An investment adviser places large block trades for securities positions that are being purchased for its customers' accounts in order to lower its commission costs. The trades are often executed piecemeal, at different prices. The adviser, after being confirmed that the entire block has been filled, allocates the shares to its accounts. As a favor to its most valuable employees, the adviser allocates the shares purchased at the lowest prices to its employees' accounts; and then allocates the remaining shares to its customer accounts pro-rata. The adviser has disclosed its allocation method only to its employees. Which statement is TRUE

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Answer 1

Answer: The investment adviser has breached its fiduciary duty because it has not disclosed its method of allocating shares to its customers

Explanation:

The options to the question are:

a. The investment adviser has breached its fiduciary duty to its customers because the block order must be executed at one price, not in pieces at differing prices

b. The investment adviser has breached its fiduciary duty because it has not disclosed its method of allocating shares to its customers

c. The investment adviser has not breached its fiduciary duty because it has disclosed its method of allocating shares to its employees

d. The investment adviser has not breached its fiduciary duty to customers because it has obtained trade executions for customers at lower commission costs.

Based on the scenario in the question, it should be noted that the investment adviser has breached its fiduciary duty because it has not disclosed its method of allocating shares to its customers.

Fiduciary duty is a legal obligation whereby a party has to work in the best interest of the other party and should also be trustworthy but in this situation, this isn't thw case.


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The open interest on silver futures at a particular time is the Group of answer choices number of all long or short silver futures contracts outstanding. number of silver futures contracts traded during the day. number of silver futures contracts traded the previous day. number of outstanding silver futures contracts for delivery within the next month.

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Answer:

number of all long or short silver futures contracts outstanding.

Explanation:

The open interest on silver futures at a particular time is the number of all long or short silver futures contracts outstanding. Open interest can be defined as the total or overall number of contracts (open long and short positions) outstanding in a futures market.

In stocks exchange, when a contract begins trading it has an open interest that is equal to zero and in future dates, more contracts are entered into as time passes by.

Additionally, majority of the contracts are liquidated before their maturity date.

Suppose you know a company's stock currently sells for $70 per share and the required return on the stock is 14 percent. You also know that the total return on the stock is evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield. If it's the company's policy to always maintain a constant growth rate in its dividends, what is the current dividend per share?

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Answer: $4.58

Explanation:

The required return is said to be evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield.

That means that Dividend Yield = 7%

Capital gains yield = 7%

The Dividend Yield is based on the next dividend and given the expected return the dividend is;

Expected Return = Dividend Yield + Capital gains yield

Expected Return = Dividend(1 + g)/stock price + Capital gains yield

0.14 = Dividend ( 1 + 0.07)/70 + 0.07

70 * (0.14 - 0.07 ) = Dividend ( 1.07)

4.9 =  Dividend ( 1.07)

Dividend = 4.9/1.07

Dividend = $4.58

For the following transaction, answer the questions that follow in accordance with the rules of journalizing and the double-entry accounting system:

Transaction:
Drawing by owner amounted to $1,500.

Required:
a. Which two accounts are affected ?
b. What kind of accounts are they?
c. Do the account balances increase or decrease?
d. Do we debit or credit the accounts?

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Answer and Explanation:

Given that

Drawings by owner for $1,500

The journal entry is

Drawing Dr $1,500

       To cash $1,500

(being the amount withdrawn is recorded)

a. Here the two accounts are affected one is drawings account and the second one is the cash account

b. The drawing is the equity account while the cash is the asset account

c. The drawing account is increased and the cash account is decreased

d. The drawing account is debited and cash account is credited

Which of the following statements is not true about self-awareness?

a. Self-awareness involves a capacity to monitor and control biases that potentially affect your decision making.
b. Managers who have low self-awareness are superior performers.
c. Self-awareness can be increased by acquiring multiple experiences in diverse situations and with diverse others.
d. Self-awareness is best described as the capacity for introspection and the ability to reconcile oneself as an individual separates from the environment and other individuals.

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Answer:

b. Managers who have low self-awareness are superior performers.

Explanation:

Self-awareness can be defined as a mental process, which occurs when an individual has knowledge about himself, about his knowledge, his actions and attitudes.

