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4 years ago

Using contract manufacturing as a strategy to reach global markets gives firms the advantage of

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lesya692 [45]4 years ago

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Answer: C. reduced risks

Explanation:

Contract manufacturing refers to when a company outsources the production of certain goods or components that it normally produces to another company and in terms to global markets, to another company in another country ad this is usually done to reduce costs as the company that the production was outsourced to can produce at a cheaper price.

By using this method to reach global markets, the contracting company would be able to reduce financial risk which is the risk that a project will not payback because the costs associated will become less therefore the chances of the project paying back will increase simply because it only has to cover a lesser cost of production.

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Chapman Machine Shop is considering a 4-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $576,0

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Answer:

The Firm should not Buy and Install the press as it delivers a negative NPV of -$24,924 at 11% discount rate over its 4 year operations

Explanation:

The General rule is to appraise the investment based on various appraisal techniques.

A technique that should be considered must have special focus on the time value of money, the required rate of returns expected by the firm and other Cashflow considerations.

The Net Present Value (NPV) approach will be the best method to proceed with.

The NPV approach typically falls under the following decision tree:

a. If NPV is negative (Reject the proposal)

b. If NPV is positive (Accept if it's a singular project, Accept the highest positive NPV if it's for mutually exclusive Projects)

c. If Zero (this is the breakeven line at which the Project covers all its cost but does not return a profit.) Also referred to as the IRR

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3 years ago

Sun City issues $50 million of bonds on January 1, 2021 that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. A Portion of

inna [77]

Answer:

1. Bonds are issued at a premium.

2. $55,338,768.

3. $50,000,000

4. 8%

5. 7%

6. $74,661,232

Explanation:

The well arranged table is as below for clarity:

Date Cash Paid Interest Decrease in Carrying Value

Expense Carrying Value

01/01/2021 $55,338,768

06/30/2021 $2,000,000 $1,936,857 $63,143 55,275,625

12/31/2021 2,000,000 1,936,857 65,353 55,210,272

1. Face Value of Bonds = $50,000,000

Issue Value of Bonds = $55,338,768

Issue value of bonds is higher than its face amount; therefore, bonds are issued at a premium.

2. Original issue value of bonds is $55,338,768.

3. Face amount of the bonds is $50,000,000.

4. Semiannual interest rate = Cash paid / Face value of bonds

Stated semiannual interest rate = $2,000,000 / $50,000,000 = 0.04 =4%

Stated annual interest rate = 4% × 2 = 8%

The stated annual interest rate is 8%

5. Market semiannual interest rate = Interest expense on 6/30/21 / Carrying value on 1/1/2021

Market semiannual interest rate = $1,936,857 / $55,338,768

Market semiannual interest rate = 0.035 = 3.50%

Market annual interest rate = 2 × Market semiannual interest rate

Market annual interest rate = 2 × 0.035 = 7%

The market annual interest rate is 7%

6. Tenure of bonds = 20 years

Number of semiannual payment = 2 * Life of bonds = 2×20 = 40

Total cash paid = Number of semiannual payment × Semiannual interest payment + Maturity value of bonds

Total cash paid = 40 × $2,000,000 + $50,000,000

Total cash paid = $130,000,000

Total cash paid for interest = Total cash paid - Issue value of bonds

Total cash paid for interest = $130,000,000 - $55,338,768

Total cash paid for interest = $74,661,232

The total cash paid for interest assuming the bonds mature in 20 years is $74,661,232.

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3 years ago

A service contract for a video projection system costs $90 a year. You expect to use the system for three years. Instead of buyi

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Answer:

$245.09

Explanation:

A service contract for a video projection system costs $90 a year. You expect to use the system for three years.

Instead of buying the service contract, the future value of these annual amounts after three years if you earn 5 percent on your savings will be:

Ordinary Annuity

=C×[ ((1−(1+i) ^−n ) / i ]

where

n = number of years = 3

i = interest rate = 5%

Present Value of the annuity = 90 x [ ((1 - (1+0.05)^-3) / 0.05] = $245.09

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4 years ago

Consider the market for plane tickets to Hawaii. A bad winter in the mainland United States increases demand for tropical vacati

gavmur [86]

Answer:

Increase

Explanation:

Consumer surplus means the difference between the highest price a consumer is willing to pay and the actual market price of a product

Producer surplus means the difference between the market price and the lowest price a producer is willing to take for his product.

The addition of the two gives total surplus which is also known as economic surplus.

In economics, market price and quantity of a good are obtained when supply and demand curves intersect. The space before the intersection of the two curves is where the consumer is ready to pay higher than the price which suppliers is ready to a given quantity the good. There is therefore surplus for both of them at the market price.

If the demand curve shifts to the right while the supply curve remains constant, the market price will rise and this will lead to increase both consumer and producer surplus increase. By implication, total surplus will rise since it is the addition of both consumer and producer surplus.

Therefore, total surplus will increase if a bad winter in the mainland United States increases demand for tropical vacations, which shifts the demand curve to the right while the supply curve stays constant.

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4 years ago

Generally, ____ indicate(s) the size of a firm relative to their sector. Group of answer choices sector ratios market share rati

ruslelena [56]

Answer:

b. Market share ratio

Explanation:

When the sizes of firms of a particular sector/market are being compared, a common basis for comparison is on the basis of total sales, a larger firm will have a higher ratio of total sales in the sector.

The "concentration ratio" is derived from the market shares. It gives the sum of market shares of the few largest firms in the sector, and is a measure of market power. It is not the correct choice in this case.

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3 years ago