In 2010, Toyota recalled millions of automobiles to fix a potentially hazardous problem known as sudden acceleration. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, James Stewart gave investors the following advice: "Toyota shares were over $90 as recently as Jan. 19, 2010. They closed Tuesday (February 02, 2010) at $78.18, which strikes me as a modest decline under the circumstances. If I owned shares, I’d seize the chance to get out.

Required:
Would a believer in the efficient markets theory be likely to follow Stewart's advice?

Answer:

Of course not. Someone that believes in the efficient market theory (or hypothesis as it is generally called), believes that the market is always right. As an individual investor, you might be right or wrong, but the market as a whole has access to perfect information and the price of each stock already has been determined factoring all possible events and outcomes. I.e. the market's price is always the correct price and there is no way in which an individual investor can make a profit by buying or selling undervalued or overvalued stocks.

Personally, I disagree with this hypothesis, and the reason why most people call is a hypothesis is that they disagree with it. If the market is always right, then this theory is no good.

Alpha Inc. has receivables from unrelated parties with a face value of $5,000. It transfers these receivables to bank for $4,500, without recourse. It will continue to collect the receivables, depositing them in a non-interest-bearing bank account with the cash flows remitted to the bank at the end of each month. It is not allowed to sell or pledge the receivables to anyone else and is under no obligation to repurchase the receivables from bank. Which of the following is the appropriate treatment for these Accounts receivables?
A) It should show these receivables in its Balance Sheet.
B) It should amortize these receivables.
C) It should derecognize these receivables.
D) It should derecognize these receivables if it retains the interest earned on these.

what has the U.S customs created to force importing companies like wal-mart to provide more detailed information about

The partnership of Angel Investor Associates began operations on January 1, 20Y5, with contributions from two partners as follows:

Dennis Overton $180,000
Ben Testerman 120,000

The following additional partner transactions took place during the year:

1. In early January, Randy Campbell is admitted to the partnership by contributing $75,000 cash for a 20% interest.
2. Net income of $150,000 was earned in 20Y5. In addition, Dennis Overton received a salary allowance of $40,000 for the year. The three partners agree to an income-sharing ratio equal to their capital balances after admitting Campbell.
3. The partners' withdrawals are equal to half of the increase in their capital balances from salary allowance and income.

Required:
Prepare a statement of partnership equity for the year ended December 31, 20Y5.

ogan Products computes its predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that 40,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period's estimated level of production. The company also estimated $466,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead expenses for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $3.00 per direct labor-hour. Logan's actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $713,400 and its actual total direct labor was 41,000 hours.
Required:
Compute the company's pre-determined overhead rate for the year.

A small nation of 10 people idolizes the TV show The Voice. All they produce and consume are karaoke machines and CDs, in the following amounts:

Karaoke Machines CDs
Quantity Price(Dollars) Quantity Price (Dollars)
2020 20 50 60 5
2021 21 70 80 6

Using a method similar to that used to calculate the consumer price index, the percentage change in the overall price level is_____________ . (Note: Use 2020 as the base year, and fix the basket at 2 karaoke machines and 6 CDs.) Using a method similar to that used to calculate the GDP deflator, the percentage change of the overall price level is_____________ . (Note: Again, use 2020 as the base year.) Which of the following statements is correct? Check all that apply.

a. The inflation rate in 2021 is not the same using the two methods.
b. The CPI allows the basket of goods and services to change.
c. The GDP deflator holds the basket of goods and services constant.

Deferral adjustments are needed when the business:

a. Pays cash after the expense has been incurred.
b. Unanswered pays cash before the expense has been incurred.
c. Unanswered receives cash after the revenue has been generated.
d. Unanswered receives cash before the revenue has been generated.

The lowest amount a manufacturer can pay factory workers is an example of

an incentive.
a price floor.
a price ceiling.
an elastic service.

