Based on the given scenario above, what Sal's reduction of effort represents DEFENSIVE STRATEGY. Defensive strategies are techniques that are utilized in order to combat an attack for possible competitors. In Sal's situation, since she is approaching retirement, her back up plan to decrease the possibility of having problems in the business is to reduce the number of locations.
Answer:
Overhead application rate
= <u>Budgeted overhead</u>
Budgeted machine hours
= <u>$900,000</u>
30,000 hours
= $30 per machine hour
Overhead cost assigned to the product
= Overhead application rate x Actual machine hours
= $30 x 12,000 hours
= $360,000
Explanation:
In this case, there is need to determine the overhead application rate, which is the ratio of budgeted overhead to budgeted machine hours.
Then, we will obtain the overhead cost assigned to the product by multiplying the overhead application rate by actual machine hours.
When a firm is experiencing lesser profit it can come up
with different strategy to improve its present product rather than developing
new product because improving present product involves lesser cost therefore
more profit. The answer is B. Product Extension and C. New product placement.
Reintroduction is one way, it is launching the product
using more creative sales and marketing strategy. It can target a new market segment,
provide more information about the product and use more appealing
advertisements. The product’s packaging can also be changed to make it look
more attractive and fresh.
Product
extension can be use as it is targeting a new market. It can
involve exporting the products. This strategy may be costly but when successful
will level up your product’s quality as it passed exporting quality. It is
changing the market NOT the product.
New
product Placement is a strategy where in the products are
advertised by placing it in media. The products are shown for example in
movies, the character uses the products that way it can give awareness to the
viewers how the products can be used and also the brand and name of the
products are advertised without direct reference to the product. It doesn’t
involve changing the product’s feature only the product placement is changed to
a new one.
<span>Rebranding can also be used. It is introducing your
product with a new name, changing the product’s name not only its packaging but
the total appearance. It gives the product a whole new image to target new
image audience or expand its audience.</span>
Answer:
Explanation:
All of the above.
Companies will be attracted to nations that encourage market exchange and not restrict it, reward innovation, and protect people and property,
Answer:
The dividend payout ratio is 43.33% as shown below
Explanation:
EBIT is an acronym for earnings before interest and tax, it is given as $2 million.In other words, to arrive at net income we need to deduct interest on loan and tax.
EBIT $2000000
less interest(5000000*10%) ($500000)
Earnings before tax $1500000
Tax @40% ($600000)
Net income $900000
Since capital project requires 60% of equity(net income belongs to equity holders),hence we need to deduct 60% of capital outlay from net income to arrive at distributable earnings.
distributable earnings =$900000-(60%*$850000)
=$390000
Hence dividend payout ratio=distributable earnings/net income
=$390000/$900000
=43.33%
