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(Security-For-All Bhd (MFA) is a company specializing in installing and maintaining security systems for businesses and...

(Security-For-All Bhd (MFA) is a company specializing in installing and maintaining

security systems for businesses and residential customers. It has been operating for

10 years. The company buys supplies ranging from CCTV cameras, smart locks,

keypad locks, sensors, alarms, smoke detectors and other equipment from reputable

vendors in town for customers’ installations

/Purchase of supplies

-The purchasing process starts with filling up of purchase requisition forms by

the Inventory Department when the inventory level reaches the re-order point.

They then select appropriate vendors by searching them online. Next, they

phone the vendors, request one price quotation for each item and give the

vendors a verbal order

-The filled up purchase requisition forms are sent to Purchase Department. A

pre-numbered purchase order is processed by the department for each

requisition and filed together with the earlier purchase requisition form.)

-When the items have arrived, the Receiving Department takes charge and

informs the Inventory Department orally. The receiving clerk then stamps the

purchase order with the date received and noted any difference between the

quantity shown on purchase order and the quantity received. The receiving

clerk then forwards the stamped purchase order and items received back to

the Inventory Department for verification and correction. At the same time, the

receiving clerk informs the Accounts Department that the order has arrived.)

-The Accounts Department then waits for the vendors’ invoice to arrive. The

account clerk files together the vendors’ invoice and purchase order copy

received earlier from the Inventory Department. On a monthly basis, the

account clerk prepares cheque to be paid to each vendor and sent the

cheques to the Treasurer for signature. The treasurer then signs the

cheques.)

/Company’s policies and procedures

Although the company has expanded over the years with more than 100 active

vendor accounts currently in the accounts payable’s ledger, it continues to rely on a

manual system to process all purchase transactions. In addition, the company has

no specific policy on purchase returns. For many years, the defect inventories are

simply kept in store without any follow ups and actions by the storekeeper in the

Inventory Department.)

The company maintains its existing auditor for the current financial year ended 31

December 2020. The auditor is concern that the recent pandemic has resulted in

surge of inventory prices supplied by vendors due to inadequate supply and rising

demand from customers for tightened security measures.)

REQUIRED

1. Describe at least five (5) internal control deficiencies relating to purchasing of

and payments for inventory requisition of SFA Bhd and their possible

misstatements.

2. Describe three (3) substantive audit procedures for purchase and three (3)

substantive audit procedures for accounts payable accounts that must be

performed by auditors.)

3. Identify the assertion related to each of the substantive audit procedures in

(II) above.)

In: Accounting

Netflix experienced some membership turbulence in 2016 as a price increase was phased in for its...

Netflix experienced some membership turbulence in 2016 as a price increase was phased in for its US subscribers. In May 2014, Netflix announced that the price of its standard subscription service would increase from $8 to $9. However, established customers were allowed to stay at the $7.99 price for two years. In 2015, Netflix increased the standard price to $9.99. As a result of the pricing plan and the deferred price increase, in May, 2016, the standard pricing plan for long time customers of Netflix increased from $7.99 per month to $9.99 per month. Netflix began notifying customers in April that the price increase would become effective in the second quarter.

Netflix was trying to implement price increases more slowly after a 2011 increase led to negative publicity and a customer backlash. In that case, Netflix separated its streaming and DVD services, and charged separately for both services.

However, regardless of the implementation of the price increase, the higher monthly prices seem to have impacted the growth of membership among US subscribers. In the two quarters before the price increase, Netflix added net membership of 1.6 million and 2.2 million members. By contrast, the number of members added in Q2 was only 160,000, and in Q3 only 400,000. The Q2 growth in US subscribers was the lowest since Netflix began reporting those numbers in 2012.

