You are the audit senior on the audit of Easy Fit Pty Limited, a large manufacturer of shoes. Easy Fit Pty Limited’s main market lies with 18 to 24-year olds. This is the first year in which your firm has performed the audit. As part of the planning work, you have performed analytical procedures on an annualised basis and compared the results to industry averages and last year’s audited financial information. The results are given below: Industry Average Easy Fit Pty Limited Ratio 20X7 20X6 20X7 20X6 1 Current ratio 2.84 3.27 1.89 2.24 2 Receivables turnover ratio 4.9 4.6 6.3 7.0 3 Inventory turnover ratio 3.7 3.8 5.0 5.5 4 Return on total assets 7% 5% 13% 11% 5 Net profit ratio 0.06 0.06 0.04 0.04 Required: Explain the general meaning of each of the above ratios (1 - 5), discuss the conclusions that you can draw about Easy Fit’s financial position and identify potential audit risks to be investigated further.

Andrea would like to organize SHO as either an LLC (taxed as a sole proprietorship) or a C corporation. In either form, the entity is expected to generate an 11 percent annual before-tax return on a $200,000 investment. Andrea's marginal income tax rate is 35 percent and her tax rate on dividends and capital gains is 15 percent. Andrea will also pay a 3.8 percent net investment income tax on dividends and capital gains she recognizes. If Andrea organizes SHO as an LLC, Andrea will be required to pay an additional 2.9 percent for self-employment tax and an addition 0.9 percent for the additional Medicare tax. Further, she is eligible to claim the full deduction for qualified business income. Assume that SHO will pay out all of its after-tax earnings every year as a dividend if it is formed as a C corporation.  

a). How much cash after taxes would Andrea receive from her investment in the first year if SHO is organized as either an LLC or a C corporation?

LLC---after tax cash flow?

C Corporation--after cash flow?

Using SPSS complete an analysis for the following question. Print out your results and take a picture of the results with your interpretation on the printout. You can type the interpretation or handwrite the interpretation. The subject line should be SPSSQ4 last name first name.

1. A gerontologist investigating aspects of aging wanted to determine if leaner (not fat) rats might have longer life expectancies. She randomly assigned newborn rats to 1 of 3 treatment groups: unlimited food, 90% of the amount of food a rat of said size would eat and 80% of the amount of food said rat would normally eat. She maintained the rats on the 3 diets throughout their lives and recorded their life spans (years). Is there any evidence that diet affected life span in this study? If so, what diet affects longevity more? Assume her sample size was adequate. 10pts

Amanda would like to organize BAL as either an LLC (taxed as a sole proprietorship) or a C corporation. In either form, the entity is expected to generate an 8 percent annual before-tax return on a $500,000 investment. Amanda’s marginal income tax rate is 37 percent and her tax rate on dividends and capital gains is 23.8 percent (including the 3.8 percent net investment income tax). If Amanda organizes BAL as an LLC, she will be required to pay an additional 2.9 percent for self-employment tax and an additional 0.9 percent for the additional Medicare tax. Also, she is eligible to claim a full deduction for qualified business income on BAL’s income. Assume that BAL will distribute half of its after-tax earnings every year as a dividend if it is formed as a C corporation. (Round your intermediate computations to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

b. What is the overall tax rate on BAL’s income in the first year if BAL is organized as an LLC or as a C corporation? (Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)

Budget Project - Master Budget for a Garneau Manufacturer Garneau Manufacturing Ltd. produces and distributes a special type of chemical compound called Compound WX. The information below about Garneau's operations has been assembled to assist budget preparation. The company is preparing its master budget for the first quarter of 2016. The budget will detail each month’s activity and the activity for the quarter in total. The master budget will be based on the following information:

1. Selling price is $60 per unit in 2015 and will not change for the first two quarters of 2016. Actual and estimated sales are as follows:

Actual 2015 Estimated 2016

November: 10 000 units January: 11 000 units

December: 12 000 units February: 10 000 units

March: 13 000 units

April: 11 000 units

May: 10 000 units

2. The company produces enough units each month to meet that month’s sales plus a desired inventory level equal to 20% of next month’s estimated sales. Finished Goods inventory at the end of 2015 consisted of 2,200 units at a variable cost of $33 each.

