Answer:
A. What will your monthly payments be?
$5,161.08B. What will your final payment be?
$419,650Explanation:
loan = $521,000
interest rate = 8.6% compounded monthly
loan schedule = 15 years
monthly payment = loan amount / PV annuity factor, 0.7167%, 180 periods* = $521,000 / 100.94786 = $5,161.08
No annuity table will give you the annuity factor for 0.7167%, so you must search for an annuity calculator on the web.
Then I prepared an amortization schedule to determine the balance after the 59th payment (attached file). The balance after the 59th payment is $416,649 + $3,001 in interests = $419,650.
Precision Systems manufactures CD burners and currently sells 18,500 units annually to producers of laptop computers. Jay Wilson, president of the company, anticipates a 15 percent increase in the cost per unit of direct labor on January 1 of next year. He expects all other costs and expenses to remain unchanged. Wilson has asked you to assist him in developing the information he needs to formulate a reasonable product strategy for next year.
You are satisfied that volume is the primary factor affecting costs and expenses and have separated the semivariable costs into their fixed and variable segments. Beginning and ending inventories remain at a level of 1,000 units. Current plant capacity is 20,000 units. The following are the current-year data assembled for your analysis.
Sales price per unit $100
Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials $10
Direct labor $20
Manufacturing overhead and selling and administrative expenses 30 60
Contribution margin per unit (40%) $40
Fixed costs $390,000
Required:
a. What increase in the selling price is necessary to cover the 15 percent increase in direct labor cost and still maintain the current contribution margin ratio of 40 percent?
b. How many units must be sold to maintain the current operating income of $350,000 if the sales price remains at $100 and the 15 percent wage increase goes into effect?
c. Wilson believes that an additional $700,000 of machinery (to be depreciated at 20 percent annually) will increase present capacity (20,000 units) by 25 percent. If all units produced can be sold at the present price of $100 per unit and the wage increase goes into effect, how would the estimated operating income before capacity is increased compare with the estimated operating income after capacity is increased? Prepare schedules of estimated operating income at full capacity before and after the expansion.
Answer:
a. What increase in the selling price is necessary to cover the 15 percent increase in direct labor cost and still maintain the current contribution margin ratio of 40 percent?
estimated production costs per unit:
direct materials $10
direct labor $23
overhead $30
total $63
if we want contribution margin to remain at 40%, then selling price = $63 / (1 - 40%) = $105
to verify our answer, contribution margin = $105 - $63 = $42 / $105 = 40%
b. How many units must be sold to maintain the current operating income of $350,000 if the sales price remains at $100 and the 15 percent wage increase goes into effect?
if sales price doesn't change, then contribution margin = $37 (not $40)
units sold to keep profit at $350,000 = ($350,000 + $390,000) / $37 = 20,000 units per year
c. Wilson believes that an additional $700,000 of machinery (to be depreciated at 20 percent annually) will increase present capacity (20,000 units) by 25 percent. If all units produced can be sold at the present price of $100 per unit and the wage increase goes into effect, how would the estimated operating income before capacity is increased compare with the estimated operating income after capacity is increased? Prepare schedules of estimated operating income at full capacity before and after the expansion.
working at full capacity, sales price $100 (unchanged) and direct labor costs increasing by 15%
capacity 20,000 capacity 25,000
sales revenue $2,000,000 $2,500,000
direct labor $460,000 $575,000
direct materials $200,000 $250,000
overhead $600,000 $750,000
fixed costs $390,000 $670,000
operating revenue $350,000 $255,000
The expansion will result in lower operating profits ($95,000 less) so it should be discarded.
Consider the following scenario:
Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.’s income statement reports data for its first year of operation. The firm’s CEO would like sales to increase by 25% next year.
1. Cold Goose is able to achieve this level of increased sales, but its interest costs increase from 10% to 15% of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT).
2. The company’s operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization) remain at 70.00% of net sales, and its depreciation and amortization expenses remain constant from year to year.
3. The company’s tax rate remains constant at 40% of its pre-tax income or earnings before taxes (EBT).
4. In Year 2, Cold Goose expects to pay $300,000 and $2,306,475 of preferred and common stock dividends, respectively.
Complete the Year 2 income statement data for Cold Goose, then answer the questions that follow. Round each dollar value to the nearest whole dollar.
Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.
Income Statement for Year Ending December 31
Year 1 $30,000,000 21,000,000 1,200,000 $7,800,000$
Year 2 (Forecasted)
Net sales Less: Operating costs, except depreciation and amortization Less: Depreciation and amortization expenses Operating income (or EBIT) Less: Interest expense Pre-tax income (or EBT) Less: Taxes (40%) Earnings after taxes Less: Preferred stock dividends Earnings available to common shareholders Less: Common stock dividends Contribution to retained earnings 1,200,000 780,000 $7,020,000 2,808,000 $4,212,000s 300,000 $3,912,000 1,895,400 $1,605,525 $2,519,025
Given the results of the previous income statement calculations, complete the following statements:
In Year 2, if Cold Goose has 25,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, then each preferred share should expect to receive____________ ▼ in annual dividends
If Cold Goose has 200,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, then the firm's earnings per share (EPS) is expected to change from __________ in Year 1 to in ________ Year 2
Cold Goose's before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) value changed from _______ in Year 1 to in ______ Year 2
It is __________▼ to say that Cold Goose's net inflows and outflows of cash at the end of Years 1 and 2 are equal to the company's annual contribution to retained earnings, $1,605,525 and $2,519,025, respectively. This is because ▼ of the items reported in the income statement involve payments and receipts of cash
Answer:
Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.
1. Completion of the Year 2 Income Statement for Cold Goose:
Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.
