There is a growing shift toward using RESTful web services in the industry, despite the fact that SOAP is more secure and has built-in support for enterprise security features. How would you justify using RESTful web services for your company when the business requires you to provide more security for the services you develop?

Tony and Jeannie Nelson are married and file a joint return. They have four children whose ages are: 12,15,19 & 23. The three youngest live at home with their parents and qualify as their dependents. The oldest Roger got married on 5/5 2019 and lives with his wife, Jane. The 19-year old Tabitha is studying Fine Arts at Savannah College of Art & Design. During the summer she helps her mother put together the art exhibits. They provide you with the following information regarding their 2019 upcoming tax return:

1) Tony Nelson is an aerospace engineer he runs an engineering firm, Nelson Engineering (NE), as a sole proprietorship since 2010

. a) NE has very lucrative contracts with numerous aerospace companies and during 2019 it earned $702,000.

b) NE rents an office downtown where they meet with clients and conducts business. The rent includes all utilities. NE paid $38,000 in rent expense in 2019. In December 2019 the landlord offered to maintain the same yearly rent cost and Tony could receive an additional month's rent for free if he prepaid his 2020 year rent in advance. Tony agreed and paid an additional $38,000 on December 1, 2019 to cover January 2020 through January 2021 rent.

c) NE obtained a business loan from SunTrust Bank and paid $2,400 in prepaid interest for June 1, 2019 through May 30, 2020.

d) NE has a few employees, including an electrical engineer, a part-time engineering intern and an office manager. The combined wages for these employees is $196,000. Payroll taxes including for these employees is $15,000.

e) Tony took different business clients to see several home Miami Heat games followed by dinners at nearby restaurants where business was discussed. The meals were not considered lavish. The total cost for the Heat tickets and accompanying meals were $1,200 and $800, respectively.

f) In March 2019, Tony flew to a two-day engineering convention held in Phoenix, AZ requiring a two-night hotel stay. While there, Tony noted that the convention dress code was formal when he thought it would be casual. Tony immediately purchased a business suit for $300 (not considered lavish) at a nearby department store. All food costs were covered by the convention organizers. Other trip costs that Tony paid were airplane ticket $400 and hotel lodgings cost $200/night.

g) The depreciation for the year on the fixed assets owned by NE are estimated to total $3,400. Exam 2 – Take Home 2 h) All of NE’s business transactions are properly documented and supported by receipts/invoices. In addition to deductible portion of the items listed above the business will have an additional $4,400 of deductible other expenses.

Consider the following independent situations, all of which apply to audits of entities for the year ending 31 December 20X7:

(i) Slipway Limited, a listed company, has been experiencing declining sales over the last 2 years. Cost cutting has proved difficult due to the high level of imported machinery used in Slipway’s operations and consequently margins have been falling. While the bankers are presently happy to continue providing Slipway with loan facilities, they do expect to see improved results in the next financial report. Articles about Slipway’s expected financial results appearing in recent press reports all had quite a pessimistic tone.

(ii) Discount Foods Limited is a large supermarket chain with offices in all capital cities around Australia. Until 30 June 20X7 data processing relating to payroll transactions will be carried out in each capital city by an independent computer service bureau. \

(iii) Getaway Pty. Limited is a long established firm which has been operating a boutique hotel in the Blue Mountains for over 20 years. During this time, it has adopted a conservative business strategy that has seen it produce adequate, though slightly unimpressive, results. A new CEO has been appointed to run the firm from 1 September 20X7. He has already released his plans for renovating the hotel, despite not officially serving as CEO yet. You have also heard him discuss the implementation of a new marketing strategy to boost occupancy rates.

(iv) Angora Pty. Limited is a small primary producer specializing in the production of angora wool. Angora’s recent display at a trade show has seen orders flood in from overseas buyers. The accountant, Michael, has done his best to satisfy the orders as quickly as possible while maintaining the appropriate (foreign currency) accounting records. However, from some of the questions he has been asking you, you suspect he is out of his depth.

(v) Kings Pty. Limited has been manufacturing uniforms for the Australian market for the last 40 years. The government’s recent tariff reduction policy has placed Kings in direct competition with cheaper uniforms manufactured overseas. In a bid to retain market share, Kings has been selling part of its school uniform range at less than cost. However, overall profit figures remain buoyant.

Required: For each of the above independent situations describe the overall impact on audit risk and identify the specific component(s) of audit risk affected.

Beats wants to build a new factory to produce its headphones. It will cost $230 million initially to build the factory over the course of 12 months, which will be worthless after 10 years. The factory will be depreciated linearly to $0 over 10 years. Beats already owns the land on which the factory will be built. The land is currently worth $10 million and was purchased for $2 million eight years ago. After completion of the factory at the end of year 1, Beats expects earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $34 million each year for 10 years. The company also has to add inventory (components) worth $13 million just before operation starts at the end of the first year. Beat's marginal tax rate is 21% and its cost of capital is 6%.

What is the free cash flow in year 0 (in $ million)?

