Kraftstoff is a German-based company that manufactures electronic fuel-injection carburetor assemblies for several large automobile companies in Germany, including Mercedes, BMW, and Opel. The firm, like many firms in Germany today, is revising its financial policies in line with the increasing degree of disclosure required by firms if they wish to list their shares publicly in or out of Germany.
Kraftstoff's primary problem is that the German corporate income tax code applies a different income tax rate to income depending on whether it is retained (40%) or distributed to stockholders (32%). The company's earnings before tax (EBT) is euro€485,500,000.
a. If Kraftstoff planned to distribute 50% of its net income, what would be its total net income and total corporate tax bills?
b. If Kraftstoff was attempting to choose between a 40% and 60% payout rate to stockholders, what arguments and values would management use in order to convince stockholders which of the two payouts is in everyone's best interest?
a. If Kraftstoff planned to distribute 50% of its net income, calculate its total net income and toatl corporate tax bills in the following table: (Round to the nearest whole euro.)
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Kraftstoff's Income Items |
50% payout |
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Earnings before taxes (EBT) |
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485,500,000 |
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Less income taxes at 32% |
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Net income |
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Distributed income |
€ |
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Less added distributed income taxes |
0 |
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After-tax distributed income |
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Retained income |
€ |
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Less added retained income taxes |
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After-tax retained income |
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Total after-tax net income |
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Total income taxes |
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In: Finance
After-Tax Profit Targets
Olivian Company wants to earn $300,000 in net (after-tax) income next year. Its product is priced at $400 per unit. Product costs include:
| Direct materials | $120.00 |
| Direct labor | $88.00 |
| Variable overhead | $20.00 |
| Total fixed factory overhead | $450,000 |
Variable selling expense is $16 per unit; fixed selling and administrative expense totals $300,000. Olivian has a tax rate of 40 percent.
Required:
1. Calculate the before-tax profit needed to
achieve an after-tax target of $300,000.
$
2. Calculate the number of units that will
yield operating income calculated in Requirement 1 above. If
required, round your answer to the nearest whole unit.
_________ units
3. Prepare an income statement for Olivian Company for the coming year based on the number of units computed in Requirement 2. Do NOT round interim calculations and, if required, round your answer to the nearest dollar.
| Olivian Company | |
| Income Statement | |
| For the Coming Year | |
| Total | |
| Sales | $ |
| $ | |
| Total variable expense | |
| Fixed expense | $ |
| Income taxes | $ |
4. What if Olivian
had a 35 percent tax rate? Would the units sold to reach a $300,000
target net income be higher or lower than the units calculated in
Requirement 2?
Lower
Calculate the number of units needed at the new tax rate. In
your calculations, round before-tax income to the nearest dollar.
Round your answer to the nearest whole unit.
_______ units
In: Accounting
A golf club manufacturer claims that golfers can lower their scores by using the manufacturer's newly designed golf clubs. Eight golfers are randomly selected and each is asked to give his or her most recent score. After using the new clubs for one month, the golfers are asked again to give their most recent score. The scores for each golfer are given in the table below. Is there enough evidence to support the manufacturer's claim?
Let d=(golf score after using the newly designed golf clubs)−(golf score before using the newly designed golf clubs). Use a significance level of α=0.05 for the test. Assume that the scores are normally distributed for the population of golfers both before and after using the newly designed clubs.
| Golfer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Score (old design) | 92 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 83 | 95 | 82 | 76 |
| Score (new design) | 87 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 90 | 91 | 77 | 72 |
Step 1 of 5 : State the null and alternative hypotheses for the test.
Step 2 of 5: Find the value of the standard deviation of the paired differences. Round your answer to one decimal place.
Step 3 of 5: Compute the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to three decimal places.
Step 4 of 5: Determine the decision rule for rejecting the null hypothesis H0. Round the numerical portion of your answer to three decimal places.
Step 5 of 5: Make the decision for the hypothesis test.
