Companies that depend upon and highly value the contribution of intellectual capital to good strategy execution, generally do not:___________.
A. provide their employees with challenging, interesting, and skill-stretching assignments and also rotating them through jobs that not only have great content but also span functional and geographic boundaries.
B. implement rewards and benefits programs such as promotions, salary increases, performance bonuses, stock options, and other perks.
C. invest time and money into coaching underperformers and benchwarmers to improve their skills and capabilities.
D. encourage their employees to challenge existing ways of doing things, to be creative and innovative in proposing better ways of operating, and to push their ideas for new products or businesses.
E. foster a stimulating and engaging work environment so that their employees will consider the company a great place to work.

Answer:

Option c: Invest time and money into coaching underperformers and benchwarmers to improve their skills and capabilities

Explanation:

The staffing the organization, building core competencies and competitive capabilities, structuring of the organization and work effort of everyone involved is important to growth of companies. Firms or organizations will not employ individuals who will not contribute to its growth. They rather employ capable hands and intelligent people to work and move the country forward. The requirements of a Good Strategy Execution demands team effort. All managers have strategy executing responsiblility in their areas of authority, and all employees are active participants in the stategy execution process.

Eva received $68,000 in compensation payments from JAZZ Corp. during 2018. Eva incurred $13,500 in business expenses relating to her work for JAZZ Corp. JAZZ did not reimburse Eva for any of these expenses. Eva is single and she deducts a standard deduction of $12,000. Based on these facts answer the following questions: Use Tax Rate Schedule for reference.
a. Assume that Eva is considered to be an employee. What amount of FICA taxes is she required to pay for the year?
b. Assume that Eva is considered to be an employee. What is her regular income tax liability for the year?
c. Assume that Eva is considered to be a self-employed contractor. What is her self-employment tax liability and additional Medicare tax liability for the year?

Consider the economy of Citronia, where citizens consume only oranges. Assume that oranges cost $1 each, and each person can buy at most 5,000 oranges. The government has devised the following tax plans:

Plan A Plan B
Consumption up to 1,000 oranges is taxed at 20%. Consumption up to 2,000 oranges is taxed at 30%.
Consumption higher than 1,000 oranges is taxed at 80%. Consumption higher than 2,000 oranges is taxed at 10%.

Required:
Derive the marginal and average tax rates under each tax plan at the consumption levels of 500 oranges.

The __________ reflects the ups and downs of the nation’s real GDP.
A.
business cycle
B.
inflation rate
C.
consumer price index
D.
unemployment rate


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Which of the following refers to duties imposed by a government on imported goods?
A subsidies
B rounds
C tariffs
D quotas

An investment project has annual cash inflows of $4,300, $4,000, $5,200, and $4,400, for the next four years, respectively. The discount rate is 13 percent. a. What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is $5,800? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is $7,900? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c. What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is $10,900? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Windsor, Inc. decided to establish a petty cash fund to help ensure internal control over its small cash expenditures. The following information is available for the month of April.
1. On April 1, it established a petty cash fund in the amount of $268.
2. A summary of the petty cash expenditures made by the petty cash custodian as of April 10 is as follows. Delivery charges paid on merchandise purchased $76 Supplies purchased and used 41 Postage expense 49 I.O.U. from employees 33 Miscellaneous expense 52 The petty cash fund was replenished on April 10. The balance in the fund was $8.
3. The petty cash fund balance was increased $116 to $384 on April 20.
Prepare the journal entries to record transactions related to petty cash for the month of April.
april 1
pety cash 342 (d)
cash 342 (c)
april 10
???????????????????? 72 (d)
miscellaneous expense 48 (d)
postage expense 52 (d)
accounts recievable 29 (d)
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petty cash ??
cash ??

Elizabeth reports the following items for the current year: Nonbusiness capital gains $ 5,000 Nonbusiness capital losses (3,000) Interest income 3,000 Itemized deductions (including a $20,000 casualty loss in a Federal disaster area) (27,000) In calculating Elizabeth's net operating loss and with respect to these amounts only, what amount must be added back to taxable income (loss)

Carmelo, the editor of a business department of a national news magazine, went through a sequence of jobs in the company before he achieved this position. He joined as a staff reporter, then got promoted to technology reporter, then to editor of the business department, and then to deputy managing editor before achieving his current position. This is __________.

