A project requires an initial investment of $350,000 and will return $140,000 each year for six years.

If taxes are ignored and the required rate of return is 10%, what is the project's net present value (rounded to the nearest dollar)?

Group of answer choices

$259,742

$114,803

$340,000

$109,742

A project requires an initial investment of $350,000 and will return $140,000 each year for six years.

Ignoring qualitative issues and income taxes, should the company invest in this project?

Group of answer choices

No, because the net present value shows a return that is less than the company's required rate of return.

There is not enough quantitative information to answer this question.

No, because the internal rate of return cannot be calculated.

Yes, because the net present value shows a return that is above the company's required rate of return.

Clothing Products LLC manufactures shirts. The company is interested in outsourcing production to a reputable manufacturing company that can supply the shirts for $10 per unit. Clothing Products LLC produces 20,000 shirts each year. Variable production costs are $4 per unit and annual fixed costs are $160,000. If production is outsourced, all variable costs and 60 percent of annual fixed costs will be eliminated. Ignoring qualitative factors and income taxes, which is the best alternative?

Group of answer choices

Producing the shirts internally is the best option and results in $24,000 in savings compared to outsourcing production.

Outsourcing production is the best option and results in $64,000 in savings.

Producing the shirts internally is the best option and results in $64,000 in savings compared to outsourcing production.

Outsourcing production is the best option and results in $24,000 in savings.

Support Tech Inc. has two customers; Rosen and Hernandez. Rosen generates $300,000 in income after direct fixed costs are deducted, and Hernandez generates $290,000 in income after direct fixed costs are deducted. Allocated fixed costs total $510,000 and are assigned 40 percent to Rosen and 60 percent to Hernandez.  Total allocated fixed costs remain the same regardless of how these costs are assigned to customers.  

The amount of allocated fixed costs to be assigned to Hernandez totals ________ .

Group of answer choices

$204,000

$290,000

$220,000

$306,000

Support Tech Inc. has two customers; Rosen and Hernandez. Rosen generates $300,000 in income after direct fixed costs are deducted, and Hernandez generates $290,000 in income after direct fixed costs are deducted. Allocated fixed costs total $510,000 and are assigned 40 percent to Rosen and 60 percent to Hernandez.  Total allocated fixed costs remain the same regardless of how these costs are assigned to customers.  

After allocating fixed costs to Rosen, the amount of profit or (loss) for this customer totals ________ .

Group of answer choices

$590,000

($16,000)

$204,000

$96,000

Support Tech Inc. has two customers; Rosen and Hernandez. Rosen generates $300,000 in income after direct fixed costs are deducted, and Hernandez generates $290,000 in income after direct fixed costs are deducted. Allocated fixed costs total $510,000 and are assigned 40 percent to Rosen and 60 percent to Hernandez.  Total allocated fixed costs remain the same regardless of how these costs are assigned to customers.  

Which of the following is the course of action preferred by management regarding Hernandez?

Group of answer choices

Drop Hernandez because this customer generates a net loss.

Keep Hernandez because eliminating this customer would have the effect of decreasing company profit by $290,000.

Drop Hernandez because this customer generates less income after direct fixed costs than Rosen.

Keep Hernandez because eliminating this customer would have the effect of increasing company profit by $290,000.

Which of the following best describes the difference between using differential analysis and capital budgeting for decision-making?

Group of answer choices

Differential analysis involves short-run operating decisions and capital budgeting involves long-run capacity decisions.

Differential analysis involves long-run capacity decisions and capital budgeting involves short-run operating decisions.

Differential analysis and capital budgeting require an analysis of differential revenues and costs.

Differential analysis requires calculating the present value of future cash flows and capital budgeting does not.

