Answer:
These financial conglomerates provide a range of services, such as investment banking, commercial banking, and financial advising. ⇒ <u>FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATIONS. </u>
The institution described is a Financial Services Corporation as they offer many services to customers including all the above services. The firm type depends on the services it offers.
They are owned by members so that members can share funds among themselves. Members who save deposit the funds. These funds are then loaned to members who need the funds. ⇒ <u>CREDIT UNIONS.</u>
This is a Credit Union. Credit Unions were designed to ensure that people had access to low interest loans. They are like banks in that they loan money but they only loan to members. Members own the Union and it is run on a non-profit basis which is why rates are so low.
With the use of advanced investment techniques, these largely unregulated portfolios are invested in securities. The investment objective is to offset potential losses by investing in counterbalancing securities. They are open to only a select class of investors. ⇒ <u>HEDGE FUNDS. </u>
Hedge funds invest in derivatives a lot and are largely unregulated. They use very advanced investment techniques to earn high returns for their exclusive class of investors who pool funds to provide the Hedge fund with capital for investment.
Answer:
It is more profitable to sell the units as-is.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Number of units= 12,600
Varto has two alternatives for these items:
(1) they can be sold to a wholesaler for $13 each
(2) they can be processed further for $272,300 and then sold for $34 each.
The first cost of $31 is a sunk cost, it will remain no matter which option is chosen. We will not take it into account for the decision making process.
Option 1:
Effect on income= 12,600*13= $163,800
Option 2:
Effect on income= 12,600*34 - 272,300= $156,100
It is more profitable to sell the units as-is.
Answer:
c. 10%
Explanation:
Margin of safety is the sales value at which the business is safe from making loss. It measures the profit after the break-even point. The sales over the break-even point is considered as the margin of safety.
Margin of safety = Actual Sales - Break-even point = 12,500 units - 11,250 units = 1250 units
Percentage of margin of safety to sales = Margin of safety / Actual sales
Percentage of margin of safety to sales = 1,250 / 12,500
Percentage of margin of safety to sales = 0.10
Percentage of margin of safety to sales = 10%
The tax laibility as calculated is $1036.
<u>Explanation:</u>
a.) Carson earnings $14000
Less: the Standard deduction $12000
Taxable income $2000
Tax liability $200
b.) Carson earnings $14000
Qualified dividend income $5000
Gross income $19000
less: Standard deduction $12000
Taxable income $7000
Taxable income taxed at carson rate $2000
($7000 minus $5000)
Ordinary Tax $200
Kiddie Tax is calculated as follows:
Gross unearned income
unearned income $5000
Kiddie tax up to 2600 $260
Kiddie tax for over and above 2600 $576
$836
Total tax liability ($200 plus $836) $1036
Answer:
AC Problems : Incurred even at 0 output level, much varying & deviant from cash flows
VC Problems : Doesn't include fixed cost, incomplete expenditure, incomplete financial (accounting) statements.
Explanation:
Average Cost is the cost per unit off output.
Problems with AC as a performance measure :
- It includes all (fixed & variable cost) average. So, including fixed cost, it is not zero even at zero output level.
- It's variance analysis during production & cost phases is very complicated.
- It's result are deviant as evident from cash flows.
Variable Cost is the cost incurred on variable factors of production.
Problems with VC as a performance measure :
- It doesn't include fixed cost. So, it is not a correct measure of complete total expenditure.
- Fixed costs are huge. No financial inclusion of them makes accounting information unreliable (for legal purposes)
