Question & Answer

1.       : Describe specific ways that you might incorporate Twitter into an organization’s communication with customers. How about with employees?

An automated transfer line has 20 stations and operates with an ideal cycle time of 1.50 min. Probability of a station failure = 0.008 and average downtime when a breakdown occurs is 10.0 minutes. Determine (a) the average production rate and (b) the line efficiency.

The following data relate to the Machinery account of Eshkol, Inc. at December 31, 2014. Machinery A B C D Original cost $46,000 $51,000 $80,000 $80,000 Year purchased 2009 2010 2011 2013 Useful life 10 years 15,000 hours 15 years 10 years Salvage value $ 3,100 $ 3,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 Depreciation Sum-of-the- Double-decliningmethod years’-digits Activity Straight-line balance Accum. depr. through 2014* $31,200 $35,200 $15,000 $16,000 *In the year an asset is purchased, Eshkol, Inc. does not record any depreciation expense on the asset. In the year an asset is retired or traded in, Eshkol, Inc. takes a full year’s depreciation on the asset. The following transactions occurred during 2015. (a) On May 5, Machine A was sold for $13,000 cash. The company’s bookkeeper recorded this retirement in the following manner in the cash receipts journal. Cash 13,000 Machinery (Machine A) 13,000 (b) On December 31, it was determined that Machine B had been used 2,100 hours during 2015. (c) On December 31, before computing depreciation expense on Machine C, the management of Eshkol, Inc. decided the useful life remaining from January 1, 2015, was 10 years. (d) On December 31, it was discovered that a machine purchased in 2014 had been expensed completely in that year. This machine cost $28,000 and has a useful life of 10 years and no salvage value. Management has decided to use the double-declining-balance method for this machine, which can be referred to as “Machine E.” Instructions Prepare the necessary correcting entries for the year 2015. Record the appropriate depreciation expense on the above-mentioned machines.

Why is ultraviolet light favored over visible light in photolithography?

Question: Below are transactions related to Duffner Company. (a) The City of Pebble Beach gives the company 5 acres of land as a plant site. The fair value of this land is determined to be $81,000. (b) 13,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $50 per share are issued in exchange for land and buildings. The property has been appraised at a fair value of $810,000, of which $180,000 has been allocated to land and $630,000 to buildings. The stock of Duffner Company is not listed on any exchange, but a block of 100 shares was sold by a stockholder 12 months ago at $65 per share, and a block of 200 shares was sold by another stockholder 18 months ago at $58 per share. (c) No entry has been made to remove from the accounts for Materials, Direct Labor, and Overhead the amounts properly chargeable to plant asset accounts for machinery constructed during the year. The following information is given relative to costs of the machinery constructed. Materials used $12,500 Factory supplies used 900 Direct labor incurred 15,000 Additional overhead (over regular) caused by construction 2,700 of machinery, excluding factory supplies used Fixed overhead rate applied to regular manufacturing operations 60% of direct labor cost Cost of similar machinery if it had been purchased from outside suppliers 44,000 Instructions Prepare journal entries on the books of Duffner Company to record these transactions.

What are compensated absences?

What is a tax-basis capital account, and what type of tax-related information does it provide?

What are the functions of securities firms? Many securities firms employ brokers and dealers. Distinguish between the functions of a broker and those of a dealer, and explain how each type of professional is compensated. (LO3)

Presented below is information related to LeBron James Manufacturing Corporation. Asset Cost Estimated Salvage Estimated Life (in years) A $40,500 $5,500 10 B 33,600 4,800 9 C 36,000 3,600 9 D 19,000 1,500 7 E 23,500 2,500 6 Instructions (a) Compute the rate of depreciation per year to be applied to the plant assets under the composite method. (b) Prepare the adjusting entry necessary at the end of the year to record depreciation for the year. (c) Prepare the entry to record the sale of asset D for cash of $4,800. It was used for 6 years, and depreciation was entered under the composite method.