US Streaming (millions)

Q2 2015

Q3 2015

Q4 2015

Q1 2016

Q2 2016

Q3 2016

Revenue

1026

1064

1106

1161

1208

1304

Contribution Profit

340

344

379

413

414

475

Contribution Margin

33.1%

32.3%

34.3%

35.6%

34.3%

36.4%

Paid Memberships

41.1

42.1

43.4

45.7

46.0

46.5

Total Memberships

42.3

43.2

44.7

47.0

47.1

47.5

Net Additions

0.90

0.88

1.56

2.23

0.16

0.40

Monthly Revenue per Paid Member

$       8.33

$       8.43

$       8.49

$       8.47

$       8.75

$         9.40

Percentage Chg. Rev

3.7%

3.9%

5.0%

4.0%

7.9%

Percentage Chg. Memberships

2.5%

3.2%

5.3%

0.6%

0.9%

Source: Netflix 10Q Q3, 2016

1) In 2016 Netflix allowed its prices to increase for U.S. subscribers. Using the data on monthly revenue per paid member in the quarter before the price increase and at the end of the third quarter in 2016, calculate the percentage change. We will use it as a proxy for the percentage change in price.

2) Determine the average membership growth (net additions) before the price increase.

3) Using the projections in the previous question, assuming the growth rate would have stayed the same, how many subscribers Netflix may have expected to add in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2016 if it didn't allow the price to increase? How many subscribers did Netflix actually add in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2016? Comparting the two numbers how many subscribers were gained/lost due to price increase? What percentage change does it represent relative to the subscribership level in the quarter before the price change (use Total Memberships)?

4) Using the percentage changes in the price and subsriberships calculated in the previous questions, determine the own price elasticity of demand.

5) What do we expect to happen to Netflix's revenue due to the price increase?

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Discuss how QuickBooks can ensure a company is compliant with payroll taxes.


1. Discuss how QuickBooks can ensure a company is compliant with payroll taxes. Is there a difference between manual payroll and online payroll in QuickBooks? What are the company’s expectation for reporting payroll

2. What important feature in QuickBooks is used to create a new company and what does it entail? When are customers, vendors, and item lists added in the process?


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On January 1, 2021, the general ledger of Big Blast Fireworks includes the following account balances:

Exercise 6-21 Complete the accounting cycle using inventory transactions (LO6-2, 6-3, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7)

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On January 1, 2021, the general ledger of Big Blast Fireworks includes the following account balances:

Accounts Debit Credit
Cash $ 24,500
Accounts Receivable 43,000
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts $ 2,900
Inventory 43,000
Land 81,100
Accounts Payable 28,700
Notes Payable (6%, due in 3 years) 43,000
Common Stock 69,000
Retained Earnings 48,000
Totals $ 191,600 $ 191,600

The $43,000 beginning balance of inventory consists of 430 units, each costing $100. During January 2021, Big Blast Fireworks had the following inventory transactions:

January 3 Purchase 1,150 units for $121,900 on account ($106 each).
January 8 Purchase 1,250 units for $138,750 on account ($111 each).
January 12 Purchase 1,350 units for $156,600 on account ($116 each).
January 15 Return 165 of the units purchased on January 12 because of defects.
January 19 Sell 3,900 units on account for $624,000. The cost of the units sold is determined using a FIFO perpetual inventory system.
January 22 Receive $573,000 from customers on accounts receivable.
January 24 Pay $380,000 to inventory suppliers on accounts payable.
January 27 Write off accounts receivable as uncollectible, $2,200.
January 31 Pay cash for salaries during January, $132,000.

The following information is available on January 31, 2021.

  1. At the end of January, the company estimates that the remaining units of inventory are expected to sell in February for only $100 each.
  2. The company estimates future uncollectible accounts. The company determines $5,300 of accounts receivable on January 31 are past due, and 35% of these accounts are estimated to be uncollectible. The remaining accounts receivable on January 31 are not past due, and 3% of these accounts are estimated to be uncollectible. (Hint: Use the January 31 accounts receivable balance calculated in the general ledger.)
  3. Accrued interest expense on notes payable for January. Interest is expected to be paid each December 31.
  4. Accrued income taxes at the end of January are $13,600.

Exercise 6-21 Part 7

7. Analyze how well Big Blast Fireworks’ manages its inventory:

a-1. Calculate the inventory turnover ratio for the month of January. (Round your final answer to 1 decimal place)
  

a-2. If the industry average of the inventory turnover ratio for the month of January is 13.2 times, is the company managing its inventory more or less efficiently than other companies in the same industry?
  

