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Superior Markets, Inc., operates three stores in a large metropolitan area. A segmented absorption costing income...

Superior Markets, Inc., operates three stores in a large metropolitan area. A segmented absorption costing income statement for the company for the last quarter is given below:

  

Superior Markets, Inc.
Income Statement
For the Quarter Ended September 30

Total North
Store
South
Store
East
Store
  Sales $ 3,300,000 $ 760,000 $ 1,320,000 $ 1,220,000
  Cost of goods sold 1,815,000 433,000 711,000 671,000
  Gross margin 1,485,000 327,000 609,000 549,000
  Selling and administrative expenses:
      Selling expenses: 823,000 234,400 316,500 272,100
      Administrative expenses 398,000 109,000 155,400 133,600
      
      Total expenses 1,221,000 343,400 471,900 405,700
      
      Net operating income (loss) $ 264,000 $ (16,400 ) $ 137,100 $ 143,300
     

The North Store has consistently shown losses over the past two years. For this reason, management is giving consideration to closing the store. The company has asked you to make a recommendation as to whether the store should be closed or kept open. The following additional
information is available for your use:

a. The breakdown of the selling and administrative expenses is as follows:
Total North
Store
South
Store
East
Store
    Selling expenses:
      Sales salaries   $ 227,200   $ 65,500   $ 81,800   $ 79,900
      Direct advertising 182,000   54,000   75,000   53,000  
     General advertising* 49,500   11,400   19,800   18,300  
      Store rent 315,000   88,000   123,000   104,000  
      Depreciation of store fixtures 17,500   4,900   6,300   6,300  
      Delivery salaries 21,900   7,300   7,300   7,300  
      Depreciation of delivery equipment 9,900   3,300   3,300   3,300  
  Total selling expenses $ 823,000   $ 234,400   $ 316,500   $ 272,100  
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
Total North
Store
South
Store
East
Store
    Administrative expenses:
      Store management salaries $ 74,500   $ 22,500   $ 31,500   $ 20,500
      General office salaries* 49,500   11,400   19,800   18,300  
      Insurance on fixtures and inventory 28,000   8,400   10,500    9,100  
     Utilities 107,535   31,695   39,540    36,300  
      Employment taxes 55,965   16,005   21,060   18,900  
      General office —other* 82,500   19,000   33,000   30,500  
    Total administrative expenses $ 398,000   $ 109,000   $ 155,400   $ 133,600  
*Allocated on the basis of sales dollars.
b. The lease on the building housing the North Store can be broken with no penalty.
c.

The fixtures being used in the North Store would be transferred to the other two stores if the North Store were closed.

d.

The general manager of the North Store would be retained and transferred to another position in the company if the North Store were closed. She would be filling a position that would otherwise be filled by hiring a new employee at a salary of $10,400 per quarter. The general manager of the North Store would be retained at her normal salary of $11,400 per quarter. All other employees in the store would be discharged.

e.

The company has one delivery crew that serves all three stores. One delivery person could be discharged if the North Store were closed. This person’s salary is $4,300 per quarter. The delivery equipment would be distributed to the other stores. The equipment does not wear out through use, but does eventually become obsolete.

f. The company’s employment taxes are 15% of salaries.
g. One-third of the insurance in the North Store is on the store’s fixtures.
h.

The “General office salaries” and “General office—other” relate to the overall management of Superior Markets, Inc. If the North Store were closed, one person in the general office could be discharged because of the decrease in overall workload. This person’s compensation is $5,700 per quarter.


Required:
1.

Prepare a schedule showing the change in revenues and expenses and the impact on the company’s overall net operating income that would result if the North Store were closed. (Any losses/ reductions should be indicated by a minus sign.)

      

2.

Based on your computations in (1) above, what recommendation would you make to the management of Superior Markets, Inc.?

The North Store should be closed.
The North Store should not be closed.


3.

