Consider two neighboring island countries called Euphoria and Contente. They each have 4 million labor hours available per week that they can use to produce corn, jeans, or a combination of both. The following table shows the amount of corn or jeans that can be produced using 1 hour of labor.

Country Corn (Bushels per hour of labor) Jeans (Pairs per hour of labor)
Euphoria 4 16
Contente 6 12

Initially, suppose Contente uses 1 million hours of labor per week to produce jeans and 3 million hours per week to produce corn, while Euphoria uses 3 million hours of labor per week to produce jeans and 1 million hours per week to produce corn. Consequently, Euphoria produces 12 million pairs of jeans and 16 million bushels of corn, and Contente produces 6 million pairs of jeans and 36 million bushels of corn. Assume there are no other countries willing to trade goods, so, in the absence of trade between these two countries, each country consumes the amount of jeans and corn it produces.

Euphoria's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is___________ pair of jeans, and Contente's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is__________ pair of jeans. Therefore,___________ has a comparative advantage in the production of corn, and__________ has a comparative advantage in the production of jeans.

Answer:

4

2

Contente

Euphoria

Explanation:

Euphoria's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is [tex]\frac{16}{4}[/tex] = 4 pair of jeans, and Contente's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of corn is [tex]\frac{12}{6}[/tex] = 2 pair of jeans. Therefore,  Contente has a comparative advantage in the production of corn, and Euphoria  has a comparative advantage in the production of jeans.

Asset management ratios are used to measure how effectively a firm manages its assets, by relating the amount a firm has invested in a particular type of asset (or group of assets) to the amount of revenues the asset is generating. Examples of asset management ratios include the average collection period (also called the days sales outstanding ratio), the inventory turnover ratio, the fixed asset turnover ratio, and the total asset turnover ratio Consider the following case: Crawford Construction has a quick ratio of 2.00x, $36,225 in cash, $20,125 in accounts receivable, some inventory, total current assets of $80,500, and total current liabilities of $28,175. The company reported annual sales of $100,000 in the most recent annual report. Over the past year, how often did Crawford Construction sell and replace its inventory? O 4.14 x 4.55 x 2.86x 8.01 x The inventory turnover ratio across companies in the construction industry is 4.55x. Based on this information, which of the following statements is true for Crawford Construction? O Crawford Construction is holding less inventory per dollar of sales compared to the industry average O Crawford Construction is holding more inventory per dollar of sales compared to the industry average You are analyzing two companies that manufacture electronic toys-Like Games Inc. and Our Play Inc. Like Games was launched eight years ago, whereas Our Play is a relatively new company that has been in operation for only the past two years. However, both companies have an equal market share with sales of $100,000 each. You've collected company data to compare Like Games and Our Play. Last year, the average sales for all industry competitors was $255,000. As an analyst, you want to make comments on the expected performance of these two companies in the coming year. You've collected data from the companies' financial statements. This information is listed as follows: Data Collected (in dollars) Accounts receivable Net fixed assets Total assets Like Games 2,700 55,000 95,000 Our Play 3,900 80,000 125,000 Industry Average 3,850 216,750 234,600 Using this information, complete the following statements to include in your analysis days of sales tied up in receivables, which is much than the industry average. It takes Our Play 1. Our Play has time to collect cash from its customers than it takes Like Games. more than that of Our Play. This is because Like Games was formed eight years ago, so the 2. Like Games's fixed assets turnover ratio is acquisition cost of its fixed assets is recorded at historic values when the company bought its assets and has been depreciated since then Assuming that fixed assets prices (not book values) rose over the past six years due to inflation, Our Play paid a assets. amount for its fixed 3. The average total assets turnover in the electronic toys industry is 1.09x, which means that $1.09 of sales is being generated with every dollar of investment in assets. A are total assets turnover ratio indicates greater efficiency. Both companies' total assets turnover ratios than the industry average

George secured an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) loan to help finance the purchase of his home 5 years ago. The amount of the loan was $350,000 for a term of 30 years, with interest at the rate of 9%/year compounded monthly. Currently, the interest rate for his ARM is 3.5%/year compounded monthly, and George's monthly payments are due to be reset. What will be the new monthly payment

how important are the development of the many management theories
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Which of the following is a reason companies are hiring temporary workers more often than in the past?

A- Temporary employees work harder than permanent employees.

B- Temporary workers are more loyal to the company, thereby making them more productive.

C- Most companies provide temporary workers with very few, if any, benefits.

D- Workers seeking temporary employment are better educated than those seeking permanent employment​

Desert, Inc. has year-end account balances as of December 31, 2020 of Sales Revenue $907,000; Interest Revenue $24,000; Cost of Goods Sold $593,000; Administrative Expenses $188,000; Income Tax Expense $31,000; Dividends $18,000, Unrealized Pension Liability Adjustments of $21,500 (dr) and a correction of an error in recording Depreciation Expense for 2018 of $12,000 (dr).

