Managers should make marketing decisions in the light of their own knowledge and experience instead of viewing research reports as the final answer to their problems because:

a. the number of factors included in a marketing research study are not exhaustive.
b. decisions based on marketing research reports are highly risky.
c. there is no possibility that marketing research will be affected by researcher bias.
d. marketing research is not a systematic process for obtaining information.

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Answer 1

Answer:

a. the number of factors included in a marketing research study are not exhaustive.

Explanation:

Marketing research is highly effective as a tool for guiding marketing decisions, but it is necessary for the manager to rely on making decisions not only through research, but also due to his conceptual skills of seeing the organization in a systematic way, where there is a much greater breadth and more complex factors than just the information found through marketing research. The set of the manager's vision, experiences, analyzes and indicators is important for the most adequate assessment so that organizational marketing decisions are effective and achieve the company's objective.

Therefore, it is correct to state that the number of factors included in a marketing research study is not exhaustive.


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The following model is a simplified version of the multiple regression model used by Biddle and Hamermesh (1990) to study the tradeoff between time spent sleeping and working and to look at other factors affecting sleep:

sleep = β0 + β1totwrk + β2educ + β3age + u,

where sleep and totwrk (total work) are measured in minutes per week and educ and age are measured in years. (See also Computer Exercise.)

(i) If adults trade off sleep for work, what is the sign of β1?

(ii) What signs do you think β2 and β3 will have?

(iii) Using the data in SLEEP75.RAW, the estimated equation is

= 3,638.25 - .148 totwrk - 11.13 educ + 2.20 age n = 706, R2 = .113.

If someone works five more hours per week, by how many minutes is sleep predicted to fall? Is this a large tradeoff?

(iv) Discuss the sign and magnitude of the estimated coefficient on educ.

(v) Would you say totwrk, educ, and age explain much of the variation in sleep? What other factors might affect the time spent sleeping? Are these likely to be correlated with totwrk?

Use the data in SLEEP75.RAW from Biddle and Hamermesh (1990) to study whether there is a tradeoff between the time spent sleeping per week and the time spent in paid work. We could use either variable as the dependent variable. For concreteness, estimate the model

sleep =β0+ β1totwrk+u, where sleep is minutes spent sleeping at night per week and totwrk is total minutes worked during the week.

(i) Report your results in equation form along with the number of observations and R2. What does the intercept in this equation mean?

(ii) If totwrk increases by 2 hours, by how much is sleep estimated to fall? Do you find this to be a large effect?

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Answer:

1. I²1 will have a negative sign

This is because the more work the adults do, the less sleep they will utilize.

2. The sign of i²2 is likely to be negative. This is because due to the demands placed on them, more educated people are likely to sleep less. Also, general as age increases some people sleep less. While some others sleep more as it increases. So i²3 is a bit complicated to judge.

3. Using the data

^sleep = 3638.24-0.148toteork-11.13educ + 2.20age

N = 706 r² = 0.113

We will convert 5 hours to minutes = 60x5 = 300

Coefficient of totwork = 0.148

O.148x300 = 44.4 minutes

In a week approximately 45 minutes of less sleep is not too much a change.

4. We are to discuss the sign and magnitude of estimated education

More education indicates less sleeping time. This is obvious given the sign of the variable educ. It is negative, but it's effect is quite small. Magnitude is -11.13.

So as education increases by 1 year, expected sleeping time decreases by 11.13 minutes weekly.

5. R² is 0.113. the 3 predictor variables gives us 11.3% of total variations in sleep and rest. 88.7% is unexplained.

Some factors that might also affect it are general health, number and age of children are factors that could correlate with totwork

Daily demand for a certain product is normally distributed with a mean of 138 and a standard deviation of 13. The supplier is reliable and maintains a constant lead time of 7 days. The cost of placing an order is $17 and the cost of holding inventory is $0.40 per unit per year. There are no stock-out costs, and unfilled orders are filled as soon as the order arrives. Assume sales occur over 358 days of the year.
Your goal here is to find the order quantity and reorder point to satisfy a 73 percent probability of not stocking out during the lead time.
a. To manage inventory, the company is using
Continuous review system
Periodic review system
b. Find the order quantity. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Order quantity books
c. Find the reorder point. (Use Excel's NORMSINV() function to find the correct critical value for the given α-level. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "z" value to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number.)
Reorder point

