The controller of the South Charleston plant of Ravinia, Inc., monitored activities associated with materials handling costs. The high and low levels of resource usage occurred in September and March for three different resources associated with materials handling. The number of moves is the driver. The total costs of the three resources and the activity output, as measured by moves for the two different levels, are presented as follows:
Resource Number of Moves Total Cost
Forklift depreciation:
Low 4,000 $3,200
High 15,000 3,200
Indirect labor:
Low 4,000 $83,200
High 15,000 147,000
Fuel and oil for forklift:
Low 4,000 $ $3,550
High 16,000 11,360
Required:
If required, round your answers to two decimal places. Enter a "0" if required.
1. Determine the cost behavior formula of each resource. Use the high-low method to assess the fixed and variable components.
Forklift depreciation:
V $
F $
Y $
Indirect labor:
V $
F $
Y $ + $X
Fuel and oil for forklift:
V $
F $
Y $X
2. Using your knowledge of cost behavior, predict the cost of each item for an activity output level of 11,000 moves.
Forklift depreciation $
Indirect labor $
Fuel and oil for forklift $

Answer:

Results are below.

Explanation:

To calculate the variable and fixed costs, we need to use the following formulas:

Variable cost per unit= (Highest activity cost - Lowest activity cost)/ (Highest activity units - Lowest activity units)

Fixed costs= Highest activity cost - (Variable cost per unit * HAU)

Fixed costs= LAC - (Variable cost per unit* LAU)

Forklift depreciation:

Low 4,000 $3,200

High 15,000 3,200

Depreciation is a fixed cost. It doesn't vary with the number of units produced.

Indirect labor:

Low 4,000 $83,200

High 15,000 147,000

Variable cost per unit= (147,000 - 83,200) / (15,000 - 4,000)

Variable cost per unit= $5.8

Fixed costs= 147,000 - (5.8*15,000)

Fixed costs= $60,000

Fixed costs= 83,200 - (5.8*4,000)

Fixed costs= $60,000

Fuel and oil for forklift:

Low 4,000 $ $3,550

High 16,000 11,360

Variable cost per unit= (11,360 - 3,550) / (16,000 - 4,000)

Variable cost per unit= $0.651

Fixed costs= 11,360 - (0.651*16,000)

Fixed costs= $944

Fixed costs= 3,550 - (0.651*4,000)

Fixed costs= $944

Now, the cost for 11,000 moves:

Depreciation= $3,200

Indirect labor= 60,000 + 5.8*11,000

Indirect labor= $123,800

Fuel and oil for forklift= 944 + 0.651*11,000

Fuel and oil for forklift= $8,105

Joseph Thompson is president and sole shareholder of Jay Corporation (a cash method, calendar year C corporation). In December 2020, Joe asks your advice regarding a charitable contribution he plans to have the corporation make to the University of Maine, a qualified public charity. Joe is considering the following alternatives as charitable contributions in December 2020:_____.
Fair Market Value
(1) Cash donation $200,000
(2) Unimproved land held for six years ($110,000 basis) 200,000
(3) Maize Corporation stock held for eight months ($140,000 basis) 200,000
(4) Brown Corporation stock held for nine years ($360,000 basis) 200,000
Joe has asked you to help him decide which of these potential contributions will be most advantageous taxwise. Jay's taxable income is $3,500,000 before considering the contribution.
Rank the four alternatives, and complete the letter to Joe communicating your advice.
Note: The land and stock are "unrelated use property" but they are not "tangible personal property".
Hoffman, Maloney, Raabe, & Young, CPAs
5191 Natorp Boulevard
Mason, OH 45040
December 10, 2020
Mr. Joseph Thompson
Jay Corporation
1442 Main Street
Freeport, ME 04032
Dear Mr. Thompson:
I have evaluated the proposed alternatives for your 2020 year-end contribution to the University of Maine. I recommend that you sell the Brown Corporation stock and donate the proceeds to the University. The four alternatives are discussed below.
Donation of cash, the unimproved land, or the Brown Corporation stock each will result in a $ __________ charitable contribution deduction. Donation of the Maize Corporation stock will result in only a $ ______________charitable contribution deduction.
You will benefit in two ways if you sell the Brown Corporation stock and give the $ __________in proceeds to the University. Donation of the proceeds will result in a $ ___________charitable contribution deduction. In addition, sale of the stock will result in a $ _________ long-term capital ______________. If Jay Corporation had capital __________________of at least $ ___________ and paid corporate income tax in the past three years, the entire _______________could be ________________and Jay would receive tax refunds for the carryback years. If Jay Corporation _______________capital gains in the carryback years, the capital loss could be carried forward and offset against capital gains of the corporation for up to _______________years.
Jay Corporation ________________ make the donation in time for the ownership to change hands before the end of the year. Therefore, I recommend that you notify your broker immediately so that there will be no problem in completing the donation on a timely basis.
I will be pleased to discuss my recommendation in further detail if you wish. Please call me if you have questions. Thank you for consulting my firm on this matter. We look forward to serving you in the future.
Sincerely,
Richard Stinson, CPA