To prepare the year-end closing entry required to close the Income Summary account, Desert would record a:_________

a. Debit to Net Income for $107.000.
b. Debit to Income Summary for $119,000
c. Debit to Retained Earnings for $89,000
d. Debit to Income Summary for $67,500

Scenario
You are the marketing analyst for Better Beans Coffee Company, which has nine stores nationwide. The company wants to build two additional stores. Your executive team has decided that rather than expand to new markets, they want Better Beans to begin opening additional stores in existing markets. While this will create cannibalization in the short term, it will create marketing and operating efficiencies as more stores are opened in each city.
As a scrappy and growing startup, Better Beans does not yet have access to complex marketing analytics software. Fortunately, you are an expert at gathering market data from inside and outside the company and crunching accurate numbers with nothing more than an Excel spreadsheet.
You have been tasked with calculating the two best markets for opening an additional store. You have already calculated two things that allow you to estimate the net additional revenue in each market ueafter adding a second store:
Revenue for a second store in each market
The revenue lost from estimated cannibalization at the first store.
Important note: Due to the high investments already made in existing stores, management has specified that any market where cannibalization is 25% or more should be eliminated from consideration.
Ignoring cannibalization rates for now, what two markets have the highest net revenue increases when adding a second store?
A. Dallas and Portland
B. Los Angeles and Orlando
C. Chicago and Dallas
D. Orlando and Dallas
E. Los Angeles and Portland
What two markets should be chosen for a second store based on management's criteria that the cannibalization rate for the existing store should be less than 25%? Note: Cannibalization rates and net revenue increase amounts need to be considered when making this determination.
A. Los Angeles and Orlando
B. Atlanta and Houston
C. Atlanta and Portland
D. Los Angeles and Portland
E. Los Angeles and Houston
Existing Revenue Second store Cannibalization Revenue Net Revenue
Store Revenue Estimate Drop Due Increase for
Estimate to cannibalization Market(
Second
Store
Revenue
Cannibalization)
Los Angeles 4,050,000 $2,677,500 5% $202,500 2,475,000
Houston 1,950,000 1,522,500 5% 97,500 1,425,000
Orlando 2,800,000 2,175,000 25% 700,000 1,475,000
Atlanta 2,240,000 1,695,000 30% 720,000 975,000
Chicago 2,150,000 1,735,000 40% 860,000 875,000
San Diego 1,900,000 1,505,000 20% 380,000 1,125,000
Portland 1,500,000 1,050,000 20% 300,000 750,000
Dallas 2,450,000 1,702,500 45% 1,102,500 600,000
Boston 3,150,000 2,177,500 35% 1,102,500 1,075,000

What is a conversion rate?

On October 21, 2004, Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., a large Canadian-based newsprint and groundwood producer, reported net income for its third quarter, 2004, of $182 million. This compares with a net loss for the same quarter of 2003 of $70 million. Sales for the quarter were up, to $1528 million, and earnings excluding low persistence items, was a loss of $27 million. the low - persistence items included a gain of $239 million before tax from foreign exchange conversion. Much of the company's long term debt is denominated in US dollars. The foreign exchange gain arose because of the rising value of the Canadian dollar, relative to the US dollar, during the quarter. Comparable figures for the third quarter of 2003 were as follows: sales of $ 1,340 mil-lion, a loss before low- persistence items of $ 32 million, and foreign exchange conversion gain of $ 13 million. There is no mention of R& D costs in the company’s third quarter report. Its 2003 annual report mentions R& D only in passing, with reference to forest conservation. Presumably, R& D expenditures are relatively low. Abitibi- Consolidated’s share price rose $ 0.59 to $ 7.29 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on October 21, 2004. The S& P/ TSX Composite index gained 59 points to close at 8,847 on the same day. According to media reports, the increases were driven by a "red- hot" materials and energy sect

Aaron, clerical supervisor for a health maintenance organization, wants to hire the best person for the receptionist job. Ramona, his manager, is doubtful that the candidate Aaron has selected will be capable because she uses a wheelchair. Ramona is concerned that other workers will have to spend a lot of time helping the receptionist get in and out of the office for lunch, breaks, and so on. How can Aaron ensure that his candidate will be an asset to the firm?

