Uber and Lyft Drivers Go on Strike This activity is important because fairness gives employees observable evidence of trustworthiness of a manager, company or other source. Managers should know the types of justice and how they can exhibit those to gain trust. Trust is a strong predictor of organizational commitment and a moderate predictor of job performance. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of justice, by reading a case and answering questions that follow. Read the following case about Uber and Lyft and answer the questions that follow. Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike in several U.S. major cities the week of May 6, 2019, holding rallies and, in some cases, drivers not working for 12 to 24 hours. The drivers were protesting a pay decrease per mile and seeking better benefits. Lyft and Uber drivers are independent contractors, so they do not qualify for the same benefits and protections that govern typical employees. Drivers aren't guaranteed minimum wage or overtime, for example. Currently, Uber offers some benefits for high volume drivers, such as discounts on car repair and maintenance. Lyft and Uber have pushed back, with Lyft saying that most drivers work 10 hours or fewer a week and wouldn't qualify for benefits anyway. The timing of the strikes was no accident because Uber faced its IPO (initial public offering) the same week. Since then, Uber reported its largest quarterly loss in August 2019 of $5.2 billion. Furthermore, Lyft's shares fell 20% since its March 2019 IPO. If drivers were considered employees, they would get the same benefits and labor protection of other employees. Legally, they would be entitled to unemployment insurance, health care subsidies, overtime pay and a guaranteed minimum wage, among other rights. The lawsuit currently progressing through the court system in California is projected to be passed into law by the state senate. Uber and Lyft are not the only companies using "gig" workers. For example, another booming business model is food delivery, like Grubhub and DoorDash. Part of these companies' pushback is saying they will not be able to employ as many people due to the costs of benefits. In California, Uber is estimated to have 140,000 drivers and Lyft to have 80,000 drivers. Barclays, a renowned worldwide financial services company, estimated that benefits, payroll taxes and workers compensation would cost Uber $508 million per year and Lyft $290 million per year, assuming the same number of drivers were employed. In June 2019, Uber's and Lyft's top executives joined together to write an op ed in the San Francisco Chronicle to explain their arguments and promise to address the quality of work and job security. In their op ed, the executives sought to provide information to the public and drivers about their positions regarding providing benefits to drivers, showing the desire to increase justice. By relying on a respected source of information (Barclays), the executives appeared to use the rule of Multiple Choice procedural: truthfulness informational; procedure O Interpersonal: Informational O о informational; truthfulness interpersonal: procedure Drivers sought to advocate not just for full-time drivers, but part-time drivers too, seeking justice according to the rule of Multiple Choice О accuracy. propriety O O representativeness. volce. O truthfulness Drivers stated that they should have benefits that represent the number of hours they work, more for full-time drivers and fewer for part-time drivers, in the same way the company provides for their corporate employees. This suggests the drivers' desire for benefits allocated according to . a type of justice. Multiple Choice equity, procedural O need; procedural O O equality procedural U equity, distributive O O need: distributive Because the Uber and Lyft drivers sought a decision through the standard mechanisms of the court system, they appear to have focused on a desire for what type of justice?
a. procedural
b. interpersonal
c. informational
d. interdependent
e. distributive

Answer:

By relying on a respected source of information (Barclays), the executives appeared to use the rule of:

informational truthfulness.

Drivers sought to advocate not just for full-time drivers, but part-time drivers too, seeking justice according to the rule of:

rule of propriety

When drivers stated that they should have benefits that represent the number of hours they work, more for full-time drivers and fewer for part-time drivers, in the same way the company provides for their corporate employees. This suggests the drivers' desire for benefits allocated according to:

equity type of justice.

When Lyft drivers sought a decision through the standard mechanisms of the court system, they appear to have focused on a desire for:

a. procedural justice.

Explanation:

Procedural justice requires fairness in the administration of justice and legal proceedings

Interpersonal justice implies that authorities treat people fairly.

Informational justice requires the provision of adequate information or explanation for decisions.

Interdependent justice describes fairness based on other agency relationships.

Distributive justice refers to strict equal treatment of all.

