Transaction Analysis Activity

Steamy Stacks, Inc. sells toy trains. Steamy Stacks began business on October 1 by issuing (selling) 10,000 shares of no par common stock. for $10 per share. The issuance of common stock represents investment by owners. Steamy Stacks uses the accrual method of accounting.

During the month of October, the following transactions occurred:

   10/1     Issued 10,000 shares of no par common stock for $10 per share.

   10/1     Paid rent of $1,500 for office and retail space for month of October.

10/5     Purchase 500 toy trains for $25 each. The trains were received by Steamy Stacks and payment is due on November 5.

10/10   Sold 150 trains for $45 each. The trains were delivered and cash was received.

            HINT: Remember to ‘match’ expenses to revenue they helped to generate…

10/16   Paid $3,000 wages to employees. Employees are paid on the 1^st and 16^th of each month for the periods ending on the 15^th and last day of month, respectively. For simplicity, assume all payments equal $3,000.

10/17   Sold 300 trains for $45 each. The trains were delivered. Payment is due on Nov. 17.

10/20   Ordered Christmas Steamy Stacks advertisement. The advertisements are scheduled to run the last week of November. The advertising agency required 40% payment with the order and the total charge was $1,300. Paid $520.

10/22 Received order for 125 trains to be delivered December 10.

10/31   Paid a cash dividend of $ .10 per share of common stock.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Record transactions on worksheet according to the accrual method of accounting.
2. Prepare a multi-step income statement for the month of October.
3. Prepare a statement of stockholders equity as of October 31.
4. Prepare a classified balance sheet for Steamy Stacks as of October 31.

Please answer each question in 350-500 words.

If you were running the organization(Hotel Management Group), what changes would you make and why?

Explain the compensation structure (for the 2 types of employees, manager and worker).

Strategic Results of the Company Kroger? Report and discuss key non-financial quantitative indicators. Strengths and weaknesses?

Financial Results of the company Kroger? Discuss key financial ratios and results. Keep it simple. Strengths and weaknesses?

4) The Don Levine Corporation currently produces in four different cities: Decatur, Minneapolis, Carbondale, and St Louis. They send their product to three different warehouses named Ciro, Blue Earth, and Des Moines. The table below shows the transportation cost of shipping from their current plants to their warehouses.

Their production cost per facility is shown in the table below.

The variables are denoted using X## where the first number is the source and the second number is the destination. Sources: Decatur = 1, Minneapolis = 2, Carbondale = 3, and St. Louis = 4. Destinations: Blue Earth = 1, Ciro = 2 and Des Moines = 3.

a) Don Levine Corporation should ship how many goods from each production facility to each warehouse? What is the cost (including production costs) of this shipping plan?

b) The State of Illinois is trying to convince the Don Levine Corporation to move their production facility from St. Louis to East St. Louis. Management has determined that with the incentives that Illinois has provided that production costs would be lower in Illinois but shipping costs to Blue Earth and Ciro would be more expensive. The production cost in East St. Louis would be $40 but the transportation costs to Blue Earth would be $29, to Ciro would be $30, and to ship to Des Moines would be $30. Assume that the corporation shuts down its St. Louis plant and moves all of its production to East St. Louis, which has a capacity of 150 units. How many goods should be shipped from each production plant to each warehouse? What is the cost (including production cost) of this shipping plan? (Hint: the shipping plans are different)

In part b East St Louis is given the source number 5.

Generic Business Level Strategies of the company Kroger? What has the company done historically? What potential future business-level strategies are available to the firm?

Outline an executive summary for an e-marketing plan to support American Eagle Outfitters. This plan must include aspects of the RACE Digital Marketing Planning Framework and its Facebook media platform.

KSF Matrix of the company Kroger? Rate the firm’s competitive characteristics in comparison to those of its closest rivals. Strengths and weaknesses?

Human Resources

Given that the gig economy is becoming more prevalent and HR managers need to leverage this phenomenon, what training would be necessary for a gig worker to be most effective within an organization?

Value Chain analysis of the company Kroger? Which activities/capabilities are sources of competitive advantage? Where does the firm outperform its rivals? Strengths and weaknesses?

You are the Operations and Supply Chain Manager for the ACME Medical Device Manufacturing Company, LLC. (ACME). Superior Medical Devices, Inc. (SMD) has approached ACME about contract manufacturing a new medical device. The device will be assembled and tested by ACME and then ACME will maintain a consigned inventory for direct shipment to medical facilities upon demand. Some of the components you will include in the product are: Microprocessor & Printed Circuit Assembly Rechargeable Battery Injectable Pharmaceuticals Custom Case

You will have to:

Subcontract some of the assembly and fabrication to suppliers.

complete the production engineering process

verify you quality assurance and processes meet the requirements plan and schedule both materials and resources

The items below are what you should address in your report:

What are your concerns? Prioritize them.