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You are the manager of two plants (factories) in Mexico that manufacture shoes. The combined monthly output of both plants is to be 10,000 pairs of shoes. How you would best divide this output of 10,000 pairs of shoes between the two plants. You may make your arguments in words with the aid of diagrams, i.e., without the use of math. On the other hand, if you are comfortable with math (calculus), the following additional information may be made use of by you. The cost function of Plant 1 is C1 = a1Q1 + a2Q12 + Q13and that of Plant 2 is C2 = b1Q2 + b2Q22 + Q23, where Q1 and Q2 denote, respectively, the outputs of Plant 1 and Plant 2.

Townsend Industries Inc. manufactures recreational vehicles. Townsend uses a job order cost system. The time tickets from November jobs are summarized as follows:
Job 11-101 $6,240
Job 11-102 9,000
Job 11-103 7,210
Job 11-104 6,750
Factory supervision 4,000
Factory overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of a predetermined overhead rate of $18 per direct labor hour. The direct labor rate is $40 per hour.
A. Journalize the entry to record the factory labor costs.
B. Journalize the entry to apply factory overhead to production for November.

Pierre Corporation has a precredit U.S. tax of $315,000 on $1,560,000 of taxable income in the current year. Pierre has $312,000 of foreign source taxable income characterized as foreign branch income and $156,000 of foreign source taxable income characterized as passive category income. Pierre paid $63,000 of foreign income taxes on the foreign branch income and $27,000 of foreign income taxes on the passive category income. What amount of foreign tax credit (FTC) can Pierre use on its current U.S. tax return and what is the amount of the carryforward, if any

Which statement does not describe the Linux operating systems?
It is proprietary software.
Its code can be modified by users.
It was developed by Torvalds.
It is an open-source application

Staley Co. manufactures computer monitors. The following is a summary of its basic cost and revenue data: Per Unit Percent Sales price $525 100 Variable costs 300 57 Unit contribution margin $225 43 Assume that Staley Co. is currently selling 500 computer monitors per month and monthly fixed costs are $75,000. Staley Co.'s margin of safety ratio (MOS%) if 500 units are sold would be (round intermediate calculation up to nearest whole number of units): Group of answer choices 33.2%. 20.5%. 17.7%. 19.5%. 23.7%.

Stewart owns a home with a replacement cost of $300,000. He purchased $200,000 of property insurance on the house with a $1,000 deductible for all losses. The house caught on fire and sustained $100,000 worth of damage. The actual cash value (ACV) of the damaged portion of the property was $80,000. How much will Stewart receive as reimbursement for the loss

Three categories of activities (operating, investing, and financing) generate or use the cash flow in a company. In the following table, identify which type of activity is described below.

a. Fitzi Chemical Co. earns revenue from its cash receipts from royalties.
b. The Yum chain of restaurants conducts an initial public offering to raise funds for expansion.
c. A company records a decrease in its total raw materials inventory from the previous year.
d. A pharmaceutical company buys marketing rights to sell a drug exclusively in East Asian markets.

Dolan Company's accounting records reflect the following inventories:

Dec. 31, 2020

Dec. 31, 2019

Raw materials inventory

$310,000

$260,000

Work in process inventory

300,000

160,000

Finished goods inventory

190,000

150,000

During 2020, $800,000 of raw materials were purchased, direct labor costs amounted to $670,000, and manufacturing overhead incurred was $640,000.
Dolan Company's total manufacturing costs incurred in 2020 amounted to

2. Management by exception
A. means that only unfavorable differences will be investigated.
B. means that material differences will be investigated.
C. means that all differences will be investigated.
D. causes managers to be buried under voluminous paperwork.

Santana Rey, owner of Business Solutions, decides to diversify her business by also manufacturing computer workstation furniture. Required: 1. Classify the following manufacturing costs of Business Solutions as (a) variable or fixed and (b) direct or indirect. 2. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for Business Solutions for the month ended January 31, 2020. Assume the following manufacturing costs: Direct materials: $2,600 Factory overhead: $520 Direct labor: $1,200 Beginning work in process: none (December 31, 2019) Ending work in process: $590 (January 31, 2020) Beginning finished goods inventory: none (December 31, 2019) Ending finished goods inventory: $370 (January 31, 2020) 3. Prepare the cost of goods sold section of a partial income statement for Business Solutions for the month ended January 31, 2020. Pre

Scholars have noted each of the following elements that explain the importance of conferences EXCEPT:

a. The conference is the crucial unit in shaping and regulating intercollegiate athletics because it can have more impact on shaping athletic policies than the NCAA does.
b. Conferences demand that schools and their leaders pay more attention to conference issues than to those of national governing bodies like the NCAA.
c. The conference is the locus where a small group of institutions in voluntary association agree to work together, to compete while showing some sign of mutual respect and comparable academic standards.
d. Conferences allow schools with similar concerns to form leagues with rules that operationalize their common philosophy and put their athletes and coaches in social circumstances where they will be dealing with people and similar expectations and constraints.

