Q1 The following is a description of the conversion cycle of Central Production Limited: The conversion cycle of the company is triggered by a report from the warehouse. When the quantity of an inventory item falls below a pre-set minimum level, the warehouse manager sends an online inventory status report to production department advising them to schedule a production batch run for the item. Upon receipt of the report, the production clerk assesses the digital bill of materials and the route sheet files for the item to be produced and adds the production details to the online production schedule. The system automatically adds a record to the open work order file and sends an online work order to the work centre supervisor’s computer and to the accounting clerk’s computer. The work centre supervisor receives the work order from his computer and print hard-copy move tickets and materials requisitions for each production process. Production employees take the materials requisitions to store clerk and receives the materials and subassemblies needed to perform the production tasks. If additional materials beyond the standard amount is needed, the work centre supervisor prepares additional materials requisitions. Production employees complete job time tickets after completing a production process to record the time spent on the job. The job time tickets are then sent together with the move tickets to the accounting department. After releasing the materials into production, the store clerk updates the material inventory records and send the materials requisitions to accounting department. The clerk prepares a journal voucher and posts to the general ledger material control account at the end of each day. The accounting clerk assesses the work orders and set up a work-in-process account for a production batch. Throughout the production period, the clerk also receives move tickets, job tickets, and materials requisitions, which he uses to post to the work-in-process account. At the end of each day, the accounting clerk prepares a digital journal voucher and post it to the general ledger work-inprocess and finished goods control accounts. Q) Identify the risks exist in the conversion cycle of Central Production Limited. (10 marks 300 words) Q3 Elegant Limited sells restored classic cars. Most of its customers are private buyers who buy cars for themselves. However, some of them are investors who buy multiple cars and hold them for resale. All sales of Elegant Limited are for cash. Depict the association and cardinality for the sales of cars at Elegant Limited based on REA model. (10 marks, maximum 300 words) Q4 You are currently working in a mid-tier accounting firm. In an engagement meeting with a client, the management of your client is concerned that the audit tests that you perform will disrupt operations. Your client has recently implemented a data warehouse and the management suggests that you draw the data for analytical reviews and substantive testing from the data warehouse instead of the operational database. The management points out that operational data are copied weekly into the data warehouse and all data you need are contained there. Outline your response to the management’s proposal and mention any concerns you might have. (10 marks, maximum 300 words) Q5 The Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Managing Director (MD) of Illustrious Limited recently had the following conversation regarding the development of a new information system for the company: CIO: The way to go about the analysis is to first examine the old system, such as reviewing key documents and observing the workers performing their tasks. Then we can determine which aspects are working well and which should be preserved. MD: We have been through these types of projects before, and what always ends up happening is that we do not get the new system we are promised. Instead we get a modified version of the old system. CIO: I can assure you that will not happen this time. My team just want a thorough understanding of what is working well and what is not. MD: I would feel much more comfortable if we first started with a list of our requirements. We should spend more time in determining what exactly we want the system to do upfront. Then your team can come in and determine what portions to salvage if you wish. Just don’t constrain us to the old system! Required: a) The CIO and MD have different views on how the system analysis should be performed. Comment on whose position you sympathise with the most. (6 marks, maximum 200 words) b) What method would you recommend to Illustrious Limited for system analysis? Explain. (4 marks, maximum 150 words)

Answer:

a)

To my view, the MD viewpoint is better. In companies the existing process is usually analyzed and the pain points identified whenever there is a need for change. The new system is simply a change to the existing system. The stakeholders' specific needs are not completely addressed. The MD calls for a collection of and analysis of demands from scratch to share its needs , requirements and inhibitions between the principal stakeholders. The CIO and their staff would be able to assess in the requirements review process what worked and what did not work well for the organization.

In assessing the current process, the CIO and his team will align their thinking process with the pain points and correct the existing system. They are not going to build the system in a fresh light. A new system that meets the needs of stakeholders can be developed. For everybody, this is a win-win situation. The point of view of MD is therefore more logical and related.

b)

In the particular case, the most logical and comprehensive system analysis method is:

Primary stakeholder requirements collection: Primary stakeholders using the system must be consulted on their specific requirements and needs. It is also necessary to consider the limitations identified by stakeholders.

Comprehension of existing system and pain points: the current system can be analysed based on requirements collection and pain points can be emphasized in the current system.

A new system that will win for everyone: the new system must primarily comply with the needs of the stakeholders.

Presentation and approval of the system blueprint to stakeholders

Development and implementation of the system: system development can be carried out by the agile method of sprinting.

