The price of oil in international markets has dropped stunningly 60% in the past twelve months. Among the factors mentioned behind this drastic fall is the millions of barrels of oil produced in the US called shale oil and analyze:

a. The market struc ture for oil industry.
b. The supply and demand for oil in that market structure.
c. The pricing of oil at the presence of OPEC and the role of Speculators.
d. Why shale oil is a substitute for oil and explain the news in regard to the Cross elasticity of demand.

Answer:

a. The market structure for oil industry.

The market structure is monopolistic competition: there are many competitors, that hold some market power, but not as much as in oligopoly. The good that is offered is not as homogenous as in agricultural markets, and this is the reason why it is not a perfect-competition structure either.

b. The supply and demand for oil in that market structure.

Supply and demand is determined more or less freely in the market. Producers hold some market power so they charge a price that is a bit higher than the marginal cost, which would be the price in a perfect competition structure.

Consumers also have power in the demand curve because they have a fair number of options.

c. The pricing of oil at the presence of OPEC and the role of Speculators.

The OPEC forms an oligopoly, however, not all countries that produce oil are members of the OPEC, and this is why the market structure as a whole is not an oligopoly, but monopolistic competition.

Speculators can drive prices, but their influence is marginal in comparison to consumers as a whole.

d. Why shale oil is a substitute for oil and explain the news in regard to the Cross elasticity of demand.

Shale oil is a substitute because it offers the same service: providing energy, and serving as a chemical component of many products.

As for the cross elasticity of demand, this means that when the price of oil increases, the demand for shale oil increases, because people flock to the substitute.

This activity is important because any business that offers multiple product lines to multiple market segments is faced with the task of making the product/market decisions and prioritizing those decisions. Products and market segments that are growing quickly and are very profitable should get more attention and resources than a product and market segment that does not show as much potential.
Once a marketing manager creates a market-product grid, they must select which segments to target. To do this, the marketing manager should use several criteria in assessing the different segments. Those criteria include: market size, expected growth, competitive position, cost of reaching the segment, and the compatibility with the organization's objectives and resources.
The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the market-product development process by analyzing a gift shop's markets and products.
Read the case below and then answer the questions that follow as you consider its markets and product offerings.
A small local gift shop recently marked its 25th anniversary of being in business. Over that time, the owners have continually changed the products sold in its store to reflect changes in the market. From the early days of selling small gift-type items such as figurines and collectibles, the store now offers a more eclectic mix of merchandise that includes Vera Bradley purses and inexpensive jewelry, as well as items that could be classified as "gift-type" products and merchandise that is best described as "collectibles."
However, the demographics of the store's market, as well as the needs of that market, seem to be changing. There has been an influx of younger customers (20s and 30s) into the area, which has brought the average age of the area down by 9.8 years. This rapidly growing segment doesn't seem interested in buying the same collectibles that their parents bought. Many older residents (60s and 70s) have been leaving the area for retirement. The older customers are still buying the collectibles, but are also buying gifts for children and grandchildren for holidays and special occasions. Indeed, while sales of merchandise aimed at the younger customers have grown 30 percent, sales to the older crowd have been flat. And the younger group has now passed the older segment in terms of the size of the population. While there are other stores in the area selling similar merchandise, this gift shop has managed to get an exclusive on the Vera Bradley line, which has been popular with the younger customers. The owners of the gift shop are considering which market segment should be the focus of their attention and limited resources. This is an especially critical decision because of the limited space in the store and the need to add fixtures for carrying some of the collectible items that are coming on the market.
Based on the limited information in the case, which market segment is larger?
a) the over-80 segment
b) all segments are the same size
c) the 60s and 70s segment
d) the 20s and 30s segment

One year ago, Tyler Stasney founded Swift Classified Ads. Stasney remembers that you took an accounting course while in college and comes to you for advice. He wishes to know how much net income his business earned during the past year in order to decide whether to keep the company going. His accounting records consist of the T-accounts from his ledger, which were prepared by an accountant who moved to another city. The ledger at December 31 follows. The accounts have not been adjusted. Stasney indicates that at year-end, customers owe him $1,600 for accrued service revenue. These revenues have not been recorded. During the year, Stasney collected $4,000 service revenue in advance from customers, but he earned only $900 of that amount. Rent expense for the year was $2,400, and he used up $1,700 of the supplies. Stasney determines that depreciation on his equipment was $5,000 for the year. At December 31, he owes his employee $1,200 accrued salary.

Gayne Corporation's contribution margin ratio is 18% and its fixed monthly expenses are $53,500. If the company's sales for a month are $318,000, what is the best estimate of the company's net operating income? Assume that the fixed monthly expenses do not change.

