The relationships between the dependent variables and the independent variables used in causal forecasting methods are described by two measures. What following best describes these measures?

Answer:

Coefficient of Chaos and Coefficient of Exponential smoothing.

Explanation:

Coefficient of exponential smoothing is the measure to smoothly run the timeseries data without using moving average data. It helps the identification of relationship between dependent and independent variables. It is same as regression model technique which determines the extent of dependence of the two variables.

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Weighted-average method, spoilage, equivalent units. (CMA, adapted)
Consider the following data for November 2017 from MacLean Manufacturing Company, which makes silk pennants and uses a process-costing system. All direct materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are added evenly during the process. Spoilage is detected upon inspection at the completion of the process. Spoiled units are disposed of at zero net disposal value MacLean Manufacturing Company uses the weighted-average method of process costing
Physical Units Direct Materials
Pennants
Work in process, November 1 1,350 $ 966
Started in November 2017 ?
Good units completed and transferred 8,800
out during November 2017
Normal spoilage 80
Abnormal spoilage 50
Work in process, November 30 1700
Total costs added during November 2017 $10,302
aDegree of completion: direct materials, 100%, conversion costs, 45%
bDegree of completion: direct materials, 100%, conversion costs, 35%
Compute equivalent units for direct materials and conversion costs.

A company's sales in Year 1 were $440,000 and in Year 2 were $477,500. Using Year 1 as the base year, the percent change for Year 2 compared to the base year is

Ryan's Sparkling Jewels estimated its payroll for the coming year to be $84,000. Its workers' compensation insurance premium rate of 0.6% is paid at the beginning of each quarter
Required:
1. Calculate the estimated cost of workers' compensation insurance for the year.
2. Show the journal entry for the first quarterly payment on January 2, 20.
3
a. Assume Ryan's actual payroll for the year was $89,000. Calculate the additional premium owed for 20--.
b. Assume Ryan's actual payroll for the year was $89,000. Record the adjustment needed on December 31, 20--. The actual payment of the additional insurance premium will not take place until January of the following year.

In a competitive market with a linear upward-sloping supply curve and a linear downward-sloping demand curve, the government imposes a $10 tax per unit bought and sold. The tax causes the equilibrium quantity to fall from 89 units to 77 units. The deadweight :_______

The balance in the prepaid insurance account, before adjustment at the end of the year, is $18,630. The year end is March 31.
Journalize the March 31 adjusting entry required under each of the following alternatives for determining the amount of the adjustment: (a) the amount of insurance expired during the year is $15,300; (b) the amount of unexpired insurance applicable to future periods is $3,330. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
General Ledger
ASSETS
11 Cash
12 Accounts Receivable
13 Supplies
14 Prepaid Insurance
15 Land
16 Equipment
17 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment
19 Accumulated Depreciation-Automobiles
LIABILITIES
21 Accounts Payable
22 Unearned Fees
23 Salaries Payable
24 Taxes Payable
EQUITY
31 John Doe, Capital
32 John Doe, Drawing
REVENUE
41 Fees Earned
EXPENSES
51 Advertising Expense
52 Insurance Expense
53 Rent Expense
54 Salary Expense
55 Supplies Expense
56 Utilities Expense
57 Depreciation Expense
59 Miscellaneous Expense
Journalize the March 31 adjusting entry required when the amount of unexpired insurance applicable to future periods is $8,750. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

Betty (25 years old) studied music education in college and graduated a year ago. She currently works as a music teacher at a year-round private middle school. Her gross pay is $39600 a year, or $3300 a month. After taxes, health insurance, and other paycheck deductions, her net pay is $35900 a year. Based on recommended guidelines, how much money should Betty be saving each month

Lynx Corp. The data presented below for Lynx Corp. are for the year ended December 31, 2017: Sales (100% on credit) $1,000,000 Sales returns 30,000 Accounts receivable (December 31, 2017) 170,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts (credit balance) (before adjustment at December 31, 2017) 1,300 Estimated amount of uncollectible accounts based on aging analysis 14,000 See the data for Lynx Corp. If Lynx Corp. uses the aging of accounts receivable approach to estimate its bad debts, what amount will be reported as bad debts expense for 2017

