Answer:
a. True
Explanation:
When we have to adjust and converted the net income into the cash basis the gain is subtracted and losses are added to the net income in the operating activities section of the cash flow statement
Since there is the gain or loss from the retirement of the bonds so the same should be deducted or added to the net income as the case may be
Therefore the correct option is a.
Mary and Larry are purchasing a house for $198,000. They are making a down payment of $20,000, and they are approved for a conforming loan. How much should they expect to receive in seller help if the seller agrees to contribute the maximum amount
Answer:
$11,880
Explanation:
The computation of the amount that should be expected to recieve in seller is shown below:
The maximum seller contribution should be 6% for confirming the loan as the down payment is more than 10%
So, the amount should be
= $6% of $198,000
= $11,880
What are the purchase goods for cash Rs. 12,000 and for credit Rs. 8,000 (journal entries)?
Explanation:
Journal entries
Books of (----- LTD)
Particular Amount Amount
Purchase A/c Debit 20,000
Cash A/c Credit 12,000
Creditor A/c Credit 8,000
(Being goods purchase on cash and credit)
A student borrows $90,000 for business school at 9.0% stated annual interest with equal monthly payments over 9 years. Consider this as a loan with no payments or interest during school so that the problem structure is equivalent to a standard loan received one period before the first payment. How much is the monthly payment
Answer:
the monthly payment is $1,218.86
Explanation:
The computation of the monthly payment is shown below;
Given that
RATE = 9% ÷ 12 = 0.75%
NPER = 9 × 12 = 108
PV = -$90,000
FV = $0
The formula is shown below;
=PMT(RATE,NPER,PV,FV,TYPE)
After applying the above formula, the monthly payment is $1,218.86
Imprudential, Inc., has an unfunded pension liability of $750 million that must be paid in 17 years. To assess the value of the firm's stock, financial analysts want to discount this liability back to the present. If the relevant discount rate is 8.0 percent, what is the present value of this liability
Answer:
$202,701,713.58
Explanation:
Present value of this liability = Value of liability / ((1+r)^t)
Present value of this liability = $750 million / ((1+0.08)^17)
Present value of this liability = $750 million / (1.08)^17
Present value of this liability = $750 million / 3.7000180548
Present value of this liability = $202,701,713.5840815
Present value of this liability = $202,701,713.58
It has been said that Earned Value Management (EVM) came about because the Federal Government often used "Cost-plus" contractors with project organizations. Cost-plus contracting allows the contractor to recover full project development costs plus accumulate profit from these contracts. Why would requiring contractor firms to employ earned value management help the government hold the line against project cost overruns?
Answer:
Earned Value Management (EVM)
The Federal Government requires contractor firms to employ earned value management because it enables it to assess the work that has been completed against an established baseline plan in terms of technical, time, and cost performance.
Armed with this information, it is in a better position to make important project decisions and help to control over-spending.
Explanation:
Earned value management (EVM) as a integrated project management methodology details the project time schedule, costs, and scope to ensure correct measurement of project performance. Using planned and actual values, EVM enables future predictions, improving the ability of project managers to adjust according to requirements.
The following information was available for the year ended December 31, 2016
Sales $260,000
Net income 38,340
Average total assets 560,000
Average total stockholders' equity 315,000
Dividends per share 1.23
Earnings per share 3.00
Market price per share at year-end 24.60
Required:
a. Calculate margin, turnover, and ROl for the year ended December 31, 2016.
b. Calculate ROE for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Answer:
A. Margin 14.75%
Turnover 0.46 times
ROI 6.85%
B. ROE 12.17%
Explanation:
A. Calculation to determine the margin, turnover, and ROl for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Calculation for MARGIN
Using this formula
Margin=Net income/Sales
Let plug in the formula
Margin=$38,340/$260,000
Margin=0.1475*100
Margin=14.75%
Calculation for TURNOVER
Using this formula
Turnover=Sales /Average total assets
Let plug in the formula
Turnover=$260,000/$560,000
Turnover=0.46 times
Calculation for ROI
Using this formula
ROI=Net income/Average total assets
Let plug in the formula
ROI=$38,340/$560,000
ROI=0.0685*100
ROI=6.85%
Therefore the margin is 14.75%, turnover is 0.46 times and ROl is 6.85% for the year ended December 31, 2016.
