Explain what would be the most effective policy for U.S. economy right now in 2019 (fiscal and monetary) and how it would be effective. Now, if the economy is in a recession, analyze the role of using fiscal and monetary policy to help stabilize the economy.

-           How is impairment testing handled?

-           How do we calculate book value?

-           How do we calculate the gain or loss on the sale of an asset?

-           What are some measures a business can take to establish stronger internal controls over cash receipts?

Sharp Company manufactures a product for which the following standards have been set: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Direct materials 3 feet $ 5 per foot $ 15 Direct labor ? hours ? per hour ? During March, the company purchased direct materials at a cost of $45,210, all of which were used in the production of 2,500 units of product. In addition, 4,100 direct labor-hours were worked on the product during the month. The cost of this labor time was $30,750. The following variances have been computed for the month: Materials quantity variance $ 3,600 U Labor spending variance $ 2,750 U Labor efficiency variance $ 700 U Required: 1. For direct materials: a. Compute the actual cost per foot of materials for March. b. Compute the price variance and the spending variance. 2. For direct labor: a. Compute the standard direct labor rate per hour. b. Compute the standard hours allowed for the month’s production. c. Compute the standard hours allowed per unit of product.

Why is ABC usually considered more accurate than traditional costing methods?

Please answer the question below to the best of your knowledge.
For each of the taxpayers, enter the correct amount in the cell in the "Allowable deduction" column.  Enter a zero (0), if the taxpayer is not entitled to a year 2 medical expense deduction.  Enter all amounts as positive values.
                                                                             Taxpayer
 Allowable deduction
Taxpayer                           A
Medical costs reported in year 2 include the following:
·Prescriptions $ 450
Herbal weight loss supplements and vitamins recommended by physician $ 1,200
·Eye examination and eyeglasses $650
· Removal of appendix $2,800
 
 
 
Taxpayer                                 B
Medical costs reported in year 2 include the following:
·         Medical insurance premium paid from after the tax income 1,500
·         Tooth extraction $900
·         Surgery to remove facial wrinkles $3,500
·         Nonprescription drugs $200
·         Hearing aid $2,600 of year 3
·         Receive medical insurance reimbursements of $500 in year 2 and  $200 in January of year 3
 
 
 
Taxpayer                                             C
Medical costs reported in year 2 include the following:
·         Drug rehabilitation expense $4,400
·         Wheelchair purchase $ 800
·         Health club membership fee $700
·         Plastic surgery to correct injuries in an auto accident $7,500

AA purchased a van (cost: $50,000, salvage value: $5,000, useful life: 5 years).

1. Under straight-line method, how much is the book value at the end of 3^rd year of its useful life?

$18,000

$20,000

$23,000

$27,000

2. Under double-declining balance method, how much is the book value at the end of 5^thyear?

$2,333

$5,432

$6,221

None of the above

3. Under sum-of-years’ digits method, how much is the accumulated depreciation at the end of 3^rd year?

4. Under sum-of-years’ digits method, how much is the annual depreciation expense for 2^ndyear?

5. AA estimated the total usage of this van would be 100,000 miles. During the first year, this van was used for 30,000 miles. What is the amount of book value at the end of 1^st year?

As part of a renovation of its showroom, O'Keefe Auto Dealership sold furnitureand fixtures that were eight years old for $3,500 in cash. The assets had beenpurchased for $40,000 and had been depreciated using the straight-line methodwith no residual value and a useful life of ten years.

a. Prepare a journal entry to record this transaction.

b. Show how the sale of the furniture and fixtures affects the balance sheet andincome statement using the financial statement effects template.

