Answer:
patent amortization expense per year = $500,000 per year
Explanation:
patent amortization expense per year = depreciable value / useful life of the intangible asset
depreciable value = purchase cost - salvage value = $3,000,000 - $500,000 = $2,500,000useful life of the patent = 5 years (the legal life is different than the useful life)patent amortization expense per year = $2,500,000 / 5 years = $500,000 per year
Sue invested $5,000 in the ABC Limited Partnership and received a 10 percent interest in the partnership. The partnership had $20,000 of debt she is not responsible to repay because she is a limited partner. Sue is allocated a 10 percent share of the debt resulting in a tax basis of $7,000 and an at-risk amount of $5,000. During the year, ABC LP generated a ($70,000) loss. How much of Sue's loss is disallowed due to her tax basis or at-risk amount
Answer:
$2,000
Explanation:
Calculation for How much of the Sue's loss is disallowed due to her tax basis or at-risk amount
Based on the information given we were told that that Sue is been allocated a 10% of the debt which resulted in a tax basis of the amount of $7,000 as well as an at-risk amount of $5,000 which means that the amount that the Sue's loss will be disallowed due to her tax basis Amount or at-risk amount will be calculated as :
Using this formula
Disallowed Sue's loss=Tax basis-At-risk amount
Let plug in the formula
Disallowed Sue's loss=$7,000-$5,000
Disallowed Sue's loss=$2,000
Therefore How much of the Sue's loss is disallowed due to her tax basis or at-risk amount will be $2,000
You’re a subcontractor responsible for the re-furbishment of an automobile showroom. The estimated re-furbishment cost is $500 per square foot. The total showroom area that needs to be refurbished is 1,000 square feet. Based on your past experience, you know your team can renovate 100 square feet per week. After 4 weeks, you have 45% of the job completed and you have spent $250,000. Determine the value for each of the terms below:Term ValueBudget At CompletionPlanned ValueEarned ValueActual CostCost VarianceSchedule VarianceCost Performance IndexSchedule Performance IndexEstimate At CompletionEstimate To CompleteVariance At Completion
Answer:
Explanation:
The Earned Value Analysis for each term can be computed as follows:
Term Acronym Formula Value
Budget At Completion BAC =1000×500 500,000
Planned Value PV =400×500 200,000
Earned Value EV =500000×0.45 225,000
Actual Cost AC 250,000
Cost Variance CV [tex]=EV - AC[/tex] -25,000
Schedule Variance SV [tex]=EV - PV[/tex] 25,000
Cost Performance Index CPI [tex]=EV / AC[/tex] 0.9
Schedule Performance Index SPI [tex]=EV / PV[/tex] 1.125
Estimate At Completion EAC [tex]=BAC / CPI[/tex] 555,556
Estimate To Complete ETC [tex]=EAC - AC[/tex] 305,556
Variance At Completion VAC [tex]=BAC - EAC[/tex] -55,556
The total asset market value of General Motors (GM) is $10 billion. GM has an equity market value (market capitalization) of $7 billion of equity. What are the weights in equity and debt that are used for calculating the WACC, respectively
Answer:
0.70,0.30
Explanation:
Calculation for the weights in equity and debt that are used for calculating the WACC respectively
Calculation for weights in equity
Weights in equity= $7 million / $10 million
Weights in equity = 0.70
Therefore the Weights in equity will be 0.70
Calculation for debt
Debt = ($10 million - $7 million) / $10 million
Debt=$3millon/$10 million
Debt= 0.30
Therefore the debt that are used for calculating the WACC will be 0.30
Company A purchases cases of fertilizer for its lawn-care business from a supplier who charges $30 per order and $50 per case. Each case consists of five bags of fertilizer. Company A needs 2,000 bags of fertilizer a year. Company A’s annual holding costs are 30%. If Company A only has room to hold 25 cases of fertilizer, how many cases should Company A order each time to minimize the total holding and ordering cost?
Answer:
EOQ = √2DS/H
Annual demand = 2000 bags/5 = 400 cases
Order cost = $030
Holding cost = 50*0.30 = $15
EOQ = √2*400*30/15
EOQ = √1600
EOQ = 40
The Economic order quantity = 40. In order to minimize the total cost, the company should order 40 units. However, since Company A only has room to hold 25 cases of fertilizer, therefore, it should order 25 cases each time.
