Following is an Estimated Multiple Regression for Cigarette consumption in the US. Based on the estimated parameters, and other statistics, Answer the following questions:
CigaConsm = 14.5 + 0.06LnInc – 0.65LnCigPr. + 0.025LnExcTax + 0.034Gender
T-stats: (2.90) ( 1.30) (-2.25) (2.40) (1.67)
Where CigaConsm represents cigarette consumption in millions of boxes per year in a given state; Inc is median household income of the State; Cigpr is cigarette price per pack; Exctax is Excise tax per pack of Cigarette, and Gender is the Dummy variable designating if the state has 50% or more female.
R-Square = 0.92 T-Critical: 1.96 at 46 degrees of freedom; n (sample size) = 51.
Interpret the Estimated parameters
If price of Cigarette were to increase by 10%, some may claim that the consumption will go down by 20%; Are they right? Why or Why not?
Suppose it is argued that Female in general smoke less than Male, Do you agree or disagree? Why?
If the State of Wyoming decides to increase the Excise Tax rate by 20% from its present rate, $1.50 per pack, then their Tax revenue from Cigarette alone will go up by 25%. Do you agree or disagree? Why? What would be the correct amount of Revenue increase given that the price per pack of Cigarette in Wyoming is $6.50 and they sell about 5 million packs a year.
Is there any problem in this estimated Regression? If so, name a few.
In: Economics
The following trial balance was prepared from the ledger accounts of Ricardo Company: RICARDO COMPANY Trial Balance April 30, Year 1 Account Titles Debit Credit Cash $ 78,400 Accounts receivable 49,000 Supplies 3,700 Prepaid insurance 5,500 Land $ 10,000 Accounts payable 11,500 Common stock 100,000 Retained earnings 34,255 Dividends 9,900 Service revenue 93,000 Rent expense 11,500 Salaries expense 35,300 Operating expense 36,200 Totals $ 229,500 $ 248,755 When the trial balance failed to balance, the accountant reviewed the records and discovered the following errors: 1. The company received $655 as payment for services rendered. The credit to Service Revenue was recorded correctly, but the debit to Cash was recorded as $1,030. 2. A $1,850 receipt of cash that was received from a customer on accounts receivable was not recorded. 3. A $370 purchase of supplies on account was properly recorded as a debit to the Supplies account. However, the credit to Accounts Payable was not recorded. 4. Land valued at $10,000 was contributed to the business in exchange for common stock. The entry to record the transaction was recorded as a $10,000 credit to both the Land account and the Common Stock account. 5. A $1,450 rent payment was properly recorded as a credit to Cash. However, the Salaries Expense account was incorrectly debited for $1,450. Required Prepare a corrected trial balance for Ricardo Company.
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A tax on a good
A. gives buyers an incentive to buy less of the good than they
otherwise would buy.
B. gives sellers an incentive to produce less of the good than they
otherwise would produce.
C. creates a benefit to the government, the size of which exceeds
the loss in total surplus to buyers and sellers.
D. All of the above are correct.
E. A and B, only
When a tax is levied on sellers of a good,
A. government collects too little revenue to justify the tax if the
equilibrium quantity of the good decreases as a result of the
tax.
B. a wedge is placed between the price buyers pay and the price
sellers effectively receive (and keep).
C. the effective price to buyers decreases because the demand curve
shifts leftward.
D. there is an increase in the quantity of the good supplied.
E. None of the above
Which of the following statement(s) is correct?
(x) Deadweight loss measures the loss in a market to buyers and
sellers that is not offset by an increase in government
revenue.
(y) Taxes cause deadweight losses because they prevent buyers and
sellers from realizing some of the gains from trade due to marginal
buyers and sellers leaving the market.
(z) The deadweight loss from taxes is lower when tax rates are
lower than when tax rates are higher.
A. (x), (y) and (z) B. (x) and (y) only
C. (x) and (z) only D. (y) and (z) only
E. (z) only
In: Economics
1.
If the marginal product is _____, the value of marginal product must be _____.
Select one:
a. rising; zero
b. falling; falling
c. rising; falling
d. falling; rising
2.
The amount by which an additional unit of a factor increases a firm's total _____ during a period is the _____.