Relevant Range and Fixed and Variable Costs Vogel Inc. manufactures memory chips for electronic toys within a relevant range of 25,000 to 100,000 memory chips per year. Within this range, the following partially completed manufacturing cost schedule has been prepared:

Memory chips produced ...............45,000 60,000 75,000

Total costs:
Total variable costs ................. $1,350,000 (D) (J)
Total fixed costs .................... 810,000 (E) (K)
Total costs .......................... $2,160,000 (F) (L)
Cost per unit:
Variable cost per unit ............... (A) (G) (M)
Fixed cost per unit .................. (B) (H) (N)
Total cost per unit .................. (C) (I) (O)

Required:
Complete the cost schedule. When computing the cost per unit, round to two decimal places.

A corporation reports the following year-end balance sheet data. The company's debt ratio equals:
Cash $ 53,000 Current liabilities $ 88,000
Accounts receivable 68,000 Long-term liabilities 30,000
Inventory 73,000 Common stock 113,000
Equipment 158,000 Retained earnings 121,000
Total assets $ 352,000 Total liabilities and equity $ 352,000
a. 0.50
b. 1.38
c. 0.34
d. 2.20
e. 0.66

During 2017, Waterway Industries expected Job No. 26 to cost $300000 of overhead, $500000 of materials, and $200000 in labor. Waterway applied overhead based on direct labor cost. Actual production required an overhead cost of $290000, $470000 in materials used, and $190000 in labor. All of the goods were completed. What amount was transferred to Finished Goods

Stage 2 ABC for a Wholesale Company Information is presented for the activity costs of Oxford Wholesale Company: Activity Cost per Unit of Activity Driver Customer relations per month $95.00 per customer Selling 0.11 per sales dollar Accounting 5.00 per order Warehousing 0.50 per unit shipped Packing 0.25 per unit shipped Shipping 0.20 perpound shipped
The following information pertains to Oxford Wholesale Company’s activities in Massachusetts for the month of March 2014:_______.
Number of orders 240
Sales revenue $124,400
Cost of goods sold $ 68,940
Number of customers 30
Units shipped 4,700
Pounds shipped 70,500
Required:
Determine the profitability of sales in Massachusetts for March 2014.

You are considering a stock investment in one of two firms (NoEquity, Inc. and NoDebt, Inc.), both of which operate in the same industry and have identical operating income of $23.5 million. NoEquity, Inc. finances its $70 million in assets with $69 million in debt (on which it pays 10 percent interest annually) and $1 million in equity. NoDebt, Inc. finances its $70 million in assets with no debt and $70 million in equity. Both firms pay a tax rate of 30 percent on their taxable income.

Required:
Calculate the net income and return on assets for the two firms.

David is trying to decide if it makes sense to outsource the purchasing function. He has a chain of 12 restaurants and employs two buyers at an annual fixed cost of $85,000. David estimates that the variable cost of each purchase order placed is $15. An outsourced company will perform the purchasing function for a fixed annual fee of $100,000 plus $5 for each purchase order placed. Last year, David placed 1400 purchase orders.

Required:
a. What was the in-house purchasing cost last year?
b. What would the cost be if outsourced?
c. If David estimates it will place 1600 purchase orders next year, should he outsourced?

Marvin Industries must choose between an electric-powered and a coal-powered forklift machine for its factory. Because both machines perform the same function, the firm will choose only one. (They are mutually exclusive investments.) The electric-powered machine will cost more, but it will be less expensive to operate; it will cost $102,000, whereas the coal-powered machine will cost $69,500. The cost of capital that applies to both investments is 10%. The life for both types of machines is estimated to be 6 years, during which time the net cash flows for the electric-powered machine will be $26,150 per year, and those for the coal-powered machine will be $20,000 per year. Annual net cash flows include depreciation expenses.
Calculate the NPV for each type of truck. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
Electric-powered truck $
Gas-powered truck $
Calculate the IRR for each type of truck. Round your answers to two decimal places.
Electric-powered truck %
Gas-powered truck %

Which of these statements is true?

