Principles of Managerial Finance (14th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance)
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ISBN: 9780133508079
Author: Gitman
Publisher: PEARSON
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ST15- 3 Relaxing credit standards Regency Rug Repair Company is trying to decide whether it should relax its credit standards. The firm repairs 72,000 rugs per year at an average price of $32 each. Bad-debt expenses are 1% of sales, the average collection period is 40 days, and the variable cost per unit is $28. Regency expects that if it does relax its credit standards, the average collection period will increase to 48 days and that
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Problem IV. The U Store, Inc. is the major supplier of books for the four area colleges. An income statement for the first quarter of 2020 is presented below:
Sales
800,000
Cost of Goods Sold
560,000
Gross Margin
240,000
Less: Operating Expenses
Selling Expenses
105,000
Administrative Expenses
105,000
210,000
Net Income
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Problem IV. The U Store, Inc. is the major supplier of books for the four area colleges. An income statement for the first quarter of 2020 is presented below:
Sales
800,000
Cost of Goods Sold
560,000
Gross Margin
240,000
Less: Operating Expenses
Selling Expenses
105,000
Administrative Expenses
105,000
210,000
Net Income
30,000
On average, a book sells for P40. Variable selling expenses are P3 per book; the remaining selling expenses are fixed. The variable administrative expenses are 5% of sales; the remainder is fixed.
4. If 25,000 books are sold during the second quarter of 2020, the company’s contribution margin would equal:
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Principles of Managerial Finance (14th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance)
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