Williamson Group operates a chain of bookstores. A recent business expansion plan resulted in the opening of more than 25 new stores. The Upland store has one more feature that the Stowe store does not have-a small coffe shop. Early indications are that the coffee shop has driven up the location's revenues and profits. Operating
Please help me research The American Red Cross Organization and determine a need based on an existing program or even develop a new program that would be beneficial to the organization and the community that it serves. Using the information collected from the research, please show me how I would go about writing a letter of inte
Discuss the relevance of budgeting as it relates to the accounting profession in general. Relate lessons learned from a self-selected reading or from something you learned while working on your accounting profession in general.
Plantwide versus Departmental Overhead Rates: Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead. Don't tell me we've lost another bid!" exclaimed Sandy Kovallas, president of Lenko Product, Inc. "I'm afraid so," replied Doug martin the operations vice president. "One of our competitors underbid us by about $10,000 on the Hastings job." I
Hutch Corporation finished their fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, with $88,000 of net income. They issued dividends of $22,000 at year end. At the end of the year on March 31, 2010, they had a net loss of ($46,000) and did not distribute any dividends. In the fiscal year ending march 31, 2012, their net income was $55,000.
Show how each of the following transactions affects the accounting equation. A. June 1. Issued 60,000 shares of $0.04 par value common stock for cash of $110,600. B. August 1. Issued 2,500 shares of $105.00 par value preferred stock for cash at $154.00 a share.
Please help with the calculations. 1) On June 1, 20X4, a school district levies the property taxes for its fiscal year that will end on June 30, 20X5. The total amount of the levy is $1,000,000, and 1% is expected to be uncollectible. Of the levy, $250,000 is collected in June 20X4 and another $500,000 is collected in July an
The Milling Department uses standard machine hours to allocate overhead to products. Budgeted volume for the year was 36,000 machine hours. A flexible budget is used to set the overhead rate. Fixed overhead is budgeted to be $720,000 and variable overhead is estimated to be $10 per machine hour. During the year, two products
The purchasing department of Bradley Inc. is responsible for companywide purchasing. Its total costs are assigned to each division based on the number of purchase orders the purchasing department processes for each division. The purchasing department's fixed costs are $300,000 per year, and it expects to process15, 000 purchase
Analyze the tax implications of capital gains and/or losses based on the following case study. Apply the IRS codes to calculate adjusted gross income for individuals. Support your conclusions with reference to specific IRS codes and regulations. Rob and Mary purchased as investments three identical parcels of land over a seve
Cisco Systems, Inc., is the world's leading supplier of internetworking solutions targeted at corporate enterprise intranets and the internet. Using the instructions below, access Ciscos 2011 Annual Report. 1. Identify any amounts that Cisco reports as short-term investments, and as long-term investments. What changes have o
When calculating their AGI for taxing purposes, it is imperative that taxpayers differentiate between active (also called nonpassive) and passive activities. Generally, passive losses are not deductible as losses against active income items. Because a taxpayer can only deduct passive losses from passive activity income, any pass
Economists and managers have long recognized the importance of productivity in determining an organization's success. Productivity is the relation between the firm's output of goods and services and the inputs necessary to produce that output. If the firm is able to produce more output with the same inputs, we say it has improve
Please write an article review on "Wait, Is Savings Good or Bad? The paradox of Thrift" which can be found at http://research.stlouisfed.org/pageone-economics/uploads/newsletter/2012/PageOneClassrmEdition0512ParadoxofThrift.pdf
Gaines Company recently initiated a postaudit program. To motivate employees to take the program seriously, Gaines establised a bonus program. Managers receive a bonus equal to 10 percent of the amount by which actual net present value exceeds the projected net present value. Victor Holt, manager ofthe North Western Division, ha
Will the Kindle revolutionize the book industry? Why or why not?
Explain the impact of tax treatment legislation on employee disposable income and employer profits. Your response should be at least 300 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response.( MUST BE APA FORMATTED) APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and li
Complete Case 5: Blue Pointe Healthcare: Assist with writing a case review that addresses premium development. That include quantitative and qualitative factors, conclusions and recommendations. This case illustrates the development of a premium rate by a managed care plan for submission of a bid to furnish healthcare se
The XYZ has a choice between two warehouses. A lease at location A costs 1000 per month with a payment 2000 upfront to guarantee the 3 year lease. Location B would cost 1200 per month and would be leased from month to month. The anticipated revenue in either location is 1500 per month. the estimated rate of return is 10%. using
Why is essential that the planning functions of controllership can help an organization effectively and efficiently achieve a goal?
What are main responsibilities of controllers? Please describe 5 and explain.
Your local government created an agency to serve the local community in providing low income housing. That housing agency, called the Local Housing Board, is a tax exempt agency of local government and was created to receive federal funds for housing and was intended to use those federal funds to provide housing for low income r
The Fancy Umbrella Company makes beach umbrellas. The production process requires 3 square meters of plastic sheeting and a metal pole. The plastic sheeting costs $0.50 per square meter and each metal pole costs $1.00. At the beginning of the month, the company has 5,000 square feet of plastic and 1,000 poles in raw materials i
Midstate University is trying to decide whether to allow 100 more students into the university. Tuition is $5000 per year. The controller has determined the following schedule of costs to educate students: Number of Students Total Costs 4000 $30,000,000 4100 $30,300,000 4200 $30,600,
Break-Even and Target Profit Nolan Estevez started his company, The Sign of Things to Come, three years ago after graduating from Eastend College. While earning his engineering degree, Nolan became intrigued by all of the neon signs he saw at bars and taverns around the university. Few of his friends were surprised to see him
During June, Stone Company's employees earned wages of $18,500. Social Security (FICA) withheld was $1,210.00 and Federal income taxes withheld were $2,008.00. Use the accounting equation to record wages expense and wages payable at the end of February. Stone Company will pay their February wages and pay the payroll taxes to
Assume that a certain nursing home has two categories of payers. Medicaid pays $65.00 per day and private pay patients pay the established per diem, but approximately 10 percent of private-pay charges are not collected. Variable costs are $50.00 per day and fixed costs are expected to be $2,000,000. Expected volume is 100,000 pa
AQ-3 The Central Valley Company is a merchandising firm that sells a single product. The company's revenues and expenses for the last three months are given below: Central Valley Company Comparative Income Statement For the Second Quarter April May June Sal
AQ-2 Downhill Pty Ltd. manufactures snow skis and snow boards. Overhead costs are currently allocated using a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labour hours, but the company is contemplating a shift to activity-based costing for overhead. The following data relate to 2009: Downhill Pty Ltd Budgeted Overhead Costs for
Companies often prioritize projects in the following four categories: Absolutely essential, Highly necessary, Economically justified, and All other. Provide one example for each category. Why do firms do this type of categorization?