Income Statement for Year Ending December 31
Year 1 Year 2
(Forecasted)
Net sales $30,000,000 $37,500,000
Less: Operating costs, except depreciation
and amortization 21,000,000 28,125,000
Less: Depreciation & amortization expenses 1,200,000 1,200,000
Operating income (or EBIT) $7,800,000 $8,175,000
Less: Interest expense 780,000 1,226,250
Pre-tax income (or EBT) $7,020,000 $6,948,750
Less: Taxes (40%) 2,808,000 2,779,500
Earnings after taxes $4,212,000 $4,169,250
Less: Preferred stock dividends 300,000 300,000
Earnings for common shareholders $3,912,000 $3,869,250
Less: Common stock dividends 1,895,400 2,306,475
Contribution to retained earnings $1,605,525 $1,562,775
2. Given the results of the previous income statement calculations, complete the following statements:
In Year 2, if Cold Goose has 25,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, then each preferred share should expect to receive____$12________ ▼ in annual dividends .
If Cold Goose has 200,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, then the firm's earnings per share (EPS) is expected to change from ____$19.56______ in Year 1 to in ___$19.35_____ Year 2 .
Cold Goose's before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) value changed from _$21,000,000______ in Year 1 to in _$28,125,000_____ Year 2 .
It is __wrong________▼ to say that Cold Goose's net inflows and outflows of cash at the end of Years 1 and 2 are equal to the company's annual contribution to retained earnings, $1,605,525 and $1,562,775 ($2,519,025), respectively. This is because not all ▼ of the items reported in the income statement involve payments and receipts of cash
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.
Income Statement for Year Ending December 31
Year 1 Year 2
(Forecasted)
Net sales $30,000,000 $37,500,000
Less: Operating costs, except depreciation
and amortization 21,000,000 28,125,000
Less: Depreciation & amortization expenses 1,200,000 1,200,000
Operating income (or EBIT) $7,800,000 $8,175,000
Less: Interest expense 780,000 1,226,250
Pre-tax income (or EBT) $7,020,000 $6,948,750
Less: Taxes (40%) 2,808,000 2,779,500
Earnings after taxes $4,212,000 $4,169,250
Less: Preferred stock dividends 300,000 300,000
Earnings for common shareholders $3,912,000 $3,869,250
Less: Common stock dividends 1,895,400 2,306,475
Contribution to retained earnings $1,605,525 $1,562,775
b) Forecasts:
1. Sales = $30 million * 1.25 = $37.5 million
2. Operating costs = 75% of sales = $28,125,000 (0.75 * $37.5 million)
3. Interest expense = 15% of EBIT = $1,226,250 (15% * $8,175,000)
4. Taxes = 40% of EBT = $2,779,500 (40% * $6,948,750)
5. Preferred dividend per share = $12 ($300,000/25,000)
6. Earnings per share = $19.56 ($3,912,000/200,000) Year 1 and $19.35 ($3,869,250/200,000) in Year 2
On September 1, Boylan Office Supply had an inventory of 30 calculators at a cost of $18 each. The company uses a perpetual inventory system. During September, the following transactions occurred.
Sept. 6 Purchased with cash 80 calculators at $20 each from Guthrie Co.
Sept. 9 Paid freight of $80 on calculators purchased from Guthrie Co.
Sept. 10 Returned 3 calculators to Guthrie Co. for $63 cash (including freight) because they did not meet specifications.
Sept. 12 Sold 26 calculators costing $21 (including freight) for $31 each on account to Lee Book Store, terms n/30.
Sept. 14 Granted credit of $31 to Lee Book Store for the return of one calculator that was not ordered.
Sept. 20 Sold 30 calculators costing $21 for $32 each on account to Orr's Card Shop, terms n/30.
Journalize the September transactions.
Answer:
Sept 6. DR Inventory (80 * 20) 1,600
CR Accounts Payable $1,600
Sept 9. DR Inventory 80
CR Cash 80
Sept 10. DR Accounts Payable 63
CR Inventory 63
Sept 12. DR Accounts Receivable (26 * 31) 806
CR Sales Revenue 806
DR Cost of Goods Sold (21 * 26) 546
CR Inventory 546
Sept 14. DR Sales Returns and Allowances 31
CR Accounts Receivable 31
DR Inventory 21
CR Cost of Goods Sold 21
Sept. 20 DR Accounts Receivable (30 * 32) 960
CR Sales Revenue 960
DR Cost of Goods Sold (30 * 21) 630
CR Inventory 630
discuss the importance of diversity in all its forms in an organization and provide specific examples/scenarios.
Answer:
Explanation below
Explanation:
Workplace diversity can be attained when people from different races, ethnic groups, ages, languages, nationalities, gender and religions are well represented within the company.
Diversity benefits the company in different ways.
When it comes to the marketing of company products and services, a diverse workforce can be able to build trust in the company’s brand with a diverse market they are targeting.
When your product development team have diverse individuals that is in sync with your target market, they can be able to create new products and services that can satisfy the needs of the market they are targeting
On December 15, 2013, Rigsby Sales Co. sold a tract of land that cost $3,600,000 for $4,500,000. Rigsby appropriately uses the installment sale method of accounting for this transaction. Terms called for a down payment of $500,000 with the balance in two equal annual installments payable on December 15, 2014, and December 15, 2015. Ignore interest charges. Rigsby has a December 31 year-end. In its December 31, 2013, balance sheet, Rigsby would report:
a. Realized gross profit of $100,000.
b. Deferred gross profit of $100,000.
c. Installment receivables (net) of $3,200,000.
d. Installment receivables (net) of $4,
Answer:
a. Realized gross profit of $100,000.
