Answer: lower; rise; raises.
Explanation:
According to the Keynesian transmission mechanism, when there is an increase in money supply which is an expansionary policy, this will result into a reduction in the interest rate.
Since the interest rate has been reduced, this will lead to an increase the in investment as investors will be willing to borrow loan for investment opportunities and this will also lead to a rise in the total demand and expenditure.
Presented here are the comparative balance sheets of Hames Inc. at December 31, 2020 and 2019. Sales for the year ended December 31, 2020, totaled $580,000.
HAMES INC.
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2020 and 2019
2020 2019
Assets
Cash $ 24,000 $ 21,000
Accounts receivable 78,000 72,000
Merchandise inventory 103,000 99,000
Total current assets $ 205,000 $ 192,000
Land 50,000 40,000
Plant and equipment 125,000 110,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (65,000) (60,000)
Total assets $ 315,000 $ 282,000
Liabilities
Short-term debt $ 18,000 $ 17,000
Accounts payable 66,000 76,000
Other accrued liabilities 20,000 18,000
Total current liabilities $ 104,000 $ 111,000
Long-term debt 22,000 30,000
Total liabilities $ 126,000 $ 141,000
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, no par, 100,000 shares authorized
40,000 and 25,000 shares issued, respectively $ 74,000 $ 59,000
Retained earnings:
Beginning balance $ 82,000 $ 85,000
Net income for the year 53,000 2,000
Dividends for the year (20,000) (5,000)
Ending balance $ 115,000 $ 82,000
Total stockholders’ equity $ 189,000 $ 141,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 315,000 $ 282,000
Required:
1. Calculate ROI for 2020. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)
2. Calculate ROE for 2020. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
3. Calculate working capital at December 31, 2020.
4. Calculate the current ratio at December 31, 2020. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
5. Calculate the acid-test ratio at December 31, 2020. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Answer:
1. 16.83%
2. 28.04%
3. $101,000
4. 1.97
5. 0.98
Explanation:
Return On Investment (ROI) = Net Profit After Tax / Total Assets × 100
= $53,000 / $ 315,000 × 100
= 16.825 or 16.83%
Return On Equity (ROE) =Net Profit After Tax / Total Shareholders Funds × 100
= $53,000 / $ 189,000 × 100
= 28.0423 or 28.04 %
Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities
= $ 205,000 - $ 104,000
= $101,000
Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
= $ 205,000 / $ 104,000
= 1.9712 or 1.97
Acid Test Ratio = (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities
= ($ 205,000 - $ 103,000) / $ 104,000
= 0.98077 or 0.98
A firm has explicit costs of $100,000 and implicit costs of $30,000, and generates $150,000 in revenue. How much revenue does it need to have a normal profit
Answer:
above $130,000
Explanation:
Implicit cost is the opportunity cost that is incurred from the use of a company's resources, while explicit cost are those incurred in the normal running of the business. For example wages, utility payment, and raw material cost.
Total cost = Explicit cost + Implicit Cost
Total cost = $100,000 + $30,000
Total Cost = $130,000
Profit = Revenue - Total cost
So if profit is 0
0 = Revenue - $130,000
Revenue = $130,000
Therefore to get a normal profit that is above 0, the revenue should be above $130,000
Answer:
$130,000
Explanation:
Normal profit occurs when revenues equal explicit and implicit costs.
total revenue = explicit cost + implicit cost
$100,000 + $30,000 = $130,000
Whirly Corporation’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is shown below: Total Per Unit Sales (7,100 units) $ 227,200 $ 32.00 Variable expenses 134,900 19.00 Contribution margin 92,300 $ 13.00 Fixed expenses 54,800 Net operating income $ 37,500 Required: (Consider each case independently): 1. What would be the revised net operating income per month if the sales volume increases by 80 units? 2. What would be the revised net operating income per month if the sales volume decreases by 80 units? 3. What would be the revised net operating income per month if the sales volume is 6,100 units?
