Answer:
The board members of Company A, Inc. are considering purchasing a warehouse for the storage of inventory for the company. During the consideration of different warehouses from the realtor, the board votes to purchase the warehouse in Ohio as a centrally located warehouse to their Michigan headquarters. During the discussion, not many options were discussed regarding each property, and the board rushed the process. One of the board members stated that the process did not require much time because they relied on the information and reports from the realtor. It is later discovered that a board member, Lisa, owned 10% of the Ohio Warehouse that the company purchased. She has stated that the warehouse was 10% hers as a result of a property settlement years ago, and she did not see her small interest ownership as being something to the level that she was going to greatly benefit from the sale, so it was nothing she felt a concern about. Some of the shareholders feel this decision may not have been in the best interest for the company and are considering legal action against the board.
a. Explain what defense the board members have regarding their decision i
Explanation:
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Answer:Expected return on stock = 10.64%
Explanation:
According to CAPM,Capital Asset Pricing Model CAPM, The expected
return on stock is given as
Er = Rf +β( Mr - Rf)
which means
Expected = Risk free rate + Beta x (Market rate - Risk free rate)
Therefore,
Expected return on stock = 2.4% + 0.88 x (12.1% - 2.4%)
=2.4% +0.88 (0.118)
=2.4% +0.10384
= 0.1064
10.64%
Expected return on stock = 10.64%
Answer:
<u>Income Statement for the Current Year under Variable Costing</u>
Sales (825 × $1,075) $886,875
Less Cost of Sales
Opening Stock $0
Add Cost of Goods Manufactured ( 1075 × $400) $430,000
Less Closing Inventory (250 × $400) ($100,000) ($330,000)
Contribution $556,875
Less Expenses :
Fixed Manufacturing Overheads ($107,500)
Selling and administrative expense : Variable ($75,000)
Selling and administrative expense : Fixed ($135,000)
Net Income / (Loss) $239,375
Explanation:
Under variable costing, only variable costs of production are included in cost of goods sold. Both the Non - Production and Fixed Production Costs are treated as Period Cost Expensed during the year.
Answer:
1. Income determines who will get what is produced
2. Consumers decide what to produce by what they are willing to buy
3. Demand determines how much will be produced
4. Businessmen decide how to produce goods to make a profit
5. Producers the human resources that make the products or perform the services
Explanation:
1. Income determines who will get what is produced
The level of disposable income in a target market determines the quality and quantity of products that will channeled to that market.
2. Consumers decide what to produce by what they are willing to buy.
It is consumers that dictates the tune in market because they are the ones paying for the goods, they have the decision-making power on what they will buy which in turn determines what firms will roduce.
3. Demand determines how much will be produced. Demand is a measure of what consumers are willing buy and in what quantity. The size of demand determines the size of the market that firms are going to supply with their products.
4. Businessmen decide how to produce goods to make a profit.
Firms use the generic strategy of cost reduction (cost leadership) or quality improvement (Product differentiation) as strategic options to decide wihich alternative will yeild more revenue.
5. Producers the human resources that make the products or perform the services.
Producers are the people at the factory floor or service centers manufacturing the good or rendering the service.