Explanation:
In 2013, Rigsby Sales Co would realize:
Gross profit percentage = ($4,500,000 - $3,600,000) /4,500,000
Gross profit percentage = 0.20
Gross profit percentage = 20%
Gross profit to be realized is
Gross profit = Installment received * Percentage of gross profit
Gross profit = $500,000*20%
Gross profit = $100,000
In 2010, Toyota recalled millions of automobiles to fix a potentially hazardous problem known as sudden acceleration. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, James Stewart gave investors the following advice: "Toyota shares were over $90 as recently as Jan. 19, 2010. They closed Tuesday (February 02, 2010) at $78.18, which strikes me as a modest decline under the circumstances. If I owned shares, I’d seize the chance to get out.
Required:
Would a believer in the efficient markets theory be likely to follow Stewart's advice?
Answer:
Of course not. Someone that believes in the efficient market theory (or hypothesis as it is generally called), believes that the market is always right. As an individual investor, you might be right or wrong, but the market as a whole has access to perfect information and the price of each stock already has been determined factoring all possible events and outcomes. I.e. the market's price is always the correct price and there is no way in which an individual investor can make a profit by buying or selling undervalued or overvalued stocks.
Personally, I disagree with this hypothesis, and the reason why most people call is a hypothesis is that they disagree with it. If the market is always right, then this theory is no good.
Tommy is from a small town and quit high school to get married. He and his wife have five kids, and his wife stays home with the children. Tommy is a hard worker and strives to provide for his family, although his skills are limited. Tommy has been a butcher for his entire career. He has been with his present company, a large retail grocer, for the past six years performing the same job. There are twelve people in the meat department, and each one specializes in cutting certain types of meat. Tommy's job is to cut ribeye steaks. Cutting ribeye steaks is very precise and requires holding and using a knife in the same way every day. This requirement has started to cause Tommy pain in his right hand. Although Tommy still likes his work, he is getting a little bored of the repetition and is bothered by the pain.
The quality of Tommy’s work has not suffered, but the store managers can tell that he is getting bored. What could they do to keep him better engaged?
a. Purchase special ergonomic mats to help with the pain associated with standing on the hard floor every day.
b. Motivate Tommy by giving him feedback about how skilled he is in cutting ribeye and explain that customers visit the store for his custom steaks.
c. Offer Tommy more money because he is so good at cutting meat.
d. Cross train the employees in the meat department, so beef cutters can learn how to cut pork and vice versa.
e. Administer a work personality quiz to Tommy to see if there is another area in the store where he could move to, such as the produce department.
Answer: d. Cross train the employees in the meat department, so beef cutters can learn how to cut pork and vice versa.
Explanation:
Since the quality of Tommy’s work has not suffered, but the store managers can tell that he is getting bored, the thing that could be done to keep him better engaged is to cross train the employees in the meat department, so beef cutters can learn how to cut pork and vice versa. Cross training helps the workers in the company appreciate the workers of others in other department and shows workers flexibility.
Generating ideas often includes brainstorming or brainwriting. These techniques can be an effective way to produce the best ideas if they are done correctly. Read the scenario, and then identify how the brainstorming or brainwriting process could be improved. Jeanne, a girls’ outdoor adventure leader, created a meeting agenda to address a problem her troop had. Their cookie fundraiser was in trouble: The mint chocolate chip cookies were not selling. Jeanne wanted the girls to come up with new cookie ideas and innovative ways to sell them. The group began the session by yelling out cookie ideas ranging from real mud pies to snickerdoodles in the shape of a bear. It was an amazing session; everyone participated. The group came up with 50 new cookie ideas in less than 12 minutes, but they could remember only a few of them at the end of the meeting. To improve the group’s brainstorming, Jeanne should:_________
a. Use flip-charts and classify ideas
b. Create an agenda
c. Encourage out-of-the-box thinking
Choose whether the following situation represents crowdsourcing, crowd-storming, or crowdfunding. You own a local coffeeshop. Recently, you noticed that customers were doodling on your white paper cups. Intrigued, you set up a contest, and asked your customers to submit their best doodles to you. You chose your favorite doodle, and put it on a reusable cup. This is an example of:
a. Crowd-storming
b. Crowdsourcing
c. Crowdfunding
Answer:
1- a. Use flip-charts and classify ideas.
2) a. Crowd-storming.
Explanation:
1- To improve the group's brainstorm, Jeanne should use flipcharts and classify ideas.
Flipcharts is a whiteboard used as a visual resource, which allows the best visualization of graphics, new ideas, etc., in a dynamic and summarized way, since this visual resource attracts attention, records and helps in the fixing of content and central ideals.
2- The situation represents crowdstorming, which is a marketing strategy used when an organization wants to improve the services and products offered through interaction with groups of employees who can even be consumers, as in the case above.
This strategy helps in better brand positioning, by receiving direct feedbacks from the potential public, which helps in better meeting their wants and needs.
Joni Metlock Inc. has the following amounts reported in its general ledger at the end of the current year.
Organization costs $22,300
Trademarks 12,700
Discount on bonds payable 35,300
Deposits with advertising
agency for ads to promote
goodwill of company 10,300
Excess of cost over fair
value of net identifiable
assets of acquired subsidiary 75,300
Cost of equipment acquired for
research and development projects;
the equipment has an alternative future use 85,300
Costs of developing a secret formula for a
product that is expected to be marketed for
at least 20 years 79,600
On the basis of this information, compute the total amount to be reported by Metlock for intangible assets on its balance sheet at year-end.
Answer:
Joni Metlock Inc.
