Answer:
$65 per unit
Explanation:
Calculation for the unit product cost for the month under variable costing for Aaron Corporation.
Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials $21
Direct labor $38
Variable manufacturing overhead $6
Variable costing unit product cost $ 65
Therefore the unit product cost for the month under variable costing will be $65 per unit.
Annabelle owns an Italian ice shop. If she decided to expand the size of her shop so that she could sell more Italian ices, how would she know if she is experiencing economies of scale in the long run
Answer:
her long-run average cost of selling each Italian ice decreases.
Explanation:
Economies of scale is when a firm produces more units of goods or services on a much larger scale, with very little input cost(average cost). Invariably, this implies that the production units of a firm increases as it grows while having a decreased input costs.
A firm will experience economies of scale in the long run if it's average total costs(cost per unit required for production which remains the same irrespective of output) decreases as it increases its scale of production.
"PowerSurge, a company selling batteries in a monopolistically competitive market, collected the data below of revenues and costs. Assuming the firm is producing at the profit-maximizing level of output, calculate total profit for PowerSurge."
Answer:
Since the firm is maximizing its profit, it is producing and selling 40 units at $30 per unit, resulting in a net profit of $440.
Explanation:
Sine there is no information, I searched for a similar question:
Q Sales revenue Total costs Profit
10 $450 $340 $110
20 $800 $480 $320
30 $1,050 $620 $430
40 $1,200 $760 $440
50 $1,250 $900 $350
60 $1,200 $1,040 $160
70 $1,050 $1,180 -$130
80 $800 $1,320 -$520
90 $450 $1,460 -$1,010
Outside the flight experience itself, airlines are generating revenue by charging fees for credit cards, frequent-flyer programs, and access to airport lounges. This serves to
Complete Question:
Outside the flight experience itself, airlines are generating revenue by charging fees for credit cards, frequent-flyer programs, and access to airport lounges. This serves to
Group of answer choices:
A. increase competition.
B. expand the profit pool.
C. provide better customer service.
D. satisfy regulators
Answer:
B. expand the profit pool.
Explanation:
Outside the flight experience itself, airlines are generating revenue by charging fees for credit cards, frequent-flyer programs, and access to airport lounges. This serves to expand the profit pool.
Generally, all business entities are typically set up to generate revenues by engaging or increasing the number of services being offered to potential customers and as a result of this, make more money or profits.
In this scenario, the airline company has diversified its portfolios through the provision of services centered around the transport or logistics business such as use of credit cards as a means of payment by the customers, use of airport lounges as relaxation spot, waiting area and use of frequent-flyer programs as a form of advert in the airport or on board.
n the process of performance appraisal, _____ occurs when assessors rate all workers as average. a. halo error b. central tendency error c. similar-to-me error d. leniency error
Answer:
b. central tendency error
Explanation:
Central tendency error is the error in which the rater propensity could place the most items on the middle side of the rating scale. In this the employer puts the employees based on the performance i.e it varies from 4 to 7, 8 to 10, 1 to 3, etc
Therefore in the given situation, when the rate of assessors determined the rate for all workers as an average so the central tendency occurs
Hence, the correct option is b.
A company has net income of $925,000; its weighted-average common shares outstanding are 185,000. Its dividend per share is $0.70, its market price per share is $93, and its book value per share is $83.50. Its price-earnings ratio equals:
Answer:
$18.60
Explanation:
Calculation for the price-earnings ratio
Using this formula
Price-Earnings Ratio = Market Price per Share/ Earnings per share
The Earnings per share will be Net Income/(Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding)
Let plug in the formula
Price-Earnings Ratio = $93 / ($925,000 / 185,000)
Price-Earnings Ratio=$93/5
Price-Earnings Ratio=$18.60
Therefore the price-earnings ratio will be $18.60
Southtown Realty has entered into agency agreements with Sara, a seller and Tom, a buyer. Tom wants to make an offer on Sara’s home. Is this possible?
Answer: Yes it's possible as long as Tom and Sara gives a written consent to the dual agency arrangement.
