Principles of Accounting Volume 2
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Chapter 11, Problem 7TP
You begin a new job at Cabrera Medical Supplies. The company is considering a new accounting system, with an initial investment of about half a million dollars for new software and hardware. You are excited for the opportunity to apply your
How would you react and what would you discuss with your boss?
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You begin a new job at Cabrera Medical Supplies. The company is considering a new accounting system, with an initial investment of about half a million dollars for new software and hardware. You are excited for the opportunity to apply your managerial accounting skills regarding screening and preference methods to decide on the best system for the company. Your boss is a little old-school, and when you mention some of the things you learned in managerial accounting, he says, “Discounted cash flow methods are not the only way to approach this. I have more of a gut reaction approach that blows most managers out of the water when they become absorbed by discounted cash flow methods (DCF).” How would you react and what would you discuss with your boss?
You have joined the companies finance team couple of months ago and went through a series of on job rotation and training. Today, the team welcomes a new member and your supervisor asks you take care of the new employee’s onboarding to the team. In particular, your supervisor asks you to tackle the following issues:
1. Describe the cash flows between a firm and its stakeholders.
2. The three fundamental decisions the finance team is concerned with, and how do they affect the firm’s balance sheet?
3. Explain why profit maximization is not the best goal for a company. What is an appropriate goal?
4. What are some of the external and internal factors that affect a firm’s stock price? What is the difference between these two types of factors?
5. Identify the sources of agency costs. What are some ways a company can control these costs?
6. Give an example of a conflict of interest in a business setting, other than the one involving the real estate agent discussed in the text.
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Chapter 11 Solutions
Principles of Accounting Volume 2
Ch. 11 - Capital investment decisions often involve all of...Ch. 11 - Preference decisions compare potential projects...Ch. 11 - The third step for making a capital investment...Ch. 11 - You are explaining time value of money factors to...Ch. 11 - If you are saving the same amount each month in...Ch. 11 - You want to invest $8,000 at an annual Interest...Ch. 11 - Using the information provided, what transaction...Ch. 11 - Grummet Company is acquiring a new wood lathe with...Ch. 11 - The process that determines the present value of a...Ch. 11 - The process of reinvesting interest earned to...
Ch. 11 - The NPV method assumes that cash inflows...Ch. 11 - Which of the following does nor assign a value to...Ch. 11 - Which of the following discounts future cash flows...Ch. 11 - This calculation determines profitability or...Ch. 11 - The IRR method assumes that cash flows are...Ch. 11 - When using the NPV method for a particular...Ch. 11 - What are the steps involved in the process for...Ch. 11 - Why does a company evaluate both the money...Ch. 11 - What is the next thing a company needs to do after...Ch. 11 - What is the screening decision?Ch. 11 - Your supervisor is on the companys capital...Ch. 11 - Ekon owns a small tow-truck business that responds...Ch. 11 - What is the payback method used to determine?Ch. 11 - What are one advantage and one disadvantage of the...Ch. 11 - What are one advantage and one disadvantage of the...Ch. 11 - What is the equation to calculate the payback...Ch. 11 - What is the equation to calculate the accounting...Ch. 11 - What is future value and what is one example where...Ch. 11 - Why do businesses consider time value of money...Ch. 11 - What determines the anticipated interest rate...Ch. 11 - To calculate present value of a lump sum, which...Ch. 11 - What is the definition of present value?Ch. 11 - What is the difference between the discount rate...Ch. 11 - Briefly explain how NPV is computed and...Ch. 11 - What is the basic benefit of using IRR?Ch. 11 - How is the IRR determined if there are uneven cash...Ch. 11 - A fellow student