Grouper Landscaping began construction of a new plant on December 1, 2020. On this date, the company purchased a parcel of land for $146,400 in cash. In addition, it paid $2,880 in surveying costs and $4,560 for a title insurance policy. An old dwelling on the premises was demolished at a cost of $3,360, with $960 being received from the sale of materials.

Architectural plans were also formalized on December 1, 2020, when the architect was paid $36,000. The necessary building permits costing $3,360 were obtained from the city and paid for on December 1 as well. The excavation work began during the first week in December with payments made to the contractor in 2021 as follows.

The building was completed on July 1, 2021.

To finance construction of this plant, Grouper borrowed $608,400 from the bank on December 1, 2020. Grouper had no other borrowings. The $608,400 was a 10-year loan bearing interest at 8%.

Compute the balance in each of the following accounts at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

On January 1, 2018, a machine was purchased for $102,500. The machine has an estimated salvage value of $7,580 and an estimated useful life of 5 years. The machine can operate for 113,000 hours before it needs to be replaced. The company closed its books on December 31 and operates the machine as follows: 2018, 22,600 hrs; 2019, 28,250 hrs; 2020, 16,950 hrs; 2021, 33,900 hrs; and 2022, 11,300 hrs.

Compute the annual depreciation charges over the machine’s life assuming a December 31 year-end for each of the following depreciation methods. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 45,892.)

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Assume a fiscal year-end of September 30. Compute the annual depreciation charges over the asset’s life applying each of the following methods. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 45,892.)

Brady Construction Company contracted to build an apartment complex for a price of $6,400,000. Construction began in 2018 and was completed in 2020. The following is a series of independent situations, numbered 1 through 6, involving differing costs for the project. All costs are stated in thousands of dollars.

Brady Construction Company contracted to build an apartment complex for a price of $6,400,000. Construction began in 2018 and was completed in 2020. The following is a series of independent situations, numbered 1 through 6, involving differing costs for the project. All costs are stated in thousands of dollars.

Research and report on companies who are successfully using social media and one that has had problems with social media.
Provide at least one example of each.

For the former, what are they doing well to leverage the social media information systems for business success?  

For the later, how did they respond and how should they have responded

Almost every organization have some workplace negative issue, that everyone knows about, but no one is doing anything about it. Why is there a reluctance by the supervisor to deal with the problem? Think of a problem in your current or former job, that was unresolved. Briefly describe it. What were the negative consequences of not dealing with the problem? (300 words minimum)

According to the following article?Is mechanical or more organic structure suitable for company A?why?

Both A and B are two large sales companies, and B was acquired by Company A due to poor management. Both companies have a similar organizational structure - function-based design.However, after the acquisition of the new company, it suddenly increased a lot of shops and employees.After the completion of the acquisition of the new company, get an increase of many chain stores and a new Internet sector. In order to integrate these new businesses, the post-acquisition organizational structure must change. Now, the two companies that merged together became the largest sellers. Performance is gradually increasing. Although the company's merger has challenges, most of them have great confidence in the company's managers.

Waterways Corporation is preparing its budget for the coming year, 2020. The first step is to plan for the first quarter of that coming year. The company has gathered information from its managers in preparation of the budgeting process. Sales Unit sales for November 2019 111,000 Unit sales for December 2019 103,000 Expected unit sales for January 2020 114,000 Expected unit sales for February 2020 114,000 Expected unit sales for March 2020 116,000 Expected unit sales for April 2020 127,000 Expected unit sales for May 2020 139,000 Unit selling price $12 Waterways likes to keep 10% of the next month’s unit sales in ending inventory. All sales are on account. 85% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month of sale, and 15% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month after sale. Accounts receivable on December 31, 2019, totaled $185,400. Direct Materials Direct materials cost 80 cents per pound. Two pounds of direct materials are required to produce each unit. Waterways likes to keep 5% of the materials needed for the next month in its ending inventory. Raw Materials on December 31, 2019, totaled 11,400 pounds. Payment for materials is made within 15 days. 50% is paid in the month of purchase, and 50% is paid in the month after purchase. Accounts Payable on December 31, 2019, totaled $104,595. Direct Labor Labor requires 12 minutes per unit for completion and is paid at a rate of $9 per hour. Manufacturing Overhead Indirect materials 30¢ per labor hour Indirect labor 50¢ per labor hour Utilities 50¢ per labor hour Maintenance 30¢ per labor hour Salaries $41,000 per month Depreciation $18,100 per month Property taxes $2,500 per month Insurance $1,200 per month Maintenance $1,200 per month Selling and Administrative Variable selling and administrative cost per unit is $1.50. Advertising $15,000 a month Insurance $1,500 a month Salaries $71,000 a month Depreciation $2,500 a month Other fixed costs $2,900 a month Other Information The Cash balance on December 31, 2019, totaled $98,000, but management has decided it would like to maintain a cash balance of at least $700,000 beginning on January 31, 2020. Dividends are paid each month at the rate of $2.70 per share for 4,740 shares outstanding. The company has an open line of credit with Romney’s Bank. The terms of the agreement requires borrowing to be in $1,000 increments at 9% interest. Waterways borrows on the first day of the month and repays on the last day of the month. A $530,000 equipment purchase is planned for February.

