Explanation:
Trade offs are something in which there are two things and we choose one of them according to our own preference or need. This is and should be our personal decision, but when Corporations and Governments decide on what to choose between two things, there would might be a negative impact on someone's life. He might feel controlled by the corporations and governments. For example, if corporations of CNG decides with the government that it is better for consumers to use CNG than Petrol in their cars, and lowers taxes on CNG and encourage consumers to shift towards CNG, then this trade off will have an impact of being controlled by the big giants. The choice should be of consumer's. The consumer should be the one who will trade off between things who are preferable for him.
Answer:
Direct material quantity variance= $992 unfavorable
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Standard quantiy= 8kg
Standard cost= $0.8 per kilogram
Production= 870 unit
8,200 kilograms of the raw material was purchased for $6,888.
To calculate the material quantity variance, we need to use the following formula:
Direct material quantity variance= (standard quantity - actual quantity)*standard price
Standard quantity= 870*8= 6,960kg
Direct material quantity variance= (6,960 - 8,200)*0.8
Direct material quantity variance= $992 unfavorable
Answer:
sell bonds, increase discount rates and increase reserve requirements
Explanation:
The Federal Reserve’s three instruments of monetary policy are open market operations, the discount rate and reserve requirements ( Sometimes discount rate management is divided as discount and interest rate) .
Open market operations involve the buying and selling of government securities. The term “open market” means that the Fed doesn’t decide on its own which securities dealers it will do business with on a particular day. Rather, the choice emerges from an “open market” in which the various securities dealers that the Fed does business with – the primary dealers – compete on the basis of price. Open market operations are flexible, and thus, the most frequently used tool of monetary policy.
The discount rate is the interest rate charged by Federal Reserve Banks to depository institutions on short-term loans.
Reserve requirements are the portions of deposits that banks must maintain either in their vaults or on deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank.
Answer:
The payback period is more than 5 years
Explanation:
Net present value is the Net value of all cash inflows and outflows in present value term. All the cash flows are discounted using a required rate of return.
Year Cash flow PV factor Present Value
0 ($490,000) 1 ($490,000)
1 $40,000 0.909 $36,360
2 $10,000 0.826 $8,260
3 $120,000 0.751 $90,120
4 $90,000 0.683 $61,470
5 $180,000 0.621 <u> $111,780 </u>
Net Present Value ($182,010)
NPV of this Investment is negative so, it is not acceptable.
Payback period
Total Net cash inflow of the investment is $440,000 and Initial investment is $490,000. This investment will take more than 5 years to payback the initial investment.
