Answer:
The predetermined overhead rate based on hours at capacity is closest to: $20.10 per hour.
Explanation:
Predetermined Rate = Budgeted Fixed Overheads / Budgeted Activity
= $ 3,819 / 190 hours
= $20.10 per hour
Genent Industries, Inc. (GII), developed standard costs for direct material and direct labor. In 2017, GII estimated the following standard costs for one of their major products, the 30−gallon heavy−duty plastic container. Budgeted quantity Budgeted price Direct materials 0.3 pounds $20 per pound Direct labor 0.7 hours $20 per hour During July, GII produced and sold 4,000 containers using 1,500 pounds of direct materials at an average cost per pound of $17 and 2,875 direct manufacturing labor hours at an average wage of $20.50 per hour. July's direct material flexible−budget variance is ________.
Answer:
July's direct material flexible−budget variance is $ 1500.unfav
Explanation:
Genent Industries, Inc. (GII),
Budgeted quantity Budgeted price
Direct materials 0.3 pounds $20 per pound
Direct labor 0.7 hours $20 per hour
Actual Price for 15000 pounds and 2,875 DLH
Direct Materials $17 per pound
Direct manufacturing labor hours wages $20.50 per hour.
July's direct material flexible−budget variance is $ 1500. unfav
Budgeted Cost for 4000 containers -Actual Cost for 4000 containers
= $ 24000- $ 25500 = $ 1500
Since the actual cost is greater it is unfavorable
Flexible Budget Variance is obtained by subtracting actual costs from flexible budget costs at a given volume.
1 container requires 0.3 pounds
4000 containers require 0.3 * 4000= 1200 pounds
But actually 1500 pounds were used .
Now costs
Budgeted Costs for 1200 pounds is = 20 *1200= $24000
Actual Costs for 1500 pounds is = 17* 1500 = $ 25 500
In early January, Burger Mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the Crispy Taco restaurant chain. The purchase price allocation included the following items: $7 million, patent; $5 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $9 million, goodwill. Burger Mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life.
Required:
What is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in Burger Mania's income statement for the first year ended December 31 related to these items?
Answer:
$1,400,000 per year
Explanation:
DATA
Patent = 7 million with 5years useful life
Trademark = 5 million with an indefinite life
Goodwill = 9million
Amortization =?
Solution
Amortization of patent = Patent Value/ Useful life
Amortization of patent = $7,000,000/5
Amortization of patent = $1,400,000 per year
NOTE: Trademark and goodwill will not be amortized as they have an indefinite useful life. Both Intangible assets will be tested for impairment instead.
P10-45. Analyzing and Interpreting Effects of TCJA Tax Law Changes. Pfizer Inc. reports the following footnote disclosure in its 2018 Form 10-K. The following table provides the components of Income from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for taxes on income: Year Ended December 31, $ millions 2018 2017 2016 United States $(4,403) $(6,879) $(8,534) International 16,288 19,184 16,886 Income from continuing operations before provision of taxes… 11,885 12,305 8,351 The following table provides the components of Provision (benefit) for taxes on income based on the location of the taxing authorities: $ millions 2018 2017 2016 United States Current income taxes: Federal $668 $1,267 $342 State and Local 9 45 (52) Deferred income taxes: Federal (1,663) (2,064) (419) State and local 16 (304) (106) Total U.S. tax provision (970) (1,055) (235) TCJA Current income taxes (3,035) 13,135 - Deferred income taxes 2,439 (23,795) - Total TCJA tax provision (596) (10,660) - International Current income taxes 2,831 2,709 1,532 Deferred income taxes (558) (42) (175) Total international tax provision 2,273 2,667 1,358 a.In the fourth quarter of 2017, we recorded an estimate of certain tax effect of the TCJA, including (i) the impact of deferred tax assets and liabilities from reduction in the U.S. Federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, (ii) the impact on valuation allowances and other state income tax considerations, (iii) the $15.2 billion repatriation tax liability on accumulated post-1986 foreign earnings for which we plan to elect, with the filing of our 2018 U.S. Federal Consideration Income Tax Return, payments over eight years through 2026 that is reported in Other taxes payable in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 and (iv) deferred taxes on basis differences expected to give rise to future taxes on global intangible low-taxed income. As a result of the TCJA, in the fourth quarter of 2017, we reversed an estimate of the deferred taxes that are no longer expected to be needed due to the change to the territorial tax system. Required. What is the amount of the income tax expense reported by Pfizer for each year? What amount is current versus deferred? What is Pfizer’s effective (average) tax rate for each year? Use the pretax information to determine the effective tax rate for U.S. operations for each year. The footnotes include amounts related to the TCJA of 2017. What was the effect on the company’s tax expense in 2017 and 2018 due to the TCJA? Pfizer lists four TCJA items that impacted their 2017 tax provision. Explain how each of the four items might have affected Pfizer’s 2017 tax expens
A job was timed for 60 cycles and had an average of 1.2 minutes per piece. The performance rating was 95%, and workday allowances are 10 percent. Determine each of the following:
a. Observed time.
