1.) On June 1, 2020, Hanes Company purchased 10 computers with an invoice price of $50,000. Other costs incurred were sales tax $2,100, Freight $300, installation of $2,300, testing of $300, prepaid insurance to cover the computers; $3,600. The computers are estimated to have a 5-year life and $5,000 salvage value.
Instructions:
Find the cost of new computers. ___________________________
What is depreciation for 2020 and 2021 if the company uses the double-declining balance method.
2020 ______________________________
2021 ______________________________
2.) A company purchased factory equipment for $700,000 on August 1, 2020. It is estimated that the equipment will have a $70,000 salvage value at the end of its estimated 5-year useful life. If the company uses the double-declining-balance method of depreciation, the amount of annual depreciation recorded for the second year after purchase would be. (Round to whole dollars if necessary)
3.) A factory machine was purchased for $375,000 on November 1, 2021. It was estimated that it would have a $75,000 salvage value at the end of its 5-year useful life. It was also estimated that the machine would be run 40,000 hours in the 5 years. The company ran the machine for 4,000 actual hours in 2021. If the company uses the units-of-activity method of depreciation, the amount of depreciation expense for 2021 would be.
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Felix, a U.S. technology company has recently developed a revolutionary wireless phone. The product offers exciting new features along with all of the features of current products, but at a fraction of the manufacturing costs. As the international business manager of Felix, you have been asked to choose the best mode of entry into the European market. Your have the following options: o Export your product from the United States. o Enter into an alliance with a large European company. o Manufacture the product in the United States and set up a wholly owned subsidiary in Europe. o License a European firm to manufacture and market the phone in Europe. In preparation for your choice, list the pros and cons of each method of entry. Which choice do you present to your CEO? Support your decision.
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Facts taken from problem 5.64 in your textbook. Your long-time client, Central Office Supply, has been rapidly expanding, and the board of directors is considering taking the company public. CEO Terry Puckett has heard that costs of operating a public company have increased significantly as a result of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act. Puckett is particularly concerned with reports that audit fees have doubled because of internal control provisions of the act and PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2201. Puckett has asked you to explain the possible effects on the audit of complying with the requirements of Sarbanes–Oxley.
Required: Outline for yourself your thoughts on the changes in the company's responsibilities for internal control and changes in the audit due to Sarbanes–Oxley and PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 2201.
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Problem 10-1 Acquisition costs [LO10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4]
Tristar Production Company began operations on September 1,
2018. Listed below are a number of transactions that occurred
during its first four months of operations. (FV of $1, PV of $1,
FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use
appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)
Required:
Prepare journal entries to record each of the above transactions.
(If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select
"No journal entry required" in the first account field. Round final
answers to the nearest whole dollars.)
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What is McCormick & Company current SWOT Analysis in 2020
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Towing Company manufactures and sells a single product for $40 per unit. Variable costs are $30 per unit and fixed costs total $168,000. During 2019, the company sold 26,500 units of this product to customers. In order to improve profitability, the president of Towing Company believes the following changes should be made in 2020: 1. decrease the selling price of the product by 10% 2. automate a portion of the production process which will reduce variable costs by 5% per unit but will add an additional fixed cost of $16,310 per year 3. increase advertising by $49,420 Assume these changes are made. A) Calculate the number of units that Towing Company must sell in 2020 in order to earn a net income that is 20% greater than the net income earned in 2019.
B) Calculate the number of units that Towing Company must sell in 2020 in order to earn a target profit equal to 12% of sales.
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The average arithmetic return of the US stock market has been 10%. The average annual corporate bond return in the US has been 5%. The average 30-yr US Treasury bond return in the US has been 5%. Finally, the average annual US 1-month Treasury bill return in the US has been 3.5%. From this information, please calculate the equity risk premium within the US.
