Assume Merck (MRK) just announced that its next dividend will be $2, paid one year from now (you just missed the prior annual dividend). You expect the dividend will grow (after the $2 dividend) by 3% per year forever. Your required return is 10%. What are you willing to pay for a share of Merck stock

Answer:

$28.57

Explanation:

Current price = D1/(Required return-Growth rate)

D1 (Next dividend) = $2

Required return = 10% = 0.1

Growth rate = 3% = 0.03

Current price = $2/(0.1-0.03)

Current price = $2 / 0.07

Current price = $28.57143

Current price = $28.57

Hence, i will be willing to pay $28.57 for a share of Merck stock.

Sherrie, a member, performs various bookkeeping functions for her very small closely held clients including posting cash receipts and disbursements to the client's general ledger. The client provides Sherrie with copies of check stubs and deposit slips where the client has provided account codes that Sherrie merely records in the general ledger. In addition, on a monthly basis, Sherrie calculates adjusting journal entries for depreciation, amortization, and tax accruals and posts these entries to the client's general ledger. Which of the following statements is true regarding Sherrie's independence with regard to these bookkeeping clients?

a. Sherrie's posting of client coded cash receipts and disbursements does not impair independence.
b. Sherrie's posting of adjusting journal entries does not impair independence whether or not she discusses them withthe client because these are routine accounting entries that small clients do not understand.
c. Neither of the described functions would impair independence under any circumstances.
d. None of the above statements is true.

A company looking to expand internationally with little risk would choose?

What are the five steps to understanding how foreign born labor impacts native born workers?

University Printers has two service departments Maintenance and Personnel and two operating departments Printing and Developing. Management has decided to allocate maintenance costs on the basis of machine-hours in each department and personnel costs on the basis of labor-hours worked by the employees in each.
The following data appear in the company records for the current period:
Maintenance Personnel Printing Developing
Machine-hours ? 455 455 2,590
Labor-hours 315 ? 294 1,491
Department direct cost 11,000 $23,000 $25,000 $23,000
Required: Allocate the service department costs using the reciprocal method. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.

ogan Products computes its predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that 40,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period's estimated level of production. The company also estimated $466,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead expenses for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $3.00 per direct labor-hour. Logan's actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $713,400 and its actual total direct labor was 41,000 hours.
Required:
Compute the company's pre-determined overhead rate for the year.

Apply What You’ve Learned - Managing Credit Cards and ConsumerLoans
Scenario: You are 30 years old, married, have two children, and household income (take-home pay) of$3,500 per month. Your credit and consumer debt is as follows:_______.
• Car loan, 6% interest rate, $10,000 balance, $295 per month
• Department store card, 28% interest rate, $600 balance, minimum payment 5% of balance
• Discover Card, 12% interest rate, $2,000 balance, minimum payment 2% of balance
• VISA Card, 13% interest rate, $3,000 balance, minimum payment 2% of balance
• MasterCard 1, 14% interest rate, $4,000 balance, minimum payment 2% of balance
• MasterCard 2, 14% interest rate, $0 balance, minimum payment 2% of balance
• Gasoline card, 21% interest rate, $300 balance, minimum payment 5% of balance
Assume all credit cards will assess a $35 late fee and ongoing penalty interest of 8% above the currentrate if you miss a payment. Your recent VISA card statement came with a blank cash advance check(for up to $10,000) with terms of 23.99% APR and a fee of 3% if you use it. Your recent MasterCard 2statement came with a balance transfer oFer (up to $4,000) with no fee and 0% APR for 12 months,after which the normal interest rate applies. You recently found an incorrect amount charged on yourVISA card from a store you frequent often. You’d like to come up with a plan to eliminate all of yourcredit card debt.
In general, is it a good idea to make only minimum payments on your credit cards?
Yes, you can invest the money saved each month to earn interest.
No, it will cause your interest rate to go up.
No, the small payment requirement is mathematically guaranteed to keep you in debt for manyyears.
Yes, this allows you more ±exibility in your cash budget.
Assuming you have $1,500 in your budget this month with which to pay down your credit cards, howmuch should you pay on each card?
CardInterestrateOutstandingRequired minimumRecommendedbalancepayment(%)payment($)debtrepaymentamount
store card
Discover Card12%2,0008%
VISA Card13%3,00010%
MasterCard 114%4,0008%
MasterCard 214%010%
Gasoline card21%30015%
Total$9,900$1,500

