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- The following data was extracted from the financial statements of Madrex Ltd. for the year ended 30 November 2012:(Solved)
The following data was extracted from the financial statements of Madrex Ltd. for the year ended 30 November 2012:
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Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- The management of Docarex Ltd. is considering a number of funding options for a new project.
The new project could be funded by sh. 10 million...(Solved)
The management of Docarex Ltd. is considering a number of funding options for a new project.
The new project could be funded by sh. 10 million of equity or debt.
The data below was extracted from the financial statements of Decorex Ltd. under each funding option.
i. Return on capital employed (ROCE) under each of the two funding options.
ii. Return on equity under each of the two funding options.
iii. Explain the impact on the performance of Docarex Ltd. of financing by debt rather equity.
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- The following data was extracted from the books of Sky Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2012:(Solved)
The following data was extracted from the books of Sky Ltd. for the year ended 31 December 2012:
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Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Distinguish between Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) and Tolerable Lower Intake Level(Solved)
Distinguish between Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) and Tolerable Lower Intake Level
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Define the term Adequate Intake (AI)(Solved)
Define the term Adequate Intake (AI)
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Define the term Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)/Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)(Solved)
Define the term Estimated Average Requirement (EAR)/Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Define the term Recommended Dietary Allowance(RDA)(Solved)
Define the term Recommended Dietary Allowance(RDA)
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Define the term dietary reference intakes(Solved)
Define the term dietary reference intakes
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Guidelines to diet planning(Solved)
Guidelines to diet planning
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- What is diet planning?(Solved)
What is diet planning?
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Objectives of meal planning, management and service(Solved)
Objectives of meal planning, management and service
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- What is Meal Management?(Solved)
What is Meal Management?
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- What is Meal Planning?(Solved)
What is Meal Planning?
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Define the term satiety value(Solved)
Define the term satiety value
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Highlight the steps involved in planning the nutrition intervention(Solved)
Highlight the steps involved in planning the nutrition intervention
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Source of nutrition assessment data(Solved)
Source of nutrition assessment data
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- State the importance of nutrition assessment(Solved)
State the importance of nutrition assessment
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Give the importance of nutrition assessment data(Solved)
Give the importance of nutrition assessment data
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Give a diagrammatic representation of the nutritional care model and briefly describe the meanings of the processes involved (Solved)
Give a diagrammatic representation of the nutritional care model and briefly describe the meanings of the processes involved
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- Illustrate the relationship between nutrition and diseases(Solved)
Illustrate the relationship between nutrition and diseases
Date posted: May 5, 2022.
- State and explain two types of proteins found in mammalian skin(Solved)
State and explain two types of proteins found in mammalian skin.
Date posted: May 3, 2022.
- Explain why it's not advisable biologically to plant flowers in the living room?(Solved)
Explain why it's not advisable biologically to plant flowers in the living room?
Date posted: May 3, 2022.
- Explain why pregnant women produce very little amount of urine?(Solved)
Why pregnant women produce very little amount of urine?
Date posted: May 3, 2022.
- Upendo Traders Ltd. sells merchandise on credit terms of net 50 while the industrial average credit terms are net 30.
The company makes average sales of...(Solved)
Upendo Traders Ltd. sells merchandise on credit terms of net 50 while the industrial average credit terms are net 30.
The company makes average sales of 3 million per annum. The average number of days sales in accounts receivables is 60 days.
The company is considering changing its credit terms to net 30 on all sales. This change of credit terms is expected to result in the following:
• Sales would reduce to sh. 2,600,000 per annum.
• Accounts receivable would drop to 35 days of sales.
Additional information:
1. The variable cost ratio is 70%
2. Corporation tax rate is 30%.
3. Interest on funds invested in accounts receivables is at a rate of 11% per annum.
Assume a 360 – day year.
Required:
With the aid of appropriate computations, assess whether the company should change. Its credit terms to net 30.
Date posted: April 28, 2022.
- The following information was extracted from the books of Shama Ltd. as at 31 December 2006.
All sales and purchases were on credit. Assume a 360...(Solved)
The following information was extracted from the books of Shama Ltd. as at 31 December 2006.
All sales and purchases were on credit. Assume a 360 – day year.
Required:
i) Operating cycle
ii) Cash conversion cycle
Date posted: April 28, 2022.
- The following information was extracted from the books of Changa Ltd. at the end of the financial year ended 31 October 2006 and 2007.(Solved)
The following information was extracted from the books of Changa Ltd. at the end of the financial year ended 31 October 2006 and 2007.
Required:
i) The working capital cycle (in days) of Changa Ltd.
ii) Briefly explain two ways in which Changa Ltd. might reduce its working capital style.
Date posted: April 28, 2022.
- The following are the projected monthly working requirements of Tayari Ltd. for the year ending 31 December 2008.(Solved)
The following are the projected monthly working requirements of Tayari Ltd. for the year ending 31 December 2008.
The expected cost of short term funds is 20% while that of long term funds is 25%.
Ignore taxation.
Required:
i) A schedule showing the amount of permanent and seasonal working capital requirements for
each month.
ii) Average amount of long term and short term finance that would be required monthly.
iii) Total cost of working capital finance if the firm adopts an aggressive strategy.
iv) The total cost of working capital finance if the firm adopts a conservative finance strategy.
Date posted: April 28, 2022.
- Fanaka Ltd. a large multi- national company is in the process of determining the optimal cash balance
for the year ending 31 December 2009.
The management of...(Solved)
Fanaka Ltd. a large multi- national company is in the process of determining the optimal cash balance
for the year ending 31 December 2009.
The management of the company has established the following information:
1. The company’s annual cash requirements amount to sh. 2,500 million.
2. The cost of each cash conversion transaction is sh. 500.
3. The opportunity cost of funds is 12%.
Required:
i) Optimal cash balance that the company should hold.
ii) Total cost of maintaining the cash balance determined in (b) (i) above.
Date posted: April 28, 2022.
- Modern Appliance Ltd. sells on average 2,000 units of product “Zed” per month. The purchase price per unit of the product is sh. 2. The...(Solved)
Modern Appliance Ltd. sells on average 2,000 units of product “Zed” per month. The purchase price per unit of the product is sh. 2. The cost of placing each order is sh. 50 and the carrying cost is 10% of the purchase price.
Required:
i) Economic order quantity.
ii) Total relevant cost per annum.
iii) Assume that the company has received a discount offer of 1% for purchases of at least 4,500 units per order
Using supporting calculations, advise the company on whether to take advantage of the discount offer.
Date posted: April 28, 2022.
- Kilimo Ltd. Manufactures a standard farm implement which it sells to distributors at sh. 100 per unit. The company intends to relax its credit policy...(Solved)
Kilimo Ltd. Manufactures a standard farm implement which it sells to distributors at sh. 100 per unit. The company intends to relax its credit policy which will result in an increase collection period from one month to two months.
The longer credit period is also expected to increase sales by 25%. Variable costs of production are sh. 85 per unit while annual sales are sh. 24,000,000. The increase in sales will result in additional stock of sh. 2,000,000 and additional creditors of sh. 200,000.
The company’s required rate of return is 20%.
Required:
Advise the company on whether or not to extend the credit period assuming:
i) All customers take longer credit period of two months.
ii) Existing customers do not change their payment habits and only the new customers take the full two months credit
Date posted: April 28, 2022.