1) Present value factors
The present value of an annuity of $1 at 8% has a factor for 3 periods of 2.577097; for 5
periods at 8% the factor is 3.992710 . For 10% at 5 periods the factor is 3.790787. For
12% at 5 periods the factor is 3.604776 .
Denver Company is considering purchasing a capital investment that is expected to
provide annual cash inflows of $10,000 per year for 3 years. Is the present value of
these cash flows higher at a required rate of return of 8% or 10%? Answer the question
by calculating the present values at both discount rates.
2) Harker Company manufactures DVD players and other similar electronic products.
Indicate whether the cost is a product cost or period (selling, general, and
administrative) cost AND whether its cost behavior is fixed, variable, or mixed by
placing X’s in the appropriate boxes. As an example, commissions paid to sales staff
would be classified as a period cost and variable.
Depreciation on factory building and equipment
3) Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.
1>Budgets establish standards by which performance is evaluated
2>In preparing a budget, information flows occur only from the top down
3>Employees often find that budgets are constraining and limiting
4>Participative budgeting means that a company’s budget should be prepared by
lower-level employees