First Time Poster (BEC Formulas) - Page 2

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    CPAsweetness
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    So, I have been lurking on this forum for over a year now and I wanted to shout out.

    I recently passed my first section of AUD. I am taking BEC next. I have to say that I don’t think I would have passed AUD if it wasn’t for this forum.

    Since I recently started BEC, I noticed there are soooo many formulas. So, I typed out a lot of them, and I wanted to share my list with you. It’s going to be quite long, but if copied and pasted to a to a source document, it shouldn’t be as scary. Hey. Feel free to add if I missed one you think is important.

     APR (annual percentage return) = Effective Interest Rate * # of periods in year

     Asset turnover = Sales / Total Assets

     Breakeven Point in terms of units = fixed costs / Contribution Margin

     Breakeven Point in terms of dollars = fixed costs / contribution margin ratio

     Cash conversion cycle = inventory conversion period + receivables collection period – payables deferrable period

     Current ratio = current assets / current liabilities

     Contribution Margin = revenue – variable costs

    or = sales – variable costs

     Cost of Goods Sold = Beg. Inventory + Inv. Purchases – End. Inventory

     Dividend Payout Ratio = cash dividend per share / Earnings per share

     Economic Value Added = net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) – cost of financing

     Effective Interest Rate = (principle * rate * time) / principle

     Gross Margin = revenue – cost of goods sold (or gross profit)

     Inventory conversion period = Average Inventory / Cost of sales per day

    Average inventory = (Beginning inventory + Ending inventory) / 2

    Make sure to use 365 days per year unless stated otherwise

     Inventory Turnover = cost of goods sold / average inventory

     Marginal propensity to consume = change in spending / change in disposable income

     Marginal propensity to save = change in savings / change in income

     Number of Days Sales in Inventory = # of days in year (usually 365 or 360) / Inventory Turnover

    • Quick Ratio = Quick assets (cash, marketable securities, and A/R) / current liabilities

    • Residual Income (RI) = operating profit – interest on investment (or required rate of return)

    • Times interest Earned Ratio = earnings before interest and taxes / interest expense

    • Total costs = fixed costs + variable costs or y = mx + b, where m = slope, x = variable value, and b = y intercept

    • Variances – plug in the corresponding units:

    • Labor Efficiency – SR * (SH – AH). Actual Quantity Purchased/Consumed *(standard price per unit – actual price per unit)

    • Labor Rate – AH * (SR – AR). Standard price per unit * (standard quantity used – actual quantity used)

    • Material Price – AQ * (SP – AP). Actual Quantity Purchased/Consumed *(standard price per unit – actual price per unit)

    • Material Efficiency – SP * (SQ – AQ). Standard price per unit * (standard quantity used – actual quantity used)

    • Fixed overhead spending – (budgeted-standard fixed overhead to incur – actual fixed overhead incurred)

    • Fixed overhead volume – (budgeted-standard fixed overhead to incur – ((actual production * standard labor hours)*(budgeted-standard fixed overhead to incur/budgeted labor hours))

    • Weighted Average Cost of Capital = [(cost of capital A / Total Amount)(rate of cost)(1-Tax Rate)] + [(cost of capital B / Total cost amount)(rate of cost)]

    • Work in process = Direct Material used + Direct Labor + Manufacturing Overhead

    • Average accounts receivable = (Beg. A/R + End. A/R) / 2

    • Average accounts receivable collection period = sales on credit / average accounts receivable

    • Average total assets = (Beginning total assets + Ending total assets) / 2

    • Book value per share = common stock equity / common stock shares outstanding

    • Common stockholders’ equity = stockholders’ equity – preferred stock liquidation value

    • Contribution Margin Ratio = (sales – variable costs) / sales

    • Cost of financing= (Total assets – current liabilities) * Weighted average cost of capital

    • Cross-Elasticity = % change in demand for certain product A / % change in price of certain product B.