Assume you borrow $10,000 today and promise to repay the loan in two payments, one in year 2 and the other in year 4, with the one in year 4 being only half as large as the one in year 2. At an interest rate of 10% per year, the size of the payment in year 4 will be closest to:

Deborah would like to invest a certain amount of money for two years and considers investing in a one-year bond that pays 4% and a two-year bond that pays 7%. Deborah is considering the following investment strategies:

Strategy A: Buy a one-year bond that pays 4% and in one year buy another one-year bond.
Strategy B: Buy a two-year bond that pays 7% this year and 7% next year.

If the one-year bond that Dina can purchase in one year pays 9%, Deborah will choose:_______

Whispering Winds Corp. compiled the following financial information as of December 31, 2022: Service revenue $836000 Common stock 186000 Equipment 244000 Operating expenses 736000 Cash 215000 Dividends 60000 Supplies 30000 Accounts payable 111000 Accounts receivable 91000 Retained earnings, 1/1/22 447000 Whispering's assets on December 31, 2022 are:

State and EXPLAIN three methods of paying workers​

O. Tybalt invested $5,500 cash in the business in exchange for common stock during year 2019. The December 31, 2018, credit balance of the Retained Earnings account was $121,900. Required: 1a. Prepare the income statement for the calendar-year 2019. 1b. Prepare the statement of retained earnings for the calendar-year 2019. 1c. Prepare the classified balance sheet at December 31, 2019. 2. Prepare the necessary closing entries at December 31, 2019.

A manufacturer of industrial grade gas handling equipment wants to have $725,000 in an equipment replacement contingency fund 10 years from now. If the company plans to deposit a uniform amount of money each year beginning now and continuing through year 10 (total of 11 deposits), what must be the size of each deposit

Tam Worldly's weekly gross earnings for the present week were $2,000. Worldly has two exemptions. Using the wage bracket withholding table in Exhibit 2
with a $75 standard withholding allowance for each exemption, what is Worldly's federal income tax withholding? If required, round your answer to two
decimal places.

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: You can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. If you pick the lump sum, you get $2,800 today. If you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today.
1) At an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (LUMP SUM or PAYMENTS OVER TIME?), since it has the greater present value.
2) At an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (LUMP SUM or PAYMENTS OVER TIME?), since it has the greater present value.
3) Years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. By wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. She must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. What is the best advice to give your friend?
A) The lump sum is always better.
B) The payments over time are always better.
C) It will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator.
D) None of these answers is good

