Mrs Solly signed as a surety for her nephew that wanted to start a panel beating company. Mrs Solly’s nephew has being lying about his business doing poorly and continuously borrows money from Mrs Solly. Due to this lie, Mrs Solly does not want to fulfil her obligations in terms of the Suretyship Agreement. Legally advise Mrs Solly on the following:
1.1 The nature of a Surety Agreement
1.2 The benefits available to a Surety
1.3 The various ways in which a Surety Agreements may be terminated
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You are an eager and ambitious young graduate of the Reginal F. Lewis College of Business at Virginia State University with a new Accounting degree and a great life ahead of you. One of your closest friends is an inventor and an entrepreneur who wants to start a business selling a break-through new drywall screw that he has invented and that he believes works much better than the drywall screws currently on the market. He wants to start the business by opening a factory to produce the screws which can then be sold to either wholesalers or retailers who will then sell them to the general public. After searching all over creation for the right sized building in the perfect location to properly meet the needs of his target customers, he found that the ideal building in which to put up his factory was right here in Petersburg all along.
To begin, he was able to purchase the building he needed outright for $525,000. Useful life of the building is 40 years and it is depreciated on a straight-line basis. Estimated salvage value is $25,000. Property taxes on the building each year are $3,500.
There is a new machine that another fellow VSU grad has invented that takes the metal for the screws and molds them into their proper size and shape, and takes the plastic for the anchors and molds them into their proper size and shape; an assembly line is attached to the machine where workers put the screws and anchors into boxes. The finished product is a box of 32 drywall screws and their plastic anchors that work unlike any that have come before them. He purchased this machine outright for $175,000. The machine has a useful life of 25 years with no residual value and is depreciated on a straight-line basis. The machine can produce 23,000 boxes of screws and anchors per year. He is sure that he can sell every unit produced.
It is determined that to produce the 32 screws in each box will require 112 ounces of metal which is the only material used to make the screws and to produce the 32 anchors in each box will take 48 ounces of plastic which is the only material used to make the anchors. The metal you need is produced by multiple suppliers and you've found one so far that will allow you to buy it at $1.50 per pound. The plastic used is also produced by multiple suppliers and you've found one so far that will allow you to buy it at $.15 per pound. It takes 15 minutes for the workers on the assembly line to box the screws and anchors because they are put in there in a way that prevents them from becoming disorderly. This is part of the quality aspect of the product. Assembly line workers are paid at a rate of $17.00 per hour.
Your friend hired a Vice President (VP) who has a degree in Marketing from VSU. She did some market research and determined that in order to be competitive with your new product you are going to charge $20.75 per box of screws and anchors. The Vice President is paid $58,000 per year. He also hired a Chief Operating Officer who will be paid $58,000 per year. Your friend has also asked you to serve as a consultant to his company to make sure that the business gets off to a good start. Your fee has not yet been determined and is not part of this problem.
Questions
Prepare a variable costing format income statement assuming that the company makes and sells the maximum possible number of units. If the income is negative, what is the reason? Your friend asks you for advice on how to increase the company income. Give him at least two possible solutions to the problem.Which solution did you recommend to your friend? Why did you choose this particular solution?
Prepare a memo addressed to your friend/client explaining your options and your recommendation. This memo should be no more than one page long.
What is the new break-even point after implementing your solution?
What is the maximum income the company can make after implementing your solution? Is this enough profit to justify going into business? Why or why not?
Prepare both an absorption costing income statement and a variable costing income statement to reflect your solution. State your assumptions about the number of units produced and the number sold.
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Accounting Rate of Return
Each of the following scenarios is independent. Assume that all cash flows are after-tax cash flows.
Year | Cash Revenues | Cash Expenses | ||
1 | $6,000,000 | $4,800,000 | ||
2 | 6,000,000 | 4,800,000 | ||
3 | 6,000,000 | 4,800,000 | ||
4 | 6,000,000 | 4,800,000 | ||
5 | 6,000,000 | 4,800,000 |
Year | Project A | Project B | ||
1 | $22,500 | $22,500 | ||
2 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||
3 | 45,000 | 45,000 | ||
4 | 75,000 | 22,500 | ||
5 | 75,000 | 22,500 |
Required:
1. Compute the ARR on the new equipment that
Cobre Company is considering. Round your answer to one decimal
place.