Prior to May 1, Fortune Company has never had any treasury stock transactions. A company repurchased 140 shares of its common stock on May 1 for $7,000. On July 1, it reissued 70 of these shares at $52 per share. On August 1, it reissued the remaining treasury shares at $49 per share. What is the balance in the Paid-in Capital, Treasury Stock account on August 2

When using the cost of production report to analyze the change in direct materials cost per equivalent unit compared to conversion cost per equivalent unit, an investigation may reveal that direct materials costs a.may increase while conversion costs decrease because the two are separately calculated and depend on separate costs. b.will never decrease when conversion costs decrease. c.always increase between periods if conversion costs increase. d.always decrease between periods if conversion costs increase.

Journalize the following sales transactions for Straight Shot Archery using the periodic inventory system. E (Record debits first, then credits. Exclude explanations from journal entries.
Aug. 1 Sold $6,500 of equipment on account, credit terms are 1/10, n/30.
Aug. 8 Straight Shot received payment from the customer on the amount due from August 1, less the discount.
Aug. 15 Sold $3,100 of equipment on account, credit terms are n/45, FOB destination.
Aug. 15 Straight Shot paid $90 on freight out.
Aug. 20 Straight Shot negotiated a $500 allowance on the goods sold on August 15.
Aug. 24 Received payment from the customer on the amount due from August 15, less the allowance.

Both __________ and __________ affect the awareness and motivation of a firm to undertake actions and responses. a. first-mover advantages; corporate size b. market commonality; resource similarity c. management capabilities; competitive analysis d. speed of management decisions; management actions

Beck Manufacturing reports the following information in T-account form for 2019. Raw Materials Inventory Begin. Inv. 10,000 Purchases 45,000 Avail. for use 55,000 DM used 46,500 End. Inv. 8,500 Work in Process Inventory Begin. Inv. 14,000 DM used 46,500 Direct labor 27,500 Overhead 55,000 Manuf. costs 143,000 Cost of goods manuf. 131,000 End. Inv. 12,000 Finished Goods Inventory Begin. Inv. 16,000 Cost of goods manuf. 131,000 Avail. for sale 147,000 Cost of Goods Sold 129,000 End. Inv. 18,000 Required: 1. Prepare the schedule of cost of goods manufactured for the year. 2. Compute cost of goods sold for the year.

Cost pools should be charged to responsibility centers by using: Multiple Choice budgeted amounts of allocation bases because the behavior of one responsibility center should influence the allocations to other responsibility centers. actual amounts of allocation bases because the behavior of one responsibility center should influence the allocations to other responsibility centers. actual amounts of allocation bases because the behavior of one responsibility center should not influence the allocations to other responsibility centers. some other approach. budgeted amounts of allocation bases because the behavior of one responsibility center should not influence the allocations to other responsibility centers.

uses a periodic inventory system. The company has a beginning inventory of 350 units at $6 each on January 1. Hentertainment purchases 600 units at $5 each in February and 250 units at $7 each in March. There were no additional purchases or sales during the remainder of the year. Hentertainment sells 400 units during the quarter. If Hentertainment uses the LIFO method, what is its cost of goods sold

Help me ASAP. 50 Points.
How is social and domestic policy created and implemented? How involved should govemment be in solving various problems in our country? That is an enduring issue in the United States. For each of the examples, decide whether the hypothetical problem should be solved by (a) government, (b) government and the private sector acting together, or (c) the private sector (business and/or charity). Give your reasons for each. •A few ships have crashed near a harbor because it lacks a working lighthouse Americans' health is declining due to poor nutrition. Many high school graduates do not have the skills needed to be successful in the workforce . Sometimes, farmers or ranchers lose an entire crop or herd to bad weather. Such a loss can bankrupt a small farm. An alarming number of people have been injured while using chainsaws • Home prices fell sharply in some cities and many homeowners could not afford to pay their mortgages. • Fast-food workers complain that their pay-generally the federal minimum wage-is not enough to support their families • A business cannot market its products effectively because it does not have current information about the demographics of the community

Eva received $68,000 in compensation payments from JAZZ Corp. during 2018. Eva incurred $13,500 in business expenses relating to her work for JAZZ Corp. JAZZ did not reimburse Eva for any of these expenses. Eva is single and she deducts a standard deduction of $12,000. Based on these facts answer the following questions: Use Tax Rate Schedule for reference.
a. Assume that Eva is considered to be an employee. What amount of FICA taxes is she required to pay for the year?
b. Assume that Eva is considered to be an employee. What is her regular income tax liability for the year?
c. Assume that Eva is considered to be a self-employed contractor. What is her self-employment tax liability and additional Medicare tax liability for the year?

