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Given the extreme health risks, should marketers stop selling cigarettes even though they are legal and demanded by consumers? Should cigarette marketers continue to use marketing tactics that are...

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Evaluate American Express in terms of its competitors. How well is it positioned? How has it changed over time? In what segments of its business does American Express face the most competition?

The Soft Toys Company has collected information on fixed and variable costs for four potential plant locations. a. Plot the total cost curves for the four plant locations on a single graph. b....

1. Consider Coca-Colas advertising throughout its history. Identify as many commonalities as possible for its various ads and campaigns. (For a list of Coca-Cola slogans over the years, check out...

Elkins Company sold $2,500,000, 8%, 10-year bonds on July 1, 2010.The bonds were dated July 1, 2010, and pay interest July 1 and January 1. Elkins Company uses the straight-line method to amortize...

Cusick Department Store is located near the Village Shopping Mall. At the end of the company??s calendar year on December 31, 2012, the following accounts appeared in two of its trial balances....

Wanda Lux must select a supplier for a plastic bottle and proprietary dispenser for its new hair shampoo. Three suppliers have placed bids; at Wandas request all bids are for a shipping quantity of...

Selected ledger account balances for Success Systems follow. Required 1. Assume that Success Systems does not acquire additional office equipment or computer equipment in 2014. Compute amounts for...

On April 30, the bank reconciliation of Westbrook Company shows three outstanding checks: no. 254, $650; no. 255, $620; and no. 257, $410. The May bank statement and the May cash payments journal...

Zhou Bicycle Company ( ZBC), located in Seattle, is a wholesale distributor of bicycles and bicycle parts. Formed in 1981 by University of Washington Professor Yong- Pin Zhou, the firms primary...

1. Define YouTube in terms of competitive advantage. 2. Of all Google's competitors, which ones should it attack? Which ones should it avoid? 3. Which basic competitive strategy does Google follow?...

The financial statements for Highland Publications Corporation included the following selected information: Common stock $1,600,000 Retained earnings $900,000 Net income $1,000,000 Shares issued...

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In a recent financial fraud case, city employees in Brooklyn, New York, accessed electronic databases to defraud the city of $20 million. Several employees in collusion with the former deputy tax...

A contractor is preparing a bid to install swimming pools at a new housing addition. The estimated time to build the first pool is 35 hours. The contractor estimates an 85 percent learning rate,...

Revise the following paragraph. Add a topic sentence and improve the organization. Correct problems with pronouns, parallelism, wordiness, and misplaced or dangling modifiers. Add transitional...

Whitmore Company issued $500,000 of 5-year, 8% bonds at 97 on January 1, 2014. The bonds pay interest twice a year. Instructions (a) (1) Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds....

On September 1, Nixa Office Supply had an inventory of 30 calculators at a cost of $18 each. The company uses a perpetual inventory system. During September, the following transactions occurred....

1. Evaluate Nikes response to societal and consumer concerns about its contract manufacturing. 2. What are the challenges facing Nike in the future? Phil Knight and his University of Oregon track...

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Demonstrate the effect on price and quantity of each of the following events: a. In a recent popularity test, Elmo topped Cookie Monster in popularity (this represents a trend in children's tastes)....

Tuscany Statuary manufactures bust statues of famous historical figures. All statues are the same size. Each unit requires the same amount of resources. The following information is from the static...

The cash account for Stone Systems at July 31, 2014, indicated a balance of $17,750. The bank statement indicated a balance of $33,650 on July 31, 2014. Comparing the bank statement and the...

Assume that on February 1, Procter & Gamble (P&G) paid $720,000 in advance for 2 years insurance coverage. Prepare P&Gs February 1 journal entry and the annual adjusting entry on June 30.

Sunshine Interiors deposits all cash receipts each Wednesday and Friday in a night depository, after banking hours. The data required to reconcile the bank statement as of July 31 have been taken...

Lame Specialties manufactures, among other things, woolen blankets for the athletic teams of the two local high schools. The company sews the blankets from fabric and sews on a logo patch purchased...