3. The company purchases enough raw materials each month for the current month’s production requirement and 25% of next month's production requirements. Each unit of product requires 5 kilograms of raw material at $0.60 per kilogram. There were 13,500 kilograms of raw materials in inventory at the end of 2015. Garneau pays 40% of raw material purchases in the month of purchase and the remaining 60% in the following month.

4. Each unit of finished product requires 1.25 labour-hours. The average wage rate is $16 per hour.

5. Variable manufacturing overhead is 50% of the direct labour cost.

6. Credit sales are 60% of total sales. The company collects 50% of the credit sales during the first month following the month of sale and 50% during the second month.

7. Fixed overhead costs (per month) are as follows:

Factory Supervisor's Salary: $75 000

Factory Insurance: $1 400

Factory Rent: $8 000

Deprciation of Factory Equipment: $1 200

8. Total fixed selling and administrative expenses are as follows:

Advertising: $300

Depreciation: $9 000

Insurance: $250

Salaries: $4 000

Other: $14 550

9. Variable selling and administrative expenses consist of $4 for shipping and 10% of sales for commissions.

10.The company will acquire assets for use in the sales office at a cost of $300,000, which will be paid at the end of January 2016. The monthly depreciation expense on the additional capital assets will be $6,000.

11.The balance sheet as of December 31, 2015, is as follows:

Assets

Cash $80 000

Accounts Recieveable 612 000

Inventory: Raw Matrerials $8 100

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Finished Goods 72 600 = 80 700

Plant and Equipment 1 000 000

Less: Accumulation Depreciation (100 000) 900 000

Total Assets 1 672 700

Liabilities and Equity

Accounts Payable $24 000

6% Long Term Notes Payable 900 000

Common Shares 735 000

Retained Earnings 13 700

Total Liabilites and Shareholders' Equity 1 672 700

Additional information is as follows:

• All cash payments except purchases of raw materials are made monthly as incurred.

• All borrowings occur at the beginning of each month, and all repayments occur at the end of the month. Borrowings and repayments may occur in any amount.

• All interest on borrowed funds is paid at the end of each month at a rate of 0.5% per month.

• A minimum cash balance of $30,000 is required at the end of each month.

Required: Prepare the following budgets for each of the first three months of 2016:

1. Manufacturing overhead budget.

2. Selling and administrative budget.

3. Cash budget.

Problem 22-4A Manufacturing: Preparation of a complete master budget LO P1, P2, P3

The management of Zigby Manufacturing prepared the following estimated balance sheet for March 2017:

To prepare a master budget for April, May, and June of 2017, management gathers the following information:

Sales for March total 21,800 units. Forecasted sales in units are as follows: April, 21,800; May, 18,700; June, 21,000; and July, 21,800. Sales of 253,000 units are forecasted for the entire year. The product’s selling price is $22.50 per unit and its total product cost is $18.00 per unit.

Company policy calls for a given month’s ending raw materials inventory to equal 50% of the next month’s materials requirements. The March 31 raw materials inventory is 4,830 units, which complies with the policy. The expected June 30 ending raw materials inventory is 5,300 units. Raw materials cost $20 per unit. Each finished unit requires 0.50 units of raw materials.

Company policy calls for a given month’s ending finished goods inventory to equal 80% of the next month’s expected unit sales. The March 31 finished goods inventory is 17,440 units, which complies with the policy.

Each finished unit requires 0.50 hours of direct labor at a rate of $9 per hour.

Overhead is allocated based on direct labor hours. The predetermined variable overhead rate is $4.00 per direct labor hour. Depreciation of $30,750 per month is treated as fixed factory overhead.

Sales representatives’ commissions are 8% of sales and are paid in the month of the sales. The sales manager’s monthly salary is $4,300.

Monthly general and administrative expenses include $25,000 administrative salaries and 0.7% monthly interest on the long-term note payable.

The company expects 20% of sales to be for cash and the remaining 80% on credit. Receivables are collected in full in the month following the sale (none are collected in the month of the sale).

All raw materials purchases are on credit, and no payables arise from any other transactions. One month’s raw materials purchases are fully paid in the next month.

The minimum ending cash balance for all months is $53,000. If necessary, the company borrows enough cash using a short-term note to reach the minimum. Short-term notes require an interest payment of 1% at each month-end (before any repayment). If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying the short-term notes payable balance.

Dividends of $23,000 are to be declared and paid in May.

