An example of a pioneering cost is the cost of Multiple Choice hiring management personnel. competing with existing multinationals. promoting a new product. transport fees. retaining employees.

Answer:

C. promoting a new product.  

Explanation:

A foreign direct investment (FDI) can be defined as an investment made by an individual or business entity (investor) into an investment market (industry) located in another country. The investor here, shares a different country of origin from the country where his investment is located.

When establishing a foreign direct investment, investors are required to consider some basic entry decisions such as free market, political stability, low inflation rates, pioneering costs etc.

In a foreign investment, pioneering cost arises because the business investment differs from that in the firm's domestic market and such it is necessary that, the firm dedicate a good deal of time, money (expenses) and efforts to learning and adapting to the market rules, policies and processes.

Hence, an example of a pioneering cost is the cost of promoting a new product, cost of enlightening and education of customers etc.

Which best explains why there are many job opportunities in the Lodging pathway?
O The pathway requires a college education.
O The pathway offers seasonal positions.
O The pathway includes low-paying jobs.
The pathway has a high turnover rate.

Piedmont Company segments its business into two regions—North and South. The company prepared the contribution format segmented income statement as shown:

Total Company North South
Sales $825,000 $550,000 $275,000
Variable expenses 495,000 385,000 110,000
Contribution margin 330,000 165,000 165,000
Traceable fixed expenses 156,000 78,000 78,000
Segment margin 174,000 $87,000 $87,000
Common fixed expenses 69,000
Net operating income $105,000

Required:
a. Compute the companywide break-even point in dollar sales.
b. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the North region.
c. Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for the South region.

One-year Treasury securities yield 4.85%. The market anticipates that 1 year from now, 1-year Treasury securities will yield 5.2%. If the pure expectations theory is correct, what is the yield today for 2-year Treasury securities

The following trial balance of Blues Traveler Corporation does not balance.

Blues Traveler Corporation Trial Balance April 30, 2020

Debit Credit
Cash $5,912
Accounts Receivable 5,240
Supplies 2,967
Equipment 6,100
Accounts Payable $7,044
Common Stock 8,000
Retained Earnings 2,000
Service Revenue 5,200
Office Expense 4,320 00000
$24,539 $22,244

An examination of the ledger shows these errors.

1. Cash received from a customer on account was recorded (both debit and credit) as $1,380 instead of $1,830.
2. The purchase on account of a computer costing $3,200 was recorded as a debit to Office Expense and a credit to Accounts Payable.
3. Services were performed on account for a client, $2,250, for which Accounts Receivable was debited $2,250 and Service Revenue was credited $225.
4. A payment of $95 for telephone charges was entered as a debit to Office Expense and a debit to Cash.
5. The Service Revenue account was totaled at $5,200 instead of $5,280.

Required:
From this information prepare a corrected trial balance.

Lambert Company acquired machinery costing $110,000 on January 2, 2019. At that time, Lambert estimated that the useful life of the equipment was 6 years and that the residual value would be $15,000 at the end of its useful life. Compute depreciation expense for this asset for 2019, 2020, and 2021 using the:

Norton Associates is an advertising agency in Austin, Texas. The company's controller estimated that it would incur $264,000 in overhead costs for the current year. Because the overhead costs of each project change in direct proportion to the amount of direct professional hours incurred, the controller decided that overhead should be applied on the basis of professional hours. The controller estimated 22,000 professional hours for the year. During October, Norton incurred the following costs to make a 20-second TV commercial for Central Texas Bank:Direct materials $ 32,000Direct professional hours ($65/hour) 1,200The industry customarily bills customers at 150% of total cost.1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate.2. What is the total amount of the bill that Norton will send Central Texas Bank?

