Answer:
Tamarisk, Inc.
FIFO LIFO AVERAGE-COST
Ending inventory $13,788 $10,857 $12,303
Cost of goods sold $47,576 $50,507 $49,062
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Date Transaction Units Unit Cost Total
January 1 Beginning inventory 293 $21 $6,153
Mar. 15 Purchase 780 $24 18,720
July 20 Purchase 488 $25 12,200
Sept. 4 Purchase 683 $27 18,441
Dec. 2 Purchase 195 $30 5,850
Total Goods available 2,439 $61,364
Units sold 1,950
Ending inventory 489
FIFO:
Ending inventory
= 195 at $30 = $5,850
294 at $27 = $7,938
Total 489 = $13,788
Cost of goods sold = Cost of goods available for sale minus Cost of ending inventory = $61,364 - $13,788 = $47,576
LIFO:
Ending inventory:
293 at $21 = $6,153
196 at $24 = 4,704
Total 489 = $10,857
Cost of goods sold = $61,364 - $10,857 = $50,507
Weighted-Average Cost:
Weighted-average cost = Cost of goods available for sale/Units available for sale
= $61,364/2,439 = $25.16
Ending inventory = $12,303 (489 * $25.16)
Cost of goods sold = $49,062 (1,950 * $25.16)
b) The distinguishing factor among these inventory valuation methods is the assumption basis for their computations. FIFO assumes that goods that first come into store are the first to be sold or First-in, First-out. LIFO assumes that goods that are last in the store are the first to be sold, expressed as Last-in, First-out. Lastly, the weighted average method uses the weighted average costs of inventories purchased at different times and prices to compute the cost of each unit.
Journalize the following transactions, using the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables
Mar. 17: Received $2,700 from Keith MacPhearson and wrote off the remainder owed of $6,370 as uncollectible.
Mar. 17 July 29: Reinstated the account of Keith MacPhearson and received $6,370 cash in full payment.
Answer:
Journal entry
Date Account & Explanation Debit Credit
Mar 17. Cash $2,700
Allowance for doubtful accounts $6370
Account receivable $9,070
Jul 29 Account receivable $6,370
Allowance for doubtful accounts $6,370
(To record amount reinstated)
Cash $6,370
Account receivable $6,370
(To record amount received)
LCI Cable Company grants 2.0 million performance stock options to key executives at January 1, 2018. The options entitle executives to receive 2.0 million of LCI $1 par common shares, subject to the achievement of specific financial goals over the next four years. Attainment of these goals is considered probable initially and throughout the service period. The options have a current fair value of $16 per option.
Required:
a. Prepare the appropriate entry when the options are awarded on January 1, 2018.
b. Prepare the appropriate entries on December 31 of each year 2018.
c. Suppose at the beginning of 2019, LCI decided it is not probable that the performance objectives will be met. Prepare the appropriate entries on December 31 of 2019 and 2020.
Answer:
Data provided as per the question is given below:-
Option expected to vest = 2.4 million
Fair value = $13
No Journal entry is required until the end of the reporting period, but reimbursement must be calculated at the grant date.
Estimated total compensation = Option expected to vest × Fair value
= 2.4 million × $13
= $31.2 million
Explanation:
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
What techniques can you use to control inventory costs?
(economic order, Just in time, Carrying) ______ quantity indicates the minimum quantity of goods to reach before reordering inventory.
(Reliable Stock, Safety Stock, Scheduled Stock) _____ is the quantity of goods to keep as a buffer to utilize in times of emergency.
Answer:
First one: Economic Order; Second One: Safety Stock
Explanation:
I know the second one's right because it frequently shows up on PLATO modules for business. The first one is economic order according to investopedia.com. I looked up both carrying quantity and just in time quantity, too-- it seems as carrying quantity isn't a thing, and just in time quantity focuses on decreasing waste. See my comments on your question for quotes from the source.
Hope this helps you!!
The Pan American Bottling Co. is considering the purchase of a new machine that would increase the speed of bottling and save money. The net cost of this machine is $56,000. The annual cash flows have the following projections. Use Appendix B and Appendix D for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.
