Challenging Business Problems with Detailed Answers

upward communication gives employees a chance to air grievances, report progress and provide feedback on management initiatives. a. true b. false
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if your supervisor asks you to work late and you agree even though you had a movie date scheduled, which conflict-management style are you using?
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monitoring receivables to make sure customers are paying their bills on time is an example of control. a.operations b.structural c.physical d.financial e.strategic
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your company provides home-maintenance services, and you want to reach more potential customers. you have a limited budget to work with. why is ads right for you?
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firms use corporate-level diversification strategies for all the following reasons except: a. value-reducing. b. value-neutral. c. value-diversifying. d. value-creating.
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n individualistic cultures, employees typically value their autonomy, and are likely to be motivated by fringe benefits and training provided by the employer. true false
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on a statement of owner's equity, beginning capital is $30,000, net income for the year is $11,000 and drawing for the year is $6,000, the ending capital amount would be
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two wheeler dealer had sales totaling $198,464 last year. the cost of the goods sold was $177,228. expenses totaled $60,905. what was the net profit margin for the year?
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which is a possible market structure for an economic system? responses pure competition pure competition entrepreneurship entrepreneurship socialism socialism innovation
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businesses develop intranets so that valued customers have access to internal information that is not available to the general public. group of answer choices true false
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A corporation is authorized to act as if it were a single person by theO a. federal governmentb. board of directorsO c. business planO d. state in which it is incorporated
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2. how can the myopia problem, often caused by financial measures, be overcome? please provide at least 5remedies for the myopia problem and briefly explain each remedy.
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mullineaux corporation has 30,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $15 a share. this stock was originally issued at $31 per share. the firm also has a bond issue outstanding with a total face value of $280,000 which is currently selling for 84 percent of par. the cost of equity is 13 percent while the after-tax cost of debt is 6.9 percent. the firm has a beta of 1.48 and a tax rate of 30 percent. what is the weighted average cost of capital?
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in year 0, longworth partnership purchased a machine for $40,000 to use in its business. in year 3, longworth sold the machine for $35,000. between the date of the purchase and the date of the sale, longworth depreciated the machine by $22,000. note: loss amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. leave no answer blank. enter zero if applicable. a. what are the amount and character of the gain or loss longworth will recognize on the sale?
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to reduce the consumption of sugary soft drinks, suppose the government imposes a $2 per-unit sales tax on soft drinks. (i) will the price of soft drinks increase by the full amount of the sales tax? explain. (ii) calculate the tax revenue the government can collect from the sale of soft drinks. show your work. (iii) will the consumer surplus increase, decrease, or stay the same after the tax? (iv) calculate the deadweight loss created by the tax. show your work.
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you are offered a job at xyz corp. a friend emails you an article indicating the company has been funding questionable research that may be causing irreparable damage to a specific ecosystem. you notice in the code of ethics that you will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement and a statement saying if you leave for any reason, you will be barred from working for a similar company for one year. do you take the job, why or why not?
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year 1 2 3 4 5 free cash flow $25 million $28 million $32 million $36 million $41 million home industries is expected to generate the above free cash flows over the next five years, after which free cash flows are expected to grow at a rate of 4% per year. if the weighted average cost of capital is 10% and home industries has cash of $20 million, debt of $40 million, and 100 million shares outstanding, what is the expected current share price of home industries?
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which of the following would qualify as common estate planning goals associated with the taxation of capital gains? i. delaying or avoiding the realization of a capital gain ii. timing an event that will cause the realization of gain to be short term iii. selecting an asset that will have the highest fair market value iv. designing the transaction so that the gain will be realized by the original owner
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unity point hospital system implemented a web-based system that provides the capability for suppliers to place bids and once approved, submit invoices, schedule delivery and receive payment electronically. the purchasing managers for unity point appreciate the enhanced efficiency of working with multiple vendors to obtain the various products and services needed by the unity point system of hospitals and physician offices. this web-based system is called:
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burgess corp. manufactures a line of heavy construction equipment. the company has announced a contractual relationship with fs electronics whereby fs will supply burgess with advanced gps navigation and guidance systems. these systems will be an option on all bulldozers, dump trucks, and road graders burgess produces. what type of alliance is this? (2 mark)
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late movers are those firms that: a. typically achieve higher-than-average returns because they can imitate the most efficient actor. b. respond to a first mover's competitive action often through imitation or a move designed to counter the effects of the action. c. take an initial competitive action (either strategic or tactical). d. respond to a competitive action a significant amount of time after the first mover's action and the second mover's response.
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fyi bonds have a par value of $1,000. the bonds pay $40 in interest every six months and will mature in 10 years. a. calculate the price if the yield to maturity on the bonds is 7, 8, and 9 percent, respectively. b. explain the impact on price if the required rate of return decreases. c. compute the coupon rate on the bonds. how does the relationship between the coupon rate and the yield to maturity determine how a bond's price will compare to it par value?
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the following partial balance sheet is provided for groom company: liabilities and stockholders' equity accounts payable $ 9,000 salaries payable 12,000 bonds payable (due in ten years) 20,000 common stock, no par 30,000 retained earnings 54,000 total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 125,000 what is the company's debt to assets ratio? (rounded to nearest whole percent.)
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what is process modeling? group of answer choices illustrates the movement of information between external entities and the processes and data stores within the system. software suites that automate systems analysis, design, and development. a formal, approved document that manages and controls the entire project. involves graphically representing the processes that capture, manipulate, store, and distribute information between a system and its environment.
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