Answer:
The Inventory day's supply is 49.3 days supply
The Target inventory level to reach a 20-day inventory days supply is $ 0.446 million
The Target inventory level to reach a 10-day inventory days supply is $ 0.223 million
Explanation:
In order to calculate the inventory day’s supply we would have to calculate the following:
Inventory day's supply = (Average inventory / Cost of goods sold) * 260 days a year
Inventory day's supply = 1.1/5.8)*260
Inventory day's supply = 49.3 days supply
To calculate the target inventory level necessary to reach a 20- and 10-day inventory days supply during the next two years we would have to calculate the following:
Target inventory level to reach a 20-day inventory days supply = (20/260)*5.8 = $ 0.446 million
Target inventory level to reach a 10-day inventory days supply = (10/260)*5.8 = $ 0.223 million
nventory records for Water Incorporated revealed the following: Date Transaction Number of Units Unit Cost July 1 Beginning inventory 520 $ 2.48 July 25 Purchase 330 2.67 Water Inc. sold 630 units of inventory during the month. Ending inventory assuming weighted-average cost would be: (Round weighted-average unit cost to 4 decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)
Answer:
$562
Explanation:
Date Transaction Units Unit Cost Total
July 1 Beginning inventory 520 $2.48 $1,289.60
July 25 Purchase 330 $2.67 $881.10
subtotal 850 $2.554 $2,171
Sales 630 $2.554 $1,609.09
July 31 Ending inventory 220 $2.554 $561.91
July 31's ending inventory = 220 units at $2.554 per unit, total cost $561.91
Pat's Custom Tuxedo Shop maintains its records on the cash basis. During this past year Pat's collected $42,900 in tailoring fees, and paid $12,800 in expenses. Depreciation expense totaled $1900. Accounts receivable increased $1200, supplies increased $3600, and accrued liabilities increased $1650. Pat's accrual-basis net income was:
Answer:
$31,350
Explanation:
Calculation for Pat's accrual-basis net income
Cash receipts$42,900
Less Cash disbursements(12,800)
Cash basis net income 30,100
Less depreciation expense(1,900)
Add increase in accounts receivable1,200
Add increase in supplies 3,600
Less increase in accrued liabilities(1,650)
Accrual-basis net income$31,350
Electra Company purchased $50,000 worth of office supplies on January 1. Electra expects to use 60 percent of the supplies in the first year and the remainder in the second year. How much should Electra show in its Supplies Expense account at the end of the first fiscal year (ending December 31st)
Answer:
$30,000
Explanation:
Data provided in the question
Purchase value of the office supplies = $50,000
Expected to use supplies in the first year = 60%
So expected to use supplies in the second year = 40%
Based on the above information, the supplies account balance at the end of the first fiscal year is
= Purchase value of the office supplies × Expected to use supplies in the first year
= $50,000 × 60%
= $30,000
We simply multiplied the purchased value with the expected supplies use in the first year so that the balance of the supplies for the first year could come
Corn is an input in the production of tortillas. If you don't know anything about the demand curve, which of the following can you say for certain will happen in the market for tortillas if there is an increase in the price of corn ?
a. overall supply will decrease
b. overall supply will increase
c. quantity supplied will decrease
d. quantity supplied will increase
Answer:
3.14
Explanation:
Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next 11 years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will then pay a dividend of $13.75 per share 12 years from today and will increase the dividend by 5.5 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 13.5 percent, what is the current share price
Answer:
$42.69
Explanation:
From the question above Metallica Bearings Inc. is expected to pay a dividend of $13.75 pet share for a period of 12 years
The dividend will increase by 5.5 percent per year
= 5.5/100
= 0.055
The required rate of return is 13.5 percent
= 13.5/100
= 0.135
The first step is to calculate the price at 11 years
Price at 11 years= 13.75/ 0.135-0.055
= 13.75/0.08
= $171.87
The next step in to find the current price by applying the following formular
Current share price= Future value/ (1+r)^n
= $171.875/ (1+0.135)^11
= $171.87/ 1.135^11
= $171.87/ 4.026
= $42.69
Current share price= $42.69
Hence the current share price is $42.69
Bob's lawn-mowing service is a profit-maximizing, competitive firm. Bob mows lawns for $30 each. His total cost each day is $320, of which $70 is a fixed cost. He mows 10 lawns a day. In the short run, Bob should____________ . In the long run, Bob should__________ the industry.
Answer:
In the short run, as long as the contribution margin is positive he should continue in the industry. In the long run, if the company keeps losing money, he should leave the industry.
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Bob mows lawns for $30 each. His total cost each day is $320, of which $70 is a fixed cost. He mows 10 lawns a day.
