• Q : Good indicator of a firms financial success....
    Accounting Basics :

    "Why is the bottom-line figure, net income, not necessarily a good indicator of a firm's financial success?" (Hint: Look for indicators like liquidity or solvency to answer this question.)

  • Q : Career opportunities in the field of accounting....
    Accounting Basics :

    Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: There are many career opportunities in the field of accounting. Visit the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics at http://www.bls.g

  • Q : Industry average and intercompany....
    Accounting Basics :

    Distinguish among the following bases of comparison: intracompany, industry average and intercompany and give an example of each.

  • Q : Advising counsel of a problem....
    Accounting Basics :

    The CPA is advising counsel of a problem, and telling him/her that additional steps will be taken by the CPA. Those steps would include meeting with the board of directors of the firm, and advising

  • Q : Amortize premium or discount on interest....
    Accounting Basics :

    Amortize premium or discount on interest dates and at year-end. (Assume that no reversing entries were made).

  • Q : Combined depreciation and section 179 expense deduction....
    Accounting Basics :

    Which vehicle should she purchase to maximize her combined depreciation and section 179 expense deduction this year? How much of a write off would she get for each vehicle this year? Ignore any issu

  • Q : Do firms really lose money to fraud....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: Do firms really lose money to fraud? If so, How much? And when does it become material?

  • Q : Three forms of business entities....
    Accounting Basics :

    Compare the three forms of business entities: corporation, partnership and sole proprietor. What are the advantages and disadvantages or each form of entity? Share with the class your experience wit

  • Q : Sell or process decision at zeppe....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assuming that no other costs are involved in processing potatoes or in selling products, how much money does the company make from processing one batch of potatoes into the cocktail of organic nutri

  • Q : Taxpayer realize taxable income....
    Accounting Basics :

    In which of the given situations would the taxpayer realize taxable income? a. A mechanic performs work on his own automobile. The mechanic would have charged a customer $400 for doing the same work.

  • Q : Tax consequences of amanda selling her stock....
    Accounting Basics :

    I want assistance in understanding what would be the tax consequences of the two options to the three sisters, who are active in managing Delray.

  • Q : Case scenario-adams independent school....
    Accounting Basics :

    The Adams Independent School District desires to sell a parcel of unimproved land that it does not need. Its three best offers are as follows: from State Department of Public Safety (DPS), $2.3 mill

  • Q : Purpose of the statement of cash flows....
    Accounting Basics :

    What is the purpose of the statement of cash flows? We already discussed the Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Statement of Retained Earnings. If you wanted to invest in a company, what informatio

  • Q : Items classified as for agi or from agi deductions....
    Accounting Basics :

    Q1. Which of the expenditures listed above (if any) are deductible by Monique? Q2. Are each of these items classified as for AGI or from AGI deductions?

  • Q : Company absorption cost accounting system....
    Accounting Basics :

    Teixo Inc. is considering whether to continue to make a component or to buy it from an outside supplier. The company uses 15,000 of the components each year. The unit product cost of the component a

  • Q : Predetermined overhead rate for the company....
    Accounting Basics :

    If overhead was underapplied by $2,100, the predetermined overhead rate for the company for the year must have been:

  • Q : How much was the overapplied or underapplied overhead....
    Accounting Basics :

    Actual overhead amounted to $310,000 with actual direct labor-hours totaling 106,000 for the month. How much was the overapplied or underapplied overhead?

  • Q : Journal entry to record the requisition....
    Accounting Basics :

    The indirect materials totaled $7,000. The journal entry to record the requisition from the storeroom would include a:

  • Q : Predetermined rate based on direct labor-hours....
    Accounting Basics :

    Washtenaw applies overhead using a predetermined rate based on direct labor-hours. What amount of overhead was applied to work in process last year?

  • Q : Cash larceny and billing schemes....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: What types of businesses and industries are particularly prone to Cash Larceny and Billing Schemes?

  • Q : Difference in retained earnings-earnings and profits....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: How would you explain the difference in retained earnings and, earnings and profits to a client who questions your preparation of a tax return?

  • Q : Compute earnings after taxes....
    Accounting Basics :

    XYZ, Inc. had sales of $1,500,000 for 2007. The cost of goods sold are 73% of sales, selling and administrative expenses were 8% of sales. Depreciation expense was $22,000 and interest expense for t

  • Q : Capacity reported on the income statement....
    Accounting Basics :

    Assume for the purposes of this question only that the actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $532,000 and was entirely fixed. If the company bases its predetermined overhead rate on machine

  • Q : Weighted-average method in process costing system....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: Uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The beginning work in process inventory in a particular department consisted of 75,000 units, 95% complete with respect to ma

  • Q : Factory accounting and overhead....
    Accounting Basics :

    If, as Jim says, neither $14.70 nor $8.00 represents "the cost " of the ne timer, how would better figure be computed??

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