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[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Data for Hermann Corporation are shown below:...

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]

Data for Hermann Corporation are shown below:


  Per Unit Percent
of Sales
  Selling price    $ 80 100%
  Variable expenses 44   55%
  Contribution margin    $ 36   45%

   

Fixed expenses are $76,000 per month and the company is selling 2,500 units per month.

2.

value:
1.25 points

Required information

Required:

1-a.

The marketing manager argues that a $8,100 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $15,500. Calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income.

      

1-b. Should the advertising budget be increased?
Yes
No

In: Accounting

4a. Suppose the general demand function for cars is Qd = f(P, M, Pgas, Pe, N)...

4a. Suppose the general demand function for cars is Qd = f(P, M, Pgas, Pe, N) such that M = average income of $30,000; Pgas = $2.75 per gallon of gas; Pe = $20,000 expected future price; and N = 700 consumers in the market. Suppose the general supply function is Qs = f(P, P1, Pr, T, Pe, F) such that P1 of average wages is $15.15, Pr = $35,000 the average cost of SUV's, T = 100 the average level of technology and F = 21 is the average number of firms in the industry. Explain the meaning of the general demand function, the general supply function, and the next steps in solving this problem.

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Information on four bonds is presented in the table. Each bond has a face value of...

Information on four bonds is presented in the table. Each bond has a face value of $100. Each bond that pays a coupon pays it annually.

BOND MATURITY (YEARS) COUPON RATE YTM
A 1 0% 5%
B 5 6% 7%
C 10 10% 9%
D 20 0% 8%

a) Compute the percentage change in the price of each bond assuming its yield to maturity (YTM) increases by 1%, for example, from 5% to 6%.

b) If you think that bond yields generally will decrease in the next 3 months, which bond would you prefer to own now? Briefly explain.

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An investor buys a bond with the following characteristics: Maturity - 10 years Coupon - 4.5%,...

An investor buys a bond with the following characteristics:

  • Maturity - 10 years
  • Coupon - 4.5%, paid once per year
  • Nominal Value - £100

The yield to maturity at the time of purchase is 8.50%. The investor sells the bond immediately after the sixth coupon payment, when the yield to maturity rises to 9.50%.

  • c.Use the modified Macaulay duration to calculate what the price of the above bond would have been immediately after purchase, if the yield to maturity had dropped to 6.5%.

  • d.An accurate answer for part (c) is £85.32. Explain why your answer to part (c) differs from this. What are the implications of this effect for bond investors?

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Annual demand for an Electronic company is given by the following equation: Q = 5000 +...

Annual demand for an Electronic company is given by the following equation:
Q = 5000 + 0.5 Y + 0.2 A - 100P
where Q is the quantity demanded per year, P is price, Y is income per household, and A is advertising expenditure.
Currently, Y = $25000, A = $10000, and P= 100.


1.8. If this company wants to increase the current demand for its products by 15%, by how much should it increase its advertising expenditure? (1 point)
1.9. If consumer incomes increase to $35,000, find the new demand curve? (1 point)
10. Represent graphically demand curves found in 1.2. and 1.8? (1 point)

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Crook is planning a $100 million expansion to be financed with 20% debt, 5% preferred stock...

Crook is planning a $100 million expansion to be financed with 20% debt, 5% preferred stock and the rest by retained earnings.
• The debt consists of 15-year bonds with a coupon rate of 12% paid annually. The face value is $1000 and the bonds are issued at par. (Assume issue costs are negligible).
• The preferred stock pays an annual dividend of $3.50 a share and is sold to the public for $27 a share. Issue costs for preferred are $2 per share.
• Crook expects dividends of $3.68 next year. The growth rate is 8%. Current price of the common stock is $40 per share. Tax rate is 40%. Find weighted average cost of capital.

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Pfizer paid its stockholders a dividend of $5 per share yesterday. Today, the company announced that...

Pfizer paid its stockholders a dividend of $5 per share yesterday. Today, the company announced that they plan to increase that dividend by $1.00 per share for each of the next three years. After that, they plan to keep their dividend at $8 per share forever. The variance of Pfizer’s stock is .09, the variance of the market is .04, and the correlation between Pfizer’s stock and the market is .05. The risk-free rate is 3% and the market-risk premium is 5.7%. Pfizer has $100 million shares of stock outstanding and $50 million of debt. The YTM for its is 8%. Use the dividend discount model to find the price per share of Pfizer’s stock.

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(a) If your utility is represented by u(x; y) = min(x+2y; 2x+y);what do your indi¤erence curves...

(a) If your utility is represented by u(x; y) = min(x+2y; 2x+y);what
do your indi¤erence curves look like?
(b) Given your answer in (a), obtain the MRS (marginal rates of sub-
stitution).
(c) Suppose the prices of x and y are px = $3 and px = $1 and you
have 100 dollars. What would you choose?
(d) If px decreases to $1; what would you choose?
(e) Use the Slutsky decomposition to decompose the total price e¤ect
into the substitution e¤ect and income e¤ect when px decreases
from $3 to $1:

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The firm Prussian Clausewitz produces three products: Blücher, Napoleon, and Wellington. These three products are sold...

The firm Prussian Clausewitz produces three products: Blücher, Napoleon, and Wellington. These three products are sold at a sales mix of 1:3:2, respectively.

Blücher Napoleon Wellington
Price (per unit) $5,000 $18,000 $15,000
Variable Cost per Unit $4,000 $5,000 $5,000

The firm has $6,000,000 in fixed costs. How many Napoleon units must the firm sell at breakeven (round up to nearest unit if necessary)?

Selected Answer: d.

462 Napoleon units.

Answers: a.

100 Napoleon units.

b.

1,385 Napoleon units.

c.

300 Napoleon units.

d.

462 Napoleon units.

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(a) If your utility is represented by u(x; y) = min(x+2y; 2x+y);what do your indi¤erence curves...

(a) If your utility is represented by u(x; y) = min(x+2y; 2x+y);what do your indi¤erence curves look like?

(b) Given your answer in (a), obtain the MRS (marginal rates of sub- stitution).

(c) Suppose the prices of x and y are px = $3 and px = $1 and you have 100 dollars. What would you choose?

(d) If px decreases to $1; what would you choose? (e) Use the Slutsky decomposition to decompose the total price e¤ect into the substitution e¤ect and income e¤ect when px decreases from $3 to $1:

In: Economics