Microsoft develops, produces, and markets a wide range of computer software, including the Windows operating system. On its recent financial statements, Microsoft reported the following information about net sales revenue and accounts receivable (amounts in millions).

Current Year Prior Year
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $405 and $426 $19,792 $18,277
Net sales revenue 89,950 85,320


According to its Form 10-K, Microsoft recorded bad debt expense of $14 and there were no bad debt recoveries during the current year.

Required:
What amount of bad debts was written off during the current year?

Answer:

$106 million

Explanation:

                               allowance for doubtful accounts

                               debit             credit

beg. balance                                   426

bad debt                                           85        

ending balance       405                        

                                                        106

Since you need $106 million to balance the account, that should be the amount of bad debt written off during the current year. Allowance for doubtful accounts is a contra asset account, any debit balance increases accounts receivable while a credit balance decreases it.

Problem 13-1 A company currently using an inspection process in its material receiving department is trying to install an overall cost reduction program. One possible reduction is the elimination of one inspection position. This position tests items for which the probability of a material defect averages 0.04. By inspecting all items, the inspector is able to remove all defects. The inspector can inspect 50 units per hour. The hourly rate including fringe benefits for this position is $9. If the inspection position is eliminated, defects will go into product assembly and will have to be replaced later at a cost of $10 each when they are detected in final product testing. Assume that the line will operate at the same rate (i.e., the inspection rate) if the inspection operation was eliminated.

Required:
a. If the inspector position is eliminated, what will the hourly cost of defects be?
b. Should this inspection position be eliminated based on costs alone?
c. What is the cost to inspect each unit?

Grenoble Enterprises had sales of $50,000 in March and $60,000 in April. Forecast sales for​ May, June, and July are $70,000​, $80,000​, and $100,000​, respectively. The firm has a cash balance of $5,000 on May 1 and wishes to maintain a minimum cash balance of $5,000. Given the following​ data, prepare and interpret a cash budget for the months of​ May, June, and July.

1. The firm makes 20% of sales for​ cash, 60% are collected in the next​ month, and the remaining 20% are collected in the second month following sale. ​
2. The firm receives other income of $2,000 per month. ​
3. The​ firm's actual or expected​ purchases, all made for​ cash, are $50,000​, $70,000​, and $80,000 for the months of May through​ July, respectively. ​
4. Rent is $3,000 per month.
5. Wages and salaries are 10% of the previous​ month's sales. ​
6. Cash dividends of $3,000 will be paid in June.
7. Payment of principal and interest of $4,000 is due in June. ​
8. A cash purchase of equipment costing $6,000 is scheduled in July. ​
9. Taxes of $6,000 are due in June.

Merchandise with a list price of $7,500 and a cost of $7,000 is sold on account, terms 1/10, n/30. Prior to payment, merchandise with a list price of $1,000 and a cost of $800 is returned. The correct amount is paid within the discount period. Record the following transactions, using the integrated financial statement framework that follows:_______. a. Sold the merchandise. If a financial statement doesn't require an entry, select "No Effect" and enter "0" in amount field. Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity Cash Accounts Receivable Merchandise Inventory Accounts Payable Capital Stock Retained Earnings 7,500 7,000 500 Statement of Cash Flows Income Statement No Effect $ Sales $ 7,500 Cost of Goods Sold 7,000 500 b. Received the returned merchandise. If a financial statements doesn't require an entry, select "No Effect" and enter "0" in amount field. Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity Cash Accounts Receivable Merchandise Inventory Accounts Payable Capital Stock Retained Earnings 1,000 800 200 Statement of Cash Flows Income Statement No Effect $ Sales Ret & Allow 1,000 Cost of Goods Sold 800 200 c. Received the amount owed. If all the financial statements doesn't require any entry. Select "No Effect" and enter "0" in amount field. Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity Cash Accounts Receivable Merchandise Inventory Accounts Payable Capital Stock Retained Earnings 7,000 7,000 Statement of Cash Flows Income Statement Operating $ Sales Discounts

Which kind of CRM fits into the category of web analytics?
"BLANK" fits into the category of web analytics.

Kim is trying to decide whether she can afford a loan she needs in order to go to chiropractic school. Right now Kim is living at home and works in a shoe store, earning a gross income of $1,070 per month. Her employer deducts $210 for taxes from her monthly pay. Kim also pays $128 on several credit card debts each month. The loan she needs for chiropractic school will cost an additional $85 per month.

Required:
Calculate her debt payments-to-income ratio without college loan.

A firm that has recently experienced an enormous growth rate is seeking to lease a small plant in Memphis, TN; Biloxi, MS; or Birmingham, AL. Prepare an economic analysis of the three locations given the following information:
Annual costs for building, equipment, and administration would be $45,200 for Memphis, $60,000 for Biloxi, and $100,000 for Birmingham. Labor and materials are expected to be $8 per unit in Memphis, $4 per unit in Biloxi, and $5 per unit in Birmingham. The Memphis location would increase system transportation costs by $50,000 per year, the Biloxi location by $60,000 per year, and the Birmingham location by $27,800 per year. Expected annual volume is 17,800 units.

National Orthopedics Co. issued 8% bonds, dated January 1, with a face amount of $550,000 on January 1, 2021. The bonds mature on December 31, 2024 (4 years). For bonds of similar risk and maturity the market yield was 10%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)
Required:
1. Determine the price of the bonds at January 1, 2021.
2. Prepare the journal entry to record their issuance by National on January 1, 2021.
3. Prepare an amortization schedule that determines interest at the effective rate each period.
4. Prepare the journal entry to record interest on June 30, 2021.
5. Prepare the appropriate journal entries at maturity on December 31, 2024.

On March 1, 2021, Stratford Lighting issued 10% bonds, dated March 1, with a face amount of $690,000. The bonds sold for $678,000 and mature on February 28, 2041 (20 years). Interest is paid semiannually on August 31 and February 28. Stratford uses the straight-line method and its fiscal year ends December 31.

Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record the issuance of the bonds by Stratford Lighting on March 1, 2021, interest on August 31, 2021, accrued interest on December 31, 2021 and interest on February 28, 2022.

During the spring and summer of 2014, Edward and Geneva Irvine received numerous "hang-up" phone calls, including three calls in the middle of the night. With the help of their local phone company, the Irvine’s learned that many of the calls were from the telemarketing department of the Akron Beacon Journal in Akron, Ohio. The Beacon’s sales force was equipped with an automatic dialing machine. During business hours, the dialer was used to maximize productivity by calling multiple phone numbers at once and connecting a call to a sales representative only after it was answered. After business hours, the Beacon programmed its dialer to dial a list of disconnected numbers to determine whether they had been reconnected. If the dialer detected a ring, it recorded the information and dropped the call. However, if the automated dialing system crashed, which happened frequently, it redialed the entire list all over again. The Irvine’s filed a suit in an Ohio state court against the Beacon, alleging, among other things, an invasion of privacy.

Required:
In whose favor should the court rule, and why?

1.1.1 the name of the business and the title of the job advertisement
1.1.2 A clear job description that is relevant to the advertised vacancy
1.1.3A clear job specification that is to the advertised vacancy​

Honda Motor Company has discovered a problem in the exhaust system of one of its automobile lines and has voluntarily agreed to make the necessary modifications to conform to government safety requirements. Standard procedure is for the firm to pay a flat fee to dealers for each modification completed. Honda is trying to establish a fair amount of compensation to pay dealers and has decided to choose a number of randomly selected mechanics and observe their performance and learning rate. Based on the results of this test, Honda decided to pay a $60 fee for each repair (3 hours × $20 per flat-rate hour).
Southwest Honda, Inc., is considering whether to participate in the program. If they can average three hours or less on each repair (what Honda is willing to pay them for), it will make sense for them to agree. They performed their own test repairs to help in their decision process. Six mechanics, working independently, have completed two modifications each. On average, the mechanics took 9 hours to do the first unit and 6.3 hours to do the second. The dealership expects to perform 300 such modifications, which works out to 50 modifications per mechanic, including the first two units already built. Use Exhibit 6.5.
On average, how many hours will it take Southwest Honda to perform each modification using all six mechanics as planned?

Record year-end adjusting entries (LO3-3) Below are transactions for Wolverine Company during 2021. On December 1, 2021, Wolverine receives $4,000 cash from a company that is renting office space from Wolverine. The payment, representing rent for December and January, is credited to Deferred Revenue. Wolverine purchases a one-year property insurance policy on July 1, 2021, for $13,200. The payment is debited to Prepaid Insurance for the entire amount. Employee salaries of $3,000 for the month of December will be paid in early January 2022. On November 1, 2021, the company borrows $15,000 from a bank. The loan requires principal and interest at 10% to be paid on October 30, 2022. Office supplies at the beginning of 2021 total $1,000. On August 15, Wolverine purchases an additional $3,400 of office supplies, debiting the Supplies account. By the end of the year, $500 of office supplies remains.Required:
Record the necessary adjusting entries at December 31, 2021, for Wolverine Company. You do not need to record transactions made during the year. Assume that no financial statements were prepared during the year and no adjusting entries were recorded. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Finance, or financial management, requires the knowledge and precise use of the language of the field. Match the terms relating to the basic terminology and concepts of the time value of money on the left with the descriptions of the terms on the right. Read each description carefully and type the letter of the description in the Answer column next to the correct term. These are not necessarily complete definitions, but there is only one possible answer for each term.
Discounting:A. Concept that maintains that the owner of a cash flow will value it differently, depending on when it occur.
Time value of money terms:B. The amount towhich an ndividual cash flow or series of cash payments or receipt ewill grow over a period of time when earning interest at a given rate of interest.
Amortized loan:C. A type of security that is frequently used in mortgages and requres that the loan payment contain both interest and loan principal.
Ordinary annulty:D. An interest rate that reflects the return required by a lender and paid by a borrower, expressed as a percentage of the principal borrowed.
Annual percentage rate:E. A series of equal cash flows that occur at the end of each of the equally rate spaced intervals (such as daily, monthly, quarterly, and so on)
Annuity due: F. A table that reports the results of the disaggregation of each payment on an amortized loan, such as a mortgage, into its interest and loan repayment components.
Perpetuity:G. A process that involves calc lating the current value of a future cash flow or series of cash flows based on a certain interest rate Future value:H. A rate that represents the return on an investor's best available alternative investment of equal risk.
Amortization schdule:I. A series of equal (constant) cash flows (receipts or payments) that are schedule expected to continue forever
Opportunity cost of funds:J. A series of equal cash flows that occur at the beginning of each of the equaly spaced intervas (such as daily, monthly, quarterly, and so on)
Time value of money calculations can be solved using a mathernatical equation, a financial calculator, or a spreadsheet. Which of the following equations can be used to solve for the present alue of an annuity due?
A. PMT x (1-(1/ (1 + r)/r) x (1 +r)
B. PMT x (1-(1/ (1 + r)n]}
C. PMT/r
D. PMT x{[(1+r)n-1]/r*(1+r)

The cost of direct materials would most likely be a(n): a. Variable cost. b. Fixed cost. c. Indirect cost. d. Differential cost.

Selected transactions for Grouper’s Dog Care are as follows during the month of March.
March 1 Paid monthly rent of $1,030.
3 Performed services for $120 on account.
5 Performed services for cash of $65.
8 Purchased equipment for $515. The company paid cash of $70 and the
balance was on account.
12 Received cash from customers billed on March 3.
14 Paid wages to employees of $450.
22 Paid utilities of $62.
24 Borrowed $1,290 from Grafton State Bank by signing a note.
27 Paid $190 to repair service for plumbing repairs.
28 Paid balance amount owed from equipment purchase on March 8.
30 Paid $1,550 for six months of insurance.
Journalize the transactions.

Ben: We need to select the team members for the Dragon Owls project. I have identified seven essential skills we need to make this project successful: leadership skills, creative skills, conceptual skills, collaborative skills, technical skills, interpersonal skills, and planning skills. Therefore, we should bring at least seven people on to the team.
Steve: Instead, we should identify all of the departments that have a stake in the success of the Dragon Owls project and ensure that a representative from each department is on the Dragon Owls team.
Curtis: I have a better idea. Since the Dragon Owls success is so important, it should contain the top performers in the entire organization.
Which of the following is assumed by Ben's argument?
a. No potential member of the Dragon Owls project has better leadership skills than conceptual skills.
b. Every potential member of the Dragon Owls project has outstanding skills in at least one respect.
c. Some potential members of the Dragon Owls project have creative skills and planning skills.
d. No potential member of the Dragon Owls team has both conceptual skills and interpersonal skills.
e. Every potential member of the Dragon Owls team with technical skills also has collaborative skills.

A Georgia state law requires the use of contoured rear-fender mudguards on trucks and trailers operating within Georgia state lines. The statute further makes it illegal for trucks and trailers to use straight mudguards. In approximately thirty-five other states, straight mudguards are legal. Moreover, in Florida, straight mudguards are explicitly required by law. There is some evidence suggesting that contoured mudguards might be a little safer than straight mudguards.
a. Discuss whether this Georgia statute violates any constitutional provisions.
b. State the law, define it apply it and make your conclusion. Richard is an employee of the Dun Construction Corp. While delivering materials to a construction site, he carelessly backs Dun's truck into a passenger vehicle driven by Green. This is Richard's second accident in six months. When the company owner, Dun, learns of this latest accident, a heated discussion ensues, and Dun fires Richard. Dun is so angry that he immediately writes a letter to the union of which Richard is a member and to all other construction companies in the community, stating that Richard is the "worst driver in the city" and that "anyone who hires him is asking for legal liability". Richard files a suit against Dun, alleging libel on the basis of the statements made in the letters. Discuss the results.

Knight Inventory Systems, Inc., has announced a rights offer. The company has announced that it will take five rights to buy a new share in the offering at a subscription price of $33. At the close of business the day before the ex-rights day, the company’s stock sells for $54 per share. The next morning, you notice that the stock sells for $44 per share and the rights sell for $2 each. What is the value of the stock ex-rights? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)What is the value of a right?
Are the rights underpriced or overpriced?
What is the amount of immediate profit you can make on ex-rights day per share?
Immediate profit $

Crane Company has these comparative balance sheet data:

CRANE COMPANY Balance Sheets December 31

2020 2019

Cash $33,900 $67,800
Accounts receivable (net) 158,200 135,600
Inventory 135,600 113,000
Plant assets (net) 452,000 406,800
$779,700 $723,200
Accounts payable $113,000 $135,600
Mortgage payable (15%) 226,000 226,000
Common stock, $10 par 316,400 271,200
Retained earnings 124,300 90,400
$779,700 $723,200

Additional information for 2020:

1. Net income was $29,200.
2. Sales on account were $379,100. Sales returns and allowances amounted to $28,000.
3. Cost of goods sold was $203,800.
4. Net cash provided by operating activities was $58,000.
5. Capital expenditures were $27,500, and cash dividends were $19,600.

Compute the following ratios at December 31, 2017. Round current ratio to 2 decimal places, and all other answers to 1 decimal place, Use 365 days for calculation.


a. Current ratio _______:1
b. Accounts receivable turnover _______times
c. Average collection period _______days
d. Inventory turnovefr _______times
e. Days inventory _______days
f. Free cash flow $_______

Balance Sheet Missing element problem.Plz help?
I tried but didn't make it correct.Can anyone plz help?
The following December 31, 2009, fiscal year-end account balance information is available for the Stonebridge Corporation:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,000
Accounts receivable (net) 20,000
Inventories 60,000
Property, plant, and equipment (net) 120,000
Accounts payable 44,000
Wages payable 15,000
Paid-in-capital 100,000
The only asset not listed is short-term investments. The only liabilities not listed are a $30,000 note payable due in two years and related accrued interest of $1,000 due in four months. The current ratio at year-end is 1.5:1.
Required:
Determine the following at December 31, 2009:
Total current assets ??
Short-term investments ??
Retained earnings ??

You have a co-worker at work that you are also friends with. One day, a borrower comes in and meets with him. You overhear the borrower tell your co-worker that he has a loan with his mom and dad for about $10,000 that he pays $300 a month. Your co-worker proceeds as if he didn’t hear your borrower at all. Once he has taken the application, he tells the borrower that he qualifies for maximum financing for a $250,000 home. However, that does NOT take into consideration the $300 a month the borrower pays his parents for the loan.
Did your coworker do anything unethical in this transaction?
Assuming you feel this was an unethical situation, how do you handle this? Remember, this is your friend and co-worker

Larner Corporation is a diversified manufacturer of industrial goods. The company's activity-based costing system contains the following six activity cost pools and activity rates:

Activity Cost Pool Activity Rates
Labor-related $9.00 per direct labor-hour
Machine-related $7.00 per machine-hour
Machine setups $60.00 per setup
Production orders $200.00 per order
Shipments $100.00 per shipment
General factory $7.00 per direct labor-hour

Cost and activity data have been supplied for the following products:

J78 B52
Direct materials cost per unit $3.00 $36.00
Direct labor cost per unit $5.00 $7.00
Number of units produced per year 4,000 200

Total Expected Activity
J78 B52
Direct labor-hours 800 40
Machine-hours 3,300 20
Machine setups 3 3
Production orders 8 3
Shipments 12 3

Required:
Compute the unit product cost of each product listed above. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Imagine that your friend is the CEO of a company, called Magna Clothes, that manufactures cool new clothing accessories for both men and women. Now that it has achieved a large following and a level of success in the United States, Magna Clothes wants to start conducting business abroad. Your friend knows you have taken a management class and has asked you to explain the history and significance of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Which of the following statements are true?

a. The WTO seeks to establish impartial procedures for resolving trade disputes among its members.
b. The WTO seeks to reduce remaining trade barriers through multilateral negotiations.
c. The WTO is headquartered in Belgium.
d. Existence of the WTO has allowed most member countries to replace their local currencies with a universal currency beginning in 2002.

Wells Technical Institute (WTI), a school owned by Tristana Wells, provides training to individuals who pay tuition directly to the school. WTI also offers training to groups in off-site locations. Its unadjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2015, follows. WTI initially records prepaid expenses and unearned revenues in balance sheet accounts. Descriptions of items a through h that require adjusting entries on December 31, 2015, follow.Additional Information Itemsa. An analysis of WTI's insurance policies shows that $3,864 of coverage has expired.b. An inventory count shows that teaching supplies costing $3,349 are available at year-end 2015.c. Annual depreciation on the equipment is $15,458.d. Annual depreciation on the professional library is $7,729.e. On November 1, WTI agreed to do a special six-month course (starting immediately) for a client. The contract calls for a monthly fee of $2,900, and the client paid the first five months' fees in advance. When the cash was received, the Unearned Training Fees account was credited. The fee for the sixth month will be recorded when it is collected in 2016.f. On October 15, WTI agreed to teach a four-month class (beginning immediately) for an individual for $4,700 tuition per month payable at the end of the class. The class started on October 15, but no payment has yet been received. (WTI's accruals are applied to the nearest half-month; for example, October recognizes one-half month accrual.)g. WTI's two employees are paid weekly. As of the end of the year, two days' salaries have accrued at the rate of $100 per day for each employee.h. The balance in the Prepaid Rent account represents rent for December.WELLS TECHNICAL INSTITUTEUnadjusted Trial BalanceDecember 31, 2015Debit Credit Cash $26,189 Accounts receivable 0 Teaching supplies 10,071 Prepaid insurance 15,110 Prepaid rent 2,015 Professional library 30,217 Accumulated depreciation—Professional library $9,066 Equipment 70,500 Accumulated depreciation—Equipment 16,117 Accounts payable 32,840 Salaries payable 0 Unearned training fees 14,500 Common stock 12,812 Retained earnings 51,250 Dividends 40,291 Tuition fees earned 102,740 Training fees earned 38,275 Depreciation expense—Professional library 0 Depreciation expense—Equipment 0 Salaries expense 48,350 Insurance expense 0 Rent expense 22,165 Teaching supplies expense 0 Advertising expense 7,051 Utilities expense 5,641 Totals $277,600 $277,600 1. Prepare the necessary adjusting journal entries for items a through h. Assume that adjusting entries are made only at year-end.2. Prepare an adjusted trial balance

Homer deposited $3,000 this morning into an account that pays 5 percent interest, compounded annually. Bart also deposited $3,000 this morning at 5 percent interest, compounded annually. At the end of each period, Homer will withdraw his interest earnings and put into a new account that pays 8 percent interest, compounded annually. Given this, which one of the following statements is true?

a. ​Barb will earn more interest the second year than Andy.
b. ​Andy will earn more interest in year three than Barb will.
c. ​Barb will earn more interest the first year than Andy will.
d. ​Andy will earn compound interest.
e. ​After five years, Andy and Barb will both have earned the same amount of interest.

A company has two classes of stock authorized: 9%, $10 par preferred, and $1 par value common. The following transactions affect stockholders' equity during Year 1, its first year of operations:______.
January 2 Issues 100,000 shares of common stock for $29 per share.
February 6 Issues 2,400 shares of 9% preferred stock for $11 per share.
September 10 Purchases 11,000 shares of its own common stock for $34 per share.
December 15 Resells 5,500 shares of treasury stock at $39 per share.
In its first year of operations, the company has net income of $154,000 and pays dividends at the end of the year of $94,500 ($1 per share) on all common shares outstanding and $2,160 on all preferred shares outstanding. Required:
Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet for the company as of December 31, Year 1.

Bunker makes two types of briefcase, fabric and leather. The company is currently using a traditional costing system with labor hours as the cost driver but is considering switching to an activity-based costing system. In preparation for the possible switch, Bunker has identified two activity cost pools: materials handling and setup. Pertinent data follow: Fabric Case Leather Case Number of labor hours 17,000 11,000 Number of material moves 560 1,040 Number of setups 35 135 Total estimated overhead costs are $249,800, of which $192,000 is assigned to the materials handling cost pool and $57,800 is assigned to the setup cost pool.Required :1. Calculate the overhead assigned to the fabric case using the traditional costing system based on direct labor hours. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)Overhead assigned:2. Calculate the overhead assigned to the fabric case using ABC.Overhead assigned:3. Was the fabric case over- or undercosted by the traditional cost system compared to ABC?Fabric case:

On april 1, Windsor, Inc. began operations. The following transactions were completed during the month.

1. Issued common stock for $28,300 cash.
2. Obtained a bank loan for $8,300 by issuing a note payable.
3. Paid $13,000 cash to buy equipment.
4. Paid $1,400 cash for April office rent.
5. Paid $1,700 for supplies.
6. Purchased $710 of advertising in the Daily Herald, on account.
7. Performed services for $21,200: cash of $2,360 was received from customers, and the balance of $18,840 was billed to customers on account.
8. Paid $470 cash dividend to stockholders.
9. Paid the utility bill for the month, $2,360.
10. Paid Daily Herald the amount due in transaction (6).
11. Paid $50 of interest on the bank loan obtained in transaction (2).
12. Paid employees’ salaries, $7,550.
13. Received $14,160 cash from customers billed in transaction (7).
14. Paid income tax, $1,770.

Required:
Journalise the transactions.

_____________ is when your company makes an effort to actively control and shape your brand image with your target market.
A.Market penetration
B.Market segmenting
C.Data mining
D.Market positioning

A company has the following adjusted trial​ balance:________. Account Debit Credit Cash ​$1,100 Accounts Receivable ​ 1,000 Inventory ​1,900 Supplies ​1,800 Prepaid Rent 400 Land ​ 5,800 Building ​40,500 Accumulated Depreciation—Building ​ $8,900 Accounts Payable ​ 7,800 Unearned Revenue ​ 4,000 Notes​ Payable, due 2020 ​2,400 Common Stock ​6,600 Retained Earnings ​3,200 Dividends 900 Service Revenue ​ 32,200 Rent Expense ​1,500 Supplies Expense ​ 1,200 Salaries Expense ​ 6,100 Depreciation Expense—Building ​ 1,000 Utilities Expense ​ 1,900 Totals ​ $65,100 ​$65,100 Which closing entry is​ needed?