Mariana works for a large pharmaceutical company. Last week she visited with an advisor at the nearby university because her employer encourages workers to continue their education. The company even gives employees time off to go to academic-related appointments during regularly scheduled work hours. One would assume that management at Mariana's company values the results of the Hawthorne studies, more so than traditional scientific management principles.
a. true
b. false

Identify two employment laws which might affect
easyJet plc's business activities.

A mining company is evaluating when to open a gold mine. The mine has 100,000 ounces of gold left that can be mined and mining operations will produce 10,000 ounces per year. The price of gold from the mine will be guaranteed for the remaining life of the mine through the gold futures contracts. If the mine is opened today, each ounce of gold will generate an after-tax cash flow (= total or net cash flow) of $1,300 per ounce. If the company waits one year, there is a 70 percent probability that the contract price will generate an after-tax cash flow of $1,550 per ounce and a 30 percent probability that the after-tax cash flow will be $1,200 per ounce. The required return on the gold mine is 15 percent and it will cost $30,000,000 to open the mine regardless of whether the mine is open today or in one year. Compute the value of the option to wait today.

The marketing decision and research problem should be defined clearly so that a. communication between the researcher and the decision maker can be reduced. b. research can be designed properly. c. the researcher knows what results to come up with. d. the decision maker understands the decision to be made. e. all of the above.

Sole Purpose Shoe Company is owned and operated by Sarah Charles. The company manufactures casual shoes, with manufacturing facilities in your state. Sarah began the business this year, and while she has a great deal of experience in manufacturing popular and comfortable shoes, she needs some help in evaluating her results for the year, and asks for your help.

Sarah’s first questions for you have to do with the general ideas and terminology used to evaluate variances.

1. Why might Sarah want to use standard costs to compare with her actual costs?

a. Management can evaluate the differences between standard costs and actual costs to focus on correcting the cost variances.
b. Standard costs give management a cost structure for products that is applicable for the entire life of the business.
c. Standard costs allow management to motivate employees by comparing their performance to what it would be under perfect conditions.

2. What are some possible drawbacks to using standard costs that Sarah might consider? Check all that apply.

a. Since standards are impossible to attain, they are a distraction from the work at hand.
b. Since standards never change, they do not reflect reality.
c. Standards limit operating improvements because employees may be discouraged from improving beyond the standards.
d. Employees may focus only on efficiency improvement and their own operations rather than considering the larger objectives of the organization.
e. Standards may become "stale" in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Corona Industries purchased a stamping machine on January 2, 20X1, for $100,000. It made an initial payment of $20,000 and financed the balance over 5 years at State Bank. The loan terms were for annual payments of $16,000 plus 10% interest, payable on December 31 each year. The year 20X4 proves to be a difficult year and on December 1, 20X4 Corona negotiates a debt restructuring with State Bank. The settlement calls for cash payment of accrued interest plus $4,000 on December 1 and the transfer of 200 acres of land held by Corona that cost $15,000. The land has a current fair value of $22,000. Which one of the following entries will Corona make to adjust for the land just prior to transfer?

a. DR Loss on disposal of asset $7,000 CR Land $7,000
b. DR Land $7,000 CR Gain on disposal of asset $7,000
c. DR Note payable—State Bank $7,000 CR Gain on disposal of asset $7,000
d. DR Land $7,000 CR Note payable—State Bank $7,000

Suppose the total damage function is given as D = M2 for M ≥ 0. Suppose the total abatement cost function is given as TAC = 96M − 0.2M2, where M is emissions

Marriott International is a worldwide operator, franchisor, and licensor of hotels, residential, and timeshare properties totaling nearly $1.8 billion in net property and equipment. Assume that Marriott replaced furniture that had been used in the business for five years. The records of the company reflected the following regarding the sale of the existing furniture:Furniture (cost) Accumulated depreciation $8,000,000 7,700,000 Required: Prepare the journal entry for the disposal of the furniture, assuming that it was sold for: (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in dollars not in millions.) a. $300,000 cash b. $900,000 cash c. $100,000 cash

Drag each label to the correct location on the image.
Identify the features of stocks and bonds.

Olaf lives in the state of Minnesota. In 2019, a tornado hit the area and damaged his home and automobile Applicable information is as follows:

Item Adjusted Basis FMV before FMV after Insurance Proceeds
Home $350,000 60,000 $500,000 40,000
Auto $100,000 10,000 $280,000 20,000


Because of the extensive damage caused by the tornado, the President designated the area a Federal disaster area. Olaf and his wife, Anna, always file a joint return. Their 2019 tax return shows AGI of $180,000 and taxable income of $145,000. In 2020, their return shows AGI of $300,000 and taxable income (exclusive of the casualty loss deduction) of $225,000. Assume the taxpayers are in the 22% tax bracket in 2019 and the 24% tax bracket in 2020.

