Auerbach Inc. issued 8% bonds on October 1, 2021. The bonds have a maturity date of September 30, 2031 and a face value of $225 million. The bonds pay interest each March 31 and September 30, beginning March 31, 2022. The effective interest rate established by the market was 10%. Assuming that Auerbach issued the bonds for $255,366,000, what would the company report for its net bond liability balance at December 31, 2021, rounded up to the nearest thousand?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Auerbach Inc.

For its net bond liability balance at December 31, 2021, the company would report:

= $253,482 (in thousands).

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Face value of bonds = $225,000,000

Price of bonds =           $255,366,000

Bonds premiums =         $30,366,000 ($255,366,000 - $225,000,000)

Maturity date = September 30, 2031

Maturity period = 10 years

Coupon interest rate = 8%

Effective interest rate = 10%

Payment of interest = Semiannually on March 31 and September 30:

December 31, 2021:

Interest expense = $6,384,150 ($255,366,000 * 10% * 3/12)

Cash payment =    $4,500,000 ($225,000,000 * 8% * 3/12)

Premium amortization = $1,884,150

Fair value of bonds payable = $253,481,850 ($255,366,000 - $1,884,150)


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Here are the comparattive income statements of Georgia Development Corporation.

December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016
Net sales $600,000 $500,000
Cost of goods sold 414,000 350,000
Gross profit 186,000 150,000
Operating expenses 150,000 120,000
Net income $36,000 $30,000

Required:
Prepare a horizontal analysis of the income statement data for Georgia Development Corporation using 2016 as a base.

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Answer:

When using horizontal analysis, figures are compared across different years with the subsequent year differences with the base year figures being a percentage of the base year's figures.

                                   12/31/2017        12/31/2016       Difference     Percentage

Net sales                        $600,000        $500,000       $100,000          20.0%

Cost of goods sold        $414,000         $350,000       $64,000           18.3%

Gross profit                    $186,000          $150,000       $36,000            24.0%

Operating expenses     $150,000         $120,000        $30,000           25.0%

Net income                     $36,000            $30,000        $6,000             20.0%

Net sales percentage = 100,000 / 500,000 = 20%

Cost of goods sold = 64,000 / 350,000 = 18.3%

Gross profit = 36,000 / 150,000 = 24%

Operating expenses = 30,000 / 120,000 = 25%

Net income = 6,000 / 30,000 = 20%

The Commonwealth of Virginia filed suit in October 2014, against Northern Timber Corporation seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief for violations of environmental laws regulating forest conservation. When the financial statements were issued in 2015, Northern had not reached a settlement with state authorities, but legal counsel advised Northern Timber that it was probable the ultimate settlement would be $1,000,000 in penalties. The following entry was recorded: Loss—litigation ................................................................................................... 1,000,000 Liability—litigation ........................................................................................... 1,000,000 Late in 2016, a settlement was reached with state authorities to pay a total of $600,000 to cover the cost of violations. Required: 1. Prepare any journal entries related to the change. 2. Briefly describe other steps Northern should take to report the change.

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Answer:

Northern Timber Corporation

1. Journal entries to record the change:

Debit Litigation Liability $1,000,000

Credit Cash $600,000

Credit Litigation Loss $400,000

To record the payment of the litigation liability and the reduction of litigation loss by $400,000.

2. Northern can restate the 2014 and 2015 Retained Earnings to reflect the change in the litigation loss.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Records of probable loss from ultimate settlement:

2014:

Loss—litigation  1,000,000

Liability—litigation 1,000,000

2016:

Agreed settlement = $600,000

Analysis of Entries:

Litigation Liability $1,000,000

Cash $600,000

Litigation Loss $400,000

A retail store has three departments, S, T, and U, and does general advertising that benefits all departments. Advertising expense totaled $48,000 for the year, and departmental sales were as follows. Allocate advertising expenses to Department T based on departmental sales. (Do not round the intermediate calculations.)
Department S $111,000
Department T 213,150
Department U 146,250
Total 470,400

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Answer:

Allocated costs= $21,600

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Department S $111,000

Department T 213,150

Department U 146,250

Total 470,400

Advertising expense totaled $48,000 for the year.

First, we need to calculate the sales proportion for Department T:

Sales proportion= 213,150 / 470,400= 0.45

Now, we can allocate costs to Department T:

Allocated costs= 48,000*0.45

Allocated costs= $21,600

Explain in your own words the following methods. The use of mathematical (formal) derivations will be rewarded with extra points.
1. Two Stage Least Squares.
2. Estimation with control variables.
3. Panel estimation with fixed effects.