Payton Inc. reports in its Year 7 annual report, sales of $6,544 million and cost of goods sold of $2,618 million. For next year, you project that sales will grow by 3% and that cost of goods sold percentage will be 1 percentage point higher. Projected cost of goods sold for Year 8 will be:

Write down
any
four importance of employment​

In respect to organizational structure and decision making, a "Flat Structure" is best characterized as:___________
a) A management structure characterized by an overall narrow span of management, a relatively large number of hierarchical levels, tight control, and reduced communication overhead. Decision-making can be quite rapid, if it occurs from the top down.
b) A management structure characterized by a wide span of control and relatively few hierarchical levels, loose control, and ease of delegation. Decision-making is often slower, as it involves a high degree of integration across the company.
c) The location of decision making authority near top organizational levels.
Similar to a tall structure, this expedites decision-making from the top down.
d) The location of decision making authority is relatively evenly dispersed across the company. This works well when creativity and independent operations create value for the organization.
e) None of the answers in this answer set are correct.

The text presents five signs of organizational culture: mission statement, stories & language, physical layout, rules & policies, and rituals. Select an organization where you have worked or are familiar with and identify an example of each sign of organizational culture. How do you think each of these things conveyed the organizational culture to employees and customers/clients.

Selected Information from Balance Sheets (As of Year End for Years 0 and 1)
Year 0 Year 1
Cash 1,000 2,000
Accounts Receivables 1,000 5,000
Inventory 5,000 4,000
Property, Plant and Equipment (net) 12,000 11,000
Accounts Payable 5,000 4,000
Unearned Revenue 2,000 1,000
Bonds Payable 5,000 6,000
Common Stock 3,000 4,000
Retained Earnings 5,000 7,000
Income Statement (Year 1)
Sales 20,000
Costs of Goods Sold (8,000)
Wage Expense (4,000)
Depreciation Expense (2,000)
Loss from PP&E Sale (1,000)
Net Income Before Tax 5,000
Tax Expense (2.000)
Net Income 3.000
In the space provided, prepare the Operating section of the statement of cash flow for Year 1, using the indirect approach.

Alternative price indexes
Because there isn't one single measure of inflation, the government and researchers use a variety of methods to get the most balanced picture of how prices fluctuate in the economy. Two of the most commonly used price indexes are the consumer price index (CPI) and the GDP deflator. The GDP deflator for this year is calculated by dividing the_____using______by the_____using_____and multiplying by 100. However, the CPI reflects only the prices of all goods and services.
Indicate whether each scenario will affect the GDP deflator or the CPI for the United States.
Scenario Shows up
in the...
GDP Deflator
Index CPI
An increase in the price of a Chinese-
made phone that is popular among
U.S. consumers.
A decrease in the price of a Treewood
Equipment feller buncher, which is a
commercial forestry machine made in
the U.S. but not bought by U.S. consumers.

With respect to dividends and priority in liquidation, what has priority over common stock? Group of answer choices Treasury Stock Debt Capital Preferred Stock nonconvertible common equity

Which action taken by a central bank would reflect expansionary monetary policy?

This outcome of an expansionary period would be considered negative for those living on a
fixed income
Unemployment
Full Employment
Peak
Inflation

Janet enjoys eating jelly sandwiches and drinking milk. She is particular about proportions, though: For every jelly sandwich she eats, she must drink exactly one glass of milk, and vice versa. Janet can purchase the jelly for her sandwiches in two jar sizes: 20 ounces and 40 ounces. Janet cares only about the total amount of jelly she has available and not at all about the jar size. In other words, she's just as happy with two 20-ounce jars as she is with one 40-ounce jar.
In this scenario, jelly sandwiches and glasses of soda are:___________
a. perfect complements
b. perfect substitutes
c. neither complements or susitutes)

Parent Inc acquired 90% of Sub Inc on January 1, 20X8. Parent paid 50% of the acquisition price by cash and fund the rest with a notes payable. The book value of Sub’s individual assets and liabilities approximated their acquisition-date fair values. On the date of acquisition, Sub reported the following:

Cash and Receivables $116,000
Accounts Payable 531,000
Inventory 331,000
Buildings & Equipment (net) 621,000
Common Stock 585,000
Land 748,000
Retained Earnings 700,000
Total $1,816,000
Total 1,816,000

During the year Sub reported $800,000 in net income and declared $432,000 in dividends. Parent reported $506,000 in net income and declared $196,000 in dividends. Parent accounts for their investment using the equity method.

