Why do managers suggest that ignoring all cash flows following the assigned payback period is not a major flaw of the payback method of capital budgeting analysis? Payback is never used in real practice so it makes no difference how academics apply the method in their studies If the cash flows after the required payback period are significant, managers will use their discretion to override the payback rule. All cash flows after the first two years are highly inaccurate so including them lessens the reliability of the resulting decision. All cash flows after the assigned payback period are relatively worthless in today’s dollars so ignoring them has no consequence. The results of including the cash flows after the required payback period rarely have any effect on the accept/reject decision. v

Vintage fun reproduces oldminusfashioned style roller skates and skateboards. the annual production and sales of roller skates is 950 units, while 1,750 skateboards are produced and sold. the company has traditionally used direct labor hours to allocate its overhead to products. roller skates require 2.5 direct labor hours per unit, while skateboards require 1.25 direct labor hours per unit. the total estimated overhead for the period is $114,300. the company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activityminusbased costing system for its products. if the company used an activityminusbased costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools: the overhead cost per skateboard using the traditional costing system would be closest to: a. $9.31. b. $65.31. c. $25.05. your answer is not correct.d.

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration

If the economy were in the contracting phase of the business cycle, how might that affect your ability to find work?