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Southtown Realty has entered into agency agreements with Sara, a seller and Tom, a buyer. Tom wants to make an offer on Sara’s home.
This is possible as long as Tom and Sara gives a written consent to the dual agency arrangement.
Concert Hall sells season tickets for six events at a price of $78. In pricing the tickets, the planners assigned the leadoff event a value of $23 because the program was an expensive symphony orchestra. The last five events were priced equally; 1,470 season tickets were sold for the 2013 season. Required: a. Calculate the theater's earned revenue after the first three events have been presented.
Answer: $66,150
Explanation:
The leadoff event is priced at $23 out of the $78 and the rest of the 5 events will be priced equally.
This means that after the first event, the other 5 will cumulatively be valued at;
= (78 - 23)/5
= $11
The other events are priced at $11 each.
For the first 3 events therefore;
First event = $23 and the other 2 events are $11 each;
= 23 + 11 + 11
= $45
Tickets sold are 1,470;
Revenue from first 3 = 45 * 1,470
= $66,150
_____ media are specifically designed to help bring customers eyeball to eyeball with the product--often at the point of sale or close to it.
Answer:
This question is incomplete, the options are missing. The options are the following:
a) Exhibitive.
b) Transit.
c) Direct mail.
d) Outdoor.
e) Print.
And the correct answer is the option A: Exhibitive.
Explanation:
To begin with, the term known as "Exhibitive Media", in the field of marketing and business, refers to the strategy used by the companies whose approach is in the point of sale marketing. This type of strategy focus on exhibiting the product to the costumer the closer as possible so it will generate an impulse on the client of buying the product without having it thought before seeing the product. A very common example of this strategy is the situation in where the supermarkets fill their lines to the cashier with other retails that have product that are attractive at first sight.
Problem 9-18 Comprehensive Variance Analysis [LO9-4, LO9-5, LO9-6]
Miller Toy Company manufactures a plastic swimming pool at its Westwood Plant. The plant has been experiencing problems as shown by its June contribution format income statement below:
Flexible Budget Actual
Sales (3,000 pools) $ 179,000 $ 179,000
Variable expenses:
Variable cost of goods sold* 33,390 44,540
Variable selling expenses
11,000
11,000
Total variable expenses
44,390
55,540
Contribution margin
134,610
123,460
Fixed expenses:
Manufacturing overhead 50,000 50,000
Selling and administrative 75,000 75,000
Total fixed expenses
125,000
125,000
Net operating income (loss) $ 9,610 $
(1,540
)
*Contains direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead.
Janet Dunn, who has just been appointed general manager of the Westwood Plant, has been given instructions to "get things under control." Upon reviewing the plant’s income statement, Ms. Dunn has concluded that the major problem lies in the variable cost of goods sold. She has been provided with the following standard cost per swimming pool:
Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price
or Rate Standard Cost
Direct materials 3.6 pounds $
2.00
per pound $ 7.20
Direct labor 0.5 hours $
6.60
per hour 3.30
Variable manufacturing overhead 0.3 hours* $
2.10
per hour
0.63
Total standard cost per unit $ 11.13
*Based on machine-hours.
During June the plant produced 3,000 pools and incurred the following costs:
Purchased 15,800 pounds of materials at a cost of $2.45 per pound.
Used 10,600 pounds of materials in production. (Finished goods and work in process inventories are insignificant and can be ignored.)
Worked 2,100 direct labor-hours at a cost of $6.30 per hour.
Incurred variable manufacturing overhead cost totaling $3,000 for the month. A total of 1,200 machine-hours was recorded.
It is the company’s policy to close all variances to cost of goods sold on a monthly basis.
Required:
1. Compute the following variances for June:
a. Materials price and quantity variances.
b. Labor rate and efficiency variances.
c. Variable overhead rate and efficiency variances.
2. Summarize the variances that you computed in (1) above by showing the net overall favorable or unfavorable variance for the month.
Answer:
1 a. Materials price and quantity variances.
