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What is segment margin? How is it different from contribution margin? What is the difference between...

What is segment margin?

How is it different from contribution margin?

What is the difference between traceable fixed costs and common fixed costs?

Choose a company. Break that company into two separate segments. What are three common fixed costs of the company? What are three traceable fixed costs to each segment?

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How are debt and stock investments reported in financial statements

How are debt and stock investments reported in financial statements

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Pam Inc. produces joint products O, P, and Q from a joint process. Information concerning a...

Pam Inc. produces joint products O, P, and Q from a joint process. Information concerning a batch produced in May at a joint cost of $90,000 was as follows

After Split - Off
Product

Units

Produced

Additonal

Costs

Market

Values

O 1,400 $22,000 $70,000
P 3,200 16,000 60,000
Q 6,400 4,000 8,000

                                                            

Required:

            (1) Allocate the joint costs to the joint products using the physical measures method.

            (2) Allocate the joint costs to the joint products using the net realizable method.

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Choose an area of the Accounting Profession (i.e. Public Accounting, Taxation, Managerial Accounting, Payroll, Controller (General...

Choose an area of the Accounting Profession (i.e. Public Accounting, Taxation, Managerial Accounting, Payroll, Controller (General Ledger/payables), Government Accountant, Bookkeeper, or any other area of Accounting) and write a two page paper to me describing the following:

-Description of the area

-any certifications available or required

-typical duties and responsibilities

-career prospects

-educational requirements

-why you chose the area

The paper will be graded on content, spelling, grammar, and originality

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Problem 11-15 Return on Investment (ROI) and Residual Income [LO11-1, LO11-2] Financial data for Joel de...

Problem 11-15 Return on Investment (ROI) and Residual Income [LO11-1, LO11-2]

Financial data for Joel de Paris, Inc., for last year follow:

Joel de Paris, Inc.
Balance Sheet
Beginning
Balance
Ending
Balance
Assets
Cash $ 134,000 $ 135,000
Accounts receivable 340,000 490,000
Inventory 572,000 481,000
Plant and equipment, net 874,000 854,000
Investment in Buisson, S.A. 394,000 428,000
Land (undeveloped) 252,000 245,000
Total assets $ 2,566,000 $ 2,633,000
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable $ 371,000 $ 349,000
Long-term debt 1,032,000 1,032,000
Stockholders' equity 1,163,000 1,252,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 2,566,000 $ 2,633,000
Joel de Paris, Inc.
Income Statement
Sales $ 5,238,000
Operating expenses 4,557,060
Net operating income 680,940
Interest and taxes:
Interest expense $ 117,000
Tax expense 208,000 325,000
Net income $ 355,940

The company paid dividends of $266,940 last year. The “Investment in Buisson, S.A.,” on the balance sheet represents an investment in the stock of another company. The company's minimum required rate of return of 15%.

Required:

1. Compute the company's average operating assets for last year.

2. Compute the company’s margin, turnover, and return on investment (ROI) for last year. (Round "Margin", "Turnover" and "ROI" to 2 decimal places.)

3. What was the company’s residual income last year?

1. Average operating assets
2. Margin %
Turnover
ROI %
3. Residual income

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Nexto Inc. uses the weighted average method of process costing. The company has the following information...

Nexto Inc. uses the weighted average method of process costing. The company has the following information for the period:

Beginning Work in Process: 2000 units 100% complete for materials, 75% complete for conversion costs

Units started during the period: 10,000

Ending work in process: 4,000 units 75% complete for materials, 50% complete for conversion costs

Costs for the period:

Beginning work in process: Materials: $1,100 Conversion Costs: $2,000

Costs added during the period: Materials: $14,300 Conversion Costs: $13,000

  

A) What are the total units to account for?  

B) How many units were completed during the month?  

C) What are the equivalent units for materials?  

D) What are the equivalent units for conversion?  

E) What is the cost per equivalent unit for materials? $

F) What is the cost per equivalent unit for conversion? $

G) What is the cost assigned to units completed and transferred out? $

H) What is the cost assigned to units in ending work in process? $

I) What are the total costs to account for? $

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Use the following information to answer the next six questions: All balances are as of 12/31/2019...