Select one:
a. cost; value of marginal product
b. revenue; marginal factor cost
c. cost; marginal product
d. revenue; value of the marginal product
3.
The demand for factors of production is called a derived demand because it is:
Select one:
a. derived from the demand for the outputs that are produced by the factors of production.
b. not easy to determine and must be derived by a technical (and often complicated) process.
c. derived on the basis of questions posed to residents during the census.
d. derived from the available supply of factors, such as land, that can be overexploited.
4.
A firm's demand curve for labor is:
Select one:
a. its marginal cost curve.
b. its marginal product curve.
c. its value of the marginal product of labor curve.
d. horizontal if it is in perfect competition.
5.
When a firm is a perfect competitor in the product market, its demand curve for labor will _____ because the _____ product declines as additional workers are hired.
Select one:
a. slope downward; marginal
b. be horizontal; average
c. slope downward; average
d. slope upward; marginal
In: Economics
Jordan Company’s annual accounting year ends on December 31. It is now December 31, 2015, and all of the 2015 entries have been made except for the following:
a. The company owes interest of $600 on a bank loan. The interest will be paid when the loan is repaid on September 30, 2016. No interest has been recorded.
b. On September 1, 2015, Jordan collected six months’ rent of $4,200 on storage space. At that date, Jordan debited Cash and credited Unearned Revenue for $4,200.
c. The company earned service revenue of $2,300 on a special job that was completed December 29, 2015. Collection will be made during January 2016. No entry has been recorded.
d. On November 1, 2015, Jordan paid a one-year premium for property insurance of $3,600, for coverage starting on that date. Cash was credited and Prepaid Insurance was debited for this amount.
e. At December 31, 2015, wages earned by employees but not yet paid totaled $1,000. The employees will be paid on the next payroll date, January 15, 2016. f. Depreciation of $1,200 must be recognized on a service truck purchased this year. g. The income after all adjustments other than income taxes was $29,000. The company's income tax rate is 25%. Compute and record income tax expense.
Determine the accounting equation effects of each required adjustment.
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In: Accounting
Intangibles: Balance Sheet Presentation and Income Statement Effects Clinton Company has provided information on intangible assets as follows: A patent was purchased from Lou Company for $1,140,000 on January 1, 2018. Clinton estimated the remaining useful life of the patent to be 15 years. The patent was carried in Lou's accounting records at a net book value of $900,000 when Lou sold it to Clinton. During 2019, a franchise was purchased from Rink Company for $460,000. In addition, 6% of revenue from the franchise must be paid to Rink. Revenue from the franchise for 2019 was $1,700,000. Clinton estimates the useful life of the franchise to be 10 years and takes a full year's amortization in the year of purchase. Clinton incurred R&D costs in 2019 as follows: Materials and equipment $133,000 Personnel 144,000 Indirect costs 53,000 $330,000 Clinton estimates that these costs will be recouped by December 31, 2020. On January 1, 2019, Clinton estimates, based on new events, that the remaining life of the patent purchased on January 1, 2018, is only 10 years from January 1, 2019.
Required: 1. Prepare a schedule showing the intangibles section of Clinton's balance sheet at December 31, 2019.
2. Prepare a schedule showing the income statement effects for the year ended December 31, 2019, as a result of the previously mentioned facts.
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Pope’s Garage had the following accounts and amounts in its financial statements on December 31, 2013. Assume that all balance sheet items reflect account balances at December 31, 2013, and that all income statement items reflect activities that occurred during the year then ended. Accounts receivable $ 30,100 Depreciation expense 11,800 Land 25,000 Cost of goods sold 89,500 Retained earnings 60,000 Cash 9,900 Equipment 70,500 Supplies 5,900 Accounts payable 22,400 Service revenue 24,800 Interest expense 1,300 Common stock 8,000 Income tax expense 14,586 Accumulated depreciation 42,000 Long-term debt 38,000 Supplies expense 13,100 Merchandise inventory 29,000 Sales revenue 147,000 Required: a. Calculate the total current assets at December 31, 2013. Loading... b. Calculate the total liabilities and stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2013. Loading... c. Calculate the earnings from operations (operating income) for the year ended December 31, 2013. Loading... d. Calculate the net income (or loss) for the year ended December 31, 2013. Loading... e. What was the average income tax rate for Pope’s Garage for 2013? Loading... f. If $17,500 of dividends had been declared and paid during the year, what was the January 1, 2013, balance of retained earnings? Loading...