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Answer:

A. Continuous review system

B. Order quantity = 2,049 Books

C. Reorder point=987

Explanation:

a. In order To manage inventory, the company is using what is called Continuous review system

b. Calculation to find the order quality

Using this formula

Order quantity = √((2DS)/H)

Let plug in the morning

Order quantity=√ ((2 x 49,404 x 17)/0.40)

Order quantity = 2,049 Books

(138*358=49,404)

C. Calculation for reorder point

First step is to find the σL

73 % S.L. - z = 0.613

Using this formula to find the σL

σL = (Lσ^2)

Let plug in the formula

σL=√(7(13)^2)

σL= 34.39

Second step is to find the Reorder point using this formula

R = d bar(L) + zσL

Let plug in the formula

Reorder point = (138)(7) + 0.613(34.39)

Reorder point = 966+21

Reorder point=987

The following information about the payroll for the week ended December 30 was obtained from the records of Pharrell Co.:

Salaries:

Sales salaries: $402,000
Warehouse salaries 210,000
Office salaries 165,000
$777,000

Deductions:

Income tax withheld $135,975
Social security tax withheld 46,620
Medicare tax withheld 11,655
Retirement savings 17,094
Group insurance 13,986
$225,330

Tax rates assumed:

Social security 6%
Medicare 1.5%
State unemployment (employer only) 5.4%
Federal unemployment (employer only) 0.6%

Required:
Assuming that the payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on December 31, journalize the following entries (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles):

a. December 30, to record the payroll.
b. December 30, to record the employer's payroll taxes on the payroll to be paid on December 31. Of the total payroll for the last week of the year, $40,000 is subject to unemployment compensation taxes.

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Answer and Explanation:

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In, ​& Sons, a small​ environmental-testing firm, has a small environmental-testing firm, performed 11,400 radon tests for $260 each and 15,000 lead tests for $210 each. Because newer homes are being built with lead-free pipes, lead-testing volume is expected to decrease by 12% next year. However, awareness of radon-related health hazards is expected to result in a 5% increase in radon-test volume each year in the near future. Jim Hart feels that if he lowers his price for lead testing to $200 per test, he will have to face only a 4% decline in lead-test sales in 2018.

Required:
a. Prepare a 2018 sales budget for Hart & Sons assuming that Hart holds prices at 2017 levels.
b. Prepare a 2018 sales budget for Hart & Sons assuming that Hart lowers the price of a lead test to $200.
c. Should Hart lower the price of a lead test in 2018 if the company’s goal is to maximize sales revenue?

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Answer:

A. $5,884,200

B. $5,992,200

C. If the company's aim and objective is for them to maximize their sales revenue then they should go ahead and lower the selling price of lead tests in 2018

Explanation:

a. Preparation of 2018 sales budget for Hart & Sons assuming that Hart holds prices at 2017 levels

Sales budget

For the year ended December 31, 2018

Selling price Units sold Total Revenue

Radon tests

$260 *11,970 =$3,112,200

(11,400 x 1.05 = 11,970)

Lead tests $210*13,200= $2,772,000

(15,000 x 0.88 = 13,200)

(100%-12%=88%)

Total $5,884,200

$3,112,200+$2,772,000

b. Preparation of 2018 sales budget (lower price)

Sales budget

For the year ended December 31, 2018

Selling price Units sold Total Revenue

Radon tests

$260 *11,970 =$3,112,200

(11,400 x 1.05 = 11,970)

Lead tests $200*14,400= $2,880,000

(15,000 x 0.96 = 14,400)

(100%-4%=96%)

Total $5,992,200

$3,112,200+$2,880,000

C. If the company's aim and objective is for them to maximize their sales revenue then they should go ahead and lower the selling price of lead tests in 2018

During the first month of operations ended August 31, Kodiak Fridgeration Company manufactured 48,000 mini refrigerators, of which 44,000 were sold. Operating data for the month are summarized as follows:

1 Sales $8,800,000.00

2 Manufacturing costs:
3 Direct materials $3,360,000.00
4 Direct labor 1,344,000.00
5 Variable manufacturing cost 816,000.00
6 Fixed manufacturing cost 528,000.00 6,048,000.00 7

Selling and administrative expenses:
8 Variable $528,000.00
9 Fixed 352,000.00 880,000.00

Required:
a. Prepare an income statement based on the absorption costing concept.
b. Prepare an income statement based on the variable costing concept.
c. Explain the reason for the difference in the amount of income from operations reported in (1) and (2).

