Billy has received a mediocre evaluation for the second year in a row. He knows that he has made improvements, but his supervisor just does not seem to notice or in Billy’s opinion, care. Billy likes his job and wants to keep it. He listens to what his supervisor says and then his supervisor asks Billy to prepare a written response. Before Billy leaves the room to prepare the response, how should he respond to his supervisor?

Answer:

He could take deep breaths and then respond nonjudgmentally

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed about Billy who has received a mediocre evaluation for the second year in a row. He knows that he has made improvements, but his supervisor just does not seem to notice or in Billy’s opinion, care. Billy likes his job and wants to keep it. He listens to what his supervisor says and then his supervisor asks Billy to prepare a written response. Before Billy leaves the room to prepare the response, In this case should he respond to his supervisor by taking deep breaths and then respond non-judgmentally when addressing is supervisor.

Alexa and David are managers of different sales teams. Together, they decide to have a competition between teams to see who can bring in the most new clients this month. To increase the sense of competition, they create spirit days where they wear team colors (Alexa's team: blue, David's black), strategize ways to beat the other group, and keep a running total of who is winning on a white board. Alexa and David are employing ________ to increase productivity.

If the price of an item decreases, producers will create fewer of the item. This is due to the

A.
Law of Demand

B.
Law of Supply

C.
Law of Price

D.
Consumer Choice

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs.
Match the cash outflows to their cash flow activities.
investing activities
financing activities
administration expenses
operating activities
purchase of fixed assets
repayment of loan

The Work-in-Process inventory account of a manufacturing firm shows a balance of $3,250 at the end of an accounting period. The job cost sheets of two uncompleted jobs show charges of $510 and $310 for materials, and charges of $410 and $670 for direct labor. From this information, it appears that the company is using a predetermined overhead rate, as a percentage of direct labor costs, of:

The balance sheet of Sheffield Company at December 31, 2019, includes the following.
Notes receivable $51,200
Accounts receivable 195,600
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts 24,600 $222,200
Transactions in 2020 include the following.
1. Accounts receivable of $151,300 were collected including accounts of $67,500 on which 4% sales discounts were allowed.
2. $5,670 was received in payment of an account which was written off the books as worthless in 2019.
3. Customer accounts of $24,800 were written off during the year.
4. At year-end, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was estimated to need a balance of $20,900. This estimate is based on an analysis of aged accounts receivable.
Required:
Prepare all journal entries necessary to reflect the transaction above.

Clarisa, an engineering manager, wants to purchase a resort accommodation to rent to skiers. She is considering the purchase of a three-bedroom lodge in upper Montana that will cost $250,000. The property in the area is rapidly appreciating in value because people anxious to get away from urban developments are bidding up the prices. If Clarisa spends an average of $500 per month for utilities and the investment increases at a rate of 2% per month, how long would it be before she could sell the property for $100,000 more than she has in

The income statement of Whitlock Company is presented here.

Whitlock Company Income Statement For the Year Ended November 30, 2020

Sales revenue $7,700,000
Cost of goods sold
Beginning inventory $1,900,000
Purchases 4,400,000
Goods available for sale 6,300,000
Ending inventory 1,400,000
Total cost of goods sold 4,900,000
Gross profit 2,800,000
Operating expenses 1,150,000
Net income $1,650,000

Additional information:

a. Accounts receivable increased $200,000 during the year, and inventory decreased $500,000.
b. Prepaid expenses increased $150,000 during the year.
c. Accounts payable to suppliers of merchandise decreased $340,000 during the year.
d. Accrued expenses payable decreased $100,000 during the year.
e. Operating expenses include depreciation expense of $70,000.

Required:
Prepare the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for the year ended November 30, 2020, for Whitlock Company, using the indirect method.

Elite Lawn & Plowing (EL&P) is a lawn and snow plowing service with both residential and commercial clients. The owner believes that the commercial sector has more growth opportunities and is considering dropping the residential service.

Twenty employees worked a total of 41,000 hours last year, 30,000 on residential jobs and 11,000 on commercial jobs. Wages were $16 per hour for all work done. Any materials used are included in overhead as supplies. All overhead is allocated on the basis of labor-hours worked, which is also the basis for customer charges. Because of increased competition for commercial accounts,EL&P can charge $60 per hour for residential work, but only $45 per hour for commercial work.

If overhead for the year was $205,000, what were the profits of the residential and commercial services using labor-hours as the allocation base?