Material price variance = (Actual price - Standard price) * Actual Quantity purchased
= ($2.45 - $2) * 15,800
= $0.45 * 15,800
= $7110 (Unfavorable)
Materials Quantity variance = (Actual Quantity used - Standard Quantity allowed) * Standard price
(10600 - 3000 * 3.6) * $2
= (10,600 - 10,800) * $2
= 200 * $2
= 400 (Favorable)
b. Labor rate and efficiency variances.
Labor rate variance = (Actual rate - standard rate) * Actual hours
= (6.30 - 6.6) * 2,100
= 0.3 * 2,100
= 630 (Favorable)
Labor Efficiency variance = (Actual hours - standard hours allowed) * Standard rate
= (2100 - 3000 * 0.5) * 6.6
= (2,100 - 1,500) * 6.6
= 600 * 6.6
= 3960 (Unfavorable)
c. Variable overhead rate and efficiency variances
Variable overhead rate variance = (Actual rate - Standard rate * Actual machine hours)
= 3000 - (2.10 * 1200)
= 3,000 - 2,520
= 480 Unfavorable
Variable overhead Efficiency variance = (Actual hours - standard hours allowed)* Standard rate
= (1200 - 3000 * 0.3) * 2.10
= (1200 - 900) * 2.10
= 300 * 2.10
= 630 (Unfavorable)
2. Variances Amount
Material price variance 7,110 U
Material quantity variance 400 F
Labor rate variance 630 F
Labor efficiency variance 3,960 U
Variable overhead rate variance 480 U
Variable overhead efficiency variance 630 U
Net variance 11,150 U
The net variance of all the variance of the month is 11,150 (Unfavorable)
Consider the relative liquidity of the following assets:
Assets
1. The funds in a money market account
2. A $5 bill
3. A share in a publicly traded company
4. Your house
Select the assets in order of their liquidity, from most liquid to least liquid.
Most Liquid
Second-Most Liquid
Third-Most Liquid
Least Liquid
Answer:
Liquidity of an asset refers to how easily convertible the asset is to cash or so called liquid money.
Most Liquid - A $5 bill
This is already cash so it is the most liquid there is.
Second-Most Liquid - The funds in a money market account
Funds in a money market account are the second most liquid because most often they can simply be withdrawn from the fund. There might be limits on the number of withdrawals allowed though within a period.
Third-Most Liquid - A share in a publicly traded company
A share in a publicly trade company ranks here because to realize the cash, one would need to sell the share first.
Least Liquid - Your house
Your house will be the most difficult of these to liquidate as it will involve a much longer process to eventually get it sold and realize cash. The process will include but will not be limited to, advertising, hiring realtors, inspection etc.
Cara Industries incurred the following costs for 50,000 units:
Variable costs $90,000
Fixed costs 120,000
Cara has received a special order from a foreign company for 5,000 units. There is sufficient capacity to fill the order without jeopardizing regular sales. Filling the order will require spending an additional $4,250 for shipping.
If Cara wants to break even on the order, what should the unit sales price be?
A. $4.2
B. $5.05
C.$1.8
D. $2.65
Answer:
Selling price= $2.65
Explanation:
Because it is a special offer, and there is unused capacity, we will take into account only the incremental fixed costs.
First, we need to calculate the unitary variable cost:
Unitary variable cost= 90,000/50,000= $1.8
Now, we can determine the total unitary cost and the selling price per unit:
Total unitary cost= (4,250/5,000) + 1.8= $2.65
Selling price= $2.65
Walter Utilities is a dividend-paying company and is expected to pay an annual dividend of $1.45 at the end of the year. Its dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.50% per year. If Walter's stock currently trades for $15.00 per share, what is the expected rate of return?
Answer:
Expected return in( %) =16.80 %
Explanation:
The Dividend Valuation Model (DVM) is a technique used to value the worth of an asset.
According to this model, the value of an asset is the sum of the present values of the future cash flows would that arise from the asset discounted at the required rate of return.
