Answer:
c. $33,000
Explanation:
The computation of the total amount of goodwill recognized is shown below:
Goodwill = Consideration paid + Fair value of non controlling interests - Fair value of net identifiable assets
where,
Fair value of net identifiable assets = Book value of acquired company - Overvalued plant assets + Unreported identifiable intangible assets
= $25,000 - $6,000 + $10,000
= $29,000
So, the goodwill amount is
= $40,000 + $22,000 - $29,000
= $33,000
Answer:
Option B. Chester Company
Explanation:
The company wants to pursue Niche Cost Leader Strategy. In a Niche cost leader strategy the product is highly differentiated and the cost the company charges to its customer is low as apposed to other competitors. The companies that has highly differentiated product and are new entrants usually use this strategy to win a good share of market size.
The strongest competitor would have lowest price, very stable market share price, high investment in plant and equipment, higher production capacity, lowest return on investment, lowest earnings per dollar sales. etc.
Now we will asses different reports and conclude which competitor will be the strongest competitor for the Niche Cost Leader Strategy company. The analysis is given as under:
- <u>Lowest Price:</u> If we look at the Production information, Price Column and take the average price of the products of each company then we can conclude that Chester's price of average product is $20, Baldwin has $24.17 and the rest of the competitors are charging high. This means Chester is charging lowest price.
- <u>Stable Market Share Price:</u> The vulnerability of share price of Chester is the lowest which stands at $0.45. This means that the stock exchange values the company's share as a stable stock with least vulnerability. (See Stock Market Summary)
- <u>Lower Return on Asset and Return on Sales:</u> If we analyze the Selected Financial Statistics then we will acknowledge that Chester also has 2nd lowest Return on Assets and Return on sales which shows that the company is charging lower prices to its customers. Baldwin is not appropriate to consider here because the company is incurring losses hence its Return on Assets and Return on Sales can not be considered as good indication.
- <u>Higher Investment in Plant and equipment:</u> The company has 2nd highest investment in plant and equipment with highest Net Book Value of $148k and Baldwin stands at $178k. Now again the higher investment of Baldwin is financed by debt which costs the company more than Chester. This means Chester would be strongest competitor because the company will have to only bear the depreciation cost which is non cash flow in nature and not the interest cost which Baldwin is bearing. (See Income statement for Interest Cost and Balance sheet for Carrying value of the asset).
- <u>Production Capacity:</u> Chester has the highest production capacity which means that the company despite its 2nd largest investment in plant and equipment. This means that the plant and machinery of Chester is more innovative which is the reason that the production capacity is higher than other competitors.
From the above analysis it seems that Chester is pursuing Niche Cost Leader Market and is the strongest competitor that the company will face. Hence B is the correct option here.
The flexible or telecommuting schedule is most likely an option offered in alternative work arrangements. Examples of alternative work arrangements are: f<span>lexible work schedules, the 4/40 workweek, job sharing, and home based work.</span>
Answer: $47.50
Explanation:
The price pr share given debt and the number of shares if the company had both an all equity structure and a mixed structure can be expressed as;
Price per Share = Debt Value / (Number of Shares under All-equity plan - Number of shares under mixed plan)
Price per share = 109,250 / (15,000 - 12,700)
= 109,250 / 2,300
= $47.50
Answer:
The correct answer is C.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
A local magazine is offering a $2,500 grand prize to one lucky winner. The prize will be paid in four annual payments of $625 each, starting one year after the drawing. The interest rate is 9%.
First, we find the final value:
FV= {A*[(1+i)^n-1]}/i
A= annual deposit
FV= {625*[1.09^4-1]/0.09
FV= 2,858.21
PV= FV/(1+i)^n
PV= 2,858.21/1.09^4= 2,024.83
