Key figures for Apple and Google follow.

$ millions Apple Google
Cash and equivalents. . . . . . . $20,484 $12,918
Accounts receivable, net. . . . . 15,754 14,137
Inventories. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,132 268
Retained earnings. . . . . . . . . 96,364 105,131
Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . 131,376 35,138
Revenues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,639 90,272
Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . 321,686 167,497

Required:
a. Compute common-size percents for each of the companies using the data provided.
b. If Google decided to pay a dividend, would retained earnings as a percent of total assets increase or decrease

Answer:

a. Common-size analysis Income statement figures expresses them as a percentage of Sales while for Balance sheet figures, entries are expressed as a percentage of Total Assets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Apple                                                                    Google

= 20,484/321,686 = 6.37 %                               = 12,918/167,497 = 7.71%

Accounts Receivables

Apple                                                                    Google

= 15,754/321,686 = 4.90 %                               = 14,137/167,497 = 8.44%

Inventories

Apple                                                                    Google

= 2,132/321,686 = 0.66 %                               = 268/167,497 = 0.16%

Retained Earnings

Apple                                                                    Google

= 96,364/321,686 = 29.96 %                               = 105,131/167,497 = 62.77%

Cost of Sales

Apple                                                                    Google

= 131,376/215,639 = 60.92 %                               = 35,138/90,272 = 38.92%

                                                       Apple                           Google

Cash and equivalents                    6.37%                              7.71%

Accounts receivable, net               4.90%                             8.44%

Inventories                                       0.66%                             0.16%

Retained Earnings                          29.96%                           62.77%

Cost of Sales                                  60.92%                            38.92%

Revenues                                        100%                                 100%

Total Assets                                    100%                                 100%

b. Dividends are paid from Retained Earnings so Retained earnings as a percent of total assets WILL DECREASE.

Consider a simple example economy where there are two goods, coconuts and restaurant meals (coconut-based). There are two firms. A coconut producer collects and sells 10 million coconuts at $2.00 each. The firm pays $5 million in wages, $0.5 million in interest on an old loan, and $1.5 million in taxes to the government. We also know that 4 million coconuts are sold to the public for consumption, and 6 million coconuts are sold to the restaurant firm, which uses them to prepare meals. The restaurant sells $30 million in meals. The restaurant pays $4 million in wages and the government $3 million in taxes. The government supplies security and accounting services and employs only labor, and government workers are paid $5.5 million, collected in taxed by the government. Finally, consumers pay $1 million in taxes to the government in addition to the taxes paid by the two firms.

Required:
a. Compute GDP for this simple economy using the product approach.
b. Compute GDP for this simple economy using the expenditure approach.
c. Compute GDP for this simple economy using the income approach.

Determining the true cash balance, starting with the unadjusted book balance
Nickleson Company had an unadjusted cash balance of $7,176 as of May 31. The company’s bank statement, also dated May 31, included a $67 NSF check written by one of Nickleson’s customers. There were $1,239 in outstanding checks and $255 in deposits in transit as of May 31. According to the bank statement, service charges were $35, and the bank collected an $600 note receivable for Nickleson. The bank statement also showed $14 of interest revenue earned by Nickleson.
Required:
Determine the true cash balance as of May 31. (Hint: It is not necessary to use all of the preceding items to determine the true balance.)
True cash balance

What are the 2 main sources of data

Ballou Corporation declared a cash dividend on December 13, 2018, payable on January 10, 2019. By mistake, the company failed to make a journal entry in December 2018. The effect of this error on the financial statements as of December 31, 2018 were:_____.
a. retained earnings was overstated and liabilities were understated.
b. retained earnings was overstated and cash were understated.
c. retained earnings and liabilities were both understated.
d. retained earnings and liabilities were both overstated.

At $0.31 per​ bushel, the daily supply for wheat is 306 ​bushels, and the daily demand is 459 bushels. When the price is raised to $0.79 per​ bushel, the daily supply increases to 546 ​bushels, and the daily demand decreases to 439 bushels. Assume that the​ price-supply and​ price-demand equations are linear. a. Find the​ price-supply equation.

