what contributes to an empolyee's self worth which in turn increases productivity and reduces absenteeism

Answer:

The factors that contribute to an employee's self-worth is thought to be linked to employees productivity, motivation, performance, job satisfaction, emotional stability, effective stress and conflict management.

Explanation:

The productivity of an employee, a business or an economy can be calculated based on its performance and efficiency. When we measure labour productivity, we compare a given output with the amount of labour required for that output.

On the other hand, Absenteeism is the behaviour of a person who is often absent when he should be present.

The concept of an employee's self-worth is being recognized for its vital role both in terms of identity formation and in adaptive terms. However, factors that contribute to an employee's self-worth is thought to be linked to employees productivity, motivation, performance, job satisfaction, emotional stability, effective stress and conflict management.

In its Department R, Recyclers, Inc., processes donated scrap cloth into towels for sale in local thrift shops. It sells the products at cost. The direct materials costs are zero, but the operation requires the use of direct labor and overhead. The company uses a process costing system and tracks the processing volume and costs incurred in each period. At the start of the current period, 300 towels were in process and were 60 percent complete. The costs incurred were $576.

During the month, costs of $10,800 were incurred, 2,700 towels were started, and 150 towels were still in process at the end of the month. At the end of the month, the towels were 20 percent complete.

Required:
a. Prepare a production cost report; the company uses FIFO process costing.
b. Show the flow of costs through T-accounts.

A taxpayer purchases real estate rental property for $150,000. She pays $25,000 cash and obtains a mortgage for $125,000. She pays closing costs of $8,000, which includes $4,000 in points on the mortgage and $4,000 for closing fees and title costs. The basis in the property is:

a. $33,000 depreciation , $125,000 amortization
b. $158,000 depreciation only
c. $154,000 depreciation, $4,000 amortization
d. $150,000 depreciation, $8,000 Amortization

The Rivera's owned and operated a small pharmacy in New York. They spoke to Hyman a representative of CVS Pharmacy,inc. Hyman told them that for 25,000 CVS would build them a store and stock it for them. The Rivera's gave up their store and bought a lot on which CVS was to build the store. CVS then told them the price went up to 35,000. The Rivera's borrowed the extra money, but then CVS told them the cost would be 50,000. Negotiations broke off and the Rivera's sued.
(1) Is there a contract?
(2) and if there is not is there another way the Rivera's can recover any money?

In its first month of operations, Vaughn Manufacturing made three purchases of merchandise in the following sequence:
(1) 340 units at $5,
(2) 440 units at $7, and
(3) 540 units at $8.
Assuming there are 240 units on hand at the end of the period, compute the cost of the ending inventory under
(a) the FIFO method and
(b) the LIFO method.
Vaughn Manufacturing uses a periodic inventory system.

Complete the Transaction" Worksheet: On the form provided, identify the accounts affected by each transaction and the amount of increase or decrease in each account. Make sure the accounting equation is in balance after each transaction.
1. Jan Swift, owner, deposited $30,000 in the business checking account.
2. The owner transferred to the business a desk and chair valued at $700.
3. WordService issued a check for $4,000 for the purchase of a computer.
4. The business bought office furniture on account for $5,000 from Eastern Furniture.
5. The desk and chair previously transferred to the business by the owner were sold on account for $700.
6. WordService wrote a check for $2,000 in partial payment of the amount owed to Eastern Furniture Company.
Use the Excel spreadsheet form for posting the transactions.
Determine the effects of the transations
Assets Liabilities + Owner's Equity Jan Swift, Capital Trans Cash in Bank + Accounts Receivable + Computer Equipment + Office Furniture Accounts Payable + + 2 3 4 5 6 Bal. +

Suppose the economy is characterized by the following behavioral​ equations:

C​ = c0​ + c1YD
YD​ = Y-T
I​ = b0​ + b1Y

Government spending and taxes are constant. Note that investment increases with output.
c0
is autonomous​ consumption,
c1 is the propensity to​ consume, and b0 is business confidence.
Solve for equilibrium output.

a. Y= ________
b. What is the value of the spending​ multiplier?  