Prepare a bank reconciliation as of October 31 from the following information:

a. The October 31 cash balance in the general ledger is $806.
b. The October 31 balance shown on the bank statement is $350.
c. Checks issued but not returned with the bank statement were No. 462 for $24 and No. 483 for $42.
d. A deposit made late on October 31 for $433 is included in the general ledger balance but not in the bank statement balance.
e. Returned with the bank statement was a notice that a customer's check for $80 that was deposited on October 25 had been returned because the customer's account was overdrawn.
f. During a review of the checks that were returned with the bank statement, it was noted that the amount of Check No. 471 was $65 but that in the company's records supporting the general ledger balance, the check had been erroneously recorded as a payment of an account payable in the amount of $56.

Rutgers Racquet Club adjusts its accounts monthly. Club members pay their annual dues in advance by January 15. The entire amount is initially credited to Unearned Membership Dues (a liability account). At the end of each month, an appropriate portion of this amount is credited to Membership Dues Earned. Guests of the club members normally pay a court rental fee before being allowed to play. The amounts collected are credited to Court Rental Revenue at the time of receipt. Certain guests are billed for court rental fees at the end of the month. The following information can be used for preparing adjusting entries at December 31, 20x5:

1. Salaries earned by club employees that have not yet been recorded or paid amount to $3,700.
2. A local VFW sponsored a tournament at Rutgers Racquet Club that took place on December 22, 20x5 of the current year. At December 31, the $1,200 owed by the VFW for court rentals on December 22 had not yet been recorded or billed.
3. A one-year fire and flood insurance policy had been purchased on May 31. The entire premium of $7,200 was initially recorded as Prepaid Insurance.
4. Rutgers Racquet Club was built in 20x1. The cost of the building and equipment was $320,000. Depreciation of the club's building and equipment is based on an estimated life of 20 years and a salvage value of $80,000. The straight-line method of depreciation is used.
5. A 36-month bank loan in the amount of $108,000 had been obtained by Rutgers Racquet Club on December 1, 20x5. Interest is computed at an annual rate of 9%. The entire $108,000, plus all of the interest accrued over the 36-month life of the loan, is due in full on December 1, 20x8.
6. Membership dues earned in December, 20x5 for collections received at January 15, 20x5 amounts to $52,000.
7. Unrecorded Income Taxes Expense accrued in December amounts to $16,000. This amount will not be paid until January 15, 20x6.

Required:
For each of the items above, prepare the necessary adjusting entry at December 31, 20x5.

Company manufactures car seats in its plant. Each car seat passes through the assembly department and testing department. This problem focuses on the testing department. Direct materials are added when the testing department process is ​% complete. Conversion costs are added evenly during the testing​ department's process. As work in assembly is​ completed, each unit is immediately transferred to testing. As each unit is completed in​ testing, it is immediately transferred to Finished Goods. Company uses the​ weighted-average method of process costing. Data for the testing department for October are as​ follows:

Physical Units (Car Seats) Direct Materials Conversion Costs
Work-in-process, October 1 *a 5,000 $1,250,000 $402,750
Started during October 20,000
Completed during October 22,500
Work-in-process, October 31 *b 2,500
Total costs added during October $4,500,000 $2,337,500



Required:
What is the percentage of completion for:​

a. Transferred-in costs and direct materials in beginning​ work-in-process inventory.
b. Transferred-in costs and direct materials in ending​ work-in-process inventory

Which of the following is not a true statement about filing bankruptcy? a. Bankruptcy erases all of your debt. b. It is possible to rebuild your credit after filing bankruptcy. There are exemptions that alloW you to keep essentials. d. Bankruptcy stops aggressive action by creditors ​

FlanCrest Enterprises is a mid-sized auto supply company that manufactures electronic components for cars. It has approximately 200 employees, with about 150 working on the production line. Its primary customer is Widespread Motors, a large international auto manufacturer. Widespread Motors primarily sells their cars based on price, aiming to make the prices as low as possible in any particular market segment. The cars may not have as many features, but still operate and cost less than those of their competitors. FlanCrest, under the direction of Widespread, has been asked to reduce the price of its electronic components for the next order due to competitive pressure in the market for Widespread's best-selling car. To cut its prices and keep its biggest customer, FlanCrest announces that they will be eliminating the popular community college tuition reimbursement program and eliminating all overtime for production workers.
Which of the below choices most accurately describes the new HR strategy at FlanCrest Enterprises?
a. Commitment, because they are demonstrating commitment to the development of their workforce
b. Control, because they are attempting to control employees within the workplace
c. Commitment, because they are demonstrating commitment to their key customers
d. Control, because they are attempting to minimize labor costs

