A spurious regression refers to a situation where:____.
a. the direction of the relationship between the dependent variable and the explanatory variables is uncertain.
b. even though two variables are independent, the OLS regression of one variable on the other indicates a relationship between them.
c. a few important and necessary explanatory variables are left out of a regression equation, thus leading to inefficient and inconsistent forecasts.
d. at least one of the variables used in a regression equation does not have a unit root and the error terms are heteroskedastic.

Answer:

b. even though two variables are independent, the OLS regression of one variable on the other indicates a relationship between them.

Explanation:

An experiment can be defined as an investigation which typically involves the process of manipulating an independent variable (the cause) in order to be able to determine or measure the dependent variable (the effect).

This ultimately implies that, an experiment can be used by scientists to show or demonstrate how a condition causes or gives rise to another i.e cause and effect, influence, behavior, etc in a sample.

In an experiment , the variable being manipulated by an experimenter is known as an independent variable while the dependent variable is the event expected to change when the independent variable is manipulated

A spurious regression refers to a situation where even though two (2) variables are independent, the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression of one independent variable on the other variable indicates a relationship between them.

An ordinary least squares (OLS) regression is typically designed to be used in estimating unknown variables or parameters in a linear regression model.

Retained earnings, December 31, 2013 $342,700
Cost of buildings purchased during 2014 44,100
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2014 56,200
Dividends declared and paid in 2014 32,800
Increase in cash balance from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014 22,700
Increase in long-term debt in 2014 45,300
Required:
Calculate the Retained Earnings balance as of December 31, 2014.

Bolka Corporation, a merchandising company, reported the following results for October: Sales $ 407,000 Cost of goods sold (all variable) $ 173,400 Total variable selling expense $ 20,400 Total fixed selling expense $ 22,200 Total variable administrative expense $ 14,800 Total fixed administrative expense $ 39,700 The contribution margin for October is: Multiple Choice $198,400 $233,600 $136,500 $345,100

Arndt, Inc. reported the following for 2021 and 2022 ($ in millions):
2021 2022
Revenues 888 980
Expenses 760 800
Pretax accounting income (income statement) 128 180
Taxable income (tax return) 116 200
Tax rate: 25%
a. Expenses each year include $30 million from a two-year casualty insurance policy purchased in 2021 for $60 million. The cost is tax deductible in 2021.
b. Expenses include $2 million insurance premiums each year for life insurance on key executives.
c. Arndt sells one-year subscriptions to a weekly journal. Subscription sales collected and taxable in 2021 and 2022 were $33 million and $35 million, respectively. Subscriptions included in 2021 and 2022 financial reporting revenues were $25 million ($10 million collected in 2020 but not recognized as revenue until 2021) and $33 million, respectively. Hint. View this as two temporary differences-one reversing in 2021; one originating in 2021.
d. 2021 expenses included a $14 million unrealized loss from reducing investments (classified as trading securities) to fair value. The investments were sold and the loss realized in 2022.
e. During 2020, accounting income included an estimated loss of $6 million from having accrued a loss contingency. The loss was paid in 2021, at which time it is tax deductible.
f. At January 1, 2021, Arndt had a deferred tax asset of $4 million and no deferred tax liability.
Required:
1. Which of the five differences described in items a-e are temporary and which are permanent differences?
2. Prepare a schedule that reconciles the difference between pretax accounting income and taxable income. Using the schedule, prepare the necessary journal entry to record income taxes for 2022.
3. Prepare a schedule that reconciles the difference between pretax accounting income and taxable income. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.

During year 1 meriwerher construction company started a construction job with a contract price 3,000,000 the job was completed in year 2

Cosmo Company reported credit sales of $345,000 for the calendar year in its first year of operations. At December 31, customers buying on credit owed $35,000 to the company. Based on the experience of similar businesses, management estimates that $3,500 of its accounts receivable will be uncollectible.

Required:
Prepare the necessary December 31 adjusting entry by selecting the correct account names and dollar amounts

A job description should be?


A. Considered a guide.

B. Followed to the letter.

C. Created in the interview.

During April, Cavy Company incurred factory overhead as follows:

Indirect materials $11,600
Factory supervision labor 3,700
Utilities 500
Depreciation (factory) 600
Small tools 230
Equipment rental 720

Journalize the entry to record the factory overhead incurred during April.

