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    Calculation of Optimal Ordering Cost and Optimal Cost

    1. Our office orders 60 reams of paper at a time. The carrying cost is 40% of the $10 unit cost and that annual demand is about 240 reams per year. The assumptions of the basic EOQ model are thought to apply. For what value of ordering cost would its action be optimal? 2. Our office is facing an ordering relating to purchasi

    Business Taxation True/False and Multiple Choose

    Can you please help with some True/False and Multiple questions for an accounting class specializing in Business Taxation. My school is located in Minnesota so all US GAAP, etc would apply. 1. Dew-Drop Trust had a $10,000 of dividend income and a $7,000 capital gain for the year. The trust is a simple trust. Under state law b

    Accounting Equation - Balance

    What is the accounting equation? What does it tell you? Why does it have to balance? What happens if the equation does not balance? How does technology play a role in this?

    Partners dealings with partnership

    James is a 50% partner in JL Partnership. James sells land at a loss of $20,000 to the partnership. Do you agree that James's loss involving the sale of the land to the partnership should be disallowed on his Form 1040? Why or why not?

    Lyle & Kaye James: Complete Form 1040, Schedules A, D, and E

    1. Lyle and Kaye James are married, have two minor children, Jessica age 8 and Jerron age 4, and are filing a joint tax return in the current year. They are both employed. Lyle and Kaye, ages 38 and 37, respectively, have combined salaries of $240,000, from which $42,000 of federal income tax and $10,000 of state income tax are

    Managerial accounting information and costing methods and Techniques

    I need help figuring out the practice problems attached. Please show work were needed. Thanks so much for your help! Practice Problems Week 5 1. Managerial accounting information A) pertains to the entity as a whole and is highly aggregated. B) must be prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles

    Please assist me with the following accounting problems.

    I am having problems with the following 5 accounting problems. Can you help me? I have attached my information to assist you. Thank you in advance for your assistance! Answer the five questions. Question #5, can be submitted in an in an Excel file. All other responses should be contained in a single Word file. Maximum leng

    Net effect of sale of equipment

    Question 34: Alaric Corporation recently sold equipment for $35,500. The equipment was purchased five years ago for $127,000. The accumulated depreciation on the equipment on the date of sale was $78,000. Alaric uses the indirect method to prepare its statement of cash flows. What net effect will this sale have on the investing

    Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

    Question 33: Hanna Corporation's most recent balance sheet appears below: Comparative Balance Sheet Ending Balance Beginning Balance Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 55 $ 44 Accounts receivable 55 50 Inventory 73 64 Plant and equipment 641 450 Accumulated depreciation ( 331) ( 345) Total assets $493

    Solve: Segment Margin

    Please help with the following problem. Provide a simple solution for each. Ferrar Corporation has two major business segments - Consumer and Commercial. Data for the segment and for the company for March appear below: Sales revenues, Consumer $681,000 Sales revenues, Commercial $300,000 Variable expenses, Consu

    Important Information about J Corporation's Net Operating Income

    Question 19: J Corporation has two divisions. Division A has a contribution margin of $79,200 and Division B has a contribution margin of $130,000. If total traceable fixed costs are $71,500 and total common fixed costs are $32,500, what is J Corporation's net operating income? $114,200 $93,200 $111,200

    Contribution margin 17

    Question 17: (2 points) Ferrar Corporation has two major business segments-Consumer and Commercial. Data for the segment and for the company for March appear below: Sales revenues, Consumer $695,000 Sales revenues, Commercial $292,000 Variable expenses, Consumer $392,000 Variable expenses, Commercial $13

    Predetermined overhead rate 15

    Question 15: (2 points) Recht Corporation's summary flexible budget for two levels of activity appears below: Cost Formula (per machine-hour) Activity (in machine-hours) 1,190 1,290 Total variable overhead cost $9.2 $ 10,948 $ 11,868 Total fixed overhead cost 18,088 18,088 Total overhead cost $29,0

    Asper Corporation

    See the attached file. Question 12: Asper Corporation has provided the following data for February. Denominator level of activity 7,200 machine-hours Budgeted fixed overhead costs $271,420 Fixed portion of the predetermined overhead rate $33.7 per machine-hour Actual level of activity 7,400 machine-hours Standard

    Actual hours worked 7

    Question 7: (2 points) Tub Co. uses a standard cost system. The following information pertains to direct labor for product B for the month of October: Actual rate paid $8.40 per hour Standard rate $7.70 per hour Standard hours allowed for actual production 1,820 hours Labor efficiency variance $1,480 unfavorable

    Budgeted sales 5

    Question 5: (2 points) Harden, Inc., has budgeted sales in units for the next five months as follows: June 7,100 units July 4,800 units August 6,600 units September 7,600 units October 4,000 units Past experience has shown that the ending inventory for each month should be equal to 14% of the

    Important information about Cash Collections in April

    Question 1: Sioux Company is estimating the following sales for the first six months of next year: January $248,000 February $213,000 March $232,000 April $297,000 May $355,000 Sales at Sioux are normally collected as 55% in the month of sale, 41% in the month following the sale, and the remaining 4% being unc

    Equivalent units for material and conversion

    Tip Top Painting Company has the following production data for January: ? Beginning work in process, 0 units ? Units transferred out, 35,000 ? Units in ending work in process, 4,000, which are 30% complete for conversion costs Materials are added only at the beginning of the process. Compute equivalent unit

    A/R doublful account (involving write-offs)

    I am having trouble understanding this... At the end of 2006, Endrun Co. has accounts receivable of $700,000 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $54,000. On January 24, 2007, the company learns that its receivable from Oswego Inc. is not collectible, and management authorizes a write-off of $6,400. (a) Prepare the jour

    Tax Return Problems

    Can you help me get started on these problems? 1. Frank & Jane are married and file a joint return. Both are active participants in their employer qualified retirement plans. Their total AGI in 2007 is $87,000 and they earn salaries of $46,000 & $40,000. A. What amount can Frank & Jane contribute to traditional IRAs in 20

    Compute a Simple Price Index for Each of the Three Items

    Please answer questions (see attachment): Below is information on food items for the years 2000 and 2004. 2000 2004 Item Price Quantity Price Quantity Margarine (pound) $0.81 18 $0.89 27 Shortening (pound) 0.84 5 0.94 9 Milk (1/2 gallon) 1.44 70 1.43 65 Potato chips 2.91 27 3.07 33 1. Compute a simple price index for

    load versus no-load funds

    An open-end fund is set up to charge a load. Its NAV is $8.72 and its offer price is $ 9.25. ? (a) What is the dollar value of the load commission? ? (b) What percent of the offer price does the load represent? ? (c) Do load funds necessarily outperform no-load funds? ? (d) How do no-load funds earn a return if they do not c

    What is the net asset value of the fund?

    The New Pioneer closed-end fund has 520 million in securities, 5 million in liabilities and 10 million shares outstanding. It trades at a 5% premium above its net asset value (NAV): ? (a) What is the NAV of the fund? ? (b) What is the current price of the fund? ? (c) Why might a fund trade at a premium above its NAV?