Question Completion:
AbbVie Pharmaceuticals (headquartered in Lake Forest, IL) has commenced a $10 million R&D project to develop a new drug to treat a rare disease. So far, it has spent $6 million of the $10 million, and preliminary results are positive. If the additional $4 million is invested, the drug will certainly be completed and is expected to generate profit of $18 million in present value for AbbVie. Meanwhile, a research biologist at Illinois Tech has independently developed a treatment for the same disease. The scientist has offered to sell her invention to AbbVie for $2 million. Her drug would be just as effective as AbbVie’s drug, and would also generate profit of $18 million in present value.
Answer:
AbbVie Pharmaceuticals
a. AbbVie should buy the drug for $2 million.
b. The most AbbVie should be willing to pay for the Illinois Tech researcher's drug is $4 million. Luckily, this much is not demanded by the researcher.
c. If the Illinois Tech biologist had developed her drug two years ago, before AbbVie started its own R&D project, AbbVie could have paid an amount ranging from $2 million to $10 million.
d. Before Merck buys the drug, AbbVie should be willing to pay $2 million without further delays.
e. Merck should be willing to pay as much as $4 million.
Explanation:
a) Note that the introduction to the question was flawed. The mathematics do not add up. For this reason, I have worked with the more properly formulated question as shown in the Question Completion above.
b) Data and Calculations:
Projected cost of R&D = $10 million
Amount of the R&D cost spent already = $6 million
Remaining R&D cost to be spent = $4 million
Expected profit = $18 million
Cost of the offer by the research biologist = $2 million
Expected profit from the biologist's drug = $18 million
c) The conclusions above were reached because all the amounts are stated in present value terms.
what is the meaning of life
Answer:
To be totally honest... I cant tell you. All I know so far is that you are born to die
Explanation:
A fierce debate exists between policymakers as to whether or not they should use monetary and fiscal policies to stabilize small fluctuations in the economy. Please determine which of the given statements could be used to support using policy to stabilize the economy and which might be used against such choices. In favor of using policy Not in favor of using policy
Answer:
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answer :
In favor of using policy
Fiscal policy can be used to cut spending and rein in excessive aggregate demand. This controls inflationPolicy makers can expand the money supply in order to increase aggregate demandNot in favor of using policy
Fiscal policy, in particular is subject to long delays in the political process, which can affect its usefulnessMonetary and fiscal policy only take effect after a long lagBecause of the imprecision of economic forecasting, policy makers may end up causing more harm to the economy than goodExplanation:
Fiscal policy is simply the use of government, taxing and spending policy to influence the economic conditions of the country positively over time. and it can come in either ways. i.e. increase in government spending or lowering taxes by the government
In favor of using policy
Fiscal policy can be used to cut spending and rein in excessive aggregate demand. This controls inflationPolicy makers can expand the money supply in order to increase aggregate demandNot in favor of using policy
Fiscal policy, in particular is subject to long delays in the political process, which can affect its usefulnessMonetary and fiscal policy only take effect after a long lagBecause of the imprecision of economic forecasting, policy makers may end up causing more harm to the economy than goodHaste Enterprises issues 20-year, $1,000,000 bonds that pay semiannual interest of $50,000. If the effective annual rate of interest is 11%, what is the issue price of the bonds? Some relevant and irrelevant present value factors: * PV of ordinary annuity of $1: n = 20; i = 11% is 7.96333 **PV of $1: n = 20; i = 11% is 0.12403 * PV of ordinary annuity of $1: n = 40; i = 5.5% is 16.04612 **PV of $1: n = 40; i = 5.5% is 0.11746 Multiple Choice $1,000,000. $919,766. $1,802,306. $992,948.
Answer: $919,766
Explanation:
The Present Value of issuance price of a bond is:
= Present value of interest payments + Present Value of par value at maturity
Present value of interest payments:
The payments are constant so this is an annuity.
Payments are semi annual so the variables should be adjusted for this.
Interest = 11%/2 = 5.5%
Number of periods = 20 * 2 = 40 semi annual periods.
Present value = Annuity * Present value of annuity factor, 5.5%, 40 periods
= 50,000 * 16.04612
= $802,306
Present value of par at maturity:
= Par value * discount factor, 5.5%, 40 years
= 1,000,000 * 0.11746
= $117,460
Issue price of bond:
= 802,306 + 117,460
= $919,766
During the month of March, Munster Company's employees earned wages of $64,000. Withholdings related to these wages were $4,896 for FICA, $7,500 for federal income tax, $3,100 for state income tax, and $400 for union dues. The company incurred no cost related to these earnings for federal unemployment tax but incurred $700 for state unemployment tax. Journalize payroll entries.
Answer:
A. Dr salaries and wages expense for 64,000
Cr to FICA taxes payable for 4,896
Cr Federal Income Tax Payable for 7,500
Cr State Income Tax Payable for 3,100
Cr Union Dues Payable for 400
Cr Salaries and Wages Payable for 48,104
B. Dr payroll tax expense for 5,596
Cr FICA tax payable for 4,896
Cr State Unemployment for 700
Explanation:
Preparation to Journalize the payroll entries
A. Dr salaries and wages expense for 64,000
Cr to FICA taxes payable for 4,896
Cr Federal Income Tax Payable for 7,500
Cr State Income Tax Payable for 3,100
Cr Union Dues Payable for 400
Cr Salaries and Wages Payable for 48,104
(64,000-4,896-7,500-3,100-400)
B. Dr payroll tax expense for 5,596
(4,896+700)
Cr FICA tax payable for 4,896
Cr State Unemployment for 700