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Answer:

1. Two Stage Least Squares

Two stage least squares is a statistical technique of regression analysis. It is used to analyze structural equations. It is used to compute estimated values of the problematic predictors and then linear regression model of dependent variables is computed. This technique is also used in quasi experiments.

2. Estimation with control variables

A control variable is constant element which is kept unchanged throughout the process of experiment in order to get the estimation.

3. Panel estimation with fixed effects

In Panel estimation fixed effects are referred to the estimator of the coefficient in regression model. Panel estimation method with fixed effects helps estimation of equations.

Explanation:

1. Two Stage Least Squares

Two stage least squares is a statistical technique of regression analysis. It is used to analyze structural equations. It is used to compute estimated values of the problematic predictors and then linear regression model of dependent variables is computed. This technique is also used in quasi experiments.

2. Estimation with control variables

A control variable is constant element which is kept unchanged throughout the process of experiment in order to get the estimation.

3. Panel estimation with fixed effects

In Panel estimation fixed effects are referred to the estimator of the coefficient in regression model. Panel estimation method with fixed effects helps estimation of equations.

When there is excess supply (surplus) what will happen?

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Answer:

If there is excess supply, then the price will fall.

Explanation:

More supply would reduce the demand and hence, price would adjust to meet the equilibrium between demand and supply

A Market Surplus occurs when there is excess supply- that is quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded. In this situation, some producers won't be able to sell all their goods. This will induce them to lower their price to make their product more appealing.

You buy one Huge-Packing August 50 call contract and one Huge-Packing August 50 put contract. The call premium is $1.95, and the put premium is $5.20. Your highest potential loss from this position is _________.

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what is human resources management?​

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Answer:

Human resource management is the strategic approach to the effective and efficient management of people in a company or organization such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It is designed to maximize employee performance in service.

A ________ is an example of a first-line manager.

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Answer:

shift manager, I believe

Explanation:

office manager is an example of a first line manager

If firms expect prices to be higher in the future and the product is not perishable, then Multiple Choice the current supply curve shifts to the right. the current supply curve shifts to the left. none of the statements associated with this question are correct. producers produce more output to hold back for the future.

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Answer:

the current supply curve shifts to the left.

Explanation:

A product can be defined as any physical object or material that typically satisfy and meets the demands, needs or wants of customers. Some examples of a product are mobile phones, television, microphone, microwave oven, bread, pencil, freezer, beverages, soft drinks etc.

Price can be defined as the amount of money that is required to be paid by a buyer (customer) to a seller (producer) in order to acquire goods and services.

Thus, it's the amount of money a customer or consumer buying goods and services are willing to pay for the goods and services being offered. The price of goods and services are primarily being set by the seller or service provider.

In sales and marketing, pricing of products is considered to be an essential element of a business firm's marketing mix because place, promotion and product largely depends on it.

One of the importance associated with the pricing of products is that, it improves the image of a business firm.

Hence, if firms expect prices of products to be higher or rise in the future and the product is not perishable i.e wouldn't get spoilt in a short time, then the current supply curve shifts to the left and as such only small quantity of the product would be supplied by the business firm.

An aggregate supply curve gives the relationship between the aggregate price level for goods or services and the quantity of aggregate output supplied in an economy at a specific period of time.

Aggregate supply (AS) refers to the total quantity of output (goods and services) that firms are willing to produce and sell at a given price in an economy at a particular period of time.

affar Tabrizi is the owner of Tabrizi Oriental Rugs located in Toronto, Canada. He shops the world over, handpicks, and orders beautiful, authentic handmade rugs. He has them shipped to Canada, where he sells them through his brick-and-mortar stores and his www.tabrizi website. In terms of the marketing channel, Jaffar is acting as Multiple Choice a consumer. an agent. a wholesaler. a brokerage firm. a middleman.

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Answer:

A middleman

Explanation:

A middle man in trade is a person that is willing to make negotiations between people that are not willing to meet themselves. They go the extra mile to purchase goods and make them available to customers that have need of them.

In the given scenario Tabrizi shops the world over, handpicks, and orders beautiful, authentic handmade rugs. He has them shipped to Canada, where he sells them through his brick-and-mortar stores and his www.tabrizi website.

Clients in Canada are not able to travel to far places to purchase rugs so he steps in to this role and obtains rugs for his local clients.