Medtronic, Inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. James Hughes worked for Medtronic as a sales manager. His contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving Medtronic. Hughes sought a position as a sales director for St. Jude. St. Jude told Hughes that his contract with Medtronic was unenforceable and offered him a job. Hughes accepted. Medtronic filed a suit, alleging wrongful interference. Which type of interference was most likely the basis for this suit?
Medtronic, Inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. James Hughes worked for Medtronic as a sales manager. His contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving Medtronic.
1. Is the clause in this case commonly known as a non-compete clause?
2. Hughes sought a position as a sales director for St. Jude. St. Jude told Hughes that his contract with Medtronic was unenforceable and offered him a job. Hughes accepted. Medtronic filed a suit, alleging wrongful interference. What are the elements of the tort of wrongful interference with a contractual relationship?
A.There is a contract between two parties/ One party is seeking a greater market share for their product/ A third party knows the contract existsone party is targeting the others' customers/ A third party is inducing another to break a contract).
B. (There is a contract between two parties/ One party is seeking a greater market share for their product/ A third party knows the contract existsone party is targeting the others' customers/ A third party is inducing another to break a contract).
C. (There is a contract between two parties/ One party is seeking a greater market share for their product/ A third party knows the contract existsone party is targeting the others' customers/ A third party is inducing another to break a contract).
3. Medtronic is suing for wrongful interference with a _______.
4. Who are the parties to the initial contract?
5. _____is the third party who knew about the contract.
6. St. Jude learned about the contract and non-compete clause between Hughes and Medtronic from _____.
7. It is _____ that St. Jude intentionally induced Hughes to breach his contract with Medtronic.
8. St. Jude ______before he left Medtronic.
9. What did St. Jude represent regarding the noncompete clause?
10. Was the noncompete clause enforceable?
11. Did it matter if the clause was unenforceable?
12. Based on these facts, does it appear that St. Jude intentionally induced Hughes to break his contract with Medtronic?
13. Is Hughes liable for intentional interference with a contract?
14. Why?
15. Hughes is _______ to be held liable for breach of contract.
16. What if the effects were different?
17. _____ would be another factor the courts would consider.

Using the mini case information, write a 250-300-words report presenting potential ethical issues that may arise from expanding into other related fields. In your discussion, proactively strategize about possible expansion by explaining opportunities to promote ethical standards within your organization.
M I N I C A S E
Your employer, a mid-sized human resources management company, is considering expansion into related fields, including the acquisition of Temp Force Company, an employment agency that supplies word processor operators and computer programmers to businesses with temporary heavy workloads. Your employer is also considering the purchase of a Biggerstaff & Biggerstaff (B&B), a privately held company owned by two brothers, each with 5 million shares of stock. B&B currently has free cash flow of $24 million, which is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5%. B&B’s financial statements report marketable securities of $100 million, debt of $200 million, and preferred stock of $50 million.

Altex Inc. manufactures two products: car wheels and truck wheels. To determine the amount of overhead to assigning to each product line, the controller, Robert Hermann, has developed the following information.
Car Truck
Estimated wheels produced 42,000 11,000
Direct labor hours per wheel 1 3
Total estimated overhead costs for the two product lines are $863,000.
a. Calculate the overhead rate.
b. Compute the overhead cost assigned to the car wheels and truck wheels, assuming that direct labor hours are used to allocate overhead costs.

Analyze each of the characteristics in considering the indicated test for depen- dency as a qualifying child or qualifying relative. In the last two columns, after each listed test (e.g., gross income), state whether the particular test is Met, Not Met, or Not Applicable (NA).
Characteristic Qualifying Child Test Qualifying Relative Test
a. Taxpayer's son has gross income of $7,000 Gross income Gross income
b. Taxpayer's niece has gross income of $3,000 Gross income Gross income
c. Taxpayer's uncle lives with him Relationship Relationship
d. Taxpayer's daughter is 25 and disabled Age Age
e. Taxpayer's daughter is age 18, has gross income Residence, Gross Gross income
of $8,000, and does not live with him income
f. Taxpayer's cousin does not live with her Relationship, Relationship Residence g. Taxpayer's brother does not live with her Residence Relationship
h. Taxpayer's sister has dropped out of school, is age 17 Relationship, Relationship
and lives with him Residence, Age
i. Taxpayer's older nephew is age 23 and a full-time student Relationship, Age Relationship
j. Taxpayer's grandson lives with her and has gross income Relationship, Relationship,
of $7,000 Residence Gross income

Globe Services plans on closing its doors after one more year. During its last year in business, the firm expects to generate a cash flow of $67,000 if the economy booms and $44,000 if it does not. The probability of a boom is 30 percent. The firm has debt of $53,400 that is due in one year. That debt has a market value of $45,800 today. Ignore taxes. The current promised return on debt is __________ percent, and the expected return on debt is __________ percent.