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Answer:

Part a.

Income statement based on the absorption costing concept.

Sales                                                                                      $8,800,000.00

Less Cost of Sales

Beginning  Inventory                                          $0

Add Manufacturing Cost                          $6,048,000.00

Less Ending Inventory                                ($504,000.00) ($5,544,000.00)

Gross Profit                                                                            $3,256,000.00

Less Expenses :

Selling and administrative expenses:

Variable                                                      $528,000.00

Fixed                                                           $352,000.00     ($880,000.00)

Net Income/(loss)                                                                   $2,376,000.00

Part b.

Income statement based on the variable costing concept.

Sales                                                                                      $8,800,000.00

Less Cost of Sales

Beginning  Inventory                                          $0

Add Manufacturing Cost                          $5,520,000.00

Less Ending Inventory                                ($460,000.00) ($5,060,000.00)

Contribution                                                                            $3,740,000.00

Less Expenses :

Fixed manufacturing cost                          $528,000.00

Selling and administrative expenses:

Variable                                                      $528,000.00

Fixed                                                           $352,000.00      ($1,408,000.00)

Net Income/(loss)                                                                    $2,332,000.00

Part c.

Reason : Fixed Costs deferred in Ending Inventory in Absorption Costing has resulted in a higher Income.

Explanation:

Units in Ending Inventory Calculation :

Production                             48,000

Less Sales                            (44,000)

Ending Inventory                    4,000

Absorption Costing Calcs

Variable Manufacturing Costs

Direct materials                         $3,360,000.00

Direct labor                                 $1,344,000.00

Variable manufacturing cost        $816,000.00

Fixed manufacturing cost            $528,000.00

Total                                           $6,048,000.00

Ending Inventory =  $6,048,000.00 × 4,000 / 48,000

                            =   $504,000

Variable Costing Calcs

Variable Manufacturing Costs

Direct materials                         $3,360,000.00

Direct labor                                 $1,344,000.00

Variable manufacturing cost        $816,000.00

Total                                           $5,520,000.00

Ending Inventory =  $5,520,000.00 × 4,000 / 48,000

                            =   $460,000

Bigham Corporation, an accrual basis calendar year taxpayer, sells its services under 12-month and 24-month contracts. The corporation provides services to each customer every month. On July 1, 2019, Bigham sold the following customer contracts:
Length of contract Total Proceeds
12 months $40,000
24 months $80,000
Determine the income to be recognized in taxable income in 2019 and 2020.
Length of Contract 2019 Income 2020 Income
12 months $ $
24 months $ $

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Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

Length of contract: 12 months

Income recorded in 2019:

= $40,000 × 6/12

= $40,000 × 1/2

= $20,000

Income recorded in 2020:

= $40,000 × 6/12

= $40,000 × 1/2

= $20,000

Length of contract: 24 months

Income recorded in 2019:

= $80,000 × 6/24

= $80,000 × 1/4

= $20,000

Income recorded in 2020:

= $80,000 × 18/24

= $80,000 × 3/4

= $60,000

g Phil rented out his home for 12 days and collected $50,000 of rental income. How much should Phil include in his gross income for the 12 rental days

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Answer:

$0

Explanation:

The rules regarding rental income of your house are simple. You must include all income that you earn from renting your house, condo, etc., if the total rental period for the year is more than 14 days (15 days or more). Since Phil only rented his house for 12 days, then he does not need to include it in his gross income.

Bramble Corp. sells MP3 players for $60 each. Variable costs are $30 per unit, and fixed costs total $120000. How many MP3 players must Bramble sell to earn net income of $300000?

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Answer:

Break-even point in units=  14,000 units

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Selling price= $60

Variable costs are $30 per unit

Fixed costs total $120,000.

Desired profit= $300,000

To calculate the number of units to be sold, we need to use the following formula:

Break-even point in units= (fixed costs + desired profit)/ contribution margin per unit

Break-even point in units= (120,000 + 300,000) / 30

Break-even point in units=  14,000 units

What type of competition stems from new products, new processes, new markets, and new forms of business organization

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Answer: Creative destruction

Explanation:

Creative destruction, just like the name suggest is used to refer to the creation of new products and processes. Or an innovative mechanism by which new production units are produced. this are used to replace outdated or obsolete ones. This usually results in the production of new products, process, and markets.