Required:
a. What journal entry will Parent make on the date of acquisition to record the investment in Son Inc.?
b. If Parent were to prepare a consolidated balance sheet on the acquisition date (January 31, 20X2), what is the basic consolidation entry Parent would use in the consolidation worksheet?
c. What is Parent’s balance in "Investment in Son Inc." prior to consolidation on December 31, 20X2?
d. What is the basic consolidation entry Parent would use in the consolidation worksheet on December 31, 20X2?

Wight Corporation has provided its contribution format income statement for June. The company produces and sells a single product. Sales (4,400 units) $ 162,800 Variable expenses 79,200 Contribution margin 83,600 Fixed expenses 44,800 Net operating income $ 38,800 If the company sells 4,500 units, its total contribution margin should be closest to:

Indicate which of the following transactions will be included in (that is, directly increase) the GDP of the United States in 2017.

a. Athleticus, a U.S. shoe company, produces a pair of sneakers at a plant in Vietnam on March 10, 2017. Athleticus imports the pair of sneakers into the United States on May 20, 2017.
b. An accountant starts a client's 2017 tax return on April 14, 2018, finishing it just before midnight on April 15, 2018.
c. Graincorp, a U.S. agricultural company, produces corn syrup at a plant in Iowa on September 13, 2017. It sells the corn syrup to Crunchy's for use in the production of cereal that will be made in the United States in 2017. (Note: Focus exclusively on whether production of the corn syrup increases GDP directly, and ignore the effect of production of the cereal on GDP.)
d. Tasty's, a U.S. fast-food company, produces a hamburger at one of its many St. Louis locations on January 21, 2017. It sells the hamburger to a customer that same day.
e. Chocolate Express, a Swiss chocolate company, produces a chocolate bar at a plant in Illinois on December 5, 2017. An elementary school student buys the chocolate bar on December 24.

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The City of Waterville applied for a grant from the state government to build a pedestrian bridge over the river inside the city’s park. On May 1, the city was notified that it had been awarded a grant of up to $200,000 for the project. The state will provide reimbursement for allowable expenditures. On May 5, the special revenue fund entered into a short-term loan with the General Fund for $200,000 so it could start bridge construction. During the year, the special revenue fund expended $165,000 for allowable bridge construction costs, for which it submitted documentation to the state. Reimbursement was received from the state on December 13, 2017.

Required:
For the special revenue fund, provide the appropriate journal entries, if any, that would be made for the following.

a. May 5, 2017, loan from General Fund.
b. During FY 2017, bridge expenditures and submission of reimbursement documentation.
c. December 13, 2017, receipt of the grant reimbursement funds.
d. December 31, 2017, adjusting and closing entries.

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Case in Discussion Extensive Enterprise’s management plans to finance its operations with bank loans that will be repaid as soon as cash is available. The company’s management expects that it will take 60 days to manufacture and sell its products and 50 days to receive payment from its customers. Extensive’s CFO has told the rest of the management team that they should expect the length of the bank loans to be approximately 110 days. Which of the following responses to the CFO’s statement is most accurate?

a. The CFO is not taking into account the amount of time the company has to pay its suppliers. Generally, there is a certain length of time between the purchase of materials and labor and the payment of cash for them.
b. The CFO can reduce the estimated length of the bank loan by this amount of time.
c. The CFO’s approximation of the length of the bank loans should be accurate, because it will take 110 days for the company to manufacture, sell, and collect cash for its goods.
d. All these things must occur for the company to be able to repay its loans from the bank.

Assume that on January 1, 2012, a parent company acquired a 70% interest in a subsidiary's voting common stock. On the date of acquisition, the fair value of the subsidiary's net assets equaled their reported book values except for machinery and equipment, which had a fair value of $480,000 and a reported book value of $250,000. The machinery and equipment had a 5 year remaining useful life and no salvage value. The following are the highly summarized pre-consolidation income statements of the parent and subsidiary for the year ended December 31 , 2013:


Income Statement Parent Subsidiary
Revenues $2,160,000 $288,000
Equity income 60,200
Expenses 1440000 144,000
Net income $780,200 144,000

For the year ended December 31, 2013, what amounts will be reported for (1) consolidated net income and (2) net income attributable to the non-controlling interest, respectively, in the parent's consolidated financial statements?