Tanek Industries manufactures and sells three different models of wet-dry shop vacuum cleaners. Although the shop vacs vary in terms of quality and features, all are good sellers. Tanek is currently...

The Farm-4-Less Tractor Company produces a grain combine (GC) in addition to both a large (LT) and small size tractor (SM). Its production manager desires to produce to customer demand using a mixed...

A new furnace for your small factory will cost $27,000 a year to install and will require ongoing maintenance expenditures of $1,500 a year. But it is far more fuel- efficient than your old furnace...

Suppose the government borrows $20 billion more next year than this year. The following graph shows the market for loan able funds before the additional borrowing for next year. Use the orange fine...

Discuss the companys decision to grow beyond its core affluent consumer base. What did this do for the company and the brand?

The adjusted trial balance of Anderson Cooper Co. as of December 31, 2008, contains the following. Instructions (a) Prepare an income statement. (b) Prepare a statement of retained earnings. (c)...

Maxtor Technology incurred the following costs during the year related to the creation of a new type of personal computer monitor: Salaries ................................ $220,000 Depreciation on...

Arnold Palmer Hospital one of the nations top hospitals dedicated to serving women and children is a large business with over 2,000 employees working in a 431-bed facility totaling 676,000 square...

(Basic Pension Worksheet) The following facts apply to the pension plan of Boudreau Inc. for the year 2010. Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for the year 2010, as part of your...

Jack and Jill have just had their first child. If college is expected to cost $150,000 per year in 18 years, how much should the couple begin depositing annually at the end of each year to accumulate...

Polk Company builds custom fishing lures for sporting goods stores. In its first year of operations, 2012, the company incurred the following costs. Variable Cost per Unit Direct materials...

Party Wagon, Inc., provides musical entertainment at weddings, dances, and various other functions. The company performs adjusting entries monthly, but prepares closing entries annually on December...

Team Spirit Calendars imprints calendars with college names. The company has fixed expenses of $ 1,095,000 each month plus variable expenses of $ 6.50 per carton of calendars. Of the variable...

Fair Value Option Presented below is selected information related to the financial instruments of Dawson Company at December 31, 2010. This is Dawson Company's first year of operations. (a) Dawson...

The year-end adjusted trial balance of Aggies Corporation included the following account balances: Retained Earnings, $230,000; Service Revenue, $900,000; Salaries Expense, $390,000; Rent Expense,...

As the accountant for Monroe Trucking Company, you are preparing the company's annual return, Form 940 and Schedule A. Use the following information to complete Form 940 and Schedule A on pages 5-48...

The Rentz Corporation is attempting to determine the optimal level of current assets for the coming year. Management expects sales to increase to approximately $2 million as a result of an asset...

Deluxe Ezra Company purchases equipment on January 1, Year 1, at a cost of $469,000. The asset is expected to have a service life of 12 years and a salvage value of $40,000. Instructions (a) Compute...

McGill and Smyth have capital balances on January 1 of $50,000 and $40,000, respectively. The partnership income-sharing agreement provides for (1) annual salaries of $22,000 for McGill and $13,000...

Marcus Tube, a manufacturer of high-quality aluminum tubing, has maintained stable sales and profits over the past 10 years. Although the market for aluminum tubing has been expanding by 3% per year,...

The CitruSun Corporation ships frozen orange juice concentrate from processing plants in Eustis and Clermont to distributors in Miami, Orlando, and Tallahassee. Each plant can produce 20 tons of...

Levine Inc., which produces a single product, has prepared the following standard cost sheet for one unit of the product. Direct materials (8 pounds at $2.50 per pound) ........ $20 Direct labor (3...

Entrepreneurs Consultants, a state agency, was established to provide consulting services to small businesses. It maintains only a single general fund and accounts for its activities on a modied...

(Three Differences, Compute Taxable Income, Entry for Taxes) Havaci Company reports pretax financial income of $80,000 for 2010. The following items cause taxable income to be different than pretax...