Use the following information to answer the next six questions:

All balances are as of 12/31/2019 unless specified otherwise.

Loss on the Sale of Equipment

62,250

Income Tax Expense

48,750

Short Term Investments

1,500

Inventory

97,500

Retained Earnings, 1/1/19

281,000

Gain on Sale of Equipment

27,500

Goodwill

50,000

Cost of Goods Sold

204,000

Common Stock

???

Notes Payable 5/1/20

12,500

Cash

70,000

Sales Revenue

447,500

Accumulated Depreciation

50,000

Dividends

10,000

Notes Payable, due 12/31/21

104,500

Prepaid Expenses

2,500

Furniture

83,000

Accrued Expenses

28,000

Equipment

372,500

Accounts Receivable

42,000

Operating Expenses

43,000

Accounts Payable

36,000

5. Determine the Working Capital as of December 31, 2019.

  1. 137,000
  2. 5.9305
  3. 187,500
  4. 149,500
  5. cannot be determined since the balance of Common Stock is not given

6. Determine Retained Earnings and Cash as of 12/31/2019.

Retained Earnings

Cash

A.

$398,000

$70,000

B.

$281,000

$80,000

C.

$422,750

$517,500

D.

$388,000

$70,000

E.

$436,750

$80,000

7. Determine Total Liabilities as of 12/31/2019.

  1. $48,500
  2. $76,500
  3. $153,000
  4. $168,500
  5. $181,000

8. Determine Income from Operations for 2019.

  1. $200,500
  2. $243,500
  3. $117,000
  4. $151,750
  5. $165,750

9. Determine the Total Assets as of 12/31/2019.

  1. $719,000
  2. $769,000
  3. $679,000
  4. $669,000
  5. $696,500

10. Determine the Profit Margin for the year ended December 31, 2019.              

  1. 26%
  2. 37%
  3. 54%
  4. 382%
  5. $243,500

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Denton Company manufactures and sells a single product. Cost data for the product are given: Variable...

Denton Company manufactures and sells a single product. Cost data for the product are given:

Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials $ 6
Direct labor 9
Variable manufacturing overhead 4
Variable selling and administrative 3
Total variable cost per unit $ 22
Fixed costs per month:
Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 72,000
Fixed selling and administrative 163,000
Total fixed cost per month $ 235,000

The product sells for $48 per unit. Production and sales data for July and August, the first two months of operations, follow:

Units
Produced
Units
Sold
July 24,000 20,000
August 24,000 28,000

The company’s Accounting Department has prepared the following absorption costing income statements for July and August:

July August
Sales $ 960,000 $ 1,344,000
Cost of goods sold 440,000 616,000
Gross margin 520,000 728,000
Selling and administrative expenses 223,000 247,000
Net operating income $ 297,000 $ 481,000

Required:

1. Determine the unit product cost under:

a. Absorption costing.

b. Variable costing.

2. Prepare contribution format variable costing income statements for July and August.

3. Reconcile the variable costing and absorption costing net operating incomes.

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Alamar Petroleum Company offers its employees the option of contributing retirement funds up to 5% of...

Alamar Petroleum Company offers its employees the option of contributing retirement funds up to 5% of their wages or salaries, with the contribution being matched by Alamar. The company also pays 85% of medical and life insurance premiums. Deductions relating to these plans and other payroll information for the first biweekly payroll period of February are listed as follows:
   

Wages and salaries $ 3,400,000
Employee contribution to voluntary retirement plan 98,000
Medical insurance premiums 56,000
Life insurance premiums 10,400
Federal income taxes to be withheld 540,000
Local income taxes to be withheld 67,000
Payroll taxes:
Federal unemployment tax rate 0.60 %
State unemployment tax rate (after FUTA deduction) 5.40 %
Social Security tax rate 6.20 %
Medicare tax rate 1.45 %

   
Required:
Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record salaries and wages expense and payroll tax expense for the biweekly pay period. Assume that no employee’s cumulative wages exceed the relevant wage bases for Social Security, and that all employees’ cumulative wages do exceed the relevant unemployment wage bases. Salaries are not yet paid. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
  

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Explain the tax implications of compensation in the form of salary and wages from the perspectives...

