This should NOT be considered when setting a current budget
Future income
Explanation:
Future income can be anticipated but never factored in.
This is because the economy is not only controlled by economic policy or statistics that anticipate growth but outside influences too.
For example, despite the productive growth in the recent time there will be decrease in incomes throughout the world this year.
This is because of the recent crisis that was not foreseen at all.
Thus policy making must not see the future as anything granted and must only set up goals for the present and only anticipate what would probably come in the future.
Answer: $3000
Explanation: Allowance for doubtful accounts is the contra account to accounts receiveable when all the bad debts need to be accounted for. The bad debts reduces the accounts receivable line but all bad debts are actually deducted from the allowance for doubtful accounts.
The allowance for doubtful accounts for that year is calculated as 5% of the accounts receivable balance. This amounts to $8000 (160000 x 5%) before bad debts have been accounted for. Allowance for doubtful accounts moves in the opposite direction as accounts receivable because it is a contra account to this line item. At the end of the year before year end closing entries are done, and after the bad debts have been accounted for, the balance on the allowance for doubtful accounts is $5000.
This means that bad debts for that year is:
8000 (balance before bad debts have been accounted for)
- 5000 (balance after bad debts have been accounted for)
= $3000.
Answer:
B) $26.30
Explanation:
To determine an investor's valuation of the stock we must calculate the present value of next year's dividend and selling price:
present value = [dividend / (1 + rate)] + [selling price / (1 + rate)]
present value = [$0.24 / (1 + 15%)] + [$30 / (1 + 15%)] = $0.21 + $26.09 = $26.30
Answer:
The change in operating income for GM is that the operating income will increase by the amount of other pension costs less expected returns.
However, this change will not affect the net income, as all the items will still be accounted for, accordingly.
Explanation:
GM's pension service cost is the present value of the amount that the GM is required by law to set aside annually to meet its employees' pension-benefits obligations. The reason for the separation is that the service cost is a compensation cost, whereas other pension costs are financial costs and not compensation costs. By this separation, the operating income of GM will increase.
