The CPI is more commonly used as a gauge of inflation than the GDP deflator is because...

Technology combined with rapid international communication of news, entertainment, and lifestyles is dramatically increasing the

harina [27]

Answer:

True

Explanation:

The great advances in the mass media and technology have marked consumer habits in our society. One of the most influential today is television, because it can change the way people act or think and, in this way, create a different reality through advertising, most experience the impact of advertising by the large number of hours spent surfing the net.

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3 years ago

A company issues $100,000 face value, zero-coupon, 4-year U.S. corporate bonds on January 1, 20XO, when the market rate for simi

aivan3 [116]

Answer:

Amount = Maturity/(1+risk rate)⁴

Amount = $100,000/(1+0.12)⁴

Amount = $63,552 (Approx)

Interest payable = $63,552 x 0.12

Interest payable = $7,626 (Approx)

Interest payable (2nd period) = ($63,552+$7,626) x 0.12

Interest payable (2nd period) = $8,541 (Approx)

Explanation:

JOURNAL ENTRY

BOOKS OF (.....)

Date Account title Debit Credit

Cash a/c Dr $63,552

To Bonds payable a/c $63,552

1st-period

Bond Interest a/c Dr $7,626

To Bonds payable a/c $7,626

2nd-period

Bond Interest a/c Dr $8,541

To Bonds payable a/c $8,541

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2 years ago

Belmain Co. expects to maintain the same inventories at the end of 20Y7 as at the beginning of the year. The total of all produc

Pavlova-9 [17]

Answer:

Part a 

Belmain Co.

Estimated Income statement for the year ended 2017.

Sales ($240 x 12,000) $2,880,000

Less Variable Costs :

Direct Materials ($50.00 x 12,000) ($600,000)

Direct Labor ($30.00 x 12,000) ($360,000)

Factory Overheads ($6.00 x 12,000) ($72,000)

Sales Salaries and Commissions ( $4.00 x 12,000) ($48,000)

Miscellaneous selling expenses ( $1.00 x 12,000) ($12,000)

Supplies ($4.00 x 12,000) ($48,000)

Miscellaneous administrative expenses ($1.00 x 12,000) ($12,000)

Contribution $1,728,000

Less Fixed Expenses :

Factory overhead ($350,000)

Sales salaries and commissions ($340,000)

Advertising ($116,000)

Travel ($4,000)

Miscellaneous selling expense ($2,300)

Office and officers’ salaries ($325,000)

Supplies ($6,000)

Miscellaneous administrative expense ($8,700)

Net Income ( Loss) $576,000

Part b

0.6 or 60 %

Part c

Break-even sales (units) = 8,000

Break-even sales (dollars) = $1,920,000

Part d

See attachment

Part e

Margin of safety in dollars = $960,000

Margin of safety in percentage = 33.3 %

Part f

Operating Leverage = 3.00

Explanation:

Income Statement :

Sales - Expenses = Income

Note : I have separated Variable and Fixed Expenses

Contribution Margin ratio :

Contribution Margin ratio = Contribution ÷ Sales

= $1,728,000 ÷ $2,880,000

= 0.6 or 60 %

Break-even sales ( units and dollars) :

Break-even sales (units) = Fixed Costs ÷ Contribution per unit

= $1,152,000 ÷ $144.00

= 8,000

Break-even sales (dollars) = Fixed Costs ÷ Contribution margin ratio

= $1,152,000 ÷ 0.60

= $1,920,000

Margin of safety in dollars and as a percentage of sales :

Margin of safety in dollars = Expected Sales (dollars) - Break-even sales (dollars)

= $2,880,000 - $1,920,000

= $960,000

Margin of safety in % = (Expected Sales - Break-even sales ) ÷ Expected Sales

= $960,000 ÷ $2,880,000

= 33.3 %

Operating leverage

Operating Leverage = Contribution ÷ Earnings Before Interest and Tax

= $1,728,000 ÷ $576,000

= 3.00

3 0

2 years ago

According to Larry Marder, the president of the McFarlane Companies, the company has changed and morphed and grown over the year

cricket20 [7]

Answer:

Unrelated Diversification

Explanation:

The reason is that the company has entered in a number of product offering that are unrelated to each other. This means the company has subtantially reduced its industry risk by managing a portfolio of products that are different from each other from industry perspective. This is an example of unrelated diversification because comics are unrelated to sports figures, music videos and motion pictures.

8 0

3 years ago

Ashley (a single taxpayer) is the owner of ABC LLC. The LLC (which reports as a sole proprietorship) generates QBI of $900,000 a

Andrews [41]

Answer:

Detailed solution is given below in tabular form:

3 0

3 years ago