ID Year
CornYield SoyBeanYield
1 1957
48.3 23.2
2 1958
52.8 24.2
3 1959
53.1 23.5
4 1960
54.7 23.5
5 1961
62.4 25.1
6 1962
64.7 24.2
7 1963
67.9 24.4
8 1964
62.9 22.8
9 1965
74.1 24.5
10 1966
73.1 25.4
11 1967
80.1 24.5
12 1968
79.5 26.7
13 1969
85.9 27.4
14 1970
72.4 26.7
15 1971
88.1 27.5
16 1972
97 27.8
17 1973
91.3 27.8
18 1974
71.9 23.7
19 1975
86.4 28.9
20 1976
88 26.1
21 1977
90.8 30.6
22 1978
101 29.4
23 1979
109.5 32.1
24 1980
91 26.5
25 1981
108.9 30.1
26 1982
113.2 31.5
27 1983
81.1 26.2
28 1984
106.7 28.1
29 1985
118 34.1
30 1986
119.4 33.3
31 1987
119.8 33.9
32 1988
84.6 27.0
33 1989
116.3 32.3
34 1990
118.5 34.1
35 1991
108.6 34.2
36 1992
131.5 37.6
37 1993
100.7 32.6
38 1994
138.6 41.4
39 1995
113.5 35.3
40 1996
127.1 37.6
41 1997
126.7 38.9
42 1998
134.4 38.9
43 1999
133.8 36.6
44 2000
136.9 38.1
45 2001
138.2 39.6
46 2002
129.3 38.0
47 2003
142.2 33.9
48 2004
160.3 42.2
49 2005
147.9 43.1
50 2006
149.1 42.9
51 2007
150.7 41.7
Use both predictors. From the previous two exercises, we conclude that year and soybean may be useful together in a model for predicting corn yield. Run this multiple regression.
a) Explain the results of the ANOVA F test. Give the null and alternate hypothesis, test statistic with degrees of freedom, and p-value. What do you conclude?
b) What percent of the variation in corn yield in explained by these two variables? Compare it with the percent explained in the previous simple linear regression models.
c) State the regression model. Why do the coefficients for year and soybean differ from those in the previous exercises?
d) Summarize the significance test results for the regression coefficients for year and soybean yield.
e) Give a 95% confidence interval for each of these coefficients.
f) Plot the residual versus year and soybean yield. What do you conclude?
In: Math
| Name | Enbridge Inc. | S&P/TSX Composite Index |
| 1974 | -47.18% | -29.78% |
| 1975 | -5.83% | 5.33% |
| 1976 | 16.49% | 2.81% |
| 1977 | 6.19% | -1.65% |
| 1978 | 10.83% | 23.95% |
| 1979 | 0.75% | 29.72% |
| 1980 | -4.48% | 41.29% |
| 1981 | -14.06% | -13.92% |
| 1982 | 67.27% | -2.53% |
| 1983 | 33.70% | 29.29% |
| 1984 | 3.25% | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 40.94% | 13.79% |
| 1986 | -12.57% | 11.70% |
| 1987 | 5.75% | -3.49% |
| 1988 | 0.00% | 10.64% |
| 1989 | 13.90% | 20.10% |
| 1990 | 2.12% | -22.26% |
| 1991 | 1.04% | 16.37% |
| 1992 | -20.57% | -7.04% |
| 1993 | 20.39% | 27.35% |
| 1994 | -2.96% | -0.17% |
| 1995 | 13.30% | 8.73% |
| 1996 | 25.18% | 25.84% |
| 1997 | 36.72% | 18.98% |
| 1998 | 19.86% | -6.33% |
| 1999 | -10.01% | 13.55% |
| 2000 | 29.14% | 31.08% |
| 2001 | 16.00% | -25.25% |
| 2002 | 0.00% | -10.51% |
| 2003 | 17.24% | 23.01% |
| 2004 | -2.56% | 12.28% |
| 2005 | 38.31% | 20.29% |
| 2006 | 10.35% | 16.60% |
| 2007 | -0.30% | 14.14% |
| 2008 | 2.95% | -32.08% |
| 2009 | 5.63% | 17.24% |
| 2010 | 31.99% | 16.02% |
| 2011 | 25.27% | -4.32% |
| 2012 | 10.86% | -2.38% |
| 2013 | 16.97% | 9.74% |
| 2014 | 13.53% | 9.81% |
| 2015 | -0.58% | -7.74% |
| 2016 | 10.34% | 8.14% |
| 2017 | -17.97% | 9.88% |
| 2018 | -7.50% | -4.64% |
| 2019 | 14.38% | 9.90% |
This question requires the use of the Excel file ‘Assignment 3 Data’ found on ACORN. In the file, you will find the annual returns for Enbridge Inc. (ENB) and the S&P/TSX Composite Index (which we will use for the market portfolio). All parts of this question are to be done in Excel with your results printed and submitted with the other questions in this assignment.