Lahey Advertising Company’s trial balance at December 31 shows Supplies $8,800 and Supplies Expense $0. On December 31, there are $1,100 of supplies on hand.

Required:
Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31.

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Answer: See attachment

Explanation:

The adjusting entries for Lahey Advertising Company has been solved and attached. It should be noted that the supplies expenses was calculated as:

= $8800 - $1100

= $7700

Kindly check the attachment for further analysis.

Carving Creations jointly produces wood chips and sawdust used in agriculture. The wood chips and sawdust are actually by-products of the company’s core operations, but Carving Creations accounts for them just like normally produced goods because of their large volumes. One jointly produced batch yields 3,000 cubic yards of wood chips and 10,000 cubic yards of sawdust, and the estimated cost per batch is $21,400. However, the joint production of each good is not equally weighted. Management at Carving Creations estimates that for the time it takes to produce 10 cubic yards of wood chips in the joint production process, only 2 cubic yards of sawdust are produced.

Given this information, allocate the joint costs of production to each product using the weighted average method.

Joint Product Allocation
Sawdust _____$
Wood chips _____
Totals _____ $

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Answer:

Carving Creations

Joint Product Allocation

Sawdust _____$ 12,840 ($0.428 * 30,000)

Wood chips _____ $8,560 ($0.428 * 20,000)

Totals _____ $21,400

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Wood chips = 3,000 cubic yards

Sawdust = 10,000 cubic yards

Estimated batch cost = $21,400

Weight assigned to wood chips production = 10

Weight assigned to sawdust production = 2

Weighted Allocation of the joint costs:

Wood chips = 3,000 * 10 = 30,000

Sawdust = 10,000 * 2 = 20,000

Total weighted units = 50,000

Allocation rate based on weights = $21,400/50,000

= $0.428

Joint Product Allocation

Sawdust _____$ 12,840 ($0.428 * 30,000)

Wood chips _____ $8,560 ($0.428 * 20,000)

Totals _____ $21,400

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.

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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).  

Journalize the following business transactions in general journal form. Identify each transaction by number. You may omit explanations of the transaction. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
1. Stockholders invest $40,000 in cash in starting a real estate office operating as a corporation.
2. Purchased $500 of supplies on credit.
3. Purchased equipment for $25,000, paying $3,500 in cash and signed a 30-day, $21,500, note payable.
4. Real estate commissions billed to clients amount to $4,000.
5. Paid $700 in cash for the current month's rent.
6. Paid $250 cash on account for office supplies purchased in transaction 2.
7. Received a bill for $800 for advertising for the current month.
8. Paid $2,500 cash for office salaries.
9. Paid $1,200 cash dividends to stockholders.
10.Received a check for $2,000 from a client in payment on account for commissions billed in transaction 4.

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Answer and Explanation:

The journal entries are  shown below:

1. Cash  $40,000

       To Common stock $40,000

(Being invested amount is recorded)

2. Supplies Dr $500

         To Account payable $500

(Being supplies purchased on account is recorded)

3. Equipment $25,000

       To Cash $3,500

      To Note payable $21,500

(Being equipment purchased is recorded)

4. Account receivable Dr $4,000

          To Commission revenue $4,000

(being the commission revenue is recorded_

5. Rent expenses $700

        To Cash  $700

(Being rent paid in cash is recorded)

6. Accounts payable $250

          To cash $250

(being cash paid is recorded)

7. Advertising expense Dr  $800

          To Account payable $800

(Being advertising expense is recorded)

8. Salaries expense $2,500

       To cash $2,500

(being cash paid is recorded)

9. Dividend Dr $1,200

     To cash $1,200

(being cash paid is recorded)

10. Bank Dr $2,000

          To Account receivable $2,000

(being receiving of check is recorded)

ogan Products computes its predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that 40,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period's estimated level of production. The company also estimated $466,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead expenses for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $3.00 per direct labor-hour. Logan's actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $713,400 and its actual total direct labor was 41,000 hours.
Required:
Compute the company's pre-determined overhead rate for the year.

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Answer:

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $14.65 per direct labor hour

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Estimated direct labor hours= 40,000

Estimated fixed overhead= $466,000

Estimated variable overhead rate= $3.00 per direct labor-hour.