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Use the data in the following table for the next seven questions. Note that "%∆" is shorthand for "percentage change." If the answer is a percentage, please just enter the number. Thus, say an answer of yours is 3.5%, then below you would enter "3.5" (without the quotes) in the box below. Be careful not to include the percent symbol. Also, please use just one decimal place.
| year | real GDP (trillions) | nominal GDP (trillions) | CPI | %∆CPI from the previous year | nominal price of 1 apple | mortgage interest rate |
| 1990 | $14.80 | $12.10 | 130 | 4.0% | $0.50 | 8% |
| 2000 | $16.60 | $16.40 | 205 | 1.5% | $0.60 | 5% |
| 2010 | $18.20 | $19.75 | 230 | 2.0% | $0.75 | 6% |
| 2019 | $20.00 | $22.00 | 250 | 3.5% | $0.95 | 7% |
| 2020 | $20.40 | $22.85 | 260 | 4.0% | $1.00 | 6% |
Q1: Is the rate of inflation for consumers from 2019 to 2020 correct? Yes or NO
What was the rate of economic growth from 2019 to 2020? (As in the directions above, just enter the percent number, such as 3.5 for 3.5%).
What was the inflation rate for the entire economy from 2019 to 2020?
Q2: What was the real interest rate for a consumer purchasing a house in 2020? They'll be taking out a home loan, often called a mortgage.
Please convert the nominal price for an apple from 1990 to the prices of 2020. Assume that a consumer purchases it.
What was the percentage change in the real price of apples from 2019 to 2020 for consumers?
Deflate the nominal price of apples from 2020 for consumers (that is, convert the 2020 nominal price to the base year of the CPI). Please use two decimal place for this answer.
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Problem 7-5
Requirements
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A) Boyne University offers an extensive continuing education program in many cities throughout the state. For the convenience of its faculty and administrative staff and to save costs, the university operates a motor pool. The motor pool’s monthly planning budget is based on operating 20 vehicles; however, for the month of March the university purchased one additional vehicle. The motor pool furnishes gasoline, oil, and other supplies for its automobiles. A mechanic does routine maintenance and minor repairs. Major repairs are performed at a nearby commercial garage.
The following cost control report shows actual operating costs for March of the current year compared to the planning budget for March.
| Boyne University Motor Pool Cost Control Report For the Month Ended March 31 |
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| March Actual |
Planning Budget |
(Over) Under Budget | |||||||||
| Miles | 57,900 | 49,900 | |||||||||
| Autos | 21 | 20 | |||||||||
| Gasoline | $ | 14,400 | $ | 13,473 | $ | (927 | ) | ||||
| Oil, minor repairs, parts | 8,320 | 7,984 | (336 | ) | |||||||
| Outside repairs | 1,205 | 1,020 | (185 | ) | |||||||
| Insurance | 1,840 | 1,720 | (120 | ) | |||||||
| Salaries and benefits | 8,610 | 8,610 | 0 | ||||||||
| Vehicle depreciation | 4,431 | 4,220 | (211 | ) | |||||||
| Total | $ | 38,806 | $ | 37,027 | $ | (1,779 | ) | ||||
The planning budget was based on the following assumptions:
The supervisor of the motor pool is unhappy with the report, claiming it paints an unfair picture of the motor pool’s performance.
Required:
Calculate the spending variances for March. (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.)
Please do the following for part B
B) You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company’s costing system and “do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs.” You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control.
After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March:
| Cost Formula | Actual Cost in March | ||
| Utilities | $16,500 + $0.16 per machine-hour | $ | 21,180 |
| Maintenance | $38,700 + $1.40 per machine-hour | $ | 57,700 |
| Supplies | $0.60 per machine-hour | $ | 10,600 |
| Indirect labor | $94,200 + $1.20 per machine-hour | $ | 116,700 |
| Depreciation | $68,200 | $ | 69,900 |
During March, the company worked 16,000 machine-hours and produced 10,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 18,000 machine-hours during March.
Required:
1. Calculate the activity variances for March.
2. Calculate the spending variances for March.
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