Managerial Finance – Problem Review Set – Dividends Policy 1) If a firm adopts a residual distribution policy‚ distributions are determined as a residual after funding the capital budget. Therefore‚ the better the firm’s investment opportunities‚ the lower its payout ratio should be. a. True b. False 2) Even if a stock split has no information content‚ and even if the dividend per share adjusted for the split is not increased‚ there can still be a real benefit (i.e.‚ a higher value
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BREAK-‐EVEN ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION • Every business manager should want to know how many products need to be sold or services provided to cover the total costs of the business. That is they need to know what it takes to break even. • If a business cannot break-‐even then decisions need to be made to correct the situation
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Chapter 5: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use As we shall see in later chapters‚ the ability to predict how costs respond to changes in activity is critical for making decisions‚ controlling operations‚ and evaluating performance. Three major classifications of costs were discussed in this chapter—variable‚ fixed‚ and mixed. Mixed costs consist of variable and fixed elements and can be expressed in equation form as Y = a + bX‚ where X is the activity‚ Y is the cost‚ a is the fixed cost element‚ and
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sell specially designed kitchen tables‚ using select hardwoods. The division’s monthly costs are shown in the schedule below (Solution and marking guide‚ based on Problem 8.12‚ 6 marks): Manufacturing costs: Variable costs per unit: Direct materials $170 Variable manufacturing overhead $ 18 Fixed manufacturing overhead costs (total) $400‚000 Selling and administrative costs: Variable 18 % of sales Fixed (total) $110‚000 I-way Inc. regards
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of resources in ways that helps an organization achieve its goals. In the content we shall be describing the six managerial competencies‚ going into detail and also relating them to an individual’s personality. These managerial competencies are: communication‚ planning and administration‚ self-management‚ strategic action‚ global awareness and team work competency. All these managerial competencies are also an aspect of our daily lives‚ in discussion we will examine these competency’s strengths and
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the demand is elastic. 2) Poverty in the midst of plenty: Inelastic demand for agricultural products helps to explain why bumper crops or rice or wheat depress the prices and total revenues for farmers. 3) Helps in fixing the rate of taxes: Governments look at elasticity of demand when levying excise taxes. Excise taxes on products with inelastic demand will raise the most revenue and have the least impact on quantity demanded for those products. 4) Demand for cocaine is highly inelastic
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Managerial Ethics In today’s modern business environment‚ behaving in an ethical responsible manner is more and more appealing to organizations who are paying more attention to ethics engages in ethical business. Practice may be connected to customers and establishing a stronger business position. Therefore‚ the purpose of this essay is to discuss what ethics are as they apply to organizations‚ and how to encourage moral environments within organizations. To answer this question‚ the essay will
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What Is Managerial Communication? 2 1.1 Organizational Communication 3 1.1.1 Methods To Effective Organizational Communication 4 1.1.2 Barriers of Organizational Communication And How To Overcome Them? 5 1.1.3 Benefits of Effective Organizational Communication 7 1.2 Interpersonal Communication 7 1.2.1 Methods of effective Interpersonal communication 7 1.2.2 Key Functions of Interpersonal Communication 8 2. Conclusion 9 References 11 1. What Is Managerial Communication
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Meaning of Cost Accounting Previously‚ cost accounting was considered to be a technique for the ascertainment of costs of products or services on the basis of historical data. In time‚ due to the competitive nature of the market‚ it was realized that ascertaining of cost is not as important as controlling costs. Cost accounting started to be considered more as a technique for cost control as compared to cost ascertainment. Due to the technological developments in all fields‚ cost reduction has
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tact. 3. Amendment 4 Search and Seizure – This amendment prohibits the government from entering your home and your property without a warrant or reason. It requires an officer to have a probably clause that states what they’re looking for and why. This amendment is important because in the midst of a corrupting government‚ our privacy and property need to be protected. If an officer could barge in to our home at any time‚ then they would essentially have the right to invade our privacy without
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