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    Video Concepts, Inc

    Video Concepts, Inc. (VCI) markets video equipment and film through a variety of retail outlets. Presently, VCI is faced with a decision as to whether it should obtain the distribution rights to an unreleased film titled Touch of Orange. If this film is distributed by VCI directly to large retailers, VCI's investment in the proj

    Questions about Breakeven Calculations

    Executives of Studio Recordings, Inc, produced the latest compact disc by the Starshine Sisters Band, titled Sunshine/Moonshine. The following cost information pertains to the new CD: CD package and disc (direct material and labor) $1.25/CD Songwriters' royalties $0.35/CD Recording artists' roya

    C Corporation Conversion

    Mishra converted from a C corporation to an S corporation on January 1, when its accumulated E&P was $161,000. This year, Mishra generated an $11,000 operating loss and distributed $25,000 cash to its shareholders. a. How much of the distribution was a dividend? b. Compute Mishra's accumulated E&P and AAA on January 1 of the

    Selling Price - Gargantuan Industries

    Gargantuan Industries is a multiproduct company with several manufacturing plants. The Boise Plant manufactures and distributes two household cleaning and polishing compounds, standard and commercial, under the Super Clean label. The forecasted operating results for the first six months of the current year, when 100,000 cases

    Residual Income and Return on investment (ROI)

    For the period just ended, Price Corporation's Ohio Division reported profit of $49 million and invested capital of $350 million. Assuming an imputed interest rate of 16%, which of the following choices correctly denotes Ohio's return on investment (ROI) and residual income? ROI Residual Income A. 14% $7 million B. 14% $

    The Dean Company

    (Note) Posting must be answered within 3 hours, if partially answered then that is also acceptable. Thank you 1. The Dean Company produces and sells a single product. The following data refer to the year just completed: Selling Price $ 350 Units in beginning Inventory 0 Units Produced 20000 Units sold

    Book Value of Common Stock

    This posting contains a formatted MS Excel spreadsheet containing examples on determination of the book value of a stock issuance. See the attached file.

    Cash flow - operating activities

    Fisher Corporation had net income for 2008 of $3,000,000. Additional information is as follows: Depreciation of plant assets $1,200,000 Amortization of intangibles 240,000 Increase in accounts receivable 420,000 Increase in accounts payable 540,000 Fisher's net cash provided by operating activities for 2008 was A)

    Doonan Company Machinery Accounts

    An analysis of the machinery accounts of Doonan Company for 2008 is as follows: The information concerning Doonan's machinery accounts should be shown in Doonan's statement of cash flows (indirect method) for the year ended December 31, 2008, as a(n) A) subtraction from net income of $100,000 and a $200,000 decrease in ca

    Lori's Final Exam Care Packages

    Lori produces 'Final Exam Care Packages' for resale by the sorority. She is currently working a total of 5 hours per day to produce 100 care packages. a) What is Lori's productivity? b) Lori thinks that by redesigning the package she can increase her total productivity to 133 care packages per day. What will be her new pro

    Tax advantages and disadvantages of business types

    We have elected the S corporation form of business. Now we are not sure this was the best business structure for us from a taxing perspective, and we would like a written comparison discussing the tax advantages and disadvantages of the C corporation, S corporation, and partnership forms of business. Also we would like a recomm

    Predetermined Overhead Rates - Full Cost and Selling Price

    Compute a departments predetermined over head rate using traditional costing and use it to determine the full cost and selling price for a regular meal and a special meal Raw materials $875,000 Direct Labor $1,145,000 Overhead $1,533,000 Dept expected to make 300,000 regular meals and 50,000 special meals

    Depreciation change in accounting method

    On January 1, 2005, Baden Co., purchased a machine (its only depreciable asset) for $300,000. The machine has a five-year life, and no salvage value. Sum-of-the-years'-digits depreciation has been used for financial statement reporting and the elective straight-line method for income tax reporting. Effective January 1, 2008, for

