Real estate construction is a volatile process determined by the interaction of the user, developer and capital markets. What factors affect the volatility of real estate construction and commercial and residential real estate development

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Real estate market is a unique business in a sense that each product is different and each product has a different value, e.g. two houses with identical blueprints are different due to location and by how well they have taken care off. Another aspect that makes real estate so special is that generally it represents its owners largest asset. Unless you are very wealthy, your house is usually your most valuable possession.

Real estate markets are very volatile. They might be increasing at a rapid pace and then suddenly everything collapses. Remember the great recession back in 2007? Any change in capital markets affects directly the real estate market, even though they are not directly related. E.g. interest rates increase, real estate suffers.

Since construction costs include many items that are not interchangeable, they are highly volatile. They include thousands of different parts that are not necessarily standardized or are not purchased in bulk. E.g. cars also contain thousands of parts, but each car has the same parts (parts are interchangeable). You cannot take a house's wall and place it another house, but you can take a car's wheel and use it in another car.

Olivia enjoys watching little birds at the many feeders in her yard. She counts how many of them she can see in her yard every morning before she leaves for school. Her data for two weeks can be seen below. Day Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Week 1 31 36 24 34 45 27 41 Week 2 16 34 20 18 25 38 31 What is the mean of the number of little birds that Olivia sees in her yard each morning? Round to the nearest bird, if necessary.
a. 34
b. 31
c. 30
d. 26

"Suppose that a worker in Lago can produce either 5 units of oats or 20 pounds of tuna per year, and a worker in Abuta can produce either 20 units of oats or 5 pounds of tuna per year. There are 20 workers in each country. No trade occurs between the two countries. Lago produces and consumes 50 units of oats and 200 pounds of tuna per year while Abuta produces and consumes 200 units of oats and 50 pound of tuna per year. If trade were to occur, Lago would trade 60 pounds of tuna for 60 units of oats. If Lago now completely specializes in tuna production, how many pounds of tuna could it now consume along with the 60 units of imported oats?"

Assume that your stock of sales merchandise is maintained based on the forecast demand. If the distributor's sales personnel call on the first day of each month, compute your forecast sales by each of the three methods requested here. ACTUAL June 135 July 170 August 200 a. Using a simple three-month moving average, what is the forecast for September? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. Using a weighted moving average, what is the forecast for September with weights of 0.20, 0.30, and 0.50 for June, July, and August, respectively? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Remember that some of the messages you send will be passed along to other people. Thus, you may have to consider a secondary audience as well as a primary one. Read the following scenario, and answer the question. You just wrote the following message to your supervisor regarding an incident of possible industrial espionage you witnessed. Dear Mr. Helmsley, We have a problem. The other day I saw one of my coworkers loading boxes into the trunk of her car. I offered to help because I thought she was taking work home. The lid slipped off one of the boxes, and I realized it was full of photocopied plans from our latest prototype. Sheâs not on the development team, so thereâs no reason she should have these documents. Iâm not sure what, if anything, I should do about this. Before sending the message, it occurs to you that your e-mail will probably be forwarded to the legal team. What will you need to change to make the message appropriate for both your supervisor and the legal team?

Where do employees on the travel and tourism industry come from?

Athlete Kalen wishes to retire at age forty-five and receive annual birthday payments of $40,000 beginning on his forty-fifth birthday. After his death, the payments on the anniversary of his birth should go to his heirs. In order for Kalen to be able to carry out his plan, he makes contributions to a savings account with a guaranteed annual effective interest rate of 4%. How much money will Kalen need to have accumulated at age forty-five, just prior to his first $40,000 birthday payment

Beliefs that are handed down from one generation to another and that influence decision making are _____.

genetic
diversity issues
universal values
cultural preferences

Reagan Corp. acquired one hundred percent of Ford Inc. on January 1, 2016, at a price in excess of the subsidiary's fair value. On that date, Reagan's equipment (ten-year life) had a book value of $360,000 but a fair value of $480,000. Ford had equipment (ten-year life) with a book value of $240,000 and a fair value of $350,000. Reagan used the equity method to record its investment in Ford. On December 31, 2018, Reagan had equipment with a book value of $250,000 and a fair value of $400,000. Ford had equipment with a book value of $170,000 and a fair value of $320,000. What is the consolidated balance for the Equipment account as of December 31, 2018? A. $387,000. B. $497,000. C. $508.000. D. $537,000.

Which of the following is true? Group of answer choices An excise subsidy has only a substitution effect since the subsidy artificially lowers the price of the subsidized good causing the consumer to increase consumption of the good, but no income effect. An excise subsidy increases consumption of a good by the same quantity as does a cash transfer but at a lower cost to the government. An excise subsidy has an income effect since the subsidy increases the consumer’s income but no substitution effect. An excise subsidy has both an income and a substitution effect which causes the consumption of the subsidized good to rise.

