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Kehoe, Inc. owes $40,000 to Ritter Company. How much would Kehoe have to pay each year if the debt is retired through four equal payments (made at the end of the year), given an interest rate on the debt of 12%? (Round to two decimal places.)

List three properties of ferrite at room temperature.

What should determine the choice of cost allocation method (direct, step-down and reciprocal) discussed in this chapter?

It is desired to estimate the cutting temperature for a certain alloy steel whose hardness = 240 Brinell. Use the appropriate value of specific energy from Table 21.2 and compute the cutting temperature by means of the Cook equation for a turning operation in which the cutting speed is 500 ft/min, feed is 0.005 in/rev, and depth of cut is 0.070 in. The work material has a volumetric specific heat of 210 in lb/in3 -F and a thermal diffusivity of 0.16 in2 /sec. Assume ambient temperature = 88°F.

Adam elects the accrual method of accounting for his business. What amount of deductions does Adam recognize this year for the following transactions?  a) Adam guarantees that he will refund the cost of any goods sold to a client if the goods fail within a year of delivery. In December of this year, Adam agreed to refund $2,400 to clients, and he expects to make payment in January of next year. b) On December 1 of this year, Adam paid $480 for a one-year contract with CleanUP Services to clean his store. The agreement calls for services to be provided on a weekly basis. c) Adam was billed $240 for annual personal property taxes on his delivery van. Because this was the first time Adam was billed for these taxes, he did not make payment until January of next year. However, he considers the amounts immaterial.

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As a cost accountant for San Francisco Cannery, you have been approached by Phil Perriman, canning room supervisor, about the 2014 costs charged to his department. In particular, he is concerned about the line item “depreciation.” Perriman is very proud of the excellent condition of his canning room equipment. He has always been vigilant about keeping all equipment serviced and well oiled. He is sure that the huge charge to depreciation is a mistake; it does not at all reflect the cost of minimal wear and tear that the machines have experienced over the last year. He believes that the charge should be considerably lower. The machines being depreciated are six automatic canning machines. All were put into use on January 1, 2014. Each cost $625,000, having a salvage value of $55,000 and a useful life of 12 years. San Francisco depreciates this and similar assets using double-declining-balance depreciation. Perriman has also pointed out that if you used straight-line depreciation, the charge to his department would not be so great. Instructions Write a memo to Phil Perriman to clear up his misunderstanding of the term “depreciation.” Also, calculate year-1 depreciation on all machines using both methods. Explain the theoretical justification for doubledeclining- balance and why, in the long run, the aggregate charge to depreciation will be the same under both methods.

Henrich is a single taxpayer. In 2024, his taxable income is $530,000.  What are his income tax and net investment income tax liability in each of the following alternative scenarios?

Is the LIFO recapture tax a C corporation tax or an S corporation tax?  Explain.

Suppose you asked your favorite AI query tool the following question: “How do Democrats and Republicans view a civilized society and a healthy economy?”  The AI tool provided the following response:   Is the AI response to the question accurate?  Explain.

Stallman Company took a physical inventory on December 31 and determined that goods costing $200,000 were on hand. Not included in the physical count were $25,000 of goods purchased from Pelzer Corporation, f.o.b. shipping point, and $22,000 of goods sold to Alvarez Company for $30,000, f.o.b. destination. Both the Pelzer purchase and the Alvarez sale were in transit at year-end. What amount should Stallman report as its December 31 inventory?c

Tim is a single, cash-method taxpayer with an AGI of $50,000. In April of this year Tim paid $1,020 with his state income tax return for the previous year. During the year, Tim had $5,400 of state income tax and $18,250 of federal income tax withheld from his salary. In addition, Tim made estimated payments of $1,360 and $1,900 for state and federal income taxes, respectively. Finally, Tim expects to receive a refund of $500 for state income taxes when he files his state tax return for this year in April next year. What is the amount of taxes that Tim can deduct as an itemized deduction?

In 2014, Amirante Corporation had pretax financial income of $168,000 and taxable income of $120,000. The difference is due to the use of different depreciation methods for tax and accounting purposes. The effective tax rate is 40%. Compute the amount to be reported as income taxes payable at December 31, 2014.

Novotna Inc.’s only temporary difference at the beginning and end of 2013 is caused by a $3 million deferred gain for tax purposes for an installment sale of a plant asset, and the related receivable (only one-half of which is classified as a current asset) is due in equal installments in 2014 and 2015. The related deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year is $1,200,000. In the third quarter of 2013, a new tax rate of 34% is enacted into law and is scheduled to become effective for 2015. Taxable income for 2013 is $5,000,000, and taxable income is expected in all future years. Instructions (a) Determine the amount reported as a deferred tax liability at the end of 2013. Indicate proper classification(s). (b) Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to adjust the deferred tax liability when the new tax rate is enacted into law. (c) Draft the income tax expense portion of the income statement for 2013. Begin with the line “Income before income taxes.” Assume no permanent differences exist.

Karen is the sole shareholder of a calendar-year-end C corporation she formed last year. If she elects S corporation status this year on February 20, when will the election become effective and why?  What if she had made the election on March 20?