Consider the market for socks. The current price of a pair of plain white socks is $6.00. Two consumers, Jeff and Samir, are willing to pay $7.00 and $8.50, respectively, for a pair of plain white socks. Two sock manufacturers are willing to sell plain white socks for as little as $4.50 and $5.50 per pair. What is the total producer and consumer surplus (i.e., social welfare) in this market

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Answer:

consumer surplus = $3.5

producer surplus = $2

Explanation:

Consumer surplus is the difference between the willingness to pay of a consumer and the price of the good.

Consumer surplus = willingness to pay – price of the good

Jeff's consumer surplus = $7 - $6 = $1

Samir's  consumer surplus = $8.50 - $6 = $2.50

total consumer surplus = $1 + $2.50 = $3.50

Producer surplus is the difference between the price of a good and the least price the seller is willing to sell the product

Producer surplus = price – least price the seller is willing to accept

Manufacturer 1's producer surplus = $6 - $4.5 = $1.50

Manufacturer 2's producer surplus = $6 - $5.50 = $0.50

total producer surplus = $1.50 + 0.50 = $2

Riverbed Corp issued 2,300 6%, 5-year, $1,000 bonds dated January 1, 2022, at face value. Interest is paid each January 1. Prepare a tabular summary to: (a) Record the sale of these bonds on January 1, 2022. (b) Adjust accounts on December 31, 2022, to record interest expense. (c) Record interest paid on January 1, 2023.

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Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

The journal entry to record the transactions goes thus:

a. Jan 1, 2022:

Debit Cash 2300 × 1000 = 2300000

Credit Bonds payable 2300000

(To record sale of bonds)

b. Dec. 31, 2022

Debit Interest expense 2300000× 6% = 138000

Credit Interest payable 138000

c. Jan 1, 2023

Debit Interest payable 138000

Credit Cash 138000

(To record interest paid)

Zubin Ltd. had set the transfer price at $40 for the purchase of goods from its U.S. subsidiary. But the IRS audited the transfer price and determined that it should have been using a transfer price of $190. Assuming the adjustment results in an increase in U.S. tax liability of $200,000. Determine the penalty amount.

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Answer:

Zubin Ltd.

The Penalty amount is:

Minimum = $10,000

Maximum = $50,000

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Company set transfer price = $40

IRs determined transfer price = $190

Increase in U.S. tax liability = $200,000

IRS penalty rate = 5% minimum for each month of default and not exceeding 25% maximum

Therefore, the penalty amount:

Minimum = $10,000 (5% of $200,000)

Maximum = $50,000 (25% of $200,000)

An issue of common stock currently sells for $52 per share, has an expected annual dividend to be paid at the end of the year of $0.90 per share, and has an expected growth rate to infinity of 5% per year. The expected rate of return on this security is:______

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Answer: 6.73%

Explanation:

The expected rate of return will be calculated by using the formula:

Po= D1 / ( Ke – g )

Where,

Po = Current Price of the stock = $52

D1 = Expected dividend = $0.90

Ke = Expected rate of Return

g = Expected growth rate = 5% = 0.05

We'll then slot in the values into the equation. Therefore,

52.00 = 0.90 / (Ke – 0.05 )

(Ke – 0.05 ) = 0.90 / 52.00

(Ke – 0.05 ) = 0.01731

Ke = 0.05 + 0.01731

Ke = 0.06731

Ke = 6.73%

Therefore, the expected rate of return on this security is 6.73%.

All operating expenses are paid in cash in the month incurred. If HDC expects to sell 20,000 units of inventory, the total budgeted selling and administrative expenses would be what amount on the January pro forma income statement

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Answer:

$123,400

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what amount on the January pro forma income statement

Freight-out $5,000

(20,000 units x 0.25)

Depreciation on Admin. Equipment $10,000

Sales and Admin Sal. $46,400

[$40,000 + (.02 x $320,000)]

Advertising $12,000

Lease $45,000

Miscellaneous $5,000

Total $123,400

Therefore what amount on the January pro forma income statement is $123,400

A company reported total equity of $157,000 at the beginning of the year. The company reported $222,000 in revenues and $171,000 in expenses for the year. Liabilities at the end of the year totaled $98,000. What are the total assets of the company at the end of the year

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Answer:

$306,000

Explanation:

The computation of the total assets is shown below;

The accounting equation is

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

But before that the ending equity should be determined  

So,

Profit = Revenue - Expenses

= $222,000 - $171,000

= $51,000

Thus, equity at the end of the year is

= $157,000 + $51,000

= $208,000

Now  Assets at the end of the year are,

Assets is

= $208,000 + $98,000

= $306,000

During September, the capital expenditure budget indicates a $400000 purchase of equipment. The ending September cash balance from operations is budgeted to be $56000. The company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $25000. What is the minimum cash loan that must be planned to be borrowed from the bank during September?