Answer:
1. $38,540
2. $37,500
3. $24,500
Explanation:
1. The computation of revised net operating income per month if the sales volume increases by 80 units is shown below:-
Net operating income = Sales - Variable expenses - Fixed expenses
= (71,80 × $32) - (7,180 × $19) - $54,800
= $229,760 - $136,420 - $54,800
= $38,540
2. The computation of revised net operating income per month if the sales volume decreases by 80 units is shown below:-
Net operating income = Sales - Variable expenses - Fixed expenses
= (71,00 × $32) - (7,100 × $19) - $54,800
= $227,200 - $134,900 - $54,800
= $37,500
3. The computation of revised net operating income per month if the sales volume is 6,100 units is shown below:-
Net operating income = Sales - Variable expenses - Fixed expenses
= (61,00 × $32) - (6,100 × $19) - $54,800
= $195,200 - $115,900 - $54,800
= $24,500
A firm sells 300,000 units per week. It charges $ 35 per unit, the average variable costs are $40, and the average costs are $55. In the long run, the firm should
firm sells 300,000 units per week. It charges $ 35 per unit, the average variable costs are $40, and the average costs are $55. In the long run, the firm should a. Shut-down as the firm is making a loss of $15 million per week b. Shut-down as the firm cannot cover the variable costs c. Shut down because the price is lower tha average cost d. None of the above
Retired utility workers are suing their former employer for knowingly exposing them to asbestos without warning them of the health risks. The retired workers did not learn of the prolonged exposure until long after their retirement because the company engaged in a systematic cover up of the exposure. The retired workers' cause of action is for which of the following?
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Injurious falsehood
d. Tortious interference
Answer:
b. Battery
Explanation:
Retired utility workers are suing their former employer for knowingly exposing them to asbestos without warning them of the health risks. The retired workers did not learn of the prolonged exposure until long after their retirement because the company engaged in a systematic cover up of the exposure. The retired workers' cause of action is for battery.
In Business law, battery can be defined as the act of intentionally causing physical harm to an individual or group of people through physical contacts.
Hence, in this case the employers knowingly or intentionally exposed the retired workers to asbestos without warning them of the health risks associated.
Simply stated, a battery in criminal law is completed assault.
An organization is required to know, track, and record the location of all hazardous materials that it owns, controls, or generates. Group of answer choices True False
Answer: True
Explanation:
An organization is required to know, track, and record the location of all hazardous materials that it owns, controls, or generates.
It is important for the organizations to track, know and record the location of every hazardous materials it uses in order to keep the individuals in the society safe and also keep the company active.
The following data are for Paso Robles Company for the year ended 2009 December 31: Costs: Direct material $ 90,000 Direct labor 130,000 Manufacturing overhead: Variable 45,000 Fixed 90,000 Sales commissions (variable) 25,000 Sales salaries (fixed) 20,000 Administrative expenses (fixed) 35,000 Selling price per unit $ 10 Units produced and sold 60,000 Assume direct materials and direct labor are variable costs. Prepare a contribution margin income statement and a traditional income statement.
Answer:
Net operating income= 165,000
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
We need to make a contribution format income statement.
First, we will calculate the total variable cost:
Direct material= 90,000
Direct labor= 130,000
Variable overhead= 45,000
Sales commissions (variable)= 25,000
Total variable cost= 290,000
Contribution margin income statement:
Sales= 60,000*10= 600,000
Total variable cost= (290,000)
Total contribution margin= 310,000
Fixed overhead= (90,000)
Sales salaries (fixed)= (20,000)
Administrative expenses (fixed)= (35,000)
Net operating income= 165,000
It is March 31, 2014. What is EBay’s latest available actual share count? Please provide your answer without comma separator or decimal (Ex: 23456326563)
Answer:
1267342622
Explanation:
According to the Form 10-Q filed by eBay Inc. with the SEC for the quarter ending March 31, 2014, ...
"As of April 25, 2014, there were 1,267,342,622 shares of the registrant's common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding."
During an economic crisis many financial managers and corporate officers have been criticized for: Poor decisions Lack of ethical behavior Large salaries Lucrative severance packages worth millions of dollars Extravagant lifestyles Is this criticism justified
Answer:
for having large salaries.