    • Debt to equity = Total debt / total equity

    • Debt to total assets = total liabilities / total assets

    • Discounted Payback Period = multiply by Present Value factor until initial invested amount reached. Disregard salvage value

    • Fixed asset turnover = sales / average net fixed assets

    • Gross Profit = revenue – cost of goods sold

    • Income Elasticity = % change in quantity demanded / % change in income

    • Internal Rate of Return = Initial Investment + Cash Flow in Period n/ (1 + Discount Rate) to the nth power (# of periods).

    • Marginal utility = change in total utility / change in quantity

    • Market/Book Ratio = common stock price per share (or market value)/ book value per share

    • Market Capitalization = Common stock price per share * common stock shares outstanding

    • Operating leverage= % change in operating income / % change in unit volume

    • Operating Profit Margin = Operating profit / net sales

    • Preferred Stock Valuation – dividend per share / required rate of return

    • Price/Earning (PE) Ratio = common stock price per share / Earning per share

    • Profitability Index = project net present value / cost of project

    • Receivables Collection Period = Average Accounts Receivable / Credit Sales per day

    • Receivable Turnover = Net credit sales / average accounts receivable

    • Reorder Point= delivery time of stock + safety stock or could be stated as = average daily demand * average lead time

    • Return on Assets (ROA) = net income / average total assets

    • Return on Equity (ROE) = net income / Average common stockholders’ equity

    • Return on Investment (ROI) = Net Income / Total Assets

    • Return on sales (ROS) = net income / Sales

    • Safety Stock= (Max. Daily demand * Max. Lead time) – reorder point

    • Total asset turnover = sales / average total assets

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  • #1503271

    Thank you for sharing!!

    #1537438
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Bump. For every king, there's a god ^^^

    #1557904
    jalonsolabori
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    Are we allowed to take the formulas to the exam ??

    #1557945
    Nutcracker2016
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    @Javier In your brain!!! Yes.

    Trust in yourself. It is the key to passing any exam.

    Passed: FAR -1st attempt

    AUD-2nd attempt

    REG-1st attempt

    BEC- 3rd attempt

    DONE

    #1573177
    rwglapalma
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    Bump

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 87
    REG - 83
    "Stay ready so you don't need to get ready"

    ¿Listo? ¡Siempre!

    #1616016
    kimphan
    Participant

    Hello,

    This question is regarding to B2M1 – Capital structure.

    Given: Williams' common stock is currently selling for $100 per share. The firm expects to pay cash dividends of $7 per share next year, and the dividends are expected to remain constant. The stock will have to be underpriced by $3/share, and flotation costs are expected to amount to $5 per share.

    1st question: the cost of funds from the sale of common stock for Williams Inc is:

    1st answer: $7/(100-5-3)=7.6%

    2nd question: the cost of funds from retained earnings for William is:

    2nd answer: $7/$100 = 7.0 %

    I don't understand what is the difference between the 2 questions. Why the 2nd answer didn't back out the cost for $5 and $3? Does retained earnings ignore the preferred stock?

    Will you be able to explain how these term related and how are they difference.

    Retained earnings
    Preferred stock
    Common stock
    Equity

    I am so confused. Your help is greatly appreciated.

    Kim

    #1616102
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    The sale of common stock includes the marketed value of what you are receiving. It includes the discount price and the money it costs to issue stock.

    Retained earnings is the profits the firm holds and must pay shareholders the % dividend for the amount earned.

    #1 is the money the firm actually receives from shareholders while the 100 in #2 was first income to the firm and then moved to equity/retained earnings.

    Retained earnings/PS/CS are all forms of equity. But retained earnings are earnings, while stock is funding from shareholders.

    #1616451
    kimphan
    Participant

    Thank you so much Binghamton kid. You explained it very well. I really appreciate it.

    Kim

    #1814943
    PDiddy2000
    Participant

    BUMP

    FAR-Mar 9,2020 (failed 71), retest May 21
    BEC-Passed(I had a few stops and starts because I was studying during my busy season. Lost track of my study stats.)
    AUD-Passed(8 weeks,1877 MCQs, and 38 TBSs)-Wiley
    REG-Passed(10 weeks, 2000 MC)-Wiley
    #2163997
    mutlfunds
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    Thank you for posting this. I have done the same (except pass audit) now i can compare to mine. this is great

    Rich
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