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    Uniform Partnership Act of 1997

    What is the Uniform Partnership Act of 1997 and what is the relevance to partnership accounting? What types of items are typically included in the partnership agreement? Explain.

    Manufacturing costs, labour costs and budgeting

    A) At The Peak, Inc., manufactures scientific calculators. Costs incurred in making 25,000 scientific calculators in April included $ 85,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead. The total absorption cost per scientific calculator was $ 12.50. Required: a. Calculate the variable cost per scientific calculator. b. The ending in

    Impacts of Unethical Behavior

    Research a company that has been in the news for unethical practices, such as Enron, Tyco, Global Crossing, or WorldCom. Summarize your ideas about the following: What was the nature of the controversy regarding this company's practices? How were accounting practices involved? If you had been an accountant for this com

    Debts and Equity Securities

    You have just joined a CPA firm. Your manager is impressed with the recommendations that you provided on the reporting of securities for the client. He comes in and says "You did a great job! The client was thrilled with the recommendations." Your manager has another consulting assignment. He asked you to prepare for him the en

    Enterprise funds

    How would you compare the accounting for enterprise funds with that of (a) businesses and (b) governmental funds? Summarize the reasons both for and against accounting for enterprises funds differently than governmental funds and include an example of an enterprise with regards to this.

    Indirect labour hour calculations

    In the past, TTTH Inc. allocated indirect manufacturing costs based on direct labor hours. Recently, management has decided to pilot a system of time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to allocate these costs. The division produces three engine models: Basic, Sport, and Heavy Duty. Acme employs 300 employees to perform indire

    Choosing Between Methods of Depreciation

    There is a common scenario where companies can opt to use two different depreciation methods. What is this scenario and can you share some details and the rationale behind this scenario?

    Develop the cost function by High-Low method.

    Machine hours and electricity costs for Wells Industries for 2011 were as follows: Machine Electricity Month Hours Costs January 2,000 $ 9,200 February 2,320 10,500 March 1,520 6,750 April 2,480 11,500

    ROI and Economic Profit Calculations

    10-A1 ROI and Economic Profit Calculations Consider the following data (in thousands) : (see the attached table) 1)For each division, compute the return on sales, the capital turnover, and the return on investment (ROI) 2)Which division is the best performer if evaluation is based on ROI? Explain. 3)Suppose each division

    Zipper Company: Costs and overhead activities

    Zipper Company has identified the following overhead activities, costs, and activity drivers for the coming year: (see attached table) Zipper produces two models of sewing machines with the following expected prime costs and activity demands: (see attached table) The company's normal activity is 4,000 direct labor hours.

    Consolidation Into One Entity

    Address the following: Define the term business combination and differentiate across various forms of business combinations. Discuss the motives for business combinations. Describe when consolidation of financial information into a single set of statements is necessary.

    Variable Cost Assessment

    The MedView brochure said, "Only 45 scans per month to cover the monthly equipment rental of $18000." *The footnote at the bottom of the brochure read: *"Assumes a reimbursable fee of $475 per scan." The MedView brochure refers to a new radiology imaging system that MedView rents for $18000 per month. A "scan" refers to one i

    Ethical Issues: Delaying Payments, Huge Discounts at YE

    Auditors found out that a company was delaying payments to creditors at year-end and selling inventories as huge discounts in order to improve cash flows. Are there any ethical issues involved in this practice? What are they if any?

    Major Funds

    Using a Governmental Agency or Not-for-Profit organization identify what are considered to be its major funds? In what key ways are major funds reported differently than non-major funds?

    Career Opportunities for Accountants

    1. Describe two business sectors you might want to work in if you were an accountant and explain why in 150 to 200 words. 2. Research a specific company in one of the business sectors that interests you and describe how you imagine it might be to work there.

    Assessing Key Productivity Measurements

    9-48 In early 20X1, United Communications, a U.S.-based international telephone communications company, purchased the controlling interest in Bucharest Telecom, Ltd. (BTL) in Romania. A key productivity measure monitored by United is the number of customer telephone lines per employee. Consider the following data for United:

    Burton Transportation Company: Flexible and Static Budgets and variances

    8-A1 Burton Transportation Company's general manager reports quarterly to the company president on the firm's operating performance. The company uses a budget based on detailed expectations for the forthcoming quarter. The general manager has just received the condensed quarterly performance report shown in Exhibit 8-10.

    Analyzing Pro Forma Statements

    Instructions Decide upon an initiative you want to implement that would increase sales over the next five years, (for example, market another product, corporate expansion, and so on). Using the sample financial statements, create pro forma statements of five year projections that are clear, concise, and easy to read. Be su

    CFO memo: predetermined overhead rates, applied overhead

    Data for month ending 1/31/200X Direct labor expended on jobs completed in month 1 $100,000 Direct material used up $500,000 Budgeted manufacturing overhead $2,000,000 Budgeted production volume 4,000 units Actual production volume 4,500 units Supplies, indirect labor, maintenance repair costs totaled $2,200,000 Beginning

    Percentage of sales vs. Percentage of Receivables

    What is the difference between using the percentage of sales and percentage of receivables method for calculating doubtful accounts? Is it appropriate to use a hybrid of the percentage of sales and the percentage of receivables methods of calculating? Do generally accepted accounting principles allow for using both methods at th

    The CAPM

    Olter, Inc. is starting its risk management program for the company and has asked for your help in determining critical risk measurements for the firm. The company has identified several factors in the market that they believe are critical for your tasks: •The risk-free rate is 6% •The required return on the average stoc

    The Best-Case Scenario

    Olin Transmissions, Inc., has the following estimates for its new gear assembly project: price = $3,000 per unit; variable costs = $600 per unit; fixed costs = $1.8 million; quantity = 90,000 units. Suppose the company believes all of its estimates are accurate only to within ±20 percent. What values should the company use for

    Corporate Annual Report NIKON

    Using the 2012 annual report for NIKON: 1. Analyse the major areas of the report. 2. Discuss the key factors that determined the company's financial performance during the year. 3. Discuss what the primary assets held by the company are. 4. Demonstrate how management portrays the internal control environment of NIKON.

    Noncontrolling interest in net income: Lance Co 2011

    C3. On January 1, 2010, Mace Co. acquired 75% of Lance Co.'s outstanding common stock. On the same date, Lance acquired an 80% interest in Curle Co. Both of these investments were acquired when book value was equal to fair value of identifiable net assets acquired. Both of these investments were accounted using the initial value

    Governmental accounting: internal service fund depreciation required?

    Depreciation of general capital assets is not recorded in the accounts of any of the governmental funds. If a building is transferred from the General Fund to an internal service fund because the character of its use changes, should the internal service fund record building depreciation expense each year after the transfer? Expl

    Flexible Budgets and Cost Variances

    See the attached file. Objectives To be able to compute the revenue and cost variances and interpret whether the variances signal favourable or unfavourable performance. Mr Doctor is the brand name of a therapeutic pillow produced by the Streussles Company. For 2013, the operating budget is based on an estimated sale