Use the data for each of ENB and the S&P/TSX Composite Index to find the historical 95% confidence interval of each. [10 points]
Plot the returns of the market against the returns of ENB. Add a trendline to the graph and determine the beta of the stock from your trendline. [5 points]
Determine the variance and average annual return of the market portfolio. [3 points]
Determine the correlation coefficient between the market portfolio and ENB. [3 points]
What is the calculated beta for ENB using the information derived from parts a, c, and d? How does this compare with your answer to part b? [2 points]
The current Government of Canada Benchmark 10 Year Bond Yield (which will be our risk-free rate) is 1.61%. What is the required return on ENB stock according to the CAPM? [2 points]
In: Finance
I NEED ANSWER OF A, B, C, D
You are probably familiar with (and may have used)
back belts, which are widely used by workers to protect their lower
backs from injuries caused by lifting. A study was conducted to
determine the usefulness of this protective gear. Here is a partial
description of the study, published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association and reported by the
Associated Press (December 5, 2000):
New research suggests that back belts, which are
widely used in industry to prevent lifting injuries, do not work.
The findings by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health stem from a study of 160 Wal-Mart stores in 30 states.
Researchers [based their findings on] workers’ compensation data
from 1996 to 1998.
Although you do not know the
study’s particulars, think about how you would go about
investigating the effect of back belt usage on back injuries.
Assume that you have data on each of the 160 retail stores in your
study. For each store, you know whether back belt usage was low,
moderate, or high. You classify 50 stores as having low belt usage
by employees, 50 stores as having moderate usage, and 60 stores as
having high usage. You also know the number of back-injury workers’
compensation claims from each store. This information permits you
to calculate the mean number of claims for low-usage,
moderate-usage, and high-usage stores.
A. The following hypothesis suggests
that back belt usage helps prevent injury: In a comparison of
stores, stores with low back belt usage by employees will have more
worker injuries than will stores with high back belt usage. What is
the independent variable? What is the dependent variable? Does this
hypothesis suggest a positive or negative relationship between the
independent and dependent variables? Explain.
B. Fabricate a mean comparison table
showing a linear pattern that is consistent with the hypothesis.
Sketch a line chart from the data you have fabricated. (Because you
do not have sufficient information to fabricate a plausible mean
for all the cases, you do not need to include a “Total” row in your
mean comparison table.)
C. Use your imagination. Suppose the
data showed little difference in the worker injury claims for
low-usage and moderate-usage stores, but a large effect in the
hypothesized direction for high-usage stores. What would this
relationship look like? Sketch a line chart for this
relationship.
There us no data, you have to hypothesis
it.
In: Math
Exercise 1.8
Please provide:
a. the definition of x, including the units
b. the definition of y, including the units
c. the equation in the form y = mx + b
d. the units of the slope
e. the units of b and an interpretation of b.
f. How much will your phone bill be if you talked for 711 minutes?
2. The dosage for a medicine is linear with the weight of the patient. There is a minimum dosage onto which is added a per pound dosage. You find that your dosage, at 110 pounds is 48 milliliters (ml). Your brother’s dosage, at 170 pounds, is 66 ml. You would like an equation that will relate the dosage to the weight of the patient. Please provide:
a. the definition of x, including the units
b. the definition of y, including the units
c. the equation in the form y = mx + b
d. the units of the slope
e. the units of b and an interpretation of b.
f. what is the dosage for a 165 lb patient?
For each of the problems,6 –10, cost information at a certain level of production for a manufacturing process is given. The revenue per unit is also given. Assume a linear relationship between the number of units produced and cost. For each problem please find:a. The cost,revenue and profit functions and the units of the slope and of b.b. The variable cost per unit, also known as the marginal cost, and the fixed cost. c. The cost, revenue and profit when z units are produced. (z will be specified in each problem)d. The break-even point.e. The average cost per unit of producing w units and the equation of the average cost per unit function. (w will be specified in each problem)
In: Advanced Math
The manufacturing firm Rebo is considering a new capital investment project. The project will last for five years. The anticipated sales revenue from the project is $3 million in year 1 and $4.2 million in each of years 2 – 5. The cost of materials and labour is 50% of sales revenue and other expenses are $1 million in each year. The project will require working capital investment equal to 20% of the expected sales revenue for each year. This investment must be in place at the start of each year. Working capital will be recovered at the end of the project’s life.
