• Q : Compute the average markup percentage....
    Accounting Basics :

    Timothy Company has budgeted sales of $780,000 with the following budgeted costs: Compute the average markup percentage for setting prices as a percentage of:

  • Q : Accounts payable confirmation....
    Accounting Basics :

    Do you agree that accounts payable confirmation should not be required? What limitations exist for accounts payable confirmation?

  • Q : Global and domestic retail markets influenced profitability....
    Accounting Basics :

    Examine how at least three (3) growth strategy alternatives utilized by Amazon.com in the global and domestic retail markets influenced profitability, and indicate if the strategies were successful.

  • Q : Loan and interest at the maturity date....
    Accounting Basics :

    Cash collections from accounts receivable were $38,000 in 2012 and $58,000 in 2013. Norman Co. paid $26,000 of salaries expense in 2012 and $32,000 of salaries expense in 2013. Norman Co. paid the l

  • Q : Weighted-average method of accounting for units and costs....
    Accounting Basics :

    Compute the equivalent units of production for the first department for April, assuming the company uses the weighted-average method of accounting for units and costs.

  • Q : What is the materials handling charge....
    Accounting Basics :

    The materials handling charge for ABC Corp. is $.50 per pound of finished product. What is the materials handling charge for a job that produced 10,000 units at a weight of 6 pounds per unit?

  • Q : Change in business model....
    Accounting Basics :

    What was CA trying to accomplish by the change in its business model? How did the changes accomplish these goals? What risks does the new model create?

  • Q : Original mortgage on principal residence....
    Accounting Basics :

    On March 31, 2012, Mary borrowed $200,000 to refinance the original mortgage on her principal residence. Mary paid 3 points to reduce her interest rate from 6 percent to 5 percent. The loan is for a

  • Q : What is the proper tax treatment....
    Accounting Basics :

    What is the proper tax treatment of the $5,000 Mary received from the insurance company in 2012?

  • Q : Conversion using the weighted average method....
    Accounting Basics :

    What are the equivalent units for material and conversion using the weighted average method?

  • Q : Transferred-in costs and no spoilage....
    Accounting Basics :

    Cost per equivalent unit is $2 for materials and $3 for conversion. There are no transferred-in costs and no spoilage. What is the cost of goods completed if 10,000 units are completed and 1,000 are

  • Q : Work-in-process inventory concept....
    Accounting Basics :

    Abnormal spoilage is 100 units and normal spoilage is 400 units. Beginning work-in-process inventory consisted of 5,000 units; 20,000 units were started; and 22,000 units were completed this period.

  • Q : What is the cost of spoilage....
    Accounting Basics :

    There are 600 units ending work-in-process and 200 normal spoiled units. What is the cost of spoilage shown separately on the cost report?

  • Q : Department in a two department proces....
    Accounting Basics :

    There is no spoilage, the beginning work-in-process inventory is 6,000 units, and the ending work-in-process inventory is 4,000 units for the second department in a two department process. What is t

  • Q : Semi-annual interest payment problem....
    Accounting Basics :

    The company intends to hold these bonds until they mature. Prepare the journal entries to record the bond purchase, the receipt of the first semiannual interest payment on October 1 of the current y

  • Q : Customer service to customers....
    Accounting Basics :

    Your company has been trying to survive during this downturn in the economy. You are the manager of a call center that provides customer service to customers who have purchased an alarm system from

  • Q : Taxable income for the present year....
    Accounting Basics :

    Olaf, who files a joint return with his wife, Anna, had $174,000 of taxable income last year. Their taxable income for the current year, excluding the loss from the tornado, is $250,000.

  • Q : Goal to minimize agi for the two years....
    Accounting Basics :

    If Mary's goal is to minimize her AGI for the two years, determine whether she should sell all of her stock this year of half of her stock this year and half next year.

  • Q : Liable for losses sustained in a successful attack....
    Accounting Basics :

    Write a paper arguing for or against the following statement: "Companies should not be held liable for losses sustained in a successful attack made on their AIS by outside sources." You are required

  • Q : Qualified dependent for income tax purposes....
    Accounting Basics :

    Don the father has heard that it might be beneficial if the son who makes $16,000 claim the younger child as a qualified dependent for income tax purposes. prepare a letter advising don about the adva

  • Q : Information technology-audit of financial statements....
    Accounting Basics :

    Discuss the ideal controls over information technology relating to the audit of financial statements. Remember that benefits of the internal controls must exceed costs. Think about big versus small

  • Q : Amount borrowed and the amount paid back....
    Accounting Basics :

    How much will brooks actually be borrowing under this arrangement? How much must brooks pay back at maturity? How will brooks account for the difference between the amount borrowed and the amount pa

  • Q : Minimize any tax obligations....
    Accounting Basics :

    Discuss the impact to the shareholder's stock basis when a corporate gain exists within an S corporation. What advice would you provide to a client in this situation to minimize any tax obligations?

  • Q : Tax liability under the various approaches....
    Accounting Basics :

    Analyze the various liquidation rules that are applicable to S corporations, differentiating these rules from those applicable to C corporations. Illustrate the impact to tax liability under the var

  • Q : Problem on shares of common stock outstanding....
    Accounting Basics :

    With 800,000 shares of common stock outstanding earned $1.6 million in operating income (EBIT) during 2012. It also paid $1.2 million in interest and $200,000 in taxes in 2012.

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