Define the flows of information and connections between ACME and your suppliers.

Define the flows of information and connections between ACME and SMD.

What teams (internal and integrated with the supply chain) will you establish?

What are the most critical attributes of the relationships? For instance, Trust, Cooperation, Reliability, etc. How do you foster them? Don't just repeat the words that I listed or add a new one, define why they are critical.

Assume the American Society of Training Directors is studying its membership in order to enhance member benefits and attract new members. Below is a copy of a cover letter and mail questionnaire received by a member of the society. Please evaluate the usefulness and tone of the letter and the questions and format of the instrument. Dear ASTD Member: The ASTD is evaluating the perception of value of membership among its members. Enclosed is a short questionnaire and a return envelope. I hope you will take a few minutes and fill out the questionnaire as soon as possible, because the sooner the information is returned to me, the better. Sincerely, Director of Membership Questionnaire Directions: Please answer as briefly as possible. 1. With what company did you enter the field of training? 2. How long have you been in the field of training? 3. How long have you been in the training department of the company with which you are presently employed? 4. How long has the training department in your company been in existence. 5. Is the training department a subset of another department? If so, what department? 6. For what functions (other than training) is your department responsible? 7. How many people, including yourself, are in the training department of your company (local plant or establishment)? 8. What degrees do you hold and from what institutions? Major___________________ Minor _______________ 9. Why were you chosen for training? What special qualifications prompted your entry into training? 10. What experience would you consider necessary for an individual to enter into the field of training with your company? Include both educational requirements and actual experience.

Problem 17.3: the ideal cycle time of an assembly machine is 5 sec. the parts feeder at one of the workstations has a feed rate of 75 components/min and the probability that the components will pass through the selector is 18%.   The active length of the feed track (where the high-level sensor is located) is 350 mm. the low-level sensor on the feed track is located 100 mm from the station work head. The components have a length of 12.5 mm in the feed track direction, and there is no overlapping of parts.

(a) How long will it take for the supply of parts to be depleted from the high-level sensor to the low-level sensor once the feeder-selector device is turned off?

(b) How long will it take for the parts to be resupplied from the low-level sensor to the high-level sensor, on average, after the feeder-selector device is turned on and turned off?

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Scenario: The Marketing Firm has been trying for years to land a contract with a large national brand soda, 'Enjoy'. Enjoy has a long time relationship with The Marketing Firm's largest competitor, 'Smile'. Enjoy has been loyal to Smile and has denied all requests by The Marketing Firm to do a presentation or submit a bid for their consideration. There have been some leadership changes at Smile and apparently the relationship is fractured. After years of effort, Enjoy has finally accepted The Marketing Firm's request to present their marketing ideas.
The team assembles to begin working on their presentation and marketing ideas for Enjoy. Jill says, "My research indicated that last month Enjoy sodas were sold more in suburban areas than in metropolitan areas." Sandy replied, "That makes sense. There are more homes in suburban areas and office buildings in downtown areas." Mandy replied, "So, children drink Enjoy more than adults." Jill says, "That's it, our marketing should appeal to the youth."
The team presents Enjoy with a mascot; a cartoon character in the form of a purple monkey. The executives at Enjoy were speechless. They have never catered to children and were surprised that The Marketing Firm had gone in that direction. Enjoy was not impressed by the mascot idea and advised The Marketing Firm that they would not be need their service.
Based on the scenario, answer the following question:
The team reviewed sales data based on demographic location. They needed two more resources to help them develop the marketing plan. Which are they?

Select one:

a. Customer surveys and historical sales data.

b. Customer surveys and seasonal sales data.

c. Seasonal sales data and interviews of members of the Enjoy's sales team.

d. Customer surveys and interviews of the competitors teams

Scenario: Company X recently hired two employees to fill the newly designed role of quality assurance. The new employees implemented a quality monitoring process. Mr. G has been managing the department for four years without issues. Recently, several quality issues have occurred. Mr. G. is certain that the new quality assurance employees are causing the issues because the other three employees had been working at X for four or more years.
The assistant manager tells Mr. G. that he is not sure it is the two new employees causing the issues because they had experience in quality and seem to find all the errors. The tenured employees maintain that they know their jobs and do not have a history of making mistakes.
The director of the department is tired of the excuses and told Mr. G. that he wants the problem solved and wants to see data to support the solution in two weeks.
Is Mr. G. displaying bias? Why or why not?

Select one:

a. Yes. Mr. G. is certain that the new quality assurance employees are causing the issues because the other three employees had been working at X for four or more years.

b. Yes. Mr. G has been managing the department for four years without issues.

c. No. Mr. G. is certain that the new quality assurance employees are causing the issues because the other three employees had been working at X for four or more years.

d. No. Mr. G has been managing the department for four years without issues