In: Statistics and Probability
Name __ 1. The balance in accounts receivable is $687,000. At the end of October, Ace Company management estimates the uncollectible accounts expense to be 1 percent of net sales of $2,770,000. 1a. Give the entry to record the uncollectible accounts expense, assuming that the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a debit balance of $14,000. DR ACCOUNT _____uncollectible accounts expense____ AMOUNT $___ CR ACCOUNT _To record estimated uncollectible accounts___________ AMOUNT $_
1b. What is the balance in the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts after the above entry is made? $____________
1c. What is the amount of the Net Accounts Receivable on the balance sheet? $ ____________
2. The balance in the accounts receivable account is $984,000. An aging analysis on June 30 of the accounts receivable of James Corporation indicates uncollectible accounts of $43,000. Give the entry to record uncollectible accounts expense under each of the following independent assumptions: Assumption 1
2a. Give the journal entry to record the uncollectible accounts expense if the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance of $9,000 before adjustment. DR ACCOUNT ____________________________________ AMOUNT $___________ CR ACCOUNT ____________________________________ AMOUNT $____________
2b. What is the balance in the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts after the above entry is made? $ ____________
2c. What is the amount of the Net Accounts Receivable on the balance sheet? $ ____________
Assumption 2 2d.
Give the journal entry to record the uncollectible accounts expense if the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a debit balance of $7,000 before adjustment. DR ACCOUNT ____________________________________ AMOUNT $________________ CR ACCOUNT ____________________________________ AMOUNT $________________ 2e. What is the balance in the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts after the above entry is made? $ ____________
2f. What is the amount of the Net Accounts Receivable on the balance sheet? $ ____________
In: Accounting
A consumer invests $23 000 in a mutual fund with a 2% front end load and a 2.7% annual expense fee, which is charged as a percentage of the consumer's balance at the end of the year. The fund increases in value by 19.9% over the first year. Complete parts (a) through (e) below. (a) What is the amount of money charged up front just for investing in the mutual fund? The charge up front is $ nothing. (Simplify your answer. Do not include the $ symbol in your answer. Round to two decimal places as needed.) (b) After subtracting the front end load, the remainder of the money grows by 19.9% over the first year. What is the ending balance before the expense fee? The ending balance before the expense fee is $ nothing. (Simplify your answer. Do not include the $ symbol in your answer. Round to two decimal places as needed.) (c) What is the expense fee charged on this balance? The expense fee is $ nothing. (Simplify your answer. Do not include the $ symbol in your answer. Round to two decimal places as needed.) (d) What is the final ending balance after the expense fee is deducted? The final ending balance after the expense fee is $ nothing. (Simplify your answer. Do not include the $ symbol in your answer. Round to two decimal places as needed.) (e) What is the total rate of return for this first year? The total rate of return is nothing%. (Simplify your answer. Round to two decimal places as needed.)
In: Statistics and Probability
13. A researcher assesses 7 students on test anxiety using blood pressure as a measure (the higher the blood pressure, the greater the anxiety); she then assesses the same subjects again after they view a 2-hour videotape on "relaxation techniques under stress". The results, average systolic blood pressure, were:
Subject Before After
1 120 110
2 160 110
3 124 100
4 135 99
5 170 115
6 143 106
7 188 89
1. State the independent and dependent variables.
2. State the Null Hypothesis in words and symbols.
3. Compute the appropriate statistic.
4. What is the decision?
5. State the full conclusion in words.
# correct # correct
Child before tape after tape
1 3 8
2 0 6
3 6 4
4 2 8
5 9 10
6 8 6
7 6 2
8 5 10
In: Statistics and Probability
Paired Samples t-test
Gregg Popovich, head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, had his top five scorers practice during the past week with the shooting coach Chip Engelland. They shot 100 free throws prior to working with Chip and then shot 100 free throws after working with Chip. Below are the total number of free throws made before and after working with Chip Engelland. Popovich wants to know if practicing with Chip increased their free throw making abilities. Use a p-value (α) of 0.05 to conduct the test.
Step 1: Populations, Distribution, and Assumptions
Population 1:
Population 2:
Distribution:
Hypothesis test to be used (Explain):
Step 2: Hypotheses
Research Hypothesis:
Symbolic Research Hypothesis:
Null Hypothesis:
Symbolic Null Hypothesis:
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After Chip |
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90 |
94 |
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77 |
82 |
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64 |
85 |
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87 |
97 |
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88 |
95 |
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Step 3: Characteristics of the Comparison Distribution (6 points)
Um (mean of means) = __________
SM= __________
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Step 4: Critical Values
t critical, =____________-.
df= __________
Step 5: Calculate Test Statistic
t statistics =____________
Step 6: Make a Decision
Be sure to explain and also report your answer in APA format.