Budgeting, ethics, pharmaceutical company. Chris Jackson was recently promoted to Controller of Research and Development for BrisC or, a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company that manufactures prescription drugs and nutritional supplements. The company’s total R& ; D cost for 2017 was expected (budgeted) to be $5 billion. During the company’s midyear budget review, Chris realized that current R& ; D expenditures were already at $3.5 billion, nearly 40% above the midyear target. At this current rate of expenditure, the R& ; D division was on track to exceed its total year-end budget by $2 billion!
In a meeting with CFO Ronald Meece later that day, Jackson delivered the bad news. Meece was both shocked and outraged that the R&D spending had gotten out of control. Meece wasn’t any more understanding when Jackson revealed that the excess cost was entirely related to research and development of a new drug, Vyacon, which was expected to go to market next year. The new drug would result in large profits for BrisCor, if the product could be approved by year-end. Meece had already announced his expectations of third-quarter earnings to Wall Street analysts. If the R&D expenditures weren’t reduced by the end of the third quarter, Meece was certain that the targets he had announced publicly would be missed and the company’s stock price would tumble. Meece instructed Jackson to make up the budget shortfall by the end of the third quarter using "whatever means necessary." Jackson was new to the controller’s position and wanted to make sure that Meece’s orders were followed. Jackson came up with the following ideas for making the third-quarter budgeted targets:
1. Stop all research and development efforts on the drug Vyacon until after year-end. This change would delay the drug going to market by at least 6 months. It is possible that in the meantime a BrisCor competitor could make it to market with a similar drug.
2. Sell off rights to the drug Martek. The company had not planned on doing this because, under current market conditions, it would get less than fair value. It would, however, result in a one-time gain that could offset the budget shortfall. Of course, all future profits from Martek would be lost. Capitalize some of the company’s R&D expenditures, reducing R&D expense on the income statement. This transaction would not be in accordance with GAAP, but Jackson thought it was justifiable because the Vyacon drug was going to market early next year. Jackson would argue that capitalizing R&D costs this year and expensing them next year would better match revenues and expenses.
3. Referring to the "Standards of Ethical Behavior for Practitioners of Management Accounting and Financial Management,"
4. Which of the preceding items are acceptable to use? Which are unacceptable? What would you recommend Jackson do?
Answer:
BrisCor
Budgeting, ethics, pharmaceutical company
a. Referring to the "Standards of Ethical Behavior for Practitioners of Management Accounting and Financial Management,"
none of the preceding items are acceptable to use.
b. I would recommend Jackson to go ahead with the R&D throughout the year to ensure that the drug Vyacon was successfully brought to the market next year before the competitor. He can try to keep to the budget going forward. A budget remains a budget and not the actual. Budget overrun can result. What is important is its effectiveness in achieving business goals.
Explanation:
The announced expectations of third-quarter earnings to Wall Street analysts should not prevent the R&D on the drug Vyacon from continuing, provided Jackson is certain that the envisaged success would be attained. They remain expectations. They are not the actual results of operations for the year. Even if the company's stock price would tumble, it would still recover after the drug had received approval and gone to market, raking in large profits. After all, the projected increase in R&D cost might not result, and the drug Vyacon could be fully developed and ready for the market before year-end, thereby not exceeding its budget.
Frankenstein Enterprises received two notes from customers for sales that Frankenstein made in 2021. The notes included: Note A: Dated 5/31/2021, principal of $135,000 and interest due 3/31/2022. Note B: Dated 7/1/2021, principal of $227,000 and interest at 8% annually, due on 4/1/2022. Frankenstein had accrued a total of $16,300 interest receivable from these notes in its 12/31/2021 balance sheet. The annual interest rate on Note A is closest to:
Answer:
9.17%
Explanation:
Interest on Note B = $227,000 * 8% * 6/12
Interest on Note B = $9,080
Remaining Interest = $16,300 - $9,080 = $7,220
Annual Interest Rate = $7,220 / $135,000 * 12/7
Annual Interest Rate = 0.0916825397
Annual Interest Rate = 9.16825397
Annual Interest Rate = 9.17%
Concord Corporation sells its product for $50 per unit. During 2019, it produced 60000 units and sold 50000 units (there was no beginning inventory). Costs per unit are: direct materials $9, direct labor $11, and variable overhead $4. Fixed costs are: $720000 manufacturing overhead, and $90000 selling and administrative expenses. The per unit manufacturing cost under absorption costing is $36. $38. $24. $20.
