1. a. Orleans Inc. distributed $500,000 in a year in which its current E&P was $400,000 and it accumulated E&P was a negative $750,000. How much of this distribution was a dividend to Orleans's shareholders? Explain your rational, citing appropriate authorities. b. Mr. Smith, CEO of Orleans Inc, has asked for clarificatio
Elmo's Educational Software Outlet sells two or more of the video games as a single package. Managers are keenly interested in individual product-profitability figures. Information pertaining to three bundled products and the stand-alone prices is as follows: Stand-Alone Selling Price Cost Package Packag
A manufacturer of grinding tools is concerned about the durability of its products which depends on the permeability of the sinter mixtures used in production. Suspecting that carbon might be the problem, the plant manager collected the following data. WK 1 WK 2 WK 3 WK 4 WK 5 WK 6 WK 7 WK 8 WK
Please help me answer these questions: Is there an ethical conflict of interest in being profiable in the healthcare industry? What percentage of profitability is moral? I understand that some profit must be made I am just not sure of how to go about answering these questions, please give me some background on the issues as wel
Differentiate between Price Weighted Index, Equal Weighted Index and Capitalization Weighted Index. Give examples for each. Please explain clearly and in detail.
1. Calculate Paasche price indexes for 2001 and 2002 using the following data and 1997 as the base year. 2001 2002 Item 1997 Price Price Quantity Price Quantity 1 $22.50
For the following data, calculate the Lapeyres price index and the Paasche price index for the year 1997, taking 1993 as the base year. Item 1993 1997 price quantity price quantity 1 lb. of bananas $0.39 150 $0.49 200 1 loaf of bread $0.99 52 $1.29
"Customer representatives are currently paid $10.00 per hour plus a commission of 1.5% of sales revenue. If these four pharmacies are indeed representative of the company's customers, could the company afford to pay its customer representatives more in order to retain them? Please explain your answer in great detail and comment
The Appliance Center sells a variety of electronic equipment and home appliances. For the last four years the following quarterly sales (in $ millions) were reported. Quarter Year I II III IV 2000 5.3 4.1 6.8 6.7 2001 4.8 3.8 5.6 6.8 2002 4.3 3.8 5.7 6.0 2003 5.6 4.6 6.4 5.9 Determine a typical seaso
Your supervisor has forwarded you an email from corporate headquarters about the alarming increase in customer service complaints. You have been asked to analyze the situation in terms of the industry standard. In addition, you are to identify who within the organization is best positioned to impact customer service and if these
- What is the difference of 'feeling, thinking, and knowing'? How does data impact this? - How do 'belief systems' impact the differences of thinking and knowing? Based on the attached slides on Global Data: - List 3 surprises. - Find 2 slides that may impact 'the market selection' decision. Describe each in 15 words or l
Easter Egg and Poultry Company has $2,000,000 in assets and $1,400,000 of debt. It reports net income of $200,000. What is the firm's return on assets? What is its return on stockholders' equity? If the firm has an asset turnover ratio of 2.5 times, what is the profit margin (return on sales)?
Jennifer Job is considering opening her own business, Jenny's Jungle Gyms. She has gathered information on the assembly and installation of jungle gyms for nursery schools, elementary schools, parks and residences. Jenny would order mix and match parts for custom designs, assemble and install the gyms for the customer. Jenn
1. Arnold Tofu owns and operates a chain of 12 vegetable protein "hamburger" restaurants in northern Louisiana. Sales figures and profits for the stores are in the table below. Sales are given in millions of dollars; profits are in hundred of thousands of dollars. Calculate a regression line for the data. What is your forecas
If a project has a cost of $50,000 and a profitability index of 0.4, then: A) its cash inflows are $70,000. B) the present value of its cash inflows is $30,000. C) its IRR is 20%. D) its NPV is $20,000.
The CFO has requested from you, a risk assessment of Strident Marks. Think about the risks inherent in Strident Marks and how to quantify these risks. Calculate the measure of risk for this company (defined as Beta in the Capital Asset Pricing Model - CAPM) and explain why this calculation is a measure of risk. Discuss when th
The following stakeholders are interested in XYZ Corporations financial results: Big Bank, Inc. is a potential lender. The employees' union is concerned about the progress of XYZ's management team. XYZ's biggest customer, Big Biz. Inc., is considering purchasing a large block of stock. Use the information provided to
Stock Price # of Shares a b c a b c Day 1 13 24 50 500 700 250 Day2 15.2 22.25 55 500* 700 250 day3 7.4 25.3 54 1500 700 250** day4 7.4 26.7 11.1 1500 700 1250 *3:1 Split on Stock A after close of Day 2 **5:1 Split on Stock C after close of Day 3 Calculate the price-weighted in
The accompanying table shows the complete history of stock prices on the Polish stock exchange for 9 weeks in 1991. At that time only 5 stocks were traded. Construct two market indexes, one using weights as calculated in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the other using weights as calculated in the Standard and Poor's Composite
Beaujolais Financial Group (BFG) segments its customers into premium members, who purchase extensive services, and standard members, who purchase minimal services. It offers premium members a 10 percent discount on the total package of services purchased but requires standard members to pay full price. BFG devotes one full-time
PRODUCT PROFITABILITY Compute cost-driver rate for Drugs R' Us, use ABC (activity based costing) and traditional costing system to find the total cost and unit cost for the product. See attached for full problem description.
Selected financial data of target and walmart for 2001 are presented here in millions. target walmart ------------------------------------ income statement data for year
Question 1: I started my own company manufacturing surf boards. For the last three years I recorded the following number of surf board sales for each quarter. Quarter Year Winter Spring Summer Fall 2002 4 10 7 3 2003 5 12 9
1. Given the following information for a one year project, answer the following questions. PV= $23,000 EV= $20,000 AC= $25,000 BAC= $120,000 a. What is the cost variance, schedule variance, cost performance index (CPI), and schedule performance index (SPI) for the project? b. How is the project doing? Is it ahead of
Compute cost-driver rate for Drugs R' Us, use ABC (activity based costing) and traditional costing system to find the total cost and unit cost for the product. See attached file for full problem description.
The price of a barrel of oil has been hovering around $60 resulting in a $2.50/gal gasoline. In the meantime the major oil companies have been making record profits at the expense of the consumer. What are your thoughts on this recent economic windfall for the oil companies and its impact to the economy?
1. In what way do licensing, patents, import taxes, and import quotas restrict competition? 2. Why is it likely that in a system of private education (i.e., a system in which individuals pay for their own education) there will be underinvestment in education? 3. Determine if the justice department would challenge a merger
Evaluating the Profitability of Services. See attached file for full problem description. Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services, the company has always charged a flat fee per hundred square feet of carpet cleaned. The current fee is $28 per hundred squar
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An individual interested in making a judgment about the profitability of a company should: Review the trend of working capital for several years. Calculate the company's ROI for the most recent year. Review the trend of the company's ROI for several years. Compare the company's ROI for the