First, we need to calculate the unitary variable cost:
Total variable cost= 320 - 70= 250
Unitary varaible cost= 250/10= $25
Contribution margin= 30 - 25= $5
In the short run, as long as the contribution margin is positive he should continue in the industry. In the long run, if the company keeps losing money, he should leave the industry.
Sunset Corporation (a C corporation) had operating income of $200,000 and operating expenses of $175,000. In addition, Sunset had a $30,000 long-term capital gain, a $52,000 short-term capital loss, and $5,000 tax-exempt interest income. What is Sunset Corporation's taxable income for the year
Answer:
Sunset Corporation's taxable income is $3,000
Explanation:
Calculation of Sunset Corporation's taxable income is as worked below
Taxable Income = Operating Income - Operating Expenses + Capital Gains - Capital Losses
Taxable Income = $200,000 - $175,000 + $30,000 - $52,000
Taxable Income = $3,000. Hence, Sunset Corporation's taxable income is $3,000
Note that taxable income is the amount of income used to calculate how much tax an individual or a company owes or is going to pay the government in a particular tax year.
he credit union will have $1.6 million available for investment during the coming year. State laws and credit union policies impose the following restrictions on the composition of the loans and investments. Risk-free securities may not exceed 30% of the total funds available for investment. Signature loans may not exceed 10% of the funds invested in all loans (automobile, furniture, other secured, and signature loans). Furniture loans plus other secured loans may not exceed the automobile loans. Other secured loans plus signature loans may not exceed the funds invested in risk-free securities. How should the $1.6 million be allocated to each of the loan/investment alternatives to maximize total annual return
Here is the full question.
The employee credit union at State University is planning the allocation of funds for the coming year. The credit union makes four types of loans to its members. In addition, the credit union invests in risk-free securities to stabilize income. The various revenue producing investments together with annual rates of return are as follows:
Type of Loan/Investment Annual Rate of Return (%)
Automobile loans 8
Furniture loans 10
Other secured loans 11
Signature loans 12
Risk-free securities 9
The credit union will have $1.6 million available for investment during the coming year. State laws and credit union policies impose the following restrictions on the composition of the loans and investments.
Risk-free securities may not exceed 30% of the total funds available for investment.
Signature loans may not exceed 10% of the funds invested in all loans (automobile, furniture, other secured, and signature loans).
Furniture loans plus other secured loans may not exceed the automobile loans.
Other secured loans plus signature loans may not exceed the funds invested in risk-free securities.
How should the $1.6 million be allocated to each of the loan/investment alternatives to maximize total annual return? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
Automobile Loans $
Furniture Loans $
Other Secured Loans $
Signature Loans $
Risk Free Loans $
What is the projected total annual return? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
$
Answer:
Explanation:
Let the amount invested in:
Automobile loans be Xa,
Furniture Loans be Xf,
Other Secured Loans be Xo,
Signature loans be Xs, &;
Risk-free loans be Xr
In reference on the Annual returns rate given;
Total annual returns = 8%×Xa + 10%×Xf + 11%×Xo + 12%×Xs + 9%×Xr
The various constraints given can be written as follows:
Xa + Xf + Xo + Xs + Xr = 1,600,000-----Constraint for amount available for investment
Xr = 30%*1,600,000 ----- Constraint for maximum risk free investment
Xs = 10%*(Xa + Xf + Xo + Xs) ----- Constraint for maximum amount in signature loans
Xf + Xo = Xa ------- Constraint for Furniture and other secured loans
Xo + Xs = Xr ------ Constraint for other secured loans and signature loans
Using the Excel Formula for solving this;
we have the following result.
Automobile Loans $ 504,000
Furniture Loans $ 136,000
Other Secured Loans $ 368,000
Signature Loans $ 112,000
Risk-Free Loans $ 480,000
The projected total annual return = $ 151,040
The computation of the excel formula on how we arrived at those valid figures above is shown in the attached files below.
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Suppose that General Motors Acceptance Corporation issued a bond with 10 years until maturity, a face value of $ 1 comma 000, and a coupon rate of 7.0 % (annual payments). The yield to maturity on this bond when it was issued was 6.0 %. What was the price of this bond when it was issued?
Answer:
$1,073.60
Explanation:
bond's current price = PV of face value + PV of coupons
maturity = 10 years
face value = $1,000
coupon rate = 7% annual
market rate = 6%
PV of face value = $1,000 / (1 + 6%)¹⁰ =$558.39
PV of coupons = coupon x annuity factor (10 years, 6%) = $70 x 7.3601 = $515.21
market value at issue date = $558.39 + $515.21 = $1,073.60
since the bond's coupon rate was higher than the market rate, the bond was sold at a premium.