The following is the adjusted trial balance for Baker Services. Accounts Debit Credit Cash Accounts Receivable Prepaid Insurance Office Supplies Land Building Accumulated DepreciationBuilding Equipment Accumulated DepreciationEquipment Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Unearned Revenue Mortgage Payable ​Baker, Capital ​Baker, Withdrawals Service Revenue Salaries Expense Depreciation ExpenseBuilding and Equipment Supplies Expense Insurance Expense Utilities Expense Total There were no new capital contributions during the year. After the closing entries are​ posted, what is the balance in​ Baker, Capital?

tina is the sole owner of tina's lawn mowing, incorporated (TLM). In one year TLM collects $1,000,000 from customers to mow their lawns. TLM equipment depreciates in value by $125,000. TLM pays $600,000 to its workers who pay $140,000 in taxes on this income. TLM pays $50,000 in corporate income taxes and pays Tina a dividend of $150,000. Tina pays taxes of $60,000 on this dividend income. TLM retains $75,000 of earnings in the business to finance future expansion. How much does this economic activity contribute to each of the following

Problem 5-3 Future Value and Multiple Cash Flows [LO 1] Wells, Inc., has identified an investment project with the following cash flows. Year Cash Flow 1 $ 1,060 2 1,290 3 1,510 4 2,250 a. If the discount rate is 6 percent, what is the future value of these cash flows in Year 4? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the future value at an interest rate of 14 percent? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. What is the future value at an interest rate of 21 percent? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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The grocery industry has an annual inventory turnover of about times. Organic​ Grocers, Inc., had a cost of goods sold last year of ​$​; its average inventory was ​$. What was Organic​ Grocers' inventory​ turnover, and how does that performance compare with that of the​ industry? ​a) What was Organic​ Grocers' inventory​ turnover? nothing times per year ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). ​b) How does Organic​ Grocers' performance compare with that of the​ industry? It is ▼ the same as worse than better than the industry.

You are ready to buy a house, and you have $25,000 for a down payment and closing costs. Closing costs are estimated to be 4% of the loan value. You have an annual salary of $48,000 (monthly income $4000) , and the bank is willing to allow your monthly mortgage payment to be equal to 25% of your monthly income. The interest rate on the loan is 7.2% per year with monthly compounding (.6% per month) for a 30-year fixed rate loan. How much money will the bank loan you

You purchased one silver futures contract at $3.15 per ounce. Assume the contract size is 5,000 ounces and there are no transactions costs. What would be your profit or loss at maturity if the silver spot price at that time is $3.34 per ounce

The price elasticity of demand for gizmos is known to be ​(disregarding the negative ​sign). If sellers of gizmos increase their​ prices, total revenue from gizmo sales will

An entrepreneur who is green focuses on
a. helping others who are in need.
b. conserving resources.
c. operating with integrity.
d. finding societal needs that are not being met by the government.​

In Draco Corporation’s first year of business, the following transactions affected its equity accounts. Issued 6,400 shares of $2 par value common stock for $42. It authorized 20,000 shares. Issued 1,600 shares of 12%, $10 par value preferred stock for $47. It authorized 3,000 shares. Reacquired 320 shares of common stock for $54 each. Retained earnings is impacted by reported net income of $74,000 and cash dividends of $27,000. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of Draco’s balance sheet as of December 31. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Domingo Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. This month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 2,200 units. The costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were: Cost Percent Complete Materials costs $ 7,300 50% Conversion costs $ 3,500 20% A total of 8,600 units were started and 7,900 units were transferred to the second processing department during the month. The following costs were incurred in the first processing department during the month: Cost Materials costs $ 160,500 Conversion costs $ 122,200 The ending inventory was 85% complete with respect to materials and 75% complete with respect to conversion costs. The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month in the first processing department is closest to:

The Richmond Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company has only a single processing department. The company's ending work in process inventory on August 31 consisted of 18,000 units. The units in the ending work in process inventory were 100% complete with respect to materials and 50% complete with respect to labor and overhead. If the cost per equivalent unit for August was $2.75 for materials and $4.25 for labor and overhead, the total cost assigned to the ending work in process inventory was:

Gael Corporation is comparing two different capital structures, an all-equity plan (Plan I) and a levered plan (Plan II). Under Plan I, the company would have 185,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 135,000 shares of stock outstanding and $2.29 million in debt outstanding. The interest rate on the debt is 5 percent and there are no taxes. Use M&M Proposition I to find the price per share. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) What is the value of the firm under each of the two proposed plans? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount, e.g., 32.)

Information on Psi Phi Inc.âs three products are as follows: A B C Unit sales per month â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦ 1,600 3,000 1,600 Selling price per unit â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦. $10.00 $15.00 $8.00 Variable cost per unit â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦... (10.40) (12.00) (4.00) Unit contribution margin â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦.. $(0.40) $3.00 $4.00 Required: Determine the effect of each of the following situations would have on monthly profits. Each situation should be evaluated independently of all others. a) Product A is discontinued. b) Product A is discontinued and the subsequent loss of customers cause sales of Product B to decline by 200 units. c) The selling price of Product A is increased to $11.00 with a sales decrease of 300 units. d) The price of Product B is increased to $16.00 with a resulting sales decrease of 400 units. However, some of the customers shift to Product A; sales of Product A increase by 280 units. e) Product A is discontinued, and the plant in which Product A was produced is used to produce Product D, a new product. Product D has a unit contribution margin of $0.60. Monthly sales of Product D are predicted to be 1,200 units. f) The selling price of Product C is increased to $9.00 and the selling price of Product B is decreased to $14.00. Sales of Product C decline by 400 units, while sales of Product B increase by 600 units.

