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3 years ago

LO 2.2Variable costs are expenses that ________.

Business

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sleet_krkn [62]3 years ago

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Answer: A: remain constant on a per-unit basis but change in total based on activity level

Explanation: A Variable cost is a cost an organisation incurs that is affected by fluctuations in production and so changes between given periods.

variable costs are not consistent but fluctuates in relation to the production activity of an organisation. Variable costs increases as production level increases and vise versa.

Costs associated with variable costs are those that contribute directly to the goods or service being offered by a business and therefore differ from period to period.

The total costs a company incurs are divided into Variable costs and Fixed costs. variable costs are costs incurred on raw materials, commission, labour, packaging and shipping while fixed costs are costs incurred on rent, salaries, repairs and maintenance, electricity etc.

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Based on current dividend yields and expected capital gains, the expected rates of return on portfolios A and B are 12% and 16%,

monitta

Answer:

Alpha for A is 1.40%; Alpha for B is -0.2%.

Explanation:

First, we use the CAPM to calculate the required returns of the two portfolios A and B given the risks of the two portfolios( beta), the risk-free return rate ( T-bill rate) and the Market return rate (S&P 500) are given.

Required Return for A: Risk-free return rate + Beta for A x ( Market return rate - Risk-free return rate) = 5% + 0.7 x (13% - 5%) = 10.6%;

Required Return for A: Risk-free return rate + Beta for B x ( Market return rate - Risk-free return rate) = 5% + 1.4 x (13% - 5%) = 16.2%;

Second, we compute the alphas for the two portfolios:

Portfolio A: Expected return of A - Required return of A = 12% - 10.6% = 1.4%;

Portfolio B: Expected return of B - Required return of B = 16% - 16.2% = -0.2%.

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3 years ago

Brian and Debbie must prepare a presentation for their Statistics class. As part of their presentation, they must do a series of

andrey2020 [161]

Answer:

a. How much time would it take the two to complete the project if they divide the calculations equally and the slides equally? Briefly discuss.

Brian: 5 hours for PowerPoint and 5 hours for the calculations, total 10 hours.

Debbie: 10 hours for PowerPoint and 6 hours for the calculations, total 16 hours.

In total they would spend 26 hours combined.

If they divide the work equally, they will spend too much time.

b. How much time would it take the two to complete the project if they use comparative advantage and specialize in calculating or preparing slides? Briefly discuss

Brian will spend 10 hours doing PowerPoint slides and Debbie will spend 12 hours doping calculations. Total time spent 22 hours. By specializing they will save 4 hours.

c. If Brian and Debbie have the same opportunity cost of $5 per hour, is there a better solution than for each to specialize in calculating or preparing slides? Briefly discuss

Yes, Debbie could pay $50 to Brian so that he does everything in 20 hours. That way they can save 2 more hours.

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2 years ago

At the beginning of the year, Glaser Company estimated the following: Assembly Department Testing Department Total Overhead $702

Arte-miy333 [17]

Answer:

Assebly rate: $ 9.12 per labor hour

Testing rate: $11.43 per machine hour

Explanation:

Assembly Department Testing Department Total

$702,000 $786,240 $1,488,240

Direct labor hours 77,000 95,480 172,480

Machine hours 95,500 68,760 164,260

$\frac{Cost\: Of \:Manufacturing \:Overhead}{Cost \:Driver}= Overhead \:Rate$

Assembly rate:

702,000 / 77,000 = 9,11688

Testing rate

786,240 / 68,760 = 11,4347

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3 years ago

Barbara wanted to go into the long-distance trucking business. She bought a used tractor and trailer for $102,000. However, the

Norma-Jean [14]

Answer:

Basis in the tractor 78.000 and new trailer basis 30.000

Explanation:

The adjusted basis is referred to as the cost basis of the assets as reduced by the cost recovery amount including the depreciation at the point of sale. Alternatively, the adjusted basis can be termed as the unrealized cost basis of the assets. The formula for the adjusted basis is:

Adjusted basis = cost basis - Cost recovery deductions

The adjusted basis for B's tractor and trailer is calculated as follows:

Adjusted basis for tractor = Cost of tractor

=102.000 - 24.000

=78.000

Adjusted basis for new trailer = Cost of trailer

=30.000

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Dalworth and Minor have decided to form a partnership. Minor is going to contribute a depreciable asset to the partnership as he

Roman55 [17]

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d .$127,000

Explanation:

The computation of the beginning equity balance is shown below:

= Market value of the assets i.e agreed upon - Note payable secured by the asset

= $245,000 - $118,000

= $127,000

By deducting the note payable from the market value of the asset so that the beginning equity balance could come

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