Answer:
a. Suppose that if you receive the stock bonus, you are free to trade it. Which form of the bonus should you choose? What is its value?
I would choose the stock bonus because the current market price = 200 x $64 = $12,800 which is much higher than $4,600 (cash bonus)
b. Suppose that if you receive the stock bonus, you are required to hold it for at least one year. What can you say about the value of the stock bonus now? What will your decision depend on?
Even if you are required to hold the stock for one year, the price difference with the cash bonus is too great = ($12,800 - $4,600) / $4,600 = 178% higher. Since you are employed by the company, you should know if the company is doing well or not, and the probable future stock price.
Only if something catastrophic happened to the company would make the cash bonus more attractive.
Answer:
The amount of income that David will report this year if he elects to amortize the bond premium is $455.94.
Explanation:
This can be calculated as follows:
Interest income = Carrying value of the bond * Yield to maturity…………….. (1)
Where;
Carrying value of the bond = $13,410
Yield to maturity = 3.4%
Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:
Interest income = $13,410 * 3.4% = $455.94
Therefore, the amount of income that David will report this year if he elects to amortize the bond premium is $455.94.
Answer:
B. $300,000
Explanation:
For computing the dividend, the computation is shown below:
= Current E&P + accumulated E&P at the beginning of the year
= $200,000 + $100,000
= $300,000
The dividend is $300,000 which is less than the distributed amount i.e $400,000 So, the distribution of dividend is only $300,000 ,not the $400,000 and the same is considered.
Answer: reduce output.
Explanation:
In a competitive market, firms do not have control over the price that they sell their goods in the market but they do have control over their costs. It is recommended to produce/ sell goods at a quantity where Marginal Revenue will equal Marginal cost (MR = MC).
In a Competitive Market, Price is the same as Marginal revenue which means that Marginal revenue here is $25 and the Marginal Cost is $26. At this quantity of output, the Marginal Cost is larger than the Marginal revenue.
Company should therefore reduce output to a quantity where Marginal Cost will equal Marginal revenue.