The following data relate to Department no. 3 of Winslett Corporation: Segment contribution margin$540,000 Profit margin controllable by the segment manager 310,000 Segment profit margin 150,000 On the basis of this information, Department no. 3's variable operating expenses are: Multiple Choice Not determinable. $160,000. $80,000. $390,000. $230,000.

Decide whether each of the following is frictional, structural, or cyclical unemployment:
a. The economy gets worse, so General Motors shuts down a factory for four months, laying off workers. cyclical structural frictional
b. General Motors lays off 5,000 workers and replaces them with robots. The workers start looking for jobs outside the auto industry. cyclical structural frictional
c. About 10 workers per month at a General Motors plant quit their jobs because they want to live in another town. They start searching for work in the new town.

You and your friends want to buy a condo at the beach to time share. Each of you has single peaked preferences with a most preferred value that you are willing to spend. These values are: Mabel, $10,000; Gertrude, $20,000; Myron, $30,000; Wilber, $40,000; and you, $50,000. The condo costs $150,000. Explain how to implement a uniform rule mechanism to allocate costs and shares.

Forten Company's current year income statement, comparative balance sheets, and additional information follow. For the year, (1) all sales are credit sales, (2) all credits to Accounts Receivable reflect cash receipts from customers, (3) all purchases of inventory are on credit, (4) all debits to Accounts Payable reflect cash payments for inventory, and (5) Other Expenses are paid in advance and are initially debited to Prepaid Expenses.
FORTEN COMPANY
Comparative Balance Sheets
December 31
Current Year Prior Year
Assets
Cash $ 66,400 $ 84,500
Accounts receivable 82,380 61,625
Inventory 292,156 262,800
Prepaid expenses 1,320 2,115
Total current assets 442,256 411,040
Equipment 146,500 119,000
Accum. depreciation—Equipment (42,125) (51,500)
Total assets $ 546,631 $ 478,540
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable $ 64,141 $ 131,175
Short-term notes payable 13,300 8,200
Total current liabilities 77,441 139,375
Long-term notes payable 59,500 59,750
Total liabilities 136,941 199,125
Equity
Common stock, $5 par value 179,250 161,250
Paid-in capital in excess of par, common stock 54,000 0
Retained earnings 176,440 118,165
Total liabilities and equity $ 546,631 $ 478,540
FORTEN COMPANY
Income Statement
For Current Year Ended December 31
Sales $ 637,500
Cost of goods sold 296,000
Gross profit 341,500
Operating expenses
Depreciation expense $ 31,750
Other expenses 143,400 175,150
Other gains (losses)
Loss on sale of equipment (16,125)
Income before taxes 150,225
Income taxes expense 39,650
Net income $ 110,575
Additional Information on Current Year Transactions
The loss on the cash sale of equipment was $16,125 (details in b).
Sold equipment costing $79,875, with accumulated depreciation of $41,125, for $22,625 cash.
Purchased equipment costing $107,375 by paying $52,000 cash and signing a long-term note payable for the balance.
Borrowed $5,100 cash by signing a short-term note payable.
Paid $55,625 cash to reduce the long-term notes payable.
Issued 3,600 shares of common stock for $20 cash per share.
Declared and paid cash dividends of $52,300.
Required:
Prepare a complete statement of cash flows using a spreadsheet using the indirect method. (Enter all amounts as positive values.)

Cynthia, a sole proprietor, was engaged in a service business and reported her income on the cash basis. On February 1, 2013, she incorporates her business as Dove Corporation and transfers the assets of the business to the corporation in return for all of the stock in addition to the corporation’s assumption of her proprietorship’s liabilities. All of the receivables and the unpaid trade payables are transferred to the newly formed corporation. The balance sheet of the corporation immediately after its formation is as follows:
Dove Corporation
Balance Sheet
February 1, 2013
Assets
Basis to Dove Fair Market Value
Cash $ 80,000 $ 80,000
Accounts receivable 0 240,000
Equipment (cost $180,000; 120,000 320,000
depreciation previously claimed $60,000)
Building (straight-line depreciation) 160,000 400,000
Land 40,000 160,000
Total $400,000 $1,200,000
Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable—trade $ 120,000
Notes payable—bank 360,000
Stockholder’s equity:
Common stock 720,000
Total $1,200,000
Discuss the tax consequences of the incorporation of the business to Cynthia and to Dove Corporation.

