Corporate Bonds - They Are More Complex than You Think:

                When John Sullivan was hired as chief investment strategist at the New York headquarters A. M. Smith Inc. , he had indicated that one of his main goals would be to significantly expand the fixed - income unit of the firm's overall investment portfolio, A. , M. Smith, Incorporated, a prestigious investment services firm, had branches in 28 major metropolitan cities across the United States, as well as a few overseas branches in the United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, and Australia. The size and performance of its equity portfolio ranked it in the top 10% of all investment companies Worldwide, due due to its excellent customer relations, research staff and client support services. However, with the recent, prolonged drop in interest rates, a constant surge in fixed - income underwriting looks seemed to be circling around the firm's radar. | John realized that the firm's client base, although pretty knowledgeable about equity investing, would need to be adequately informed, trained, and educated about the finer nuances of fixed income investing if he stood any chance of attaining his goal. So, he hired Jill Dougherty, who had worked for a bond trading firm for almost 10 years, prior to going back to Wharton full-time to earn her MBA degree this past year. She also managed to pick up her CFA design along the way. John told Jill that her first major assignment would be to conduct educational seminars / workshops for current and prospective clients regarding the basic and advanced aspects of fixed income investing. With about 75% of our clients being in the 55 + age group, Jill, you should have no problem in signing these folks up for these workshops, and convicting them about the stability and earnings potential associated with corporate bond investing, stressed John, as he browsed through the spreadsheet containing the contact information of the firm's Wealthiest Investors, "You would, however, have to indoctrinate them about the various terms and features associated with these bonds, such as yield to maturity, call provisions, convertibility, duration , convexity, and the like, he added. With the $ 55 - million utility bond deal hanging in the balance, any help we can give our best clients in understanding the relative investment merits of this deal will certainly go a long way in generating a ton of fixed - income business for the firm, don’t you think? "Queried John. You bet! "Jill, as she contemplated John's statements," replied, "I'll get right to work on these workshops, John. - Income investing workshops by surveying sarape of the firm's best clients regarding their merits of key bond testis, features, and characteristics. , motivated, and interested they were to know more about the opportunities offered by bond investing. Jill knew that she would have a good turnout at the seminar. in her PowerPoint presentation. She downloaded current data for outstanding bonds of various maturities, ratings, and coupon rates (see Table 1)

6. How should Jill go about explaining the riskiness of each bond? explain raniking and find realized return for each bond.

Nautical Creations is one of the largest producers of miniature ships in a bottle. An especially complex part of one of the ships needs special production equipment that is not useful for other products. The company purchased this equipment early in 2015 for $200,000. It is now early in 2019, and the manager of the Model Ships Division, Jeri Finley, is thinking about purchasing new equipment to make this part. The current equipment will last for six more years with zero disposal value at that time. It can be sold immediately for $40,000. The following are last year's total manufacturing costs, when production was 7,600 ships:

The cost of the new equipment is $130,000. It has a six year useful life with an estimated disposal value at that time of $30,000. The sales representative selling the new equipment stated, "The new equipment will allow direct labor and variable overhead combined to be reduced by a total of $2.25 per unit." Finley thinks this estimate is accurate, but also knows that a higher quality of direct material will be necessary with the new equipment, costing $0.15 more per unit. Fixed overhead costs will decrease by $4,900.

Finley expects production to be 8,050 ships in each of the next six years. Assume a discount rate of 3%.

REQUIRED

1. What is the difference in net present values if Nautical Creations buys the new equipment instead of keeping their current equipment?

The following transactions of Great Value Pharmacies occurred during 2018 and 2019​:

Requirement:

2018

Mar. 1 Borrowed $ 525,000 from Longwood Bank. The 15​-year, 12​% note requires payments due​ annually, on March 1. Each payment consists of $35,000 principal plus one​ year's interest.

Dec. 1 Mortgaged the warehouse for $300,000 cash with Sage Bank. The mortgage requires monthly payments of $3,000. The interest rate on the note is 44​% and accrues monthly. The first payment is due on January​ 1,2019.

Dec 31 Recorded interest accrued on the Sage Bank note.

Dec 31 Recorded interest accrued on the Longwood Bank note.

2019

Jan. 1 Paid Sage Bank monthly mortgage payment.

Feb. 1 Paid Sage Bank monthly mortgage payment.

Mar. 1 Paid Sage Bank monthly mortgage payment.

1 Paid first installment on note due to Longwood Bank.

1-Journalize the transactions in the Great Value Pharmacies general journal. Round to the nearest dollar. Explanations are not required.

