Starfish Enterprises management has obtained data on the material costs for a selected job which used 300 feet of materials, while estimates for the job required only 260 feet of materials. The materials price per unit was the same. Which is not a reason for the difference in material usage? A new employee worked on the job. The material used was of poor quality. The cutting tools were in need of repair. The cost of materials increased from the time of the estimate.

Answer:

Starfish Enterprises

The reason that is not the cause of the difference in material usage is:

The cost of materials increased from the time of the estimate.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Units of materials used for the job = 300 feet

Standard units of materials for similar job = 260 feet

Unit variance = 40 Unfavorable (300 - 260)

b) Material usage variance does not concern with the cost of materials.  Since it is stated that the materials price per unit remained the same in both instances, the cost of materials increasing is certainly not a factor for the material usage variance.  The variance is caused by the other factors.

Motors are assembled in a process with two resources. The first resource has a capacity of 2 motors per hour. The capacity of the second resource is 4.5 motors per hour. Demand for this process is 2.3 motors per hour.
Instruction: Round your answer to three decimal places.
What is the cycle time of this process (in minutes)? _______minutes

Can you help me
please ​

Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. have the following operating data: Beck Inc. Bryant Inc. Sales $336,700 $1,092,000 Variable costs 135,100 655,200 Contribution margin $201,600 $436,800 Fixed costs 138,600 268,800 Income from operations $63,000 $168,000 a. Compute the operating leverage for Beck Inc. and Bryant Inc. If required, round to one decimal place.

Choose the correct statements about the ROC curve.
A. By plotting the true-positive rate against the false-positive rate for different threshold values, the ROC curve can be used to select the optimal model.
B. ROC stands for Receiver Operating Characteristic curve, which was originally developed to detect enemy aircrafts on radar.
C. The ROC curve is a useful diagnostic tool for determining the optimal classification model.
D. The ROC curve was originally developed to optimize healthcare and detect congestive heart failure readmission rate.

El 5 de diciembre se solicitó un préstamo por USD.275,000, negociado al 6.5%
de interés anual a un plazo de 5 años. Los pagos de capital e intereses se harán
mensualmente.

Bill Johnson, sales manager, and Diane Buswell, controller, at Current Designs are beginning to analyze the cost considerations for one of the composite models of the kayak division. They have provided the following production and operational costs necessary to produce one composite kayak.
Kevlar $250 per kayak
Resin and supplies $100 per kayak
Finishing kit (seat, rudder, ropes, etc.) $170 per kayak
Labor $420 per kayak
Selling and administrative expenses—variable $400 per kayak
Selling and administrative expenses—fixed $119,700 per year
Manufacturing overhead—fixed $240,000 per year
Bill and Diane have asked you to provide a cost-volume-profit analysis, to help them finalize the budget projections for the upcoming year. Bill has informed you that the selling price of the composite kayak will be $2,000.
(a) Calculate variable costs per unit.
Variable cost per unit $
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(b) Determine the contribution margin per unit.
Contribution margin per unit $
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(c) Using the contribution margin per unit, determine the break-even point in units for this product line.
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(d) Assume that Current Designs plans to earn $270,600 on this product line. Using the contribution margin per unit, calculate the number of units that need to be sold to achieve this goal.
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(e) Based on the most recent sales forecast, Current Designs plans to sell 1,000 units of this model. Using your results from part (c), calculate the margin of safety and the margin of safety ratio. (Round margin of safety ratio to 1 decimal place, e.g. 25.5%.)
Margin of safety $
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Makers Corp. had additions to retained earnings for the year just ended of $553,000. The firm paid out $191,000 in cash dividends, and it has ending total equity of $4.96 million. The company currently has 240,000 shares of common stock outstanding. a. What are earnings per share

Comparing Three Depreciation Methods Dexter Industries purchased packaging equipment on January 8 for $249,400. The equipment was expected to have a useful life of four years, or 8,800 operating hours, and a residual value of $20,600. The equipment was used for 3,080 hours during Year 1, 1,848 hours in Year 2, 2,464 hours in Year 3, and 1,408 hours in Year 4. Required: 1. Determine the amount of depreciation expense for the four years ending December 31 by (a) the straight-line method, (b) the units-of-activity method, and (c) the double-declining-balance method. Also determine the total depreciation expense for the four years by each method. Round the answer for each year to the nearest whole dollar. Depreciation Expense Year Straight-Line Method Units-of-Activity Method Double-Declining- Balance Method Year 1 $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 Year 2 $fill in the blank 4 $fill in the blank 5 $fill in the blank 6 Year 3 $fill in the blank 7 $fill in the blank 8 $fill in the blank 9 Year 4 $fill in the blank 10 $fill in the blank 11 $fill in the blank 12 Total $fill in the blank 13 $fill in the blank 14 $fill in the blank 15 2. What method yields the highest depreciation expense for Year 1