Managing the Ethical Implications of the Big BoxWalmart has had a tremendous impact upon our society. Its pervasive presence has affected communities all over the United States. The first Walmart store opened in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. By 1970, there were 38 stores with 1,500 “associates” (employees) and sales of $44.2 million. In 1990, Walmart became the nation’s number one retailer. In 2002, Walmart had the biggest single-day sales in history: $1.43 billion on the day after Thanksgiving. Today, Walmart is the world’s largest retailer with 2.1 million “associates” in more than 8,800 store and club locations in 15 countries and sales of $405 billion in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010. Because of this impact, Walmart has been confronted with many ethical challenges.One of the challenges the huge retailer has faced is to have a positive impact upon the communities it enters. Whether Walmart has acted ethically may be a matter of perspective. Certainly, Walmart does much for the communities in which it operates, but it has also faced criticism than its economic impact limits the ability of local businesses to survive.By the end of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010, the number of stores and distribution centers had grown from 3,368 to over 3,600, and the number of associates in the United States had grown from 1.04 million to 1.4 million. Here are the figures in the United States alone: Walmart and the Walmart foundation gave more than $467 million in cash and in-kind gifts in fiscal year ending 2010 (FYE ’10) – an $89 million increase over the previous year’s giving. At a time when food banks are being accessed more than ever, Walmart doubled donations to Feeding America, giving more than 127 million pounds of nutritious food to U.S. food banks, the equivalent of nearly 100 million meals (Walmart Corporate, n.d.-b). Walmart does fund a number of programs to support communities and local nonprofit organizations. In 2004, they claimed to have given the following:More than $88 million in community grantsMore than $265 million in 15 years for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN)More than $184 million in 19 years to United Way chapters$80 million in scholarships since 1979$1.7 million in Environmental Grants$3.1 million in Volunteerism Always Pays grants$20 million raised and contributed during the 2002 holidaysIn his book, In Sam We Trust, Bob Ortega (1998) suggested that Walmart is devouring America. Among other issues, Representative George Miller’s (D-CA) (2004) 25-page report by the Democratic Staff of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, suggests that Walmart’s low wages and unaffordable of unavailable health care cost taxpayers money. In recent years, the downtown areas of Managing the Ethical Implications of the Big BoxWalmart has had a tremendous impact upon our society. Its pervasive presence has affected communities all over the United States. The first Walmart store opened in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. By 1970, there were 38 stores with 1,500 “associates” (employees) and sales of $44.2 million. In 1990, Walmart became the nation’s number one retailer. In 2002, Walmart had the biggest single-day sales in history: $1.43 billion on the day after Thanksgiving. Today, Walmart is the world’s largest retailer with 2.1 million “associates” in more than 8,800 store and club locations in 15 countries and sales of $405 billion in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010. Because of this impact, Walmart has been confronted with many ethical challenges.One of the challenges the huge retailer has faced is to have a positive impact upon the communities it enters. Whether Walmart has acted ethically may be a matter of perspective. Certainly, Walmart does much for the communities in which it operates, but it has also faced criticism than its economic impact limits the ability of local businesses to survive.By the end of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010, the number of stores and distribution centers had grown from 3,368 to over 3,600, and the number of associates in the United States had grown from 1.04 million to 1.4 million. Here are the figures in the United States alone: Walmart and the Walmart foundation gave more than $467 million in cash and in-kind gifts in fiscal year ending 2010 (FYE ’10) – an $89 million increase over the previous year’s giving. At a time when food banks are being accessed more than ever, Walmart doubled donations to Feeding America, giving more than 127 million pounds of nutritious food to U.S. food banks, the equivalent of nearly 100 million meals (Walmart Corporate, n.d.-b). Walmart does fund a number of programs to support communities and local nonprofit organizations. In 2004, they claimed to have given the following:More than $88 million in community grantsMore than $265 million in 15 years for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN)More than $184 million in 19 years to United Way chapters$80 million in scholarships since 1979$1.7 million in Environmental Grants$3.1 million in Volunteerism Always Pays grants$20 million raised and contributed during the 2002 holidaysIn his book, In Sam We Trust, Bob Ortega (1998) suggested that Walmart is devouring America. Among other issues, Representative George Miller’s (D-CA) (2004) 25-page report by the Democratic Staff of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, suggests that Walmart’s low wages and unaffordable of unavailable health care cost taxpayers money. In recent years, the downtown areas of