Amy and Mitchell share equally in the profits, losses, and capital of the accrual basis AM Products LLC. The LLC does not need to report financial information to any third parties, so capital accounts are determined using tax rules (rather than GAAP). Amy is a managing member of the LLC (treated as a general partner) and is a U.S. person. At the beginning of the current tax year, Amy's capital account has a balance of $960,000, and the LLC has debts of $624,000 payable to unrelated parties. The debts are recourse to the LLC, but neither of the LLC members has personally guaranteed them. Assume that all LLC debt is shared equally between the partners. The following information about AM's operations for the current year is obtained from the LLC's records.


Ordinary income $900,000
W-2 wages to employees 200,000
Depreciation expense 300,000
Interest income from bond 4,000
Long-term capital loss 6,000
Short-term capital gain 12,000
Charitable contribution 4,000
Cash distribution to Amy 20,000
Unadjusted basis of partnership depreciable property 1,600,000

Year-end LLC debt payable to unrelated parties is $140,000.

Required:
What income, gains, losses, and deductions does Amy report on her income tax return?

Chance company had two operating divisions, one manufacturing farm equipment and other office supplies. Both divisions are considered separate components as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. The farm equipment component had been unprofitable, and on Sept. 1, 2016, the company adopted a plan to sell the assets of the division.
The actual sale was completed on Dec. 15, 2016, at the price of $600,000. The book value of the division's assets was $1,000,000, resulting in a before-tax loss of $400,000 on the sale. The division incurred a before-tax operating loss from operations of $130,000 from the beginning of the year through Dec. 15. The income tax rate is 40%. Chances after-tax income from its continuing operations is $350,000.
Required:
Prepare an income statement for 2016 beginning with income from continuing operations. Include appropriate EPS disclosures assuming that 100,000 shares of common stock were outstanding throughout the year.

Ian loaned his friend $20,000 to start a new business. He considers this loan to be an investment, and therefore requires his friend to pay him an interest rate of 7% on the loan. He also expects his friend to pay back the loan over the next four years by making annual payments at the end of each year. Ian texted and asked that you help him calculate the annual payments that he should expect to receive so that he can recover his initial investment and earn the agreed-upon 7% on his investment.

Required:
Calculate the annual payment and complete the following capital recovery schedule:

Year Beginning Amount Payment Interest Paid Principal Paid Ending Balance

Sanborn Industries has the following overhead costs and cost drivers. Direct labor hours are estimated at 100,000 for the year.
Activity Cost Pool Cost Driver Est. Overhead Cost Driver Activity
Ordering and Receiving Orders $120,000 500 orders
Machine Setup Setups 297,000 450 setups
Machining Machine hours 1,500,000 125,000 MH
Assembly Parts 1,200,000 1,000,000 parts
Inspection Inspections 300,000 500 inspections
If overhead is applied using traditional-based costing on direct labor hours, the overhead application rate is:___________.
a) 9.60
b) 12.00
c) 15.00
d) 34.17

Product Director: We need to pick the best manager for the Prensabi software project. The project involves the latest technology and is very complicated. For example, this project uses a technology called Stage, which is a motion-capture technique that does not require actors to wear specialized gear to record their movements. Since this is a technical project that requires strong technical skills, we should pick the manager with the strongest technical skills. Executive: The manager needs some familiarity with the technology, but he or she won't actually be writing the software code. The bigger challenge here is to analyze the goals of the project and make sure that it is being developed according to a strong overall vision. That's why we should insist that the manager has outstanding conceptual skills. Which of the following, if true, weakens the product director's argument?
a) The project manager with the weakest technical skills also has the weakest human skills
b) The Prensabi project is so large that the project manager for the Prensab project will be unable to take on any other projects until the Prensabi project is inished.
c) The requirements of the Prensabi project are highly unusual.
d) The project manager with the strongest technical skills has no experience with
e) The project manager with the strongest conceptual skills has the weakest technical skills.

‘Buffer stock’ is the level of stock​