Connors Corporation acquired manufacturing equipment for use in its assembly line. Below are four independent situations relating to the acquisition of the equipment. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)
A. The equipment was purchased on account for $25,000. Credit terms were 2/10, n/30. Payment was made within the discount period and the company records the purchases of equipment net of discounts.
B. Connors gave the seller a noninterest-bearing note. The note required payment of $27,000 one year from date of purchase. The fair value of the equipment is not determinable. An interest rate of 10% properly reflects the time value of money in this situation.
C. Connors traded in old equipment that had a book value of $6,000 (original cost of $14,000 and accumulated depreciation of $8,000) and paid cash of $22,000. The old equipment had a fair value of $2,500 on the date of the exchange. The exchange has commercial substance.
D. Connors issued 1,000 shares of its nopar common stock in exchange for the equipment. The market value of the common stock was not determinable. The equipment could have been purchased for $24,000 in cash.
Required:
For each of the above situations, prepare the journal entry required to record the acquisition of the equipment.

Fields Company has two manufacturing departments, forming and painting. The company uses the weighted-average method of process costing. At the beginning of the month, the forming department has 36,000 units in inventory, 70% complete as to materials and 30% complete as to conversion costs. The beginning inventory cost of $82,100 consisted of $58,000 of direct materials costs and $24,100 of conversion costs.
During the month, the forming department started 520,000 units. At the end of the month, the forming department had 40,000 units in ending inventory, 85% complete as to materials and 35% complete as to conversion. Units completed in the forming department are transferred to the painting department. Cost information for the forming department is as follows:
Beginning work in process inventory $82,100
Direct materials added during the month 1,942,930
Conversion added during the month 1,359,730
1A. Calculate the equivalent units of production for the forming department.
1B. Calculate the costs per equivalent unit of production for the forming department.
1C. Using the weighted-average method, assign costs to the forming department’s output—specifically, its units transferred to painting and its ending work in process inventory.

This activity is important because any business that offers multiple product lines to multiple market segments is faced with the task of making the product/market decisions and prioritizing those decisions. Products and market segments that are growing quickly and are very profitable should get more attention and resources than a product and market segment that does not show as much potential.
Once a marketing manager creates a market-product grid, they must select which segments to target. To do this, the marketing manager should use several criteria in assessing the different segments. Those criteria include: market size, expected growth, competitive position, cost of reaching the segment, and the compatibility with the organization's objectives and resources.
The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the market-product development process by analyzing a gift shop's markets and products.
Read the case below and then answer the questions that follow as you consider its markets and product offerings.
A small local gift shop recently marked its 25th anniversary of being in business. Over that time, the owners have continually changed the products sold in its store to reflect changes in the market. From the early days of selling small gift-type items such as figurines and collectibles, the store now offers a more eclectic mix of merchandise that includes Vera Bradley purses and inexpensive jewelry, as well as items that could be classified as "gift-type" products and merchandise that is best described as "collectibles."
However, the demographics of the store's market, as well as the needs of that market, seem to be changing. There has been an influx of younger customers (20s and 30s) into the area, which has brought the average age of the area down by 9.8 years. This rapidly growing segment doesn't seem interested in buying the same collectibles that their parents bought. Many older residents (60s and 70s) have been leaving the area for retirement. The older customers are still buying the collectibles, but are also buying gifts for children and grandchildren for holidays and special occasions. Indeed, while sales of merchandise aimed at the younger customers have grown 30 percent, sales to the older crowd have been flat. And the younger group has now passed the older segment in terms of the size of the population. While there are other stores in the area selling similar merchandise, this gift shop has managed to get an exclusive on the Vera Bradley line, which has been popular with the younger customers. The owners of the gift shop are considering which market segment should be the focus of their attention and limited resources. This is an especially critical decision because of the limited space in the store and the need to add fixtures for carrying some of the collectible items that are coming on the market.
Based on the limited information in the case, which market segment is larger?
a) the over-80 segment
b) all segments are the same size
c) the 60s and 70s segment
d) the 20s and 30s segment

