Answer:
9.635%
Explanation:
We shall use a table to compute different values as shown below.
<u>Investment</u> <u>Return</u> <u>Taxable amount</u> <u>Tax Rate</u> <u>After-tax return</u>
Dividend 9.8% 30% (n1) 18% 9.2708% (w1)
Municipal bond 8.8% 0% 18% 8.8%
Corporate bond 11.75% 100% 18% 9.635% (w2)
The after tax return with on the best investment alternative is 9.635% for corporate bonds
<u>Workings</u>:
W1
9.8 *0.3*0.18 = 0.5292%
Return after tax = 9.8% -0.5292% = 9.2708%
w2
18.75*0.18 =2.115%
Return after tax = 11.75% -2.115% = 9.635%
<u>Notes:</u>
n1 : 70% of the dividends are excluded from taxation. Only 30% is to be taxed
Answer:
Indirect costs incurred in a manufacturing environment that cannot be traced directly to a product are treated as Product costs and expenses when the goods are sold, Option D.
Explanation:
Indirect costs are also manufacturing overheads which cannot be directly put on the product but they have to be allocated in some way. So, these are treated as 'product costs' and 'expenses' when the goods are sold. They are not period costs as per Option A and option C. Option B which says that it is product costs when incurred, which is also incorrect.
Examples of indirect costs can be accounting and legal expenses, rent, telephone expenses, salaries of administrative.
Direct costs includes the costs of direct 'labor', materials and commissions.
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D. The FAFSA form will only be relevant for student aid, and 9th grade is too early to apply for that.
Answer:
Explanation:
If a company(Marriott in this case) uses a single hurdle rate to decide whether an investment should be undertaken or not, some projects that need to be accepted would end up being rejected and vice versa. For example,
if Marriott's hurdle rate is 10% and it's evaluating
project A with a 15% cost of capital &
project B with a 6% cost of capital .
Evaluation:
Project A would probably lead to a negative NPV because the cost of capital is higher (meaning it is riskier than the firm) hence could be rejected, but using the company hurdle rate of 10% to evaluate it could make its NPV positive. This would ignore the actual additional risk of the project.