In the past 20 years the United States has entered into several "free trade agreements." The commonality of these free trade agreement has been making it easier for foreign companies to sell their goods in the United States (imports) and for American companies to sell their goods overseas (exports). In your initial post, summarize the key points of specific trade agreement the United States has entered into in the last 25 years. Be sure to include the other counties involved and what kinds of trade restrictions and/or tariffs were changed as a result of that agreement. Include citations at the end of your post (should be easy to find info on trade agreements on the web). In your response posts please discuss how you think these trade agreements have impacted the United States. Be sure to include in your response something about which Americans benefit form the agreement, which Americans are hurt by the agreement, and the impact the agreement has had on GDP.

Answer:

A specific trade agreement would be the US - Colombia trade agreement, which was signed on 2006.

Explanation:

This trade agreement reduced 80% of tariffs that used to applied to goods exported from the U.S. to Colombia, and from Colombia to the U.S.

The agreement benefits consumers in both countries because it allows each country to specialize in the production of those goods that they do best, for example, coffee in the case of Colombia, and industrial goods in the case of the United States.

However, because the United States is a much more powerful country, with a higher level of development, consumers in the US have benefited more than Colombian consumers.

Cost of Production Report
The Cutting Department of Karachi Carpet Company provides the following data for January. Assume that all materials are added at the beginning of the process.
Work in process, January 1, 7,000 units, 70% completed $81,970
Direct materials (7,000 × $8.00) $56,000
Conversion (7,000 × 70% × $5.30) 25,970
$81,970
Materials added during January from Weaving
Department, 108,000 units $869,400
Direct labor for January 248,134
Factory overhead for January 303,274
Goods finished during January (includes goods in
process, January 1), 109,200 units —
Work in process, January 31, 5,800 units, 30% completed —
A. Prepare a cost of production report for the Cutting Department. If an amount is zero or a blank, enter in "0".
B. Compute and evaluate the change in the costs per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion from the previous month (December).

Electronic Distribution has a defined benefit pension plan. Characteristics of the plan during 2021 are as follows: ($ millions)


PBO balance, January 1 $530
Plan assets balance, January 1 300
Service cost 50
Interest cost 30
Gain from change in actuarial assumption 36
Benefits paid (46 )
Actual return on plan assets 23
Contributions 2021 40

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was 9%. There were no AOCI balances related to pensions on January 1, 2021, but at the end of 2021, the company amended the pension formula, creating a prior service cost of $18 million.

Required:
a. Calculate the pension expense for 2021.
b. Prepare the journal entries to record (a) pension expense, (b) gains or losses, (c) prior service cost, (d) funding, and (e) payment of benefits for 2021.
c. What amount will Electronic Distribution report in its 2021 balance sheet as a net pension asset or net pension liability?

Following is information about consulting jobs for a company that is increasing in sales, but has not yet become profitable. The owner keeps financial records on yellow sticky notes stuck to the wall behind his desk. He has asked you to help him set up a costing system so that he can better understand his costs. The owner said that job 140 was completed, job 141 was started and completed, and job 142 was started this month. Professional labour hours for contracts in process consist of job 140 with 129 hours, job 141 with 258 hours, and job 142 with 137 hours. Professional labour was paid $23,580 for the month, and the professional employees are all paid the same rate per hour. Overhead is allocated using an estimated rate based on professional labour hours. The total cost for job 141 is $32,766. Actual overhead cost for the month was $53,448. What is labour paid per hour? Labour per hour. What is the estimated rate per labour hour used to allocate overhead? per hour. Overhead rate What are the total costs (before adjusting for overapplied or underapplied overhead) for Jobs 141, 142, and 143? Total cost Job 140 Job 141 Job 142 What are the amounts in cost of goods sold and work-in-process at the end of the month? Cost of goods sold Work-in-process What amount of overhead was overapplied or underapplied this month? Overhead If this month is typical, what is a reasonable overhead rate? Reasonable overhead rate per hour

On December 31, 2020, Reagan Inc. signed a lease with Silver Leasing Co. for some equipment having a seven-year useful life. The lease payments are made by Reagan annually, beginning at signing date. Title does not transfer to the lessee, so the equipment will be returned to the lessor on December 31, 2026. There is no purchase option, and Reagan guarantees a residual value to the lessor on termination of the lease. Reagan's lease amortization schedule appears below:
Decrease in Outstanding
Dec. 31 Payments Interest Balance Balance
2020 $410,442
2020 $74,700 $74,700 335,742
2021 $74,700 $20,145 54,555 281,187
2022 $74,700 16,871 57,829 223,358
2023 $74,700 13,401 61,299 162,059
2024 $74,700 9,724 64,976 97,083
2025 $74,700 5,825 68,875 28,208
2026 $29,900 1,692 28,208 0
What is the amount of residual value guaranteed by Reagan to the lessor?