Explain the tax implications of compensation in the form of salary and wages from the perspectives of the employee and employer.

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During Heaton Company’s first two years of operations, it reported absorption costing net operating income as...

During Heaton Company’s first two years of operations, it reported absorption costing net operating income as follows:

Year 1 Year 2
Sales (@ $63 per unit) $ 1,071,000 $ 1,701,000
Cost of goods sold (@ $29 per unit) 493,000 783,000
Gross margin 578,000 918,000
Selling and administrative expenses* 301,000 331,000
Net operating income $ \277,000\ $ 587,000

* $3 per unit variable; $250,000 fixed each year.

The company’s $29 unit product cost is computed as follows:

Direct materials $ 6
Direct labor 8
Variable manufacturing overhead 2
Fixed manufacturing overhead ($286,000 ÷ 22,000 units) 13
Absorption costing unit product cost $ 29

Forty percent of fixed manufacturing overhead consists of wages and salaries; the remainder consists of depreciation charges on production equipment and buildings.

Production and cost data for the first two years of operations are:

Year 1 Year 2
Units produced 22,000 22,000
Units sold 17,000 27,000

Required:

1. Using variable costing, what is the unit product cost for both years?

2. What is the variable costing net operating income in Year 1 and in Year 2?

3. Reconcile the absorption costing and the variable costing net operating income figures for each year.

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record the transactions or events that should be recorded in the general journal On August 2,...

record the transactions or events that should be recorded in the general journal

On August 2, Paid $2200 cash for August salon rent. On August 4, Incurred $400 of advertising costs due in 20 days On August 5, Purchased salon equipment for $120 On August 7, Paid for supplies (shampoos, creams, and gels) $350 On August 8, received $300 for selling gels On August 12, paid $200 water bill On August 12, paid $150 for electricity bill On August 14, incurred $1100 for the business’s bank loan due in 14 days On August 16, purchased a new chair set up for $450 On August 17, paid the amount due for the influencer $400 for advertising On August 19, paid $90 for my internet bill On August 21, received for $200 selling of shampoos On August 23, paid $110 for insurance On August 24, cleaner $110 On August 27, paid $1100 for the business’s bank loan On August 28, gas bills $35 On August 30, extra salary cost to a new trainee $400 On August 30, purchased a new tv screen $600 On August 30, paid $6000 in salaries for the month of August. On August 30, received $14000 from haircuts services during the month of August. And $500 of selling gels, creams, and shampoos

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Zimmerman Inc. manufactures a single product, CXW. Zimmerman uses budgets and standards in its planning and...

Zimmerman Inc. manufactures a single product, CXW. Zimmerman uses budgets
and standards in its planning and control functions. Zimmerman makes use of its
standards in order to derive their budgeted cost per unit. For example, Exhibit A
provides information on the budgeted variable costs per unit. When determining
direct material costs for the planning budget income statement, the $12 budgeted
material cost per unit of CXW would be used in the calculation.

Exhibit A

Budgeted
(Standard)
Variable Costs Per
Unit of CXW
Raw material: 3 pounds at $4 per pound $12
Direct labor: 0.75 direct labor hours at $20 per hour 15
Variable overhead: 0.75 direct labor hours at $12 per hour 9
Total variable budgeted (standard) cost per CXW $36
__________________________________________________________________
The standards for fixed manufacturing overhead costs are: 0.75 direct labor hours
at $8 per hour. The standard fixed manufacturing overhead cost per hour is
calculated based on a denominator level of activity of 30,000 direct labor hours.
The planning budget income statement is based on the expectation of selling
40,000 units of CXW. The budgeted sales price is $65 per unit, and total budgeted
fixed selling and administrative costs are $500,000. There are no variable selling
and administrative costs in this firm.
The company actually produced and sold 36,000 units this year. The company
never has a beginning or ending raw materials inventory, because it uses all raw
materials purchased. Also, the company never has a beginning or ending finished
goods inventory. Everything produced in the year is sold in that same year.

