The total price of purchasing a basket of goods in the United Kingdom over four years is: year 1=£840, year 2=£870, year 3=£900, and year 4=£970. Calculate two price indices, one using year 1 as the base year (set equal to 100) and the other using year 4 as the base year (set equal to 100). Round to the nearest 100th. Then, calculate the inflation rate between year1 and year 4 based on the first price index series. If you had used the other price index series, would you get a different inflation rate? If you are unsure, do the calculation and find out.

Hatchet Corporation sells one product (using the periodic system of inventory) and had the following inventory transactions during the current month: Beginning Inventory 200 units costing $7 each Purchase on the 5th 600 units costing $8 each Purchase on the 17th 400 units costing $10 each Units sold during the month 900 units at a retail price of $15 each Answer the following questions in the space below. Calculate the cost of goods sold during the month using the Last-In-First-Out method of inventory allocation. Calculate the ending inventory balance (in dollars) using the Weighted-Average method of inventory allocation.

Question 33

During 2016, Rafael Corp. produced 39,120 units and sold 39,120 for $16 per unit. Suppose the accountant for Rafael Corp. uses normal costing and uses the budgeted volume of 48,900 units. Variable manufacturing costs were $6 per unit. Annual fixed manufacturing overhead was $78,240 ($2 per unit). Variable selling and administrative costs were $2 per unit sold, and fixed selling and administrative expenses were $19,400. The company expenses production volume variance to cost of goods sold in the accounting period in which it occurs.

Prepare a normal-costing income statement for the first year of operation.

You have just been hired as a consultant to Tangier Industries, a newly formed company. The company president, John Meeks, is seeking your advice as to the appropriate inventory method Tangier should use to value its inventory and cost of goods sold. Mr. Meeks has narrowed the choice to LIFO and FIFO. He has heard that LIFO might be better for tax purposes, but FIFO has certain advantages for financial reporting to investors and creditors. You have been told that the company will be profitable in its first year and for the foreseeable future. Prepare a report for the president describing the factors that should be considered by Tangier in choosing between LIFO and FIFO

An income statement for the first year of operations for Patti Company appears below:

Additional information:

1. Accounts payable, end of year, $13,000.

2. Salaries payable, end of year, $8,450.

3. Inventories, end of year, $26,000.

4. Accounts receivable, end of year, $32,500.

Required:

Use the direct approach to calculate the cash provided (used) by operating activities for Patti Company. (Net cash outflows and amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

The Covid19 pandemic has caused major shifts in supply and demand for various goods and services worldwide in only a few months. Applying the supply and demand model and market equilibrium framework discussed in this module:

1) Explain why it was so difficult to find face masks during the first few months of the pandemic or why you could only find them on secondary markets (ebay, amazon, etc.) for very high prices. Was it a change in demand, supply, or both that caused this to happen? Explain.

2) Explain why the price of gasoline has dropped significantly in the past few months since the pandemic began. Was it a change in demand, supply, or both that caused this to happen? Explain.

32) Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding the impact of a dividend issuance compared to a share repurchase on the three financial statements?

a) Both a dividend issuance and a share repurchase will change the company’s Earnings per Share (EPS), since dividends affect earnings and repurchased shares affect the company’s share count.

b) A share repurchase is better for both the company and shareholders because no taxes are paid on repurchased shares, whereas taxes are always paid on dividends issued.

c) Both a share repurchase and a dividend issuance will show up within the Cash Flow from Financing section of the Cash Flow Statement.

d) Both a dividend issuance and a share repurchase will reduce the Equity line item on a company’s Balance Sheet.

e) While a share repurchase reduces the Treasury Stock line item within Equity, a dividend issuance reduces Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI), since AOCI represents the company’s saved-up, after-tax earnings.

42) Suppose that you have built a PP&E Schedule.. Which of the following conditions might you check to verify that you are using reasonable assumptions?

a) CapEx as a % of Revenue should almost always be rising over time for a high-growth company like this one.

b) The CapEx annual growth rate should be in-line with historical growth rates, perhaps declining modestly each year as the company grows.

c) Particularly if a company is growing quickly, CapEx as a % of Revenue will often exceed Depreciation as a % of Revenue.

d) In the long-term, Total CapEx should always equal Total Depreciation because the company’s Net PP&E balance should not be changing.

e) CapEx as a % of Revenue should be falling over time because companies have lower re-investment needs as their businesses grow.

47) Suppose that you are analyzing a high-growth software company, such as the one we have been using in these examples. This company, despite its high growth, also has high margins and is generating significant Free Cash Flow.

Which of the following answer choices represent the BEST ways for this company to spend its excess Free Cash Flow if it wants to maximize its valuation?

a) Return capital to investors in the form of dividends or share repurchases, as doing so will likely boost the value of the company’s shares.

b) Substantially increase spending on Working Capital or Capital Expenditures, as both items are essential for software companies to grow.

c) Spend more on sales & marketing to win bigger customers and boost the average customer value.

d) Acquire related companies if the market is highly fragmented and there are target companies with reasonable valuations.

1. You’ve noticed the yield spread between AAA corporate bonds and Treasury bonds has increased in recent months. Which of the possible explanations is least likely to cause this to occur?