List and describe the three types of income. Include information regarding how each one is taxed.

A company reports the following beginning Inventory and two purchases for the month of January. On January 26, the company sells 360 units. Ending Inventory at January 31 totals 130 units.
Units Unit Cost
Beginning inventory on January 1 320 $3.10
Purchase on January 9 70 3.30
Purchase on January 25 100 3.40
Required:
Assume the Perpetual Inventory system is used. Determine the costs assigned to ending Inventory when costs are assigned based on LIFO.

Your firm has taken out a loan with APR​ (compounded monthly) for some commercial property. As is common in commercial real​ estate, the loan is a ​-year loan based on a ​-year amortization. This means that your loan payments will be calculated as if you will take years to pay off the​ loan, but you actually must do so in years. To do​ this, you will make equal payments based on the ​-year amortization schedule and then make a final 60th payment to pay the remaining balance.
A. What will your monthly payments be?
B. What will your final payment be?

Indicate which activities of Stockton Corporation violated the rights of a stockholder who owned one share of common stock.

a. Paid the stockholder a smaller dividend per share than another common stockholder.
b. Did not allow the stockholder to make decisions regarding hiring and firing employees.
c. Rejected the stockholder's request to vote via proxy because she was home sick.
d. The company did not provide all stockholders with timely financial reports.
e. In liquidation, paid the common shareholder after preferred stockholders were already paid.

g Benton, Inc. has decided to discontinue manufacturing its Quantum model personal organizer. Currently the company has a number of partially completed personal organizers on hand. The company has spent $111 per unit to manufacture these organizers. To complete each unit, costs of $14 for material and $15 for direct labor will be incurred. In addition, $9 of variable overhead and $34 of allocated fixed overhead (relating primarily to depreciation of plant and equipment) will be added per unit. If Benton, Inc., completes the organizers, it can sell them for $124 per unit. Another manufacturer is interested in purchasing the partially completed organizers for $107 per unit and converting them into inventory tracking devices. Determine whether Benton should complete the personal organizers or sell them in their current state.

Which activities are often required of someone who is in the performing arts?

A. writing creatively, remembering a script, and entertaining people

B. going on auditions, using pottery wheels, and scheduling tasks

C. creating artwork, designing a dance routine, and interviewing people to get information

D. coordinating performances, attending events to market themselves, and operating technical equipment

Assume that in the short run a firm is producing 500 units of output, has average total costs of $300, and has average variable costs of $220. The firm's total fixed costs are. Select one: a. $40,000. b. $6.25. c. $0.16. d. $80.

Consider the following information for stocks A, B, and C. The returns on the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, each of the correlation coefficients is between 0 and 1.)


Stock Expected Return Standard Deviation Beta
A 8.60% 14% 0.8
B 9.95 14 1.1
C 11.75 14 1.5

Fund P has one-third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The risk-free rate is 5%, and the market is in equilibrium. (That is, required returns equal expected returns.)

Required:
a. What is the market risk premium?
b. What is the beta of Fund P?
c. What is the required return of Fund P?
d. Would you expect the standard deviation of Fund P to be less than 15%, equal to 15% or greater than 15%? Explain.

Share one or two specific examples of how you will use the concepts or strategies presented in this class to contribute to your academic and career success.

What is a premium in personal finance HEEEEELLPPP

Twelve​ samples, each containing five​ parts, were taken from a process that produces steel rods at Emmanual​ Kodzi's factory. The length of each rod in the samples was determined. The results were tabulated and sample means and ranges were computed. The results​ were:
Sample Sample Mean​ (in.) Range​ (in.) Sample Sample Mean​ (in.) Range​ (in.)
1 11.204 0.033 7 11.201 0.041
2 11.204 0.041 8 11.203 0.034
3 11.189 0.034 9 11.197 0.027
4 11.208 0.051 10 11.201 0.029
5 11.195 0.031 11 11.201 0.039
6 11.197 0.036 12 11.206 0.047
For the given​ data, the x ​= nothing inches ​(round your response to four decimal​ places).
Based on the sampling​ done, the control limits for ​3-sigma x chart​ are:
Upper Control Limit ​(UCLx​) ​= nothing inches ​(round your response to four decimal​ places).
Lower Control Limit ​(LCLx​) ​= nothing inches ​(round your response to four decimal​ places).
Based on the x​-chart, is one or more samples beyond the control​ limits? ▼ Yes No .
For the given​ data, the R ​= nothing inches ​(round your response to four decimal​ places).
The control limits for the ​3-sigma​ R-chart are:
Upper Control Limit ​(UCLR​) ​= nothing inches ​(round your response to four decimal​ places).
Lower Control Limit ​(LCLR​) ​= nothing inches ​(round your response to four decimal​ places).
Based on the​ R-chart, is one or more samples beyond the control​ limits? ▼ Yes No .