Real options Projects are also often embedded with different options that can help making decisions under uncertainty. There are techniques used to evaluate these embedded options which are called real options. The models used to value these options are based on the type of the real option available for the project.
A real option embedded in a capital project gives the investing firm the right but not the obligation to buy, sell, or transform an asset at a set price during a specified period of time.
a. True
b. False
The managers of Atlanta Aeronautics Co. have included a shutdown option into the design of a proposed capital investment project:
I. This option provides a firm with the flexibility to make potentially profitable investments in the future that would not have been possible if the initial project had not been undertaken
II. This option allows a firm to temporarily terminate operations in order to prevent experiencing negative cash flows.
III. This option allows a project to be expanded if demand turns out to be greater than expected.
IV. This option allows the outputs of the production process to be altered if market conditions change during a project's life. Which of the listed statements best describes a shutdown option?
Statement II
Statement I
Statement III
Statement IV
None of the statements listed above describes a shutdown option.
Real option analysis adds value to a project when it is used for which of the following?
a. Modifying the way that decision makers perceive flexibility in capital budgeting activities
b. Expanding the way that managers view risk and uncertainty, seeing them as phenomena to be appreciated and exploited rather than feared and avoided.
c. Making managerial decision making less deliberate and analytical
d. Making managers aware of the consequences of their decisions and actions on the creation or destruction of value for a capital project.

1. Stockholders invest $90,000 cash to start the business.
2. Purchased three digital copy machines for $400,000, paying $118,000 cash and signing a 5-year, 6% note for the remainder.
3. Purchased $5,500 paper supplies on credit.
4. Cash received for photocopy services amounted to $8,400.
5. Paid $500 cash for radio advertising.
6. Paid $800 on account for paper supplies purchased in transaction 3.
7. Dividends of $1,600 were paid to stockholders.
8. Paid $1,200 cash for rent for the current month.
9. Received $2,200 cash advance from a customer for future copying.
10. Billed a customer for $500 for photocopy services completed.
No. Account Titles and Descriptions Debit Credit
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Solve the problem
A normal distribution has a limited range and can be skewed in either direction.
True
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Rachel pushed very hard to go with Project A rather than Project B. There have been several cost overruns, the project is two weeks beyond its projected finish date, and the technology just isn't working out as planned. Rachel increases the funding for the third time and hires three new designers to help revamp the look of the product. Rachel is engaging in _____.

How can an organization employ social computing technologies and applications to benefit its business processes?

Multiple-Step and Single-Step Income Statements, and Statement of Comprehensive Income On December 31, 2019, Opgenorth Company listed the following items in its adjusted trial balance:

Loss from fire (pretax) $8,000 General and administrative expenses $17,000
Interest revenue 3,000 Sales 180,000
Selling expenses 15,000 Unrealized decrease in fair value of available-for-sale securities 1,800
Cost of goods sold 90,000 Loss on sale of equipment (pretax) 2,000

Additional data:
Seven thousand shares of common stock have been outstanding the entire year. The income tax rate is 30% on all items of income.

Required:
Prepare a 2019 multiple-step income statement. Disregard EPS disclosure.

Label the statements regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) as true or false.

a. The ACA establishes a national healthcare system for the United States in which the government rather than insurance companies pays for all health related expenses.
b. Under the ACA, the government has the right to fine employers or individuals for not having or providing health insurance.
c. Assume the ACA is in effect. A health insurance company is looking over a prospective individual, Alfred, and finds that Alfred goes cliff diving regularly, which was the cause of his past six concussions. He now suffers from frequent headaches. The insurance company can deny
Alfred coverage because of his preexisting medical condition.
d. To fund the ACA, new taxes will be imposed on items including medical devices and indoor tanning.
e. Under the ACA, until age 26, you can be covered under your parent's health insurance policy.

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Operations managers typically make more money than operators.

O True

O False

Trade Mart has recently had lackluster sales. The rate of inventory turnover has​ dropped, and the merchandise is gathering dust. At the same​ time, competition has forced ​'s suppliers to lower the prices that will pay when it replaces its inventory. It is now December​ 31, ​, and the net realizable value of ​'s ending inventory is below what the company actually paid for the​ goods, which was . Before any adjustments at the end of the​ period, the Cost of Goods Sold account has a balance of . Read the requirementsLOADING.... Requirement a. What accounting action should take in this​ situation? should apply the ▼ average-cost method first in, first out method last in, first out method lower-of-cost-or-market rule to account for inventories. The net realizable value of ending inventory is ▼ equal to less than more than ​'s actual​ cost, so must write the inventory ▼ down up to net realizable value.

