A project manager for a not-for-profit organization is completing a new retail outlet project but is unable to get the planned amount of time from key resources to complete some of the critical path tasks. The key resources are focused on completing their day-to-day tasks, and the project manager does not control the work assignments for these people. This scenario is an example of what type of organization

Incomplete question. The options read;

A. Balanced matrix

B. Tight matrix

C. Functional

D. Project coordinator

Answer:

C. Functional

Explanation:

Remember, when we say an organization has a functional structure it implies that the line of authority is grouped based on the functions carried out by employees.

For example, we observe that in this scenario, the project manager could not control the work assignments of other employees because they had been assigned such tasks based on their specialization.

You purchased 1,000 shares of the New Fund at a price of $38 per share at the beginning of the year. You paid a front-end load of 2.5%. The securities in which the fund invests increase in value by 9% during the year. The fund's expense ratio is 1.3%. What is your rate of return on the fund if you sell your shares at the end of the year

Fitness Fanatics is a regional chain of health clubs. The managers of the clubs, who have authority to make investments as needed, are evaluated based largely on return on investment (ROI). The company's Springfield Club reported the following results for the past year:

Sales $1,400,000
Net operating income $70,000
Average operating assets $350,000

Required:
a. Compute the Springfield club's return on investment (ROI), margin and turnover value.
b. Assume that the manager of the club is able to increase sales by $70,000 and that, as a result, net operating income increases by $18,200. Further, assume that this is possible without any increase in operating assets. What would be the club's return on investment (ROI), margin and turnover value?
c. Assume that the manager of the club is able to reduce expenses by $14,000 without any change in sales or operating assets. What would be the club's return on investment (ROI), margin and turnover value?

A town wishes to build a new school that will cost $15,000,000. The school is to be built in 10 years. The town will provide funding for the new school by depositing a uniform amount into an investment fund paying 5% per year, compounded annually. How much must be set aside in each of the 10 years to provide for the new school?

Prime Bank is offering your company the use of their lockbox services. They estimate that you can reduce your average mail time by 1.5 days and they can save you a combined clearing and processing time of 1 day by putting the checks into the clearing system sooner. Your firm receives 198 checks a day with an average value of $2,300 each. The current T-Bill rate is .011 percent per day. Assume a 365-day year. Prime Bank will charge your firm an annual fee of $27,500 plus $.20 per check. What is the annual net savings from installing this system

Which of these career positions typically advise customers of the amount of money they need to support their families in case of death or to protect themselves in case of an emergency with their homes or cars?

bank teller

insurance agent

financial manager

mortgage broker

Direct Materials Variances The following data relate to the direct materials cost for the production of 20,000 automobile tires: Actual: 80,000 lbs. at $2.65 $212,000 Standard: 86,000 lbs. at $2.50 $215,000 a. Determine the direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total direct materials cost variance. Enter favorable variances as negative numbers. Enter unfavorable variances as positive numbers. Price variance $fill in the blank 1 Quantity variance fill in the blank 3 Total direct materials cost variance $fill in the blank 5 b. The direct materials price variance should normally be reported to the . The direct materials quantity variance due to a malfunction of equipment that had not been properly operated should be reported to the . The total materials cost variance should be reported to the .

The budget director for Kanosh Cleaning Services prepared the following list of expected selling and administrative expenses. All expenses requiring cash payments are paid for in the month incurred except salary expense and insurance. Salary is paid in the month following the month in which it is incurred. The insurance premium for six months is paid on October 1. October is the first month of operations; accordingly, there are no beginning account balances.

October November December
Budgeted S&A Expenses
Equipment lease expense $5,800 $5,800 $5,800
Salary expense 6,700 7,200 7,600
Cleaning supplies 2,880 2,720 3,040
Insurance expense 1,800 1,800 1,800
Depreciation on computer 2,400 2,400 2,400
Rent 2,100 2,100 2,100
Miscellaneous expenses 710 710 710
Total operating expenses $22,390 $22,730 $23,450
Schedule of Cash Payments for S&A Expenses
Equipment lease expense
Prior month's salary expense 100%
Cleaning supplies
Insurance premium
Depreciation on computer
Rent
Miscellaneous expenses
Total disbursements for operating expenses $22,290 $18,030 $18,850


Required:
a. Complete the schedule of cash payments for S&A expenses by filling in the missing amounts.
b. Determine the amount of salaries payable the company will report on its pro forma balance sheet at the end of the fourth quarter.
c. Determine the amount of prepaid insurance the company will report on its pro forma balance sheet at the end of the fourth quarter.

