One big international bakery group has bought all the existing individual bakery stores and formed a monopoly. The market demand remains the same and the marginal revenue of the monopoly is MR = 25-5Q. This monopoly re-allocates all the production resources, and finally its total cost becomes TC=3Q2 -8Q+9 and its marginal cost is MC= 6Q-8, where Q is in millions of units. What will be the selling price and profit for this monopoly? Illustrate the profit-maximizing price and quantity in a diagram.
In: Economics
Diann Ltd. had the following transactions pertaining to share investments.
| Feb. |
1 |
Purchased 600 ordinary shares of Ronn (2%) for £6,200. |
| July |
1 |
Received cash dividends of £1 per share on Ronn ordinary shares. |
| Sept. |
1 |
Sold 300 ordinary shares of Ronn for £4,300. |
| Dec. |
1 |
Received cash dividends of £1 per share on Ronn ordinary shares. |
Instructions:
a. Journalize the transactions.
b. Explain how dividend revenue and the gain (loss) on sale should be reported in the income statement.
In: Accounting
A 10-yr project has an initial cost of $400,000 for fixed assets. The fixed assets will be depreciated to a $0 book value using a 20-yr straight line depreciation method. Each year, annual revenue is $60,000 and cost is $10,000. After 10 years, you will terminate the project. You expect to sell the the fixed assets for $250,000. The project is financed by 40% equity and 60% debt. The required rate of return on equity is 7% and the borrowing cost is 3%. Assume the tax rate is 25%. What is the project's NPV?
In: Finance
A market research firm reports to Unilever Company ( which produces and sells butter) that the estimate of the cross price elasticity between magarine and butter is approximately 1.6. Unilever's price of butter is Ghs 60 per Kilo with sales of 1000 kilos per month. The price of margarine is GHs 25 per kilo with sales of 3500 kilos per month. The price elasticity of butter is estimated to be -3. What would be the effect on the revenue and sales of Unilever and margarine sellers if Unilever decided to cut price of butter to Ghs 54.
In: Economics
For each of the following incorrect entries.
| Entry | Description | Debit | Credit |
| a. | Office Supplies | 1,800 | |
| Cash | 1,800 | ||
| (Purchase of office supplies on credit.) | |||
| b. | Cash | 4,500 | |
| Revenue | 4,500 | ||
| (Received from customer. A credit customer paid their account in full) | |||
| c. | Salaries Expense | 1,500 | |
| Cash | 1,500 | ||
| (Withdrawal of cash for personal use.) | |||
| d. | Cash | 750 | |
| Accounts Receivable | 750 | ||
| (Performed services and received payment from customer on the same day.) | |||
Journalize the appropriate correcting entry(ies).
Next prepare journal entries
In: Accounting
2. The adjusted trial balance of Cochrane Company includes the following accounts: Debit Credit Sales $595,000 Sales Returns and Allowances $ 47,000 Cost of Goods Sold 371,400 Salaries Expense 47,000 Advertising Expense 10,000 Rent Expense 18,000 Freight-out 7,000 Utilities Expense 12,000 Depreciation Expense 12,500 Interest Revenue 4,000 Loss Due to Vandalism 3,000 The company uses a perpetual inventory system. Instructions Prepare a multiple-step income statement for the year ended December 31, 2017.
In: Accounting
1. CASE: Newspaper Industry
Do you know how many newspaper companies are suffering from
the big Revenue Drops and enormous Profit Losses [CO
C]?
Let's think about All the resources that combine to produce Daily
Newspapers:
Management, Editors, Reporters, Photographers, Delivery people,
Printing Presses, Pulp Mills, pulp mill Workers, Ink Makers,
Loggers, Logging truck Drivers and so on.
Then how come we can get a high-Quality newspaper less than
one dollar?
In: Economics
Prepare an income statement, a retained earnings statement, and a balance sheet for the dental practice of Ted Terner, DDS, Inc. from the items listed below for the month of September.
Retained Earnings, September 1 $22,000
Common Stock 20,000
Accounts payable 7,000
Equipment 30,000
Service revenue 25,000
Dividends 6,000
Dental supplies expense 3,500
Cash 6,000
Utilities expense 700
Dental supplies 2,800
Salaries expense 9,000
Accounts receivable 14,000
Rent expense 2,000
TED TERNER, DDS, INC.
In: Accounting
In: Economics
Select one (1) U.S. publicly traded company and review its most recent Annual Report. (You may use one (1) of the three (3) companies you selected for your Stock Journal assignment.) Use the Income Statement and Balance Sheet to determine the changes in: assets, liabilities, and equity total revenue and net income Briefly describe the change from the current and prior years in each of these key areas and determine if the changes would be positive or negative from an investor / stockholder’s view.
In: Finance