Supply chain management:is based on the concept of just-in-timefocuses on removing scheduling bottlenecks within the companyfocuses on the internal routing of products from raw materials to finished goodsis a complex computerized system for managing resources efficientlyis accurately described by none of the above

Martinson Inc. manufactures industrial-sized landscaping trailers and uses budgeted machine-hours to allocate variable manufacturing overhead. The following information pertains to the company's manufacturing overhead data: Budgeted output units 40,000 units Budgeted machine-hours 10,000 hours Budgeted variable manufacturing overhead costs for 40,000 units $310,000 Actual output units produced 36,500 units Actual machine-hours used 14,600 hours Actual variable manufacturing overhead costs $350,400 What is the budgeted variable overhead cost rate per output unit

At market interest rate level of 2%, a ten-year and a 30-year bond ( both with 8% coupon rates and semiannual payment ) are selling at the prices $1,541.37 and $2,348.65, respectively. If you expected that interest rate will jump to 10% from the current level, which bond is risker and which bond is more profitable if interest rate drop significantly

Nov. 5 Purchased 600 units of product at a cost of $10 per unit. Terms of the sale are 2/10, n/60; the invoice is dated November 5.
Nov. 7 Returned 25 defective units from the November 5 purchase and received full credit.
Nov. 15 Paid the amount due from the November 5 purchase, minus the return on November 7.

Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record each of the above purchases transactions of a merchandising company.

Select the correct revenue recognition principle for each of the following. Clear All Recognize revenue over the passage of time. Recognize revenue when the customer takes possession of the product. Recognize revenue when cash is collected. Recognize revenue when service is performed.

Pug Corporation has 11,000 shares of $10 par common stock outstanding and 21,000 shares of $100 par, 5% noncumulative, nonparticipating preferred stock outstanding. Dividends have not been paid for the past two years. This year, a $165,000 dividend will be paid. What are the dividends per share for preferred and common, respectively

Abel Corporation uses activity-based costing. The company makes two products: Product A and Product B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 320 units and of Product B is 640 units. There are three activity cost pools, with total cost and activity as follows:

Total Activity
Activity Cost Pools Total Cost Product A Product B Total
Activity 1 $25,530 950 200 1,150
Activity 2 $40,140 2,000 1,600 3,600
Activity 3 $10,649 150 250 400

The activity rate for Activity 2 is closest to:

a. 11.15
b. 20.07
c. 25.09
d. 42.25

Use the following stockholders' equity section of Marcy Company on December 31, 2004 to answer questions 45 through
50. Treat each question independent of the other questions - so your answer to question 46 should not be influenced by the
answer to question 45, and so on:
Preferred Stock - 6% cumulative, $20 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 5,000 shares issued and outstanding . . $100,000
Contributed Capital in excess of par value, Preferred Stock . . 250,000
Common Stock, $5 par value, 20,000 shares authorized, 10,000 shares issued and outstanding. . . . . . . . . . 50,000
Contributed Capital in excess of par value, Common Stock . .450,000
Total Contributed Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 850,000
Retained Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000
Total Stockholders' Equity . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,000,000
45. The average issue price per share of preferred stock must have been:
A) $20.00
B) $50.00
C) $70.00
D) $35.00
E) $45.00
46. Marcy Company did not pay any dividends in 2004. In 2005, they declared and paid total dividends of $4,000, and in 2006, they declared total dividends of $20,000. How much dividends will be paid to preferred and common stockholders in 2006?
A) Preferred $20,000, Common $0
B) Preferred $8,000, Common $12,000
C) Preferred $18,000, Common $2,000
D) Preferred $14,000, Common $6,000
E) Preferred $12,000, Common $8,000
47. Marcy Company issues 2,000 shares of common stock in exchange for a building, with a market value of $100,000.
The journal entry to record the exchange will cause Total Contributed Capital to:________
A) increase by $10,000
B) increase by $100,000
C) increase by $90,000
D) increase by $80,000
E) remain unchanged
48. Marcy Company declared and issued a 15% common stock dividend on January 1, 2005, when the market price of their common stock was $12 per share. The journal entry to record the stock dividend will:_____________
A) debit Retained Earnings by $18,000.
B) credit Common Stock Dividend Distributable, $15,000
C) credit Contributed Capital in excess of par, Common Stock, $21,000
D) credit Common Stock Dividend Distributable, $10,500
E) credit Contributed Capital in excess of par, Common Stock, $7,500
49. Marcy Company declared a 100% common stock dividend on January 1, 2005, when the market price of the stock was $7.50. The entry to record this dividend will:_________
A) debit Retained Earnings,$100,000
B) credit Common Stock Dividend Distributable,$50,000
C) credit Contributed Capital in excess of par, Common Stock, $25,000
D) credit Common Stock Dividend Distributable, $100,000
E) Since this is considered a stock split, no journal entry is made
50. On January 1, 2005, Marcy Company purchased 1,000 shares of its own common stock for $22,000. On February 1, 2005, they sold 600 of these shares for $25 per share, and on March 1, 2005, they sold the remaining 400 shares for
$15 per share. The journal entry required on March 1 will include:_______
A) credit Contributed Capital, Treasury Stock, $1,800
B) debit Retained Earnings for $1,800
C) debit Retained Earnings for $2,800
D) debit Contributed Capital, Treasury Stock, $2,800
E) debit Contributed Capital, Treasury Stock, $1,80040.