In: Accounting
Chirp Hearing is owned by Christina Howell and provides hearing aids and other auditory services. At the end of November 2018, the company had the following adjustments.
Nov 30 Interest on the bank loan is set at 10%, one month of interest has accrued
Nov 30 The balance of the prepaid insurance is for the remaining 10 months of the insurance policy, one month of insurance has been used
Nov 30 The equipment was purchased on September 1,2018 and will have a useful life of seven years, after which it will have no residual value, depreciation is recorded every month, record depreciation for November
Nov 30 Chirp hearing completed 650 of work that was previously unearned
Nov 30 Office supplies used during the month totaled 400
Use the following trial balance, complete the adjustments and the adjusted trial balance in the spreadsheet
| Unadjusted Trial Balance | Adjustments | Adjusted Trial Balance | ||||
| DR | CR | DR | CR | DR | CR | |
| Cash | 6250 | |||||
| Accounts Receivable | 3440 | |||||
| Prepaid Insurance | 2200 | |||||
| Office Supplies | 1140 | |||||
| Equipment | 15120 | |||||
| Accum Deprec-Equipment | 360 | |||||
| Accounts Payable | 2260 | |||||
| INterest Payable | 0 | |||||
| Unearned Revenue | 1240 | |||||
| Notes Payable | 4800 | |||||
| Howell, Capital | 12640 | |||||
| Howell, withdrawals | 2100 | |||||
| Service Revenue | 12500 | |||||
| Depreciation expense | ||||||
| Insurance expense | ||||||
| Interest expense | ||||||
| Office supplies expense | ||||||
| Rent expense | 1650 | |||||
| Salaries expense | 1900 | |||||
| Total | 33800 | 33800 | ||||
In: Accounting
Journalize the March transactions. Use only accounts from the company's chart of accounts, which are cash, accounts receivable, prepaid insurance, equipment, accumulated depreciation-equipment, accounts payable, salaries payable, unearned service revenue, common stock, retained earnings, dividends, income summary, service revenue, salaries expense, utilities expense, insurance expense and depreciation expense. Omit journal entry descriptions.
Mar. 2 Stockholders invested $68,500 cash in the business in exchange for common stock of the corporation.
Mar. 3 Purchased equipement for $42,800 cash.
Mar. 6 Purchased a $2,700 1-year insurance policy on account.
Mar. 19 Sold 100 coupon books for $150 each in cash. Each book contains coupons that enable the holder to play one round of miniature golf or to hit one bucket of golf balls
Mar. 20 Received the month's utility bill for $780.
Mar. 25 Paid a $600 cash dividend.
Mar. 30 Performed golf services totaling $8,000 for customers on account.
31 1/12th of the insurance policy expired.
31 Equipment is depreciated at 1/10th of cost with no salvage value
31 36 coupon books were redeemed by customers during the month.
31 Accrued salaries are $2,230
[hint: totals = $101,490 for adjusted trial balance]
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Journalize the March transactions. Use only accounts from the company's chart of accounts, which are cash, accounts receivable, prepaid insurance, equipment, accumulated depreciation-equipment, accounts payable, salaries payable, unearned service revenue, common stock, retained earnings, dividends, income summary, service revenue, salaries expense, utilities expense, insurance expense and depreciation expense. Omit journal entry descriptions.
Mar. 2 Stockholders invested $68,500 cash in the business in exchange for common stock of the corporation.
Mar. 3 Purchased equipement for $42,800 cash.
Mar. 6 Purchased a $2,700 1-year insurance policy on account.
Mar. 19 Sold 100 coupon books for $150 each in cash. Each book contains coupons that enable the holder to play one round of miniature golf or to hit one bucket of golf balls
Mar. 20 Received the month's utility bill for $780.
Mar. 25 Paid a $600 cash dividend.
Mar. 30 Performed golf services totaling $8,000 for customers on account.
31 1/12th of the insurance policy expired.
31 Equipment is depreciated at 1/10th of cost with no salvage value
31 36 coupon books were redeemed by customers during the month.
31 Accrued salaries are $2,230
[hint: totals = $101,490 for adjusted trial balance]
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