Demarco and Janine Jackson have been married for 20 years and have four children who qualify as their dependents (Damarcus, Janine, Michael, and Candice). The couple received salary income of $100,000 and qualified business income of $10,000 from an investment in a partnership, and they sold their home this year. They initially purchased the home three years ago for $200,000 and they sold it for $250,000. The gain on the sale qualified for the exclusion from the sale of a principal residence. The Jacksons incurred $16,500 of itemized deductions, and they had $3,550 withheld from their paychecks for federal taxes. They are also allowed to claim a child tax credit for each of their children. However, because Candice is 18 years of age, the Jacksons may only claim the child tax credit for other qualifying dependents for Candice. (Use the tax rate schedules.)
Comprehensive Problem 4-55 Parts-c through f
a. What would their taxable income be if their itemized deductions totaled $28,000 instead of $16,500?
b. What would their taxable income be if they had $0 itemized deductions and $6,000 of for AGI deductions?
c. Assume the original facts but now suppose the Jacksons also incurred a loss of $5,000 on the sale of some of their investment assets. What effect does the $5,000 loss have on their taxable income?

Answer:

a. Taxable income = $80,000

b. Taxable income = $77,600

c. Taxable income = $80,600

Explanation:

Taxable income refers to the amount of income that is used to determine the amount of tax that will be paid to the government by an individual or firm in given year. The taxable income is arrived at after all the relevant addition and allowable deductions have been made.

The requirements are therefore answered as follows:

a. What would their taxable income be if their itemized deductions totaled $28,000 instead of $16,500?

Note: See part a of the attached excel file see the effect on taxable income.

The itemized deductions total of $28,000 instead of $16,500 makes the taxable income to be $80,000.

In the attached excel file, the following calculations is used:

Qualified business income deduction = Qualified business income * Parentage of deduction allowed = $10,000 * 20% = $2,000

b. What would their taxable income be if they had $0 itemized deductions and $6,000 of for AGI deductions?

Note: See part b of the attached excel file for the calculations of the taxable income.

This makes the taxable income to be equal to $77,600.

c. Assume the original facts but now suppose the Jacksons also incurred a loss of $5,000 on the sale of some of their investment assets. What effect does the $5,000 loss have on their taxable income?

Note: See part c of the attached excel file for the calculations of the taxable income.

The loss of loss of $5,000 on the sale of some of their investment assets incurred by the Jacksons is capital loss.

For tax purposes, capital loss of can be deducted as a loss on tax return by tax payers with a maximum of $3,000 to be deducted per year.

Therefore, the Jacksons will deduct $3,000 as a capital loss from their tax return, and the effect of this is to reduce the taxable income by $3,000.

This makes the taxable income to be equal to $80,600.

At January 1, 2021, Cafe Med leased restaurant equipment from Crescent Corporation under a nine-year lease agreement. The lease agreement specifies annual payments of $29,000 beginning January 1, 2021, the beginning of the lease, and at each December 31 thereafter through 2028. The equipment was acquired recently by Crescent at a cost of $207,000 (its fair value) and was expected to have a useful life of 13 years with no salvage value at the end of its life. (Because the lease term is only 9 years, the asset does have an expected residual value at the end of the lease term of $94,113.) Crescent seeks a 12% return on its lease investments. By this arrangement, the lease is deemed to be an operating lease.

Required:
a. What will be the effect of the lease on Cafe Med's earnings for the first year (ignore taxes)?
b. What will be the balances in the balance sheet accounts related to the lease at the end of the first year for Café Med (ignore taxes)?

What term means an explosive and seemingly uncontrollable inflation in which money loses value rapidly and may even go out of​ use? A. deflation B. hyperinflation C. stagflation D. maginflation

The following selected transactions were completed by Capers Company during October of the current year:


Oct. 1 Purchased merchandise from Hoagie Co., $9,950, terms FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/eom.
2 Prepaid freight of $220 was added to the invoice.
4 Purchased merchandise from Taco Co., $13,650, terms FOB destination, 2/10, n/30.
6 Issued debit memo to Taco Co. for $4,550 of merchandise returned from purchase on October 4.
13 Paid Hoagie Co. for invoice of October 3.
14 Paid Taco Co. for invoice of October 4 less debit memo of October 6.
19 Purchased merchandise from Veggie Co., $27,300, terms FOB shipping point, n/eom.
19 Paid freight of $400 on October 19 purchase from Veggie Co.
20 Purchased merchandise from Caesar Salad Co., $22,000, terms FOB destination, 1/10, n/30.
30 Paid Caesar Salad Co. for invoice of October 20.
31 Paid UK Imports Co. for invoice of October 1.
31 Paid Veggie Co. for invoice of October 19.