Year Cash Flow
1 $23,000
2 23,000
3 25,000
4 28,000
5 16,000
Required:
a. If the cost of capital is 10 percent, what is the net present value of selecting a new machine?
b. What is the internal rate of return?
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below;
a. the net present value is
Year cash flow factor at 10% Discounted cash flows
0 -$56,000 1 $56,000
1 $23,000 0.9091 $20,909.09
2 $23,000 0.8264 $19,008.26
3 $25,000 0.7513 $18,782.87
4 $28,000 0.6830 $19,124.38
5 $16,000 0.6209 $9,934
Net present value $31,759.34
b. The internal rate of return is
Here we apply the formula
= IRR()
After this, the irr is 30.75%
Sales $419,000 Cost of goods sold (all variable) $175,500 Total variable selling expense $23,600 Total fixed selling expense $17,200 Total variable administrative expense $15,400 Total fixed administrative expense $31,400 The contribution margin for October is: Multiple Choice $370,400 $243,500 $204,500 $155,900
Answer:
$204,500
Explanation:
contribution margin = sales - variable cost
= $419,000 - ($175,500 + $23,600 + $15,400)
= $204,500
The contribution margin for October is: $204,500
Petty Cash Fund Entries
Journalize the entries to record the following:
Check No. 12-375 is issued to establish a petty cash fund of $500.
The amount of cash in the petty cash fund is now $40. Check No. 12-476 is issued to replenish the fund, based on the following summary of petty cash receipts: office supplies, $212; miscellaneous selling expense, $156; miscellaneous administrative expense, $61. (Because the amount of the check to replenish the fund plus the balance in the fund do not equal $500, record the discrepancy in the cash short and over account.)
Petty Cash Fund Entries
Journalize the entries to record the following:
Check No. 12-375 is issued to establish a petty cash fund of $500.
The amount of cash in the petty cash fund is now $40. Check No. 12-476 is issued to replenish the fund, based on the following summary of petty cash receipts: office supplies, $212; miscellaneous selling expense, $156; miscellaneous administrative expense, $61. (Because the amount of the check to replenish the fund plus the balance in the fund do not equal $500, record the discrepancy in the cash short and over account.)
a. Journalize the entry to establish the petty cash fund. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
b. Journalize the entry to replenish the petty cash fund. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
Answer:
A. Dr Petty cash fund $500
Cr Cash $500
B. Dr Office supplies expenses $212
Dr miscellaneous selling expense $156
Dr miscellaneous administrative expense $61
Dr Cash short and over 31
Cr Petty cash fund $460
Dr Petty cash fund $460
Cr Cash $460
Explanation:
A. Preparation of the journal entry to establish the petty cash fund.
Dr Petty cash fund $500
Cr Cash $500
(To establish the petty cash fund)
B. Preparation of the journal entry to replenish the petty cash fund.
Dr Office supplies expenses $212
Dr miscellaneous selling expense $156
Dr miscellaneous administrative expense $61
Dr Cash short and over 31
($500-$212+$156+61+$40)
Cr Petty cash fund $460
($212+$156+$61+$31)
(To replenish the petty cash fund)
Dr Petty cash fund $460
($212+$156+$61+$31)
Cr Cash $460
A 10-year, 10.00%, $5,000 bond that pays dividends quarterly can be purchased for $4,610.
This means that $4,610 is spent on the bond now. Every quarter, $125.00 is provided to the purchaser as the dividend. After 10 years, $5,000 is given to the purchaser.
If the bond is purchased and pays as scheduled, which of the following ranges of effective rate of return will the purchaser receive?
a. 11.00% - 12.00%
b. 10.00% - 10.50%
c. 12.01% - 14.01%
d. 10.50% - 10.75%
Answer: a. 11.00% - 12.00%
Explanation:
We can find the rate using Excel.
Payments are quarterly so we need to adjust the variables to quarterly figures:
Period = 10 years * 4 = 40 quarters
Present value = $4,610 (should be a negative number)
Future value = $5,000 at maturity
The effective rate will be 2.9% as shown in the attachment.