Therefore, in the workplace, having self-awareness is essential for a manager to achieve high performance, as this is a skill that includes knowing your skills, values, internal resources that ensure that there is the possibility of better monitoring of environments and oneself, control of emotions and improved perception of oneself and others.

This is a characteristic that adds to a manager 's assertive ability to establish communication focused on ethics, mutual respect, cordiality, etc.

The statement that is not true about self awareness from the list is B. "Managers who have low self-awareness are superior performers."

Self awareness refers to the ability of one to understand their thoughts, feelings, impulses and actions. Being self aware is a very important leadership attribute.

Therefore the statement that 'managers who have low self awareness are superior performers' is wrong.

A manager that lacks self awareness will definitely not perform their job effectively.

Self awareness helps one to become better at making decisions, it helps control biases, communicate more effectively and build good relationships in the work place or other places.

Thus, we can conclude that managers who have low self awareness are not superior performers.

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A customer sells short 1,000 shares of ABC stock at $4 in a margin account. The customer must deposit:________.
A. $2,000
B. $2,500
C. $4,000
D. $5,000

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Answer: $4000

Explanation:

A margin account is typically offered by a brokerage firms so that investors can borrow money in order to purchase securities.

A customer sells short 1,000 shares of ABC stock at $4 in a margin account. The customer must deposit:

= $4 × 1000

= $4000

The cash register tape for Bluestem Industries reported sales of $28,372.00.

Record the journal entry that would be necessary for each of the following situations. (a) Cash to be accounted for exceeds cash on hand by $52.00. (b) Cash on hand exceeds cash to be accounted for by $26.50. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.)

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Answer:

Bluestem Industries

Journal Entries

a) Cash to be accounted for exceeds cash on hand by $52.00

Debit Cash Shortage $52.00

Credit Cash Account $52.00

To record the cash shortage.

b) Cash on hand exceeds cash to be accounted for by $26.50

Debit Cash Account $26.50

Credit Cash Overage $26.50

To record the cash overage.

Explanation:

Handling cash in Bluestem Industries will occasionally give rise to cash shortages and cash overages.  The best practise is to enact a company policy to guide actions and decisions with respect to cash shortages and overages.  And then the accounting for these will be in accordance with the policy.  However, the problem of shortages and overages may be pointing at other underlying problems involved in cash handling.  Where only the shortages are reported frequently, then the company may need to find ways to minimize cash handling, e.g. using credit cards to receive payments and refunding employees for expenses through bank accounts.

Sue purchased a house for $89,000, spent $56,000 upgrading it, and currently had it appraised at $212,900. The house is being rented to a family for $1,200 a month, the maintenance expenses average $200 a month, and the property taxes are $4,800 a year. If she sells the house she will incur $20,000 in expenses. She is considering converting the house into professional office space. What opportunity cost, if any, should she assign to this property if she has been renting it for the past two years?

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Answer:

Opportunity cost = $192,900

Explanation:

The opportunity cost is the "cost" incurred by not enjoying the benefit associated with the best alternative choice

DATA

Current value = $212,900

Selling expense = $20,000

Opportunity cost = Current value - selling expense

Opportunity cost = $212,900 - $20,000

Opportunity cost = $192,900

Here Sue is Decide to convert the house into professional office space she would lose te opportunity cost of $192,000

A customer has purchased 10,000 shares of Fromage stock, a Swiss cheese company. The stock is not traded in the United States. Fromage declares and pays a dividend of 15,000 Swiss Francs, which, when converted to dollars, equals $10,000. Switzerland imposes a 20% withholding tax on dividends repatriated outside its borders. How is the dividend reported on this investor's U.S. tax return

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Answer:

$10,000 of dividends are reported, along with a $2,000 tax credit for monies withheld in Switzerland

Explanation:

As we know that if there is a direct investment in a foreign security, so the foreign country having a tax on dividend send an individual his home country against his will now if this condition arise so the same i.e tax credit should be levy on the same person while filing the U.S tax return

Since $10,000 dividend is received along with it $2,000 would be the tax credit  

Nordstrom, Inc. operates department stores in numerous states. Suppose selected financial statement data (in millions) for 2020 are presented below.
End of Year Beginning of Year
Cash and cash equivalents $1,424 $140
Accounts receivable (net) 4,000 3,800
Inventory 1,800 1,800
Other current assets 636 591
Total current assets $7,860 $6,331
Total current liabilities $3,930 $3,122
For the year, net credit sales were $8,258 million, cost of goods sold was $5,328 million, and net cash provided by operating activities was $1,251 million.
Instructions:
Compute the current ratio, current cash debt coverage, accounts receivable turnover, average collection period, inventory turnover, and days in inventory at the end of the current year.

