Roy Micky wants to open a new nakamal (kava bar) in port villa. He knows he is entering a highly competitive market but is determined to give it a ago as it is something his family have always wanted.

There are 96 other Nakamals in port vila that Roy will have to compete with. In addition to this, he does not have an established presence in the market. There are just 2 of his concerns. The others are required to come from you.

1) List and justify (from an operations perspective) 5 key things that he should consider in setting up his business. In answering this question, this of the different chapters that have ccomprised this course - you should get a point from each chapter. 20 marks

NB : This question is asking for 5 points of concern - each carries 4 marks.​

Answer:

a) The financial return on investment

b) Demand curve, Is the demand of nakamal  is rising or is constant

c) Develop a strategy to create a customer base

d) Devise marketing strategy

e) Value addition in his product and service in order to stand out of others.

Explanation:

a) The financial return on investment

b) Demand curve, Is the demand of nakamal  is rising or is constant

c) Develop a strategy to create a customer base

d) Devise marketing strategy

e) Value addition in his product and service in order to stand out of others.

Determine whether each of the following statements is true, false or uncertain, and brieflyjustify your answer (a few sentences). No credit will be given for unsupported answers.1. The optimal tariff for a large open economy is 0.2. Multinational firms are important primarily in labor-intensive industries.3. Horizontal FDI is more likely to occur when trade costs are low but plant-level economiesof scale are high.4. For a small open economy, import tariffs and import quotas have identical effects onprices, welfare, and import levels.5. The median voter theory has been very successful at explaining actual trade policyoutcomes.

You purchased a stock at the end of last year at a price of $92. At the end of this year, the stock pays a dividend of $1.60 and you sell the stock for $106. What is your return for the year? Now suppose that dividends are taxed at 15 percent and long-term capital gains (over 11 months) are taxed at 30 percent. What is your aftertax return for the year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

You managed a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 28% and a standard deviation of 78%. The T-bill rate is 5%. Your client stipulates that the complete portfolio's standard deviation should be less than 12%. What proportion of your client's total investment should be invested in the risky portfolio

Lin Corporation has a single product whose selling price is $140 per unit and whose variable expense is $70 per unit. The company’s monthly fixed expense is $31,600. Required: 1. Calculate the unit sales needed to attain a target profit of $8,300. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 2. Calculate the dollar sales needed to attain a target profit of $10,000. (Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole number.)

Megan Corp. recognizes revenue over time to account for long-term contracts. At the date the contract is signed, the price is $600,000 and the expected costs to complete the contract are $400,000. The following information is available:
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Costs incurred to date $200,000 $350,000 $500,000 Estimated costs to complete 200,000 150,000 0 Progress billings 200,000 200,000 200.000
What is the amount of gross profit or loss that is recognized in year 2?
a. $30,000 loss
b. $40,000 gross profit
c. $150,000 loss
d. $200,000 gross profit

Both corrective taxes and tradable pollution permits reduce the cost of environmental protection and thus should increase the public's demand for a clean environment. b. Both corrective taxes and tradable pollution permits provide market-based incentives for firms to reduce pollution. c. Tradable pollution permits have an advantage over corrective taxes if the government is uncertain as to the optimal size of the tax necessary to reduce pollution to a specific level. d. Corrective taxes set the maximum quantity of pollution, whereas tradable pollution permits fix the price of pollution.

The ledger of Shamrock, Inc. on March 31, 2017, includes the following selected accounts before adjusting entries.

Debit Credit
Supplies 2,610
Prepaid Insurance 2,480
Equipment 22,500
Unearned Service Revenue 12,000

An analysis of the accounts shows the following.

1. Insurance expires at the rate of $310 per month.
2. Supplies on hand total $960.
3. The equipment depreciates $150 per month.
4. During March, services were performed for two-fifths of the unearned service revenue.

Required:
Prepare the adjusting entries for the month of March.

Ethelbert is a young software company owned by two entrepreneurs. It currently needs to raise $1,254,400 to support its expansion plans. A venture capitalist is prepared to provide the cash in return for a 40% holding in the company. Under the plans for the investment, the VC will hold 19,600 shares in the company and the two entrepreneurs will have combined holdings of 29,400 shares.
a. What is the total after-the-money valuation of the firm?
b. What value is the venture capitalist placing on each share?