The project will require $2.5 million to be spent now on new machinery which will have zero value at the end of the project and will be depreciated each year at 20% of the original cost. The tax rate is 25%. Rebo uses a discount rate of 11% to evaluate its capital investment projects.
(i) What is the net income in each year?
(ii) What is the free cash flow in each year and the net present value (NPV)?
(iii)You discover the following additional information:
• The project will utilise a building that the firm leases. No other activities take place in it. If this project does not go ahead the firm will terminate the lease in one year’s time if no other use for it has been found.
• Part of each year’s cash flows from the project will be used to increase the dividend payment to shareholders.
For each of these items, explain briefly whether or not you would incorporate the information into your analysis of the project’s value.
(b)
Zuti has a capital investment project that could start immediately. The project will require a machine costing $2.4 million. The total discounted value now of the cash inflows from the project will be either $2.6 million or $1.9 million with equal probability. The risk-free rate is 3%.
Instead of starting immediately the project could be delayed until one year from now to gain more market information. Its total discounted cash inflows at that time will be known as either $2.6 million, or $1.9 million, with certainty.
(i) What is the present value of the option to delay?
(ii) The supplier of the machine has offered to deliver it (if required) in one year’s time at a price of only $2 million, if Zuti pays a non-refundable deposit now. What is the maximum the firm should pay as a deposit now? What type of real option does this represent for Zuti? Identify the specific components of the option contract.
In: Finance
Section 1: Using marginal analysis to determine the profit maximizing price and quantity of resources in a factor market under perfect
Orange Inc. sells cell phones in a perfectly competitive market in the short-run. Capital and labor are two resource factors used to produce the cell phones. Capital is fixed in the short-run but labor can vary. The market for hiring labor is a perfectly competitive market.
Labor is measured in worker weeks. Each worker week costs $700 of wages and Orange Inc. can hire any number of worker weeks. Each cell phone is sold at a price of $300 and can sell any number of phones that are produced. Information is given below on various amounts of labor and output.
Table 1:
|
Quantity of Labor (in worker weeks) |
Output of Phones (per week) |
|
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
7 |
|
2 |
13 |
|
3 |
18 |
|
4 |
22 |
|
5 |
25 |
|
6 |
27 |
Step 1
Using the information preceding Table 1 and the table, create a separate table that includes the following for each quantity of labor value: marginal product of labor, total revenue, marginal revenue, marginal revenue product of labor, total variable cost, marginal cost, total resource cost, and marginal resource cost.
The table can be computer-generated or created by hand. Be sure to appropriately label the table so the various calculated values can be identified. Round off to two decimal places for the dollar values.
Step 2
Using the table you created in Step 1, create a graph that illustrates the profit maximizing level of output price and output quantity for the company using marginal analysis.
The graph can be computer-generated or created by hand. Indicate the profit maximizing output quantity and output price in this graph.
Step 3
Using the table you created in Step 2, create a graph that illustrates the profit maximizing level of input price and input quantity for the company using marginal analysis.
The graph can be computer-generated or created by hand. Indicate the profit maximizing input quantity and input price in this graph.
Step 4
In a short paragraph (100 to 200 words), indicate the profit for Orange Inc. (assuming the company maximizes profit) using the information you calculated in the table for Step 1. In addition, explain how the optimal input and optimal output decisions for Orange Inc. are equivalent
In: Economics
(a) The manufacturing firm Rebo is considering a new capital investment project. The project will last for five years. The anticipated sales revenue from the project is $3 million in year 1 and $4.2 million in each of years 2 – 5. The cost of materials and labour is 50% of sales revenue and other expenses are $1 million in each year. The project will require working capital investment equal to 20% of the expected sales revenue for each year. This investment must be in place at the start of each year. Working capital will be recovered at the end of the project’s life. The project will require $2.5 million to be spent now on new machinery which will have zero value at the end of the project and will be depreciated each year at 20% of the original cost. The tax rate is 25%. Rebo uses a discount rate of 11% to evaluate its capital investment projects.
(i) What is the net income in each year?
(ii) What is the free cash flow in each year and the net present value (NPV)?
(iii)You discover the following additional information: • The project will utilise a building that the firm leases. No other activities take place in it. If this project does not go ahead the firm will terminate the lease in one year’s time if no other use for it has been found. • Part of each year’s cash flows from the project will be used to increase the dividend payment to shareholders. For each of these items, explain briefly whether or not you would incorporate the information into your analysis of the project’s value.