Bridgeport Inc. wishes to accumulate $1,092,000 by December 31, 2030, to retire bonds outstanding. The company deposits $168,000 on December 31, 2020, which will earn interest at 10% compounded quarterly, to help in the retirement of this debt. In addition, the company wants to know how much should be deposited at the end of each quarter for 10 years to ensure that $1,092,000 is available at the end of 2030. (The quarterly deposits will also earn at a rate of 10%, compounded quarterly.) (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)

You work for a marketing firm that has just landed a contract with Run-of-the-Mills to help them promote three of their products: splishy splashies, frizzles, and cannies. All of these products have been on the market for some time, but, to entice better sales, Run-of-the-Mills wants to try a new advertisement that will market two of the products that consumers will likely consume together. As a former economics student, you know that complements are typically consumed together while substitutes can take the place of other goods.

Run-of-the-Mills provides your marketing firm with the following data: When the price of splishy splashies decreases by 5%, the quantity of frizzles sold increases by 4% and the quantity of cannies sold decreases by 5%. Your job is to use the cross-price elasticity between splishy splashies and the other goods to determine which goods your marketing firm should advertise together.

Complete the first column of the following table by computing the cross-price elasticity between splishy splashies and flopsicles, and then between splishy splashies and kipples. In the second column, determine if splishy splashies are a complement to or a substitute for each of the goods listed. Finally, complete the final column by indicating which good you should recommend marketing with splishy splashies.

Relative to Splishy Splashies
Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand Complement or Substitute Recommend Marketing with Splishy Splashies

Flopsicles
Kipples

We run a delivery service, and we believe our firm has market risk equally between that of UPS and FedEx. We know the following about these 2 firms:______.
Stock Price per share # shares outstanding Market Value of Debt
UPS $65 0.7 billion $ 5 billion
FedEx $55 250 million $ 3 billion
We also have the following data on the securities of these firms:_______.
Beta E Beta D
UPS 0.8 0
FedEx 1.1 0.1
Assume that our firm has risk-free debt with market value $20 million and equity with market value $450 million. Assume that taxes are not relevant. Please estimate our firm’s equity beta

You are considering starting a company that manufactures racing bicycles. You are planning on financing your firm 40% equity and 60% debt. You estimate that your upfront costs will be $5M, and that you will earn an EBIT of $1M per year for the next 12 years. Lightning Bolt Bikes makes racing bicycles similar to the ones that you wish to manufacture. They have a CAPM equity beta of 1.9 and a debt to equity ratio of 0.7. The tax rate for both firms is 35%, the riskless rate is 3%, and the expected return on the S&P500 is 15%. Cost of Debt is 6%

Part A (5 points). What is the asset beta of Lightning Bolt Bikes?

Part B (5 points). What is your unlevered cost of equity?

Part C (5 points). What is your firm’s equity beta?

Part D (10 points). What is your firm’s weighted average cost of capital?

Part E (5 points). What is the NPV of your proposed bicycle company using the WACC method?

Two methods can be used for producing solar panels for electric power generation. Method 1 will have an initial cost of $550,000, an annual operating cost of $160,000 per year, and $125,000 salvage value after its three-year life. Method 2 will cost $830,000 with an annual operating cost of $120,000. and a $240,000 salvage value after its five-year life. The company has asked you to determine which method is better, but it Wants the analysis done over a three-year planning period. The salvage value of Method 2 will be 35% higher after three years than it is after five years. If the company's minimum attractive rate of return is 10% per year, which method should the company select?