Croquet, Inc. currently manufactures a wicket as its main product. The costs per unit are as follows: Direct materials and direct labor $13 Variable overhead 7 Fixed overhead 10 Total $30 Saran Company has contacted Croquet with an offer to sell it 5,000 of the wickets for $17 each. Fixed costs of $4 per unit is unavoidable. Should Croquet make or buy the wickets, why

A ski chalet at Peak n' Peak now costs $250,000. Inflation is expected to cause this price to increase at 5 percent per year over the next 10 years before Chris and Julie retire from successful investment banking careers. How large an equal annual end-of-year deposit must be made into an account paying an annual rate of interest of 13 percent in order to buy the ski chalet upon retirement

Album Co. issued 10-year $200,000 debenture bonds on January 2. The bonds pay interest semiannually. Album uses the effective interest method to amortize bond premiums and discounts. The carrying value of the bonds on January 2 was $185,953. A journal entry was recorded for the first interest payment on June 30, debiting interest expense for $13,016 and crediting cash for $12,000. What is the annual stated interest rate for the debenture bonds

Taco Ranch uses a process cost system and the FIFO cost flow assumption. Production begins in the crafting department where materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout the process. On November 1st, the beginning work in process inventory consisted of 10,000 units which were 60% complete and had a cost of $190,000, $100,000 of which were material costs. During November, the following occured:
Materials added $225,000
Conversion costs incurred $45,000
Units completed and transferred out in November $40,000
Units in ending work in process November 30 (20% complete) $25,000
1. What are the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs in the Crafting Department for the month of November?
2. What are the costs assigned to the ending work in process inventory on November 30?
3. What are the costs assigned to units completed and transferred out during November?

Larkspur, Inc. uses a perpetual inventory system. Data for product E2-D2 include the purchases shown below.Date Numer of Units Unit priceMay 7 46 $10July 28 36 15On June 1, Larkspur, Inc. sold 23 units, and on August 27, 36 more units. Calculate the average cost of the goods sold in the sale. (Round answers to 3 decimal places, e.g. 5.125.)

Dr. Bernanke argued two problems contributing to the financial crisis included:________.
A. banks reliance on long-term funding; and the increased use of non-standard mortgages such as Adjustable Rate Mortgages ARMS.
B. banks reliance on short term funding; and the increased use of non-standard mortgages such as Adjustable Rate Mortgages ARMS.
C. banks reliance on short term funding; and the increased use of non-standard mortgages such as fixed rate, 30-year mortgages.
D. banks reliance on long-term funding; and the increased use of non-standard mortgages such as fixed rate, 30-year mortgages.

E7.5 (LO 2) (Recording Sales Gross and Net) On June 3, Arnold Company sold to Chester Company merchandise having a sale price of $3,000 with terms of 2/10, n/60, f.o.b. shipping point. An invoice totaling $90, terms n/30, was received by Chester on June 8 from John Booth Transport Service for the freight cost. On June 12, the company received a check for the balance due from Chester Company. Instructions a. Prepare journal entries on the Arnold Company books to record all the events noted above under each of the following bases. 1. Sales and receivables are entered at gross selling price. 2. Sales and receivables are entered at net of cash discounts. b. Prepare the journal entry under basis 2, assuming that Chester Company did not remit payment until July 29.

This year Don and his son purchased real estate for an investment. The price of the property was $630,000, and the title named Don and his son as joint tenants with the right of survivorship. Don provided $358,000 of the purchase price and his son provided the remaining $272,000. Has Don made a taxable gift and, if so, in what amount

distinguish between elasticity and slope​

Arrabellia Cunningham is 24 years old and single, lives in an apartment with no dependents. Last year she earned $55,000 as a sales representative for Planning Associates. $3,910 of her wages was withheld for federal income taxes. In addition, she had interest income of $142. She takes the standard deduction. Calculate her taxable income, tax liability and tax refund or tax owed for 2018.

Solver provides sensitivity analysis information on all of the following except the a. range of values for objective function coefficients which do not change optimal solution. b. impact on optimal objective function value of changes in constrained resources. c. amount by which the right hand side of the constraints can change and still the shadow price is accurate. d. impact on right hand sides of changes in constraint coefficients.

If most cartel members keep their agreement to cut back production: a. it's not profitable in the short run for another member to increase production. b. it's profitable in the short run for another member to increase production. c. cheating by another member won't be detected. d. the losses associated with cheating are internalized by the cheater.

Loanstar had 150 units in beginning inventory before starting 950 units and completing 900 units. The beginning work in process inventory consisted of $2,000 in materials and $4,000 in conversion costs before $7,900 of materials and $13,280 of conversion costs were added during the month. The ending WIP inventory was 100% complete with regard to materials and 30% complete with regard to conversion costs. Use the above information to complete a production cost report. Enter all amount as positive values.

