Suppose the United States could import footwear from Thailand at the price of $20 per pair or from Mexico at $24 per pair. The domestic price of footwear in the United States is $35. Suppose prior to NAFTA, the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on all footwear entering the country. a. Prior to NAFTA, would the United States import footwear? If yes, from which country? (3 points)

b. Suppose the US demand for footwear is given by Q = 100 – 2P. Assume US producers face a constant MC = $35. What is the welfare effect of joining the NAFTA for the US if doing so requires eliminating the tariff on Mexican made footwear? (7 points)

A. Your branch has just started the day’s business and many customers are thronging to get banking services. Suddenly the computer system breaks down and the customers and staff are complaining as this problem happens frequently. What should you do?
B. Encik Bahari is a long standing customer of your branch. He applied for a housing loan recently and your head office approved the loan at an interest rate of BLR
+ 2%. Encik Bahari requests for your goodwill as the branch manager to reduce the interest rate to BLR + 1%. You are unable to do it as it is against the rules of the Institute of Banks in Malaysia and Bank Negara Malaysia. How will you explain to Encik Bahari?

A. SBE Private Limited company is applying for a working capital loan. This is the company’s first application for credit facility from your bank. SBE Private Limited company is a medium-sized company that manufactures various types of antique furniture for local as well as international markets. The company is currently facing cash flow problem due to ineffective cost control.

B. XYZ Private Limited company is applying for an additional overdraft facility from your bank. This company has a good track record with your bank. However, the company has been experiencing difficulty lately due to industry-wide recession. According to the finance manager of XYZ Private Limited company, the purpose of the additional facility is to finance the company’s overhead cost.

Part 2
TASK
Obtain the balance sheets of two Commercial banks in Malaysia from their annual reports.
Calculate the following ratios, based on the available information:
1. Capital to total deposits ratio
2. Capital to total assets ratio
3. Capital to risk weighted assets ratio
4. Capital to loans ratio
Based on the ratios, which bank has better capital adequacy? Which bank has better capital
adequacy if you also incorporate qualitative measurement into the assessment?
Various aspects that can be used as qualitative measurement are as follows:
(a) Quality of bank’s management
(b) Quality of bank’s assets
(c) Bank’s earnings history
(d) Quality of bank ownership
(e) Accommodation cost
(f) Quality of operation procedures
(g) Volatility of deposits
(h) Local market conditions

Course Name : MBA FINANCE & BANKING

Presented below is information related to Skysong Company. Date Ending Inventory (End-of-Year Prices) Price Index December 31, 2017 $ 87,400 100 December 31, 2018 152,755 137 December 31, 2019 148,824 156 December 31, 2020 168,493 169 December 31, 2021 200,018 182 December 31, 2022 238,140 189 Compute the ending inventory for Skysong Company for 2017 through 2022 using the dollar-value LIFO method.

Ending Inventory 2017:

Ending Inventory 2018:

Ending Inventory 2019:  

Ending Inventory 2020:

Ending Inventory 2021:

Ending Inventory 2022:

the data group showing
common shre unlimited authorized 240000 shares issued and outstanding 528000
retained earning 500000
during 2020 the following equity transtions
apr 15 repurchased and retired 9800 shares at $20.40 per share
may 1 repurchased and retired 21000 common shares at $23.60 per share
nov. 1 the board of directors declared at 2:1 share split effective on this data
prepare journel entries
2. prepare company equity section loss of $156000

prepare the company equity section on the dec. 31 2020 assuming loss os the year og $156000

On January 1, 2019, Monica Company acquired 70 percent of Young Company’s outstanding common stock for $700,000. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest at the acquisition date was $300,000.

Young reported stockholders’ equity accounts on that date as follows:

In establishing the acquisition value, Monica appraised Young's assets and ascertained that the accounting records undervalued a building (with a five-year remaining life) by $40,000. Any remaining excess acquisition-date fair value was allocated to a franchise agreement to be amortized over 10 years.

During the subsequent years, Young sold Monica inventory at a 30 percent gross profit rate. Monica consistently resold this merchandise in the year of acquisition or in the period immediately following. Transfers for the three years after this business combination was created amounted to the following:

In addition, Monica sold Young several pieces of fully depreciated equipment on January 1, 2020, for $47,000. The equipment had originally cost Monica $72,000. Young plans to depreciate these assets over a five-year period.

In 2021, Young earns a net income of $250,000 and declares and pays $80,000 in cash dividends. These figures increase the subsidiary's Retained Earnings to a $850,000 balance at the end of 2021. During this same year, Monica reported dividend income of $56,000 and an investment account containing the initial value balance of $700,000. No changes in Young's common stock accounts have occurred since Monica's acquisition.

1. Prepare the 2021 consolidation worksheet entries for Monica and Young.

2. Compute the net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for 2021

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Recording Entries for Long-Term Note Receivable; Effective-Interest Method

On January 1, 2020, Jacobs Company sells land financed through a $40,000 note, issued by Andress Company. The note is a $40,000, 8%, annual interest-bearing note. Andress agrees to repay the $40,000 proceeds on December 31, 2021. The prevailing interest rate on similar notes is 11%. Assume that the cost of the land is equal to the fair value of the note.

Required

Prepare all entries for Jacobs over the note term, including any year-end adjustments. Use the effective interest method to amortize the discount.

r the note term, including any year-end adjustments. Use the effective interest method to amortize the discount

irkland Company combines its operating expenses for budget purposes in a selling and administrative expense budget. For the first 6 months of 2020, the following data are available.

Prepare a selling and administrative expense budget by quarters for the first 6 months of 2020. (List variable expenses before fixed expense.)