Assume an economy in which there are three securities: Stock A with rA = 10% and σ A = 10%; Stock B with rB = 15% and σ B = 20%; and a riskless asset with r RF = 7%. Stocks A and B are uncorrelated (rAB = 0). Which of the following statements is most correct?
A. The expected return on the investor's portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat below 10%.
B. The expected return on the investor's portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat above 15% and a standard deviation (SD) of approximately 20%.
C. Since the two stocks have a zero correlation coefficient, the investor can form a riskless portfolio whose expected return is in the range of 10% to 15%.
D. The investor's risk/return indifference curve will be tangent to the CML at a point where the expected return is in the range of 7% to 10%.
E. The expected return on the investor's portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat below 15% and a standard deviation (SD) that is between 10% and 20%.

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Answer 1

Answer: E. The expected return on the investor's portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat below 15% and a standard deviation (SD) that is between 10% and 20%.

Explanation:

Out of the three securities, the highest return that can be received is 15%. It will therefore be impossible for the entire portfolio to go past 15% in returns because even if a 100% of the portfolio is invested in stock B (Stock with 15%), the highest return will be 15%. With other returns stock added, the return will decrease from the highest return receivable so will be under 15%.

The same logic applies for the standard deviation. The highest standard deviation is 20% so the deviation will not exceed this but it will be lower than this due to the presence of less risky stocks in A and the the riskless asset.


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Suppose Hillard Manufacturing sold an issue of bonds with a 10-year maturity, a $1,000 par value, a 10% coupon rate, and semiannual interest payments.
a. Two years after the bonds were issued, the going rate of interest on bonds such as these fell to 6%. At what price would the bonds sell?
b. Suppose that 2 years after the initial offering, the going interest rate had risen to 12%. At what price would the bonds sell?
c. Suppose that 2 years after the issue date (as in part a) interest rates fell to 6%. Suppose further that the interest rate remained at 6% for the next 8 years. What would happen to the price of the bonds over time?

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Answer:

A) Market Value:  $1,251.2220

B) Market Value: $898.94

C) the price of the bonds will decrease over time. As the nominal amount will suffer from less discounting over time at maturity will match the nominal amount of $ 1,000. To do so It need to decrease over time.

Explanation:

The value of the bonds will be the present value of the future coupon payment and maturity at the new rate of 6%

PV of the coupon payment

[tex]C \times \frac{1-(1+r)^{-time} }{rate} = PV\\[/tex]

C 50.000 (1,000 x 10% / 2 ayment per year)

time 16 (8 year to maturity x 2 payment per year)

rate 0.03 (6% over two payment per year)

[tex]50 \times \frac{1-(1+0.03)^{-16} }{0.03} = PV\\[/tex]

PV $628.0551

PV of the maturity

[tex]\frac{Maturity}{(1 + rate)^{time} } = PV[/tex]  

Maturity   1,000.00

time   16.00

rate  0.03

[tex]\frac{1000}{(1 + 0.03)^{16} } = PV[/tex]  

PV   623.17

PV c $628.0551

PV m  $623.1669

Total $1,251.2220

If the rate is 12%

PV of the coupon payment:

[tex]C \times \frac{1-(1+r)^{-time} }{rate} = PV\\[/tex]

C 50.000

time 16

rate 0.06

[tex]50 \times \frac{1-(1+0.06)^{-16} }{0.06} = PV\\[/tex]

PV $505.2948

PV of the maturity:

[tex]\frac{Maturity}{(1 + rate)^{time} } = PV[/tex]  

Maturity   1,000.00

time   16.00

rate  0.06

[tex]\frac{1000}{(1 + 0.06)^{16} } = PV[/tex]  

PV   393.65

PV c $505.2948

PV m  $393.6463

Total $898.9410

Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) allow people to shelter some of their income from taxation. Suppose the maximum annual contribution to such accounts is $5,000 per person. Now suppose there is an increase in the maximum contribution, from $5,000 to $8,000 per year.
(a) This change in the tax treatment of saving causes the equilibrium interest rate in the market for loanable funds to ______ and the level of investment spending to _______.
(b) An investment tax credit effectively lowers the tax bill of any firm that purchases new capital in the relevant time period. Suppose the government repeals a previously existing investment tax credit.
The repeal of the previously existing tax credit causes the interest rate to ______ and the level of investment to _______.
(c) Initially, the government's budget is balanced, then the government responds to the conclusion of a war by significantly reducing defense spending without changing taxes.
(d) This change in spending causes the government to run a budget _______, which _______ national saving.
(e) This causes the interest rate to _______, and the level of investment spending to _______

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Answer:

(a) This change in the tax treatment of saving causes the equilibrium interest rate in the market for loanable funds to DECREASE and the level of investment spending to INCREASE.

