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4 years ago

Why does the government plan its financial expenditure framework for a period of five years?

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This is to ensure that they complete the project within the appointed period of time as well as within the budget given to them. It also shows how effective the government is in implementing their projects. If they don’t do so within the period and the budget then people will question their efficiency in completing their assignments and project within the period prescribed.

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A company incurs factory overhead costs of $1,200 and applied $1,500. If the difference is considered immaterial, then the:_____

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b) adjusting entry will require a credit to Cost of Goods Sold.

c) Factory Overhead account has a credit balance of $300 before adjusting.

Explanation:

Given that

Actual Overhead = $1200 i.e. debited to the factory overhead account

And,

Applied overhead = $1500 i.e. Credited to the factory overhead account

So, the Factory overhead account has a credit balance of $300 prior adjusting

Also the applied overhead is higher than the actual one so the adjusting entry would needed to credit to the cost of goods sold

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3 years ago

You have just completed a $ 24 comma 000 feasibility study for a new coffee shop in some retail space you own. You bought the sp

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$150,300

Explanation:

The computation of the correct initial cash flow is shown below:

= Capital expenditure + net after taxes + initial investment in inventory

= $33,000 + $112,000 + $5,300

= $150,300

The net after taxes is also term as opportunity cost

And, the initial investment in inventory is also term as change in working capital

All other information which is given is not relevant. Hence, ignored it

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4 years ago

Towson Corp., had 6,000 shares of $100 par, 4% cumulative preferred stock as of January 1, 2018. No additional shares of preferr

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Answer:

Common Dividend paid in 2019 = $37,000

Explanation:

Given:

Number of shares = 6,000

Rate = 4% = 0.04

Share price = $100

Computation of per year Dividend

Dividend = Number of shares × Share price × Rate

Dividend = 6,000 × $100 × 0.04 = $24,000 per year

Preferred dividend for 2 years = $24,000 × 2 = $48,000

Computation of Dividend paid in 2019:

Total Dividend paid = $85,000

Preferred dividend for 2 years = $24,000 × 2 = $48,000

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3 years ago

Sole Purpose Shoe Company is owned and operated by Sarah Charles. The company manufactures casual shoes, with manufacturing faci

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1. The reason Sarah might want to use standard costs to compare with her actual costs is:

a. Management can evaluate the differences between standard costs and actual costs to focus on correcting the cost variances.

2. Drawbacks of using Standard Costs are:

c. Standards limit operating improvements because employees may be discouraged from improving beyond the standards.

d. Employees may focus only on efficiency improvement and their own operations rather than considering the larger objectives of the organization.

e. Standards may become "stale" in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Explanation:

Standard costs encourage the pursuit of management goals. They are the costs that should be under a particular type of circumstances. They are usually compared with actual costs to determine their differences or variances. Their use helps management to focus on how to improve overall performance.

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3 years ago

You and your wife are making plans for retirement. You plan on living 30 years after you retire and would like to have $75,000 a

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The amount needed in the retirement account is $707,025.

Explanation:

This problem is a case of annuity.

They plan to withdraw $ 75,000 annually from the end of the first year of retirement.

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