What is penetration pricing?

Which of the following factors would be most likely to lead to an increase in interest rates in the economy? a. Households reduc

Xelga [282]

Answer:

C. Most businesses decide to modernize and expand their manufacturing capacity, and to install new equipments to reduce labor cost

Explanation:

Interest rate is the cost attached to borrowed money. It is also the return for the risk of lending.

Businesses borrow to make profit in the future. They also borrow to finance the purchase of equipments. The interest on these loan is what stimulate the economy which encourages people to borrow, lend and spend.

When businesses continue to expand their production capacity and also install new equipment, such will lead to an increase in interest rate in the economy because most industries often times raise credit to finance assets purchase. An increase in demand for money raises interest rate and vice versa.

Other causes of high interest rate in an economy are;

- Inflation, which is the consistent rise in the prices of goods and services as a result of too much money in circulation. The higher the rate of inflation, the higher the interest rate.

-Government, through central bank, issuing directives on the effect of monetary policy on interest rate. This is done through open market operation.

When there is lower interest rate in the economy, amount paid as interest by consumers will be less hence have money to spend. This will also affect business as they will be able to buy equipments and produce more with cheap funds.

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3 years ago

IBM satisfies consumers' needs for powerful, easy-to-use laptop computers by converting assorted software routines, hardware dev

Ivan

Answer: Form utility

Explanation:

Utility is the satisfaction consumers derive from the use or consumption. Form utility is used to explain how well a particular product or service meets the needs of the customer. Form utility incorporates the needs and wants of consumers into the benefits and features of the products that is offered by the company.

Companies invest money and time into the research of product research in order to know the kind of products or services that consumers desire. The firm utility is the method of used by IBM.

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3 years ago

The following data relate to the operations of Slick Software, Inc., during 2018. Continuing operations:

Maurinko [17]

Answer:

A. $5.70

B. $7,625,000

C. $2.25

D. UNFAVORABLE amount of $4.25

Explanation:

a.Preparation of a condensed income statement for 2018,

SLICK SOFTWARE, INC.Condensed Income StatementFor the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Net sales $19,850,000

Costs and expenses $16,900,000

Income from continuing operations$2,950,000

Discontinued operations:

Operating income $140,000

Loss on disposal (net of income tax benefit)(550,000)

Income before extraordinary item $2,540,000 Extraordinary loss (net of income tax benefit)(900,000)

(550,000+350,000)

Net income$1,640,000

($2,540,000-900,000)

Earnings per share:

Earnings from continuing operations$12.25

[($2,950,000 - $500,000) ÷200,000]

Loss from discontinued operations (2.05)

($410,000 ÷ 200,000 shares)

Earnings before extraordinary items $10.20

[($2,540,000 - $500,000 preferred dividends) ÷ 200,000]

Extraordinary loss (4.50)

($900,000 ÷200,000 shares)

Net earnings $5.70

[($1,640,000 - $500,000 preferred dividends)÷200,000 shares]

Calculation for Preferred dividends:

Preferred dividends: 80,000 shares x $6.25 =$500,000

b.Preparation of a statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2018

SLICK SOFTWARE, INC.Statement of Retained Earnings For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Retained earnings, December 31 2017 $7,285,000

Less: prior period adjustment350,000

Restated$6,935,000

Net income1,640,000

Subtotal$8,575,000

($6,935,000+1,640,000)

Cash dividends(950,000)

Retained earnings, December 31, 2017 $7,625,000

($8,575,000-$7,625,000)

c.Computation for the amount of cash dividend per share of common stock

Total cash dividends declared during 2018 $950,000

Less: Preferred stock dividend 500,000

(80,000 shares x $6.25 per share)

Cash dividends to common stockholders $450,000

Number of common shares outstanding 200,000

Cash dividend per common share $2.25

($450,000 ÷ 200,000 shares)

D. The amount of $8.00 earnings per share figure in 2019 will have unfavorable figure when compared with the year 2018 reason been that

the year 2019 has one Earnings Per Share amount which is why we should compared it to the earnings per share from continuing operations in year 2018, which gave us the amount of $12.25 per share[($2,950,000 - $500,000) ÷200,000] which inturn makes Slick Software, Inc.’s earnings per share from continuing operations to reduce to the amount of $4.25 per share ($12.25-$8.00) from the year 2018 to 2019

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4 years ago

Which term can be defined as the net income that a firm reinvests in itself?

KengaRu [80]

Answer:

retention ratio

Explanation:

Retention ration is the portion of net income retained by a firm to grow its business rather than being declared and paid as dividened.

When a company makes profit at the end of financial period, the company can either retain part of its earning for business expansion, declare part as dividends paid to shareholder or combine both.

Where a firm now reinvest the portion of the profit earned in itself, it is called retention ratio.

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3 years ago

The long-run elasticity of supply in most industries is ___________ than the short-run elasticity because in the long run,

Naily [24]

Answer:

The correct answer is option b.

Explanation:

The elasticity of supply for a good is generally higher in the long run as compared to the short run. This is because a firm is able to expand its production more in the long run.

In the long run, all the factors are variable, so production can be increased to a greater extent. In the short run, a firm can increase only the quantity of labor employed to increase production.

Also, firms cannot enter an industry in the short run but they can in the long run. This implies that the overall production in the industry can be increased more in the long run.

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4 years ago