b. Normal time.
c. Standard time.
Answer and Explanation:
The computation is shown below:
a) Observation time is
= Average time
= 1.2 minutes
b) The Normal time is
= Observation time × performance rating
= 1.2 minutes × 0.95
= 1.14 minutes
3. The standard time is
= normal time × Allowance factor
where,
Normal time is 1.14 minutes
And, the Allowance factor is
= 1 ÷ (1- A)
= 1 ÷ (1- 0.1)
= 1.11
So, the standard time is
= 1.14 × 1.11
= 1.265 minutes.
Select one of the government functions and describe in a brief summary whether it has seen an increase or decrease in government spending over the past 10 to 15 years. For the function you have selected, is it related to the problem of addressing externalities, providing public goods or dealing with other market failures. Does it appear to be related to political functions instead of economic functions?
Answer:
The government function selected is protection and regulation of the enviroment.
This government function is mainly carried out by the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA).
Over the past fifteen years, the EPA annual budget has averaged at around 8 billion dollars. In this time frame, it had its highest budget in 2010, with over 10 billion dollars.
The EPA essentially deals with market failures. Externalities like pollution or over exploitation of natural resources (tragedy of the commons) are some of the most commonly issues that the EPA has to solve.
A perfectly competitive firm sells 15 units of output at the going market price of $10. Suppose its average fixed cost is $15 and its average variable cost is $8. Its contribution margin (i.e., contribution to fixed cost) is
Answer:
$30
Explanation:
The computation of the contribution margin is shown below:
Contribution margin = Sales - Variable cost
where,
Sales = Units sold × Market price
= 15 units × $10
= $150
And,
Variable cost = Units sold × AVC
= 15 units × $8
= $120
Now placing these values to the above formula
= $150 - $120
= $30
We simply applied the above formula
"A higher price level will increase the demand for money, but expectations of a rise in the price level will reduce the demand for money." Is this statement true or false according to the monetary approach? Why?"
Answer:
The statement is True
Explanation:
A higher price level is a term that describes an economic condition in which more money is required to purchase a given amount of goods and services, at a given period, tland this leads to inflation overtime.
However, with a higher expected price level, it implies that a decline in the real value of a constant nominal amount of money balances is expected. Thus, there is an high tendency among people to substitute away from holding money and toward holding non-liquid assets whose prices may rise with the in the foreseeable future.
Lassen Corporation sold a machine to a machine dealer for $37,250. Lassen bought the machine for $68,000 and has claimed $22,500 of depreciation expense on the machine. What gain or loss does Lassen realize on the transaction
Answer:
Loss of $8,250
Explanation:
Lassen corporation sold a machine to a machine dealer at a price of $37,250
Lassen bought the machine for $68,000
He claimed $22,500 of depreciated expenses on the machine
Therefore, the gain or loss realized on the transaction can be calculated as follows
Gain/loss= Cash received-book value
Book value= Original basis-accumulated depreciation
= $68,000-$22,500
= $45,500
Gain/loss= $37,250-$45,500
= $8,250
Hence Lassen realized a loss of $8,250 on the transaction
Consider the circular flow model to answer the questions that follow.
a. In the circular flow model, households provide inputs to firms through the _____________ and in exchange receive _____________ from firms.
b. In the circular flow model, firms receive ___________ from households when households purchase goods and services in the
Answer:
The answer is :
A. Resource market - income
B. Expenditure - product market.
Explanation:
A. Resource market - income
B. Expenditure - product market
The circular flow model shows how money moves through the economy in exchange for goods, services, and resources.
A.
In circular flow of income, households provide inputs to firms through the resource market(matket where households supply land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship) in exchange for money(income or wages).
B.
Also in circular flow of income, firms receives expenditure from household and this type of market is called product market(which refers to a place where goods and services are bought and sold)
A July sales forecast projects that 6,000 units are going to be sold at a price of $10.50 per unit. The management forecasts 2% growth in sales each month. Total July sales are anticipated to be:
Answer:
Budgeted sales July= $63,000
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
A July sales forecast projects that 6,000 units are going to be sold at a price of $10.50 per unit.
To calculate the budgeted sales, we simply need to multiply the number of units sold for the selling price:
Budgeted sales July= 6,000*10.5= $63,000
Port Allen Chemical Company processes raw material D into joint products E and F. Raw material D costs $4 per liter. It costs $100 to convert 100 liters of D into 60 liters of E and 40 liters of F. Product F can be sold immediately for $4 per liter or processed further into Product G at an additional cost of $3 per liter. Product G can then be sold for $9 per liter.
a. Determine whether Product F should be sold or processed further into Product G.
b. Calculate the net advantage (disadvantage) of further processing.
c. Use a negative sign with your answer to indicate a net disadvantage (if applicable).
Answer:
a) Product G should be produced and sold
b) Net financial advantage $80
Explanation:
A company should process further a product if the additional revenue from the split-off point is greater than than the further processing cost.
Also note that all cost incurred up to the split-off point are irrelevant to the decision to process further .
$
Revenue after split-off point
($9× 40 litres) 360
Revenue at the slit of point
($4 × 40) (160)
Additional income from further processing 200
Further processing cost ($3× 40) (120)
Incremental income from further processing 80
Incremental income from further processing = $80
a) The product F should be processed further and sold as product G. Doing so would increase the net income by $80.
b) Net advantage $80
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Hudson Co. reports the contribution margin income statement for 2017. HUDSON CO. Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2017 Sales (11,300 units at $175 each) $ 1,977,500 Variable costs (11,300 units at $140 each) 1,582,000 Contribution margin $ 395,500 Fixed costs 315,000 Pretax income $ 80,500 Assume the company is considering investing in a new machine that will increase its fixed costs by $37,000 per year and decrease its variable costs by $8 per unit. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2018 assuming the company purchases this machine.
Answer:
Pretax income= $133,900
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Selling price= $175
New unitary variable cost= $132
New fixed costs= 315,000 + 37,000= 352,000
Now, we can determine the new operating income:
Sales= 11,300*175= 1,977,500
Total variable cost= 11,300*132= (1,491,600)
Total contribution margin= 485,900
Fixed costs= (352,000)
Pretax income= 133,900
A company's flexible budget for 13,200 units of production showed sales, $54,120; variable costs, $21,120; and fixed costs, $18,000. The operating income expected if the company produces and sells 19,600 units is:
Answer:
Net income= $31,000
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Production= 13,200
Sales= 54,120
Variable costs= $21,120
Fixed costs= $18,000
First, we need to calculate the unitary contribution margin:
Unitary contribution margin= total contribution margin/number of units
Unitary contribution margin= (54,120 - 21,120) / 13,200
Unitary contribution margin= $2.5
Now, for 19,600 units:
Total contribution margin= 2.5*19,600= 49,000
Fixed costs= (18,000)
Net income= 31,000
Shale Oil Corporation combines its assets and debts with those of Tierra Frakking Company to form Unified Resources, Inc. Shale and Tierra cease to exist
Refer to Fact Pattern 41-2. The formation of Unified Resources is?
a. a purchase of assets
b. a merger
c. a consolidation
d. a share exchange
Refer to Fact Pattern 41-2. Unified Resources acquires
a. all of Shale's and Tierra's assets.
b. none of Shale's and Tierra's assets unless there is a formal transfer
c. only assets that Shale and Tierra acquired after a combination was proposed
d. half of Shale's and Tierra's assets
Refer to Fact Pattern 41-2. Unified Resources assumes?
a. only debts that Shale and Tierra incurred after a combination was proposed
b. none of Shale's and Tierra's debts unless there is a formal transfer of liability
c. all of Shale's and Tierra's debts
d. half of Shale's and Tierra's debts
Answer:
1. c. a consolidation
2. a. all of Shale's and Tierra's assets
3. c. all of Shale's and Tierra's debts
Explanation:
1. When multiple companies join up together to form a new company, this is called a Consolidation which is what Shale Shale Oil Corporation and Tierra Frakking Company did when they formed Unified Resources, Inc.
2. In a Consolidation, the previously separate companies move in with all their debt and assets to form the new company. As such, Unified Resources acquires all of Shale's and Tierra's assets.
3. As previously stated, in a Consolidation, the previously separate companies move in with all their debt and assets to form the new company. As such, Unified Resources assumes all of Shale's and Tierra's debts as well.
Peyton sells an office building and the associated land on May 1 of the current year. Under the terms of the sales contract, Peyton is to receive $1,763,800 in cash. The purchaser is to assume Peyton's mortgage of $1,058,280 on the property. To enable the purchaser to obtain adequate financing, Peyton is to pay the $105,828 in points charged by the lender. The broker's commission on the sale is $70,552. What is Peyton's amount realized? The amount realized by Peyton is $ .
Answer:
$2,645,700
Explanation:
realized amount = cash received + assumed mortgage - points paid by seller - broker's commission = $1,763,800 + $1,058,280 - $105,828 - $70,552 = $2,645,700
The amount realized includes all the money received and any debts assumed by the buyer, minus any expenses paid by the seller that are related to the transaction.
If the contribution margin ratio is 0.4, targeted operating income is $70,000, and targeted sales volume in dollars is $250,000, then total fixed costs are ________.
Answer:
$30,000
Explanation:
For the computation of total fixed cost first we need to compute the contribution margin ratio which is shown below:-
Contribution margin ratio = Contribution margin ÷ Sales
0.4 = Contribution margin ÷ $250,000
Contribution margin = $250,000 × 0.4
= $100,000
Total fixed expenses = Contribution margin - operating income
= $100,000 - $70,000
= $30,000
So, we have applied the above formula.
You just won the TVM Lottery. You will receive $1 million today plus another 10 annual payments that increase by $450,000 per year. Thus, in one year you receive $1.45 million. In two years, you get $1.7 million, and so on.
If the appropriate interest rate is 8%, what is the present value of your winnings?
Answer:
$22,419,192.19
Explanation:
i used an excel spreadsheet to calculate the future payments and their present value. If the payments increase by $450,000 each year, the second payment will equal $1.9 million, not $1.7 million.
year payment
0 $1,000,000
1 $1,450,000
2 $1,900,000
3 $2,350,000
4 $2,800,000
5 $3,250,000
6 $3,700,000
7 $4,150,000
8 $4,600,000
9 $5,050,000
10 $5,500,000
present value = $22,419,192.19
Answer:
21,624,467.720
Explanation:
Harper Company lends Hewell Company $58,800 on March 1, accepting a four-month, 7% interest note. Harper Company prepares financial statements on March 31. What adjusting entry should be made before the financial statements can be prepared
Answer and Explanation:
The adjusting entry made is shown below:
Interest receivable Dr. $343 ($58,800 × 7% × 1 months ÷ 12 months)
To Interest revenue $343
(Being the interest receivable is recorded)
For recording this we debited the interest receivable as it increased the assets and credited the interest revenue as it also increased the revenue so that the proper journal entry entry is recorded and posting too
Nana Kay Ltd is a multiproduct firm. The revenues of a single product, Germ-D, are GH¢200,000 when 10,000 units are sold. Variable costs are GH¢16 per unit. Direct fixed expenses of GH¢25,000 consists primarily of depreciation on equipment specialised to the product. By what amount will Nana Kay Ltd' cash flow change if the product is dropped? Would you advise Nana Kay Ltd to drop Germ-D
Answer:
Nana Kay Ltd' cash flow will change by GH¢160,000 if the product is dropped.
Explanation:
Variable costs are cost that change as the level of output change. Therefore, no variable cost will be incurred when there is no sales or production. The variable cost of Nana Kay Ltd can be calculate as follows:
Total variable costs = Units sold * Variable cost per unit = 10,000 * GH¢16 = GH¢160,000
Fixed expenses are expenses that remains the same when there is a change in the level of output. Therefore, fixed expenses will still be incurred whether or not there is a sale or production. The direct fixed expenses of Nana Kay Ltd is GH¢25,000.
From the explanation above, it can be seen that only the variable cost will change, will not be incurred or will become zero when Nana Kay Ltd dropped the product. Therefore, Nana Kay Ltd' cash flow will change by GH¢160,000 if the product is dropped.
ROI and Residual Income: Basic Computations Watkins Associated Industries is a highly diversified company with three divisions: Trucking, Seafood, and Construction. Assume that the company uses return on investment and residual income as two of the evaluation tools for division managers. The company has a minimum desired rate of return on investment of 10 percent with a 30 percent tax rate. Selected operating data for three divisions of the company follow.
Trucking Division Seafood Division Construction Division
Sales $ 1,200,000 $ 750,000 $ 900,000
Operating assets 600,000 250,000 350,000
Net operating income 116,000 66,000 63,000
(a) Compute the return on investment for each division. (Round answers to three decimal places.)
Trucking ROI =
Seafood ROI =
Construction ROI =
(b) Compute the residual income for each division.
Residual income Trucking Seafood Construction
Net operating income
Minimum level
Residual income
Answer:
a) ROI = Net operating income / Operating assets
Computation of ROI of each division
Division Working ROI
Trucking ROI $116,000 / $600,000 0.1933 or 19.33 %
Seafood ROI $66,000 / $250,000 0.264 or 26.40 %
Construction ROI $63,000 / $350,000 0.18 or 18 %
b) Residual Income = Net operating Income - ( Operating Asssts * Desired ROI )
Where , Minimum level = ( Operating Asssts * Desired ROI )
Minimum level for Trucking = ($600,000*10 %) = $60,000
Minimum level for Seafood = ($250,000*10 %) = $25,000
Minimum level for Construction = ($350,000 * 10 %) = $35,000
Computation of Residual Income for each division
Details Trucking($) Seafood($) Construction($)
Net operating income 116,000 66,000 63,000
Minimum level 60,000 25,000 35,000
Residual income 56,000 41,000 28,000
Lightning Remote Cars manufactures remote control cars for children. Historically, Lightning Remote Cars has manufactured their own tires they sell. However, a tire manufacturer has recently approached Lightning Remote Cars with an offer to produce their tires for them for $1.40 per tire. Lightning Remote Cars anticipates needing 50,000 tires this year to meet the demand for their remote control cars. What would be the total impact on operating income if the tires are purchased from the outside supplier
Answer:
operating income would decrease by $2,500 if tires are purchased
Explanation:
offer from outside vendor = $1.40 per tire
yearly demand = 50,000 tires
production costs:
direct materials $0.25direct labor $0.80variable manufacturing overhead $0.30fixed costs $0.50total costs = $1.85
total avoidable costs = $1.35
make tires buy tires differential amount
produce tires $92,500 $0 $92,500
buy tires $0 $95,000 ($95,000)
total $92,500 $95,000 ($2,500)
operating income would decrease by $2,500 if tires are purchased
Answer:
2,500
Explanation:
Playa Inc. owns 85 percent of Seashore Inc. During 20X8, Playa sold goods with a 25 percent gross profit to Seashore. Seashore sold all of these goods in 20X8. How should 20X8 consolidated income statement items be adjusted g
Answer:
Debit the Cost of Sales and,
Credit the Revenue.
Explanation:
Transactions that occur within a group of companies must be eliminated. Playa is a Parent (85%) and Seashore Inc is a Subsidiary.
The effect of the Sale by Playa to Seashore is that Group Cost of Sales and Revenue would be over-valued by the price of intragroup sale.
Thus, the adjustment for this intragroup sale, is to Debit the Cost of Sales and Credit the Revenue.
Paulo owns a few shares of stock in a large and diversified firm. He realizes that the CEO of the company is responsible for a multi-billion dollar business, but is upset with what he feels is excessive compensation for the chief executive officer, particularly since the firm has reported losses for the past two years. Paulo's concerns are:
Answer: likely to be well-founded since CEO compensation at many U.S. companies has actually increased even when the company performed poorly
Explanation:
The options to the question are:
A. unfounded, since laws in the United States prevent firms from paying large salaries or bonuses to executives when a firm reports a loss.
B. based on an erroneous conclusion, because CEO pay is always based on a formula tied to the company's profits and losses.
C.likely to be well-founded since CEO compensation at many U.S. companies has actually increased even when the company performed poorly.
D. not entirely unfounded, but he needs to realize that the pay received by most chief executives must be reinvested in the company if it's unprofitable for three years in a row.
From the question, we are informed that Paulo owns a few shares of stock in a large and diversified firm na that he noticed that the CEO of the company is responsible for a multi-billion dollar business, but is upset with what he feels is excessive compensation for the CEO particularly since the firm has reported losses for the past two years.
Paulo's concerns are likely to be well-founded since CEO compensation at many U.S. companies has actually increased even when the company performed poorly.
Elmo Johnson was late on his property tax payment to the county. He owed $7,500 and paid the tax four months late. The county charges an annual penalty of 10%. Find the amount of the penalty for the four-month period.
Answer: $250
Explanation:
From the question, we are told that Elmo Johnson was late on his property tax payment to the county and that he owed $7,500 and paid the tax four months late.
We are further told that the county charges an annual penalty of 10%. The amount of the penalty for the four-month period goes thus:
Annual penalty = 10% × $7500
= 0.1 × $7500
= $750
Since he is four months late and there are twelve months in a year, this will be:
= $750 × 4/12
= $750 × 1/3
= $750/3
= $250
Evaluate the following statement using economic reasoning “a monopolist can charge whatever she wants because she is the only source available”
Answer:
The question is kind of self explanatory. The monopolist controls a monopoly. A monopoly is the exclusive control of supplies or trade for services. If the monopolist is the only source for a product, she can charge whatever she wants. There is a demand for the product and she is the only source, therefore she will charge what she wants.
Explanation:
The statement "a monopolist could charge whatever she wants as she is the only available source" should be evaluated below:
The following information related to the monopoly is to be considered:
It is a single seller marketOnly one seller is available in the market.Substitutes of the goods are not available in the market.Having strong barriers to entry.Do not enter other firms.Therefore we can conclude that as a monopolist they have full control over the price as they are price maker.
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Gerritt wants to buy a car that costs $31,000. The interest rate on his loan is 5.67 percent compounded monthly and the loan is for 5 years. What are his monthly payments?
Answer:
$594.57
Explanation:
For computing the monthly payment we need to apply the PMT formula i.e to be shown in the attachment below:
Given that,
Present value = $31,000
Future value or Face value = 0
Rate = 5.67% ÷ 12 months = 0.4725
NPER = 5 years × 12 = 60 years
The formula is shown below:
= PMT(RATE;NPER;-PV;FV;type)
The present value come in negative
So, after applying the formula, the monthly payment is $594.57
Advika is a resident of India who exports hand-dyed fabrics to other nations. Since India has an exchange control system, what does this mean for Advika
Answer: The Reserve Bank of India keeps all of Advika’s foreign currency for her.
Explanation:
When a country uses exchange controls, it limits the amount of foreign currency that can come into a country. This is usually done to ensure stability in the money market of the country as well as to improve the balance of payments for the country.
One way of implementing exchange control is for all foreign currency to go through the Central bank of the country. Should a citizen need access to foreign currency, they would need to apply to the central bank to access it. With India having an exchange control system, the Reserve Bank of India keeps all foreign currency and Advika would have to apply for it should she need it.
