Answer:
$31,584
Explanation:
Pouch Corporation
Direct Labor Budget June July Total
Required production in units
2,100 1,900
Direct labor-hours per unit
0.84 0.84
Total direct labor-hours needed
1,764 1,596
Direct labor cost per hour
$9.40 $9.40
Total direct labor cost
$16,581.60 $15,002.40 $31,584
Required production in units×Direct labor-hours per unit =Total direct labor-hours needed
Total direct labor-hours needed×Direct labor cost per hour =Total direct labor cost
$16,581.60 + $15,002.40 = $31,584
Answer:
Using the discount cash flow model to value the company, we can say that the company is worth $85 million / 12% = $708.33 million
Each stock should be worth approximately $708.33 million / 100 million = $7.0833 per stock
If the company uses the cash to finance new projects, then future cash flows should be approximately $97.75 million, and the company's value = $97.75 million / 12% = $814.583 million. This represents a 15% increase in value. The stock price should also increase by 15% to $8.1458 per stock.
If the company instead decides to repurchase stocks using all the cash, then it could repurchase 35.29 million stocks. Since we are assuming that the company's future cash flows wouldn't be affected by this decision, then the company's total value will still be $708.33 million, but each stock would be worth much more = $708.33 / 64.71 million stocks = $10.95. This represents a 34.36% increase with respect to the other alternative of investing the cash.
The issue here, is that this situation is not very realistic. It is not normal for a company to use all of its cash to repurchase stocks since it would result in a huge increase in stock prices (stock prices are set by supply and demand). Also, this would also result in a sharp increase in the cost of equity due to higher risks.
Answer:
The first dramatic swing happened in the 1970s when there was a sharp <em><u>rise</u></em> in the real price of oil caused by the <em><u>formation of OPEC.</u></em>
In 1973, the World saw it's first oil spike when members of the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) being mostly Muslims, decided to punish the Western World for their perceived support of the Israelis in the Yom Kippur War. They placed an embargo on the sale of oil to the West and because they controlled 56% of the then World supply, this was enough to force the price of oil up due to the reduction in demand.
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The second swing happened in the 2000s when there was a sharp <em><u>rise</u></em><u> </u>in the real price of oil caused by <em><u>increased demand from emerging economies.</u></em>
From the early 2000s to 2008, the price of oil kept rising steadily till it reached around $147.30 in July 2008. This rise in prices was due to increased demand from newly industrialized and emerging nations like China that needed the oil to maintain their rapid growth.
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The most recent swing happened in 2008 when there was a sharp <em><u>drop</u></em><em> </em>in the real price of oil caused by<em> </em><em><u>a large financial crisis.</u></em><em> </em>
By December 2008, the price of oil had fallen to $32 and this was down to the global recession that was ravaging the World known as the Great Recession. As the world saw economic output fall, demand for oil decreased sharply thereby forcing the price of oil to fall dramatically.
Answer:
B. To increase conversion rate of your website traffic, A/B testing can be beneficial
Explanation:
A/B testing is also called split testing or bucket testing, it is a technique that involves determining which version of a Web page or an application works better by comparing two versions. A/B testing is one of the ways through which one can optimize a website funnel, it is also a way of gathering information about qualitative and quantitative user on a website.
A/B testing helps to make minor changes to a webpage, achieve significant improvement.
