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    Reliable, Relevant, Consistent, Comparable Reports

    I need help to explain - When reviewing a financial report, why should information be reliable, relevant, consistent, and comparable? In other words, why are these accounting characteristics important? What kinds of problems could be created if a financial report is not reliable, relevant, consistent, or comparable? Thank you

    Depreciation for Tax and Reporting Purposes

    What is the difference between the straight-line method of depreciation and the accelerated methods? Why do companies use different depreciation methods for tax reporting and financial reporting?

    Jimmy Carter Company: Accounting for Patents, Franchises and R&D

    Please see the attached and assist. Jimmy Carter Company has provided information on intangible assets as follows A patent was purchased from Gerald Ford Company for $2,000,000 on January 1, 2006. Carter estimated the remaining useful life of the patent to be 10 years. The patent was carried in Ford's accounting r

    Comprehensive Variance Analysis: Kramer Toy, East Crest Plant

    Please complete attached. 4. Problem 8-12A Comprehensive Variance Analysis, pp. 366 - 367. Kramer Toy Company manufactures a plastic swimming pool at its East Crest Plant. The plant has been experiencing problems as shown by its September contribution format income statement below: Budgeted Actual Sales (15,000 pools)

    Edwards Inc Overhead Performance Report: what changes should be made?

    Preparing an Overhead Performance Report Several years ago, Edwards Inc. developed a comprehensive budgeting system for profit planning and control purposes. The line supervisors have been very happy with the system and with the reports being prepared on their performance, but both middle and upper management have expressed

    Centennial Tours: which one of two tours it will introduce

    Please see attached file. 14. Centennial Tours is trying to decide which one of two tours it will introduce. The costs and revenues associated with each alternative are listed below: What are the incremental (differential) costs of Tour B? A) $2,000 B) $3,000 C) $4,000 D) None of the above 18. Crowe

    Stereo Goods: EOQ, relevant total costs, how many deliveries

    Stereo Goods is a distributor of videotapes. Video Mart is a local retail outlet which sells blank and recorded videos. Video mart purchases tapes from Stereo Goods at $5 per tape; tapes are shipped in packages of 25. Stereo Goods pays all incoming freight, and Video Mart does not inspect the tapes due to Stereo Good's reputatio

    Breakeven sales in units -variable and absorption costing

    Total fixed manufacturing overhead - $180,000 Total other fixed expenses - $200,000 Total variable manufacturing expenses - $120,000 Total other variable expenses - $120,000 Units produced - 30,000 units Budgeted production - 30,000 units Units sold - 25,000 units Selling price - $40 1.What are breakeven sales in units

    Accounts Payable

    An appliance store, APP Corporation, purchases inventory with a net price so $500,000 each day. The company purchases the inventory under the credit terms of 2/15, net 40. APP always takes the discount, but takes the full 15 days to pay its bills. What is the average account payable for APP?

    Cost Analysis

    Please see the attached file. (1) Rayburn's Tents makes backpacking tents. It has the capacity to produce 10,000 tents per year and currently is producing and selling 7,000 tents. Normal selling price for a tent is $470. Unit-level costs are $100 for direct materials, $200 for direct labor, and $25 for other manufacturing co

    Accounting problems for MBI, Inc, Pelkey Co and Spenser Co. E9.6, E9.12, 9.18

    E9.6 Calculate gross profit, cost of goods sold and selling price: MBI, Inc. had sales of $141.6million for fiscal 2009. The company' gross profit ratio for that yr was 31.6%. a. Calculate the gross profit and cost of goods sold for MBI, Inc., for fiscal 2009. b. Assume that a new product is developed and that it will cost

    Cost Accounting: Mannix, Summerside, D'Allessandro, Devine Chocolate, Extreme

    Mannix Company has gathered the following data related to its production process of two of its products for the week ended April 30: Model #100 B #250C Quantity produced 60 100 Unit-level material cost $ 42,000 $ 100,000 Variable conversion cost 72,000 300,000 Total direct costs $114,000 $ 400,000 Indirect c

    Commercial Real Estate Net Operating Income calculation

    Given the following information, what is the net operating income assuming below-line treatment? Property: 4 office units Contract Rents per unit: $2500 per month Vacancy and collection losses: 15% Operating expenses: 35% CAPEX: 10%

    Real Estate/ Potential Gross Income

    Given the following information, what is the potential gross income? Property: 4 office units Contract Rents per unit: $2500 per month Vacancy and collection losses: 15% Operating expenses: 35% CAPEX: 10%

    Effective Gross Income (Real Estate)

    Given the following information, what is the effective gross income? Property: 4 office units Contract rents per unit: $2500 per month Vacancy and collection losses: 15% Operating expenses: 35% CAPEX: 10%

    Tax return preparation: where are refunded fees deducted?

    Bill and Ann are unrelated taxpayers. Both had their taxes prepared last year by the same tax preparer. Bill paid $300 for his tax return preparation while Ann paid $500 for hers. Bill is an employee (receives a Form W-2) while Ann is self-employed (files Form Schedule C). Two years later, as a result of an agreement with state

    Monthly Investments

    Suppose that you wish to send your daughter to a private, four-year college. She will not enter college for another fifteen years and the current annual cost is $25,000. Assuming that this annual expense will grow at 5.6% each year and that your annual return on any investment will earn 7.5% per year. You currently have nothi

    Annual Before Tax Cash Flow

    Question: Richard Corporation's new project calls for an investment of $10,000. It has an estimated life of 10 years. The IRR has been calculated to be 15%. If cash flows are evenly distributed and the tax rate is 40%, what is the annual before tax cash flow each year? (Assume depreciation is a negligible amount.)

    Variances

    Alberta Apparel Company, located in Calgary, uses a standard-costing system. The firm estimates that it will operate its manufacturing facilities at 800,000 machine hours for the year. The estimate for total budgeted overhead is $2,000,000. The standard variable-overhead rate is estimated to be $2 per machine hour or $6 per unit

    Reasonable salary and bonus income of a sole shareholder of Camel Corp

    Camel is the sole shareholder of Desert, Inc. Desert's taxable income before the payment of Camel's salary is $175,000. Based on this, Camel has the corporation pay him a salary of $100,000 and a bonus of $75,000. A reasonable salary and bonus would be $125,000. Which of the following is correct? a. The taxable income of

    Ordinary, long-term and short-term capital gain and loss

    During 2002, Parrot Corporation incurs the following transactions. Net income from operations $154,000 Long-term capital gain from sale of securities 66,000 Short-term capital loss from sale of securities 46,000 Parrot maintains a valid S election and does not distribute any dividends to its sole shareholder, Jami

    Tax Accounting: Tax Treatment of Shareholders and IRS Rules for Partnerships

    1. What are the major advantages of bona fide loans from shareholders and other debt instruments over stock? 2. What conditions need to be met to avoid IRS classification of loans from shareholders as equity (contributions to capital)? 3. What is the tax treatment of losses from worthless stock or securities? 4. What is th

    Matching Exercise for audit terminology

    Please see attached file. PART II ? MATCHING Instructions: Designate the terminology that best represents the definition or statement given below by placing the identifying letter(s) in the space provided. No letter should be used more than once. Not all letters will be used. A. Full disclosure principle B. Internal

    Accounting for Depreciation Problem

    You are asked to make a depreciation schedule for a business asset.. A depreciation schedule shows the remaining value of the asset at the end of each time period. A. a $1,200 postage printing system depreciated using the straight -line method over 4 years. In your depreciation schedule, give the following information for ea