On October 1, 2021, Sonoma Company leased equipment from Napa Inc. in lease payable in five equal annual payments of $400,000, beginning Oct 1, 2022. Similar transactions have carried an 11% interest rate. The right-of-use asset would be recorded at: _________

Two-Stage ABC for Manufacturing: Reassigning Costs to Cost Objectives National Technology, LTD. has developed the following activity cost information for its manufacturing activities:
Activity Activity Cost
Machine setup $75.00 per batch
Movement 22.00 per batch
0.10 per pound
Drilling 3.00 per hole
Welding 6.00 per inch
Shaping 32.00 per hour
Assembly 18.00 per hour
Inspection 2.00 per unit
Filling an order for a batch of 50 fireplace inserts that weighed 150 pounds each required the following:
Three batch moves .
Two sets of inspections .
Drilling five holes in each unit
Completing 80 inches of welds on each unit .
Thirty minutes of shaping for each unit .
One hour of assembly per unit
Determine the activity cost of converting the raw materials into 50 fireplace inserts
Fireplace Inserts
Activity Cost
Set-up $
Movement
Batch 60V
Weight
Inspection
Drilling
Welding
Shaping
Assembly
Total

A truck was acquired on July 1, 2018, at a cost of $311,850. The truck had a six-year useful life and an estimated salvage value of $34,650. The straight-line method of depreciation was used. On January 1, 2021, the truck was overhauled at a cost of $28,875, which extended the useful life of the truck for an additional two years beyond that originally estimated (salvage value is still estimated at $34,650). In computing depreciation for annual adjustment purposes, expense is calculated for each month the asset is owned.

Assume that the entry closing total revenues of $284,900 and total expenses of $212,600 has been made for the year ending December 31. At the end of the fiscal year, Teresa Schafer, Capital has a credit balance of $330,000 and Teresa Schafer, Drawing has a balance of $27,600.
A. Journalize the entry required to close the Teresa Schafer, Drawing account.
B. Determine the amount of Teresa Schafer, Capital at the end of period.

4. Between January 2012 and January 2019, U.S. employment
increased by 17.3 million workers, but the number of
unemployed workers declined by only 6.3 million. How are
these numbers consistent with each other? Why might one
expect a reduction in the number of people counted as
unemployed to be smaller than the increase in the number of
people employed?

The sensitivity of a system for disciplining and possibly terminating employees is important, and it is critical that the system be seen as fair. Employees form conclusions about the system's fairness based on the system's outcomes and procedures and the way managers treat employees when carrying out those procedures. Three principles of justice are outcome fairness, procedural justice, and interactional justice.
Outcome fairness involves the ends of a discipline process or action, while procedural and interactional justice focus on the means to those ends. Not only is behavior ethical that is in accord with these principles, but research has also linked the last two categories of justice with employee satisfaction and productivity
Place each of the following labels in one of the columns.
Listen closely
College buddies
Project work
Family friendly
Explanations
Family relations
Accommodations
Gender benefits
Team raises
Promotion
Respect
Qualifications
Outcome fairness Procedural justice International justice

Contribution Margin and Contribution Margin Ratio
For a recent year, McDonald's company-owned restaurants had the following sales and expenses (in millions):
Sales $18,169.3
Food and packaging $ 6,129.7
Payroll 4,756.0
Occupancy (rent, depreciation, etc.) 4,402.6
General, selling, and administrative expenses 2,487.9
$17,776.2
Income from operations $ 393.1
Assume that the variable costs consist of food and packaging, payroll, and 40% of the general, selling, and administrative expenses.
a. What is McDonald's contribution margin? Round to the nearest tenth of a million (one decimal place).
b. What is McDonald's contribution margin ratio? Round to one decimal place.
c. How much would income from operations increase if same-store sales increased by $500 million for the coming year, with no change in the contribution margin ratio or fixed costs? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a million (one decimal place).

Fiscal expansion Group of answer choices decreases aggregate demand and causes output to decline. decreases aggregate demand and causes output to rise. decreases government expenditures. stimulates aggregate demand and causes output to rise. stimulates aggregate demand and causes output to decline.

