Answer:
<span> 1) If a producer can provide cable service more cheaply than another producer, it is an</span> absolute advantage.<span>
2) If a producer can produce salads while giving up fewer opportunities to make sandwiches than another producer, it is a</span> comparative advantage.
3) If a producer can create more car parts than another producer does, using the same number of resources, the price per unit is cheaper and it is an absolute advantage.
Absolute advantage<span> is the ability of a person, a country, company or region to produce a good or service at a cheaper price per unit than another entity producing the same good or service.</span>
Comparative advantage<span> is the ability of a person, a country, company or region to produce a specific good or service more efficiently (lower opportunity cost) than another entity to produce the same good or service.</span>
Answer:
Option C is the answer
Explanation:
The degree of operating leverage is measured by dividing the contribution margin by operating income.
The degree of operating leverage (DOL) is the ratio of contribution margin to operating income. It measures how much the operating income of a company will change in response to a change in sales. A Companies that have higher proportion of fixed costs to variable cost will have greater levels of operating leverage.
Answer:
$1,388,200
Explanation:
The total stock holders equity as at the end of the year shall be determined as follows:
Common stock Retained Earnings Total
Balance of Jan 1 $597,000 $690,000 $1,287,000
Net income for year $96,000 $96,000
Dividend paid ($14,800) ($14,800)
Common stock $20,000 $20,000
Balance at year end $617,000 $771,200 $1,388,200
Answer:
Margin of safety = $300000
Explanation:
The margin of safety is the amount or units in excess of the break even level of sales or units. It is the region beyond the break even point and represents the profit for the business. Any units in excess of the break even point represents the margin of safety.
The margin of safety for the given question with expected sales of $500000 and break even sales of $200000 can be calculated as follows,
Margin of safety = 500000 - 200000 = $300000
Answer:
a. Steve will not have a capital gain in Year 1 for tax purposes.
Explanation:
Since Steve (the owner of Barb) sold his stocks to an ESOP (employee stock ownership plan), then he will be able to avoid capital gains taxes at least for the first year. ESOPs are qualified retirement plans and when they invest in stocks of the same sponsoring company, the transaction is not taxed if the seller reinvests (buys other stocks). As long as ESOP holds at least 30% of the company's stocks, then Steve can defer his taxes.