If dividend is expected to grow at a given rate , the expected return on share can be determined as follows:
Ke=Do (1+g)/P + g
Do - dividend in the following year, Ke- requited rate of return , g- growth rate, P-price
DATA:
Do- 1.45
g- 6.5%
P- price
Ke = (1.45× (1.065)/15) + 0.065= 0.16795
Return in % = 0.16795 × 100 = 16.80 %
Return in( %) =16.80 %
Martin Enterprises needs someone to supply it with 118,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you've decided to bid on the contract. It will cost you $785,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production costs will be $415,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $10.05 per carton. You also need an initial investment in net working capitalof $68,000.If your tax rate is 24 percent and you require a return of 12 percent on your investment, whar bid price should you submit?
Answer:
$15.66 per carton
Explanation:
118,000 cartons of machine screws
equipment cost $785,000
depreciation per year = $785,000 / 5 = $157,000
fixed manufacturing costs $415,000 per year
variable costs per carton = $10.05 x 118,000 = $1,185,900
initial investment in net working capital $68,000
tax rate 24%
discount rate 12%
price per carton?
initial investment = -$853,000
CF₁ = [(R - $1,600,000 - $157,000) x 0.76] + $157,000 = 0.76R - $1,178,320
CF₂ = [(R - $1,600,000 - $157,000) x 0.76] + $157,000 = 0.76R - $1,178,320
CF₃ = [(R - $1,600,000 - $157,000) x 0.76] + $157,000 = 0.76R - $1,178,320
CF₄ = [(R - $1,600,000 - $157,000) x 0.76] + $157,000 = 0.76R - $1,178,320
CF₅ = [(R - $1,600,000 - $157,000) x 0.76] + $157,000 + $68,000 = 0.76R + $1,110,320
$853,000 = (0.76R - $1,178,320) / 1.12 + (0.76R - $1,178,320) / 1.12² + (0.76R - $1,178,320) / 1.12³ + (0.76R - $1,178,320) / 1.12⁴ + (0.76R + $1,110,320 ) / 1.12⁵ = 0.6786R - $1,052,071.43 + 0.6059R - $939,349.49 + 0.541R - $838,704.90 + 0.483R - $748,943.66 + 0.4312R + $630,025.39
$853,000 = 2.7397R - $4,209,094.87
$5,062,094.87 = 2.7397R
R = $5,062,094.87 / 2.7397 = $1,847,682.18
total revenue = $1,847,682.18
revenue per carton = $1,847,682.18 / 118,000 = $15.6583 = $15.66
It is March 31, 2014. What is the latest reported number of E-Bay shares beneficially owned by the company’s CEO? Please provide your answer without comma separator or decimal (Ex: 23456326563)
Answer: 2663844
Explanation:
According to page 22 of eBay's March 2014 Definitive Proxy statement on the SEC's website, the President and CEO Mr John J. Donahoe, beneficially owned 2,663,844 shares in the company. This includes, 2,083,628 shares that he can acquire pursuant to some Options and 35,306 in Restricted stock units.
Use goal seek to answer this question. All else equals, to have a net income of 20,000, the COGS margin percentage must be ______, and the gross profit must be ______. Review Later
Answer:
Use goal seek to answer this question. All else equals, to have a net income of 20,000, the COGS margin percentage must be 40%, and the gross profit must be $17,250.
Explanation:
The income statement is missing, so I looked it up and the information given was:
Revenue 100,000 COGS 40,000 Gross Profit 60,000 Salaries Marketing Rent Earnings Before Tax 23,000Income Tax 25% Net Income ?Since COGS are$40,000 and total sales are $100,000, the COGS margin percentage = 40,000 / 100,000 = 40%
Since earnings before taxes are $23,000 and taxes are 25%, then net income = $23,000 x (1 - 25%) = $23,000 x 75% = $17,250
Because of higher gasoline prices, firms using gasoline intensively in the production or distribution of their goods have experienced:_______.
Answer:
An upward shift in their MC, AVC, and ATC curves.