B. Calculation to determine the ROE for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Using this formula
ROE=Net income /Average total stockholders' equity
Let plug in the formula
ROE=$38,340/$315,000
ROE=0.1217*100
ROE=12.17%
Therefore the ROE for the year ended December 31, 2016 is 12.17%
According to the growth accounting studies, if you lived in a country where illiteracy was high and 40% of the children left school early and did not complete their education what would probably be the results for that country?
a. Average income in the country will see significant increases.
b. There would be both a human and economic loss.
c. The economic status of the country would continue to rise.
d. More technological breakthroughs would happen in this country.
Answer:
b. There would be both a human and economic loss.
Explanation:
In the case when the illiteracy was more and 40% of the children left the school so early that they didnt complete their education so here the result should be that there should be 2 losses i.e. human and economic loss as the children does not have any kind of knowledge so they would not get the job so easily
Therefore the option b is correct
What are the types of model risk
which activity would a consumer most likely preform
Explanation:
Consumer are individuals who buys products or services for personal use and not for manufacture or resale. Buying goods best describes the role of a consumer. Correct answer: A Because of this, consumers can be influenced by marketing and advertisements and they play a huge role in the marketing process.
Furthermore, what is one way economics can influence your daily life? by forcing a decision on a career path. by limiting your ability to save money. by helping you understand that every choice has a tradeoff.
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There is overwhelming evidence that environmental and situational factors strongly affect leadership.Of the following,which is the best example of one of those situational factors?
A) Positive personality
B) Pragmatism about solutions
C) Seating arrangements
D) Diversity of network contacts
Answer:
C) Seating arrangements
Explanation:
A leader can be defined as an individual who is saddled with the responsibility of controlling, managing and maintaining a group of people under him or her.
Some types of power expressed by leaders are referent power, coercive, etc.
Situational leadership is a leadership style which typically involves the leader adapting his or her style to match or suit the current work environment and fits the level of development of the followers being led.
Generally, environmental and situational factors have been proven beyond reasonable doubt to strongly and overwhelmingly affect leadership. The best example of one of those situational factors is seating arrangements of the employees working in an organization. A leader who is the head of a team or department might choose a particular seating arrangement that best suit the current work environment based on his or her style, thought, and perspective.
barcain credit corp. wants to earn an effective annual return on its consumer loans of 12 percent per year. the bank uses daily compounding on its loans. What interest rate is the bank required by law to report to potential borrowers
Answer:
11.17%
Explanation:
Calculation to determine What interest rate is the bank required by law to report to potential borrowers
Required Effective Annual Rate = 12%
APR(Daily) = 365[(1.12)^1/365 - 1]
APR(Daily) = 365[(1.12)^0.0027-1]
APR(Daily) = 11.17%
Define the term creativity
Answer:
Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others.
Answer:
Creativeness is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or opportunities which can be useful for problem-solving, communication, and for fun with others.
Explanation:
Examples include creative thinking: problem-solving, writing, visual art, communication skills, and openness.
In 2019, website and moving development, web production, user interface, and interaction design as well as design and visual design will be the main fields for creative grabbing.
A company had the following information taken from various accounts at the end of the year:
Sales discounts $ 41,000
Deferred revenues $ 32,000
Total revenues $ 459,000
Purchase discounts $ 15,000
Sales allowances $ 35,000
Accounts receivable $ 205,000
What was the company's net revenues for the year?
Answer:
Net Revenue = $383000
Explanation:
Below is the calculation for net revenue:
Net revenue = Total revenue - Sales discount - sales allowances
Given Total revenue = 459000
Sales discount = 41000
Sales allowances = 35000
Net Revenue = 459000 - 41000 - 35000
Net revenue = 459000 - 76000
Net Revenue = $383000
The net revenue of the company for the year is $383000.