An extrusion operation is used to produce a parison whose mean diameter = 27 mm. The inside and outside diameters of the die that produced the parison are 18 mm and 22 mm, respectively. If the minimum wall thickness of the blow-molded container is to be 0.40 mm, what is the maximum possible diameter of the blow mold?

Describe the accounting for actuarial gains and losses.

Presented below is information related to the purchases of common stock by Lilly Company during 2014. Cost Fair Value (at purchase date) (at December 31) Investment in Arroyo Company stock $100,000 $ 80,000 Investment in Lee Corporation stock 250,000 300,000 Investment in Woods Inc. stock 180,000 190,000 Total $530,000 $570,000 Instructions (Assume a zero balance for any Fair Value Adjustment account.) (a) What entry would Lilly make at December 31, 2014, to record the investment in Arroyo Company stock if it chooses to report this security using the fair value option? (b) What entry would Lilly make at December 31, 2014, to record the investment in Lee Corporation, assuming that Lilly wants to classify this security as available-for-sale? This security is the only available-for-sale security that Lilly presently owns. (c) What entry would Lilly make at December 31, 2014, to record the investment in Woods Inc., assuming that Lilly wants to classify this investment as a trading security?

In what accounts should the following items be classified? (a) Coins and currency. (b) U.S. Treasury (government) bonds. (c) Certificate of deposit. (d) Cash in a bank that is in receivership. (e) NSF check (returned with bank statement). (f) Deposit in foreign bank (exchangeability limited). (g) Postdated checks. (h) Cash to be used for retirement of long-term bonds. (i) Deposits in transit. (j) 100 shares of Dell stock (intention is to sell in one year or less). (k) Savings and checking accounts. (l) Petty cash. (m) Stamps. (n) Travel advances.

Snider Corporation, a publicly traded company, is preparing the interim financial data which it will issue to its shareholders at the end of the first quarter of the 2014–2015 fiscal year. Snider’s financial accounting department has compiled the following summarized revenue and expense data for the first quarter of the year. Sales revenue $60,000,000 Cost of goods sold 36,000,000 Variable selling expenses 1,000,000 Fixed selling expenses 3,000,000 Included in the fixed selling expenses was the single lump-sum payment of $2,000,000 for television advertisements for the entire year. Instructions (a) Snider Corporation must issue its quarterly financial statements in accordance with IFRS regarding interim financial reporting. (1) Explain whether Snider should report its operating results for the quarter as if the quarter were a separate reporting period in and of itself, or as if the quarter were an integral part of the annual reporting period. (2) State how the sales revenue, cost of goods sold, and fixed selling expenses would be reflected in Snider Corporation’s quarterly report prepared for the first quarter of the 2014–2015 fiscal year. Briefly justify your presentation. (b) What financial information, as a minimum, must Snider Corporation disclose to its shareholders in its quarterly reports?

Demarco and Janine Jackson have been married for 20 years and have four children who qualify as their dependents (Damarcus, Jasmine, Michael, and Candice). The Jacksons file a joint tax return. The couple received salary income of $105,000 and qualified business income of $10,000 from an investment in a partnership, and they sold their home this year. They initially purchased the home three years ago for $200,000 and they sold it for $250,000. The gain on the sale qualified for the exclusion from the sale of a principal residence. The Jacksons incurred $16,500 of itemized deductions, and they had $4,000 withheld from their paychecks for federal taxes. They are also allowed to claim a child tax credit for each of their children. However, because Candice was 18 years of age at year end, the Jacksons may only claim the child tax credit for other qualifying dependents for Candice.

A vertical true centrifugal casting process is used to produce bushings that are 200 mm long and 200 mm in outside diameter. If the rotational speed during solidification is 500 rev/min, determine the inside diameter at the top of the bushing if the inside diameter at the bottom is 150 mm.

In a Brinell hardness test, a 1500-kg load is pressed into a specimen using a 10-mm-diameter hardened steel ball. The resulting indentation has a diameter = 3.2 mm. (a) Determine the Brinell hardness number for the metal. (b) If the specimen is steel, estim

Dakota Bank has a branch overseas with the following balance sheet characteristics: 50 percent of the liabilities are rate-sensitive and denominated in Swiss francs; the remaining 50 percent of liabilities are rate-insensitive and are denominated in dollars. With regard to assets, 50 percent are rate-sensitive and are denominated in dollars; the remaining 50 percent of assets are rate-insensitive and are denominated in Swiss francs. (LO3, LO7) A. Is the performance of this branch susceptible to interest rate movements? Explain. B. Assume that Dakota Bank plans to replace its short-term deposits denominated in U.S. dollars with short-term deposits denominated in Swiss francs because Swiss interest rates are currently lower than U.S. interest rates. The asset composition would not change. This strategy is intended to widen the spread between the rate earned on assets and the rate paid on liabilities. Offer your insights into how this strategy could backfire. C. One consultant has suggested to Dakota Bank that it could avoid exchange rate risk by making loans in whatever currencies it receives as deposits. In this way, it will not have to exchange one currency for another. Offer your insights into whether this strategy has any disadvantages.

What is the difference between earned and unearned income?