20. Which one of the following statements about national income is correct?
O A. National income is the income earned by US resource suppliers plus taxes on production and imports.
O B. National income is the market value of the annual output net of consumption of fixed capital.
C. National income is the income received by households less personal taxes,
D. National income is the before-tax income received by households.

Use the following information to prepare a multistep income statement and a classified balance sheet for Eller Equipment Co. for Year 1.

Salaries expense $122,000 Beginning retained earnings $61,100
Common stock 110,000 Warranties payable (short term) 6,500
Notes receivable (short term) 32,500 Gain on sale of equipment 19,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts 19,000 Operating expenses 65,000
Accumulated depreciation 66,000 Cash flow from investing activities 116,000
Notes payable (long term) 160,000 Prepaid rent 38,000
Salvage value of building 21,000 Land 95,000
Interest payable (short term) 6,000 Cash 41,000
Uncollectible accounts expense 45,000 Inventory 101,000
Supplies 6,500 Accounts payable 55,000 Equipment 243,000
Interest expense 36,000 Interest revenue 6,200
Salaries payable 68,000 Sales revenue 940,000
Unearned revenue 47,000 Dividends 20,000
Cost of goods sold 595,000 Warranty expense 9,200
Accounts receivable 108,000 Interest receivable (short term) 3,600
Depreciation expense 3,000

Three categories of activities (operating, investing, and financing) generate or use the cash flow in a company. In the following , identify which type of activity is described by each statement. (Operating Activity Investing Activity Financing Activity)

a. Yum Co. uses cash to repurchase 10% of its common stock.
b. DigiInk Printing Co. buys new machinery to ramp up its production capacity.
c. D and W Co. sells its last season’s inventory to a discount store.
d. A company records a loss of $70,000 on the sale of its outdated inventory.

The purchase of office equipment at a cost of $7,600 with an immediate payment of $4,200 and agreement to pay the balance within 60 days is recorded by the purchaser with:_____.
A. A debit of $7,600 to Office Equipment, a credit of $4,200 to Cash, and a credit of $3,400 to Accounts Payable.
B. A debit of $7,600 to Office Equipment, a debit of $4,200 to Accounts Receivable, and a credit of $3,400 to Accounts Payable.
C. A debit of $3,400 to Accounts Receivable, a debit of $4,200 to Cash, and a credit of $7,600 to Office Equipment.
D. A debit of $7,600 to Office Equipment, a credit of $4,200 to Cash, and a credit of $3,400 to Accounts Receivable.

Blossom Corp is issuing a 10-year bond with a coupon rate of 11 percent. The interest rate for similar bonds is currently 7 percent. Assuming annual payments, what is the value of the bond

A (Static) Using T accounts to record all business transactions. LO 3-1, 3-2, 3-4
The following accounts and transactions are for Vincent Sutton, Landscape Consultant.
Transactions:
Sutton invested $90,000 in cash to start the business.
Paid $6,000 for the current month’s rent.
Bought office furniture for $10,580 in cash.
Performed services for $8,200 in cash.
Paid $1,250 for the monthly telephone bill.
Performed services for $14,000 on credit.
Purchased a computer and copier for $18,000; paid $7,200 in cash immediately with the balance due in 30 days.
Received $7,000 from credit clients.
Paid $2,800 in cash for office cleaning services for the month.
Purchased additional office chairs for $5,800; received credit terms of 30 days.
Purchased office equipment for $22,000 and paid half of this amount in cash immediately; the balance is due in 30 days.
Issued a check for $9,400 to pay salaries.
Performed services for $14,500 in cash.
Performed services for $16,000 on credit.
Collected $8,000 on accounts receivable from charge customers.
Issued a check for $2,900 in partial payment of the amount owed for office chairs.
Paid $725 to a duplicating company for photocopy work performed during the month.
Paid $1,280 for the monthly electric bill.
Sutton withdrew $5,500 in cash for personal expenses.
Post the above transactions into the appropriate T accounts.
Analyze:
What liabilities does the business have after all transactions have been recorded?
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Transactions
Analyze
Post the above transactions into the appropriate T accounts.
Cash Accounts Receivable
Bal.
Bal.
Office Furniture Office Equipment
Bal. Bal.
Accounts Payable Vincent Sutton, Capital
Bal.
Bal.
Vincent Sutton, Drawing Fees Income
Bal.
Bal.
Rent Expense Utilities Expense
Bal. Bal.
Salaries Expense Telephone Expense
Bal. Bal.
Miscellaneous Expense
Bal.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
What liabilities does the business have after all transactions have been recorded?
Liabilities

