Sunday, December 02, 2007

Voting Question: How do I find the strengths and weaknesses of Barnes and Noble?

I know all the risks, etc. But because of my age how would I go about investing in stocks? What's the best broker? And what type of account do you need (I assume my dad or mom needs to be on my account)? I live in Canada and a lot of the stuff online is American. I have been looking at a few sites and they don't seem to have a option to open a custodial account for a minor...any help there? I have invested in Microsoft in the past through their Direct Purchase Plan, it was a complicated process (I had to buy a single share from a gift site, get it shipped, then sign up with a custodian, etc.) But I want to invest in other companies aswell. >> full story

Resolved Question: I was wondering, how exactly does the stock market work?

I understand the concept but if someone could tell me exactly how it works or direct me to a website that would explain i will give that person a best answer. Thank You. >> full story

Resolved Question: Help solve!!!?

A company is engaged in direct marketing of exercise CDs that sell for $ 18, including shipping and handling. The monthly fixed costs (advertising, rent, etc.) are $ 24000 and the variable costs (materials, shipping, etc) are $ 6 per CD.

Ok so far I'm here: 24000+6x as my cost function...

How do I find my revenue function and the break even points??? Thanx for ur help, but my revenue function as you guys are telling me is not right...my comp is not accepting it????

I already set my cost function equal to 18x....but for some reason is not working!!! >> full story

Voting Question: How do I find the strengths and weaknesses of Barnes and Noble?

I'm doing stock market and I have to find the strengths and weaknesses. Can you give me a direct link to the list because I can't find it. And please be serious I'm not taking jack ass answers with a smile, I'll report them becuase this is very important to me. >> full story

Open Question: I want to go into Forex trading, can anybody please give me sound and practical advice on how I can succeed?

with transportation costs and overhead cost in the supermarket industry many in our area are failing and going out of business,and i think eventualy we will have to shop on line from a direct distributor who will probeley use a delivery company like fed x or u.p.s. it's already happening with other goods, and i think you will be hard pressed to find personal service stores. perhaps a few coffee shops and local bars will survive, but eventully fast food outlets will falter as people are being more and more aware of healthy eating habits. any way that's my prediction any comments. years ago no one thought super markets would drive mom and pop stores out of business, guess again! >> full story

Voting Question: what is the best way to market a new product?

direct mail, radio or newspaper, or t.v. i m pretty sure is not t.v and lening towards direct mail please help thanks( home work question) >> full story

Open Question: I have a B.B.A. in Marketing and can't find a job?

Beyond having a degree, I have held a part-time job since I wa 14, have done volunteer work, and direct marketing experience doing promotions, but still can't find a job for which I went to school for after 7 months since graduation. Is anyone else having this problem? How long does it usually take to get a job and what can I do more to make myself more attractive to employers? >> full story

Open Question: I want to go into Forex trading, can anybody please give me sound and practical advice on how I can succeed?

I would like to know how I can use the currency pair prices as a guide to buying and selling a position and which currency pair(s) I should focus on and when is the best time to trade the European and U.S. FX markets using GMT time. And if you can direct me to good sites that can help me in my FX trading, thanks for your assistance. >> full story

Open Question: How can I make my thesis statement more direct or better?

Argo Sales Corporation has in recent years maintained the following relationships among the data on its financial statements:

Gross profit margin 40%
Net profit margin 10%
Rate of selling expenses to net sales 20%
Accounts receivable turnover 8 times per year
Inventory turnover 6 times per year
Quick-asset composition: 8% cash, 32% marketable securities, 60% accounts receivable
Acid-test ratio (Quick ratio) 2-to-1
Current ratio: 3-to-1
Asset turnover: 2 per year
Ratio of total assets to intangible assets 20-to-1
Ratio of accumulated depreciation to gross property, plant and equipment : 1-to-3
Ratio of accounts receivable to accounts payable: 1.5-to-1
Ratio of working capital to stockholders’ equity: 1-to-1.6
Debt/Equity ratio: 1-to-2

The corporation had a net income of $120,000 for 2004, which resulted in earnings of $5.20 per share of common stock. No common or preferred shares were sold or bought back during 2004. The corporation does not have minority share of earnings, equity income or non-recurring items. Additional information includes the following:


Capital stock authorized, issued (all in 1970), and outstanding:
Common, $10 per share per share, issued at 10% premium.
Preferred, 6% nonparticipating, $100 per share par value, issued at a 10% premium.
Market value per share of common at December 31, 2004: $78.
Preferred dividends paid in 2004: $3,000.
Times interest earned in 2004: 33.

The amounts of the following were the same at December 31, 2004, as at January 1, 2004: inventory, accounts receivable, 5% bonds payable – due 2013, total assets and total stockholders’ equity.

Assuming there is no income tax expense and specific depreciation expense, but still need the accumulated depreciation for balance sheet.

Administration expense, accrued expense payable and prepaid expenses are all backed in numbers.

All purchases and sales were on account. Assume the company uses direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts.

Required: Prepare in good form the balance sheet and income statement for the year ending December 31, 2004. Please show all calculations.


Please I need help in figuring out the operating income, interest expense, administrative expense on the income statement

Balance sheet: I got stuck on the gross receivables part and others. Please tell if what I have already done is correct and how to find the rest stuff.

income statement i came up with
Sales
$1,200,000
COGS
720,000
Gross Profit 480,000
Operating expenses
Selling expenses $240,000
Adminstrative expenses
EBIT

Interest expense
Net income $120,000

Balance sheet
Assets


Cash

48,000
Market Securities
192,000
Gross A/R

150,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Net A/R

360,000
Inventories
120,000
Prepaid expenses

Total current assets
Gross property, plant & equipment
Accumulated Depreciation

Net Fixed Assets

Total Assets
600,000
Liabilities


Accounts Payable

Accrued Expenses

Current portion of LTD

Total Current Liabilities


Bonds payable 5%

Total Liabilities




945,000
Owners Equity

Preferred Stock

Common Stock
135,000
Additional paid-in capital
225,000
Retained Earnings
1,413,000
Total Owners equity
117,000
Total liabilities and owners equity

1,890,000 PLEASE DON"T POSTED STUPID ANSWER COMMENTS LIKE "oh thats easy" if you haven't read the whole problem and solved it out for yourself before answering. And if you do post such comments please explain how you worked out the problem. >> full story

Open Question: What would you say are the strong and weak points of catalogs, tv commercials and text messaging?

Direct Marketing is the thing of the century. >> full story

Open Question: How can I make my thesis statement more direct or better?

I want to write a research paper over the fast food industry's targeted marketing towards children and how that has contributed to the childhood obesity epidemic.

It would go along the lines of something like this:

In the United States, the current childhood obesity epidemic is caused largely in part due to the fast food industry's use of targeted advertising towards children and the extremely unhealthy preperation of most of their food.

Thats the basic idea.
Any ideas on how to make it better and stronger. >> full story