Required:
Journalize the entries to record the transactions of Capers Company for October.

Managers who establish effective goals can enhance the performance of their employees and of their company. The manager in the scenario presented next realizes that goals are essential to improving performance. Goal setting helps motivate employees by clarifying their roles at work and establishing performance objectives. Effective goal setting is more than just asking employees to do their best or to try harder. It requires attention to key goal characteristics that increase intensity and persistence, and ultimately improve performance. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of goal setting by matching each employee’s goal with his or her goal characteristic. Match each employee’s goal with his or her goal characteristic.
1. Achievable Goals
2. Measurable Goals
3. Relevant Goals
4. Time-Frame Goals
5. Specific Goals
6. Reviewed Goals
Match each of the options above to the items below.
Carlos’ goal is to reduce average loan processing by fifteen percent within the next 6 months.
Michelle is a salesperson. Her goal is to increase the number of sales calls made to potential customers.
Sam has been reviewing customer accounts at a rate of two per day. His goal is to double that rate. That is possible, but he’ll have to work hard and be creative to reach this goal.
Chen has been given a project, and his manager clearly communicated the quantity and quality expectations to him.
Elizabeth has just been given a project which needs to be completed within 6 weeks.
Kelly is most excited about adopting goals because it means she’ll finally have a clear measure of how well she is doing.

QUESTION 4 / 10
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Applying for several credit cards in one year can help
increase your credit score.
B. People with low credit scores are usually low-risk
borrowers.
C. The longer you use credit responsibly, the higher your
credit score will be.
D. Paying off your entire credit card balance can lower
your credit score.

For each of the procedures described in the table below, identify the audit procedure per­ formed and classification of the audit procedure using the following:

Audit Procedures: Classification of Audit Procedure
(I) Analytical procedure (9) Substantive procedures
(2) Confirmation (I0) Test of controls
(3) Inquiry
(4) Inspection of recordsordocuments
(5) Inspection of tangible assets
(6) Observation
(7) Recalculation
(8) Reperformance

Procedure Audit Procedure Classification of Audit Procedure

a. Requested responses directly from customers as to amounts due.
b. Compared total bad debts this year with the totals for the previous two years.
c. Questioned management about likely total uncollectible accounts.
d. Watched the accounting clerk record the daily deposit of cash receipts.
e. Examined invoice to obtain evidence in support of the ending recorded balance of a customer.
f. Compared a sample of sales invoices to credit files to determine whether the customers were on the approved customer list.
g. Examined a sample of sales invoices to see if they were initialized by the credit manager indicating credit approval.

Marketing by the Numbers: Pricey Sheets
Many luxury sheets cost less than $200 to make but sell for more than $500 in retail stores. Some cost even more consumers pay almost $3,000 for Frett'e "Tangeri Pizzo king-size luxury linens. The creators of a new brand of luxury linens, called Boll & Branch, have entered this market and are determining the price at which to sell their sheets directly to consumers online. They want to price their sheets lower than most brands but still want to earn an adequate margin on sales. The sheets come in a luxurious box that can be reused to store lingerie, jewelry, or other keepsakes. The Boll & Branch brand touts fair trade practices when sourcing its high-grade long staple organic cotton from India. Given the cost information below, refer to Appendix 2: Marketing by the Numbers to answer the following questions.
Cost/King-size Set
Raw Cotton $28.00
Spinning/Weaving/Dyeing $12,00
Cut/Sew/Finishing $10,00
Material Transportation $3,00
Factory Fee $16,00
Inspection and Import Fees $14,00
Ocean Freight/Insurance $5,00
Warehousing $8,00
Packaging $15,00
Promotion $30,00
Customer Shipping $15,00
10-13 Given the cost per king-size sheet set above, and assuming the manufacturer has total fixed costs of $500,000 and estimates first year sales will be 50,000 sets, determine the price to consumers if the company desires a 40 percent margin on sales.
10-14 If the company decides to sell through retailers instead of directly to consumers online, to maintain the consumer price you calculated in the previous question, at what price must it sell the product to a wholesaler who then sells it to retailers? Assume wholesalers desire a 10 percent margin and retailers get a 20 percent margin, both based on their respective selling prices.

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Explain how allocating the profits evenly between the partners would work. Consider the fairness to each of the partners in your response.

Mark M. Upp has just been fired as the university book store manager for setting prices too low (only 20% above suggested retail). He is considering opening a competing bookstore near the campus, and he has begun an analysis of the situation. There are two possible sites under consideration. One is relatively small, while the other is large. If he opens at Site 1 and demand is good, he will generate a profit of $50,000. If demand is low, he will lose $10,000. If he opens at Site 2 and demand is high he will generate a profit of $80,000, but he will lose $30,000 if demand is low. He also has decided that he will open at one of these sites. He believes that there is a 50% chance that demand will be high. He assigns the following utilities to the different profits:
U = 50,000 = ? U(-10,000) = 0.22
U = 80,000 = 1 U(-30,000) = 0
For what value of utility for $50,000, U(50000), will Mark be indifferent between the two alternatives?

On December 31, 2020, Flounder Company signed a $1,278,400 note to Culver Bank. The market interest rate at that time was 10%. The stated interest rate on the note was 8%, payable annually. The note matures in 5 years. Unfortunately, because of lower sales, Flounder’s financial situation worsened. On December 31, 2022, Culver Bank determined that it was probable that the company would pay back only $767,040 of the principal at maturity. However, it was considered likely that interest would continue to be paid, based on the $1,278,400 loan.

Required:
a. Determine the amount of cash Flounder received from the loan on December 31, 2020.
b. Prepare a note amortization schedule for Culver Bank up to December 31, 2022.
c. Determine the loss on impairment that Culver Bank should recognize on December 31, 2022.

20. The consumer price index was 120 in 2013 and 126 in 2014. The nominal interest rate during this period was 8 percent. What was the real interest rate during this period? A) 3 percent B) 2 percent C) 3.3 percent D) 5.2 percent E) 12.8 percent

A company sold land, investments, and issued their own common stock for $11 million, $15 million, and $21 million, respectively. They also purchased treasury stock, equipment, and a patent for $2 million, $2 million, and $4 million, respectively. a. What amount should the company report as net cash flows from investing activities

Jupiter Explorers has $8,800 in sales. The profit margin is 4 percent. There are 5,300 shares of stock outstanding. The market price per share is $1.60. What is the price-earnings ratio

What will be the nominal rate of return on a perpetual preferred stock with a $100 par value, a stated dividend of 8% of par, and a current market price of (a) $62, (b) $81, (c) $97, and (d) $136

The following lots of Commodity Z were available for sale during the year.

Beginning inventory 11 units at $48
First purchase 16 units at $51
Second purchase 20 units at $56
Third purchase 19 units at $58
The firm uses the periodic system, and there are 23 units of the commodity on hand at the end of the year. What is the ending inventory balance at the end of the year according to the FIFO method?

a.$1,326
b.$3,566
c.$3,543
d.$1,104

The following incorrect income statement was prepared by the accountant of the Axel Corporation:

AXEL CORPORATION Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 Revenues and gains:

Sales revenue $660,000
Interest revenue 39,000
Gain on sale of investments 86,000
Total revenues and gains 785,000
Expenses and losses:
Cost of goods sold $360,000
Selling expense 66,000
Administrative expense 86,000
Interest expense 23,000
Restructuring costs 62,000
Income tax expense 47,000
Total expenses and losses 644,000
Net Income $141,000
Earnings per share $1.41

Required:
Prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2018 applying generally accepted accounting principles. The income tax rate is 40%.

Which of the following best defines "Isolationist.?

a. The concept that a whole can derive more value than the combination of the individual parts. A common expression in defining synergy is 1+1 = 3, or each piece derives more value that it would on its own.
b. Two or more systems that depend or support one another, often achieving mutual benefit.
c. The process of international integrating arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture.
d. The notion that we have certain rights and responsibilities towards each other by the mere fact of being human on Earth.
e. Pertaining to a national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).