If the mean of three observations x + 2, x + 4, and x + 6 is 15, then x is equal to
a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 11
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True or False?
a. Financing for public corporations must flow through financial markets.
b. Financing for private corporations must flow through financial intermediaries.
c. Almost all foreign exchange trading occurs on the floors of the FOREX exchanges in New York and London.
d. Derivative markets are a major source of finance for many corporations.
e. The opportunity cost of capital is the capital outlay required to undertake a real investment opportunity.
f. The cost of capital is the interest rate paid on borrowing from a bank or other financial institution.

Melissa is conducting a survey of our classmates because our teacher wants the class to learn more about hygiene habits Melissa House develop a list of 10 questions

Trak Corporation incurred the following costs while manufacturing its bicycles. Bicycle components $100,000 Advertising expense $45,000 Depreciation on plant 60,000 Property taxes on plant 14,000 Property taxes on store 7,500 Delivery expense 21,000 Labor costs of assembly-line workers 110,000 Sales commissions 35,000 Factory supplies used 13,000 Salaries paid to sales clerks 50,000
Identify each of the above costs as direct materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead, or period costs. Bicycle components select a classification Depreciation on plant select a classification Property taxes on store select a classification Labor costs of assembly-line workers select a classification Factory supplies used select a classification Advertising expense select a classification Property taxes on plant select a classification Delivery expense select a classification Sales commissions select a classification Salaries paid to sales clerks

Beachside Realty rents condominiums and furnishings. Below is the adjusted trial balance at December 31.
Debit Credit
Cash 1,500
Accounts Receivable 2,000
Interest Receivable 100
Prepaid Insurance 1,600
Notes Receivable (long-term) 2,800
Equipment 15,000
Accumulated Depreciation 3,000
Accounts Payable 2,400
Accrued Expenses Payable 3,920
Income Taxes Payable 2,700
Unearned Rent fees 500
Common Stock 5,000
Retained Earnings 2,700
Dividends 2,000
Rent Fees Earned 37,000
Furniture Rental Revenue 1,200
Interest Revenue 100
Wages Expense 19,000
Depreciation Expense 1,800
Utilities Expense 320
Insurance Expense 700
Maintenance Expense 9,000
Income Tax Expense 2,700
58,520 58,520
Prepare the entry required to close the expense accounts at the end of the period.

Tullius Corporation has received a request for a special order of 8,600 units of product C64 for $45.50 each. The normal selling price of this product is $50.60 each, but the units would need to be modified slightly for the customer. The normal unit product cost of product C64 is computed as follows:
Direct materials $ 16.30
Direct labor 5.60
Variable manufacturing overhead 2.80
Fixed manufacturing overhead 5.70
Unit product cost $ 30.40
Direct labor is a variable cost. The special order would have no effect on the company's total fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The customer would like some modifications made to product C64 that would increase the variable costs by $5.20 per unit and that would require a one-time investment of $45,000 in special molds that would have no salvage value. This special order would have no effect on the company's other sales. The company has ample spare capacity for producing the special order.
Required: Determine the effect on the company's total net operating income of accepting the special order.

The state of Oregon's wine industry specializes in the production of Pinot Noir wine, a type of red wine. Oregon's Pinot Noir is very similar to wines made in Santa Barbara and the Burgundy region of France. Oregon's Pinot Noir is also known to pair well with lamb, that is, many people choose to drink Pinot Noir while eating lamb.

For many years, states levy a special sales tax on wine often called a "sin tax". The reasoning behind these special sales taxes is that wine consumption can lead to particular social costs such as drunk driving, violence, etc.

However, many medical studies have demonstrated that moderate consumption of red wine can lower the risks for many diseases such as coronary heart disease. Thus, there are social benefits as well.

Suppose that states, in recognition of some of the benefits to wine consumption, decide to decrease the sales tax on Oregon Pinot Noir. What effect will this have on consumer surplus, producer surplus and deadweight loss.
A. Consumer surplus increases, producer surplus increases, the deadweight loss decreases.
B. Consumer surplus decreases, producer surplus decreases, the deadweight loss decreases.
C. Consumer surplus decreases, producer surplus increases, the deadweight loss is unchanged.
D. Consumer surplus increases, producer surplus increases, the deadweight loss increases.

Match each type of adjusting entry with its definition.
Deferred revenue
Accrued expenses
Prepaid expenses
Accrued revenue
Match each of the options above to the items below.
Receive cash in the current period that will be recorded as a revenue in a future period.
Record an expense in the current period that will be paid in cash in a future period.
Record a revenue in the current period that will be collected in cash in a future period.
Pay cash (or have an obligation to pay cash) in the current period that will be recorded as an expense in a future period.

the point where total expenses equals to total income? ​