Answer:
This is an escrow transaction. An escrow is an arrangement where a third party (ABC Escrow) holds funds for a given transaction between other two parties.
The Van Horns are the grantees in this transaction.
The escrow is responsible for the safe keeping of the funds, in order to avoid any type of loss or fraud.
Answer:
The externality that affected me was the U.S. recession of 2018.
Explanation:
The externality is the term that refers to a variation in a outside factor that end up affecting persons involve in a business that is not related directly to the outside factor that changed.
1. The 2008 recession made harder for me to get a job in the restaurant sector even though the prices of the restaurants and hotels continued to be the same, many person have to cut their expenditure in tourism as the recession significantly impacted the financial institutions and many persons were laid off from their jobs which decreased consumption.
2. The effects of the recession were: increase in the unemployment, decrease in the consumption, increase in foreclosures.
3. I experienced decrease in my quality of life as it was harder for me to keep a job for a long time. Most of jobs were part time therefore it was a time where I have to live on my savings.
4. Pollution is best reduced if companies take conscience of the fact that they have a greater impact on the environment than individuals. This will lead to better business practices in the manage of residuals and raw materials.
5. A positive externality can create a bubble in the prices and overestimate the actual value of an asset e.g. cryptocurrencies bubble was a positive effect for some investor that really knew the value of this securities but in the long run it created a bubble and people that did not know about cryptocurrencies invested and lost most of their money.
Answer:
Alpine West, Inc.
a. When Alpine West, Inc. should recognize revenue from the sale of its season passes evenly over five months from December to April when the passes are put to use.
b. General Journal for
November 6:
Debit Cash Account $460
Credit Deferred Revenue $460
To record the purchase of a season ticket or pass by Jake Lawson.
December 31:
Debit Deferred Revenue $92
Credit Service Revenue $92
To record the ski service consumed by Jake Lawson for December.
c. In Alpine West, Inc.'s income statement and balance for 2013, the following amounts will be included in relation to the sale of the season pass to Jake Lawson:
Income Statement: Service Revenue $92 and related costs.
Balance Sheet: Deferred Revenue (Liabilities side) $368 ($460 - 92).
Explanation:
Alpine West, Inc. will make the above entries in accordance with the accrual concept and matching principle of generally accepted accounting principles. These require that revenue, income, and expenses related to a period must be accrued for that period whether actually received / paid or not. It also means that the costs incurred for any revenue generated must be matched to the revenue and vice versa for that particular period.
The correct answer is letter A
Answer:
Break-even point (dollars)= $2,218,919
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Fixed costs= $821,000
Variable costs rate= 63%
<u>If the variable cost rate is 63%, then the contribution margin rate is:</u>
Contribution margin ratio= 1 - 0.63
Contribution margin ratio= 0.37
<u>Now, the break-even point in sales revenue:</u>
Break-even point (dollars)= fixed costs/ contribution margin ratio
Break-even point (dollars)= 821,000 / 0.37
Break-even point (dollars)= $2,218,919