Assume that if the North Store were closed, at least one-fourth of its sales would transfer to the East Store, due to strong customer loyalty to Superior Markets. The East Store has enough capacity to handle the increased sales. You may assume that the increased sales in the East Store would yield the same gross margin as a percentage of sales as present sales in that store.


a.

Calculate the net advantage of closing the North Store. (Any reductions or outflows should be indicated by a minus sign.)

          

b. What recommendation would you make to the management of Superior Markets, Inc.?
The North Store should be closed.
The North Store should not be closed

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Progressive Studios​ Corporation’s sales in Year 2019 is 800 million dollars.​ Let’s make the following assumptions...

Progressive Studios​ Corporation’s sales in Year 2019 is 800 million dollars.​ Let’s make the following assumptions on the​ firm’s performance to forecast its free cash flow in Year​ 2020:

​• Sales grow​ 25% from Year 2019 to Year 2020.

​• Corporate tax rate is​ 25%.

​• COGS is​ 40% of the sales in Year 2020.

​• SG&A is​ 20% of the sales in Year 2020.

​• Depreciation is​ 10% of the sales in Year 2020.

​• Net working capital amounts to​ 30% of the sales for each year​ (i.e., NWC for 2019 is​ 30% sales in​ 2019, NWC for 2020 is prediced to be​ 30% sales in​ 2020).

​• Capital expenditure is​ 5% of the sales in Year 2020.

a. What is the forcasted EBIT of Progressive Studios Corporation in Year​ 2020? Progressive Studios ​Corporation’s forecasted EBIT in Year 2020 is $___.(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)

b. What is Progressive Studios ​Corporation’s forecasted free cash flow in Year​ 2020? Progressive Studios ​Corporation’s forecasted free cash flow in Year 2020 is ​$___.​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)

c. Assume that starting from Year 2021 and​ beyond, Progressive​ Studios' free cash flow will grow​ 2% per year. The weighted average cost of capital is ​ 12%. The corporation has debt outstanding of​ $100 million and cash of​ $50 million in Year 2019. The number of shares outstanding is 100 million shares. What is the price of Progressive Studios stock will be consistent with the​ forecast? The price per share of $___ will be consistent with the forecast

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Sarah Allen Company was formed on December 1, 2019. The following information is available from Allen’s...

Sarah Allen Company was formed on December 1, 2019. The following information is available from Allen’s inventory records for Product BAP.

Units

Unit Cost

January 1, 2020 (beginning inventory) 1,620 $ 8
Purchases:
   January 5, 2020 3,240 9
   January 25, 2020 3,510 10
   February 16, 2020 2,160 11
   March 26, 2020 1,620 12


A physical inventory on March 31, 2020, shows 4,320 units on hand.

a. Prepare schedule to compute the ending inventory at March 31, 2020, under FIFO inventory method.

                                                                  SARAH ALLEN COMPANY
                                                   COMPUTATION OF INVENTORY FOR PRODUCT

                                                        BAP UNDER FIFO INVENTORY METHOD
                                                                              March 31, 2020

                                                 Units          Units Cost            Total Cost
           

b. Prepare schedule to compute the ending inventory at March 31, 2020, under LIFO inventory method.

                                                                  SARAH ALLEN COMPANY
                                                   COMPUTATION OF INVENTORY FOR PRODUCT

                                                        BAP UNDER FIFO INVENTORY METHOD
                                                                              March 31, 2020

                                             Units                      Units Cost              total cost

Calculate average-cost per unit. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.)   

Weighted Average-Cost per Units     $________

Compute the ending inventory at March 31, 2020, under Weighted-average inventory method. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,760.)

                  Weighted Average                                                   

Ending Inventory at March 31, 2020     $______________

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Write a function that accepts a dictionary and produces a sorted list of tuples The dictionary...