Blossom Corp. has collected the following data concerning its maintenance costs for the past 6 months.
Units Produced Total Cost
July 18,070 $41,663
August 32,128 48,192
September 36,144 55,220
October 22,088 44,580
November 40,160 74,798
December 38,152 62.248
Compute the variable cost per unit using the high-low method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25.)
Variable cost per unit $ e
Compute the fixed cost elements using the high-low method. Fixed costs $
Answer:
Variable cost per unit = $1.5 per unit
Fixed cost = $14,558
Explanation:
Variable cost per unit
= cost at high activity - cost at low activity/High activity -low activity
=$(74,798- $41,663) / (40,160 -18,070) units
= $1.5 per unit
Fixed cost
Total fixed cost = cost at high activity - ( vc per unit × high activity)
= 74,798 - (1.5 × 40,160)
= $14,558
Variable cost per unit = $1.5 per unit
Fixed cost = $14,558
Omaha Beef Co. purchased a delivery truck for $50,000. The residual value at the end of an estimated eight-year service life is expected to be $10,000. The company uses straight-line depreciation for the first six years. In the seventh year, the company now believes the truck will be useful for a total of 10 years (four more years), and the residual value will remain at $10,000. Calculate depreciation expense for the seventh year.
Answer:
2500
Explanation:
First depreciate for 6 years using regular method: (Cost - Salvage Value)/Initial Useful life
(50,000-10,000)/8 = 5000 <- this is annual depreciation
For 6 years, $30,000 accumulated depreciation
Now to calculate change in useful life, you do (Cost - Accumulated Depreciation - Salvage Value)/Remaining Useful life
Remaining Useful life = 10-6 = 4
(50,000-30,000-10,000)/4 = 2500
Management of Carla Vista, Inc., is planning to raise $1,215,000 in new equity through a private placement. If the sale price is $20.25 per share, how many shares does the company have to issue
Answer:
Number of shares to be issued = 60,000 units
Explanation:
A private placement involves the issue of new shares to a few number of individual and institutional investors. Unlike initial public offering, here the shares are not offered to the general public.
The number of units to be issued is determined as follows
Units to be issued = Total capital to be raised / issue price per share
Number of units to be raised = $1215,000/$20.25 per share= 60,000 units
Number of shares to be issued = 60,000 units
g The model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply explains the relationship between a. the price and quantity of a particular good. b. unemployment and output. c. wages and employment. d. real GDP and the price level.
Answer:
The correct answer is the option D: real GDP and the price level.
Explanation:
To begin with, the "model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply" is the name given to an economy model created by John Keynes many years ago and whose main purpose is to show in a graphic the existing relationship established by Keynes between the price level and the production level. Therefore that, as it is known, the GDP comprehends the production level in this model and it is used in order to try to predict the possible effects that some external factors may have in both the real GDP and the price level.
Answer:
The correct answer is (A)
Explanation:
The model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply explains the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of same good.
What do we mean by quantity? Quantity here could be quantity demanded or quantity supplied.
The model of Aggregate Demand explains how price of a good affects the general or aggregate demand for that goods and how demand in turn affects price. The law of demand states that, all other things being equal, the higher the price of a good, the lower the quantity demanded of that good and vice versa.
The model of Aggregate Supply explains how the price of a good affects the quantity supplied and the law of supply states that if there's an increase in the price of a good, producers will be encouraged to supply more and vice versa; ceteris paribus!
For the other options, there are macro theories or models that explain them.
Reliable Gearing currently is all-equity-financed. It has 17,000 shares of equity outstanding, selling at $100 a share. The firm is considering a capital restructuring. The low-debt plan calls for a debt issue of $270,000 with the proceeds used to buy back stock. The high-debt plan would exchange $470,000 of debt for equity. The debt will pay an interest rate of 11%. The firm pays no taxes.
Required:
a. What will be the debt-to-equity ratio if it borrows $220,000?
b. If earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) are $130,000, what will be earnings per share (EPS) if Reliable borrows $220,000?
c. What will EPS be if it borrows $420,000?
Answer:
a. 0.15
b. $7.15 per share
c. $6.55
Explanation:
a. What will be the debt-to-equity ratio if it borrows $220,000?
Market value of equity = 17,000 * $100 = $1,700,000
Since the proceeds of a debt issue of $270,000 is used to buy back stock, we have:
Remaining market value of equity = $1,700,000 - $220,000 = $1,480,000
Therefore,
Debt-to-equity ratio = Debt / Remaining market value of equity = $220,000 / $1,480,000 = 0.15.
b. If earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) are $130,000, what will be earnings per share (EPS) if Reliable borrows $220,000?
