Answer and Explanation:
b. Previous expenditures associated with a market test to determine the feasibility of the project, provided those costs have been expensed for tax purposes.
Answer:
The answer is 6.72%
Explanation:
Calculating the imputed rate from a discount bond as follows:
( 1 + i )^n = FV / PV
( 1 + i )^3 = FV / PV, here FV= 1000 and PV= 727.25
so putting values in equation we have:
( 1 +i )^3 = 1000 / 727.25
( 1 + i )^3 = 1.375
solving for i
( 1 + i) = 1.375^1/3
( 1 + i ) = 1.112
i = 0.112 before tax rate
0.112 * (1 - tax rate) = after tax interest rate
0.112 * .60 = 0.0672 = 6.72%
thus the expected after tax cost of this debt issue is 6.72%
Answer:
a) DuPont analysis for Johnson International
2013: 0.059 x 2.11 x 1.75 = 0.2179 = 21.79%
2014: 0.058 x 2.18 x 1.75 = 0.2213 = 22.13%
2015: 0.049 x 2.34 x 1.85 = 0.2121 = 21.21%
b) DuPont analysis for industry averages
2013: 0.054 x 2.05 x 1.67 = 0.2121 = 21.21%
2014: 0.047 x 2.13 x 1.69 = 0.1692 = 16.92%
2015: 0.041 x 2.15 x 1.64 = 0.1446 = 14.46%
c) Johnson International's drivers follow the same tendency as the industry's average, e.g. net profit margin decreased in a similar manner, and total asset turnover increased also in a similar manner to the industry's average. The only driver that doesn't follow the industry's trend is financial leverage. While other companies in the same industry decreased their financial leverage, Johnson increased it. You should further analyze why this happened and what are the potential consequences.
Explanation:
The DuPont analysis is used to break down ROE into 3 different components and that way you can analyze whether a company's high ROE comes along with a high risk. The following formula is used to calculate ROE based on 3 different factors:
R
OE = net pro
fit margin x total assets turnover x financial leverage
Answer:
A) Related and supporting industries
Explanation:
Competitive advantage is the edge an entity has over others that results in higher profit margins.
According to Michael Porter there are 4 factors that gives national advantage in the international environment:
- firm strategy' structure and rivalry
- related supporting industries
- demand conditions
- factor conditions.
Related supporting industries refers to the presence of supporting industries that helps a company to thrive.
Forms depend on others for high productivity. When the presence of other supporting companies is adequate production will be maximised.
This is the case in the given instance where the country of Arcadia has clusters of associated businesses and suppliers which include individual dye and textile manufacturing firms, chemical plants, and leather manufacturing companies, most of which are well reputed and internationally competitive. This has made Arcadia a major force in the global economic market