Match the qualitative characteristics below with the following statements.1. Timeliness2. Completeness3. Free from error4. Understandability5. Faithful representation6. Relevance7. Neutrality8. Confirmatory valuea. Quality of information that assures users that information represents the economic phenomena that it purports to represent.b. Information about an economic phenomenon that corrects past or present expectations based on previous evaluations.c. The extent to which information is accurate in representing the economic substance of a transaction.d. Includes all the information that is necessary for a faithful representation of the economic phenomena that it purports to represent.e. Quality of information that allows users to comprehend its meaning.

This activity is important because as world trade has grown, more companies have entered the global market. Once a firm decides to enter the global market, it must choose which means of market entry is the most appropriate. The global market entry strategies vary greatly on the dimensions of financial commitment, risk, marketing control, and profit potential.
The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the different types of global market entry strategies: exporting, licensing, joint venture, and direct investment. Roll over each company name to read the description of the firm's strategy, then drop it onto the correct global market entry strategy within the graphic.
1. Yoplait
2. Moodmatcher lipstick
3. McDonald's
4. Ericsson and CGCT
5. Boeing
6. Nissan
A. Indirect Exporting
B. Direct Exporting
C. Licensing
D. Franchising
E. Joint Venture
F. Direct Investment

Dacosta Corporation had only one job in process on May 1. The job had been charged with $1,800 of direct materials, $6,966 of direct labor, and $9,936 of manufacturing overhead cost. The company assigns an overhead cost to jobs using the predetermined overhead rate of $18.40 per direct labor-hour. During May, the following activity was recorded:
Raw materials (all direct materials):
Beginning balance $8,500
Purchased during the month $38,000
Used in production $39,300
Labor:
Direct labor-hours worked during the month 1,900
Direct labor cost incurred $24,510
Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred $33,300
Inventories:
Raw materials, May 30
Work in process, May 30 $16,937
Work in process inventory on May 30 contains $3,741 of direct labor cost. Raw materials consist solely of items that are classified as direct materials. The entry to dispose of the underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost for the month would include a:________.
a: credit of $5,336 to Manufacturing Overhead.
b: credit of $1,660 to Manufacturing Overhead.
c: debit of $5,336 to Manufacturing Overhead.
d: debit of $1,660 to Manufacturing Overhead.
Accounting entries for adjustment of overhead expenses.
Generally overheads are applied to various jobs on a predetermined basis. But actual overheads incurred can be more than/ less than predetermined overhead costs. To adjust this difference journal entries are made at the end of the period.

Nell and Kirby are in the process of negotiating their divorce agreement. What should be the tax consequences to Nell and Kirby if the following, considered individually, became part of the agreement?
a. In consideration for her one-half interest in their personal residence, Kirby will transfer to Nell stock with a value of $200,000 and $50,000 of cash. Kirby's cost of the stock was $150,000, and the value of the personal residence is $500,000. They purchased the residence three years ago for $300,000.
Nell's basis for the stock is _______$ X
Kirby's basis in the house is ______$ X
b. Nell will receive $1,000 per month for 120 months. If she dies before receiving all 120 payments, the remaining payments will be made to her estate.
The payments (qualify, do not qualify) as alimony and are (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income as they are received.
c. Nell is to have custody of their 12-year-old son, Bobby. She is to receive $1,200 per month until Bobby (1) dies or (2) attains age 21 (whichever occurs first). After either of these events occurs, Nell will receive only $300 per month for the remainder of her life.
$ X per month is alimony that is (included in, excluded from) Nell's gross income, and the remaining $ X per month is considered​(child support, property settlement) and is (nontaxable, taxable) to Nell.

Traditional IRA grows tax free?
True or False

Yesterday, Casey received a cable company ad for bundled TV, telephone, and Internet service that cost appreciably more than what she is currently paying. At the same time, she received a notice from her utility company that summer rates would be increasing. Her schoolbooks are costing almost twice what they cost last year, and yesterday, gasoline cost her 30 cents more per gallon than it did last week. As she ponders the situation, she can't help but wonder how prices could be rising when so many people have lost their jobs and are cutting back on expenditures. She is certain that this situation characterizes her economics professor's description of stagflation.

a. True
b. False

Tawna Reed was hired for a top managerial position in Nike Corporation because she had creative ability and a good overall feel for the athletic shoe industry. Reed is said to have good _____ skills.

On June 30, 2021, Georgia-Atlantic, Inc. leased warehouse equipment from IC Leasing Corporation. The lease agreement calls for Georgia-Atlantic to make semiannual lease payments of $562,907 over a three-year lease term, payable each June 30 and December 31, with the first payment at June 30, 2021. Georgia-Atlantic's incremental borrowing rate is 10%, the same rate IC uses to calculate lease payment amounts. Amortization is recorded on a straight-line basis at the end of each fiscal year. The fair value of the equipment is $3 million.

Required:
a. Determine the present value of the lease payments at June 30, 2021 that Georgia-Atlantic uses to record the right-of-use asset and lease liability.
b. What pretax amounts related to the lease would Georgia-Atlantic report in its balance sheet at December 31, 2021

Lemon Corporation generated $324,600 of income from ordinary business operations. It also sold several assets during the year. Compute Lemon’s taxable income under each of the following alternative assumptions about the tax consequences of the asset sales.

a. Lemon recognized a $5,500 capital gain and a $7,400 net Section 1231 loss.
b. Lemon recognized a $6,500 capital loss and a $4,700 net Section 1231 gain.
c. Lemon recognized a $2,500 capital gain, a $3,900 capital loss, and a $3,000 net Section 1231 gain.
d.Lemon recognized $4,000 of depreciation recapture, a $2,000 Section 1231 gain, and a $4,200 Section 1231 loss.

Luke offered to sell his farm to Kent at $75,000, an offer which Kent declined. A week later, Luke offered to sell the farm for $65,000, stating that it was the final offer, it was valid for one month, and that he would not alter it. Two days later, Kent replied by saying that he was willing to pay $60,000 for the farm. A week after Luke received Kent's offer, Luke declined it. Ten days after that, Kent agreed to buy the farm for $65,000, but Luke refused to sell the farm. Kent decided to sue Luke for a breach of contract. The judge ruled in favor of Luke. Which one of the following is the reason for the ruling in Luke's favor?

a. Luke's original offer of $75,000 is still valid, even though rejected.
b. Kent acted in an incompetent manner with regards to the offer.
c. Kent's acceptance was past the set time period in the offer.
d. Kent's counteroffer of $60,000 had rendered the offer for $65,000 invalid.

Colter Company prepares monthly cash budgets. Relevant data from operating budgets for 2020 are as follows.

January February
Sales $428,400 $476,000
Direct materials purchases 142,800 148,750
Direct labor 107,100 119,000
Manufacturing overhead 83,300 89,250
Selling and administrative expenses 94,010 101,150

All sales are on account. Collections are expected to be 50% in the month of sale, 30% in the first month following the sale, and 20% in the second month following the sale. Sixty percent (60%) of direct materials purchases are paid in cash in the month of purchase, and the balance due is paid in the month following the purchase. All other items above are paid in the month incurred except for selling and administrative expenses that include $1,190 of depreciation per month.

Other data:
1. Credit sales: November 2019, $297,500; December 2019, $380,800.
2. Purchases of direct materials: December 2019, $119,000.
3. Other receipts: January—Collection of December 31, 2019, notes receivable $17,850; February—Proceeds from sale of securities $7,140.
4. Other disbursements: February—Payment of $7,140 cash dividend.

The company’s cash balance on January 1, 2020, is expected to be $71,400. The company wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $59,500.

Required:
Prepare schedules for (1) expected collections from customers and (2) expected payments for direct materials purchases for January and February.

What aspect does line weight represent? A. angle of a line B. color of a line C. length of a line D. thickness of a line

Rank the following items from the lowest (1) to highest (6) authority in the Federal tax law system: Ranking a. Interpretive Regulation. b. Legislative Regulation. c. Letter Ruling. 1 d. Revenue Ruling. e. Internal Revenue Code. f. Proposed Regulation.