Remaining number of shares = Remaining market value of equity / Market price per share = $1,480,000 / $100 = 14,800 shares
Interest on debt = $220,000 * 11% = $24,200
Tax = $0
Earning after interest and tax = EBIT - Interest on debt - Tax = $130,000 - $24,200 - $0 = $105,800
EPS = Earning after interest and tax / Remaining number of shares = $105,800 / 14,800 = $7.15 per share
c. What will EPS be if it borrows $420,000?
Remaining number of shares = ($1,700,000 - $420,000) / $100 = 12,800 shares
Interest on debt = $420,00 * 11% = $46,200
Tax = $0
Earning after interest and tax = EBIT - Interest on debt - Tax = $130,000 - $46,200 - $0 = $83,800
EPS = Earning after interest and tax / Remaining number of shares = $83,800 / 12,800 = $6.55 per share
Ken is 63 years old and unmarried. He retired at age 55 when he sold his business, Understock.com. Though Ken is retired, he is still very active. Ken reported the following financial information this year. Assume Ken files as a single taxpayer.Ken won $1,200 in an illegal game of poker (the game was played in Utah, where gambling is illegal).Ken sold 1,000 shares of stock for $32 a share. He inherited the stock two years ago. His tax basis (or investment) in the stock was $31 per share.Ken received $25,000 from an annuity he purchased eight years ago. He purchased the annuity, to be paid annually for 20 years, for $210,000.Ken received $13,000 in disability benefits for the year. He purchased the disability insurance policy last year.Ken decided to go back to school to learn about European history. He received a $500 cash scholarship to attend. He used $300 to pay for his books and tuition, and he applied the rest toward his new car payment.Ken’s son, Mike, instructed his employer to make half of his final paycheck of the year payable to Ken as a gift from Mike to Ken. Ken received the check on December 30 in the amount of $1,100.Ken received a $610 refund of the $3,600 in state income taxes his employer withheld from his pay last year. Ken claimed $12,050 in itemized deductions last year (the standard deduction for a single filer was $12,000).Ken received $30,000 of interest from corporate bonds and money market accounts.What is his gross income?
Answer:
Gross Income = 46950
Explanation:
SOURCE AMOUNT
Illegal gross income (from poker) 1200
Gain on stock sale 1000
Annuity (25000 - 210000/20) 14500
Scholarship (excess of book allowance paid, for taxable car) 200
Tax refund (tex benefit of last year) 50
Interest Income 30000
Total Gross Income 46950
Disability benefit is excluded as the policy was purchased by taxpayer. Income from son is also not included, as income is taxed to taxpayer who earned the incomeFor financial reporting, Clinton Poultry Farms has used the declining-balance method of depreciation for conveyor equipment acquired at the beginning of 2018 for $3,250,000. Its useful life was estimated to be five years, with a $255,000 residual value. At the beginning of 2021, Clinton decides to change to the straight-line method. The effect of this change on depreciation for each year is as follows:Year Straight-Line Declining Balance Difference 2010 $ 400 $ 853 $ 453 2011 400 569 169 2012 400 379 (21) $ 1,200 $ 1,801 $ 601 Required:Prepare any 2013 journal entry related to the change.
Answer and Explanation:
The journal entry is shown below:
Depreciation expense Dr $398,000
To Accumulated depreciation $398,000
(Being the depreciation expense is recorded)
For recording this we debited the depreciation expense as it increased the expenses and credited the accumulated depreciation as it decreased the value of the assets
The computation of the depreciation expense is as follows
Cost of the asset $3,250,000
Less: accumulated
depreciation till date ($1,801,000)
Undepreciation cost $1,449,000
Less:
Estimated residual value ($255,000)
Value for remaining
3 years $1,194,000
Divided by 3 years ÷ 3
Depreciation expense $398,000
Which of the following statements is incorrect? Group of answer choices Cost of goods available for sale will always be equal to or greater than cost of goods sold. Ending inventory exceeds beginning inventory when purchases are greater than cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold exceeds purchases when ending inventory is less than beginning inventory. Ending inventory is greater than beginning inventory when purchases are less than cost of goods sold.
Answer:
Ending inventory is greater than beginning inventory when purchases are less than cost of goods sold.
Explanation:
Ending inventory is greater than beginning inventory when purchases are less than cost of goods sold is the wrong answer option
Ending inventory is the amount of inventory a company has in stock at the end of it's fiscal year. It is the beginning inventory plus net purchases minus cost of goods sold.