No cash payments for income taxes are to be made during the second calendar quarter. Income tax will be assessed at 40% in the quarter and paid in the third calendar quarter.

Equipment purchases of $143,000 are budgeted for the last day of June.

Required:
Prepare the following budgets and other financial information as required. All budgets and other financial information should be prepared for the second calendar quarter, except as otherwise noted below. (Round calculations up to the nearest whole dollar, except for the amount of cash sales, which should be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.):

1. Sales budget.
2. Production budget.
3. Raw materials budget.
4. Direct labor budget.
5. Factory overhead budget.
6. Selling expense budget.
7. General and administrative expense budget.
8. Cash budget.
9. Budgeted income statement for the entire second quarter (not for each month separately).
10. Budgeted balance sheet.

I ONLY NEED REQUIREMENTS 5-10, I HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED 1-4

The management of Zigby Manufacturing prepared the following estimated balance sheet for March 2017: ZIGBY MANUFACTURING Estimated Balance Sheet March 31, 2017 Assets Cash $ 54,000 Accounts receivable 354,375 Raw materials inventory 100,495 Finished goods inventory 333,000 Total current assets 841,870 Equipment, gross 628,000 Accumulated depreciation (164,000 ) Equipment, net 464,000 Total assets $ 1,305,870 Liabilities and Equity Accounts payable $ 212,195 Short-term notes payable 26,000 Total current liabilities 238,195 Long-term note payable 514,000 Total liabilities 752,195 Common stock 349,000 Retained earnings 204,675 Total stockholders’ equity 553,675 Total liabilities and equity $ 1,305,870 To prepare a master budget for April, May, and June of 2017, management gathers the following information: Sales for March total 22,500 units. Forecasted sales in units are as follows: April, 22,500; May, 19,500; June, 21,700; and July, 22,500. Sales of 254,000 units are forecasted for the entire year. The product’s selling price is $22.50 per unit and its total product cost is $18.50 per unit. Company policy calls for a given month’s ending raw materials inventory to equal 50% of the next month’s materials requirements. The March 31 raw materials inventory is 5,025 units, which complies with the policy. The expected June 30 ending raw materials inventory is 5,400 units. Raw materials cost $20 per unit. Each finished unit requires 0.50 units of raw materials. Company policy calls for a given month’s ending finished goods inventory to equal 80% of the next month’s expected unit sales. The March 31 finished goods inventory is 18,000 units, which complies with the policy. Each finished unit requires 0.50 hours of direct labor at a rate of $10 per hour. Overhead is allocated based on direct labor hours. The predetermined variable overhead rate is $4.10 per direct labor hour. Depreciation of $30,790 per month is treated as fixed factory overhead. Sales representatives’ commissions are 6% of sales and are paid in the month of the sales. The sales manager’s monthly salary is $4,400. Monthly general and administrative expenses include $26,000 administrative salaries and 0.5% monthly interest on the long-term note payable. The company expects 30% of sales to be for cash and the remaining 70% on credit. Receivables are collected in full in the month following the sale (none are collected in the month of the sale). All raw materials purchases are on credit, and no payables arise from any other transactions. One month’s raw materials purchases are fully paid in the next month. The minimum ending cash balance for all months is $54,000. If necessary, the company borrows enough cash using a short-term note to reach the minimum. Short-term notes require an interest payment of 1% at each month-end (before any repayment). If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying the short-term notes payable balance. Dividends of $24,000 are to be declared and paid in May. No cash payments for income taxes are to be made during the second calendar quarter. Income tax will be assessed at 40% in the quarter and paid in the third calendar quarter. Equipment purchases of $144,000 are budgeted for the last day of June. Required: Prepare the following budgets and other financial information as required. All budgets and other financial information should be prepared for the second calendar quarter, except as otherwise noted below. (Round calculations up to the nearest whole dollar, except for the amount of cash sales, which should be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.): 1. Sales budget. 2. Production budget. 3. Raw materials budget. 4. Direct labor budget. 5. Factory overhead budget. 6. Selling expense budget. 7. General and administrative expense budget. 8. Cash budget. 9. Budgeted income statement for the entire second quarter (not for each month separately). 10. Budgeted balance sheet.

CAN YOU PLEASE ANSWER THE ENITRE QUESTION. GOD BLESS AND STAY SAFE.

