Computing materials variances:
D-List Calendar Company specializes in manufacturing calendars that depict obscure comedians. The company uses a standard cost system to control its costs. During one month of operations, the direct materials costs and the quantities of paper used showed the following:
Actual purchase price
$0175 per page
Standard quantity allowed for production
170,000 pages
Actual quantity purchased during month
200,000 pages
Actual quantity used during month
185,000 pages
Standard price per page
$0.17 per page
1. Total cost of purchases for the month
2. Materials price variance
3. Materials quantity variance
4. Net materials variance

Answer:

1. Total cost of purchases for the month

2. Materials price variance

3. Materials quantity variance

= (actual quantity used - standard quantity allowed) x standard price = (185,000 - 170,000) x $0.17 = $2,550 unfavorable

4. Net materials variance

Explanation:

Actual purchase price  $0.175 per page

Standard quantity allowed for production  170,000 pages

Actual quantity purchased during month  200,000 pages

Actual quantity used during month  185,000 pages

Standard price per page  $0.17 per page

Between 2015 and 2016, the country of North Grogolia experienced a growth rate of -1.4%. If nominal GDP had increased by 3.1% and the population growth was recorded at 0.7%, then calculate the annual inflation rate in North Grogolia. Give your answer to one decimal.

On October 1, Black Company receives a 10% interest bearing note from Reese Company to settle an $21,800 account receivable. The note is due in six months. At December 31, Black should record interest revenue of:

a. $0
b. $450
c. $900
d. $1,800

An engineer analyzing cost data about hydrogen sulfide monitors discovered that the information for the first three years was missing. However, he knew the cost in year 4 was $1250 and that it increased by 5% each year thereafter. If the same trend applied to the first three years, the cost in year 1 was:

Assume that the economy has three types of people. 20% are fad followers, 75% are passive investors, and 5% are informed traders. The portfolio consisting of all informed traders has a beta of 1.4 and an expected return of 16%. The market has an expected return of 10% and the risk-free rate is 4%. The alpha for the informed investors is closest to:

a manufacturing firm is considering two locations for a plant to produce a new product. the two locations have fixed and variable costs as folls location FC(ANNUAL) VC(per unit) atlanta $80,000 $20 phoenix $140,000 $16 IF THE ANNUAL DEMAND WILL BE 20,000 units, what would be the cost advantage of the better location? HINT: compare the total costs a 60000 b 20000 c 460000 d 40000

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a. living standards.
b. population density.
c. geographical area.
d. factor endowments.
e. labor productivity.

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Paragraph coherence occurs when the ideas in a paragraph are linked and there is a logical flow from one idea to the next. Which of the following are techniques that you can use to help the reader follow your ideas?
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B) Show connections with transitional expressions.
C) Avoid repetition of words and phrases.
D) Use pronouns to refer to previous nouns.
E) Use bullets and lists to connect similar ideas.

What is new and innovating about this design/chopping board?

Andrew Industries is contemplating issuing a 30​-year bond with a coupon rate of 7.00 % ​(annual coupon​ payments) and a face value of $ 1 comma 000. Andrew believes it can get a rating of A from Standard​ & Poor's.​ However, due to recent financial difficulties at the​ company, Standard​ & Poor's is warning that it may downgrade Andrew​ Industries' bonds to BBB. Yields on​ A-rated, long-term bonds are currently 6.50 %​, and yields on​ BBB-rated bonds are 6.90 %.A. What is the price of the bond if Andrew Industries maintains the A rating for the bond​ issue?
B. What will be the price of the bond if it is​ downgraded?