The supply of loanable funds will increase, therefore, the equilibrium price (interest rate) will decrease.

(b) An investment tax credit effectively lowers the tax bill of any firm that purchases new capital in the relevant time period. Suppose the government repeals a previously existing investment tax credit.

The repeal of the previously existing tax credit causes the interest rate to DECREASE and the level of investment to DECREASE.

The demand of loanable will decrease, therefore, decreasing the equilibrium price (interest rate).

(c) Initially, the government's budget is balanced, then the government responds to the conclusion of a war by significantly reducing defense spending without changing taxes.

(d) This change in spending causes the government to run a budget SURPLUS, which INCREASES national saving.

(e) This causes the interest rate to DECREASE, and the level of investment spending to INCREASE.

Since the government has extra money, it can use it to pay existing debts or finance themselves without having to issue new debt. Since the demand for loanable funds decrease, the interest rates will fall.

The Mixing Department of Complete Foods had 62,000 units to account for in October. Of the 62,000 units, 38,000 units were completed and transferred to the next department, and 24,000 units were 20% complete. All of the materials are added at the beginning of the process. Conversion costs arc added evenly throughout the mixing process and the company uses the weighted-average method.

Required:
Compute the total equivalent units of production for direct materials and conversion costs for October.

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Answer:

                                                 Equivalent units

Material                                                 62,000

Conversion cost                                    24,000

Explanation:

Under the weighted average method of valuation, to account for completed units, it is assumed that the entire degree of work required is done in the period under consideration. So there is no separation of the completed units into opening inventory and fully worked.

Equivalent units = Degree of completion (%) × Number of units

Equivalent unit for Material

Item                                 unit                    Equivalent units

Transferred out             38,000 ×  100% = 38,000

Closing WIP                    24,000×  100% = 24,000

Equivalent unit of material                          62,000

The degree of completion for WIP is taken to be 100% because materials are always added at the beginning, therefore all the amount of raw material required is already imputed.

Equivalent unit for Conversion cost

Item                                 unit                    Equivalent units

Transferred out             38,000 ×  100% =      38,000

Closing WIP                    24,000×  20% =       4800

Equivalent unit of conversion                         42,800

                                                     Equivalent units

Material                                                 62,000

Conversion cost                                    24,000

You would like to have extra spending money, so you decide to work part time at the local gym. The job pays you $15 per hour and you work 20 hours per week. Your employer withholds 10% of your gross pay for federal taxes, 7.65% for FICA taxes and 3% for state taxes.
a. What is your weekly gross pay?
b. How much is withheld per week for federal tax?
c. How much is withheld per week for FICA taxes?
d. How much is withheld per week for state taxes?
e. What is your weekly net pay?
f. What percentage of your gross net pay is withheld for taxes?

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Answer:

Gross Pay 300 dollar

Federal Income Tax $ 30

FICA $ 22.95

SUTA $ 9

Net Pay: 238.05

As a percentage of gross pay: 79.35%

Explanation:

Gross pay:

20 hours x $15 each = $ 300

Taxes:

income tax: 300 x 10% = 30

FICA 300 x 7.65% = 22.95

SUTA taxes 300 x 3% = 9

Net pay 300 - 30 - 22.95 - 9 = 238.05

Net pay as a percentage of gross pay:

238.05 / 300 = 0.7935 = 79.35%

There is a direct relationship between the par value and market value of common stock: stocks with a low par value have a low market value, while stocks with a high par value have a high market value.

a. True
b. False

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Answer:

The statement is false.

Explanation:

As the market value of the stock depends upon the industry risk, political, economical, technological, etc factors and also largely depends upon the business performance which is the profits generated by the organization and its cashflow health. So higher par value has nothing to do with higher market value. Hence the statement is totally incorrect.