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Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:-

1. Current ratio is

= Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities

= $7,860 ÷ $3,930

= 2

2. Current cash debt coverage is

= Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities ÷ Average Current Liabilities

Average Current Liabilities = ($3,930 + $3,122) ÷ 2

= $3,526

Current Cash Debt Coverage Ratio = $1,251 ÷ $3,526

= 25.48%

3. Accounts receivable turnover is

= Net Credit Sales ÷ Average Accounts Receivables

= $8,258 ÷ (($4,000 + $3,800) ÷ 2)

= $8,258 ÷ $3,900

= 2.12 times

4. Average collection period is

= 365 ÷ Account Receivable Turnover

= 365 ÷ 2.12

= 172.17

5. Inventory Turnover is

= Cost of Goods Sold ÷ Average Inventory

= $5,328 ÷ ((1,800 + 1,800) ÷ 2

= $5,328 ÷ 1,800

= 2.96

6. Days in Inventory is

= 365 ÷ Inventory Turnover Ratio

= 365 ÷ 2.96

= 123.31 days

The Extra Surplus Company's Balance Sheet for December 31, 2017 and the Income Statement for 2018 are shown below.
Extra Surplus Company
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2017
Assets
Cash $14,000
Accounts Receivable 7,000
Inventory 16,800
Property and Equipment, Net 28,000
$65,800
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts Payable $14,000
Notes Payable, Long-Term 7,000
Common Stock 28,000
Retained Earnings 16,800
$65,800
Extra Surplus Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
Sales $23,400
Cost of Goods Sold 5,400
Salaries and Wage Expense 5,400
Interest Expense 1,800
Other Expenses 900
Net Income $9,900
Additional data:
A- Sales were $23,400; $14,400 in cash was received from customers.
B- Bought new land for cash, $18,000.
C- Sold other land for its book value of $9,000.
D- Paid $1,800 principal on the long-term note payable and $1,800 in interest.
E- Issued new shares of stock for $18,000 cash.
F- Cash dividends of $3,800 were declared and paid to stockholders.
G- Paid $10,300 on accounts payable.
H- No inventory purchases were made: other expenses were incurred on account.
I- All wages were paid in cash.
J- Other expenses were on account.
Required:
a. Prepare a balance sheet as of December 31, 2020.
b. Prepare the statement of cash flows using the direct method.

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Answer:

The Extra Surplus Company

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2020

Assets

Cash                                                       $14,300

Accounts Receivable                               16,000

Inventory                                                   11,400

Property and Equipment, Net                37,000

                                                             $78,700

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Accounts Payable                                  $3,700

Other Expenses Payable                           900

Notes Payable, Long-Term                     5,200

Common Stock                                     46,000

Retained Earnings                                22,900

                                                            $78,700

b. The Extra Surplus Company

Statement of Cash Flows, using the direct method:

December 31, 2020

Operating activities:

Cash from customers       $14,400

Payment to suppliers         (10,300)

Payment to labor                (5,400)

Net cash from operating                   (1,300)

Investing activities:

Land sales                            9,000

Land                                   (18,000)

Net cash from investing                  (9,000)

Financing activities:

Issue of shares                   18,000

Note Payable Repayment   (1,800)

Interest paid                        (1,800)

Dividends                           (3,800)

Net cash from financing   10,600    10,600

Net Cash Inflow                                  $300

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Extra Surplus Company

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2017

Assets                                                                   Adjustment       Balance        

Cash                                                  $14,000       300                   $14,300

Accounts Receivable                           7,000     + 23,400 - 14,400 16,000

Inventory                                             16,800     - 5,400                   11,000