The comparative balance sheets for Kingbird Corporation appear below:

KINGBIRD CORPORATION Comparative Balance Sheet

Assets 2022 2021
Cash $35,400 $33,600
Accounts receivable (net) 88,000 64,500
Prepaid insurance 29,300 19,200
Land 20,500 49,000
Equipment 81,500 69,500
Accumulated depreciation (15,800 ) (13,000 )
Total assets $238,900 $222,800
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity Accounts payable $24,500 $8,100
Bonds payable 25,400 16,200
Common stock 148,000 120,000
Retained earnings 41,000 78,500
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $238,900 $222,800

Additional information:

1. Net loss for 2022 is $13,000. Net sales for 2022 are $290,000.
2. Cash dividends of $24.800 were declared and paid in 2022.
3. Land was sold for cash at a loss of $3,500. This was the only land transaction during the year.
4. Equipment with a cost of $17,800 and accumulated depreciation of $10,900 was sold for $6,900 cash.
5. $12.900 of bonds were retired during the year at carrying (book) value.
6. Equipment was acquired for common stock. The fair value of the stock at the time of the exchange was $33,000.

Required:
Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 using the indirect method.

In order to get hired as an assembly line specialist, the applicant will have to show that they can perform their task in less than 5 minutes after 1000 tries. During the interview, the applicant was asked to perform their future job five times. The applicant was able to complete the task in 10.8 minutes and the company was to estimate their learning curve to be 90%. Given this information, how much time will the applicant take to perform the task a 1000th time

Classifying Cash Flow Statement Components
The following table presents selected items from a recent cash flow statement of General Mills, Inc. For each item, determine whether the amount would be disclosed in the cash flow statement under operating activities, investing activities, or financing activities. (General Mills uses the indirect method of reporting cash flows from operating activities).
DOLE DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.
Selected items from its Cash Flow Statement
1. Long-term debt repayments
2. Change in receivables
3. Depreciation and amortization
4. Change in accrued liabilities
5. Dividends paid
6. Change in income taxes payable
7. Cash received from sales of assets and businesses
8. Net income
9. Change in accounts payable
10. Short-term debt borrowings
11. Capital expenditures

Calculate the consumer surplus in the market for gasoline if the market price is $3.50. Price ($ per gallon) Quantity of gasoline (millions of gallons) 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480 520 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 Demand Price Consumer surplus

Golden Generator Supply is approached by Mr. Stephen, a new customer, to fulfill a large one-time-only special order for a product similar to one offered to regular customers. Golden Generator Supply has excess capacity. The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers:

Direct materials $180
Direct manufacturing labor 170
Variable manufacturing support 250
Fixed manufacturing support 140
Total manufacturing costs 740
Markup (10% of total manufacturing costs) 74
Estimated selling price $814

Required:
If Mr. Stephen wanted a long-term commitment, and not a one-time-only special order, for supplying this product, calculate the most likely price to be quoted assuming the markup remains the same?

Jacques, who is age 45, has just resigned from his current job. He worked for Ace, which sponsors a cash balance plan and a standard 401(k) plan. Each of the plans uses the longest permitted vesting schedule and both plans are top heavy. He has a balance of $40,000 in the cash balance plan, has deferred $20,000 into the 401(k) plan and has employer matching contributions of $10,000. If he has been employed for three years, but only participating in the plans for the last two years, how much does he keep if he leaves today

explain the various functions of an entrepreneur​

Aggies Candle Factory has recently been awarded a new contract with a large retailor in Doylestown. Demand for the candles is 25,0000 which a larger order than the company has ever handled before. They have called a business strategy meeting to ensure success of this project.; the Operations Manager has presented two different manufacturing options for consideration by the board:
Option A is highly automated with fixed costs of $25,000 and variable costs of $.1/candle.
Option B uses hand labor with fixed costs of $10,000 and variable costs of $.5/candle.
Which option should the board select and why?

Creative Images Co. offers its services to individuals desiring to improve their personal images. After the accounts have been adjusted at July 31, the end of the fiscal year, the following balances were taken from the ledger of Creative Images Co.:

Violet Lozano, Capital $880,000
Violet Lozano, Drawing 12,000
Fees Earned 702,400
Wages Expense 480,000
Rent Expense 69,000
Supplies Expense 11,000
Miscellaneous Expense 14,600

Required:
Journalize the two entries required to close the accounts.