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If a company uses a predetermined rate for absorbing manufacturing overhead, the volume variance is the: Group of answer choices a. Underapplied or overapplied variable cost element of overhead. b. Underapplied or overapplied fixed cost element of overhead. c. Difference in budgeted costs and actual costs of fixed overhead items. d. Difference in budgeted costs and actual costs of variable overhead items.
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On January 1, 20X8, Package Company acquired 80 percent of Stamp Company's common stock for $280,000 cash. At that date, Stamp reported common stock outstanding of $200,000 and retained earnings of $100,000, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $70,000. The book values and fair values of Stamp's assets and liabilities were equal, except for other intangible assets which had a fair value $50,000 greater than book value and an 8-year remaining life. Stamp reported the following data for 20X8 and 20X9: Stamp Corporation YearNet IncomeComprehensive IncomeDividends Paid 20X8$25,000 $30,000 $5,000 20X9 35,000 45,000 10,000 Package reported net income of $100,000 and paid dividends of $30,000 for both the years. Based on the preceding information, what is the amount of comprehensive income attributable to the controlling interest for 20X8?
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CopperCore Inc., a U.S. business, took a 31 percent equity interest in Javier Holdings, a family business based in Spain. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, this would be an example of
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A company purchased a computer system at a cost of $25,000. The estimated useful life is 8 years, and the estimated residual value is $6,000. Assuming the company uses the double-declining-balance method, what is the depreciation expense for the second year
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For each of the following depreciable assets, determine the missing amount. Abbreviations for depreciation methods are SL for straight-line and DDB for double-declining-balance. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)Asset Cost Residual Value Service Life (Years) Depreciation Method Depreaciation (Year 2)A _____ $39,000 5 DDB $51,000B 40,000 _____ 8 SYD 7,000C 103,000 13,000 _____ SL 9,000D 268,000 29,000 10 _____ 23,900E 219,000 39,00 8 DB _____
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Dogtopia sells pet supplies and food and handles all sales with a cash register. The cash register displays the amount of the sale. It also shows the cash received and any change returned to the customer. The register also produces a customer receipt but keeps no internal record of the transactions. At the end of the day, the clerk counts the cash in the register and gives it to the cashier for deposit in the company bank account.Requirements1. Identify the internal control weakness over cash receipts.2. What could you do to correct the weakness?
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Purple Corporation acquired 75 percent of Socks Corporation's common stock on January 1, 20X8, for $435,000. At that date, Socks reported common stock outstanding of $300,000 and retained earnings of $200,000, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest was $145,000. The book values and fair values of Socks's assets and liabilities were equal, except for other intangible assets, which had a fair value $80,000 more than book value and a 10-year remaining life. Purple and Socks reported the following data for 20X8 and 20X9: Socks Corporation ration Comprehensive Dividends Operating Income $120, 000 140,000 Dividends Paid $70,000 Ne Year 20xe 20x9 Income $40,000 60,000 Income Paid $15,000 30,000 $50, 000 65,000 70,000 Required: Compute consolidated comprehensive income for 20X8 and 20X9. 20x8 20x9
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Pet Toys Inc. has four customers. Details on revenues and expenses are presented below. Customer A Customer B Customer C Customer DUnits sold 10,000 20,000 35,000 50,000Sales $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000Cost of goods sold 50,000 60,000 70,000 75,000Delivery cost 10,000 25,000 30,000 50,000Order taking 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000Administration 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000Depreciation 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000Utilities 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000Profit / (Loss) $(35,000) $(15,000) $15,000 $35,000Which customer has the highest customer level operating profit per unit sold?a. Customer A.b. Customer B.c. Customer C.d. Customer D.
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At the beginning of its fiscal year, Lakeside Inc. leased office space to LTT Corporation under a seven-year operating lease agreement. The contract calls for quarterly rent payments of $25,000 each. The office building was acquired by Lakeside at a cost of $2 million and was expected to have a useful life of 25 years with no residual value. What will be the effect of the lease on Lakesides earnings for the first year (ignore taxes)?
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Use the weighted-average inventory method for the following problem: The beginning inventory on August 1 has two items that are valued at $100 each. On August 8, three items were purchased at $250 per unit. On August 15, three units were sold. On August 25, three units were purchased for $275 each. What is the average cost of units in this inventory
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E-Eyes just issued some new preferred stock. The issue will pay an annual dividend of $14 in perpetuity, beginning 19 years from now. If the market requires a return of 4.4 percent on this investment, how much does a share of preferred stock cost today
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Roy Company manufactures a product in Departments A and B. Materials are added at the beginning of the process in Department B. Roy uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. Conversion costs for Department B were 50% complete with respect to the 6,000 units in the beginning work in process and 75% complete with respect to the 8,000 units in the ending work in process. A total of 12,000 units were completed and transferred out of Department B during February. An analysis of the costs in Department B for February follows: The total cost per equivalent unit during February was closest to:_________a. $2.75 b. $2.78 c. $2.82 d. $2.85
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The following information for the past year for the Blaine Corporation has been provided:Fixed costs:Manufacturing$ 125, 000$125,000Marketing24,00024,000Administrative20,00020,000Variable costs: Manufacturing $ 110,000$110,000 Marketing 30,00030,000 Administrative 34,00034,000 During the year, the company produced and sold 60,00060,000 units of product at a selling price of $ 12.40$12.40 per unit. There was no beginning inventory of the product at the beginning of the year.What is the contribution margin ratio for Blaine Corporation (round to 1 decimal)?A. 70.470.4 %B. 53.953.9 %C. 22.722.7 %D. 76.676.6 %
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Orion Flour Mills purchased a new machine and made the following expenditures: Purchase price $60,000 Sales tax 5,250 Shipment of machine 850 Insurance on the machine for the first year 550 Installation of machine 1,700The machine, including sales tax, was purchased on account, with payment due in 30 days. The other expenditures listed above were paid in cash. Required: Record the above expenditures for the new machine.