Assume that the following events occurred at a division of Generic Electric for March of the current year:
1. Purchased $100 million in direct materials.
2. Incurred direct labor costs of $46 million.
3. Determined that manufacturing overhead was $76 million.
4. Transferred 90 percent of the materials purchased to work-in-process.
5. Completed work on 75 percent of the work-in-process. Costs are assigned equally across all work-in-process.
6. The inventory accounts have no beginning balances. All costs incurred were debited to the appropriate account and credited to Accounts Payable.
Required:
Give the amounts for the following items in the Work-in-process account: (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Enter your final answers in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Transfers-In ____ Million
Transfers-Out ______ Million
Ending Balance _____ Million

On September 1, Boylan Office Supply had an inventory of 30 calculators at a cost of $18 each. The company uses a perpetual inventory system. During September, the following transactions occurred.
Sept. 6 Purchased with cash 80 calculators at $20 each from Guthrie Co.
Sept. 9 Paid freight of $80 on calculators purchased from Guthrie Co.
Sept. 10 Returned 3 calculators to Guthrie Co. for $63 cash (including freight) because they did not meet specifications.
Sept. 12 Sold 26 calculators costing $21 (including freight) for $31 each on account to Lee Book Store, terms n/30.
Sept. 14 Granted credit of $31 to Lee Book Store for the return of one calculator that was not ordered.
Sept. 20 Sold 30 calculators costing $21 for $32 each on account to Orr's Card Shop, terms n/30.
Journalize the September transactions.

leased the asset on a 2-year lease, the payment would be $110 at the begin- ning of each year. If RC borrowed and bought, the bank would charge 10% interest on the loan. In either case, the equipment is worth nothing after 2 years and will be discarded. Should RC lease or buy the equipment?

when the business cycle or economic activity is declining the economy is said to be what

Allen Air Conditioning manufactures room air conditioners at plants in Houston, Phoenix, and Memphis. These are sent to regional distributors in Dallas, Atlanta, and Denver. The shipping costs vary, and the company would like to find the least-cost way to meet the demands at each of the distribution centers. Dallas needs to receive 800 air conditioners per month, Atlanta needs 600, and Denver needs 200. Houston has 850 air conditioners available each month, Phoenix has 650, and Memphis has 300. The shipping cost per unit from Houston to Dallas is $8, to Atlanta $12, and to Denver $10. The cost per unit from Phoenix to Dallas is $10, to Atlanta $14, and to Denver $9. The cost per unit from Memphis to Dallas is $11, to Atlanta $8, and to Denver $12. 14700.

Required:
a. Based on the given demand and​ supply, the given transportation problem is ________
b. Before finding the initial​ solution, a dummy_____________ should be introduced.
c. The total cost of the optimal solution​ =____________

On July 1, 2020, Buffalo Inc. made two sales.

1. It sold land having a fair value of $904,290 in exchange for a 4-year zero-interest-bearing promissory note in the face amount of $1,422,914. The land is carried on Buffalo's books at a cost of $591,300.
2. It rendered services in exchange for a 3%, 8-year promissory note having a face value of $408,830 (interest payable annually).

Buffalo Inc. recently had to pay 8% interest for money that it borrowed from British National Bank. The customers in these two transactions have credit ratings that require them to borrow money at 12% interest.

Required:
Record the two journal entries that should be recorded by Vaughn Inc. for the sales transactions above that took place on July 1, 2020.

In an example, a local church is made up of people who are very different in their lifestyles and their stages of life. Mary is a 23-year-old single parent who earns the minimum wage. Jonathan is 60 years old, extremely wealthy, and works because he enjoys it. Jane is a 45-year-old lawyer who earns well and is well-respected in her profession. She is extremely career-oriented and is proud of her achievements. Which of the following do you think would motivate Jonathan the most?
a. safety
b. physiological
c. self-actualization
d. growth
e. esteem

Wainwright Corporation owns and operates a wholesale warehouse.
The following transactions occurred during March 2016:
1. Issued 30,000 shares of capital stock in exchange for $300,000 in cash.
2. Purchased equipment at a cost of $40,000. $10,000 cash was paid and a note payable was signed for the balance owed.
3. Purchased inventory on account at a cost of $90,000. The company uses the perpetual inventory system.
4. Credit sales for the month totaled $120,000. The cost of the goods sold was $70,000.
5. Paid $5,000 in rent on the warehouse building for the month of March.
6. Paid $6,000 to an insurance company for fire and liability insurance for a one-year period beginning April 1, 2016.
7. Paid $70,000 on account for the merchandise purchased in 3.
8. Collected $55,000 from customers on account.
9. Recorded depreciation expense of $1,000 for the month on the equipment.
Required:
1.Analyze each transaction and classify each as a financing, investing and/or operating activity.
A transaction can represent more than one type of activity.
Also indicate the cash effect of each, if any.
Activities:
Transaction Financing Investing Operating
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

During November, the production department of a process operations system completed and transferred to finished goods 26,000 units that were in process at the beginning of November and 120,000 units that were started and completed in November. November's beginning inventory units were 100% complete with respect to materials and 45% complete with respect to conversion. At the end of November, 33,000 additional units were in process in the production department and were 100% complete with respect to materials and 65% complete with respect to conversion.