An internal control system consists of the policies and procedures managers use to protect assets, ensure reliable accounting, promote efficient operations, and uphold company policies. It can prevent avoidable losses and help managers both plan operations and monitor company and human performance. Principles of good internal control include establishing responsibilities, maintaining adequate records, insuring assets and bonding employees, separating recordkeeping from custody of assets, dividing responsibilities for related transactions, applying technological controls, and performing regular independent reviews.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires each of the following: (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer. Any boxes left with a question mark willl be automatically graded as incorrect.)
An effective internal control
Light penalties for violators
Auditors must evaluate internal controls
Auditor's work overseen by Public Accounting Board

t a sales volume of 36,500 units, Peres Corporation's sales commissions (a cost that is variable with respect to sales volume) total $576,700. To the nearest whole dollar, what should be the total sales commissions at a sales volume of 35,000 units? (Assume that this sales volume is within the relevant range.

Hart Attorney at Law experienced the follwoing transactions in 2016, the first year of operations:

1. Accepted $36,000 on 4/1/16, as a retainer for services to be performed evenly over the next 12 months.
2. Performed legal services for cash of $54,000.
3. Purchased $2,800 of office suppies on account.
4. Paid $2,400 of the amount due on accounts payable.
5. Paid a cahs dividend to the stockholders of $5,000.
6. Paid cash for operationg expenses of $31,000.
7. Determined that at the end of the accounting period $200 of office supplies remained on hand.
8. On 12/31/16, recognized the revenue that had been earned for services performed in accordance with Transaction 1

Required:
Show the effects of the events on the fianncial statements using a horizontal statement model.

SY Manufacturers (SYM) is producing T-shirts in three colors: red, blue, and white. The monthly demand for each color is 3,487 units. Each shirt requires 0.75 pound of raw cotton that is imported from the Luft-Geshfet-Textile (LGT) Company in Brazil. The purchasing price per pound is $1.55 (paid only when the cotton arrives at SYM's facilities) and transportation cost by sea is $0.70 per pound. The traveling time from LGT’s facility in Brazil to the SYM facility in the United States is two weeks. The cost of placing a cotton order, by SYM, is $186 and the annual interest rate that SYM is facing is 32 percent of total cost per pound.
a. What is the optimal order quantity of cotton? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Optimal order quantity pounds
b. How frequently should the company order cotton? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Company orders once every months
c. Assuming that the first order is needed on 1-Jul, when should SYM place the order?
17-Jun
1-Jul
15-Jul
d. How many orders will SYM place during the next year? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Number of orders times
e. What is the resulting annual holding cost? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Annual holding cost $ per year
f. What is the resulting annual ordering cost?
Annual ordering cost $
g. If the annual interest cost is only 5 percent, how will it affect the annual number of orders, the optimal batch size, and the average inventory?

Some recent financial statements for Smolira Golf Corp. follow.
SMOLIRA GOLF CORP.
2017 and 2018 Balance Sheets
Assets Liabilities and Owners’ Equity
2017 2018 2017 2018
Current assets Current liabilities
Cash $23,046 $25,100 Accounts payable $24,184 $28,100
Accounts
receivable 13,448 16,200 Notes payable 20,000 11,800
Inventory 26,822 28,100 Other 12,571 19,100
Total $63,316 $69,400 Total $56,755 $59,000
Long-term debt $79,000 $83,424
Owners’ equity
Common stock and
paid-in surplus $48,000 $48,000
Accumulated retained
earnings 214,256 243,576
Fixed assets
Net plant and
equipment $334,695 $364,600 Total $262,256 $291,576
Total assets $398,011 $434,000 Total liabilities and
owners’ equity $398,011 $434,000
SMOLIRA GOLF CORP.
2018 Income Statement
Sales $349,760
Cost of goods sold 241,500
Depreciation 27,200
Earnings before
interest and taxes $81,060
Interest paid 15,300
Taxable income $65,760
Taxes (25%) 16,440
Net income $49,320
Dividends $20,000
Retained earnings 29,320
Find the following financial ratios for Smolira Golf Corp. (use year-end figures rather than average values where appropriate):
Short-term solvency ratios: 2014 2015
A. Current ratio times times
B. Quick ratio times times
C. Cash ratio times times
Asset utilization ratios:
D. Total asset turnover times
E. Inventory turnover times
F. Receivables turnover times
Long-term solvency ratios: 2014 2015
G. Total debt ratio times times
H. Debt–equity ratio times times
I. Equity multiplier times times
J. Times interest earned times
K. Cash coverage ratio times
Profitability ratios:
L. Profit margin
M. Return on assets
N. Return on equity