This is a quarterly figure so convert it to annual:
= 2.9 * 4
= 11.6%
It is between 11% and 12%
please help me out with this problem
Answer: organizing
Explanation:
Coronado Company is authorized to issue 9000 shares of 9%, $100 par value preferred stock and 522000 shares of no-par common stock with a stated value of $1 per share. If Coronado issues 4500 shares of preferred stock for land with an asking price of $571000 and a market value of $547000, which of the following would be the journal entry for Coronado to record?
(a) Land 571000
Preferred Stock 450000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred 121000
(b) Land 547000
Preferred Stock 450000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred 97000
(c) Land 450000
Preferred Stock 450000
(d) Land 547000
Preferred Stock 547000
Answer:
(b) Land 547000
Preferred Stock 450000
Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred 97000
Explanation:
The journal entry is shown below;
Land $547,000
To Preferred stock $450,000 (4,500 shares × $100)
To Paid in capital, in excess of par- preferred $97,000
(being the preferred stock is issued in exchange of land)
Here the land is debited as it increased the asset and credited the preferred stock & paid in capital as it increased the equity
Therefore the correct option is b.
When applying for the FAFSA, which of the following is not true?
Answer:
it provides early admission
Explanation:
thats my answer
When applying for FAFSA, the following is not true : The earliest one can apply and submit for FAFSA is January 1st of each year.
FAFSAFAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Students Aid.
FAFSA is financial aid eligibility form for the students of United States of America. The FAFSA provides aids such as federal grants, loans, federal students aid, etc. to the college students.
The earliest one can submit for FAFSA is 1st of October every year.
FAFSA can be filled online or on paper.
Both dependent and independent students can fill for FAFSA.
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A customer has requested that Lewelling Corporation fill a special order for 2,200 units of product S47 for $38 a unit. While the product would be modified slightly for the special order, product S47's normal unit product cost is $16.90:
Direct materials $ 4.60
Direct labor $ 4.00
Variable manufacturing overhead $ 1.70
Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 6.60
Unit product cost $ 16.90
Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. The special order would have no effect on the company's total fixed manufacturing overhead costs. The customer would like modifications made to product S47 that would increase the variable costs by $1.90 per unit and that would require an investment of $16,000.00 in special molds that would have no salvage value. This special order would have no effect on the company's other sales. The company has ample spare capacity for producing the special order. The annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company as a result of accepting this special order should be:_________
a) $40,760
b) ($15,700)
c) $16,200
d) ($2,000)
In a closed economy, saving and investment must be equal, but this is not the case in an open economy. In the following problem, you will explore how saving and investment are connected to the international flow of capital and goods in an economy. Before delving into the relationship between these various components of an economy, you will be asked to recall some relationships between aggregate variables that will be useful in your analysis.
Recall the components that makeup GDP. National income (Y) equals total expenditure on the economy's output of goods and services. Thus, where C= consumption, I= investment, G =government purchases, X=exports, M =imports, and NX= net exports.
Y= _____
Also, national saving is the income of the nation that is left after paying for _____. Therefore, national saving (S) equals:
S=_____
Rearranging the previous equation and solving for Y yields, Y= _____ Plugging this into the original equation showing the various components of GDP results in the following relationship:
S=_____
Answer:
Y = C + I + G + NX
S = Y - C
S = I + G + NX
Explanation:
National Income Y = C + I + G + NX ; {where consumption, investment, government purchases, net exports ie exports - imports are corresponding expenditure of households, firms, government, rest of the world}
National Saving (S) is income (Y) left after paying for consumption (C) . So, S = Y - C
Using above equations, Y = C + S , Y = C + I + G + NX
C + S = C + I + G + NX
So, S = I + G + NX
According to the results of the 2019 expatriate survey, which of the following most accurately describes he current state of HRM efforts o staff international operations?
A. more women are accepting international assignments
B. people without family or kids are less successful in international assignments.
C. third-country nationals are quickly being replaced y localized expatriates.
Answer:
Option A is the accurate option.
Explanation:
Employers would be assigned to foreign employment, and therefore more women than ever are being sent overseas.The trend has always been rising throughout the Asia-Pacific region especially Northern America has been seeing substantial growth throughout this phenomenon or development.The other choices aren't related to the given scenario. So the above is the appropriate solution.
