The Puyer Corporation makes and sells only one product called a Deb. The company is in the process of preparing its Selling and Administrative Expense Budget for next year. The following budget data are available: Monthly Fixed Cost Variable Cost Per Deb Sold Sales commissions $ 1.01 Shipping $ 1.51 Advertising $ 51,100 $ 0.31 Executive salaries $ 61,100 Depreciation on office equipment $ 21,100 Other $ 41,100 All of these expenses (except depreciation) are paid in cash in the month they are incurred. If the company has budgeted to sell 16,100 Debs in February, then the total budgeted fixed selling and administrative expenses for February is: Multiple Choice

On January 1, 2018, Frontier Corporation purchased for $474,000, equipment having a useful life of ten years and an estimated salvage value of $24,000. Adventure has recorded depreciation of the equipment on the straight-line method. On December 31, 2025, the equipment was sold for $84,000. What is the journal entry to record this sale

If the toothpaste market is monopolistically competitive, product differentiation would not take the form of: production of many varieties of toothpaste, including those with whitening agents. quality differences among the various brands. setting the price of the product well below the price charged by the rivals. differentiation in the locations where certain toothpastes are available.

The ____ rate is the interest rate banks charge each other for borrowing or storing money?
A. Federal Reserve interest
B. Federal funds
C. Loan interest

Presented below are selected ledger accounts of Whispering Corporation as of December 31, 2020.

Cash $65,000
Administrative expenses 130,000
Selling expenses 104,000
Net sales 702,000
Cost of goods sold 273,000
Cash dividends declared (2020) 26,000
Cash dividends paid (2020) 19,500
Discontinued operations (loss before income taxes) 52,000
Depreciation expense, not recorded in 2019 39,000
Retained earnings, December 31, 2019 117,000

Effective tax rate 20%

Required:
a. Compute net income for 2020.
b. Prepare a partial income statement beginning with income from continuing operations before income tax, and including appropriate earnings per share information.

In June 2015, the unemployment rate declined to 5.3 percent from 5.5 percent in May. The labor force participation rate also declined from May to June, from 62.9 percent to 62.6 percent. If the labor force participation rate had remained unchanged from May to June, the unemployment rate for June 2015 would be

A disadvantage of the corporate form of business ownership is that:
a) shareholders receive dividends.
b) most shareholders have little direct control over how the company is managed.
shareholders are not personally liable for the debts
of the corporation except to
the extent of their investment.
c)the life of the corporation is ongoing even after the death of a shareholder.

A plant manager wants to know how much she should be willing to pay for perfect market research. Currently there are two states of nature facing her decision to expand or do nothing. Under favorable market conditions the manager would make $100,000 for the large plant and $5,000 for the small plant. Under unfavorable market conditions the large plant would lose $80,000 and the small plant would make $0. If the two states of nature are equally likely, how much should she pay for perfect information

On January 1, 2021, Crane Corporation had 980,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On March 1, the corporation issued 120,000 new shares to raise additional capital. On July 1, the corporation declared and issued a 2-for-1 stock split. On October 1, the corporation purchased on the market 450,000 of its own outstanding shares and retired them.

Required:
Compute the weighted average number of shares to be used in computing earnings per share for 2021.

What is the term for the daily activity of handling economic resources and planning for future economic goals?

Jacques lives in Miami and runs a business that sells guitars. In an average year, he receives $793,000 from selling guitars. Of this sales revenue, he must pay the manufacturer a wholesale cost of $430,000; he also pays wages and utility bills totaling $301,000. He owns his showroom; if he chooses to rent it out, he will receive $15,000 in rent per year. Assume that the value of this showroom does not depreciate over the year. Also, if Jacques does not operate this guitar business, he can work as a financial advisor, receive an annual salary of $50,000 with no additional monetary costs, and rent out his showroom at the $15,000 per year rate. No other costs are incurred in running this guitar business.
Identify each of Jake's costs in the following table as either an implicit cost or an explicit cost of selling guitars.
Implicit Cost Explicit Cost
The wages and utility bills that Jake pays
The salary Jake could earn if he worked as an accountant
The wholesale cost for the guitars that Jake pays the manufacturer
The rental income Jake could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom
Complete the following table by determining Jake's accounting and economic profit of his guitar business.
Profit (Dollars)
Accounting Profit
Economic Profit

The market demand curve in perfect competition is found by A. the interaction of supply and demand at the individual firm and consumer levels. B. horizontally summing the demand curves of the individual consumers. C. utility maximizing behavior of the​ "representative consumer." D. horizontally summing the supply curves of the individual firms in the industry.

The owner of an office building is interested in selling the building in order to raise capital for development of a large shopping mall. The building has a 30-year, 7% mortgage with 20 years of remaining payments; the original mortgage principal was $200 million. The building is fully occupied by tenants who have long-term leases of at least 20 years. The owner enjoys net income of $1 million per month after paying all operating expenses and the mortgage payment. The new owner would be able to take over the existing mortgage. a. What is the minimum offer that the owner would accept, assuming th

Dennis Kozlowski, John Thain, and Raj Rajaratnam are former CEOs mentioned in the text that have been involved in corporate governance problems to one degree or another. What did Dennis Kozlowski do that was considered inappropriate behavior? Multiple Choice He provided insider information to the Goldman Sachs' board. He sold 500,000 shares of his personal stock right before a negative quarterly earnings report was released. He spent $2 million of company funds for his own birthday party. He created a Ponzi scheme that grew to $65 billion dollars before the SEC shut it down. He spent $1.2 million of company funds redecorating his office while demanding cost cutting from employees.

