Answer: Could help companies remain solvent during prolonged recession.
Explanation:
A promotion budget is a specific amount of money destined to promote the goods or services of a business.
During a recession, many businesses reduce their promotion budgets, although is the opposite of what could actually help them survive tough economical periods. It´s the businesses that improve promotion during recessions the ones that get a sales increase during and even after the recession.
Answer:
Activity based costing says that we must not absorb the Overhead cost on the basis of one absorption basis as this overhead is not generated as a result of this absorption basis(Machine hrs or labor hours). This use of one absorption basis is inappropriate (not fair allocation). We must find a fair basis that drives this cost. Upon investigation the management found that the total overhead cost suppose which is $1,050,000 can be divided into three cost pools (parts) and each part has a cost driver(a basis of allocation) which can be used to allocate this cost.The costs in the ABC system are allocated to unit product on more fair basis than the tradition absorption costing which only assume one fair basis for allocation of overhead costs. ABC criticizes traditional costing technique for using only one basis for absorption of Overheads.
Now following example will help you in understanding the difference between Absorptiion Costing and Activity based costing.
Suppose both Mr. A and Mr. B drank 5 glasses of juices. Each glass of juice costs $4. According to the Traditional absorption costing technique each individual must pay:
(5 Juices/2)*$4=$10
But ABC says its unfair, use a more appropriate basis for cost allocation. So upon investigating we came to know that Mr. A drank 3 glasses of juice and Mr. B drank 2 glasses of juice. So Mr. A must pay $12(3*$4) and Mr. B must pay $8(2*$4). This is more appropriate or fair basis of absorbing the overhead cost to each individual and is Activity Based Costing.
Answer:
Statement of retained earnings
For the year ended 2017
Retained earnings, January 1, 2017 $0
Add: Net Income $54,000
Less: Dividends $<u>22,000</u>
Retained earnings, December 31, 2017 <u>$32,000</u>
Statement of retained earnings
For the year ended 2018
Retained earnings, January 1, 2018 $0
Add: Net Income $59,000
Less: Dividends <u>$34,000</u>
Retained earnings, December 31, 2018 <u>$25,000</u>
Answer:
Deal, Inc. working capital will be overstated while there will be a nil net effect on cash flows from operating activities.
Explanation:
The working capital of an entity is the difference between the entity's current asset and current liabilities at a given time or period. The operating activities of the cash flow statement is where the net income and changes in current liabilities are considered in the cash flow statement.
As such, when a company fails to accrue for sales salaries On December 31, Year 4, and the salaries are payable on January 6, Year 5, the current liabilities of the company would be understated and as such, it's working capital will be overstated.
Also, the net income will be understated as the corresponding entry in the accrual for sales salaries is an expense. Also, the ending balance of accrued sales salaries will be understated result in a nil effect on the operating activities of the cash flow.
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "A": Division of Corporate Finance.
Explanation:
The Division of Corporate Finance is a body of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in charge of monitoring if publicly traded companies disclose enough information for investors to make informed decisions. The Division of Corporate Finance is also responsible for reviewing new institutions filings to go public by checking their Financial Statements, Form 10-Ks -company's performance, Form 10-Qs -quarterly financial reports, and proxy materials for voting among others.
The division does not disclose the criteria of evaluation to ensure integrity in the process.