What are the advantages of electronic communication
Answer:
IT HEPLS TO SOLVE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ABOUT TRADITIONAL SUPERSTATION
Answer:
1. It is cheap
2. Ease of access and long term storage
3. Mobility in information transfer
4. Speedy communication
Explanation:
1. Communication over electronic media is very cheap and economical. Messaging via mobile devices can be done at little or no cost. Very important and urgent information can be disseminated through text or phone calls. This eliminates the cost of transportation.
2. You can save any information you receive or send easily for retrieval in future. The user can choose to store the messages temporarily or permanently. He can decide to print or store in files or hard disks.
3.Electronics communication involves the use of mobile devices such as phones, laptops and tablets for communication. You can carry these devices around easily, hence the portability in information and messaging.It makes it possible for people to stay in touch with their colleagues, friends and family anywhere and anytime.This channel of communication is a very big booster in the productivity of people who work online. They can do their jobs anywhere even when they are on vacation, inside the train, on a bus and anywhere you can think of.
4.Electronic communication is very fast. It offers users the opportunity to message and share information, multimedia messages and other information files within a blink.Instant messaging is very beneficial as people can now get information on the go.The quickness of important information can save lives and properties. Electronic Communication is very useful in security. You can use it as a means to create awareness about danger and people will be on the know within a matter of seconds.
One out of every ten jobs falls into the marketing category.
True
False
Answer:
true
Explanation:
one out of every ten jobs falls into the marketing category
Such factors as having one's own tools and workplace, having a number of customers, setting one's own work schedule and having the power to determine how a job will be carried out indicate that this person is likely:_______.
a. An employee An incidental employee
b. An employee by ratification
c. A gratuitous employee
d. An independent contractor
Answer:
d. An independent contractor
Explanation:
The factors mentioned in the question above refer to an independent contractor, that is, a worker who is self-employed and controls his own work that is not regulated by an employer.
An independent contractor has the autonomy and freedom to coordinate his work according to his own needs, that is, he can offer his service to a clientele choosing his place of work, schedule and the power to finish how the work will be done.
Some examples of independent contractors may be entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, dentists, traders, etc.
Pina Company issued $2,500,000 face value of 12%, 20-year bonds at $2,928,977, a yield of 10%. Pina uses the effective-interest method to amortize bond premium or discount. The bonds pay semiannual interest on June 30 and December 31.
Required:
Prepare the journal entries.
Answer:
Pina Company
Journal Entries:
Debit Cash $2,928,977
Credit 12% Bonds Payable $2,500,000
Credit Bonds Premium $428,977
To record the proceeds from the bonds issue, the bonds liability, and the premium.
June 30:
Debit Interest expense $146,449
Debit Amortization of premium $3,551
Credit Cash $150,000
To record the first interest payment and amortization of bonds premium.
December 31:
Debit Interest expense $146,271
Debit Amortization of Premium $3,729
Credit Cash $150,000
To record the second interest payment and amortization of bonds premium.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Face value of 12% bonds = $2,500,000
Proceeds from bonds issue 2,928,977
Premium = $428,977
Coupon rate = 12%
Market yield rate = 10%
June 30:
Cash payment = $150,000 ($2,500,000 * 6%)
Interest expense $146,449 ($2,928,977 * 5%)
Amortized Premium 3,551 ($150,000 - $146,449)
Bonds value = $2,925,426 ($2,928,977 - $3,551)
December 31:
Cash Payment = $150,000 ($2,500,000 * 6%)
Interest expense $146,271 ($2,925,426)
Amortized premium 3,729 ($150,000 - $146,271)
Bonds value = $2,921,697 ($2,925,426 - $3,729)
You wish to earn a return of 13% on each of two stocks, X and Y. Stock X is expected to pay a dividend of $3 in the upcoming year while Stock Y is expected to pay a dividend of $4 in the upcoming year. The expected growth rate of dividends for both stocks is 7%. The intrinsic value of stock X______
a. cannot be calculated without knowing the market rate of return
b. will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock Y
c. will be the same as the intrinsic value of stock Y
d. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock Y
e. none of the above is a correct answer.
