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Why is ultraviolet light favored over visible light in photolithography?

What is a tax-basis capital account, and what type of tax-related information does it provide?

What are the functions of securities firms? Many securities firms employ brokers and dealers. Distinguish between the functions of a broker and those of a dealer, and explain how each type of professional is compensated. (LO3)

You have been engaged to review the financial statements of Gottschalk Corporation. In the course of your examination, you conclude that the bookkeeper hired during the current year is not doing a good job. You notice a number of irregularities as follows. 1. Year-end wages payable of $3,400 were not recorded because the bookkeeper thought that “they were immaterial.” 2. Accrued vacation pay for the year of $31,100 was not recorded because the bookkeeper “never heard that you had to do it.” 3. Insurance for a 12-month period purchased on November 1 of this year was charged to insurance expense in the amount of $2,640 because “the amount of the check is about the same every year.” 4. Reported sales revenue for the year is $2,120,000. This includes all sales taxes collected for the year. The sales tax rate is 6%. Because the sales tax is forwarded to the state’s Department of Revenue, the Sales Tax Expense account is debited. The bookkeeper thought that “the sales tax is a selling expense.” At the end of the current year, the balance in the Sales Tax Expense account is $103,400. Instructions Prepare the necessary correcting entries, assuming that Gottschalk uses a calendar-year basis.

What are compensated absences?

Presented below is information related to LeBron James Manufacturing Corporation. Asset Cost Estimated Salvage Estimated Life (in years) A $40,500 $5,500 10 B 33,600 4,800 9 C 36,000 3,600 9 D 19,000 1,500 7 E 23,500 2,500 6 Instructions (a) Compute the rate of depreciation per year to be applied to the plant assets under the composite method. (b) Prepare the adjusting entry necessary at the end of the year to record depreciation for the year. (c) Prepare the entry to record the sale of asset D for cash of $4,800. It was used for 6 years, and depreciation was entered under the composite method.

Rank the following three single taxpayers in order of the magnitude of taxable income (from lowest to highest) and explain your results. Assume none of the taxpayers contributed to charity this year.

1.    : Based on your knowledge of the following companies, how effective would you say any one of the following acquisitions was in terms of creating synergy? Why?    a) T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint    b) Google’s purchase of YouTube    c) PepsiCo’s purchase of Frito-Lay

Jennifer Capriati Corp. has a deferred tax asset account with a balance of $150,000 at the end of 2013 due to a single cumulative temporary difference of $375,000. At the end of 2014, this same temporary difference has increased to a cumulative amount of $450,000. Taxable income for 2014 is $820,000. The tax rate is 40% for all years. No valuation account related to the deferred tax asset is in existence at the end of 2013. Instructions (a) Record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2014, assuming that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will be realized. (b) Assuming that it is more likely than not that $30,000 of the deferred tax asset will not be realized, prepare the journal entry at the end of 2014 to record the valuation account.

1.       : Can you think of a bad decision from your own school or work experience, or from recent business or political news stories, that was made in an effort to correct or justify a past decision? As a new manager, how might you resist the urge to choose a decision alternative based on the idea that it might correct or validate a previous decision?

1.       : Some people argue that the presence of an outside threat correlates with a high degree of team cohesiveness. Would you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

Venture capital firms commonly attempt to cash out as soon as possible following IPOs. Describe the likely effect that would have on the stock price at the time of lockup expiration. Would the effect be different for a firm that relied more heavily on VC firms than on other investors for its funds? (LO3)

Explain how ERISA affects employees who change employers. (LO3)

1. If a person earning £10 000 per year pays £1000 in a given tax and a person earning £20 000 per year pays £1600, is the tax progressive or regressive? 2. A proportional tax will leave the distribution of income unaffected. Why should this be so, given that a rich person will pay a larger absolute amount than a poor person?

1.    b.       Pick two industries of your choice and identify environmental issues that have the potential to create environmental uncertainty. (Examples: automobile, newspaper, medical services, etc.)

1.    What is transformational leadership? Give examples of organizational situations that would call for transformational, transactional, or charismatic leadership.

An automated transfer line is to be designed. Based on previous experience, the average downtime per occurrence = 5.0 min, and the probability of a station failure that leads to a downtime occurrence p = 0.01. The total work content time = 9.8 min and is to be divided evenly amongst the workstations, so that the ideal cycle time for each station = 9.8/n. Determine (a) the optimum number of stations on the line n that will maximize production rate, and (b) the production rate and proportion uptime for your answer to part (a).

Tiffany and Carlos decided to liquidate their jointly owned corporation, Royal Oak Furniture (ROF).  After liquidating its remaining inventory and paying off its remaining liabilities, ROF had the following tax accounting balance sheet.     FMV         Tax BasisAppreciation (Depreciation) Cash$  200,000$     200,000 Building      50,000         10,000       40,000 Land    150,000       200,000      (50,000) Total$  400,000$     410,000$    (10,000)

Under what conditions is an employer required to accrue a liability for sick pay? Under what conditions is an employer permitted but not required to accrue a liability for sick pay?

For the following investments identify whether they are: 1. Trading Securities 2. Available-for-Sale Securities 3. Held-to-Maturity Securities Each case is independent of the other. (a) A bond that will mature in 4 years was bought 1 month ago when the price dropped. As soon as the value increases, which is expected next month, it will be sold. (b) 10% of the outstanding stock of Farm-Co was purchased. The company is planning on eventually getting a total of 30% of its outstanding stock. (c) 10-year bonds were purchased this year. The bonds mature at the first of next year. (d) Bonds that will mature in 5 years are purchased. The company would like to hold them until they mature, but money has been tight recently and they may need to be sold. (e) Preferred stock was purchased for its constant dividend. The company is planning to hold the preferred stock for a long time. (f) A bond that matures in 10 years was purchased. The company is investing money set aside for an expansion project planned 10 years from now.

A leadscrew connected directly to a DC servomotor is the drive system for a positioning table. The leadscrew pitch = 4 mm. The optical encoder attached to the leadscrew emits 250 pulses/rev of the leadscrew. Determine (a) the control resolution of the system, expressed in linear travel distance of the table axis, (b) the frequency of the pulse train emitted by the optical encoder when the servomotor operates at 14 rev/s, and (c) the travel speed of the table at the operating speed of the motor.

1.      : What goal or mission for the Park Hill Museum do you personally prefer? As director, would you try to implement your preferred direction? Explain.

Discuss the basic differences between annotated and topical tax services.  How are these services used in tax research?   Answer:

1.    : Why do you think so little attention is given to followership compared to leadership in organizations? Discuss how the role of an effective follower is similar to the role of a leader.

Laser-beam welding and electron-beam welding are often compared because they both produce very high power densities. LBW has certain advantages over EBW. What are they?