Hw Econ Question
ECON 3305 Managerial Economics
Homework 1
The homework covers Ch 1~3. It has to be your individual work. Copying answer from others will violate ACADEMIC HONESTY policy to cause a failing grade. For each question, please show the necessary derivation (if applicable) and highlight the answer. Limit your answers within 5 pages. No cover sheet is required.
Q1: Ch 1 (15%)
At the beginning of the year, an audio engineer quit his job and gave up a salary of $ 175,000 per year in order to start his own business, Sound Devices, Inc. The new company builds, installs, and maintains custom audio equipment for businesses that require high- quality audio systems. A partial income statement for Sound Devices, Inc., is shown below:
2011
Revenues
Revenue from sales of product and services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 970,000
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of products and services sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355,000 Selling expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,000
Administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000
Total operating costs and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 555,000
Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 415,000
Interest expense (bank loan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000
Legal expenses to start business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000
Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,000
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 177,000
To get started, the owner of Sound Devices spent $ 100,000 of his personal savings to pay for some of the capital equipment used in
Homework 1
The homework covers Ch 1~3. It has to be your individual work. Copying answer from others will violate ACADEMIC HONESTY policy to cause a failing grade. For each question, please show the necessary derivation (if applicable) and highlight the answer. Limit your answers within 5 pages. No cover sheet is required.
Q1: Ch 1 (15%)
At the beginning of the year, an audio engineer quit his job and gave up a salary of $ 175,000 per year in order to start his own business, Sound Devices, Inc. The new company builds, installs, and maintains custom audio equipment for businesses that require high- quality audio systems. A partial income statement for Sound Devices, Inc., is shown below:
2011
Revenues
Revenue from sales of product and services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 970,000
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of products and services sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355,000 Selling expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,000
Administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000
Total operating costs and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 555,000
Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 415,000
Interest expense (bank loan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000
Legal expenses to start business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000
Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165,000
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 177,000
To get started, the owner of Sound Devices spent $ 100,000 of his personal savings to pay for some of the capital equipment used in