Answer: A. 582 ; B. 475
Explanation:
A. Three week moving average
three moving average requires us to take the last three weeks forecast in calculating the forecast for following week, to calculate week 5 forecast we will start from week 2 to week 4.
Week 2 = 415
Week 3 = 615
Week 4 = 715
Three week moving average = (WEEK 2 + Week 3 + Week 4)/N
Three week moving average = (415 + 615 + 715)/3
Three week moving average = 1745/3 = 581.6667 = 582
using three week moving average the forecast for week 5 is 582
B.Exponential smoothing
Exponential smoothing forecast for week 3 is 365, to calculate the forecast of week 5 we need to find a forecast for week 4 first using exponential smoothing
S = smoothing Factor = 0.2
D = most recent forecast (week 3) = 615
F = most recent forecast under exponential smoothing = 365
Forecast(week 4) = (D × S) + (F × (1 - S))
Forecast(week 4) = (615 × 0.20) + (365 × (1 - 0.20))
Forecast(week 4) = 123 + 292 = 415
The forecast for week 4 using exponential smoothing is 415
Week 5 forecast calculation
S = smoothing Factor = 0.2
D = most recent forecast (week 4) = 715
F = most recent forecast under exponential smoothing = 415
Forecast(week 5) = (D × S) + (F × (1 - S))
Forecast(week 5) = (715 × 0.20) + (415 - (1 - 0.20))
Forecast(week 5) = 143 + 332= 475
forecast for week 5 is 475
The forecast for the next week using a three-week moving average would be 448 items. Using exponential smoothing with a smoothing constant of 0.20, the forecast for week 5 would be 435 items.
To answer both parts of your question:
A) The three-week moving average is calculated by taking the average of the past 3 weeks, so for week 4, it would be the average of weeks 1, 2, and 3: [(315 + 415 + 615)/3 = 448]. Therefore, the forecast for week 4 using a three-week moving average would be 448 items, rounded to the nearest whole number.
B)Exponential smoothing requires the use of a smoothing constant, in this case, ? = 0.20, and the previous actual and forecasted values. Using the given exponential forecast for week 3 of 365, the forecasted demand for week 5 would be calculated as follows: Forecast = ? * Actual_previous + (1-?) * Forecast_previous = 0.20 * 715 + (1-0.20) * 365 = 435. Therefore, your week 5 forecast would be 435 items, rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Answer:
Total indirect product costs $30,750
Explanation:
The indirect product costs refer to all the costs that are associated with the manufacturing overheads and can be calculated as follows:
Electricity used in the Factory $25,000
Factory foreperson salary $3,750
Maintenance of factory machinery $2,000
Total indirect product costs $30,750
Answer:
$125
Explanation:
Computation for the change in net working capital
Using this formula
Change in net working capital =( Ending Current asset- Ending Current liabilities) - (Beginning Current asset- Beginning Current liabilities)
Let plug in the formula
Change in net working capital =
($493 – $272) – ($328 – $232)
Change in net working capital = $221-$96
Change in net working capital =$125
Therefore the Change in net working capital will be $125
Answer:
-$1,800
Explanation:
Given that
Tax liability = $1,700
Prepayment made = $1,500
Child tax credit = $2,000
The computation of tax refund is given below:-
= Tax liability - (Prepayment made + Child tax credit)
= $1,700 - ($1,500 + $2,000)
= $1700 - $3500
= -$1,800
Therefore, from the above calculation simply we subtract tax liability from prepayment and child tax credit.
Answer:
The correct answer is D.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
The per-unit standards for direct labor are 2 direct labor hours at $15 per hour. If in producing 1800 units, the actual direct labor cost was $48000 for 3000 direct labor hours worked.
We need to calculate the total direct labor variance, using two formulas:
Direct labor efficiency variance= (SQ - AQ)*standard rate
Direct labor efficiency variance= (1,800*2 - 3,000)*15= $9,000 favorable
Direct labor rate variance= (Standard Rate - Actual Rate)*Actual Quantity
Direct labor rate variance= (15 - 48,000/3,000)*3,000= $3,000 unfavorable
Total direct labor variance= 9,000 - 3,000= $6,000 favorable
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "A": The convenience yield is always positive or zero.
Explanation:
The convenience yield reflects the premium of possessing an asset instead of one of its derivates or contracts. This situation arises in front of inverted markets, where holding the asset itself may bring more profits than purchasing a derivate of the same asset.
The convenience yield tends to be positive or zero because the prices of assets cannot fall below zero. In other words, they are not negative.
convenience yield is a benefit of owning a physical asset over a futures contract. The yield is typically positive or zero. In the context of investment and consumption assets, the yield assumptions may vary.
The question is focusing on the concept of convenience yield in finance and its relationship with investment and consumption assets. Convenience yield is the non-monetary advantage or benefit that a holder gets from owning a physical good or an asset over a futures contract on that asset. If you decide to hold an asset as opposed to a futures contract on the asset, it means because the net benefits – that is the benefits from holding the asset, minus the benefits of holding the contract – must be nonzero. Therefore, option A is correct: The convenience yield is always positive or zero.
Moreover, for an investment asset, which is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in value, the convenience yield is generally assumed to be zero because holding it delivers no utility beyond the financial returns it provides. So option B is not always true. The convenience yield being negative for a consumption asset, an asset purchased for current use, is also unlikely (option C is incorrect). Such a negative value would suggest that owning the asset is somehow disadvantageous - which contradicts the reason for purchasing a consumption asset. Lastly, the convenience yield does not measure the average return earned on futures contracts, therefore option D is also incorrect.
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Answer: Please see below
Explanation: The values from the question are scattered, but here is how they should appear
Case A Case B Case C
Net income $310,000 15,000 $420,000
Depreciation expense 40,000 150,000 80,000
Accounts receivable increase
(decrease 100,000 (200,000) (20,000)
Inventory increase (decrease) (50,000) 35,000 50,000
Accounts payable increase (50,000) 120,000 70,000
Accrued liabilities increase
(decrease) 60,000 (220,000) (40,000)
To calculate the operating activities section of cash flows for each of the given cases,
we use the Indirect method formula
Net cash flow from operating actvities = Net Income + Non-Cash Expenses – Increase in Working Capital
Net cash flow from operating actvities =Net Income +/- Changes in Assets & Liabilities + Non-Cash Expenses
Net cash flow from operating actvities = Net Income + Depreciation + Stock Based Compensation + Deferred Tax + Other Non Cash Items – Increase in Accounts Receivable – Increase in Inventory + Increase in Accounts Payable + Increase in Accrued Expenses + Increase in Deferred Revenue
Following the formulae above, we can determine what expense should be added or subtracted to give the operating activities of cash flow below as
Case A Case B Case C
Net Income $310,000 15,000 $420,000
Net Income Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to net Cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation 40,000 150,000 80,000
Changes in Assets and Liabilities
Accounts Receivable - 100,000 200,000 20,000
Inventory 50,000 -35,000 - 50,000
Accounts Payable -50,000 120,000 70,000
Accrued Liabilities 60,000 - 220,000 -40,000
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
$310,000 $230,000 $500,000