You have been engaged to review the financial statements of Gottschalk Corporation. In the course of your examination, you conclude that the bookkeeper hired during the current year is not doing a good job. You notice a number of irregularities as follows. 1. Year-end wages payable of $3,400 were not recorded because the bookkeeper thought that “they were immaterial.” 2. Accrued vacation pay for the year of $31,100 was not recorded because the bookkeeper “never heard that you had to do it.” 3. Insurance for a 12-month period purchased on November 1 of this year was charged to insurance expense in the amount of $2,640 because “the amount of the check is about the same every year.” 4. Reported sales revenue for the year is $2,120,000. This includes all sales taxes collected for the year. The sales tax rate is 6%. Because the sales tax is forwarded to the state’s Department of Revenue, the Sales Tax Expense account is debited. The bookkeeper thought that “the sales tax is a selling expense.” At the end of the current year, the balance in the Sales Tax Expense account is $103,400. Instructions Prepare the necessary correcting entries, assuming that Gottschalk uses a calendar-year basis.

George (age 42 at year-end) has been contributing to a traditional IRA for years (all deductible contributions), and his IRA is now worth $25,000. He is planning on converting the entire balance to a Roth IRA account. George’s marginal tax rate is 24 percent. a. What are the tax consequences to George if he takes $25,000 out of the traditional IRA and contributes the entire amount into a Roth IRA one week after receiving the distribution? b. What are the tax consequences to George if he takes $25,000 out of the traditional IRA, pays the taxes due from the traditional IRA distribution, and contributes the what’s left from the distribution to the Roth IRA one week after receiving the distribution? c. What are the tax consequences to George if he takes $25,000 out of the traditional IRA, keeps $10,000 to pay taxes and to make a down payment on a new car, and contributes what’s left from the distribution to the Roth IRA one week after receiving the distribution?

1.    : Based on your knowledge of the following companies, how effective would you say any one of the following acquisitions was in terms of creating synergy? Why?    a) T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint    b) Google’s purchase of YouTube    c) PepsiCo’s purchase of Frito-Lay

Jennifer Capriati Corp. has a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $150,000 at the end of 2013 due to a single cumulative temporary difference of $375,000. At the end of 2014, this same temporary difference has increased to a cumulative amount of $450,000. Taxable income for 2014 is $820,000. The tax rate is 40% for all years. No valuation account related to the deferred tax asset is in existence at the end of 2013. Instructions (a) Record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2014, assuming that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized. (b) Assuming that it is more likely than not that $30,000 of the deferred tax asset will not be realized, prepare the journal entry at the end of 2014 to record the valuation account.

Explain the similarities and differences between support department costs and manufacturing overhead costs.

Venture capital firms commonly attempt to cash out as soon as possible following IPOs. Describe the likely effect that would have on the stock price at the time of lockup expiration. Would the effect be different for a firm that relied more heavily on VC firms than on other investors for its funds? (LO3)

Explain how ERISA affects employees who change employers. (LO3)

1.    : Goals that are overly ambitious can discourage employees and decrease motivation, yet the idea of stretch goals is proposed as a way to get people fired up and motivated. As a manager, how might you decide where to draw the line between a “good” stretch goal and a “bad” one that is unrealistic?

1. If a person earning £10 000 per year pays £1000 in a given tax and a person earning £20 000 per year pays £1600, is the tax progressive or regressive? 2. A proportional tax will leave the distribution of income unaffected. Why should this be so, given that a rich person will pay a larger absolute amount than a poor person?

Francis Corporation purchased an asset at a cost of $50,000 on March 1, 2014. The asset has a useful life of 8 years and a salvage value of $4,000. For tax purposes, the MACRS class life is 5 years. Compute tax depreciation for each year 2014–2019.

(Threshold Concept 11) 1. Why might consumers not always make efficient consumption decisions? (Threshold Concept 11) 2. Explain the meaning of social efficiency using the concept of Pareto optimality.

Are an employee’s entire wages subject to the FICA tax? Explain.

1.    b.       Pick two industries of your choice and identify environmental issues that have the potential to create environmental uncertainty. (Examples: automobile, newspaper, medical services, etc.)

Name some of the steps that can be taken to reduce or eliminate vibrations in machining

An automated transfer line is to be designed. Based on previous experience, the average downtime per occurrence = 5.0 min, and the probability of a station failure that leads to a downtime occurrence p = 0.01. The total work content time = 9.8 min and is to be divided evenly amongst the workstations, so that the ideal cycle time for each station = 9.8/n. Determine (a) the optimum number of stations on the line n that will maximize production rate, and (b) the production rate and proportion uptime for your answer to part (a).

In a complete model where there were three injections (I, G and X), and three withdrawals (S, T and M), what else would determine the shape of the ‘JW’ curve?