Geoffrey is looking for a safe investment for $3,000 he received as a bonus. He is looking for an investment that will also help him deal with the effects of inflation. Which of the following options would you recommend that Geoffrey invest in?

a. Series EE bonds.
b. Series I bonds.
c. Commercial paper.
d. Junk bonds.

Answer:

Hence the correct option is option b. Series I bonds.

Explanation:  

Series I bonds are going to be completing a fixed-rate Plus and adjustable-rate which can be adjusted with the inflation so if he's trying to find investment into a bond he should be choosing with series I Bonds, which can be adjusted with inflation effect.  

The correct option is b) Series I bonds.

Series I bonds will have a fixed interest rate plus an interest on the outstanding that will be adjusted without inflation, thus if he is searching for a bond to participate in, he will have to go with series I bonds, which will then be modified with inflation.

All of the other possibilities are untrue.

Alternative (B) Series I bonds is the correct answer.

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On January 1, the company purchased equipment that cost $10,000. The equipment is expected to be worth about (or has a salvage value of) $1,000 at the end of its useful life in five years. The company uses straight-line depreciation. It has not recorded any adjustments relating to this equipment during the current year. Complete the necessary December 31 journal entry by selecting the account names from the pull-down menus and entering dollar amounts in the debit and credit columns.
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Note: Enter debits before credits.
Date General Journal Debit Credit
Dec. 31 es Depreciation expense
Accumulated depreciation
Record entry Clear entry View general journal

The required volume of output to produce the motors will not require any incremental fixed overhead. Incremental variable overhead cost is $21 per motor. What is the effect on income if Derby decides to make the motors

Sarah inherited a large amount of cash after her grandparents passed away. She would rather overdraw her bank account and max out her credit cards, then deposit the cash into her bank account. This is an example of a consumer ________.

Production Budget
Pasadena Candle Inc. projected sales of 800,000 candles for the year. The estimated January 1 inventory is 35,000 units, and the desired December 31 inventory is 20,000 units.
Prepare a production budget report in units for Pasadena Candle Inc. For those boxes in which you must enter subtracted or negative numbers use a minus sign.
Pasadena Candle Inc.
Production Budget
For the Year Ending December 31
Total units available
Total units to be produced

Rajiv loves watching Downton Abbey on his local public TV station, but he never sends any money to support the station during its fundraising drives. Economists would call Rajiv a . True or False: The government can solve the problem caused by people like Rajiv by sponsoring the show and paying for it with tax revenue collected from everyone. True False True or False: The private market can solve this problem by broadcasting Downton Abbey on cable TV, since then the good would be excludable and thus no longer a public good. True False

Jarrod receives a scholarship of $28,000 from East State University to be used to pursue a bachelor's degree. He spends $16,800 on tuition, $1,400 on books and supplies, $5,600 for room and board, and $4,200 for personal expenses. Jarrod may exclude _______ from his gross income.

Completing a Master Budget
Hillyard Company, an office supplies specialty store, prepares its master budget on a quarterly basis. The following data have been assembled to assist in preparing the master budget for the first quarter:
a. As of December 31 (the end of the prior quarter), the company’s general ledger showed the following account balances:
Debits
Credits
Cash
$ 48,000
Accounts receivable
224,000
Inventory
60,000,
Buildings and equipment (net)
370,000
Accounts payable
$ 93,000
Capital stock
500,000
Retained earnings
_______
109,000
$702,000
$702,000
b. Actual sales for December and budgeted sales for the next four months are as follows:
December (actual)
$280,000
January
$400,000
February
$600,000
March
$300,000
April
$200,000
c. Sales are 20% for cash and 80% on credit. All payments on credit sales are collected in the month following sale. The accounts receivable at December 31 are a result of December credit sales.
d. The company’s gross margin is 40% of sales. (In other words, cost of goods sold is 60% of sales.)
e. Monthly expenses are budgeted as follows: salaries and wages, $27,000 per month: advertising, $70,000 per month; shipping, 5% of sales; other expenses, 3% of sales. Depreciation, including depreciation on new assets acquired during the quarter, will be $42,000 for the quarter.
f. Each month’s ending inventory should equal 25% of the following month’s cost of goods sold.
g. One-half of a month’s inventory purchases is paid for in the month of purchase; the other half is paid in the following month.
h. During February, the company will purchase a new copy machine for $1,700 cash. During March, other equipment will be purchased for cash at a cost of $84,500.
i. During January, the company will declare and pay $45,000 in cash dividends.
j. Management wants to maintain a minimum cash balance of $30,000. The company has an agreement with a local bank that allows the company to borrow in increments of $1,000 at the beginning of each month. The interest rate on these loans is 1% per month and for simplicity we will assume that interest is not compounded. The company would, as far as it is able, repay the loan plus accumulated interest at the end of the quarter.
Required:

Using the data above, complete the following statements and schedules for the first quarter:

1. Schedule of expected cash collections:
January
February
March
Quarter
Cash sales

$ 80,000







Credit sales

224,000







Total cash collections

$304,000







2. a. Merchandise purchases budget:




January

February

March

Quarter

Budgeted cost of goods sold

$240,000*

$360,000





Add desired ending inventory

90,000f







Total needs

330,000







Less beginning inventory

60,000







Required purchases

$270,000







___________

*$400,000 sales X 60% cost ratio =$240,000.

†$360,000 X 25% = $90,000.

b. Schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases:




January

February

March

Quarter

December purchases

$ 93,000





$ 93,000

January purchases

135,000

135,000



270,000

February purchases

—







March purchases

—







Total cash disbursements for purchases

$228,000







3. Schedule of expected cash disbursements for selling and administrative expenses:




January

February

March Quarter
Salaries and wages
$ 27,000
Advertising
70,000
Shipping
20,000
Other expenses
12,000
Total cash disbursements for
selling and administrative expenses
$129,000
4. Cash budget:
January
February
March Quarter
Cash balance, beginning
$ 48,000
Add cash collections
304,000
Total cash available
352,000
Less cash disbursements:
Purchases of i nventory
228,000
Selling and administrative
expenses
129,000
Purchases of equipment
_____
Cash dividends
45,000
Total cash disbursements
402,000
Excess (deficiency) of cash
Financing: Etc.
(50,000)
5. Prepare an absorption costing income statement for the quarter ending March 31 as shown in Schedule 9 in the chapter.
6. Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31.

Selected financial information for Solomon Company for 2019 follows:
Sales $ 2,500,000
Cost of goods sold 1,750,000
Merchandise inventory
Beginning of year 154,000
End of year 200,000
Required
Assuming that the merchandise inventory buildup was relatively constant, how many times did the merchandise inventory turn over during 2019? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Merchandise inventory turnover _________ times

Bailey Corporation purchased a building on December 31, 2003 for $2,500,000. The building was placed in service on January 1, 2004 and was assumed to have an estimated useful life of 50 years and a zero salvage value. Bailey uses the straight line method for computing depreciation, and all applicable depreciation has been recorded through December 31, 2017. During 2018, an examination of the building by an engineering firm revealed that the remaining estimated useful life is now 15 years. What amount should Bailey record for building depreciation expense in 2018

Kinder Enterprises relies heavily on a copier machine to process its paperwork. Recently the copy clerk has not been able to process all the necessary copies within the regular work week. Management is considering updating the copier machine with a faster model.
Current Copier New Model
Original purchase cost $10,000 $20,000
Accumulated depreciation 8,000

You view tea and scones as perfect complements, and you prefer to consumer one cup of tea with one scone. Also, your indifference curves are plotted with tea on the vertical axis. If you presently have two cups of tea and one scone, what this the marginal rate of substitution (MRS) at this point

Geraldo is a customer care executive at a telecommunications service provider. He receives a complaint from a customer about an unnecessary $20 charge on his phone bill. If the company follows the customer service management process, Geraldo is most likely to _____.

Mussatto Corporation produces snowboards. The following per unit cost information is available: direct materials $17, direct labor $6, variable manufacturing overhead $3, fixed manufacturing overhead $19, variable selling and administrative expenses $1, and fixed selling and administrative expenses $13. Using a 30% markup percentage on total per unit cost, compute the target selling price. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)

Company J must choose between two alternate business expenditures. Expenditure 1 would require a $80,000 cash outlay and Expenditure 2 requires a $60,000 cash outlay.

a. Determine the marginal tax rate at which the after-tax cash flows from the two expenditures are equal assuming that Expenditure 1 is fully deductible and Expenditure 2 is nondeductible.
b. Determine the marginal tax rate at which the after-tax cash flows from the two expenditures are equal assuming that Expenditure 1 is 50% deductible and Expenditure 2 is nondeductible.