Mighty Manny, Incorporated, manufactures ice scrapers and distributes them across the midwestern United States. Mighty Manny is incorporated and headquartered in Michigan. It has product sales to customers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. It has sales personnel only in the states discussed and all these states have adopted Wayfair legislation. Determine the state in which Mighty Manny does not have sales tax nexus given the following scenarios:
A. Mighty Manny has sales personnel that visit Minnesota. These sales employees follow procedures that comply with Public Law 86-272. The orders are received and sent to Michigan for acceptance. The goods are shipped by FedEx into Minnesota.
B. Mighty Manny provides design services to another manufacturer located in Wisconsin. While the services are performed in Michigan, Mighty Manny's designers visit Wisconsin at least quarterly to deliver the new designs and receive feedback.
C. Mighty Manny receives online orders from its Illinois client. Because the orders are so large, the goods are delivered weekly on Mighty Manny's trucks.
D. Mighty Manny's trucks drive through Nebraska to deliver goods to Mighty Manny's customers in other states, but the company has no Nebraska sales.
Answer:
Determination of the state in which Mighty Manny does not have sales tax nexus:
A. No sales tax nexus in Minnesota, under given scenario.
B. No sales tax nexus in Wisconsin, under given scenario.
C. Sales tax nexus may exist because of the large orders. It may approach the sales threshold of more than $100,000 worth.
D. No sales tax nexus in Nebraska, with trucks driving through to other sales.
Explanation:
Might Manny is incorporated and headquartered in Michigan, according to this case. So, it has sales tax nexus in Michigan for its physical presence and sales.
Sales tax nexus describes the factors that can make a state to impose sales taxes on a business. The factors that establish sales tax nexus are a) certain business activities, b) physical presence, and c) approaching a certain sales threshold of either 200 transactions or $100,000.
Some states that have adopted the Wayfair legislation determine sales tax nexus with the above mentioned sales threshold of 200 transactions or $100,000. California's sales threshold is $500,000.
However, Public Law 86-272 or Interstate Income Act of 1959 forbids states from imposing unnecessary sales tax burdens on businesses soliciting for sales in their states without physical presence, provided the orders are filled or shipped from outside the said state. But, some of them rely on the Wayfair legislation, as it allows them some leverage to impose sales tax without physical presence of the business.
The break-even quantity is a. Fixed Costs/Marginal Cost b. Contribution Margin/Fixed Costs c. Fixed Costs/Price d. Fixed Costs/(Price – Marginal Costs)
Answer:
d. Fixed Costs/(Price – Marginal Costs)
Explanation:
The break-even quantity is the number of units produced and sold at which net income is zero. it is the point at which revenues equals cost.
Break even quantity = Fixed Costs/(Price – Marginal Costs)
or Fixed cost / contribution margin
Elmhurst Corporation is considering changes to its responsibility accounting system. Which of the following statements is/are correct for a responsibility accounting system.
i. In a cost center, managers are responsible for controlling costs but not revenue.
ii. The idea behind responsibility accounting is that a manager should be held responsible for those items that the manager can control to a significant extent.
iii. To be effective, a good responsibility accounting system must help managers to plan and to control.
iv. Costs that are allocated to a responsibility center are normally controllable by the responsibility center manager.
1. I and II only are correct.
2. II and III only are correct.
3. I, II, and III are correct.
4. I, II and IV are correct.
Answer:
The correct answer is:
I, II, and III are correct (3.)
Explanation:
A Responsibility Accounting System (RAS) is an accounting program that is used to estimate how well departments are managing expenses and controlling costs with the most minimal day-to-day involvement of the executive or the central department. This system puts the departmental manager in charge of the day-to-day control and allocation of expenses and costs. This does not mean the total control of costs by the departmental managers, but controllable costs. Hence, from the lists in the question, the correct attributes associated with RAS are:
i. In a cost center, managers are responsible for controlling costs but not revenue: revenue control is an exclusive reserve of the executive or central department.
ii. The idea behind responsibility accounting is that a manager should be held responsible for those items that the manager can control to a significant extent
iii. To be effective, a good responsibility accounting system must help managers to plan and to control: this emphasises that the RAS doesn't spell complete independence from the executive.
statement iv. (Costs that are allocated to a responsibility center are normally controllable by the responsibility center manager.) is incorrect because costs assigned to a responsibility center is not controlled by the responsibility center manager, but by the departmental manager.