Nagel Equipment has a beta of 0.88 and an expected dividend growth rate of 4.00% per year. The T-bill rate is 4.00%, and the T-b

Response:

Refer to the explanation section

Clarification:

The disparity between the inventory count recorded and the actual count suggests that the goods in stock have either been sold or lost. For the sake of ongoing operations, it is presumed they have been sold. Accordingly, the journal entry to document the sale is -

December - 31       Cost of goods sold           Debit          45,000

                           ($415,000 - $370,000)

                                        Merchandise Inventory     Credit       45,000

                    (To record the sale of merchandise: adjusted)

Response:

The interest rate is 5.7%          $21.204

Clarification:

I = Interest, T = time;;R is rate; P = principal

John earned this interest by July 1, 1993 as follows:

           I = = 72

Consequently, the total amount in John's account by July 1, 1993 would then be

= $300 + $72= $372

This indicates he utilized these funds at an interest rate of q.

On July 1, 1998, John’s total was $520, meaning the interest accumulated in these five years equals $520 - $372 = $148.

Using the simple interest formula: Interest = PRT/100

148 =

       = 14,800 =2600q

Thus, the rate is found to be 5.7%

The interest amount between July 1, 1993, and July 1, 1994 calculates as

    I =

          = $21.204

Answer:

A. 50

B. 4%

Explanation:

To determine the number of new MBA graduates that Mt. Kinley must recruit annually, we calculate the flow rate of associates by dividing the average number of associates by the flow time for associates.

Requirement A:

Flow rate of associates = Average inventory of associates / Flow time of associates

Flow rate of associates = 200/4

Flow rate of associates = 50

Thus, the company needs to hire 50 new MBAs each year.

Requirement B

The likelihood of an associate advancing to partner is 20% x 20%

This results in a probability of 4% for an associate to become a partner

Therefore, the probability that a new employee at Mt. Kinley will be promoted to partner stands at 4%

Working

The manager flow rate equals the average inventory of managers divided by their flow time

The flow rate of managers = 60/6

The flow rate for managers totals 10 per year

For partners, the flow rate is calculated as the average inventory of partners divided by their flow time

The flow rate of partners = 20/10

This results in 2 partners per year

The probability of an associate becoming a manager is given by 10/50

yielding a probability of 20%

The chances of progressing to partner stands at 2/10

indicating a 20% chance of becoming a partner

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