The trial balance of the Sterling Company shown below does not balance. Your review of the ledger reveals that each account has a normal balance. You also discover the following errors (shown on page...

Nestl reports beginning raw materials inventory of 3,243 and ending raw materials inventory of 3,904 (both numbers in millions of Swiss francs). If Nestl purchased 16,200 (in millions of Swiss...

Shannon Corp. had the following balances in receivable accounts at October 31, 2014 (in thousands): Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $52; Accounts Receivable $2,910; Other Receivables $189; Notes...

Jennifer Lopez opened a school for administrative skills called Lopez Office Training and completed the following transactions: a. Contributed the following assets to the business: Cash ...........

Jason Wu operates Exclusive Limousines, a fleet of 10 limousines used for weddings, proms, and business events in Washington, D. C. Wu charges customers a flat fee of $ 250 per car taken on contract...

On January 1, 2014, McIlroy, Inc., acquired a 60 percent interest in the common stock of Stinson, Inc., for $372,000. Stinsons book value on that date consisted of common stock of $100,000 and...

George Littlechild started a new kitchen and bath design business called Littlechild Enterprises. The following activities occurred during its first month of operations, March 2014: a. Littlechild...

On October 3, 2018, Regal Company purchased $3,600 of supplies on account. In Regal's chart of accounts, the supplies account is No. 15, and the accounts payable account is No. 21. A. Journalize the...

Forda Lumber Company owns a 7,000-acre tract of timber purchased in 2000 at a cost of $1,300 per acre. At the time of purchase, the land was estimated to have a value of $300 per acre without the...

Ridgecrest Electric manufactures electric motors. It competes and plans to grow by selling high- quality motors at a low price and by delivering them to customers quickly after receiving customers...

Use the following income statements and balance sheets to calculate Garnet Inc.'s free cash flow for 2005. Garnet Inc. 2004 2005 INCOME STATEMENT Net sales $530.0 $500.0 Costs (except depreciation)...

Cameron Bly is a sales manager for an automobile dealership. He earns a bonus each year based on revenue from the number of autos sold in the year less related warranty expenses. Actual warranty...

Ken Ham started his own consulting firm, Hambone Consulting, on May 1, 2010. The trial balance at May 31 is as follows. In addition to those accounts listed on the trial balance, the chart of...

FruTee Corp. makes irrigation sprinkler systems for fruit tree nurseries. FruTees new controller can find only the following partial information for the past year: Compute the unknown values. List...

1. Of the five global product and communications strategies, which best describes 7-Eleven's approach? 2. On a scale of one to five, to what degree does 7-Eleven adapt its offering in each global...

Allison Corporation acquired 90 percent of Bretton on January 1, 2016. Of Bretton's total acquisition- date fair value, $60,000 was allocated to undervalued equipment (with a 10-year remaining life)...

The following information is from the trial balance of Mills Manufacturing Company: Required 1. Manufacturing organizations use asset accounts that are not needed by retail organizations. a. List the...

Refer to the information in BE312. In BE312, Midshipmen Company borrows $15,000 from Falcon Company on July 1, 2015. Midshipmen repays the amount borrowed and pays interest of 12% (1%/month) on June...

Duval Co. issues four- year bonds with a $ 100,000 par value on June 1, 2013, at a price of $ 95,948. The annual contract rate is 7%, and interest is paid semiannually on November 30 and May 31. 1....

Best Drugs is a distributor of pharmaceutical products. Its ABC system has five activities: Activity Area Cost Driver Rate in 2013 1. Order processing .........$ 42 per order 2. Line-item ordering...

Ford 10-K a. What are the key cash and liquid asset accounts for Ford? What types of marketable securities does Ford possess? b. What are the critical accounting policies for these accounts? c. What...

Following are several decisions that the auditor must make in an audit of a nonpublic company. Letters indicate alternative conclusions that could be made. Required a. Identify the sequence in which...

Fitness Fanatics is a regional chain of health clubs. The managers of the clubs, who have authority to make investments as needed, are evaluated based largely on return on investment (ROI). The...