Completing a Master Budget
Hillyard Company, an office supplies specialty store, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembled to assist in preparing the master budget for the first quarter:
a. As of December 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company’s general ledger showed the following account balances:
Debits
Credits
Cash
$ 48,000
Accounts receivable
224,000
Inventory
60,000,
Buildings and equipment (net)
370,000
Accounts payable
$ 93,000
Capital stock
500,000
Retained earnings
_______
109,000
$702,000
$702,000
b. Actual sales for December and budgeted sales for the next four months are as follows:
December (actual)
$280,000
January
$400,000
February
$600,000
March
$300,000
April
$200,000
c. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at December 31 are a result of December credit sales.
d. The company’s gross margin is 40% of sales. (In other words, cost of goods sold is 60% of sales.)
e. Monthly expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $27,000 per month: advertising, $70,000 per month; shipping, 5% of sales; other expenses, 3% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter, will be $42,000 for the quarter.
f. Each month’s ending inventory should equal 25% of the following month’s cost of goods sold.
g. One-half of a month’s inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid in the following month.
h. During February, the company will purchase a new copy machine for $1,700 cash. During March, other equipment will be purchased for cash at a cost of $84,500.
i. During January, the company will declare and pay $45,000 in cash dividends.
j. Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30,000. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.
Required:

Using the data above, complete the following statements and schedules for the first quarter:

1. Schedule of expected cash collections:
January
February
March
Quarter
Cash sales

$ 80,000







Credit sales

224,000







Total cash collections

$304,000







2. a. Merchandise purchases budget:




January

February

March

Quarter

Budgeted cost of goods sold

$240,000*

$360,000





Add desired ending inventory

90,000f







Total needs

330,000







Less beginning inventory

60,000







Required purchases

$270,000







___________

*$400,000 sales X 60% cost ratio =$240,000.

†$360,000 X 25% = $90,000.

b. Schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases:




January

February

March

Quarter

December purchases

$ 93,000





$ 93,000

January purchases

135,000

135,000



270,000

February purchases

—







March purchases

—







Total cash disbursements for purchases

$228,000







3. Schedule of expected cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses:




January

February

March Quarter
Salaries and wages
$ 27,000
Advertising
70,000
Shipping
20,000
Other expenses
12,000
Total cash disbursements for
selling and administrative expenses
$129,000
4. Cash budget:
January
February
March Quarter
Cash balance, beginning
$ 48,000
Add cash collections
304,000
Total cash available
352,000
Less cash disbursements:
Purchases of i nventory
228,000
Selling and administrative
expenses
129,000
Purchases of equipment
_____
Cash dividends
45,000
Total cash disbursements
402,000
Excess (deficiency) of cash
Financing: Etc.
(50,000)
5. Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ending March 31 as shown in Schedule 9 in the chapter.
6. Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31.

Petrox Oil Co. is considering a project that will have fixed costs of $12,000,000. The product will be sold for $37.50 per unit and will incur a variable cost of $12.80 per unit.

Given Petrox's cost structure, it will have to sell __________ units to break even on this project (Q_BE).

Petrox Oil Co.'s marketing sales director doesn't think that the market for the firm's goods is big enough to sell enough units to make the company's target operating profit of $15,000,000. In fact, she believes that the firm will be able to sell only about 150,000 units. However, she also thinks the demand for Petrox Oil Co.'s product is relatively inelastic, so the firm can increase the sale price. Assuming that the firm can sell 150,000 units, what price must it set to meet the CFO's EBIT goal of $15,000,000?

a. $192.80
b. $221.72
c. $241.00
d. $202.44

For each of the following scenarios, indicate which of the four basic tax planning variables (entity, character, time period, jurisdiction) impacts after-tax value.

a. Aloha Corporation is considering building a new manufacturing facility in either State U or State P. State U has a 10 percent state income tax rate. State P has a 15 percent state income tax rate, but offers a tax holiday for new business investment that would exempt up to $250,000 of Aloha’s earnings from state income tax for the first five years of operations in State P.
b. Mary wishes to help her nephew, Gill, pay his college tuition. Instead of giving Gill cash, Mary gives him bonds earning $10,000 annual interest income. Mary’s marginal tax rate is 35 percent and Gill’s marginal tax rate is 15 percent.
c. Congress has recently enacted a decrease in corporate tax rates that will take effect at the beginning of next year. Grant Company, a cash basis taxpayer, is planning to pay expenses prior to year-end in order to maximize its tax savings in the current year.
d. Will has $50,000 to invest in the stock market. He is considering two alternatives. Stock A pays annual qualifying dividends of 6 percent. Stock B pays no dividends but is expected to increase in value at a rate of 5 percent per year. Will would hold either investment for a minimum of four years. Will’s marginal tax rate on ordinary income is 35 percent.