Explanation:
These financial managers and corporate officers were criticized for having large salaries. This is mainly because during the financial crisis the stocks of these companies plummeted while compensation was still exorbitant. Compensation was supposed to be an incentive given to talent for maximizing the overall value of the firm through their work. Since this is not being done by the shareholders and officers then they should not be enjoying these compensations.
Assume a budget constraint is given by 10 = x + y For each of the following utility function calculate the utility maximizing x and y and the resulting level of utility.
(a) U x/y
(b) U In(x) + In(y)
(c) U 2x2y
Answer:
A) y = 0 , x = 10
B) x = 5 = y
c) x = 6.667, y = 3.333
Explanation:
Budget constraint = x + y = 10
calculate the utility maximizing x and y and the resulting level of utility
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In many larger U.S. based firms the __________ match(es) the overall strategy of the firm and reinforce(s) the culture emerging from day-to-day activities.
Answer:
Reward system
Explanation:
The reward system is the mechanism that a company uses to provide a compensation to their employees that can include salary, bonuses, equity and perks to keep them happy, maintain loyalty and increase motivation. This allows the company to have a strong team that is willing to work hard in their daily activities to achieve the company's goals.
According to this, the answer is that in many larger U.S. based firms the reward system match(es) the overall strategy of the firm and reinforce(s) the culture emerging from day-to-day activities because the reward system is established in a way in which it contributes to the appropiate implementation of the strategy to achieve the goals and it also helps strengthen the way in which people perform their activities.
Decision-making and problem-solving skills are essential for those working in emergency management, but what are the traits of effective decision-makers and problem-solvers?
Explanation:
Remember, a decision maker is someone who is faced with the task of chosing among available course of action the best option. Furthermore, a decision maker can also be a problem-solver if the decision made provides relieve or a solution to a pending problem.
A common trait among decision makers and problem-solvers includes having communication skills like– listening attentively and providing feedback. Also, a decision making process of
1. Identifying the problem.
2. Searching for available options.
3. Analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative option.
4. Selecting the best option
5. Finally, implementation of the solution
6. Feedback on solution to determine whether the solution is effective.
Johnson Industries manufactures a popular interactive stuffed animal for children that requires four computer chips inside each toy. The company pays $ 3 for each computer chip. To help to guard against stockouts of the computer chip, Johnson Industries has a policy that states that the ending inventory of computer chips should be at least 25% of the following month's production needs. The production schedule for the first four months of the year is as follows:
Stuffed animals to be produced
January 6,000
February 4,600
March 4,600
April 4,200
Requirement:
1. Prepare a direct meterials budget for the first quarter that shows both the number of computer chips needed and the dollar amount of the purchases in the budget.
2. Prepare the direct materials budget by first calculating the total quartile needed, than complete the budget.
Answer:
January February March
Budgeted Materials Purchase (units) 28,600 18,400 18,000
Budgeted Materials Purchase $85,800 $55,200 $54,000
Explanation:
Direct materials budget for the first quarter
January February March
Budgeted Production 6,000 4,600 4,600
Budgeted Material 24,000 18,400 18,400
Add Budgeted Closing Inventory 4,600 4,600 4,200
Materials Needed 28,600 23,000 22,600
Less Budgeted Opening Inventory 0 (4,600) (4,600)
Budgeted Materials Purchase 28,600 18,400 18,000
Cost of computer chip $3 $3 $3
Budgeted Materials Purchase $85,800 $55,200 $54,000
On a hot day Alice’s total satisfaction from consuming ice cream and soft drinks is at its maximum when Select one: a. the relative price of ice cream and soft drinks is less than the ratio of the marginal utility of ice cream to the marginal utility of soft drinks b. the relative price of ice cream and soft drinks is equal to the ratio of the marginal utility of soft drinks to the marginal utility of ice cream. c. the relative price of ice cream and soft drinks is greater than the ratio of the marginal utility of ice cream to the marginal utility of soft drinks d. the relative price of ice cream and soft drinks is equal to the ratio of the marginal utility of ice cream to the marginal utility of soft drinks.