The costs and revenues associated with two alternatives are listed below: Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Projected revenue $ 100,000 $ 125,000 Unit-level costs 20,000 30,000 Batch-level costs 20,000 25,000 Product-level costs 15,000 15,000 Facility-level costs 10,000 10,000 Which alternative should be selected based on this information

The following information relates to the Stockton Company:Paid note payable$ 150Bought equipment260Depreciation expense500Net income6,000Paid dividends500Issued bonds payable1,100Issued common stock900Sold land2,400What is the net cash provided by financing activities

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

Required:
a. Compute earnings per share for 2018.
b. Compute diluted earnings per share for 2018.

To open and operate Boo! City, a Halloween costume and paraphernalia shop, Dwayne and Erica form a business organization that combines the limited liability aspects of a corporation with the tax advantages of a partnership. Their form of business organization is

Oligopolies would like to act like a Group of answer choices duopoly, but self-interest often drives them closer to the perfectly competitive outcome. competitive firm, but self-interest often drives them closer to the duopoly outcome. monopoly, but self-interest often drives them to charge a higher price than would be charged by a monopoly. monopoly, but self-interest often drives them closer to the perfectly competitive outcome.

stock co uses a job costing system the following debts appeared in stock work in process account for the month of april balance 4300 direct materials 26,4000 rate of 80% direct labor of 2300 what was the amount og direct materials charged to job no 5

On January 1, 2021, Tennessee Harvester Corporation issued debenture bonds that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Portions of the bond amortization schedule appear below: Payment Cash Payment Effective Interest Increase in Balance Outstanding Balance 5,694,713 1 213,000 227,789 14,789 5,709,502 2 213,000 228,380 15,380 5,724,882 3 213,000 228,995 15,995 5,740,877 4 213,000 229,635 16,635 5,757,512 5 213,000 230,300 17,300 5,774,812 6 213,000 230,992 17,992 5,792,804 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 38 213,000 276,119 63,119 6,966,089 39 213,000 278,644 65,644 7,031,733 40 213,000 281,267 68,267 7,100,000 Required: 1. What is the face amount of the bonds

We have a $500,000 line of credit with a 10% compensating balance. The quoted interest rate is 4.5%. We need $200,000 for inventory for one year. What is the effective interest rate we are paying on this credit line

A firm's current profits are $400,000. These profits are expected to grow indefinitely at a constant annual rate of 4 percent. If the firm's opportunity cost of funds is 6 percent, determine the value of the firm: Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to one decimal place. a. The instant before it pays out current profits as dividends. $ million b. The instant after it pays out current profits as dividends. $ million

Fed up with her working conditions at the university, Juanita decides to invest in a state-of-the-art sewing machine and produce limited quantities of her own clothing designs. After a few months of operation, she decides to apply some of the forecasting techniques she mastered in school. Which of these statements about her forecasts is correct?

a. Her forecasts will probably be 100% accurate.
b. Her demand forecasts for a year from now will probably be more accurate than her demand forecasts for three months from now.
c. Her demand forecasts for each style of skirt will be more accurate than her demand forecasts for all skirts.
d. The best way for her to determine the amount of fabric she needs is to forecast it based on her customer orders for each type of skirt.

