The U.S. Department of Transportation provides estimated number of miles that residents of large metropolitan areas travel per day in a car. In a random sample of 50 City A residents the mean was 22 miles with a standard deviation of 4 miles, and in a random sample of 50 City B residents the mean was 28 miles with a standard deviation of 8 miles. You want to know if the mean difference in number of miles travelled per day between City A and City B is different from zero in the population.

a. One sample t test
b. Paired samples t test
c. Independent samples t test
d. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)

Answer:

c. Independent samples t test

Explanation:

An independent samples t test is used in the above case. Independent samples t test are employed when comparison is between two independently groups. Independent samples t test compares the mean of two independent groups as in above to determine if there is a statistically significant difference between them for the purpose of making a decision. For example in the above scenario if there is a difference in the means, we can conclude that City A and city B residents do not travel same distance in miles

Considering the following labor markets. A slightly different feature of labor markets is that employees are the suppliers of labor and firms are the demanders of labor. Assuming an identical inward shift of the demand curve, which market will cause a higher level of unemployment due to the demand shift, as measured by the number of jobs lost due to the demand shift (not the absolute number of jobs)? Note: We are assuming we are in an industry with market power. While this is not necessarily the best assumption for a labor market, it is reasonable in the presence of a strong labor union.

Your boss would like your help on a marketing research project she is conducting on the relationship between the price of soda and the quantity of soda demanded. She hands you the following document: Price of Soda Quantity of Soda Demanded (Dollars per can) (Billions of cans) 0.50 2,000 0.75 1,500 1.00 1,000 1.25 750 Your task is to take this________ and construct a graphical representation of the data. In doing so, you determine that as the price of soda rises, the quantity of soda demanded decreases. This confirms the________

Which feature would clickstream analysis typically capture?
A.
eye color of the consumer
B.
typing speed of the consumer
C.
model of the mouse on the consumer’s machine
D.
last web page the consumer visited

Constructing and Assessing Income Statements Using Cost-to-Cost Method Assume General Electric Company agreed in May 2016 to construct a nuclear generator for NSTAR, a utility company serving the Boston area. General Electric Company estimated that its construction costs would be $840 million. The contract price of $1,050 million is to be paid as follows: $350 million at the time of signing; $350 million on December 31, 2016; and $350 million at completion in May 2017. General Electric incurred the following costs in constructing the generator: $336 million in 2016 and $504 million in 2017.

Required:
Compute the amount of General Electric's revenue, expense, and income for both 2016 and 2017, and for both years combined, under the cost-to-cost revenue recognition method.

1. Compute (a) the cost of goods purchased and (b) the cost of goods sold.
2. Prepare the Income Statement for 2017.

The following data are for Marvin Department Store. The account balances (in thousands) are for 2017.

Marketing and advertising costs $24,000
Merchandise inventory, January 1, 2011 45,000
Shipping of merchandise to customers 2,000
Building depreciation $4,200
Purchases 260,000
General and administrative costs 32,000
Merchandise inventory, December 31, 2011 52,000
Merchandise freight-in 10,000
Purchase returns and allowances 11,000
Purchase discounts 9,000
Revenues 320,000

Presented below are certain account balances of Sheridan Products Co.
Rent revenue $6,510 Sales discounts $8,390
Interest expense 13,340 Selling expenses 99,470
Beginning retained earnings 114,860 Sales revenue 401,600
Ending retained earnings 134,870 Income tax expense 24,627
Dividend revenue 71,020 Cost of goods sold 174,271
Sales returns and allowances 12,900 Administrative expenses 80,940
Allocation to noncontrolling interest 17,960
From the foregoing, compute the following:
(a) Total net revenue $
(b) Net income $
(c) Dividends declared $
(d) Income attributable to controlling stockholders $