Sharp Company has $15,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds as follows: Sharp Company uses a 16% discount rate. Required: (Ignore income taxes.)...

1. What do you think about this pairing-up idea? Would you be comfortable with such an arrangement? Why or why not? 2. What personality traits would be most needed for this type of work arrangement?...

The following information is available for Shanika Company for 2014: Instructions 1. Prepare the 2014 statement of cost of goods manufactured. 2. Prepare the 2014 incomestatement. Inventories...

Use the three-stage model of creativity to analyze Blakelys decision making. What can you learn from her story that might help you be more creative in the future?

Inventoriable Costs Presented below is a list of items that may or may not be reported as inventory in a companys December 31 balance sheet. 1. Goods sold on an installment basis (bad debts can be...

The following two items appeared on the Internet concerning the GAAP requirement to expense stock options. WASHINGTON, D.C.February 17, 2005 Congressman David Dreier (RCA), Chairman of the House...

Samuels Manufacturing is considering the purchase of a new machine to replace one it believes is obsolete. The firm has total current assets of $920,000 and total current liabilities of $640,000. As...

There are three industrial firms in Happy Valley. The government wants to reduce pollution to 120 units, so it gives each firm 40 tradable pollution permits. a. Who sells permits and how many do they...

On February 15, 2013, the Town of Hillsboro police chiefs administrative assistant is preparing a purchase order to place an order for a new computer. The computer is estimated to cost $1,500. Prior...

All-Star Automotive Company experienced the following accounting events during 2016: 1. Performed services for $25,000 cash. 2. Purchased land for $6,000 cash. 3. Hired an accountant to keep the...

Ravsten Company uses a job-order costing system. On January 1, the beginning of the current year, the companys inventory balances were as follows: Raw materials . . . . . . . . . $16,000 Work in...

Yang Co. was organized on April 1, 2017. The company prepares quarterly financial statements. The adjusted trial balance amounts at June 30 are shown below. (a) Determine the net income for the...

Brothers Harry and Herman Hausyerday began operations of their machine shop (H & H Tool, Inc.) on January 1, 2010. The annual reporting period ends December 31. The trial balance on January 1, 2012,...

Music Teachers, Inc., is an educational association for music teachers that has 20,000 members. The association operates from a central headquarters but has local membership chapters throughout the...

Annual Adjustments Palmer Industries prepares annual financial statements and adjusts its accounts only at the end of the year. The following information is available for the year ended December 31,...

The Digital Electronic Quotation System (DEQS) Corporation pays no cash dividends currently and is not expected to for the next 5 years. Its latest EPS was $10, all of which was reinvested in the...

Danner Corporation and London Corporation, two companies of roughly the same size, are both involved in the manufacture of shoe tracing devices. Each company depreciates its plant assets using the...

Shelby Company produces three products: product X, product Y, and product Z. Data concerning the three products follow (per unit): Demand for the company's products is very strong, with far more...

The following transactions apply to Comfort Mattress Sales for 2010. 1. The business was started when the company received $30,000 from the issue of common stock. 2. Purchased mattress inventory of...

You have been engaged for the audit of the Y Company for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Y Company is in the wholesale chemical business and makes all sales at 25% over cost. Following are...

Assume the United States is an importer of televisions and there are no trade restrictions. U.S. consumers buy 1 million televisions per year, of which 400,000 are produced domestically and 600,000...

Gilliland Airlines is considering two alternatives for the financing of a purchase of a fleet of airplanes. These two alternatives are: 1. Issue 90,000 shares of common stock at $30 per share. (Cash...

The following table lists the actual per-gallon prices for unleaded regular gasoline for June of each year between 1978 and 1986, together with the values of the CPIs for those years. For each year...

1. In the mix of premiums the Porterfields can spend, how should Adam and Cassie rank Adam's insurance needs for the seven types of coverage offered? What factors should they consider? 2. Should Adam...

The French government announced plans to convert state-owned power firms EDF and GDF into separate limited companies that operate in geographically distinct markets. BBC News reported that Frances...