Monitoring and control of the system: to check for performance deviations, the system implemented should be observed. In order to monitor deviations, specific intervention can be implemented.

nted below is information related to Viel Company at December 31, 2020, the end of its first year of operations. Sales revenue $310,000 Cost of goods sold 140,000 Selling and administrative expenses 50,000 Gain on sale of plant assets 30,000 Unrealized gain on available-for-sale debt investments 10,000 Interest expense 6,000 Loss on discontinued operations 12,000 Dividends declared and paid 5,000 Instructions Compute the following: (a) income from operations, (b) net income, (c) comprehensive income, and (d) retained earnings balance at December 31, 2020. (Ignore income tax effects.)

5. Which of the following is an example of global economies of scale? a. Johnson & Johnson makes fourteen different varieties of Band-Aid for various product segments in different countries. b. Intel has a big plant in Kiryat Gat (Israel) making i7 chips, which supplies the whole world, reducing the per-unit cost of each chip. c. Mutual funds invest their stocks in several different country funds, to offset the risk of one currency failing suddenly. d. Wal-Mart sells certain products very economically in some countries (like mobile AC units in Mexico), in order to attract customers, while other products may be at par with, or even more expensive than US prices..

Describe the procedure of preparing vision and mission statement of an organisation

Suppose that the government implements expansionary fiscal policy that raises aggregate demand, but the policy is unanticipated. According to new classical theory, in the short run the price level would ____________ and Real GDP would ______________. In the long run, new classical theory would predict that the price level would ______________ compared to its original long-run equilibrium level and that Real GDP would ____________.

company's perpetual preferred stock currently sells for $92.50 per share, and it pays an $8.00 annual dividend. If the company were to sell a new preferred issue, it would incur a flotation cost of 5.00% of the issue price. What is the firm's cost of preferred stock? Note: when flotation costs are given as a percentage instead of in dollar terms, the denominator in the formula changes from (P-F) to P*(1-F). Hint: remember that for preferred stock the growth rate of the dividend is zero.

Prepare the year-end adjusting journal entry to record the bad debts using the aged uncollectible accounts receivable determined above. Assume the unadjusted balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $3,600 debit. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit enter an account title for the adjusting entry to record the bad debts Bad Debt Expense enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title for the adjusting entry to record the bad debts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A combination of news covered by the media that boosts sales without having to pay is best described by the term ________. (1pts) Question 5 - A combination of news covered by the media that boosts sales without having to pay is best described by the term ________. Select bootstrap marketing as your answer bootstrap marketing Select entertailing as your answer entertailing Select public relations as your answer public relations Select data mining as your answer data mining

What is SHREK testing?

Journalize the July transactions.

Martin Johnson opened Seaside Cleaning Service on July 1, 2019. During July, the company completed the following transactions:
July 1 Owner Martin Johnson invested $39,870 cash and $7,545 of cleaning equipment in the business.
1 Purchased a used truck for $10,500, paying $2,500 cash and the balance on account.
3 Purchased cleaning supplies for $1,794 on account.
5 Paid $1,800 on a one-year insurance policy, effective July 1.
12 Billed customers $4,813 for cleaning services.
15 Received $1,650 from customers for future cleaning services.
18 Paid $1,200 of amount owed on truck.
20 Paid $698 for employee salaries.
21 Collected $3,632 from customers billed on July 12.
25 Billed customers $6,275 for cleaning services.
31 Paid gasoline for the month on the truck, $297.
31 Owner Martin Johnson withdrew $1,000 for personal use.
Adjustments:
July 31 Earned but unbilled fees at July 31 were $2,476.
Depreciation on truck for the month was $175.
Earned $450 of payment received on July 15.
One-twelfth of the insurance expired.
An inventory count shows $521 of cleaning supplies on hand at July 31.
Accrued but unpaid employee salaries were $287.

United Resources Company obtained a charter from the state in January of this year. The charter authorized 206,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $3. During the year, the company earned $493,000 Also during the year, the following selected transactions occurred in the order given: Sold 88,000 shares of the common stock in an initial public offering for $14 per share. Repurchased 26,000 shares of the previously issued shares for $17 per share. Resold 8,000 shares of treasury stock for $20 per share. Required: Prepare the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the year. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

A firm sells 1000 units per week. It charges $15 per unit, the average variable costs are $10, and the average costs are $25. In the long run, the firm should a. ​Shut-down because it is cost effective to pay off the remaining fixed costs b. ​Continue operating as the firm is covering all the variable costs and some of the fixed costs c. ​Shut-down as the firm is making a loss of $10,000 per week d. ​Shut-down as price is lower than average cost

Quality Move Company made the following expenditures on one of its delivery trucks: Mar. 20. Replaced the transmission at a cost of $5,430. June 11. Paid $1,705 for installation of a hydraulic lift. Nov. 30. Paid $41 to change the oil and air filter. Prepare the journal entries for each expenditure.