Megan McCoy has a Bachelor's degree in business management and human resources. She has 5 years of HR experience as an HR assistant with her current employer. Megan thinks that with her education and experience, she is qualified for the position of HR manager. After observing her own boss, she feels confident that she could do that job. However, Megan knows that she does not see everything that her boss does, and may not be aware of all the tasks, duties, and responsibilities (TDRs) of the job, and the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) necessary to do the job. To get more information about the occupation of an HR Manager, Megan did some research using the Occupational Information Network.

The general description of the job of HR manager includes

a. supervising and coordinating the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
b. maintaining record of assets, liabilities, tax liability, and other financial activities.
c. maintaining functions such as employee compensation, recruitment, and personnel policies.
d. interacting with customers and handling and resolving customer complaints.
e. providing high-level administrative support by conducting research and preparing reports.

Read the following paragraph and copy and paste the sentence which contains the central idea:

The strength in global growth is broad-based across countries that growth has recently exceeded its post-crisis average across almost all major DM and EM countries. Among advanced economies, the three-month moving average of the CAI has been particularly strong in the Euro area and Sweden (around 2pp above their post-crisis average), Japan (1.3pp) and the US (1.1pp). A number of EM economies have recently outpaced their post-crisis average, although growth is likely still below potential in a number of emerging economies.

The inventory of a large grocery store client is material, and it is the largest current asset on the balance sheet. The cost of inventory items ranges from very small amounts (like individual candy at the checkout line) to larger amounts (like prime meat and specialty deli items). Typical risks for a grocery store are theft and spoilage of inventory. During the second quarter, the client caught three employees in a scheme of stealing produce and meats from the store and selling them, at a discount, to friends and family. Based on an investigation by authorities and store management, the scheme had been operating for about two months.

Required:
Based on the information, evaluate which accounts and assertions are at risk of misstatement.

The following were selected from among the transactions completed by Babcock Company during November of the current year:

Nov. 3 Purchased merchandise on account from Moonlight Co., list price $85,000, trade discount 25%, terms FOB destination, 2/10, n/30.

Nov.4 Sold merchandise for cash, $37,680. The cost of the merchandise sold was $22,600.

Nov. 5 Purchased merchandise on account from Papoose Creek Co., $47,500, terms FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/30, with prepaid freight of $810 added to the invoice.

Nov. 6 Returned $13,500 ($18,000 list price less trade discount of 25%) of merchandise purchased on November 3 from Moonlight Co.

Nov. 8 Sold merchandise on account to Quinn Co., $15,600 with terms n/15. The cost of the merchandise sold was $9,400.

Nov. 13 Paid Moonlight Co. on account for purchase of November 3, less return of November 6.

Nov. 14 Sold merchandise on VISA, $236,000. The cost of the merchandise sold was $140,000.

Nov. 15 Paid Papoose Creek Co. on account for purchase of November 5.

Nov. 23 Received cash on account from sale of November 8 to Quinn Co.

Nov. 24 Sold merchandise on account to Rabel Co., $56,900, terms 1/10, n/30. The cost of the merchandise sold was $34,000.

Nov. 28 Paid VISA service fee of $3,540.

Nov. 30 Paid Quinn Co. a cash refund of $6,000 for returned merchandise from sale of November 8. The cost of the returned merchandise was $3,300.

Journalize the transactions.

Grand Lips produces a lip balm used for​ cold-weather sports. The balm is manufactured in a single processing department. No lip balm was in process on May 31​, and Grand started production on 20,500 lip balm tubes during June. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the​ process, but conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Completed production for June totaled 15,300 units. The June 30 work in process was 30​% of the way through the production process. Direct materials costing $4,305 were placed in production during June​, and direct labor of $3,320 and manufacturing overhead of $1,738 were assigned to the process.

Required:
a. Draw a time line for Great Lips.
b. use the time line to help you compute the total equivalent units and the cost per equivalent unit for June.
c. Assign total costs to (a) units completed and transferred to Finished Goods and (b) units still in process at June 30.
d. Prepare a T-account for Work in Process Inventory to show activity during June, including the June 30 balance.