Answer:
unitary manufacturing cost= $36
Explanation:
The absorption costing method includes all costs related to production, both fixed and variable. The unit product cost is calculated using direct material, direct labor, and total unitary manufacturing overhead.
First, we need to calculate the unitary fixed manufacturing overhead:
unitary fixed manufacturing overhead= 720,000 / 60,000
unitary fixed manufacturing overhead= $12
Now, we can determine the unitary manufacturing cost:
unitary manufacturing cost= 9 + 11 + 4 + 12
unitary manufacturing cost= $36
A job was timed for 60 cycles and had an average of 1.2 minutes per piece. The performance rating was 95 percent, and workday allowances are 10 percent. Determine each of the following:
a) Observed Time
b) Normal Time
c) Standard Time
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is given below:
a) Observation time is
= Average time
= 1.2 minutes
b) Normal time is
= Observation time × performance rating
= 1.2 minutes × 0.95
= 1.14 minutes
c. The standard time is
= Normal time × allowance factor
= 1.14 × 1.11
= 1.265 minutes.
The allowance factor is
= 1 ÷ (1 - Allowances)
= 1 ÷ (1 - 0.1)
= 1.11
In a master schedule, the planning horizon is often separated into a series of time periods called:
a. lead times
b. stacked lead times
c. time buckets
d. firm, fixed, and frozen
Answer: time buckets
Explanation:
In a master schedule, the planning horizon is often separated into a series of time periods called time buckets.
The time bucket is simply a time interval that is used for planning and scheduling. If and information is to be broken into weekly periods, the weekly buckets break will be utilized. It should be noted that for a MRP, the maximum is the weekly buckets.
In deciding whether to drop or keep a product line, all of the following are relevant to the decision except: a. Whether dropping the product line today would eliminate future options for growth and expansion. b. Demand interdependencies across product lines of the company. c. The level of unavoidable fixed costs. d. Effect of the decision on overall company morale. e. The segment margin generated by the product line.
Answer:
c. The level of unavoidable fixed costs.
Explanation:
Product line in marketing is considered as a group of different products that are related to each other and often targets to the same thing. They are marketed and created under a single brand and sold by the same company. An example of it is product line hair care like shampoo, hair gel, hair wax, hair oil, etc.
Deciding a product lining is very essential to the organization. The growth and the expansion of the company depends upon the product lining of the future options. Therefore, dropping off a product line or keeping it should be decided properly. It also affects the overall morale of the company.
The relevant margin that is generated by the product line of the company should also be checked before deciding.
Taco Time Corporation is evaluating an extra dividend versus a share repurchase. In either case, $22,000 would be spent. Current earnings are $3.70 per share, and the stock currently sells for $91 per share. There are 4,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes and other imperfections. What will the company’s EPS and PE ratio be under the two different scenarios? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Answer:
Under extra dividend:
EPS = $3.70
PE ratio = 23.11
Under Share Repurchase:
EPS = $3.94
PE ratio = 23.10
Explanation:
These can be calculated as follows:
Under extra dividend:
Dividend per Share = Amount to spend / Number of shares outstanding = $22,000 / 4,000 = $5.50
Stock Price per share after Dividend payment = Current stock price per share - Dividend per share = $91 - $5.50 = $85.50
EPS = Current EPS = Current Earning per share = $3.70
PE ratio = Price Earning ratio = Stock Price per share after Dividend payment / Current EPS = $85.50 / $3.70 = 23.11
Under Share Repurchase:
Shares repurchased = Amount to spend / Current stock price per share = $22,000 / $91 = 241.758241758242 shares
Current EPS before Share repurchase = $3.70
Total Earnings = Current EPS before Share repurchase * Number of shares outstanding = $3.70 * 4,000 = 14,800
Earnings per Share after Share repurchase = Total Earnings / (Number of shares outstanding - Shares repurchased) = $14,800 / (4,000 - 241.758241758242) = $3.94
P/E Ratio = Current stock price per share / Earnings per Share after Share repurchase = $91 / $3.94 = 23.10
In 2017, Kerry Corp's financial statement showed accrued losses on disposal of unused plant facilities of $3,600,000. The facilities were sold in December 2018 and a $3,600,000 loss was recognized for tax purposes then. Also in 2018, Kerry Corp's paid $150,000 for a two-year life insurance policy for their CEO Kerry, and the company was the beneficiary. Assuming that the enacted tax rate is 35% in both 2017 and 2018.
