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A leading shoe manufacturer produces a pair of Lebron James signature shoes at a labor cost of P 900.00 a pair and a material cost of P 800.00 a pair. The fixed charges on the business are P 5,000,000 a month and the variable costs are P 400.00 a pair. Royalty to Lebron James is P 1,000 per pair of shoes sold. If the shoes sell at P 5,000 a pair, how many pairs must be produced each month for the manufacturer to break-even?
[A]
2.590
[B]
2,632
[C]
2,712
[D]
2,890
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A telephone switchboard 100 pair cable can be made up with either enameled wire or tinned wire. There will be 400 soldered connections. The cost of soldering a connection on the enameled wire will be P 1.65 on the tinned wire, it will be P 1.15. A 100- pair cable made up with enameled wire cost P 0.55 per linear foot and those made up of tinned wire cost P 0.75 per linear foot. Determine the length of cable run in feet so that the cost of each installation would be the same.
[A]
1,000 feet
[B]
1,040 feet
[C]
1,100 feet
[D]
1,120 feet
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A manufacturing firm maintains one product assembly line to produce signal generators. Weekly demand for the generators is 35 units. The line operates for 7 hours per day, 5 days per week. What is the maximum production time per unit in hours required of the line to meet the demand?
[A]
1.0 hour per unit
[B]
1.2 hours per unit
[C]
1.4 hours per unit
[D]
1.6 hours per unit
Answer: 1.0 hour per unit
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A manufacturer produces certain items at a labor cost of P 115 each, material cost of P 76 each and variable cost of P 2.32 each. If the item has a unit price of P 600, how many units must be manufactured each month for the manufacturer to break even if the monthly overhead is P428,000
[A]
1,033
[B]
1,037
[C]
1,043
[D]
1,053
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The Saudi Arabian Oil Refinery developed an oil well which is estimated to contain 5,000,000 barrels of oil at an initial cost of $ 50,000,000. What is the depletion charge during the year where it produces half million barrels of oil? Use Unit or Factor method in computing depletion.
[A]
$ 5,000,000.00
[B]
$ 5,010,000.00
[C]
$ 5,025,000.00
[D]
$ 5,050,000.00
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Shell Philippines, a multinational company, has a total gross income for a particular year of P 50,000,000. The taxable income after taking all deductions except for depletion is P 18,500,000. What is the allowable depletion allowance for that particular year? Take percentage of gross income for oil as 22%.
[A]
P 9,358.41
[B]
P 9,228.45
[C]
P 9,250.00
[D]
P 9,308.45
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An asset is purchased for P 9,000.00. Its estimated economic life is 10 years after which it will be sold for P 1,000.00. Find the depreciation in the first three years using sum-of-years digit method
[A]
P 3,279.27
[B]
P 3,927.27
[C]
P 3,729.27
[D]
P 3,792.72
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ABC Corporation makes it a policy that for any new equipment purchased, the annual depreciation cost should not exceed 20% of the first cost at any time with no salvage value. Determine the length of service life necessary if the depreciation used is the SYD method.
[A]
7 eyars
[B]
8 years
[C]
9 years
[D]
10 years
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A machine costs of P 8,000 and an estimated life of 10 years with a salvage value of P 500. What is its book value after 8 years using straight line method?
[A]
P 2,000.00
[B]
P 2,100.00
[C]
P 2,200.00
[D]
P 2,300.00
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A VOM has a selling price of P 400. If its selling price is expected to decline at a rate of 10% per annum due to obsolescence, what will be its selling price after 5 years?
[A]
P 222.67
[B]
P 212.90
[C]
P 236.20
[D]
P 231.56
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A P 1, 000, 6% bond pays dividend semiannually and will be redeemed at 110% on June 21, 204. It is bought on June 21, 2001 to yield 4% interest. Find the price of the bond.
[A]
P 1,122.70
[B]
P 1,144.81
[C]
P 1,133.78
[D]
P 1,155.06
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A P 1,000,000 issue of 3%, 15-year bond was sold at 95%. What is the rate of interest of this investment?
[A]
3.0%
[B]
3.4%
[C]
3.7%
[D]
4.0%
33
Miss Calledo deposited P 1,000, P 1,500 and P 2,000 at the end of the 2nd year, 3rd year and 4th year, respectively in a savings account which earned 10% per annum. How much is in the account at the end of the 4th year?
[A]
P 4,880.00
[B]
P 4,820.00
[C]
P 4,860.00
[D]
P 4,840.00
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A young engineer borrowed P 10,000 at 12% interest and paid P 2,000 per annum for the last 4 years. What does he have to pay at the end of the fifth year in order to pay off his loan?
[A]
P 6,999.39
[B]
P 6,292.93
[C]
P 6,222.39
[D]
P 6,922.93
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A person buys a piece of lot for P 100,000 downpayment and 10 deferred semi-annual payments of P 8,000 each, starting three years from now. What is the present value of the investment if the rate of interest is 12% compounded semi-annually?
[A]
P 142,999.08
[B]
P 143,104.89
[C]
P 142,189.67
[D]
P 143,999.08
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A man loans P 187,400 from a bank with interest at 5% compounded annually. He agrees to pay his obligations by paying 8 equal annual payments, the first being due at the end of 10 years. Find the annual payments.
[A]
P 43,600.10
[B]
P 43,489.47
[C]
P 43,263.91
[D]
P 43,763.20
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What is the present worth of a year annuity paying P 3,000.00 at the end of each year, with interest at 8% compounded annually?
[A]
P 7,654.04
[B]
P 7,731.29
[C]
P 7,420.89
[D]
P 7,590.12
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A factory operator bought a diesel generator set for P 10,000.00 and agreed to pay the dealer uniform sum at the end of each year for 5 years at 8% interest compounded annually, that the final payment will cancel the debt for principal and interest. What is the annual payment?
[A]
P 2,500.57
[B]
P 2,544.45
[C]
P 2,540.56
[D]
P 2,504.57
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What annuity is required over 12 years to equate with a future amount of P 20,000? Assume i= 6% annually.
[A]
P 1,290.34
[B]
P 1,185.54
[C]
P 1,107.34
[D]
P 1,205.74
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What is the present worth of a P500 annuity starting at the end of the third year and continuing to the end of the fourth year, if the annual interest rate is 10 %?
[A]
P 727.17
[B]
P 717.17
[C]
P 714.71
[D]
P 731.17
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