What is the amount of Maple Corp.'s charitable contribution deduction for the painting (assuming income limitations do not apply)

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Maple Corp. owns several pieces of highly valued paintings that are on display in the corporation's headquarters. This year, it donated one of the paintings valued at $100,000 (adjusted basis of $25,000) to a local museum for the museum to display.

Maple Corp. can deduct $100,00 as charitable contribution.

When a corporation or an individual donates art work to a qualifying charity, they can deduct the fair market value of the art work if:

Orange Inc., an orange juice producer with a current debt-to-equity ratio of 2, is considering expanding its operations to produce toothpaste. Unsurprisingly, the toothpaste industry faces a different set of risks than the orange juice industry. However, the executives at Orange Inc. observe that Paste Inc., a toothpaste company, has a cost of equity of 12%, a cost of debt of 6%, and a debt-to-value ratio of 40%. Orange Inc. plans to finance its expansion into toothpaste production with 50% debt and 50% equity. The cost of debt for Orange Inc. is also 6%, and the corporate tax rate is 25%. Solve for the discount rate that Orange Inc. should use when evaluating whether to go forward with the expansion Note: Orange Inc. does not want to use the Adjusted Present Value method.
Appropriate Rate = 12.08%
Appropriate Rate = 9.60%
Appropriate Rate = 13.20%
Appropriate Rate = 8.85%
Assume Last Inc. has no cash on hand, but wants to take on a project that adds $30 million in market value to the firm's assets, and has an NPV of $20 million. The project requires an initial investment of $10 million. LastQ Inc. wants to maintain its 50% Debt to Value Ratio.
How much debt should LastQ issue, and how much should they pay stockholders in dividends?
Issue $30 million in debt, pay $5 million to shareholders
Issue $15 million in debt, pay $5 million to shareholders Issue $10 million in debt, pay $20 million to shareholders
Issue $20 million in debt, pay $8 million to shareholders

1. You are 26 years old, married, and have two small children. You have a household income (take-home pay) of $3,500 per month and currently rent your home. You have and pay many bills, and make many purchases (usually by debit card) each month. You often lose track of spending and end up paying unnecessary bank fees. You would like to buy a new car in five months and a new home in two years. To avoid overdrafts, you chose "opt-in" overdraft protection with your bank. You just received your bank statement, which states a balance of $691, while your check register says you have a balance of $800. Which of the following accounts would be best for?
Purpose Type of accountA) Satisfying your day-to-day spending needs? ___________ B) Making and holding funds for your car purchase? ___________C) Making and holding funds for your home purchase? ___________D) Making and holding funds for your retirement?
A. Stock and bond portfolio.
B. NOW account.
C. NOW account.
D. Mutual funds.
2. Which of the following accounts is typically not insured?A. Mutual Funds.B. NOW account.
C. Certificate of deposit.
D. Statement savings account.
3. Which of the following practices would help you keep accurate records regarding the funds in your bank account?
A. Keep track of your balance online.B. Immediately record the date and amount of each transaction in your check register and calculate the new balance.C. Wait for the printed bank statement to arrive in the mail to know what payments and receipts have cleared your account.4. You can avoid a service fee on an average-balance account if you:______.
A. Issue a stop-payment order when you find yourself overdrawn.B. Keep a certain average daily balance in the account through a specified time.C. Avoid an overdraft for a specified time.D. Have your paycheck automatically deposited into your account each pay period.

Winona and Hubert need to decide which one of them will take time off from work to complete the rather urgent task of shearing their llamas. Winona is pretty good with a pair of shears; she can shear the llamas in 1 hour. Hubert is somewhat slow; it takes him 9 hours to shear the llamas. Winona earns $200 per hour as a psychiatrist, while Hubert earns $25 per hour as a cobbler. Keeping in mind that either Winona or Hubert must take time off from work to shear the llamas, who has the lowest opportunity cost of completing the task?

a. Jacques
b. Kyoko and Jacques face equal opportunity costs
c. Kyoko

A company is considering two mutually exclusive expansion plans. Plan A requires a $40 million expenditure on a large-scale integrated plant that would provide expected cash flows of $6.39 million per year for 20 years. Plan B requires a $13 million expenditure to build a somewhat less efficient, more labor-intensive plant with an expected cash flow of $2.91 million per year for 20 years. The firm's WACC is 9%.Calculate each project's NPV. Round your answers to two decimal places. Enter your answers in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55.Plan A $ millionPlan B $ millionCalculate each project's IRR. Round your answer to two decimal places.Plan A %Plan B %Graph the NPV profiles for Plan A and Plan B and approximate the crossover rate to the nearest percent.Calculate the crossover rate where the two projects' NPVs are equal. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.%

