Question & Answer

Compare the secondary market activity for mortgages to the activity for other capital market instruments (such as stocks and bonds). Provide a general explanation for the difference in the activity level. (LO4)

Describe the differences between mass production and custom production of goods and services. Explain how these differences influence the costing method.

Congress would like to increase tax revenues by 10 percent.  Assume that the average taxpayer in the United States earns $65,000 and pays an average tax rate of 15 percent.  If the income effect is in effect for all taxpayers, what average tax rate will result in a 10 percent increase in tax revenues?  This is an example of what type of forecasting?

An orthogonal cutting operation is performed on a certain metal whose volumetric specific heat = 110 in-lb/in3 -F, and thermal diffusivity = 0.140 in2 /sec. The cutting speed = 350 ft/min, chip thickness before the cut = 0.008 in, and width of cut = 0.100 in. The cutting force is measured at 200 lb. Using Cook's equation, determine the cutting temperature if the ambient temperature = 70°F.

A critic recently stated that the creation of credit default swaps caused the credit crisis in the 2008–2009 period. Write a short essay that supports or refutes this statement.

The information below pertains to Barkley Company for 2015. Net income for the year $1,200,000 7% convertible bonds issued at par ($1,000 per bond); each bond is convertible into 30 shares of common stock 2,000,000 6% convertible, cumulative preferred stock, $100 par value; each share is convertible into 3 shares of common stock 4,000,000 Common stock, $10 par value 6,000,000 Tax rate for 2015 40% Average market price of common stock $25 per share There were no changes during 2015 in the number of common shares, preferred shares, or convertible bonds outstanding. There is no treasury stock. The company also has common stock options (granted in a prior year) to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at $20 per share. Instructions (a) Compute basic earnings per share for 2015. (b) Compute diluted earnings per share for 2015.

Frank paid $3,700 in fees for an accountant to tabulate business information (Frank operates as a self-employed contractor and files a Schedule C). The accountant also spent time tabulating Frank’s income from his investments and determining Frank’s personal itemized deductions. Explain to Frank whether or not he can deduct the $3,700 as a business expense or as an itemized deduction, and provide a citation to an authority that supports your conclusion.

Offer an argument for why the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, could have placed downward pressure on U.S. interest rates. Offer an argument for why those attacks could have placed upward pressure on U.S. interest rates. (LO1, LO2)

Listed below are various types of accounting changes and errors. ______ 1. Change in a plant asset’s salvage value. ______ 2. Change due to overstatement of inventory. ______ 3. Change from sum-of-the-years’-digits to straight-line method of depreciation. ______ 4. Change from presenting unconsolidated to consolidated financial statements. ______ 5. Change from LIFO to FIFO inventory method. ______ 6. Change in the rate used to compute warranty costs. ______ 7. Change from an unacceptable accounting principle to an acceptable accounting principle. ______ 8. Change in a patent’s amortization period. ______ 9. Change from completed-contract to percentage-of-completion method on construction contracts. ______ 10. Change from FIFO to average-cost inventory method. Instructions For each change or error, indicate how it would be accounted for using the following code letters: (a) Accounted for prospectively. (b) Accounted for retrospectively. (c) Neither of the above.

What are some of the general defects encountered in casting processes? Name and briefly describe three

} Rashaun (62 years old) retired and planned on immediately receiving distributions (making withdrawals) from his traditional IRA account. The balance of his IRA account is $160,000 (before reducing it for withdrawals ∕ distributions described below). Over the years, Rashaun has contributed $40,000 to the IRA. Of his $40,000 contributions, $30,000 was nondeductible and $10,000 was deductible. Assume Rashaun did not make any contributions to the account during the year. a. If Rashaun currently withdraws $20,000 from the IRA, how much tax will he be required to pay on the withdrawal if his marginal tax rate is 24 percent? b. If Rashaun currently withdraws $70,000 from the IRA, how much tax will he be required to pay on the withdrawal if his marginal tax rate is 28 percent? c. Using the information provided in part (b), complete Form 8606, part I, to report the taxable portion of the $70,000 distribution (withdrawal). Use the most current form available.

Define drawing in the context of sheet metalworking

Mask Company has 30,000 shares of $10 par value common stock authorized and 20,000 shares issued and outstanding. On August 15, 2014, Mask purchased 1,000 shares of treasury stock for $18 per share. Mask uses the cost method to account for treasury stock. On September 14, 2014, Mask sold 500 shares of the treasury stock for $20 per share. In October 2014, Mask declared and distributed 1,950 shares as a stock dividend from unissued shares when the market price of the common stock was $21 per share. On December 20, 2014, Mask declared a $1 per share cash dividend, payable on January 10, 2015, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2014. Instructions (a) How should Mask account for the purchase and sale of the treasury stock, and how should the treasury stock be presented in the balance sheet at December 31, 2014? (b) How should Mask account for the stock dividend, and how would it affect the stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2014? Why? (c) How should Mask account for the cash dividend, and how would it affect the balance sheet at December 31, 2014? Why?

Name three of the general principles and guidelines in design for manufacturability.

If countries are so keen to reduce the barriers to trade, why do many countries frequently attempt to erect barriers?

What are some of the applications of PVD?

If this ‘fair’ solution were adopted, what effect would it have on the industry MC curve in Figure 8.3?

Explain why paying dividends is not an effective way to shift income from a corporation to its owners.

Name the three main types of electrochemical machining.

John Fillmore’s lifelong dream is to own his own fishing boat to use in his retirement. John has recently come into an inheritance of $400,000. He estimates that the boat he wants will cost $300,000 when he retires in 5 years. How much of his inheritance must he invest at an annual rate of 12% (compounded annually) to buy the boat at retirement?

Describe the three different tax rates discussed in the chapter and how taxpayers might use them.

How does the yield on a repurchase agreement differ from a loan in the federal funds market? Why? (LO2)

Explain how in 2022, the rising inflation and higher prices in the United States affected the demand for loanable funds, the supply of loanable funds, and interest rates in the United States (LO1)

The president recently vetoed a tax act passed by the House and Senate.  Is the tax act dead?  If not, what will it take for the act to be passed?

Andrea Pafko, a fellow student, contends that the doubleentry system means that each transaction must be recorded twice. Is Andrea correct? Explain.