Russell Inc. had sales of $2,210,000for the first quarter of 2017. In making the sales, the company incurred the following costs and expenses.
Variable Fixed
Cost of goods sold $921,000 $441,000
Selling expenses 71,000 46,000
Administrative expenses 87,000 99,000
Prepare a CVP income statement for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

Hillyard Company, an office supplies specialty store, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembled to assist in preparing the master budget for the first quarter:
a. As of December 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company's general ledger showed the following account balances:
Cash 42,000
Accounts receivable 201,600
Inventory 58,050
Buildings and equipment (net) 352,000
Accounts payable 85,725
Common stock 500,000
Retained earnings 67,925
653,650 653,650
b. Actual sales for December and budgeted sales for the next four months are as follows:
December (actual) 252,000
January 387,000
February 584,000
March 298,000
April 195,000
c. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at December 31 are a result of December credit sales.
d. The company's gross margin is 40% of sales. (In other words, cost of goods sold is 60% of sales.)
e. Monthly expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $17,000 per month; advertising, $57,000 per month; shipping, 5% of sales; other expenses, 3% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter, will be $42,420 for the quarter.
f. Each month's ending inventory should equal 25% of the following month's cost of goods sold.
g. One-half of a month's inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid in the following month.
h. During February, the company will purchase a new copy machine for $1,200 cash. During March, other equipment will be purchased for cash at a cost of $71,000.
i. During January, the company will declare and pay $45,000 in cash dividends.
j. Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30,000. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.
Required
Using the data above, complete the following statements and schedules for the first quarter:
1. Schedule of expeted cash collections:
Hillyard Company Schedule of Expected Cash Collections
January February March Quarter
Cash sales 77,400 77,400
Credit sales 201,600 201,600
Total collections 279,000 279,000
2-a. Merchandise purchases budget:
Hillyard Company Merchandise Purchases Budget
January February March Quarter
Budgeted cost of goods sold 232,200* 350,400
Add desired ending inventory 87,600†
Total needs 319,800 350,400
Less beginning inventory 58,050
Required purchases 261,750
*$387,000 sales x 60% cost ratio = $232,200.
†$350,400 × 25% = $87,600.
2-b. Schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases:
Hillyard Company Schedule of Expected Cash Disbursements for Merchandise Purchases
January February March Quarter
December purchases 85,725
January purchases 130,875 130,875
February purchases
March purchases
Total cash disbursements for purchases
3. Cash budget. (Cash deficiency, repayments and interest should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Hillyard Company Cash Budget
January February March Quarter
Beginning cash balance 42,000
Add cash collections 279,000
Total cash available 321,000
Less cash disbursements:
Purchases of inventory 216,600
Selling and administrative expenses 104,960
Purchases of equipment
Cash dividends 45,000
Total cash disbursements 366,560
Excess (deficiency) of cash (45,560)
Financing:
Borrowings
Repayments
Interest
Total financing
Ending cash balance
4. Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ending March 31.
Hillyard Company Income Statement For the Quarter Ended March 31
Cost of goods sold
Selling and administrative expenses:
5. Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31.
Hillyard Company Balance Sheet March 31
Assets
Current assets:
Total current assets
Total assets
Liabilities and Stocholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Stockholders' equity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

Professional service organizations include __________.

Mr. and Mrs. Hennesy met with their adviser and concluded that they would need $40,000 per year after they retire in order to live comfortably. They plan to retire 10 years from now and expect to enjoy 20-year of happy retirement before they go to the great beyond. How much should they deposit now in a bank account paying 9 percent to reach financial happiness during retirement

Rosina purchased one 15-year bond at par value when it was initially issued. This bond has a coupon rate of 7 percent and matures 13 years from now. If the current market rate for this type and quality of bond is 7.5 percent, then Rosina should expect: the bond issuer to increase the amount of all future interest payments. the yield to maturity to remain constant due to the fixed coupon rate. to realize a capital loss if she sold the bond at today's market price. today's market price to exceed the face value of the bond. the current yield today to be less than 7 percent.

