9. Two countries: US and Mexico. Two goods: Airplane and car. A US worker's MPL is 20 times higher than a Mexican worker in making an airplane. A US worker's MPL is 5 times higher than a Mexican worker in making a car. Which country has absolute advantage in making cars and why

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Answer 1
Answer:

Answer:

The US has absolute advantage in making cars.  An additional worker makes 5 times higher cars than a Mexican worker.

Explanation:

The US has the absolute advantage than Mexico in making both products since its Marginal Product of Labor (MPL) (i.e. the number cars that an additional worker produces) is higher.  The US also enjoys absolute advantage because it incurs less cost in making car (or even airplane) than does Mexico in making either car (or even airplane).  One can then conclude that the US has the absolute advantage in the making of cars.


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An income statement for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter of the year is presented below:Sam's BookstoreIncome StatementFor Quarter Ended March 31Sales $ 910,000Cost of goods sold 560,000Gross margin 350,000Selling and administrative expensesSelling $ 119,000Administration 142,000 261,000Net operating income $ 89,000On average, a book sells for $65. Variable selling expenses are $4 per book with the remaining selling expenses being fixed. The variable administrative expenses are 3% of sales with the remainder being fixed.The contribution margin for Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter is:____________

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Answer:

$252,000

Explanation:

The question is to determine the contribution of Sam's Bookstore for the first quarter

Contribution Margin represents the profit an organisation can generate from the sale of a product. in order to calculate, the variable costs are deducted from the revenue from sale.

The formula for Contribution margin = Sales- the cost of goods sold - variable selling expense.

Selling Price = $65

Reported ales = $910,000

First, we determine the number of books sold in the first quarter

= $910 000/ $65 = 14 000 books

Second, since the store sold 14,000 books in the first quarter, the total variable selling cost for the books sold

=  total books sold x the variable selling expense per book

= 14,000 x $4 = $56,000= total  variable selling expense

Third, since the store sold 14,000 books in the first quarter, the total variable administrative cost for the books sold

=  total books sold x the variable administrative expense per book

= 14,000 x $3 = $42,000= total  variable Administrative expense

Four, determine the contribution margin as follows:

Sales - cost of goods sold - variable selling expense - variable administrative expense

= $910,000-$560,000- $56,000-$42,000= $252,000

A pollution haven is A. unattractive for multinational investment because of the ambient pollution. B. a location with weak environmental rules that attracts manufacturing companies due to decreased costs. C. a place that has very low worker wages. D. a place where people actually like pollution and view it as a positive externality.

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Answer:

B. a location with weak environmental rules that attracts manufacturing companies due to decreased costs.

Explanation:

A pollution haven is when companies establish factories or offices abroad in countries in which they have lower costs and have access to all the resources they need. Also, these locations tend to be in developing nations in which the environmental standards tend to be lower than the ones in developed nations. According to this, the answer is that a pollution haven is a location with weak environmental rules that attracts manufacturing companies due to decreased costs.

The other options are not right because a pollution haven is attractive for multinational investment because of the lower cost and it is not related to ambient pollution. Also, a pollution haven has low wages but it is not the only thing that defines it and it is not a place where people like pollution.

Refer to the following list of liability balances at December 31, 2015. Accounts Payable $ 13,000
Employee Health Insurance Payable 450
Employee Income Tax Payable 400
Estimated Warranty Payable 600
Long-Term Notes Payable(Due 2019) 33,000
FICA—OASDI Taxes Payable 560
Sales Tax Payable 370
Mortgage Payable(Due 2020) 6,000
Bonds Payable(Due 2021) 53,000
Current Portion of Long-Term Notes Payable 3,500

What is the total amount of current liabilities?

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Answer:

$18,880

Explanation:

Current Liabilities are those liabilities which need to be paid within on year time. These liabilities are also called short term liabilities.

Following Liabilities are considered as the current liabilities because these needs to be paid within one year.

Accounts Payable                                               $13,000

Employee Health Insurance Payable                $450

Employee Income Tax Payable                         $400

Estimated Warranty Payable                              $600

FICA—OASDI Taxes Payable                             $560

Sales Tax Payable                                               $370

Current Portion of Long-Term Notes Payable  $3,500

Total Current Liabilities                                       $18,880

Following are all the Non current liabilities balances:

Long-Term Notes Payable(Due 2019) 33,000

Mortgage Payable(Due 2020) 6,000

Bonds Payable(Due 2021) 53,000

There are ten firms in an industry. Five of the firms each have a market share of 12 percent and five of the firms each have a market share of 8 percent. The Herfindahl index is Group of answer choices 1,000. 1,040. 100. 920. none of the above

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Answer:

1,040

Explanation:

The Herfindahl index is an index that is used to measure the size of firms in relation to the industry and it also shows the level of competition among the firms in the industry. The Herfindahl index is also known as Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI).