The rule of 70 indicates that a 6% annual increase in the level of real GDP would lead to the output doubling in approximately _____ years.

Cooperative San José of southern Sonora state in Mexico makes a unique syrup using cane sugar and local herbs. The syrup is sold in small bottles and is prized as a flavoring for drinks and for use in desserts. The bottles are sold for $12 each. The first stage in the production process is carried out in the Mixing Department, which removes foreign matter from the raw materials and mixes them in the proper proportions in large vats. The company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system.

A hastily prepared report for the Mixing Department for April appears below:

Units to be accounted for:
Work in process, April 1 (materials 90% complete; conversion 80% complete) 5,700
Started into production 34,100
Total units to be accounted for 39,800
Units accounted for as follows:
Transferred to next department 29,400
Work in process, April 30 (materials 70% complete; conversion 50% complete) 10,400
Total units accounted for 39,800

Cost Reconciliation Cost to be accounted for:

Work in process, April 1 $15,276
Cost added during the month 96,248
Total cost to be accounted for $111,524
Cost accounted for as follows:
Work in process, April 30 $20,384
Transferred to next department 91,140
Total cost accounted for $111,524

Required:

a. What were the Mixing Department's equivalent units of production for materials and conversion for April?
b. What were the Mixing Department's cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for April? The beginning inventory consisted of the following costs: materials, $10,545; and conversion cost, $4,731. The costs added during the month consisted of: materials, $64,649; and conversion cost, $31,599.
c. How many of the units transferred out of the Mixing Department in April were started and completed during that month?
d. The manager of the Mixing Department stated, "Materials prices jumped from about $1.65 per unit in March to $2.15 per unit in April, but due to good cost control I was able to hold our materials cost to less than $2.15 per unit for the month." Should this manager be rewarded for good cost control?

Sherrie, a member, performs various bookkeeping functions for her very small closely held clients including posting cash receipts and disbursements to the client's general ledger. The client provides Sherrie with copies of check stubs and deposit slips where the client has provided account codes that Sherrie merely records in the general ledger. In addition, on a monthly basis, Sherrie calculates adjusting journal entries for depreciation, amortization, and tax accruals and posts these entries to the client's general ledger. Which of the following statements is true regarding Sherrie's independence with regard to these bookkeeping clients?

a. Sherrie's posting of client coded cash receipts and disbursements does not impair independence.
b. Sherrie's posting of adjusting journal entries does not impair independence whether or not she discusses them withthe client because these are routine accounting entries that small clients do not understand.
c. Neither of the described functions would impair independence under any circumstances.
d. None of the above statements is true.

On December 1, year 1, Lester Company issued at 103, four hundred of its 9%, $1,000 bonds. Attached to each bond was one detachable stock warrant entitling the holder to purchase 10 shares of Lester's common stock. On December 1, year 1, the market value of the bonds, without the stock warrants, was 95, and the market value of each stock purchase warrant was $50. The amount of the proceeds from the issuance that should be accounted for as the initial carrying value of the bonds payable would be:______

a. $387,280.
b. $391,400.
c. $400,000.
d. $412,000.

Liam Wallace is general manager of moonwalk salons. during 2016 while this works for the company all year at a $13600 monthly salary he also earned a year end bonus = 15% of his annual salary. Wallace's federal income tax withheld during 2016 was $952 per month plus $3672 on his bonus check. state income tax withheld came to a $150 per month plus $90 on bonuses. FICA tax was withheld on annual earnings. Wallace authorized the following payroll deductions charity fund contribution of 3% of total earnings and life insurance of $50 per month.
1. Compute Wallace's gross pay, payroll deductions, and net pay for the full year 2016. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar
2. Compute Moonwalk's total 2016 payroll expense for Wallace
3. Make the journal entry to record Moonwalk's expense for Wallace's total earnings for the year, his payroll deductions, and net pay. Debit Salaries Expense and Bonus Expense as appropriate. Credit liability accounts for the payroll deductions and Cash for net pay. An explanation is not required
4. Make the journal entry to record the accrual of Moonwalk's payroll tax expense for Wallace's total earnings.