To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= (466,000/40,000) + 3

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $14.65 per direct labor hour

Mcmurtry Corporation sells a product for $250 per unit. The product's current sales are 13,600 units and its break-even sales are 10,608 units. The margin of safety as a percentage of sales is closest to:

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Answer:

22%

Explanation:

Margin of Safety is the amount by which sales can fall before making a loss.

Margin of Safety = Expected Sales - Break-even Sales ÷ Expected Sales

                           = (13,600 - 10,608) ÷ 13,600

                           = 0.22 or 22%

A Corporation has two divisions: the South Division and the West Division. The corporation's net operating income is $26,900. The South Division's divisional segment margin is $42,800 and the West Division's divisional segment margin is $29,900. What is the amount of the common fixed expense not traceable to the individual divisions

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Answer:

$45,800

Explanation:

Common fixed expense not traceable to the individual divisions = South division's divisional segment margin + west division's divisional segment - corporation's net operating income

Common fixed expense not traceable to the individual divisions = $42,800 + $29,900 - $26,900

Common fixed expense not traceable to the individual divisions = $45,800

You recommend the following: We should discontinue our policy of reimbursing employees for meals and incidental expenses. In place of this policy, we should provide $100 daily stipends. This recommendation is best classified as what

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Answer:

the options are missing:

Specific, actionable, and justified

Specific but not actionable and not justified

Specific and actionable but not justified

The answer is:

Specific, actionable, and justified

This proposition is very specific (it is the only thing that all three options agree upon).

In order for a recommendation to be actionable, it must be relevant and feasible.

This recommendation is feasible since 83% of the employees prefer the $100 stipend. It is also relevant because the company can save approximately $61 per employee per day.

This $61 savings per day per employee also makes this proposition justifiable since the company's employees travel a lot.

Reimbursement is the payment that the company does to its employees for their service. The proposal is Specific, actionable, and justified.

What is Reimbursement ?

It is the money paid to the employees/customer/parties for their services provided. It's a business expense and paid after complying with the tax rules.

The proposal is Specific, actionable, and justified.

The recommendation should be feasible to be actionable. It is feasible because 83% of employees agreed to the $100 stipend daily for meals and incidental expenses. And it is at the same time beneficial to the company, as it would save $61 per employee per day.

Therefore, it can be said that the above explanation aptly describes the statement.

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Larkspur Incorporated factored $124,300 of accounts receivable with Cullumber Factors Inc. on a without-recourse basis. Cullumber assesses a 2% finance charge of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 5% of accounts receivable for possible adjustments.

Required:
Prepare the journal entry for Larkspur Incorporated and Cullumber Factors to record the factoring of the accounts receivable to Cullumber.

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Answer:

Larkspur Incorporated

DR Cash                                                           115,599

     Due from Factor (Cullumber)                       6,215

     Loss on Sale of Receivables                       2,486

     CR Accounts Receivable                                               124,300

Working

Due from Factor = 5% * 124,300

= $‭6,215‬

Loss on sale of receivables = 2% * 124,300

= $‭2,486‬

Cash = 124,300 - 6,215 - 2,486

= $‭115,599‬

Cullumber Factors Inc.

DR Accounts Receivable                                       124,300

     CR Due to Larkspur                                                             6,215

           Financing Revenue                                                        2,486

           Cash                                                                              115,599

Jane is planning to go on a camping trip. She purchases a bottle of mineral water, a pack of biscuits, a small tube of toothpaste, and a toothbrush from the supermarket near her house. The items that Jane has purchased from the supermarket are _____.

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franchise

Explanation:

right granted to an individual or group to the market for a business goods or services within a certain area

Jane is planning to go on a camping trip. The items that Jane has purchased from the supermarket are non durable goods.

What do you mean by the non durable goods?

The lifespan of consumer nondurable items, which are bought for immediate or nearly immediate consumption, ranges from minutes to three years. These frequently include things like meals, drinks, clothes, shoes, and gasoline.

Non-durable commodities are typically produced, delivered, and sold to consumers quickly.

These products are frequently used very rapidly as well, thus consumers require a constant supply in order to keep stocking up.

Therefore, Jane is planning to go on a camping trip. She purchases a bottle of mineral water, a pack of biscuits, a small tube of toothpaste, and a toothbrush from the supermarket near her house. The items that Jane has purchased from the supermarket are non durable goods.