Required:
Determine the amount of Olaf and Anna's loss and the year in which they should take the loss.

The following transactions were completed by The Wild Trout Gallery during the current fiscal year ended December 31: Jan. 19. Reinstated the account of Arlene Gurley, which had been written off in the preceding year as uncollectible. Journalized the receipt of $1,935 cash in full payment of Arlene’s account. Apr. 3. Wrote off the $11,090 balance owed by Premier GS Co., which is bankrupt. July 16. Received 25% of the $19,900 balance owed by Hayden Co., a bankrupt business, and wrote off the remainder as uncollectible. Nov. 23. Reinstated the account of Harry Carr, which had been written off two years earlier as uncollectible. Recorded the receipt of $3,155 cash in full payment. Dec. 31. Wrote off the following accounts as uncollectible (one entry): Cavey Co.,$8,340; Fogle Co., $2,475; Lake Furniture, $6,365; Melinda Shryer, $1,800. Dec. 31. Based on an analysis of the $979,800 of accounts receivable, it was estimated that $42,600 will be uncollectible. Journalized the adjusting entry.

For each of the following items, indicate by using the appropriate code letter, how the item should be reported in the statement of cash flows, using the direct method.
Potential Matches:
1 : Declaration and payment of a cash dividend.
2 : Decrease in accounts receivable during a period.
3 : Conversion of bonds payable into common stock.
4 : Purchase of land for cash.
5 : Decrease in merchandise inventory during a period.
6 : Decrease in accounts payable during a period.
7 : Issuance of preferred stock for cash.
8 : Sale of equipment for cash at book value.
: Added in determining cash receipts from customers
: Added in determining cash payments to suppliers
: Deducted in determining cash payments to suppliers
: Cash outflow-investing activity
: Cash inflow-investing activity
: Cash outflow-financing activity
: Cash inflow-financing activity
: Significant non-cash investing and financing activity

Sales-Related and Purchase-Related Transactions for Seller and Buyer Using Perpetual Inventory System The following selected transactions were completed during April between Swan Company and Bird Company: Apr. 2. Swan Company sold merchandise on account to Bird Company, $19,900, terms FOB shipping point, 1/10, n/30. Swan Company paid freight of $435, which was added to the invoice. The cost of the merchandise sold was $12,500. 8. Swan Company sold merchandise on account to Bird Company, $25,000, terms FOB destination, 2/15, n/30. The cost of the merchandise sold was $15,000. 8. Swan Company paid freight of $650 for delivery of merchandise sold to Bird Company on April 8. 12. Bird Company paid Swan Company for purchase of April 2. 18. Swan Company paid Bird Company a refund of $2,000 for defective merchandise in the April 2 purchase. Bird Company agreed to keep the merchandise. 23. Bird Company paid Swan Company for purchase of April 8. 24. Swan Company sold merchandise on account to Bird Company, $11,200, terms FOB shipping point, n/45. The cost of the merchandise sold was $6,700. 26. Bird Company paid freight of $280 on April 24 purchase from Swan Company. Required: 1. Journalize the April transactions for Bird Company (the buyer). If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

As a project engineer, you received the AW analysis below from the finance department. It is for a new piece of equipment you ordered some months ago. You were told the interest rate used was 10% per year, but no first cost or projected salvage value was provided and you want to know them. Determine the values of P and S using the AW values for the year 3. Note: The AW values are equivalent values through the given year, not costs for the single year.

You manage an equity fund with an expected risk premium of 10% and an expected standard deviation of 15%. The rate on Treasury bills (risk-free rate) is 5%. Your client chooses to invest $60,000 of her portfolio in your equity fund and $40,000 in a T-bill money market fund. The expected return and standard deviation of your client's overall portfolio is:__________ a. 11.0% and 9.0% b. 10.0% and 8.4% c. 15.0% and 9.0% d. 5.0% and 15.0%

Uptown Bank provides lockbox services. They estimate that you can reduce your average mail time by 2.2 days and your combined clearing and processing time by .75 days by implementing their system. Your firm receives 65 checks a day with an average value of $298 each. The current T-Bill rate is .01 percent per day. Assume a 365-day year. The bank will charge your firm $.15 per check. What is the annual net savings from installing this system?