Computation of the total amount of Intangible Assets on the Balance Sheet at year-end:
Organization costs $22,300
Trademarks 12,700
Goodwill acquired 75,300
Secret formula Development cost 79,600
Total amount of intangibles $189,900
Explanation:
Data:
Organization costs $22,300
Trademarks 12,700
Discount on bonds payable 35,300
Deposits with advertising
agency for ads to promote
goodwill of company 10,300
Excess of cost over fair
value of net identifiable
assets of acquired subsidiary 75,300
Cost of equipment acquired for
research and development projects;
the equipment has an alternative future use 85,300
Costs of developing a secret formula for a
product that is expected to be marketed for
at least 20 years 79,600
b) Metlock's intangible assets are the non-physical assets like Goodwill, brand recognition and intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
Brett, the manager at Warson’s Diner, plans to promote Keisha, one of the waitresses, to the position of an assistant manager. However, the owner, being racially biased, prevents him from doing so. Later, when Brett wants to promote one of the delivery boys to waiter, the owner again vetoes his recommendation on the grounds that his customers would feel uncomfortable having a black man deliver their food. Brett, extremely frustrated, offers Keisha and the delivery boy their promotions as he finds them deserving. Subsequently, Brett gets fired. Which of the following holds true in this scenario?
a. Brett has a cause of action against Warson’s Diner for retaliatory discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
b. Brett has a cause of action against Warson’s Diner based on the bona fide occupational qualification defense.
c. Brett is liable for racial discrimination because as a manager he failed to change the company’s policy regarding promotion of African-Americans.
d. Brett is liable because he failed to follow the instructions provided by his employer.
Answer:
a)Brett has a cause of action against Warson's Diner for retaliatory discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed about Brett, the manager at Warson’s Diner, who plans to promote Keisha, one of the waitresses, to the position of an assistant manager. We are also told that the owner, being racially biased, prevents him from doing so and in the end , Brett gets fired
What holds true in this scenario described above is that Brett has a cause of action against Warson's Diner for retaliatory discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Is a law, of Act of 1964 that oversee any form of discrimination against employee of an organization and shield them from been discriminated because of race they belong to, their sex , their National origin an so on . The law doesn't only forbid discrimination that is intentional, but all actions that speak discrimination wether intentional or not.
The difference between a firm's future cash flows if it accepts a project and the firm's future cash flows if it does not accept the project is referred to as the project's: Group of answer choices
Answer:
Incremental cash flows.
Explanation:
An incremental cash flow can be defined as the additional cash flow with respect to operating activities or costs that is generated when an organization from executing a new project entirely.
Hence, the difference between a firm's future cash flows if it accepts a project and the firm's future cash flows if it does not accept the project is referred to as the project's Incremental cash flows.
For example, when Toyota purchase Uber transport.
Consider an economy described by the following equations:
Y=C+I+G
C=120+0.8×(Y−T)
I=500−50×r G=150
T=125
where Y is GDP, C is consumption, I is investment, G is government purchases, T is taxes, and r is the interest rate. If the economy were at full employment (that is, at the natural rate of output), GDP would be $2,850.
Identify the equation(s) each of the following statements describes.
a. It is a function of disposable income.
b. It depends on the interest rate.
The marginal propensity to consume in this economy is:____________ .
Suppose the central bank's policy is to adjust the money supply to maintain the interest rate at 3%, so r = 3. When the interest rate is 3%, GDP is __________$ .
GDP at an interest rate of 3% is the full-employment level.
a. True
b. False
Assuming no change in monetary policy, (a decrease, an increase) in government purchases by ____ would restore GDP to the full-employment level. (Note: Assume that such change in fiscal policy has no crowding-out effect.) Assuming no change in fiscal policy, (a decrease. an increase) in the interest rate by ___ would restore GDP to the full-employment level.
Answer:
Consumption c is a function of disposable income
Investment I is a function of interest rate
Marginal propensity to consume equals 0.8
If this 3, I = investment
= 500-(3*50)
= 500-150
= 350
We have Y= C+I+G
Y = 120+0.8(Y-125)+350+150
Y = 120+0.8Y-100+350+150
Y-0.8Y = 120-100+350+150
0.2Y = 520
Y = 520/0.2
Y = 2600
GDP and interest rate falls below full employment
If there is no change in monetary policy an increase in government purchases by 50dollars takes gdp back to full employment
If no change in fiscal policy when interest rate decreases by 1.4% God goes back to full employment.
In the official government National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA), what component of investment includes purchases of new houses?
Answer:
Residential
Explanation:
National Income and Product Accounts often referred to as NIPA are a form of details obtained and released by the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce. The purpose is to depict the different elements of national income and output in the economy in a given period of time. However, under national product accounts, a component of investment that includes purchases of new houses is "RESIDENTIAL"
Atlantic Video, a small video rental store in Philadelphia, is open 24 hours a day, and-due to its proximity to a major business school-experiences customers arriving around the clock. A recent analysis done by the store manager indicates that there are 30 customers arriving every hour, with a standard deviation of interarrival times of 2 minutes. This arrival pattern is consistent and is independent of the time of day. The checkout is currently operated by one employee, who needs on average 1.7 minutes to check out a customer. The standard deviation of this check-out time is 3 minutes, primarily as a result of customers taking home different numbers of videos.
Required:
a. If you assume that every customer rents at least one video (i.e., has to go to the checkout), what is the average time a customer has to wait in line before getting served by the checkout employee (i.e., waiting time in queue)?
b. If there are no customers requiring checkout, the employee is sorting returned videos, of which there are always plenty waiting to be sorted. How many videos can the employee sort over an 8-hour shift (assume no breaks) if it takes exactly 1.5 minutes to sort a single video?
c. What is the average number of customers who are at the checkout desk, either waiting or currently being served?