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Alan inherited $100,000 with the stipulation that he "invest it to financially benefit his family." Alan and his wife Alice decided they would invest the inheritance to help them accomplish two financial goals: purchasing a Park City vacation home and saving for their son Cooper’s education.

Vacation Home Cooper’s Education
Initial investment $50,000 $50,000
Investment horizon 5 years 18 years

Alan and Alice have a marginal income tax rate of 32 percent (capital gains rate of 15 percent) and have decided to investigate the following investment opportunities.

Required:
Determine the two annual after-tax rate of return.

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Answer:

the question is missing the information about potential investments, so I looked for a similar one:

                                                                    5 Years  18 Years

Corporate bonds                                        5.75%  4.75%  

(ordinary interest taxed annually)

Dividend-paying stock                                 3.50%   3.50%  

(no appreciation and dividends are taxed at 15%)  

Growth stock                                              FV $65,000 FV $140,000  

Municipal bond (tax-exempt)                3.20%  3.10%  

Alan and Alice should invest in growth stocks since they yield the highest after tax return:

5 years:

FV of growth stocks = $65,000

taxable gain = $65,000 -$50,000 = $15,000 x 15% = $2,250

net gain = $15,000 - $2,250 = $12,750

to determine the yield rate we can use the future value formula:

62,750 = 50,000 x (1 + r)⁵

(1 + r)⁵ = 62,750 / 50,000 = 1.255

⁵√(1 + r)⁵ = ⁵√1.255

1 + r = 1.046

r = 4.6% after tax yield per year

18 years:

FV of growth stocks = $140,000

taxable gain = $140,000 -$50,000 = $90,000 x 15% = $13,500

net gain = $90,000 - $13,500 = $76,500

to determine the yield rate we can use the future value formula:

126,500 = 50,000 x (1 + r)¹⁸

(1 + r)¹⁸ = 126,500 / 50,000 = 2.53

¹⁸√(1 + r)¹⁸ = ¹⁸√2.53

1 + r = 1.053

r = 5.3% after tax yield per year

Ida Company produces a handcrafted musical instrument called a gamelan that is similar to a xylophone. The gamelans are sold for $722. Selected data for the company’s operations last year follow:

Units in beginning inventory 0
Units produced 23,000
Units sold 20,000
Units in ending inventory 3,000

Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials $180
Direct labor $340
Variable manufacturing overhead $51
Variable selling and administrative $18

Fixed costs:
Fixed manufacturing overhead $940,000
Fixed selling and administrative $820,000

Required:
a. Assume that the company uses absorption costing. Compute the unit product cost for one gamelan.
b. Assume that the company uses variable costing. Compute the unit product cost for one gamelan.

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Answer:

Results are below.

Explanation:

The absorption costing method includes all costs related to production, both fixed and variable. The unit product cost is calculated using direct material, direct labor, and total unitary manufacturing overhead.

The variable costing method incorporates all variable production costs (direct material, direct labor, and variable overhead).

Absorption costing:

Unitary fixed overhead= 940,000/23,000= $40.87

Unitary production cost= 180 + 340 + 51 +40.87

Unitary production cost= $610.87

Variable costing:

Unitary production cost= 180 + 340 + 51

Unitary production cost=$571

The absorption costing method includes all costs related to production and variable costs includes all variable production costs.

What are absorption costs?

Absorption costs, also known as absorption costs, are a management calculation method that combines both highly flexible and adjusted cost to produce a particular product.

Knowing the full cost of production per unit enables manufacturers to price their products.

Calculation of Production costs assuming that the method of Absorption costing:

[tex]\rm\,Unitary \;Fixed \;Overhead= \dfrac{\$940,000}{23,000}\\\\Unitary \;Fixed \;Overhead== \$40.87 \;per \;unit\\\\Unitary \;Production \;Cost= (180 + 340 + 51 +40.87)\\\\Unitary \; Production \;Cost= \$610.87[/tex]

b) Calculation of production costs by variable costing method:

[tex]\rm\,Unitary \; Production \;Cost= (\$180 +\$340 + \$51)\\\\Unitary \;Production \;Cost=\$571[/tex]

Hence, The unit product cost for one gamelan by applying absorption costing is $610.87 and by variable costing is $571.

