Explain how insurance companies use statistics.

Saturn Systems Inc., which is headquartered in the United States, has its production plant located in a less-developed country w

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Answer:

a. unethical

Explanation:

This company's behavior is unethical. In the globalized world, it is natural for transnational firms to direct their production structure to countries where labor is cheaper, as this makes their product more competitive in the international market. However, these firms must not take advantage of regulatory failures in the labor market in these countries to increase their profit. Every firm must be concerned and ensure that the physical integrity and health of employees who work on its plants is preserved, regardless of location. Thus, in order to act ethically, this firm should implement process improvements to minimize the exposure of employees to chemical agents and to inhibit the exploitation of the labor that occurs when employees work in excess and without being paid for overtime.

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Accounts receivable arising from sales to customers amounted to $80,000 and $70,000 at the beginning and end of the year, respec

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Answer:

b. $290,000

Explanation:

The computation of the cash flows from operating activities to be reported on the statement of cash flows is shown below:

= Net income reported on the income statement + decrease in account receivable

where,

Net income reported = $280,000

And, the decrease in account receivable is $10,000 ($70,000 - $80,000)

So, the cash flow from operating activities

= $280,000 + $10,000

= $290,000

The decrease in account receivable implies that more cash is come so it would be added and the same is shown above

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Talks-A-Lot, Inc. sells cell phones to customers and expects that 10% of phones sold will be returned for repair under its warra

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Answer:

Product warrant liability to be reported as on 31.12.2021* is $3.124

<em>*The procedures are attached in a microsof excel document. </em>

Explanation:

This amount will be recognized as a liability only if product warranty amount can be rmeasured reliabily and there is probability that there will be an outflow of funds.

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Indirect interview request includes of all of the following techniques except

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Requesting an interview during a telephone call to the employer.

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Turnbull Co. has a target capital structure of 58% debt, 6% preferred stock, and 36% common equity. It has a before-tax cost of

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Answer:

Turnbull’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) will be higher by 0.64% if it has to raise additional common equity capital by issuing new common stock instead of raising the funds through retained earnings.

Explanation:

Note: This question is not complete. The complete question is therefore provided before answering the question as follows:

Turnbull Co. has a target capital structure of 58% debt, 6% preferred stock, and 36% common equity. It has a before-tax cost of debt of 8.2%, and its cost of preferred stock is 9.3%. If Turnbull can raise all of its equity capital from retained earnings, its cost of common equity will be 12.4%. However, if it is necessary to raise new common equity, it will carry a cost of 14.2%. If its current tax rate is 40%, how much higher will Turnbull’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) be if it has to raise additional common equity capital by issuing new common stock instead of raising the funds through retained earnings? (Note: Round your intermediate calculations to two decimal places.)

The explanation to the answer is now given as follows:

Step 1: Calculation of WACC when all of its equity capital is raised from retained earnings

This can be calculated using WACC formula as follows:

WACCR = (WS * CE) + (WP * CP) + (WD * CD * (1 - T)) ………………… (1)

Where;

WACCR = Weighted average cost of capital when all of its equity capital is raised from retained earnings = ?

WS = Weight of common equity = 36%, or 0.36

WP = Weight of preferred stock = 6%, or 0.06

WD = Weight of debt = 58%, or 0.58

CE = Cost of equity = 12.4%, or 0.124

CP = Cost of preferred stock = 9.3%, 0.093

CD = Before-tax cost of debt = 8.2%, or 0.082

T = Tax rate = 40%, or 0.40

Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:

WACCR = (0.36 * 0.124) + (0.06 * 0.093) + (0.58 * 0.082 * (1 - 0.40))

WACCR = 0.078756, or 7.8756%

Rounding to 2 decimal places, we have:

WACCR = 7.88%

Step 2: Calculation of WACC if it raises new common equity

This can also be calculated using WACC formula as follows:

WACCE = (WS * CE) + (WP * CP) + (WD * CD * (1 - T)) ………………… (2)

Where;

WACCE = Weighted average cost of capital if it raises new common equity = ?

WS = Weight of common equity = 36%, or 0.36

WP = Weight of preferred stock = 6%, or 0.06

WD = Weight of debt = 58%, or 0.58

CE = Cost of equity = 14.2%, or 0.142 (Note: This is the only thing that has changed compared to what we have in Step 1 above.)

CP = Cost of preferred stock = 9.3%, 0.093

CD = Before-tax cost of debt = 8.2%, or 0.082

T = Tax rate = 40%, or 0.40

Substituting the values into equation (2), we have:

WACCE = (0.36 * 0.142) + (0.06 * 0.093) + (0.58 * 0.082 * (1 - 0.40))

WACCE = 0.085236, or 8.5236%

Rounding to 2 decimal places, we have:

WACCE = 8.52%

Step 3: Caculation of how much higher will Turnbull’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) be if it has to raise additional common equity capital by issuing new common stock instead of raising the funds through retained earnings.

This can be calculated as follows:

Percentage by which WACC is higher = WACCE - WACCR

Percentage by which WACC is higher = 8.52% - 7.88%

Percentage by which WACC is higher = 0.64%

Therefore, Turnbull’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) will be higher by 0.64% if it has to raise additional common equity capital by issuing new common stock instead of raising the funds through retained earnings.

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