Consider the case of Cranked Coffee Company:
Cranked Coffee Company is a mature firm that has a stable flow of business. The following data was taken from its financial statements last year:
Annual sales $10,200,000
Cost of goods sold $6,630,000
Inventory $3,200,000
Accounts receivable $2,200,000
Accounts payable $2,400,000
Cranked Coffee’s CFO is interested in determining the length of time funds are tied up in working capital. Use the information in the preceding table to complete the following table. (Note: Use 365 days as the length of a year in all calculations, and round all values to two decimal places.)
Value
Inventory conversion period 46.93; 41.71; 176.71; or 39.11
Average collection period 27.25; 78.73; 24.38; or 22.94
Payables deferral period 32.50; 41.07; 33.24; or 132.13
Cash conversion cycle 39.62; 122.77; 37.54; 45.88
B: Both the inventory conversion period and payables deferral period use the average daily COGS in their denominators, whereas the average collection period uses average daily sales in its denominator. Why do these measures use different inputs?
Inventory and accounts payable are carried at cost on the balance sheet, whereas accounts receivable are recorded at the price at which goods are sold.
Current assets should be divided by sales, but current liabilities should be divided by the COGS.
C. Is there generally a positive or negative relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle?(In other words, if a firm has a high level of net working capital, is it likely to have a high or low cash conversion cycle?)
There is a positive relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle.
There is a negative relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle.
D. What are the four key factors in a firm’s credit policy?
Credit terms, discounts, credit standards, and collection policy
Credit period, discounts, credit standards, and collection policy
E. If the credit terms as published by a firm were 2/15, net 60, this means the firm will:
allow a 2% discount if payment is received within 15 days of the purchase, and if the discount is not taken the full amount is due in 60 days.
allow a 15% discount if payment is received within 2 days of the purchase, and if the discount is not taken the full amount is due in 60 days.
F. The management at Cranked Coffee Company wants to continue its internal discussions related to its cash management. One of the finance team members presents the following case to his cohorts:
Case in Discussion
Cranked Coffee Company’s management plans to finance its operations with bank loans that will be repaid as soon as cash is available. The company’s management expects that it will take 40 days to manufacture and sell its products and 35 days to receive payment from its customers. Cranked Coffee’s CFO has told the rest of the management team that they should expect the length of the bank loans to be approximately 75 days.
Which of the following responses to the CFO’s statement is most accurate?
The CFO is not taking into account the amount of time the company has to pay its suppliers. Generally, there is a certain length of time between the purchase of materials and labor and the payment of cash for them. The CFO can reduce the estimated length of the bank loan by this amount of time.
The CFO’s approximation of the length of the bank loans should be accurate, because it will take 75 days for the company to manufacture, sell, and collect cash for its goods. All these things must occur for the company to be able to repay its loans from the bank.
Setting and implementing a credit policy is important for three main reasons:
It has a minor effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.
It has a major effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.
Answer:
Cranked Coffee Company
A. Cash conversion cycle = 122.77 days.
B. The measures use different inputs because:
Inventory and accounts payable are carried at cost on the balance sheet, whereas accounts receivable are recorded at the price at which goods are sold.
C. There is a negative relationship between net working capital and the cash conversion cycle.
D. Credit period, discounts, credit standards, and collection policy
E. If the credit terms as published by a firm were 2/15, net 60, this means the firm will:
allow a 2% discount if payment is received within 15 days of the purchase, and if the discount is not taken the full amount is due in 60 days.
F. The most accurate response to the CFO's statement is:
The CFO’s approximation of the length of the bank loans should be accurate, because it will take 75 days for the company to manufacture, sell, and collect cash for its goods. All these things must occur for the company to be able to repay its loans from the bank.