Koczela Inc. has provided the following data for the month of May:
Inventories:
Beginning Ending
Work in process $ 25,000 $ 20,000
Finished goods $ 54,000 $ 58,000
Additional information:
Direct materials $ 65,000
Direct labor cost $ 95,000
Manufacturing overhead cost incurred $ 71,000
Manufacturing overhead cost applied to Work in Process $ 69,000
Any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead is closed out to cost of goods sold.
The cost of goods manufactured for May is:___________
$229,000
$234,000
$231,000
$236,000

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Answer:

$234,000

Explanation:

cost of goods manufactured = beginning work in process + direct materials + direct labor + manufacturing overhead cost applied - ending work in process

cost of goods manufactured = $25,000 + $65,000 + $95,000 + $69,000 - $20,000 = $234,000

cost of goods sold = beginning finished inventory + cost of goods manufactured - ending finished inventory + underapplied overhead  

cost of goods sold = $54,000 + $234,000 - $58,000 + $2,000 = $232,000

Dextra Computing sells merchandise for $17,000 cash on September 30 (cost of merchandise is $11,900). The sales tax law requires Dextra to collect 3% sales tax on every dollar of merchandise sold. Record the entry for the $17,000 sale and its applicable sales tax. Also record the entry that shows the remittance of the 3% tax on this sale to the state government on October 15.
Record the cash sales and 3% sales tax.
record the cost of sept. 30th sales.
record the entry that shows the remittance of the 3% tax on this sale to the state government on october 15.
please show the calculations as well.

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Answer:

Explanation:

From the given information;

The Journal entries for Dextra Computing Merchandise can be computed as follows:

Date             Account title                                Debit ($)        Credit ($)

Sept 30        Sales Revenue                                                  17000

Sept 30        Sales Tax Payable                          

                   (3% × 17000)= 0.03× 17000                                    510

                   

Sept 30       Cash                                               17510  

                    (To record the cash sales of merchandise)

Sept  30       Cost of goods sold                       11900

Sept   30      Merchandise Inventory                                       11900

                   (To record the transfer of cost of merchandise

                       to cost of goods sold)

Oct   15         Sale Tax Payable

                     (3% × 17000)= 0.03× 17000         510

                      Cash                                                                       510

                     (To record the remittance of 3%

                      sales tax to the state government)

You are considering the purchase of a home that would require a mortgage of $150,000. How much more in total interest will you pay if you select a 30-year mortgage at 5.65% rather than a 15-year mortgage at 4.

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Answer:

$111,991.59

Explanation:

using a loan calculator, I found the following information:

principal $150,000

apr 5.65%

360 monthly payments of $865.85

total payments $311,707.33

total interest charged on the loan $161,707.33

principal $150,000

apr 4%

180 monthly payments of $1,109.53

total payments $199,715.74

total interest charged on the loan $49,715.74

if you choose the 30 year mortgage, you will pay $161,707.33 - $49,715.74  = $111,991.59

You want to buy a new sports coupe for $74,500, and the finance office at the dealership has quoted you a loan with an APR of 6.9 percent for 36 months to buy the car.

Required:
a. What will your monthly payments be?
b. What is the effective annual rate on this loan?

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Answer:

a) Monthly payments = $22,969.38

b) Effective rate of return= 7.12%

Explanation:

Loan Amortization: A loan repayment method structured such that a series of equal periodic installments will be paid for certain number of periods to offset both the loan principal amount and the accrued interest.

The monthly installment is computed as follows:  

Monthly installment= Loan amount/annuity factor

Loan amount; = 74,500

Annuity factor = (1 - (1+r)^(-n))/r

r -monthly rate of interest, n- number of months

r- 6.9%/12 = 0.575 % = 0.00575, n = 36 =

Annuity factor = ( 1- (1+00575)^(-36)/0.00575= 32.434

Monthly installment = Loan amount /annuity factor

=  74,500/32.434= 22,969.38

Required monthly payments = $22,969.38

Effective annual interest rate

Effective rate of return = ((1+r)^n- 1) × 100

where r - monthly interest rate- 6.9%/12 = 0.575%

n- number of months= 12 months

Effective rate of return - (1+00575)^(12) - 1× 100=  7.12%

Effective rate of return= 7.12%

Amy owns a salon and spa. She’s leasing a prime piece of real estate in which she’s installing salon chairs, counters, massage tables, spray tan vestibules, washers, and dryers. What are these items considered?