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Answer:

the minimum cash loan borrowed is $369,000

Explanation:

The computation of the minimum cash loan borrowed is given below:

= Purchase value of an equipment - cash balance budgeted for september month + minimum cash balance

= $400,000 - $56,000 + $25,000

= $369,000

hence, the minimum cash loan borrowed is $369,000

If no page number or paragraph number is available when directly quoting from an electronic source, then the heading or section name along with the number of the paragraph within that section should be included.

a. True
b. False

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Answer:

a. True

Explanation:

Plagiarism can be defined as the act of representing or using an author's work, ideas, thoughts, language, or expressions without their consent, acknowledgement or authorization.

This ultimately implies that, plagiarism is an illegal act of presenting another author's intellectual work or copyrighted items by using their ideas, thoughts, language or expressions, word for word without authorization or permission from the original author.

The four (4) common types of plagiarism are;

1. Copy and paste: this typically involves copying another author's work word for word and pasting it as yours without proper citation or reference with quotation marks.

2. Improper citation : this involves an author failing to provide an in-text reference or citation of the original author appropriately.

3. Find and replace: this typically involves an author finding some words to change (replace) in the original literary work.

4. Fabrication: this occur when an author makes up unverified or false data to use in his or her literary work.

Attribution can be defined as a process which typically involves the citation (reference) of an original source of information such as a quote, paraphrase or summary, using the author's full name and job title or position as the case may be.

Furthermore, if there is no page number or paragraph number when directly quoting from an electronic source, then one is permitted to use the heading or section name along with the number of the paragraph within that section.

The relationships between inventory and throughput, and inventory and operating expense are defined as follows: As everyone is slowed down, the gap between the first and last hiker expands. As the gap expands, inventory drops. Operational expense is decreasing every time we hurry up because we are expending additional energy just to catch up. Group of answer choices True False

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Answer:

False

Explanation:

Operational expense will instead increase when we hurry up because of the additional energy spent to catch up.  The relationship between inventory and throughput is determined by time because throughput is the rate of change in inventory and is a product of Inventory divided by Time.  This agrees with the inventory formula that states that throughput multiplied by time is equal to inventory.

Describe the organizational structure of your school or company. What difficulties have you encountered working within this structure

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Answer:

My company have a centralized structure of management framework. Under this structure all the decisions are made by the executive level managers of the company.

The main problem that me and my fellow workers face under this structure is that we do not get any space for creativity and judgement of our own. Also the organisation, do not emphasize on our suggestions that we believe can actually make us more efficient.

Customers arrive at a bank teller machine at the rate one every three minutes. Each customer spends an average of two minutes at the teller machine. The arrival rate and the service rate are approximated by Poisson and negative exponential distributions respectively.
Determine the following:
a – utilization of the teller machine
b – average number of customers in line
c – average number of customers in the system
d – average time customers spend in line
e – average time customers spend in the system
f – probability of three customers in the system
g – probability of two or more customers in the system.

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Answer:

Arrival rate

1 every 3 minutes

1 minute = 1/3 = 0.33

60 minutes = 0.33*60 = 19.8 = 20 per hour

λ = 20 per hour

Service Rate

1 every 2 minutes

1 minutes = 1/2 = 0.5

60 minutes = 0.5*60 = 30 per hour

µ = 30 per hour

a. Utilization of Teller Machine

P = λ / µ

P = 20/30

P = 66.67%

b. Average number of customers in line

Lq = pL = (λ/µ) (λ/µ- λ)

= (20 / 30) (20 / 30 - 20)

= 20/30 * 20 / 10

= 1.33 customers

c. Average number of customers in the system

L = (λ/µ- λ)

= 20 / 30 - 20

= 20 / 10

= 2 customers

d. Average time customer spends in line

Wq = λ/[µ*(µ- λ)]

= 20 / [30 * (30-20)]

= 20 / 30 * 10

= 0.06667 hours or 4 minutes

e. Average time customers spend in the system

W = 1/(µ- λ)