The environmental protection agency of a county would like to preserve a piece of land as a wilderness area. The current owner has offered to lease the land to the county for 20 years in return for a lump-sum payment of $1.1 million, which would be paid at the beginning of the 20-year period. The agency has estimated that the land would generate $110,000 per year in benefits to hunters, bird watchers, and hikers. Assume that the lease price represents the social opportunity cost of the land and that the appropriate real discount rate is 4 percent.
a. Assuming that the yearly benefits, which are measured in real dollars, accrue at the end of each of the 20 years, calculate the net benefits of leasing the land. Should the environmental protection agency pay for this piece of land?
b. Some analysts in the agency argue that the annual real benefits are likely to grow at a rate of 2 percent per year due to increasing population and county income. Recalculate the net benefits assuming that they are correct. Should the environmental protection agency pay for this piece of land?

Carving Creations jointly produces wood chips and sawdust used in agriculture. The wood chips and sawdust are actually by-products of the company’s core operations, but Carving Creations accounts for them just like normally produced goods because of their large volumes. One jointly produced batch yields 3,000 cubic yards of wood chips and 10,000 cubic yards of sawdust, and the estimated cost per batch is $21,400. However, the joint production of each good is not equally weighted. Management at Carving Creations estimates that for the time it takes to produce 10 cubic yards of wood chips in the joint production process, only 2 cubic yards of sawdust are produced.

Given this information, allocate the joint costs of production to each product using the weighted average method.

Joint Product Allocation
Sawdust _____$
Wood chips _____
Totals _____ $

Tariff effects: An overview
Consider two hypothetical countries, Alagir and Ertil. Both countries produce iGadgets, and the price of iGadgets is lower in Alagir than in Ertil. If Alagir and Ertil open to trade, producers in would be more likely to lobby their government for an import tariff on iGadgets in order to protect themselves from foreign competition.
Which of the following statements about the effects of the tariff compared to free trade are correct?
A. In Alagir, workers in iGadget importing companies lose their jobs.
B. In Ertil, some workers at retail and shipping companies that import iGadgets lose their jobs.
C. In Ertil, consumers pay more for the domestic iGadgets.
D. In Ertil, workers in iGadget importing companies see more jobs available to them.
E. In Ertil, producers of iGadgets are willing to expand output.

For example, in 2012, each of the 80 billion pieces of advertising brought 21 cents in revenue, compared to 42 cents for first-class mail. Which word could best replace revenue in this sentence

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Tara Foods of Georgia produces a wide range of peanut butters and food extracts, but does not sell any of its output under its own brand name.Tara evidently produces __________ .

All of the current year's entries for Zimmerman Company have been made, except the following adjusting entries. The company's annual accounting year ends on December 31
On September 1 of the current year, Zimmerman collected six months' rent of $8,520 on storage space. At that date, Zimmerman debited Cash and credited Unearned Rent Revenue for $8,520.
On October 1 of the current year, the company borrowed $13,200 from a local bank and signed a one-year, 12 percent note for that amount. The principal and interest are payable on the maturity date.
Depreciation of $3,000 must be recognized on a service truck purchased in July of the current year at a cost of $24,000.
Cash of $3,600 was collected on November of the current year, for services to be rendered evenly over the next year beginning on November 1 of the current year. Unearned Service Revenue was credited when the cash was received.
On November 1 of the current year, Zimmerman paid a one-year premium for property insurance, $9,960, for coverage starting on that date. Cash was credited and Prepaid Insurance was debited for this amount.
The company earned service revenue of $4,200 on a special job that was completed December 29 of the current year. Collection will be made during January of the next year. No entry has been recorded.
At December 31 of the current year, wages earned by employees totaled $13,700. The employees will be paid on the next payroll date in January of the next year.
On December 31 of the current year, the company estimated it owed $490 for this year's property taxes on land. The tax will be paid when the bill is received in January of next year.
2. Using the following headings, indicate the effect of each adjusting entry and the amount of the effect. Use + for increase, − for decrease. (Reminder: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity; Revenues – Expenses = Net Income; and Net Income accounts are closed to Retained Earnings, a part of Stockholders’ Equity.)