G. Setting and implementing a credit policy is important for three main reasons:
It has a major effect on sales, it influences the amount of funds tied up in receivables, and it affects bad debt losses.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Annual sales $10,200,000
Cost of goods sold $6,630,000
Inventory $3,200,000
Accounts receivable $2,200,000
Accounts payable $2,400,000
Inventory conversion period = Inventory ÷ (Cost of sales ÷ 365)
= $3,200,000/$6,630,000 * 365
= 176.17 days
Average collection period = Accounts receivable/Sales * 365
= $2,200,000/$10,200,000 * 365
= 78.73 days
Payables deferral period = Accounts payable/Cost of goods sold * 365
= $2,400,000/$6,630,000 * 365
= 132.13 days
Cash conversion cycle = Inventory conversion period + Average collection - Payables deferral period
= 176.17 + 78.73 - 132.13
= 122.77
The predicted 2017 costs for Gamma Motors are as follows: Manufacturing Costs Selling and Administrative Costs Variable $250,000 Variable $600,000 Fixed 450,000 Fixed 300,000 Average total assets for 2017 are predicted to be $5,000,000. If the company desires a 10 percent rate of return on total assets, what is the markup percentage on total manufacturing costs for the desired profit
Answer: 200%
Explanation:
First find the return required.
= 10% of total assets
= 10% * 5,000,000
= $500,000
The total manufacturing costs are:
= 250,000 + 450,000
= $700,000
We need to know the amount to increase the manufacturing costs by so that it covers both the desired return and the admin costs:
= (Desired return + Admin costs) / Manufacturing costs * 100%
= (500,000 + 600,000 + 300,000) / 700,000 * 100%
= 200%
Hunter's Hut is considering a project that will require additional inventory of $150,000 and will increase accounts payable by $125,000. Accounts receivable is currently $300,000 and is expected to increase by 10 percent if this project is accepted. What is the project's initial cash flow for net working capital
Answer:
Hnters
Explanation:
Hunter's Hut is considering a project that will require additional inventory of $150,000 and will increase accounts payable by $125,000. Accounts receivable is currently $300,000 and is expected to increase by 10 percent if this project is accepted. What is the project's initial cash flow for net working capital
Problems and Applications Q8 Suppose subway ridership in New York City declined by 4.3 percent after a fare increase of 25 cents to $1.50. Using the midpoint method, an estimate of the price elasticity of demand for subway rides is . True or False: According to your estimate, the Transit Authority's revenue rises when the fare increases. True False
Answer:
Price elasticity of demand = Percentage in quantity demanded / Percentage change in price
We already have the percentage change in quantity demanded as -4.3%.
We need to find the percentage change in price using the midpoint method.
= (New price - Old price) ÷ ((New Price + Old price) / 2)
Old price = 1.50 - 0.25 = $1.25
Percentage change in price = (1.50 - 1.25) ÷ ((1.50 + 1.25) / 2)
= 18.18%
Price elasticity of demand = -4.3% / 18.18%
= -0.24
According to your estimate, the Transit Authority's revenue rises when the fare increases. TRUE.
The statement is true because the price elasticity of demand here is Inelastic and when this is the case, revenue rises when the price of the good or service increases.
The price elasticity of demand is inelastic when it is less than 1 which is the case here.
Star Corp., an accrual-method C corporation, incurred the following expenses in 2020 (all of which are ordinary and neccessary unless the facts indicate otherwise): Office rent: $50,000 CEO compensation: $1,500,000 Salary paid to janitor $250,000 Business meals: $60,000 (100% of the amount paid) Client entertainment $100,000 (100% of the amount paid) Traffic fines: $5,000 Advertising $70,000 Taxes & licenses (state, local & payroll) $30,000 Life insurance policy on CEO - premiums: $12,000 Average office rents in the area run $50,000-$55,000/year for similar office space. Star Corp's janitor is the CEO's sister. Reasonable salary for a janitor with similar experience, job description and work hours is $20,000/year. The CEO often runs late to important meetings, and he has a tendency to speed (and get speeding tickets) on his way. Star Corp. pays the speeding tickets. Star Corp. is the beneficiary on the life insurance policy. What is Star Corp.'s total deductible business expenses for the year?