= 1 / 30 - 20

= 1/10

= 0.10 hours or 6 minutes

f. Probability that there are 3 customers in the system

Pn = (1-p)*p^n

= (1 - 20/30) * (20/30)^3

= 0.3333 * 0.296296

= 0.09876

g. Probability that there are two or more customers in the system

= 1 - P(0) - P(1)

= 1 - (1 - 20/30) * (20/30)^0 - (1 - 20/30) * (20/30)^1

= 1 - 1/3 - 2/9

= 4/9

= 0.4444

Gerritt wants to buy a car that costs $28,250. The interest rate on his loan is 5.45 percent compounded monthly and the loan is for 5 years. What are his monthly payments

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Answer:

$538.96

Explanation:

The monthly payments or installation (PMT) can be simply determine using a financial calculator as :

PV = $28,250

I = 5.45 %

P/YR = 12

N = 5 x 12 = 60

FV = $ 0

PMT = ?? ($538.96)

Therefore,

The monthly payments or installation (PMT) is $538.96

thus,

Gerritt monthly payments are $538.96.

A salt mine you inherited will pay you $25,000 per year for 25 years, with the first payment being made today. If you think a fair return on the mine is 7.5%, how much should you ask for it if you decide to sell it

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Answer: $299574.17

Explanation:

From the question, we are given the information that a salt mine inherited will pay $25,000 per year for 25 years, with the first payment being made today. If the fair return on the mine is 7.5%, the amount that should be asked for it's to be sold goes thus:

Periodic amount = $25000

Return on mine = 7.5%

Number of years = 25

Selling amount will then be:

= 25000 + [-PV(7.50%,24,25000,0)]

= 25000 + [-PV(0.075,24,25000,0]

= $299574.17

=

The December 31, 2016 balance sheet of Jensen Company showed Equipment of $76,000 and Accumulated Depreciation of $18,000. On January 1, 2017, the company decided that the equipment hasa remaining useful life of 6 years with a $4,000 salvage value. Compute the depreciable cost of the equipment. Depreciable cost Compute the revised annual depreciation.
Revised annual depreciations

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Answer:

A. $54,000

B. $9,000

Explanation:

A. Computation for the depreciable cost of the equipment

Book value, 1/1/17 $58,000

($76,000 – $18,000)

Less salvage value $4,000

Depreciable cost $54,000

($58,000-$4,000)

Therefore the depreciable cost of the equipment is $54,000

B. Computation for the revised annual depreciation

Revised annual depreciation = $54,000÷6 years

Revised annual depreciation = $9,000

Therefore the revised annual depreciation is $9,000

Mr. Deli wants to start a small sandwich shop in his neighborhood. He has enormous amounts of cash that he inherited from his Uncle Walt, so there are no problems with financing the costs of the business. (1) What is the best type of business for Mr. Deli to form

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Answer:

sole proprietorship

Explanation:

A sole proprietorship is a type of business that is owned by one person

Characteristics

1. it is owned by one person

2. the business has unlimited liability

3. the business has limited access to capital

4. the business usually lacks continuity. this type of business usually ceases to exist when the owner dies

5. the business is usually not separated from the owner

A consumer must spend all of her income on two goods (X and Y). In each of the following scenarios, indicate whether the equilibrium consumption of goods X and Y will increase or decrease. Assume good X is a normal good and good Y is an inferior good.

a. Income doubles.
b. Income quadruples and all prices double.
c. Income and all prices quadruple.
d. Income is halved and all prices double.

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Answer:

a. Income doubles

consumption of good X will increase (normal good) will consumption of good Y will decrease (inferior good)

b. Income quadruples and all prices double.

consumption of good X will increase (normal good) will consumption of good Y will decrease (inferior good)

c. Income and all prices quadruple.

consumption of both goods will remain at the same level

d. Income is halved and all prices double.

consumption of good X will decrease (normal good) will consumption of good Y will increase (inferior good)

Sheridan Company borrowed $3200000 on a construction loan at 12% interest on January 2, 2020. This loan was outstanding during the construction period. The company also had $13800000 in 9% bonds outstanding in 2020 and 2021. The interest capitalized for 2020 was:

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Answer:

$1,594,000

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what The interest capitalized for 2020 was

2020 interest capitalized= $3,200,000* 12%*11/12 + $13,800,000 * 9%

2020 interest capitalized=$352,000+$1,242,000

2020 interest capitalized=$1,594,000

Therefore The interest capitalized for 2020 was $1,594,000

As a group, oligopolists would always be better off if they would act collectively... Group of answer choices as if they were each seeking to maximize their own individual profits. in a manner that would prohibit collusive agreements. as a single monopolist. as a single perfectly competitive firm.