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Amy owns a salon and spa. She’s leasing a prime piece of real estate in which she’s installing salon chairs, counters, massage tables, spray tan vestibules, washers, and dryers. These items are considered commodities and pluses that improve the quality of the leasing and upgrade the facility. These are also tools to help the new operator to properly do the work and offer great client service. With all those elements, Amy can justify the amount of money she asks for the rent of the space. More items included, the higher the prize.

"If the top two companies in the golf club industry merged, their new market share would equal 15% of the market. This industry's new HHI would be 995. According to the FTC's historical guidelines for mergers, would the FTC approve this merger

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Answer:

Yes, the FTC would ignore the merger and allow it to go through.

Explanation:

here are the options to the question ;

O No, the FTC would probably challenge the merger

O Maybe. The FTC would scrutinize the merger and make a case-by-case decislon.

Yes, the FTC would ignore the merger and allow it to go through.

HHI is used to calculate market power.

if the HHI index is less than 1000 post merger, the merger would be allowed to go through.

If the HHI index is between 1000 - 1800 post merger and the change in HHI is more than 100 after the merger, The FTC would scrutinize the merger and make a case-by-case decislon.

If the HHI index is more than 1800 post merger and the change in HHI is more than or equal to 50, he FTC would probably challenge the merger

On August 1, Batson Company issued a 60-day note with a face amount of $58,800 to Jergens Company for merchandise inventory. (Assume a 360-day year is used for interest calculations.)
a) Determine the proceeds of the note assuming the note carries an interest rate of 10%.
b) Determine the proceeds of the note assuming the note is discounted at 10%.

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Answer:

a. $58,800

b. $57,820

Explanation:

Generally, notes are issued on the discounted or face value. It is face value when the price of the note is the same as the face value while it is discounted when the price of the note is lower than the face or par value.

a. Since the note is issued on the face value of $58,800 , it means that the proceed is the same amount. The proceeds from a note that is issued, is that price at which the note is issued.

b. Discount value

= $58,800 × 10% × 60/360

= $980

Proceeds

= Face/par value of the note - Discount value of the note

= $58,800 - $980

= $57,820

Compute the percentage of the firm that is financed by debt provided that the firms assets of $5 million are financed by $3 million in Equity and the rest by long term debt.

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Answer:

The percentage of the firm that is financed by debt is:

40%

= $2 ($5 - $3) million/$5 million

= 40%

Explanation:

The long-term debt financing is the difference between the total assets of the firm and the value of the firm's equity.  The debts/assets ratio is the financial leverage that the firm employs in running the business.  The implication is that creditors can lay claim to 40% of the assets of the firm since the assets are financed 40% from debts.  The remaining 60% is financed by Stockholders' Equity.

Grace manufactures and sells miniature digital cameras for exist330 each. 2,000 units were sold in May, and management forecasts 4% growth in unit sales each month.
Determine the number of units of camera sales for the month of June.
Number of camera sales ______________ units
Determine the dollar amount of camera sales for the month of June.
Amount of camera sales ____________

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Answer:

2,080 units

$686,400

Explanation:

The computation of the number of camera sales in units is shown below:-

Number of camera sales in units = Sold units + (Sold units × Percentage of growth in units sales)

= 2,000 + (2,000 × 4%)

= 2,000 + 80

= 2,080 units

The computation of the amount of camera sales is shown below:-

Amount of camera sales = Number of units × Selling price per unit

= 2,080 × $330

= $686,400

Allocate the following expense items of the U.S. government into the mandatory, discretionary, and interest categories of the government budget. a. $1,000 of income for the Human Fund for owning a $100,000 savings bond b. Food stamps received by the Jones family c. Purchase of F-16 fighter planes by the U.S. government d. An increase in the salary of researchers at the National Institutes of Health e. Government aid to help victims of drought in east Africa

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Answer:

a. $1,000 of income for the Human Fund for owning a $100,000 savings bond - This is an example of the debt interest in the budget.

b. Food stamps received by the Jones family -  These are mandatory that has to be spent by the government.

c. Purchase of F-16 fighter planes by the U.S. government -  Purchasing F-16 is discretionary.

d. An increase in the salary of researchers at the National Institutes of Health - Increase in the salary is discretionary expenditure by the government.  

e. Government aid to help victims of drought in east Africa - This will be discretionary.