HARDA Fashion sells ready-to-wear fashion clothes to teenagers. The company has a 20-store chain concentrated in the north-eastern part of the United States of America. Each store has the experienced full-time staff consist of a manager and an assistant manager. The full-time staff is paid a fixed salary. The full-time staff is assisted with a cashier and a sales assistant who have comparatively less experience. The cashier and sales assistant are paid hourly wages plus the commission based on the volume of sales. HARDA Fashion uses unsophisticated cash registered with four-parts sales invoice to record each financial transaction. These sales invoices for the sales transaction irrespective of the payment type. The record-keeping starts with the sales assistant on the sales floor. The sales assistant fills the sales invoices manually by providing the following information: 1. Records his or her employee number. 2. Enters the transaction details including clothes item number, description, quantity, and the unit price. 3. Totals the sales invoice. 4. Calculates the discounts manually when appropriate. 5. Calculates the sales tax. 6. Finalise the sales invoice after calculating the grand total. The sales assistant then forwards the sale invoice to the cashier and keeps one copy in the sales book. The cashier reviews this sales invoice and enters in the cash register. The cash register mechanically validates the invoice, automatically assigning a consecutive number to the transaction. The cashier is also responsible for getting credit approval on charge sales and approving sales paid by cheque. The cashier gives (1) one copy of the invoice to the customer, (2) retains the second copy as a store copy, and (3) the third for a bankcard, if a deposit is needed. Returns are handled in exactly the reverse manner, with the cashier issuing a return slip. At the end of each day, the cashier sequentially orders the sales invoices and takes cash register totals for cash, bankcard, cheque sales, and cash and credit card return. These totals are reconciled by the assistant manager to the cash register tapes, the total of the consecutively numbered sales invoices, and the return slips. The assistant manager prepares a daily reconciliation report for the store manager’s review. HI5019 TD2 2020 Assessment 1: Individual Assignment 3 The manager reviews cash, cheque, and credit card sales and then prepares the daily bank deposit (credit card sales invoices are included in the deposit). The manager makes the deposit at the bank and files the validated deposit slip. The cash register tapes, sales invoices, and return slips are forwarded daily to the central data processing department at corporate headquarters for processing. The data processing department returns a weekly sales and commission activity report to the manager for review. Required Prepare a report to Chief Executive Officer of HARDA Fashion to evaluate its processes, risks, and internal controls for its revenue cycle. In your report, you need to include the following items: 1. Identify six strengths in HARDA’s system for controlling sales transactions. 2. For each strength identified, explain what problem(s) HARDA Fashion has avoided by incorporating the strengths in the system for controlling sales transactions. 3. Identify two situational pressures in a company like HARDA Fashion that would increase the likelihood of fraud. 4. Explain why some companies would choose to install a distributed computer system rather than a centralised one.

The basic concept of “substance over form” influences lease accounting. Explain.

Hannibal Steel Company has a Transport Services Department that provides trucks to haul ore from the company’s mine to its two steel mills—the Northern Plant and the Southern Plant. Budgeted costs for the Transport Services Department total $225,300 per year, consisting of $0.25 per ton variable cost and $175,300 fixed cost. The level of fixed cost is determined by peak-period requirements. During the peak period, the Northern Plant requires 55% of the Transport Services Department’s capacity and the Southern Plant requires 45%.

During the year, the Transport Services Department actually hauled the following amounts of ore for the two plants: Northern Plant, 111,000 tons; Southern Plant, 68,100 tons. The Transport Services Department incurred $377,000 in cost during the year, of which $52,200 was variable cost and $324,800 was fixed cost.

Required:

1. How much of the $52,200 in variable cost should be charged to each plant?

2. How much of the $324,800 in fixed cost should be charged to each plant?

3. How much of the $377,000 in the Transport Services Department cost should be treated as a spending variance and not charged to the plants?

Horizontal Analysis of Income Statement

For 20Y2, McDade Company reported a decline in net income. At the end of the year, T. Burrows, the president, is presented with the following condensed comparative income statement:

Required:

1. Prepare a comparative income statement with horizontal analysis for the two-year period, using 20Y1 as the base year. Use the minus sign to indicate a decrease in the "Difference" columns. If required, round to one decimal place.

2. Net income has   from 20Y1 to 20Y2. Sales have  ; however, the cost of goods sold has  , causing the gross profit to  .

On 1 September the balance of the Accounts Receivable control account in the general ledger of Whelan Company was $11 960. The customer's subsidiary ledger contained account balances as follows: Jana $2 440, Kingston $2 640, Johnson $2 060, Phillips $4 820. At the end of September the various journals contained the following information.

Sales journal: Sales to Phillips $800; to Jana $1 260; to Simons $1 030; to Johnson $1 100.
Cash receipts journal: Cash received from Johnson $1 310; from Phillips $2 300; from Simons $380; from Kingston $1 800; from Jana $1 240.
General journal: An allowance is granted to Phillips $220.

Instructions

(a) Set up control and subsidiary accounts and enter the beginning balances. Do not construct the journals.
(b) Post the various journals. Post the items as individual items or as totals, whichever would be the appropriate procedure. (No sales discounts given.) Leave the cells blank if no amount is to be debited or credited.

(c) Prepare a list of customers/debtors and prove the agreement of the controlling account with the subsidiary ledger as at 30 September 2012.

This information relates to Hans Olaf Pty Ltd.

Prepare the journal entries to record the transactions listed above on the books of Hans Olaf Pty Ltd. Hans Olaf Pty Ltd uses a perpetual inventory system. (For multiple debit/credit entries, list accounts in order of magnitude.)