studying managerial accounting...Ch. 11 - What are the strengths and weaknesses of NPV?Ch. 11 - What are the strengths and weaknesses of IRR?Ch. 11 - How does the size of the initial investment affect...Ch. 11 - Bobs Auto Repair has determined that it needs new...Ch. 11 - In practice, external factors can impact a capital...Ch. 11 - If a copy center is considering the purchase of a...Ch. 11 - Assume a company is going to make an investment of...Ch. 11 - If a garden center is considering the purchase of...Ch. 11 - The management of Kawneer North America is...Ch. 11 - A mini-mart needs a new freezer and the initial...Ch. 11 - You put $250 in the bank for S years at 12%. A. If...Ch. 11 - If you invest $12,000 today, how much will you...Ch. 11 - You have been depositing money into an account...Ch. 11 - How much would you invest today in order to...Ch. 11 - Your friend has a trust fund that will pay her the...Ch. 11 - Jullo Company is considering the purchase of a new...Ch. 11 - How much must be invested now to receive $30,000...Ch. 11 - Project A costs $5,000 and will generate annual...Ch. 11 - Project B cost $5,000 and will generate after-tax...Ch. 11 - Gardner Denver Company is considering the purchase...Ch. 11 - Consolidated Aluminum is considering the purchase...Ch. 11 - Redbird Company is considering a project with an...Ch. 11 - Towson Industries is considering an investment of...Ch. 11 - Cinemar Productions bought a piece of equipment...Ch. 11 - Margos Memories, a company that specializes in...Ch. 11 - Boxer Production, Inc., is in the process of...Ch. 11 - A restaurant is considering the purchase of new...Ch. 11 - Assume a company is going to make an investment in...Ch. 11 - A grocery store is considering the purchase of a...Ch. 11 - The management of Ryland International Is...Ch. 11 - An auto repair company needs a new machine that...Ch. 11 - You put $600 in the bank for 3 years at 15%. A. If...Ch. 11 - If you invest $15,000 today, how much will you...Ch. 11 - You have been depositing money into an account...Ch. 11 - How much would you invest today in order to...Ch. 11 - Your friend has a trust fund that will pay her the...Ch. 11 - Conestoga Plumbing plans to invest in a new pump...Ch. 11 - How much must be invested now to receive $50,000...Ch. 11 - Project X costs $10,000 and will generate annual...Ch. 11 - Project Y cost $8,000 and will generate net cash...Ch. 11 - Caduceus Company is considering the purchase of a...Ch. 11 - Garnette Corp is considering the purchase of a new...Ch. 11 - Wallace Company is considering two projects. Their...Ch. 11 - Taos Productions bought a piece of equipment for...Ch. 11 - Your company is planning to purchase a new log...Ch. 11 - Jasmine Manufacturing is considering a project...Ch. 11 - Use the tables in Appendix B to answer the...Ch. 11 - Ralston Consulting. Inc., has a $25,000 overdue...Ch. 11 - Falkland, Inc., is considering the purchase of a...Ch. 11 - There are two projects under consideration by the...Ch. 11 - There are two projects under consideration by the...Ch. 11 - Pompeiis Pizza has a delivery car that it uses for...Ch. 11 - Pitt Company is considering two alternative...Ch. 11 - The Ham and Egg Restaurant is considering an...Ch. 11 - Gallant Sports s considering the purchase of a new...Ch. 11 - A bookstore is planning to purchase an automated...Ch. 11 - Markoff Products is considering two competing...Ch. 11 - Use the tables in Appendix B to answer the...Ch. 11 - Chang Consulting. Inc., has a $15,000 overdue debt...Ch. 11 - Mason, Inc., is considering the purchase of a...Ch. 11 - There are two projects under consideration by the...Ch. 11 - Use the information from the previous exercise to...Ch. 11 - D**M Pizza has a delivery car that is uses for...Ch. 11 - Joliet Company is considering two alternative...Ch. 11 - Bouvier Restaurant is considering an investment in...Ch. 11 - What is the benefit(s) of the accountants...Ch. 11 - Austins cell phone manufacturer wants to upgrade...Ch. 11 - Would you rather have $7,500 today or at the end...Ch. 11 - Midas Corp. evaluated a potential investment and...Ch. 11 - Giorgio Co. is looking at an investment project...Ch. 11 - Dinaro Inc. is looking at an investment project...Ch. 11 - You begin a new job at Cabrera Medical Supplies....Ch. 11 - Fenton, Inc., has established a new strategic plan...
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