Answer:
C. Trading Securities
Explanation:
Trading securities refer to those securities which are purchased not with the intention of holding them till maturity, but to realize the gains arising as a consequence of short term price movements.
Bonds refer to debt instruments issued by the borrower for raising long term finance whereby the borrower promised to pay fixed coupon rate of interest on timely basis and principal repayment upon redemption.
In the given case, bonds purchased with the intention of selling in the near future with an objective to benefit from short term price movements represent trading securities. The benefit would be in the form of short term capital appreciation.
Answer:
2.87%.
Explanation:
The total return, also refer to as Nominal return or Money return, is based on the nominal interest rate. For example, let's say that you deposited $100 into a bank account and the bank offers you an annual return of 11%. This 11% is the stated interest rate, it is known as nominal interest rate, and it is rate before taking into account the effect of inflation. When we deduct the effect of inflation from nominal rate, it gives us the real rate. Real rate reflects the Purchasing Power. The Fisher equation will be used to determine the expected inflation rate. The Fisher equation is as follows:
(1 + i ) = (1 + r) * (1 + h)
where
i = Nominal (Money) rate
r = Real rate
h = Inflation rate
Simply adjust the equation to calculate the inflation rate;
⇒ h = [(1 + i) / (1 + r)] - 1
OR h = [(1 + .11) / (1 + .079)] - 1 = 2.87%.
Given:
Actual Production 6,000 units @ 1.5 standard hours per unit.
Budgeted hours: 10,000
Fixed overhead cost per unit is $0.50 per hour.
6000 units * 1.5 std. hrs/unit = 9,000 hours
Actual hours: 9,000 hours * $0.50 per hour = $4,500
Budgeted hours: 10,000 hours * $0.50 per hour = $5,000
Fixed Factory Overhead Volume Variance = $5,000 - $4,500 = $500 UNFAVORABLE.
It is unfavorable because the production is inefficient. It is more favorable if the produced units are higher than 6,000 units and the actual hours of production are more than the budgeted hours of production.
Answer:
$38,100 ; $45,600 and $0
Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
For amount transferred from the income summary account to the Retained Earnings account in the third closing entry i.e net income or net loss
As we know that
Net income = Total revenues - total expenses
Commission revenue $49,700
Rent revenue $7,300
Less: expenses
Depreciation expense - $5,200
Utilities expense -$8,600
Supplies expense -$5,100
Net income $38,100
The balance in retained earning account is
= Opening retained earning balance + net income - dividend paid
= $22,500 + $38,100 - $15,000
= $45,600
And, the balance in depreciation expense account is zero as this depreciation expense account is closed while closing the expenses account i.e utilities expense, supplies expense and depreciation expenses