Steeler Towel Company estimates its overhead to be $203,000. It expects to have 58,000 direct labor hours costing $1,015,000 in labor and utilizing 14,500 machine hours. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate using: Round your answers to two decimal places. A. Direct labor hours $fill in the blank 1 per direct labor hour B. Direct labor dollars $fill in the blank 2 per direct labor dollar C. Machine hours $fill in the blank 3 per machine hour

Shining Cookie Company, Inc., in Murfreesboro, TN bought a new ice cream maker at the beginning of the year at a cost of $12,000. The estimated useful life was four years, and the residual value was $960. Assume that the estimated productive life of the machine was 9,200 hours. Actual annual usage was 3,680 hours in year 1; 2,760 hours in year 2; 1,840 hours in year 3; and 920 hours in year 4.
Required:
1. Complete a separate depreciation schedule for each of the alternative methods. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
a. Straight-line.
b. Units-of-production (use four decimal places for the per unit output factor).
c. Double-declining-balance.

Which of the following defines core competency?

Tri-State Mill uses a special sander to finish lumber. Data on the sander and its usage follow. Cost Driver Rate Cost Driver Volume Resources used Energy $ 0.90 per machine-hour 6,000 machine-hours Repairs $ 16.00 per job 600 jobs Resources supplied Energy $ 6,900 Repairs 12,000 Required: Compute unused resource capacity in energy and repairs for Tri-State Mill.

Trade policies a. alter the trade balance because they alter imports of the country that implemented them. b. do not alter the trade balance because they cannot alter the real exchange rate of the currency of the country that implements them. c. alter the trade balance because they alter net capital outflow of the country that implemented them. d. do not alter the trade balance because they cannot alter the national saving or domestic investment of the country that implements them.

Suppose the economy of the large country of Hendrix is currently experiencing economic growth and has a trade deficit. Consider the possible effects of this economic growth on the trade balance and place them in the appropriate category. 1. Likely to occur during economic growth and increase the trade deficit 2. Likely to occur during economic growth and decrease the trade deficit 3. Not likely to occur during economic growth imports increase a. imports decrease b. government borrowing increases c. private savings decrease d. private savings increase e. government borrowing decreases

Misra Inc. forecasts a free cash flow of $ 35 million in Year 3, ie, at t = 3, and it expects FCF to grow at a constant rate of 5.5% thereafter. If the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 10.0% and the cost of equity is 15.0%, what is the horizon, or terminal, value in millions at t = 3?

Analyzing and Interpreting Restructuring Costs and Effects
General Electric (GE) reports the following footnote disclosure (excerpted) in its 2018 10-K relating to its restructuring program. Restructuring actions are an essential component of our cost improvement efforts to both existing operations and those recently acquired. Restructuring and other charges relate primarily to workforce reductions, facility exit costs associated with the consolidation of sales, service and manufacturing facilities, the integration of recent acquisitions, and other asset writedowns. We continue to closely monitor the economic environment and may undertake further restructuring actions to more closely align our cost structure with earnings and cost reduction goals. 2018 2017 2016 $0.9 $1.2 $1.3 1.8 1.9 1.3 Workforce reductions Plant closures & associated costs and other asset write-downs Acquisition/disposition net charges Other 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 Total $3.6 $4.1 $3.5 For 2018, restructuring and other charges were $3.5 billion of which approximately $1.4 billion was reported in cost of products/services and $2.1 billion was reported in selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A). These activities were primarily at Power, Corporate and Oil & Gas. Cash expenditures for restructuring and other charges were approximately $2.0 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018. (a) Which of the following in NOT an example of a common non-cash charge associated with corporate restructuring activities? Olnventory revaluations Severance paid to employees O Fixed-asset write-downs Olmpairment charges on intangible assets (b) Using the financial statement effects template, show the effects on financial statements of the (1) 2018 restructuring charge of $3.6 billion, and (2) 2018 cash payment of $2.0 billion. Use negative signs with answers, when appropriate. Enter answers in billions. Balance Sheet (in $ billions) Income Statement Noncash Contributed Earned Transaction Cash Asset + Assets Liabilities Capital Capital Revenue Expenses = Net Income (1) (2) + + (c) Assume that instead of accurately estimating the anticipated restructuring charge in 2018, the company overestimated them by $30 million. (1) How would this overestimation affect financial statements in 2018? OOverstates the expense and understates pretax income by $30 million. The restructuring liability on the 2018 balance sheet will be overstated by $30 million. OUnderstates the expense and overstates pretax income by $30 million. The restructuring liability on the 2018 balance sheet will be overstated by $30 million. OOverstates the expense and understates pretax income by $30 million. The restructuring liability on the 2018 balance sheet will be understated by $30 million. OUnderstates the expense and understates pretax income by $30 million. The restructuring liability on the 2018 balance sheet will be overstated by $30 million. (2) How would this overestimation affect financial statements in 2019 when severance costs are paid in cash? OThe cash paid out in 2019 will be more than the 2018 accrual. Any excess (the $30 million) would increase expense (decrease profit) in 2019. OThe overestimation from 2018 will have no effect on the 2019 balance sheet or income statement. OThe cash paid out in 2019 will be less than the 2015 accrual. Any excess (the $30 million) would increase expense (decrease profit) in 2019. OThe cash paid out in 2019 will be less than the 2018 accrual. Any excess (the $30 million) would reduce expense (increase profit) in 2019.

