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3 years ago

What does Market Power mean?

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Market power is the ability of a company or a firm/firm group to raise and maintain the price of a product. This also means that they need to maintain the price above the level that will be better than its competitors. This can also be called as monopoly power as well. However, it can lead towards loss of economic welfare as well.

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Starset, Inc., has a target debt-equity ratio of 1.15. Its WACC is 8.6 percent, and the tax rate is 21 percent.

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Answer:

a. 4.94%

b. 11.48%

Explanation:

Here in this question, we are interested in calculating the pretax cost of debt and cost of equity.

We proceed as follows;

a. From the question;

The debt equity ratio = 1.15

since Equity = 1 ; Then

Total debt + Total equity = 1 + 1.15 = 2.15

Mathematically ;

WACC = Cost of equity x Weight of equity + Pretax Cost of debt x Weight of debt x (1-Tax rate)

Where WACC = 8.6%

Cost of equity = 14%

Weight of equity = 1/(total debt + total equity) = 1/(1+1.15) = 1/2.15

Pretax cost of debt = ?

Weight of debt = debt equity ratio/total cost of debt = 1.15/2.15

Tax rate = 21% = 0.21

Substituting these values, we have;

8.6% = 14% x 1/2.15 + Pretax cost of debt x 1.15/2.15 x (1-21%)

Pretax cost debt = (8.6%-6.511628%)/(1.15/2.15 x (1-21%))

Pretax cost of debt = 4.94%

b. WACC = Cost of equity x Weight of equity + After tax Cost of debt x Weight of debt

8.6% = Cost of equity x 1/2.15 + 6.1% x 1.15/2.15

Cost of equity = (8.6%-3.26279%)/(1/2.15)

Cost of equity = 11.48%

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In 2011 oil production in Libya was interrupted by political unrest. At the same time, the demand for oil by China continued to

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As a result of the political unrest in Libya, the supply of oil would fall, As a result the supply curve would shift to the left. This would lead to fall in equilibrium quantity and a rise in price.

The increased demand for oil would shift the demand curve to the right. The equilibrium price and quantity would increase

Taking these two effects together, equilibrium price would rise and there would be an indeterminate effect on equilibrium quantity

Please check the attached image for a graph showing these shifts

b. As a result of the change in supply, supply would increase. This would increase equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price would fall. in addition with the increase in demand for oil, equilibrium quantity would rise and there would be an indeterminate effect on equilibrium quantity

Explanation:

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3 years ago

Characteristics of level production include. Select one or more:

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Answer:

Characteristics of level production include:

a. All of these answers are correct.

Explanation:

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Because this market is a monopolistically competitive market, you can tell that it is in long-run equilibrium by the fact that a

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Because this market is a monopolistically competitive market, you can tell that it is in long-run equilibrium by the fact that P = ATC, P>ATC, MR =MC, or MR>MC at the optimal quantity. Furthermore, the quantity the firm produces in long-run equilibrium is the efficient scale. True False

This indicates that there is a markup on marginal cost in the market for shirts. True False

Explanation:

In the long run, monopolistically-competitive entities produce at a level where marginal cost and marginal revenue are equal. This makes it impossible for individual companies to sell their products at prices above the average cost. This situation means that monopolistically-competitive companies will always earn zero economic profit in the long run.

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3 years ago

Morgan Sondgeroth Inc. began operations in January 2018 and reported the following results for each of its 3 years of operations

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Answer:

Part A) Book Value = $1,080,000

Part B) Book Value = $1,050,000

Explanation:

Part 1: To compute the book value of the common stock at December 31, 2020

To do this, we consider both the preferred and common stock values as follows:

Stockholder's equity:

Preferred Stock = $500,000

Common stock = $750,000

Retained earnings: To calculate retained earnings we need to deduct dividends in arrears to prefered stock holders and then ascribe the remaining value to retained earnings.

Dividend in Arrears= 3 years @ 8% interest per year

= 500,000 x 0.08 x 3= $120,000

Remaining earnings for available to common share holders

= Retained earnings balance- dividend paid to prferred stock holders.

=$800,000 (net income for 2020)- $40,000 (net loss for 2019) - $260,000 (net loss for 2018)

= $800,000-$40,000-$260,000

= $500,000 - Dividend in arrears

= $500,000- $120,000

= $380,000

Book Value of Stockholders' equity

Common Stock equity + Balance of retained earnings

= $700,000 + $380,000

= $1,080,000

The book value per share = $1,080,000/ outstanding shares

= $1,080,000/750,000= $1.44

Part 2: To compute the book value of the common stock at December 31, 2020 Preference stock has liquidating value of $106 per share

Stockholder's equity:

Preferred Stock = $500,000

Preferred stock liquidating premium = (106-100) x 5000

= $6 x 5000= $30,000

Common stock = $750,000

Retained earnings: To calculate retained earnings we need to deduct dividends in arrears to prefered stock holders and then ascribe the remaining value to retained earnings.

Dividend in Arrears= 3 years @ 8% interest per year

= 500,000 x 0.08 x 3= $120,000

Remaining earnings for available to common share holders

= Retained earnings balance- net losses from previous years - dividend paid to prferred stock holders - liquadating premium to preferred stock

=$800,000 (net income for 2020)- $40,000 (net loss for 2019) - $260,000 (net loss for 2018)

= $800,000-$40,000-$260,000

= $500,000 - Dividend in arrears - liquidating

= $500,000- $120,000- $30,000

= $350,000

Book Value of Stockholders' equity

Common Stock equity + Balance of retained earnings

= $700,000 + $350,000

= $1,050,000

The book value per share = $1,080,000/ outstanding shares

= $1,050,000/750,000= $1.4

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