Question: the amount reported as net deferred income taxes on Kerry's balance sheet at December 31, 2017 should be an asset or liability?
Answer:
$1,260,000 Asset
Explanation:
The amount that Kerry Corp should report is as follows:
Amount to be reported = $3,600,000 * 35% = $1,260,000 asset.
Deferred tax arises because of temporary differences which results in future deductible amount. Future deductible amount leads to reduce taxable income and will provide future economic benefits of the company.
Blue Firm
Low Price High Price
Yellow Firm Low Price Y: 26 , B: 20 Y: 48 , B: 12
High Price Y: 24 , B 36 Y: 38 , B: 32
According to the payout matrix above, where a higher value is considered better,
A. Both firms have a dominant strategy to pick the High Price option
B. Only the Yellow firm has a dominant strategy to pick the High Price option
C. Only the Blue firm has a dominant strategy to pick the High Price option
D. Only the Yellow firm has a dominant strategy to pick the Low Price option
E. Only the Blue firm has a dominant strategy to pick the Low Price option
F. Both firms have a dominant strategy to pick the Low Price option
Answer:
F. Both firms have a dominant strategy to pick the Low Price option
Explanation:
In the given case as we can see that in the yellow form there is always a greater payoff by having a lesser price so it can be said that it set a less price
Now for the blue firm it also select the lesser price
So here the nash equilibrium would be
= (Low price, low price)
= (26,20)
The first payoff would be considered as a yellow firm and the other one is blue one
Therefore the last option is correct
On July 1, 2021, Markwell Company acquired equipment. Markwell paid $175,000 in cash on July 1, 2021, and signed a $700,000 noninterest-bearing note for the remaining balance which is due on July 1, 2022. An interest rate of 5% reflects the time value of money for this type of loan agreement. (PV of $1, PVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) For what amount will Markwell record the purchase of equipment? a) $834,048. b) $841,666. c) $741,666. d) $875,000.
Answer: b) $841,666.
Explanation:
Markwell will record the equipment at the present value of the amounts spent to purchase it.
Present value of the cash paid = $175,000
Present value of the noninterest-bearing note after a year = 700,000/(1 + 5%)
= $666,667
Total = 175,000 + 666,667
= $841,667
As per the options;
= $841,666
Your client wants to open a new QuickBooks Payments merchant
account.
Answer: a. In the Usage tab of Account and Settings
Explanation:
QuickBooks online is an accounting software that is mostly used by small to medium size businesses. They offer a variety of tools such that even accounting novices can keep proper records.
If one wanted to open a new QuickBooks Payments merchant account, they should go to the Usage tab of Accounts and Settings where they can then follow the prompts and register the account with the relevant details needed such as name of business. Debit or credit cards can then be added to the account.
Why will the number of suppliers in the tourism industry decrease, and how will this consolidation of suppliers take place
Answer:
In the current negative economic climate, suppliers in the tourism industry are likely to consolidate because many small suppliers do not have enough revenue to continue operating, and in such situation, they can be easily absorbed by larger, more solvent competitors.
Besides, the industry had been consolidating in the years prior to the current crisis. For example, Airbnb, with its innovative business model and global reach, had made many small suppliers go out of business in several cities of the world.
Scenario:
Suppose that in the competitive market for auto repair, firms prefer to hire men rather than women Assume that the women applying for positions have the same skills, experience, and work ethic as the men. As a result of this discrimination, the demand for women is lower than it otherwise would be.
Refer to Scenario above. If the firms in this market are profit maximizers and customers do not care if a woman or a man works on their car, what will likely happen?
Answer:
If the firms want to maximize profit and they are price takers, they will eventually start hiring more women. Since the demand for female workers is lower, the price of their labor should also be lower. That means that if a firm wants to maximize its profits, it will need to decrease its costs. A way to decrease a company's costs is to hire cheaper labor.