%
2. Conceptual Connection: Which project should Emily Hansen choose based on the ARR? Notice that the payback period is the same for both investments (thus equally preferred). Unlike the payback period, explain why ARR correctly signals that one project should be preferred over the other.
ARR | |
Project A | % |
Project B | % |
Based on the ARR, Emily Hansen chosen Project A .
3. How much did the company in Scenario c
invest in the project? Round your answer to the nearest whole
dollar.
$
4. What is the average net income earned by the
project in Scenario d?
$
Check My Work
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John has a vacation condo in the Florida Keys that he rented out for two weeks in December for $250 a day. John has used this vacation home himself for a total of three weeks during the year. His total ( unallocated) expenses for the condo are
Taxes: $1,500
Insurance: $2000
Repairs and maintenance: $1,100
Interest: $4,500
Depreciation for the year: $1,000
John received a call from his tenants and they want to extend their rental of the condo for another week. John is in the 35 percent marginal tax bracket. What tax factors should John consider in making the decision to extend the rental of the condo?
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Kellogg Company manufactures and markets ready to eat cereal and convince foods including raisin bran, pop tarts, rice Krisp treats and Pringles. In addition to the raw material used when producing its products. As of January 2, 2016, Kellogg Company has approximately 33,577 employees. A shortages in the labor pool, regulatory measures and other pressures could increase the company's labor cost, having a negative impact on the company's operating income.
1. Suppose Kellogg company noticed an increase in its actual direct labor cost compared to the budgeted amount. How could Kellogg Company investigate it?
2. What is the direct labor cost variance and how would a company calculate this variance?
3. What is the direct labor efficiency variance and how would a company calculate it?
4. Suppose that Kellogg company found an unfavorable total direct labor variance that was due completely to the direct labor cost variance. What measures could Kellogg company take to control this variance?
5. Suppose that Kellogg company found an unfavorable total direct labor variance that was due completely to the direct labor efficiency variance. What measures could Kellogg company take to control this variance?
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Refers to the concept of accounting infrastructure, which encompasses the various environmental factors affecting the issues concerning auditing in a particular country.
Required: Explain the environmental factors that affect the issues concerning auditing in SAUDI ARABIA.
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John Doe has just been offered a home loan towards purchase of house that is being sold for
$230,000.
He will be required to make a
15%
down payment, as well as mortgage processing fees and closing costs of
$3,000.
The loan has to be paid off in monthly payments over a 30-year period at a fixed interest rate of
6%
per year compounded monthly. He will also be required to pay an additional
$92
per month as mortgage insurance. Using Excel, answer the following questions:
(a) The monthly mortgage payment is
(enter as a positive number to the nearest dollar) (b) The total monthly payment is
(enter as a positive number to the nearest dollar)(c) The nominal APR is
(to the nearest 2 decimal places) The effective APR is
(to the nearest 2 decimal places)(d) Over the 30-year period, the total amount of interest paid on the loan is
(enter as a positive number to the nearest dollar).(e) The interest amount in the month
60
payment is
(enter as a positive number to the nearest dollar) The principal amount in the month
60
payment is
(enter as a positive number to the nearest dollar)(f) The balance on the loan immediately after making the payment at the end of month
60
is
(enter as a positive number to the nearest dollar)
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Net Present Value
Use Exhibit 12B.1 and Exhibit 12B.2 to locate the present value of an annuity of $1, which is the amount to be multiplied times the future annual cash flow amount.
Each of the following scenarios is independent. Assume that all cash flows are after-tax cash flows.
Required:
1. Compute the NPV for Campbell Manufacturing,
assuming a discount rate of 12%. If required, round all present
value calculations to the nearest dollar. Use the minus sign to
indicate a negative NPV.
