Read the following paragraph and respond to the questions below.
(1) Frequently, department managers and supervisors recruit applicants without working through our corporate human-resources office. (2) Our human-resources departments at all of our locations across the country have experienced this problem. (3) Recently, the manager of our tool-design department met with a recent industrial design graduate to discuss an opening for a tool designer. (4) The graduate was sent to the human-resources department, where she was told that no such position existed. (5) When the tool-design manager asked the director of human resources about the matter, the manager learned that the company president had ordered a hiring freeze for two months. (6) I’m sure that our general employment situation will get better. (7) As a result of the manager’s failure to work through proper channels, the applicant was not only disappointed but bitter.
a. Which number sentence is the topic sentence?
b. Which number sentence does not contribute to paragraph unity?
c. What is the writer providing in sentences 3 through 7 to help the reader understand his/her point?
d. Why is that helpful, or why is the message better by adding sentences 3 through 7?

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Answer 1

Answer:

a. The number sentence that is the topic sentence is sentence (1).

b. Sentence (6) does not contribute to the paragraph's unity.  It can be eliminated, without changing the meaning that can be obtained from the paragraph.  It does not support the topic.

c. The writer, in sentences 3 through 7, provides an example and further details to help the reader to understand her point.

d. The example in a sentence makes the idea clearer to the reader.  Without the example, which provides further details, the reader may not clearly appreciate the topic under discussion.

Explanation:

The purpose of the topic sentence is to introduce the theme of the paragraph or the point of view of the writer.  It captures the essence of the story.  As it bears the central idea, it focuses the paragraph to achieve unity.


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A car dealer leases a small computer with software for $5,000 per year. As an alterative he could buy the computer for $7,500 and lease the software for $3,500 per year. Any time he would decide to switch to some other computer he could cancel software lease and sell the computer for $500.
If he buys the computer nad leases the software, what is the payback period?
a. 3 years
b. 4 years
c. 5 years
d. 6 years
If he kept the computer and software for 8 years, what would be the benefit-cost ratio, based on a 5% interest rate.
a. 1.5
b. 1.4
c. 1.3
d. 1.2

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Answer:

1. The payback period is:

= 3 years

2. The benefit-cost ratio is:

= 1.1

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                                   Leasing Computer    Buying Computer &

                                        with Software       Leasing Software

Annual lease payment     $5,000                      $3,500

Cost of computer                                                $7,500

Salvage value of computer                                   $500

Usage period                       8 years                   8 years

Interest rate                         5%                           5%

Present value annuity factor 6.463                    6.463

Present value factor for salvage                        0.677

Present value of annuity    $32,315                $29,782 ($22,621 + $7,500 - 339)

$22,782 = ($3,500 * 6.463 + $7,500 - ($500 * 0.677))

Benefit-cost ratio = $32,315/$29,782 = 1.1

In 20X4, Bosh Corporation had income of $60,000 using absorption costing. Beginning and ending inventories were 13,000 and 8,000 units, respectively. The fixed manufacturing overhead cost was $4.00 per unit. What was the net income using direct/variable costing

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Answer:

Net income under variable costing $80,000

Explanation:

The computation of the net income using direct/variable costing is shown below:

Net income under absorption costing $60,000

Add fixed cost under applied $20,000

Net income under variable costing $80,000

Working

Beginning inventory 13000

Less ending inventory -8000

Decrease in inventory 5000

Now under applied inventory $20,000

The following information pertains to Cullumber Company. 1. Cash balance per bank, July 31, $11,310. 2. July bank service charge not recorded by the depositor $65. 3. Cash balance per books, July 31, $11,440. 4. Deposits in transit, July 31, $4,615. 5. $2,600 collected for Cullumber Company in July by the bank through electronic funds transfer. The accounts receivable collection has not been recorded by Cullumber Company. 6. Outstanding checks, July 31, $1,950. (a) Prepare a bank reconciliation at July 31, 2022.