he following information relates to Halloran Co.'s accounts receivable for 2021: Accounts receivable balance, 1/1/2021 $ 840,000 Credit sales for 2021 3,300,000 Accounts receivable written off during 2021 70,000 Collections from customers during 2021 3,100,000 Allowance for uncollectible accounts balance, 12/31/2021 210,000 What amount should Halloran report for accounts receivable, before allowances, at December 31, 2021

Racing Bikes $929,000 $266,000 $409,000 254,000 Dirt Mountain Bikes Total Bikes Sales Variable manufacturing and selling 467,000 116,000 197,000 154,000 expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of product-line managers Allocated common fixed expenses Total fixed expenses 462,000 150,000 212,000 100,000 70,200 44,000 115,900 185, 800 20,800 15,400 36,700 50,800 123,700 $ 46,100 $ 26,400 $43,400 $ (23,700) 8,800 40,600 7,600 38,600 81,800 168,600 21,000 40,600 53,200 123,600 415,900 Net operating income (loss) "Allocated on the basis of sales dollars Management is concerned about the continued losses shown by the racing bikes and wants a recommendation as to whether or not the line should be discontinued. The special equipment used to produce racing bikes has no resale value and does not wear out Required: 1. What is the financial advantage (disadvantage) per quarter of discontinuing the Racing Bikes? 2. Should the production and sale of racing bikes be discontinued? 3. Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement that would be more useful to management in assessing the long-run profitability of the various product lines. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare a properly formatted segmented income statement that would be more useful to management in assessing the long- run profitability of the various product lines. Totals Dirt Bikes Mountain Bikes Racing Bikes Sales Variable manufacturing and selling expenses Contribution margin (loss) 0 0 Traceable fixed expenses: Advertising, traceable Depreciation of special equipment Salaries of the product line managers Total traceable fixed expenses 0 0 0 Product line seament marain (loss) ol $

gooQS 8-1 Cost of plant assets LO C1 Kegler Bowling buys scorekeeping equipment with an invoice cost of $160,000. The electrical work required for the installation costs $16,800. Additional costs are $3,360 for delivery and $11,530 for sales tax. During the installation, the equipment was damaged and the cost of repair was $1,550. What is the total recorded cost of the scorekeeping equipment

Robert and Becca file jointly. They have taxable income of $60,000 in 2020 (before considering any capital gains or losses). They have a long-term capital gain of $28,000 and a long-term capital loss of $17,000 on sales of stock in the current year. What will their capital gains tax be in the current year

On August 8, 2020, Sam, single, age 62, sold for $210,000 his principal residence, which he has lived in for 10 years, and which had an adjusted basis of $60,000. On November 1, 2020, he purchased a new residence for $80,000. For 2020, Sam should recognize a gain on the sale of his residence of: a.$130,000 b.$25,000 c.$50,000 d.$0 e.None of these choices are correct.

clarify the term fair discrimination​

Tar Heel Auto Parts owns a manufacturing facility that is currently sitting idle. The facility is located on a piece of land that cost $134,000 at the time Tar Heel Auto Parts bought it (several years ago). The facility itself cost $700,000 to build. The current book values of the land and the facility are $134,000 and $214,000, respectively. Tar Heel Auto Parts received a bid of $640,000 for the land and facility last week. They rejected this bid even though they were told that it is a reasonable offer in today's market. If Tar Heel Auto Parts were to consider using this land and facility in a new project, what cost, if any, should they include in the project analysis?