Answer:
IBM could either diversify by the strategy of market penetration, which consists in increasing the market share in a particular sector (in this case, cloud computing) through more marketing efforts.
Or it could integrate horizontally, acquiring a possible competitor that is more advanced in the cloud-computing business. Or even a start-up with good prospects, because with the amount of capital that IBM has, it could more easily expand the start-up operation as a new internal business division.
The rising interest rates make it harder to start concrete businesses (worse loans) so an impact would be online businesses gaining popularity.
Answer:
1. Income Statement for Digital Vibe Manufacturing company
For the Month ended January 31
Sales 875,000
Cost of goods sold 525,000
Gross Profit 350,000
Operating Expenses:
Selling expenses 125,000
Administrative expenses 80,000
Total Operating expenses <u>205,000</u>
Net Income <u>$145,000</u>
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B.
1. Ending material inventory = Material purchased - Used material in production
= 168,500 - 149,250
= $19,250
2. Ending work in Process inventory = Material used in production + Direct labor + Factory overhead - Transferred of work in process to finished goods
= 149,250 + 360,000 + 120,000 - 600,000
=$29,250
3. Ending finished goods inventory = Transfer from work in progress - Cost of goods sold
= 600,000 - 525,000
= $75,000
Answer:
Effect on income= $4,400 increase
Explanation:
Because it is a special order and there is unused capacity, we will not take into account the fixed costs.
<u>To calculate the effect on income, we need to use the following formula:</u>
Effect on income= number of units*unitary contribution margin
Effect on income= 4,400 (21 - 18 - 2)
Effect on income= $4,400 increase
Answer:
The master budget should only be prepared by top management.
Explanation:
A budget is an estimation of the amount of money that a person or business plans to spend on activities within a given period.
Budgeting creates efficiency in spending and reduces waste.
It is an activity that should be carried out by all relevant staff. This is because the staff know where they need to spend money.
It top management independently make a budget, it may not meet some pressing needs of the staff.