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In order to sell a product at a profit the product must be priced higher than the total of what it costs you to build the unit, plus period expenses, and plus overhead. At the end of last year the broad cost leader Chester had an Elite product Cake. Use the Inquirer's Production Analysis to find Cake's production cost, (labor materials). Exclude possible inventory carrying costs. Assume period expenses and overhead total 1/2 of their production cost. What is the minimum price the product could have been sold for to cover the unit cost, period expenses, and overhead

On January 2, 2017, Concrete Master Construction, Inc. issued $500,000, ten-year bonds for $574,540. The bonds pay interest on June 30 and December 31. The face rate is 8% and the market rate is 6%. What is the carrying value of the bonds after the first interest payment is made on June 30, 2017

Use the following information: Windswept, Inc. 2017 Income Statement ($ in millions) Net sales $10,160 Cost of goods sold 8,210 Depreciation 510 Earnings before interest and taxes $1,440 Interest paid 122 Taxable income $1,318 Taxes 461 Net income $857 Windswept, Inc. 2016 and 2017 Balance Sheets ($ in millions) 2016 2017 2016 2017 Cash $320 $350 Accounts payable $1,730 $1,610 Accounts rec. 1,180 1,080 Long-term debt 1,190 1,390 Inventory 2,080 1,830 Common stock 3,520 3,520 Total $3,580 $3,260 Retained earnings 730 980 Net fixed assets 3,590 4,240 Total assets $7,170 $7,500 Total liab.& equity $7,170 $7,500 What is the quick ratio for 2017?a. 89 times.b. 1.81 times.c. 1.14 times.d. 88 times.e. 2.02 times.

You are sitting next to a person in business class on a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. You mention to that person that you got your ticket two months ago for only $12,500. The person responds that she bought her ticket two days ago for $7,800. This sometimes happens because airlines often use an approach called:

While attending a show you are disturbed by a child behind you who talks incessantly while repeatedly kicking the back of your seat.You respond by occasionally turning around and fidgeting in your seat.What type of conflict-management style are you exhibiting?
A) collaboration
B) competition
C) accommodation
D) avoidance
E) withdrawal

Match these terms with their definitions.

a. The rate that reflects the provisions of the debt instrument, the credit standing of the borrowing business, and the current conditions in the credit markets and the economy as a whole.
b. The rate found in the debt contract that determines the amount of the interest payment.
c. Occurs when a bondâs issue price exceeds its face value.
d. The amount that must be repaid at maturity.
e. A type of liability which requires the issuing entity to pay the face value to the holder on the maturity date and to pay interest periodically at a specified rate.
f. Occurs when a bond is issued for an amount that is less than the principal.
g. Term referring to the date that a bondâs principal has to be repaid.

1. Bond.
2. Contract, coupon, stated rate.
3. Discount.
4. Face value, par value, principal.
5. Market rate, yield.
6. Maturity.
7. Premium.

In preparation for developing its statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, Millennium Solutions, Inc. collected the following information:

Payment for the early extinguishment of long-term notes (book value: $100 million) $108.1
Sale of common shares 352.1
Retirement of common shares 244.1
Loss on sale of equipment 4.1
Proceeds from sale of equipment 16.1
Issuance of short-term note payable for cash 20.1
Acquisition of building for cash 14.1
Purchase of marketable securities (not a cash equivalent) 10.1
Purchase of marketable securities (considered a cash equivalent) 2.1
Cash payment for 3-year insurance policy 6.1
Collection of note receivable with interest (principal amount, $22) 26.1
Declaration of cash dividends 66.1
Distribution of cash dividends declared in 2020 60.1

Required:
a. Prepare the investing activities section of Millennium's statement of cash flows for 2018.
b. Prepare the financing activities section of Millennium's statement of cash flows for 2018.

Kaspar Industries expects credit sales for January, February, and March to be $205,200, $266,800, and $316,800, respectively. It is expected that 75% of the sales will be collected in the month of sale, and 25% will be collected in the following month. Compute cash collections from customers for each month.
Collections from Customers
Credit Sales January February March
January
February
March

Instead of issuing securities, Artificial Intelligence Inc. pursues other sources of funds. To obtain venture capital financing, the firm will most likely:_______.a. pool funds to invest in a business venture. b. give up a share of its ownership. c. borrow funds to be returned on a designated maturity date. d. pay periodic dividends.