Answer: D. will be less than the intrinsic value of stock Y
Explanation:
Based on the information given above, the intrinsic value of Stock X will be calculated thus:
D1 = Dividend in next year = $3
g = growth rate = 7%
r = = 13%
Therefore, intrinsic value of Stock X will be:
= D1 / (r-g)
= 3 / (13% - 7%)
= 3/6%
= 3 / 0.06
= $50
Therefore, the intrinsic value of stock X is $50.
Intrinsic value of Stock Y will b calculated thus:
D1 = $4
g = 7%
r = 13%
Intrinsic value of Stock Y will be:
= D1 / (r-g)
= 4 / (13% - 7%)
= 4/6%
= 4 / 0.06
= 66.67
Intrinsic value of Stock Y is $66.67
Therefore, the intrinsic value of Stock X will be less than the intrinsic value of Stock Y
Brief Exercise 22-07 Sunland Company classifies its selling and administrative expense budget into variable and fixed components. Variable expenses are expected to be $26,020 in the first quarter, and $5,140 increments are expected in the remaining quarters of 2020. Fixed expenses are expected to be $41,120 in each quarter. Prepare the selling and administrative expense budget by quarters and in total for 2020.
Answer:
So whats the question???
Explanation:
Assume that, on January 1, 2021, Matsui Co. paid $2,958,000 for its investment in 87,000 shares of Yankee Inc. Further, assume that Yankee has 290,000 total shares of stock issued. The book value and fair value of Yankee's identifiable net assets were both $580,000 at January 1, 2021. The following information pertains to Yankee during 2021:
Net income $290,000
Dividends declared and paid $87,000
Market price of common stock on 12/31/2021 $36 /share
Required:
What amount would Matsui report in its year-end 2021 balance sheet for its investment in Yankee?
Answer: $3,018,900
Explanation:
Amount to report is:
= Cost of investment + Share of Net income - Share of dividends
Share of Net income
= Percentage ownership * Net income
= 87,000 shares / 290,000 * 290,000
= $87,000
Share of Dividends
= 87,000 / 290,000 * 87,000
= $26,100
Amount to report:
= 2,958,000 + 87,000 - 26,100
= $3,018,900
XYZ Insurance Company uses class rating to determine the rate to charge for insurance.
For one type of insurance the pure premium XYZ actuaries calculated is $75 per unit.
If XYZ's expense ratio is 30%, what is the gross rate for this coverage?
O a. $107.14
O b. $96.28
O C. $85.19
O d. $115.62
Answer: a. $107.14
Explanation:
The gross rate for insurance coverage represents the amount that the insurance provider needs to pay for losses as well as the amount needed to pay for expenses such as sales expenses and still be able to have a profit.
Given the expense ratio and the pure premium is:
= Premium / ( 100 - expense ratio)
= 75 / (100 - 30%)
= $107.14
All of the following are criticisms of the payback period criterion EXCEPT Group of answer choices time value of money is not accounted for. it deals with accounting profits as opposed to cash flows. None of the above; they are all criticisms of the payback period criteria. cash flows occurring after the payback are ignored.
Answer:
I dont know
Explanation:
Dman
1. A location’s risks can make a difference in premium costs. Think about two houses, one built on a mesa (a high desert plateau) in Arizona and the other built on the Louisiana coast (below sea level). Which location is more likely to experience flooding? Which house would have lower premiums for flood insurance?
Answer:
House with lower premiums for flood insurance -- house built on Mesa in Arizona.
Location more likely to experience flooding --- Louisiana coast which is below sea level.
Explanation:
Insurances provides a protection in exchange for a amount of fee known as a premium. An insurance is a policy or an agreement where the person availing the policy gets a financial protection against the calamities or losses that occurs to the person as promised by the other party. But for that the person needs to a pay a fee called as the premium to the other party.
In the context, the house which is built on the mesa, which is a high desert plateau in Arizona is less prone to floods. Since the location of the house is in a high altitude place, it is less likely to experience floods as compared to the other place in Louisiana coast which is below sea level and is more likely to experience flooding because of its location near the coast and elevation.
