Home / Questions / A U.S market research firm deconstructed an Apple iPod and studied the manufacturers, cost...
A U.S. market research firm deconstructed an Apple iPod and studied the manufacturers, costs and profits of each of the parts and components. The final results are • An Apple iPod sells in the United States for $299. • A Japanese firm, Toshiba, makes the hard disk and display screen, which cost $93. • Other components produced in South Korea cost $25. • Other components produced in the United States cost $21. • The iPod is assembled in China at a cost of $5. • The costs and profits of retailers, advertisers, and transportation firms in the United States are $75. a. What is Apple’s profit? b. Where in the national income and product accounts of the United States, Japan, South Korea, and China are these transactions recorded? c. What contribution does one iPod make to world GDP?
Apr 06 2020 View more View Less
Managers often assume a strictly linear relationship between cost and volume. How can this practice be defended in light of the fact that many costs are curvilinear?
Jun 27 2020The company's capital structure is as follows: Debt Weight 25%, Preferred Stock Weight 25%, Common equity Weight 50%. The cost of debt is 12%, the cost of preferred stock...
Apr 27 2021Automotive Body PanelsAutomotive body panels have been a prime target for weight reduction through the use of thinner material, higher-strength steels, and lightweight al...
Jul 01 2020Which of the following asset is, generally, NOT depreciated? (A) Factory Buildings (B) Office Equipment (C) Plant & Machinery (D) Land
Apr 13 2018Explain why using the t statistic may be an appropriate alternative to using a z-score (use the concept of estimated standard error to justify your answer).
May 05 2020Part A:ABC started the year with 3,459,000 of net fixed assets and ended the year with 2,991,000 of net fixed assets. Depreciation expenses during the year were 451,000. ...
May 14 2021OMG Inc. has 7 million shares of common stock outstanding, 5 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 4,000 bonds. Suppose the common shares sell for $20 per sh...
May 24 2021Consider the following two, completely separate, economies. The expected return and volatility of all stocks in both economies is the same. In the first economy, all stoc...
Jun 07 2021Tattletale News Corp. has been growing at a rate of 20% per year, and you expect this growth rate in earnings and dividends to continue for another 3 years.a.If the last ...
Aug 10 2021In Figure 1a the specimen length (L) is 28.0 inches and the torque applied at the free end (T) is 800. pounds-inches. Figure 1b shows a cross-section of the specimen with...
May 19 2020