Marilyn County operates on a calendar-year basis. It uses a Capital Projects Fund to account for major capital projects and a Debt Service Fund to accumulate resources to pay principal and interest on general obligation debt. It does not use encumbrance accounting in the Capital Projects Fund. The following transactions occur:
1. On January 1, 2019, Marilyn County issues general obligation bonds in the amount of $1,000,000 to build a community center. The debt will be paid off in 20 equal semiannual installments of $50,000 over a 10-year period commencing October 1, 2019, with interest of 4 percent per annum paid on the outstanding debt.
2. The county realizes that the community center will cost more than it originally anticipated. On May 1, the county transfers $20,000 from its General Fund to its Capital Projects Fund to help meet project costs.
3. Construction is completed on July 1, 2019, and the community center is ready for occupancy. The county pays the contractor a total of $1,020,000 on July 1. The county anticipates that the community center will have a useful life of 20 years.
4. On September 30, 2019, the General Fund transfers an amount to the Debt Service Fund that is sufficient to pay the first debt service installment, which is due October 1.
5. The county pays the debt service due on October 1.
Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record these transactions in the Capital Projects Funds, the General Funds and the Debit Service Fund.

Select the examples that best demonstrate likely tasks for Professional Support Services workers. Check all than
apply.

O Leon gives psychological tests to students and assesses their results.

O Helen sets goals, and creates rules and policies for a school.

O Alexander helps high-school students decide which classes to take.

O Ebony helps children find books and magazines in a school library.

O Kyle teaches a kindergarten class that prepares students for first grade.

O Francisca is a parent who donates money to a school program.

The Cavy Company estimates that the factory overhead for the following year will be $644,000. The company has decided that the basis for applying factory overhead should be machine hours, which is estimated to be 16,100 hours. The machine hours for the month of April for all of the jobs were 1,620. If the actual factory overhead for April totaled $65,837,
a. determine the over- or underapplied amount for the month.
b. determine the total factory overhead amount applied.
c. prepare the journal entry to close factory overhead into Cost of Goods Sold.

Suppose that France and Austria both produce jeans and stained glass. France's opportunity cost of producing a pane of stained glass is 3 pairs of jeans while Austria's opportunity cost of producing a pane of stained glass is 11 pairs of jeans. By comparing the opportunity cost of producing stained glass in the two countries, you can tell that has a comparative advantage in the production of stained glass and has a comparative advantage in the production of jeans. Suppose that France and Austria consider trading stained glass and jeans with each other. France can gain from specialization and trade as long as it receives more than of jeans for each pane of stained glass it exports to Austria. Similarly, Austria can gain from trade as long as it receives more than of stained glass for each pair of jeans it exports to France.Based on your answer to the last question, which of the following prices of trade (that is, price of stained glass in terms of jeans) would allow both Austria and France to gain from trade?
a. 4 pairs of jeans per pane of stained glass
b. 1 pair of jeans per pane of stained glass
c. 11 pairs of jeans per pane of stained glass
d. 7 pairs of jeans per pane of stained glass

Suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of hamburgers is $7 each. Indicate the followings whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it is binding or nonbinding.

a. The government has instituted a legal minimum price of $5 each for hamburgers.
b. The government prohibits fast-food restaurants from selling hamburgers for more than $5 each.
c. Due to new regulations, fast-food restaurants that would like to pay better wages in order to hire more workers are prohibited from doing so.

Tim, a cash-basis taxpayer, incorporates his sole proprietorship. He transfers the following items to newly created Wren Corporation:


Adjusted Basis Fair Market Value
Cash $10,000 $10,000
Building 100,000 160,000
Mortgage payable (secured by the building and held for 5 years) 120,000 120,000

With respect to this transaction, Select one:

a. Wren Corporation's basis in the building is $100,000.
b. Tim has no recognized gain.
c. Tim has a recognized gain of $20,000.
d. Tim has a recognized gain of $10,000.