Therefore, the house located in Arizona will have to pay lower premiums for flood as there will be less likely to occur flood in the region of the high elevation of the place.
And since house built on Louisiana coast is below sea level, it will more likely to experience floods.
A publisher reports that 64% of their readers own a laptop. A marketing executive wants to test the claim that the percentage is actually above the reported percentage. A random sample of 140 found that 70% of the readers owned a laptop. Is there sufficient evidence at the 0.10 level to support the executive's claim? Step 5 of 7: Identify the value of the level of significance.
Answer:
I don't no the answer sorry
Hamby transfers a capital asset in exchange for a one-half interest in Hartsville LLC. The asset has an adjusted basis to Hamby of $20,000 and a fair market value of $55,000.
Hamby has a $_____________ realized gain on the exchange. Hamby's basis for his LLC interest is $______. The LLC's holding period for the capital asset carries over from Hamby . The LLC’s basis for the contributed property is $____________.
Answer: a. $35000
b. $20000
c. $20000
Explanation:
a. The realized gain will be:
= Fair market value - Adjusted basis
= $55000 - $20000
= $35000
b. The basis for LLC Interest will be will be thesame as the adjusted basis which will be $20000
c. The LLC basis for the contributed property will be $20000 as it's the cost of the adjusted basis .
=
The senior vice presidents at Terra Firma Construction are each responsible for a specific function within the organization. One leads the human resources team, one the marketing team, another the finance team, and so on. Which of the following options for viewing organization charts would best assist you in reporting on the areas of specialization within Terra Firma Construction?
a. reviewing dotted line relationships
b. scanning the chart vertically
c. working from the entry-level positions upwards
d. studying the chart’s matrices
e. examining the chart from side to side
Answer:
b. scanning the chart vertically
Explanation:
Scanning the charts vertically is the best option for assisting when trying to report to the vice president on their various areas of specializations. In vertical organogram, it helps to represent the line or chain of commands in an organization starting from the least to the most important person in that given organization vertically.
The least would happen to be the new entrant in the organization while the most important would happen to be the CEO or President overseeing all the activities of the said organization.
The best option for viewing organization charts would best assist you in reporting on the areas of specialization within Terra Firma Construction is scanning the chart vertically.
Vertical scanning is often known as when a single IP is being tested on multiple ports.
Organizational chart are often classified into two types. they are
Vertical HorizontalIt is often based on the style of the layout. A vertical organizational chart often looks like a pyramid with the CEO or company president at the top.
It often have a single segment having series of middle management and the manager who have their own department.
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Maestro Inc has a $1,000, 6% coupon bond with interest payable semiannually and a remaining term of 20 years. The market yield on similar bonds is 10%. What percentage of face value is the bond selling for today
Answer:
65.682%
Explanation:
The computation of the percentage is shown below;
But before that first determine the present value i.e.
Given that
Future value = $1,000
PMT = $1,000 × 6% ÷ 2 = $30
RTAE = 10% ÷ 2 = 5%
NPER = 20 × 2= 40
the formula is shown below;
= -PV(RATE,NPER,PMT,FV,TYPE)
After applying the above formula, the present value is $656.82
Now the percentage is
= $656.82 ÷ $1,000
= 65.682%
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Answer:
i dk
Explanation:
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difference between manager and management
Answer:
The main difference between the two is that leaders have people that follow them, while managers have people who simply work for them.
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Andrew and Brianna are married and live in Texas, a community-property state. For their birthdays this year Andrew gave cash gifts of $20,900 to each of his two daughters, and Brianna gave $35,200 to her niece. What is the amount of Andrew's taxable gifts
Answer: $2,600
Explanation:
Because Andrew is married, the gift tax on him is split in half between him and his wife. This means that to each of his daughters, the gift tax will be on:
= 20,900 / 2
= $10,450
This amount is less than the gift exclusion limit of $15,000 so Andrew will not be charged taxes on the gifts to his daughters.
On the gift to Brianna's niece, Andrew's gift tax will be based on:
= 35,200 / 2
= $17,600
This is above the gift exclusion limit of $15,000 by:
= 17,600 - 15,000
= $2,600
The above would therefore be Andrew's taxable gift amount.