Question & Answer

Which limitations might restrict a corporation’s deduction for a cash charitable contribution?  Explain how to determine the amount of the limitation.

O’Neil, Inc. began work on a $7,000,000 contract in 2014 to construct an office building. O’Neil uses the percentage-of-completion method. At December 31, 2014, the balances in certain accounts were Construction in Process $2,450,000; Accounts Receivable $240,000; and Billings on Construction in Process $1,400,000. Indicate how these accounts would be reported in O’Neil’s December 31, 2014, balance sheet.

If two or more firms are charging similar prices, does this imply that collusion is taking place? What evidence would you need to determine the existence of collusion?

Assuming Alexa receives $20,000 in gross rental receipts, answer the following questions:

1. To what extent can the following be regarded as common resources? (a) rain forests; (b) children’s playgrounds in public parks; (c) silence in a library; (d) the Internet. 2. Where would you place each of the following in Figure 12.8: (a) an inner city road at 3:00am; (b) an inner city road at 8:00am; (c) a toll motorway at 3:00am; (d) a toll motorway at 8:00am?

What are some of the important applications of nickel?

1.    : One of the benefits of a strategy map is that it clearly communicates goals and how they are linked to everyone in the organization. Does a minimum-wage maintenance worker in a hospital really need to understand any goals beyond keeping the place clean? Discuss.

Determine the direction of bond prices over the last year and explain the reason for it. (LO1, LO2)

The Fed attempts to use monetary policy to control the level of inflation and economic growth in the United States. Write a short essay on how the government’s fiscal policy can make the Fed’s role more difficult. Specifically, assume that the administration plans to implement a new program that will expand the government benefits provided to most people in the country. The new program will likely increase the budget deficit. Discuss the impact of this policy on interest rates and explain how this makes the Fed’s role more challenging.

How is raw rubber recovered from the latex that is tapped from a rubber tree?

Is deindustrialisation necessarily undesirable?

Is a qualifying relative always a qualifying person for purposes of determining head of household filing status?

Arantxa Corporation has outstanding 20,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. On August 1, 2014, Arantxa reacquired 200 shares at $80 per share. On November 1, Arantxa reissued the 200 shares at $70 per share. Arantxa had no previous treasury stock transactions. Prepare Arantxa’s journal entries to record these transactions using the cost method.

During the month of June, Rowling Boutique had cash sales of $233,200 and credit sales of $153,700, both of which include the 6% sales tax that must be remitted to the state by July 15. Instructions Prepare the adjusting entry that should be recorded to fairly present the June 30 financial statements.

What is the difference between a basic process and a secondary process?

Which of the above causes are reflected in differences in the marginal revenue product of factors?

Why is depreciation recapture not required when assets are sold at a loss?

It is desired to etch out a region of a silicon dioxide film on the surface of a silicon wafer. The SiO2 film is 100 nm thick. The width of the etched-out area is specified to be 650 nm. (a) If the degree of anisotropy for the etchant in the process is known to be 1.25, what should be the size of the opening in the mask through which the etchant will operate? (b) If plasma etching is used instead of wet etching, and the degree of anisotropy for plasma etching is infinity, what should be the size of the mask opening?

1.    : If you are the CEO of a global company, how might you determine whether a globalization, multidomestic, or glocalization strategy would work best for your enterprise? What factors would influence your decision?

In terms of the broad definition of money, would a deposit account passbook count as money?

What are the general mechanical properties of ceramic materials?

JFK Corp. factors $300,000 of accounts receivable with LBJ Finance Corporation on a without recourse basis on July 1, 2014. The receivables records are transferred to LBJ Finance, which will receive the collections. LBJ Finance assesses a finance charge of 1½% of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover sales discounts, returns, and allowances. The transaction is to be recorded as a sale. Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entry on July 1, 2014, for JFK Corp. to record the sale of receivables without recourse. (b) Prepare the journal entry on July 1, 2014, for LBJ Finance Corporation to record the purchase of receivables without recourse.

Figure 19.5 shows a steep investment demand curve. If the real rate of interest falls from r1 to r2, there is only a small rise in investment from I1 to I2. Now draw a much more elastic I curve passing through point a. Assume that this is the true I curve. Show how the rate of interest could still fall to r2 and investment still only rise to I2 if this curve were to shift.

(i) What do you understand by the term financialisaton? (ii) How might we assess the financial well-being of households?

In 2014, Amirante Corporation had pretax financial income of $168,000 and taxable income of $120,000. The difference is due to the use of different depreciation methods for tax and accounting purposes. The effective tax rate is 40%. Compute the amount to be reported as income taxes payable at December 31, 2014.