The auto repair shop of Quality Motor Company uses standards to control the labor time and labor cost in the shop.The standard labor cost for a motor tune-up is given below:
Standard Hours Standard Rate Standard Cost
Motor tune-up 2.50 $35.00 $87.50
The record showing the time spent in the shop last week on motor tune-ups has been misplaced. However, the shop supervisor recalls that 60 tune-ups were completed during the week, and the controller recalls the following variance data relating to tune-ups:
Labor rate variance $ 50 F
Labor spending variance $ 55 U
Required:
1. Determine the number of actual labor-hours spent on tune-ups during the week.
2. Determine the actual hourly rate of pay for tune-ups last week.

Answer:

Actual Quantity= 151.57

Actual Rate= $3.17

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Standard Hours 2.50

Standard Rate $35.00

Standard Cost $87.50

Number of tune-ups= 60

Labor rate variance $ 50 F

Labor spending variance $ 55 U

First, we need to calculate the actual number of hours. We need to use the direct labor efficiency variance:

Direct labor time (efficiency) variance= (Standard Quantity - Actual Quantity)*standard rate

-55 = (60*2.5 - Actual Quantity)*35

-55 = 5,250 - 35Actual Quantity

35Actual Quantity = 5,305

Actual Quantity= 151.57

Now, the actual hourly rate. We need to use the direct labor rate variance formula:

Direct labor rate variance= (Standard Rate - Actual Rate)*Actual Quantity

50 = (3.5 - Actual Rate)*151.57

50= 530.5 - 151.57Actual Rate

151.57Actual Rate= 480.5

Actual Rate= $3.17

John received a promotion at work and felt new clothes would be necessary in the new position. John went to a local store and charged three ties on his charge account at a cost of $60 each. Bill, a friend of John's, saw a sidewalk vendor selling ties at a cost of three for $10 and bought three at that price. The friends compared purchases that night and found that they had purchased identical ties. John became enraged and said that he would not pay the charge-account bill because the ties were clearly not worth $60 each. Bill indicated that he would testify on John's behalf if litigation ensued. What would be the probable outcome of the lawsuit

The Fabricating Department started the current month with a beginning Work in Process inventory of $10,900. During the month, it was assigned the following costs: direct materials, $76,900; direct labor, $24,900; and factory overhead, 70% of direct labor cost. Also, inventory with a cost of $113,500 was transferred out of the department to the next phase in the process. The ending balance of the Work in Process Inventory account for the Fabricating Department is: Group of answer choices $83,461. $196,961. $68,030. $16,630. $112,700.

Computing Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share Soliman Corporation began the year 2018 with 25,000 shares of common stock and 5,000 shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding. On May 1, an additional 9,000 shares of common stock were issued. On July 1, 6,000 shares of common stock were acquired for the treasury. On September 1, the 6,000 treasury shares of common stock were reissued. The preferred stock has a $4 per share dividend rate, and each share may be converted into 2 shares of common stock. Soliman Corporation’s 2018 net income is $230,000.

Required
a. Compute earnings per share for 2018. Round your answer to two decimal places.
b. Compute diluted earnings per share for 2018. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Jane Industries manufactures plastic toys. During October, Jane's Fabrication Department started work on 10,400 models. During the month, the company completed 11,200 models, and transferred them to the Distribution Department. The company ended the month with 2200 models in ending inventory. There were 3000 models in beginning inventory. All direct materials costs are added at the beginning of the production cycle and conversion costs are added uniformly throughout the production process. The FIFO method of process costing is being followed. Beginning work in process was 30% complete as to conversion costs, while ending work in process was 55% complete as to conversion costs.


Beginning inventory​:

Direct materials costs $20,000
Conversion costs $11,100

Manufacturing costs added during the accounting period​:

Direct materials costs $70,700
Conversion costs $240,500

What is the amount of direct materials cost assigned to ending work-in-process inventory at the end of October?


a. $19,783
b. $20,337
c. $10,923
d. $14,916

Approach Company, which applies overhead to production on the basis of machine hours, reported the following data for the period just ended: Actual units produced: 14,800 Actual fixed overhead incurred: $791,000 Standard fixed overhead rate: $13 per hour Budgeted fixed overhead: $780,000 Planned level of machine-hour activity: 60,000 If Approach estimates four hours to manufacture a completed unit, the company's fixed-overhead volume variance would be: Multiple Choice $10,400 negative. $10,400 positive. $11,000 negative. $11,000 positive. None of the answers is correct.

