On the last day of the fiscal year, a co-worker asks you to cut a check for $2,000 as a miscellaneous expense for supplies in order to complete a project for a VIP customer today. You notice the invoice looks a little different from other invoices that are usually processed. You know that by preparing the closing entries tomorrow, the miscellaneous expense will be set to zero for the beginning of the year.
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
Should you write this check today and record the expense or write the check tomorrow?
How would the company be affected if the check is written and the invoice ends up being erroneous?
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The following unadjusted trial balance is for Groenke Construction Company as of year-end for the December 31, 20x7 fiscal year. The December 31, 20x6 credit balance of the stockholders’ equity account is $61,900, and the stockholders invested $45,000 cash in the company during 20x7.
101 Cash $15,000
126 Supplies $8,500
128 Pre-paid insurance $11,200
167 Equipment $175,000
168 Accumulated depreciation – equipment $19,000
201 Accounts payable $9,250
251 Long-term notes payable $45,000
301 Shareholders’ equity $106,900
302 Dividends $15,750
401 Construction Revenue $153,000
623 Wage expense $61,800
633 Interest expense $6,250
640 Rent expense $15,750
683 Property tax expense $12,500
684 Repairs expense $6,100
690 Utilities expense $5,300
TOTALS $333,150 $333,150
Instructions:
Use the template provided to:
Adjustments needed:
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An engineer is planning a 15 year retirement. She has decided that she will need to withdraw $4,000 each month from her bank account to live. How much money should she have in the bank at the start of her retirement, if the bank pays 0.25% interest per month (compounded monthly)?
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- During the year ended 31 December, the business made sales of
merchandises of £45,000 and purchases of merchandises of £25,000.
The inventory of merchandises at the beginning of the year was
valued at £8,000 and, at 31 December, £4,500. The gross profit for
the year was:
a) £16,500.
b) £23,500.
c). £20,000.
d) None of these amounts
- If a firm purchases an Equipment (Fixed assets), net income
decreases by the amount of the equipment purchase
a)True
b)False
- Which one of the following events will reduce the cash balances
of a business?
a)Dividend proposed pending shareholder approval
b)Purchase of stock on credit
c)Purchase of fixed assets on interest free credit
d)Suppliers paid amounts owed
- Which of the following is a cash outflow?
a)Creation of a provision
b)Sale of a fixed assets
c)Payment of dividends
d)Depreciation
- A company has a negative cash flow from operating activities.
What could explain this negative cash-flow?
a)A substantial investment in new fixed assets
b)The repayment of a loan
c)A sudden increase in credit sales
d)High levels of dividend
- The basic business equation is
a)Fixed assets + current assets – Current Liabilities = Equity +
Total liabilities
b)Fixed assets + current assets – Dividends = Equity + Total
liabilities – Net income
c)Fixed assets + current assets = Equity + Total liabilities
d)Total Assets – Capital = Equity + Total liabilities
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van for $28,000 with a salvage value of $3,000 on
September 1, Year 1. It has an estimated useful life of 5 years.
Using the straight-line method, how much depreciation expense
should the company recognize on December 31, Year 1?
Select one:
a. $1,400.
b. $5,000.
c. $1,250.
d. $1,667.
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At the end of the current year, Bamboo Co. included $1,420,000 of recent purchases still in transit shipped F.O.B. Destination in their ending inventory. How will including this value affect Bamboo Co.'s financial statements?
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COGS will be too low. |
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Net Income will be correct. |
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Ending Inventory will be too low. |
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The real risk-free rate is 3.5%. Inflation is expected to be 2% this year and 3.75% during the next 2 years. Assume that the maturity risk premium is zero.
What is the yield on 2-year Treasury securities? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. %
What is the yield on 3-year Treasury securities? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. %
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Suppose the present vaule of a 5 year ordinary annuity is $528, if the discount rate is 14%, what must the annual cash flow be?
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The Wet Corp. has an investment project that will reduce expenses by $20,000 per year for 3 years. The project's cost is $20,000. If the asset is part of the 3-year MACRS category (33.33% first year depreciation) and the company's tax rate is 36%, what is the cash flow from the project in year 1?
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Compute the duration of a bond which pays two coupons of $100 next year and the following year and then (in year two) repays the principal of $1000, given an annual yield of 7%. Repeat the calculation for a 9% yield.
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