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At the Vicksburg Company actual sales are $1,200,000 and break-even sales are $840,000. Compute (a) the margin of safety in dollars and (b) the margin of safety ratio.
The Inventive Co. is considering a new project. This project requires an initial cash investment of $70,000. The project will generate cash inflows of $10,500 in the first year.
How is a taxable estate calculated? How do lifetime gifts fit into this equation? If you had an estate worth $10 million, what would you do to plan for passing your estate to your heirs with minima
Explain how a company chooses a taxable year. What do you think the taxable year for the following businesses would be? i. A Major League Football team ii. A moving company iii. A tax preparation bu
Stock Dividend is 25% # of shares of stock outstanding = 30,000 Market Value Balance Sheet: Cash = $145,000 Fixed Assets = $598,000 Total = $743,000 1)
Warsaw Products has a factory machine with a book value of $90,000 and a remaining useful life of 4 years. A new machine is available at a cost of $250,000. This machine will have a 4-year useful li
There are three different forms of business; sole-proprietor, partnership and corporation. (1) Explain why a corporation's government regulations may be a disadvantage
Financial statement analysis is used by investors, creditors and managers of business to evaluate the operation and health of the business. This information is in part the basis for decision making.
To adequately plan for the success of the business a budget must be developed. (1) Identify the budgets that comprise the master budget (10 points) and (2) Describe the sources for preparing the bud
Determine the net present value, and indicate whether the investment should be made. (1) Explain the pros and cons of using this method to evaluate a capital expenditure and (2) show all computation
To evaluate the financial operation and health of a business ratio analysis is used. (1) Provide the formula for Current Ratio and explain how it is computed
To promote better management control of business centers financial responsibilities are assigned to managers. There are three basic types of responsibility centers.
Internal Control Procedures are required to safeguard company assets and to ensure ethical operation of the business. (1) Explain how adequate records can satisfy the purpose of internal control.
Terry LeMay is unclear as to the difference between the balance sheet of a merchandising company and a manufacturing company. (1) Describe and provide an example of a balance sheet of a merchandisin
Not all pricing methods apply to the market place. In manufacturing it is common practice to determine the cost of a product as it moves through it transformation to a finished product.
CVP and the Airline Industry We've all experienced (or heard about) the challenges that the airlines have been facing. Read the Zacks Investment Research article, "Airline Industry Stock Outlook - A
Stock Features 1. What is callable preferred stock? Why do corporations issue such stock? Given the different features that are associated with stock (callable, cumulative, preferred, etc.), what ty
Long-term Decision Making List a few of the issues and considerations businesses should have when it comes to the selection of long-term investments and how those issues impact the various financial
Flexible Budgets Flexible budgets provide different information than static budgets. Discuss some of these differences. Is a flexible budget always better? Are there times when you'd recommend using
Issues in Costing Describe three issues/problems that a company could encounter when trying to determine the actual cost of a good or service to be used in the cost of goods sold.
Apple's Cash Flow Go to http://finance.yahoo.com. Enter in "AAPL" and click on the "get quote" button, and it will bring up information on Apple.
Role of Management Accounting Review the roles of management accounting within a company. What is the most important role of management accounting? How is that different than financial accounting?
Cash Flows Information What information does the cash flow statement provide that you cannot see in the other financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, owner's equity)?