Direct material variances. VW manufacturing produces WiFi Jammers. For each Jammer, VW plans on using 3.8 pounds of material at an expected price of $1.50 per pound. VW produces 5,000 jammers during July. During July, the company purchased 27,500 pounds of plastic at a price of $48,125. Only 20,000 pounds were actually used during July. Required: Compute the direct material quantity and price variance for July.

Hankins Corporation has 6.5 million shares of common stock outstanding, 230,000 shares of 3.8 percent preferred stock outstanding, par value of $100; and 115,000 bonds with a semiannual coupon rate of 5.5 percent outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $71 per share and has a beta of 1.05, the preferred stock has a par value of $100 and currently sells for $85 per share, and the bonds have 19 years to maturity and sell for 109 percent of par. The market risk premium is 7.3 percent, T-bills are yielding 3.3 percent, and the company’s tax rate is 25 percent. a. What is the firm’s market value capital structure? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., .1616.) b. If the company is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firm’s typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the project’s cash flows? (Do not round intermediate calculations enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

1) The slope of the Aggregate Demand curve shows that as the price level increases ____________________.

Select the correct answer below:

a) spending on consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports decreases

b) spending on consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports increases

c) spending on consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports is unchanged

d) none of the above

2) Which of the following are appropriate policy responses?

Select all that apply:

a) increasing government spending during recessionary gaps

b) decreasing government spending during recessionary gaps

c) increasing government spending during inflationary gaps

d) decreasing government spending during inflationary gaps

3) Milk cannot be used as money because...

Select the correct answer below:

a) it does not have a way to preserve its value for later use

b) it cannot be an intermediary between the buyer and the seller

c) it cannot be a unit of account, or be a ruler by which we measure values

d) cannot be an acceptable method of payment for buyers and sellers

4) An example of barter is:

Select the correct answer below:

a) when John fixes his neighbor's closet in exchange for getting his old drill

b) when Eva watches Lisa's kids on Fridays and Lisa watches Eva's kids on Saturdays

c) when Jeremy does housework in exchange for rent at his parents' house

d) all of the above

5) Stagflation is a period characterized by...

Select the correct answer below:

a) high inflation and high unemployment

b) high inflation and low unemployment

c) low inflation and high unemployment

d) low inflation and low unemployment

Assume ABC Company has asked you to not only prepare their 2017 year-end Balance Sheet but to also provide pro-forma financial statements for 2018. In addition, they have asked you to evaluate their company based on the pro-forma statements with regard to ratios. They also want you to evaluate 3 projects they are considering. Their information is as follows:

End of the year information:

Additional Information:

• Sales for December total 10,000 units. Each month’s sales are expected to exceed the prior month’s results by 5%. The product’s selling price is $25 per unit.
• Company policy calls for a given month’s ending inventory to equal 80% of the next month’s expected unit sales. The December 31 2017 inventory is 8,400 units, which complies with the policy. The purchase price is $15 per unit.
• Sales representatives’ commissions are 12.5% of sales and are paid in the month of the sales. The sales manager’s monthly salary will be $3,500 in January and $4,000 per month thereafter.
• Monthly general and administrative expenses include $8,000 administrative salaries, $5,000 depreciation, and 0.9% monthly interest on the long-term note payable.
• The company expects 30% of sales to be for cash and the remaining 70% on credit. Receivables are collected in full in the month following the sale (none is collected in the month of sale).
• All merchandise purchases are on credit, and no payables arise from any other transactions. One month’s purchases are fully paid in the next month.

• The minimum ending cash balance for all months is $50,000. If necessary, the company borrows enough cash using a short-term note to reach the minimum. Short-term notes require an interest payment of 1% at each month-end (before any repayment). If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying the short-term notes payable balance.
• Dividends of $100,000 are to be declared and paid in February.
• No cash payments for income taxes are to be made during the first calendar quarter. Income taxes will be assessed at 35% in the quarter.
• Equipment purchases of $55,000 are scheduled for March.

ABC Company’s management is also considering 3 new projects consisting of the purchase of new equipment. The company has limited resources, and may not be able to complete make all 3 purchases. The information is as follows for the purchases below.

How to?

• Prepare the year-end balance sheet for 2017. Be sure to use proper headings.
• Prepare budgets such that the pro-forma financial statements for the first quarter of 2018 may be prepared.

• Sales budget, including budgeted sales for April.
• Purchases budget, the budgeted cost of goods sold for each month and quarter, and the cost of the March 31 budgeted inventory.
• Selling expense budget.
• General and administrative expense budget.
• Expected cash receipts from customers and the expected March 31 balance of accounts receivable.
• Expected cash payments for purchases and the expected March 31 balance of accounts payable.
• Cash budget.
• Budgeted income statement.
• Budgeted statement of retained earnings.
• Budgeted balance sheet.

