Answer: B. Maintaining a steady dividend is a key goal of most dividend-paying companies.
Explanation:
Companies that pay dividends prefer in general, to maintain a steady dividend overtime. This does not necessarily mean that they will pay the same amount of dividend but rather that they will pay out dividends as within a certain percentage range of the net income.
Companies do not prefer to cut dividends so as not to send the wrong message so A is wrong. Share repurchases reduces agency costs so C is wrong. Short term fluctuations in cash flow are not the key favor in determining dividend policy as the company might still pay out the same regardless so this is wrong as well. Option B is the best answer.
Answer and Explanation:
The computation of the unused resource capacity in energy and repairs for Tri-State Mill. is shown below;
For energy
= $6,900 - 6,000 × $0.90
= $6,900 - $5,400
= $1,500
For repairs
= $12,000 - 600 × $16
= $12,000 - $9,600
= $2,400
Hence, the unused resource capacity in energy and repairs for Tri-State Mill. is $1,500 and $2,400 respectively
I think the correct term to fill in the blank would be mix. A product mix is the all of the products or services lines being offered by a company. The cars, trucks, financing services and the like are all product lines that make up the product mix of Volvo.
Answer:
$122,500
Explanation:
Calculation for the amount of the common fixed expense not traceable to the individual divisions
First step is to calculate Total segment margin
Total segment margin = $43,600 + $174,300
Total segment margin= $217,900
Now let calculate the Common fixed expense
Common fixed expense = $217,900-$95,400
Common fixed expense $122,500
Therefore the amount of the common fixed expense not traceable to the individual divisions is $122,500
Answer:
Explanation:
This could be due a number of factors.
1 Externality effect
2 There could also be market failure, when property rights are not properly defined.
Externality is the effect of a third party on a property right, when all parties cannot come to an agreeable resolution on properties this could lead to inefficient use of land.
Also when the property rights are not put in place its difficult to come to a resolution that satisfies all parties.