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a sales budget.

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a production budget.

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a direct materials budget. (Round cost per pound to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.25 and all other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,520.)

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a direct labor budget. (Round time per unit to nearest hour, e.g. 30 minutes will be rounded to 0.5 hours)

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a manufacturing overhead budget. (Round overhead rate to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.25 and all other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,520. List Variable Costs first.)

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a selling and administrative budget. (Enter per unit expenses rounded to 2 decimal places. E.g. 1.25)

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a schedule for expected cash collections from customers.

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a schedule for expected payments for materials purchases. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,520.)

For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a cash budget. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,520.)

Scenario for Final Paper.

Amanda Smiley became president and CEO of Purest Medical about two months ago. Prior to that, she was vice-president of marketing and sales at Ferraro Products, a smaller medical products company. Amanda has a PhD in chemistry and an MBA with a specialty in marketing. She and her husband Dustin do not have children. Dustin is a professor of philosophy at the U of M and the author of several books on philosophy of mind. In their spare time, they play a little golf, travel to Italy, and participate in road rallies. Amanda is honest, open, demanding, and fair. She is a good coach and is always offering encouragement. When you are talking with Amanda, as soon as she senses that you have not done your research and thinking, she cuts off the discussion and sends you on your way. You don’t want to come unprepared a second time.  

Purest Medical is a company that designs and sells a variety of medical products. Performance at Purest has slipped the last two years, mostly due to the prolonged ill health of the founder, Dr. Nathan Dooley. The Board hired Ms. Smiley and she has replaced 75% of the senior management team, most of whom were very close to, or past, retirement age, and had lost motivation. The situation: sales have increased only 2 – 4 % per year over the past three years, below industry average. Manufacturing waste has also lagged behind industry averages. Inventory levels of raw materials and finished products are too high, tying up much needed capital. The company has to become much more efficient and effective. Manufacturing technology is a strength. On the employee side, job stress levels seem to be climbing, based on a recent employee satisfaction survey taken just before Ms. Smiley’s arrival. However, employee turnover is still at a low level.  

Amanda (she demands everyone call her by her first name) has set some aggressive goals to improve the overall performance of the 305-person firm. Her goals:

• Increase sales by 15% this year and at least 20% next year

• Reduce manufacturing waste by 20% this year and an additional 20% next year

• Increase the number of viable ideas in the product pipeline by 66%

• Improve order response rate by at least 85%

• Improve communication across the company to convey a sense of urgency

You were hired as Purest’s HRD specialist two weeks ago. You are learning a lot quickly about the company, but there is much more to learn, since this is the first time you’ve worked in the medical products (or any health-related) field. You recently completed your BS at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, and after a short vacation to Europe, you were able to land this job. You haven’t even had the time to join a professional association yet, although you have that as a goal for this month. You did keep your Human Resource Development textbook.

Just the other day you and your boss, Genna Hamilton, the vice-president of HR, had an informal discussion with Amanda over pizza in her office. Amanda asked you to help her put in place a training program to improve performance across all areas of the company. She knows something has to be done. She expects you to lead this critical project. She mentioned that she feels some across-the-board training for all supervisory positions, including herself, needs to be a part of the program. She even wondered if the senior management team needs some extra attention. Further, Amanda is concerned about getting people to change their behaviors after training – she expressed that this has frustrated her throughout her managerial life. Amanda also emphasized that she always wants to see a strong business justification for any investment of people and money. She asked Genna if it is easy to calculate ROI for a comprehensive HRD program, and Genna didn’t know. You didn’t want to show up your boss in front of Amanda, so you simply said yes; later you explained it in detail to Genna. Amanda also suggested that one of your recommendations be a thorough communication plan, detailing exactly what she and others in supervisory positions need to do to encourage all employees to participate with passion and urgency in this program. As you were leaving her office, Amanda said that getting something done very quickly was an absolute necessity. She asked for a plan to achieve her goals through training, and she added that maybe training isn’t always the solution. She hinted strongly that maybe there are other types of HRD interventions. In any case, she expects a prioritized list of activities. And then she said: “Let’s meet next Monday at 9:00 a.m. to review your plan and suggestions. I don’t expect you to cover every detail, especially with the ROI, and I assume you have some kind of process that we’ll need to follow. I’m really excited about getting started on this pronto. See you then. By the way, I hope you’re settling in here. Genna has spoken well of you and I have high expectations. Let me know if you need anything. You can’t do this alone.”

What are your recommendations and plans to address all the goals of Amanda’s

1. What will you do to measure the success of your recommendations?
2. What alternatives may be necessary if the recommendation does not work?  
3. How will you know that the desired result has been achieved? Include ROI or equivalent.
4. What questions or concerns do you have at this time?