Question Completion:
see Exhibit 4 attached.
Answer:
1. The largest and smallest divisions by net sales in 2017:
Largest divisions:
Fabric & Home care with 32%
Baby, Feminine & Family Care, 28%
Smallest divisions:
Beauty with 18%
Grooming, 11%
Healthcare, 11%
2. The one most important division in terms of the proportionate net earnings for the company is:
Fabric & Home Care
Explanation:
The two largest divisions generate 60% of the net sales of the company while the three smallest divisions generate only 40%. In terms of the proportionate net earnings for the company, the two largest divisions also generate 53% of the net earnings of the company, while the three smallest divisions generate 47%. The analysis shows that the company's financial sustenance is largely driven by the Fabric & Home Care division and the Baby, Feminine & Family Care division. Another up-and-coming division is the Beauty division, which generates 18% of the net sales and 20% of the net earnings.
Answer:
Proposal A
3.75 years
Proposal B
3.375 years
Explanation:
<u>Proposal A</u>
Payback = 3.75 years
Year Cash Inflow Initial Investment Balance Year Count
0 0 1,050,000
1 $280,000 770,000 1
2 $280,000 490,000 2
3 $280,000 210,000 3
4 $280,000 0 *3.75
* 1050,0000 / 280,000 = 3.75 years
<u>Proposal B</u>
Payback = 3.375 years
Year Cash Inflow Initial Investment Balance Year Count
0 0 1,050,000
1 $350,000 700,000 1
2 $3150,000 385,000 2
3 $280,000 105,000 3
4 $280,000 0 *3.375
* ( 3 + ( 105,000 / 280,000 ) ) = 3.75 years
Biologists collected a random sample of 850 fish and 25 of them had been previously tagged. 850 : 25 = 34. It means that about 1/34 of all the fishes in the lake had been tagged. Therefore 600 * 34 = 20,400.
Answer: Based on this experiment, in the lake lives 20,400 fishes.
Answer:
The personnel, procedures, devices, and records used by an entity to develop accounting information and communicate this information to decision makers.
Explanation:
Accounting system is a system used to organise financial information. Accounting system can be manual or electronic
Answer:
$81.52
Explanation:
The current share price is the present value of future dividends as well as the present value of the terminal value of dividends beyond year 6 as shown thus:
Current dividend=$3.95
Year 1 dividend=$3.95*(1+5%)=$4.15
Year 2 dividend=$4.15*(1+5%)=$4.36
Year 3 dividend=$4.36*(1+5%)=$4.58
The required rate of return(discount rate) for the dividends in the FIRST 3 years above is 14%
Year 4 dividend=$4.58*(1+5%)=$4.81
Year 5 dividend=$4.81*(1+5%)=$5.05
Year 6 dividend=$5.05*(1+5%)=$5.30
The required rate of return(discount rate) for the dividends in the NEXT 3 years above is 12%
Terminal value of dividend=Year 6 dividend*(1+growth rate)/(rate of return-growth rate)
growth rate=5%
rate of return=10%(rate of return thereafter)
terminal value=$5.30*(1+5%)/(10%-5%)
terminal value=$111.30
current share price=$4.15/(1+14%)+$4.36/(1+14%)^2+$4.58/(1+14%)^3+$4.81/(1+12%)^4+$5.05/(1+12%)^5+$5.30/(1+12%)^6+$111.30/(1+10%)^6
current share price=$81.52