You own a small real estate company in Indianapolis. You track the real estate properties you list for clients. You want to analyze sales for selected properties. Yesterday, you prepared a workbook with a worksheet for recent sales data and another worksheet listing several properties you listed. You want to calculate the number of days that the houses were on the market and their sales percentage of the list price. In one situation, the house was involved in a bidding war between two families that really wanted the house. Therefore, the sale price exceeded the list price.
For the purpose of grading the project you are required to perform the following tasks:
Step
Instructions
Points Possible
1. Start Excel. Download and open the file named e01_grader_h3.xlsx.
0.000
2. Delete row 8, which has incomplete sales data. The owners took their house off the market.
3.000
3. Type 2018-001 in cell A5 and use Auto Fill to complete the series to assign a property ID to each property in the range A6:A12.
5.000
4. Enter a formula in cell C5 that calculates the number of days the first house was on the market. Copy the formula to the range C6:C12. Format the range C5:C12 with Number format with zero decimal places.
10.000
5. Format the list prices and sold prices in the range F5:G12 with Accounting Number Format with zero decimal places.
5.000
6. Enter a formula in cell H5 that calculates the sales price percentage of the list price for the first house. The second house was listed for $500,250, but it sold for only $400,125. Therefore, the sale percentage of the list price is .7999. Copy the formula to the range H6:H12.
10.000
7. Format the values in the range H5:H12 with Percent Style with two decimal places.
5.000
8. Wrap the headings in the range A4:H4.
2.000
9. Insert a new column between the Date Sold and List Price columns. Move the Days to Market data to the new blank column F by moving the range C4:C12 to F4:F12. Delete column C.
5.000
10. Edit the list date of the 41 Chestnut Circle house to be 4/22/2018. Edit the list price of the house on Amsterdam Drive to be $355,000.
5.000
11. Select the property rows (rows 5:12) and set a 25 row height and apply Middle Align.
5.000
12. Apply the All Borders border style to the range A4:H12.
3.000
13. Apply Align Right and increase the indent two times on the days on market formula results in the range E5:E12.
5.000
14. Set the Days on Market column width to 9. Set the List Price and Sold Price column widths to 11.86.
5.000
15. Apply 120% scaling.
2.000
16. Delete the Properties sheet and insert a new sheet named Formulas.
5.000
17. Use the Select All feature to select all data on the Houses Sold worksheet and copy it to the Formulas worksheet.
5.000
18. Hide the Date Listed and Date Sold columns in the Formulas worksheet.
5.000
19. Display cell formulas. Set options to print gridlines and row and column headings. Set 6.86 column width for column E and 6 for column H.
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20. Group the two worksheets. Select Landscape orientation. Center the page horizontally and vertically between the margins.
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21. With both worksheets still grouped, insert a footer with the text Exploring Series on the left side, the sheet name code in the center, and the file name code on the right side.
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22. Save the workbook. Close the workbook and then exit Excel. Submit the workbook as directed.
0.000
Total Points
100.000
J. Heaton Realty
Sales Report
Prop ID Property Days on Market Date Listed Date Sold List Price Sold Price % of List Price
125 Amsterdam Drive 1/12/18 4/12/18 350000 335000
341 North Oak Drive 11/15/17 3/1/18 500250 400125
100 South 325 West 12/3/17 4/30/18 650725 500750
386 East Elm Street 3/1/18
2304 West 39th Street 3/14/18 3/30/18 315000 325000
41 Chestnut Circle 2/22/18 5/18/18 423500 420750
973 East Mulberry Lane 11/30/17 3/1/18 375000 375000
538 North Oak Drive 10/4/17 1/5/18 475000 400000
64 Chancellor Estates 4/1/18 4/15/18 500999 495000

