Consider two products, X and Y, that have identical cost, retail price, and demand parameters and the same short selling season (the summer months from May through August). The newsvendor model is used to manage inventory for both products. Product X is to be discontinued at the end of the season this year and the leftover inventory will be salvaged at 75 percent of the cost. Product Y will be reoffered next summer, so any leftovers this year can be carried over to the next year while incurring a holding cost on each unit left over equal to 20 percent of the product's cost. The quantity of each product is selected to maximize expected profit. How do those quantities compare?

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Answer 1
Answer:

Answer: b. stocking quantity of product B is higher.

Explanation:

We are using the Newsvendor model and are told that the products have identical cost, retail price, and demand parameters and the same short selling season.

Using this model, it is important to understand 2 terminologies for this question, Overage cost and Underage costs.

Overage Costs is the cost of unused inventor and is calculated by subtracting Salvage Value from the cost price.

Underage costs are costs arising from unmet Demand. In this scenario they are the same because both products share the same demand.

The Overage costs for the products are,

Overage cost for Product X =100-75

=25%

Overage cost for Product Y = 20%

When deciding which product to stick more of we look at the one with the higher CRITICAL RATIO.

The formula of which is,

= Cu/(Cu+Co)

Where,

Cu is the Underage cost,

Co is the Overage cost

As earlier mentioned, both have the same Underage cost meaning that B will give a higher CRITICAL ratio as it's Co is smaller.

Product B should therefore be stocked more than Product A.

Answer 2
Answer:

Answer:

Stocking quantity of product B is higher

Explanation:

Overage cost for Product A(Co)=100-75=25%

Overage cost for Product B (Co)=20%

The underage cost (Cu) for both the products is same hence critical ratio i.e, Cu/(Cu+Co) is lower for product A than Product B which means product B should will be stocked more compare to product A

So the correct answer will be stocking quantity of product B is higher


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Answer:

I would issue stock because it is cheaper than borrowing.

Explanation:

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1. How business driven MIS, value driven business, E-business, and information security relate to each other. 2. Please provide examples of companies when possible and ensure that you justify your response.

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Answer:

2. Google is an example for this type of business.

Explanation:

These terms (MIS, Value driven business, E-Business, and information security) are interlinked in today technological era of businesses.

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On January 1, Year 1, Milton Manufacturing Company purchased equipment with a list price of $88,000. A total of $4,000 was paid for installation and testing. During the first year, Milton paid $6,000 for insurance on the equipment and another $2,200 for routine maintenance and repairs. Milton uses the units-of-production method of depreciation. Useful life is estimated at 100,000 units, and estimated salvage value is $8,000. During Year 1, the equipment produced 13,000 units. What is the amount of depreciation for Year 1?

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Answer:

The depreciation expense for Year 1 is $9880

Explanation:

The cost of equipment to be recorded in the books is the price at which it was purchased and the cost incurred to bring it to intended use that is the installation cost. Thus, the cost of the equipment in the books will be recorded as,

Equipment = 88000 + 4000 = $84000

The insurance and maintenance are recurring expenses and are not capitalized.

The depreciation rate under units of production method is,

Depreciation rate = (cost - salvage value) / estimated useful life in units

Depreciation rate = (84000 - 8000) / 100000  =  $0.76 per unit

The depreciation expense for Year 1 = 0.76 * 13000 = $9880

Answer:

$10,920

Explanation:

Cost of equipment = List price of equipment + Cost of installation and testing

                     $88,000 + $4,000 = $92,000

Salvage value = $8,000

Depreciation cost of equipment = Cost of equipment - salvage value

              $92,000 - $8,000 = $84,000

Estimated unit of production = 100,000 units

Year 1 units produced = 13,000 units

Depreciation = $84,000 * 13,000 / 100,000

                    = $10,920

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Answer:

The correct option is D

Explanation:

Variable cost is the corporate cost or an expense which varies in proportion  or relation to the production output. Increase or decrease in the variable cost grounded on the production volume of the company or firm, which in short means that increase or rise in variable cost and the production increases and fall in variable cost, production decreases.

Therefore, the cost which changes or varies in the proportion to change in the volume of the activity is known or referred as variable cost.

Astro Mile ​& Co. owns vast amounts of corporate bonds. Suppose Astro Mile buys $ 1,400,000 of BitterCo bonds at face value on January​ 2, 2018. The BitterCo bonds pay interest at the annual rate of 8​% on June 30 and December 31 and mature on December 1. Astro Mile intends to hold the investment until maturity. Required:
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c. How much interest revenue will Astro Mile report during 2016 on this bond investment?

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Answer:

Dr bond investment             $1,400,000

Cr cash                                                        $1,400,000

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Explanation:

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The following data pertains to Xena Corp.: Xena Corp. Total Assets $23,610 Interest-Bearing Debt (market value) $11,070 Average borrowing rate for debt 10.2% Common Equity: Book Value $ 6,150 Market Value $25,830 Marginal Income Tax Rate 37% Market Beta 1.73 Determine the weight on equity capital that should be used to calculate Xena's weighted-average cost of capital. Select one: A. 73.8%
B. 70.0%
C. 24.0%
D. 38.7%

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Answer:

Option (B) is correct.

Explanation:

Given that,

Total Assets = $23,610

Interest-Bearing Debt (market value) = $11,070

Average borrowing rate for debt = 10.2%

Common Equity:

Book Value = $6,150

Market Value = $25,830

Marginal Income Tax Rate = 37%

Market Beta = 1.73

Hence,

Weight on equity capital = Equity ÷ (Debt + Equity)

                                         = 25,830 ÷ (11,070 + 25,830)

                                         = 25,830 ÷ 36,900

                                         = 70%

Therefore, the weight on equity capital is 70%.