Difference between free market and capitalism.​

Prescott gave land to his aunt, Janice. Prescott's basis in the land was $45,000, and its fair market value at the date of the gift was $62,000. Janice borrowed $40,000 from a bank; she used the funds to improve the property. She sold the property to Marshall for $220,000. Marshall paid Janice $80,000 in cash, assumed her $30,000 mortgage, and agreed to pay $110,000 in two years. Janice's selling expenses were $2,000. Marshall is going to pay adequate interest.
a. Janice's basis in the land at the time of the sale is __________.
b. When computing her realized gain, what amount does Janice use as the selling price and as the contract price?
Contract price:__________.
c. Janice's total realized gain on the sale is $fill in the blank 4, but her recognized gain in the year of the sale is ________.

The following note transactions occurred during the year for Towell Company: Nov. 10 Towell issued a 90-day, 9% note payable for $8,000 to Hyatt Company for merchandise. Dec. 1 Towell signed a 120-day, 10% note at the bank for $12,000. Dec. 20 Towell gave Barr, Inc., a 60-day, 10%, $12,000 note for payment of account. Prepare the general journal entries necessary to adjust the interest accounts at December 31. Use 360 days for calculations and round to the nearest dollar.

A firm will maximize the present value of future profits by maximizing current profits when: the growth rate in profits is constant. the growth rate in profits is larger than the interest rate. Correct! the interest rate is larger than the growth rate in profits and both are constant. the growth rate and interest rate are constant and equal.

The purpose of charging different prices to different groups of customers is to multiple choice decrease costs and in turn increase profits. Student discounts are an example of this type of pricing. increase revenue, but not profits. Higher holiday airfares are an example of this type of pricing. increase revenue and in turn costs. Senior citizen discounts are an example of this type of pricing. increase revenue and in turn profits. Lower afternoon movie prices are an example of this type of pricing.

Ace Leasing acquires equipment and leases it to customers under long-term sales-type leases. Ace earns interest under these arrangements at a 6% annual rate. Ace leased a machine it purchased for $790,000 under an arrangement that specified annual payments beginning at the commencement of the lease for five years. The lessee had the option to purchase the machine at the end of the lease term for $200,000 when it was expected to have a residual value of $350,000. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Calculate the amount of the annual lease payments. (Enter amounts as positive values rounded to the nearest whole dollar.)

Bob lives in Philadelphia and runs a business that sells guitars. In an average year, he receives $704,000 from selling guitars. Of this sales revenue, he must pay the manufacturer a wholesale cost of $404,000; he also pays wages and utility bills totaling $286,000. He owns his showroom; if he chooses to rent it out, he will receive $3,000 in rent per year. Assume that the value of this showroom does not depreciate over the year. Also, if Bob does not operate this guitar business, he can work as an accountant, receive an annual salary of $20,000 with no additional monetary costs, and rent out his showroom at the $3,000 per year rate. No other costs are incurred in running this guitar business.
Identify each of Charles's costs in the following table as either an implicit cost or an explicit cost of selling guitars
Implicit Cost Explicit Cost
1. The wholesale cost for the guitars that Charles pays the manufacturer
2. The wages and utility bills that Charles pays
3. The salary Charles could earn if he worked as an accountant
4. The rental income Charles could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom
Complete the following table by determining Charles's accounting and economic profit of his guitar business.
Profit (Dollars)
Accounting Profit
Economic Profit

Dmitri doesn't like Val, one of his coworkers. Dmitri started to send an e-mail to his workgroup, falsely accusing Val of stealing company supplies. Before clicking "Send," Dmitri reread his message. He decided to delete the message instead of sending it, fearing that his work team members might consider his e-mail to be inappropriate. Which ethical consideration did Dmitri use in his decision to behave in a principled manner?
A) Publicity Test
B) Common Good approach
C) Professional Ethic
D) Utilitarian approach

Testbank Multiple Choice Question 110 On January 1, 2021, Marigold Corp. redeemed its 15-year bonds of $6920000 par value for 101. They were originally issued on January 1, 2009 at 91 with a maturity date of January 1, 2024. Marigold amortizes discounts and premiums using the straight-line method. What amount of loss should Marigold recognize on the redemption of these bonds (ignore taxes)