Answer:
A.19.82 minutes
B. 48 sorts
C. 10.75
Explanation:
A. Calculation for the average time
Based on Interarrival time 30 customers per hour will give us 1 customer per 2 minutes
Hence,
a = 2 min
Cva= 1
Process time which is p = 1.7 min
CVp will be :3 min/1.7 min = 1.765
Utilization will be calculated as :p/a = 1.7/2 = 0.85
Now let find the average time
Tq= 1.7 x [0.85/(1-0.85)]x[(1^2 + 1.765^2)/2]
Tq= 19.82 minutes
Therefore the average time will be 19.82 minutes
B. Calculation for How many videos can be sort
Utilization will be calculated as: p/a = 1.7/2 = 0.85
Idle time will be calculated as : 0.15 x 8 hours
Idle time = 1.2 hours =
1.2 hours converted to minutes will be 72 minutes
Hence,
Number of videos sorted = 72 minutes / 1.5
Number of videos sorted = 48 sorts
Therefore the numbers of video that can be sort will be 48 sort
C. Calculation for the average number of customers who are at the checkout desk
Tq= 19.82 minutes
p = 1.7
T = Tq+ p = 21.52 minutes
Iq= R x Tq= 1/a x 19.82 = 0.5
Iq=0.5 * 19.82
Iq = 9.9 customers
Hence we are going to use this formula to find the average number of customers
I = Iq+ Ip= Iq+ u
Let plug in the formula
I= 9.9 + 0.85
I= 10.75
Therefore the average number of customers who are at the checkout desk will be 10.75
Constructing and Assessing Income Statements Using Cost-to-Cost Method On March 15, 2014, Frankel Construction contracted to build a shopping center at a contract price of $125 million. The schedule of expected (which equals actual) cash collections and contract costs follow ($ millions):
Year Cash Collections Cost Incurred
2014 $30 $20
2015 50 45
2016 45 35
Total $125 $100
Required:
a. Calculate the amount of revenue, expense, and net income for each of the three years 2014 through 2016 using the cost-to-cost method.
b. What best summarizes our conclusion about the usefulness of the cost-to-cost method for this company?
Answer:
a. Net income in 2014 is $5.00 million; Net income in 2015 is $11.25 million; and Net income in 2016 is $8.75million.
b. The best summary is that under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the cost-to-cost method is a method that is acceptable to be applied to contracts that span more than one accounting period.
Therefore, the cost-to-cost method is employed in calculating the revenue and net income for Frankel Construction for each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Explanation:
a. Calculate the amount of revenue, expense, and net income for each of the three years 2014 through 2016 using the cost-to-cost method.
Note: See the attached excel file for the calculations.
Cost-to-cost method can be described as a cost and revenue recognition approach in which all costs recorded to date on a project are divided by the total expected costs to be incurred on the project in order to obtain the overall percentage of completion of the project which is employed in estimating revenue and net income.
b. What best summarizes our conclusion about the usefulness of the cost-to-cost method for this company?
The best summary is that under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the cost-to-cost method is a method that is acceptable to be applied to contracts that span more than one accounting period.
In this question, the cost-to-cost method is employed in calculating the revenue and net income for this company for each of the year 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Minion, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $211,875. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $14,300 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 20 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 35 percent lower. The company is considering a $33,900 debt issue with an interest rate of 6 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 7,500 shares outstanding. Assume the company has a tax rate of 21 percent
a-1. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
a- Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a 2. recession. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.)
b-1.Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios after the recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b- Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a 2. recession assuming recapitalization has occurred.
Answer:
Please see attached.
Explanation:
a. Calculate earnings per share EPS under each of the three economic scenarios
a.2 Calculate the percentage changes in earnings per share EPS for economic expansion, or recession.
b-i calculate economic per share EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios after recapitalisation.
b-2 calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy enters or expand a recession assuming no recapitalisation occurred.
Please find attached detailed solution to the above questions.
The Board acknowledges your analysis and agrees with your conclusion. They are now curious about how Charles Schwab can use strategies of a mature industry to increase its revenue. You present them two options. One is to implement a product proliferation strategy to establish a presence in the niches that the new entrants are targeting. This strategy has proven to be very successful in the past and can be a very timely advantage. Another plausible strategy is product development to enhance current products. Research shows that the current product line is still fresh in the consumers’ eyes. Which is the wiser choice?
Explanation:
Analyzing the two strategies, the wisest choice would be the product proliferation strategy to establish a presence in the niches that the new competitors are aiming for.
This strategy consists of increasing a company's product mix, in order to increase its positioning in the market through the conquest of new market shares, which consists in the increase of consumers and a greater competitiveness for the company in entering new niches.
The other product development strategy to improve current products may not be a good strategy at the moment, as we have information that the current product is still fresh in the eyes of consumers, so the product is growing, which means that consumers already know the product and there are growth rates in the purchase and repurchase of the product.
Read the following paragraph and copy and paste the sentence which contains the central idea:
The strength in global growth is broad-based across countries that growth has recently exceeded its post-crisis average across almost all major DM and EM countries. Among advanced economies, the three-month moving average of the CAI has been particularly strong in the Euro area and Sweden (around 2pp above their post-crisis average), Japan (1.3pp) and the US (1.1pp). A number of EM economies have recently outpaced their post-crisis average, although growth is likely still below potential in a number of emerging economies.
Answer:
The third sentence.
Explanation:
The third sentence contains the central idea of the passage/paragraph.
- A number of DM (Developed Market) economies have recently outpaced their post-crisis average, although growth is likely still below potential in a number of EM (Emerging Market) economies.
The first sentence somewhat defines "strength in global economic growth". The second sentence gives statistics, particularly on the quality of growth in advanced economies (DM economies).
The third sentence summarizes both points and clarifies that potential for growth is still existent in emerging economies.
f Europe has a real GDP growth rate of 5%, and the United States has a real GDP growth rate of 6%, while money growth in Europe is 7%, and money growth in the United States is 5%, what would the monetary exchange rate model predict for exchange rates in the long run
Answer:
the dollar will appreciate by 3% against the euro
Explanation:
long run change in the exchange rate = (growth rate money supply Europe - growth rate money supply US) - (growth rate real GDP Europe - growth rate real GDP US) = (7% - 5%) - (5% - 6%) = 2% - (-1%) = 2% + 1% = 3%
This is a very simplistic approach to the monetary exchange rate model, but since we are given only this information, it's all that we can use.
