• Q : Payables turnover good or bad for a company....
    Accounting Basics :

    Question. Is increasing payables turnover good or bad for a company? Why or why not? Question. Do adjusting entries involving estimated liabilities and accruals ever affect cash flows?

  • Q : Tax planning advice....
    Accounting Basics :

    Mr. C comes to you for tax planning advice. He is considering an investment, but does not know whether to use his average (average tax rate 8%)or his marginal rate (marginal tax rate 10%) in the ana

  • Q : Maximizing after-tax cash flow....
    Accounting Basics :

    1. Should Gregly make the investment directly or make it through L'il Greg to maximize after-tax cash flow? 2. Would your answer change if L'il Greg could deduct its $26,500 additional expense?

  • Q : Compute the tax savings from preferential rate....
    Accounting Basics :

    Suppose that Congress recently amended the tax law to provide for a maximum 12% rate on interest income from U.S. savings bonds. Compute the tax savings from this preferential rate for:

  • Q : Income from the sale of the inventory....
    Accounting Basics :

    s. Z is a cash basis taxpayer who owns and operates a clothing store as a sole proprietor. She wishes to retire after holding a liquidation sale. She would like to avoid ordinary income from the sal

  • Q : Identify the tax issue or issues....
    Accounting Basics :

    Identify the tax issue or issues suggested by the following situations and state issue in the form of a question. (Need three questions)

  • Q : In what ways do fasb standards differ from gasb....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1. In what significant ways do the FASB standards differ from those of the GASB with respect to the Statement of Cash Flows?

  • Q : Standard cost accounting system....
    Accounting Basics :

    Tempro, inc, uses a standard cost accounting system. Variances for the year ended December 31, 2005 were as follows:

  • Q : Operating expenses for expedia in the first quarter....
    Accounting Basics :

    Q1. Compute the operating expenses for Expedia in the first quarter of 2001. In the first quarter of 2002.

  • Q : Management accounting system....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: "The best management accounting system provides managers with all the information they would like to have." Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not.

  • Q : Total costs for each division and the sales price....
    Accounting Basics :

    Use a spreadsheet to determine the total costs for each division and the sales price each division will need to charge to earn a 10% gross margin. The sales price can be calculated as total cost / (

  • Q : Flexible-budget variances for direct materials....
    Accounting Basics :

    Compute the price, quantity, and flexible-budget variances for direct materials and direct labor. Use U or F to indicate whether the variances are unfavorable or favorable.

  • Q : Tax issues to consider in the corporation....
    Accounting Basics :

    What tax issues should Pete and Joe consider with respect to the incorporation?

  • Q : Property tax deductions on schedule....
    Accounting Basics :

    Coincidentally, Mr. A's close friend Reverend B, bought an identical property on January 1, 2009. The facts regarding Reverend B's property are identical to those for Mr. A's. How would you advise R

  • Q : Estimated cost and operating data....
    Accounting Basics :

    Estimated cost and operating data for three companies for the upcoming year follow:

  • Q : Compute the total overhead cost applied to job....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assume that the overhead rates that you computed in (1) above are in effect. The job cost sheet for Job 203, which was started and completed during the year, showed the following: Compute the total

  • Q : Commercial account servicing....
    Accounting Basics :

    Commercial account servicing. Setting benchmarks/service standards for how accounts are handled. Monitoring quality control. Devising benchmarks for efficiency and effective use of IT systems in the

  • Q : Overview diagram of solomon job-costing system....
    Accounting Basics :

    Q1. Prepare an overview diagram of Solomon's job-costing system. Q2. What is the budgeted overhead rate in the Machining Dept? In the Finishing Dept?

  • Q : Underapplied and overapplied overhead....
    Accounting Basics :

    Wosepka Welding Company applies factory overhead at a rate of $8.50 per direct-labor hour. Selected data for 20X7 operations are (in thousands):

  • Q : Economic entity assumption-going concern assumption....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: (Assumptions, Principles, and Constraints) Presented below are the assumptions, principles, and constraints.

  • Q : Comparisons of production-volume variance by other variances....
    Accounting Basics :

    The only new variance introduced in this chapter is the production-volume variance, which arises because fixed-overhead accounting must serve two masters: the control-budget purpose and the product

  • Q : Fixed-overhead flexible-budget variance....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assume that 6,000 standard direct-labor hours are allowed for the output achieved during a given month. Actual variable overhead of $31,000 was incurred; actual fixed overhead amounted to $62,000.

  • Q : Basis in the real estate....
    Accounting Basics :

    Uncle Bill's estate pays a total federal estate tax of $2,000,000. The estate tax attributable to the real estate is $150,000. Nephew Bob's basis in the real estate left to him by Uncle Bill is

  • Q : Taxpayer to deduct a medical expense....
    Accounting Basics :

    1. In order for a taxpayer to deduct a medical expense, the amount must be paid to a certified medical doctor (M.D.).

  • Q : Various types of negotiable instruments....
    Accounting Basics :

    Describe various types of negotiable instruments. Why might a person choose one over the other? What are the financial and regulatory limitations of each negotiable instrument and who can issue nego

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