Ollie owned stock in a hotel company that announced a dividend, but he did not receive it. This is because he sold the stock before the __________ date had passed.
Answer:
record date
Explanation:
Basically, this rule is applied to shareholders in that if they decide to sell their stock before the company's set record date (ie the date the company checks its financial books) in other to determine those qualify to receive the dividend.
So by selling before this date, Ollie was not part of the record of the company's shareholders and was thus exempted from recieving the dividents.
Apollo Inc. has an unfunded pension liability of $900 million that must be paid in 30 years. If the annual interest rate is 6% compounded semiannually, what is the present value?
Answer:69420 milliom
Explanation:
Nice
Kansas Enterprises purchased equipment for $79,000 on January 1, 2021. The equipment is expected to have a five-year service life, with a residual value of $6,900 at the end of five years. Using the straight-line method, depreciation expense for 2022 and the book value at December 31, 2022, would be: Multiple Choice $14,420 and $50,160. $14,420 and $43,260. $15,800 and $40,500. $15,800 and $47,400.
Answer:
Annual depreciation= $14,420
Book value= $50,160
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Purchase price= $79,000
Useful life= 5 years
Salvage value= $6,900
To calculate the depreciation expense, we need to use the following formula:
Annual depreciation= (original cost - salvage value)/estimated life (years)
Annual depreciation= (79,000 - 6,900) / 5
Annual depreciation= $14,420
Now, the book value:
Book value= purchase price - accumulated depreciation
Book value= 79,000 - (14,420*2)
Book value= $50,160
Justin Company's budget includes the following credit sales for the current year: September, $27,000; October, $38,000; November, $32,000; December, $34,000. Credit sales are collected as follows: 10% in the month of sale, 65% in the first month after sale, 23% in the second month after sale, and 2% is uncollectible. How much cash can Justin expect to collect in November as a result of current and past credit sales
Answer:
Total Cash to collect in November is $34,110.
Explanation:
To determine how much cash can Justin expect to collect in November, we prepare a Trade Receivables Budget.
Trade Receivables Budget
September October November
Balance b/d $0 $24,300 $40,950
Credit Sales $27,000 $38,000 $32,000
Cash Received - 10% ($2,700) ($3,800) ($3,200)
Cash Received - 65% $0 ($17,550) ($24,700)
Cash Received - 23% $0 $0 ($6,210)
Balance c/d $24,300 $40,950 $38,840
Therefore,
Total Cash to collect in November is $34,110 ($3,200 + $24,700 + $6,210).
You are working as a communication specialist for BMW which is releasing a new luxury car in March 2021. BMW have already carried out a market survey and have already determined the price of the product and the targeted audience.
Now that your company have to start a sale campaign, you have been asked to elaborate with your team the communication strategy for conducting this campaign during spring and summer (From March to August).
Answer:
Here is the answer!
Explanation:
You are working as a communication specialist for BMW which is releasing a new luxury car in March 2021. BMW have already carried out a market survey and have already determined the price of the product and the targeted audience.
You are working as a communication specialist for BMW which is releasing a new luxury car in March 2021. BMW have already carried out a market survey and have already determined the price of the product and the targeted audience. Now that your company have to start a sale campaign, you have been asked to elaborate with your team the communication strategy for conducting this campaign during spring and summer (From March to August). Write your strategy in almost five pages
when you hear the words financial literacy and financial wellness, what do they mean to you? (i’m not sure if it’s in the right subject but it would be nice to help?)
Answer:
Being Financial Literate means you can read and comprehend financial statements, such as a balance sheet or income statement. You understand business terminology and can understand business writings. Financial wellness is having a strong and diverse financial portfolio, eg owning stocks, bonds, making good investments. Essentially being smart with money, and building up your wealth.
Explanation:
In the market for pickled herring there are two competing producers: Abbas and Taste of Base. Both herring manufacturers have fixed cost worth $880,000 a year and a constant marginal and average variable cost of $3.22 per jar. In the current year, Abbas produced and sold 400,000 jars of herring while Taste of Base produced and sold 222,000 jars. Based on this information, we can expect Abbas' quantity sold to _____________ and its ________ in the future.
Answer: increase; average fixed cost to decrease
Explanation:
Abbas produced 400,000 jars which is more than those produced by Taste of Base. With a higher quantity of jars produced, we can expect that they will sell more jars which means that Abbas' quantity sold will increase.
