In evaluating the profit center manager, the income from operations should be compared a.across profit centers b.to historical performance or budget c.to the competitor's net income d.to the total company earnings per share

Answer: to historical performance or budget

Explanation:

A profit center in a business is a division that is able to make revenues independently and contribute to the revenue of the entire business. In evaluating the performance of a profit center manager, it is best to compare the performance to a budget or their historical performance.

This is because profit centers engage in different businesses and so their revenue making style will be unique. Some profit centers will make more than others because of the goods they produce or the way they produce it. It is therefore best to compare a profit center to an internal measure such as the budget and historical performance.

If the profit center exceeds either of these then they are performing well.

Ford Motor Company agreed to pay its workers ​$37 an hour in 1999 and ​$37 an hour in 2001. The CPI in 1999 was 166 and in 2001 was 180. Calculate the real wage rate in each year​ (to the nearest​ cent). Did these workers really get a pay raise between 1999 and​ 2001?

Law Office employ 12 full-time attorneys and 5 paraprofessionals. Budgeted salaries include $100,000 for each attorney and $30,000 per paraprofessional. For 20x1, indirect costs were budgeted at $250,000, but actually amounted to $300,000. Actual salaries were $110,000 for each attorney and $30,000 for each paraprofessional. Direct and indirect costs are applied on a professional labor-hour basis that includes both attorney and paraprofessional hours. Total budgeted labor-hours were 50,000; however, actual labor-hours were 60,000.
How much should the client be billed in a normal costing system which uses budgeted rate and cost allocations are based on actual data, when 1,000 professional labor-hours were used?a. $27,000b. $32,000c. $34,800d. $37,400

On January 1, Pharoah Company had 87000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding. On May 7, the company declared a 5% stock dividend to stockholders of record on May 21. Market value of the stock was $16 on May 7. The stock was distributed on May 24. The entry to record the transaction of May 24 would include a

More than 99% of all U.S. firms are classified as small businesses, and they employ about half of private workers. A small business is defined as any independently owned and operated business that is not dominant in its competitive area and does not employ more than 500 people. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of small business ownership is crucial for any potential entrepreneur.
Match each statement or scenario with the appropriate advantage or disadvantage of small business
i. ownership.ii. Focusiii. Reputationiv. High stress levelv. Inexperience/Incompetencevi. Flexibilityvii.Inability to cope with growthviii.Costsix. Independencex. High failure rateMatch each of the options above to the items below.1. One of the leading reasons for becoming your own boss. 2. A 20-employee factory does not have a designated accounting or advertising department.3. The pizzas offered on the Patrick’s Pizza menu are often based on the types of produce in season.4. Mike’s trucking business provides specific information and products to commercial truck drivers.5. Brandy’s nursery offers delivery and expert installation of their trees at no extra cost to the customer and will replace any defective one up to 3 years after purchase.6. Sue works more than 60 hours a week at her construction business and cannot find reliable suppliers for lumber inventory.
7. Half of all new employer firms fail within the first five years.8. As a fitness expert, Tyler is having difficulties understanding the accounting requirements for his bank business loan for his workout facility.9. Circumstances such as products not arriving on time due to limited capacity affect the reputation of a company more than any other factor.

The primary purpose for using the the mean absolute error (MAE) in forecasting is to: A. remove forecast error B. estimate the trend line C. estimate forecast error D. seasonally adjust the forecast

​Cyberphone, a manufacturer of cell phone​ accessories, ended the current year with annual sales​ (at cost) of ​$ million. During the​ year, the inventory of accessories turned over times. For the next​ year, Cyberphone plans to increase annual sales​ (at cost) by percent. a. What is the increase in the average aggregate inventory value required if Cyberphone maintains the same inventory turnover during the next​ year? ​$ nothing. ​(Enter your response as an​ integer.)

Ramble On Co. wishes to maintain a growth rate of 13.6 percent per year, a debt-equity ratio of 1.8, and a dividend payout ratio of 30 percent. The ratio of total assets to sales is constant at .98. What profit margin must the firm achieve

Photo Framing's cost formula for its supplies cost is $1,000 per month plus $10 per frame. For the month of November, the company planned for activity of 610 frames, but the actual level of activity was 600 frames. The actual supplies cost for the month was $7,600. The spending variance for supplies cost in November would be closest to:

Wieters Industries manufactures several products including a basic case for a popular smartphone. The company is considering adopting an activity-based costing approach for setting its budget. The company's production activities, budgeted activity costs, and cost drivers for the coming year are as follows:

Activity Activity Overhead $ Cost Driver Cost Driver Quantity
Machine setup $200,000 # of setups    800
Inspection   120,000 # of quality tests    400
Materials receiving    252,000 # of purchase orders   1,800

The budgeted data for smartphone case production are as follows.

Direct materials $2.50 per unit
Direct labor $0.54 per unit
Number of setups 92
Number of quality tests 400
Number of purchase orders 50
Production 15,000 units

Required
a. Calculate the activity rate for each cost pool.
b. Calculate the activity-based unit cost of the smartphone case.

An example of a push strategy is ________. organizing couponing campaigns utilizing newspaper advertising using television advertising employing direct marketing paying a shelf fee

A primary function of the promotional mix is to Multiple Choice explain how to use a product. persuade consumers to try a product. inform customers of complementary offerings. inform customers of pricing changes. point out flaws in competitors' products.