$
Should the company buy the new welding system?
No
2. Conceptual Connection: Assuming a required
rate of return of 8%, calculate the NPV for Evee Cardenas'
investment. Round to the nearest dollar. If required, round all
present value calculations to the nearest dollar. Use the minus
sign to indicate a negative NPV.
$
Should she invest?
Yes
What if the estimated return was $135,000 per year? Calculate
the new NPV for Evee Cardenas' investment. Would this affect the
decision? What does this tell you about your analysis? Round to the
nearest dollar.
$
The shop should now be purchased. This reveals that the decision to accept or reject in this case is affected by differences in estimated returns
3. What was the required investment for Barker
Company's project? Round to the nearest dollar. If required, round
all present value calculations to the nearest dollar.
$
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Q: As an accounting professional, what can you do better than machines or artificial intelligence? If accounting and auditing standards are 100% rules-based without any judgment, would there be more or less accounting jobs for us?
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Q: Would an auditing-standard convergence prevent fraud at the top-executive level? If No, how to deter top executives from engaging in illegal conduct?
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The Fortunate Co. is preparing a cash budget for the 2nd quarter. The following information is available:
Projected cash sales: $10,000 each month
Projected credit sales: $ 8,000 each month
One half of the credit sales are collected in the month of sale, and the remainder collected in the following month (there are no uncollectible accounts).
Accounts receivable on April 1st were $3,000.
Operating expenses (paid in cash): $20,000 for April, and $13,000 for each of the following two months.
Cash balance-4/1: $7,000
The company must maintain a minimum cash balance at the end of each month of $5,000.
Any deficiency must be borrowed, and repaid (with no interest) the following month.
Complete the following cash budget for Fortunate (22 points).
April |
May |
June |
|
Beg. Balance |
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Cash Sales |
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Credit Sales |
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Cash Expenses |
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Balance before borrowing |
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Borrow/Repay |
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End. Balance |
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Required information
[The following information applies to the questions
displayed below.]
Antuan Company set the following standard costs for one unit of its
product.
Direct materials (4.0 Ibs. @ $4.00 per Ib.) | $ | 16.00 |
Direct labor (1.9 hrs. @ $12.00 per hr.) | 22.80 | |
Overhead (1.9 hrs. @ $18.50 per hr.) | 35.15 | |
Total standard cost | $ | 73.95 |
The predetermined overhead rate ($18.50 per direct labor hour) is
based on an expected volume of 75% of the factory’s capacity of
20,000 units per month. Following are the company’s budgeted
overhead costs per month at the 75% capacity level.
Overhead Budget (75% Capacity) | |||||
Variable overhead costs | |||||
Indirect materials | $ | 15,000 | |||
Indirect labor | 75,000 | ||||
Power |
15,000 |
||||
Repairs and maintenance | 30,000 | ||||
Total variable overhead costs | $ | 135,000 | |||
Fixed overhead costs | |||||
Depreciation—Building | 23,000 | ||||
Depreciation—Machinery | 70,000 | ||||
Taxes and insurance | 16,000 | ||||
Supervision | 283,250 | ||||
Total fixed overhead costs | 392,250 | ||||
Total overhead costs | $ | 527,250 | |||
The company incurred the following actual costs when it operated at
75% of capacity in October.
Direct materials (61,500 Ibs. @ $4.10 per lb.) | $ | 252,150 | |||
Direct labor (22,000 hrs. @ $12.40 per hr.) | 272,800 | ||||
Overhead costs | |||||
Indirect materials | $ | 41,250 | |||
Indirect labor | 176,250 | ||||
Power | 17,250 | ||||
Repairs and maintenance | 34,500 | ||||
Depreciation—Building | 23,000 | ||||
Depreciation—Machinery | 94,500 | ||||
Taxes and insurance | 14,400 | ||||
Supervision | 283,250 | 684,400 | |||
Total costs | $ | 1,209,350 | |||
rev: 03_28_2018_QC_CS-122864
Required:
1&2. Prepare flexible overhead budgets for
October showing the amounts of each variable and fixed cost at the
65%, 75%, and 85% capacity levels and classify all items listed in
the fixed budget as variable or fixed.