At January 1, 2019, Betty DeRose, Inc. had an allowance for bad debts with a $4,500 credit balance. During 2019, Betty wrote-off as uncollectible accounts receivable in the amount of $6,200. At December 31, 2019, Betty had total accounts receivable of $216,000 and prepared the following aging schedule: Accounts Receivable % Uncollectible not past due $100,000 1% 1-30 days past due 60,000 4% 31-60 days past due 27,000 8% 61-90 days past due 19,000 26% over 90 days past due 10,000 40% total accounts receivable $216,000 Calculate the net realizable value of Betty DeRose's accounts receivable at December 31, 2019.

Pat's Custom Tuxedo Shop maintains its records on the cash basis. During this past year Pat's collected $42,900 in tailoring fees, and paid $12,800 in expenses. Depreciation expense totaled $1900. Accounts receivable increased $1200, supplies increased $3600, and accrued liabilities increased $1650. Pat's accrual-basis net income was:

Holly owns a dance studio. To improve sales of dance classes, she is reviewing how her marketing team could update the company's online presence.
As part of the rebrand, the team listened to customer feedback and mapped customer journeys. They identified two things online customers generally struggled with: navigating the website and finding the business's contact information.
Which of the brand's touchpoints should Holly modify to help address her customer's feedback?
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At the end of 2001, Lehnhoff Inc. had $75 million in cash on its balance sheet. During 2002, the following events occurred: The cash flow from Lehnhoff's operating activities totaled $325 million. Lehnhoff issued $500 million in common stock. Lehnhoff's notes payable decreased by $100 million. Lehnhoff purchased fixed assets totaling $600 million. How much cash did Lehnhoff Inc. have on its balance sheet at the end of 2002

Calculate the cost of goods sold for a merchandiser using the periodic inventory system from the following details.
Purchases $500,000
Beginning Merchandise Inventory 175,000
Purchase Returns and Allowances 60,000
Purchase Discounts 12,000
Freight In 17,000
Ending Merchandise Inventory 160,000
A. $477,000
B. $460,000
C. $780,000
D. $500,000

Companies Heidee and Leaudy are virtually identical in that they are both profitable, and they have the same total assets (TA), Sales (S), return on assets (ROA), and profit margin (PM). However, Company Heidee has the higher debt ratio. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a. Company Heidee has a lower operating income (EBIT) than Company LD
b. Company Heidee has a lower total assets turnover than Company Leaudy.
c. Company Heidee has a lower equity multiplier than Company Leaudy.
d. Company Heidee has a higher fixed assets turnover than Company Leaudy.
e. Company Heidee has a higher ROE than Company Leaudy.

SmartTalk, Inc, makes and markets cell phones and related accessories. When problems develop with SmartTalk products or sales, the company may be liable in product liability for any of the following except:___________A) a manufacturing defectB) a design defect.C) an inadequate warning.D) an ineffective marketing plan.

You are going to sell your house. You are determining what the price should be. To help you, you have collected information of houses that have sold in your neighborhood during the past eighteen months. You checked houses within a four mile radius and here is the information you collected. You are going to base your determination of the price of your house based on the following information. Evaluate and discuss whether the data collected was appropriate and representative of the information that is needed to analyze the problem presented in the problem setting.
House House Age Square Feet Selling Price
1 33 1812 $190,000
2 32 1915 $205,200
3 32 1840 $194,000
4 32 1832 $192,000
5 33 1851 $202,000
6 34 2032 $208,600
7 31 1755 $188,200
8 30 1805 $205,000
9 28 1900 $215,000
10 29 1485 $192,000
11 31 1525 $195,000
12 32 1515 $192,200
13 33 1685 $201,300
14 34 1600 $205,400
15 35 1650 $218,000

You have graduated from college and, after working hard for ten years, have scraped enough money together to make a down payment on a forty-acre farm within driving distance to the small city where you work in Colorado. In town at lunch one day, you run into an old friend from high school, Hayley Mills, who tells you that she is saving her money to start a high-end consignment shop in town. You allow her to have a room in your house for a few months until she has enough money to go into business. Over the following weeks, however, you realize that old acquaintances from high school are stopping by almost daily for short visits. When you bring this up to Hayley, she admits that many old friends are now relying on her for marijuana. She is not a licensed caregiver in Colorado and is clearly violating the law. Out of loyalty, you tell her that she has three weeks to move out, but you do not prevent her from continuing sales while she is there. What crime have you committed?

