Matson lines which operates the shipping between the us and hawaii under the jones act has ordered three small oil tankers from mitsubishi heavy industries in japan to be delivered in 3 years, 5 years and 7 years respectively. the cost of the three ships are respectively yen 5 billion, yen 5.5 billion and yen 6.5 billion. the current yen/$ exchange rate is yen107 = 1us$. matson is a dollar-based organization and wants to fix the 107 yen/$ rate in terms of both its yen transaction and translation exposure. how should it do this with the minimum cash outlay?

Minneapolis federal reserve bank economist edward prescott estimates the elasticity of the u. s. labor supply to be 3. given this elasticity, what would be the impact of funding the social security program with tax increases on the number of hours worked and on the amount of taxes collected to fund social security?

Lindon company is the exclusive distributor for an automotive product that sells for $30.00 per unit and has a cm ratio of 30%. the company’s fixed expenses are $162,000 per year. the company plans to sell 20,200 units this year. required: 1. what are the variable expenses per unit? (round your "per unit" answer to 2 decimal places.) 2. what is the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? 3. what amount of unit sales and dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $72,000 per year? 4. assume that by using a more efficient shipper, the company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $3.00 per unit. what is the company’s new break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? what dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $72,000?

As related to a company completing the purchase to pay process, is there an accounting journal entry "behind the scenes" when xyz company pays for the goods within 10 days of the invoice (gross method is used for discounts and terms are 2/10 net 30) that updates the general ledger?