"a manufacturer of deep-sea oil rigs may be least concerned about which of these marketplace forces?"

With current technology, suppose a firm is producing 800 loaves of banana bread daily. Also assume that the least-cost combinati

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Answer:

a. Since a profit of $40 is being made as obtained in part d, the firm will continue to produce banana bread.

b. Firm's total revenue is $800.

c. Firm's total cost is $760.

d. Firm's profit is $40.

Explanation:

a. If the firm can sell these 800 units at $1 per unit, will it continue to produce banana bread?

The decision criteria is to continue to produce if profit is being made or stop to produce if loss is being incured.

Since a profit of $40 is being made as obtained in part d, the firm will continue to produce banana bread.

b. What is the firm's total revenue?

Total revenue = Selling price per unit * Sales unit = $1 * 800 = $800

c. What is the firm's total cost?

This can be calculated as follows:

Cost of labor = Unit of labor * Unit labor cost = 5 * $40 = $200

Cost of land = Unit of land * Unit land cost = 5 * $60 = $300

Cost of capital = Unit of capital * Unit capital cost = 4 * $60 = $240

Cost of entrepreneurial ability = Unit of entrepreneurial ability * Unit entrepreneurial ability cost = 1 * $20 = $20

Total cost = Cost of labor + Cost of land + Cost of capital + Cost of entrepreneurial ability = $200 + $300 + $240 + $20 = $760

d. What is the firm's profit or loss?

Profit (loss) = Total revenue - Total cost = $800 - $760 = $40

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3 years ago

Joseph will start school on 9/1/14. He is expected to attend school for four years and will need to pay tuition of $50,000 on Se

My name is Ann [436]

Answer:

e. $153,156

Explanation:

From 9/1/14, he needs $50,000 every year for 4 years to fund the tuition fees. Therefore, present value of the amount needed at 9/1/14 using the Present value of annuity due formula

= 50,000 * {1+ (1/(1.05)^4) } / 0.05 * (1.05)

= $186,162

$186,162 is the amount needed after 4 years. Amount you need to invest today to have this amount in four years = $186,162/(1.05)^4 = $186,162/1.21550625 = $153,156.40

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3 years ago

A store offers two payment plans. under the installment plan, you pay 25% down and 25% of the purchase price in each of the next

Ann [662]

Answer

a-1 . The Present Value of the installment plan is $94.38.

We calculate the PV of $25 for each of the three following years with the following formula:

$PV_{Annuity} = Constant Payment * PVIFA_{0.04,3}$

where

PVIFA = Present Value interest factor of an annuity of $1 at 4% for 3 years.

$PVIFA_{0.04,3} = 2.77509103$

We can ascertain this in excel by using the syntax : =pv(0.04,3,-1).

In this syntax, 0.04 is the interest rate, 3 is number of periods and since the annuity is $1 we write 1. We need to put in -1 because otherwise, we'll get the answer as a negative number. This is because excel treats any Present Values as outflows, and records them as negative.

Substituting the values above in the preceding equation we get,

$PV_{Annuity} = 25 * 2.77509103$

$PV_{Annuity} = 69.3772758$

In order to find the Present Value of the installment plan, we need to add the down payment of $25. So,

$PV_{instalment} = $25 + 69.3772758$

PV of instalment = $94.38

a-2. We get a 6% discount when we pay in full, so the purchase price of the product becomes:

$Purchase price = 100 - (100*0.06)$

$Purchase price = $94 (100 - 6)$

Since the purchase price of the pay in full plan is lesser than that of the installment plan, the pay in full plan is a better option.

b-1. The Present Value of the installment plan is $90.75.

Since the first instalment falls due only after one year, we calculate the PV of $25 each of four years with the following formula:

$PV_{Annuity} = Constant Payment * PVIFA_{0.04,4}$

where

PVIFA = Present Value interest factor of an annuity of $1 at 4% for 4 years.

$PVIFA_{0.04,4} = 3.62989522$

We can ascertain this in excel by using the syntax : =pv(0.04,4,-1).

Substituting the values above in the preceding equation we get,

$PV_{Annuity} = 25 * 3.62989522$

$PV_{Annuity} = 90.7473806$

b-2. In this case, the PV of the pay in full plan remains at $94 while that of the instalment plan falls to $90.75. Since the PV of the Instalment plan is lower, we'll choose the instalment plan.

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3 years ago

Discuss how structural dimensions of the firm, including formalization, standardization, and centralization, can affect the firm

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Explanation:

A company's organizational structure can be defined as the organization of the company's activities so that it operates more efficiently and effectively and achieves its objectives and goals.

Therefore, the structural dimensions of a company including formalization, standardization and centralization will directly influence the innovation of an organization in relation to several variables such as its internal environment, processes, products and services, as there are organizational structures that are more focused on innovation than others, such as the horizontal structure in relation to the vertical, since the vertical structure is the most rigid and with a higher hierarchy, while in the horizontal structure there is greater autonomy of employees and greater participation in the decision-making process, which is a more flexible environment open to innovation.

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3 years ago

Which of the following is not a reason for merger and acquisition failures? a) The acquired company assets are poorly integrated

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Answer: The acquisition leads to value creation

Explanation: In simple words, value creating refers to the process under which the company enhances its working image in the eyes of various stake holders.

It is one of the primary objectives of any organisation. Creating value in the eyes of customers help to sell the products in market while value creation for stakeholders increases the stock price and helps in generation of capital.

Hence it is not a failure of mergers and acquisition.

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3 years ago