In the past, some people believed that the Fed routinely expanded the money supply during the presidential election years to help the incumbent president. For this question, assume that the Fed allows inflation to be 3% in every presidential election year instead of 2% in other years.If people form expectations adaptively, their expectations will ________ inflation so expansionary policy will____________. a) Overestimate; reduce the unemployment rate.b) Overestimate; increase the unemployment ratec) Underestimate; increase the unemployment rated) Underestimate; reduce the unemployment rate.e) Accurately estimate; not change the unemployment rate.

Answer:

Option c. Underestimate, increase the unemployment rate

Explanation:

Based on the following information: Assume that Forrest Company uses the LIFO accounting method. In year X1, Forrest reported the following information:
Units Unit Cost Total Cost
Beginning Inventory (1/1/X1) 1,000 10 10,000
Purchases (year X1) 2,000 11 22,000
Year X1 Sales 1,500
Ending Inventory (12/31/X1) 1,500
Based on the above information, Forrest Company will report which of the following amounts for its LIFO Inventory on 12/31/X1?
a. $15,500
b. $16,000
c. $16,500
d. none of the above.

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g During fiscal 2011, we repurchased with cash (i.e., bought) 2 million shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase cost of $700 million. We reissued (i.e., sold) 5 million shares of common stock held in treasury for $2000 million in cash during fiscal 2011. The cost basis of the 5 million shares of treasury stock reissued is $300 per share. What journal entries did ALM record in its treasury stock transactions in 2011

Deluxe Building Services offers custodial services on both a contract basis and an hourly basis. On January 1, 2015, Deluxe collected $30,150 in advance on a six-month contract for work to be performed evenly during the next six months. Assume that Deluxe closes its books and issues financial reports on a monthly basis.
a. Prepare the entry on January 1 to record the receipt of $30,150 cash for contract work (1) using the financial statements effect template and (2) in journal entry form.
b. Prepare the adjusting entry to be made on January 31, 2015, for the contract work done during January (1) using the financial statements effect template and (2) in journal entry form.
c. At January 31, a total of 30 hours of hourly rate custodial work was unbilled. The billing rate is $19 per hour. Prepare the adjusting entry needed on January 31, 2015, (1) using the financial statements effect template and (2) in journal entry form. (The firm uses the account Fees Receivable to reflect amounts due but not yet billed).

Presented below is the information for Irvine Corp.: Irvine Corp.. has prepared the following comparative balance sheets for 2020 and 2021: 2021 2020 Prepaid expenses 1,800 2,700 Cash 28,200 15,300 Accounts receivable 13,900 17,000 Inventory 36,500 26,000 Patent 15,300 17,400 Plant assets 129,500 105,000 Accumulated depreciation -45,000 -37,500 180,200 145,900 Accounts payable 15,300 16,800 Accrued liabilities 6,000 4,200 Mortgage payable 0 58,300 Additional Paid In Capital 12,000 0 Preferred stock 74,000 Common Stock 60,000 60,000 Retained earnings 12,900 6,600 180,200 145,900 The income statement for 2021 is as follows: Sales revenue $198,000 Cost of sales 108,900 Gross profit 89,100 Operating expenses 69,000 Net income $20,100 Other Facts: Included in operating expenses: Depreciation Expense 7500 Vehicle expense 2800 Interest Expense 15600 Gain on Sale of Asset 5000 Pension Contribution 7500 Other: Dividends 13800 Cash Rec'd From Sale of Assets 35000 Basis of Assets Sold 30000 PREPARE A PERFECT CASH FLOW STATEMENT

What is implied by the fact that in today’s marketplace, the volume of world trade has been growing faster than world GDP? more companies are relying on domestic firms to obtain parts of their production process the economies of the world’s nation-states are becoming less intertwined more companies are dispersing parts of their production process to locations around the globe the world has experienced a loss of overall wealth in the last two decades more countries are imposing trade barriers to minimize competition

Inventory records for Marvin Company revealed the following:
Date Transaction Number of Units Unit Cost
Mar. 1 Beginning inventory 900 $7.14
Mar. 10 Purchase 560 7.57
Mar. 16 Purchase 790 8.02
Mar. 23 Purchase 510 8.42
Marvin sold 1,900 units of inventory during the month. Cost of goods sold assuming FIFO would be:__________.
(Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount)
A. $15,998.
B. $14,194.
C. $14,844.
D. $15,155.