Write a function that accepts a dictionary and produces a sorted list of tuples

The dictionary looks like this:

{‘US’: [{'Chicago, IL': ('2/1/2020 19:43', 2, 0, 0)}, {'San Benito, CA': ('2/3/2020 3:53', 2, 0, 0)}, {'Santa Clara, CA': ('2/3/2020 0:43', 2, 0, 0)}, {'Boston, MA': ('2/1/2020 19:43', 1, 0, 0)}, {'Los Angeles, CA': ('2/1/2020 19:53', 1, 0, 0)}, {'Orange, CA': ('2/1/2020 19:53', 1, 0, 0)}, {'Seattle, WA': ('2/1/2020 19:43', 1, 0, 0)}, {'Tempe, AZ': ('2/1/2020 19:43', 1, 0, 0)}], 'Australia' : [{'New South Wales': ('2/1/2020 18:12', 4, 0, 2)}, {'Victoria': ('2/1/2020 18:12', 4, 0, 0)}, {'Queensland': ('2/4/2020 16:53', 3, 0, 0)}, {'South Australia': ('2/2/2020 22:33', 2, 0, 0)}]

For these counts, I need to use the numbers that are bolded above). The returned sorted list (in descending order) will contain key-value pairs such that each key is a country and the corresponding value is the number of cases observed within that country.

For example: [('Australia', 13),(‘US’: 11)]

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Your firm has been engaged to examine the financial statements of Headland Corporation for the year...

Your firm has been engaged to examine the financial statements of Headland Corporation for the year 2020. The bookkeeper who maintains the financial records has prepared all the unaudited financial statements for the corporation since its organization on January 2, 2015. The client provides you with the information.

Headland Corporation
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2020

Assets

Liabilities

Current assets

$1,860,000

Current liabilities

$959,000

Other assets

5,147,280

Long-term liabilities

1,472,000

Stockholders’ equity

4,576,280
$7,007,280 $7,007,280
An analysis of current assets discloses the following.
  Cash (restricted in the amount of $297,000 for plant expansion) $566,000
  Investments in land 181,000
  Accounts receivable less allowance of $31,000 476,000
  Inventories (LIFO flow assumption) 637,000
$1,860,000
Other assets include:
  Prepaid expenses $64,000
  Plant and equipment less accumulated depreciation of $1,435,000 4,054,000
  Cash surrender value of life insurance policy 84,000
  Unamortized bond discount 98,280
  Notes receivable (short-term) 162,000
  Goodwill 247,000
  Land 438,000
$5,147,280
Current liabilities include:
  Accounts payable $510,000
  Notes payable (due 2023) 156,000
  Estimated income taxes payable 144,000
  Premium on common stock 149,000
$959,000
Long-term liabilities include:
  Unearned revenue $492,000
  Dividends payable (cash) 200,000
  8% bonds payable (due May 1, 2025) 780,000
$1,472,000
Stockholders’ equity includes:
  Retained earnings $2,746,280
  Common stock, par value $10; authorized 200,000 shares, 183,000 shares issued 1,830,000
$4,576,280


The supplementary information below is also provided.

1. On May 1, 2020, the corporation issued at 87.40, $780,000 of bonds to finance plant expansion. The long-term bond agreement provided for the annual payment of interest every May 1. The existing plant was pledged as security for the loan. Use the straight-line method for discount amortization.
2. The bookkeeper made the following mistakes.
a. In 2018, the ending inventory was overstated by $181,000. The ending inventories for 2019 and 2020 were correctly computed.
b. In 2020, accrued wages in the amount of $224,000 were omitted from the balance sheet, and these expenses were not charged on the income statement.
c. In 2020, a gain of $176,000 (net of tax) on the sale of certain plant assets was credited directly to retained earnings.
3. A major competitor has introduced a line of products that will compete directly with Headland’s primary line, now being produced in a specially designed new plant. Because of manufacturing innovations, the competitor’s line will be of comparable quality but priced 50% below Headland’s line. The competitor announced its new line on January 14, 2021. Headland indicates that the company will meet the lower prices that are high enough to cover variable manufacturing and selling expenses, but permit recovery of only a portion of fixed costs.
4. You learned on January 28, 2021, prior to completion of the audit, of heavy damage because of a recent fire to one of Headland’s two plants; the loss will not be reimbursed by insurance. The newspapers described the event in detail.


