Answer:
The answer is: C) the elasticity of demand, where the shortages will be larger if demand is more inelastic.
Explanation:
When the demand for a product is completely inelastic it means that the quantity demanded for that product will be the same whether its price increases or decreases. Rarely any product is completely inelastic, but inelasticity shows a tendency of buyers to keep buying a product even if its price rises, for example gasoline.
Inelastic products don´t follow the law of supply and demand, since the price doesn´t alter the demand.
If suppliers can produce enough goods (product shortages) and the quantity demanded stays the same, the price will rise. But if the demand for the product is inelastic then the shortage will get worse since every time more people will want to buy the product and their will be less product to buy.
Answer:
13,384.62 shares
Explanation:
Current number of shares = $435,000 / $13
Current number of shares = 33461.53846154
Current number of shares = 33,461.54 shares
Stocks outstanding after the reverse stock split = (33,461.54 shares / 5)*2 = 13384.616 = 13,384.62 shares.
So, 13,384.62 shares of stock will be outstanding if the firm does a reverse stock split of 2-for-5.
Answer with explanation:
Part 1. Straight-line depreciation can be calculated using the following formula:
Straight-line depreciation = (Cost of Asset - Residual Value) / Useful Life
Now by putting the values of each parameter, we have:
Straight-line depreciation = ($135,000 - Zero) / 5years = $27,000
So this depreciation will be charged to the asset to remainder of its life.
Part 2. We can calculate depreciation using double declining balance method whose formula is as under:
Double Declining Balance Depreciation = 2 X Cost of the asset/Useful Life
By putting values, we have:
Double Declining Balance Depreciation = 2 * $135,000 / 5 Years = $54,000
The depreciation would be charged each year unless it fells below the salvage value of the asset, which in this question is given and is zero.
Part 3.
Following are the main questions that we must consider before opting to any depreciation method:
- Does the cost of the asset chosen is accurate and in-accordance to International Financial Reporting Standards.
- Does the estimated Residual value of the asset is forecasted accurately. International accounting standard IAS 16 says that the scrap value must be discounted and its present value must be considered as a scrap value.
- Is the useful life of the asset estimated is in-accordance to the pace of technological advances?
- The asset's fair value must be considered each year to analyze whether or not the asset value in the market is aligned with our carrying value calculated or not.
So these were the factors which decides which method of depreciation must be opted or what estimate changes are required in calculating the fair value of the asset.