Answer:
$1,842,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine Star Corp.'s total deductible business expenses for the year
STAR CORP.'S total deductible business expenses
Office rent $50,000
CEO Compensation $1,500,000
Salary paid to Janitor $20,000
Business meals $60,000
Client entertainment $100,000
Advertising $70,000
Taxes & Licenses $30,000
Life insurance policy on CEO-Premium $12,000
Total $1,842,000
Therefore Star Corp.'s total deductible business expenses for the year is $1,842,000
Suppose jess resigns from her low paying job. After looking for a new job for two weeks she is highly frusterated and gives up looking for a better paying job. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jess would:____.
A) be considered unemployed.B) be considered employed.C) be considered temporarily unemployed.D) not be considered as a part of the labor force.E) be considered as seasonally unemployed.
Answer:
D) not be considered as a part of the labor force.
Explanation:
Labour force is defined as a group of individuals in an economy that are either employed or unemployed.
Employed individuals have jobs and are not actively looking for other opportunities.
Unemployed individuals according to the U.S Bureau of Labour Statistics are those that are employed and actively looking for other opportunities or that have no work and are looking jobs.
However in the given scenario Jess resigns from her low paying job and after looking for a new job for two weeks she is highly frusterated and gives up looking for a better paying job. She is considered not part of the labour force because she is not actively seeking employment
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jess would not be considered as a part of the labor force.
What is the term Labor force about?
Labor force is defined as a group of individuals in an economy that are either employed or unemployed.
Employed individuals have jobs and are not actively looking for other opportunities.
However, in the given scenario Jess resigns from her low paying job and after looking for a new job for two weeks she is highly frustrated and gives up looking for a better paying job. She is considered not part of the labor force because she is not actively seeking employment.
Therefore, correct option is D.
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Trevor heard a burglar entering through a living room window.He grinned as he picked up his gun. Crouching behind the sofa in his darkened home,he ambushed and killed the intruder with several well placed shots.He then added another notch in his trusty side-arm.Trevor most probably:____________
a. has exercised his constitutional right of self-defense.
b. has acted legally,because the shooting took place inside his home.
c. has acted legally if,but only if,the burglar was armed with a gun.
d. is guilty of a homicide,or at least voluntary manslaughter.
Answer: D. guilty of a homicide, or at least voluntary manslaughter.
Explanation:
Homicide is the act whereby a human being kills another person. A homicide can be reckless or accidental. Voluntary manslaughter is when someone else is killed unlawfully such as for self-defense.
Therefore, Trevor most probably be guilty of a homicide, or at least voluntary manslaughter.
XYZ Industries makes heavy construction equipment. The standard for a crane calls for 20 direct labor-hours at $24 per direct labor-hour. During a recent period 875 cranes were made. The labor efficiency variance was $1,200 Unfavorable. How many actual direct labor-hours were worked
Answer:
17,550
Explanation:
Labor efficiency variance = Standard rate * (Actual hours - Standard hours)
$1200 = $24 * (Actual hours - 875*20)
50 = Actual hours - 17,500
Actual hours = 17,500 + 50
Actual hours = 17,550
So, the actual direct labor-hours which were worked is 17,550.
Decruitment is the planned elimination of ________ in an organization. A) jobs
B) managerial hierarchy C) cross-functional teams D) departments
Answer:
C) cross-functional teams
Explanation:
Human resources management (HRM) can be defined as an art of managing, controlling and improving the number of people (employees or workers), functions, activities which are being used effectively and efficiently by an organization.
Hence, human resources managers are saddled with the responsibility of recruiting, downsizing, decruiting, managing and improving the welfare and working conditions of the employees working in an organization.
A cross-functional team can be defined as a group that comprises of employees from different functional areas within an organization.
Decruitment is the planned elimination of cross-functional teams in an organization.
This ultimately implies that, decruitment is a method adopted by human resource managers to reduce the number of various employees (workforce) working in an organization.
Similarly, downsizing refers to the planned elimination of jobs (job positions) existing in an organization.