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Managing the Ethical Implications of the Big BoxWalmart has had a tremendous impact upon our society. Its pervasive presence has affected communities all over the United States. The first Walmart store opened in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. By 1970, there were 38 stores with 1,500 “associates” (employees) and sales of $44.2 million. In 1990, Walmart became the nation’s number one retailer. In 2002, Walmart had the biggest single-day sales in history: $1.43 billion on the day after Thanksgiving. Today, Walmart is the world’s largest retailer with 2.1 million “associates” in more than 8,800 store and club locations in 15 countries and sales of $405 billion in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010. Because of this impact, Walmart has been confronted with many ethical challenges.One of the challenges the huge retailer has faced is to have a positive impact upon the communities it enters. Whether Walmart has acted ethically may be a matter of perspective. Certainly, Walmart does much for the communities in which it operates, but it has also faced criticism than its economic impact limits the ability of local businesses to survive.By the end of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010, the number of stores and distribution centers had grown from 3,368 to over 3,600, and the number of associates in the United States had grown from 1.04 million to 1.4 million. Here are the figures in the United States alone: Walmart and the Walmart foundation gave more than $467 million in cash and in-kind gifts in fiscal year ending 2010 (FYE ’10) – an $89 million increase over the previous year’s giving. At a time when food banks are being accessed more than ever, Walmart doubled donations to Feeding America, giving more than 127 million pounds of nutritious food to U.S. food banks, the equivalent of nearly 100 million meals (Walmart Corporate, n.d.-b). Walmart does fund a number of programs to support communities and local nonprofit organizations. In 2004, they claimed to have given the following:More than $88 million in community grantsMore than $265 million in 15 years for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN)More than $184 million in 19 years to United Way chapters$80 million in scholarships since 1979$1.7 million in Environmental Grants$3.1 million in Volunteerism Always Pays grants$20 million raised and contributed during the 2002 holidaysIn his book, In Sam We Trust, Bob Ortega (1998) suggested that Walmart is devouring America. Among other issues, Representative George Miller’s (D-CA) (2004) 25-page report by the Democratic Staff of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, suggests that Walmart’s low wages and unaffordable of unavailable health care cost taxpayers money. In recent years, the downtown areas of Managing the Ethical Implications of the Big BoxWalmart has had a tremendous impact upon our society. Its pervasive presence has affected communities all over the United States. The first Walmart store opened in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. By 1970, there were 38 stores with 1,500 “associates” (employees) and sales of $44.2 million. In 1990, Walmart became the nation’s number one retailer. In 2002, Walmart had the biggest single-day sales in history: $1.43 billion on the day after Thanksgiving. Today, Walmart is the world’s largest retailer with 2.1 million “associates” in more than 8,800 store and club locations in 15 countries and sales of $405 billion in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010. Because of this impact, Walmart has been confronted with many ethical challenges.One of the challenges the huge retailer has faced is to have a positive impact upon the communities it enters. Whether Walmart has acted ethically may be a matter of perspective. Certainly, Walmart does much for the communities in which it operates, but it has also faced criticism than its economic impact limits the ability of local businesses to survive.By the end of the fiscal year ending January 31, 2010, the number of stores and distribution centers had grown from 3,368 to over 3,600, and the number of associates in the United States had grown from 1.04 million to 1.4 million. Here are the figures in the United States alone: Walmart and the Walmart foundation gave more than $467 million in cash and in-kind gifts in fiscal year ending 2010 (FYE ’10) – an $89 million increase over the previous year’s giving. At a time when food banks are being accessed more than ever, Walmart doubled donations to Feeding America, giving more than 127 million pounds of nutritious food to U.S. food banks, the equivalent of nearly 100 million meals (Walmart Corporate, n.d.-b). Walmart does fund a number of programs to support communities and local nonprofit organizations. In 2004, they claimed to have given the following:More than $88 million in community grantsMore than $265 million in 15 years for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN)More than $184 million in 19 years to United Way chapters$80 million in scholarships since 1979$1.7 million in Environmental Grants$3.1 million in Volunteerism Always Pays grants$20 million raised and contributed during the 2002 holidaysIn his book, In Sam We Trust, Bob Ortega (1998) suggested that Walmart is devouring America. Among other issues, Representative George Miller’s (D-CA) (2004) 25-page report by the Democratic Staff of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, suggests that Walmart’s low wages and unaffordable of unavailable health care cost taxpayers money. In recent years, the downtown areas of