In its Department R, Recyclers, Inc., processes donated scrap cloth into towels for sale in local thrift shops. It sells the products at cost. The direct materials costs are zero, but the operation requires the use of direct labor and overhead. The company uses a process costing system and tracks the processing volume and costs incurred in each period. At the start of the current period, 300 towels were in process and were 60 percent complete. The costs incurred were $576. During the month, costs of $10,800 were incurred, 2,700 towels were started, and 150 towels were still in process at the end of the month. At the end of the month, the towels were 20 percent complete.
Required:
A. Prepare a production cost report; the company uses weighted-average process costing.
RECYCLERS, INC.
Production Cost Report—FIFO
Flow of Production Units Compute Equivalent Units
Physical Units Conversion Costs
Units to be accounted for:
Beginning WIP inventory 300
Units started this period
Total units to be accounted for 300
Units accounted for:
Units completed and transferred out:
From beginning inventory
Started and completed currently
Units in ending WIP inventory
Total units accounted for 0 0
Costs Total Costs Conversion Costs
Costs to be accounted for:
Costs in beginning WIP inventory
Current period costs
Total costs to be accounted for $0 $0
Cost per equivalent unit:
Conversion costs
Costs accounted for:
Costs assigned to units transferred out:
Costs from beginning inventory
Current costs added to complete beginning WIP inventory:
Conversion costs
Total costs from beginning inventory $0
Current costs of units started and completed:
Conversion costs
Total costs of units started and completed $0
Total costs of units transferred out $0
Costs assigned to ending WIP inventory:
Conversion costs
Total ending WIP inventory $0
Total costs accounted for $0 $0
B. Show the flow of costs through T-accounts. Assume that current period conversion costs are credited to various payables.
Work in Process Various Payables
Beginning inventory Beg.bal.
This period's costs: End.bal.
Ending inventory
Finished Goods Inventory
Beg.bal.
End.bal.

Provide one example of what the citizens of South Africa can do to uplift themselves

Brine, a concentrated aqueous salt solution, is frequently applied to the roads to pre-treat when snow is forecasted. It is known to be more effective when compared with solid ice melting products. Based on your understanding of the concept of freezing point depression, select all the reasons that explain why it is better to use the anti-icing agent brine than using solid ice melting products. It will be helpful to think about storage and dispersion when taking costs into account for the brine and solid ice melting products.

a. Applying brine on roadways accelerates the melting process because salt needs to be moist to be effective.
b. Solids may lead to land pollution while brine does not.
c. Snow storms sometimes start as rain which may wash away the solid ice melting products.
d. The salt in brine sticks to the roadway after the water part evaporates preventing the salt from being blown off by vehicles driving on the road.
e. The cost per ton is higher for solid ice melting products than it is for brine

Workman Software has 11.2 percent coupon bonds on the market with 20 years to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 108.4 percent of par. a. What is the current yield on the bonds

Income Statement
Net sales 7,600
Cost of goods sold 6,715
Depreciation 200
Earnings before interest and taxes 685
Interest paid 20
Taxable Income 666
Taxes 232
Net income 434
Dividends 195
Balance Sheet
Cash 2,150 Accounts payable 1,550
Accounts rec. 830 Long-term debt 260
Inventory 2,600 Common stock 2,400
Total 5,580 Retained earnings 4,480
Net fixed assets 3,110
Total assets 8,690 Total liabilities and
equity 8,640
If the Nitro Tap Company maintains a constant debt-to-equity ratio, what growth rate can it maintain? Assume no additional external equity financing is available.

Carr Company produces a single product. During the past year, Carr manufactured 29,010 units and sold 23,900 units. Production costs for the year were as follows: Direct materials $214,674 Direct labor $121,842 Variable manufacturing overhead $243,684 Fixed manufacturing overhead $319,110 Sales were $1,159,150 for the year, variable selling and administrative expenses were $126,670, and fixed selling and administrative expenses were $205,971. There was no beginning inventory. Assume that direct labor is a variable cost. Under variable costing, the company's net operating income for the year would be:______.
a. $56,210 lower than under absorption costing.
b. $30,149 lower than under absorption costing.
c. $56,210 higher than under absorption costing.
d. $30,149 higher than under absorption costing.

Simon is a sales representative with McKesson who works with independent and chain drug stores to provide branded and private label over-the-counter medications, as well as a host of other supplies. Simon can match his customers' requirements to his broad product mix, and he also provides insights about what's selling in the marketplace so that store managers can make decisions about the allocation of shelf space. The approach is working, and Simon has been able to achieve his sales goals while also earning high customer satisfaction scores from his customer accounts. Which marketing management philosophy best applies to McKesson?