What is the free cash flow in year 1 (in $ million)?

What is the annual depreciation in year 2 (in $ million)?

What is the free cash flow in year 2 (in $ million)?

What is the free cash flow in year 11 (in $ million)?

What is the NPV of this project (in $ million)?

Job order costing accumulates and records costs by job and assists managers in evaluating actual and expected costs related to direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead costs.

An excellent example is provided in the opening vignette of the textbook for this chapter, Washburn Guitars. A job order cost system is ideal due to the nature, design, and uniqueness of each guitar built for a musician, such as Paul Stanley from the rock band KISS. Costs associated with the creation of a guitar include direct materials such as wood and strings, direct labor of the employees who build, assemble, and test the guitar. Additionally, the factory overhead costs such as the plant where the guitar is manufactured, the insurance on the plant, taxes, and all other indirect costs. After the costs are accumulated for Mr. Stanley's guitar, Washburn Guitars would then price the guitar to achieve a profit (selling price greater than the costs).

Select a company that would employ a job order costing system. Research the company and discuss why a job order costing system is the 'correct' fit for that organization. Discuss a product the company sells and discuss what direct and indirect costs would be included on the job cost sheet.

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:

For example, electricity costs are $1,300 per month plus $0.10 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,200 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.80 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August appear below.

Lavage Rapide
Income Statement
For the Month Ended August 31
Actual cars washed 8,300

Revenue $ 57,860
Expenses:
Cleaning supplies 5,420
Electricity 2,090
Maintenance 1,470
Wages and salaries 7,320
Depreciation 8,200
Rent 2,000
Administrative expenses 1,746
Total expense 28,246
Net operating income $ 29,614

Required:

Calculate the company's revenue and spending variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

2. Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic car wash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:

For example, electricity costs are $1,100 per month plus $0.08 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,000 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.40 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August appear below.

Lavage Rapide

Income Statement

For the Month Ended August 31

Actual cars washed 8,100

Revenue $53,300

Expenses:

Cleaning supplies 6,100

Electricity 1,710

Maintenance 2,240

Wages and salaries 7,560

Depreciation 8,300

Rent 2,200

Administrative expenses 1,620

Total expense 29,730

Net operating income $23,570

Required:

Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows the company’s revenue and spending variances and activity variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic carwash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:

For example, electricity costs are $1,400 per month plus $0.07 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,000 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.70 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August appear below.

Required:

Complete the flexible budget performance report that shows the company’s activity variances and revenue and spending variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Lavage Rapide is a Canadian company that owns and operates a large automatic carwash facility near Montreal. The following table provides data concerning the company’s costs:

For example, electricity costs are $1,400 per month plus $0.07 per car washed. The company expects to wash 8,000 cars in August and to collect an average of $6.70 per car washed.

The actual operating results for August appear below.

Required:

Complete the flexible budget performance report that shows the company’s activity variances and revenue and spending variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

You operate your own small building company and have decided to bid on a government contract to build a pedestrian walkway in a national park during the coming winter. The walkway is to be of standard government design and should involve no unexpected costs. Your present capacity utilization rate is moderate and allows sufficient scope to understand this contract, if you win it. You calculate your incremental costs to be $268,000 and your fully allocated costs to be $440,000. Your usual practice is to add between 60% and 80% to your incremental costs, depending on capacity utilization rate and other factors. You expect three other firms to also bid on this contract, and you have assembled the following competitor intelligence about those companies.

Show all of your calculations and processes. Describe your answers in three- to five-complete sentences.

A.) What price would you bid if you must win the project?

1. Alicia is the owner-operator of Cool Beans, a local coffee shop. For the past year, Cool Beans sold 215,000 drinks at an average price of $2.95 per serving. Her average variable cost per serving was $1.15. Currently, she has been using local TV and newspapers to generate interest and awareness at a cost of $171,000 per year. She recently contacted Brushfire Social Media and they estimated they could reach the same number of people in her community with a social media budget at half the cost, though it would require an additional one-time investment of $14,000 in their website and social platforms. As an additional option, Brushfire suggested a separate promotional campaign that would offer a $1 discount to any person who likes their social media page. Brushfire estimates that Cool Beans would sell an additional 5,900 cups with this discount and this new campaign would cost $2,500.

1. What is the Marketing ROI for the Brushfire website and social media plan compared to their current approach? ___ %

2. SleepItOff Properties is a West Coast company that owns and operates several hotel chains. Here is their partially completed income statement for the most recent fiscal year. Matt Tress, a summer intern for the finance team was asked to calculate some basic performance metrics as part of his training. He also was told that the company had $15 million in cash and $206 million of other assets. For Year Ending Dec 31, 2013 $Mill Total Revenue $88 Cost of Revenue $31 Gross Profit ? General, Selling and Admin $20 Depreciation $10 Operating Income or Loss ? Interest Expense $15 Pre-Tax Income ? Income Taxes ? Net Income ? If SleepItOff's Tax Rate is 30%

2. What is SleepItOff's Net Income?