The Industry Averages and Financial Ratios Cassandra Brown‚ Diana Smiley‚ Patricia Ramirez FIN/370 - FINANCE FOR BUSINESS 11/23/14 Michael Rodriguez The Industry Averages and Financial Ratios In today’s market business really look at what the others in their competitive market are doing to compare how they are doing as a business or corporation. They do this by evaluating the industry averages and the financial ratios. When corporations and financial advisors look at the industry
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1. Which of the following would increase the likelihood that a company would increase its debt ratio in its capital structure? a. An increase in costs incurred when filing for bankruptcy. b. An increase in the corporate tax rate. c. An increase in the personal tax rate. d. None of the statements above is correct. ANSWER: B An increase in the corporate tax rate would mean that firms would get larger tax breaks for interest payments. Therefore‚ firms have an incentive to increase interest payments
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Lesson-13 Elements of Cost and Cost Sheet Learning Objectives • • • To understand the elements of cost To classify overheads on different bases To prepare a cost sheet Elements of Cost Raw materials are converted into finished products by a manufacturing concern with the help of labor‚ plants etc. The elements that constitute the cost of manufacturing are known as elements of cost. The elements of cost include the following: • • • Material Labor Expenses Each of these elements is again subdivided
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of all non-labor resources are fixed.Refer to the above data. Diminishing marginal returns become evident with the addition of the:Answer Selected Answer: third worker. Correct Answer: third worker. Question 8 1 out of 1 points Answer the question on the basis of the following output data for a firm. Assume that the amounts of all non-labor resources are fixed.Refer to the above data. The marginal product of the sixth worker is:Answer Selected Answer: 15 units of output
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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis‚ EXHIBIT 11-1 Accounting Information and the Decision Process FIVE-STEP SEQUENCE Step 1: Gathering Information AN ILLUSTRATION The current manufacturing line uses 20 employees‚ 15 operating machines‚ and 5 handling materials‚ for a total cost of $640‚000. The rearrangement of the manufacturing assembly line is expected to eliminate materials-handling costs‚ equivalent to $160‚000. The cost of the rearrangement will be $90‚000. Historical
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Is the Cost of Education Too High? Education is a human right. At the core of education is the development of societal and individual cultural identity. Education makes people neither tired nor rich and can make all people equal through social justice. Social justice is the precondition for sustainable human development and peaceful coexistence. Every child has the right to an education and every person has a right to satisfy their basic learning needs. However‚ in recent years‚ education
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things to various pages‚ and especially if you’re not the type of person that puts exam dates on one page or topics to study in another. 4 Write in the valuable things to study for in that subject or class in that particular subject section. This can range from topics you need to study for an upcoming test‚ formulas for a math exam‚ or other study information on other pages along with practice questions to complete and study. 5 Optional: Add pictures‚ web links‚ book pages‚ and class notes to
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College has helped many people make money and be successful‚ but is it really worth the cost? Post secondary school is a great way to excel in life and in the workplace‚ but not all people want or need to go to college. Accordingly‚ college is not worth the money because it can stress out post high school graduates‚ it can cause the students’ family to go into debt and it doesn’t help those who are undecided about a career. These reasons may cause people doubt on whether college is worth the money
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Knowledge Management; Critical Discussion of Work‚ Knowledge and Learning‚ (eds) London. Mullins‚ L (2007) Management and Organisational Behaviour‚ 8th Edition‚ FT Prentice Hall Kanter‚ M. Stein A and Jick T (1992) the challenge of organization change: How Companies Experience It and Leaders Guide It‚ New York Kenya airways‚ (n.d) Online [http://www.kenyaairways.com/home/about_kenya_airways/history/corporate_history/default.aspx] Miller‚ D.S‚ Catt‚ S.E. and Carlson‚ J.R. (1996)‚ Fundamentals of Management:
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Case Study Inventory The Cost of Inventory The general principle for cost inclusion into inventory for US GAAP and IFRS is similar but not exactly the same. First let us look at US GAAP. The basis of accounting for inventories is “cost‚” which is explained in ASC 330-10-30 paragraph 1 as “the sum of the applicable expenditures and charges directly or indirectly incurred in bringing an article to its existing condition and location.” These costs are divided into two different categories‚ the
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