many towns have been suffering as communities have become increasingly suburban. According to critics, Walmart often contributes to the decline of the downtown of small towns because they build stores at the outskirts of towns, drawing traffic away from the downtown areas.Small towns all over the country have felt the impact of Walmart. This is not a new phenomenon. Walmart began having a tremendous impact on communities in the 1980s. For example, by the late 1980s, Iowa had felt the effects of the growing retail giant. According to an article by Edward O. Welles (1993), “Iowa towns within a 20-mile radius felt [Walmart’s] pull. Their retail sales declined by 17.6% after five years” (para. 13).But it wasn’t just the retail stores that suffered. The specialty stores also felt the impact. The only hope for small merchants was to find a niche. Because of Walmart’s size and strength with suppliers (which has grown tremendously since the early 1980s), the burden has been on the small business owner to change and adapt. Even if they had successful businesses, providing the same goods and products for as long as 50 years, small merchants have been forced to adapt to survive as Walmart enters their territory.The impact can be brutal for business owners. “In exurban Sycamore, Brown County Market lost 40% of its sales after a Wal-Mart Supercenter opened in nearby DeKalb in the late 1990s” (Murphy, 2004, para. 8). The store’s owner laments one of the issues: “’I pay my grocery clerks $13 an hour plus benefits. Wal-Mart pays $7 an hour with no benefits.’ Says owner Daniel Brown. ‘It’s hard for me to compete against that’” (Murphy, 2004, para. 9). It is interesting to note, though, that 7 years later, Walmart’s corporate fact sheet (Walmart Corporate, n.d.-a) states that the average, full-time hourly wage for Walmart stores is $11.75. The fact sheet indicates it is even higher in urban areas and that associates can receive performance-based bonuses.Yet, Walmart has grown to be such a behemoth exactly because it has given customers what they wanted (or at least thought they wanted) – low prices and convenience. One can head to the local Walmart and do virtually all of one’s shopping in one huge building. It is often possible to find a reasonable substitution for those specialty items that can’t be found at Walmart. But if low prices are causing other local merchants to go out of business, are the conveniences that Walmart provides worthwhile in the long run? There is a whole other side to this community economic impact in terms of the economic spin-off of a dollar spent at Walmart versus a dollar spent at other local merchants. There have been myriad stories about low wages and minimal benefits provided to Walmart “associates,” not to mention the hiring of illegal aliens for the fact that China has become a major supplier for the retail giant that used to tout that it only carried products that were made in America.In 2004, Walmart’s average employee worked a 30-hour week and earned about $11,700 a year, which was nearly $2,000 below the poverty line for a family of three (Miller, 2004; Wal-Mart Watch, n.d.). Only 38% of “associates” have company-provided health coverage – as compared to the national average of over 60% (Miller, 2004; United Food and Commercial Workers Union [UFCW] Local 227, n.d.; UFCW Local 770, n.d.; Wal-Mart Watch, n.d.). According to the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union Local 227 (n.d.), “Wal-Mart has increased the premium cost for workers by over 200% since 1993 – medical care inflation only went up 50% in the same period.”Walmart claims to contribute to the well-being of communities. Between January 1996, the year Walmart began posting pictures of missing children in the lobbies of Walmart facilities, and January 2010, 10,409 children have been featured, and 8,716 have been recov3ered. It is clear that Walmart does much in the way of scholarships and philanthropy in addition to offering convenience and low prices. Walmart’s rhetoric centers on the three basic beliefs that Sam Walton established in 1962:1. Respect for the Individual2. Service to Our Customers3. Strive for ExcellenceDiscussion Questions – Choose ONE1. What does it mean for an organization to be ethical in its communication and practices?2. Does Walmart’s rhetoric communicate a different message than its actions?3. Are Walmart’s persuasive tactics concerning its value to a community ethical in approach and intention?4. How would you characterize the culture of Walmart?(Miller, 2004; Wal-Mart Watch, n.d.). Only 38% of “associates” have company-provided health coverage – as compared to the national average of over 60% (Miller, 2004; United Food

