How is the company financing their new capital expenditures, stocks or debt. A breakdown by division is very useful because: An analysis of the performance of each division is possible. Cash generated by division is a better metric of operational
The primary goal of financial management is to: a) maximize current dividends per share of the existing stock. b) maximize the current value per share of the existing stock. c) avoid financial distress. d) minimize operational costs and maximize firm efficiency. e) maintain steady growth in both sales and net earnings.
Additional investment were made in four key areas; Advertising, Research and Development, Administrative Salaries, and Executive Compensation. The decision to invest in these areas, proved to be very profitable for the Competition, the percentage increase in Advertising and in R&D resulted in an equal percentage increase in gross profit. Increasing compensation for employees was a strong move for the company, decisions such as these motivate worker to perform more efficiently and productively. It is apparent by the 33.3 % increase in net sales a total of $1,495,000.00 that employees were more productive, and as a result more units were sold. Due to the increase in units sold, various other expensive natural increased, such as sales commissions, distribution network support, and transportation expenses.
They were given a 10% discount by the manufacturer. They paid $400 for shipping and sales tax of $3,000. Stine estimates that the machinery will have a useful life of 10 years and a residual value of $20,000. If Stine uses straight-line depreciation, annual depreciation will be • $3,760. • $4,072.
Hershey is larger company than Tootsie. The gap between them is evident in the free cash flow. Hershey is also able to leverage more. The current cash debt coverage ratio for Tootsie is greater implying that the cash flow from operating activities will pay for a higher proportion of current liabilities for Tootsie as compared to Hershey. The cash debt coverage ratio for Tootsie is higher indicating that the operating cash flow can meet a higher proportion of total liabilities.
Interpret. From the scatter plot it is evident that the slope of the ‘best fit’ line is positive, which indicates that Credit Balance varies directly with Size. As Size increases, Credit Balance increases and vice versa. MINITAB OUTPUT: Regression Analysis: Credit Balance ($) versus Size The regression equation is Credit Balance ($) = 2591 + 403 Size Predictor Coef SE Coef T P Constant
$500,000 at 8.25% = Interest at $41,250 With a $500,000 loan the 20% compensating balance requirement would be $100,000 which leaves $400,000 in available funds. To calculate the effective rate, divide interest by available funds. $41,250/400,000 = 10.312% Loan with fee added. $500,000 at 9.75% = interest at $48,750 The interest plus the fee $48,750 + $5,500 = $54,250 To calculate the effective rate, divide the interest plus fees by the loan amount, $54,250/$500,000 =10.850% The loan with the compensating requirement has the lower effective cost at 10.312%. b.
The numerical form of this statement is H1 < 1500. From these hypotheses we can conclude that this will be a left-sided test. Step Two The level of significance chosen is .05. This level will give us 95% confidence that our sample mean contains the population mean. The risk involved is the 5% chance that our sample mean does not contain the population mean.
The economic benefits of high customer loyalty are measurable. When you consistently deliver superior value and win customer loyalty, market share, revenues and profitability all go up, and the cost of acquiring new customers goes down. A clear and structured new customer induction scheme will boost customer loyalty and retention, increase the frequency of purchase and raise the dollar value of each transaction and increase referrals. Customer induction schemes are a vital step in business growth as they deliver higher yielding customers and drive up profits by reducing the need to spend money attracting new customers. It is very much about long term retention marketing and is purely created through exemplary customer
Which of the following accounts is NOT used with the GROSS method of recording sales? a. Sales Discounts b. Sales c. Accounts Receivable d. Sales Discounts Lost PAGE 2 For the following set of questions, use the information below from the Perry Co. 1995 income statement: Purchases $85,000 Transportation-In 1,200 Inventory, January 1, 1995 16,500 Inventory, December 31, 1995 18,800 Purchase Returns & Allowances 1,400 4. The amount that Perry would report as Cost of Goods Purchased in its 1995 income statement is: a.