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    Cost Concepts and Application

    Osgood, Inc. makes a gourmet dark chocolate syrup that is sells to coffee shops for use in making gourmet coffee drinks. Fixed costs for this product are estimated to be $180,000. The syrup is sold in cases of 12 bottles for $30. Variable costs are estimated at $1.00 per bottle. Required: In a memo to management, provide

    Smiley Corporation: Compute deferred tax liability for machine depreciation

    1. Smiley Corporation purchased a machine on January 2, 2006, for $2,000,000. The machine has an estimated 5-year life with no salvage value. The straight-line method of depreciation is being used for financial statement purposes and the following MACRS amounts will be deducted for tax purposes: 2006 $400,000 2009

    Liberty International Investment Properties

    Companies following international accounting standards are permitted to revalue fixed assets above the assets' historical costs. Such revaluations are allowed under various countries' standards and the standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Liberty International, a real estate company, headquart

    Cole, Inc. owes Henry Co: compute gain or loss on settlement

    Cole, Inc., which owes Henry Co. $600,000 in notes payable with accrued interest of $54,000, is in financial difficulty. To settle the debt, Henry agrees to accept from Cole equipment with a fair value of $570,000, an original cost of $840,000, and accumulated depreciation of $195,000. Instructions (a) Compute the gain

    Intermediate Accounting II: Howe Company & Vertex Company

    1. In March 2007, an explosion occurred at Howe Co.'s plant, causing damage to area properties. By May 2007, no claims had yet been asserted against Howe. However, Howe's management and legal counsel concluded that it was reasonably possible that Howe would be held responsible for negligence, and that $4,000,000 would be a reaso

    Intermediate Accounting II: Tripez Corporation

    Tripez Corporation, a manufacturer of household paints, is preparing annual financial statements at December 31, 2007. Because of a recently proven health hazard in one of its paints, the government has clearly indicated its intention of having Tripez recall all cans of this paint sold in the last six months. The management of T

    Equilibrium price and quantity, elastic demand, inelastic supply

    1. Suppose the demand is Q = 10 - P and the supply is Q = P + 4. Please verify that the following table gives the quantity demanded and supplied at each given prices. What is the equilibrium price and quantity sold under perfect competition? Price Quantity Quantity Supplied Demanded 1 5 9 1.5 5.5 8.5 2 6 8 2.5 6.5 7.5

    BUGusa: Has Walter committed any torts against Steve?

    Walter, a security guard for BUGusa, learns that Steve really works for WIRETIME. Walter takes Steve to a small soundproof room where he keeps him for six hours. During this time, Walter continues to ask Steve what he is doing at BUGusa and what information he has given WIRETIME. Walter tells Steve that he will hurt him if he do

    Cost Accounting for Product Grades

    Exhibit 1 Selected product grades with production and financial data Product (Grade) Caliper Coated/Uncoated Slit Average Reels per Batch Material Cost per Reel Selling Price per Reel A 0.013 Coated Yes 50 $4,800 $12,600 B 0.014 Uncoated No 2

    S Corporation Individual Tax Return

    Peter Sam owns 60% of a calendar year S corporation during 2007. His stock basis on December 31, 2006 is $17,000, and his debt basis is $2,000. If the S corporation incurs a $48,000 loss for 2007, what amount may Peter Sam deduct on his individual tax return?

    Calculate the direct materials price and usage variances

    Balt Company used 5,000 pounds of Material H to produce 800 units of Product C8 last period. The company has established the standard of using 7 pounds of Material H per unit of C8, at a price of $7.50 per pound. During the period the inventory for Material H decreased by 2,000 pounds. The firm spent $25,000 during the period t

    Favorable or Unfavorable Variances

    James has the following information pertaining to its usage of direct labor in a recent period: Total direct labor hours spent 30,000 Total units manufactured 8,000 Actual wage rate per hour $16 Standard cost data Wage rate per hour $18 Standard hours per unit 4 Required: Calculate the fo

    Bike Pedals-Determine the following Variances

    Bike Pedals manufactures bicycle seats. The firm budgeted to manufacture 25,000 seats in April with 0.05 standard machine hours per seat. The total variable factory overhead was budgeted at $30,000 for the operation. The firm manufactured 30,000 seats using 1,600 machine-hours and incurred $34,000 total variable factory o

    Gether Corporation: Allocation Method

    Gether Corporation manufactures appliances. It has four division: Refrigerator, Stove, Dishwasher, and Microwave oven. Each division is located in a different city and the headquarters is located in Oakland, California. Headquarters incurs a total of $14,255,000 in costs, none of which are direct costs of any o the divisions.

    ABC Corporation: Cost Evaluation and Performance Measurement

    ABC Corporation has sales of $1,000,000, gross profit of $550,000, net income of $150,000, average total operating assets of $1,500,000 and fixed assets of $450,000. What is ABC's return on investment (ROI)? (Points: 1) 15% 10% 55% 45% Holding all other factors equal, if net income incr

    Buying Price for the Business

    Benjamin O'Henry has owned and operated O'Henry's Data Services since its beginning ten years ago. From all appearances, the business has prospered. In the past few years, you have become friends with O'Henry and his wife. Recently, O'Henry mentioned that he has lost his zest for the business and would consider selling it for th

    Wildcat Company

    16 The Wildcat Company has provided the following information: Units of Output 30,000 Units 42,000 Units Direct materials $ 180,000 $ 252,000 Variable Workers' wages 1,080,000 1,512,000 Variable Supervisors' salaries 312,00

    Absorption and Variable costing

    Bruster Company sells its products for $66 each. The current production level is 25,000 units, although only 20,000 units are anticipated to be sold. Unit manufacturing costs are: Direct materials $12.00 Direct manufacturing labor $18.00 Variable manufacturing costs $9.00 Total fixed manufac

    Eligibility requirements for S corporation

    Which one of the following statements concerning the eligibility requirements for S corporations is NOT correct? -An S corporation is permitted to own 75% of the stock of another S corporation -An S corporaation is permitted to be a partner in a partnership -An S corporation is permitted to own 100% of the stcok of a C corpor

    Basis of accounting

    Basis of accounting questions need the following help with the questions listed.

    Young Marrieds' Life Insurance: what type of policy and how much?

    Jeff and Ann are both 28 years old. They have been married for three years, and they have a son who is almost two. They expect their second child in a few months. Jeff is the head teller in a local bank. He has just received a $30-a-week raise. His income is $480 a week, which after taxes, leaves him with $1,648 a month. His

    change in accounting principle

    1. Under what conditions is a change in the method of depreciation treated as a change in accounting principle? 2. What is the new codification(s) that answers this question? 3. Provide a real world example.

    USA Company's Box Division: Transfer Pricing at Full Capacity

    The USA Company's Box Division produces cardboard boxes used for packaging microwavable fast foods. The Consumer Products Division produces a variety of fast-food entrees that are packaged in boxes. In the past the Consumer Products Division has purchased its boxes from the Box Division for .15 each. The Box Division currentl

    Dividend discount model

    (Dividend discount model) Assume RHM is expected to pay a total cash dividend of $5.60 next year and its dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 6% per year forever. Assuming annual dividend payments, what is the current market value of a share of RHM stock if the required return on RHM common stock is 10%?