During the first month of operations ended August 31, Kodiak Fridgeration Company manufactured 80,000 mini refrigerators, of which 72,000 were sold. Operating data for the month are summarized as follows:
1 Sales $10,800,000.00
2 Manufacturing costs:
3 Direct materials $6,400,000.00
4 Direct labor 1,600,000.00
5 Variable manufacturing cost 1,280,000.00
6 Fixed manufacturing cost 320,000.00 9,600,000.00
7 Selling and administrative expenses:
8 Variable $1,080,000.00
9 Fixed 180,000.00 1,260,000.00
Required:
1. Prepare an income statement based on the absorption costing concept.*
2. Prepare an income statement based on the variable costing concept.*
3. Explain the reason for the difference in the amount of income from operations reported in (1) and (2).
* Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. A colon (:) will automatically appear if required. Enter Inventory, August 31 as a negative number using a minus sign. If a net loss is incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign.
Labels and Amount Descriptions
Labels
August 31
Cost of goods sold
Fixed costs
For the Month Ended August 31
Variable cost of goods sold
Amount Descriptions
Contribution margin
Contribution margin ratio
Cost of goods manufactured
Fixed manufacturing costs
Fixed selling and administrative expenses
Gross profit
Income from operations
Inventory, August 31
Loss from operations
Manufacturing margin
Planned contribution margin
Sales
Sales mix
Selling and administrative expenses
Total cost of goods sold
Total fixed costs
Total variable cost of goods sold
Variable cost of goods manufactured
Variable selling and administrative expenses
Absorption Costing Income Statement
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Variable Costing Income Statement
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*Variable Cost of Goods Sold = Variable Cost of Goods Manufactured - [(Manufactured Units - Sold Units) x (Variable Manufacturing Costs/Manufactured Units)]
Final Question
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The income from operations reported under absorption costing exceeds the income from operations reported under variable costing by the difference between the two, due to fixed manufacturing costs that are deferred to a future month under absorption costing.

Modern Movables Corporation is a Virginia-based manufacturer of furniture. In a recent quarter, it reported the following activities:

Net income $4,435
Purchase of equipment 901
Borrowings under line of credit (bank) 1,447
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 14
Cash received from customers 29,464
Payments to reduce notes payable (long-term) 49
Sale of investments 137
Proceeds from sale of equipment 6,894
Dividends paid 280
Interest paid 93

Required:
Based on this information, present the cash flows from investing and financing activities sections of the cash flow statement. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

On December 31, 2021, the end of the fiscal year, California Microtech Corporation completed the sale of its semiconductor business for $15 million. The semiconductor business segment qualifies as a component of the entity according to GAAP. The book value of the assets of the segment was $13 million. The loss from operations of the segment during 2021 was $4.8 million. Pretax income from continuing operations for the year totaled $7.8 million. The income tax rate is 25%.
Prepare the lower portion of the 2021 income statement beginning with income from continuing operations before income taxes. Ignore EPS disclosures. (Amounts to be deducted and negative amounts should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in whole dollars and not in millions.)

Tom purchased a bond today with a 20-year maturity and a yield to maturity (YTM) of 6%. The coupon rate is 8% and coupons are paid annually. The par value is $1,000. Tom is going to hold this bond for 3 years and sell the bond at the end of year 3. The bond's yield to maturity will change to 8% at the time when Tom sells the bond. Assume coupons can be reinvested in short term securities over the next three years at an annual rate of 10%. Which of the following regarding Tom’s annual holding period return (HPR) of this bond investment is correct?

