Answer and Explanation:
The preparation of the operating activities section is presented below
Cash Flows from operating activities
Net Income $88,000
Adjustment made for non cash items:
Depreciation Expense $19,000
Add: Decrease in Account Receivable $15000 ($70,000 - $85,000)
Less: Increase in Inventory $(5000) ($40,000 - $35,000)
Less: Decrease in accounts payable $(8000) ($54,000 - $62,000)
Net cash flows from operating activities $109,000
The AICPA is required to adopt ethics standards that are at least as restrictive as the IESBA rules.
Answer: Option D
<u>Explanation:</u>
IESBA stands for the international ethics standards board for the accountants. As clear from the full form, this board performs the activities of setting up the ethics which the accountants need to follow while they are performing their work of making the accounts.
This body is not a national level but established at an international level. The other body which is the AICPA also needs to adopt the rules which are as restrive as the ethics of the IESBA.
Answer:
Brief summary of the case:
The case deals about the evolution of kindle by Company A. When the company decided to introduce kindle, its price was $399 in 2007. Company A understood that to be successful against the huge competitors, kindle must be priced low. It must be highly reliable, many features and elegance must be provided in the design of kindle. "Company A- designed kindle in State C where the research and development expertise is available.
Market research firm "IS," estimated that the manufacturing cost of kindle is about $185. The expensive components of the kindle are the display used in the Electronic ink technology and wireless cord. Company A contracted with Country C's company to produce the display. A manufacturer in Continent A produced a wireless cord of $13. Many components were contracted to the different countries to reduce the cost of the kindle to be competitive. Now, kindle became the competitor to the massive companies.
Determine if the company has decided to manufacture all the components of Electronic reader K in Country U:
If Company had decided to manufacture all the components in Country U, then it would have been more expensive. Company A cannot sell that at an affordable price. Increase in the cost of the components would increase the overall cost of the Electronic reader K. The most important strategy of Company A is to minimize the cost of the product to increase the number of sales.
Increase in the manufacturing cost will dilute their competitive advantage and it increases the cost of the product. It will lower the sales and the buyers would prefer to use the competitors' products, which are cheaper.
Determine if the company has decided to manufacture all the components of Tablet F in Country U:
It would be expensive if they decide to manufacture the components in Country U. It will not affect the sales number like Electronic reader K. as Tablet F is multipurpose. People will prefer quality and specifications than price.
Conclusion:
Manufacturing in Country U would be expensive and it increases the overall cost of the product. It would affect sales of the products.
Answer:
C. 95380 equivalent units
Explanation:
Equivalent units is the term used for proportionately equally completed units. This is basically used for allocation of overheads.
Here, actually completed that is 100% complete units = 85,500 units
Further units under work in process = 49,400
Which are 20% complete.
This means that incomplete 49,400 units = 49,400
20% = 9,880 units 100% complete
Thus, total equivalent units = 85,500 + 9,880 = 95,380 units.
The last one would most likely be it