Answer:
Explanation:
1) Revenue $540,000
less: Salaries for drivers (390,000)
Fuel expense (54,000)
insurance (74,000)
Division line (44,000)
Net loss (22,000)
If division is eliminated the income would increase by $22,000
So it should be eliminated.
2) Decrease in income = $600,000 - ($540,000+$22,000)
= $38,000
3) What is the minimum amount of revenue required = 600,000 - 38,000 = $562,000
Example: A company spends $5 million to buy prime real estate on which to build a new manufacturing factory. The land is worth $5 million. This is not financial leverage because the corporation is not using borrowed funds to purchase the land.
If the same corporation spent $2.5 million of its own money and $2.5 million in borrowed funds to purchase the same piece of real estate, the company is utilizing financial leverage.
Define: the utilization of fixed expenditures to increase the expected risk and potential return
Explanation: When purchasing assets, the corporation has three alternatives for financing: stock, debt, and leases. Apart from equity, the remaining choices have fixed costs that are lower than the expected income from the asset.
Answer:
The current bid/ask spread for Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares is $935
Explanation:
The computation of the current bid/ask price is shown below:
The Current bid/ask price = Ask price - Bid price
= $263,810 - $262,875
= $935
The commission amount should be ignored in the computation part. Hence, it will not be considered as it is not relevant.
Lowest because to show how scarce it is it will have to be low
Answer:
E. All the statements are correct
Explanation:
i. Corporations rarely pay tax on the interest income.
This statement is correct. Some companies do not even pay any income taxes.
ii. Higher tax bracket people tend to buy municipal bond because it is federal tax exempt.
Correct, people who have high incomes, and are subject to a high federal income tax rate often buy municipal bonds because these bonds are exempt from federal income tax.
iii. Short term capital gain and long-term capital gain are treated differently for individuals.
Correct. Short-term capital gains are those obtained from the sale of property that was owned for less than one year. This gains are often treated with the highest tax rate.
Long-term capital gains are those obtained from the sale of property that was owned for more than one year, and are treated with more favorable tax rates.
iv. The corporate tax rates in the U.S. is one of the lowest among the developed nations.
This statement is correct. The corporate tax rate in the U.S. is a nominal 21% (the effective rate can be as low as 0% for some companies). This is one of the lowest rates among developed nations, whose rates hover around 25 to 30% on average.