The Sanding Department of Quik Furniture Company has the following production and manufacturing cost data for March 2017, the first month of operation. Production: 9,510 units started which is comprised of 6,510 units finished and transferred out and 3,000 units started that are 100% complete as to materials and 20% complete as to conversion costs. Manufacturing costs: Materials $35,948; labor $21,400; overhead $34,840.
Prepare a production cost report. (Round unit costs to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25.)
QUIK FURNITURE COMPANY
Sanding Department
Production Cost Report
For the Month Ended March 31, 2017
Equivalent Units Physical Units Conversion Costs Quantities Units to be accounted for Materials Work in process, March 1 Started into production Total units Units accounted for Transferred out Work in process, March 31 Total units
Conversion Costs Total Costs Unit costs Materials Total Costs Equivalent units Unit costs Costs to be accounted for Work in process, March 1 Started into production Total costs Cost Reconciliation Schedule Costs accounted for Transferred out Work in process, March 31 Materials Conversion costs Total costs

Bernie Company sells buttons to fabric stores. Sales are expected to be $2,046,299 in January, $2,484,001 in February and $3,162,122 in March. Bernie Company sets their prices so that they earn an average 46% gross profit on sales revenue. What is budgeted cost of goods sold for February? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Don't enter commas or dollar signs.

Med Max buys surgical supplies from a variety of manufacturers and then resells and delivers these supplies to dozens of hospitals. In the face of declining profits, Med Max decided to implement an activity-based costing system to improve its understanding of the costs incurred to serve each hospital. The company broke its selling and administrative expenses into four activities as shown below:

Activity Cost Pool (Activity Measure) Total Cost Total Activity
Customer deliveries (Number of deliveries) $630,000 7,000 deliveries
Manual order processing (Number of manual orders) 444,000 6,000 orders
Electronic order processing (Number of electronic orders) 231,000 11,000 orders
Line item picking (Number of line items picked) 955,500 490,000 line items
Other organization-sustaining costs (None) 610,000
Total selling and administrative expenses $2,870,500

Med Max gathered the data below for two of the many hospitals that it serves—City General and County General:


Activity
Activity Measure General City County General
Number of deliveries 10 20
Number of manual orders 0 40
Number of electronic orders 10 0
Number of line items picked 120 280

Required:
a. Compute the activity rate for each activity cost pool.
b. Compute the total activity costs that would be assigned to City General and County General.

A process includes 9 tasks and there are 3 workers. Each task can be assigned to only one worker and each worker must be assigned consecutive tasks.
The time to complete tasks 1 to 9( in seconds) are as follows: 45 55 15 25 50 5 30 95 50
What is the capacity of this process in units per hour?

Multiplication. Phyllis, who is 30 years old, works for We Add for You Accounting. Phyllis has worked there for a number of years and is considering quitting in order to spend more time with her three active triplets, Sunny, Fussy, and Perky. She asks her boss, Bolivar, about the pension plan at We Add for You. Her boss tells her that she is not entitled to that information until she is at least 60 years old. Phyllis also asks about retaining her medical insurance protection if she quits and is told that she would have no right to do so. Bolivar also throws in that he has been monitoring her conversations and that he particularly enjoys the conversations between her and her single female friends involving failed dating experiences. He asks her to keep those up. Phyllis tells him that her personal phone calls are none of his business. Bolivar says that he can listen if he wants because the phones are his. Phyllis ends up starting her own company called We Multiply for You, and makes much, much more money. (In answering the following questions, assume all federal laws apply and that any pension and medical plan qualifies for regulation under federal law.) Which of the following addresses the retention of medical benefits upon leaving a job?

a. The Medical Benefits Retention Act (MBRA)
b. The Comprehensive Medical Benefits Retention Act (CMBRA)
c. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
d. The Health and Maintenance Act (HMA)
e. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