If the central bank did not follow the Taylor principle, an increase in inflation would lead to a decrease in ________.
A) the nominal interest
B) the real interest rate
C) aggregate output
D) all of the above

Define each of the following investment rules and discuss any potential shortcomings of each. In your definition, state the criterion for accepting or rejecting independent projects under each rule. a. Payback period. b. Average accounting return. c. Internal rate of return. d. Profitability index. e. Net present value

Tan Corporation of Japan has two regional divisions with headquarters in Osaka and Yokohama. Selected data on the two divisions follow: Division Osaka Yokohama Sales $ 9,400,000 $ 24,000,000 Net operating income $ 752,000 $ 2,400,000 Average operating assets $ 2,350,000 $ 8,000,000 Required: 1. For each division, compute the return on investment (ROI) in terms of margin and turnover. 2. Assume that the company evaluates performance using residual income and that the minimum required rate of return for any division is 18%. Compute the residual income for each division.

A sporting equipment store expects to purchase $8,200 of ski boots in October. The store had $2,800 of ski boots in merchandise inventory at the beginning of October, and expects to have $1,800 of ski boots in merchandise inventory at the end of October to cover part of anticipated November sales. What is the budgeted cost of goods sold for October?
a) $7,000.
b) $9,000.
c) $8,000.
d) $12,000.
e) $11,000.

Mary is currently buying apples and oranges such that the last unit of apples has 30 units of utility and the last unit of oranges has 40 units of utility. She has allocated her entire budget. If the price of an apple is 10 cents and the price of an orange is 20 cents, to maximize her utility, what should Mary do

Glaston Company manufactures a single product using a JIT inventory system. The production budget indicates that the number of units expected to be produced are 195,000 in October, 203,500 in November, and 200,000 in December. Glaston assigns variable overhead at a rate of $0.70 per unit of production. Fixed overhead equals $152,000 per month. Compute the total budgeted overhead for October.

McKean Corporation authorized 500,000 shares of common stock in its articles of incorporation. On May 1, 2019, 100,000 shares were sold to the company's founders. However, on October 15, 2019, McKean repurchased 20,000 shares to settle a dispute among the founders. At this date, how many shares were issued and outstanding, respectively?

Staind, Inc., has 11 percent coupon bonds on the market that have 12 years left to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments. If the YTM on these bonds is 11 percent, what is the current bond price

The current economy is strong and many people are feeling confident about their future and ability to pay off debt. Because of this they are taking on more bank loans for things like new cars, renovating their homes, or buying new homes. Using the four step process with this type of market, what will banks most likely do with their loans

Huron Company produces a commercial cleaning compound known as Zoom. The direct materials and direct labor standards for one unit of Zoom are given below: Standard Standard Quantity or Hours 6.80 pounds 0.50 hours Standard Price or Rate $ 3.00 per pound $11.00 per hour Direct materials Direct labor $20.40 $ 5.50 During the most recent month, the following activity was recorded:
a. 22,900.00 pounds of material were purchased at a cost of $2.70 per pound.
b. All of the material purchased was used to produce 3,000 units of Zoom.
c. 1,400 hours of direct labor time were recorded at a total labor cost of $18,200.
Required:
1. Compute the materials price and quantity variances for the month.
2. Compute the labor rate and efficiency variances for the month.
(For all requirements, Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar.)
1. Materials price variance
Materials quantity variance
2. Labor rate variance
Labor efficiency variance

XYZ Confectionary has a number of store locations throughout North America. In income statements segmented by store, which of the following would be considered a common fixed cost with respect to the stores?

a. store manager salaries
b. store building depreciation expense
c. the cost of corporate advertising aired during the Super Bowl
d. cost of goods sold at each store
e. none of the above

All companies try to have happy workers as they know the relationship between satisfaction and performance. This is why they are focusing on motivating their employees in a variety of ways. From what you have learned please suggest what companies should do to have a working place that could effectively motivate their employees.

At the end of the first year of operations, 6,400 units remained in the finished goods inventory. The unit manufacturing costs during the year were as follows:
Direct materials $75
Direct labor 35
Fixed factory overhead 15
Variable factory overhead 12
Determine the cost of the finished goods inventory reported on the balance sheet under (a) the absorption costing concept and (b) the variable costing concept.

Is increasing the entrepreneurial orientation of a firm always a good thing? ​

Synovec Co. is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 24 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 7 percent thereafter. If the required return is 11 percent, and the company just paid a dividend of $2.05, what is the current share price

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