    Identify Accounting Assumptions, Principles, and Constraints

    Identify by number the accounting assumption, principle, or constraint that describes each situation below. Do not use a number more than once. 1. Economic entity assumption 2. Matching principle 3. Monetary Unit assumption 4. Time period assumption 5. Cost principle 6. Materiality 7. Full disclosure principle 8. Going c

    Deferred Tax liability - Reaker Company

    A reconciliation of Reaker Company's pretax accounting income with its taxable income for 2008, its first year of operations, is as follows: Pretax accounting income $3,000,000 Excess tax depreciation (90,000) Taxable income $2,910,000 The excess tax depreciation will result in equal net taxable amounts in each of t

    Income Tax Expense - McGee Company

    McGee Company deducts insurance expense of $84,000 for tax purposes in 2008, but the expense is not yet recognized for accounting purposes. In 2009, 2010, and 2011, no insurance expense will be deducted for tax purposes, but $28,000 of insurance expense will be reported for accounting purposes in each of these years. McGee Compa

    Income Tax Expense - Tyler Company

    Tyler Company made the following journal entry in late 2008 for rent on property it leases to Danford Corporation. Cash 60,000 Unearned Rent 60,000 The payment represents rent for the years 2009 and 2010, the period covered by the lease. Tyler Company is a cash basis taxpayer. Tyler has income tax payable of $92,000 at

    Expected Change In Net Income - Quickbow Company

    Quick bow Company currently uses maximum trade credit by not taking discounts on purchases. Quickbow is considering borrowing from its bank, using notes payable, in order to take trade discounts. The firm wants to determine the effect of the policy change on its net income. The standard industry credit terms offered by all

    Your 401 (k) Account At East Coast Yachts

    I need assistance with three questions on the attached document. Please see attached file for full problem description. Your 401 (k) Account At East Coast Yachts You have been at your job for East Coat Yachts for a week now and have decided you need to sign up for the company's 401(k) plan. Even after your decision with

    Klugman Company: Balance Sheets

    On its December 31, 2007 balance sheet, Klugman Company appropriately reported a $10,000 debit balance in its Securities Fair Value Adjustment (Available-for-Sale) account. There was no change during 2008 in the composition of Klugman's portfolio of marketable equity securities held as available-for-sale securities. The followin

    EC Industrials manufactures widgets that sell for R126 each

    Good Day, Please assist with the attached question. Regards Q2: 2. EC Industrials manufactures widgets that sell for R126 each. The cost of producing and selling 240 000 units are estimated as follows; Variable Costs per unit: Direct Materials R 30 Direct Labour R 18 Factory Overhead R 12 Sel

    Important information about Cost allocation

    See attached document for explanation of problem. Red Sauce Canning Company processes tomatoes into catsup, tomato juice, and canned tomatoes. During the summer of 20X5, the joint costs of processing the tomatoes were $420,000. There was no beginning or ending inventories for the summer. Production and sales value information

    Various Accounting Questions

    I am having problems with a couple of various questions that I'm expecting similar questions on an upcoming test. I would appreciate any help on these practice questions: 1.) Dividends paid a. increase assets. b. increase expenses. c. decrease revenues. d. decrease retained earnings 2.) Long-term creditors are usually

    Earnings per Share

    C10-3 Earnings per Share Major Corporation has 100,000 shares of $10 par value common stock outstanding and no preferred stock outstanding. Minor Corporation has 50,000 shares of $5 par value common stock and 20,000 shares of $20 par value preferred stock. The preferred shares pay an annual dividend of $2 each and are cumulat

    Consolidation after One Year of Ownership

    Steadry Corporation purchased 80 percent of Lowe Corporation's stock on January 1, 20X2. At that date Lowe reported retained earnings of $80,000 and had $120,000 of stock outstanding. The fair value of its equipment and buildings was $32,000 more than the book value. Steadry paid $190,000 to acquire the Lowe shares. The remainin

    Portables Inc Questionablle Accounting Transactions

    You have been working as a professional accounting trainee for about three months when the accountant for your client, Portables Inc., asks for your input about two transactions that took place in the current year. Portables, Inc., which used to be wholly owned and managed by Angus Dickson, now has 12 shareholders and a sizeabl