SS =________________
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Effect Size
Calculate the effect size for the previous comparison. Cohen’s d = __________
Confidence Interval
Calculate the confidence interval
CI 90% = [ ________ , _________ ]
In: Statistics and Probability
Burton, a manufacturer of snowboards, is considering replacing an existing piece of equipment with a more sophisticated machine. The following information is given. · The proposed machine will cost $120,000 and have installation costs of $20,000. It will be depreciated using a 3 year MACRS recovery schedule. It can be sold for $60,000 after three years of use (before tax; at the end of year 3).
The existing machine was purchased two years ago for $95,000 (including installation). It is being depreciated using a 3 year MACRS recovery schedule. It can be sold today for $20,000. It can be used for three more years, but after three more years it will have no market value.
The earnings before taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) are as follows: o New machine: Year 1: 133,000, Year 2: 96,000, Year 3: 127,000 o Existing machine: Year 1: 84,000, Year 2: 70,000, Year 3: 74,000
Burton pays 40 percent taxes on ordinary income and capital gains, and uses a WACC of 14%. · The maximum payback period allowed is 3 years.
They expect a large increase in sales so their Net Working Capital will increase by $20,000 when they buy the machine and it will be recovered at the end of the project life.
a. Calculate the initial investment required for this project.
b. Determine the incremental after-tax operating cash flows
c. Find the terminal cash flow for the project
d. Find the Discounted Payback period, NPV, IRR, and MIRR.
e. Should the new machine be purchased? Why or why not?
In: Finance
You have already implemented a Queue before that works
on First Come First served basis.
In this assignment you are to implement a class that works on Last
In First Out. Such a structure is called a Stack. It only allows
two operations add (named push) and remove (named pop).
Push only allows adding any data item to the last entry
place.
Pop only allows you to remove the last added entry from the
stack.
For example if your stack has items (means values
where added in the order 12 then 30 then 15)
12 30 15
After Push(45) the stack will look like
12 30 15 45
After call to Pop() the stack must look like
12 30 15
After another call to Pop() the stack must look
like
12 30
You must implement a Stack as a class.
This should have
three methods
constructor: That will declare an empty array of 5 elements.
Pop: This function will just remove a value from the last of the
Stack and return it to the user.
Push: This method will take an item as argument to be added to the
stack.
If the space in the stack is not full the item will be added to the
end of the stack
If the stack is full with items then a new array must be declared
that is double the size of the last array and all values must be
copied to the new array before the new item is added to the last of
these values.
NOTE: The code must be in "C LANGUAGE"
THANK YOU
In: Computer Science
1. Burton, a manufacturer of snowboards, is considering replacing an existing piece of equipment with a more sophisticated machine. The following information is given.
The proposed machine will cost $120,000 and have installation costs of $20,000. It will be depreciated using a 3 year MACRS recovery schedule. It can be sold for $60,000 after three years of use (before tax; at the end of year 3).
The existing machine was purchased two years ago for $95,000 (including installation). It is being depreciated using a 3 year MACRS recovery schedule. It can be sold today for $20,000. It can be used for three more years, but after three more years it will have no market value.
The earnings before taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) are as follows: oNew machine: Year 1: 133,000, Year 2: 96,000, Year 3: 127,000 oExisting machine: Year 1: 84,000, Year 2: 70,000, Year 3: 74,000
Burton pays 40 percent taxes on ordinary income and capital gains, and uses a WACC of 14%.
The maximum payback period allowed is 3 years.
They expect a large increase in sales so their Net Working Capital will increase by $20,000 when they buy the machine and it will be recovered at the end of the project life.
a.Calculate the initial investment required for this project.
b.Determine the incremental after-tax operating cash flows
c.Find the terminal cash flow for the project
d.Find the Discounted Payback period, NPV, IRR, and MIRR.
e.Should the new machine be purchased? Why or why not?
In: Finance