P purchased a machine on January 1, 2018 for $53656 At the time of purchase, the machine was expected to have a useful life of 16 years and a residual value of $4292 P uses straight-line depreciation At the beginning of 2026, P estimated the machine had a remaining useful life of 11 years with no residual value. Determine the following amounts
1. The depreciation expense for the year ending December 31, 2018:
2. The carrying value of the machine on January 1, 2026:
3. The depreciation expense for the year ending December 31, 2026:
4. The carrying value of the machine on December 31, 2026:

In 1880 five aboriginal trackers were each promised the equivalent of 50 Australian dollars for helping to capture the notorious outlaw Ned Kelley. In 1998 the granddaughters of two of the trackers claimed that this reward had not been paid. The prime minister stated that if this was true, the government would be happy to pay the $50. However, the granddaughters also claimed that they were entitled to compound interest.
A. How much was each entitled to if the interest rate was 3%?B. How much was each entitled to if the interest rate was 6%?

Use Worksheet 5.2 and Exhibit 5.9. Denise Green is currently renting an apartment for $650 per month and paying $400 annually for renters insurance. She just found a small townhouse she can buy for $175,000. She has enough cash for a $10,000 down payment and $4,200 in closing costs. Denise estimated the following costs as a percentage of the homes price: property taxes, 2.5 percent; homeowners insurance, 0.5 percent; and maintenance, 0.7 percent. She is in the 25 percent tax bracket. Using Worksheet 5.2, calculate the cost of each alternative and recommend the least costly option - rent or buy - for Denise. Assume Denises security deposit is equal to one months rent of $650. Also assume a 4% after tax rate return on her savings, a 3% annual appreciation in home price, and a 6% mortgage interest rate for 30 years.1. Cost of renting. Round the answer to the nearest dollar.
$
2. Cost of buying. Round the answer to to the nearest dollar.
$

On November 1 of the current year, Rob Elliot invested $30,000 of his cash to form a corporation, GGE Enterprises Inc., in exchange for shares of common stock. No other common stock was issued during November or December. After a very successful first month of operations, the retained earnings as of November 30 were reported at $5,000. After all transactions have been entered into the accounting equation for the month of December, the ending balances for selected items on December 31 follow. On that date, the financial statements were prepared. The balance sheet reported total assets of $56,150 and total stockholders' equity of $37,785.
Cash Accounts Accounts Common Retained Fees Supplies
Recivable Land Payable Stock Earnings Dividends Earned Expense
$8,350.00 $15,500.00 $5,000.00 $5,750.00 $27,250.00 $6,450.00
Utilities Wages Miscellaneous
Expense Expense Expense
$4,625.00 $1,220.00 $400.00
Balance Income Retained Earnings
Sheet Statement Statement Amount
1. What is the amount reported for total
liabilities and stockholders' equity on
December 31? $54,400.00
2. What is the retained earnings amount
reported on December 31? $8,455.00
3. How much does GGE Enterprises Inc.
owe to its creditors?
4. How much cash is being held by GGE
Enterprises Inc.? $30,550.00
5. By what amount did retained earnings
increase or decrease during the period?
6. What is the amount of profit or loss during
December?
7. What were the total expenses for December? $9,205.00
8. How much was paid for utilities?

Finding Unknown Values in the Cost of Goods Manufactured Report [LO 2-3, 2-6]Mulligan Manufacturing Company uses a job order cost system with overhead applied to products at a rate of 150 percent of direct labor cost. Case 1 Case 2 Case 3Direct material used 15,000 14,100Direct labor 18,000 Manufacturing overhead applied 11,500 Total current manufacturing costs 27,500 28,500Beginning work in process inventory 9,900 8,000Ending work in process inventory 5,900 9,900 Cost of goods manufactured 44,000 26,001Beginning finished goods inventory 4,700 12,000 Ending finished goods inventory 7,600 6,200Cost of goods sold 41,000 36,000Required:Treating each case independently, selected from the manufacturing data given below, find the missing amounts. You should do them in the order listed. (Hint: For the manufacturing costs in Case 3, first solve for conversion costs and then determine how much of that is direct labor and how much is manufacturing overhead.) (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Enter all amounts as positive values.)