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Answer:

as a single monopolist

Explanation:

The oligopolist is the market structure where there are less sellers and if any actions are taken by them so it impact the price materially and also have the impact on the competitor

So as per the given situation, it would act as a single monopolist as they would charge high price because there is no competition

Therefore the above represent the answer

Fixed costs equal $16,000, unit contribution margin equals $35, and the number of units sold equal 1,300. Operating income is ________. Group of answer choices $16,000 $61,500 $45,500 $29,950

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The answer is 61,500

The answer to the question of the Operating Income is 61,500 Dollars. Taking into consideration the various fixed costs, contribution margin, and the number of units sold. Hence, option B is appropriate.  

What are the fixed costs, operating income, and Contribution Margin?

In general, investment securities that offer regular rate or dividend payments to investors until their expiration are referred to as having a fixed income. Government debt, municipal bonds, corporate debt, and asset-backed securities like mortgage-backed bonds are all included in the wide asset class known as "fixed costs." Because these investments offer a return in the shape of regular, fixed payments, they are known as "fixed costs" assets.

Operating income, or EBIT, is a measure of a company's profit used in accounting and finance. EBIT excludes interest payments and taxation expenses.  Operating income is the adjusted revenues of a business after all operating costs and depreciation have been taken into account. The charges incurred to maintain the operation of the business are known as operating expenses.

Selling price per unit less variable cost per unit equals contribution margin, often known as dollar contribution per unit. The portion of total sales alluded to as "Contribution" is that which is used to pay fixed costs rather than variable costs. Hence, option B is correct.

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1- On November 2, Z-Mart purchased $500 of merchandise inventory for cash

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Answer:

Merchandise Inventory (Debit 500)

Cash (Credit 500)

Purchased goods for cash.

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100 points please hurry A Speech to the Student Body of Evergreen High[1] Picture this: It's Spring Break, and you fly off to some country where there's lush rainforests and beautiful, blue coastlines to explore. There's also people in need, so you decide to blend your vacation with volunteering. Volunteering as a tourist, or voluntourism, seems like a great way to explore new regions and help people at the same time. However, this "volunteer plus travel" experience can actually harm local communities. While many teens might view traveling and volunteering abroad as a worthwhile adventure, there are more genuine and effective ways to make a difference.[2] Most would agree that volunteering in general is a worthy use of time. However, what if you found out the children you are "helping" are actually being kept in poor conditions so voluntourists will spend money to come to the local area? Dale Rolfe, a supporter of ethical voluntourism, explains the shocking reality that "Animal sanctuaries and orphanages are often manufactured for the voluntourist...encouraging a cycle of exploiting the very animals and children the volunteers are trying to help."[3] Proponents of the "volunteer plus travel" experience also argue that traveling to new places builds character and is a valuable way to learn about different cultures. With voluntourism, however, participants often pursue experiences that are all about them. For example, they sign up to build a school for a gold star on their resume, but they have no real building skills and take jobs away from local construction workers (Schulten). Or, they arrive to teach English but instead take selfies with the locals. One world traveler and ethical voluntourist believes voluntourism "can perpetuate small minded views of the world by taking insulated, fake, and structured experiences and selling them as unabridged and eye opening" (Carlos). The voluntour experience is a mirage. The voluntourist's eyes are not opened to real life at the destination, and lasting change is not achieved.[4] If you want a genuine experience where you can see a lasting impact, there are better options than voluntourism. You can volunteer in your local community. Give an hour every week to your town's animal rescue. Serve monthly dinners to the homeless. Be a reliable, positive influence on a child who needs a mentor. Studies show that volunteering and forming lasting relationships with those you help has a positive impact on your physical and emotional health. In fact, blood pressure is reduced, memory is improved, and rates of depression are reduced (Michaels).[5] There is another reason to look into alternatives to voluntourism. Did you know the average "voluntour" travel package costs $3,400 (Rolfe)? Could that travel money be better spent? If the world's citizens are your passion, it could go to an international organization. If you care about education, your funds can be used to buy books for students in faraway lands. If you want villagers to have clean water, contribute funds to local efforts to dig wells. If you want to experience a different culture, travel to the country as a guest, and learn from the locals how you can best help them after you've returned home. But do not voluntour.[6] In reality, there are better ways to make a difference. 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