• Q : Total-sales volume variance....
    Accounting Basics :

    Compute the total-sales volume variance, the total sales-mix variance, and the total sales-quantity variance. (Calculate all variances in terms of contribution margin.) Show results for each product

  • Q : Advocate expanding sox....
    Accounting Basics :

    Given the economic decline of 2008, would you advocate expanding SOX, or would you come up with a whole new set of regulations? Support your opinion with at least 2 pieces of evidence cited.

  • Q : Underapplied or overapplied factory overhead....
    Accounting Basics :

    Compute for both cases 1. Factory overhead applied. 2. Total factory overhead incurred. 3. Amount of underapplied or overapplied factory overhead.

  • Q : Cost of construction-in-process inventory....
    Accounting Basics :

    Compute Cabrillo's cost of (a) construction-in-process inventory at September 30 and October 31, (b) finished-houses inventory at September 30 and October 31, and (c) cost of houses sold for Septemb

  • Q : Accrued payroll-accrued payroll taxes....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assuming that Cayman Coating Co.'s payroll for the last week of the year is to be paid on January 3, 2009, use the horizontal model (or write the journal entry) to record the effects of the Decembe

  • Q : Preferred stock issues....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: Calculate the cash dividends required to be paid for each of the following preferred stock issues: 1. The semiannual dividend on 6% cumulative preferred, $50 par value, 30,000 shares authoriz

  • Q : Calculate the depletion of the mine....
    Accounting Basics :

    Calculate the depletion of the mine and the depreciation of the mining facilities and equipment for 2009, assuming that Ignacio uses the units-of-production method for both depreciation and depletio

  • Q : Annual dividend per share obligation on the preferred stock....
    Accounting Basics :

    The company has 800,000 shares of $2.50 par value common stock outstanding. Required: Q1. Calculate the annual dividend per share obligation on the preferred stock.

  • Q : Priority in the development of accounting standards....
    Accounting Basics :

    Ask CPAs to name a top priority in the development of accounting standards, and some will answer, "Convergence." Many others, though, will say the quest for global standards has little relevance for

  • Q : Convergence for global expansion....
    Accounting Basics :

    Question 1: How would you translate "convergence" and expansion into a foreign market relevant? Question 2: Would the opportunity to expand products and markets be more compelling than "convergence" f

  • Q : Accounting principles used in the audit report....
    Accounting Basics :

    Explain the meaning of the term accounting principles as used in the audit report. (Do not discuss the significance of "generally accepted")

  • Q : Straight-line method of depreciation....
    Accounting Basics :

    The straight-line method of depreciation is used on this scanner. Annual operating costs with this scanner are $105,500.

  • Q : Activity-based costing with activity-based management....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: Contrast activity-based costing (ABC) with activity-based management (ABM).

  • Q : Level of sales-debt and profit....
    Accounting Basics :

    Starbucks had a Total Assets Turnover (TAT) ratio of 1.2 in 2007, which was an improvement over a TAT of 0.96 in 2006. If Starbucks had the exact same level of sales, debt, and profit in 2007 as the

  • Q : Flexible-budget variance-production-volume variance....
    Accounting Basics :

    From the above information, fill in the blanks below. Be sure to mark your variances F for favorable and U for unfavorable.

  • Q : Analyze the impact of overhead....
    Accounting Basics :

    Analyze the impact of overhead and how cost centers are determined. Please provide a solution to this problem in at least 400 words.

  • Q : Company approach to boosting profit ethical....
    Accounting Basics :

    Why starting a large number of wafers into production will boost profit even though the chips that ultimately result from the wafers are ones that have not been sold or even completed? Is the compan

  • Q : Sales prices-internal and external sales....
    Accounting Basics :

    Each unit costs Division A $1,075 in variable manufacturing costs and $2,750 in fixed manufacturing costs. Phoenix is planning to increase all sales prices (internal and external sales) by 22% for t

  • Q : Ouvert uses a standard costing system....
    Accounting Basics :

    Ouvert uses a standard costing system, and that any volume variances are written off to cost of goods sold. Assuming absorption costing, what is the Year 2 operating income?

  • Q : Current income statement....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: The main division of Manchester Production has capacity to produce 140,000 units of its electronics components, while production has been at 105,000 per year for the past number of years. S

  • Q : Costing for both internal and external reporting....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assuming that M. J. used absorption costing for both internal and external reporting, what would cost of goods sold be for the year?

  • Q : Is budgeting used primarily for scorekeeping....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: Is budgeting used primarily for scorekeeping, attention directing, or problem solving? Explain.

  • Q : Depreciation of the machinery....
    Accounting Basics :

    Depreciation of the machinery is in proportion to the mine's depletion as the machinery will be abandoned after the ore is mined.

  • Q : Compute pretax financial income....
    Accounting Basics :

    1. Compute pretax financial income. 2. Given an income tax reate of 35% prepare the journal entry or entries to record income taxes for the year.

  • Q : Calculate the budgeted net income....
    Accounting Basics :

    Question 1: Calculate the budgeted net income. Question 2: Calculate the budgeted Total Assets.

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