Larner Corporation is a diversified manufacturer of industrial goods. The company's activity-based costing system contains the following six activity cost pools and activity rates:

Activity Cost Pool Activity Rates
Labor-related $7.00 per direct labor-hour
Machine-related $3.00 per machine-hour
Machine setups $40.00 per setup
Production orders $160.00 per order
Shipments $120.00 per shipment
General factory $4.00 per direct labor-hour

Cost and activity data have been supplied for the following products:

J78 B52
Direct materials cost per unit $6.50 $31.00
Direct labor cost per unit $3.75 $6.00
Number of units produced per year 4,000 100
Total Expected Activity J78 B52 Direct labor-hours 1,000 40
Machine-hours 3,200 30
Machine setups 5 1
Production orders 5 1
Shipments 10 1

Required:
Compute the unit product cost of each product listed above.

If a company paid $6,000 in advance for a year's worth of insurance, how
much money would need to be adjusted after one month?
O A. $500
B. $6,000
O C. $1,000
O D. $3,000

Assume you are a business consultant. The owner of a company sends you an e-mail expressing concern that the company is not taking advantage of its discounts offered by vendors. The company currently uses the gross method of recording purchases. The owner is considering a review of all invoices and payments form the previous period. Due to the volume of purchased, however, the owner recognizes that this is time-consuming and costly. The owner seeks your advice about monitoring purchase discounts in the future.

Required:
Provide a response in memorandum form.

If annualized interest in the U.S. and France are 9% and 13%, respectively, and the spot value of the French franc is $0.1109, then at what 180-day forward rate will interest rate parity hold

The contract drawings prepared by the architect are generally not specific enough to facilitate accurate fabrication of the materials involved. Therefore, to produce the necessary materials for a project, subcontractors and suppliers must provide ________________________ to amplify/clarify the contract drawings.

What can you conclude about a firm in the short run from its marginal product numbers as its output approaches capacity production

You borrow $14,500 to buy a car. The terms of the loan call for monthly payments for 6 years at a 6.9 percent rate of interest. What is the amount of each payment

Lane Stevens is to retire from the partnership of Stevens and Associates as of March 31, the end of the current fiscal year. After closing the accounts, the capital balances of the partners are as follows: Lane Stevens, $150,000; Cherrie Ford, $70,000; and LaMarcus Rollins, $60,000. They have shared net income and net losses in the ratio of 3:2:2. The partners agree that the merchandise inventory should be increased by $22,300 and the allowance for doubtful accounts should be increased by $1,300. Stevens agrees to accept a note for $100,000 in partial settlement of his ownership equity. The remainder of his claim is to be paid in cash. Ford and Rollins are to share equally in the net income or net loss of the new partnership.
a. Journalize the entry to record the adjustment of the assets to bring them into agreement with current market prices.
b. Journalize the entry to record the withdrawal of Stevens from the partnership.

A client heard through its hotline that John, the purchases journal clerk, periodically enters fictitious acquisitions. After John creates a fictitious purchase, he notifies Alice, the accounts payable ledger clerk, so she can enter them in her ledger. When the payables are processed, the payment is mailed to the nonexistent supplier’s address, a post office box rented by John. John deposits the check in an account he opened in the nonexistent supplier’s name.
Required
a. Define fraud, fraud deterrence, fraud detection, and fraud investigation.
b. List four personal (as opposed to organizational) fraud symptoms, or red flags, that indicate the possibility of fraud. Do not confine your answer to this example.
c. List two procedures you could follow to uncover John’s fraudulent behavior. (CIA Examination, adapted)

Eggz, Inc., is considering the purchase of new equipment that will allow the company to collect loose hen feathers for sale. The equipment will cost $430,000 and will be eligible for 100 percent bonus depreciation. The equipment can be sold for $48,000 at the end of the project in 5 years. Sales would be $279,000 per year, with annual fixed costs of $48,000 and variable costs equal to 35 percent of sales. The project would require an investment of $27,000 in NWC that would be returned at the end of the project. The tax rate is 21 percent and the required return is 8 percent. Calculate the NPV of this project. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) NPV

