• Q : Total amount of the period costs....
    Accounting Basics :

    What was the total amount of the period costs listed above for the period?

  • Q : Benefits of proprietorship as compared with llc....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem: Explain the benefits of a proprietorship as compared with a LLC. I would choose proprietorship as the business structure, if I were to set up an own Certified Public Accounting (CPA) practi

  • Q : Prepare a differential analysis report....
    Accounting Basics :

    Q1. Prepare a differential analysis report, dated January 3, 2010, for the lease or sell decision. Q2. On the basis of the data presented, would it be advisable to lease or sell the machinery? Explain

  • Q : Percentage-of-completion method of accounting....
    Accounting Basics :

    In 2011, KP Building Inc. began work on a four-year construction project (called Cincy One). The contract price is $300 million. KP uses the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. At the end

  • Q : Major benefit of the roi technique....
    Accounting Basics :

    Problem 1. What is the major benefit of the ROI technique for measuring performance? Problem 2. What is economic value added (EVA) and in what ways can a company improve its EVA?

  • Q : Current convergence efforts of the asb and iasb....
    Accounting Basics :

    Describe the current convergence efforts of the ASB and IASB in the area of accounting for taxes. Explain the difference between pretax financial income and taxable income.

  • Q : Inventories of raw materials and finished goods....
    Accounting Basics :

    Aborkian Co. is forecasting sales of 75,000 units of product for November. To make one unit of finished product, seven pounds of raw materials are required. Actual beginning and desired ending inven

  • Q : Desired ending inventory....
    Accounting Basics :

    The cost of Jurislon is $4.6 per kilogram. The company wants to prepare a Direct Materials Purchase Budget for the next five months. The desired ending inventory of Jurislon for the month of Septembe

  • Q : Contribution margin per unit....
    Accounting Basics :

    Sales were $813,780 for the year, variable selling and administrative expenses were $98,640, and fixed selling and administrative expenses were $178,770. There was no beginning inventory. Assume tha

  • Q : Absorption costing net operating income....
    Accounting Basics :

    What was the absorption costing net operating income this year?

  • Q : Activity-based costing system with activity cost pools....
    Accounting Basics :

    Dilloo Company uses an activity-based costing system with three activity cost pools. The company has provided the following data concerning its costs and its activity based costing system:

  • Q : Different types of business transactions....
    Accounting Basics :

    The general manager of a business encounters many different types of business transactions. For each of the following, provide an example of a transaction that would describe the effect on the accou

  • Q : Insurance expense on the annual income statement....
    Accounting Basics :

    On April 1, 2007, a company paid the $1,350 premium on a three-year insurance policy with benefits beginning on that date. What will be the insurance expense on the annual income statement for the y

  • Q : Ending balance of accounts payable....
    Accounting Basics :

    Calculate the ending balance of accounts payable for each of the 2008, 2009, and 2010 fiscal years. (Enter all amounts as positive and subtract where necessary.)

  • Q : Initial valuation of fixed assets....
    Accounting Basics :

    What are the costs to include in the initial valuation of fixed assets? How would you report them? Provide an example from among property, plant, and equipment, as well as other costs you can identify

  • Q : Briefly explain a deferred tax asset....
    Accounting Basics :

    Question 1: Briefly explain a deferred tax asset and a deferred tax liability and give an example. Question 2: Briefly explain what a current tax expense is and a deferred tax expense.

  • Q : What was the problem with the aml programs....
    Accounting Basics :

    Analyze the money laundering issue that caused a major scandal for the bank. What was the problem with the AML programs? How did the regulators fail at first?

  • Q : Money laudering detection business....
    Accounting Basics :

    An account for a small retail business that was started less than a year ago was opened. It is owned by one individual who lists the address of the business as an office on the second floor of an bu

  • Q : Integration of it into accounting systems....
    Accounting Basics :

    How does the integration of IT into accounting systems enhance internal control? What are the major activities and procedures performed by the auditor in each of the four phases of an audit?

  • Q : Total budgeted overhead cost for a month....
    Accounting Basics :

    The Inn's variable overhead costs are driven by the number of guests. What would be the total budgeted overhead cost for a month if the activity level is 70 guests?

  • Q : Compute the manufacturing overhead rate....
    Accounting Basics :

    (1) Compute the manufacturing overhead rate for the year. (2) What is the amount of under-or over applied overhead at December 31?

  • Q : Compute the revised annual depreciation....
    Accounting Basics :

    All assets are depreciated by the straight-line method. Blackburn Company uses a calendar year in preparing annual financial statements.  After discussion, management has agreed to accept Jerry

  • Q : Aspects of accounting and business....
    Accounting Basics :

    The CPA is involved in many aspects of accounting and business. Let's discuss some other tasks, other than external auditing, that the CPA performs. What are some non-traditional areas where CPAs ar

  • Q : Effects of the net operating loss....
    Accounting Basics :

    Prepare the journal entries for the years 2004 to 2008 to record income tax expense and the effects of the net operating loss carrybacks and carryforwards assuming Jenny Spangler Company uses the ca

  • Q : Financial reporting standards-public vs nonpublic companies....
    Accounting Basics :

    Q1. Would the user of statements be aided if there is a distinction between financial reporting standards for public vs. nonpublic companies?

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