Answer: Cost of Goods sold
Explanation:
Common size analysis refers to making all entries in the income statement, a percentage of sales for that year.
Current Year Prior Year
Sales 100% 100%
Cost of Goods sold 75.7% 46.5%
Gross Profit 24.3% 53.5%
Operating expenses 17.3% 35%
Net Income 7.0% 18.5%
<em>Looking at the percentages above, one can see that the COGS increased the most from the previous year by going from 46.5% to 75.7% representing an increase of 29.2%.</em>
<em>This had the most impact on Net income as it substantially reduced Gross profit. </em>
Answer:
C. Both (i) and (ii) are true
Explanation:
Under perfect price discrimination, consumer surplus doesn't exist since the supplier is selling the good or service at the maximum price that each consumer is willing to pay. This situation maximizes supplier surplus.
Under perfect competition, both supplier and consumer surplus exist.
Since total social surplus = supplier surplus + consumer surplus, total surplus should be the same in both situations.
On Monday and Tuesday, the process appears to be out of control.
<u>Explanation</u>:
- There are five days Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Monday and Tuesday have weight up to 21. Wednesday weights up to 21.
- Thursday and Friday weigh up to 20. Except for Monday and Tuesday, all the days have packaged up to the value of 21. So Monday and Tuesday are the days that appear to be out of control.
- On checking the package for each day he came to know that Monday and Tuesday have process out of control.
Answer:
<u><em>Procedure to pass new tax laws:</em></u>
1. First, a representative sponsors a bill.
2. The bill is then assigned to a committee for study.
3. If released by the committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended
4. If the bill passes by simple majority (218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate.
5. After Congress passes the bill,
6. it goes to the president, who can either sign it into law or veto it.
Answer:
Pension expense $100,000
Explanation:
The computation of the pension expense for the year is shown below:
Service cost $112,000
Interest cost $64,800 ($810,000 × 8%)
Amortization of prior service cost $6,600
Amortization of net loss $2,600
Less: Expected return on plan assets -$86,000 ($860,000 × 10%)
Pension expense $100,000