Reba Dixon is a fifth-grade school teacher who earned a salary of $38,000 in 2018. She is 45 years old and has been divorced for four years. She receives $1,200 of alimony payments each month from her former husband (divorced in 2016). Reba also rents out a small apartment building. This year Reba received $50,000 of rental payments from tenants and she incurred $19,500 of expenses associated with the rental.

Reba and her daughter Heather (20 years old at the end of the year) moved to Georgia in January of this year. Reba provides more than one-half of Heather’s support. They had been living in Colorado for the past 15 years, but ever since her divorce, Reba has been wanting to move back to Georgia to be closer to her family. Luckily, last December, a teaching position opened up and Reba and Heather decided to make the move. Reba paid a moving company $2,010 to move their personal belongings, and she and Heather spent two days driving the 1,426 miles to Georgia.

Reba rented a home in Georgia. Heather decided to continue living at home with her mom, but she started attending school full-time in January at a nearby university. She was awarded a $3,000 partial tuition scholarship this year, and Reba helped out by paying the remaining $500 tuition cost. If possible, Reba thought it would be best to claim the education credit for these expenses.

Reba wasn't sure if she would have enough items to help her benefit from itemizing on her tax return. However, she kept track of several expenses this year that she thought might qualify if she was able to itemize. Reba paid $5,800 in state income taxes and $12,500 in charitable contributions during the year. She also paid the following medical-related expenses for herself and Heather:

Insurance premiums $ 5,795

Medical care expenses $ 1,100

Prescription medicine $ 350

Nonprescription medicine $ 100

New contact lenses for Heather $ 200

Shortly after the move, Reba got distracted while driving and she ran into a street sign. The accident caused $900 in damage to the car and gave her whiplash. Because the repairs were less than her insurance deductible, she paid the entire cost of the repairs. Reba wasn’t able to work for two months after the accident. Fortunately, she received $2,000 from her disability insurance. Her employer, the Central Georgia School District, paid 60% of the premiums on the policy as a nontaxable fringe benefit and Reba paid the remaining 40% portion.

A few years ago, Reba acquired several investments with her portion of the divorce settlement. This year she reported the following income from her investments: $2,200 of interest income from corporate bonds and $1,500 interest income from City of Denver municipal bonds. Overall, Reba’s stock portfolio appreciated by $12,000 but she did not sell any of her stocks.

Heather reported $6,200 of interest income from corporate bonds she received as gifts from her father over the last several years. This was Heather’s only source of income for the year.

Reba had $10,000 of federal income taxes withheld by her employer. Heather made $1,000 of estimated tax payments during the year. Reba did not make any estimated payments. Reba had qualifying insurance for purposes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

a. Determine Reba’s federal income tax refund or taxes payable for the current year. Use Tax Rate Schedule for reference. (Round your intermediate computations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

How do you complete question ATC 9-6 in Managerial Accounting? What is the step by step solution of this problem?

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] On January 1, 2021, the general ledger of ACME Fireworks includes the following account balances: Accounts Debit Credit Cash $ 27,100 Accounts Receivable 50,200 Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts $ 6,200 Inventory 22,000 Land 66,000 Equipment 25,000 Accumulated Depreciation 3,500 Accounts Payable 30,500 Notes Payable (6%, due April 1, 2022) 70,000 Common Stock 55,000 Retained Earnings 25,100 Totals $ 190,300 $ 190,300

During January 2021, the following transactions occur: January 2 Sold gift cards totaling $12,000. The cards are redeemable for merchandise within one year of the purchase date. January 6 Purchase additional inventory on account, $167,000. January 15 Firework sales for the first half of the month total $155,000. All of these sales are on account. The cost of the units sold is $83,800. January 23 Receive $127,400 from customers on accounts receivable. January 25 Pay $110,000 to inventory suppliers on accounts payable. January 28 Write off accounts receivable as uncollectible, $6,800. January 30 Firework sales for the second half of the month total $163,000. Sales include $17,000 for cash and $146,000 on account. The cost of the units sold is $89,500. January 31 Pay cash for monthly salaries, $54,000.