Answer:
im not really sure, i hope you find your answer.
Explanation:
A bond with a coupon rate of "5.96" percent and semiannual coupon payments matures in 18 years. The YTM is 6.97 percent. What is the effective annual yield?
Available Options Are:
(A) 7.38%
(B) 5.96%
(C) 6.05%
(D) 7.09%
(E) 6.97%
Answer:
Effective Annual Yield is 7.09%
Explanation:
The Effective Annual Yield can be calculated as under:
Effective Annual Yield = (1 + YTM / n)^n - 1
Here,
YTM is 6.97%
n is 12/6 for semi annual coupon payments
By putting values, we have:
Effective Annual Yield = (1 + 6.97% / 2)^2 - 1
Effective Annual Yield = (1.03485)^2 - 1 = 0.0709145 = 7.09%
A pound of steak costs $10 in the U.S. and 56.25 riyals (the currency of Saudi Arabia) in Saudi Arabia. If the real exchange rate is 2/3, what is the nominal exchange rate
Answer: 3.75 Riyals / USD
Explanation:
The Real Exchange rate is different from the Nominal exchange rate as it takes into account, the differences between the 2 nations being compared in terms of prices of goods and services.
As such it can be used to calculate the Nominal rate;
Real Exchange Rate = (Cost in U.S. x Nominal Exchange Rate) / Cost in Saudi Arabia
2/3 = (10 x Nominal Exchange Rate) / 56.25
2/3 x 56.25 = 10 x Nominal Exchange Rate
10 x Nominal Exchange Rate = 37.50
Nominal Exchange Rate = 37.50 / 10
Nominal Exchange Rate = 3.75 Riyals / USD
The nominal exchange rate is 3.75 Riyals for every $1.
Salary expense was 15.5% of sales this year. If sales this year are $1,300,000 and are forecasted to be $1,500,000 next year, what is forecasted salary expense next year if all expenses maintain a constant percent of sales?
Answer:
Salary expense next year=$232,500
Explanation:
The ratio of expense to ales is an important which helps in the management and control overhead.
We can be predict the Salary expense using the information given about the relationship between salary expense and sales .
If salary expense is 15.5% of sales, then Salary expense this year =
15.5% × 1,300,000=$201,500
Salary expense next year = 15.5% × foretasted sales next year
= 15.5% × 1,500,000 = $232,500
We use 15.5% because the relationship between the expenses and the sales in proportion is expected to remain the same
Salary expense next year=$232,500
2. The current price of a stock is $50. In 1 year, the price will be either $65 or $35. The annual risk-free rate is 10%. Find the price of a call option on the stock that has an exercise price of $55 and that expires in 1 year. (Hint: Use daily compounding.)
Consider the following information for Maynor Company, which uses a periodic inventory system:
Transaction Units Unit Cost Total Cost
January 1 Beginning
Inventory 29 $ 79 $ 2,291
March 28 Purchase 39 85 3,315
August 22 Purchase 58 89 5,162
October 14 Purchase 63 95 5,985
Goods Available for Sale 189 $ 16,753
The company sold 63 units on May 1 and 58 units on October 28.
Required:
Calculate the company's ending inventory and cost of goods sold using the each of following inventory costing methods. (Round the per unit cost to two decimal places and then round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
a. FIFO:
b. LIFO:
c. Weighted Average
Answer:
Instructions are below.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
January 1 Beginning Inventory 29 $79 $2,291
March 28 Purchase 39 $85 3,315
August 22 Purchase 58 $89 5,162
October 14 Purchase 63 $95 5,985
The company sold 63 units on May 1 and 58 units on October 28.
First, we need to calculate the units in ending inventory:
Ending inventory in units= 189 - 121= 68
To calculate the ending inventory under the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method, we need to use the cost of the last units incorporated into inventory.
