• Q : Calculate the present value....
    Accounting Basics :

    Using the present value function in MS Excel, verify that the present value of $100,000 to be received in five years at an interest rate of 16%, compounded annually, is $47,610. Calculate the presen

  • Q : Journalize the transactions....
    Accounting Basics :

    Journalize the July transactions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)

  • Q : Variable and fixed cost elements....
    Accounting Basics :

    For planning purposes, the company wants to break down the maintenance cost into its variable and fixed cost elements.

  • Q : Overhead or operating costs....
    Accounting Basics :

    When you buy machinery, for example, it is not a "cost" in that period, it is depreciated over time and each month, a certain portion becomes "overhead" or operating cost. Can you give examples of o

  • Q : Cash and equivalents on the balance sheet....
    Accounting Basics :

    Which of the following would NOT be included with the Cash and Equivalents on the Balance Sheet?

  • Q : Military-specification compact discs....
    Accounting Basics :

    Hollowell Audio, Inc., manufactures military-specification compact discs. The company uses standards to control its costs. The labor standards that have been set for one disc are as follows:

  • Q : Cons of using variable costing-absorption costing....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1. Cons of using Variable Costing. Problem 2. Cons of using Absorption Costing. Problem 3. Indicate what contribution margin is and how it can be expressed.

  • Q : Illustration of an attestation engagement....
    Accounting Basics :

    Please provide an example of an attestation engagement, and explain the levels of assurance that should be given in attestation engagement reports.

  • Q : Journalizing accounting transactions....
    Accounting Basics :

    Dana La Fontsee opened Pro Window Washing Inc. on July 1, 2012. During July the following transactions were completed:

  • Q : Degree of operating leverage....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: What conditions/factors cause a business to have a high degree of operating leverage as compared to others?

  • Q : Defined-benefit pension plan....
    Accounting Basics :

    Interest cost included in pension expense recognized for a period by an employer sponsoring a defined-benefit pension plan represents the:

  • Q : Bad debt expense in 2008 income statement....
    Accounting Basics :

    a) What was the gross account receivable at the end of 2008? b) Assume write-offs in 2008 totaled $3,750. How much was recognized as bad debt expense in 2008 income statement?

  • Q : What is shareholders equity....
    Accounting Basics :

    What is shareholder's equity, how is it calculated, and where and how is it reported? What is comprehensive income and how does it influence equity?

  • Q : Features to determine the regression line....
    Accounting Basics :

    Use Excel's regression features to determine the regression line. What is the increase in revenues for each $1,000 spent on advertising? Use Excel's built-in function to determine the R-squared valu

  • Q : Expense accounts....
    Accounting Basics :

    Therefore, I need to pay the vendor for the February and March invoices. What is the correct way to fix this issue since the expense accounts have already been recognized for these months in 2012?

  • Q : Recognizing the gain on a 351 transaction....
    Accounting Basics :

    Is there another way to avoid recognizing the gain on a 351 transaction besides the one given below?

  • Q : Creating variances within a company....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1. What issues will create variances within a company? Problem 2. What other information can we derive from our variance analysis?

  • Q : Procedures for collecting accounting evidence....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1) Explain procedures for collecting accounting evidence, Problem 2) Explain the use of sampling in performing an examination

  • Q : Expensing start-up costs....
    Accounting Basics :

    Recently, a group of university students decided to incorporate for the purposes of selling a process to recycle the waste product from manufacturing cheese. Some of the initial costs involved were

  • Q : Capital corporations taxable income....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assuming that Capital Corporation's taxable income in 2011, its first year of existence, was $400,000, which included a net short-term capital gain of $50,000, what advice should be given to Capital

  • Q : Calculate the amount of gain....
    Accounting Basics :

    P.D. Graphics' assumption of the $80,000 liability is not treated as boot. Calculate the amount of gain Scott must recognize and his adjusted cost base.

  • Q : Short-term liquidity problem....
    Accounting Basics :

    1. Do any of these companies appear to have a short-term liquidity problem? 2. Which company has the most mismatched cash flow?

  • Q : Tax consequences of the transaction....
    Accounting Basics :

    Falzone's E & P at the time of the redemption was $250,000. What are the tax consequences of this transaction to Rita and Sal Corporation?

  • Q : Range of radio production....
    Accounting Basics :

    Over what range of radio production would it prefer each of the radio designs? Assume that all of the available hours would be used producing the radios.

  • Q : Karsten mills managerial accounting problem....
    Accounting Basics :

    Calculate the overhead rates for the new plant and the old plant, where overhead is assigned to carpet based on normal yards per year.

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