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    Financial Accounting

    What is a ratio? What are the different ways of expressing the relationship of two amounts? What information does a ratio provide?

    Fundamental Accounting Principles..

    Give an example of one accrual-based ratio and one cashbased ratio to measure these characteristics of a company:(a) liquidity, (b) solvency, and (c) profitability.

    Financial Accounting

    What ratios do mortgage companies use in determining the qualifications of home buyers?

    Constraints for Objective Functions

    I supplied my objective function and constraints and I am obviously off. I don't understand why it is selling in month one rather than month three. Please point out the correct objective function and constraints. 6. You own a wheat warehouse with a capacity of 20,000 bushels. At the beginning of month 1 you have 6000 bushe

    Financial Accounting : Return on Investment

    BE2-25 Smolinski Company is considering an investment which will return a lump sum of $500,000 five years from now. What amount should Smolinski Company pay for this investment to earn a 15% return?

    Time value of money calculations: Amount in the sinking fund

    Gordon Company issued $1,000,000, 10-year bonds and agreed to make annual sinking fund deposits of $80,000. The deposits are made at the end of each year into an account paying 5% annual interest. What amount will be in the sinking fund at the end of 10 years?

    Financial Accounting

    The board of directors is considering a stock split or a stock dividend. They understand that total stockholders' equity will remain the same under either action. However, they are not sure of the different effects of the two types of actions on other aspects of stockholders' equity. Explain the differences to the directors.

    Fundamental Accounting Principles Identified

    2. (a) Your friend Dick Wasson cannot understand how the characteristic of corporation management is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Clarify this problem for Dick. (b) Identify and explain two other disadvantages of a corporation. statements?

    Financial Accounting 363 (II)

    E1-2 The ledger of Salizar Company at the end of the current year shows Accounts Receivable $110,000, Sales $840,000, and Sales Returns and Allowances $40,000. Instructions Using Microsoft Excel (a) If Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $2,500 in the trial balance, journalize the adjusting entry at Dec

    Financial Accounting 363 (II)

    Instructions: Match the cash expenditures given below with the appropriate accounting treatment. An individual classification may be used more than once, or not at all. Treatments A. Record the expenditure as an asset and depreciate it. B. Record the expenditure as an asset and amortize it. C. Record the expenditure as an as

    Financial Accounting 363 (II)

    Section One: P1-6B P1-6B On January 1, 2002, Case Western Company had Accounts Receivable of $54,200 and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $4,700. Case Western Company prepares financial statements annually. During the year the following selected transactions occurred. Jan 5 Sold 7,000 of merchandise to Garth Brooks Comp

    Financial Accounting 363 (II)

    P1-8B In recent years, Letterman Company purchased three machines. Because of heavy turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each machine, and various methods were selected. Information concerning the machines is summarized below. (see chart in attac

    Financial Accounting 363 (II)

    E1-23 Hootie and the Blow Fish, Inc., organized in 2002, has the following transactions related to intangible assets. 1/2/02 Purchased patent (7-year life) $490,000 4/1/02 Goodwill purchased (indefinite life) 360,000 7/1/02 10-year franchise; expiration date 7/1/2012 420,000 9/1/02 Research and development costs 185,000

    Depreciation

    E1-16 Lindy Rig, the new controller of Bellingham Company, has reviewed the expected useful lives and salvage values of selected depreciable assets at the beginning of 2002. Her findings are as follows. Useful Life Accumulated in Years Salvage Value Type of Date Depreciation Asset Acquired Cost 1/1/02 Old Proposed Old Pro

    Explaining current liability

    1. Chris Rock believes a current liability is a debt that can be expected to be paid in one year. Is Chris correct? Explain.

    Accounting taxes

    1. Does your employer pay taxes on your behalf? Explain your answer.

    Profit Functions of Collectible Statues

    Crystal Images is a manufacturer of collectible statues. The price per statue at which x statues can be sold in a month is given by p(x)= 655 - 10x dollars. The monthly cost of producing x statues is C(x) = 4800 + 100x dollars. Assume that 0<- x <- 50. (**the <- sign is the greater than or equals to sign, Im not sure how

    Credit Card Charges

    Eric's credit card charges Eric 16% interest. His bank is offering him 5% interest on a savings account. The first thing Eric should do with any extra money he may have is to: a. Invest in the stock market b. open a savings account c. pre-pay for necessities, like rent and utilities d. pay off the credit card balance.

    Intro to Statistics Question

    Businesses benefit from securities markets primarily by: a. having a convenient place to invest in stocks and bonds b. obtaining the capital they need to finance their operations c. securing memberships on the various exchanges d. participating in the mutual funds of investment bankers.

    Current Ratios Evaluated

    The purpose for the current ratio is to evaluate the firm's ability to: a. generate sales with a given level of current assets b. utilize current assets profitably c. pay its bills in the short run d. effectively use borrowed funds

    Accomplished Projects using Spreadsheet Software

    Which of the following projects would be best accomplished using spreadsheet software? a. publishing a four page newsletter complete with charts, graphs, and photographs b. maintaining a list of customer names and addresses that can be easily sorted and edited c. setting up a worksheet to compute monthly car payments for v

    Financial Accounting 363 II

    Record the following transactions on the books of Essex Co. (a) On July 1, Essex Co. sold merchandise on account to Harrard Inc. for $16,000, terms 2/10, n/30. (b) On July 8, Harrard Inc. returned merchandise worth $3,800 to Essex Co. (c) On July 11, Harrard Inc. paid for the merchandise.

    Financial Accounting II

    2. What are some common types of receivables other than accounts receivable and notes receivable?

    Financial Accounting 362

    Match the items below by entering the appropriate letter in the space. 1. Partnership 2. Liabilities 3. Revenues 4. General ledger 5. Matching principle 6. Unearned revenues 7. Income summary 8. Intangible assets 9. Freight-out 10. Sales returns an