Ending inventory= 63*95 + 5*89= $6,430
COGS= 29*79 + 39*85 + 53*89= $10,323
To calculate the ending inventory under the LIFO (last-in, first-out) method, we need to use the cost of the first units incorporated into the inventory
Ending inventory= 29*79 + 39*85= $5,606
COGS= 63*95 + 58*89= $11,147
Finally, to calculate the ending inventory using the weighted-average, we need to calculate the weighted average price:
weighted average price= 16,753/189= $88.64
Ending inventory= 68*88.64= $6,027.52
COGS= 121*88.64= $10,725.44
What is the difference in operating income between processing the cat bowls further versus selling them off at the split-off point?
Answer: -$1,920
Explanation:
Operating Income if processed further would be;
= (Sales * Price) - Incremental Cost
= (1,000 * $14) - 4,920
= 14,000 - 4,920
= $9,080
Operating Income if sold off at split-off point;
= Sales * Price
= 1,000 * $11
= $11,000
Difference
= Processed Further - Sold at split-off
= 9,080 - 11,000
= -$1,920
Difference would be an Operating (loss) of $1,920.
During lunch time, customers arrive at a postal office at a rate of lambda equals 36 per hour. The interarrival time of the arrival process can be approximated with an exponential distribution. Customers can be served by the postal office at a rate of mu equals 45 per hour. The service time for the customers can also be approximated with an exponential distribution. For each of the following questions, show your work and use the right notation. Determine the utilization factor.
a. po = 4/5
b. po = 5/4
c. po = 1/5
d. po = 1/9
e. none of these
Answer:
a. po = 4/5
Explanation:
Customer arrives at the rate of λ equal 36 per hour
Customers can be served by the postal office at a rate of μ equals 45 per hour
λ = 36 / hour
μ = 45 / hour
P = λ / μ
P= 36 / 45
P= 4/5
Thus, the utilization factor is 4/5
intext:"The adjusting entry at the end of an accounting period to record the unpaid salaries of employees for work provided is"
Answer:
A debit to Salaries Expense and a credit to the Salaries Payable Account.
Explanation:
This adjusting entry brings the salary expense account to its accrued balance in line with the accrual concept and matching principle of generally accepted accounting principles. These state that expenses and revenues should not reflect only the cash basis but the accrual basis, whereby unpaid or prepaid expenses, deferred or unpaid revenues that relate to the accounting period are brought into consideration.
High-Low Method Ziegler Inc. has decided to use the high-low method to estimate the total cost and the fixed and variable cost components of the total cost. The data for various levels of production are as follows: Units Produced Total Costs 80,000 $25,100,000 92,000 27,206,000 120,000 32,120,000 a. Determine the variable cost per unit a
Answer:
Variable cost per unit= $175.5
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Units Produced Total Costs
80,000 $25,100,000
92,000 $27,206,000
120,000 $32,120,000
To calculate the variable cost per unit under the high-low method, we need to use the following formula:
Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)
Variable cost per unit= (32,120,000 - 25,100,000) / (120,000 - 80,000)
Variable cost per unit= 7,020,000 / 40,000
Variable cost per unit= $175.5
What is the proper preparation sequencing of the following budgets? 1. Budgeted Balance Sheet 2. Sales Budget 3. Selling and Administrative Budget 4. Budgeted Income Statement
Answer:
1. Sales Budget
2. Selling and Administrative Budget
3. Budgeted Income Statement
4. Budgeted Balance Sheet
Explanation:
First of all the sales budget is prepared in which expected sales are shown and then the selling and administrative budget is prepared which shows expenses related to sale.
The income statement budget is prepared which shows the expected income.
Then at last Budgeted Balance Sheet is prepared in which the expected income is transferred.
The order in which they appear is as follows.
1. Sales Budget
2. Selling and Administrative Budget
3. Budgeted Income Statement
4. Budgeted Balance Sheet
The proper preparation sequencing of the budgets includes the Sales Budget, Selling and Administrative Budget, Budgeted Income Statement, and Budgeted Balance Sheet respectively.
The preparation of budgeted statement by business helps them to know how to expend funds in the future and plan for changes as well.