Definition of the categories of US government budget

Mandatory spending is spending required by statutory criteria, it is not authorized annually

Discretionary spending is spending that must be authorized annually and appropriated by the House and Senate.

Interest on debt is the cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds

Iris, a calendar year cash basis taxpayer, owns and operates several TV rental outlets in Florida and wants to expand to other states. During 2019, she spends $14,000 to investigate TV rental stores in South Carolina and $9,000 to investigate TV rental stores in Georgia. She acquires the South Carolina operations but not the outlets in Georgia. As to these expenses, Iris should: a.Expense $9,000 for 2019 and capitalize $14,000. b.Expense $23,000 for 2019. c.Capitalize $23,000. d.Capitalize $14,000 and not deduct $9,000. e.None of these choices are correct.

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Answer:

b.Expense $23,000 for 2019.

Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

= Spend in the investigation for the TV rental stores in South Carolina + Spend in the investigation for the TV rental stores in Georgia

= $14,000 + $9,000

= $23,000

Hence, the amount of expense $23.000  would be considered

Therefore the option b is correct  

AB Builders, Inc., has 17-year bonds outstanding with a par value of $2,000 and a quoted price of 94.863. The bonds pay interest semiannually and have a yield to maturity of 7.07 percent. What is the coupon rate

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Answer:

13.47%

Explanation:

yield to maturity = {coupon + [(face value - market value)/n]} / [(face value + market value)/2]

7.07% = {coupon + [($2,000 - $1,897.26)/34]} / [($2,000 + $1,897.26)/2]

7.07% = (coupon + $3.0218) / $1,948.63

coupon + $3.0218 = $1,948.63 x 7.07% = $137.7681

coupon = $137.7681 - $3.0218 = $134.7463

semiannual coupon rate = $134.7463 / $2,000 = 0.06737 x 2 = 0.1347 ≈ 13.47%

A mutual fund sponsor has three different income funds, holding AAA rated debt securities with similar maturities. Assuming that the expense ratios for the funds are identical, which fund would have the lowest yield from investment income?

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Answer: C. Municipal Bond Fund

Explanation:

Municipal Bonds would be the fund with the lowest yield from investment income. This is assuming they are all AAA rated debt securities with similar maturities. This is because Municipal bonds are tax exempt and not very risky so their yields will be quoted as less as they do not have to compensate investors on tax losses.

Corporate Bonds are the riskiest of the options given so they will have the highest yield as they have to compensate for both risk and taxes.

Government Bonds are considered very low when it comes to risk but they are taxed by the Federal Government so have higher yields to compensate for tax.

A new machine will cost $25,000. The machine is expectedto last 4 years and have no salvage value. If the interest rate is 12%, determine the return and the risk associated with the purchase. The following projections have been made.
Scenario 1 2 3
probability 0.3 0.4 0.3
annual savings $7000 $8500 $9500

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Answer with its Explanation:

Requirement 1. Expected Annual Savings and Expected NPV

As we know that:

Expected Value = Probability P1 *  Expected Value E1    +   Probability P2 *  Expected Value E2    +  Probability P3 *  Expected Value E3    +  ....... Probability Pn *  Expected Value En

Here

P1 is 0.3 and E1 is $7000

P2 is 0.4 and E2 is $8500

P3 is 0.3 and E3 is $9500

By putting values, we have

Expected Annual Savings = 0.3 * $7,000   +   0.4 * $8,500    +    0.3 * $9,500 = $8,350

The above amount would be for first four years, hence it must be discounted using the annuity formula to calculate the present value of four annual receipts.

