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- Suppose that Demont has been given a summer job as an intern at Isaac Aircams, a company that manufactures sophisticated spy cameras for remote-controlled military reconnaissance aircraft. The company, which is privately owned, has approached a bank for a loan to help it finance its growth. The bank requires financial statements before approving such a loan. Classify each cost listed below as either product costs or period costs for the purpose of preparing the financial statements for the bank. Costs Product Cost/Period Cost 1. Depreciated on salesperson's cars 2. Rent on equipment used in the factory 3. Lubricants used for machine maintenance 4. Salaries of personnel who work in the finished goods warehouse 5. Soap and paper towels used by factory workers at the end of a shiftSuppose that Demont has been given a summer job as an intern at Isaac Aircams, a company that manufactures sophisticated spy cameras for remote-controlled military reconnaissance aircraft. The company, which is privately owned, has approached a bank for a loan to help it finance its growth. The bank requires financial statements before approving such a loan. Classify each cost listed below as either product costs or period costs for the purpose of preparing the financial statements for the bank. Cost Product Cost/Period Cost 1. Factory supervisors' salaries 2. Heat, water, and power consumed in the factory 3. Materials used for boxing products for shipment overseas. Units are normally boxed. 4. Advertising costs 5. Workers' compensation insurance for factory employeeSuppose that Demont has been given a summer job as an intern at Isaac Aircams, a company that manufactures sophisticated spy cameras for remote-controlled military reconnaissance aircraft. The company, which is privately owned, has approached a bank for a loan to help it finance its growth. The bank requires financial statements before approving such a loan. Classify each cost listed below as either product costs or period costs for the purpose of preparing the financial statements for the bank. Cost Product Cost/Period Cost1. Depreciation on chairs and tables in the factory lunchroom 2. The wages of the receptionist in the administrative offices 3. Cost of leasing the corporate jet used by the company's executives 4. The cost of renting rooms at a Florida resort for the annual sales conference 5. The cost of packaging the company's product
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- Google Inc. is a technology company specializing in Internet-related products and services, including its famous web search engine. Whirlpool Corp. manufactures home appliances including laundry appliances, refrigerators, and dishwashers. Google has a market - to - book ratio of 3.8. Based on your knowledge of the industries in which these two companies compete, and the determinants of the M/B ratio, would you estimate that Whirlpool's market-to - book ratio is O A. less than Google's M/B ratio of 3.8 O B. approximately equal to Google's M/B ratio of 3.8 O C. greater than Google's M/B ratio of 3.8A. Determine the decision nature of each of the following issues: What are the least expensive sources of funds for the firm? A large retailer such as LuLu Hypermarket, deciding whether to open another store? Will we purchase on credit or will we borrow in the short term and pay cash? The decision to develop and market a new software by a company such as Microsoft. Choosing among lenders and among loan types?OECS Bank has both a loans division and mutual funds division. It has allocated $40.0M to finance its loan portfolio. Its operations manager is asked to build an LP model to help guide company decisions as to how to disburse the revolving fund across different loan categories. The operations manager garnered the following data on available types of loans based on market research of the industry: Types of loan Interest rate Bad debt ratio Personal 0.15 .10 Car 0.20 0.04 Home 0.17 0.02 Small and medium enterprises 0.25 0.15 Commercial 0.10 0.02 The Bank’s net return is interest rate net of Bad debt. Revenue from interest is gained only from goodloans. d) Home loans must equal at least 50% of the personal, car and homes loans.e) The bank also has a stated policy of not allowing the overall ratio of bad debts on all loans to exceed 5 %. g) Generate the non-negative constraint
- OECS Bank has both a loans division and mutual funds division. It has allocated $40.0M to finance its loan portfolio. Its operations manager is asked to build an LP model to help guide company decisions as to how to disburse the revolving fund across different loan categories. The operations manager garnered the following data on available types of loans based on market research of the industry: Types of Loan Interest Rate Bad Debt Ratio Personal 0.15 .10 Car 0.20 0.04 Home 0.17 0.02 Small and medium enterprises 0.25 0.15 Commercial 0.10 0.02 The Bank’s net return is interest rate net of Bad debt. Revenue from interest is gained only from goodloans. a) Generate the objective function using your variables from aboveb) Generate the total budget constraintc) The bank allocates at least 45% of the funds to SMEs and Commercial loans. d) Home loans must equal at least 50% of the personal, car and homes loans.e) The bank also has a stated policy of not allowing the overall…Suppose that you have been given a summer job as an intern at Issac Aircams, a company that manufactures sophisticated spy cameras for remote-controlled military reconnaissance aircraft. The company, which is privately owned, has approached a bank for a loan to help finance its growth. The bank requires financial statements before approving the loan. Required: Classify each cost listed below as either a product cost or a period cost for the purpose of preparing financial statements for the bank. 8 00-45-49 Costs Product Cost / Period Cost 1. Depreciation on salespersons' cars. 2. Rent on equipment used in the factory. 3 lubricants used for machine maintenance Salaries of personnel who work in the finished goods warehouse 5. Soap and paper towels used by factory workers at the end of a shift. 6. Factory supervisors' salaries. 7. Heat, water, and power consumed in the factory. 8. Materials used for boxing products for shipment overseas. (Units are not normally boxed.) 9. Advertising…Suppose that you have been given a summer job as an Intern at Issac Alrcams, a company that manufactures sophisticated spy cameras for remote-controlled millitary reconnalssance alrcraft. The company, which is privately owned, has approached a bank for a loan to help finance its growth. The bank requires financlal statements before approving the loan. Requlred: Classify each cost listed below as elther a product cost or a perlod cost for the purpose of preparing financial statements for the bank. Costs Product Cost or Period Cost 1. Depreciation on salespersons' cars. 2. Rent on equipment used in the factory. 3. Lubricants used for machine maintenance. 4. Salaries of personnel who work in the finished goods warehouse. 5. Soap and paper towels used by factory workers at the end of a shift. 6. Factory supervisors' salaries. 7. Heat, water, and power consumed in the factory. 8. Materials used for boxing products for shipment overseas. (Units are not normally boxed.) 9. Advertising costs.…