The proper preparation sequencing of the budgets includes:
Sales budget which are prepared to estimate the sales and revenue expected for the periodThe Selling and administrative budget is prepared estimate the cost of operationThe Budgeted Income Statement is prepared like the Conventional Income statement.The Budgeted Balance Sheet is prepared like the Conventional Balance sheet.Learn more about this here
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A proposed new project has projected sales of $95,200, costs of $48,160, and depreciation of $3,360. The tax rate is 22 percent. Calculate operating cash flow using the four different approaches. The EBIT approach
Answer:
Approach 1
“EBIT + Depreciation – Taxes” approach:
EBIT = Sales – Cost – Depreciation = $95,200 - $48,160 - $3,360 = $43,680
Tax = EBIT × Tax rate = $43,680 × 0.22 = $9,607
EBIT + Depreciation – Taxes = $43,680 + $3,360 - $9,607 = $37,433
Approach 2
Top-down approach = Sales – Cost – Tax
= $95,200 - $48,160 - $9,607
= $37,433
Approach 3
Tax-shield approach = (Sales – Cost) (1 – tax rate) + (Depreciation × tax rate)
= ($95,200 - $48,160) (1 – 0.22) + ($3,360 × 0.22)
= $36691.2 + $739.2
= $37430.4
Approach 4
Bottom-up approach = (Sales – Cost – Depreciation) (1 – tax rate) + Depreciation
= ($95,200 - $48,160 - $3,360 ) (1 – 0.22) + $3,360
= $34,070.4 + $$3,360
= $37,430.4
Filer Manufacturing has 11.6 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $59, and the book value per share is $5. Filer Manufacturing also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $99 million, has a 8 percent coupon, and sells for 92 percent of par. The second issue has a face value of $81.2 million, has a 8 percent coupon, and sells for 95.5 percent of par. The first issue matures in 10 years, the second in 5 years. What is Filer's capital structure weight of equity on a book value basis? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.) What is Filer's capital structure weight of debt on a book value basis? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.) What is Filer's capital structure weight of equity on a market value basis? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.) What is Filer's capital structure weight of debt on a market value basis?
Answer:
a. Filer's capital structure weight of equity on a book value basis is 24%.
b. Filer's capital structure weight of debt on a book value basis is 76%.
c. Filer's capital structure weight of equity on a market value basis is 80%.
d. Filer's capital structure weight of debt on a market value basis is 20%.
Explanation:
a. What is Filer's capital structure weight of equity on a book value basis? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
Equity book value = Equity book value per share * Number of shares = 11,600,000 * $5 = $58,000,000
Debt book value = Debt face value = First bond face value + Second face value = $99,000,000 + $81,200,000 = $180,200,000
Total book value = $58,000,000 + $180,200,000 = $238,200,000
Book value weight of equity = Equity book value / Total book value = $58,000,000 / $238,200,000 = 0.24, or 24%
Therefore, Filer's capital structure weight of equity on a book value basis is 24%.
b. What is Filer's capital structure weight of debt on a book value basis? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
From part a, we have:
Debt book value = $180,200,000
Total book value = $238,200,000
Therefore, we have:
Book value weight of debt = Debt book value / Total book value = $180,200,000 / $238,200,000 = 0.76, or 76%
Therefore, Filer's capital structure weight of debt on a book value basis is 76%.
c. What is Filer's capital structure weight of equity on a market value basis? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
Equity market value = Current share price * Number of shares = $59 * 11,600,000 = $684,400,000
Debt market value = Bond price quote * Par value of the bond
Debt market value = First bond market value + Second bond market value = (92% * $99,000,000) + (95.5% * $81,200,000) = $168,626,000
Total market value = Equity market value + Debt market value = $684,400,000 + $168,626,000 = $853,026,000
Market value weight of equity = Equity market value / Total market value = $684,400,000 / $853,026,000 = 0.80, or 80%
Therefore, Filer's capital structure weight of equity on a market value basis is 80%.
d. What is Filer's capital structure weight of debt on a market value basis?
From part c, we have:
Debt market value = $168,626,000
Total market value = $853,026,000
Market value weight of debt = Debt market value / Total market value = $168,626,000 / $853,026,000 = 0.20, or 20%.