Annuity = [1 - (1 + r)^-n]  / r

By putting values, we have:

Annuity = $8,350 * [1 - (1 + 12%)^-4]  / 12%

And

Expected NPV = ($25,000) + $8,350 *  [1 - (1 + 12%)^-4]  / 12%

= $361.87

Requirement 2. Probable Return Percentage

Return Percentage = NPV / Investment =  $361.87/ $25,000

= 1.45%

Requirement 3. Associated risk

As we know that

Minimum return = Minimum annual savings – Uniform annual costs

Here

Minimum annual savings are $7,000

Uniform Annual Costs were $8,350

By putting values, we have:

Minimum return = $7,000  –  $8,350 = -$1,350 per year

Requirement 4. Risk Amount Percentage

Risk Amount percentage = Minimum Return / Uniform annual costs  * 100

Risk Amount percentage = $1,350 / 8,350   * 100 = 16.17%

The cash provided (used) by investing and financing activities is best described as _____. cash provided by investing activities of $35,000 and cash provided by financing activities of $52,000 cash used by investing activities of $13,000 and cash used by financing activities of $74,000 cash provided by investing activities of $35,000 and cash provided by financing activities of $74,000 cash provided by investing activities of $13,000 and cash provided by financing activities of $74,000 cash used by investing activities of $35,000 and cash used by financing activities of $52,000 Slide 7 Slide 7

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Answer:

the answer would be 76

Explanation:

Use the following information for Shafer Company to compute inventory turnover for year 2.

Year 2 Year 1
Net sales $656,000 $584,600
Cost of goods sold 390,200 361,010
Ending inventory 79,400 81,080

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Answer:

Inventory turnover for year 2 is 4.91 times.

Explanation:

Inventory turnover measures liquidity of company`s inventory

Inventory turnover = Cost of goods sold / Ending inventory

                               = $390,200 / $79,400

                               = 4.91 times

You work in the marketing research department of Burger King. Burger King has developed a new cooking process that makes the hamburgers taste better. However, before the new hamburger is introduced in the market, taste tests will be conducted. How should the sample size for these taste tests be determined? What approach would you recommend? Justify your recommendations to a group of students representing Burger King management

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Answer with its Explanation:

The first step is to diversify the sample size so that our sample includes every person from different cultures, geographic, religions, genders, etc., which would help in better assessment of the product's future in the market.

Second step is to set a sample size for receiving the feedback of the customers at required confidence interval that is Burger King's goal to achieve. For example, Burger King desires to achieve 93% customer satisfaction and the error rate would determined by using the confidence interval. This sample size would be calculated using the practical approach.

Third step is to ensuring that the errors in prediction are reasonably low by practical approach, confidence interval approach and diversified test samples. All this will help the company to ensure that they have accurate results in hand for decision making.

Based on the information given, the necessary thing to do will be to diversify so that everyone will be taken into consideration.

Also, the feedbacks that are gotten from the customers should be taken into consideration.

It is also important to ensure that the errors that are in the prediction are low by the practical approach, confidence interval approach, and diversified test samples.

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A July sales forecast projects that 7,300 units are going to be sold at a price of $11.80 per unit. The management forecasts 15% growth in sales each month. Total July sales are anticipated to be:

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Answer:

Budgeted sales= $86,140

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

A July sales forecast projects that 7,300 units are going to be sold at a price of $11.80 per unit.

The budgeted sales are calculated by multiplying the sales in units with the selling price per unit:

Budgeted sales= 7,300*11.8= $86,140

. Find the accumulated present value of a continuous income stream that earns 4.2% interest annually, when $4000 is deposited per year for 30 years in the account.

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Answer:

The accumulated present value is $67,518.99.

Explanation:

Investment opportunities that require a series of payments of a fixed amount for a specific number of periods are known as annuities.

The Present Value of this annuity can be calculated as :

Fv = $0

n = 30

r = 4.2 %

Pmt = - $4,000

P/ yr = 1

Pv = ?

Using a financial calculator, the  Present Value (PV) of the annuity is $67,518.9948 or $67,518.99.

Suppose your organization used function point analysis to estimate costs for software projects. How would the expertise level of a recently hired programmer affect your calculation of their function points on a monthly basis when compared to an older, more experienced programmer

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Answer:

Please see explanations below

Explanation:

Cost estimation refers to the process of forecasting costs including other resources to manage, make decisions and to plan and set standards. It is also the approximation of product, project and service costs from available details in several documents and statements. Preparing precise and accurate cost estimation is important for a firm because such would be relied upon by customers hence could result to variant allocation of resources and misinterpretation to them and functional manager who control resources; where wrong cost estimations are made.

Function point analysis clears the facts that software function comes with different challenges which is dependent on the available resources. For a newly hired programmer, he could spend additional time while rating more of the functions assigned to him. Such could be rated as higher complexity hence create extra hour and also add to cost estimates because complexity estimates is a determinant of different programme features hence the more experienced and professional a programmer is, the lower the total cost of the whole programme process.