On January 1, Eastern College received $1,280,000 from its students for the spring semester that it recorded in Unearned Tuition and Fees. The term spans four months beginning on January 2 and the college spreads the revenue evenly over the months of the term. What amount of tuition revenue should the college recognize on February 28? Assume the college prepares monthly financial statements.a. $640,000.b. $1,280,000.c. $880,000.d. $960,000.e. $320,000.
Answer:
e. $320,000
Explanation:
Calculation to determine amount of tuition revenue should the college recognize on February 28
Using this formula
Tuition revenue =Amount received/Term spans
Let plug in the formula
Tuition revenue=$1,280,000 /4 months
Tuition revenue=$320,000
Therefore amount of tuition revenue should the college recognize on February 28 is $320,000
Buying Paint April is at the hardware store and must decide whether to buy paint in 11 individual quart cans or to buy it in both gallon and quart cans. Here are the facts:
4 quarts
1 gallon
1 quart costs $4.39
1 gallon costs $13.99
What should April do?
1. Find the cost.
2. Find out how many gallons to buy 2 Gallons.
3. Find the cost. of 4 quarts.
Answer:
a) $41.15
b) Two gallons
c) $48.29
Explanation:
Total individual quarts to be purchased = 11
Number of gallons in 11 quarts = 11/4 = 2
Hence there are 2 gallons and 3 quarts in 11 individual quarts
a) Total price
2 * $ 13.99 + 3 * $4.39 = $41.15
b) Two gallons
c) Cost of 4 quarts
11 * $ 4.39 = $48.29
Goodwill arises when one firm acquires the net assets of another firm and pays more for those net assets than their current fair value. Suppose that Target Co. had operating income of $1,215,000 and net assets with a fair value of $5,400,000. Takeover Co. pays $8,100,000 for Target Co.’s net assets and business activities.
Required:
a. How much goodwill will result from this transaction?
b. Calculate the ROI for Target Co. based on its present operating income and the fair value of its net assets.
c. Calculate the ROI that Takeover Co. will earn if the operating income of the acquired net assets continues to be $180,000.
d. What reasons can you think of to explain why Takeover Co. is willing to pay $300,000 more than fair value for the net assets acquired from Target Co.?
Answer:
A. $2,700,000
B. 22.5%
C. 2.22%
D. Target Co was a profit making company
Explanation:
a. Calculation to determine How much goodwill will result from this transaction
Goodwill=$8,100,000- $5,400,000
Goodwill=$2,700,000
Therefore the goodwill that will result from this transaction is $2,700,000
b. Calculation to determine the ROI for Target Co.
Using this formula
Return on investment = Operating income / Net assets * 100
Let plug in the formula
Return on investment=$ 1,215,000 /$5,400,000 * 100
Return on investment= 22.5%
Therefore the ROI for Target Co is 22.5%
c. Calculation to determine the ROI that Takeover Co.
Using this formula
Return on investment = Operating income / Net assets * 100
Let plug in the formula
Return on investment= $180,000 / 8,100,000 * 100
Return on investment=2.22%
Therefore the ROI that Takeover Co is 2.22%
d. Based on the information given the reason
why TAKEOVER CO. is willing to pay the amount of $300,000 more than the FAIR VALUE for the NET ASSETS that was ACQUIRED from Target co., was because Target Co was a profit making company.
At the quantity of 682 orders of Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos from Taco Bell, the marginal social benefit of a Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco is $3.45 and the marginal social cost is $2.60. To produce the efficient quantity of Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos:_________
a. fewer Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos should be produced.
b. there should be no change in the amount of Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos produced.
c. More information on production costs is needed to determine the efficient level of Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos.
d. more Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos should be produced.
Answer:
Hence the correct option is D. more Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos should be produced.
Explanation:
Since the marginal benefit is greater than marginal social cost, Therefore more output can be produced.
D. more Crispy Chicken Sandwich Tacos should be produced.
Although direct labor and raw materials costs are treated as manufacturing costs and therefore make up part of the finished goods inventory cost, factory overhead is charged to expense as it is incurred because it is a period cost.