5. Prepare a classified balance sheet as of January 31, 2021. (Enter the Asset Accounts in order of liquidity. Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

1. Suppose that total fixed costs are 600.000.000 $, margin of safety is 500 tons, and breakeven amount is 1.500 tons. What would be the profit?

a) 100.000.000 $

b) 200.000.000 $

c) 300.000.000 $

d) 400.000.000 $

e) Other:

2. A company has a total fixed cost of 500.000 $ and produced 1.000.000 $ of profit this year. What would be the profit amount had the company increased its sales volume by 10%?

a) 1.100.000 $

b) 1.150.000 $

c) 1.200.000 $

d) 1.250.000 $

e) Other:

3. Suppose that depreciation expense is 3.000.000 $ and profit is 15.000.000 $. Contribution margin percentage is 60%. Breakeven revenue is 25.000.000 $. Under these conditions, what would be the $ amount of margin of safety?

a) 10.000.000 $

b) 15.000.000 $

c) 20.000.000 $

d) 25.000.000 $

e) Other:

Discuss the direct and indirect impact the change in accounting principles, change in estimate and change in Reporting Entity have on the financial statements and how those impact are recorded in the financial statements?

Just need a response thank you!

Define variable costs and fixed costs, and use an example for each. Are these cost classifications in any way related to direct and indirect costs?   Why are these cost classifications important in managerial accounting?

Detailed Instructions:
In a business setting, we are often asked to write a memo to communicate with internal and external professionals. Therefore, I felt it especially beneficial for you to practice writing a memo dealing with our managerial accounting concepts.

Background:

Currently, you work at Technology on Demand (TOD), which manufactures mobile technology such as flip phones, smartphones, notebooks, and smartwatches. The company slogan is Connection, Communication, and Coordination...access when and where you need it! You are a senior accountant in the accounting department and have been with the company for five years. Since the company's inception eight years ago, TOD has operated under a traditional costing system based on machine hours. Company growth has really taken off in the last three years. Michelle Dodd, the controller hired last year, is always open to new ideas. In fact, she welcomes communications to discuss how the company is doing and what, if anything, the company could or should be doing differently. This is your chance to make a good impression on the controller and management! It is your understanding that Brad Jones, the company CFO, has submitted paperwork for retirement. Therefore, there will be opportunities for people to move up or change positions within the company. You would have an interest in the controller position. You want to propose to the current controller the idea of evaluating TOD's costing system. Perhaps, it is time for a change. You briefly mention your idea to the controller. Michelle is excited about your initial comments and asks that you send her something in writing. The controller asks that you put your ideas in a memo to her only. In turn, she will consider and include you on more research/analysis for the two of you to present to the senior management of the company.

In consideration of the background, prepare a memo in a Word document to submit to the controller. Compare a traditional costing system with an Activity-Based Costing (ABC) system. Include the similarities, differences, advantages, disadvantages of the two costing systems. Why are you suggesting the costing system be evaluated now? What do you feel this could mean for the company?

Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows: Standard Quantity Standard Price (Rate) Standard Unit Cost Direct materials (plastic) 12 sq ft. $ 1.10 per sq. ft. $ 13.20 Direct labor 0.25 hr. $ 13.20 per hr. 3.30 Variable manufacturing overhead (based on direct labor hours) 0.25 hr. $ 2.20 per hr. 0.55 Fixed manufacturing overhead $579,080 ÷ 934,000 units) 0.62 Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year: Number of units produced and sold 1,280,000 Number of square feet of plastic used 12,600,000 Cost of plastic purchased and used $ 12,600,000 Number of labor hours worked 332,000 Direct labor cost $ 4,083,600 Variable overhead cost $ 1,589,000 Fixed overhead cost $ 389,000 Required: Calculate Parker Plastic’s variable overhead rate and efficiency variances and its over- or underapplied variable overhead. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for Favorable/Overapplied and "U" for Unfavorable/Underapplied.)

Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod are equal shareholders in SleepEZ, an S corporation. In the conditions listed below, how much income should each report from SleepEZ for 2021 under both the daily allocation and the specific identification allocation methods? Refer to the following table for the timing of SleepEZ’s income.

January 1 through February 18 (48 days)$209,000February 19 through December 31 (317 days) 424,000January 1 through December 31, 2021 (365 days)$633,000

a. There are no sales of SleepEZ stock during the year.

b. On February 18, 2021, Blinkin sells his shares to Nod.

c. On February 18, 2021, Winkin and Nod each sell their shares to Blinkin.

On August 1, 2020, Groton Corporation borrowed $3 million and issued a nine-month note. Interest was discounted at issuance at a 4% discount rate. Prepare the journal entries to record the issuance of the noninterest-bearing note and all subsequent events related to the note through April 30, 2021. What would be the annual effective interest rate?

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