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Winans Company uses the lower-of-cost-or-market method, on an individual-item basis, in pricing its inventory items. The inventory at December 31, 2013, included product X. Relevant per-unit data for product X appear below. 2 Estimated selling price $45 Cost 40 Replacement cost 35 Estimated selling expense 14 Normal profi t 9 There were 1,000 units of product X on hand at December 31, 2013. Product X was incorrectly valued at $35 per unit for reporting purposes. All 1,000 units were sold in 2014. Instructions Compute the effect of this error on net income for 2013 and the effect on net income for 2014, and indicate the direction of the misstatement for each year.

(a) 6.71008. (c) .46319. (b) 2.15892. (d) 14.48656. Jose Oliva is considering two investment options for a $1,500 gift he received for graduation. Both investments have 8% annual interest rates. One offers quarterly compounding; the other compounds on a semiannual basis. Which investment should he choose? Why?

Briefly discuss the IASB and FASB efforts to converge their accounting guidelines for leases.

What is a bank’s gap, and what does it attempt to determine? Interpret a negative gap. What are some limitations of measuring a bank’s gap? (LO3)

Camille Sikorski was divorced last year.She currently owns and provides a home for her 15-year-old daughter, Kaly, and 18-year-old son, Parker.Both children lived in Camille’s home for the entire year and Camille paid for all the costs of maintaining the home.She received a salary of $105,000 and contributed $6,000 of it to a qualified retirement account (a for AGI deduction).She also received $10,000 of alimony from her former husband.Finally, Camille paid $5,000 of expenditures that qualified as itemized deductions. a.       What is Camille’s taxable income?

Karen Weller, D.D.S., opened a dental practice on January 1, 2014. During the first month of operations, the following transactions occurred. 1. Performed services for patients who had dental plan insurance. At January 31, $750 of such services was performed but not yet billed to the insurance companies. 2. Utility expenses incurred but not paid prior to January 31 totaled $520. 3. Purchased dental equipment on January 1 for $80,000, paying $20,000 in cash and signing a $60,000, 3-year note payable. The equipment depreciates $400 per month. Interest is $500 per month. 4. Purchased a one-year malpractice insurance policy on January 1 for $12,000. 5. Purchased $1,600 of dental supplies. On January 31, determined that $500 of supplies were on hand. Instructions Prepare the adjusting entries on January 31. (Omit explanations.) Account titles are Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment, Depreciation Expense, Service Revenue, Accounts Receivable, Insurance Expense, Interest Expense, Interest Payable, Prepaid Insurance, Supplies, Supplies Expense, Utilities Expense, and Accounts Payable.

What is the most important heat treatment for hardening steels?

(1)   {Planning} Laurie is thinking about investing in one or several of the following investment options: Corporate bonds (ordinary interest paid annually) Dividend-paying stock (qualified dividends) Life insurance (tax-exempt) Savings account Growth stock   a. Assuming all of the options earn similar returns before taxes, rank Laurie’s investment options from highest to lowest according to their after-tax returns.   b. Which of the investments employ the deferral and/or conversion tax planning strategies?   c. How does the time period of the investment affect the returns from these alternatives?   d. How do these alternative investments differ in terms of their nontax characteristics?

Identify the segment information that is required to be disclosed by GAAP.

Explain how the bond market facilitates a government’s fiscal policy. How do you think the bond market could discipline a government and discourage the government from borrowing (and spending) excessively? (LO1)

In an electrochemical machining operation, the frontal working area of the electrode is 2.5 in2. The applied current = 1500 amps, and the voltage = 12 volts. The material being cut is pure aluminum, whose specific removal rate is given in Table 26.1. (a) If the ECM process is 90 percent efficient, determine the rate of metal removal in in3/hr. (b) If the resistivity of the electrolyte = 6.2 ohm-in, determine the working gap

On April 1, 2014, Seminole Company sold 15,000 of its 11%, 15-year, $1,000 face value bonds at 97. Interest payment dates are April 1 and October 1, and the company uses the straight-line method of bond discount amortization. On March 1, 2015, Seminole took advantage of favorable prices of its stock to extinguish 6,000 of the bonds by issuing 200,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock. At this time, the accrued interest was paid in cash. The company’s stock was selling for $31 per share on March 1, 2015. Instructions Prepare the journal entries needed on the books of Seminole Company to record the following. (a) April 1, 2014: issuance of the bonds. (b) October 1, 2014: payment of semiannual interest. (c) December 31, 2014: accrual of interest expense. (d) March 1, 2015: extinguishment of 6,000 bonds. (No reversing entries made.)