A European call option for a stock has an exercise price of $70, and expires one year from today. Suppose that the stock price has an equal probability of being valued at $60, $70, $75, $83, and $89 dollars per share, one year from now. What is the current present value of the option, given an effective annual rate of 10%

A manufacturer produces 1,000 basketballs each day, which it sells to customers for $30 each. All costs associated with production and sales total $10,000; however, if the manufacturer were to produce one additional basketball per day, total costs would increase to $10,100. From these amounts, we can tell that:________

a. the firm has negative profit.
b. marginal cost equals $100.
c. marginal cost equals $150.
d. marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

The following information is available for Flounder Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2017: Other revenues and gains Other expenses and losses Cost of goods sold Other comprehensive income $10,000 Sales revenue 14,900 Operating expenses 246,400 Sales returns and allowances 5,500 $641,300 231,800 40,000
Prepare a multiple-step income statement for Flounder Corp and comprehensive income statement. The company has a tax rate of 30%. This rate also applies to the other comprehensive income. Flounder Corp. Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 Revenues Sales Revenue 641300 Less . Sales Returns and Allowances 40000 Net Sales $ 601300 Cost of Goods Sold 246400 Gross Profit 354900 Operating Expenses 231800 Income From Operations 123100 Other Revenues and Gains $ 10000 Other Expenses and Losses 14900

CommercialServices Corporation provides business-to-business services on the Internet. Data concerning the most recent year appear below: Sales $ 3,000,000 Net operating income $ 150,000 Average operating assets $ 750,000 The following questions are to be considered independently. Garrison 16e Rechecks 2019-01-10 Required: 1. Compute the company's return on investment (ROI).

Esquire Comic Book Company had income before tax of $1,550,000 in 2021 before considering the following material items: 1. Esquire sold one of its operating divisions, which qualified as a separate component according to generally accepted accounting principles. The before-tax loss on disposal was $395,000. The division generated before-tax income from operations from the beginning of the year through disposal of $610,000. 2. The company incurred restructuring costs of $60,000 during the year. Required: Prepare a 2021 income statement for Esquire beginning with income from continuing operations. Assume an income tax rate of 25%. Ignore EPS disclosures.

Sloan Corporation is considering new equipment. The equipment can be purchased from an overseas supplier for $3,831. The freight and installation costs for the equipment are $554. If purchased, annual repairs and maintenance are estimated to be $415 per year over the four-year useful life of the equipment. Alternatively, Sloan can lease the equipment from a domestic supplier for $1,745 per year for four years, with no additional costs.
Required:
a. Prepare a differential analysis dated December 3 to determine whether Sloan should lease (Alternative 1) or purchase (Alternative 2) the equipment. Refer to the lists of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign. If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0". A colon () will automatically appear if required. (Hint: This is a "lease or buy" decision, which must be analyzed from the perspective of the equipment user, as opposed to the equipment owner.)
b. Determine whether the Sloan should lease (Alternative 1) or purchase (Alternative 2) the equipment.

You are trying to get a group of students interested in forming an organization to help fight fee increases at your college. Unfortunately, things don’t seem to be going very well—nobody in your group volunteered to go to a meeting with your college president next week. You want to create a culture that is active and involved. What should you do? A. Make sure that you do what you want your team to do. If you want them to volunteer, you need to volunteer, too. B. Don't talk about taking action. Instead, get to know your team members better. C. Paint a verbal picture for your team of what life would be like if fees were reduced. D. Make sure that anyone on your team who volunteers to take action gets a reward - publicly recognize their efforts.

Zombie Corp. has a profit margin of 5.1 percent, a total asset turnover of 1.95, and ROE of 16.15 percent.
What is this firm's equity multiplier?
What is this firm's debt-equity ratio?

The Federal Reserve sets the reserve requirement, which banks must meet through deposits at the Fed and cash held at the bank. What do these requirements achieve? Check all that apply. They help to control the money supply. They help to prevent bank runs by reassuring the public that banks will not make too many loans and run out of cash. They mean that banks must have one dollar of deposits for every dollar it loans. They help to facilitate transfers of funds between banks when a customer from one bank writes a check to a customer of another.