Compare and contrast the international bank services & products offered by any two universal banks(example :- Bank of America & HSBC Holdings) and decide which bank would be more preferred by international customers.

How did the lawyer, Andrew Hamilton, assert and protect the rights and liberty of the newspaper printer, John Peter Zenger?
How was James Alexander and Alexander Hamilton significant in the development of freedom of the press in America?

Work in Process Account Data for Two Months; Cost of Production Reports

Pittsburgh Aluminum Company uses a process cost system to record the costs of manufacturing rolled aluminum, which consists of the smelting and rolling processes. Materials are entered from smelting at the beginning of the rolling process. The inventory of Work in Process—Rolling on September 1 and debits to the account during September were as follows:

Bal., 400 units, 30% completed:

Direct materials (400 x $3.1)$ 1,240

Conversion (400 x 30% x $1.3)156

$ 1,396

From Smelting Department, 9,320 units$29,824

Direct labor8,672

Factory overhead4,670

During September, 400 units in process on September 1 were completed, and of the 9,320 units entering the department, all were completed except 700 units that were 90% completed. Charges to Work in Process—Rolling for October were as follows:

From Smelting Department, 10,700 units$36,380

Direct labor10,720

Factory overhead5,765

During October, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 10,700 units entering the department, all were completed except 500 units that were 60% completed.

Required:

1. Enter the balance as of September 1 in a four-column account for Work in Process—Rolling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for September. Construct a cost of production report and present computations for determining (a) equivalent units of production for materials and conversion, (b) costs per equivalent unit, (c) cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in September, and (d) work in process inventory. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

ACCOUNTWork in Process-Rolling Department ACCOUNT NO.

BALANCE

DATEITEMPOST. REF.DEBITCREDITDEBITCREDIT

Sept. 1Bal., 400 units, 30% completed

Sept. 30Smelting Dept., 9,320 units at $3.2

Sept. 30Direct labor

Sept. 30Factory overhead

Sept. 30Finished goods

Sept. 30Bal., 700 units, 90% completed

If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Pittsburgh Aluminum Company
Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department
For the Month Ended September 30

Whole UnitsEquivalent Units

Units Direct Materials (a)Conversion (a)

Units charged to production:   

Inventory in process, September 1  

Received from Smelting Department  

Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department  

Units to be assigned costs:   

Inventory in process, September 1

Started and completed in September

Transferred to finished goods in September

Inventory in process, September 30

Total units to be assigned costs

Costs

Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Costs

Cost per equivalent unit:            

Total costs for September in Rolling Department $   $      

Total equivalent units          

Cost per equivalent unit (b) $   $      

Costs assigned to production:            

Inventory in process, September 1         $  

Costs incurred in September           

Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department         $  

Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units:            

Inventory in process, September 1 balance (c)         $  

To complete inventory in process, September 1 (c) $   $     

Cost of completed September 1 work in process         $  

Started and completed in September (c) $        

Transferred to finished goods in September (c)         $  

Inventory in process, September 30 (d)         

Total costs assigned by the Rolling Department         $  

2. Provide the same information for October by recording the October transactions in the four-column work in process account. Construct a cost of production report, and present the October computations (a through d) listed in part (1). If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

ACCOUNTWork in Process-Rolling Department ACCOUNT NO.

Balance

DATEITEMPOST. REF.DEBITCREDITDEBITCREDIT

October 1Balance

October 31Smelting Dept., 10,700 units at $3.4

October 31Direct labor

October 31Factory overhead

October 31Finished goods

October 31Bal., 500 units, 60% completed

If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Pittsburgh Aluminum Company
Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department
For the Month Ended October 31

Whole UnitsEquivalent Units

Units Direct Materials (a)Conversion (a)

Units charged to production:   

Inventory in process, October 1  

Received from Smelting Department  

Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department  

Units to be assigned costs:   

Inventory in process, October 1

Started and completed in October

Transferred to finished goods in October

Inventory in process, October 31

Total units to be assigned costs

Costs

Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Costs

Cost per equivalent unit:            

Total costs for October in Rolling Department $   $      

Total equivalent units          

Cost per equivalent unit (b) $   $      

Costs assigned to production:            

Inventory in process, October 1         $  

Costs incurred in October           

Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department         $  

Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units:            

Inventory in process, October 1 balance (c)         $  

To complete inventory in process, October 1 (c) $   $     

Cost of completed October 1 work in process         $  

Started and completed in October (c)         

Transferred to finished goods in October (c)         $  

Inventory in process, October 31 (d)         

Total costs assigned by the Rolling Department         $  

3. The cost per equivalent unit for direct materials increased  from August to October. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs increased  from August to October. These changes should  be investigated for their underlying causes, and any necessary corrective actions should be taken.

