Questions from potential investors will be related to the functionality of the business plan presented. These questions have to be answered in a professional manner in the sense that the presenter has to be friendly and accommodating in his attitude. He should make eye contacts with the questioners. Each question should be answered with the goal of making the questioner understand the question that is bothering him or her. Answers should be given in a formal and explanatory tone that suggest that the presenter knows what he is talking about.
Answer:
Piper Rose Boutique should accept the special order made by the college
Explanation:
Price per unit the college is willing to pay = $6
Total variable cost per unit to be incurred by Piper Rose Boutique = Direct materials + Direct labor + Variable factory overhead = $2.00 + $0.50 + $1.50 = $4,00
Since the price per unit of $6 that the college is willing to pay is greater than the total variable cost per unit of $4 to be incurred by Piper Rose Boutique, Piper Rose Boutique should accept the special order made by the college.
Note: the Fixed factory overhead is not relevant in taking the decision. Only the variable costs are relevant.
Answer:
c. The firm will make an additional $4200 in income per day if it sells taco shells instead of tortillas.
Explanation:
Tortilla daily revenue: $8000
Tortilla daily cost: $22500
Taco shell daily revenue: $26,700
Taco shell daily cost: $8000 + $4200 = 12200
Additional income if Taco Shells sold instead of Tortillas: $26,700 - 22,500 = $4200
Answer: b. The beta of the portfolio is higher than the highest of the three betas
Explanation:
The beta of a portfolio is calculated as a weighted average of the individual betas of the individual stocks. As such, the highest individual beta will be the upper limit of the portfolios entire beta.
For instance.
3 stocks A, B and C have betas of 1, 1.3 and 2 respectively.
A has a weight of 1%, B has a weight of 1% and C has a weight of 98%.
The portfolio beta will be;
= (0.01 * 1 ) + ( 0.01 * 1.3) + ( 0.98 * 2)
= 1.98
Even if the stock with the highest beta had an advantage of weighing such a high figure, it it mathematically impossible for the portfolio beta to be higher than it.