Jonah tells his friend Derek that he would like to go parasailing. Derek is very enthusiastic and suggests that they try an outfit called Wind Beneath My Wings because he has heard good things about it. Derek offers to arrange everything. He makes a reservation, puts the $600 fee on his credit card, and picks Jonah up to drive him to the Wings location. What a friend! But the day does not turn out as Jonah had hoped. While he is soaring up in the air over the Pacific Ocean, his sail springs a leak, he goes plummeting into the sea and breaks both legs. During his recuperation in the hospital, he learns that Wings is unlicensed. He also sees an ad for Wings offering parasailing for only $350. Derek is listed in the ad as one of the company's owners.

Required:
a. Does an agency relationship exist between Derek and Jonah?
b. Discuss what duties the agent had to the principal in the above example. Did the agent fulfill his duties? Why or Why not?

Hardware is adding a new product line that will require an investment of . Managers estimate that this investment will have a​ 10-year life and generate net cash inflows of the first​ year, the second​ year, and each year thereafter for eight years. The investment has no residual value. Compute the payback period.

maximum amount willing to payGenesis Scents has two divisions: the Cologne Division and the Bottle Division. The Bottle Division produces containers that can be used by the Cologne Division. The Bottle Division's variable manufacturing cost is $2, shipping cost is $0.10, and the external sales price is $3. No shipping costs are incurred on sales to the Cologne Division, and the Cologne Division can purchase similar containers in the external market for $2.60. The maximum amount the Cologne Division would be willing to pay for each bottle transferred would be:

he Hudson Corporation has 8,100 obsolete units of a product that are carried in inventory at a manufacturing cost of $162,000. If the units are remachined for $40,900, they could be sold for $73,000. Alternatively, the units could be sold for scrap for $28,100. The alternative that is more desirable and the total relevant costs for that alternative are:

Prepare general journal entries to record the following transactions.Omit explanations.

Jan.
3 Paid office rent, $1,600.
4 Bought a truck costing $50,000, making a down of $7,000
6 Paid wages, $3,000.
7 Received $1 6,000 cash from customers for services performed.
10 Paid $4,100 owed on last month's bills.
12 Billed credit customers, $5,300
17 Received $1 ,800 from credit customers.
19 Taylor Gordon, the owner, withdrew $1,700.
23 Paid $700 on amount owed for truck
29 Received bill for utilities expense, $255.

Viola has to relocate for her job. She finds a townhome with an option to rent or buy. The conditions of each are shown below. Rent: Move-in costs of $2,380 and.monthly payment of $845. Buy: Move-in costs of $5,260 and monthly payment of $785. Viola moves frequently due to her job, but she thinks that she will stay in the area for 4 years. Therefore, she decided to buy. Cho0se the best evaluation of Viola's deci a. Since the costs would be the same over the 4 year period, she will have made a good decision if the property value does not decrease. b. She made a fairly good decision. Buying the townhome will be cheaper over the 4 year period as long as she doesn't have major repairs to make. C. She made a poor decision if the property value does not increase. Renting the townhome would be cheaper over the 4 year period. d. There is not enough information given to determine which option is best.​

In the Assembly Department of Hannon Company, budgeted and actual manufacturing overhead costs for the month of April 2020 were as follows. Budget Actual Indirect materials $15,700 $14,800 Indirect labor 21,300 22,100 Utilities 11,100 11,900 Supervision 5,100 5,100 All costs are controllable by the department manager. Prepare a responsibility report for April for the cost center.

Parker Company pays each member of its sales staff a salary as well as a commission on
each unit sold. For the coming year, Parker plans to increase all salaries by 5% and to keep
unchanged the commission paid on each unit sold. Because of increased demand, Parker
expects the volume of sales to increase by 10%. How will the total cost of sales salaries and
commissions change for the coming year?
A. Increase by 5% or less.
B. Increase by more than 5% but less than 10%.

Transactions for Buyer and Seller Ellis Co. sold merchandise to Chang Co. on account, $147,800, terms FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/30. The cost of the merchandise sold is $88,680. Ellis Co. paid freight of $2,500. Assume that all discounts are taken. Journalize Ellis Co.'s entries for the (a) sale, (b) purchase, and (c) payment of amount due. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Advertising department expenses of $26,700 and purchasing department expenses of $46,700 of Cozy Bookstore are allocated to operating departments on the basis of dollar sales and purchase orders, respectively. Information about the allocation bases for the three operating departments follows.
Department Sales Purchase Orders
Books $180,400 1,290
Magazines 123,000 690
Newspapers 106,600 1,020
Total $410,000 3,000
Complete a table by allocating the expenses of the two service departments (advertising and purchasing) to the three operating departments.

