Brodrick Company expects to produce 20,000 units for the year ending December 31. A flexible budget for 20,000 units of production reflects sales of $400,000; variable costs of $80,000; and fixed costs of $150,000. Assume that actual sales for the year are $480,000 (26,000 units), actual variable costs for the year are $112,000, and actual fixed costs for the year are $145,000. Prepare a flexible budget performance report for the year. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, unfavorable, and no variance.)

Answer: Check attachment

Explanation:

The flexible budget performance report for the year has been solved and attached.

Note that the selling price per unit was calculated as:

= 400,000 /20,000

= $20 per unit

Therefore, total sales was gotten as:

= 26000 × $20

= $520,000

Variable cost per unit was calculated as:

= 80,000/20,000

= $4 per unit

Then, total cost was:

= $4 × 26,000

= $104,000

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Straight-Line Depreciation A building acquired at the beginning of the year at a cost of $2,200,000 has an estimated residual value of $400,000 and an estimated useful life of 20 years. Determine the following: (a) The depreciable cost $fill in the blank 1 (b) The straight-line rate fill in the blank 2 % (c) The annual straight-line depreciation $fill in the blank 3

In 2021, due to a change in marketing forecasts, Barney Corporation reduced the projected life of its patent for producing round dice. The cumulative patent amortization prior to 2021 would have been $18 million higher had the new life been used. Barney's tax rate is 25%. Barney's retained earnings as of December 31, 2021, would be:

art of the screening process when choosing which markets to expand to involves gathering information on local markets. One way to gain information is by participating in trade fairs and trade missions. However, companies will often need additional information on markets that require further research. Collecting primary data in foreign markets can present some challenges in researchers especially because of cultural and technical differences between the markets. Identify whether each statement about the research process is most likely associated with cultural differences between markets or technical differences. 1. A number of languages may be spoken in a country and even in countries where only one language is used, a word's meaning can change from one region to the next.

During lunch time, customers arrive at a postal office at a rate of lambda equals 36 per hour. The interarrival time of the arrival process can be approximated with an exponential distribution. Customers can be served by the postal office at a rate of mu equals 45 per hour. The service time for the customers can also be approximated with an exponential distribution. For each of the following questions, show your work and use the right notation.

Required:
a. Determine the utilization factor.
b. Determine the probability that the system is idle, i.e., no customer is waiting or being served.
c. Determine the probability that exactly one customer is in the system, i.e., no customer is waiting but one is served.

Suppose there are only two firms that sell smartphones: Flashfone and Pictech. The following payoff matrix shows the profit (in millions of dollars) each company will earn, depending on whether it sets a high or low price for its phones.

Pictech Pricing
High Low
Flashfone Pricing High 11, 11 2, 18
Low 18, 2 10, 10

For example, the lower-left cell shows that if Flashfone prices low and Pictech prices high, Flashfone will earn a profit of $18 million, and Pictech will earn a profit of $2 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Flashfone and Pictech are both profit-maximizing firms.

a. If Flashfone prices high, Pictech will make more profit if it chooses a (high,low) _____ price, and if Flashfone prices low, Pictech will make more profit if it chooses a(high,low)_______ price.
b. If Pictech prices high, Flashfone will make more profit if it chooses a(high,low)______price, and if Pictech prices low, Flashfone will make more profit if it chooses a (high,low) ______ price.
c. Considering all of the information given, pricing high (is, is not) ______ a dominant strategy for both Flashfone and Pictech.

Assume a division of Hewlett-Packard currently makes 12,000 circuit boards per year used in producing diagnostic electronic instruments at a cost of $34 per board, consisting of variable costs per unit of $24 and fixed costs per unit of $10.
Further assume Sanmina-SCI offers to sell Hewlett-Packard the 12,000 circuit boards for $34 each.
If Hewlett-Packard accepts this offer, the facilities currently used to make the boards could be rented to one of Hewlett-Packard's suppliers for $46,000 per year.
In addition, $6 per unit of the fixed overhead applied to the circuit boards would be totally eliminated.
Calculate the net benefit (cost) to HP of outsourcing the component from Samina-SCI.
(Use a negative sign with your answer, if appropriate.)

Ingraham Inc. currently has $820,000 in accounts receivable, and its days sales outstanding (DSO) is 54 days. It wants to reduce its DSO to 35 days by pressuring more of its customers to pay their bills on time. If this policy is adopted, the company's average sales will fall by 15%. What will be the level of accounts receivable following the change? Assume a 365-day year.

Dream House Builders, Inc. applies overhead by linking it to direct labor. At the start of the current period, management predicts total direct labor costs of $100,000 and total overhead costs of $20,000. On January 31, the direct labor for this job equals $2,700.

Required:
Write the journal entry.