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By using focus group feedback, Kraft was able to develop a positioning strategy. Focus groups are what type of research?

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Answer:

qualitative research

Explanation:

qualitative research deals with non-numerical data, it involves collection and analysing of data by open question method to gather in-depth information about the service/product situation from the respondent.

It should be noted that, Focus groups are qualitative research type research.

Focus groups can be as well regarded as market research, it is base on the logic of seeking the opinion, view, of people about a particular concept, product/services. It involves sourcing some number of people with purchase history or idea about a product to give "feedback".

A real estate agent is considering changing her land line phone plan. There are three plans to choose from, all of which involve a monthly service charge of $20. Plan A has a cost of $.41 a minute for daytime calls and $.16 a minute for evening calls. Plan B has a charge of $.51 a minute for daytime calls and $.15 a minute for evening calls. Plan C has a flat rate of $80 with 300 minutes of calls allowed per month and a charge of $.38 per minute beyond that, day or evening.
a. Determine the total charge under each plan for this case: 120 minutes of day calls and 40 minutes of evening calls in a month. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Cost for Plan A $
Cost for Plan B $
Cost for Plan C $
b. If the agent will use the service for daytime calls, over what range of call minutes will each plan be optimal? (Round each answer to the nearest whole number.Include the indifference point itself in each answer.)
c. Suppose that the agent expects both daytime and evening calls. At what point (i.e., percentage of total call minutes used for daytime calls) would she be indifferent between plans A and B? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

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Answer:

a. Determine the total charge under each plan for this case: 120 minutes of day calls and 40 minutes of evening calls in a month.

Cost for Plan A = ($0.41 x 120) + ($0.16 x 40) + $20 = $ 75.60Cost for Plan B = ($0.51 x 120) + ($0.15 x 40) + $20 = $ 87.20Cost for Plan C = $80 + $20 = $100

b. If the agent will use the service for daytime calls, over what range of call minutes will each plan be optimal?

If the agent will use the service only for daytime calls, Plan A is better if the agent uses 195 minutes maximum. If the agent expects to use 196 or more minutes, then Plan C is better.

c. Suppose that the agent expects both daytime and evening calls. At what point (i.e., percentage of total call minutes used for daytime calls) would she be indifferent between plans A and B?

Plan A charges 10¢ less per daytime minute, while plan B charges 1¢ less for evening minutes, that means that the proportion of daytime calls should be 1/11, while the proportion of evening calls should be 10/11.

If 60% of the population is female and 30% of females buy physical therapy services, and 70% of men buy physical therapy services, is there more demand for physical therapy from women or men?

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Answer:

Men.

Explanation:

Well, 70% of 40% (100% - 60%) = 28% total population demand.

30% of 60% = 18%

28% > 18%

Clearly, men have more demand for physical therapy as compared with women.

What is the importance of population distribution?

Multiple uses can be made of population distribution data among administrative areas. They often serve as the foundation for choosing the electoral districts. They offer fundamental information for population estimates and are helpful in relation to social, economic, and administrative planning.

Because out of the total 40% population of men 70% required therapy which is greater than, the total 60% of women population 30% required therapy.

Physical therapists are experts in the movement who enhance patients' quality of life by giving them individualized treatment plans, providing direct care, and educating them. Physical therapists provide diagnosis and care for patients of all ages, including those nearing the end of their lives.

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Debby’s Dance Studios is considering the purchase of new sound equipment that will enhance the popularity of its aerobics dancing. The equipment will cost $24,500. Debby is not sure how many members the new equipment will attract, but she estimates that her increased annual cash flows for each of the next five years will have the following probability distribution. Debby’s cost of capital is 13 percent. Use Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answers using the formula and financial calculator methods.
Cash Flow Probability
$ 3,840 0.4
5,280 0.2
8,110 0.3
10,370 0.1
a. What is the expected value of the cash flow? The value you compute will apply to each of the five years.
Expected Cash Flow $
b. What is the expected net present value? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places. )
Net Present Value $
c. Should Debby buy the new equipment?

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Answer:

Cash Flow        Probability          Expected value

$3,840                    0.4                   $1,536

$5,280                    0.2                    $1,056

$8,110                      0.3                    $2,433

$10,370                   0.1                    $1,307

total                           1                    $6,332

a) the expected value of each yearly cash flow is $6,332

b) the present value of the expected cash flows = $6,332 x 3.5172 (PV annuity factor, 13%, 5 periods) = $22,270.91 ≈ $22,271

the NPV = -$24,500 + $22,271 = -$2,229

c) Debby should not buy the equipment since the project's NPV is negative.

