease. This is based on periodic rental payment on a straight-line basis, which is recorded as an operating lease expense. The liability arising will be for unpaid rentals at the end of the accounting period.
Because there isn't one single measure of inflation, the government and researchers use a variety of methods to get the most balanced picture of how prices fluctuate in the economy. Two of the most commonly used price indexes are the consumer price index (CPI) and the GDP deflator.
The GDP deflator for this year is calculated by dividing the____________________ using by_____________________________ the using___________ and multiplying by 100. However, the CPI reflects only the prices of all goods and services .
Indicate whether each scenario will affect the GDP deflator or the CPI for the United States.
a. A decrease in the price of a Chinese-made car that is popular among U.S. consumers.
b. An increase in the price of a Waterman Industries deep-water reel, which is a commercial fishing product used for deep-sea fishing, made in the U.S., but not bought by U.S. consumers.
Answer:
1. The GDP deflator for this year is calculated by dividing the Value of all goods and services produced in the economy this year using this year's prices by the Value of all goods and services produced in the economy in the base year using the base year's prices and multiplying by 100.
However, the CPI reflects only the prices of all goods and services bought by consumers.
2. a. A decrease in the price of a Chinese-made car that is popular among U.S. consumers. Affects CPI.
This affects CPI because the CPI reflects only the prices of goods and services purchased by customers.
b. An increase in the price of a Waterman Industries deep-water reel, which is a commercial fishing product used for deep-sea fishing, made in the U.S., but not bought by U.S. consumers. Affects GDP Deflator.
This is a good produced in the United States so it will affect the GDP Deflator as that deals with GDP.
Demarco and Janine Jackson have been married for 20 years and have four children who qualify as their dependents (Damarcus, Janine, Michael, and Candice). The couple received salary income of $100,000 and qualified business income of $10,000 from an investment in a partnership, and they sold their home this year. They initially purchased the home three years ago for $200,000 and they sold it for $250,000. The gain on the sale qualified for the exclusion from the sale of a principal residence. The Jacksons incurred $16,500 of itemized deductions, and they had $3,550 withheld from their paychecks for federal taxes. They are also allowed to claim a child tax credit for each of their children. However, because Candice is 18 years of age, the Jacksons may only claim the child tax credit for other qualifying dependents for Candice. (Use the tax rate schedules.)
Comprehensive Problem 4-55 Parts-c through f
a. What would their taxable income be if their itemized deductions totaled $28,000 instead of $16,500?
b. What would their taxable income be if they had $0 itemized deductions and $6,000 of for AGI deductions?
c. Assume the original facts but now suppose the Jacksons also incurred a loss of $5,000 on the sale of some of their investment assets. What effect does the $5,000 loss have on their taxable income?
Answer:
a. Taxable income = $80,000
b. Taxable income = $77,600
c. Taxable income = $80,600
Explanation:
Taxable income refers to the amount of income that is used to determine the amount of tax that will be paid to the government by an individual or firm in given year. The taxable income is arrived at after all the relevant addition and allowable deductions have been made.
The requirements are therefore answered as follows:
a. What would their taxable income be if their itemized deductions totaled $28,000 instead of $16,500?
Note: See part a of the attached excel file see the effect on taxable income.
The itemized deductions total of $28,000 instead of $16,500 makes the taxable income to be $80,000.
In the attached excel file, the following calculations is used:
Qualified business income deduction = Qualified business income * Parentage of deduction allowed = $10,000 * 20% = $2,000
b. What would their taxable income be if they had $0 itemized deductions and $6,000 of for AGI deductions?
Note: See part b of the attached excel file for the calculations of the taxable income.
This makes the taxable income to be equal to $77,600.
c. Assume the original facts but now suppose the Jacksons also incurred a loss of $5,000 on the sale of some of their investment assets. What effect does the $5,000 loss have on their taxable income?
Note: See part c of the attached excel file for the calculations of the taxable income.
The loss of loss of $5,000 on the sale of some of their investment assets incurred by the Jacksons is capital loss.
For tax purposes, capital loss of can be deducted as a loss on tax return by tax payers with a maximum of $3,000 to be deducted per year.
Therefore, the Jacksons will deduct $3,000 as a capital loss from their tax return, and the effect of this is to reduce the taxable income by $3,000.
This makes the taxable income to be equal to $80,600.
what has the U.S customs created to force importing companies like wal-mart to provide more detailed information about
Answer: The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)
Explanation:
The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) is a partnership program between the public and private sector created by the US Customs to improve border and cargo security.
When a firm like Wal-Mart becomes a member of the CTPAT, the likelihood of their goods being examined at a port of entry falls but this is because of the oversight requirements imposed on the firms such as ensuring the members provide detailed information about their suppliers and transportation companies.
A company has total equity of $2,160, net working capital of $240, long-term debt of $1,070, and current liabilities of $4,500. What is the company's net fixed assets?
Answer:
$2,990
Explanation:
A company's fixed asset consist of its plants and machineries, motor vehicles , buildings etc.
To get the company's net fixed asset, we would subtract the networking capital from total equity and add up long term debt.
Therefore,
Net fixed asset = $2,160 total equity - $240 working capital + $1,070 long term debt
= $2,990
Hence net fixed asset is $2,990