When the beginning inventory is greater than the ending inventory, then has been sold in the period than you bought.
*Reintermediation takes place when Intermediaries provide only matching services between buyers and sellers. O Disintermediated entitles or newcomers take on new Intermediary roles O Intermediaries provide only relevant information about demand O Disintermediated entitles or newcomers take on existing intermediary roles O
Answer: Disintermediated entitles or newcomers take on new Intermediary roles
Explanation:
Disintermediation refers to, for example, stockbrokers who only execute trade manually being left behind because of the development of online transactions.
However, new developments might bring new intermediary roles. Following our example, brokers who turn to electronic intermediation (or newcomers who take on the new intermediary role) prosper through reintermediation
g "At the start of the current year, Minuteman Corporation had a credit balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $3,500. During the year a monthly provision of 3% of sales was made for uncollectible accounts. Sales for the year were $1,110,000, and $7,200 of accounts receivable were written off as worthless. No recoveries of accounts previously written off were made during the year. The year-end financial statements should show:"
Answer: Allowance for the doubtful accounts with a credit balance of $29,600
Explanation:
From the information that is provided in the question, the following can be deduced and the year-end financial statements should show:
Allowance for the doubtful accounts with a credit balance will be calculated as: the beginning allowance for the doubtful accounts + (the sales × Provision % ) - accounts receivable that were written off.
= $3,500 + ($1,110,000 × 3%) - $7,200
= $3500 + $33300 - $7200
= $36800 - $7200
= $29,600
Classify the following activities in providing medical services at Healthsmart Clinic.
Activity Control Level Activity Driver
A. Registering patients
B. Cleaning beds
C. Stocking examination rooms
D. Washing linens
E. Ordering medical equipment
F. Heating the clinic
G. Providing security services
H. Filling prescriptions
1. classify each activity as unit level (U), batch level (B), product level (P), or facility level (F).
2. identify an activity driver that might be used to measure these activities at the clinic.
Answer:
The following Classification of activities for medical services at health smart clinic is categorized below
Explanation:
Solution
Given that:
The following activities for providing medical services at health smart Clinic is stated below:
Activity Control level Activity Driver
A. Patient registering - Unit level - Number of patients
B. Cleaning beds - Unit level - bed, patients, labor hours
C. Stocking examination rooms - Facility Level - Number of rooms
D. Washing linens - Batch level - Loads
E. Ordering medical equipment - Facility Level - Cost of equipment, Number of suppliers
F. Heating the clinic - Facility Level - Degree days, space
G. Providing security services - Facility level - No. of days , area covered
H. Filing prescriptions - Batch level - No. of prescriptions
Fairfield Company’s raw materials inventory transactions for the most recent month are summarized here: Beginning raw materials $ 20,000 Purchases of raw materials 90,000 Raw materials issued Materials requisition 1445 25,000 For Job 101 Materials requisition 1446 35,000 For Job 102 Materials requisition 1447 30,000 Used on multiple jobs 1. How much of the raw materials cost would be added to the Work in Process Inventory account during the period? 2. How much of the raw materials costs would be added to the Manufacturing Overhead account? 3. Compute the ending balance in the Raw Materials Inventory account.
Answer:
1. $60,000
2. $30,000
3. $20,000
Explanation:
1. How much of the raw materials cost would be added to the Work in Process Inventory account during the period?
The amount to add add to the Work in Process Inventory account during the period is the direct material used calculated as follows:
Direct raw materials used = Materials requisition 1445 For Job 101 + Materials requisition 1446 For Job 102 = $25,000 + $35,000 = $60,000
2. How much of the raw materials costs would be added to the Manufacturing Overhead account?
Manufacturing overhead refers to all indirect costs that are incurred during the production process. Therefore, the raw materials costs that would be added to the Manufacturing Overhead account is the indirect materials used on multiple jobs.
Therefore, we have:
Amount to add to the Manufacturing Overhead account = Indirect materials used = $30,000
3. Compute the ending balance in the Raw Materials Inventory account.
Ending raw materials balance = Beginning raw materials + Purchases of raw materials - Direct raw materials used - Indirect materials used = $20,000 + $90,000 - $60,00 - $30,000 = $20,000
During the year, Lillie rented her vacation home for three months and spend one month there. Gross rental income from the property was $5,000. Lillie incurred the following expenses: mortgage interest, $3,000; real estate taxes $1,500; utilities, $800; and depreciation, $4,000. Compute Lillie's allowable deductions for the vacation home.
