have done above is a “full-cost” analysis. This is in contrast to a “direct-cost” analysis that ignores overhead costs. Is full cost the right metric for job profitability and customer profitability? What assumptions are we making about the variability of overhead costs when we do a “full-cost” analysis? By allocating the overhead costs to jobs and customers there is an implicit assumption that these are variable with the cost driver. In reality‚ some of the overhead costs are fixed‚ at least in the
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Introduction: Stock index is very much important leading indicator which can be used for several purposes. It can be used as a benchmark to judge the performance of professional money managers. It can be used to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of several types of index fund and exchange traded fund (ETF). Securities analysts‚ portfolio managers‚ and academicians doing research use stock market indexes to examine the factors that influence aggregate security price movements and to
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make long-term investments in new product lines‚ new equipment and other assets‚ managers must know the cost of obtaining funds to acquire these assets. The cost associated with different sources of funds is called the cost of capital. . If the business earns more than its cost of capital‚ the market value of the business will increase. Likewise‚ if returns on long-term investments are below the cost of capital‚ market values will decline. Therefore‚ how we manage capital is extremely important to fulfilling
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UPDATE - ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION As part of my English class I had to invest USD 100‚000 in the stock market and manage my portfolio throughout the semester. MY INVESTMENT STRATEGY My strategy was to invest in large companies with a reputation for quality‚ reliability and profitability (blue chips). Furthermore‚ I decided to invest a large amount of my capital in Swiss companies in order to support Swiss economy. I chose Kuoni because the company has leading positions in its area of activity (travel)
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Business (UKM-GSB-LHDN) Cost Classification: Government Agency PROBLEM 2-56 The Department of Natural Resources is responsible for maintaining the state’s parks and forest lands‚ stocking the lakes and rivers with fish‚ and generally overseeing the protection of the environment. Several cost incurred by the agency are listed below. For each cost‚ indicate which of the following classifications best describe the cost. More than one classification may apply to the same cost item. The Answers
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The Effect of SOX Section 404: Costs‚ Earnings Quality‚ and Stock Prices Introduction The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Responsible for the application of the law THE SARBANES–OXLEY ACT (SOX) was passed in 2002 after a string of high profile corporate scandals. The law’s main goal was to improve the quality of financial reporting and to increase investor confidence‚ which requires companies to put in place and periodically test procedures that monitor the internal systems ensuring accurate
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The Philippine Stock Exchange‚ Inc Daily Quotations Report July 31 ‚ 2013 Name Symbol Bid Ask Open High Low Close Volume Net Foreign Trade (Peso) Buying (Selling) Value FINANCIALS **** BANKS **** ASIA UNITED AUB 77.3 77.6 78.1 79 77.25 77.6 171‚320 13‚295‚671.5 (6‚953‚413) ASIATRUST BANK PH ISLANDS ASIA BPI 94.1 94.3 95 95.2 93.95 94.1 1‚470‚310 138‚634‚667 37‚928‚885.5 BDO UNIBANK BDO
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million shares of common stock outstanding. The stock has a beta of 1.1 and sells for $40 a share. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 4% and the market risk premium is 8%. Jack ’s tax rate is 35%. What is Jack ’s weighted average cost of capital? Answer | | 7.10% | | | 7.39% | | | 10.38% | | | 10.65% | | | 11.37% | 1 points Question 2 1. Peter ’s Audio Shop has a cost of debt of 7%‚ a cost of equity of 11%‚ and a cost of preferred stock of 8%. The firm has 104
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Course Project: Stock Analysis Stock Analysis on Sprint By COMPANY BACKGROUND According to information gathered from the Sprint ’s 10K document for 2012‚ Sprint Nextel Corporation was incorporated in 1938 under the laws of Kansas and over the years has become the third largest operator (53 Million subscribers) in the United States behind AT&T and Verizon. Sprint offers wireless services to subscribers in all states‚ including Puerto Rico‚ and the U.S. Virgin Islands under the Sprint
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|Finished goods |$50‚000 |? | Total manufacturing costs for the year were $780‚000‚ goods available for sale totaled $760‚000 and the costs of the goods sold $650‚000. Prepare a schedule of the costs of the goods manufactured ‚ costs of the goods sold and an income statement for the year. 2. Jervin enterprise recorded the following transactions for the just
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