A. True
B. False
Answer:
B. False
Explanation:
The period cost is that cost that indirectly related to the process of the production. The sales, general and admin cost should be considerd as the period cost
So as per the given situation, the factory overhead that charged for an expense as incurred so this does not represent the period cost
Therefore the given statement is false
Provide a recommendation to Kimishima on how Nintendo should formulate its strategy to compete successfully in the gaming industry in the next three to five years.
Should the company compete in software, hardware, or both? What platforms should it focus, if any? Were there ancillary revenue streams that the company could focus on, similar to other companies that had licensed their character IP? Alternatively, was it possible to create a corporate model similar to Legoland's or Walt Disney's?"
Answer:
Recommendation to Kimishima about Nintendo is given below:
Explanation:
Nintendo already have a goodwill with [now adults] because they have been playing Nintendo during their childhood, this goodwill can be revived by developing a software [Game] which is famous in Adults [Reality Game]. Also Nintendo can develop a hardware [Gaming Console] which should be compatible with other developers games and possibly cheaper in price to attract customers.
Nintendo already having goodwill, can develop a theme park with its characters and rides, this park can also have shops where Nintendo can sell its games and consoles.
Develop the three-week moving average forecasts for this time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week 7 (to 2 decimals if necessary).Week Time Series ForecastValue 1 18 2 15 3 16 4 13 5 17 6 16MSE:
The forecast for week 7:
Use = 0.2 to compute the exponential smoothing values for the time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week 7.Week Time Series Forecast
Value
1 18
2 15
3 16
4 13
5 17
6 16MSE:
The forecast for week 7:
Compare the three-week moving average forecast with the exponential smoothing forecast using = 0.2. Which appears to provide the better forecast based on MSE?
Answer:
a. We have:
MSE: 63.03
The forecast for week 7: 15.33
b. We have:
MSE: 47.49
The forecast for week 7: 16.35
c. The exponential smoothing forecast using = 0.2. appears to provide the better forecast based on MSE.
Explanation:
a. Develop the three-week moving average forecasts for this time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week 7 (to 2 decimals if necessary).
Note: See Part a of the attached excel file for the Calculations of Forecast, Error, and Error^2.
From the attached excel file, we can have:
MSE = Mean squared error = Total of Error^2 / Number of observation under the Error^2 = 252.11 / 4 = 63.03
The forecast for week 7 = 15.33
b. Use = 0.2 to compute the exponential smoothing values for the time series. Compute MSE and a forecast for week 7.
Note: See Part b of the attached excel file for the Calculations of Forecast, Error, and Error^2.
From the attached excel file, we can have:
MSE = Mean squared error = Total of Error^2 / Number of observation under the Error^2 = 284.96 / 6 = 47.49
The forecast for week 7 = 16.35
Note that under exponential smoothing, forecast for week 2 has to be the Time Series Value for week 1.
b. Compare the three-week moving average forecast with the exponential smoothing forecast using = 0.2. Which appears to provide the better forecast based on MSE?
Since 47.49 MSE of the exponential smoothing forecast using = 0.2 is less than 63.03 MSE of the three-week moving average forecast, it implies that the exponential smoothing forecast using = 0.2. appears to provide the better forecast based on MSE.
Come and Go Bank offers your firm a discount interest loan with an interest rate of 9 percent for up to $21 million, and in addition requires you to maintain a 2 percent compensating balance against the face amount borrowed.
What is the effective annual interest rate on this lending arrangement? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Effective annual rate= %
Answer: 10.11%
Explanation:
The effective annual interest rate on this lending arrangement will be calculated thus:
Interest Paid will be:
= 9% × $21 million
= 0.09 × $21 million
= $1.89 million
Amount Received will then be:
= (21million - 1.89million) - (21million)(0.02)
= $19.11 million - $0.42 million
= $18.69 million
Then, the effective annual rate will be:
= 1.89/18.69
= 10.11%
Therefore, the effective annual interest rate on this lending arrangement is 10.11%.