Your younger sister is just starting high school, and 5 years from today she should be entering college. Your father plans to start a college fund for her, beginning today. He will invest $5,000 per year in a mutual fund, beginning today, and he expects to earn an annual return of 8%. What is the expected value of the college fund when your sister enters college?

You are given the following information regarding prices for a sample of stocks. PRICE Stock Number of Shares T T+1 A 1,000,000 60 80 B 10,000,000 20 35 C 30,000,000 18 25 a. Construct a price-weighted index for these three stocks, and compute the percentage change in the index for the period from T to T + 1.b. Construct a value-weighted index for these three stocks, and compute the percentage change in the index for the period from T to T + 1.c. Briefly discuss the difference in the results for the two indexes.

We know that most decisions are in part, based on expectations of the future. Suppose we have two people who are trying to decide whether to consume today (assume it is currently January 2008) or save for the future and consume one year later, in January 2009. One person, let's call him Joe, is basing his decision on the ex-ante real rate of interest like most of us do. The other person who has a crystal ball, we'll call her Crystal, can see exactly what the actual rate of inflation is going to be and thus, has perfect foresight and bases her decision on the ex-post real rate. Look at the difference in the ex-ante and ex-post real rates you calculated in #25 and # 26 above. Who would be more likely to save and who would be more likely to spend? A. Both Joe and Crystal are savers. B. Both Joe and Crystal are spenders. C. Crystal saves, Joe spends. D. Crystal spends, Joe saves.

What countries are Canada’s top ten service import partners?

What is market demand?

a. The subtraction of the individual quantities demanded by each buyer in a market at each price.
b. The addition of the individual prices of the product at each level of quantity.
c. The multiplication of the prices of each product by the individual quantities demanded by each buyer in a market.
d. The division of the total spending by an individual buyer by the prices paid for the product.
e. The addition of the individual quantities demanded by each buyer in a market at each price

Which of the following is not a measure of variability?
a. range
b. variance
c. standard deviation
d. regulated differences

SNC is considering working with Nutrilife on a half-size contract for its herbal nutraceutical product line, with an incremental sales benefit to the top line of $2 million (a one-time 20% increase). In addition, Ayurveda Naturals, the India-based supplier of herbs for the Nutrilife contract, is offering very favorable payment terms: 2/30 net 60. In other words, SNC could lower its accounts payable liability to $153,000 by paying Ayurveda Naturals within 30 days, thereby realizing a 2% discount on raw materials. What would you like to do about this opportunity?Accept or Decline2013 2014 2015 Post 2015Incremental Summary Income Statement ($ in thousands)Sales $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000Cost of Sales $1,833 $1,833 $1,833 $1,833EBIT $167 $167 $167 $167Incremental Balance Sheet ($ in thousands)Accounts Receivable $603 $603 $603 $603Inventories $452 $452 $452 $452Accounts Payable $151 $151 $151 $151

Following are the transactions of Sustain Company.
June 1 T. James, owner, invested $14,500 cash in Sustain Co. in exchange for its common stock.
2 The company purchased $7,500 of furniture made from reclaimed wood on credit.
3 The company paid $1,300 cash for a 12-month insurance policy on the reclaimed furniture
4 The company billed a customer $6,500 in fees earned from preparing a SASB-compliant sustainability report.
12 The company paid $7,500 cash toward the payable from the June 2 furniture purchase. 20 The company collected $6,500 cash for fees billed on June 4.
21 The company received $13,500 cash from a sustainable investor group in exchange for common stock.
30 The company received $8,500 cash from a client for sustainability services for the next 3 months.
Prepare general journal entries for the above transactions View transaction list Journal entry worksheet 123 4 5 678 T.
James, owner, invested $14,500 cash in Sustain Co. in exchange for its common stock. Note: Enter debits before credits. Date General Journal Debit Credit June 01

