Question & Answer

1.    : Some people say an organization could never be “prepared” for a disaster such as the shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas; the Japan nuclear disaster; or the huge BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Discuss the potential value of crisis planning in situations like these, even if the situations are difficult to plan for.

Explain how the conversion feature of convertible debt has a value (a) to the issuer and (b) to the purchaser.

Sherwin-Williams, based in Cleveland, Ohio, manufactures a wide variety of paint and other coatings, which are marketed through its specialty stores and in other retail outlets. The company also manufactures paint for automobiles. The Automotive Division has had financial difficulty. During a recent year, five branch locations of the Automotive Division were closed, and new management was put in place for the branches remaining. The following titles were shown on Sherwin-Williams’s balance sheet for that year. Accounts payable Machinery and equipment Accounts receivable, less allowance Other accruals Accrued taxes Other capital Buildings Other current assets Cash and cash equivalents Other long-term liabilities Common stock Postretirement obligations other than pensions Employee compensation payable Retained earnings Finished goods inventories Short-term investments Intangibles and other assets Taxes payable Land Work in process and raw materials inventories Long-term debt Instructions (a) Organize the accounts in the general order in which they would have been presented in a classified balance sheet. (b) When several of the branch locations of the Automotive Division were closed, what balance sheet accounts were most likely affected? Did the balance in those accounts decrease or increase?

1. Draw Kate’s and Simon’s demand curves for potatoes on one diagram. Note that you will use the same vertical scale as in Figure 2.1, but you will need a quite different horizontal scale. 2. At what price is their demand the same? 3. What explanations could there be for the quite different shapes of their two demand curves? 4. Assume that Kate and Simon are the only two consumers in the market. Show how the market demand curve can be derived from their individual demand curves.

: If Henry is passed over for promotion, what feedback and advice should he be given about how to improve his management skills for possible future promotions?

The following items are found in the financial statements. (a) Discount on bonds payable. (b) Interest expense (credit balance). (c) Unamortized bond issue costs. (d) Gain on repurchase of debt. (e) Mortgage payable (payable in equal amounts over next 3 years). (f) Debenture bonds payable (maturing in 5 years). (g) Notes payable (due in 4 years). (h) Premium on bonds payable. (i) Treasury bonds. (j) Bonds payable (due in 3 years). Instructions Indicate how each of these items should be classified in the financial statements.

1.      : Vote to exonerate the three group members who didn’t cheat. You’re convinced they had no reason to suspect Conrad Novak of dishonesty. Exonerating them is the right thing to do.

Turner, Inc. began work on a $7,000,000 contract in 2014 to construct an office building. During 2014, Turner, Inc. incurred costs of $1,700,000, billed its customers for $1,200,000, and collected $960,000. At December 31, 2014, the estimated future costs to complete the project total $3,300,000. Prepare Turner’s 2014 journal entries using the percentage-of-completion method.

Zach Taylor is settling a $20,000 loan due today by making 6 equal annual payments of $4,727.53. Determine the interest rate on this loan, if the payments begin one year after the loan is signed.

Some of the information found on a detail inventory card for Slatkin Inc. for the first month of operations is as follows. Received Issued, Balance, Date No. of Units Unit Cost No. of Units No. of Units January 2 1,200 $3.00 1,200 7 700 500 10 600 3.20 1,100 13 500 600 18 1,000 3.30 300 1,300 20 1,100 200 23 1,300 3.40 1,500 26 800 700 28 1,600 3.50 2,300 31 1,300 1,000 Instructions (a) From these data compute the ending inventory on each of the following bases. Assume that perpetual inventory records are kept in units only. (Carry unit costs to the nearest cent and ending inventory to the nearest dollar.) (1) First-in, first-out (FIFO). (2) Last-in, first-out (LIFO). (3) Average-cost. (b) If the perpetual inventory record is kept in dollars, and costs are computed at the time of each withdrawal, would the amounts shown as ending inventory in (1), (2), and (3) above be the same? Explain and compute. (Round average unit costs to four decimal places.)

: Ignore the problem. Pate’s contributions to new product development are too valuable to risk losing him, and the problems over the past ten years have1.      always worked themselves out anyway. There’s no sense starting something that could make you look bad.

Explain how underwriters use the overallotment option in IPOs. (LO3)

Lorenzo is considering starting a trucking company either in Texas or Oklahoma.  He will relocate his family, which includes his wife, children, and parents, to reside in the same state as his business.  What types of taxes may influence his decision of where to locate his business?

Mustafa’s tax basis in his partnership interest at the beginning of the year was $10,000. If his share of the partnership liabilities increased by $10,000 during the year and his share of partnership income for the year is $3,000, what is his tax basis in his partnership interest at the end of the year?

You have the choice of investing in toprated commercial paper or commercial paper that has a lower risk rating. How do you think the risk and return performances of the two investments differ? (LO1)

What are some of the important welding defects?

What is the likely limitation of “general-purpose financialstatements”?

What is a coordinate measuring machine?

1.       : How might organizations strike a balance between respecting and meeting the needs of a diverse workforce and shaping a well-focused high-performance corporate culture based on shared values?

Direct costs and overhead Job 87M had direct material costs of $400 and a total cost of $2100. Overhead is allocated at the rate of 75 per cent of prime cost (direct material and direct labour).   Required (a)     How much direct labour was used? (b)     How much overhead was allocated?

Tomiko is a 50 percent owner (partner) in the Tanaka partnership. During the year, the partnership reported $1,000 of interest income and $2,000 of dividends. How much of this income must Tomiko include in their gross income?

Where should the following items be shown on the balance sheet, if shown at all? (a) Allowance for doubtful accounts. (b) Merchandise held on consignment. (c) Advances received on sales contract. (d) Cash surrender value of life insurance. (e) Land. (f) Merchandise out on consignment. (g) Franchises. (h) Accumulated depreciation of equipment. (i) Materials in transit—purchased f.o.b. destination.

Describe the main source of funds for credit unions. Why might the average cost of funds to CUs be relatively stable even when market interest rates are volatile? (LO7)

The Z-score bankruptcy prediction model uses balance sheet and income information to arrive at a Z Score, which can be used to predict financial distress: Z 5 Working capital Total assets 3 1.2 1 Retained earnings Total assets 3 1.4 1 EBIT Total assets 3 3.3 1 Sales Total assets 3 .99 1 MV equity Total liabilities 3 0.6 EBIT is earnings before interest and taxes. MV equity is the market value of common equity, which can be determined by multiplying stock price by shares outstanding. Following extensive testing, it has been shown that companies with Z-scores above 3.0 are unlikely to fail; those with Z-scores below 1.81 are very likely to fail. While the original model was developed for publicly held manufacturing companies, the model has been modified to apply to companies in various industries, emerging companies, and companies not traded in public markets. Instructions (a) Use information in the financial statements of a company like Walgreens or Deere & Co. to compute the Z-score for the past 2 years. (b) Interpret your result. Where does the company fall in the financial distress range? (c) The Z-score uses EBIT as one of its elements. Why do you think this income measure is used?

A sufficient amount of pure copper is to be heated for casting a large plate in an open mold. The plate has dimensions: length = 20 in, width = 10 in, and thickness = 3 in. Compute the amount of heat that must be added to the metal to heat it to a temperature of 2150°F for pouring. Assume that the amount of metal heated will be 10% more than what is needed to fill the mold cavity. Properties of the metal are: density = 0.324 lbm/in3 , melting point = 1981°F, specific heat of the metal = 0.093 Btu/lbm-F in the solid state and 0.090 Btu/lbm-F in the liquid state, and heat of fusion = 80 Btu/lbm.