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Answer:

See below

Explanation:

Cullumber Company

Bank Reconciliation

July 31, 2022

Cash balance as per bank

$11,310

Add:

Deposits in transit

$4,615

Less:

Outstanding checks

($1,950)

Adjusted bank balance

$13,975

Cash balance per books

$11,440

Add:

Electronic fund transfer received

$2,600

Less:

Bank service charges

($65)

Adjusted cash balance

$13,975

In a closed economy, public saving is the amount of a. income that households have left after paying for taxes and consumption. b. spending that the government undertakes in excess of the taxes it collects. c. income that businesses have left after paying for the factors of production. d. tax revenue that the government has left after paying for its spending.

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Answer:

In a closed economy, public saving is the amount of

d. tax revenue that the government has left after paying for its spending.

Explanation:

Public saving or budget surplus in a closed economy describes the excess of government revenue (obtained through taxation of individuals and businesses in the economy) and government expenditures on goods and services. In an open economy, transfers are deducted before arriving at the public saving.  In all economies, the addition of private (individual and business) and public savings result to national investments.

During 2015, a construction company changed from the completed-contract method to the percentage-of-completion method for accounting purposes but not for tax purposes. Gross profit figures under both methods for the past three years appear below:
Completed-Contract Percentage-of-Completion
2013 $ 475,000 $ 900,000
2014 625,000 950,000
2015 700,000 1,050,000
$1,800,000 $2,900,000
Assuming an income tax rate of 40% for all years, the affect of this accounting change on prior periods should be reported by a credit of:____________

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Answer:

$450,000

Explanation:

Calculation to determine , the affect of this accounting change on prior periods that should be reported by a credit of:

Using this formula

Accounting change on prior periods=(2013 Percentage-of-Completion+2014 Percentage-of-Completion)-(2013 Completed-Contract+2014 Completed-Contract)*(1-Tax rate)

Let plug in the formula

Accounting change on prior periods=[($900,000+$950,000)-($475,000+$625,000)]*(1-40%)

Accounting change on prior periods=($1,850,000-$1,100,000)*0.60

Accounting change on prior periods=$750,000*.60

Accounting change on prior periods=$450,000

Therefore Assuming an income tax rate of 40% for all years, the affect of this accounting change on prior periods should be reported by a credit of:$450,000

You can borrow and lend at the interest rates of 7.00% in the US and 5.00% in Canada. Based on Interest Rate Parity, the forward premium for CAD should be exactly equal to: Group of answer choices 1.90% - 1.87% 1.02% 98.11%

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Answer:

1.90%

Explanation:

Note that that CAD exchange rate would be in terms of how many US dollars can be exchanged for 1 CAD, which means that the formula for forward premium would be stated in terms of US dollars, I mean the US$ as the numerator and CAD's interest rate would be the denominator

the forward premium for CAD=((1+US interest rate)/(1+Canada interest rate))-1

the forward premium for CAD=((1+7%)/(1+5%))-1

the forward premium for CAD=1.90%

If a coupon bond has two years to​ maturity, a coupon rate of 10 ​%, a par value of ​$1000 ​, and a yield to maturity of 12 ​%, then the coupon bond will sell for ​$nothing . ​ (Round your response to the nearest two decimal​ place) The price of a bond and its yield to maturity are ▼ positively related negatively related unrelated .

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Answer:

The right solution is "$966.27".

Explanation:

Given values are:

Coupon rate,

= 10%

Par value,

= $1000

Yield of maturity,

= 12%

then,

Coupon will be:

= [tex]1000\times 10 \ percent[/tex]

= [tex]1000\times 0.1[/tex]

= [tex]100[/tex] ($)

Now,

The present value of coupon will be:

= [tex]A\times \frac{(1-(1+r)^n)}{r}[/tex]

By putting the value, we get

= [tex]100\times \frac{1-(1.12)^{-2}}{0.12}[/tex]

= [tex]100\times \frac{1-0.7971}{0.12}[/tex]

= [tex]100\times \frac{0.2029}{0.12}[/tex]

= [tex]169.08[/tex] ($)

The present value of par value will be:

= [tex]\frac{1000}{(1+12 \ percent)^2}[/tex]