Please assist me in completing the last three items: Cash Budget, Budgeted Income Statement and Budgeted Balance Sheet. I am stuck. Thanks in advance.

The management of Zigby Manufacturing prepared the following estimated balance sheet for March 2017:

To prepare a master budget for April, May, and June of 2017, management gathers the following information:

Sales for March total 20,000 units. Forecasted sales in units are as follows: April, 20,000; May, 19,000; June, 19,500; and July, 20,000. Sales of 245,000 units are forecasted for the entire year. The product’s selling price is $26.00 per unit and its total product cost is $22.80 per unit.

Company policy calls for a given month’s ending raw materials inventory to equal 50% of the next month’s materials requirements. The March 31 raw materials inventory is 4,800 units, which complies with the policy. The expected June 30 ending raw materials inventory is 4,500 units. Raw materials cost $20 per unit. Each finished unit requires 0.50 units of raw materials.

Company policy calls for a given month’s ending finished goods inventory to equal 80% of the next month’s expected unit sales. The March 31 finished goods inventory is 16,000 units, which complies with the policy.

Each finished unit requires 0.50 hours of direct labor at a rate of $20 per hour.

Overhead is allocated based on direct labor hours. The predetermined variable overhead rate is $3.20 per direct labor hour. Depreciation of $23,400 per month is treated as fixed factory overhead.

Sales representatives’ commissions are 6% of sales and are paid in the month of the sales. The sales manager’s monthly salary is $3,500.

Monthly general and administrative expenses include $17,000 administrative salaries and 0.9% monthly interest on the long-term note payable.

The company expects 30% of sales to be for cash and the remaining 70% on credit. Receivables are collected in full in the month following the sale (none are collected in the month of the sale).

All raw materials purchases are on credit, and no payables arise from any other transactions. One month’s raw materials purchases are fully paid in the next month.

The minimum ending cash balance for all months is $45,000. If necessary, the company borrows enough cash using a short-term note to reach the minimum. Short-term notes require an interest payment of 1% at each month-end (before any repayment). If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying the short-term notes payable balance.

Dividends of $15,000 are to be declared and paid in May.

No cash payments for income taxes are to be made during the second calendar quarter. Income tax will be assessed at 35% in the quarter and paid in the third calendar quarter.

Equipment purchases of $135,000 are budgeted for the last day of June.

Required:
Prepare the following budgets and other financial information as required. All budgets and other financial information should be prepared for the second calendar quarter, except as otherwise noted below. (Round calculations up to the nearest whole dollar, except for the amount of cash sales, which should be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.):

1. Sales budget.
2. Production budget.
3. Raw materials budget.
4. Direct labor budget.
5. Factory overhead budget.
6. Selling expense budget.
7. General and administrative expense budget.
8. Cash budget.
9. Budgeted income statement for the entire second quarter (not for each month separately).
10. Budgeted balance sheet.

Please assist me in answering the last three charts on Cash Budget, Budgeted Income Statement and Budgeted Balance Sheet.

The management of Zigby Manufacturing prepared the following estimated balance sheet for March 2017:

To prepare a master budget for April, May, and June of 2017, management gathers the following information:

Sales for March total 20,000 units. Forecasted sales in units are as follows: April, 20,000; May, 19,000; June, 19,500; and July, 20,000. Sales of 245,000 units are forecasted for the entire year. The product’s selling price is $26.00 per unit and its total product cost is $22.80 per unit.

Company policy calls for a given month’s ending raw materials inventory to equal 50% of the next month’s materials requirements. The March 31 raw materials inventory is 4,800 units, which complies with the policy. The expected June 30 ending raw materials inventory is 4,500 units. Raw materials cost $20 per unit. Each finished unit requires 0.50 units of raw materials.

Company policy calls for a given month’s ending finished goods inventory to equal 80% of the next month’s expected unit sales. The March 31 finished goods inventory is 16,000 units, which complies with the policy.

Each finished unit requires 0.50 hours of direct labor at a rate of $20 per hour.

Overhead is allocated based on direct labor hours. The predetermined variable overhead rate is $3.20 per direct labor hour. Depreciation of $23,400 per month is treated as fixed factory overhead.

Sales representatives’ commissions are 6% of sales and are paid in the month of the sales. The sales manager’s monthly salary is $3,500.

