Answer:
b. $4,908,000
Explanation:
According to the FASB GAAP, the straight line method is used in this given question which is shown below:
= (Original cost - residual value) ÷ (useful life)
= ($40,900,000 - $4,090,000) ÷ (15 years)
= ($36,810,000) ÷ (15 years)
= $2,454,000
In this method, the depreciation is same for all the remaining useful life
For two years, the accumulated depreciation would be
= Annual year depreciation × number of years
= $2,454,000 × 2 years
= $4,908,000
The difference is only in the strategy the company wants to use. For some market segments calculating the cost of goods sold by the permanent or periodic method may be more advantageous and allow a better monitoring of business efficiency and profitability. Companies often choose the method that best fits their organizational strategy. The periodic method, for example, as used by Kelty Industries, can be useful for greater input and output control, process optimization, consumer behavior assessment, and other advantages. But if Howe and Kelty wanted to change the calculation method, it would not affect anything, as the result would be the same regardless of the calculation, periodic or daily.
Answer:
Answer Illustration : Opportunity Cost of producing Wine is lesser in France, Opportunity Cost of producing Sweaters is lesser in Tunisia. So, France has comparative advantage in Wine, Tunisia in Sweater.
Explanation:
Opportunity Cost is the cost of next best alternative foregone while choosing an alternative.
Opportunity Cost of producing Sweaters & Wine in France & Tunisia are quantities of other goods (Sweaters or Tunias) sacrifised while choosing either. Sweater Opportunity Cost - Wines sacrifised, Wine Opportunity Cost - Sweaters sacrifised.
The country has a comparative advantage in a good if it can produce it with relatively less opportunity cost (in terms of other good sacrifised) than other country.
Ex : Production Possibilities
Wine Sweater Trade off (Wine :Sweater)
France 10 5 1:0.5 or 2:1
Tunisia 8 24 1:3 or 0.33:1
- France produces Wine with lesser opportunity cost (sweater sacrifised) than Tunisia [0.5 sweater < 3 sweaters] ; it has comparative advantage in Wine.
- Tunisia produces Sweater with less opportunity cost (wine sacrifised) than France [ 0.33 wine < 2 wines] ; it has comparative advantage in Tunisia
I think the correct answer would be false. The automobile will remain the primary source of transportation. As we can see today, almost all of the people use automobile to go to different places. As we see in the road, different vehicles are present. Also, the automobile industry, recently, is a booming industry. We have different models, colors, brands and specifications of the vehicles. I think the use of automobiles as the primary source of transportation would still go for many years as it is the most convenient and comfortable transportation as compared to others like bicycle, train and motorcycle.
Answer:
Month. Machine Hours. Total costs
January. 1,800 $21,500
February. 2,900 $23,200
March. 1,000. $19,750
April. 2,400. $21,000
May. 3,400. $23,900
High-Low method = 23, 900 + 21,000
= 44,900