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Andy, a contracting officer, is reviewing a Performance Based Payment (PBP) request from his contractor. The PBP event listed in the contract requires the contractor to complete the mock-up of a prototype unit for Government technical team review. The contractor has completed 99% of the mock-up, but ran into a delay with a 3rd tier subcontractor. The contractor informs Andy that the mock-up will be 99% complete at the time of the Government review. Based only on these facts, may Andy approve the PBP request at this time?
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An investment offers to double your money in 30 months (dont believe it). What rate per six months are you being offered? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Rate %
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Outstanding stock of the Blue Corporation included 50000 shares of $5 par common stock and 18000 shares of 5%, $10 par non-cumulative preferred stock. In 2019, Blue declared and paid dividends of $7500. In 2020, Blue declared and paid dividends of $25000. How much of the 2020 dividend was distributed to preferred shareholders
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Ganado and Equity Risk Premiums. Maria Gonzalez, Ganado's Chief Financial Officer, estimates the risk-free rate to be 3.50 %, the company's credit risk premium is 3.60%, the domestic beta is estimated at 1.12, the international beta is estimated at 0.86, and the company's capital structure is now 80% debt. The before-tax cost of debt estimated by observing the current yield on Ganado's outstanding bonds combined with bank debt is 7.60% and the company's effective tax rate is 39%. Calculate both the CAPM and ICAPM weighted average costs of capital for the following equity risk premium estimates. a. 8.10% b. 7.10% c. 4.90% d. 3.90%
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Sometimes, customers can tell if they received good service. For example, vacations, haircuts, and restaurants all have ________ attributes that allow customers to decide whether they will repeat the purchase another time.
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The standard cost of product 777 includes 2.0 units of direct materials at $6.00 per unit. During August, the company bought 29,000 units of materials at $6.30 and used those materials to produce 16,000 units. Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for materials.
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Anthonys Bees is an Internet e-tailer that sells equipment to aspiring beekeepers. A complete starter kit in this competitive market sells for $900. Anthonys total costs are given by TC=33 , where Q is the number of starter kits he sells each month. The corresponding marginal cost of producing beehives is C=92 .Required:a. What is Anthony's marginal revenue from selling another starter kit? b. How many starter kits should Anthony sell each year in order to maximize his profits?c. How much profit will Anthony earn at this output level?d. Suppose Anthony is producing the quantity indicated in part b. If he decides to produce one more starter kit, what will his new profit be?
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OTR Trucking Company runs a fleet of long-haul trucks and has recently expanded into the Midwest, where it has decided to build a maintenance facility. This project will require an initial cash outlay of $ 21.5 million and will generate annual cash inflows of $4.4 million per year for Years 1 through 3. In Year 4, the project will provide a net negative cash flow of $5.4 million due to anticipated expansion of and repairs to the facility. During Years 5 through 10, the project will provide cash inflows of $ 2.3 million per year.a. Calculate the project's NPV and IRR where the discount rate is 11 percent. Is the project a worthwhile investment based on these two measures? Why or why not? b. Calculate the project's MIRR. Is the project a worthwhile investment based on this measure? Why or why not? a. The project's NPV where the discount rate is 11% is $____ million. (Round to two decimal places.)
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On December 31, 2021, Caria vista inc. appropriately changed its inventory valuation method to FIFO cost from weighted average cost for financial statement and income tax purposes. The change will result in a $38,500 increase in the beginning inventory at January 1, 2021. Assume a 20% income tax rate. The cumulative effect of this accounting change on beginning retained earnings is:_______
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On January 8, the end of the first weekly pay period of the year, Regis Company's payroll register showed that its employees earned $26,760 of office salaries and $60,840 of sales salaries. Withholdings from the employees' salaries include FICA Social Security taxes at the rate of 6.20%, FICA Medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $12,960 of federal income taxes, $1,400 of medical insurance deductions, and $920 of union dues. No employee earned more than $7,000 in this first period.Required:Calculate below the amounts for each of these four taxes of Regis Company. Regis's merit rating reduces its state unemployment tax rate to 2% of the first $7,000 paid each employee. The federal unemployment tax rate is 0.8%.
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