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Cassi Cronin is the Women’s head varsity hockey coach at USGB University. She has enjoyed considerable...

Cassi Cronin is the Women’s head varsity hockey coach at USGB University. She has enjoyed considerable success over the years and is considering starting a summer hockey camp. USGB University would charge Coach for rooms, meals and ice-rink time for participants, plus a 10% commission based upon the price charged to campers. Coach Cassi has heard of the CVP experts in Acct 2220 and is asking for your help (and she is willing to pay!). You state that some of the important factors in analyzing such an opportunity involve setting fees, predicting enrollments and estimating the behavior of costs. Accordingly, planning ahead involves estimates and assumptions. Coach has provided estimates as follows:

Expected/Planned enrollments each week

90 campers

Average price to be charged for one-week of camp

$225 per camper

   Estimated Costs:

     Asst coaches’ salaries

$550 per coach per week

     Campus food/dining for campers

$40 per camper

     Health insurance and fancy USGB T-shirts

$15 per camper

     Room rent charged by university

$28 per camper

     Ice Arena & locker room charge (by University)

$2,000/week, plus 10% of camper fee

     Admin, marketing brochures, mailings, etc.

$2,700 for each week

Coach Cassi states that other camps have typically employed one assistant coach for each 15 campers, excluding the director (Cassi in this case). One problem is that you need to hire the coaches before you know the enrollments, although it is usually possible to find one or two at the last minute. It is, however, important to hire most of the assistant coaches early so you can use their names in the marketing brochures. Further, while the enrollment and prices given are averages, variations exist, with enrollments generally ranging from 60 to 110 and weekly camper fees ranging from $160 to $330. As might be expected, the better-known camps have higher enrollments at higher prices, but they also pay more for more well-known coaches. Coach Cassi will keep any profits (or suffer any losses), so she wants to be fairly confident before proceeding with this venture.

Required: Use the CVP Equation Method (& template) to Analyze:

  1. If Coach hires the needed number of assistant coaches, incurs the commission and realizes all of the averages above, what would be her weekly pre-tax profit? To determine this, identify whether each cost is variable or fixed and setup a CM Template (as shown in class) to confirm all data relationships. Next use the equation method (i.e. S – VC – FC = “something”) to notate your analysis. Third, return to the CM template and confirm your work and “prove” your answer.

  1. Assuming Coach hires the required number of coaches to support her planned enrollments, what would be her break-even point in the number of campers and in sales dollars?   Again, use the equation approach to develop (notate) an equation to address this question. Once determined, prepare a new CM template to prove your answer.
  1. Assuming Coach hires the required number of coaches to support her planned enrollments, what weekly per-camper fee would enable coach to earn an after-tax weekly profit of $2,400 assuming the expected number of campers is realized? Assume a 40% income tax rate. Hint: Make sure to consider how you will “notate” the commission (which will be a function of weekly fee charged). In other words, keep the commission separate from the other variable costs as you prepare your equation. When completed, return to your CM Template to confirm your answer.

  1. List two qualitative (i.e. subjective) considerations that, in your opinion, may affect this decision. In essence, what else should Coach consider before committing to this venture?  
  1. Marketing Dept Question: Based upon your answer in PART C, what camper fee would you recommend Coach Cassi actually charge (and include in her marketing brochures)? Why?

  1. As consultant, what would you charge (invoice) Coach for your analysis and professional services?

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Equity Method for Stock Investment On January 4, Year 1, Ferguson Company purchased 160,000 shares of...

  1. Equity Method for Stock Investment

    On January 4, Year 1, Ferguson Company purchased 160,000 shares of Silva Company directly from one of the founders for a price of $44 per share. Silva has 400,000 shares outstanding, including the Daniels shares. On July 2, Year 1, Silva paid $432,000 in total dividends to its shareholders. On December 31, Year 1, Silva reported a net income of $1,494,000 for the year. Ferguson uses the equity method in accounting for its investment in Silva.

    a. Provide the Ferguson Company journal entries for the transactions involving its investment in Silva Company during Year 1.

    Year 1, Jan. 4 Investment in Silva Company Stock
    Cash
    Year 1, July 2 Cash
    Investment in Silva Company Stock
    Year 1, Dec. 31 Investment in Silva Company Stock
    Investment in Silva Company Stock

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    a.

    Jan 4: Record the investment at cost.

    July 2: Calculate the ownership percentage. Under the equity method of accounting for investments, the dividends earned affect the investment account.