Joyce Murphy runs a courier service in downtown Seattle. She charges clients $0.50 per mile driven. Joyce has determined that if she drives 3,300 miles in a month, her total operating cost is $875. If she drives 4,400 miles in a month, her total operating cost is $1,095. Joyce has used the high-low method to determine that her monthly cost equation is: total monthly cost = $215 + $0.20 per mile driven.
1. Determine how many miles Joyce needs to drive to break even.
2. Calculate Joyce's degree of operating leverage if she drives 4, 200 miles.
3. Suppose Joyce took a week off and her sales for the month decreased by 25 percent. Using the degree of operating leverage, calculate the effect this will have on her profit for that month.

Bugaboo Co. manufactures three types of cookies: Fluffs, Crinkles, and Snaps. The production process is relatively simple, and factory overhead costs are allocated to products using a single plantwide factory rate based on direct labor hours. Information for the month of May, Bugaboo's first month of operations, follows:
Budgeted Unit Volume Direct Labor Hours per unit
Fluffs 80,000 boxes 0.10
Crinkles 60,000 boxes 0.20
Snaps 20,000 boxes 0.50
Bugaboo has budgeted direct labor costs for May at $8.50 per hour. Budgeted direct materials costs for May are: Fluffs, $0.75/unit; Crinkles $0.40/unit; and Snaps $0.30/unit.
Bugaboo's budgeted overhead costs for May are:
Indirect Labor $280,000
Utilities $65,000
Supplies $45,000
Depreciation $30,000
Total $420,000
Assume that Bugaboo sells all the boxes it produces in May. Round your answers to two decimal places, if necessary.
a. Compute Bugaboo's plantwide factory overhead rate for May.
$_______per direct labor hour
b. Compute May's product cost for each type of cookie.
Cost per box Fluffs Crinkles Snaps
Total manufacturing cost $____ $____ $ ____

Suppose during 2014, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation reported net cash provided by operating activities of $89,063,000, cash used in investing of $43,133,000, and cash used in financing of $7,359,000. In addition, cash spent for fixed assets during the period was $25,900,000. Average current liabilities were $257,933,000, and average total liabilities were $280,651,000. No dividends were paid.
Free cash flow equals?

Wages of 8,000 are earned by workers but not paid as of december 31

the ness company sells $5,000,000 of five-year, 10% bonds at the start of the year. the bonds have an effective yield of 9%. present value factors are below: The amount of bond premium amortization for Year 2 is:

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ecember 31 of each year. Rupar accounts for the bonds as a held-to-maturity investment, and uses the effective interest method. In Rupar's December 31, 2021, journal entry to record the second period of interest, Rupar would record a credit to interest revenue of:

Ivanhoe Diesel owns the Fredonia Barber Shop. He employs 5 barbers and pays each a base rate of $1,380 per month. One of the barbers serves as the manager and receives an extra $535 per month. In addition to the base rate, each barber also receives a commission of $3.75 per haircut.
Other costs are as follows.
Advertising $270 per month
Rent $1,010 per month
Barber supplies $0.50 per haircut
Utilities $160 per month plus $0.15 per haircut
Magazines $35 per month
Ivanhoe currently charges $11 per haircut.
Determine the variable costs per haircut and the total monthly fixed costs. (Round variable costs to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25.)
Total variable cost per haircut
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Total fixed
$enter a dollar amount
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Compute the break-even point in units and dollars.
Break-even point
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Break even sales
$enter the Break-even sales in dollars
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Determine net income, assuming 1,670 haircuts are given in a month.
Net income / (Loss)
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Which 3 types of customer statements can QuickBooks Online generate?