I. Tom’s annual HPR will be higher than 6% due to a capital gain from selling the bond at year 3
II. Tom’s annual HPR will be lower than 6% due to a capital loss from selling the bond at year 3
III. Tom’s annual HPR will be higher than 6% due to the higher reinvestment rate of 10%
IV. Tom’s annual HPR will be lower than 6% because gains from the 10% reinvestment rate will be largely offset by the capital loss from selling the bond at year 3

a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and III only
e. II and IV only

Because there isn't one single measure of inflation, the government and researchers use a variety of methods to get the most balanced picture of how prices fluctuate in the economy. Two of the most commonly used price indexes are the consumer price index (CPI) and the GDP deflator.

The GDP deflator for this year is calculated by dividing the____________________ using by_____________________________ the using___________ and multiplying by 100. However, the CPI reflects only the prices of all goods and services .

Indicate whether each scenario will affect the GDP deflator or the CPI for the United States.

a. A decrease in the price of a Chinese-made car that is popular among U.S. consumers.
b. An increase in the price of a Waterman Industries deep-water reel, which is a commercial fishing product used for deep-sea fishing, made in the U.S., but not bought by U.S. consumers.

How is a proceeding for violation of the regulations in Circular 230 instituted against a tax practitioner

Kirkwood acquires 100 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Soufflot Company on January 1, 2018. To obtain these shares, Kirkwood pays $400 cash (in thousands) and issues 10,000 shares of $20 par value common stock on this date. Kirkwood's stock had a fair value of $36 per share on that date. Kirkwood also pays $15 (in thousands) to a local investment firm for arranging the acquisition. An additional $10 (in thousands) was paid by Kirkwood in stock issuance costs.

The book values for both Kirkwood and Souflout as of January 1, 2018 follow. The fair value of each of Kirkwood and Soufflot accounts is also included. In addition, Soufflot holds a fully amortized trademark that still retains a $40 (in thousands) value. The figures below are in thousands. Any related question also is in thousands.


Kirkwood Inc Book Value Fair Value
Cash 900 80 80
Receivables 480 180 160
Inventory 660 260 300
Land 300 120 130
Buildings (net) 1,200 220 280
Equipment 360 100 75
Accounts payable 480 60 60
Long-term liabilities 1,140 340 300
Common stock 1,000 80
Additional paid-in capital 200 0
Retained earnings 1,080 480


Required:
What amount will be reported for consolidated cash after the acquisition is completed?

A budget surplus a. occurs when government expenditures exceed tax revenues. b. occurs when tax revenues exceed government expenditures. c. occurs when tax revenues exceed transfer payments. d. occurs when monetary policy works in the opposite direction of fiscal policy

Character is one factor used in determining credit worthiness
-true
-false

William Company owns and operates a nationwide chain of movie theaters. The 500 properties in the William chain vary from low volume, small town, single-screen theaters to high volume, big city, multi-screen theaters. The management is considering installing machines that will make popcorn on the premises. These machines would allow the theaters to sell popcorn that would be freshly popped daily rather than the pre-popped corn that is currently purchased in large bags. This proposed feature would be properly advertised and is intended to increase patronage at the company's theaters.

Annual rental costs and operating costs vary with the size of the machines. The machine capacities and costs are as follows:

Economy Regular Super
Annual capacity (boxes) Cost 50,000 120,000 300,000
Annual machine rental $8,000 $11,000 $20,000
Popcorn cost per box 130 130 130
Other costs per box 220 140 050
Cost of each box 080 080 080

Required:
a. Calculate the volume level in boxes at which the economy popper and regular popper would earn the same profit (loss).
b. Management can estimate the number of boxes to be sold at each of its theaters. Present a decision rule that would enable William's management to select the most profitable machine without having to make a separate cost calculation for each theater.
c. Could management use the average number of boxes sold per seat for the entire chain and the capacity of each theater to develop this decision rule? Explain your answer.