Assume ABC Company has asked you to not only prepare their 2017 year-end Balance Sheet but to also provide pro-forma financial statements for 2018. In addition, they have asked you to evaluate their company based on the pro-forma statements with regard to ratios. They also want you to evaluate 3 projects they are considering. Their information is as follows:

End of the year information:

Additional Information:

• Sales for December total 10,000 units. Each month’s sales are expected to exceed the prior month’s results by 5%. The product’s selling price is $25 per unit.
• Company policy calls for a given month’s ending inventory to equal 80% of the next month’s expected unit sales. The December 31 2017 inventory is 8,400 units, which complies with the policy. The purchase price is $15 per unit.
• Sales representatives’ commissions are 12.5% of sales and are paid in the month of the sales. The sales manager’s monthly salary will be $3,500 in January and $4,000 per month thereafter.
• Monthly general and administrative expenses include $8,000 administrative salaries, $5,000 depreciation, and 0.9% monthly interest on the long-term note payable.
• The company expects 30% of sales to be for cash and the remaining 70% on credit. Receivables are collected in full in the month following the sale (none is collected in the month of sale).
• All merchandise purchases are on credit, and no payables arise from any other transactions. One month’s purchases are fully paid in the next month.

• The minimum ending cash balance for all months is $50,000. If necessary, the company borrows enough cash using a short-term note to reach the minimum. Short-term notes require an interest payment of 1% at each month-end (before any repayment). If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying the short-term notes payable balance.
• Dividends of $100,000 are to be declared and paid in February.
• No cash payments for income taxes are to be made during the first calendar quarter. Income taxes will be assessed at 35% in the quarter.
• Equipment purchases of $55,000 are scheduled for March.

ABC Company’s management is also considering 3 new projects consisting of the purchase of new equipment. The company has limited resources, and may not be able to complete make all 3 purchases. The information is as follows for the purchases below.

Part A:

• Prepare the year-end balance sheet for 2017. Be sure to use proper headings.
• Prepare budgets such that the pro-forma financial statements for the first quarter of 2018 may be prepared.

• Sales budget, including budgeted sales for April.
• Purchases budget, the budgeted cost of goods sold for each month and quarter, and the cost of the March 31 budgeted inventory.
• Selling expense budget.
• General and administrative expense budget.
• Expected cash receipts from customers and the expected March 31 balance of accounts receivable.
• Expected cash payments for purchases and the expected March 31 balance of accounts payable.
• Cash budget.
• Budgeted income statement.
• Budgeted statement of retained earnings.
• Budgeted balance sheet.

COMMENT ON POST

Management of a company want to take a bath in the first year, because this poor performance could be passed in the previous management. The results of the first year of a new management are still linked to the decisions of the previous management and this is a great opportunity for new management to blamed their mistakes in the previous one. Also taking a bath in the first year will allow the new management to most likely show improvements in the second year that it will be for their benefit.

Explain the effect of an increase in government spending on the on the equilibrium output and inflation in the AD-AS model.

Carefully distinguish between the short-run and the long-run equilibrium.

Would this increase in government spending affect the potential output? Why/Why not? (Brief answer with diagram)

The following events took place for Video Wave Manufacturing Company during January 2016, the first month of its operations as a producer of digital video monitors:

Amount Descriptions

Income Statement

Using the information given, prepare the January 2016 income statement for Video Wave Manufacturing Company. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.

Inventory Balances

Using the information given, determine the inventory balances at the end of the first month of operations.

Question: In the Case, when calculating incremental unlevered net income, should we include all the expenses mentioned in the case? If not, what expenses should we exclude and why?

(I know that I need to exclude interest expenses but can someone let me know if I also need to exclude overhead expenses? I am confused) Other than that I don't think I missed anything else but, feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Information:

Canyon Buff Corp. has developed a new construction chemical that greatly improves the durability and weatherability of cement-based materials. After spending $500,000 on the research of the potential market for the new chemical, Canyon Buff is considering a project that requires an initial investment of $9,000,000 in manufacturing equipment.

• The equipment must be purchased before the chemical production can begin. For tax purposes, the equipment is subject to a 5-year straight-line depreciation schedule, with a projected zero salvage value. For simplicity, however, we will continue to assume that the asset can actually be used out into the indefinite future (i.e., the actual useful life is effectively infinite).

• Canyon Buff anticipates that the sales will be $30,000,000 in the first year (Year 1). They expect that sales will initially grow at an annual rate of 6% until the end of sixth year. After that, the sales will grow at the estimated 2% annual rate of inflation in perpetuity.

• The cost of goods sold is estimated to be 72% of sales.

• The accounting department also estimates that at introduction in Year 0, the new product's required initial net working capital will be $6,000,000. In future years accounts receivable are expected to be 15% of the next year sales, inventory is expected to be 20% of the next year’s cost of goods sold and accounts payable are expected to be 15% of the next year’s cost of goods sold.

• The selling, general and administrative expense is estimated to be $6,000,000 per year, but $1 million of this amount is the overhead expense that will be incurred even if the project is not accepted.

• The market research to support the product was completed last month at a cost of $500,000 to be paid by the end of next year.

• The annual interest expense tied to the project is $1,000,000.

• Canyon Buff has a cost of capital of 20% and faces a marginal tax rate of 30% and an average tax rate is 20%.

In certain conditions, AR collections and AR management is the most important function a company has to complete. explain the first sentence. Provide a brief profile of the type of company that must put AR management first in importance. How can Treasury help ensure the viability of a company's future through AR management?