Constructing and Assessing Income Statements Using Cost-to-Cost Method On March 15, 2014, Frankel Construction contracted to build a shopping center at a contract price of $125 million. The schedule of expected (which equals actual) cash collections and contract costs follow ($ millions):

Year Cash Collections Cost Incurred
2014 $30 $20
2015 50 45
2016 45 35
Total $125 $100

Required:
a. Calculate the amount of revenue, expense, and net income for each of the three years 2014 through 2016 using the cost-to-cost method.
b. What best summarizes our conclusion about the usefulness of the cost-to-cost method for this company?

A company reports accounting data in its financial statements. This data is used for financial analyses that provide insights into a company’s strengths, weaknesses, performance in specific areas, and trends in performance. These analyses are often used to compare a company’s performance to that of its competitors, or to its past or expected future performance. Such insight helps managers and analysts improve their decision making. Most decision makers and analysts use five groups of ratios to examine the different aspects of a company’s performance. Indicate whether each of the following statements regarding financial ratios are true or false?
a. The ratios provide an accurate and thorough representation of the Chinese company’s performance.b. The analysis likely includes incorrect and misleading conclusions.

10. ________________ is the extent to which employees have positive or negative feelings about various aspects of their work.

Assume the perpetual inventory; system is used unless stated otherwise. Round all numbers to the nearest whole dollar unless stated otherwise.
Journalizing purchase transactions
Howie Jewelers had the following purchase transactions. Journalize all necessary trans—actions. Explanations are not required.
Jun. 20 Purchased inventory of $5,000 on account from Silk Diamonds, a jewelry importer. Terms were 2/15, n/45, FOB shipping point.
Jun. 20 Paid freight charges, $400.
Jul. 4 Returned $600 of inventory to Silk.
Jul. 14 Paid Silk Diamonds, less return.
Jul. 16 Purchased inventory of $4,400 on account from Shanley Diamonds, a jewelry importer. Terms were 2/10, n/EOM, FOB destination.
Jul. 18 Received a $300 allowance from Shanley Diamonds for damaged but usable goods.
Jul. 24 Paid Shanley Diamonds, less allowance and discount.

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tom sold 3 cars ( a total value of $112,500) in the month of january. it is paid only by commission for its seller. he receives a commission of 7%. what is tom’s salary for the month of january?

The McMahon Construction Company builds bridges. In September and October 20XX, the company worked on a bridge covering the Kleinfeld River in Northern Montana. The McMahon Company has two departments, the Precast Department and the Construction Department. The Precast Department is responsible for building structural elements of bridges in temporary locations (plants) located near the construction sites. The Construction Department operates at the bridge site and they are responsible for assembling the precast structural elements. The estimated costs for Kleinfeld River Bridge for the Precast Department were $ 1,750,000 for direct materials, $ 240,000 for direct labor, and $300,000 for overhead. The estimated costs for the Construction Department regarding the Kleinfeld River Bridge were $ 400,000 for direct materials, $ 180,000 for direct labor, and $ 260,000 for overhead. Overhead is applied on the last day of the month. The Overhead application rate for the Precast Department is $ 30 per direct labor hour. The Overhead application for the Construction Department is 150 percent of direct labor cost.

Transactions for September

Sept 1- Purchased $ 1,170,000 of material on account for the Precast Department to start the building of structural elements. All of the material was issued to production, of the issuance amount, $ 720,000 is considered direct material.
Sept 4- Installed utilities at bridge site at a total cost of $30,000. The amount will be paid later in the month. (Transaction applies to Construction Department)
Sept 6-Paid rent for the temporary construction site housing the Precast Department, $ 7,200.
Sept 15- Completed the bridge support pillars by the Precast Department and transfer everything to the construction site.
Sept 19- Paid machine rental expense of $ 65,000 incurred by the Construction Department for clearing the bridge site and digging the foundations for bridge supports.
Sept 23- Purchased additional materials costing $1,510,000 on account.
Sept 30-The company paid the bills for the Precast Department: utilities, $ 7,200; direct labor, $50,000; insurance, $ 6,700, indirect labor, $ 8,200. Departmental depreciation was recorded, $21,500.
Sept 30-The company paid the bills for the Construction Department: utilities, $ 2,600; direct labor, $19,500; indirect labor, $6,100; and insurance, $ 2,500. Department depreciation was recorded on equipment, $ 9,450. Sept 30- Issued a check to pay for the material purchased on Sept 1 and Sept 23. Sept 30-Applied overhead to production in each department; 6,400 machine hours were worked in the Precast Department for September. Note: Direct Labor Costs for the Construction Department were $19,500.