Monthly general and administrative expenses include $17,000 administrative salaries and 0.9% monthly interest on the long-term note payable.

The company expects 30% of sales to be for cash and the remaining 70% on credit. Receivables are collected in full in the month following the sale (none are collected in the month of the sale).

All raw materials purchases are on credit, and no payables arise from any other transactions. One month’s raw materials purchases are fully paid in the next month.

The minimum ending cash balance for all months is $45,000. If necessary, the company borrows enough cash using a short-term note to reach the minimum. Short-term notes require an interest payment of 1% at each month-end (before any repayment). If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying the short-term notes payable balance.

Dividends of $15,000 are to be declared and paid in May.

No cash payments for income taxes are to be made during the second calendar quarter. Income tax will be assessed at 35% in the quarter and paid in the third calendar quarter.

Equipment purchases of $135,000 are budgeted for the last day of June.

Required:
Prepare the following budgets and other financial information as required. All budgets and other financial information should be prepared for the second calendar quarter, except as otherwise noted below. (Round calculations up to the nearest whole dollar, except for the amount of cash sales, which should be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.):

1. Sales budget.
2. Production budget.
3. Raw materials budget.
4. Direct labor budget.
5. Factory overhead budget.
6. Selling expense budget.
7. General and administrative expense budget.
8. Cash budget.
9. Budgeted income statement for the entire second quarter (not for each month separately).
10. Budgeted balance sheet.

Problem 20-4A Manufacturing: Preparation of a complete master budget LO P1, P2, P3

The management of Zigby Manufacturing prepared the following estimated balance sheet for March 2017:

To prepare a master budget for April, May, and June of 2017, management gathers the following information:

1. Sales for March total 20,000 units. Forecasted sales in units are as follows: April, 20,000; May, 19,000; June, 19,500; and July, 20,000. Sales of 245,000 units are forecasted for the entire year. The product’s selling price is $26.00 per unit and its total product cost is $22.80 per unit.
2. Company policy calls for a given month’s ending raw materials inventory to equal 50% of the next month’s materials requirements. The March 31 raw materials inventory is 4,800 units, which complies with the policy. The expected June 30 ending raw materials inventory is 4,500 units. Raw materials cost $20 per unit. Each finished unit requires 0.50 units of raw materials.
3. Company policy calls for a given month’s ending finished goods inventory to equal 80% of the next month’s expected unit sales. The March 31 finished goods inventory is 16,000 units, which complies with the policy.
4. Each finished unit requires 0.50 hours of direct labor at a rate of $20 per hour.
5. Overhead is allocated based on direct labor hours. The predetermined variable overhead rate is $3.20 per direct labor hour. Depreciation of $23,400 per month is treated as fixed factory overhead.
6. Sales representatives’ commissions are 6% of sales and are paid in the month of the sales. The sales manager’s monthly salary is $3,500.
7. Monthly general and administrative expenses include $17,000 administrative salaries and 0.9% monthly interest on the long-term note payable.
8. The company expects 30% of sales to be for cash and the remaining 70% on credit. Receivables are collected in full in the month following the sale (none are collected in the month of the sale).
9. All raw materials purchases are on credit, and no payables arise from any other transactions. One month’s raw materials purchases are fully paid in the next month.
10. The minimum ending cash balance for all months is $45,000. If necessary, the company borrows enough cash using a short-term note to reach the minimum. Short-term notes require an interest payment of 1% at each month-end (before any repayment). If the ending cash balance exceeds the minimum, the excess will be applied to repaying the short-term notes payable balance.
11. Dividends of $15,000 are to be declared and paid in May.
12. No cash payments for income taxes are to be made during the second calendar quarter. Income tax will be assessed at 35% in the quarter and paid in the third calendar quarter.
13. Equipment purchases of $135,000 are budgeted for the last day of June.

Required:
Prepare the following budgets and other financial information as required. All budgets and other financial information should be prepared for the second calendar quarter, except as otherwise noted below. (Round calculations up to the nearest whole dollar, except for the amount of cash sales, which should be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.):

1. Sales budget.
2. Production budget.
3. Raw materials budget.
4. Direct labor budget.
5. Factory overhead budget.
6. Selling expense budget.
7. General and administrative expense budget.
8. Cash budget.
9. Budgeted income statement for the entire second quarter (not for each month separately).
10. Budgeted balance sheet.