Which government tax incentive retirement account allows a person to contribute after-tax earnings?
a. Contribution matching
b. Roth IRA
c. Traditional IRA
d. 529 plan

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Answer:

B.

Explanation:

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The tax incentive being provided by government to eligible taxpayers at the time of retirement that allows an individual for contributing after tax income is the Traditional IRA.

Option C is correct.

What is the after tax-income?

After tax income is the amount being earned by individual after paying off the taxes on the basis of their filing status. It is determined by deducting tax expense from the amount of gross income.

Traditional IRA is one of the retirement account that permits a person for making contributions of gross revenues or after-tax revenues for investment. If the amount invested is complied with the rules as framed by tax authorities, then it can be considered for tax deductions. This leads to lowering of tax liability to some extent.

Therefore, the traditional IRA is the tax incentive allowing an individual on after tax income.

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For each of the procedures described in the table below, identify the audit procedure per­ formed and classification of the audit procedure using the following:

Audit Procedures: Classification of Audit Procedure
(I) Analytical procedure (9) Substantive procedures
(2) Confirmation (I0) Test of controls
(3) Inquiry
(4) Inspection of recordsordocuments
(5) Inspection of tangible assets
(6) Observation
(7) Recalculation
(8) Reperformance

Procedure Audit Procedure Classification of Audit Procedure

a. Requested responses directly from customers as to amounts due.
b. Compared total bad debts this year with the totals for the previous two years.
c. Questioned management about likely total uncollectible accounts.
d. Watched the accounting clerk record the daily deposit of cash receipts.
e. Examined invoice to obtain evidence in support of the ending recorded balance of a customer.
f. Compared a sample of sales invoices to credit files to determine whether the customers were on the approved customer list.
g. Examined a sample of sales invoices to see if they were initialized by the credit manager indicating credit approval.

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Answer:

a. Requested responses directly from customers as to amounts due.

Audit Procedure: Confirmation

Classification of Audit Procedure: Substantive procedures

b. Compared total bad debts this year with the totals for the previous two years.

Audit Procedure: Analytical procedure

Classification of Audit Procedure: Substantive procedures

c. Questioned management about likely total uncollectible accounts.

Audit Procedure: Inquiry

Classification of Audit Procedure: Substantive procedures

d. Watched the accounting clerk record the daily deposit of cash receipts.

Audit Procedure: Observation

Classification of Audit Procedure: Test of controls

e. Examined invoice to obtain evidence in support of the ending recorded balance of a customer.

Audit Procedure:  Inspection of records or documents

Classification of Audit Procedure: Substantive procedures

f. Compared a sample of sales invoices to credit files to determine whether the customers were on the approved customer list.

Audit Procedure: Reperformance

Classification of Audit Procedure: Test of controls

g. Examined a sample of sales invoices to see if they were initialized by the credit manager indicating credit approval.

Audit Procedure: Inspection of records or documents

Classification of Audit Procedure: Test of controls

What are the 2 main sources of data

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Answer:

internal and external source

Explanation:

Answer:

There are two sources of data. they are:

1. Internal Source.

2. External Source.

Explanation:

Internal Source. When data are collected from reports and records of the organision itself, it is known as the internal source.

External Source. When data are collected from outside the organition, it is known as the external source.

If an investment triples in value in seven years, the rate of return on the investment is nearest to:

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Answer: 17%

Explanation:

Note that in the attachment

FV = future value

PV = present value

R = rate

n = number of years

After the calculation the answer is 17%

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Carol wants to invest money in a 6% Certificate of Deposit (CD) that compounds semiannually. Carol would like the account to have a balance of $50,000 five years from now. How much must Carol deposit to accomplish her goal

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Answer:

the present value is $37,230.10

Explanation:

The computation of the present value is shown below:

As we know that

Future value = Present value × (1 + rate of interest)^time period

$50,000 = Present value × (1 + 0.06 ÷ 2)^5 × 2

$50,000 = Present value × (1.03)^10

$50,000 = Present value × 1.343

So, the present value is $37,230.10

hence, the present value is $37,230.10

We simply applied the above formula

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