Which would an economist say best describes a "trust"?
a. a federal order
b. a public good
c. an illegal combination
d. a feeling in a market

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Finished Goods $8,300
Work in Process-Spinning Department 2,000
Work in Process-Tufting Department 2,600
Materials 4,800

Departmental accounts are maintained for factory overhead, and both have zero balances on January 1. Manufacturing operations for January are summarized as follows:

Jan.
1 Materials purchased on account, $82,000
2 Materials requisitioned for use:
Fiber-Spinning Department, $42,600
Carpet backing-Tufting Department, $34,700
Indirect materials-Spinning Department, $3,300
Indirect materials-Tufting Department, $2,900
31 Labor used:
Direct labor-Spinning Department, $26,300
Direct labor-Tufting Department, $17,200
Indirect labor-Spinning Department, $12,500
Indirect labor-Tufting Department, $11,900
31 Depreciation charged on fixed assets:
Spinning Department, $5,300
Tufting Department, $3,100
31 Expired prepaid factory insurance:
Spinning Department, $1,000
Tufting Department, $800
31 Applied factory overhead:
Spinning Department, $22,400
Tufting Department, $18,250
31 Production costs transferred from Spinning Department to Tufting Department, $90,000
31 Production costs transferred from Tufting Department to Finished Goods, $153,200
31 Cost of goods sold during the period, $158,000


Required:
a. Journalize the entries to record the operations, using the dates provided with the summary of manufacturing operations.
b. Compute the January 31 balances of the inventory accounts.
c. Compute the January 31 balances of the factory overhead accounts.

Selected transactions from the journal of Metlock Inc. during its first month of operations are presented here:
Date Account Titles Debit Credit
Aug. 1 Common Stock 9,000
Cash 9,000
Aug. 10 Cash 1,400
Service Revenue 1,400
Aug. 12 Equipment 5,600
Cash 1,540
Notes Payable 4,060
Aug. 25 Accounts Receivable 2,570
Service Revenue 2,570
Aug. 31 Cash 750
Accounts Receivable 750
Required:
Post the transactions to T-accounts.
(Post in same order as question)

The U.S. Supreme Court hears cases that involve A. Tort cases B. Criminal cases C. Civil cases D. Constitutional cases​

During its first year in business, Comfy Home accounted for its inventory using the last in first out (LIFO) method. In the second year of business, Tenisa asks the accountant if the company can switch to first in first out (FIFO) because she recently learned FIFO will tend to increase both the value of assets and net income. The accountant tells Tenisa that US GAAP allows a company to choose its inventory valuation method as long as it doesn't change over time without a justifiable reason. This is an example of the principle of:________

a. Conservatism.
b. Relevance.
c. Consistency.
d. Reliability.

Suppose that instead of an out-of-uniform police officer and his son being in the parking lot when the teenagers arrived. Sally, a parking attendant hired by the store, was in the parking lot being picked up by her daughter. When Sally asked the teenagers to quiet down they assaulted her. Sally's daughter dashed into the store to request that the clerk call the police. The clerk refused and would not let the daughter use the store phone to place the call herself. The daughter then went back out to the parking lot and asked a store customer to call the police using his cell phone. The customer also refused to help. Sally sued the store and the customer
1. Under these facts
2. In her suit against the store the Sally can cite
3. Sally stands in a special relationship to the store customer because
4. Sally is most likely to win her suit against

11) Which of the following sections of the statement of cash flows includes activities that increase and decrease long-term liabilities and stockholders' equity? A) the investing activities section B) the financing activities section C) the operating activities section D) the non-cash investing and financing section

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Required:1. Compute the manufacturing overhead rate for the year. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25.)2. What is the amount of under- or overapplied overhead at December 31?3. Prepare the adjusting entry to assign the under- or overapplied overhead for the year to cost of goods sold.

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Compute the company’s net income for 2014.

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In recent years, large financial institutions such as mutual funds and pension funds have become the dominant owners of stock in the United States, and these institutions are becoming more active in corporate affairs. What are the implications of this trend for agency problems and corporate control?

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