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Pastina Company sells various types of pasta to grocery chains as private label brands. The company's fiscal year-end is December 31. The unadjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2018, appears below.

Information necessary to prepare the year-end adjusting entries appears below.

Depreciation on the office equipment for the year is $10,500.

Employee salaries and wages are paid twice a month, on the 22nd for salaries and wages earned from the 1st through the 15th, and on the 7th of the following month for salaries and wages earned from the 16th through the end of the month. Salaries and wages earned from December 16 through December 31, 2018, were $1,350.

On October 1, 2018, Pastina borrowed $60,900 from a local bank and signed a note. The note requires interest to be paid annually on September 30 at 12%. The principal is due in 10 years.

On March 1, 2018, the company lent a supplier $24,900 and a note was signed requiring principal and interest at 8% to be paid on February 28, 2019.

On April 1, 2018, the company paid an insurance company $5,200 for a two-year fire insurance policy. The entire $5,200 was debited to insurance expense.

$830 of supplies remained on hand at December 31, 2018.

A customer paid Pastina $1,620 in December for 1,350 pounds of spaghetti to be delivered in January 2019. Pastina credited sales revenue.

On December 1, 2018, $2,200 rent was paid to the owner of the building. The payment represented rent for December 2018 and January 2019, at $1,100 per month.

3. Prepare an adjusted trial balance.

In 2000 Firestone tires had a major problem on their hands, several of their tires were exploding while being driven, causing serious injuries and death to its customers. In fact on May 2, 2000 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opeed an investigation into Firestone tires based on reports of tread separation on some of its tires. At that point, the agency had received 90 complaints, including reports of 33 crashes resulting in 27 injuries and four deaths. Answer the following based on your independent research on the Firestone case:

a. What type of tort claim would an injured or deceased party pursue against Firestone?

b. What is the goal of tort law and how does it apply to the Firestone case?

c. Think back to the Ford Pinto case, how is the Firestone incident similar; and how did Firestone confront the issue once it was discovered?

d. If you worked for Firestone what defenses would you claim?

Please fill out a general journal for the transactions.

Customers are charged $87 per hour for services

Customers are charged $75 for each unit of retail product purchased

Inventory is purchased by the company for $36 per unit

To understand the value of counting loops:

1. Write a java program that implements matrix multiplication using counting loop constructs.
2. Then write the same program using only logical loops—for example, while loops.

Sample Result is shown below:

Enter the number of rows of matrix A: 2

Enter the number of columns of matrix A: 3

Enter the number of columns of matrix B: 3

Enter the number of columns of matrix B: 4

Enter matrix A;

1 2 3

4 5 6

Enter matrix B:

7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18

Matrix A:

1 2 3

4 5 6

Matrix B:

7    8    9 10

11    12 13 14

15 16 17    18

Product of matrix A and Matrix B ( A x B) :

74 80 86 92

173 188 203    218   

You are the audit senior on the Wendig Limited (Wendig) engagement and have commenced planning for the 2019 audit. You have been able to obtain the following information concerning the various segments of the business:

1. Inventory Balances and Purchase Transactions Although fairly voluminous, purchase transactions at Wendig are not complex. Inventories are tightly controlled so that overstocking and obsolescence are normally not a problem. Inventory, although not as liquid as cash, is subject to theft. At Wendig, finished packaged products are shipped immediately to customers, although large quantities of purchased merchandise are maintained on hand. The personnel handling purchases and inventory transactions are, in general, competent. Access to warehouse is unrestricted.