= [tex]\frac{1000}{(1.12)^2}[/tex]

= [tex]797.19[/tex] ($)

hence,

The price of bond will be:

= [tex]Present \ value \ of \ coupon+Present \ value \ of \ par \ value[/tex]

= [tex]169.08+797.19[/tex]

= [tex]966.27[/tex] ($)

Kawamura, a careful utility maximizer, consumes peanut butter and ice cream. Assume that both peanut butter and ice cream are normal goods and that diminishing marginal utility applies to both goods. Right after he achieves the utility-maximizing level of consumption of the two goods, the price of peanut butter falls. After he adjusts to this event, the marginal utility of peanut butter goes _____ and that of ice cream goes _____.

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Answer:

The marginal utility of peanut butter goes down and that of ice cream goes up.

Explanation:

The substitution effect states that when the price of a product falls, it will lead to a rise in the quantity demanded of the product as buyers will buy more of the product that is now relatively cheaper.

And as more of a good is bought, its marginal utility falls. And as less of a product is bought, its marginal utility increases.

Based on the above explanation therefore, the marginal utility of peanut butter goes down and that of ice cream goes up after Kawamura adjusts to the event.

This is because as more of peanut butter is bought due to the fall in its price, its marginal utility falls. And as less of ice cream is bought as it is now relatively more expensive, its marginal utility increases.

Using the following transactions, record journal entries, create financial statements, and assess the impact of each transaction on the financial statements.
Jun. 1 Jenna Aracel, the owner, invested $100,000 cash, office equipment with a value of $5,000, and $60,000 of drafting equipment to launch the company in exchange for common stock.
Jun. 2 The company purchased land worth $49,000 for an office by paying $6,300 cash and signing a long-term note payable for $42,700.
Jun. 3 The company purchased a portable building with $55,000 cash and moved it onto the land acquired on June 2.
Jun. 4 The company paid $3,000 cash for the premium on an 18-month insurance policy.
Jun. 5 The company completed and delivered a set of plans for a client and collected $6,200 cash.
Jun. 6 The company purchased $20,000 of additional drafting equipment by paying $9,500 cash and signing a long-term note payable for $10,500.
Jun. 7 The company completed $14,000 of engineering services for a client. This amount is to be received in 30 days.
Jun. 8 The company purchased $1,150 of additional office equipment on credit.
Jun. 9 The company completed engineering services for $22,000 on credit.
Jun. 10 The company received a bill for rent of equipment that was used on a recently completed job. The $1,333 rent cost must be paid within 30 days.
Jun. 12 The company collected $7,000 cash in partial payment from the client billed on June 9.
Jun. 14 The company paid $1,200 cash for wages to a drafting assistant.
Jun. 17 The company paid $1,150 cash to settle the account payable created in on June 8.
Jun. 20 The company paid $925 cash for minor maintenance of its drafting equipment.
Jun. 23 The company paid $9,480 cash in dividends.
Jun. 28 The company paid $1,200 cash for wages to a drafting assistant.
Jun. 29 The company paid $2,500 cash for advertisements on the web during June.

Required:
Journalize the above entires.

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Answer:

1 - Cash (Dr.) $100,000

Office equipment (Dr.) $5,000

Drafting equipment (Dr.) $60,000

Capital (Cr.) $165,000

2- Land (Dr.) $49,000

Cash (Cr.) $6,300

Long term notes payable (Cr.) $42,700

3- Portable building (Dr.) $55,000

Cash (Cr.) $55,000

4- Insurance premium (Dr.) $3,000

Cash (Cr.) $3,000

5- Cash (Dr.) $6,200

Service Revenue (Cr.) $6,200

Explanation:

6- Drafting equipment (Dr.) $20,000

Cash (Cr.) $9,500

Long term notes payable (Cr.) $10,500

7- Accounts Receivable (Dr.) $14,000

Service revenue (Cr.) $14,000

8- Office equipment (Dr.) $1,150

Accounts Payable (Cr.) $1,150

9- Accounts Receivable (Dr.) $22,000

Engineering Service (Cr.) $22,000

10- Cash (Dr.) $9,000

Accounts Receivable (Cr.) $9,000

11- Wages expense (Dr.) $1,200

Cash (Cr.) $1,200

12- Accounts Payable (Dr.) $1,150

Cash (Cr.) $1,150

13- Maintenance expense (Dr.) $925

Cash (Cr.) $925

14- Dividends (Dr.) $9,480

Cash (Cr.) $9,480

15- Wages expense (Dr.) $1,200

Cash (Cr.) $1,200

16- Advertising expense (Dr.) $2,500

Cash (Cr.) $2,500

Fran’s Fries has budgeted sales for May, June and July at $500,000, $680,000 and $720,000, respectively. Sales are 80% cash and 20% on account. Assume sales on account are collected in the month following the sale. Compute cash receipts for June and July. Show your work here.

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Answer:

Results are below

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Sales are 80% cash and 20% on account.

Sales:

May= $500,000

June= $680,000

July= $720,000

Cash collection June:

Cash collection from May= (500,000*0.2)= 100,000

Cash collection June= (680,000*0.8)= 544,000

Cash collection June= $644,000

Cash collection July:

Cash collection from June= (680,000*0.2)= 136,000

Cash collection July= (720,000*0.8)= 576,000

Cash collection July= $712,000

A state is conducting an examination of mortgage loan originator Basil Thyme. During the examination, the agency is authorized to do all of the following, except:a. Administer oaths or affirmationsb. Control access to Basil’s officec. Subpoena witnessesd. Require production of relevant documents

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Answer: B. Control access to Basil’s office.

Explanation:

During the conduct of the examination of mortgage loan originator Basil Thyme, the agency is authorized to administer oaths or affirmations, subpoena witnesses and require production of relevant documents.

The agency cannot control the access to Basil's office. It can only control access to any records or documents of an individual whim is under investigation.

The balance in the Prepaid Insurance account after the adjusting entries have been recorded represents the: A. cost of the insurance expired during the period B. value of the insurance prepayment that remains to benefit future periods C. cash paid for insurance of current and future periods D. amount owed for insurance at the end of the accounting period

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Answer:

B.value of insurance prepayed

Angle Company started business on January 1. During the year, the company purchased merchandise with an invoice price of $500,000. Angle also paid $20,000 freight on the merchandise. During the year, Angle also returned $80,000 of the merchandise to its suppliers. All purchases were paid for in a timely manner, and a $10,000 cash discount was taken. $418,000 of the merchandise was sold for $627,000. What is the December 31 balance in the Inventory account

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Answer:

$12,000

Explanation:

Given the above information, the ending balance in inventory account is computed as seen below

= Merchandise purchased - merchandise withdrawn - Merchandise returned to suppliers + Cash discount taken

= $500,000 - $418,000 - $80,000 + $10,000

= $12,000

Therefore, the balance on the inventory account as at December 31 is $12,000

What would cause an economy to be producing at a point inside its production possibilities curve?

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Answer:

The correct answer is: the lack of effectivization in the use of their resources inside the economy to obtain the best outcomes possibles.

Explanation:

To begin with, in the economic theory the term known as production possibilities curve refers to a strategic tool, a graphic that can be used by the professionals of the area in order to understand how the economy is working with its resources, if the economy is producing well enough then the economy should be getting great development results and the point inside the graphic should be in the limit of the curve, but if the point is in the inside of the curve then that means that the resources inside that particulary economy are not being fully use to their best in order to obtain the best outcome so that will explain that there is still possibility to expand the production according to the theory of the tool itself.

What is one of the key phases of procurement processes that employ competitive bidding mechanisms?