Use information from the Washington Post article Why We've Been Hugely Underestimating the Overfishing of the Oceans to determine whether each statement is true or false.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO), worldwide catches peaked in 2001 at 86 million tons
1. True
2. False
Using catch reconstruction, researchers estimate that the actual peak catch was 50% larger than the reported peak catch.
1. True
2. False
Catch reconstruction shows that, since the peak, catches have been increasing, not decreasing as previously reported
1. True
2. False
The Sea Around Us Project found several problems with the FAO data, such as the fact that data that were not available were reported as catches of zero fish.1. True
2. False

ABC Corporation has declared a rights offering to stockholders of record on Friday, December 10th. Under the offer, shareholders need 10 rights to subscribe to 1 new share at a price of $19. Fractional shares can be rounded up to purchase 1 full share. As of the ex date, the stock is trading at $29. The value of the right is:

BENETEAU CORPORATION
Comparative Balance Sheet
2017 2016
Assets
Cash $37,000 $31,000
Accounts receivable (net) 80,000 60,000
Prepaid insurance 22,000 17,000
Land 18,000 40,000
Equipment 70,000 60,000
Accumulated depreciation (20,000) (13,000)
Total assets $207,000 $195,000
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
Accounts payable $12,000 $6,000
Bonds payable 27,000 19,000
Common stock 140,000 115,000
Retained earnings 28,000 55,000
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $207,000 $195,000
Additional information:
1. Net loss for 2017 is $12,000. Net sales for 2017 are $250,000.
2. Cash dividends of $15,000 were declared and paid in 2017.
3. Land was sold for cash at a loss of $2,000. This was the only land transaction during the year.
4. Equipment with a cost of $15,000 and accumulated depreciation of $10,000 was sold for $5,000 cash.
5. $12,000 of bonds were retired during the year at carrying (book) value.
6. Equipment was acquired for common stock. The fair value of the stock at the time of the exchange was $25,000
Required:
1. Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017, using the indirect method.

Vaughn Manufacturing reported net income of $471000 for the year ended 12/31/21. Included in the computation of net income were: depreciation expense, $59600; amortization of a patent, $32200; income from an investment in common stock of Ivanhoe Company, accounted for under the equity method, $48500; and amortization of a bond discount, $12700. Vaughn also paid an $79000 dividend during the year. The net cash provided by operating activities would be reported at _________.

An on-demand printing company has monthly overhead costs of $1,900 in rent, $450 in electricity, $80 for phone service, and $230 for advertising and marketing. The printing cost is $40 per thousand pages for paper and ink. The average cost for printing x thousand pages can be represented by the function C(x) = (2,660+40x) / x. For a given month, if the printing company could print an unlimited number of pages, what value would the average cost per thousand pages approach? What does this mean in the context of the problem? Select one: a. The average cost would approach $0 per thousand pages. The more pages the company prints, the lower the average cost. b. The average cost would approach infinity. The more pages the company prints, the higher the average cost. c. The average cost would approach $40 per thousand pages or equivalently $0.04 per page. This is the cost per page in the absence of fixed costs. d. The average cost would approach $2.660 per thousand pages. This is the total of the fixed monthly costs.

Why is the critical path critical?

Select an answer:
• Any delay in the critical path delays the project finish date.
• It represents tasks in which resources are overallocated.
• It represents tasks that are delayed.
• The tasks on the critical path are the most important ones for achieving the project goal.

Sheridan Co. incurred research and development costs in 2021 as follows: Materials used in research and development projects $ 915000 Equipment acquired that will have alternate future uses in future research and development projects 2650000 Depreciation for 2021 on above equipment 441666 Personnel costs of persons involved in research and development projects 715000 Consulting fees paid to outsiders for research and development projects 265000 Indirect costs reasonably allocable to research and development projects 190000 $5176666 The amount of research and development costs charged to Sheridan's 2021 income statement should be a. $2071666. b. $1895000. c. $2526666. d. $4545000.