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b-1. Calculate the gross profit ratio for the month of January. (Round your final answer to 1 decimal place)
  


b-2. If the industry average gross profit ratio is 33.0%, is the company more or less profitable per dollar of sales than other companies in the same industry?
  

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c. Is the company’s strategy to sell a higher volume of less expensive items or does the company appear to be selling a lower volume of more expensive items?
  

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  • Higher volume of less expensive

  • Lower volume of more expensive

In: Accounting

Consider an orange island economy that consists of only two companies: an orange company that produces...

  1. Consider an orange island economy that consists of only two companies: an orange company that produces oranges and an orange juice company that purchases oranges from the orange company to produce orange juice. Their income statements in 2015 are as follows:

Orange Company:

   Wages paid to employees                           $15,000

   Taxes paid to government                          $ 5,000

Sales revenue:

             Oranges sold to public                        $10,000

             Oranges sold to Juice Corp.                $25,000

Orange Juice Company:

   Wages paid to employees                           $10,000

   Taxes paid to government                          $ 2,000

   Juice boxes imported from China               $ 1,000

   Oranges purchased from orange corp.        $25,000

   Sales revenue                                              $40,000

  1. Please calculate the 2015 GDP of this economy using Product approach, income approach and expenditure approach.
  2. Suppose that, in addition to above transactions, the juice company imported juice boxes from China for $1000. Again, calculate the 2015 GDP of this economy using Product approach, income approach and expenditure approach.

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A Company is selling two products A and B. It sells the two products at the...

A Company is selling two products A and B. It sells the two products at the prices of AED 190 and 230 respectively. The finance department estimated the fixed cost for both products A and B as AED 2400 and 2550 and the variable cost to make a unit of each product is AED 70 and 60 respectively.

  1. Compute the number of units the company must sell to Break-Even from each product? Compute the total revenue at these Break-Even Points?
  2. Compute the number of units the company sells at which the two products have the same total cost? Compute the company total revenue for this number of sold units?

If the company used new technology in redesigning product A and the total fixed cost reduced to AED 2250. The marketing department estimated the new selling price per unit to be AED 240 and that the company would be break-even if they sale 10 units of product A. Compute the variable cost per unit and the total variable cost of the newly designed product A?

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Consider an orange island economy that consists of only two companies: an orange company that produces...

  1. Consider an orange island economy that consists of only two companies: an orange company that produces oranges and an orange juice company that purchases oranges from the orange company to produce orange juice. Their income statements in 2015 are as follows:

Orange Company:

   Wages paid to employees                           $15,000

   Taxes paid to government                          $ 5,000

Sales revenue:

             Oranges sold to public                        $10,000

             Oranges sold to Juice Corp.                $25,000

Orange Juice Company:

   Wages paid to employees                           $10,000

   Taxes paid to government                          $ 2,000

   Juice boxes imported from China               $ 1,000

   Oranges purchased from orange corp.        $25,000

   Sales revenue                                              $40,000

  1. Please calculate the 2015 GDP of this economy using Product approach, income approach and expenditure approach.
  2. Suppose that, in addition to above transactions, the juice company imported juice boxes from China for $1000. Again, calculate the 2015 GDP of this economy using Product approach, income approach and expenditure approach.

            

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Problem 2-19 (Algo) Multiple Predetermined Overhead Rates; Applying Overhead [LO2-1, LO2-2, LO2-4] High Desert Potteryworks makes...

Problem 2-19 (Algo) Multiple Predetermined Overhead Rates; Applying Overhead [LO2-1, LO2-2, LO2-4]

High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates:

Department
Molding Painting
Direct labor-hours 30,500 59,400
Machine-hours 87,000 34,000
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 295,800 $ 599,940
Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour $ 2.20 -
Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour - $ 4.20

Job 205 was started on August 1 and completed on August 10. The company's cost records show the following information concerning the job:

Department
Molding Painting
Direct labor-hours 77 130
Machine-hours 340 74
Direct materials $ 948 $ 1,160
Direct labor cost $ 720 $ 960

Required:

1. Compute the predetermined overhead rates used in the Molding Department and the Painting Department.

2. Compute the total overhead cost applied to Job 205.

3-a. What would be the total manufacturing cost recorded for Job 205?