Property and Equipment, Net           28,000     - 9,000 + 18,000  37,000

                                                        $65,800

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Accounts Payable                            $14,000     -10,300                  3,700

Notes Payable, Long-Term                 7,000       -1,800                  5,200

Common Stock                                 28,000      + 18,000             46,000

Retained Earnings                             16,800                                 22,900

                                                       $65,800

ii) Extra Surplus Company

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 2018

Sales                                    $23,400

Cost of Goods Sold                 5,400

Salaries and Wage Expense  5,400

Interest Expense                     1,800

Other Expenses                        900

Net Income                          $9,900

Cash balance (beginning) $14,000

iii) Cash Receipts:

Cash from customers       $14,400

Land sales                            9,000

Issue of shares                   18,000

Total receipts                   $41,400

iv) Cash Payments:

Land                                  $18,000

Note Payable Repayment    1,800

Interest paid                         1,800

Dividends                            3,800

Accounts Payable             10,300

Salaries & Wages               5,400

Total payments               $41,100

Cash Balance (Ending)  $14,300

v) Retained Earnings:

Net Income                             $9,900

Beginning Retained Earnings 16,800

Dividends                                  3,800

Ending Retained Earnings  $22,900

v) The Extra Surplus Company's Statement of Cash Flows can also be prepared using the indirect method.  This method starts with the net income and adjusts working capital changes after adding back non-cash flow expenses in order to arrive at the net cash from operating activities.  Other steps are similar to the direct method, which considers only the actual cash inflows and outflows.

​Jack's gross pay for the week is . His yeartodate pay is under the limit for OASDI. Assume that the rate for state and federal unemployment compensation taxes is ​% and that​ Jack's yeartodate pay has previously exceeded the cap. What is the total amount of payroll taxes that​ Jack's employer must record as payroll tax​ expenses? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Assume a FICAOASDI Tax of ​% and FICAMedicare Tax of ​%.)

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Answer: $122.40

Explanation:

Jack's year to date pay has already exceeded the $7,000 limit on which State and Federal Unemployment taxes can be charged on his pay.

The amount the employer will pay is;

= FICA OASI Tax + FICA Medicare tax

= (1,600 * 6.2%) + (1,600 * 1.45%)

= 99.20 + 23.20

= $122.40

Upton Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at 20 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 8 percent thereafter. If the required return is 11 percent and the company just paid a dividend of $1.45, what is the current share price

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Answer:

$71.03

Explanation:

To find the current share price we need to find the value of future dividends first and then discount it by the given rate of return

DATA

Growth rate = g = 20%

Time period = 3 years

Required return = 11%

Current dividend = Do = $1.45

Share price =?

Solution

Future dividend = Current dividend ( 1 + growth rate)

D1 = (1.45 x 1.20) = $1.74

D2 = (1.74 x 1.20) = $2.088

D3 = (2.088 x 1.20) = $2.5056

Value after year 3 = (D3 x Growth rate) / (Required return-Growth rate)

Value after year 3 = (2.5056*1.08) / (0.11-0.08)

Value after year 3 =$90.2

current share price = Future dividends x Present value of discounting factor

current share price = (1.74/1.11)+($2.088/1.11^2)+(2.5056/1.11^3)+($90.2/1.11^3)

current share price =  1.56 + 1.69 + 1.83 + 65.95

current share price =$71.03

The calculation of WACC involves calculating the weighted average of the required rates of return on debt and equity, where the weights equal the percentage of each type of financing in the firm's overall capital structure.
_________ is the symbol that represents the cost of preferred stock in the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) equation.
Bryant Co. has $2.3 million of debt, $1.5 million of preferred stock, and $1.8 million of common equity. What would be its weight on common equity?
A. 0.32
B. 0.24
C. 0.22
D. 0.30

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Answer:

Option A is the correct answer

Weight of equity =0.32

Explanation:

Weighted average cost of capital is the average cost of all of the long-term types of finance used by a company weighted according to the that amount of finance used in relation to the total pool of fund.

The weight is the market value of nominal value of the source of fund as a proportion of the total capital funds.

