• Q : Operating a catering service....
    Accounting Basics :

    The ABC Company operates a catering service specializing in business luncheons for large corporations. ABC requires customers to place their orders 2 weeks in advance of the scheduled events.

  • Q : Remote likelihood of an unfavorable ruling....
    Accounting Basics :

    A customer is currently suing a company. A reasonable estimate can be made of the costs that would result from a ruling unfavorable to the company, and the amount involved is material.

  • Q : Compute january 31 balance for hulse in cash account....
    Accounting Basics :

    Hulse's sales journal for January shows a total of $110,000 in the selling price column, and its one-column purchases journal for January shows a total of $77,000.

  • Q : Method in costing raw material inventory....
    Accounting Basics :

    The Hasting Company began operations on January 1, 2003 and uses the FIFO method in costing its raw material inventory. An analyst is wondering what net income would have been if the company had co

  • Q : Relationships among inventory valuation methods....
    Accounting Basics :

    In periods with rising prices and increasing quantities of inventories, which of the following relationships among inventory valuation methods is generally correct:

  • Q : What was the firm''s times-interest-earned ratio....
    Accounting Basics :

    Ajax Corp's sales last year were $460,000, its operating costs were $362,500, and its interest charges were $12,500. What was the firm's times-interest-earned (TIE) ratio?

  • Q : Direct material cost or manufacturing overhead....
    Accounting Basics :

    In an example that was provided for a company that is producing picture frames, I know the wood for the frames is a direct material cost and that the glue is manufacturing overhead. Where woud the h

  • Q : Percentage-of-receivables method....
    Accounting Basics :

    What amount of bad debt expense would appear in the company's 2012 income statement, assuming the company uses the percentage-of-receivables method?

  • Q : How many personal exemptions can wendy claim....
    Accounting Basics :

    Wendy is 20 years old, is a full-time student who lives at home during all of 2013 and does not provide half of her own support. Her parents told her they are not claiming her as a dependent. She ha

  • Q : Market value for investment valuation....
    Accounting Basics :

    While US GAAP requires assets to be valued at the lower of cost or market, there is a belief that assets with value fluctuations should be valued at market and adjusted on a regular basis. Create an

  • Q : Prepare a production budget for first quarter of the year....
    Accounting Basics :

    Prepare a production budget for the first quarter of the year. Show the number of crates that should be produced each month as well as for the quarter in total

  • Q : Importance of each issue for client....
    Accounting Basics :

    Rank the importance of each issue for your client and discuss whether the issues should be considered separately or as part of the larger conversation.

  • Q : Different sets of sportswear....
    Accounting Basics :

    Archer Industries sells three different sets of sportswear. Sleek sells for $30 and has variable costs of $18; Smooth sells for $50 and has variable costs of $30; Potent sells for $70 and has variab

  • Q : Account titles and amounts....
    Accounting Basics :

    Prepare the April 1, 2014, journal entry for Rasheed Company. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically

  • Q : Compute the penalty amounts....
    Accounting Basics :

    Olivia did not apply for and obtain any extension of time for filing the 2011 return. When questioned by the IRS on her delinquency, Olivia asserts: "If I was too busy to file my regular tax return

  • Q : Basics of traditional costing system....
    Accounting Basics :

    Suppose Carlise used a traditional costing system with machine hours as the cost driver. Determine the amount of overhead assigned to each product line. (Do not round intermediate calculations and r

  • Q : Calculate materiality to be five percent of net income....
    Accounting Basics :

    Net income before taxes at Roger Company is stable, predictable, and representative of its size. Thus, the auditors at Roger Company calculate materiality to be 5 percent of net income before taxes.

  • Q : Nicole charitable contribution deduction....
    Accounting Basics :

    Nicole acquired the stock in Livingston, Inc., as an investment four years ago at a cost of $10,000. Nicole's AGI is $70,000. What is Nicole's charitable contribution deduction?

  • Q : Problem regarding project passes final detail inspection....
    Accounting Basics :

    Final contracted construction and architect bills totaling $9,750,000 were approved and vouchered, less a 5% retention holdback on the construction bills, which will be paid when the project passes

  • Q : Compute the labor quantity variance....
    Accounting Basics :

    Flagstaff, Inc. uses standard costing for its one product, baseball bats. The standards call for 3 board-feet of wood at $1.40 per board-foot, and 45 minutes of work at $12 per hour per bat.

  • Q : Performance measurement from a balanced scorecard....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assume you are the CEO of an organization that has historically measured success purely from the financial perspective. Write a memo to your senior staff advising them of your desire to approach per

  • Q : What are tax consequences of the liquidating distribution....
    Accounting Basics :

    Pursuant to a complete liquidation in the current year, Fuchsia Corporation distributes to Carey land (basis of $425,000, fair market value of $390,000) that was purchased three years ago and held a

  • Q : Calculate the internal rate of return on project....
    Accounting Basics :

    The facility will generate annual cash inflows of $400,000 and will need new annual cash outflows of $150,000. The company has a required rate of return of 7%. Calculate the internal rate of return

  • Q : Profit forecasts and new breakeven....
    Accounting Basics :

    Detmer Holdings AG of Zurich, Switzerland, has just introduced a new fashion watch for which the company is trying to find an optimal selling price. Marketing studies suggest that the company can in

  • Q : What is the company''s contribution margin per unit....
    Accounting Basics :

    At a volume of 25,000 units, Dries reported sales revenues of $1,300,000, variable costs of $350,000, and fixed costs of $305,000. The company's contribution margin per unit is ?

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