The budgeted income statement presented below is for Burkett Corporation for the coming fiscal year. If Burkett Corporation achieves the budgeted level of sales, what will be its margin of safety in dollars? (Do not round Intermediate calculations.): $1,020,000 8 08:49 Sales (51,000 units) Costs: Direct materials Direct labor Fixed factory overhead Variable factory overhead Fixed marketing costs Variable marketing costs Pretax income $278, 800 240, 100 100, 500 150, 100 119, 100 50, 100 929,700 90,300
a. $150300
b. $305302
c. $169,831
d. S234282
e. $327,539

Brownley Company has one service department and two operating (production) departments. Payroll Department costs are allocated to the two operating departments in proportion to the number of employees in each. Listed below are the operating data for the current period: Department Direct Expenses No.of Employees Payroll $ 26,000 Milling 80,000 52 Assembly 109,600 78 The total cost of operating the Milling Department for the current period is: rev: 12_17_2020_QC_CS-243789 Multiple Choice $90,400. $95,600. $10,400. $15,600. $80,000.

Yesterday, the dollar was trading in the foreign exchange market at 1.10 euros per dollar.​ Today, the dollar is trading at 1.20 euros per dollar. The dollar has​ ________ and a possible reason for the change is​ ________ in the expected future exchange rate.

Lewis Company's standard labor cost of producing one unit of Product DD is 3.3 hours at the rate of $12.4 per hour. During August, 43,900 hours of labor are incurred at a cost of $12.60 per hour to produce 13,100 units of Product DD.
1. Compute the total labor variance.
2. Compute the labor price and quantity variances.
3. Compute the labor price and quantity variances, assuming the standard is 3.7 hours of direct labor at $12.70 per hour.

type of power based on manager's ability to influence employees with something of value to them.​

Which of the following is the most common way to search any website or search engine?
A. Topic search
B. Keyword search
C. Boolean logic
D. Plain language search

Item10 1 points Time Remaining 50 minutes 15 seconds00:50:15 Item 10 Time Remaining 50 minutes 15 seconds00:50:15 A long-term asset is recorded at the: Multiple Choice Additional costs to get the asset ready for use. Cost of the asset. Cost of the asset less all costs necessary to the asset ready for use. Cost of the asset plus all costs necessary to the asset ready for use.

Suppose savers either buy bonds or make deposits in savings accounts at banks. Initially, the interest income earned on bonds or deposits is taxed at a rate of 20%. Now suppose there is an increase in the tax rate on interest income, from 20% to 25%.
Shift the appropriate curve on the graph to reflect this change.
This change in the tax treatment of interest income from saving causes the equilibrium interest rate in the market for loanable funds to and the level of investment spending to ______.

Suddeth Corporation has entered into a 6 year lease for a building it will use as a warehouse. The annual payment under the lease will be $2,468. The first payment will be at the end of the current year and all subsequent payments will be made at year-ends. If the discount rate is 5%, the present value of the lease payments is closest to :___________

Suppose that you have generated the estimates listed below from a pro forma analysis for a company that had requested a three year loan. The loan is a $1.5 million term loan with the equal annual payments of principals. The P&I payments are due at the end of each year with the annual interest rate = Prime rate + 2%.
Yr.1 Yr. 2 Yr. 3
Capital expenditure 250,000 125,000 75,000
Cash dividends 140,000 140,000 140,000
Cash flow from operations before
interest expense 750,000 780,000 800,000
Assuming the Prime rate = 8% each year. What will be the interest payment at year 2?
a. 25,000.
b. 50,000.
c. 100,000.
d. 150,000.
e. 200,000.

Jack is a married male, while John is single. Your company has an assignment in a branch in Mexico that would last a couple of years. Management feels that John would be better for this assignment because he is single and is free to move. Is this decision fair?

Gomez argues that we need to increase the nation's output. Chang contends that our top priority should be a more equal distribution of income and output. It can be correctly stated that these two goals are:
A. essentially unrelated.
B. complementary because the realization of one will promote fulfillment of the other.
C. at least partially competing because the redistribution of income might impair incentives to work and produce.
D. complementary because a more equal distribution of income always promotes economic growth.

Staind, Inc., has 11 percent coupon bonds on the market that have 12 years left to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments. If the YTM on these bonds is 11 percent, what is the current bond price

Estimated inventory (units), May 1 19,800 Desired inventory (units), May 31 19,400 Expected sales volume (units): Area W 6,600 Area X 10,000 Area Y 7,500 Unit sales price $13.00 The number of units expected to be sold in May is a.24,100 b.28,920 c.21,690 d.14,100