Answer:
Presence or threat of trade barriers
Explanation:
If a company sees that a specific country has a presence or threat of trade barriers, the company will prefer to invest directly in foreign companies, instead of exporting.
This is because trade barriers, like tariffs or import quotas, will likely reduce the potential revenue that the company would get from exporting. It could reduce revenue so much as to make the company lose money.
Answer:
Halifax Manufacturing allows its customers to return merchandise for any reason up to 90 days after delivery and receive a credit to their accounts. All of Halifax's sales are for credit (no cash is collected at the time of sale). The company began 2021 with a refund liability of $330,000. During 2021, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $11,800,000. Halifax's merchandise costs is 70% of merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $345,000 in sales for credit, with $191,000 of those being returns of merchandise sold prior to 2021, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2021. Sales returns, estimated to be 3% of sales, are recorded as an adjusting entry at the end of the year.
Explanation:
Halifax Manufacturing allows its customers to return merchandise for any reason up to 90 days after delivery and receive a credit to their accounts. All of Halifax's sales are for credit (no cash is collected at the time of sale). The company began 2021 with a refund liability of $330,000. During 2021, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $11,800,000. Halifax's merchandise costs is 70% of merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $345,000 in sales for credit, with $191,000 of those being returns of merchandise sold prior to 2021, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2021. Sales returns, estimated to be 3% of sales, are recorded as an adjusting entry at the end of the year.
Answer:
COGS= $181,000
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Beginning Finished Goods= $39,000
Ending Finished Goods= $53,000
Cost of goods manufactured= 234,000 - 39,000= $195,000
<u>To calculate the cost of goods sold, we need to use the following formula:</u>
COGS= beginning finished inventory + cost of goods manufactured - ending finished inventory
COGS= 39,000 + 195,000 - 53,000
COGS= $181,000
Answer:
Demand drops to zero
Explanation:
Infinite elasticity of demand is also called perfect elasticity of demand.
In this scenario the demand for a product is attached to it's price.
There is an infinite change in the quantity demanded as a result of change in price.
Graphically it is a horizontal demand curve as represented in the attached
Even a small increase in price will cause demand to fall to zero.
Examples are luxury goods such as high end cars and expensive jewelry.
Answer:
A series of activities that transform inputs into products that customers value.
Explanation:
A product can be defined as any physical object or material that typically satisfy and meets the demands, needs or wants of customers. Some examples of a product are mobile phones, television, microphone, microwave oven, bread, pencil, freezer, beverages, soft drinks, etc.
The core benefit of a product can be defined as the basic (fundamental) wants or needs that is being satisfied, met and taken care of when a customer purchase a product.
Hence, the term that refers to the first level of a product, which depends on the customer value it generates is generally referred to as a core benefit. For example, a hotel provides a comfortable and convenient bed to spend the night (sleep) when you travel for a vacation.
On a related note, a value chain refers to the idea that a company is a series of activities that transform inputs into products that customers value.