Transactions for October

Oct 1- Transferred additional structural elements from the Precast Department to the construction site. The construction department incurred an expense of $ 7,000 to rent a crane.
Oct 4- Issued $1,010,000 of material to the Precast Department. Of this amount, $860,000 was considered direct.
Oct 7- Paid rent of cash of $ 7,500 in cash for the temporary site that is occupied by the Precast Department.
Oct 12-Issued $ 390,000 of material to the Construction Department. Of this amount, $ 220,000 was considered direct.
Oct 15-Transferred additional structural elements from the Precast Department to the construction site.
Oct 25-Transferred the final batch of structural elements from the Precast Department to the construction site.
Oct 29-Completed the bridge.
Oct 31-Paid the final bills for the month in the Precast Department: utilities, $ 14,000; direct labor, $120,000; insurance, $10,200; indirect labor, $18,300. Department depreciation was recorded, $21,500.
Oct 31-Paid the final bills for the month in the Construction Department: utilities, $ 5,300; direct labor, $144,500; indirect labor, $19,200; and insurance, $ 7,400. Depreciation was recorded on equipment was $9,450.
Oct 31-Applied overhead in each department. The precast department recorded 4,120 machine hours in October.
Oct 31-Billed the state of Montana for the completed bridge at the contract price of $3,850,000.
Oct 31-Please record the cost of the completed jobs to Finished Goods Inventory.

Required:
Journalize the entries for the preceding transactions. For purposes of this case study it is not necessary to transfer direct material and direct labor from one department to another.

A company has total equity of $2,160, net working capital of $240, long-term debt of $1,070, and current liabilities of $4,500. What is the company's net fixed assets?

William Company owns and operates a nationwide chain of movie theaters. The 500 properties in the William chain vary from low volume, small town, single-screen theaters to high volume, big city, multi-screen theaters. The management is considering installing machines that will make popcorn on the premises. These machines would allow the theaters to sell popcorn that would be freshly popped daily rather than the pre-popped corn that is currently purchased in large bags. This proposed feature would be properly advertised and is intended to increase patronage at the company's theaters.

Annual rental costs and operating costs vary with the size of the machines. The machine capacities and costs are as follows:

Economy Regular Super
Annual capacity (boxes) Cost 50,000 120,000 300,000
Annual machine rental $8,000 $11,000 $20,000
Popcorn cost per box 130 130 130
Other costs per box 220 140 050
Cost of each box 080 080 080

Required:
a. Calculate the volume level in boxes at which the economy popper and regular popper would earn the same profit (loss).
b. Management can estimate the number of boxes to be sold at each of its theaters. Present a decision rule that would enable William's management to select the most profitable machine without having to make a separate cost calculation for each theater.
c. Could management use the average number of boxes sold per seat for the entire chain and the capacity of each theater to develop this decision rule? Explain your answer.

Carol wants to invest money in a 6% Certificate of Deposit (CD) that compounds semiannually. Carol would like the account to have a balance of $50,000 five years from now. How much must Carol deposit to accomplish her goal

Which represents the best way to compose experience statements? a. Input 35+ accounts receivable using QuickBooks Prepared monthly billing statements and mailed them to customers Answered phones in busy office, referred customer billing questions to appropriate staff, and wrote e-mails to vendors b. Used QuickBooks to input accounts recievable Prepare monthly billing statements for customers Conducted general office duties such as phone inquiries, referring customers to proper staff, and I also wrote e-mails to vendors c. Responsible for inputting data for more than 35 accounts into QuickBooks Experienced with creating monthly billing statements to mail to customers As receptionist, I answered customer billing questions, wrote e-mails to vendors Skip