An electronics firm is currently manufacturing an item that has a variable cost of $.50 per unit and a selling price of $1.00 per unit. Fixed costs are $14,000. Current volume is 30,000 units. The firm can substantially improve the product quality by adding a new piece of equipment at an additional fixed cost of $6,000. Variable cost would increase to $.60, but volume should jump to 50,000 units due to a higherquality product. Should the company buy the new equipment

A sum of money was shared
between Joan and Ngozi in the
ratio 5:3. If Joan's share was 40.00,
how much was the original sum of
money?​

Let corn denote per capita consumption of corn in bushels at the county level, let price be the price per bushel of corn, let income denote per capita county income, and let rainf all be inches of rainfall during the last corn-growing season. The following simultaneous equations model imposes the equilibrium condition that supply equals demand:

corn = α1 price + β1 income + u1

corn = α2 price + β2 rainfall + γ2 rainfall 2 + u2 .

Which is the supply equation, and which is the demand equation? Explain.

. During 2007, Eaton Corp. started a construction job with a total contract price of $7,000,000. It was completed on December 15, 2008. Additional data are as follows: 2007 2008 Actual costs incurred in current year $2,700,000 $3,050,000 Estimated remaining costs 2,700,000 — Billed to customer 2,400,000 4,600,000 Received from customer 2,000,000 4,800,000 Under the completed-contract method, what amount should Eaton recognize as gross profit for 2008?

Companies that use debt in their capital structure are said to be using financial leverage. Using leverage can increase shareholder returns, but leverage also increases the risk that shareholders bear. Consider the following case: Sombra Corp. is considering a project that will require $600,000 in assets. The project will be financed with 100% equity. The company faces a tax rate of 35%. What will be the ROE (return on equity) for this project if it produces an EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) of $145,000

Marin Industries had one patent recorded on its books as of January 1, 2020. This patent had a book value of $201,600 and a remaining useful life of 8 years. During 2020, Marin incurred research and development costs of $93,000 and brought a patent infringement suit against a competitor. On December 1, 2020, Marin received the good news that its patent was valid and that its competitor could not use the process Marin had patented. The company incurred $127,500 to defend this patent. At what amount should patent(s) be reported on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet, assuming monthly amortization of patents

Cityscape Hotels has 200 rooms available in a major metropolitan city. The hotel is able to attract business customers during the weekdays and leisure customers during the weekend. However, the leisure customers on weekends occupy fewer rooms than do business customers on weekdays.
Thus, Cityscape plans to provide special weekend pricing to attract additional leisure customers. A hotel room is priced at $180 per room night. The cost of a hotel room night includes the following:
Cost Per Room Night (at normal occupancy)
Housekeeping service................................................................$ 23
Utilities............................................................................................7
Amenities........................................................................................3
Hotel depreciation.........................................................................55
Hotel staff (excluding housekeeping)............................................42
Total....................................................................................$130
The special weekend price is proposed for $120 per room night. At this price, it is anticipated that average occupancy for the weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) will increase from 30% to 50% of available rooms.
A. What is the contribution margin for a room night under the normal pricing if only the hotel depreciation and hotel staff (excluding housekeeping) are assumed fixed for all occupancy levels?
B. Determine the contribution margin for a room night under the proposed weekend pricing.
C. Prepare a differential analysis showing the differential income for an average weekend between the existing (Alternative 1) and discount (Alternative 2) price plan.
D. Should management accept the proposed weekend pricing plan? Explain.

how can the size of the industrial/service sector and the agriculture employment rate indicate the level of industrialization?​​

The advantages of wireless networks include( select all that apply)

added security
decreased cost
increased flexibility
increased transmission distance

explain 2 benefits of being self-employed. ​

According to the law of demand, as prices fall, ceteris paribus
quantity demanded decreases.
demand increases.
quantity demanded increases.
demand decreases

The company budgeted for production of 2,400 units in June, but actual production was 2,500 units. The company used 19,850 pounds of direct material and 980 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The company purchased 21,700 pounds of the direct material at $6.70 per pound. The actual direct labor rate was $19.20 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $1.80 per hour.

The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

The variable overhead efficiency variance for June is: _________

a. $36 U
b. $36 F
c. $40 U
d. $40 F

Gilberto Company currently manufactures 90,000 units per year of one of its crucial parts. Variable costs are $3.20 per unit, fixed costs related to making this part are $100,000 per year, and allocated fixed costs are $87,000 per year. Allocated fixed costs are unavoidable whether the company makes or buys the part. Gilberto is considering buying the part from a supplier for a quoted price of $4.40 per unit guaranteed for a three-year period. Calculate the total incremental cost of making 90,000 and buying 90,000 units. Should the company continue to manufacture the part, or should it buy the part from the outside supplier?

60. Pricing decisions may include which of the following?
a. Bundling
b. Pricing Strategy
C. Target group their concepts of Value
d. All of the above​

What are the dimensions of organizational climate in restaurant management?

Influential factors such as cost, price, break-even analysis, sales potential,
and competition are evaluated as part of which phase? *
Concept development
Generating ideas
Screening ideas
Market Product
Product Development

Management of Mittel Company would like to reduce the amount of time between when a customer places an order and when the order is shipped. For the first quarter of operations during the current year the following data were reported:

Inspection time 0.2 days
Wait time (from order to start of production) 17.0 days
Process time 3.1 days
Move time 0.9 days
Queue time 4.2 days

Required:
a. Compute the throughput time. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
b. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for the quarter.
c. What percentage of the throughput time was spent in non–value-added activities?
d. Compute the delivery cycle time.
e. If by using Lean Production all queue time during production is eliminated, what will be the new MCE?