Explanation:
How many years will it take for your money to double if fees are 1.5% per year (not uncommon in the mutual fund industry)?
Answer:
Doubling time: 20 years.
Explanation:
Policy makers have changed their focus from keeping inflation from getting too high to keeping inflation from getting too low because
Options:
a. technology has changed the structural economy so much that asset inflation is no longer a concern.
b. historically there has been asset deflation and now there is asset inflation.
c. during the financial crisis of 2008 there was asset deflation which can lead to overall deflation.
d. during the financial crisis of 2008 there was asset deflation
Answer:
c. during the financial crisis of 2008 there was asset deflation which can lead to overall deflation.
Explanation:
Unexpectedly, during the 2008 financial crises that had a firm grip on the US economy. Economist observed a trend of asset deflation.
For example, the real estate sector saw a reduction in the general level of prices homes in the economy. Thus, this meant that a too low inflation would lead to overall deflation, and it was a concern for policy makers.
If the marginal propensity to consume equals , the tax rate equals , and the marginal propensity to import equals , what is the value of the government purchases multiplier?
Answer: 1.90
Explanation:
The Government Purchases Multiplier given the variables is given by the expression;
Government Purchases Multiplier = [tex]\frac{1}{1 -(MPC ( 1 -T) - MPI)}[/tex]
Where MPC is the Marginal Propensity to Consume,
T is tax rate and,
MPI is the Marginal Propensity to Import
Government Purchases Multiplier = [tex]\frac{1}{1 -(MPC ( 1 -T) - MPI)}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{1}{1 -(0.9 ( 1 -0.25) - 0.2)}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{1}{ 1 - 0.475}[/tex]
= 1.90
Lakeland Consulting started the year with total assets of $30,000 and total owner's equity of $20,000. During the year a) assets increased by $20,000, b) the business recorded $45,000 in revenues, c) the business recorded $30,000 in expenses, and d) the owner withdrew $5,000 for personal use. Liabilities at the end of the year were:
Answer:
Liabilities at the end of the year were: $15,000.
Explanation:
Using the Accounting Equation : Assets = Equity + Liability
Then we know that,
Liability = Assets - Equity
Opening Balance of Liabilities ( $30,000 - $20,000) = $10,000
Adjustment during the year ($20,000 - ($45,000 - $30,000)) = $5,000
Ending Balance of Liability = $15,000
Your boss has asked you to hand deliver five invitations to a special luncheon he is hosting. When you receive the
invitations, they have only first and last names but no addresses. You remember that they all live side by side in an
apartment building on Central Street. The boss left the following information with his assistant, but it is all you have. Time to
problem-solve to figure out who lives where!
This much you know for sure Carly has Greg as one next-door neighbor and the Joneses as her other next-door
neighbors. Now it's it up to you to figure out who lives in the other apartments. It may be helpful for you to draw five boxes
to use as a visual guide. Furthermore, writing names on your drawing in pencil will allow you to keep track of the neighbors
as you place them in their homes.
1 The Smiths live in the westernmost apartment, Louis lives in the easternmost
2. Leon has Mia as one next-door neighbor with TJ on the other side.
3. Both Tami and TJ live east of the Williamses.
4. TJ lives next door to the Browns
5. Tom lives west of the Garcias and east of Carly
6. Kris and Tami are next-door neighbors. The Garcias also live next to Tami but on the other side.
7. Nikki lives east of TJ.
Answer:
1)Smiths
2)Nikki
3)Williams
4)Mia
5) Leon
6)TJ
7)Browns
8)Joneses
9)Carley
10)Greg
11)Tom
12)Garcias
13)Tami
14)Kris
15)Loise
Explanation:
The market for hot dogs on the streets of New York City can be considered close to a perfectly competitive market. Because there are so many individuals buying and selling hot dogs:
Question:
The market for hot dogs on the streets of New York City can be considered close to a perfectly competitive market. Because there are so many individuals buying and selling hot dogs:
A) there is a shortage of hot dogs
B) there is a surplus of hot dogs
C) market forces set the price in the market
D) firms are able to make large economic profits
E) firms cannot make positive accounting profits
Answer:
The correct answer is C.