Total capital funds = Debt funds + Preferred Funds + Equity funds

                              = ($2.3 + $1.5 + $1.8 ) million  = $5.6  million

Weight of equity = Equity capital/Total capital funds

                           = 1.8/5.6 =0.32

Weight of equity =0.32

Swan Textiles Inc. produces and sells a decorative pillow for $98.00 per unit. In the first month of​ operation, 2,200 units were produced and 1,800 units were sold. Actual fixed costs are the same as the amount budgeted for the month. Other information for the month​ includes: Variable manufacturing costs $24.00 per unit Variable marketing costs $5.00 per unit Fixed manufacturing costs $13.00 per unit Administrative​ expenses, all fixed $21.00 per unit Ending​ inventories: Direct materials −0− WIP −0− Finished goods 400 units What is the operating income using variable​ costing?

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Answer:

Net operating profit= 57,800

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Selling price= $98

Units sold= 1,800

Variable manufacturing costs $24.00 per unit

Variable marketing costs $5.00 per unit

Fixed manufacturing costs $13.00 per unit

Administrative​ expenses, all fixed $21.00 per unit

First, we need to calculate the total fixed costs:

Total fixed manufacturing cost= 13*2,200= 28,600

Total administrative cost= 21*1,800= 37,800

Variable costing income statement:

Sales= 98*1,800= 176,400

Total variable cost= 1,800*(24 + 5)= (52,200)

Contribution margin= 124,200

Total fixed manufacturing cost= (28,600)

Total administrative cost= (37,800)

Net operating profit= 57,800

Calculate the marginal cost of the 70th toy car produced. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Answer:

$1.43

Explanation:

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Labor    Q     Fixed          Variable   Total      Marginal       Average  

                     costs          costs         cost       cost              total cost

0            0       50              0               50           0                     0

1            10       50             30              80           8                     8

2           24      50             60              110          2.5                 4.58

3           49      50             90              140         1.20                2.86

4           70      50            120              170         1.43                2.43

5           82      50            150             200        2.50               2.44

marginal cost is calculated by dividing the incremental cost ($30) by the incremental output (21) = $30 / 21 = $1.4286 ≈ $1.43

Which of the following countries would likely have the greatest success is exporting television and other media to Mexico?

a. Brazil
b. Canada
c. Japan
d. Spain

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Answer:

d. Spain

Explanation:

The country that would have the greatest success in doing this would be Spain. This is mainly due to the fact that Mexico's main language is Spanish just like in Spain (even though the dialect is different). The other countries listed all speak different languages which will not fair well with Mexican audiences since they will not understand the media. In Brazil, they speak Portuguese. In Canada, they speak English. In Japan, they speak Japanese.

On May 1, 2010, Ziek Corp. declared and issued a 10% common stock dividend. Prior to this dividend, Ziek had 100,000 shares of $1 par value common stock issued and outstanding. The fair value of Ziek 's common stock was $20 per share on May 1, 2010. As a result of this stock dividend, Ziek's total stockholders' equity:_________

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Answer: did not change

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that On May 1, 2010, Ziek Corp. declared and issued a 10% common stock dividend and that prior to this dividend, Ziek had 100,000 shares of $1 par value common stock issued and outstanding. We are further informed that the fair value of Ziek 's common stock was $20 per share on May 1, 2010.

As a result of this stock dividend, Ziek's total stockholders' equity did not change. The accounts involved belong to the stockholders' equity, therefore, there will be no change on the total stockholders equity.

Nautical has two classes of stock authorized: $10 par preferred, and $1 par value common. As of the beginning of 2015, 125 shares of preferred stock and 2,700 shares of common stock have been issued. The following transactions affect stockholders� equity during 2015:
March 1 Issue 2,700 additional shares of common stock for $13 per share.
April 1 Issue 175 additional shares of preferred stock for $37 per share.
June 1
Declare a cash dividend on both common and preferred stock of $0.40 per share to all stockholders of record on June 15.
June 30 Pay the cash dividends declared on June 1.
August 1 Repurchase 175 shares of common treasury stock for $10 per share.
October 1 Reissue 125 shares of treasury stock purchased on August 1 for $12 per share.
Nautical has the following beginning balances in its stockholders� equity accounts on January 1, 2015: Preferred Stock, $1,250; Common Stock, $2,700; Paid-in Capital, $19,200; and Retained Earnings, $11,200. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2015, is $7,500.
Required:
1. Record each of these transactions. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
2. Select whether each of these transactions would increase (+), decrease (?), on total assets, total liabilities, and total stockholders� equity by completing the following table. (If none of the categories apply for a particular item, leave the cell blank.)
Transaction Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Stockholders Equity
Issue common stock
Issue preferred stock
Declare cash divedens
Pay cash divedens
Repurchase treasury stock
Reissue treasury stock