2. Trade Receivables and Credit Sales System These transactions are not particularly complex at Wendig, nor (except for the allowance for doubtful debts account) is there any degree of estimation involved. The persons processing revenue and trade receivables transactions are thoroughly familiar with the procedures and are generally competent. Sales transactions processing does, however, entail the completion of many transactions. Competition from overseas is becoming an issue, and because of the poor general economic conditions some customers have requested extensions of time to pay.

3. Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) There are generally few fixed asset transactions. The transactions are often not complex but an element of risk can be introduced when management has to make decisions concerning whether to capitalise or expense items. PPE, being less liquid than other assets, is generally not subject to theft. In recent years a number of PPE items have been manufactured in-house. You have noticed, as a result of your analytical procedures, that repairs and maintenance expense has dropped considerably in the last two years. Asset registers are maintained on a timely basis, and staff are generally competent.

4. Trade Payables Transactions and Balances Although not complex, the volume of trade payables transactions is high. There is a risk with trade payables balances that personnel may fail to record them in the books, as the company has applied to the bank for an increase in its overdraft and wants to impress the bank with a strong current ratio. At Wendig a request form is first prepared for all items that are to be paid through the cash disbursements system. The previous trade payables clerk, who had been with the company for eight years, left in December 2018. A new clerk was hired but is not yet thoroughly familiar with the procedures.

Questions

1. Determine any significant risks with reference to relevant facts

2.Outline internal controls relevant to the audit.

Chandler Company is owned by Roscoe Chandler and provides appraisal services to individuals and companies wishing to purchase and sell fine art. Chandler Company began business on January 1, 2018, and is just completing its first year of business. Roscoe asks for your help in completing the accounting cycle for the company by assisting with the closing process.

Before the closing entries are made, you begin with an adjusted trial balance. The closing entries are essentially the link from the adjusted trial balance to the post-closing trial balance.

Chandler Company

ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE

December 31, 2018

The Closing Process

The final step of the accounting cycle is the closing process. The main goal of this stage of the cycle is to ensure that the balance of each temporary account is returned to zero and that net income is transferred to the owner's capital account. The first step in successfully undertaking the closing process is to understand the difference between a temporary account and a permanent account. Roscoe has some questions about the process.

Answer the following questions (1) - (3).

1. If a temporary account has an ending balance of $67,000, what is its beginning balance for the following accounting period? If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter “0”.

2. If a permanent account has an ending balance of $67,000, what is its beginning balance for the following accounting period?

3. Roscoe will be preparing his yearly financial statements after completing Chandler Company’s closing process, and is a somewhat confused about the characteristics of the accounts on his Chart of Accounts. He has started by creating the following chart, and asks for your help in completing it. For each account or type of account listed, choose all descriptions that apply.

Roscoe’s Journal

Roscoe has attempted to prepare the closing entries for Chandler Company on this panel. He’s not sure if he’s entered the journal entries correctly, and asks you to review them. You find that one entry is correct, but the other is incorrect.

Determine which entry is incorrect, and journalize both closing entries for Chandler Company as of Dec. 31 on the Journal panel.

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Journal

Roscoe has attempted to prepare the closing entries for Chandler Company on the Roscoe’s Journal panel. He’s not sure if he’s entered the journal entries correctly, and asks you to review them. You find that one entry is correct, but the other is incorrect. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

Determine which entry is incorrect, and journalize both closing entries for Chandler Company as of Dec. 31 in the following journal.

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Post-Closing Trial Balance

The post-closing trial balance shows all the permanent accounts with their updated values after the temporary accounts have been reduced to zero balance for the next accounting cycle. Also, the post-closing trial balance is meant to ensure that debits equal credits post-close.

Roscoe is very happy with your work on the closing entries for Chandler Company, and asks if you would prepare a post-closing trial balance for the company.

Chandler Company

POST-CLOSING TRIAL BALANCE

December 31, 2018