Answer:
$8,100
Explanation:
The home was rented for more than 14 days, you must pay taxes for the rental income
Since Lille used the house for more than 15 days herself, limits her deduction. The home cannot be treated as rental home nor personal use vacation home.
total days used = (30 x 3) + 30 = 120 days
rental days = 90/120 = 75% (this doesn't apply to mortgage interest nor real estate taxes, they are still 100% deductible)
mortgage interest and real estate taxes still qualify as personal expenses = $3,000 + $1,500 = $4,500
utilities and depreciation will be deducted only 75% = ($800 + $4,000) x 75% = $3,600
total deductions = $4,500 + $3,600 = $8,100
Bramble Corp. is constructing a building. Construction began on January 1 and was completed on December 31. Expenditures were $6300000 on March 1, $5270000 on June 1, and $8950000 on December 31. Bramble Corp. borrowed $3180000 on January 1 on a 5-year, 12% note to help finance construction of the building. In addition, the company had outstanding all year a 10%, 3-year, $6380000 note payable and an 11%, 4-year, $12550000 note payable. What amount of interest should be charged to expense? $7850132 $1088532 $2010500 $1470132
Answer:
$1,470,132
Explanation:
Expenditures:
March 1, $6,300,000
June 1, $5,270,000
December 31, $8,950,000
the weighted average interest rate:
$6,380,000 x 10% = $638,000
$12,550,000 x 11% = $1,380,500
total debt = $18,930,000
total interest = $2,018,500
weighted average interest rate = $2,018,500 / $18,930,000 = 10.663%
weighted average accumulated expenditures:
March 1, $6,300,000 x 10/12 = $5,250,000
June 1, $5,270,000 x 7/12 = $3,074,167
December 31, $8,950,000 x 0/12 = $0
total = $8,324,167
interests on the specific loan = $3,180,000 x 12% = $381,600
interests on remaining expenditures = ($8,324,167 - $3,180,000) x 10.663% = $548,520
total interest capitalized = $930,120
total interest expensed = total interests on other loans - interests capitalized on remaining expenditures = $2,018,500 - $548,520 = $1,469,980 ≈ $1,470,132 which we can match to the nearest option due since during the procedure we rounded a couple of times.
Q1 The following is a description of the conversion cycle of Central Production Limited: The conversion cycle of the company is triggered by a report from the warehouse. When the quantity of an inventory item falls below a pre-set minimum level, the warehouse manager sends an online inventory status report to production department advising them to schedule a production batch run for the item. Upon receipt of the report, the production clerk assesses the digital bill of materials and the route sheet files for the item to be produced and adds the production details to the online production schedule. The system automatically adds a record to the open work order file and sends an online work order to the work centre supervisor’s computer and to the accounting clerk’s computer. The work centre supervisor receives the work order from his computer and print hard-copy move tickets and materials requisitions for each production process. Production employees take the materials requisitions to store clerk and receives the materials and subassemblies needed to perform the production tasks. If additional materials beyond the standard amount is needed, the work centre supervisor prepares additional materials requisitions. Production employees complete job time tickets after completing a production process to record the time spent on the job. The job time tickets are then sent together with the move tickets to the accounting department. After releasing the materials into production, the store clerk updates the material inventory records and send the materials requisitions to accounting department. The clerk prepares a journal voucher and posts to the general ledger material control account at the end of each day. The accounting clerk assesses the work orders and set up a work-in-process account for a production batch. Throughout the production period, the clerk also receives move tickets, job tickets, and materials requisitions, which he uses to post to the work-in-process account. At the end of each day, the accounting clerk prepares a digital journal voucher and post it to the general ledger work-inprocess and finished goods control accounts. Q) Identify the risks exist in the conversion cycle of Central Production Limited. (10 marks 300 words) Q3 Elegant Limited sells restored classic cars. Most of its customers are private buyers who buy cars for themselves. However, some of them are investors who buy multiple cars and hold them for resale. All sales of Elegant Limited are for cash. Depict the association and cardinality for the sales of cars at Elegant Limited based on REA model. (10 marks, maximum 300 words) Q4 You are currently working in a mid-tier accounting firm. In an engagement meeting with a client, the management of your client is concerned that the audit tests that you perform will disrupt operations. Your client has recently implemented a data warehouse and the management suggests that you draw the data for analytical reviews and substantive testing from the data warehouse instead of the operational database. The management points out that operational data are copied weekly into the data warehouse and all data you need are contained there. Outline your response to the management’s proposal and mention any concerns you might have. (10 marks, maximum 300 words) Q5 The Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Managing Director (MD) of Illustrious Limited recently had the following conversation regarding the development of a new information system for the company: CIO: The way to go about the analysis is to first examine the old system, such as reviewing key documents and observing the workers performing their tasks. Then we can determine which aspects are working well and which should be preserved. MD: We have been through these types of projects before, and what always ends up happening is that we do not get the new system we are promised. Instead we get a modified version of the old system. CIO: I can assure you that will not happen this time. My team just want a thorough understanding of what is working well and what is not. MD: I would feel much more comfortable if we first started with a list of our requirements. We should spend more time in determining what exactly we want the system to do upfront. Then your team can come in and determine what portions to salvage if you wish. Just don’t constrain us to the old system! Required: a) The CIO and MD have different views on how the system analysis should be performed. Comment on whose position you sympathise with the most. (6 marks, maximum 200 words) b) What method would you recommend to Illustrious Limited for system analysis? Explain. (4 marks, maximum 150 words)
Answer:
a)
To my view, the MD viewpoint is better. In companies the existing process is usually analyzed and the pain points identified whenever there is a need for change. The new system is simply a change to the existing system. The stakeholders' specific needs are not completely addressed. The MD calls for a collection of and analysis of demands from scratch to share its needs , requirements and inhibitions between the principal stakeholders. The CIO and their staff would be able to assess in the requirements review process what worked and what did not work well for the organization.
