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3 years ago

Explain how the costs of poor quality can affect competitiveness.

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The competitiveness of a good usually depends on two key factors: its price, and its quality. While poor quality goods are less competitive from a quality perspective but poor quality goods are usually cheaper to produce resulting to a lower final price. So overall, the lower the cost and the higher the quality the more competitive a good is.

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C) 15 months

Explanation:

As per the law, a company with two or more shareholders must hold an Annual AGM every year. The AGM for a new company must be held within the first nines months after the financial year.

The AGM for an existing company must be held not later than six months after the end of a financial year. However, the law has set 15 months as the maximum gap of time allowed between two general meetings.

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2 years ago

g Estimate the cost of common equity for a firm, given the following information. For the next year, the firm plans to pay a div

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The cost of equity is 12.49 percent

Explanation:

The price per share of a company whose dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate can be calculated using the constant growth model of the DMM. The DDM bases the price of a stock on the present value of the expected future dividends from the stock. The formula for price today under this model is,

P0 = D1 / r - g

Where,

D1 is the dividend expected for the next period
r is the cost of equity
g is the growth rate in dividends

As we already know the P0 which is price today, the D1 and the growth rate in dividends (g), we can plug in the values of these variables in the formula to calculate the cost of equity (r)

100.81 = 8.76 / (r - 0.038)

100.81 * (r - 0.038) = 8.76

100.81r - 3.83078 = 8.76

100.81r = 8.76 + 3.83078

r = 12.59078 / 100.81

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2 years ago

In the money creation process, the simple money multiplier assumes that banks hold no excess reserves. What is the consequence o

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If banks hold excess reserves, then the money multiplier will be smaller.

Explanation:

It is easier to understand using an example:

required reserve rate = 5%

money multiplier = 1 / 5% = 20

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3 years ago

One benefit of specialization is that it

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-Whenever countries have different opportunity costs in production they can benefit from specialization and trade.
-Benefits of specialization include greater economic efficiency, consumer benefits, and opportunities for growth for competitive sectors.

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3 years ago

etermining Gross Profit During the current year, merchandise is sold for $990,000. The cost of the merchandise sold is $693,000.

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Results are below.

Explanation:

A: To calculate the gross profit, we need to use the following formula:

Gross profit= sales - cost of goods sold

Gross profit= 990,000 - 693,000

Gross profit= $297,000

B: Now, the gross profit percentage:

Gross profit percentage= (gross profit / sales)*100

Gross profit percentage= (297,000 / 990,000)*100

Gross profit percentage= 30%

C: Finally, a net income is reported in the income statement at the moment of the sale. It doesn't matter if the sale was paid or not.

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