Answer:
46.67%
Explanation:
Gross margin is the ratio of gross profit to the total sales. The gross profit is the difference between the sales and cost of goods sold. Other cost given such as land and selling and distribution cost make up assets and operating expenses respectively.
Hence
Gross profit = $30,000 - $16,000
= $14,000
Gross margin = $14,000/$30,000
= 0.4667
The company's gross margin is 46.67%.
Answer:
The simple rate of return is 37.5%
Explanation:
Simple rate of return is the percentage of return on investment that takes the net annual return cash flow of an investment and compare with initial capital of the investment. It is calculated with this formula:
<u>Total annual return - Depreciation expense</u>
Initial capital outlay
For farmer Joe, the simple rate of return is:
<u>$20,000 + $25,000 + $30,0000 -$0</u> x 100
$200,000
= <u>$75,000</u> x 100
$200,000
= 37.5%
Depreciation expense is assumed to be zero.
If a consumer believes that the price of the good will be higher in the future he is more likely to purchase the good now. If the consumer expects that her income will be higher in the future the consumer may buy the good now. In other words positive expectations about future income may encourage present consumption.