The rule of 70 indicates that a 6% annual increase in the level of real GDP would lead to the output doubling in approximately _____ years.
Answer:
11.67
Explanation:
the time it would take real GDP to double = 70 / growth rate of real GDP = 70 / 6 = 11.67 years
A company has the following aging schedule of its accounts receivable with the estimated percent uncollectible:______.
Age Group Amount Receivable Estimated Percent Uncollectible
Not yet due $ 175,000 4 %
0-60 days past due $ 40,000 10 %
61-120 days past due $ 10,000 30 %
More than 120 days past due $ 5,000 60 %
Assuming the balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts is $3,000 (credit) before adjustment, which of the following would be recorded in the year-end adjusting entry?
Answer: $14,000
Explanation:
Estimated Uncollectible = (4% * 175,000) + ( 10% * 40,000) + ( 30% * 10,000) + (60% * 5,000)
= 7,000 + 4,000 + 3,000 + 3,000
= $17,000
The credit balance on the Allowance account will be used to account for some of the uncollectibles. The remaining amount will be the year-end adjusting entry;
= 17,000 - 3,000
= $14,000
In 1993, Tamarisk Company completed the construction of a building at a cost of $2,320,000 and first occupied it in January 1994. It was estimated that the building will have a useful life of 40 years and a salvage value of $68,800 at the end of that time. Early in 2004, an addition to the building was constructed at a cost of $580,000. At that time, it was estimated that the remaining life of the building would be, as originally estimated, an additional 30 years, and that the addition would have a life of 30 years and a salvage value of $23,200. In 2022, it is determined that the probable life of the building and addition will extend to the end of 2053, or 20 years beyond the original estimate.
Required:
a. Using the straight-line method, compute the annual depreciation that would have been charged from 1994 through 2003.
b. Compute the annual depreciation that would have been charged from 2004 through 2022.
c. Prepare the entry, if necessary, to adjust the account balances because of the revision of the estimated.
d. Compute the annual depreciation to be charged, beginning with 2022.
Answer:
a. Using the straight-line method, compute the annual depreciation that would have been charged from 1994 through 2003.
depreciable value = $2,320,000 - $68,800 = $2,251,200
annual depreciation expense = $2,251,200 / 40 years = $56,280
b. Compute the annual depreciation that would have been charged from 2004 through 2022.
annual depreciation expense = $56,280 + [($580,000 - $23,200) / 30 years] = $74,840
c. Prepare the entry, if necessary, to adjust the account balances because of the revision of the estimated.
no journal entry required, the carrying value is the same, only the annual depreciation expense will change
d. Compute the annual depreciation to be charged, beginning with 2022.
accumulated depreciation until 2022 = (10 years x $56,280) + (18 x $74,840) = $1,909,920
carrying value = ($2,320,000 + $580,000) - $1,909,920 = $2,900,000 - $1,909,920 = $990,080
depreciable value = $990,080 - $68,800 - $23,200 = $898,080
annual depreciation = $898,080 / 32 years = $28,065
Halifax Manufacturing allows its customers to return merchandise for any reason up to 90 days after delivery and receive a credit to their accounts. All of Halifax's sales are for credit (no cash is collected at the time of sale). The company began 2021 with a refund liability of $360,000. During 2021, Halifax sold merchandise on account for $12,100,000. Halifax's merchandise costs is 70% of merchandise selling price. Also during the year, customers returned $594,000 in sales for credit, with $328,000 of those being returns of merchandise sold prior to 2021, and the rest being merchandise sold during 2021. Sales returns, estimated to be 5% of sales, are recorded as an adjusting entry at the end of the year.
Required:
1. Prepare entries to (a) record actual returns in 2021 of merchandise that was sold prior to 2021; (b) record actual returns in 2021 of merchandise that was sold during 2021, and (c) adjust the refund liability to its appropriate balance at year-end.
2. What is the amount of the year-end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?
1a. Record the actual sales return of merchandise sold prior to 2021.
1b. Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold prior to 2021.
1c. Record the actual sales return of merchandise sold during 2021.
1d. Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold during 2021.
1e. Record the year-end adjusting entry for estimated returns.
1f. Record the adjusting entry for the estimated return of merchandise to inventory.
3. What is the amount of the year-end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?
Answer:
Halifax Manufacturing
a. Record the actual sales return of merchandise sold prior to 2021.
Debit Refund Liability $328,000
Credit Accounts Receivable $328,000
To record actual returns for sales prior to 2021.
1b. Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold prior to 2021.
Debit Inventory $229,600
Credit Estimated Inventory Returns $229,600
To record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold prior to 2021.
1c. Record the actual sales return of merchandise sold during 2021.
Debit Sales Returns $266,000
Credit Accounts Receivable $266,000
To record actual returns for the current year.
1d. Record the cost of merchandise returned for goods sold during 2021.
Debit Inventory $186,200
Credit Cost of Goods sold $186,200
To record the cost of goods returned for sales during the year.
1e. Record the year-end adjusting entry for estimated returns.
Debit Sales Returns $591,700
Credit Refund Liability $591,700
To record sales returns adjusting entry for the current year.
1f. Record the adjusting entry for the estimated return of merchandise to inventory.
Debit Estimated Inventory Returns $414,190
Credit Cost of goods sold $414,190
To record the adjusting entry for the estimated inventory returns.
3. What is the amount of the year-end refund liability after the adjusting entry is recorded?
= $623,700
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Refund liability (beginning balance) = $360,000
Sales = $12,100,000
Cost of merchandise = $8,470,000 (70% * $12,100,000)
Actual returns during the year = $594,000
Returns for prior years = 328,000
Returns for current year = 266,000
Estimated sales returns allowance = 5% for year-end adjusting entry.