Vincenzo Martin and Sasha Boudrakis have started a new firm, The Fan Base. Vincenzo is a well-known marketing guru who advises major league sports franchises on how to maximize the revenue from their teams' brands and logos. Sasha, meanwhile, is mostly silent in the operation. He has invested $2 million to get The Fan Base off the ground, and in return he receives 25% of the firm's annual profits. The Fan Base is organized as a Group of answer choices corporation. limited liability company (LLC). sole proprietorship. general partnership. limited partnership.

Rudd Clothiers is a small company that manufactures tall-men's suits. The company has used a standard cost accounting system. In May 2017, 11,250 suits were produced. The following standard and actual cost data applied to the month of May when normal capacity was 14,000 direct labor hours. All materials purchased were used.
Cost Element Standard (per unit) Actual
Direct materials 8 yards at $4.40 per yard $375,575 for 90,500 yards
($4.15 per yard)
Direct labor 1.2 hours at $13.40 per hour $200,925 for 14,250 hours
($14.10 per hour)
Overhead 1.2 hours at $6.10 per hour $49,000 fixed overhead $37,000 variable
overhead (fixed $3.50; variable $2.60)
Overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours. At normal capacity, budgeted fixed overhead costs were $49,000, and budgeted variable overhead was $36,400
Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for (1) materials and (2) labor. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.)

A small firm intends to increase the capacity of a bottleneck operation by adding a new machine. Two alternatives, A and B, have been identified, and the associated costs and revenues have been estimated. Annual fixed costs would be $36,000 for A and $31,000 for B; variable costs per unit would be $7 for A and $11 for B; and revenue per unit would be $18.

Requied:
a. Determine each alternativeâs break-even point in units.
b. At what volume of output would the two alternatives yield the same profit?
c. If expected annual demand is 10,000 units, which alternative would yield the higher profit?

15. Assume that Bullen issued 12,000 shares of common stock, with a $5 par value and a $47 fair value, to obtain all of Vicker's outstanding stock. In this acquisition transaction, how much goodwill should be recognized

Problems and Applications Q8 Suppose that the government decides to issue tradable permits for a certain form of pollution. In terms of economic efficiency in the market for pollution, having the government auction the permits off is distributing them to firms. True or False: If the government chooses to distribute the permits, the allocation of permits among firms does not matter for efficiency, but it would affect the distribution of wealth. True False

The process for converting present values into future values is called________________.

The discount rate is the interest rate banks charge their best customers. the interest rate banks charge each other for overnight loans. the interest rate the U.S. Treasury pays on Treasury Bills. the interest rate the Fed charges to banks for loans from the Fed.

Describe the key stages in integrating total quality management into the strategy of an international petrochemical company

Crossfade Corp. has a bond with a par value of $2,000 that sells for $1,956.84. The bond has a coupon rate of 6.84 percent and matures in 24 years. If the bond makes semiannual coupon payments, what is the YTM of the bond

Suppose two factors are identified for the U.S. economy: the growth rate of industrial production, IP, and the inflation rate, IR. IP is expected to be 4% and IR 6%. A stock with a beta of 1 on IP and 0.4 on IR currently is expected to provide a rate of return of 14%. If industrial production actually grows by 5%, while the inflation rate turns out to be 7%, what is your best guess for the rate of return on the stock? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

Your non-technical manager is delighted with the idea of referring to common vulnerabilities by their nicknames, such as "Heartbleed" instead of CVE-2014-0160 or "Shellshock" instead of CVE-2014-6271, and insists that no one can possibly remember those long CVE names. Present reasons both for and against this conclusion. Which side of the issue do you agree with, explain your opinion and reasoning. This should be written as a recommendation email to your manager with a list of backup sources at the bottom. When you list these sources, include more information than only a URL.

Budgeted sales in Acer Corporation over the next four months are given below: Budgeted sales September October November December $120,000 $140,000 $180,000 $160,000 Thirty percent of the company's sales are for cash and 70% are on account. Collections for sales on account follow a stable pattern as follows: 50% of a month's credit sales are collected in the month of sale, 30% are collected in the month following sale, and 20% are collected in the second month following sale. Given these data, cash collections for December should be: