Question & Answer

1. To what extent can the following be regarded as common resources? (a) rain forests; (b) children’s playgrounds in public parks; (c) silence in a library; (d) the Internet. 2. Where would you place each of the following in Figure 12.8: (a) an inner city road at 3:00am; (b) an inner city road at 8:00am; (c) a toll motorway at 3:00am; (d) a toll motorway at 8:00am?

1. How much would be supplied at a price of 70p per kilo? 2. Draw a supply curve for farmer X. Are the axes drawn to the same scale as in Figure 2.3?

Mogilny Company paid $135,000 for a machine. The Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment account has a balance of $46,500 at the present time. The company could sell the machine today for $150,000. The company president believes that the company has a “right to this gain.” What does the president mean by this statement? Do you agree?

Describe the related-person limitation on accrued deductions. What tax savings strategy is this limitation designed to thwart?

On October 1, 2014, Arden Farm Equipment Company sold a pecan-harvesting machine to Valco Brothers Farm, Inc. In lieu of a cash payment Valco Brothers Farm gave Arden a 2-year, $120,000, 8% note (a realistic rate of interest for a note of this type). The note required interest to be paid annually on October 1. Arden’s financial statements are prepared on a calendar-year basis. Instructions Assuming Valco Brothers Farm fulfills all the terms of the note, prepare the necessary journal entries for Arden Farm Equipment Company for the entire term of the note.

Compare the relative merits of increased road fuel taxes, electronic road pricing and tolls as means of reducing urban traffic congestion.

The pretax financial income (or loss) figures for Jenny Spangler Company are as follows. 2009 $160,000 2010 250,000 2011 80,000 2012 (160,000) 2013 (380,000) 2014 120,000 2015 100,000 Pretax financial income (or loss) and taxable income (loss) were the same for all years involved. Assume a 45% tax rate for 2009 and 2010 and a 40% tax rate for the remaining years. Instructions Prepare the journal entries for the years 2011 to 2015 to record income tax expense and the effects of the net operating loss carrybacks and carryforwards assuming Jenny Spangler Company uses the carryback provision. All income and losses relate to normal operations. (In recording the benefits of a loss carryforward, assume that no valuation account is deemed necessary.)

Compute the unit melting energy for (a) aluminum and (b) steel as the sum of: (1) the heat required to raise the temperature of the metal from room temperature to its melting point, which is the volumetric specific heat multiplied by the temperature rise; and (2) the heat of fusion, so that this value can be compared to the unit melting energy calculated by Eq. (29.2). Use either the SI units orU.S. Customary units. Find the values of the properties needed in these calculations either in this text or in other references. Are the values close enough to validate Eq. (29.2)?

1.      What additional investigation might Whitley and Vinson undertake before settling on a plan of action toward Cam?

Summarise the relative benefits to consumers of (a) privatising a nationalised industry; (b) keeping it in the public sector but introducing competition.

Will speculators buy or sell Treasury bond futures contracts if they expect interest rates to increase? Explain. (LO2)

1.    : This chapter described studies that show that people work harder and better for managers who put the interests of others above their own. Do you believe being more of a “giver” than a “taker” will translate into greater career success for these managers? Discuss

Pam Erickson Construction Company changed from the completed-contract to the percentage-of completion method of accounting for long-term construction contracts during 2015. For tax purposes, the company employs the completed-contract method and will continue this approach in the future. (Hint: Adjust all tax consequences through the Deferred Tax Liability account.) The appropriate information related to this change is as follows. Pretax Income from: Percentage-of-Completion Completed-Contract Difference 2014 $780,000 $590,000 $190,000 2015 700,000 480,000 220,000 Instructions (a) Assuming that the tax rate is 35%, what is the amount of net income that would be reported in 2015? (b) What entry(ies) are necessary to adjust the accounting records for the change in accounting principle?

Which way will the supply curve shift if the wage rates in alternative jobs rise?

Diana and Ryan Workman were married on January 1 of last year. Ryan has an eight-year-old son, Jorge, from his previous marriage. Diana works as a computer programmer at Datafile Inc. (DI) earning a base salary of $94,000. Ryan is self-employed and runs a day care center. The Workmans reported the following financial information pertaining to their activities during the current year.

According to the tax rules, how are profits and losses allocated to owners of entities taxed as partnerships (partners or LLC members)? How are they allocated to S corporation shareholders? Which entity permits greater flexibility in allocating profits and losses?

Describe the ways in which the timing strategy has limitations.

There are 12 correct answers in the following multiple choice questions (some questions have multiple answers that are correct). To attain a perfect score on the quiz, all correct answers must be given. Each correct answer is worth 1 point. Each omitted answer or wrong answer reduces the score by 1 point, and each additional answer beyond the correct number of answers reduces the score by 1 point. Percentage score on the quiz is based on the total number of correct answers. 27.1 Which of the following are the usual objectives of heat treatment (three best answers): (a) increase hardness, (b) increase melting temperature, (c) increase recrystallization temperature, (d) reduce brittleness, (e) reduce density, and (f) relieve stresses? 27.2 Of the following quenching media, which one produces the most rapid cooling rate: (a) air, (b) brine, (c) oil, or (d) pure water? 27.3 On which one of the following metals is the treatment called austenitizing be performed: (a) aluminum alloys, (b) brass, (c) copper alloys, or (d) steel? 27.4 The treatment in which the brittleness of martensite is reduced is called which one of the following: (a) aging, (b) annealing, (c) austenitizing, (d) normalizing, (e) quenching, or (f) tempering? 27.5 The Jominy end-quench test is designed to indicate which one of the following: (a) cooling rate, (b) ductility, (c) hardenability, (d) hardness, or (e) strength? 27.6 In precipitation hardening, the hardening and strengthening of the metal occurs in which one of the following steps: (a) aging, (b) quenching, or (c) solution treatment? 27.7 Which one of the following surface-hardening treatments is the most common: (a) boronizing, (b) carbonitriding, (c) carburizing, (d) chromizing, or (e) nitriding? 27.8 Which of the following are selective surface-hardening methods (three correct answers): (a) austenitizing, (b) electron beam heating, (c) fluidized bed furnaces, (d) induction heating, (e) laser beam heating, and (f) vacuum furnaces?

Explain how finance companies provide financing through leasing. (LO2)

1.       : If talkative men are viewed as powerful and competent, why do you think talkative women are seen as less capable and pushy? Do you think this perception would be different in an organization with a large percentage of female managers at top levels?

Describe the annualized income method for determining a corporation’s required estimated tax payments.  What advantages does this method have over other methods?

Why have large banks’ noninterest income levels typically been higher than those of smaller banks? (LO2)

Salazar Inc., a Colorado company, is relocating to a nearby town. It would like to trade its real property for some real property in the new location. While Salazar has found several prospective buyers for its real property and has also located several properties that are acceptable in the new location, it cannot find anyone willing to trade Salazar Inc. for its property in a like-kind exchange. Explain how a third-party intermediary could facilitate Salazar’s like-kind exchange.

Job costing; overhead rates The Eastern Seaboard Company uses an estimated rate for allocating factory overhead to job orders based on machine hours for the machining department and on a direct labour cost basis for the finishing department. The company budgeted the following for last year:       During December, the cost record for job 602 shows the following:   Required (a)     What is the estimated overhead allocation rate that should be used in the machining department? In the finishing department? (b)     What is the total overhead allocated to job 602? (c)      Assuming that job 602 consisted of 200 units of product, what is the unit cost for this job? (d)     What factors affect the volume of production in a period? Can we know all of the factors before the period begins? Why? (e)      Explain why the company would use two different overhead allocation bases.

Harrisburg Furniture Company started construction of a combination office and warehouse building for its own use at an estimated cost of $5,000,000 on January 1, 2014. Harrisburg expected to complete the building by December 31, 2014. Harrisburg has the following debt obligations outstanding during the construction period. Construction loan—12% interest, payable semiannually, issued December 31, 2013 $2,000,000Short-term loan—10% interest, payable monthly, and principal payable at maturity on May 30, 2015 1,400,000Long-term loan—11% interest, payable on January 1 of each year. Principal payable on January 1, 2018 1,000,000 Instructions (Carry all computations to two decimal places.) (a) Assume that Harrisburg completed the office and warehouse building on December 31, 2014, as planned at a total cost of $5,200,000, and the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures was $3,600,000. Compute the avoidable interest on this project. (b) Compute the depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2015. Harrisburg elected to depreciate the building on a straight-line basis and determined that the asset has a useful life of 30 years and a salvage value of $300,000.