CVP, Not for profit Monroe Classical Music Society is a not-for-profit organization that brings guest artists to the community’s greater metropolitan area. The Music Society just bought a small concert hall in the center of town to house its performances. The mortgage payments on the concert hall are expected to be $2,000 per month. The organization pays its guest performers $1,000 per concert and anticipates corresponding ticket sales to be $2,500 per event. The Music Society also incurs costs of approximately $500 per concert for marketing and advertising. The organization pays its artistic director $50,000 per year and expects to receive $40,000 in donations in addition to its ticket sales.Required1. If the Monroe Classical Music Society just breaks even, how many concerts does it hold?2. In addition to the organization’s artistic director, the Music Society would like to hire a marketing director for $40,000 per year. What is the breakeven point? The Music Society anticipates that the addition of a marketing director would allow the organization to increase the number of concerts to 60 per year. What is the Music Society’s operating income/(loss) if it hires the new marketing director?3. The Music Society expects to receive a grant that would provide the organization with an additional $20,000 toward the payment of the marketing director’s salary. What is the breakeven point if the Music Society hires the marketing director and receives the grant?

At year-end 2018, Marvel Company total assets were $4.5 million, and its accounts payable were $850,000. Sales, which in 2018 were $5.5 million, are expected to increase by 25% in 2019. Total assets and accounts payable are proportional to sales, and that relationship will be maintained. Marvel typically uses no current liabilities other than accounts payable. Common stock amounted to $ 2.25 million in 2018, and retained earnings were $150,000. Marvel has arranged to sell $25,000 of new common stock in 2019 to meet some of its financing needs. The remainder of its financing needs will be met by issuing new long-term debt at the end of 2019. (Because the debt is added at the end of the year, there will be no additional interest expense due to the new debt.) Its net profit margin on sales is 2.5%, and 55% of earnings will be paid out as dividends.

Required:
a. What were Marvel's total long-term debt and total liabilities in 2018?
b. How much new long-term debt financing will be needed in 2019?

Hector was prosecuted following police seizure of 80 pounds of drugs from his airplane. The seizure was held to be unlawful, the evidence was sup- pressed, and the suit against Hector was dismissed. He sued the government officials involved in his arrest and prosecution to recover $3,500 in bail bond expenses, $23,000 in attorney's fees, and $2,000 in travel costs. The district court held he could not recover the costs incurred during the criminal prosecution. Hector appealed. Can he recover the costs? (Hector v. Watt, 235 F.3d 154, 3rd Cir. (2000)]

Sutton Pointers Corporation expects to begin operations on January 1, 2015; it will operate as a specialty sales company that sells laser pointers over the Internet. Sutton expects sales in January 2015 to total $300,000 and to increase 15 percent per month in February and March. All sales are on account. Sutton expects to collect 66 percent of accounts receivable in the month of sale, 23 percent in the month following the sale, and 11 percent in the second month following the sale.

Required:
a. Prepare a sales budget for the first quarter of 2015.
b. Determine the amount of sales revenue Sutton will report on the first 2015 quarterly pro forma income statement.
c. Prepare a cash receipts schedule for the first quarter of 2015. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount.)
d. Determine the amount of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2015. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

Zoe Corporation has the following information for the month of March: Purchases $92,000 Materials inventory, March 1 6,000 Materials inventory, March 31 8,000 Direct labor 25,000 Factory overhead 37,000 Work in process inventory, March 1 22,000 Work in process inventory, March 31 23,500 Finished goods inventory, March 1 21,000 Finished goods inventory, March 31 30,000 Sales 257,000 Selling and administrative expenses 79,000
Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. Zoe Corporation Statement of Cost of Goods Manufactured For the Month Ended March 31

(2+45) + [(+3) + (-4)] + {(+6) + [(-14) + (-13) + (+9)] + (-17)}

Can someone please help me to do this step by step? :(​

Zeno Inc. sold two capital assets in 2019. The first sale resulted in a $53,000 capital loss, and the second sale resulted in a $25,600 capital gain. Zeno was incorporated in 2015, and its tax records provide the following information:

2015 2016 2017 2018
Ordinary income $443,000 $509,700 $810,300 $921,000
Net capital gain 22,000 0 4,120 13,600
Taxable income $465,000 $509,700 $814,420 $934,600

Required:
a. Compute Zeno’s tax refund from the carryback of its 2019 nondeductible capital loss. Assume Zeno's marginal tax rate was 34 percent in 2015 through 2017, and 21 percent in 2018.
b. Compute Zeno’s capital loss carryforward into 2020.