Analyze the above information to prepare a corrected balance sheet for Headland in accordance with proper accounting and reporting principles. Prepare a description of any notes that might need to be prepared. The books are closed and adjustments to income are to be made through retained earnings.

In: Accounting

Robert Reid, a 48-year-old African American computer programmer, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weight...

Robert Reid, a 48-year-old African American computer programmer, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weight 240 pounds. He sits for long hours at work and is too tired to exercise when he gets home at night. His meals usually includes fatty meats, eggs, and cheese, and he likes dairy desserts such as pudding and ice cream. He has a family history of CHD and HTN. His recent laboratory tests show that his blood pressure is 160/100 mmHg, and LDL and HDL levels are 160 mg/dl and 35 mg/dl, respectively. He smokes a pack of cigarettes each day and usually has two glasses of wine at both lunch and dinner.

What dietary changes would you recommend that could help to improve Nr. Reid’s blood pressure and his LDL cholesterol? Explain the rationale for each dietary change. Prepare a day’s menu for Mr. Reid using the DASH eating plan as an outline for your choices?

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Robert Reid, a 48-year-old African American computer programmer, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weight...

Robert Reid, a 48-year-old African American computer programmer, is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weight 240 pounds. He sits for long hours at work and is too tired to exercise when he gets home at night. His meals usually includes fatty meats, eggs, and cheese, and he likes dairy desserts such as pudding and ice cream. He has a family history of CHD and HTN. His recent laboratory tests show that his blood pressure is 160/100 mmHg, and LDL and HDL levels are 160 mg/dl and 35 mg/dl, respectively. He smokes a pack of cigarettes each day and usually has two glasses of wine at both lunch and dinner.

Identify Mr. Reid’s major risk factors for CHD and HTN. which can be modified? What complications might occur if he delays treatment for his blood lipids and blood pressure?

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Infectious Disease DDA Jim is a 29 year old computer programmer. He presents today c/o feeling...

Infectious Disease DDA

Jim is a 29 year old computer programmer. He presents today c/o feeling badly for 7-10 days. He states that he has had fever of 100-103 degrees, sore throat and body aches all over. He denies cough, shortness of breath, dysuria or frequency.

Jim says that he is healthy, with no chronic health problems. He has never had surgery. He takes no routine meds. He does not smoke. He has no known allergies. He drinks alcohol 3-4 times per week, 3-4 glasses of red wine. He says that he has done some street drugs, smoking and injecting cocaine. Jim states that he has given up the cocaine, has not used any in 4-6 weeks. He admits to recreational use for only a 3 month period earlier this year, with the last episode being 4-6 weeks ago.

Jim is single. He and his girlfriend of 4 years broke up about 6 months ago and he has had unprotected intercourse 3 times since then with different partners.

On his physical, Jim is a well-developed white male in no acute distress. His vital signs are: 99.6-84-18   120/66 72” 180#

His skin, hair and nails are normal. He has some cervical lymphadenopathy and his spleen is one finger breadth below the left costal margin. The remainder of his physical is normal.

What are his medical diagnoses?

What are his differential diagnoses, with rule outs?

What diagnostics are needed?

What prescriptions does he need?

What education does he need?

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A five-year loan is being repaid with level monthly installments, one at the end of each...

A five-year loan is being repaid with level monthly installments, one at the end of each month beginning on 1/1/2018 and ending on 12/31/2022. A 12% nominal annual interest rate compounded monthly was used to determine the amount of each monthly installment.

In which of the following periods does the outstanding loan balance first fall below one-half of the original amount of the loan?

a) January 2018 through March 2020

b) April 2020 through June 2020

c) July 2020 through September 2020

d) October 2020 through December 2020

e) January 2021 through December 2022

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exothermic methods to create a closed system using an immersion heat coil...for 5,000 gallon tank....no judgement...

exothermic methods to create a closed system using an immersion heat coil...for 5,000 gallon tank....no judgement all methods or ideas welcome

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