Explanation:
Perfect competition is a market/ industry situation where there are numerous companies producing similar or perfect substitute products. Also, in the same market, none of the players is large enough to single-handedly influence the market especially with respect to price.
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A location decision for a traditional department store (e.g., Macy's) would tend to have what type of focus? revenue focus environmental focus labor focus education focus cost focus
Answer: revenue focus
Explanation:
A location decision for a traditional department store (e.g., Macy's) would tend to have revenue focus. For every organization or company, revenue plays a vital role in the organization.
A traditional department store will shift its focus to a location whereby it can meet the needs of the people daily and generate as much revenue as possible.
Joe must pay liabilities of 1,000 due 6 months from now and another 1,000 due one year from now. There are two available investments: \,1. Bond I: a 6-month bond with face amount of 1,000, a 8% nominal annual coupon rate convertible semiannually, and a 6% nominal annual yield rate convertible semiannually; and \,2. Bond II: a one year bond with face amount of 1,000, a 5% nominal annual coupon rate convertible semiannually, and a 7% nominal annual yield rate convertible semiannually Calculate the amount of each bond Joe should purchase in order to exactly match the liabilities.
Answer:
future liabilities:
$1,000 in 6 months
$1,000 in 1 year
Present value of bond I (due in 6 months):
PV = $1,000 / (1 + 3%) = $970.87
Present value of bond II (due in 1 year):
PV = $1,000 / (1 + 3.5%)² = $933.51
The price of the bonds is determined by the annual yield rate (YTM), not the coupon rate. Joe will pay $970.87 for bond I and $933.51 for bond II.
Fed is open to changing bond policy Fed policymakers signaled for the first time that they could increase or decrease stimulation of the economy in the future, but not now. Source: Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2013 What are the ripple effects and time lags that the Fed must consider in deciding when to increase or decrease stimulation of the economy?
Answer:
When the Fed raises the federal funds rate, the inflation rate decreases about two years later.
Explanation:
When trying to stimulate the economy either by increasing or decreasing, policymakers have to take into consideration how it would effect interest rate, amount of money available in the economy, loans that would be acquired by banks and the behavior of interest rate.
Interest rate can be impacted quickly even though the period of time it would take for such action to have a reflection on what quantity of money is available in the economy. Then also a period of 2 years would be taken for this action to take effect on inflation.
Therefore
When the Fed raises the federal funds rate, the inflation rate decreases about two years later.
Rogers, a national manufacturer of lawn-mowing and snow-blowing equipment, segments its business according to customer type: Professional and Residential. Assume the following divisional information was available for the past year (in thousands of dollars):
Sales Operating Income Total Assets
Residential $850,000 $68,000 $200,000
Professional $1,095,000 $153,300 $365,000
Assume that management has a 25% target rate of return for each division.
Requirements
a. Calculate each division’s ROI.
b. Calculate each division’s sales margin. Interpret your results.
c. Calculate each division’s capital turnover. Interpret your results.
d. Use the expanded ROI formula to confirm your results from Requirement a. What can you conclude?
e. Calculate each division’s residual income (RI). Interpret your results.
Answer:
A.Residential 34%
Professional 42%
B.Residential 8%
Professional 14%
C.Residential 4.25%
Professional 3%
D.Residential 34%
Professional 42%
E.Residential $18,000.00
Professional $62,050.00
Explanation:
A.Calculation for each division’s ROI
Using this formula
Return on Investment
=Net Income / Average Invested Assets
Let plug in the formula
Residential $68,000.00/$200,000.00 = 34.00%
Professional $153,300.00/$365,000.00 = 42.00%
B.Calculation for each division’s sales margin. Interpret your results
Using this formula
Sales Margin= Operating income/Sales
Let plug in the formula
Residential $68,000.00/$850,000.00 = 8.00%
Professional $153,300.00/$1,095,000.00 = 14.00%
C.Calculation for each division’s capital turnover
Using this formula
Capital Turnover=Sales/Average operating assets
Let plug in the formula
Residential $850,000.00 /$200,000.00 = 4.25
Professional $1,095,000.00/$365,000.00 = 3.00
D.Using the expanded ROI formula to confirm the results from Requirement a.