Sales and purchase-related transactions using perpetual inventory system The following were selected from among the transactions completed by Essex Company during July of the current year. Essex uses the net method under a perpetual inventory system.
July 3. Purchased merchandise on account from Hamling Co., list price $85,000, trade discount 25%, terms FOB shipping point, 2/10, n/30, with prepaid freight of $960 added to the invoice.
5. Purchased merchandise on account from Kester Co., $47,550, terms FOB destination, 2/10, n/30.
6. Sold merchandise on account to Parsley Co., $16,680, terms n/15. The cost of the goods sold was $9,440.
7. Returned merchandise with an invoice amount of $13,500 purchased on July 5 from Kester Co. 13. Paid Hamling Co. on account for purchase of July 3.
15. Paid Kester Co. on account for purchase of July 5, less return of July 7. 21. Received cash on account from sale of July 6 to Parsley Co.
21. Sold merchandise on MasterCard, $212,670. The cost of the goods sold was $144,350.
22. Sold merchandise on account to Tabor Co., $60,200, terms 2/10, n/30. The cost of the goods sold was $33,820.
23. Sold merchandise for cash, $38,610. The cost of the goods sold was $22,180. 28. Paid Parsley Co. a cash refund of $6,070 for returned merchandise from sale of July 6.
The cost of the returned merchandise was $3,630. 31.
Paid MasterCard service fee of $3,510.
Instructions Journalize the transactions.

How is an excise tax different from a sales tax?

A). An excise tax is not deductible.
B). An excise tax applies to specific products.
C). An excise tax applies only to imported goods.
D). An excise tax is an indirect tax.

a. Insurance expense 2,807
Prepaid insurance 2,807

b. Teaching supplies expense 2,433
Teaching supplies 2,433

c. Depreciation expense—Equipment 11,227
Accumulated depreciation—Equipment 11,277

d. Depreciation expense—Professional library 5,614
Accumulated depreciation—Professional library 5,614

e. Unearned training fees 2,700
Training fees earned 2,700

f. Accounts receivable 2,819
Tuition fees earned 2,819

g. Salaries expense 100
Salaries payable 100

h. Rent expense 2,097
Prepaid rent 2,097

Wells Technical Institute (WTI), a school owned by Tristana Wells, provides training to individuals who pay tuition directly to the school. WTI also offers training to groups in off-site locations. Its unadjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2017, follows. WTI initially records prepaid expenses and unearned revenues in balance sheet accounts. Descriptions of items a through h that require adjusting entries on December 31, 2017, follow.


Additional Information:
a. An analysis of WTI's insurance policies shows that $2,807 of coverage has expired.
b. An inventory count shows that teaching supplies costing $2,433 are available at year-end 2017.
c. Annual depreciation on the equipment is $11,227. Annual depreciation on the professional library is $5,614.
d. On November 1, WTI agreed to do a special six-month course (starting immediately) for a client. The contract calls for a monthly fee of $2,900, and the client paid the first five months' fees in advance. When the cash was received, the Unearned Training Fees account was credited. The fee for the sixth month will be recorded when it is collected in 2018. On October 15, WTI agreed to teach a four-month class (beginning immediately) for an individual for $2,619 tuition per month payable at the end of the class. The class started on October 15, but no payment has yet been received. (WTI's accruals are applied to the nearest half-month; for example, October recognizes one-half month accrual.) WTI's two employees are paid weekly. As of the end of the year, two days' salaries have accrued at the rate of $100 per day for each employee. The balance in the Prepaid Rent account represents rent for December.

For each of the following scenarios, indicate whether we would use time series or cross-sectional data.
ITEMS
A. TO DETERMINE IF ENROLLMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION IS INCREASING.
B. TO COMPARE THE CURRENT PRICE OF A GALLON OF GASOLINE ACROSS DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS IN LOS ANGELES, CA.
C. TO SEE IF THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF CALORIES CONTAINED IN SCHOOL LUNCHES SERVED IN EACH OF THE FIFTY STATES ON DECEMBER 1, 2015.
D. TO COMPARE THE INSECT POPULATION IN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION BEFORE AND AFTER AN INSECTICIDE WAS APPLIED.

1. What, historically, have been Apple's competitive advantages in the personal computer market (compared to other PC makers)?

A $2 million jumbo CD is paying a quoted 3.55 percent interest rate on 180-day maturity CDs. How much money will you have at maturity if you invest in the CD

A pie graph uses _________to represent information. a. Lines c. Odd numbers b. Dots d. Percentages

In the long run, a decrease in the money supply will
decrease real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
decrease the price level.
increase real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
increase the price level.