3. Compute the direct materials cost variance,
including its price and quantity variances.
AQ = Actual Quantity
SQ = Standard Quantity
AP = Actual Price
SP = Standard Price
4. Compute the direct labor cost variance,
including its rate and efficiency variances.
AH = Actual Hours
SH = Standard Hours
AR = Actual Rate
SR = Standard Rate
5. Prepare a detailed overhead variance report
that shows the variances for individual items of overhead.
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Using the below information open an excel file and create a Sales Budget, a Cash Receipt Schedule and a Production Budget for Fiwrt for the months of Oct, Nov, and Dec. Make sure to use proper format including dollar signs and headers - this will count in the grade. Upload the excel file as your response.
Fiwrt Corporation manufactures and sells stainless steel coffee mugs. Expected mug sales (in units) are expected to be as follows: September – 32,000, October – 30,000, November – 36,000, December – 34,000, and January 35,000.
Selling Price is expected to be $8 per mug. 40% of sales are on account. All sales on account are collected in the following month. Fiwrt likes to maintain a finished goods inventory equal to 30% of the next month's estimated sales. |
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Analysis and explanations can be included in the Excel cells or in a textbox. The submission should be one Excel file only. No additional files should be submitted. Use contribution margin income statement formatting. LiveColor is preparing their 2019 budget. They estimate sales/production will be between 700,000 and 900,000 boxes of markers per month. LiveColor wants to look at both static budgets and flexible budgets to determine which is best for them. They have struggled in the past with determining whether budget variances were related to volume being above or below budget vs whether they are spending too much or too little on expenses. They want to be able to understand their budget variances in order to make better decisions. Note: Treat Salary and Wages Costs as Fixed Expenses.
Question 1: Prepare some budgets in Excel for LiveColor. (20 points) a) Show the static budget based on 800,000 units (boxes) produced. b) Show what the flexible budget would be if 700,000 units (boxes) were produced. c) Show what the flexible budget would be if 900,000 units (boxes) were produced. d) Show the flexible budget cost formula(s) for LiveColor. e) Explain the difference between static and flexible budgets and when each should be used.
Question 2: The month of January 2019 is complete, and LiveColor wants to compare their budget to their actual results. Actual results are shown in the table above. (30 points) a) Compare January’s actual results to the static budget you created in Question 1. a). Analyze the static budget variances by comparing the static budget to the actual results. b) Break out price and volume variance amounts for each line item. c) For the static budget variances, indicate whether each line item is favorable or unfavorable. Provide possible explanations. d) Create the flexible budget based on the actual units produced for January. e) Compare the actual results to the flexible budget for January that you created in Question 2d. Analyze the flexible budget variances by comparing the flexible budget to the actual results. f) For the flexible budget variances, indicate whether each line item is favorable or unfavorable. Provide possible explanations. g) LiveColor wants to determine whether they should use a flexible budget or a static budget going forward. Write a memo to their CFO explaining some pros and cons of each option. Provide a recommendation including the reason(s) you recommend that approach.
Question 1 Chart Monthly Budget Selling
Price per unit-----5.00 per box Raw material cost-----1.50 per box Packaging Cost----.80 per box salary and wage cost----300,000 per month ot for product over 800,000 units---0.70 per box fringe benefits-----50% off wage and OT electricity---.20 per box waste and other cost---.10 per box rent cost---500,000 per month insurance cost----60,000 per month depreciation cost---240,000 per month
Question 2 Chart
Production---825,000 per box Sales---4,070,000 Ingredients cost---1,132,450 packaging cost---658,250 salary and wage cost---280,000 OT---48,750 Fringe benefits---164,375 electricity---158,780 waste and other cost--138,352 rent cost---500,000 insurance cost--65,000 depreciation cost---240,000
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