Using this formula
Return on Investment=Profit Margin * Investment Turnover
Let plug in the formula
Residential 8.00% * 4.25% 34.0%
Professional 14.00% * 3.00% 42.0%
E.Calculation for each division’s residual income (RI)
Residential Professional
Average investment
$200,000.00 $365,000.00
×Target return 25% 25%
=Target income
$50,000.00 $91,250.00
Hence,
Operating income $68,000.00 $153,300.00
Less:Target income$50,000.00 $91,250.00
Residual income $18,000.00 $62,050.00
United Apparel has the following balances in its stockholders’ equity accounts on December 31, 2018: Treasury Stock, $650,000; Common Stock, $400,000; Preferred Stock, $1,600,000; Retained Earnings, $1,200,000; and Additional Paid-in Capital, $6,800,000. Required: Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for United Apparel as of December 31, 2018
Answer:
United Apparel Balance sheet as of December 31, 2018
Stockholders’ Equity section
Common Stock Capital ............................................$400,000
Preferred Stock Capital.............................................$1,600,000
Additional Paid-in Capital..........................................$6,800,000
Total Paid-in Capital....................................................$8,800,000
Retained Earnings.......................................................$1,200,000
Less: Treasury Stock...................................................($650,000)
Total Stockholders Equity..........................................$9,350,000
Standard costs are used in companies for a variety of reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of using standard costs?
a. to indicate where changes in technology and machinery need to be made
b. to estimate the cost of inventory
c. to plan direct materials, direct labor, and variable factory overhead
d. to control costs
Answer:
a. to indicate where changes in technology and machinery need to be made.
Explanation:
Standard cost in business management refers to the amount of money a product is supposed to cost in manufacturing it. It is a management tool that can be used to measure efficiency in the level of output or production of goods and services at a specific period of time.
In Financial accounting, the difference between the actual cost of each unit of a product and its standard cost is referred to as variance. In order to determine the standard cost of a product, the expected quantity of the product is multiplied by an expected price.
Standard costs are used in companies for a variety of reasons such as;
1. Standard costs are used to estimate the cost of inventory.
2. Standard costs are used to plan direct materials, direct labor, and variable factory overhead.
3. Standard costs are used to control costs.
However, standard costs cannot be used to indicate where changes in technology and machinery need to be made rather an actual cost should be used.
Additionally, the standard cost of each unit of a product manufactured in a business firm is categorized into two (2) and these are;
1. Price standard.
2. Quantity standard.
Anna hired Juan to act as her sales agent in her auto dealership. However, Anna has instructed Juan not to enter into any sales contracts before she has had a chance to review the transaction. One day, Juan entered into a sales contract with William without informing Anna first. Has Juan created a contract with William that is binding on Anna in this situation?
Answer:
Yes, Juan did have apparent authority to act.
Explanation:
In the situation that is being described it can be said that Yes, Juan did have apparent authority to act. Even though Anna has asked Juan to let her review the transaction before entering into a contract, she gave Juan the authority to act on her behalf and represent her as an authority in the auto dealership when she made him a sales agent. Therefore any and all contracts entered by Juan in the dealership are binding on Anna as well.
Internal service funds are most commonly reported in which section of the Government-wide financial statements?
a. governmental activities.
b. business type activities.
c. both A & B.
d. neither of the above.
Answer: a. Governmental activities
Explanation:
Internal Service funds in Government record entries that are related to the provision of goods and services from one government department to another on a cost reimbursement basis. The fund therefore shows the cost of providing some goods and services.
In Government-wide financial statements, it is therefore recorded under Governmental activities as it has to do with internal Government departments.