In a completely randomized experimental design involving five treatments, 13 observations were recorded for each of the five treatments (a total of 65 observations). Also, the design provided the following information.
SSTR = 300 (Sum of Squares Due to Treatments)
SST = 800 (Total Sum of Squares)
​1. The number of degrees of freedom corresponding to within-treatments is:___________.
a. 5.
b. 59.
c. 4.
d. 60.
2. The mean square due to error (MSE) is:_________.
a. 200.
b. 500.
c. 8.3.
d. 75.
3. The null hypothesis is to be tested at the 5% level of significance. The null hypothesis:________.
a. should be rejected.
b. should not be rejected.
c. was designed incorrectly.
d. cannot be tested.
4. The mean square due to treatments (MSTR) equals:_______.
a. 500.
b. 400.
c. 1350.
d. 1687.5.

Creating a Budget
Before you can make a spending plan that works for your particular situation, you'll need to understand your spending priorities. What must you spend money on, and what items do you simply want? First, make sure you understand the following terms:
budget: a plan for saving and spending
expenditure: the amount of money spent
necessity: an item that a person must have, such as housing, clothing, or food
luxury: an item that offers physical comfort or enjoyment but is not necessary for life and health.
1. Classify each of the following expenditures as a necessity or a luxury. If any item can be considered either a necessity or a luxury, depending on the situation, classify it as either.
Expenditure Necessity Luxury Either
a. Auto insurance
b. Clothing for school
c. Concert tickets
d. Dinner for two at the newest
e. restaurant in town Groceries
f. Music downloads
g. Medical treatment for strep throat
h. Theme park tickets
i. New car
j. Rent
k. School lunches
I. School ski trip
m. Cell phone service
2. For those items that you indicated could be either necessities or luxuries, describe when you would consider them necessities and when you would view them as luxuries.
MAKING A BUDGET
3. Income First, write down your weekly income: $______.
4. Expenditures For one week, keep track of all of your expenditures. At the end of the week, put the totals in the table below.
Weekly Expenditure Current Amount
Clothing $
Debt repayment (monthly payment + 4) $
Entertainment $
Food (including groceries, meals
out, and snacks) $
Rent and utilities (monthly payment = 4) $
Transportation (own car, ridesharing, public
transportation, etc.) $
Personal care items $
Other $
Total Weekly Expenditures $
5. Subtract your total expenditures from your weekly income.
6. Revised budget
At the end of the week, did you have any money left? Or did you spend more than you earned? If you want to make better use of your money, take a look at how you're spending it and decide where you can trim expenditures. You may find that you could be spending your money on something you really want.
Weekly Expenditure New Budget Actual Spending
Clothing $ $
Debt repayment (monthly payment + 4) $ $
Entertainment $ $
Food (including groceries, meals out,
and snacks) $ $
Rent and utilities (monthly payment + 4) $ $
Transportation (own car, ridesharing,
public transportation, etc.) $ $
Personal care items $ $
Other $ $
Total Weekly Expenditures $ $
7. Using your revised budget as a guide, record your income and expenses for another week. How much money were you able to save?

A company reported total equity of $157,000 at the beginning of the year. The company reported $222,000 in revenues and $171,000 in expenses for the year. Liabilities at the end of the year totaled $98,000. What are the total assets of the company at the end of the year

Keating Co. is considering disposing of equipment with a cost of $63,000 and accumulated depreciation of $44,100. Keating Co. can sell the equipment through a broker for $26,000 less 8% commission. Alternatively, Gunner Co. has offered to lease the equipment for five years for a total of $47,000. Keating will incur repair, insurance, and property tax expenses estimated at $10,000 over the five-year period. At lease-end, the equipment is expected to have no residual value. The net differential income from the lease alternative is