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3 years ago

Firms are likely to prefer selective distribution when intermediaries

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<span>If the intermediary provides some type of extra support, and if they provide exclusivity for the product, the firm will likely pursue this avenue. Selective distribution holds that a company will use some, but not all, of the distributors as a way of getting their products to market, and in this case, finding intermediaries who will not provide competitors for the product is a smart way of maximizing profitability.</span>

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Answer:

B. False

Explanation:

As the name suggests that crowdfunding refers to the funding for a project by having a small amount from the public at large in an internet

Since in the question it is mentioned that the founders should put efforts for giving the high stake of ownership with respect to high contributors before raising the funds to launch a product in the market

But this above requirement should not be necessary

Therefore the given statement is false

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3 years ago

A food manufacturer reports the following for two of its divisions for a recent year.

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Answer:

1. 13.8% and 14.6%

2. 13.6% and 16.5%

3. 1.01 times and 0.88 times

Explanation:

The computations are shown below:

1. Return on investment = Operating Income ÷ Average invested Assets

where, average invested assets would be

= (Invested assets, beginning + Invested assets, ending) ÷ 2

For Beverage Division, it would be

= $366 ÷ {($2,696 + $2,610) ÷ 2}

= $366 ÷ $2,653

= 13.8%

For Cheese Division, it would be

= $651 ÷ {($4,489 + $4,417) ÷ 2}

= $651 ÷ $4,453

= 14.6%

2. Profit margin = (Operating income ÷ sales) × 100

For Beverage Division, it would be

= ($366 ÷ $2,698) × 100

= 13.6%

For Cheese Division, it would be

= ($651 ÷ $3,942) × 100

= 16.5%

3. Investment turnover = Sales ÷ Average Operating Assets

For Beverage Division, it would be

= $2,698 ÷ {($2,696 + $2,610) ÷ 2}

= $2,698 ÷ $2,653

= 1.01 times

For Cheese Division, it would be

= $3,942 ÷ {($4,489 + $4,417) ÷ 2}

= $3,942 ÷ $4,453

= 0.88 times

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3 years ago

Genent Industries, Inc. (GII), developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2017, GII estimated the foll

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Answer:

The quantity variance = -900 unfavorable

Explanation:

Direct materials flexibel - budget variance:

standard

0.7 pounds $30 per pound

3,000 x 0.7 = 2,100 standard pounds

actual

2,400 pound $29 per pound

quantity variance:

30(2,100 - 2,400) = -900

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3 years ago

Assume MIX Inc. has sales volume of $1,342,000 for two products with May sales and contribution margin ratios as follows:

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Answer:

Instructions are below,

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Product A: Sales $514,000; Contribution Margin Ratio 30%

Product B: Sales $828,000; Contribution Margin Ratio 60%

fixed expenses are $338,000

First, we need to calculate the total contribution margin:

Total CM= CM Product A + CM Product B

Total CM= 514,000*0.3 + 828,000*0.6= $651,000

The operating income is calculated deducting from the total contribution margin the fixed costs:

Operating income= 651,000 - 338,000= 313,000

The average weighted contribution margin is calculated using the contribution margin ratio per product and the sales mix.

Sales mix:

Product A= 514,000/1,342,000= 0.38

Product B= 828,000/1,342,000= 0.62

Weighted average contribution= contribution margin ratio*sales mix

Product A= 0.3*0.38= 0.114

Product B= 0.6*0.62= 0.372

Total= 0.486

Weighted average contribution margin ratio= 0.486= 48.6%

Finally, we can calculate the break-even point in units:

Break-even point (units)= Total fixed costs / Weighted average contribution margin ratio

Break-even point (units)= 338,000/ 0.486= $695,473.25

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3 years ago

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Answer:

The answer is $1,402,000

Explanation:

Cost of an asset is the total cost of acquiring and asset plus the cost incurred in bringing the asset to a working condition e.g cost of transporting the asset to factory, cost of installation etc.

Cost of the machine is:

Cost of acquisition $4,000,000

Cost of installation. $10,000

Building a clean room. $3,000,000

Total cost is. $7,010,000

No salvage value

Useful life is 5 years

Cost of depreciation using the straight-line method is

(cost of the asset - salvage value) ÷ number of useful life

$7,010,000 ÷ 5

= $1,402,000

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