Refund liability (beginning balance) = $360,000
Actual return for prior years = (328,000)
Allowance for current year = 591,700
Refund liability (ending balance) = $623,700
On January 1, 2021, Nath-Langstrom Services, Inc., a computer software training firm, leased several computers under a two-year operating lease agreement from ComputerWorld Leasing, which routinely finances equipment for other firms at an annual interest rate of 4%. The contract calls for four rent payments of $17,500 each, payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31 each year. The computers were acquired by Computer World at a cost of $105,000 and were expected to have a useful life of six years with no residual value. Both firms record amortization and depreciation semi-annually.
Required:
1. Prepare appropriate journal entries recorded by Nath-Langstrom Services for the first year of the lease.
2. Prepare appropriate journal entries recorded by ComputerWorld Leasing for the first year of the lease.
• 1 Record the beginning of the lease for Nath-Langstrom Services.
• 2 Record the lease payment and interest expense for Nath-Langstrom Services.
• 3 Record the amortization expense for Nath-Langstrom Services.
• 4 Record the lease payment and interest expense for Nath-Langstrom Services.
• 5 Record the amortization expense for Nath-Langstrom Services.
• 6 Record the lease revenue received by ComputerWorld Leasing.
• 7 Record the Depreciation expense for ComputerWorld Leasing.
• 8 Record the lease revenue received by ComputerWorld Leasing.
• 9 Record the Depreciation expense for ComputerWorld Leasing.
Answer:
Lessee journal entries:
lease expense 17,500 debit
cash 17,500 credit
--to record lease payment June 30th, 2021--
lease expense 17,500 debit
cash 17,500 credit
--to record lease payment Dec 31st, 2021--
The lessee does not depreciate the equipment as it is not part of their company.
Lessor journal entries:
cash 17,500 debit
lease revenue 17,500 credit
--to record cash collection on Nath-Langstrom June 30th--
depreciation expense 8,750 debit
acc depreciation- equip 8,750 credit
--to record depreciation on leased equipment June 30th--
cash 17,500 debit
lease revenue 17,500 credit
--to record cash collection on Nath-Langstrom Dec 31st--
depreciation expense 8,750 debit
acc depreciation- equip 8,750 credit
--to record depreciation on leased equipment Dec 31st--
Explanation:
This is an operating lease as the equipment returns to the firm at the end of the contract and it is below 75% of the useful life (2 years / 6 years = 33%)
amortization on the equipment:
(cost - salvage value ) / useful life
(105,000 - 0 ) / 6 = 17,500 per year
semiannual depreciation: 17,500 / 2 = 8,750
The accounts in the ledger of Dependable Delivery Service contain the following balances on July 31, 2022.
Accounts Receivable $11,400
Prepaid Insurance $1,800
Accounts Payable 7,400
Maintenance and Repairs Expense 1,200
Cash 15,940
Service Revenue 15,500
Equipment 59,360
Dividends 800
Utilities Expense 950
Common Stock 40,000
Insurance Expense 600
Salaries and Wages Expense 8,400
Notes Payable, due 2024 31,450
Salaries and Wages Payable 900
Retained Earnings (July 1, 2022) 5,200
Required:
Prepare classified balance sheet for July 31, 2022.
Answer:
Dependable Delivery Service
Classified balance sheet as at July 31, 2022
Non Current Assets
Equipment $59,360
Total Non Current Assets $59,360
Current Assets
Accounts Receivable $11,400
Prepaid Insurance $1,800
Cash $15,940
Total Current Assets $29,140
Total Assets $88,500
Equity and Liabilities
Equity
Common Stock $40,000
Retained Earnings $8,750
Total Equity $48,750
Liabilities
Non Current Liabilities
Notes Payable, due 2024 $31,450
Total Non Current Liabilities $31,450
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable $7,400
Salaries and Wages Payable $900
Total Non-Current Liabilities $8,300
Total Liabilities $39,750
Total Equity and Liabilities $88,500
Explanation:
Its very important to calculate the Retained Earnings Balance at the end of July 2020.
To do this, we need to first calculate the Net Income for the period as follows :
Income Statement for the year ended July 31, 2022
Service Revenue 15,500
Less Expenses :
Maintenance and Repairs Expense 1,200
Utilities Expense 950
Insurance Expense 600
Salaries and Wages Expense 8,400 (11,150)
Net Income/(loss) 4,350
Then, calculate the Retained Earnings Balance as follows :
Retained Earnings Calculation
Beginning Balance 5,200
Add Net Income during the period 4,350
Less Dividends (800)
Ending Balance 8,750
________ is used to make purchases while ________ is the total collection of pieces of property that serve to store value.
Answer:
Money; wealth.
Explanation:
Money can be defined as any recognized economic unit that is generally accepted as a medium of exchange for goods and services, as well as repayment of debts such as loans, taxes across the world.
Basically, money is a currency used for the purchase of goods and services such as food, clothes, perfume, shoes, automobile etc.
Hence, money is used to make purchases while wealth is the total collection of pieces of property that serve to store value. This simply means, wealth refers to the total or overall assets that is being owned by an individual or organization at a specific period of time.
The following summary transactions occurred during 2021 for Bluebonnet Bakers:
Cash Received from:
Collections from customers $490,000
Interest on notes receivable 11,500
Collection of notes receivable 54,000
Sale of investments 34,000
Issuance of notes payable 175,000
Cash Paid for:
Purchase of inventory 235,000
Interest on notes payable 7,500
Purchase of equipment 90,000
Salaries to employees 95,000
Payment of notes payable 40,000
Dividends to shareholders 35,000
The balance of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of 2021 was $26,000.