At the beginning of Year 2, the Redd Company had the following balances in its accounts:
Cash $ 16,800
Inventory 9,000
Land 3,900
Common stock 17,000
Retained earnings 12,700
During Year 2, the company experienced the following events:
Purchased inventory that cost $13,100 on account from Ross Company under terms 2/10, n/30. The merchandise was delivered FOB shipping point. Freight costs of $990 were paid in cash.
Returned $900 of the inventory it had purchased from Ross Company because the inventory was damaged in transit. The seller agreed to pay the return freight cost.
Paid the amount due on its account payable to Ross Company within the cash discount period.
Sold inventory that had cost $12,500 for $21,500 on account, under terms 2/10, n/45.
Received merchandise returned from a customer. The merchandise originally cost $2,150 and was sold to the customer for $3,000 cash. The customer was paid $3,000 cash for the returned merchandise.
Delivered goods FOB destination in Event 4. Freight costs of $880 were paid in cash.
Collected the amount due on the account receivable within the discount period.
Sold the land for $7,300.
Recognized accrued interest income of $650.
Took a physical count indicating that $5,100 of inventory was on hand at the end of the accounting period. (Hint: Determine the current balance in the inventory account before calculating the amount of the inventory write down.)
Record the events in general journal format. Assume that the perpetual inventory method and gross method is used.

Select the correct answer.
Athletes can have short playing careers, so they are eager to leverage their fame through endorsements as much as possible. What is the risk of such an approach?
A.
There’s saturation of the market with multiple endorsements.
B.
Only certain companies will be interested.
C.
Consumers will start to lose interest.
D.
Their perceived endorsement value will be low.

Assume a company is preparing a budget for its first two months of operations. During the first and second months it expects credit sales of $40,000 and $61,000, respectively. The company expects to collect 30% of its credit sales in the month of the sale, 60% in the following month, and 10% is deemed uncollectible. What amount of cash collections from credit sales would the company include in its cash budget for the second month

Ten cavemen with a remaining average life expectancy of 10 years use a path from their cave to a spring some distance away. The path is not easily traveled due to 100 large stones that could be removed. The annual benefit to each individual if the stones were removed is $8.25. Each stone can be removed at a cost of $2.50. The interest rate is 2 %.

Required:
a. Compute the benefit/cost ratio for the individual if he alone removed the 100 stones.
b. Compute the benefit/cost ratio for the individual if the task was undertaken collectively, with each individual removing 10 stones.
c. What maximum amount may be charged by a manager who organizes the group effort if the minimum acceptable benefit/cost ratio is 2?

QUESTION 10

Branch Corp.'s total assets at the end of last year were $315,000 and its net income after taxes was $22,750. What was its return on total assets?
a.
7.22%
b.
8.78%
c.
7.96%
d.
8.36%
e.
7.58%

Required: a. - d. Prepare the pro forma income statement that would appear in the master budget and also flexible budget income statements, assuming production volumes of 30,000 and 32,000 units. Determine the sales and variable cost volume variances, assuming volume is actually 32,000 units. Indicate whether the variances are favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Select "None" if there is no effect (i.e.,

Banks are financial intermediaries that: have customer deposits as its primary asset and loans to borrowers as their primsry liability. have customer deposits as its primary asset and loans to borrowers as their primsry liability. provide liquid assets to lenders and long-term financing to borrowers. provide liquid assets to lenders and long-term financing to borrowers. are types of mutual fimds. are types of mutual fimds. have customer deposits as its primary asset and that provide liquid assets to lenders. have customer deposits as its primary asset and that provide liquid assets to lenders. ncrease transaction costs to both borrowers and depositors.

On January 1, 2021, Canseco Plumbing Fixtures purchased equipment for $40,000. Residual value at the end of an estimated 7 year service life is expected to be $12,000. The company expects the equipment to operate for 12,500 hours. Required: a. Calculate depreciation expense for 2021 and 2022 using sum-of-the-years’-digits assuming the equipment was purchased on January 1, 2021. b. Calculate depreciation expense for 2021 and 2022 using sum-of-the-years’-digits assuming the equipment was purchased on March 31, 2021.