Jefferson Inc. (JI) is a relatively new company that wants to improve its employee rewards, compensation, and benefits. The company understands that there are effective reward systems that will motivate employees. However, JI management is not sure which would be the best for the company. Compensation, another important area, must also be improved so that it will satisfy all employees effectively. In addition, the company wants to create benefits to keep the employees not just satisfied, but also motivated. Yet another pressing issue is deciding on the training methods that are to be used to successfully teach the new employees.

JI believes that it will be on the right path if all of these changes can be successfully accomplished. The company plans to incorporate performance appraisals so it can be sure that the rewards, compensation, and benefits are effectively distributed. Refer to Jefferson, Inc. JI management must consider implementing the many different types of benefits. These include all of the following except :__________

a. insurance packages.
b. pension and retirement programs.
c. worker's compensation insurance.
d. Social Security.
e. profit sharing.

At the beginning of his current tax year, Eric bought a corporate bond with a maturity value of $25,000 from the secondary market for $17,800. The bond has a stated annual interest rate of 8 percent payable on June 30 and December 31, and it matures in five years on December 31. Absent any special tax elections, how much interest income will Eric report from the bond this year and in the year the bond matures

Shannon, who has a job and no dependents, has two credit cards she uses for food and entertainment. All card balances are close to the limit. What could be the best action for Shannon to take next?

Request an extension of credit to her credit card company.
Pay off all her balances within the payment cycle.
Apply for a new credit card to increase her credit limit.
Cancel all her credit cards.

l Englehard purchases a slurry-based separator for the mining of clay that costs $700,000 and has an estimated useful life of 10 years, a MACRS-GDS property class of 7 years, and an estimated salvage value after 10 years of $75,000. It was fi nanced using a $200,000 down payment and a loan of $500,000 over a period of 5 years with interest at 10%. Loan payments are made in equal annual amounts (principal plus interest) over the 5 years. a. What is the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year

Economists argue that the pace of economic growth: Determines the size of the population of a nation over the long term. Determines the standard of life of a nation over the long term. Determines the military capability of a nation over the long term. Determines the unemployment rate of a nation over the long term. Determines the environmental health of a nation over the long term.

The grouping of living things according to similar characteristics is ​

Florida Seaside Oil Exploration Company is deciding whether to drill for oil off the northeast coast of Florida. The company estimates that the project would cost $4.24 million today. The firm estimates that once drilled, the oil will generate positive cash flows of $2.12 million a year at the end of each of the next four years. While the company is fairly confident about its cash flow forecast, it recognizes that if it waits two years, it would have more information about the local geology as well as the price of oil. Florida Seaside estimates that if it waits two years, the project would cost $4.59 million. Moreover, if it waits two years, there is a 85% chance that the cash flows would be $2.306 million a year for four years, and there is a 15% chance that the cash flows will be $0.705 million a year for four years. Assume that all cash flows are discounted at a 8% WACC. Will the company delay the project and wait until they have more information

How are a startup's financing requirements estimated

Which Finance jobs can someone pursue with only a high school diploma? Check all that apply.

Tax Preparer

Treasurer

Actuary

Teller

Loan Officer

Quantitative Analyst

In the context of customer benefit packages,__________are those that are not essential to the primary service, but enhance it.
a.
central services
b.
peripheral services
c.
tertiary services
d.
core services

Discounting Cash Flows and Earnings. Under the residual income approach and the discounted cash flow approach to firm valuation, carnings and cash flows, respectively, are discounted using a firm's cost of equity. Discuss why the cost of equity is the appropriate discount rate to use to discount a firm's camings and cash flows. Why is the cost of debt inappropriate to use to discount a firm's earnings or cash flows

William is preparing to file his tax return. Which two items are necessary to complete his tax return?
W-2 form from an employer
driver's license
receipts for expenses taken as deductions or credits
copy of a birth certificate
voter registration card
employment verification​

Trinkle Co., Inc. made several purchases of long-term assets in Year 1. The details of each purchase are presented here.

New Office Equipment
1. List price: $41,900; terms: 2/10 n/30; paid within discount period.
2. Transportation-in: $860. Installation: $510.
3. Cost to repair damage during unloading: $431.
5. Routine maintenance cost after six months: $110.

Basket Purchase of Copier, Computer, and Scanner for $51,000 with Fair Market Values
1. Copier $22,755.
2. Computer $6,765.
3. Scanner $31,980.

Land for New Warehouse with an Old Building Torn Down

1. Purchase price, $82,400.
2. Demolition of building, $4,750.
3. Lumber sold from old building, $1,800.
4. Grading in preparation for new building, $7,700.
5. Construction of new building, $217,000.

Required:
In each of these cases, determine the amount of cost to be capitalized in the asset accounts.

An investor deposits 50 in an investment account on January 1. The following summarizes the activity in the account during the year: DateValue Immediately Before DepositDeposit March 154020 June 18080 October 117575 On June 30, the value of the account is 157.50. On December 31, the value of the account is X. Using the time-weighted method, the equivalent annual effective yield during the first 6 months is equal to the (time-weighted) annual effective yield during the entire 1-year period. Calculate X.