Feedback

Costs accumulate in each department before being transferred to finished goods. There are three types of inventory; materials, work in process, and finished goods.

Calculate equivalent units for materials and conversion costs. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion costs. Calculate the costs assigned to the beginning inventory, the units started and completed, and the ending inventory. Compare the costs per equivalent unit for January through October. The costs per equivalent units for materials and conversion for January are in the September 1 work in process inventory.

Work in Process Account Data for Two Months; Cost of Production Reports

Pittsburgh Aluminum Company uses a process cost system to record the costs of manufacturing rolled aluminum, which consists of the smelting and rolling processes. Materials are entered from smelting at the beginning of the rolling process. The inventory of Work in Process—Rolling on September 1 and debits to the account during September were as follows:

Bal., 400 units, 30% completed:

Direct materials (400 x $3.1)$ 1,240

Conversion (400 x 30% x $1.3)156

$ 1,396

From Smelting Department, 9,320 units$29,824

Direct labor8,672

Factory overhead4,670

During September, 400 units in process on September 1 were completed, and of the 9,320 units entering the department, all were completed except 700 units that were 90% completed. Charges to Work in Process—Rolling for October were as follows:

From Smelting Department, 10,700 units$36,380

Direct labor10,720

Factory overhead5,765

During October, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 10,700 units entering the department, all were completed except 500 units that were 60% completed.

Required:

1. Enter the balance as of September 1 in a four-column account for Work in Process—Rolling. Record the debits and the credits in the account for September. Construct a cost of production report and present computations for determining (a) equivalent units of production for materials and conversion, (b) costs per equivalent unit, (c) cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in September, and (d) work in process inventory. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

ACCOUNTWork in Process-Rolling Department ACCOUNT NO.

BALANCE

DATEITEMPOST. REF.DEBITCREDITDEBITCREDIT

Sept. 1Bal., 400 units, 30% completed

Sept. 30Smelting Dept., 9,320 units at $3.2

Sept. 30Direct labor

Sept. 30Factory overhead

Sept. 30Finished goods

Sept. 30Bal., 700 units, 90% completed

If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Pittsburgh Aluminum Company
Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department
For the Month Ended September 30

Whole UnitsEquivalent Units

Units Direct Materials (a)Conversion (a)

Units charged to production:   

Inventory in process, September 1  

Received from Smelting Department  

Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department  

Units to be assigned costs:   

Inventory in process, September 1

Started and completed in September

Transferred to finished goods in September

Inventory in process, September 30

Total units to be assigned costs

Costs

Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Costs

Cost per equivalent unit:            

Total costs for September in Rolling Department $   $      

Total equivalent units          

Cost per equivalent unit (b) $   $      

Costs assigned to production:            

Inventory in process, September 1         $  

Costs incurred in September           

Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department         $  

Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units:            

Inventory in process, September 1 balance (c)         $  

To complete inventory in process, September 1 (c) $   $     

Cost of completed September 1 work in process         $  

Started and completed in September (c) $        

Transferred to finished goods in September (c)         $  

Inventory in process, September 30 (d)         

Total costs assigned by the Rolling Department         $  

2. Provide the same information for October by recording the October transactions in the four-column work in process account. Construct a cost of production report, and present the October computations (a through d) listed in part (1). If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

ACCOUNTWork in Process-Rolling Department ACCOUNT NO.

Balance

DATEITEMPOST. REF.DEBITCREDITDEBITCREDIT

October 1Balance

October 31Smelting Dept., 10,700 units at $3.4

October 31Direct labor

October 31Factory overhead

October 31Finished goods

October 31Bal., 500 units, 60% completed

If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Pittsburgh Aluminum Company
Cost of Production Report-Rolling Department
For the Month Ended October 31

Whole UnitsEquivalent Units

Units Direct Materials (a)Conversion (a)

Units charged to production:   

Inventory in process, October 1  

Received from Smelting Department  

Total units accounted for by the Rolling Department  

Units to be assigned costs:   

Inventory in process, October 1

Started and completed in October

Transferred to finished goods in October

Inventory in process, October 31

Total units to be assigned costs

Costs

Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total Costs

Cost per equivalent unit:            

Total costs for October in Rolling Department $   $      

Total equivalent units          

Cost per equivalent unit (b) $   $      

Costs assigned to production:            

Inventory in process, October 1         $  

Costs incurred in October           

Total costs accounted for by the Rolling Department         $  

Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units:            

Inventory in process, October 1 balance (c)         $  

To complete inventory in process, October 1 (c) $   $     

Cost of completed October 1 work in process         $  

Started and completed in October (c)         

Transferred to finished goods in October (c)         $  

Inventory in process, October 31 (d)         

Total costs assigned by the Rolling Department         $  

3. The cost per equivalent unit for direct materials increased  from August to October. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs increased  from August to October. These changes should  be investigated for their underlying causes, and any necessary corrective actions should be taken.