Guerilla Radio Broadcasting has a project available with the following cash flows : Year Cash Flow 0 −$13,600 1 5,600 2 6,900 3 6,300 4 4,700 What is the payback period?

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Answer:

It will take 3 years and 77 days to recover the initial investment.

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Year Cash Flow 0 −$13,600 1 5,600 2 6,900 3 6,300 4 4,700

The payback period is the time required to recover the initial investment.

Year 1= 5,600 - 13,600= -8,000

Year 2= 6,900 - 8,000= -1,100

Year 3= 6,300 - 1,100= 5,200

To be more accurate:

(1,100/5,200)*365= 77

It will take 3 years and 77 days to recover the initial investment.

A 20-year maturity bond with par value $1,000 makes semiannual coupon payments at a coupon rate of 8%. Find the bond equivalent and effective annual yield to maturity of the bond if the bond price is $950. (Round your intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

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Answer:

The bond equivalent yield to maturity = 8.52%

The effective annual yield to maturity of the bond = 8.71%

Explanation:

Here, we start with calculating the yield to maturity YTM using the financial calculator

To find the YTM, we need to put the following values in the financial calculator:

N = 20*2 = 40;

PV = -950;

PMT = [8%/2]*1000 = 40;

FV = 1000;

Press CPT, then I/Y, which gives us 4.26

So, Periodic Rate = 4.26%

Bond equivalent yield = Periodic Rate * No. of compounding periods in a year

= 4.26% * 2 = 8.52%

effective annual yield rate = [1 + Periodic Rate]^(No. of compounding periods in a year) - 1

= [1 + 0.0426]^2 - 1 = 1.0871 - 1 = 0.0871, or 8.71%

Union local school district has a bond outstanding with a coupon rate of 3.3 percent paid semiannually and 20 years to maturity. The yield to maturity on this bond is 3.7 percent, and the bond has a par value of 10000. What is the price of the bonds?

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Answer:

$9,438.22

Explanation:

For computing the price of the bond we need to apply the present value formula i.e be to shown in the attachment below:

Given that,  

Future value = $10,000

Rate of interest = 3.7%  ÷ 2 = 1.85%

NPER = 20 years  × 2 = 40 years

PMT = $10,000 × 3.3% ÷ 2 = $165

The formula is shown below:

= -PV(Rate;NPER;PMT;FV;type)

So, after applying the above formula, the price of the bond is $9,438.22

You are given the following information on Parrothead Enterprises: Debt: 9,600 7.1 percent coupon bonds outstanding, with 24 years to maturity and a quoted price of 105.5. These bonds pay interest semiannually and have a par value of $1,000. Common stock: 255,000 shares of common stock selling for $65.10 per share. The stock has a beta of .96 and will pay a dividend of $3.30 next year. The dividend is expected to grow by 5.1 percent per year indefinitely. Preferred stock: 8,600 shares of 4.55 percent preferred stock selling at $94.60 per share. The par value is $100 per share. Market: 11.4 percent expected return, risk-free rate of 3.9 percent, and a 21 percent tax rate. Calculate the company's WACC. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Ultimo Co. operates three production departments as profit centers. The following information is available for its most recent year. Department 1's contribution to overhead as a percent of sales is: ________


Dept. Sales Cost of Goods Sold Direct Expenses Indirect Expenses
1 $1,000,000 $700,000 $100,000 $80,000
2 $400,000 $150,000 $40,000 $100,000
3 $700,000 $300,000 $150,000 $20,000

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Answer:

12%

Explanation:

Contribution can be defined as the portion sales revenue that covers the fixed cost as it is not consumed by the variable cost.

Workings

Dept.  Sales      Cost of goods   Direct Expenses  Indirect exp  Contribution

1         1,000,000  700,000             100,000                80,000        120,000

2          400,000   150,000               40,000                100,000       110,000

3          700,000   300,000              150,000                 20,000      230,000

Contribution= sales revenue - direct cost and direct expenses

For Department 1 =

Contribution = 1,000,000 -700,000-100,000-80,000 = 120,000

Contribution as a percentage of sale =

Sales = 1,000,000

Contribution = 120,000

120,000/1,000,000*100 = 12%

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