Required:
Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2021 for Bluebonnet Bakers. Use the direct method for reporting operating activities
Answer and Explanation:
The preparation of the statement of cash flows is presented below:
Bluebonnet Bakers
Cash flow statement
For the year 2021
Cash flow from operating activities
Collections from customers $490,000
Interest on notes receivable 11,500
Less: Interest on notes payable 7,500
Less: Purchase of inventory 235,000
Less: Salaries to employees 95,000
Net cash flow from operating activities $164,000
Cash flow from investing activities
Collection of notes receivable 54,000
Sale of investments 34,000
Less: Purchase of equipment 90,000
Net cash flow from investing activities -$2,000
Cash flow from financing activities
Issuance of notes payable 175,000
Less: Payment of notes payable 40,000
Less: Dividends to shareholders 35,000
Net cash flow from financing activities $100,000
Net increase or decrease in cash $262,000
Add: Opening cash balance $26,000
Ending cash balance $288,000
The following income statement items appeared on the adjusted trial balance of Foxworthy Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2021 ($ in 000s): sales revenue, $22,600; cost of goods sold, $14,650; selling expense, $2,330; general and administrative expense, $1,230; dividend revenue from investments, $230; interest expense, $330. Income taxes have not yet been accrued. The company’s income tax rate is 25% on all items of income or loss. These revenue and expense items appear in the company’s income statement every year. The company’s controller, however, has asked for your help in determining the appropriate treatment of the following nonrecurring transactions that also occurred during 2021 ($ in 000s). All transactions are material in amount.
1. Investments were sold during the year at a loss of $300. Foxworthy also had unrealized losses of $200 for the year on investments.
2. One of the company’s factories was closed during the year. Restructuring costs incurred were $2,000.
3. During the year, Foxworthy completed the sale of one of its operating divisions that qualifies as a component of the entity according to GAAP regarding discontinued operations. The division had incurred operating income of $800 in 2016 prior to the sale, and its assets were sold at a
loss of $1,800.
4. Foreign currency translation gains for the year totaled $600.
Required:
Prepare Foxworthy's single, continuous statement of comprehensive income for 2021, including basic earnings per share disclosures. Two million shares of common stock were outstanding throughout the year.
Question attached
Answer and Explanation:
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Based on the preceding information, which of the following is an consolidating entry needed to prepare a full set of consolidated financial statements at December 31, 20X8:
A. Common Stock 200,000
Retained Earnings 150,000
Income from Tester Co. 40,000
Dividends declared 10,000
Investment in Tester Co. 285,000
NCI in NA of Tester Co. 95,000
B. Depreciation Expense 5,000
Income from Tester Co. 4,000
NCI in NI of Tester Co. 1,000
C. Common Stock 200,000
Retained Earnings 150,000
Income from Tester Co. 30,000
NCI in NI of Tester Co. 10,000
Dividends declared 10,000
Investment in Tester Co. 285,000
NCI in NA of Tester Co. 95,000
D. Patents 50,000
Accumulated Depreciation 10,000
Investment in Tester Co. 30,000
NCI in NA of Tester Co. 10,000
Answer:
Based on the preceding information, which of the following is an consolidating entry needed to prepare a full set of consolidated financial statements at December 31, 20X8:
Based on the preceding information, which of the following is an consolidating entry needed to prepare a full set of consolidated financial statements at December 31, 20X8:
A. Common Stock 200,000
Retained Earnings 150,000
Income from Tester Co. 40,000
Dividends declared 10,000
Investment in Tester Co. 285,000
NCI in NA of Tester Co. 95,000
Explanation:
Data:
A is the only correct answer. With it, the following accounts are debited:
Common Stock 200,000
Retained Earnings 150,000
Income from Tester Co. 40,000
And these accounts are credited:
Dividends declared 10,000
Investment in Tester Co. 285,000
NCI in NA of Tester Co. 95,000
With these, the debit side and the credit side are made to be equal. Again, debiting and crediting the above accounts eliminate them from the combined or consolidated financial statements since they are reflected on opposite sides of the parent and subsidiary's financial statements.
Marc and Michelle are married and earned salaries this year of $64,000 and $12,000, respectively. In addition to their salaries, they received interest of $350 from municipal bonds and $500 from corporate bonds. Marc contributed $2,500 to an individual retirement account, and Marc paid alimony to a prior spouse in the amount of $1,500 (under a divorce decree effective June 1, 2005). Marc and Michelle have a 10-year-old son, Matthew, who lived with them throughout the entire year. Thus, Marc and Michelle are allowed to claim a $2,000 child tax credit for Matthew. They are also able to claim $2,900 in recovery rebate credit ($2,400 for Marc and Michelle and $500 for Matthew). Assume they did not receive the recovery rebate in advance. Marc and Michelle paid $6,000 of expenditures that qualify as itemized deductions and they had a total of $3,500 in federal income taxes withheld from their paychecks during the year. (Use the tax rate schedules).
A. What is Marc and Michelle’s gross income?
B. What is Marc and Michelle’s adjusted gross income?
C. What is the total amount of Marc and Michelle’s deductions from AGI?
D. What is Marc and Michelle’s taxable income?
E. What is Marc and Michelle’s taxes payable or refund due for the year?
Answer:
I will use the 2020 tax schedule since recovery rebate credit applies to 2020:
Marc and Michelle's gross income = Marc's and Michelle's salaries + interest from corporate bonds = $64,000 + $12,000 + $500 = $76,500
they should choose the standard deduction since it is higher than their itemized deductions = ($24,400)
contribution to IRA = ($2,500)
alimony payment = ($1,500) the divorce agreement was settled on 2005
Marc and Michelle's taxable income = $48,100
Marc and Michelle's tax liability = $1,975 + [12% x ($48,100 - $19,750)] = $5,377
Interests on municipal bonds is not taxable.
The amount of taxes that they owe = $5,377 - $3,500 (federal tax withholdings) = $1,877
Refundable tax credits:
$2,000 in child tax credit
$2,900 in recovery rebate credit
total = $4,900
taxes payable or refund = tax liability - refundable tax credits = $1,877 - $4,900 = -$3,023.
Marc and Michelle should get a refund for $3,023