Feedback

Costs accumulate in each department before being transferred to finished goods. There are three types of inventory; materials, work in process, and finished goods.

Calculate equivalent units for materials and conversion costs. Calculate the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion costs. Calculate the costs assigned to the beginning inventory, the units started and completed, and the ending inventory. Compare the costs per equivalent unit for January through October. The costs per equivalent units for materials and conversion for January are in the September 1 work in process inventory.

Soto Industries Inc. is an athletic footware company that began operations on January 1, Year 1. The following transactions relate to debt investments acquired by Soto Industries Inc., which has a fiscal year ending on December 31: Record these transactions on page 10 Year 1 Apr. 1. Purchased $85,800 of Welch Co. 10%, 15-year bonds at their face amount plus accrued interest of $1,430. The bonds pay interest semiannually on March 1 and September 1. June 1. Purchased $64,800 of Bailey 5%, 10-year bonds at their face amount plus accrued interest of $135. The bonds pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1. Sept. 1 Received semiannual interest on the Welch Co. bonds. 30 Sold $26,400 of Welch Co. bonds at 96 plus accrued interest of $220. Nov. 1 Received semiannual interest on the Bailey bonds. Dec. 31 Accrued $1,980 interest on the Welch Co. bonds. 31 Accrued $540 interest on the Bailey bonds.

Record these transactions on page 11 Year 2 Mar. 1 Received semiannual interest on the Welch Co. bonds. May 1 Received semiannual interest on the Bailey bonds.

Required: 1. Journalize the entries to record these transactions. Refer to the information given and the Chart of Accounts provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. 2. If the bond portfolio is classified as available for sale, what impact would this have on financial statement disclosure?

1a. Journalize the entries to record Year 1 transactions. Refer to the information given and the Chart of Accounts provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.

Name 5 accounts with NORMAL BALANCE on the Debit side

Name 5 Accounts with NORMAL BALANCE on the Credit side

Use two accounts in a journal entry to illustrate with explanations.

For example, normal balance of Cash account is Debit and normal balance of Loan Payable is Credit.

ABC Company borrowed from Bank of America $50,000. After ABC Company signs a Promissory Note, Bank of America would give $50,000 cash to ABC Company.

ABC Company would enter Journal Entry in its books as follow:

Debit Cash (To Increase Cash) and Credit Loan Payable (From not owing, now ABC owes $50,000. So it needs to Increase Loan Payable)

Identifying and Analyzing Financial Statement Effects of Cash Dividends
On its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, Bank of America Corp. reported the following relating to dividends on its Series 5 Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred stock.

There were 14,058 million shares of this preferred stock outstanding throughout the year. Determine the total dividends that Bank of America paid during fiscal 2015.

Round answer to the nearest million.
$Answer million

Debt covenant? =

1. Company ABC is your firm’s audit client. By the end of 2016, ABC had only two outstanding 7-year bank loans, $100 million from Bank of America and $150 million from Banc of California. When your firm audits its FY2017 accounting books, there is $140 million of loan outstanding from Banc of California. As an auditor, do you still need to send loan confirmation to Bank of America? Why or why not?

2. For bank loan (or corporate bonds), audit client firms are required to disclose relevant terms, conditions, and restrictions. Please list at least three important disclosure items that should be reported in the footnotes in the annual report.

The heights of adult men in America are normally distributed, with a mean of 69.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.68 inches. The heights of adult women in America are also normally distributed, but with a mean of 64.4 inches and a standard deviation of 2.53 inches.

a) If a man is 6 feet 3 inches tall, what is his z-score (to two decimal places)?


b) What percentage of men are SHORTER than 6 feet 3 inches? Round to nearest tenth of a percent.



c) If a woman is 5 feet 11 inches tall, what is her z-score (to two decimal places)?



d) What percentage of women are TALLER than 5 feet 11 inches? Round to nearest tenth of a percent.

Question 4

The condensed financial statements of Wildhorse Co. for the years 2019 and 2020 are presented below.

Compute the following ratios for 2020 and 2019. (Round current ratio and inventory turnover to 2 decimal places, e.g 1.83 and all other answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 1.8 or 12.6%.)