Yozamba Technology has two divisions, Consumer and Commercial, and two corporate service departments, Tech Support and Purchasing. The corporate expenses for the year ended December 31, 20Y7, are as follows:

Tech Support Department $516,000
Purchasing Department 89,600
Other corporate administrative expenses 560,000
Total corporate expense $1,165,600

The other corporate administrative expenses include officers' salaries and other expenses required by the corporation. The Tech Support Department charges the divisions for services rendered, based on the number of computers in the department, and the Purchasing Department charges divisions for services, based on the number of purchase orders for each department. The usage of service by the two divisions is as follows:

Tech Support Purchasing
Consumer Division 375 computers 1,960 purchase prder
Commercial Division 225 3640
Total 600 computers 5,600 purchase order

The service department charges of the Tech Support Department and the Purchasing Department are considered controllable by the divisions. Corporate administrative expenses are not considered controllable by the divisions. The revenues, cost of goods sold, and operating expenses for the two divisions are as follows:

Consumer Commercial
Revenues $7,430,000 $6,184,000
Cost of goods sold 4,123,000 3,125,000
Operating expenses 1,465,000 1,546,000

Required:
Prepare the divisional income statements for the two divisions.

On June 30, 2017, Wisconsin, Inc., issued $200,200 in debt and 19,300 new shares of its $10 par value stock to Badger Company owners in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of that company. Wisconsin shares had a fair value of $40 per share. Prior to the combination, the financial statements for Wisconsin and Badger for the six-month period ending June 30, 2017, were as follows:

Wisconsin Badger
Revenues $(1,050,000) $-402,000
Expenses 732,000 293,000   
Net income $(318,000) $-109,000
Retained earnings, 1/1 $(810,000) $-223,000
Net income (318,000) -109,000
Dividends declared 103,000 0   
Retained earnings, 6/30 $(1,025,000) $-332,000
Cash $72,000 $86,000   
Receivables and inventory 460,000 252,000   
Patented technology (net) 928,000 328,000   
Equipment (net) 726,000 648,000   
Total assets $2,186,000 $1,314,000   
Liabilities $(531,000) $-512,000
Common stock (360,000) -200,000
Additional paid-in capital (270,000) -270,000
Retained earnings (1,025,000) -332,000
Total liabilities and equities $(2,186,000) $-1,314,000


Wisconsin also paid $36,200 to a broker for arranging the transaction. In addition, Wisconsin paid $47,800 in stock issuance costs. Badger’s equipment was actually worth $780,000, but its patented technology was valued at only $299,200. What are the consolidated balances for the following accounts?

Net Income 281,800
Retained Earnings 1/1/15 810,000
Patented Technology 1,227,200
Goodwill
Liabilities 1,243,200
Common Stock 553,000
Additional Paid-In Capital 801,200

Company A owns a 40% equity method investment in Company B. Subsequently, Company A acquires a controlling interest in a Company B and now must prepare consolidated financial statements. If the date Company A obtains control occurs midyear, how are subsidiary revenues and expenses reported in consolidated income statement in the year of the business combination

C Corporation is investigating automating a process by purchasing a machine for $808,200 that would have a 9 year useful life and no salvage value. By automating the process, the company would save $141,000 per year in cash operating costs. The new machine would replace some old equipment that would be sold for scrap now, yielding $22,800. The annual depreciation on the new machine would be $89,800. The simple rate of return on the investment is closest to (Ignore income taxes.): Multiple Choice 11.28% 5.28% 6.52% 16.88%

During the year, Walt who is self-employed travels from Seattle to Tokyo, Japan, on business. His time was spent as follows: two days travel (one day each way), two days business, and two days personal. His expenses for the trip were as follows (meals and lodging reflect only the business portion): Airfare $3,000 Lodging 2,000 Meals 1,000 Presuming no reimbursement, Walt's deductible expenses are: a.$3,500. b.$6,000. c.$4,500. d.$5,500.

Q 9.20: City Mission is a not-for-profit organization that provides hot meals, living quarters, and showers for homeless people. Based on their yearly budget, they expect to spend $450,000 on food expenses, $350,000 on housing expenses, $280,000 on staff salaries, $90,000 on utilities, and $118,000 on other expenses. How much will City Mission need to raise in donations

What to do most careers in Finance deal with?

a) real estate and education

b) assets and liabilities

c) assets and retail

d) real estate and retail

Analysis of Receivables Method At the end of the current year, Accounts Receivable has a balance of $770,000; Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $7,000; and sales for the year total $3,470,000. Using the aging method, the balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is estimated as $32,200. a. Determine the amount of the adjusting entry for uncollectible accounts. $fill in the blank 1 b. Determine the adjusted balances of Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, and Bad Debt Expense. Accounts Receivable $fill in the blank 2 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $fill in the blank 3 Bad Debt Expense $fill in the blank 4 c. Determine the net realizable value of accounts receivable.