(b) Zuti has a capital investment project that could start immediately. The project will require a machine costing $2.4 million. The total discounted value now of the cash inflows from the project will be either $2.6 million or $1.9 million with equal probability. The risk-free rate is 3%. Instead of starting immediately the project could be delayed until one year from now to gain more market information. Its total discounted cash inflows at that time will be known as either $2.6 million, or $1.9 million, with certainty.
(i) What is the present value of the option to delay?
(ii) The supplier of the machine has offered to deliver it (if required) in one year’s time at a price of only $2 million, if Zuti pays a non-refundable deposit now. What is the maximum the firm should pay as a deposit now? What type of real option does this represent for Zuti? Identify the specific components of the option contract.
In: Accounting
Below is an Unadjusted Trial Balance of Jasa Tading Bhd at 31 December 2019.
|
Dr. (RM) |
Cr. (RM) |
|
|
Account receivables |
109,658 |
|
|
Buildings |
1,372,680 |
|
|
Cash |
1,314,264 |
|
|
Cost of goods sold |
856,152 |
|
|
Equipment |
504,000 |
|
|
Patent |
60,276 |
|
|
Income tax expense |
60,340 |
|
|
Inventory |
551,950 |
|
|
Land |
766,800 |
|
|
Maintenance and repair expenses |
11,953 |
|
|
Office expense |
14,086 |
|
|
Prepaid insurance |
48,000 |
|
|
Property tax expense |
1,680 |
|
|
Salaries and wages expenses |
25,334 |
|
|
Sales returns and allowance |
1,176 |
|
|
Accounts payable |
36,936 |
|
|
Accumulated depreciation – buildings |
137,268 |
|
|
Accumulated depreciation - equipment |
252,000 |
|
|
Deferred tax liability |
21,600 |
|
|
Gain on revaluation of properties |
29,640 |
|
|
Gain on sale of land |
109,560 |
|
|
Gain on translation of foreign operations |
5,880 |
|
|
Notes payable |
194,400 |
|
|
Rent revenue |
57,600 |
|
|
Retained earnings |
912,720 |
|
|
Revaluation reserve |
560,640 |
|
|
Translation of foreign operations reserve |
263,160 |
|
|
Sales revenue |
2,238,180 |
|
|
Share capital |
878,765 |
|
|
5,698,349 |
5,698,349 |
Additional information:
REQUIRED:
(Note: Round-up your answer to the nearest RM)
In: Accounting
Income Statement (vertical) report with a run date of 12/31/-. Provide a narrative analysis of this report in a manner similar to that done in the chapter. Use your own words based on the information provided in this report.
| Casey Corporation | ||||
| Income Stmt. Vertical Analysis | ||||
| For Years Ended 12/31/17 and 12/31/18 | ||||
| Current | Current | Previous | Previous | |
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | |
| Operating Revenue | ||||
| Sales | 869,695.50 | 101.91 | 836,490.00 | 101.16 |
| Sales Returns & Allow. | -9,150.00 | -1.07 | -6,000.00 | -0.73 |
| Sales Discounts | -7,154.01 | -0.84 | -3,595.00 | -0.43 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Total Operating Revenue | 853,391.49 | 100 | 826,895.00 | 100 |
| Cost | ||||
| Cost of Merchandise Sold | 592,660.00 | 69.45 | 593,255.00 | 71.74 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Total Cost | 592,660.00 | 69.45 | 593,255.00 | 71.74 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Gross Profit | 260,731.49 | 30.55 | 233,640.00 | 28.26 |
| Operating Expenses | ||||
| Sales Salaries Expense | 74,368.94 | 8.71 | 63,873.10 | 7.72 |
| Advertising Expense | 13,750.00 | 1.61 | 11,500.00 | 1.39 |
| Depr. Exp. Store Eqpt. | 3,935.00 | 0.46 | 2,960.00 | 0.36 |
| Insurance Expense Selling | 4,595.00 | 0.54 | 3,350.00 | 0.41 |
| Store Supplies Expense | 820.32 | 0.1 | 1,729.30 | 0.21 |
| Misc. Selling Expense | 850 | 0.1 | 1,525.00 | 0.18 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Selling Expenses | 98,319.26 | 11.52 | 84,937.40 | 10.27 |
| Office Salaries Expense | 20,386.61 | 2.39 | 20,377.00 | 2.46 |
| Utilities Expense | 8,991.47 | 1.05 | 8,776.72 | 1.06 |