Carol Beal is the export manager at Gudrun Sjoden USA, a licensed distributor for a Swedish designer. Carol has North America and all of Asia in her territory. She has just formed a joint venture to run retail branches in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Seoul. Her plan is to ship directly from the Gudrun Sjoden warehouse in Stockholm. Her Asian partner has requested she ship to her DDP, but Carol would prefer to ship Ex Works. Carol knows that there are critical differences between the two terms of sale and is reviewing what decision to make. She wants to keep her U.S. expenses as low as possible, and she would be funding the shipping out of the United States. She also wants to continue to build a good, solid, trusting relationship with her joint venture partner.

Which statement is true Carol ships goods Ex Works?
a. The buyer would cover shipping and insurance costs assume the risk the door.
b. The seller would cover all insurance costs while the buyer would cover the cost of shipping.
c. The goods be shipped from Stockholm at the seller's expense.
d. The seller would cover all shipping and insurance costs and assume the risk at the factory door.
e. The buyer would cover all insurance costs while the seller would cover the cost of shipping

A large brand runs several companies, including a chain of hotels, an automobile business, and a software development firm. Which data warehouse would help the organization view consolidated results of all the businesses?
A.
distributed
B.
LAN based
C.
virtual
D.
multistage
E.
stationary

Which of the following industries is most likely to outsource jobs to another country because of slight increases in labor costs?

a. Milk dairy.
b. High-tech research facility.
c. Textile plant.
d. Automobile assembly plant.

Suppose a firm produces with a technology that exhibits constant returns to scale at all levels of production. The firm's inputs are workers and laptops. The firm sells its output in a perfectly competitive market. It also hires its inputs (hires workers and rents laptops) in perfectly competitive markets. Assume that in the long run the firm produces y units of output using x1 workers and x2 laptops. If the firm doubles the amount of workers and laptops (using 2x1 and 2x2), we would expect the firm's long-run profits to

Walker Company prepares monthly budgets. The current budget plans for a September ending inventory of 30,000 units. Company policy is to end each month with merchandise inventory equal to a specified percent of budgeted sales for the following month. Budgeted sales and merchandise purchases for the next three months follow.
Sales (Units) Purchases (Units)
July 180,000 200,250
August 315,000 308,250
September 270,000 259,500
(1) Prepare the merchandise purchases budget for the months of July, August, and September.

Quark Inc. just began business and made the following four inventory purchases in June: June 1 150 units $ 825 June 10 200 units 1,120 June 15 200 units 1,140 June 28 150 units 885 $3,970 A physical count of merchandise inventory on June 30 reveals that there are 200 units on hand. Using the FIFO inventory method, the amount allocated to ending inventory for June is

Otto and Monica are married taxpayers who file a joint tax return. For the current tax year, they have AGI of $99,600. They have excess depreciation on real estate of $59,760, which must be added back to AGI to arrive at AMTI. The amount of their mortgage interest expense for the year was $19,920, and they made charitable contributions of $9,960. They have no other itemized deductions. If Otto and Monica's taxable income for the current year is $69,720, determine the amount of their AMTI.

Rainey Company's true cash balance at October 31 is $4,700. The following information is available for the bank reconciliation: Outstanding checks, $740 Deposits in transit, $540 Bank service charges, $110 The bank had collected an account receivable for Rainey Company, $1,200 The bank statement included an NSF check written by one of Ramsey's customers for $720. What was the unadjusted book balance at October 31

You are planning to save for retirement over the next 35 years. To do this, you will invest $710 per month in a stock account and $310 per month in a bond account. The return of the stock account is expected to be 9.1 percent, and the bond account will earn 5.1 percent. When you retire, you will combine your money into an account with an annual return of 6.1 percent. Assume the returns are expressed as APRs.

How much can you withdraw each month from your account assuming a 30-year withdrawal period?

Inside the packaging of a new bread machine she purchases, Ginger finds a paper stating, "All our products will be replaced within the first year if they fail to operate correctly. However, consumer misuse or abuse will effectively end this policy." This is a(n) a. implied warranty. b. express warranty. c. statement of guarantee. d. set of instructions for use. e. labe

Times-Roman Publishing Company reports the following amounts in its first three years of operation: ($ in thousands) 2021 2022 2023 Subscription revenue recognized (earned) $ 350 $ 360 $ 320 Subscription payments received in cash 390 340 360 The difference between pretax accounting income and taxable income is due to subscription revenue for one-year magazine subscriptions being reported for tax purposes in the year received, but reported in the income statement in later years when the performance obligation is satisfied. The income tax rate is 25% each year. Times-Roman anticipates profitable operations in the future. Required: 1. What is the balance sheet account that gives rise to a temporary difference in this situation

The amount of money that is earned on a deposit is​

Negotiations often involve three types of issues. For ______________ issues, the parties' preferences are directly opposed. For ______________ issues, the parties have directionally-opposed preferences but value the issues differently. For ______________ issues, the parties have the same preferences.