Therefore, Filer's capital structure weight of debt on a market value basis is 20%.
The American car battery industry boasts that its recycling rate now exceeds 95%, the highest rate for any commodity. However, with changes brought about by specialization and globalization, parts of the recycling system are moving offshore. This is particularly true of automobile batteries, which contain lead. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is contributing to the offshore flow with newly implemented standards that make domestic battery recycling increasingly difficult and expensive. The result is a major increase in used batteries going to Mexico, where environmental standards and control are less demanding than they are in the U.S. One in five batteries is now exported to Mexico. There is seldom difficulty finding buyers because lead is expensive and in worldwide demand. While U.S. recyclers operate in sealed, mechanized plants, with smokestacks equipped with scrubbers and plant surroundings monitored for traces of lead, this is not the case in most Mexican plants. The harm from lead is legendary
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
The question is incomplete. There are parts of the question missing. Indeed, there is no question posted, it is just a statement.
However, we can do research and comment on the following.
We are facing two scenarios here. Both, ethical dilemmas that need to be solved.
1) as an independent auto repair shop owner that tries to safely dispose of a few old batteries each week. (Your battery supplier is an auto parts supplier who refuses to take your old batteries.)
In this case, I would check the original agreement with the supplier to see if there is a clause on old batteries management. If not, I would ask it to help me solve this issue because I am his client and has to take care of me and the environment. Otherwise, I would have to contemplate the option of changing supplier.
2) I am the manager of a large retailer responsible for the disposal of thousands of used batteries each day.
In this other case, I would follow the Environmental Department rules and regulations to comply with the correct procedures. This means to ask for support and orientation to get all the revisions to work properly. Because I know all the consequences of not recycling correctly or the damage done to humans and the environment. So although it could be more money, and would modernize my equipment to better manage the disposal of batteries. It would be an investment, not an expense.
You are working at a practice that has a very busy daily schedule and needs to standardize the times when statements are handled and payments are due. What type of billing practice should use?
Answer: Cycle Billing
Explanation:
Cycle billing refers to a billing practice where the individual customer is billed on a certain schedule based on the day you started paying or the day the contract kicked in. For instance, your cellular network provider billing you on the same day every month.
This ensures that not all customers are billed on the same day which will reduce the workload at the practice which already has a busy schedule. Rather with customers being billed on different days, the workload decreases.
Also it will then be known for certain which dates one can expect payments as well as when statements will be handled.
Jiminy’s Cricket Farm issued a 30-year, 6 percent semiannual bond three years ago. The bond currently sells for 93 percent of its face value. The company’s tax rate is 22 percent. a. What is the pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Answer:
a. What is the pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
6.46%b. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
5.04%Explanation:
we must first determine the bond's yield to maturity:
YTM = {coupon + [(face value - market value)/n]} / [(face value + market value)/2] = {30 + [(1,000 - 930)/60]} / [(1,000 + 930)/2] = 31.17 / 965 = 3.23% x 2 = 6.46%
after tax cost of debt = 6.46% x (1 - tax rate) = 6.46% x (1 - 22%) = 6.46% x 78% = 5.04%
Gift property (disregarding any adjustment for gift tax paid by the donor): a.Has the same basis to the donee as the donor's adjusted basis if the donee disposes of the property at a gain. b.Has the same basis to the donee as the donor's adjusted basis if the donee disposes of the property at a loss, and the fair market value on the date of gift was less than the donor's adjusted basis. c.Has a zero basis to the donee if the fair market value on the date of gift is less than the donor's adjusted basis. d.Has no basis to the donee because he or she did not pay anything for the property.
Answer: Has the same basis to the donee as the donor's adjusted basis if the donee disposes of the property at a gain.
Explanation:
For a gifted property, it should be noted that the tax basis for a donee that is, the person who gets the gift will be identical to that of the donor, this is, the person that donates the gift in cases whereby the property is gotten as a gift.
Therefore, a gift property disregarding any adjustment for gift tax paid by the donor will have the same basis to the donee as the donor's adjusted basis if the donee disposes of the property at a gain.