    Dec. 31: Calculate the ownership percentage. Under the equity method of accounting for investments, the share of income affects the investment account.

    b. Determine the December 31, Year 1, balance of Investment in Silva Company Stock.
    $

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    b. Set up a T account for the Investment account and calculate the ending investment using your answers from requirement (a).

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What is Cost-Volume-Profit analysis and how might it be used? Explain Margin of Safety and how...

What is Cost-Volume-Profit analysis and how might it be used?

Explain Margin of Safety and how it is calculated.

Compute the Contribution Margin and describe what it reveals about a company’s cost structure.

What is Operating Leverage and how is it used to analyze changes in sales and profitability?

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1. Oriole Company jus began business and made the following four inventory purchases: June 1 174...

1. Oriole Company jus began business and made the following four inventory purchases:

June 1 174 units $1044
june 10 232 units $1624
june 15 232 unit $1856
june 28 174 unit 1566

total $6090

Physical count reveals 232 on June 30 on hand. using the LIFO inventiry method, the value if the ending inventory on June 30

2. Oriole Company jus began business and made the following four inventory purchases:

June 1 192 units $1152
june 10 256 units $1792
june 15 256 unit $2048
june 28 192 unit 1728

total $6720

Physical count reveals 256 on June 30 on hand. using the average cost inventiry method, the value if the ending inventory on June 30

3.Oriole Company jus began business and made the following four inventory purchases:

June 1 132 units $792
june 10 176 units $1232
june 15 176 unit $1408
june 28 132 unit 1188

total $4620

Physical count reveals 176 on July 30 on hand. using the FIFO inventiry method, the value if the ending inventory on June 30

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Schedule of Cash Collections on Accounts Receivable and Cash Budget Bennett Inc. found that about 45%...

Schedule of Cash Collections on Accounts Receivable and Cash Budget

Bennett Inc. found that about 45% of its sales during the month were for cash. Bennett has the following accounts receivable payment experience:

Percent paid in the month of sale 25
Percent paid in the month after the sale 68
Percent paid in the second month after the sale 5

Bennett's anticipated sales for the next few months are as follows:

April $250,000
May 290,000
June 280,000
July 295,000
August 300,000

Required:

1. Calculate credit sales for May.
$

Calculate credit sales for June.
$

Calculate credit sales for July.
$

Calculate credit sales for August.
$

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1. Calculate credit sales for each month.

2. Prepare a schedule of cash receipts for July and August. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar, if necessary. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank or enter "0". Be sure to enter percentages as whole numbers.

Bennett Inc.
Schedule of Cash Receipts
For July and August
July August
Cash sales $ $
Payments on account:
From May credit sales:
$ ×  %
From June credit sales:
$ ×  %
$ ×  %
From July credit sales:
$ ×  %
$ ×  %
From August credit sales:
$ ×  %
Cash receipts $ $

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[Taxation]Historically, taxpayers have implemented strategies to mitigate or eliminate the effects of double taxation. Why might...

[Taxation]Historically, taxpayers have implemented strategies to mitigate or eliminate the effects of double taxation. Why might taxpayers think twice before implementing such strategies today? Explain.

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3. TylerTyler PhillipsPhillips works for RamirezRamirez Company all year and earns a monthly salary of $...

3.

TylerTyler

PhillipsPhillips

works for

RamirezRamirez

Company all year and earns a monthly salary of

$ 3 comma 500$3,500.

There is no overtime pay. Based on

TylerTyler​'s

​W-4,

RamirezRamirez

withholds income taxes at

2020​%

of his gross pay. As of July​ 31,

TylerTyler

had

$ 24 comma 500$24,500

of cumulative earnings.

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​(Click the icon to view payroll tax rate​ information.)Journalize the accrual of salary expense for

RamirezRamirez

Company related to the employment of

TylerTyler

PhillipsPhillips

for the month of August. ​(Record debits​ first, then credits. Round all amounts to the nearest cent. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry​ table.)

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit

Credit

For all payroll​ calculations, use the following tax rates and round amounts to the nearest​ cent:

​Employee:

​OASDI:

6.26.2​%

on first

$ 118 comma 500$118,500

​earned; Medicare:

1.451.45​%

up to​$200,000, 2.35% on earnings above​ $200,000.

​Employer:

​OASDI:

6.26.2​%

on first

$ 118 comma 500$118,500

​earned; Medicare:

1.451.45​%;

​FUTA:

0.60.6​%

on first

$ 7 comma 000$7,000

​earned; SUTA:

5.45.4​%

on first

$ 7 comma 000$7,000

earned.

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Compose a memo addressing the allocation of profits to three partners of a new business: Alan,...

