Answer:
Grease payments, Option A, are payments to ensure receiving the standard treatment that a business ought to receive from a foreign government, but might not due to the obstruction of a foreign official
Explanation:
Grease payment is like a bribe which is usually small in amount and is provided to a government official or to a businessman with the aim of expediting a business decision. It may also be used in case any shipment or any transaction needs to be expedited.
Grease payments do not change the result of the foreign official's decision, under FCPA. If it changes the consequence, then it is considered a bribe. In that case, grease payments become illegal. It also depends on the amount given to the official and their frequency to decide if it is illegal.
Answer:
a) The required rate of return is 14.75%
b) The expected return on this stock is 16% which is more than its required rate of return 14.75%, thus it is underpriced.
Explanation:
a)
Using the SML equation, we can calculate the required rate of return (r) of a stock.
r = rFR + β * (rM - rFR)
r = 6% + 1.25 * (13% - 6%)
r = 0.1475 or 14.75%
b)
The SML shows the return that is required on a security based on the risk is carries. Using SML we calculate the required rate of return which is the percentage return that investors require a security to provide.
If the expected return is greater than the required rate of return which means that security is expected to provide more than is required then the security is underpriced.
The expected return on this stock is 16% which is more than its required rate of return 14.75%, thus it is underpriced.
A and D are the correct answer
Answer:
a. under applied.
Explanation:
For computing, whether it is under applied or over applied first, we have to compute the predetermined overhead rate. The formula is shown below:
Predetermined overhead rate = (Total estimated manufacturing overhead) ÷ (estimated direct labor-hours)
Now we have to find the applied overhead which equal to
= Actual direct labor-hours × predetermined overhead rate
So, the ending overhead equals to
= Actual manufacturing overhead - applied overhead
= under-applied
If actual overhead is more than the applied overhead