Required:
Compute the number of equivalent units with respect to materials for November using the weighted-average method.

Randy likes baseball more than football, football more than basketball, and basketball more than baseball. Which assumption about consumer preferences does this violate

Use the information from the balance sheet and income statement below to calculate the following ratios:

a. Current Ratio
b. Acid-test ratio
c. Times interest earned
d. Inventory turnover
e. Total asset turnover
f. Operating profit margin
g. Days in receivables
h. Operating return on assets
i. Debt ratio
j. Fixed asset turnover
k. Return on equity

Balance Sheet ASSETS

Cash $100,000
Accounts receivable 30,000
Inventory 50,000
Prepaid expenses 10,000
Total current assets $190,000
Gross plant and equipment 401,000
Accumulated depreciation (66,000)
Total assets $525,000

LIABILITIES AND OWNERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable $90,000
Accrued liabilities 63,000
Total current liabilities $153,000
Long-term debt 120,000
Common stock 205,000
Retained earnings 47,000
Total liabilities and equity $525,000
Income Statement Sales* $210,000
Cost of goods sold (90,000)
Gross profit $120,000
Selling, general, and
administrative expenses (29,000)
Depreciation expenses (26,000)
Operating profits $65,000
Interest expense (8,000)
Earnings before taxes $57,000
Taxes (11,970)
Net income $45,030

Your classmates from the University of Chicago are planning to go to Miami for spring break, and you are undecided about whether you should go with them. The round-trip airfare is $600, but you have a frequent-flyer coupon worth $500 that you could use to pay part of the airfare. All other costs for the vacation are exactly $900. The most you would be willing to pay for the trip is $1,400. Your only alternative use for your frequent-flyer coupon is for your trip to Atlanta two weeks after the break to attend your sister's graduation, which your parents are forcing you to attend. The Chicago-Atlanta round-trip airfare is $450. If the Chicago-Atlanta round-trip air fare were $350, should you use the coupon to go to Miami?

The following expenditures were incurred by Tamarisk, Inc. in purchasing land: cash price $74,000, accrued taxes $4,400, attorneys’ fees $4,300, real estate broker’s commission $1,500, and clearing and grading $3,600. What is the cost of the land?

The following information is available for Mergenthaler Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2022:

Collection of principal on long-term loan to a supplier $16,000
Acquisition of equipment for cash 10,000
Proceeds from the sale of long-term investment at book value 22,000
Issuance of common stock for cash 20,000
Depreciation expense 25,000
Redemption of bonds payable at carrying (book) value 34,000
Payment of cash dividends 6,000
Net income 30,000
Purchase of land by issuing bonds payable 40,000

In addition, the following information is available from the comparative balance sheet for Mergenthaler at the end of 2022 and 2021:

2021 2022
Cash $148,000 $91,000
Accounts receivable (net) 25,000 15,000
Prepaid insurance 19,000 13,000
Total current assets $192,000 $119,000
Accounts payable $30,000 $19,000
Salaries and wages payable 6,000 7,000
Total current liabilities $36,000 $26,000

Required:
Prepare Mergenthaler's statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014, using the indirect method.

Your boss would like your help on a marketing research project he is conducting on the relationship between the price of soup and the quantity of soup supplied. He hands you the following document:

Price of Soup Quantity of Soup Supplied

0.50 750

0.75 1,000

1.00 1,500

1.25 2,000

Your task is to take this blank and construct a graphical representation of the data. In doing so, you determine that as the price of soup rises, the quantity of soup supplied increases. This confirms the blank.

For both blanks, the choices are supply curve, quantity of soup supplied, supply schedule, and law of supply. I got law of supply for the first blank, and supply curve for the second blank and I wanted to make sure if I was correct.

If the college strictly enforces the rent ceiling of ​$250 a​ month, the​ on-campus housing market is​

O’Hara Associates sells golf clubs, and with each sale of a full set of clubs provides complementary club-fitting services. A full set of clubs with the fitting services sells for $1,400. O’Hara estimates that it incurs $50 of staff compensation and other costs to provide the fitting services, and normally earns 20% over cost on similar services. Assuming that the golf clubs and the club-fitting services are separate performance obligations, estimate the stand-alone selling price of the club-fitting services using the expected cost plus margin approach.

