1. The Accounts Receivable balance for River Corporation is $400,000 as of January 31, 2020. Before calculating and recording January 2020 Bad Debt Expense, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $5,000. Credit sales for January 2020 are $4,000,000, and over the past several years, 1% of credit sales have proven uncollectible. An aging of River Corporation’s Accounts Receivable results in a $43,000 estimate for the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts as of January 31, 2020. Part A: PERCENT OF SALES METHOD Assume that River Corporation uses the percent of sales method to estimate future uncollectible accounts. a. What adjusting entry does River make to record January 2020 Bad Debt Expense? Accounts Receivable b. What is the “Accounts Receivable, net” on River’s January 31, 2020 Balance Sheet? c. What is “Bad Debt Expense” on River’s January 2020 Income Statement? Part B: ANALYSIS OF RECEIVABLES METHOD Assume that River Corporation instead uses the analysis of receivables method to estimate future uncollectible accounts. a. What adjusting entry does River make to record January 2020 Bad Debt Expense? b. What is the “Accounts Receivable, net” on River’s January 31, 2020 Balance Sheet? c. What is “Bad Debt Expense” on River’s January 2020 Income Statement?

Ikea is a Swedish based multinational corporation that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture and home accessories. IKEA is the largest furniture company in the world. It is known for its modern architectural designs, as well as its attention to continuous product development, operations details, and cost control. IKEA relies on design innovation to bring great quality and beautiful designs to the market and its stores by collaborating with the best designers from various parts of the world. It has developed cost efficient and innovative methods to match people’s expectations of price and quality. Answer all the three following questions in relation to IKEA. You can use your study material and other resources to write your answers. Use your own words and adhere to the wordcount specified for each question

Question 1: Innovation at IKEA (30 marks, 300 words) A. Why is IKEA an innovative company? Support your answer with examples. B. Discuss the role of four business functions at IKEA. Give at least two innovation examples for each business function at IKEA

Question 2: Product offering and targeting (30 marks, 300 words) A. Discuss the three levels of a product by using the HAMARVIK mattress as an example. B. Discuss the four targeting strategies. Which targeting strategy does IKEA use for its mattresses. Justify your answer. (Check the mattress section on the IKEA website before answering this question)

Question 3: The marketing mix and innovation (40 marks, 500 words) IKEA’s marketing strategy consists of market segmentation, targeting, positioning and the marketing mix. IKEA’s marketing strategy enables the company to be a successful player in the global market. Using your B207A course material, evaluate how the innovation in IKEA’s marketing mix elements are used to position the products within the minds of consumers. Your answer should contain the following: 1- IKEA’s market segmentation and targeting 2- What is positioning. How is it related to the marketing mix? 3- Examples of IKEA’s marketing mix elements and their contribution to brand positioning

In Windows system programming, many system resources are represented as kernel objects, each of which is represented as a handle. Discuss with 3 examples how the system programmer can manipulate these handle objects.

Jacob’s grandfather died on 1 November 2009 and, in her will, left Jacob cash and watches worth $500,000. The watches had been bought by Jacob’s grandmother in August 1985 at a cost of $40,000, and its market value on 1 November 2009 was $150,000.

Jacob used the money from his grandfather and his savings to buy the following assets in January 2010:

• an apartment in Melbourne (cost was $360,000 plus $20,000 legal fees and stamp duty),
• a rare painting (cost was $50,000), and
• 2,000 bank shares (cost was $20 per share, plus $200 brokerage).

In 2019/20, Jacob disposed of these assets as follows:

• on 12 March 2020, he sold the apartment for $470,000 – he had lived in it all the time he owned it,
• on 1 April 2020, the painting was stolen from his apartment – he received $30,000 compensation from his insurance company,
• on 13 May 2020, Jacob sold 1000 bank shares for $30 per share (brokerage cost $150), and
• on 15 June 2020, he lost the watches, which wasn’t insured, when he left his briefcase on a train.

Question 1.

Prepare a report that explains the CGT consequences of these transactions

Topic: Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes for Developing Countries: Better Be Fixed or Floating? Countries: Russia and Kazakhstan

How selected countries Exchange Rate Regimes are changing before 2020?

How selected countries Exchange Rate Regimes are changing during year 2020?

First, take the side of the debate in which you agree innovation can be taught. What recommendations do you have for teaching innovation? You might find it helpful to conduct online research on the subject. Also, what would you suggest for creating a culture of innovation in the workplace, such as activities, team building exercises, leadership input, etc? Cite your sources.

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Sales                                                               $8,500,000

Manufacturing Expenses

Variable                                $3,250,000

Fixed overhead                       640,000       3,890,000

Gross Margin                                                  $4,610,000

Selling and administrative expenses

Commissions                           $580,000

Fixed marketing expenses       300,000

Fixed admin expenses               450,000      1,330,000

Net Operating Income                                     $3,280,000

Fixed Interest expenses                                       230,000    

Income before Taxes                                      $3,050,000     

Income Taxes (21%)                                            640,500

Net Income                                                     $2,409,500

Your company is considering out-sourcing the sales and marketing to an agency specializing in these types of sales. The outsourcing would remove the commissions, reduce the marketing by $270,000, and reduce the fixed administrative expenses by $35,000. The out-sourcing firm, Jangler Marketing, will charge a fee of 14% of sales. Jangler requires a 3-year contract. Jangler believes that it can increase sales by 10% for 2019 and 13% each year after (2020 and 2021). The company believes that with its current sales and marketing staff, sales will increase by 8% for 2019 and 9% in each year after (2020 and 2021).

1.Prepare contribution format projected income statements for 2019, 2020 & 202a assuming the company hires Jangler Marketing.

2.Prepare contribution format projected income statements assuming the outsourcing is rejected.

(Please show how you got each answer)

Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 Sales $8,500,000 Manufacturing Expenses Variable $3,250,000 Fixed overhead 640,000 3,890,000 Gross Margin $4,610,000 Selling and administrative expenses Commissions $580,000 Fixed marketing expenses 300,000 Fixed admin expenses 450,000 1,330,000 Net Operating Income $3,280,000 Fixed Interest expenses 230,000 Income before Taxes $3,050,000 Income Taxes (21%) 640,500 Net Income $2,409,500 Your company is considering out-sourcing the sales and marketing to an agency specializing in these types of sales. The outsourcing would remove the commissions, reduce the marketing by $270,000, and reduce the fixed administrative expenses by $35,000. The out-sourcing firm, Jangler Marketing, will charge a fee of 14% of sales. Jangler requires a 3-year contract. Jangler believes that it can increase sales by 10% for 2019 and 13% each year after (2020 and 2021). The company believes that with its current sales and marketing staff, sales will increase by 8% for 2019 and 9% in each year after (2020 and 2021). 1.Prepare contribution format projected income statements for 2019, 2020 & 202a assuming the company hires Jangler Marketing. 2.Prepare contribution format projected income statements assuming the outsourcing is rejected. (Please show how you got each answer)

In Fig.30.11 in the textbook, switch S1 is closed while switch S2 is kept open. The inductance is L = 0.110 H , and the resistance is R = 120 Ω . When the current has reached its final value, the energy stored in the inductor is 0.240 J . What is the emf E of the battery?After the current has reached its final value, S1 is opened and S2 is closed. How much time does it take for the energy stored in the inductor to decrease to a half of the original value?