Prior to safely smoking meat for food preservation, what must an operation have?

when is y'all birthday i'm trying to see if i have the same birthday as somebody

During its first year of operations, Drone Zone Corporation (DZC) bought goods from a manufacturer on account at a cost of $55,000. DZC returned $8,500 of this merchandise to the manufacturer for credit on its account. DZC then sold $43,000 of the remaining goods at a selling price of $69,600. DZC records sales returns as they occur and then records estimated additional returns at year-end. During the year, customers returned goods that had been sold at a price of $7,300. These goods were in perfect condition, so they were put back into DZC’s inventory at their cost of $4,500. At year-end, DZC estimated $9,510 of current year merchandise sales would be returned to DZC in the following year; DZC estimates $5,800 as its cost of this merchandise.

Required:
Prepare journal entries to record DZC's transactions and estimates, assuming DZC uses a perpetual inventory system.

Builders Corporation (Builders) is a general contractor. Builders wished to bid on a construction project and solicited bids from a variety of subcontractors. Four electrical subcontractors, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta, submitted bids to Builders. The bids were as follows: Alpha- $75,000; Beta- $85,000; Gamma- $90,000; Delta- $95,000. As Builders was preparing its bid on the construction project based upon the low bid submitted by Alpha, Builders’ president called Alpha and told him, "We won’t be able to do it with your present bid, but if you can shave off $5,000, I’m sure that the numbers will be there for us to get that project." Alpha responded, "No way! In fact, that bid we submitted was based on a $15,000 error; we can’t do it for a cent less than $90,000." Nevertheless, Builders submitted its bid for the construction project using Alpha’s original $75,000 bid. Builders was not awarded the construction job and subsequently sued Alpha. Alpha is liable for:________.

Four Types of Organizational Culture Organizational culture is a system of shared beliefs and values that develops within an organization and guides its members' behavior. Culture can vary considerably across organizations, with each placing different emphases on risk-taking, treatment of employees, teamwork, rules and regulations, conflict and criticism, and rewards. This activity is important because different types of cultures are better suited to achieving different strategic goals, and managers can use this knowledge to their benefit.
The goal of this activity is to challenge your knowledge of the four types of organizational culture.
Read the description of an organization's culture and write each name to the type of organizational culture it best depicts.
Daveed Miranda Olivia
Caprice Joseph Aaron
Wallace Leslie
Clan Adhocracy Hierarchy Market
1. Daveed- Works for a real estate company with a culture that values employees'ability to focus on the customer, react quickly, an deliver quality work on time.
2. Miranda- works for a new entrepreneurial company that is characterized as being creative, making innovative products, and being adaptable in the marketplace.
3. Olivia works for an investment firm with a culture that focuses on productivity and profits over employee development and satisfaction.
4. Caprice- works for a regional airline whose corporate culture encourages employees to collaborate and become involved to increase their job satisfaction.
5. Joseph- works for a telecommunications company whose culture devotes considerable resources to hiring and developing employees.
6. Aaron- works for a computer company whose corporate culture is characterized by a formalized, structured work environment aimed at achieving effectiveness.
7. Wallace- works for an advertising agency whose corporate culture encourages employees to take risks and experiment with new ways of getting things done.
8. Leslie- works for a pharmaceutical company with a corporate culture that institutes a variety of control mechanisms to measure efficiency, timeliness, and reliability in the creation and delivery of products.

In general, research and development costs for projects other than software development should be: A. None of the answer choices are correct. B. Expensed if unsuccessful; capitalized if successful. C. Expensed in the period they are determined to be unsuccessful. D. Expensed in the period they are determined to be successful. E. Deferred pending determination of success.

Under corporate law, corporations are given the same rights as
A. the Federal Reserve
B. intellectual property
C. individuals
D. foreign countries

The following information is available for Trinkle Company for the month of June:

1. The unadjusted balance per the bank statement on June 30 was $56,518.
2. Deposits in transit on June 30 were $2,340. A debit memo was included with the bank statement for a service charge of $26.
3. A $3,331 check written in June had not been paid by the bank.
4. The bank statement included a $1,050 credit memo for the collection of a note. The principal of the note was $1,015, and the interest collected amounted to $35.

Required:
Determine the true cash balance as of June 30.