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Answer:

Nautical

1. Journal Entries:

March 1:

Debit Cash Account $35,100

Credit Common Stock $35,100

To record the issue of 2,700 shares of common stock for $13 per share.

April 1:

Debit Cash Account $6,475

Credit Preferred STock $6,475

To record the issue of 175 shares of preferred stock for $37 per share.

June 1:

Debit Dividends $2,280

Credit Dividends Payable $2,280

To record dividends of $0.40 per share to all stockholders of record.

June 30:

Debit Dividends Payable $2,280

Credit Cash Account $2,280

To record the payment of cash dividends.

August 1:

Debit Treasury Stock $1,750

Credit Cash Account $1,750

To record the repurchase of 175 shares of common stock for $10 per share.

October 1:

Debit Cash Account $1,500

Credit Treasury Stock Account $1,500

To record the reissue of 125 shares of treasury stock for $12 per share.

2. Selection of  whether each of these transactions would increase (+), decrease (?), on total assets, total liabilities, and total stockholders' equity:

                                        Transaction   Assets   Liabilities    Stockholders

                                            Total          Total          Total              Equity

Issue common stock         $35,100       +$35,100                    +$35,000

Issue preferred stock         $6,475        +$6,475                       +$6,475

Declare cash dividends      $2,280                        +$2,280      ?$2,280      

Pay cash dividends             $2,280       ?$2,280   ?$2,280

Repurchase treasury stock  $1,750       ?$1,750                        ?$1,750

Reissue treasury stock       $1,500       +$1,500                        +$1,500

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Authorized share capital:

$10 par preferred

$1 par value common

Issued, beginning of 2015:

Preferred = 125 shares

Common = 2,700 shares

b) The issue of 2,700 additional shares of common stock for $13 per share totalled $35,100.  This amount is credited to the Common Stock and the receipt of cash debited to the Cash Account.  The same is applicable with respect to the 175 additional shares issued at $37 per share.

c) When a cash dividend is declared, the stockholders of record on the record date of June 15 are noted, since they are the only ones that will participate in the dividends.  The accounting records are debit to the dividend account and a credit to the Dividends Payable account, establishing the liability.  The payment for the declared dividend is recorded with a debit to the Dividends Payable account to close the liability and a credit to the Cash Account.

d) Treasury stock is a stock of common stock repurchased by the company.  The issue and reissue of treasury stock are treated in the treasury stock account if the costing method is used, otherwise, the par-value method would be operational.

The unfavorable volume variance may be due to all of the following factors except:_______

a. failure to maintain an even flow of work
b. machine breakdowns
c. failure to obtain enough sales orders
d. unexpected increases in the cost of utilities

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Answer:

d. unexpected increases in the cost of utilities

Explanation:

there are several volume variances:

direct materials volume variancedirect labor volume variancemanufacturing overhead volume variance sales volume variance

Utilities are part of manufacturing overhead, but volume variances using the standard rates, so an unexpected increase in the cost of utilities will not affect the overhead volume variance.

The unfavorable volume variance can not be due because of unexpected Increases in the cost of utilities

Unfavorable volume variance means that the amount of applied fixed manufacturing overhead costs is less than the budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead costs

The machine breakdowns will affect production levels, thus, resulting to unfavorable volume variance.

The failure to maintain even flow of work will impact the production quantities, thus, resulting to unfavorable volume variances

The failure to obtain enough sales order will limit production quantities, thus, resulting to unfavorable volume variances.