Consider the market for wheat, which is currently in equilibrium. Then, the following two things happen: 1) A change in the climate causes farmers to switch from planting wheat to corn and 2) a credible study shows that eating even a moderate amount of wheat is bad for you If the change given is the only change that happened (all other things are held constant), what will be the effect on the equilibrium?
A. Price of wheat increases, change in quantity of wheat is ambiguous.B. Price of wheat decreases, change in quantity of wheat is ambiguous.C. Quantity of wheat increases, change in price of wheat is ambiguous.D. Quantity of wheat decreases, change in price of wheat is ambiguous.E. None of the above.

Suppose that both the number of buyers and the number of sellers increase. Which of the following will occur?

a. The equilibrium quantity will increase and the equilibrium price will increase.
b. The equilibrium quantity will increase and the effect on the equilibrium price is undetermined.
c. The total effect on equilibrium price and quantity is undetermined.
d. The equilibrium price will increase and the effect on the equilibrium quantity is undetermined.
e. The equilibrium quantity will increase and the equilibrium price will decrease.

Flint Corporation provides security services. Selected transactions for Flint Corporation are presented below.
Oct.
1 Issued common stock in exchange for $75,200 cash from investors.
2 Hired part-time security consultant. Salary will be $2,300 per month. First day of work will be October 15.
4 Paid 1 month of rent for building for $2,300.
7 Purchased equipment for $20,500, paying $4,600 cash and the balance on account.
8 Paid $2,300 for advertising.
10 Received bill for equipment repair cost of $480.
12 Provided security services for event for $3,600 on account.
16 Purchased supplies for $470 on account.
21 Paid balance due from October 7 purchase of equipment.
24 Received and paid utility bill for $169.
27 Received payment from customer for October 12 services performed.
31 Paid employee salaries and wages of $5,800.
Journalize the transactions. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)
Post the transactions to T-accounts. (Post entries in the order of journal entries presented in the previous part. For accounts with zero balance select "Balance" from the list and enter "0" or leave it blank.)
Prepare a trial balance at October 31, 2017.

The semiconductor business of the California Microtech Corporation qualifies as a component of the entity according to GAAP. The book value of the assets of the segment was $8 million. The loss from operations of the segment during 2021 was $3.6 million. Pretax income from continuing operations for the year totaled $5.8 million. The income tax rate is 25%. The estimated fair value of the segment's assets, less costs to sell, on December 31 was $7 million. Prepare the lower portion of the 2021 income statement beginning with income from continuing operations before income taxes. Ignore EPS disclosures. (Amounts to be deducted and negative amounts should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in whole dollars and not in millions.)

Consider two neighboring island countries called Bellissima and Dolorium. They each have 4 million labor hours available per week that they can use to produce jeans, rye, or a combination of both. The following table shows the amount of jeans or rye that can be produced using 1 hour of labor.


Jeans Rye

(Pairs per hour of labor) (Bushels per hour of labor)

Bellissima 8 16
Dolorium 5 20

Initially, suppose Bellissima uses 1 million hours of labor per week to produce jeans and 3 million hours per week to produce rye, while Dolorium uses 3 million hours of labor per week to produce jeans and 1 million hours per week to produce rye. Consequently, Bellissima produces 8 million pairs of jeans and 48 million bushels of rye, and Dolorium produces 15 million pairs of jeans and 20 million bushels of rye. Assume there are no other countries willing to trade goods, so, in the absence of trade between these two countries, each country consumes the amount of jeans and rye it produces.

Felicidad's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of jeans is (1/2 bushel, 1/4 bushel, 2 bushel, 4 bushel) of corn, and Bellissima's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of jeans is (1/2 bushel, 1/4 bushel, 2 bushel, 4 bushel) of corn. Therefore, (Bellissima, Felicidad) has a comparative advantage in the production of jeans, and (Bellissima, Felicidad) has a comparative advantage in the production of corn.

Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. In this case, the country that produces jeans will produce _____ million pairs per month, and the country that produces corn will produce _____ million bushels per month.

How have the evolving business environment and the emergence of free agent workers affected make-or-buy talent decisions?

Lucia and barley are farmers. Each one owns a 12-acre plot of land. The following table shows the amount of barley and alfalfa each farmer can produce per year on a given acre. Each farmer chooses whether to devote all acres to producing barley or alfalfa or to produce barley on some of their land and alfalfa on the rest.

Barley Alfalfa
Bushels per acre Bushels per acre
Musashi 40 8
Rina 28 7

Lucia has an absolute advantage in the production of barley, and Lucia has an absolute advantage in the production of alfalfa. Kenji's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of alfalfa is ___________ bushels of barley, whereas Lucia's opportunity cost of producing 1 bushel of alfalfa is ____________ bushels of barley. Because Kenji has ahigher opportunity cost of producing alfalfa than ,Lucia has a comparative advantage in the production of alfalfa, andKenji has a comparative advantage in the production of barley.

JV, a corporation, was formed in 2013 to design and manufacture electric cars. JV is 60 percent owned by AutoCo (a car manufacturer) and 40 percent owned by ElectricCo (a developer of electric car technology). The decision-making authority of JV is equally shared between AutoCo and ElectricCo: the board of directors of JV is comprised of two members appointed by AutoCo and two members appointed by ElectricCo. JV’s board of directors (1) set the annual budgets; (2) responsible for the hiring, firing, and compensation of management; and (3) approve all material contracts. As part of the agreement, all cars produced by JV will bear AutoCo’s logo and will be sold at AutoCobranded auto dealers.

AutoCo is an established car manufacturer that has been producing cars in the United States for the past century. To meet governmental mandates of lowering emissions and increasing the fuel economy of its fleet, AutoCo has been evaluating various ways to enter the electric vehicle market. AutoCo does not currently have viable technology for the production of electric cars. ElectricCo was established by professors that developed cutting-edge battery technology for electric cars. Although ElectricCo has not produced electric cars in a mass market, the battery technology is tested and highly valued. AutoCo and ElectricCo jointly formed JV to produce electric cars for the mass market. JV benefits from ElectricCo’s proprietary technology and AutoCo’s manufacturing expertise and access to credit markets and distribution channels.

JV is financed with 30 percent equity and 70 percent debt. When JV was formed, ElectricCo did not have access to sufficient cash at inception to fund its equity interest. To purchase its equity interest, ElectricCo received a loan from AutoCo. The debt financing was obtained in the form of a credit facility from a third-party bank. For the bank to provide debt to JV, it required that AutoCo guarantee the loan.

Required:

a. Is JV a variable interest entity (VIE)?
b. Which entity, if any, should consolidate JV?

Nitai, who is single and has no dependents, was planning on spending the weekend repairing his car. On Friday, Nitai’s employer called and offered him $525 in overtime pay if he would agree to work over the weekend. Nitai could get his car repaired over the weekend at Autofix for $420. If Nitai works over the weekend, he will have to pay the $420 to have his car repaired, but he will earn $525. Assume Nitai’s marginal tax rate is 12 percent rate.

Required:
a. Strictly considering tax factors, should Nitai work or repair his car if the $420 he must pay to have his car fixed is deductible for AGI?
b. Given the answer in a above, by how much is Nitai better or worse off?

Biochemical Corp. requires $660,000 in financing over the next three years. The firm can borrow the funds for three years at 12.80% interest per year. The CEO decides to do a forecast and predicts that if she utilizes short-term financing instead, she will pay 9.50% interest in the first year, 14.25% interest in the second year, and 10.75% interest in the third year. Assume interest is paid in full at the end of each year.
A. Determine the total interest cost under each plan.
B. Which plan is less costly?

If the price of eggs differs by from one month to the next, by how much would you expect the price of milk to differ? Round the answer to two decimal places.