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Answer:

The slope representing the correlation between ice cream price and the sales quantity is -1/15

Explanation:

To find the slope of the price and quantity of ice cream sold, the following calculation is needed:

Slope= change in yaxis( vertical)/change in xaxis(horizontal)

Slope= change in price/change in quantity demanded

Slope=P2-P1/Q2-Q1

Slope=3-4/35-20

Slope=-1/15

The slope representing the correlation between ice cream price and sales quantity is -1/15

Answer:

P14 = $55.69545045394 rounded to $55.70

Explanation:

The dividend discount model (DDM) based on constant growth can help determine the current stock price. It assesses a stock’s price using the present value of the anticipated future dividends. The formula for determining today's price with a constant growth DDM is,

P0 = D1 / (r - g)

Where,

• D1 represents the expected dividend for Year 1 or the following year

• g denotes the constant growth rate for dividends

• r signifies the discount rate or the required rate of return

To find the stock price today, we will utilize the dividend expected in Year 1. Consequently, to compute the stock price 14 years into the future, we calculate D15. D15 can be figured out as follows,

D15 = D1 * (1+g)^14

D15 = 0.50 * (1+0.09)^14

D15 = $1.67086351362 rounded to $1.67

Now applying the DDM formula for the price,

P14 = 1.67086351362 / (0.12 - 0.09)

P14 = $55.69545045394 rounded to $55.70

Answer:

The true statements regarding the market are:

1) The cupcakes are priced below their equilibrium level. This is evident as excess demand exists, which wouldn't be the case at the equilibrium price.

3) Customers getting cupcakes are those who value them the most, seen through their willingness to queue before the bakery opens.

4) The bakery does not rely solely on price for distributing cupcakes. Timing plays a role; only those who arrive early get them.

Statements (2) and (4) are incorrect because those conditions only hold true at the equilibrium point.

Solution

1.Hotel’s cost structure          Indications in percentage(%)

Revenue                                     $ 2,000,000                          (100)

Less: Variable expenses            $ 1,300,000                            65

                                                    --------------------

Contribution margin                       $700,000                            

Less: Fixed expenses                   $560,000                            28

                                                    ---------------------

Net income                                       $140,000                            7

2.Revenue declines by 30 percent

Revenue                                     $ 1,400,000                    

Less: Variable expenses               $910,000                                                                                    

                                                   ---------------------

Contribution margin                       $490,000                  

Less: Fixed expenses                   $392,000                          

                                                    ---------------------

Net income                                       $98,000          

3.Operating leverage factor when revenue is $2,000,000    

       Operating leverage =    Contribution/ Net income

4.Operating leverage factor when increase in revenue by 25 percent  

increase in revenue by 25 percent=

increase in contribution by 25 percent=

increase in net income by 25 percent  =                                                  

       Operating leverage =    Contribution/ Net income