Compose a memo addressing the allocation of profits to three partners of a new business: Alan, Bob, and Carol. It is your responsibility to address the potential ways in which the first-year profits can be divided among these partners, including whether the partners should be taking a salary, how the partners’ capital accounts may be affected by various decisions, and the most ethical way that the profits could be divided. Your memo should answer the following prompt: A new business client comes to your office. There are three owners of the business. The three individuals, Alan, Bob, and Carol, are thinking about forming a partnership. Alan is only investing $1 million in cash. He will not have anything to do with the daily activities of the business. Bob has had some experience in the business and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business. Carol has a great deal of experience and many contacts within the business. She will be responsible for attracting new clients. Neither Bob nor Carol are investing cash into the partnership. During the first year of operation, the partnership generated a profit of $150,000. None of the partners received distributions during the year. Answer the following: E. How do the payment of salary and the allocation of profit affect entries and the financial bottom line? Be sure to support your explanation with concrete examples. F. How could the payment of salary and allocation of profit be a more effective method of splitting the company’s profits for the three partners? Explain a scenario in which the three partners would all be compensated fairly, and support your answer with logical reasoning. G. What would be the value of each partner’s capital account at the end of the year, given your proposed fair allocation method? Support your answer with quantitative data and an explanation of how you came to this conclusion.

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The shareholders’ equity of Core Technologies Company on June 30, 2017, included the following: Common stock,...

The shareholders’ equity of Core Technologies Company on June 30, 2017, included the following: Common stock, $1 par; authorized, 6 million shares; issued and outstanding, 1 million shares $ 1,000,000 Paid-in capital—excess of par 4,000,000 Retained earnings 15,000,000 On April 1, 2018, the board of directors of Core Technologies declared a 10% stock dividend on common shares, to be distributed on June 1. The market price of Core Technologies’ common stock was $34 on April 1, 2018, and $44 on June 1, 2018.

Required: Complete the below table to calculate the stock dividend. Prepare the journal entries to record the declaration and distribution of the stock dividend.

The shareholders’ equity of Core Technologies Company on June 30, 2017, included the following:

Common stock, $1 par; authorized, 6 million shares;
issued and outstanding, 1 million shares
$ 1,000,000
Paid-in capital—excess of par 4,000,000
Retained earnings 15,000,000


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Hassan Limited uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The data given relates to...

Hassan Limited uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The data given relates to the most recent month of operations for one of the processing departments:
Opening units
400
Units started into production
3,000
Closing units
300
Material
Conversion
Percentage completion of opening inventory
80%
40%
Percentage completion of closing inventory
70%
60%
The cost of beginning inventory was Rs.10,040 of which Rs.7,120 was for materials and the remainder was for conversion cost. The costs added during the month amounted to Rs.132,730 of which Rs.76,048 was for materials and the remainder was for conversion cost.   
Required:   
1. Compute the equivalent units of material and of conversion in the ending inventory. (2 Mark)
2. Compute the equivalent units of material and of conversion that were required to complete the beginning inventory. (2 Mark)
3. Determine the number of units started and completed during the month. (1 Mark)
4. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials and for conversion and the total cost per equivalent unit. (1 Mark)
5. Determine the cost of units transferred out.
6. Determine the cost of ending inventory

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Find the balance on the credit card after 3 months with the following information: APR =...

  1. Find the balance on the credit card after 3 months with the following information:

APR = 15.99%

Carry-Over balance for month 1 = $793.16

Minimum payment is $50 or 8%, whichever is greater

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Simmons Inc. has an expected net income of 4 million Euros at the end of the...

Simmons Inc. has an expected net income of 4 million Euros at the end of the year. The company is currently all equity financed but it is planning to buy back equity and undertake some debt so that the debt- to-equity ratio will become 0.5. The debt-to-equity ratio will be kept constant. The assets will be fully depreciated in the next three years, with annual depreciation installments of 1,000,000 Euro each. The company does not plan to acquire any asset. The expected return on unlevered equity for Simmons is 9.25% and the cost of debt is 5.25%. The tax rate on corporate earnings is 32%. What is the value of Simmons’ debt, if the expected EBITDA of the company is perpetual and constant every year? (Assume that the depreciation tax shield is as risky as the rest of the unlevered cash flow)

(a) 15,829,380 Euro
(b) 16,032,251 Euro
(c) 17,987,342 Euro
(d) 18,223,172 Euro

The answer is D: 18,223,171 Euro
Thumb up for correct step-by-step solution. Many thanks.

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Veronica Mars, a recent graduate of Bell’s accounting program, evaluated the operating performance of Dunn Company’s...