Novak Company acquired a plant asset at the beginning of Year 1. The asset has an estimated service life of 5 years. An employee has prepared depreciation schedules for this asset using three different methods to compare the results of using one method with the results of using other methods. You are to assume that the following schedules have been correctly prepared for this asset using (1) the straight-line method, (2) the sum-of-the-years'-digits method, and (3) the double-declining-balance method.

Year Straight-Line Sum-of-the-Years'-Digits Double-Declining-Balance
1 $15,750 $26,250 $35,000
2 15,750 21,000 21,000
3 15,750 15,750 12,600
4 15,750 10,500 7,560
5 15,750 5,250 2,590
Total $78,750 $78,750 $78,750

Required:
a. What is the cost of the asset being depreciated?
b. What amount, if any, was used in the depreciation calculations for the salvage value for this asset?
c. Which method will produce the highest charge to income in Year 1?
d. Which method will produce the highest charge to income in Year 4?
e. Which method will produce the highest book value for the asset at the end of Year 3?
f. If the asset is sold at the end of Year 3, which method would yield the highest gain (or lowest loss) on disposal of the asset?

On December 31, 2016, the manager of Jordan Creek Apartments noticed that four tenants had not paid their December rent amounting to $500 each. The manager spoke to each tenant individually and was promised by all 4 that the rent would be paid by January 15, 2017. Assuming the tenants follow through and make their payments by January 15, 2017, Jordan Creek should make the following entry as of December 31, 2016:______.
Cash (dr) $2,000
Rental Receivable (cr) $2,000
A. True
B. False

On April 1, Sangvikar Company had the following balances in its inventory accounts:

Materials Inventory $12,720
Work-in-Process Inventory 21,320
Finished Goods Inventory 8,700

Work-in-process inventory is made up of three jobs with the following costs:

Job 114 Job 115 Job 116
Direct materials $2,774 $2,640 $3,650
Direct labor 1,800 1,560 4,300
Applied overhead 1,080 936 2,580

During April, Sangvikar experienced the transactions listed below.

a. Materials purchased on account, $30,000.
b. Materials requisitioned: Job 114, $16,500; Job 115, $12,400; and Job 116, $5,000.
c. Job tickets were collected and summarized: Job 114, 150 hours at $15 per hour; Job 115, 220 hours at $17 per hour; and Job 116, 80 hours at $18 per hour.
d. Overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor cost.
e. Actual overhead was $4,765.
f. Job 115 was completed and transferred to the finished goods warehouse.
g. (1) Job 115 was shipped, and (2) the customer was billed for 140 percent of the cost.

Required:
Prepare journal entries for the April transactions.

Which description of the parts of the compound interest expression is correct? P(1 + )nt P = principal; r = number of times interest is compounded per year; n = annual interest rate; t = time in years P = principal; r = annual interest rate; n = number of times interest is compounded per year; t = time in number of compounding periods P = principal; r = monthly interest rate; n = number of times interest is compounded per year; t = time in number of compounding periods P = principal; r = annual interest rate; n = number of times interest is compounded per year; t = time in years

