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In 2016, Akin Company sold 3,000 units at $750.00 each. Variable expenses were $375.00 per unit, and fixed expenses were $130,000. The same selling price is expected for 2017. Akin is tentatively planning to invest in equipment that would increase fixed costs by 17.00%, while decreasing variable costs per unit by 20.00%. What is the company's break-even point in units for 2017?
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Why are adjustments made to the accounting records at the end of the period? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. Any boxes left with a question mark will be automatically graded as incorrect.)
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A company purchased new equipment for $47,000. The company paid cash for the equipment. Other costs associated with the equipment were: transportation costs, $2,900; sales tax paid $3,700; and installation cost, $3,300. The cost recorded for the equipment was:
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Ganado's Cost of Capital. Maria Gonzalez, Ganado's Chief Financial Officer, estimates the risk-free rate to be 3.70 %, the company's credit risk premium is 4.10%, the domestic beta is estimated at 1.13, the international beta is estimated at 0.96, and the company's capital structure is now 65% debt. The expected rate of return on the market portfolio held by a well-diversified domestic investor is 9.10% and the expected return on a larger globally integrated equity market portfolio is 8.20 %. The before-tax cost of debt estimated by observing the current yield on Ganado's outstanding bonds combined with bank debt is 8.10% and the company's effective tax rate is 35%. For both the domestic CAPM and ICAPM, calculate the following: a. Ganado's cost of equity b. Ganado's after-tax cost of debt
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A rapidly growing company just paid a dividend of $1.50 a share. For the next three years, the earnings growth rate is projected to be 15% each year, and then 4% each year thereafter. If the required rate of return is 9%, what is the value of the stock
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The following information is available for the month of April from the First department of the Armque Corporation: Units Work in process, April 1 (50% complete) 90,000 Started in April 250,000 Work in process, April 30 (40% complete) 60,000 Materials are added in the beginning of the process in the First department. Using the average cost method, what are the equivalent units of production for the month of April
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The next dividend payment by Hoffman, Inc., will be $2.50 per share. The dividends are anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 5.75 percent forever. Assume the stock currently sells for $48.60 per share. a. What is the dividend yield
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A magazine subscription is running out and you can renew it by sending $10 a year (the regular rate) or get a lifetime subscription to the magazine for $100. Your cost of capital is 7%. How many years would you have to live to make the lifetime subscription the better buy
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The owners of a corporation are the . The primary goal of the corporate management team is to the shareholders wealth by the over the long run. Krit Corp. is a US manufacturing company based in the Midwest. As an investor, Wilson bought 200 shares of stock in Krit Corp. The stock price of Krit Corp. is currently trading at $37.50 per share. Wilsons total wealth in Krit Corp. is:
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White Company budgeted for $200,000 of fixed overhead cost and volume of 40,000 units. During the year, the company produced and sold 39,000 units and spent $210,000 on fixed overhead. The fixed overhead cost spending variance is: $5,000 unfavorable. $10,000 unfavorable. $5,000 favorable. $10,000 favorable.
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Tiptoe Shoes, had annual revenues of $193,000, expenses of $107,700, and paid dividends of $21,200 during the current year. The retained earnings account before closing had a balance of $305,000. The ending retained earnings balance after closing is:
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7. Pompeii, Inc., has sales of $48,500, costs of $22,400, depreciation expense of $2,100, and interest expense of $1,850. If the tax rate is 25 percent, what is the operating cash flow, or OCF
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Which of the following is an example of upward communication in an organization? a. Three administrative assistants meet to discuss possible software upgrades. b. A department manager sends a text message to his employees about a new overtime policy. c. A warehouse worker suggests to his boss a way to improve employee morale. d. The CEO sends an e-mail message to all employees inviting them to a company picnic.
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Rossdale Co. stock currently sells for $73.09 per share and has a beta of 1.23. The market risk premium is 7.00 percent and the risk-free rate is 2.86 percent annually. The company just paid a dividend of $4.33 per share, which it has pledged to increase at an annual rate of 3.35 percent indefinitely. What is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity
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Ziegler Inc. has decided to use the high-low method to estimate the total cost and the fixed and variable cost components of the total cost. The data for various levels of production are as follows: Units Produced Total Costs 855 $143,640 1,910 168,860 2,755 223,440 a. Determine the variable cost per unit and the total fixed cost. Variable cost: (Round to the nearest dollar.) $ per unit Total fixed cost: $ b. Based on part (a), estimate the total cost for 1,300 units of production. Total cost for 1,300 units: $
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Value of a retirement annuity Personal Finance Problem An insurance agent is trying to sell you an annuity, that will provide you with $6 comma 200 at the end of each year for the next 20 years. If you don't purchase this annuity, you can invest your money and earn a return of 4%. What is the most you would pay for this annuity right now? Ignoring taxes, the most you would pay for this annuity is
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The Polaris Company uses a job-order costing system. The following transactions occurred in October: Raw materials purchased on account, $210,000. Raw materials used in production, $189,000 ($151,200 direct materials and $37,800 indirect materials). Accrued direct labor cost of $50,000 and indirect labor cost of $22,000. Depreciation recorded on factory equipment, $106,000. Other manufacturing overhead costs accrued during October, $130,000. The company applies manufacturing overhead cost to production using a predetermined rate of $9 per machine-hour. A total of 76,300 machine-hours were used in October. Jobs costing $514,000 according to their job cost sheets were completed during October and transferred to Finished Goods. Jobs that had cost $450,000 to complete according to their job cost sheets were shipped to customers during the month. These jobs were sold on account at 36% above cost. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions given above. 2. Prepare T-accounts for Manufacturing Overhead and Work in Process. Post the relevant transactions from above to each account. Compute the ending balance in each account, assuming that Work in Process has a beginning balance of $36,000.
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Sensitivity analysis determines the: Multiple Choice net present value range that can be realized from a proposed project. degree to which a project relies on its initial costs. ideal ratio of variable costs to fixed costs for profit maximization. range of possible outcomes given that most variables are reliable only within a stated range. degree to which the net present value reacts to changes in a single variable.
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Ski Master Company pays weekly salaries of $18,000 on Friday for a five-day week ending on that day. Journalize the necessary adjusting entry at the end of the accounting period, assuming that the period ends on Wednesday.
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On December 31, Lowland, Inc., converts its $900,000 par value bonds (carrying value also $900,000) into 90,000 shares of $6 par value common stock. Complete the necessary journal entry by selecting the account names and dollar amounts from the drop-down menus.
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In theory, there are three key legal issues related to distribution. If a seller requires an intermediary to purchase a supplementary product to qualify to purchase the primary product the intermediary wishes to buy, a _______ is in place. Exclusive dealing Exclusive territory Tying contract Slotting fee None of these
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The transactions demand for money sometimes directly and sometimes inversely with nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP). varies inversely with nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP). varies directly with nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP). has no relationship with nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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If the best weather in years increased food production in the Midwest, then there is a movement down the AS curve as output decreased. AS shifts right and output would decrease. AS shifts right and output would increase. AS shifts left and output would decrease. AS shifts left and the output would increase.
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All of the following are examples of how GDP underestimates a nation's production of goods and services except pollution costs. vacation travel. household production. stock purchases. student aid payments.
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