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45.Throughput time is 12 days; lead time is 15 days: value-added time is
"°3 days; manufacturing cycle efficiency ratio is
iy Pas Le
b. 208 -
: Ci 25%)
a. 808
46.The economic value of a firm will rise following an increase in
2 vag Net cash flow?
“sb, Systeniatic risk
Q c. Unsystematic risk
d. The discount rate
47.4 company with P 280,000 of fixed cost has the following data:
Product A Product B
unit sales price PS P6
_ Unit variable costs P3 8,5. 2,
Assume 3 units of A are sold for each unit of B, ‘How much will be
sales in pesos of product B at the breakeven point?
a. P 200,000
b. P 240,000,
ce. P 600,000
d. P 840,000
48.The emergence of electronic data interchange (EDI) as standard
fi operating practice increases the risk of
FE a. Unauthorized third-party access to systems °
r b. Systematic programming errors
P c. Inadequate knowledge bases
d. Unsuccessful system use 2
E 49.A firm has the following capital structure: 70% debt and 30% equitys
E interest rate on debt is 12% and on common stock is 14%. If the WACC
: is 9.66%, then what is the marginal tax rate?
Ih a. 358 .
b. 408
ey 608 euy + 4a
q d. 65% 7
50.A fixed cost is considered relevant if it is
a. A future cost
b. A product cost
c. Sunk
d.. Avoidable ~
© 51.A company has 100,000 outstanding common shares with a market value
of P 20, per share. Dividends of P.2 per share were paid in the
"cy eurrent year and the company has-a dividend payout ratio of 408. The
price to earnings ratio of the company is =p
a, 2.5 ,)
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'52.An. executive information system | (BIS) has all the following
characteristics, except :
Focusing on obtaining strategic objectives
Giving iamediate information ahout an organization’s critical
success factors
Providing information from nontyaditionally computer sources ~:
“Providing advice and answers to top management from a@
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53.A target in the balanced scorecard ramework is
va. A statement of what the strategy must achieve and what is
Aes es critical.to its success
a —b. A key action program required to achieve strategic objectives
i cS. A diagram of the cause-and-effect relationships between
strategic objectives
d. The level of performance or rate of improvement needed in the
performance measure.
| 54,The Rihanna Company manufactures and sells two products ~ a toddler
| bike and toy high chair. Linear programming is employed to determine
| the best production and sales mix of bikes and chairs. This approach
i also allows Rihanna to speculate on economic changes. For example,
p management is often interested in knowing how variations in selling
prices, resource costs, resource availabilities, and marketing
strategies would affect the company’s performance .;
The demand for bikes and chairs is relatively constant throughout the
i year. The following economic data pertain to the two products:
Bike _(B) chair _(¢)
Selling price per unit Piz P10
Variable cost per unit PB Pq
{ Contribution margin per unit Pe P3
' Raw materials required es
| Wood 1 board feet 2 board feet
} Plastic 2 pounds 1 pound
Direct labor required 2 hours: 2 hours
i
i Estimates of the resource quantities available in a non-vacation
| month during the year are:
| Wood 10,000 board feet
} Plastic 10,000 pounds a
| Direct labor 12,000 hours oy 2
Which of the following expressions will not be used in a linear
programming model for the toddle bikes and toy high chairs?
a. B,C 20
Hi b. B+ 2c $ 10,000
i @® 10,0002 28-c
i d. 12,000 = 28 2 2c’
ake 55.The precautionary motive for maintaining cash is
i" a. Holding money for the “rainy days”
; 5 b. Holding money for the bank requirements
Br ¢. Holding money for the day-to-day transactions
es d. Holding money while waiting for stock prices to rise
i .
ig 36.3 Lo company has the following information:
S pig an Current ratio 2,5:
Ee Return on sales y 308
ae a Inventory turnover 1,5 %
eo Days sales outstanding 110 days
os i ‘ Times interests earned 6x
a HR cbr Payable deferral period. 2 months
fs" Assuming a 360-day year, how long is: J:Lo’s cash conversion cycle?
ge 350 days <
et 290 days ~ pee
29) Ves, 270 days shee
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| >'Ttems 57 to 60 are based on the following information
In order to increase production cepacity, Taylor Industries is
cdteidering replacing an. existing production machine with a! new
technologically improved machine effective January 1. The following
information is being considered by Taylor Industries:
‘The new machine would be bought for P 160,000 in cash. Shipping,
‘installation and testing would cost an additional P 30,000.
> ‘The new machine is expected to increase annual sales by 20,000
units at a sales price of P 40 per unit. Incremental operating
costs include P 30 per unit in variable costs and total fixed
costs of P 40,000 per year.
%, The investment in the new machine will require an immediate
s)increase in working capital of P 35,000. This cash outflow will
‘pe recovered at the end of year 5.
> Taylor uses ‘straight-line depreciation for financial reporting and
tax reporting purposes. The new machifie has en estimated useful
life of 5 years and zerd-salvage value. 77 4
> Taylor is subject to a(40% corporate income tax_rate.
Taylor uses the net present value method to analyze investments and will
employ the following factors and rates:
PV of an ordinary
Period Pv of P 1 at 108 annuity of P 1 at 108
tT 0.903 0.909
2 0,826 1.736
3 0.752 2.487
4 0.683 3.170
5 0.621 3.791
-57.Taylor’s net cash outflow in a capital budgeting decision is
a. P 190,000
b. P 195,000
c. P 204,525