IF COUNTRIES FIND WAYS OF IMPROVING THEIR FACTOR OF PRODUCTIVITY

Harris Fabrics computes its plantwide predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that 44,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period’s estimated level of production. The company also estimated $521,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead cost for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $2.00 per direct labor-hour. Harris’s actual manufacturing overhead cost for the year was $687,120 and its actual total direct labor was 44,500 hours. Required: Compute the company’s plantwide predetermined overhead rate for the year. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

After successfully completing your corporate finance class, you feel the next challenge ahead is to serve on the board of directors of Schenkel Enterprises. Unfortunately, you will be the only individual voting for you. a. If the company has 470,000 shares outstanding and the stock currently sells for $41, how much will it cost you to buy a seat if the company uses straight voting

Suppose eggs are only sold by the dozen and priced in whole dollar amounts. No eggs are demanded at a price above $7 per dozen. At a price equal to $7 per dozen, 10 dozen eggs are demanded. If the price falls to $6 per dozen, then 11 dozen are demanded. At a price of $5 per dozen, 12 dozen are demanded. When the price falls to $4 then 13 dozen are demanded. Suppose also that this market is operating in the short run and the quantity of eggs supplied is fixed at 12 dozen eggs. What are the equilibrium price and quantity in this market?

Mideast Airlines purchased a 777 aircraft on January 1, 2020 at a cost of
$40,000,000. The estimated useful life of the aircraft is 20 years, with an
estimated salvage value of $6,000,000. What is the accumulated
depreciation and book value at December 31, 2022, using the straight-line
method

Why is nominal value important ?

If the best operating level of a process X is 1026 bottles per day and the actual output during a day is 786 bottles, then what is the capacity utilization rate for process X

What will be the nominal rate of return on a perpetual preferred stock with a $100 par value, a stated dividend of 12% of par, and a current market price of (a) $56.00, (b) $76.00, (c) $116.00, and (d) $133.00? Round your answers to two decimal places. %

A small business sold an equipment for $30,000 after depreciating the equipment using the MACRS depreciation method. The applicable federal tax rate for the company is 39%. The federal tax liability on this depreciation recapture is $10,200 if the company also had other taxable income of $200,000 in that year.

a. True
b. False

Consider two stocks, A and B. Stock A has an expected return of 10% and a beta of 1.2. Stock B has an expected return of 14% and a beta of 1.8. The expected market rate of return is 9% and the risk-free rate is 5%. Security __________ would be considered the better buy because

What would be the annual cost saved by shifting from the ​-bag lot size to the​ EOQ? The annual holding cost with the EOQ is ​$ nothing. ​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

Cape Corp. will pay a dividend of $3.60 next year. The company has stated that it will maintain a constant growth rate of 5 percent a year forever. a. If you want a return of 17 percent, how much will you pay for the stock

Favre and Carter Law Office employ 12 full-time attorneys and 5 paraprofessionals. Budgeted salaries include $100,000 for each attorney and $30,000 per paraprofessional. For 20x1, indirect costs were budgeted at $250,000, but actually amounted to $300,000. Actual salaries were $110,000 for each attorney and $30,000 for each paraprofessional. Direct and indirect costs are applied on a professional labor-hour basis that includes both attorney and paraprofessional hours. Total budgeted labor-hours were 50,000; however, actual labor-hours were 60,000.
How much should the client be billed in a normal costing system which uses budgeted rate and cost allocations are based on actual data, when 1,000 professional labor-hours were used?
a. $27,000
b. $32,000
c. $34,800
d. $37,400

Josiah's team missed a crucial deadline and lost a major client due to poor communication. As a result, his team is experiencing trust issues. Josiah is looking for ways to improve trust across the team as a whole and has generated a few ideas. All of the following are likely to increase trust except:________.
a. Josiah creates a poster board with team goals, indicating the roles of each team member.
b. Josiah plans to provide his team with more project training sessions to help improve their efficiency both as dividuals and as a group.
c. Josiah conducts individual performance reviews in front of the whole group so no one feels singled out
d. Josiah has individual check-ins with his team members to provide feedback

You sell 25,000 loaf of bread per year. The carrying cost associated the main ingredient wheat flour is estimated to be $8 per unit (amount used for 1 loaf of bread) per year, and the ordering cost is $10 per order. And assume 1 year is 300 days and lead time is 3 days.

Required:
a. What is the EOQ?
b. How much money you will lose if you order 300 units of wheat flour? Calculate the total cost of inventory with EOQ model and with order size is 300. The difference will give you the answer.
c. Calculate the re-order point (assuming no uncertainty)?

Brown Cow Dairy uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense. The ending balance of each account receivable is aged on the basis of three time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, $14,000; (2) up to 120 days past due, $4,500; and (3) more than 120 days past due, $2,500. Experience has shown that for each age group, the average loss rate on the amount of the receivables at year-end due to uncollectibility is (1) 2 percent, (2) 12 percent, and (3) 30 percent, respectively. At December 31 (end of the current year), the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance is $800 (credit) before the end-of-period adjusting entry is made. Data during the current year follow:

a. During December, an Account Receivable (Patty's Bake Shop) of $750 from a prior sale was determined to be uncollectible; therefore, it was written off immediately as a bad debt.
b. On December 31, the appropriate adjusting entry for the year was recorded.

Required:
1. Give the required journal entries for the two items listed above.
2. Show how the amounts related to Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt Expense would be reported on the income statement and balance sheet for the current year. Disregard income tax considerations.

what is the future value of ordinary annuity makes 2000 every month 10 years interest rate is 7% g

1. Prepare the December 31 adjusting entries for the following transactions. Omit explanations. 1. Fees accrued but not billed, $6,300. 2. The supplies account balance on December 31, $4,750; supplies on hand, $960. 3. Wages accrued but not paid, $2,700. 4. Depreciation of office equipment, $1,650. 5. Rent expired during year, $10,800.

Assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon U.S. Treasury note with four years to maturity (YTM) has a coupon rate of 6%. The yield to maturity of the bond is 11.00%. Using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the Treasury note:_________.
a.) $841,635.85
b.) $715,390.47
c.) $530,230.59
d.) $1,009,963.02