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Unobserved effects versus idiosyncratic errors
Suppose you have two years' worth of panel data on wages and work experience of adults; however, the data set has no further information on the characteristics of the individuals in the data set. Specifically, you have cross-sectional wage and work experience data on individuals in 2006, and cross-sectional data on those same individuals in 2012. You plan to use the following fixed effects model to analyze the effects of work experience on wages:
log (wage it ) = βo + 80 yr10, + B1 experit + ai + uit
where
wage it = yearly wage of individual i at time t, in dollars
yrl0, =1 in the year 2010 (t = 2), and =0 otherwise (t = 1)
exper = years of work experience of individual i, at time t
ai = unobserved (time-invariant) effect
uit = idiosyncratic error
Two other factors that can influence wage, which you have not controlled for in your model, are height and industry of employment.
Use the following table to indicate which term in the fixed effects model captures the effect of height, which term captures the effect of industry of employment, and which term captures the effect of work experience.
ai uit β1
Work experience
Height
Industry of employment

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Answer:

The terms that capture the effect of industry of employment and work experience are:

Industry of employment = uit

Work experience = β1

Height = ai

Explanation:

a) Data:

                                         ai      uit       β1

Work experience

Height

Industry of employment

b) Explanation

The "idiosyncratic error" (uit) describes the unobserved factors that impact the dependent variable.  For example, industry of employment, and this factor vary from one-time period to the next.

The unobserved (time-invariant) effect (ai) refers to the height of the industry of employment, which does not vary over time.  

Finally, work experience is depicted by β1, which is a factor that changes with time.

You are stowing items and come across an aerosol bottle of hairspray. What

should you do? Please choose all that apply.

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Question Completion with Options:

o Stow the hairspray

o Raise an Andon

o Remove it and secure it with bubble wrap

o Place a Flammable sticker on the bottle

Answer:

What to do:

o Stow the hairspray

Explanation:

Stowing means the arrangement or placement of items, especially in a neat, compact way to enable easy retrieval when required.  Therefore, you should continue what you have started by arranging the bottle of hairspray where it belongs in the appropriate packing space.  Stowing ensures that items are properly arranged and put in their proper places or conditions when they are not in​ use.

When coins were jfirst used, they only had an image on one side. Why did coins start to have images on two sides?

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Answer:

The coins have images on both sides because the coin issuers, or seigniors, wanted to see their faces on the coins.

Coins start to have images on two sides because the coin issuers, or seigniors, wanted to see their faces on the coins.

When and why were coins used as money?

People traded products and services before money was created. The Mesopotamian people did not invent the shekel, which is regarded as the first known form of money, until roughly 5,000 years ago. Printed coins were used to pay troops, it was approximately 650–600 B.C. when gold and silver coins first appeared. The first real coins were struck in the prehistoric kingdoms of Lydia and Ionia and were made of electrum, a mineral composed primarily of gold and at least 20 percent silver.

The Lydians started minting gold coins in the period between 560 and 546 BC after learning how to separate the gold from the silver in electrum. Coins are significant historical primary sources. They communicate king names together with their titles, images, locations, dates, dynasties, accomplishments, and logos.

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Which strategies is suggested to help build strong interpersonal business relationships?

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Answer and Explanation:

Gain trust: Business relationship is sealed with trust. If you are able to make a business partner trust you, you are sure to keep doing business with them. Do not try to take advantage of them and be sure they ate not thinking in that direction.

Show interest in people: keeping up with people and always showing that you actually care, and want to assist in any way you can is a sure way to seal a client for life. Be family.

Work hard: you can not build business relationships if you are not a person that delivers. It doesn't matter if you are a nice person that always cares, if you cannot bring results and be trusted to deliver you cannot have any useful business relationship. This is the most important strategy.

Networking: networking is a popular form of building business relationships. Formal occasions, conferences, informal hangout spots, the gym are all places where you can meet new people and start a business relationship.

Given below are several ratios. Select the accounts or amounts that would be used in order to calculate the ratio. You will have more than one response to each ratio. Some accounts or amounts may not be used at all. (Select all that apply.) Debt-to-equity ratio a.Cash paid for acquisitions b.Interest expense c.Total dividends paid d.Cash flow from operations before interest and tax payments e.Total stockholders' equity f.Net income g.Total liabilities h.Cash flow from operations

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Answer:

Total stockholders' equity.Total liabilities.

Explanation:

The Debt to equity ratio shows the proportions of the financing options used to finance the operations of the company namely debt and equity.

