QUESTION 42
FreeRide inc is considering replacing its existing shuttle bus win a new one. The new bus can offer considerable savings in operating costs Information about the existing bus and the new bus is shown below.

QUESTION 43
Identify and explain two ways for AMI to hedge its exchange rate risk.
Essay
Apex Manufacturing lnc. (AMI) is a Canada-based company that manufactures a manufactures and unique part for aircrafts. It has few competitors in the market. The company is exposed to exchange rate risk because about 90% of its products are exported to the U.S, and most of its sales contracts are in U.S. dollars. AMI has the capacity to manufacture 1,500 units of the part per year. For the year just ended. AMI manufactured and sold 1,000 units. The operating results are shown below.

Recently, A new customer made a one-area order of 500 units of the part at $1.200 per unit. The CTO asked the controller to analyze this offer. AMI is considering adjusting its sales price next year in a recent meeting, the CFO suggested to use the market-based approach for pricing decisions, bat the controller insisted that the cost-based approach is more favorable to the company.

QUESTION 44
L&H Sports owns and operates several stadiums used for baseball and soccer games Management is considering installing machines that would be used to roast peanuts on the premises. This equipment would allow L&H to sell freshly roasted peanuts rather than the pre-roasted peanuts that are currently sold Marketing studies suggest that this feature would increase peanut sales.
The roasters can be purchased in several sizes, and the annual rental fees and operating costs vary with the size of the roaster Information about the roasters is shown below.

L&H currently sells pre-roasted peanuts for $0 60 pet bag. Management plans to sell the freshly roasted peanuts for a higher price but at no more than a 10% increase. The demand for freshly roasted peanuts is estimated to be 250, 000 bags pet year. Which roaster should L&H purchase to maximize its profit?

QUESTION 45
With respect to the COSO Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework (2017), which one of the following statements is true regarding Governance & Culture and Performance?

QUESTION 46
A company with idle capacity has been contacted by a new customer to supply 10,000 units of its products for a special batch order its costs are as follows.

The company’s normal soling price is SI00 per unit but the customer is wiling to pay only S70 pet unit Should the company accept the special order”

QUESTION 47
Clark inc, expects to incur the following selected costs an a new product being planned for introduction early next.
* Design an development costs of $100,000 that will be incurred this year.
* Marketing costs of $50,000 to be incurred %50 this year %50 year
* Manufacturing costs of $500,000 to be incurred next year.
* In addition to external market factors, the pricing decision should be based on cost. The product cost that should be used is

QUESTION 48
To minimize me risk of a two-stock portfolio, a company should most likely purchase stocks that have

QUESTION 49
The Transformer Division of Keller Electrical Supply IS developing its Budget for next year Preliminary estimates for the next year are as follows.
* Sales of 10.000 units
* Variable cost of $350 per unit
* Fixed costs of $800,000
. Net assets utilized on the Transformer Division are $7 million
* Target rate of return on investment required by Keller is 15%
If the Transformer Division utilizes cost-based pricing and uses a markup based on its target rate of return, what price per unit (rounded to the nearest dollar) should it use for the budget?

QUESTION 50
Explain me concept of relevant cost in the season-making process and discuss whatever the €200, 000 course development coil is relevant to OLi’s price decisions in future years Essay Online Learning Inc. lOLI) is a privately-held company based in the IUC that specializes in providing online courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). OLI is trying to set up a new sales office in a foreign country.
It needs a business license to operate in that country. The license normally lakes six months to obtain. An official of that country said that he could expedite the process for a fee of €300.
OLI estimates the new sales office can bring €300,000 incremental profit annually OLI has just launched a new online 40-houi course to help adult ESL learners master basic business English. The price of the new course is €500 per student, the variable cost is €300 per student, and the total fixed cost of the new course is €300.000 per year OLI spent €200.000 to develop the new course before launching it.
There are many online course providers in the marketplace, and each has its own feature However, OLI’s highly qualified staff and good reputation have enabled it to charge a premium price compared to its major competitors.
Recent market research indicates that if OLI raises the price of its new business English course by 10V the student enrollment would decrease by 5V A regional airlines company in Asia has approached OLI and offered to enroll 1.000 of its employees in the new course if OLI would agree to a special price of €350 per employee If OLI accepts this offer, an additional €10,000 onetime cost would be required to temporally expand its capacity to accommodate the new students.

QUESTION 51
The best discount rate to the use for evaluate of investment opportunities is the

QUESTION 52
Willcox Company plans to sell 100 000 units of Us only product for $300 per unit to its existing customers It has received a new customer request for 10,000 units at a selling price of $2S0 per unit Willcox’s cost structure is shown below.

Capacity exists lo produce an additional 10 000 units and accepting the order would have no long-term implications If the order is accepted however a specialized piece of equipment costing S25 000 would need to I purchased If Wilcox accepts the special order its income would increase by

QUESTION 53
Company Y records a receivable from a foreign customer in Company Y’s functional currency. The receivable is due in 90 days and is to be paid in the customer s currency. This is an example of which type of risk exposure?

QUESTION 54
Company A is concerned with its debt status and interested in analyzing how each one of the following activities might affect its to equity ratio. Assuming each activity is independent, which one of following activities is

QUESTION 55
It is possible to eliminate risk in a two-stock portfolio of common stocks if

QUESTION 56
K Malone is a successful entrepreneur, Currently she is considering investing in a capital protect, which would benefit tourism in North Caroina Because of tourism, the State of North Carolina is willing to lent) her
$150,000 at a rate of 5%. well below the market rate Her estimated net cash flows for the 3-year lifetime of the project are S15 000 $89,000 and $60,000 respectively Recommend whether or not Malone should undertake this project.

QUESTION 57
Slam-Dunk Shoes has 5,000 pairs or damaged shoes in inventory. The cost of these shoes was $51,000. in their present condition, the shoes may be sold at clearance prices for $29,000 Slam-Dunk can have the shoes repaired at a cost of $77,000 after which they can be sold for $100,000. What is the opportunity cost of selling the shoes in their present damaged condition?