Average fixed cost is calculated by dividing Fixed costs by quantity produced. If Abbas produces more jars as they did, the quantity dividing fixed costs will be more which means that the Average Fixed cost will be less. Simply put, there is less fixed cost per jar, the higher the number of jars produced.
Which of the following steps is most effective in protecting yourself from identity theft?
a. Throw away credit card applications in the garbage.
b. Shred all mail with personal information before discarding it.
C. Place your old bank statements in the recycle bin.
d. Carry all your passwords in your wallet or purse.
Answer:b shred all mail with personal info before discarding it.
The step that is most effective for protecting yourself from identity theft is option b. Shred all mail with personal information before discarding it.
What is meant by protection?As the name suggests, protection means defense or shielding something from the viruses so that no one could impact in it.
So based on this, we can say that it shreds all mail having the personal information prior to discarding it.
hence, the option b is correct.
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Select the correct answer.
Video game deslgners can do visual deslgn or progranming
A True
B.False
Answer:
A.
Explanation:
Answer:
A
Explanation:
The answer is A , its true
In the challenging world of retail sales, Macy's, Inc.'s (M's) revenues are declining while expenses are generally flat. Based on recent conversations with management at Macy's, analysts believe that dividends will decline at a rate of 7% perpetually. The firm just paid a dividend of $5.10 per share and the required return on the stock is 3%
a) At what price should a share of M stock sell today? (2 pts.)
b) Calculate what the stock should sell for 8 years from now. 12 pts.)
c) Briefly explain, perhaps with the aid of a single calculation, why an investor would still be interested in buying the stock today even though the stock price is predicted to fall acrosats time. (2 pts.)
Answer
a) Gordon's Constant Growth model : P0 = D1 / (r-g)
r = 3% =0.03 , g= -7% = -0.07 , D0 = $5.1
D1 = D0*(1+g)
D1 = 5.1*(1-0.07)
D1 = $4.743
P0 = 4.743/(0.03- (-0.07))
P0 = 4.743/0.10
P0 = $47.43
So, Stock M should sell at a price of $47.43 today
b) Price 8 years from now
==> P8 = D9/(r-g)
P8 = D0*(1+g)^9/(r-g)
P8 = 5.1* (1-0.07)^9 / (0.03- (-0.07))
P8 = 5.1*0.52041108298 / (0.03- (-0.07))
P8 = 2.65410
P8 = $26.54
c) Investor may want to buy the stock today for the Dividends. If the dividends paid are high enough, the present value of the dividends is also high and may more than compensate the fall in stock price. This type of stocks work and give cash flows like a project where the initial cashflows are higher and later cashflows are less because of market factors.
Differential analysis can aid management in making decisions on a variety of alternatives, including whether to discontinue an un-profitable segment and whether to replace usable plant assets.
A. True
B. False
Wildhorse Co. took a physical inventory on December 31 and determined that goods costing $198,500 were on hand. Not included in the physical count were $25,000 of goods purchased from Waterway Industries, FOB, shipping point, and $26,000 of goods sold to Oriole Company for $30,000, FOB destination. Both the Waterway purchase and the Oriole sale were in transit at year-end.What amount should Wildhorse report as its December 31 inventory
Answer:
$249,500
Explanation:
Calculation for the amount that Sheridan should report as its December 31 inventory
Using this formula
December 31 inventory=Goods costing+Goods purchased +Goods sold
December 31 inventory=$198,500+$25,000+$26,000
December 31 inventory=$249,500
Therefore the amount that Sheridan should report as its December 31 inventory will be $249,500
Management anticipates fixed costs of $74,200 and variable costs equal to 35% of sales. What will pretax income equal if sales are $342,000?
A. $119,700.
B. $148,100.
C. $267,800.
D. $45,500.
E. $183,750.
Answer:
Pretax profit= $148,100
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Management anticipates fixed costs of $74,200 and variable costs equal to 35% of sales.
Sales= $342,000
To calculate the pretax profit, we need to use the following formula:
Pretax profit= sales*contribution margin rate - fixed costs
Contribution margin rate= 1 - varaible cost rate
Contribution margin rate= 0.65
Pretax profit= 342,000*0.65 - 74,200
Pretax profit= $148,100