It is calculated by the formula:

= Total liabilities / Total stockholders' equity * 100%

As shown by the formula , the relevant accounts are:

Total stockholders' equity.Total liabilities.

3. Assume that on January 2, 2022, the copyrighted item was impaired in its ability to continue to produce strong revenues. The other intangible assets were not affected. Starn estimated that the copyright would be able to produce future cash flows of $22,100. The fair value of the copyright was determined to be $21,100. Compute the amount, if any, of the impairment loss to be recorded.

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Answer:

The amount of the impairment loss to be recorded is $6,800.

Explanation:

Note: This question is not complete. The complete question is therefore provided before answering the question as follows:

On January 1, 2020, Starn Tool & Manufacturing Company purchased a copyright for $31,000 cash. It is estimated that the copyrighted item will have no value by the end of 10 years.

Assume that on January 2, 2022, the copyrighted item was impaired in its ability to continue to produce strong revenues. The other intangible assets were not affected. Starn estimated that the copyright would be able to produce future cash flows of $22,100. The fair value of the copyright was determined to be $21,100. Compute the amount, if any, of the impairment loss to be recorded.

The explanation of the answer is now provided as follows:

Amortization expenses for 2020 = Annual amortization expense = Copyright cost / Estimated useful life of the copyright = $31,000 / 10 = $3,100

Book value of copyright on January 2, 2022 = Copyright cost - Amortization expenses for 2020 = $31,000 - $3,100 = $27,900

Copyright fair value = $21,100

Impairment loss = Book value of copyright on January 2, 2022 - Copyright fair value = $27,900 - $21,100 = $6,800

Therefore, the amount of the impairment loss to be recorded is $6,800.

University Car Wash built a deluxe car wash across the street from campus. The new machines cost $234,000 including installation. The company estimates that the equipment will have a residual value of $27,000. University Car Wash also estimates it will use the machine for six years or about 12,000 total hours. Actual use per year was as follows:

Year Hours Used
1 2,800
2 1,900
3 2,000
4 2,000
5 1,800
6 1,500

Required:
a. Prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the straight-line method.
b. Prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the double-declining-balance method.
c. Prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the activity-based method.

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Answer:

University Car Wash

a. Straight-line Method:

Year  Cost            Depreciation   Accumulated     Net  Book

                                  Expense       Depreciation       Balance

1        $234,000         $34,500          $34,500         $199,500

2       $234,000         $34,500          $69,000        $165,000        

3       $234,000         $34,500         $103,500        $130,500

4       $234,000         $34,500         $138,000         $96,000  

5       $234,000         $34,500         $172,500         $61,500        

6       $234,000         $34,500        $207,000        $27,000                  

b. Double-Declining-Balance Method:

Year  Cost            Depreciation   Accumulated     Net  Book

                                  Expense     Depreciation       Balance

1        $234,000        $77,220          $77,200        $156,780

2       $234,000         $51,737         $128,937       $105,043

3       $234,000        $34,664         $163,601         $70,379

4       $234,000        $23,225        $186,826         $47,154

5       $234,000         $15,561        $202,387         $31,583

6      $234,000           $4,593       $206,980        $27,000

c. Activity-Based Method:

Year  Cost            Depreciation   Accumulated     Net  Book

                                  Expense       Depreciation       Balance

1        $234,000        $48,300          $48,300          $185,700

2       $234,000        $32,775           $81,075          $152,925

3       $234,000       $34,500          $115,575           $118,425

4       $234,000       $34,500         $150,075           $83,925

5       $234,000        $31,050          $181,125           $52,875

6      $234,000        $25,825       $206,950          $27,050

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Cost of new machines = $234,000

Residual value of equipment = $27,000

Depreciable amount = $207,000

Estimated useful life = 6 years

Straight-line depreciation expense per annum = $34,500 ($207,000/6)

Double-declining-balance rate = 33% (100%/6 * 2)