3-b. If the job contained 30 units, what would be the unit product cost?

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Question 2: Preparation and Presentation of the Income Statement SHOW YOUR WORKING FOR EACH OF THE...

Question 2: Preparation and Presentation of the Income Statement

SHOW YOUR WORKING FOR EACH OF THE NUMBERED QUESTIONS

In your new position as chief financial officer for Gulf Barges Limited, the first task you have been assigned to complete is to prepare the income statement for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2022.

On your desk on your first day, the previous chief financial officer has left you valuable information to complete the task.

SHOW YOUR WORKING FOR EACH OF THE NUMBERED QUESTIONS

1 -Total revenue recorded by Gulf Barges Limited during the accounting period was $185,852,000. Included in the total revenue figure is Other Revenue totalling $21,050,000 and Interest Income totalling $2,453,000.

Following is a list of expenses incurred by the company.

Expense Account

Total Incurred

Advertising and Marketing Costs

$2,512,000.00

Assigned Overhead

$15,483,000.00

Direct Labour

$47,894,000.00

Direct Material

$12,560,000.00

Entertainment

$561,000.00

Insurance and Utilities

$1,690,000.00

Office Supplies

$590,000.00

Repairs and Maintenance

$1,457,000.00

Salaries to Administrative Staff

$6,801,000.00

Sales Commissions

$21,036,000.00

Travel Costs

$1,260,000.00

2 -On January 1, 2022, the company sold a block of land held for investment and recognized a gain on the sale of $12,861,000.

3 -On April 1, 2022, the company sold equipment that resulted in a loss of $4,891,000.

4 -The company incurred finance interest charges during the accounting period of $14,890,000.

5 -The company is involved in joint venture operations. As a result of poor financial conditions, the company recorded a net loss of $15,069,000 from its share of the joint venture operations.

6 -From the operations of its associate firms, the company recorded a net gain of $4,287,000 for the financial period ended June 30, 2022.

7 -If the company reports a profit during the year, the effective corporate tax rate is 25%. If a loss is reported the effective tax rate is zero.

Required:

Using the information supplied, prepare an income statement for Gulf Barges Limited for the accounting period that conforms with IFRS IAS 1 requirements and recommendation. (Hint: Expenses should be classified by function (e.g., cost of goods sold) not nature. SHOW YOUR WORKING FOR EACH OF THE NUMBERED QUESTIONS

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Provide journal entries to following question Problem 11-4A (Part Level Submission) On January 1, 2018, Crown...

Provide journal entries to following question

Problem 11-4A (Part Level Submission)

On January 1, 2018, Crown Point Ltd., a private company, had the following shareholders’ equity accounts:

Preferred shares, $1 noncumulative, unlimited number authorized, none issued
Common shares, unlimited number authorized, 2.80 million issued $2,800,000
Retained earnings 3,900,000


The following selected transactions occurred during 2018:

Jan. 2 Issued 210,000 preferred shares at $25 per share.
Feb. 8 Issued 100,000 common shares in exchange for land. On this date, the current value of the land was $206,000. The common shares have not recently traded, but the last time they traded, they sold for $2.50 per share.
Mar. 5 Declared the quarterly cash dividend to preferred shareholders of record on March 20, payable April 2.
Apr. 18 Issued 426,000 common shares at $3.00 per share.
June 5 Declared the quarterly cash dividend to preferred shareholders of record on June 20, payable July 1.
Sept. 5 Declared the quarterly cash dividend to preferred shareholders of record on September 20, payable October 1.
Oct. 4 Issued 41,000 preferred shares at $25 per share.
Dec. 5 Declared the quarterly cash dividend to preferred shareholders of record on December 20, payable January 1.
14 Declared a cash dividend of $0.50 per share to the common shareholders of record on December 31, payable January 10.
31 Net income for the year was $1.05 million.

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