Questions 1:
Many of organizations are relying on IT services to process their
daily operational and business processes. However, on the other
hand, some of these organizations do not fully enjoy the benefit of
these IT services as intended. To a great extent, this is dependent
on the alignment between the party who provides IT services and the
party who are using that services.
The degree of misalignment is normally higher and commonly found among smaller companies as in the SME (Small-Medium Enterprise). MNC (Multi-National Company) are normally have a higher degree of alignment between the providers and the users of the IT services. Based on a particular SME/MNC company, provide your answer for the following:
Discuss the factors alignment of SME:
In: Computer Science
In: Finance
The table below shows your stock positions at the beginning of the year, the dividends that each stock paid during the year, and the stock prices at the end of the year.
| Company | Shares | Beginning of Year Price | Dividend Per Share | End of Year Price | ||||||||
| US Bank | 600 | $ | 44.00 | $ | 2.11 | $ | 43.93 | |||||
| PepsiCo | 500 | 59.58 | 1.26 | 63.05 | ||||||||
| JDS Uniphase | 1,100 | 19.38 | 17.16 | |||||||||
| Duke Energy | 500 | 27.70 | 1.31 | 33.46 | ||||||||
What is your portfolio dollar return and percentage return?
In: Finance
Let's do some quantitative data research on Apple. I sometimes
hear that they aren't doing as well as they have done in the past
and they might be slowing down. Let's look at their last 3 years
worth of financial data and tell us if they are doing better, the
same or worse and how you determined this (show computations and or
numbers). If someone has already done Apple, you can always select
a different company.
The key here is to think about this as "interpreting research
findings - quantitative data".
In: Economics
A variety of depreciation methods are used to allocate the cost of an asset to all of the accounting periods benefited by the use of the asset. Your client has just purchased a piece of equipment for $100,000. Explain the concept of depreciation. Which of the following depreciation methods would you recommend: straight-line depreciation, double declining balance method, or an alternative method. Share with us if a company would use an accelerated depreciation method for their financial statements or their tax returns. Why do you believe this would be?
In: Accounting
A European company is importing (purchasing) $600,000 of goods in one year. The current spot price is $1.23/€. Risk free rates in the US and Eurozone are 4% and 3%, respectively. The forward rate is $1.20/€. Your CEO wants to implement a money market hedge. This involves borrowing in one currency to purchase the other currency (which you will then invest for one year). What is the amount you are borrowing? Once the money market hedge is finalized a year later, was this hedge more favorable than a forward hedge?
In: Finance
The treasurer of a Dutch company operating in Thailand considers a one-year bank loan of $350,000 (US) with an interest rate of 8.885% (dollar based). The current spot rate is B42.84/$ and a local loan in Thai Baht (B) would carry a rate of 14%. Expected inflation rates are 4.5% and 2.2% in Thailand and the United States, respectively, for the coming year. If Thailand devalues the baht by 5%, what is the effective cost of funds in Thai baht terms?
8.30%
9.00%
11.50%
12.50%
In: Finance
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National Co. manufactures and sells three products: red, white, and blue. Their unit sales prices are red, $46; white, $76; and blue, $101. The per unit variable costs to manufacture and sell these products are red, $31; white, $51; and blue, $71. Their sales mix is reflected in a ratio of 2:2:1 (red:white:blue). Annual fixed costs shared by all three products are $141,000. One type of raw material has been used to manufacture all three products. The company has developed a new material of equal quality for less cost. The new material would reduce variable costs per unit as follows: red, by $6; white, by $16; and blue, by $6. However, the new material requires new equipment, which will increase annual fixed costs by $11,000. |
| Required: | |
| 1. |
Assume if the company continues to use the old material, determine its break-even point in both sales units and sales dollars of each individual product. (Round up your composite units to whole number. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
| Break-Even Points | Sales Units | Sales Dollars |
| Red at break-even | $ | |
| White at break-even | $ | |
| Blue at break-even | $ | |
| 2. |
Assume if the company uses the new material, determine its new break-even point in both sales units and sales dollars of each individual product. (Round up your composite units to whole number. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
| Break-Even Points | Sales Units | Sales Dollars |
| Red at break-even | $ | |
| White at break-even | $ | |
| Blue at break-even | $ |
In: Accounting
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National Co. manufactures and sells three products: red, white, and blue. Their unit sales prices are red, $47; white, $77; and blue, $102. The per unit variable costs to manufacture and sell these products are red, $32; white, $52; and blue, $72. Their sales mix is reflected in a ratio of 5:4:2 (red:white:blue). Annual fixed costs shared by all three products are $142,000. One type of raw material has been used to manufacture all three products. The company has developed a new material of equal quality for less cost. The new material would reduce variable costs per unit as follows: red, by $7; white, by $17; and blue, by $7. However, the new material requires new equipment, which will increase annual fixed costs by $12,000. |
| Required: | |
| 1. |
Assume if the company continues to use the old material, determine its break-even point in both sales units and sales dollars of each individual product. (Round up your composite units to whole number. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
| Break-Even Points | Sales Units | Sales Dollars |
| Red at break-even | $ | |
| White at break-even | $ | |
| Blue at break-even | $ | |
| 2. |
Assume if the company uses the new material, determine its new break-even point in both sales units and sales dollars of each individual product. (Round up your composite units to whole number. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
| Break-Even Points | Sales Units | Sales Dollars |
| Red at break-even | $ | |
| White at break-even | $ | |
| Blue at break-even | $ |
In: Accounting
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National Co. manufactures and sells three products: red, white, and blue. Their unit sales prices are red, $53; white, $83; and blue, $108. The per unit variable costs to manufacture and sell these products are red, $38; white, $58; and blue, $78. Their sales mix is reflected in a ratio of 5:4:2 (red:white:blue). Annual fixed costs shared by all three products are $148,000. One type of raw material has been used to manufacture all three products. The company has developed a new material of equal quality for less cost. The new material would reduce variable costs per unit as follows: red, by $12; white, by $22; and blue, by $12. However, the new material requires new equipment, which will increase annual fixed costs by $18,000. |
| Required: | |
| 1. |
Assume if the company continues to use the old material, determine its break-even point in both sales units and sales dollars of each individual product. (Round up your composite units to whole number. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
| Break-Even Points | Sales Units | Sales Dollars |
| Red at break-even | $ | |
| White at break-even | $ | |
| Blue at break-even | $ | |
| 2. |
Assume if the company uses the new material, determine its new break-even point in both sales units and sales dollars of each individual product. (Round up your composite units to whole number. Omit the "$" sign in your response.) |
| Break-Even Points | Sales Units | Sales Dollars |
| Red at break-even | $ | |
| White at break-even | $ | |
| Blue at break-even | $ | |
In: Accounting