The question is incomplete as it is missing the figures. The complete question is,
Mercer, Inc. provides the following data for 2019:
Net Sales Revenue 598000
Cost of Goods Sold 350000
The gross profit as a percentage of net sales is ________. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Answer:
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales = 0.4147 or 41.47%
Explanation:
The gross profit is a profit earned by a business through its trading activity. It is calculated by deducting the cost of goods sold from the net sales revenue and it is the profit earned by a business before deducting any operating and non operating expenses of the business.
Gross profit = Net Sales - Cost of goods sold
Gross Profit = 598000 - 350000 = $248000
The gross profit as a percentage of net sales is,
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales = Gross profit / Net Sales
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales = 248000 / 598000
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales = 0.4147 or 41.47%
Answer:
Mapleleaf Industries
Journal Entry
Debit Cash Dividend $40,800
Credit Dividends Payable $40,800
To record the declaration of $0.85 per share cash dividend.
Explanation:
This journal entry shows the two accounts involved and how they are recorded when a cash dividend is declared (declaration date).
Calculation of cash dividends is based on 48,000 shares of common stock outstanding and not on the issued shares nor the authorized. Usually, dividends are only payable to shareholders of record, who appear on the register of the company as holders of the shares on the specified date (date of records).
So, the divided equals $40,800 (48,000 x $0.85).
Answer:
The correct answer is option B.
Explanation:
A cartel can be defined as a group of independent producers who come together to form a group in order to improve profits. In an oligopoly market, there are few firms in the market. The firms are such that the economic decisions of one firm or producer affects their rivals.
In such a situation, the firms come together to form a cartel to protect their interests. In a cartel, production limits are set for all producers so that the price is high. But cartels are generally short-lived.
This is because the individual producers have incentives to cheat the cartel by producing more than a set limit so that they can increase their profit and market share.
Solution :
1.
The income from renting his showroom that Paolo would receive if he allowed to rent his showroom is a Implicit cost as this is a cost which will not be paid in actual.
The wages as well as the utility bills paid by Paolo is an example of explicit cost as this cost would be paid in actual for the businesses and are added in accounting.
The wholesale amount that Paolo pays for the pianos to the manufacturer is an explicit cost and is aid in actual to the manufacturer.
The salary that Paolo could have earned if he choses to be an accountant will be an implicit cost as this cost is not paid in actual.
2. Paolo's accounting profit can be calculated by :
Accounting profit = revenue - explicit cost
= 851,000 - 476,000 - 281,000
= $ 94,000
3. Paolo's economic profit is :
Economic profit = accounting profit - implicit profit
= 94,000 - 34,000 - 71,000
= -11,000
Answer:
The statement is correct as well as true
Explanation:
Financial results or the performance, is the subjective measure or criteria of how well the business or the firm could use the assets from the initial mode of the business and create revenues.
In short, it is evaluated through earning or the loss which consequence from the financial affairs.
So, if the company is spending as well as retaining and developing the best people of their company, will often result in superior as well as healthy results, which means generate a good amount of revenue for the company by producing the goods.