Developing Business Writing TechniquesYou can improve your message by using mechanical emphasis, parallelism, voice, and well-placed descriptions.One way to achieve emphasis is through mechanical devices.Complete the following sentence. —used sparingly—can be an effective way to emphasize explanatory information.You can also improve your messages through stylistic emphasis in sentnce structure and word choice. Which of the following stylistic devices can be used to achieve emphasis? Check all that apply.Position important ideas first or last in a sentence.Use complex sentence patterns.Use general terms.Label descriptive modifiers.Use vivid words.In some cases it is necessary to de-emphasize an idea, such as bad nes. Does the following selection emphasize or de-emphasize the bad news?While we are unable to renew your contract for the upcoming year, we hope to have the position reposted once the funds are available.EmphasizeDe-emphasizeWhen you compose messages, you may use the active or passive voiceto convey meaning. Most business messages use the active voice. Which of the following are instances when you would use the passive voice in a business message? Check all that apply.To emphasize an action instead of the recipient of an actionTo avoid beginning the sentence with itTo create confusion for your readerTo conceal the doer of an actionDoes the following sentence use the active or passive voice?The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Christina Balian.PassiveActiveParallel sentences are balanced and easy for readers to understand. Choose which sentence has the better parallel structure.If you write well, speak well, and use good interpersonal skills, you will do well in this corporation.If you write well, speak well, and are using good interpersonal skills, you will do well in this corporation.Choose the best revision to the following sentence.Teagan saw the recommendations flipping through the report.Flipping through the report, Teagan saw the recommendations.Teagan saw the recommendations, flipping through the report.Effective business writers use various techniques to improve their messages. How could the following selection be improved?Because of the snowstorm, the roads are closed and the trains aren’t running, the office will be closed today.The problem in this ineffective selection is:Passive voiceNot emphasizing important ideasSentence length/comprehension rateWriters should use words carefully and construct sentences skillfully to emphasize main ideas and de-emphasize minor ideas.Choose the best responseWhich of the following emphasizes the main idea?We have now successfully concluded our interview process and you have passed.Congratulations! We would like to offer you the position of senior analyst.

Lexington Garden Supply pays $ 280,000 for a group purchase of land, building, and equipment. At the time of acquisition, the land has a current market value of $ 93,000 , the building's current market value is $ 186,000 , and the equipment's current market value is $ 31,000. Prepare a schedule allocating the purchase price of $ 280,000 to each of the individual assets purchased based on their relative market values, then journalize the lump-sum purchase of the three assets. The business signs a note payable for the purchase price.

Required:
Prepare a schedule allocating the purchase price of $ 280,000 to each of the individual assets purchased based on their relative market​ values, then journalize the​ lump-sum purchase of the three assets.

Prepare Job-Order Cost Sheets, Predetermined Overhead Rate, Ending Balance of WIP, Finished Goods, and COGS At the beginning of March, Mendez Company had two jobs in process, Job 86 and Job 87, with the following accumulated cost information:


Job 86 Job 87
Direct materials $4,800 $1,600
Direct labor 1,200 3,000
Applied overhead 888 2,220
Balance, March 1 6,888 $6,820

During March, two more jobs (88 and 89) were started. The following direct materials and direct labor costs were added to the four jobs during the month of March:

Job 86 Job 87 Job 88 Job 89
Direct materials $3,000 $7,000 $2,100 $1,500
Direct labor 800 6,000 900 500

At the end of March, Jobs 86, 87, and 89 were completed. Only Job 87 was sold. On March 1, the balance in Finished Goods was zero.

Required:
a. Calculate the overhead rate based on direct labor cost.
b. Prepare a brief job-order cost sheet for the four jobs. Show the balance as of March 1 as well as direct materials and direct labor added in March.

A list of concepts are provided below. Select the appropriate description for the concept.
1. Cash-basis accounting. select the appropriate description for the concept
2. Fiscal year. select the appropriate description for the concept
3. Revenue recognition principle. select the appropriate description for the concept
4. Expense recognition principle. select the appropriate description for the concept

Governments most often influence market conditions by:
A. setting up natural monopolies for essential services.
B. increasing barriers to entry in pure competition markets.
C. encouraging price fixing by corporations in an oligopoly.
D. paying research and development costs for corporations

Steve’s Lumber Company features a large selection of materials for flooring, decks, moldings, windows, siding and roofing. It is a small, but profitable family business that is looking to expand. The prices of lumber and other building materials are constantly changing. When a customer places an order, typically inquiring about the price on pre-finished wood flooring, sales representatives consult the catalogue, and a manual price sheet and then call the supplier for the most recent price. The supplier in turn uses a manual price sheet, which has been updated each day. Often the supplier must call back Steve’s reps because the company does not have the newest pricing information immediately on hand. Of course, the customer’s order is delayed until a firm price is determined. Steve has hired you to assess the business impact of the situation.
1. What can be done for them to make this process more efficient.
2. Identify 3 metrics that could be put in place to measure the impact of the existing process on operational efficiency.
3. Explain how information systems could support those changes. Discuss what data the systems should capture and what decisions the system could improve.