3

The actual income statement for the year is provided in Exhibit B.
Exhibit B
_______________________________________________________________

Zimmerman Inc.
Actual Income Statement

Sales:
36,000 units produced and sold at $68 $2,448,000
Less Variable Costs:
Direct materials (100,000 pounds at $4.25 per pound) 425,000
Direct labor (32,000 direct labor hours at $18/hr.) 576,000
Variable manufacturing overhead 400,000
Contribution margin 1,047,000
Less Fixed Costs:
Fixed manufacturing overhead costs 280,000
Fixed selling and administrative costs 485,000
Net operating income $ 282,000
Required:
2) Prepare a detailed income statement variance analysis using the contribution
approach income statement (i.e., variable costing basis) for the year (i.e.,
compare the actual income statement with the flexible budget income
statement and compare the flexible budget income statement with the
planning budget income statement). Show all the revenue, spending, and
activity variances appearing in the income statement analysis. A template
for answering this question is given below. All variances should be marked
with either an “F” for favorable or “U” for unfavorable. (35 points)

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Acquisition Cost of Long-Lived Assets The following items represent expenditures (or receipts) related to the construction...

Acquisition Cost of Long-Lived Assets

The following items represent expenditures (or receipts) related to the construction of a new home office for Lowrey Company.

Cost of land site, which included an old apartment building appraised at $75,000 $166,000
Legal fees, including fee for title search 2,200
Payment of apartment building mortgage and related interest due at time of sale 9,400
Payment for delinquent property taxes assumed by the purchaser 4,100
Cost of razing the apartment building 18,000
Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials (3,900)
Grading to establish proper drainage flow on land site 2,000
Architect's fees on new building 310,000
Proceeds from sales of excess dirt (from basement excavation) to owner of adjoining property (dirt was used to fill in a low area on property) (3,000)
Payment to building contractor 6,000,000
Payment of medical bills of employee accidentally injured while inspecting building construction 2,400
Special assessment for paving city sidewalks (paid to city) 19,000
Cost of paving driveway and parking lot 26,000
Cost of installing lights in parking lot 10,200
Premium for insurance on building during construction 8,500
Cost of open house party to celebrate opening of new building 9,000

Required

From the given data, calculate the proper balances for the Land, Building, and Land Improvements accounts of Lowrey Company.

Land
Building
Land Improvements

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Camden Biotechnology began operations in September 2018. The following selected transactions relate to liabilities of the...

Camden Biotechnology began operations in September 2018. The following selected transactions relate to liabilities of the company for September 2018 through March 2019. Camden’s fiscal year ends on December 31. Its financial statements are issued in April.

2018

  1. On September 5, opened checking accounts at Second Commercial Bank and negotiated a short-term line of credit of up to $25,000,000 at the bank’s prime rate (9.5% at the time). The company will pay no commitment fees.
  2. On October 1, borrowed $22 million cash from Second Commercial Bank under the line of credit and issued a five-month promissory note. Interest at the prime rate of 9% was payable at maturity. Management planned to issue 10-year bonds in February to repay the note.
  3. Received $4,200 of refundable deposits in December for reusable containers used to transport and store chemical-based products.
  4. For the September–December period, sales on account totaled $4,630,000. The state sales tax rate is 3% and the local sales tax rate is 3%. (This is a summary journal entry for the many individual sales transactions for the period.)
  5. Recorded the adjusting entry for accrued interest.


2019

  1. In February, issued $20 million of 10-year bonds at face value and paid the bank loan on the March 1 due date.
  2. Half of the storage containers covered by refundable deposits were returned in March. The remaining containers are expected to be returned during the next six months.


Required:
1. Prepare the appropriate journal entries for 2018 and 2019 transactions.
2. Prepare the current and long-term liability sections of the December 31, 2018, balance sheet. Trade accounts payable on that date were $302,000.

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