Year  Depreciation  Declining Balance

1          $77,220           $156,780

2         $51,737            $105,043

3        $34,664             $70,379

4        $23,225             $47,154

5         $15,561              $31,583

6          $4,593             $27,000

Estimated useful life in hours = 12,000

Depreciation rate per hour = $17.25 ($207,000/12,000)

Actual usage per year:

Year Hours Used  Usage Charge

1           2,800            $48,300 (2,800 * $17.25)

2          1,900             $32,775 (1,900 * $17.25)

3         2,000             $34,500 (2,000 * $17.25)

4         2,000             $34,500 (2,000 * $17.25)

5         1,800              $31,050 (1,800 * $17.25)

6         1,500              $25,825 (1,500 * $17.25)

Q2. With the help of book please elaborate What is the difference between a corporate strategy and a competitive strategy? Give three examples of each. (Words limit up to 150)

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Answer and Explanation:

Competitive and corporate strategy are very important for the success and good management of a business. Competitive strategy is one that allows a company to promote elements capable of making it different from its competitors. Examples of competitive strategy are offering lower prices, higher quality products and negotiation between customers.

Corporate strategy, on the other hand, is one that allows the company to generate elements that will increase its profit and strengthen its capacity to be more competitive. Examples of this type of strategy are the acquisition of subsidiary companies, the merger of competing companies and the restructuring of the company.

A researcher wants to test the order of integration of some time series data. He decides to use the DF test. He estimates a regression of the form
delta yt = mu + si yt-1 + mut
and obtains the estimate ˆ? = -0.02 with standard error = 0.31.
(a) What are the null and alternative hypotheses for this test?
(b) Given the data, and a critical value of -2.88, perform the test.
(c) What is the conclusion from this test and what should be the next step?
(d) Why is it not valid to compare the estimated test statistic with the corresponding critical value from a t-distribution, even though the test statistic takes the form of the usual t-ratio?

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Answer:

a) H0: u = presence of a unit root

   HA: u ≠ presence of a unit root  ( i.e. stationary series )

b) t stat = -0.064

c) We will reject the Null hypothesis and the next step will be to accept the alternative hypothesis

d) It is not valid to compare the estimated t stat with the corresponding critical value because a random walk is non-stationary while the difference is stationary because it is white noise

Explanation:

a) stating the null and alternative hypothesis

H0: u = presence of a unit root

HA: u ≠ presence of a unit root  ( i.e. stationary series )

b) performing the test

critical value = -2.88

T stat = coefficient / std error

          = -0.02 / 0.31  = -0.064

c) From the test, the value of T stat > critical value we will reject the Null hypothesis hence the next step will be to accept the alternative hypothesis

d) It is not valid to compare the estimated t stat with the corresponding critical value because a random walk is non-stationary while the difference is stationary because it is white noise

   

PillPack is an example of a startup organization that grew out of the identification of a problem that needed a solution.

a. True
b. False

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Answer:

True

Explanation:

The estimated factory overhead cost for a Co. is $1750000 for the year. Direct labor hours are estimated to be 500000. Determine: SHOW ALL WORK a. Predetermined factory overhead rate. $ b. Determine the factory overhead applied assume the actual direct labor hours for Job 50 was. 20000 and for J0b 51 was 24000 . c. Determine the balance in the factory overhead account assuming that the actual cost incurred was $153000. d. Over or under-applied

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Answer:

Results are below.

Explanation:

To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 1,750,000 / 500,000

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $3.5 per direct labor hour

Now, we can allocate overhead to Job 50 and 51:

Allocated MOH= Estimated manufacturing overhead rate* Actual amount of allocation base

Job 50:

Allocated MOH= 3.5*20,000

Allocated MOH= $70,000

Job 51:

Allocated MOH= 3.5*24,000

Allocated MOH= $84,000

Finally, the under/over applied overhead:

(We weren't provided with enough information)

Under/over applied overhead= real overhead - allocated overhead

Melanie is the director of human resources for a small manufacturing firm. She has a strong personal interest in technology, and is known throughout the firm as the one with the most knowledge about new kinds of communications technologies. If the firm decides to upgrade its network, Melanie will probably function in what role in the firm's buying center

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Answer:

Influencer

Explanation:

An influencer is a person that has the ability to affect the purchasing decision of customers through their authority, position, relationship, or relationship.