The Herfindahl index is calculated by summing the square of the market share of all firms in the industry. For this question, it can be calculated as follows:

Herfindahl index = (12^2 * 5) + (8^2 * 5) = 720 + 320  = 1,040.

QS 20-26A Merchandising: Cash payments for merchandise LO P4 Garda purchased $610,000 of merchandise in August and expects to purchase $730,000 in September. Merchandise purchases are paid as follows: 30% in the month of purchase and 70% in the following month. Compute cash payments for merchandise for September.

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Answer:

The cash payments for September are $646000

Explanation:

The cash payments for merchandise are divided into to parts. The previous month's 70% payments and this month's 30% payments. Thus, the cash payments for the month of september will be 70% for AAugust purchases and 30% for september's purchases.

Thus the cash payments for merchandise will be,

Cash Payments = 0.7 * 610000 + 0.3 * 730000  = $646000

Answer:

=646000

Explanation:

30% pay in the month of purchase .

Note that th purchase made in September is $730,000 and 30% is due that month.

= 30% × 730,000

=  219,000

70% in the following month

For his category, payment be made in  September should relate to purchases made in August, and $610,000 was purchased in August

=70%× $610,000

=427,000

Cash payment f r te September

=  219,000 + 427,000

=$646,000

The transactions of Spade Company appear below. (a) Kacy Spade, owner, invested $100,750 cash in the company in exchange for common stock.(b) The company purchased office supplies for $1,250 cash.(c) The company purchased $10,050 of office equipment on credit.(d) The company received $15,500 cash as fees for services provided to a customer.(e) The company paid $10,050 cash to settle the payable for the office equipment purchased in transaction (f) The company billed a customer $2,700 as fees for services provided.(g) The company paid $1,225 cash for the monthly rent.(h) The company collected $1,125 cash as partial payment for the account receivable created in transaction (i) The company paid $10,000 cash in dividends to the owner (sole shareholder). Check Cash ending balance, $94,850 Prepare the Trial Balance

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Answer:

Explanation:

Journal entry

a. Dr Cash 100750

               Cr Capital- Kacy spade 100750

(Investment in company)

b. Dr Office supplies 1250

                          Cr Cash     1250

(to purchase office supplies on cash)

c. Dr Office equipment 10050

                   Cr Accounts payable  10050

( To record purchase of office equipment)

d. Dr Cash  15500

                       Cr Service fee income   15500

     ( To record service provided to customer)

e. Dr Accounts payable  10050

                   Cr Cash                   10050

( To record payment of office equipment purchase)

f. Dr  Account receivable  2700

                           Cr Service revenue    2700

(To record service revenue)

g. Dr Rent expense 1225

                 Cr Cash           1225

( To record rent expense on cash)

h. Dr Cash 1125

              Dr Account receivable 1125

         ( To record  partial collection of receivable )

i. 1) Dr Retained earning  10000

                             Cr Dividend payable   10000

( To record dividend yet to be to shareholder )

 2.) Dr Dividend payable   10000

              Cr    cash                       10000      

 ( To record  Payment of cash dividend)

  Cash                                                                     capital-kacy spade

Dr____________Cr___                                     ___ DR ___________Cr

100750  ---  1250                                                                    --100750

15500 ---10050

           ---1225

1125-- 10000

Office supplies                                                             Office equipment

Dr ____________Cr__                                           __ Dr _____________Cr

1250--                                                                       10050---

Accounts payable                                                       Service fee income

Dr_____________Cr_                                               __ Dr ___________Cr_

   10050       ---- 10050                                                                   ---- 10050

                                                                                                    ---2700

Service revenue                                                            Account receivable

Dr_____________Cr__                                          _ Dr ______________Cr

                --                                                                    2700----1125

rent expense                                                             retained earning

Dr____________Cr__                                              _ Dr __________Cr__  

1225--                                                                        10000 ---- 10000

Dividend payable

Dr_______________Cr  

10000 --- 10000

Trial Balance

Cash       94850                                      100750     Capital-Kacy spade

Salary expense                                                

Rent expense  1225                                                  Account payable

Office Equipment  10050                                    Retained earning

Prepaid insurance                                          12750  Service revenue

office supplies  1250                                                   Dividend payable

Account receivable  1575

total 108950 =  108950