In assessing the current process, the CIO and his team will align their thinking process with the pain points and correct the existing system. They are not going to build the system in a fresh light. A new system that meets the needs of stakeholders can be developed. For everybody, this is a win-win situation. The point of view of MD is therefore more logical and related.
b)
In the particular case, the most logical and comprehensive system analysis method is:
Primary stakeholder requirements collection: Primary stakeholders using the system must be consulted on their specific requirements and needs. It is also necessary to consider the limitations identified by stakeholders.
Comprehension of existing system and pain points: the current system can be analysed based on requirements collection and pain points can be emphasized in the current system.
A new system that will win for everyone: the new system must primarily comply with the needs of the stakeholders.
Presentation and approval of the system blueprint to stakeholders
Development and implementation of the system: system development can be carried out by the agile method of sprinting.
Monitoring and control of the system: to check for performance deviations, the system implemented should be observed. In order to monitor deviations, specific intervention can be implemented.
Division A does not have excess capacity to produce Product XX. The division can sell Product XX for $10 per unit outside the company. Variable costs are $6 per unit. Division B wants to purchase Product XX from Division A to use in Product ZZ. The selling price of Product ZZ is $25 per unit and variable costs to finish the product after the transfer are $12 per unit. An outside supplier will sell Product XX for $12 per unit. What is the minimum transfer price for Division A
Answer:
Minimum transfer price = $10
Explanation:
The Division A is operating at full capacity, hence it has no excess capacity
This implies that it can not produce enough to meet both the internal demand (from Division B) and external buyers.
Hence, it implies that Division A can not accommodate the demands of the Division B at a price lower than the external price of $10. Any price lower than $10 would result into a loss in contribution.
To maximize and optimize the group profit
Minimum transfer price = External selling price at which Division A can sell product XX
Minimum transfer price = $10
A company uses the percent of sales method to determine its bad debts expense. At the end of the current year, the company's unadjusted trial balance reported the following selected amounts: Accounts receivable $ 345,000 debit Allowance for uncollectible accounts 700 debit Net Sales 790,000 credit All sales are made on credit. Based on past experience, the company estimates that 0.6% of net credit sales are uncollectible. What amount should be debited to Bad Debts Expense when the year-end adjusting entry is prepared?
Answer: $5,440
Explanation:
When using the percent of sales method to determine bad debts, the company estimates a percentage that it believes will results in uncollectible debt and then applies it to the sales/revenue figure. The figure that is calculated is then debited along with the debit balance on the Allowance for doubtful accounts to the Bad debts account for the year and credited to the Allowance for doubtful accounts.
This company estimates that they will have 0.6% of credit sales uncollectible.
There are also $790,000 in sales of which all are on credit.
The Uncollectible estimate is therefore,
= 790,000 * 0.6%
= $4,740
This figure is then added to the debit amount on the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts.
= 4,470 + 700
= $5,440
Note; A debit balance on the Allowance for doubtful debt account signifies that the bad debts were higher than anticipated the last time. This is why the figure is added to the current bad debts expense.
