Answer:
Segment Company Motor
a) The asset turnover ratios for all three companies. Round to two decimal places are:
YRC Worldwide ___4.76_____
Union Pacific ___0.46____
C.H. Robinson Worldwide __12.34____
b) Based on the Asset Turnover Ratio computed above, Transportation Arrangement is the most efficient. It outperformed YRC Worldwide and Union Pacific Corporation in deploying assets to generate revenue. The performance of Union Pacific Corporation in comparison is very abysmal.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
YRC Worldwide Railroads Union Transportation
Inc. (YRCW) Pacific Corporation Arrangement C.H.
(UNP)
Sales $4,832 $21,813 $13,470
Average long-term
operating assets 1,016 47,569 1,092
Asset turnover = Sales/Average operating assets
= 4.76 0.46 12.34
Answer:
rate of interest = -12.90%
Explanation:
The computation of the annual rate of return is shown below:
As we know that
Future value = Present value * (1 + interest rate)^number of years
$1,130,000 = $1,710,000 × (1 + interest rate)^3
0.660819 = (1 + interest rate)^3
0.8710 = 1 + interest rate
So, the rate of interest is
rate of interest = -0.128981
rate of interest = -12.90%
Answer:
E. Two- Step approach to direct marketing
Explanation:
The two step approach is a form of direct marketing that involves two steps or procedures. The first step is compose of designing to screen or qualifying potential buyers. While the second step is the responsibility of generating response. In this approach, multiple efforts/steps are used in generating responses. In this scenario, the first effort done by the company was using telemarketing to inform the potential buyers on their products. While the second effort was placing s website that contains a form in which buyers can use in purchasing products.
Answer:
The flexible-budget variance for materials is $5,000 favorable.
Explanation:
In order to calculate the The flexible-budget variance for materials we have to use the following formula:
Flexible budget variance for materials = Budgeted material cost for actual production - Actual material cost
= (2,500*$97) - (2,500*$95)
= $242,500-$237,500
= $5,000
Hence, The flexible-budget variance for materials is $5,000 favorable.
Answer:
(B) Leave his portfolio the way it is now
Explanation:
Bond value and market interest rates are inversely related. When the market interest rates are expected to decline and an investor already holds a bond with fixed rate of interest, the value of such bonds shall rise.
Market interest rates refer to the rate of interest other firms are offering on similarly priced bonds. Thus market interest rate also implies investor expectations i.e YTM (yield to maturity) which is used as a discounting factor to ascertain the price of a bond.
Lesser the discounting rate (yield to maturity), higher shall be the value of a bond.
Thus, it is recommended for Mr Smith to (B) leave his portfolio the way it is now.