Verne Cova Company has the following balances in selected accounts on December 31, 2014.
Accounts Receivable $ -0-
Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment -0-
Equipment 7,000
Interest Payable -0-
Notes Payable 10,000
Prepaid Insurance 2,100
Salaries and Wages Payable -0-
Supplies 2,450
Unearned Service Revenue 30,000
All the accounts have normal balances. The information below has been gathered at December 31, 2014.
1. Verne Cova Company borrowed $10,000 by signing a 12%, one-year note on September 1, 2014.
2. A count of supplies on December 31, 2014, indicates that supplies of $900 are on hand.
3. Depreciation on the equipment for 2014 is $1,000.
4. Verne Cova Company paid $2,100 for 12 months of insurance coverage on June 1, 2014.
5. On December 1, 2014, Verne Cova collected $30,000 for consulting services to be performed from December 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015.
6. Verne Cova performed consulting services for a client in December 2014. The client will be billed $4,200.
7. Verne Cova Company pays its employees total salaries of $9,000 every Monday for the preceding 5-day week (Monday through Friday). On Monday, December 29, employees were paid for the week ending December 26. All employees worked the last 3 days of 2014.
Instructions:
Prepare adjusting entries for the seven items described above.

Darden Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The first processing department, the Welding Department, started the month with 21,400 units in its beginning work in process inventory that were 10% complete with respect to conversion costs. The conversion cost in this beginning work in process inventory was $24,700. An additional 101,000 units were started into production during the month. There were 34,000 units in the ending work in process inventory of the Welding Department that were 70% complete with respect to conversion costs. A total of $853,880 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during the month. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month is closest to:_______
a. $8.486
b. $9.965
c. $8.738
d. $9.200

Brace Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the beginning of the year, the estimated direct labor-hours were 21,600 hours. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 20,400 hours, the actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $506,920, and manufacturing overhead for the year was underapplied by $23,440. The estimated manufacturing overhead at the beginning of the year used in the predetermined overhead rate must have been:_________
A. $501,920
B. $531,445
C. $483,480
D. $511,920

Help me please!!!!
Explain possible circumstances under which an adult child may
have undue influence in a relationship with an elderly parent.

f the present value of the annuity is $45,000, what should be the size of each payment from the annuity

Bradford Services Inc. (BSI) is considering a project that has a cost of $10 million and an expected life of 3 years. There is a 30 percent probability of good conditions, in which case the project will provide a cash flow of $9 million at the end of each year for 3 years. There is a 40 percent probability of medium conditions, in which case the annual cash flows will be $4 million, and there is a 30 percent probability of bad conditions and a cash flow of -$1 million per year. BSI uses a 12 percent cost of capital to evaluate projects like this.

Required:
a. Find the project's expected cash flows and NPV.
b. Now suppose the BSI can abandon the project at the end of the first year by selling it for $6 million. BSI will still receive the Year 1 cash flows, but will receive no cash flows in subsequent years. Assume the salvage value is risky and should be discounted at the WACC.

Rivera Company has several processing departments. Costs charged to the Assembly Department for November 2020 totaled $2,283,744 as follows.
Work in process, November 1 Materials $78,600 Conversion costs 48,700 $127,300 Materials added 1,592,280 Labor 225,100 Overhead 339,064 Production records show that 35,200 units were in beginning work in process 30% complete as to conversion costs, 661,000 units were started into production, and 25,400 units were in ending work in process 40% complete as to conversion costs. Materials are entered at the beginning of each process.
(a) Determine the equivalent units of production and the unit production costs for the Assembly Department.
(Round unit costs to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25.)
Materials Conversion Costs
Equivalent Units
Cost per unit $ $
(b) Determine the assignment of costs to goods transferred out and in process.
(c) Prepare a production cost report for the assembly dept.

A list of Year 3 revenues and expenses for Green Thumb, Inc. is provided below.
Advertising and Promotion Expenses $ 263,700
Income Tax Expense 56,620
Interest Expense 44,020
Other Expenses 123,600
Other Selling & Administrative Expenses 352,000
Sales Revenue 1,871,300
Salaries and Wages Expense 726,000
Required:
1. Calculate the net income for the Green Thumb, Inc. for Year 3.
2. Prepare a statement of retained earnings for Green Thumb, Inc. for Year 3. Assume the company had retained earnings of $163,200 as of January 1, Year 3, and paid out $46,120 in dividends during Year 3.

Is cost minimization equivalent or identical the concept of product maximization. True of False. Explain