They have good social relations and this is an asset in directing customer buying decision.

In the given scenario Melanie has a strong personal interest in technology, and is known throughout the firm as the one with the most knowledge about new kinds of communications technologies.

This knowledge will be beneficial in the buying centre, where she can be an influencer.

Using the money demand and money supply model, an open market purchase of Treasury securities by the Federal Reserve would cause the equilibrium interest rate to

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Answer:

C. decrease

Explanation:

In the case when the money demand and the money supply model is used so the open market purchase would result the interest rate of equilibrium to decrease as if there is an open market purchase so it rise the money supply due to which the supply curve of the money move shiftward

Therefore the rate of interest should be decreased

Here are selected 2017 transactions of Akron Corporation.

Jan. 1 Retired a piece of machinery that was purchased on January 1, 2007. The machine cost $62,000 and had a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value
June 30 Sold a computer that was purchased on January 1, 2015. The computer cost $36,000 and had a useful life of 3 years with no salvage value. The computer was sold for $5,000 cash
Dec. 31 Sold a delivery truck for $9,000 cash. The truck cost $25,000 when it was purchased on January 1, 2014, and was depreciated based on a 5-year useful life with a $4,000 salvage value.

Required:
Journalize all entries required on the above dates, including entries to update depreciation on assets disposed of, where applicable. Akron Corporation uses straight-line depreciation.

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Answer:

Akron Corporation

Journal Entries:

Jan. 1 Debit Assets Disposal $62,000

Credit Equipment $62,000

To transfer the cost of equipment to the Assets Disposal account.

Debit Accumulated Depreciation $62,000

Credit Assets Disposal $62,000

To transfer the accumulated depreciation to the Assets Disposal account.

June 30 Debit Assets Disposal $36,000

Credit Computer $36,000

To transfer the cost of the computer to the Assets Disposal account.

Debit Accumulated Depreciation $30,000

Credit  Assets Disposal $30,000

To transfer the accumulated depreciation to the Assets Disposal account.

Debit Cash $5,000

Credit Assets Disposal $5,000

To record the proceeds from the disposal.

Dec. 31 Debit Accumulated Depreciation $12,600

Credit Assets Disposal $12,600

To transfer the accumulated depreciation to the Assets Disposal account.

Debit Assets Disposal $25,000

Credit Delivery Truck $25,000

To transfer the cost of the delivery truck to the Assets Disposal account.

Debit Cash $9,000

Credit Assets Disposal $9,000

To record the proceeds from the disposal.

Dec. 31 Debit Loss on Disposal of Assets $4,400

Credit Assets Disposal $4,400

To record the loss from the disposal of assets.

Explanation:

a) Data and Analysis:

Jan. 1 Accumulated Depreciation $62,000 Assets Disposal $62,000 Assets Disposal $62,000 Equipment $62,000

June 30  Assets Disposal $36,000 Computer $36,000 Accumulated Depreciation $30,000 Assets Disposal $30,000 Cash $5,000 Assets Disposal $5,000

Dec. 31 Accumulated Depreciation $12,600 Assets Disposal $12,600 Assets Disposal $25,000 Delivery Truck $25,000 Cash $9,000 Assets Disposal $9,000

Dec. 31 Loss on Disposal of Assets $4,400 Assets Disposal $4,400

Complete each statement with the term that correctly defines each platform strategy advantage.

Platform businesses tend to frequently ____________ pipeline businesses.
Platforms scale more efficiently than pipelines by eliminating __________
Platform businesses _________ digital technology can grow much faster

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Answer:

Note See full and organized question in the attached picture below

1. Platform businesses tend to frequently outperform pipeline businesses.

2. Platforms scale more efficiently than pipelines by eliminating gatekeepers.

3. Platform businesses leveraging digital technology can grow much faster.

4. Platforms unlock new sources of value creation and supply.

5. Feedback loops from consumers to the producers allow platforms to fine-tune their offerings and to benefit from big data analytics.

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