| Depr. Exp. Building | 19,000.00 | 2.23 | 17,000.00 | 2.06 |
| Depr. Exp. Office Eqpt. | 2,020.00 | 0.24 | 1,135.00 | 0.14 |
| Insurance Expense General | 2,500.00 | 0.29 | 1,800.00 | 0.22 |
| Office Supplies Expense | 1,503.74 | 0.18 | 613.4 | 0.07 |
| Misc. General Expense | 400 | 0.05 | 415 | 0.05 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Administrative Expenses | 54,801.82 | 6.42 | 50,117.12 | 6.06 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Total Operating Expenses | 153,121.08 | 17.94 | 135,054.52 | 16.33 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Net Income from Operations | 107,610.41 | 12.61 | 98,585.48 | 11.92 |
| Other Revenue | ||||
| Interest Income | 815.5 | 0.1 | 1,833.00 | 0.22 |
| Gain on Sale Office Eqpt. | 130 | 0.02 | ||
| Gain on Sale Store Eqpt. | 65 | 0.01 | ||
| Other Expense | ||||
| Interest Expense | 10,779.80 | 1.26 | 6,211.14 | 0.75 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Net Income before Income Tax | 97,711.11 | 11.45 | 94,337.34 | 11.41 |
| Income Tax | ||||
| Corporate Income Tax | 26,800.00 | 3.14 | 24,872.00 | 3.01 |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- | |
| Net Income after Income Tax | 70,911.11 | 8.31 | 69,465.34 | 8.4 |
| ============= | ============= | ============= | ========== | |
In: Accounting
Using the data provided in the ‘Data Task B’ worksheet, complete the flexible budget for T&K Solutions and calculate flexible budget variances using the proforma in ‘Schedule 2’. For each variance, indicate if it is U (unfavourable), F (favourable)
| 2018 BUDGETED DATA | Taxation | Bookkeeping | Advisory | Total | |
| Billable hours | 4400 | 1200 | 5200 | 10800 | |
| Professional labour hours | 4600 | 1320 | 5720 | 11640 | |
| Charge out rate per billable hour | $ 210.00 | $ 180.00 | $ 210.00 | ||
| Professional labour per worked hour | $ 90.00 | $ 75.00 | $ 90.00 | ||
| Variable overhead | $ 145,000 | Note 1 | |||
| Fixed overhead | $ 610,000 | Note 2 | |||
| 2018 ACTUAL COSTS | Taxation | Bookkeeping | Advisory | Total | |
| Billable hours | 4200 | 1400 | 5900 | 11500 | |
| Professional labour hours | 4400 | 1500 | 6400 | 12300 | |
| Charge out rate per billable hour | $ 210.00 | $ 185.00 | $ 210.00 | ||
| Professional salary paid | $ 386,000 | $ 112,500 | $ 586,000 | ||
| Actual variable overhead paid | $ 162,000 | Note 1 | |||
| Actual fixed overheads paid | $ 597,000 | Note 2 | |||
| Note 1: Variable overhead varies with the billable hours | |||||
| Note 2: The partners have decided a fair allocation of fixed overheads is as a percentage of floor space. | |||||
| Taxation | Bookkeeping | Advisory | Total | ||
| Floor Space by service | 130 | 55 | 195 | 380 | sqm |
| TASK B SCHEDULE 2: | Prepare the Flexible Budgets for each service department for the year 2018 | ||||||
| Allocation of variable overhead: | Budgeted | Actual | |||||
| Variable overhead rate: | per billable hour | ||||||
| TAXATION | |||||||
| Billable hours | Actual | Flexible budget variance | U/F | Flexible Budget | Volume variance | U/F | Static Budget |
| 4,200 | - | - | 4,200 | 200 | U | 4,400 | |
| Revenue | |||||||
| Professional salaries | |||||||
| Variable overhead | |||||||
| Fixed overheads | |||||||
| Profit / Loss | |||||||
| BOOKKEEPING | |||||||
| Billable hours | Actual | Flexible budget variance | U/F | Flexible Budget | Volume variance | U/F | Static Budget |
| Revenue | |||||||
| Professional salaries | |||||||
| Variable overhead | |||||||
| Fixed Overhead | |||||||
| Profit / Loss | |||||||
| ADVISORY | |||||||
| Billable hours | Actual | Flexible budget variance | U/F | Flexible Budget | Volume variance | U/F | Static Budget |
| Revenue | |||||||
| Professional salaries | |||||||
| Variable overhead | |||||||
| Fixed Overhead | |||||||
| Profit / Loss |
|
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pleases show me how to calculate and formula
In: Accounting