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Required informationUse the following information for the Exercises below.[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]
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a. Outstanding checks as of June 30 total $1,829.
b. The June 30 bank statement included a $16 debit memorandum for bank services.
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2. Prepare a bank reconciliation for Del Gato Clinic using the above information:

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B) Mystery shoppers
C) Customer loss rates
D) Customer focus statements
E) Sales summary reports

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Balance Sheets:
2013 2012
Cash and equivalents $100 $85
Accounts receivable 275 300
Inventories 375 250
Total current assets $750 $635
Net plant and equipment 2,300 1,490
Total assets $3,050 $2,125
Accounts payable $150 $85
Accruals 75 50
Notes payable 150 75
Total current liabilities $375 $210
Long-term debt 450 290
Common stock 1,225 1,225
Retained earnings 1,000 400
Total liabilities and equity $3,050 $2,125
Income Statements:
2013 2012
Sales $2,600 $1,400
Operating costs excluding depreciation 1,250 1,000
EBITDA $1,350 $400
Depreciation and amortization 100 75
EBIT $1,250 $325
Interest 62 45
EBT $1,188 $280
Taxes (40%) 475 112
Net income $713 $168
Dividends paid $53 $48
Addition to retained earnings $600 $120
Shares outstanding 100 100
Price $25.00 $22.50
WACC 10.00%
The balance in the firm's cash and equivalents account is needed for operations and is not considered "excess" cash. Using the financial statements given above, what is Rosnan's 2013 free cash flow (FCF)? Use a minus sign to indicate a negative FCF.
$

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Why Do Organizations not change in response to environmental pressures?​

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Assuming no reimbursement, how much can Samantha deduct for the:

a. CPA exam review course? $X
b. Law school expenses? $X

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Building 108,000 67,000
Land 17,000 35,200
Trademark 0 31,800
Goodwill 19,000 ?
Liabilities (50,500) (50,500)
Common stock (100,000)
Retained earnings (35,000 )
Prepare Allerton’s entry to record its acquisition of Deluxe in its accounting records assuming the following cash exchange amounts:
1) $166,000
2) $96,000

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Annual cost of servicing, taxes, and licensing $ 4,300
Repairs, first year $ 2,200
Repairs, second year $ 4,700
Repairs, third year $ 6,700
At the end of three years, the fleet could be sold for one-half of the original purchase price.
Lease alternative: The company can lease the cars under a three-year lease contract. The lease cost would be $70,000 per year (the first payment due at the end of Year 1). As part of this lease cost, the owner would provide all servicing and repairs, license the cars, and pay all the taxes. Riteway would be required to make a $15,000 security deposit at the beginning of the lease period, which would be refunded when the cars were returned to the owner at the end of the lease contract.
Riteway Ad Agency’s required rate of return is 20%.
Required:
1. Use the total-cost approach to determine the present value of the cash flows associated with each alternative. (Any cash outflows should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places.)

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FOR BUS LAW I
Certain that Al Gore would emerge victorious from the post-election chaos, Melvin's Decorations ordered 50,000 "President Al Gore" medallions from Medallions, Inc. on December 1, 2000 for $5 per medallion. Delivery was to be on January 10, 2001. By that date, the value of the medallions had fallen to $1 per medallion. Melvin's Decorations refused to accept the medallions because it was clear that George Bush would keep the presidency, and Medallions, Inc. sued for Melvin’s breach. What can Medallions recover? (Assume that there was nothing wrong with the medallions and that Melvin's did breach the contract).
A.
Medallions' lost profit on the deal.
B.
The difference between the contract price and the market price.
C.
Either A or B.
D.
Neither A nor B.

Presented below is information related to Oriole Corp. for the year 2020.
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Cost of goods sold 920,400 Depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2019 64,900
Selling expenses 76,700 Casualty loss 59,000
Administrative expenses 56,640 Cash dividends declared 53,100
Dividend revenue 23,600 Retained earnings at December 31, 2019 1,156,400
Interest revenue 8,260 Effective tax rate of 20% on all items
Prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2020. Assume that 62,370 shares of common stock are outstanding.

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Peterson Corporation wanted to run an ad campaign that featured popular songs sung by the original singer. The aim was to make an emotional connection with people who remembered the songs. When Bette was approached to sing for the commercial, she refused saying she did not "do" commercials. Peterson Corporation still wanted to use the song, so they hired a backup singer for Bette and she was told to "sound as much as possible like the Bette record." The backup singer did the commercial, and people, even close acquaintances of Bette, thought it was her. Bette sued Peterson Corporation for wrongfully appropriating her likeness.

Required:
Is this a valid example of misappropriation. Why or why not.