MC Qu. 120 Levelor Company's flexible budget shows... Levelor Company's flexible budget shows $10,640 of overhead at 75% of capacity, which was the operating level achieved during May. However, the company applied overhead to production during May at a rate of $2.20 per direct labor hour based on a budgeted operating level of 6,050 direct labor hours (90% of capacity). If overhead actually incurred was $11,106 during May, the controllable variance for the month was:

QS 8-9 Revenue and capital expenditures LO C3 Paid $40,000 cash to replace a motor on equipment that extends its useful life by four years. Paid $200 cash per truck for the cost of their annual tune-ups. Paid $175 for the monthly cost of replacement filters on an air-conditioning system. Completed an addition to a building for $225,000 cash. 1. Classify the above transactions as either a revenue expenditure or a capital expenditure. 2. Prepare the journal entries to record transactions a and d.

Sanford Co. sells $500,000 of 10% bonds on March 1, 2020. The bonds pay interest on September 1 and March 1. The due date of the bonds is September 1, 2023. The bonds yield 12%. Give entries through December 31, 2021.

Required:
Prepare a bond amortization schedule using the effective-interest method for discount and premium amortization. Amortize premium or discount on interest dates and at year-end.

. produces 1000 packages of fruit sushi per month. The sales price is $5 per pack. Variable cost is $1.50 per unit, and fixed costs are $1800 per month. Management is considering adding a chocolate coating to improve the value of the product by making it a dessert item. The variable cost will increase from $1.50 to $1.90 per unit, and fixed costs will increase by 10%. The CEO wants to price the new product at a level that will bring operating income up to $4000 per month. What sales price should be charged

Pine Street Inc. makes unfinished bookcases that it sells for $58.09. Production costs are $37.97 variable and $10.12 fixed. Because it has unused capacity, Pine Street is considering finishing the bookcases and selling them for $73.08. Variable finishing costs are expected to be $6.64 per unit with no increase in fixed costs. Prepare an analysis on a per unit basis showing whether Pine Street should sell unfinished or finished bookcases.

A manufacturing company has the following budgeted overhead costs: Indirect materials: $0.50 per unit; Utilities: $0.25 per unit; Supervisory salaries: $60,000; Building rent: $80,000. If the company expects to produce 200,000 units using 100,000 hours of direct labor, the standard overhead rate will be $

Your grandfather has offered you a choice of one of the three following alternatives: $11,500 now; $5,700 a year for five years; or $71,000 at the end of five years. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

Required:
a. Assuming you could earn 9 percent annually, compute the present value of each alternative.
b. Which alternative should you choose?

Entries for Discounted Note Payable A business issued a 90-day note for $57,000 to a creditor on account. The note was discounted at 8%. Assume a 360-day year.
a. Journalize the entry to record the issuance of the note. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. If necessary, round to one decimal place. Accounting numeric field
b. Journalize the entry to record the payment of the note at maturity.

At December 31, Hawke Company reports the following results for its calendar year.

Cash sales $1,432,910
Credit sales $3,376,000

In addition, its unadjusted trial balance includes the following items.

Accounts receivable $1,022,928 debit
Allowance for doubtful accounts $11,560 debit

Required:
Prepare the adjusting entry for this company to recognize bad debts

How is a monopolistically competitive market similar to a perfectly competitive​ market? A. Producers with market power set their own prices. B. Both have differentiated products with close substitutes. C. There are no restrictions on the entry of new firms. D. Both have homogeneous products with no close substitutes. Which of the following common features do monopolistically competitive markets and monopolies​ share? A. Barriers restrict new firms from entering. B. Consumers with market power set prices. C. Firms face​ downward-sloping demand curves. D. Producers with no market power set their own prices.

Could I Industries just paid a dividend of $1.15 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 18 percent for the next six years and then level off to a growth rate of 7 percent indefinitely. If the required return is 15 percent, what is the value of the stock today

and​ Associates, a law​ firm, paid $30000 for 12​ months' rent in advance on October 1 of the current year. The​ company's fiscal​ year-end is December 31. Prepare the journal entries for the rent payment on October 1 and the necessary adjusting journal entry on December 31. Omit explanations

Glen Inc. and Armstrong Co. have an exchange with no commercial substance. The asset given up by Glen Inc. has a book value of $72,000 and a fair value of $96,000. The asset given up by Armstrong Co. has a book value of $120,000 and a fair value of $114,000. Boot of $24,000 is received by Armstrong Co.What amount should Armstrong Co. record for the asset received

Total Cost Logistics Model takes into consideration ______. A. all of the transportation cost B. all of the handling cost C. all of fixed assets D. all of the inventory carrying cost