Answer:
d.$5,500.
Explanation:
The computation of the deductible expense is shown below:
= Airfare + lodging + 50% of meals
= $3,000 + $2,000 + 50% of $1,000
= $3,000 + $2,000 + $500
= $5,500
hence, the deductible expense is $5,500
Here we take 100% of airfare & lodging but we took 50% for the meals
hence, the option d is correct
Answer:
The externality that affected me was the U.S. recession of 2018.
Explanation:
The externality is the term that refers to a variation in a outside factor that end up affecting persons involve in a business that is not related directly to the outside factor that changed.
1. The 2008 recession made harder for me to get a job in the restaurant sector even though the prices of the restaurants and hotels continued to be the same, many person have to cut their expenditure in tourism as the recession significantly impacted the financial institutions and many persons were laid off from their jobs which decreased consumption.
2. The effects of the recession were: increase in the unemployment, decrease in the consumption, increase in foreclosures.
3. I experienced decrease in my quality of life as it was harder for me to keep a job for a long time. Most of jobs were part time therefore it was a time where I have to live on my savings.
4. Pollution is best reduced if companies take conscience of the fact that they have a greater impact on the environment than individuals. This will lead to better business practices in the manage of residuals and raw materials.
5. A positive externality can create a bubble in the prices and overestimate the actual value of an asset e.g. cryptocurrencies bubble was a positive effect for some investor that really knew the value of this securities but in the long run it created a bubble and people that did not know about cryptocurrencies invested and lost most of their money.
Answer:
Company's net income will increase by $2500 if the product line is discontinued.
Explanation:
From the data given:
Sales 25000
variable cost (less) 19000
contribution margin 6000
Fixed costs
directed fixed costs 7000
allocated fixed costs 5000
net income -6000
Fixed cost savings 7000
rental revenue 1500
total savings if discontinued 8500
contribution margin (less) 6000
net income increased by 2500
Answer:
e. The company will take on too many high-risk projects and reject too many low-risk projects.
Explanation:
By using the WACC for discounting purposes in case of the higher risk projects the net present value would be greater in such cases and also the high discount rate is applied. It is easily accepted but at the same time it also rise the organization risk
Therefore in the given case, the option e is correct and the same is to be considered
