Chapter 3, Problem 19E

Elba Industries produces a single product: solar-powered lanterns for outdoor use. The budget going into the current year anticipated a selling price of $72 per unit. Due to market competition, the company had to reduce the selling price by 12% during the year. Budgeted variable costs per unit are $45, and budgeted total fixed costs are $180,000 for the year. The anticipated sales volume for the year was 15,000 units. Actual sales volume was 6% lower than budget. What was the sales price variance for the year?

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A firm has a profit margin of 5% and an equity multiplier of 2.2. Its sales are $310 million, and it has total assets of $124 million. What is its ROE?

On January 1, 2021, Nohara Inc, had cash and share capital of Yen 60,000,000. At that date, the company had no other asset, liability, or equity balances. On January 2, 2021, it purchased for cash Yen 20,000,000 of equity securities that it classified as non-trading. It received cash dividends of Yen 4,500,000 during the year on these securities. In addition, it has an unrealized holding gain on these securities of Yen 6,500,000 net of tax. Determine the following amounts for 2021: a) Net income. b) Comprehensive income. c) Other Comprehensive Income, and d) Accumulated other comprehensive income (end of 2021).

XYZ, Inc. has a beta of 0.8. The yield on a 3- month T-bill is 5%, and the yield on a 10- year T-bond is 7%. The market risk premium is 5.5%, and the return on an average stock in the market last year was 20%. What is the estimated cost of common equity using the CAPM?

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