Veronica Mars, a recent graduate of Bell’s accounting program, evaluated the operating performance of Dunn Company’s six divisions. Veronica made the following presentation to Dunn’s board of directors and suggested the Percy Division be eliminated. “If the Percy Division is eliminated,” she said, “our total profits would increase by $26,500.”

The Other
Five Divisions
Percy
Division
Total
Sales $1,663,000 $100,000 $1,763,000
Cost of goods sold 978,100 76,800 1,054,900
Gross profit 684,900 23,200 708,100
Operating expenses 529,000 49,700 578,700
Net income $155,900 $ (26,500 ) $129,400


In the Percy Division, cost of goods sold is $60,500 variable and $16,300 fixed, and operating expenses are $29,100 variable and $20,600 fixed. None of the Percy Division’s fixed costs will be eliminated if the division is discontinued.

Is Veronica right about eliminating the Percy Division? Prepare a schedule to support your answer. (Enter negative amounts using either a negative sign preceding the number e.g. -45 or parentheses e.g. (45).)

Continue Eliminate Net Income
Increase
(Decrease)
Sales $enter sales in dollars $enter sales in dollars $enter sales in dollars
Variable costs
   Cost of goods sold enter the cost of goods sold in dollars enter the cost of goods sold in dollars enter the cost of goods sold in dollars
   Operating expenses enter operating expenses in dollars enter operating expenses in dollars enter operating expenses in dollars
      Total variable enter a subtotal of the two previous amounts enter a subtotal of the two previous amounts enter a subtotal of the two previous amounts
Contribution margin enter contribution margin in dollars enter contribution margin in dollars enter contribution margin in dollars
Fixed costs
   Cost of goods sold enter the cost of goods sold in dollars enter the cost of goods sold in dollars enter the cost of goods sold in dollars
   Operating expenses enter operating expenses in dollars enter operating expenses in dollars enter operating expenses in dollars
      Total fixed enter a subtotal of the two previous amounts enter a subtotal of the two previous amounts enter a subtotal of the two previous amounts
Net income (loss) $enter net income or loss in dollars $enter net income or loss in dollars $enter net income or loss in dollars
Veronica is select an optioncorrectincorrect correctincorrect

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J&W Corporation manufactures a new electronic game console. The current standard cost sheet for a game...

J&W Corporation manufactures a new electronic game console. The current standard cost sheet for a game console follows.

Direct materials, ? kilograms at $8 per kilogram $ ? per game
Direct labor, 0.75 hours at ? per hour ? per game
Overhead, 0.75 hours at ? per hour ? per game
Total costs $ 39 per game

Assume that the following data appeared in J&W’s records at the end of the past month.

Actual production 46,500 units
Actual sales 43,500 units
Materials (115,500 kilograms) ?
Materials price variance 42,000 U
Materials efficiency variance 31,200 U
Direct labor price variance 28,800 U
Direct labor (32,000 hours) 534,400
Underapplied overhead (total) 18,300 U

There are no materials inventories.

Required:

a-1. Complete the standard cost sheet for a game console given below.

Direct materials, kilograms at $8 per kilogram per game
Direct labor, 0.75 hours at per hour per game
Overhead, 0.75 hours at per hour per game
Total costs $39 per game

a-2. Prepare a variance analysis for direct materials and direct labor.

Direct materials:
Price variance   
Efficiency variance
Direct labor:
Price variance
Efficiency variance

b. Assume that all production overhead is fixed and that the $18,300 underapplied is the only overhead variance that can be computed. What are the actual and applied overhead amounts?

Overhead
Actual
Applied

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Multiple Production Department Factory Overhead Rates The total factory overhead for Bardot Marine Company is budgeted...

  1. Multiple Production Department Factory Overhead Rates

    The total factory overhead for Bardot Marine Company is budgeted for the year at $945,000, divided into two departments: Fabrication, $585,000, and Assembly, $360,000. Bardot Marine manufactures two types of boats: speedboats and bass boats. The speedboats require one direct labor hour in Fabrication and two direct labor hours in Assembly. The bass boats require four direct labor hours in Fabrication and four direct labor hours in Assembly. Each product is budgeted for 6,000 units of production for the year.

    When required, round all per unit answers to the nearest cent.

    a. Determine the total number of budgeted direct labor hours for the year in each department.

    Fabrication direct labor hours
    Assembly direct labor hours

    b. Determine the departmental factory overhead rates for both departments.

    Fabrication $ per dlh
    Assembly $ per dlh

    c. Determine the factory overhead allocated per unit for each product using the department factory overhead allocation rates.

    Speedboat: $ per unit
    Bass boat: $ per unit

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