<u>Answer:</u>
a.$7,175,000
b.$3,655,000
c.$2,825,000
<u>Explanation:</u>
a.Calculation of Cost of Goods Sold
COGS= Sales - Gross profit
=12375000-5200000
=$7,175,000
Cost of Goods Sold for Creston Inc is $7,175,000
b. Calculation of direct materials cost
Direct Material Cost = Materials purchased - Indirect materials - Materials inventory
=4125000-180000-290000
=$3,655,000
Direct materials cost is $3,655,000
c. Calculation of direct labor cost
Direct labor cost= Total manufacturing costs for the period - Direct materials - factory overhead (Indirect labor + Indirect materials + Other factory overhead)
=7880000-3655000-1400000
=$2825000
Direct labor cost is $2,825,000
Answer:
-11.8%
Explanation:
the key to answer this question is to remember that valuation of a bond depends basically of calculating the present value of a series of cash flows, so let´s think about a bond as if you were a lender so you will get interest by the money you lend (coupon) and at the end of n years you will get back the money you lend at the beginnin (principal), so applying math we have the bond value given by:

so in this particular case that one year later there are 29 years to maturity so we have:


so as we have a higher rate the investment has the next return:


Your answer is:
B. Brand A is the better buy.
Why?
This is because if you divide 33.18 by 14 you get 2.37. If you do the same with Brand B, you get 2.40
Answer:
late in the message, after most of the advantages of a product have been discussed.
Explanation:
The stardard procedure for introducing a higher price especially for new products is to include it after sharing the advantages of the new product.
It is essential because the core message that people or intending buyers want to hear are the benefits of the new product and how it can work better than what they have been using before.
The pricing should come at a later stage after which most of the information have been shared and not at the begining otherwise , it will scare intending buyers away due to its high price coupled with the fact that there exist similar product for other brand with lower prices in the market.
Answer:
- ($51,306)
Explanation:
Given that,
Loss of Contribution = $75,000
Fixed costs will be eliminated by dropping the CUP line = $23,694
Net loss on dropping cup line:
= Loss of contribution - Gain on fixed costs on dropping cup line
= $75,000 - $23,694
= - ($51,306)
Therefore, the net effect on dropping the cup line on net income is $(51,606).