Vertical Analysis of Income Statement The following comparative income statement (in thousands of dollars) for two recent fiscal years was adapted from the annual report of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., owner and operator of several major motor speedways, such as the Atlanta, Texas, and Las Vegas Motor Speedways. Current Year Previous Year Revenues: Admissions $100,694 $100,798 Event-related revenue 146,980 146,849 NASCAR broadcasting revenue 217,469 207,369 Other operating revenue 31,320 29,293 Total revenues $496,463 $484,309 Expenses and other: Direct expense of events $104,303 $102,196 NASCAR event management fees 133,682 128,254 Other direct expenses 19,541 18,513 General and administrative 177,926 194,120 Total expenses and other $435,452 $443,083 Income from continuing operations $61,011 $41,226 a. Prepare a comparative income statement for these two years in vertical form, stating each item as a percent of revenues. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. (Note: Due to rounding, amounts may not total 100%). Round your percentages to one decimal place.
Answer:
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,
Vertical Analysis of Income Statement
Current Year Previous Year
Revenues:
Admissions 20.28≅ 20.3 20.81 ≅20.8
Event-related revenue 29.61 ≅ 29.6 30.32≅30.3
NASCAR broadcasting revenue 43.80≅ 43.8 42.82≅42.8
Other operating revenue 6.31 ≅ 6.3 6.05≅6.1
Total revenues 100% 100%
Expenses and other:
Direct expense of events 21.01 ≅ 21.0 21.10≅ 21.1
NASCAR event management fees 29.61≅ 29.6 26.48≅ 26.5
Other direct expenses 3.94 ≅ 3.9 3.82≅3.8
General and administrative 35.84 ≅ 35.8 40.08≅40.1
Total expenses and other 87.72 ≅ 87.7 91.49≅ 91.5
Income from continuing operations 12.23% 8.51%
Explanation:
Vertical Analysis =(Income Statement Item/ Sales )*100
We prepared a comparative income statement for these two years in vertical form, stating each item as a percent of revenues.
Current Year Previous Year
Revenues:
Admissions $100,694 $100,798
Event-related revenue 146,980 146,849
NASCAR broadcasting revenue 217,469 207,369
Other operating revenue 31,320 29,293
Total revenues $496,463 $484,309
Expenses and other:
Direct expense of events $104,303 $102,196
NASCAR event management fees 133,682 128,254
Other direct expenses 19,541 18,513
General and administrative 177,926 194,120
Total expenses and other $435,452 $443,083
Income from continuing operations $61,011 $41,226
A jeweler can potentially use two inputs in her handcrafted jewelry: copper or bronze. She finds that when she minimizes her costs, she either uses copper or bronze but not both. This means that copper and bronze are perfect substitutes and that her isoquant curve is right-angled.
Answer: straight lines that are parallel to each other
Explanation: Q: A jeweler can potentially use two inputs in her handcrafted jewelry: copper or bronze. She finds that when she minimizes her costs, she either uses copper or bronze but not both. What must her isoquants look like?
An isoquant curve is defined as a line of equal or constant economic production on a graph, chart or map which describes all the combinations of inputs that produce the same level of output. If the jeweler either uses copper or bronze but not both, it means that the copper and bronze are perfect substitutes, that is, they are two inputs that can be substituted for each other at a constant rate and at the same time maintaining the same output level. Her isoquants would appear as straight lines that are parallel to each other because all that matters is the sum of the two variables (copper and bronze), and not their individual values.
The balance sheet of Sand Sportswear reports total equity of $500,000 and $650,000 at the beginning and end of the year, respectively. The return on equity for the year is 20%. What is Sand Sportswear's net income for the year
Answer:
Sand Sportswear's net income for the year is $115,000
Explanation:
In order to calculate the net income for the year we would have to us the following formula:
Return on equity = Net income / Average total equity
Return on equity=20%
Average total equity=($500,000 + $650,000) / 2 = $575,000
Therefore, Net income=Average total equity*Return on equity
Net income=$575,000*20%
Net income=$115,000
Sand Sportswear's net income for the year is $115,000
On December 31, 2017, Reggit Company held the following short-term investments in its portfolio of available-for-sale securities. Reggit had no short-term investments in its prior accounting periods. Prepare the December 31, 2017, adjusting entry to report these investments at fair value.
Complete Question:
Fair Value Adjustment Journal General Computation of fair value adjustment. Fair Value Adjustment Computation - Available for Sale Portfolio Cost Fair ValueUnrealized Verrizano Corporation bonds payable Preble Corporation notes payable Lucerne Company common stock Total $ 66,500 S 61,900 46,400 85,100 $ 208,400 $ 193,400 54,000 87,900 Fair Value Adjustment General Journal
Answer:
Dr Unrealized loss — Equity $15,000
Cr Available-For-Sale Securities $15,000
Explanation:
The difference of the cost and fair value of the portfolio gives us the loss of $15,000 which must be accounted for in accounting books as under:
Dr Unrealized losses $15,000
Cr Available-For-Sale Securities $15,000