Atkinson Construction assembles residential houses. It uses a job-costing system with two direct-cost categories (direct materials and direct labor) and one indirect-cost pool (assembly support). Direct labor-hours is the allocation base for assembly support costs. In December 2016, Atkinson budgets 2017 assembly-support costs to be $8,800,000 and 2017 direct labor-hours to be 220,000.
At the end of 2017, Atkinson is comparing the costs of several jobs that were started and completed in 2017.
Laguna Model Mission Mode
Construction period Feb-June 2017 May-0ct 2017
Direct material costs $106,550 $127,450
Direct labor costs $36,250 $41,130
Direct labor-hours 970 1,000
Direct materials and direct labor are paid for on a contract basis. The costs of each are known when direct materials are used or when direct labor-hours are worked. The 2017 actual assembly-support costs were $8,400,000, and the actual direct labor-hours were 200,000.
Required:
1. Compute the (a) budgeted indirect-cost rate and (b) actual indirect-cost rate. Why do they differ?
2. What are the job costs of the Laguna Model and the Mission Model using (a) normal costing and (b) actual costing?
3. Why might Atkinson Construction prefer normal costing over actual costing?

What can be a cost of opening a basic checking account?


high interest rates


penalties for early withdrawal


check writing limits


high fees

Some people believe that the shuttle should have been better engineered for crew safety, including provisions for repair of the shuttle during the mission, escape of the crew when problems occur during launch, or having a backup shuttle ready to launch for rescue missions. What are some reasons why NASA would not have planned this when the shuttle was designed?

On February 1, 2020, Bonita Industries purchased a parcel of land as a factory site for $328000. An old building on the property was demolished, and construction began on a new building which was completed on November 1, 2020. Costs incurred during this period are listed below: Demolition of old building $ 19800 Architect's fees 36400 Legal fees for title investigation and purchase contract 4600 Construction costs 1378000 (Salvaged materials resulting from demolition were sold for $10200.) Bonita should record the cost of the land and new building, respectively, as:____________
a. $342200 and $1414400.
b. $352400 and $1404200.
c. $337600 and $1419000.
d. $337600 and $1414400.

The following events apply to Lewis and Harper, a public accounting firm, for the 2016 accounting
period:
1. Performed $70,000 of services for clients on account.
2. Performed $40,000 of services for cash.
3. Incurred $36,000 of other operating expenses on account.
4. Paid $10,000 cash to an employee for salary.
5. Collected $47,000 cash from accounts receivable.
6. Paid $16,000 cash on accounts payable.
7. Paid a $8,000 cash dividend to the stockholders.
8. Accrued salaries were $2,000 at the end of 2016.
Required
a. Show the effects of the events on the financial statements using a horizontal statements model like the following one. In the Cash Flow column, use OA to designate operating activity, IA for investment activity, FA for financing activity, NC for net change in cash and NA to indicate the element is not affected by the event. The first event is recorded as an example. (Enter any decreases to account balances and cash outflows with a minus sign.)
a. LEWIS AND HARPER
Statements Model
For Accounting Year 2016
Event No. Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows
Cash + Accounts Receivable = Accounts Payable + Salaries Payable + Retained Earnings Revenue – Expense = Net Income
1. + 70,000 = + + 70,000 70,000 – = 70,000 NA
2. + = + + – =
3. + = + + – =
4. + = + + – =
5. + = + + – =
6. + = + + – =
7. + = + + – =
8. + = + + – =
Totals + = + + – =
b. What is the amount of total assets at the end of 2016?
c. What is the balance of accounts receivable at the end of 2016?
d. What is the balance of accounts payable at the end of 2016?

Trapp Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The beginning work in process inventory in its Painting Department consisted of 3,000 units that were 70% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to conversion costs. The cost of the beginning work in process inventory in the department was recorded as $10,000. During the period, 10,000 units were started in production and ending work inventory consisted of 4,000 units that 90% complete with respect to material and 85% complete with respect to conversion costs. were If the costs per equivalent unit for the period were $2.00 for material and $3.00 for conversion costs. The cost of units transferred out during the month was:

Financial Statement Notes: Quarterly Data Quarterly data are presented below for Company A and Company B. One of these companies is Gibson Greetings, Inc., which manufactures and sells greeting cards. The other company is Hon Industries, Inc., which manufactures and sells office furniture. Both companies are on a calendar year basis. (Amounts in Thousands) First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Year Company A Net sales $186,111 $177,537 $203,070 $213,608 $780,326 Gross profit 55,457 53,643 64,024 69,374 242,498 Company B Net sales $84,896 $83,796 $142,137 $235,336 $546,165 Gross profit 53,900 52,983 66,018 104,961 277,862 Required a. Compute the percent of annual net sales generated each quarter by Company A. Round to the nearest percent. b. Compute the percent of annual net sales generated each quarter by Company B. Round to the nearest percent.

One of the employees of Davenport Corporation recently was involved in an accident with one of the corporation's delivery vans. The corporation is either going to repair the damaged van or sell it as is and buy a comparable used van. Information related to this decision is provided below:

Initial cost of the damaged van $ 30,000
Accumulated depreciation to date on van $ 18,000
Salvage value of van immediately before crash $ 9,000
Salvage value of van immediately after crash $ 1,000
Cost to repair damaged van $ 5,000
Cost of a comparable used van $ 10,000

Based on the information above, Davenport would be financially better off:

The following information is budgeted for McCracken Plumbing Supply Corporation for next quarter:

April May June
Sales $110,000 $130,000 $180,000
Merchandise purchases $85,000 $92,000 $105,000
Selling and administrative expenses $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
All sales at McCracken are on credit. Forty percent are collected in the month of sale, 58% in the month following the sale, and the remaining 2% are uncollectible. Merchandise purchases are paid in full the month following the month of purchase. The selling and administrative expenses above include $8,000 of depreciation on display fixtures and warehouse equipment. All other selling and administrative expenses are paid as incurred. McCracken wants to maintain a cash balance of $15,000. Any amount below this can be borrowed from a local bank as needed in increments of $1,000. All borrowings are made at month end.

Required:

Prepare McCracken's cash budget for May. McCracken expects to have $24,000 of cash on hand at the beginning of May.

Fred was suffering from a nasal tissue blockage that could be corrected either through an operation or with medical treatment for about two months. Fred's doctor clearly told him that the condition was not acute and he did not need surgery. Fred, however, insisted on the surgical removal of the blockage, being aware that his medical insurance would cover the entire cost of this surgery. The situation described here can be associated with which of the following problems? A) Price dispersionB) Moral hazardC) Lemons problemD) Prisoner's dilemma

IZ Corporation purchased land for $400,000. Later in the year, the company sold a different piece of land with a book value of $200,000 for $240,000. How are the effects of these transactions reported on the statement of cash flows assuming the indirect method is used? Use the minus sign to indicate cash out flows, cash payments, decreases in cash and for any adjustments, if required. If a transaction has no effect on the statement of cash flows, select "No effect" from the drop down menu and leave the amount box blank.

Department A had 4,200 units in Work in Process that was 67% completed as to labor and overhead at the beginning of the period. 33,300 units of direct materials were added during the period, 35,200 units were completed during the period, and 2,300 units were 39% completed as to labor and overhead at the end of the period. All materials are added at the beginning of the process. The first-in, first-out method is used to cost inventories.
The number of equivalent units of production for conversion costs for the period was ___?

Marin Company leased equipment from Costner Company, beginning on December 31, 2019. The lease term is 8 years and requires equal rental payments of $56,394 at the beginning of each year of the lease, starting on the commencement date (December 31, 2019). The equipment has a fair value at the commencement date of the lease of $350,000, an estimated useful life of 8 years, and no estimated residual value. The appropriate interest rate is 8%.

Required:
Prepare Marin's 2019 and 2020 journal entries, assuming Marin depreciates similar equipment it owns on a straight-line basis.

Tung is nearly fifty years of age and has not had a job for the past twenty-five years. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and is in good health. When he casually discusses his lack of employment with friends, he tells them "there are no jobs out there," "no one wants to pay me what I'm worth," or "I was offered a job but it's too far to travel."
1. Based on this scenario, which statement best explains Tung's lack of a job?

During the taking of its physical inventory on December 31, 2013, Waterjet Bath Company incorrectly counted its inventory as $728,660 instead of the correct amount of $719,880. Indicate the effect of the misstatement on Waterjet Bath's December 31, 2013, balance sheet and income statement for the year ended December 31, 2013. Also record the amount of each overstatement or understatement. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

The higher education department of Holmes Institute recorded data on the number of students enrolled in the different study majors for the years Study Major 2018 2019 Statistics 1700 2250 Business Law 700 900 Accounting 1300 1450 Economics 750 1000 Finance 1450 1758 Marketing Management 1069 1189 Auditing 360 3512018 and 2019. The data are stored in file STUDYMAJOR.xls. a) Use an appropriate graphical technique or chart to compare the number of enrolment in 2018 and 2019 of the different study major. Display the chart. (2 marks) b) Use an appropriate graphical technique or chart to display the percentage value of the number of enrolment of the different study major in 2018 and 2019. Display the chart.