Answer:
2014 2013 %CHANGE
SALE 1297000 1001000 29.6%
COGS 797655 600600 32.8%
Gross margin 499345 400400 24.7%
operating expenses 302000 198000 52.5%
Income before tax 197345 202400 -2.5%
taxes 61400 52600 16.7%
Net income 135945 149800 -9.2%
Explanation:
%change = (2014 - 2013)/2013
2014 and 2013 represent each line item in the income statement
The answer would be: derived demand
Answer: Depreciation is tax deductible
Explanation:
Depreciation on assets is recognized by tax authorities as an expense that a business actually incurs so when the income statement is calculated, depreciation needs to be removed as the expense that it is so that taxes can be calculated on the profit.
Depreciation however, does not take actual cash from the company i.e the company does not actually pay anyone cash for depreciation like most other expenses. It needs therefore to be added back to the Free Cash Flow because the FCF deals with how much actual cash the company has which is something that Depreciation being a non-cash expense did not reduce.
Answer:
The market that characterizes the industry in which Forey competes is a market where competition is at its greatest possible level and it is a perfectly competitive market and the reason is because its returns decrease with the entering of new firms, also four-firm concentration ratio and Herfindahl Hirschman index are both quite small, so no one has significant market power to set or even influence the market price. In the short-run Forey Inc’s profit will decrease as more and more new firms enter the market and in the long-run Forey Inc will receive only normal (zero) economic profit.
Answer:
E. Cultural pollution.
Explanation:
In marketing terminologies, cultural pollution implies pertaining to customs, beliefs, art and all the other products of human thought made by a particular group of people at a particular time. Culture provides a sense of identity; it defines who you are and maintains a sense of belonging. It validates our reason for being in this world, defining where we are headed in our lives. Cultural rules influence people to behave similarly, making it easier for them to identify with each other. It shapes attitudes, thinking, behavior and values. It is also normative, defining the standard for judging values and behavior.