Questions answer them

On January 1, Alan King decided to deposit $58,800 in a savings account that will provide funds four years later to send his son to college. The savings account will earn 8% annually. Any interest earned will be added to the fund at year-end (rather than withdrawn). (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) (Use the appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Required:

Castle Corporation conducts business in States 1, 2, and 3. Castle’s $630,000 taxable income consists of $555,000 apportionable income and $75,000 allocable income generated from transactions conducted in State 3. Castle’s sales, property, and payroll are evenly divided among the three states, and the states all employ a three-equal-factors apportionment formula.
Determine how much of Castle’s income is taxable in each of the following states.
a. State 1: $ _________
b. State 2: $ _________
c. State 3: $ _________

Matching. A shopper is in the grocery store, trying to decide whether to buy apples of a particular variety. Identify the food product attribute that most closely corresponds to each scenario. A. The shopper sees bruises on the apple. B. The shopper knows the apple variety tends to have a mealy texture. C. The shopper notices the PLU code, indicating the apple is USDA Organic.

Assume you gave up a $60,000 per year job at an accounting firm to start your own tax preparation business. To simplify, assume your tax personal obligations are the same whether you run your own firm or work for another firm. If your revenue during the first year of business is $75,000, and you incurred $5,000 in expenses for equipment and supplies, how much is your accounting profit

An investor thought that market interest rates were going to decline. He paid $19,000 for a corporate bond with a face value of $20,000. The bond has an interest rate of 10% per year payable annually. If the investor plans to sell the bond immediately after receiving the 4th interest payment, how much will he have to receive in order to make a return of 14% per year? Solve using:

a. tabulated factors
b. the GOAL SEEK tool on a spreadsheet.

Organizations face myriad barriers and obstacles to effectively increasing and embracing diversity in their workplaces. Some of these barriers stem from people in the organization who are resistant to changing the organization to make it more diverse. This activity is important because resistance to this type of change is an attitude that managers will come up against frequently, and managers should be able to recognize when this occurs so that they can manage the organization and its employees through this challenging but very important type of change.
The goal of this exercise is to challenge your knowledge of the barriers to diversity.
Stereotypes and Prejudices
Fear of Discrimination Against Majority Group Members
Resistance to Diversity Program Priorities
A Negative Diversity Climate
Lack of Support for Family Demands
A Hostile Work Environment for Diverse Employees
First, hover over the terms to read examples of barriers to diversity in action. Then, click and drag each term to indicate the specific barrier to diversity its example best depicts.

On average, your firm receives 65 checks a day from customers. These checks, on average, are worth $39.90 each and clear the bank in 1.5 days. In addition, your firm disburses 38 checks a day with an average amount of $89.50. These checks clear your bank in 2 days. What is the average amount of the collection float? $2,473.80 $3,401.00 $3,890.25 $5,101.50 $6,802.00

Suppose that the Federal Reserve decides to decrease the money supply with a $300 purchases of Treasury bills. Complete the tables that represent the financial position of the Federal Reserve and commercial banks after this open-market operation. Be sure to use a negative sign for reduced values.

Federal Reserves Assest Liabilities


Commercial Reserves Assets Liabilities

For the Federal Reserve, what are assets? What are liabilities?

a. Monetary base; Reserves
b. Monetary base; Treasury bills
c. Treasury bills; Reserves
d. Reserves; Treasury bill
e. Treasury bills; Monetary base

he following information is for James Industries' first year of operations. Amounts are in millions of dollars.

Year Future Taxable Amounts Future Amounts Total
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Accounting income $90
Temporary difference:
Advance rent payment (24 ) $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00 $24.00
Taxable income $66

In 2021 the company's pretax accounting income was $76.0. The enacted tax rate for 2020 and 2021 is 25%, and it is 30% for years after 2021.

Required:
Prepare a journal entry to record the income tax expense for the year 2021.

Setting and achieving goals is essential to success.

a. True
b. False

Super Saver Groceries purchased store equipment for $43,000. Super Saver estimates that at the end of its 10-year service life, the equipment will be worth $4,000. During the 10-year period, the company expects to use the equipment for a total of 13,000 hours. Super Saver used the equipment for 1,200 hours the first year. Required: Calculate depreciation expense of the equipment for the first year, using each of the following methods. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)