Last month Dexter Company had a $11,780 loss on sales of $164,000. Fixed costs are $62,620 a month. By how much do sales have to increase for Dexter to break even

This year, Linda Moore earned a $112,000 salary and $2,200 interest income from a jumbo Certificate of Deposit. She recognized a $15,300 capital loss on the sale of undeveloped land.

1. She also recognized a $10,500 capital gain from the sale of corporate stock.
2. She also received a $16,000 capital gain distribution from a mutual fund.
3. She had no other capital transactions this year but has a $17,000 capital loss carryforward from a previous year.

Required:
a. Compute Linda’s AGI and any capital loss carryforward into future years when she also recognized a $10,500 capital gain from the sale of corporate stock.
b. Compute Linda’s AGI and any capital loss carryforward into future years when she also received a $16,000 capital gain distribution from a mutual fund.
c. Compute Linda’s AGI and any capital loss carryforward into future years when she had no other capital transactions this year but has a $17,000 capital loss carryforward from a previous year.

A small country is collecting more money than it spends. What is MOST likely the fiscal policy stance that this government takes?

expansionary stance

contractionary stance

economic stance

neutral stance

The Talbot Corporation makes wheels that it uses in the production of bicycles. Talbot's costs to produce 180,000 wheels annually are:

Direct materials $36,000
Direct labor $54,000
Variable manufacturing overhead $27,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead $66,000

An outside supplier has offered to sell Talbot similar wheels for $0.80 per wheel. If the wheels are purchased from the outside supplier, $21,000 of annual fixed overhead could be avoided and the facilities now being used could be rented to another company for $51,000 per year. Direct labor is a variable cost. If Talbot chooses to buy the wheel from the outside supplier, then annual net operating income would: __________

free brainlyest. first answer gets it

Sheridan Company pays all salaried employees on a biweekly basis. Overtime pay, however, is paid in the next biweekly period. Sheridan accrues salaries expense only at its December 31 year end. Data relating to salaries earned in December 2020 are as follows: Last payroll was paid on 12/26/20, for the 2-week period ended 12/26/20. Overtime pay earned in the 2-week period ended 12/26/20 was $24000. Remaining work days in 2020 were December 29, 30, 31, on which days there was no overtime. The recurring biweekly salaries total $444000.
Assuming a five-day workweek, Sheridan should record a liability at December 31, 2020 for accrued salaries of:_________.
a. $266400
b. $290400
c. $133200
d. $157200

Camille Sikorski was divorced last year. She currently provides a home for her 15-year-old daughter, Kaly, and 18-year-old son, Parker. Both children lived in Camille’s home, which she owns, for the entire year, and Camille paid for all the costs of maintaining the home. She received a salary of $55,000 and contributed $4,200 of it to a qualified retirement account (a for AGI deduction). She also received $6,000 of alimony from her former husband. Finally, Camille paid $2,700 of expenditures that qualified as itemized deductions.

a. What is Camille’s taxable income?

b. What would Camille’s taxable income be if she incurred $9,800 of itemized deductions instead of $2,700?

c. Assume the original facts but now suppose Camille’s daughter, Kaly, is 25 years old and a full-time student. Kaly’s gross income for the year was $5,300. Kaly provided $3,180 of her own support, and Camille provided $5,300 of support. What is Camille’s taxable income?

#6 is it Greater of standard deduction or itemized deduction or is it Lesser of standard deduction or itemized deduction

Description Amount
1) Gross income
2) For AGI deductions
3) Adjused gross income $
4) Standard deduction
5) Itemized deductions
6)
7) Personal and dependency exemptions
8) Total deductions from AGI $
Taxable income

g after examining the various personal loan rates available to​ you, you find that you can borrow funds from a finance company at an APR of percent compounded or from a bank at an APR of percent compounded . Which alternative is more​ attractive? a. If you borrow ​$ from a finance company at an APR of percent compounded for ​year, how much do you need to payoff the​ loan?

20. The consumer price index was 120 in 2013 and 126 in 2014. The nominal interest rate during this period was 8 percent. What was the real interest rate during this period? A) 3 percent B) 2 percent C) 3.3 percent D) 5.2 percent E) 12.8 percent

Mirr, Inc. was incorporated on January 1, year 1, with proceeds from the issuance of $750,000 in stock and borrowed funds of $110,000. During the first year of operations, revenues from sales and consulting amounted to $82,000, and operating costs and expenses totaled $64,000. On December 15, Mirr declared a $3,000 cash dividend, payable to stockholders on January 15, year 2. No additional activities affected owners' equity in year 1. Mirr's liabilities increased to $120,000 by December 31, year 1. On Mirr's December 31, year 1 balance sheet, total assets should be reported at:_______