Thus, the Option D is correct because unfavorable volume variance can not be due because of unexpected Increases in the cost of utilities

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The break-even point is a.the maximum possible operating loss. b.where the total sales line intersects the total costs line on a cost-volume-profit chart. c.the total fixed costs. d.the maximum possible operating income.

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Answer:

The answer is B.

Explanation:

To a layman, break-even point is the point where an entity neither make profit nor loss. It is the point where total revenue equals total cost(where the total sales line intersects the total costs line on a cost-volume-profit chart).

Points greater or above this intersection or point mean the firm is making profit and points lesser or below this intersection or point mean the firm is making loss.

You are aware that your neighbor trades stocks based on confidential information he overhears at his workplace. This information is not available to the general public. This neighbor continually brags to you about the profits he earns on these trades. Given this, you would tend to argue that the financial markets are at best _____ form efficient.

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Answer:

Semi-strong Form Efficient.

Explanation:

There are three levels of market efficiency as weak, semi-strong and strong.

In a semi-strong form efficient market, the stock prices change independently of the previous return points and the current information so it is not possible to predict the future stock prices.

The example given in the question, which states that the neighbor has non-public information, can be classified as a semi-strong form efficient market.

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the frequency of deposits of federal income taxes withheld and social security and medicare taxes is

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Answer: A) amount of the tax liability.

Explanation:

Federal taxes like income taxes withheld and social security and Medicare taxes are mandated to be paid by the IRS depending on the amount of tax liability that is owed.

For 2020 for instance, if in a company's tax lookback period it owed $50,000 or less than $50,000 in tax liability, the company should be a monthly depositor. If however, the company owed more than $50,000 then it is to be a semi-weekly depositor.

Answer:

✓ amount of the tax liability.

Explanation:

The frequency of deposits of federal income taxes withheld and social security and Medicare taxes is most dependent on the:

Metals and energy currency futures contracts are actively traded on Group of answer choices propane. gold. All of the options are correct. gold and silver. silver.

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Answer: All of the options are correct.

Explanation:

Futures refer to a Derivative Instrument contract that mandates a person to buy an asset (underlying asset) at a future date and at a certain price. This enables the buyer of the contract to be certain of an asset's price in future thereby getting rid of various risks.

Metal futures are mostly traded on gold, silver, and copper and energy futures are traded on energy resources like oil and natural usable gas like Propane which is used for most gas related appliances in the household such as cooking gas.

If the Fed increases the discount rate, which of the following accurately describes the sequence of events that will follow in the banking system, finally leading to a decline in money supply?
A. Reserves ↓: Excess reserves ↓; Loans ↓; Deposits ↓; Money supply ↓
B. Loans ↓; Deposits ↓; Reserves ↓; Excess reserves ↓; Money supply ↓
C. Deposits ; Reserves: Excess reserves; Loans ↓; Money supply ↓
D. Excess reserves ↓; Reserves ↓; Loans ↓; Deposits ↓; Money supply ↓

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Answer: A. Reserves ↓: Excess reserves ↓; Loans ↓; Deposits ↓; Money supply ↓

Explanation:

The discount rate is the rate at which the Fed lends money to banks and other depository type institutions. Normally banks have a reserve requirement that the Fed requires of them which states how much they are to leave with the Fed as a reserve. Banks tend to fall short of this reserve sometimes and so can borrow from the Fed to balance it off.

If the Fed increase the rate at which these banks can borrow, they will not want to do so thus leaving their Reserves at the Fed lower than it should be. They will then use their excess reserves which is money kept in reserve more than the Fed requires, to balance off their reserve at the Fed.

As a result of this reduction in their Excess reserve, they will have less money to give out as loans. With less loans being made, people will not have as much money to deposit after taking the loans. Money supply will then fall as a whole.

Trevor Company discloses supplementary operating segment information for its three reportable segments. Data for 20X8 are available as follows:
Segment A Segment B Segment C
Sales $500,000 $300,000 $200,000
Traceable operating
expenses 250,000 120,000 90,000
Allocable costs for the year was $180,000. Allocable costs are assigned based on the ratio of a segment's income before allocable costs to total income before allocable costs. The 20X8 operating profit for Segment B was:_______.
A) $180,000.
B) $120,000.
C) $126,000.
D) $110,000.

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Answer:

The correct answer is B.