What is the purpose of the statement of cash flows? What information does it provide?

When the records of Debra Hanson Corporation were reviewed at the close of 2015, the errors listed below were discovered. For each item, indicate by a check mark in the appropriate column whether the error resulted in an overstatement, an understatement, or had no effect on net income for the years 2014 and 2015. 2014 2015 Over- Under- No Over- Under- No Item statement statement Effect statement statement Effect 1. Failure to record amortization of patent in 2015. 2. Failure to record the correct amount of ending 2014 inventory. The amount was understated because of an error in calculation. 3. Failure to record merchandise purchased in 2014. Merchandise was also omitted from ending inventory in 2014 but was not yet sold. 4. Failure to record accrued interest on notes payable in 2014; that amount was recorded when paid in 2015. 5. Failure to refl ect supplies on hand on balance sheet at end of 2014.

1. Assume that demand for a product is inelastic. Will consumer expenditure go on increasing as price rises? Would there be any limit? 2. Can you think of any examples of goods which have a totally inelastic demand (a) at all prices; (b) over a particular price range?

Presented below is an excerpt from the financial statements of H. J. Heinz Company. Segment and Geographic Data The company is engaged principally in one line of business—processed food products—which represents over 90% of consolidated sales. Information about the business of the company by geographic area is presented in the table below. There were no material amounts of sales or transfers between geographic areas or between affi liates, and no material amounts of United States export sales. Foreign (in thousands of United Western U.S. dollars) Domestic Kingdom Canada Europe Other Total Worldwide Sales $2,381,054 $547,527 $216,726 $383,784 $209,354 $1,357,391 $3,738,445 Operating income 246,780 61,282 34,146 29,146 25,111 149,685 396,465 Identifi able assets 1,362,152 265,218 112,620 294,732 143,971 816,541 2,178,693 Capital expenditures 72,712 12,262 13,790 8,253 4,368 38,673 111,385 Depreciation expense 42,279 8,364 3,592 6,355 3,606 21,917 64,196 Instructions (a) Why does H. J. Heinz not prepare segment information on its products or services? (b) What are export sales, and when should they be disclosed? (c) Why are sales by geographical area important to disclose?

What is a reversing mill in rolling?

Wasserman Corporation issued 10-year bonds on January 1, 2014. Costs associated with the bond issuance were $160,000. Wasserman uses the straight-line method to amortize bond issue costs. Prepare the December 31, 2014, entry to record 2014 bond issue cost amortization.

What is the difference between peripheral milling and face milling?

Compute the unit energy for melting for the following metals: (a) aluminum and (b) plain low carbon steel.

Fallen Company commonly issues long-term notes payable to its various lenders. Fallen has had a pretty good credit rating such that its effective borrowing rate is quite low (less than 8% on an annual basis). Fallen has elected to use the fair value option for the long-term notes issued to Barclay’s Bank and has the following data related to the carrying and fair value for these notes. Carrying Value Fair Value December 31, 2014 $54,000 $54,000 December 31, 2015 44,000 42,500 December 31, 2016 36,000 38,000 Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entry at December 31 (Fallen’s year-end) for 2014, 2015, and 2016, to record the fair value option for these notes. (b) At what amount will the note be reported on Fallen’s 2015 balance sheet? (c) What is the effect of recording the fair value option on these notes on Fallen’s 2016 income? (d) Assuming that general market interest rates have been stable over the period, does the fair value data for the notes indicate that Fallen’s creditworthiness has improved or declined in 2016? Explain.

What is draft in a rolling operation?

Jeremy (unmarried) earned $100,000 in salary and $6,000 in interest income during the year. Jeremy’s employer withheld $10,000 of federal income taxes from Jeremy’s paychecks during the year. Jeremy has one qualifying dependent child (age 14) who lives with him. Jeremey qualifies to file as head of household and has $25,000 in itemized deductions.

Consider the prevailing conditions for inflation (including oil prices), the economy, the budget deficit, and the Fed’s monetary policy that could affect interest rates. Based on these conditions, do you think interest rates will likely increase or decrease during this semester? Offer some logic to support your answer. Which factor do you think will have the greatest impact on interest rates? (LO2)

Describe the difference between up milling and down milling?