Henry is a new employee who used to work for your most daunting competitor. When you

are designing an ad campaign, you interview Henry to help you draft an accurate

company.

coercive
reward
referent
information
none of the above.

Match the items with the appropriate definitions. Items which are not definitions will be used.
Barter Double coincidence of wants Money
Answer Bank
paper bills and coins
a situation where two individuals each want some good or service that the other can provide
trading one good for another without the use of money
whatever serves society in three functions: medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account
an event that occurs in conjunction with an unrelated event
a situation in which money is used to facilitate economic transactions

Meiji Isetan Corp. of Japan has two regional divisions with headquarters in Osaka and Yokohama. Selected data on the two divisions follow: Division Osaka Yokohama Sales $ 3,000,000 $ 9,000,000 Net operating income $ 210,000 $ 720,000 Average operating assets $ 1,000,000 $ 4,000,000 Required: 1. For each division, compute the return on investment (ROI) in terms of margin and turnover. 2. Assume that the company evaluates performance using residual income and that the minimum required rate of return for any division is 15%. Compute the residual income for each division. 3. Is Yokohama’s greater amount of residual income an indication that it is better managed?

On January 1, 2021, Rapid Airlines issued $240 million of its 8% bonds for $221 million. The bonds were priced to yield 10%. Interest is payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Rapid Airlines records interest at the effective rate and elected the option to report these bonds at their fair value. On December 31, 2021, the fair value of the bonds was $229 million as determined by their market value in the over-the-counter market. Rapid determined that $1,000,000 of the increase in fair value was due to a decline in general interest rates.

Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record interest on June 30, 2021 (the first interest payment), on December 31, 2021 (the second interest payment) and to adjust the bonds to their fair value for presentation in the December 31, 2021, balance sheet.

Ahnberg Corporation had 580,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding at January 1. No common shares were issued during the year, but on January 1, Ahnberg issued 200,000 shares of convertible preferred stock. The preferred shares are convertible into 400,000 shares of common stock. During the year Ahnberg paid $120,000 cash dividends on the preferred stock. Net income was $1,222,000.

Required:
What were Ahnberg's basic and diluted earnings per share for the year?

The standard cost of Product B manufactured by Pharrell Company includes 2.3 units of direct materials at $6.70 per unit. During June, 26,800 units of direct materials are purchased at a cost of $6.65 per unit, and 26,800 units of direct materials are used to produce 11,500 units of Product B. (a) Compute the total materials variance and the price and quantity variances. Total materials variance $ Materials price variance $ Materials quantity variance

The Chilton Corporation specializes in manufacturing one type of desk lamp. Chilton allocates variable manufacturing overhead costs on the basis of machine hours. Chilton budgeted 0.3 machine hours per lamp and allocates overhead at a rate of $1.90 per machine hour. Last year Chilton manufactured 19,000 lamps, used 7,600 machine hours and incurred actual overhead costs of $12,920. What was​ Chilton's variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance last​ year?
A. ​$9,660 favorable
B. ​$4,140 unfavorable
C. ​$4,140 favorable
D. ​$9,660 unfavorable

When a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company faced bankruptcy, the company decided to encourage its employees to contribute their ideas toward organizational development and growth. The organization also asked its human resource team to assess the employees' levels of commitment toward organizational effectiveness. To improve the FMCG company's organizational performance, it is evident that the company most likely used _____. Group of answer choices

The projected benefit obligation was $280 million at the beginning of the year and $300 million at the end of the year. Service cost for the year was $18 million. At the end of the year, there were no pension-related other comprehensive income accounts. The actuary’s discount rate was 5%. What was the amount of the retiree benefits paid by the trustee?

Kuzio Corporation produces and sells a single product. Data concerning that product appear below: Per Unit Percent of Sales Selling price $ 150 100 % Variable expenses 60 40 % Contribution margin $ 90 60 % The company is currently selling 7,000 units per month. Fixed expenses are $214,000 per month. The marketing manager believes that a $7,500 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 190 unit increase in monthly sales. What should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change? rev: 03_09_2018_

King Electronics, a retailer of video equipment, sold two VCR's to Larson, a psychologist, for her personal use in her home. The sale to Larson was made on credit. King retained a security interest in the VCR's sold but did not file a financing statement. Mills, A creditor of Larson, subsequently filed an attachment on the VCR's. Mills has asserted that his lien on the two VCR's is superior to King's security interest because King failed to perfect his security interest. Decide.

A change in supply is illustrated by a movement along an existing supply curve


true or false

using a scale: Three boys Isaac ,Alex and Ken are standing in different parts of a field .Isaac is 100 metres north of Alex and Ken is 120 metres east of Alex .Find the compass bearing of Ken from Isaac​