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Segment A Segment B Segment C

Sales $500,000 $300,000 $200,000

Traceable operating expenses 250,000 120,000 90,000

Profit= 250,000  180,000  110,000  = 540,000

Allocable costs for the year was $180,000.

First, we need to allocate costs to Segment B:

Segment B= 180,000/540,000= 0.33

Allocate= 0.33*180,000= 60,000

Now, we can calculate the profit:

Segment B profit= 180,000 - 60,000= 120,000

Mr. Fred Mitchell is requesting the birth record for Amy, his birth daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell gave Amy up for adoption four years ago. Should you release the records to him? Why or why not? Yes or No

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Answer:

"No" would be the correct choice.

Explanation:

The documentation could not be issued to him whenever their Amy is indeed not Mr. Mitchel's legal offspring attributable to some other individual's custody. They cannot compensate for the demand as well as text.Whether there is some doubt about either the approved note's authenticity, seek to contact the individual by contacting himself, either correlate signs on organizational documents.

Central to agency theory is the concern with problems that can arise between the principals who are the owners of the firm and the agents who are the people who are paid by outside consultants to perform a job on their behalf.

a. True
b. False

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Answer:

Correct Answer:

a. True

Explanation:

Agency theory is a principle that is used to explain and resolve issues in the relationship between business principals and their agents in any given company's establishment. In addition, the relationship could be one that is between shareholders, as principals on one hand, and company executives, as agents.

Agency problem is that many authors have found that include separations of ownership from control, conflict of interest and risk adverseness etc.

What is the term agency theory about?

Agency theory is a principle that is used to explain and resolve issues in the relationship between business principals and their agents in any given company's establishment.

In addition, the relationship could be one that is between shareholders, as principals on one hand, and company executives, as agents.

Therefore, correct option is True.

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The following information ($ in millions) comes from a recent annual report of Amazon.com, Inc.:Net sales $ 10,711Total assets 4,363End of year balance in cash 1,022Total stockholders' equity 431Gross profit (Sales-Cost of Sales) 2,456Net increase in cash for the year 9Operating expenses 2,067Net operating cash flow 702Other income (expense), net (12)a. Compute Amazon's balance in cash at the beginning of the year.b. Compute Amazon's total liabilities at the end of the year.c. Compute cost of goods sold for the year.
d. Compute the income before income tax for Amazon.

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Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

1. Beginning cash balance is

= Ending cash balance - Increase in cash

= $1,022 - $9

= $1,013

2. As we know that

Assets = Total liabilities + Total Equity

$4,363 = Total liabilities + $431

= $4,363 - $431

= $3,932

3. Gross profit = Net sales - Cost of goods sold

so,  

Cost of goods sold = Net sales - Gross profit

= $10,711 - $2,456

= $8,255

4. Income before taxes  is

= Revenue - expenses

= $10,711 - $2,456 - $2,067 -$12

= $6,176

If the budget deficit increases then a. saving and the interest rate rise. b. saving rises and the interest rate falls. c. saving falls and the interest rate rises. d. saving and the interest rate fall.

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Answer:

c. saving falls and the interest rate rises.

Explanation:

If Country A runs a budget deficit, it forces the government to issue bonds at reduced prices in order to raise funds to shore up the decreased government revenue.  When bonds are issued, the government is mopping up the savings, thus reducing the available savings.  With this increased budget deficit, interest rates will rise as the cost of funding increases to match the inflationary effect of the deficit.  And the vicious circle starts.

In 2019, Dan transferred 5-year property to Fleck Corp. in a tax-deferred Section 351 transaction. Fleck took Dan's adjusted basis in the property. Dan originally placed the depreciable property in service in 2017. What year of the depreciation schedule will Fleck use to depreciate the property

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Answer:

The property will be depreciated using the remaining 3 years of its life after the tax-free incorporation transfer year.  This is because Dan had already depreciated the property for 2 years before the transfer.

Explanation:

Sec. 351 allows a tax-free incorporation transfer if certain requirements are met, including that the property must be transferred to Fleck Corporation by Dan in exchange for stock in Fleck Corporation, and, immediately after the exchange, the Fleck Corporation is in control.

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