Bill Darby started Darby Company on January 1, Year 1. The company experienced the following events during its first year of operation: Earned $16,200 of cash revenue. Borrowed $12,000 cash from the bank. Adjusted the accounting records to recognize accrued interest expense on the bank note. The note, issued on September 1, Year 1, had a one-year term and an 8 percent annual interest rate. Required a. What is the amount of interest payable at December 31, Year 1? b. What is the amount of interest expense in Year 1? c. What is the amount of interest paid in Year 1? d. Use a horizontal statements model to show how each event affects the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. Indicate whether the event increases (I) or decreases (D) each element of the financial statements. In the Statement of Cash Flows column, classify the cash flows as operating activities (OA), investing activities (IA) or financing activities (FA). Columns for events that have no effect on any of the elements should be left blank. The first transaction has been recorded as an example.

The financial statements of Flathead Lake Manufacturing Company are shown below. Income Statement 2017 Sales $ 9,300,000 Cost of Goods Sold 5,750,000 Depreciation Expense 550,000 Gross Profit $ 3,000,000 Selling and Administrative Expenses 2,200,000 EBIT $ 800,000 Interest Expense 200,000 Income before Tax $ 600,000 Taxes 375,000 Net Income $ 225,000 Flathead Lake Manufacturing Comparative Balance Sheets 2017 2016 Cash $ 50,000 $ 40,000 Accounts Receivable 570,000 600,000 Inventory 530,000 460,000 Total Current Assets $ 1,150,000 $ 1,100,000 Fixed Assets 2,050,000 1,400,000 Total Assets $ 3,200,000 $ 2,500,000 Accounts Payable $ 320,000 $ 300,000 Bank Loans 480,000 400,000 Total Current Liabilities $ 800,000 $ 700,000 Long-term Bonds 1,500,000 1,000,000 Total Liabilities $ 2,300,000 $ 1,700,000 Common Stock (200,000 shares) 200,000 200,000 Retainded Earnings 700,000 600,000 Total Equity $ 900,000 $ 800,000 Total Liabilities and Equity $ 3,200,000 $ 2,500,000 Note: The common shares are trading in the stock market for $15 per share. Refer to the financial statements of Flathead Lake Manufacturing Company. The firm's return on equity ratio for 2017 is _________. (Please keep in mind that when a ratio involves both income statement and balance sheet numbers, the balance sheet numbers for the beginning and end of the year must be averaged.)

On June 30, 2021, the Esquire Company sold some merchandise to a customer for $30,000. In payment, Esquire agreed to accept a 6% note requiring the payment of interest and principal on March 31, 2022. The 6% rate is appropriate in this situation. Required: 1. Prepare journal entries to record the sale of merchandise (omit any entry that might be required for the cost of the goods sold), the December 31, 2021 interest accrual, and the March 31, 2022 collection. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) 2. If the December 31 adjusting entry for the interest accrual is not prepared, by how much will income before income taxes be over-or understated in 2021 and 2022

Consider a budget line drawn with avocados on the vertical axis and tangerines on the horizontal axis. The consumer's income is $100, the price of avocados is $5, and the price of tangerines is $10. Suppose the consumer's income falls to $75.00, but the prices stay the same. The change in income produces a: Group of answer choices parallel shift inward of the indifference curves. new budget line which is steeper than the original one. parallel shift inward of the budget line. new budget line which is flatter than the original one.

Given that the price per microprocessor in the above function equals $5.60 and that the software component consists of 1,200 lines-of-code at $120/line-of-code, determine the difference in cost-per-unit (unit is all the hardware and software required to implement the function) to support each of the three forms of fault tolerance. Note that if multiple microprocessors are used, they still may use the same software. Furthermore, assume that the company is planning to sell 100,000 units.

"You wrote a piece of software that does a better job of allowing computers to network than any other program designed for this purpose. A large networking company wants to incorporate your software into its systems and is offering to pay you $516,000 today, plus $516,000 at the end of each of the following six years, for permission to do this. If the appropriate interest rate is 6 percent, what is the present value of the cash flow stream that the company is offering you? (Round factor values to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.5215 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)"

Quantity of Tacos Total Utility Marginal Utility Quantity of Burritos Total Utility Marginal Utility 1 16 16 1 30 30 2 30 14 2 46 16 3 42 12 3 61 15 4 52 10 4 75 14 5 60 8 5 88 13 6 66 6 6 100 12 7 70 4 7 111 11 You go to a local resturant and are deciding how many tacos and burritos to order. The price of a taco is $2 and the price of a burrito is $3. You are really hungry and decide to spend no more than $28 in total for both tacos and burritos. If your utility schedule is like the one above, then how many burritos should you purchase