When a famous painting becomes available for sale, it is often known which museum or collector will be the likely winner. Yet, the auctioneer actively woos representatives of other museums that have no chance of winning to attend anyway.

Suppose a piece of art has recently become available for sale and will be auctioned off to the highest bidder, with the winner paying an amount equal to the second highest bid. Assume that most collectors know that Janet places a value of $125,000 on the art piece and that she values this art piece more than any other collector. Suppose that if no one else shows up, Janet simply bids $125,000/2 = $5,000 and wins the piece of art.

The expected price paid by Kenji, with no other bidders present, is $:_________
Suppose the owner Of the artwork manages to recruit another bidder, Manuel, to the auction. Manuel is known to value the art piece at $8,000.
The expected price paid by Kenji, given the presence of the second bidder Manuel, is $:_________

Please find attached

Answer and Explanation:

1. If there are no other bidders present as from question them we can conclude that Kenji would buy the art piece for $5000. See question

2. If there is a bidder present in the name of Manuel who would bid for $8000 then Kenji would bid at $8000 and win the bid for the art piece. See question. Kenji would bid at price of 2nd highest bidder to win the bid for art piece

Your classmates from the University of Chicago are planning to go to Miami for spring break, and you are undecided about whether you should go with them. The round-trip airfare is $600, but you have a frequent-flyer coupon worth $500 that you could use to pay part of the airfare. All other costs for the vacation are exactly $900. The most you would be willing to pay for the trip is $1,400. Your only alternative use for your frequent-flyer coupon is for your trip to Atlanta two weeks after the break to attend your sister's graduation, which your parents are forcing you to attend. The Chicago-Atlanta round-trip airfare is $450. If the Chicago-Atlanta round-trip air fare were $350, should you use the coupon to go to Miami?

A check register shows a balance of $152.34. The bank statement shows that a check for $75.00 deposited by the account owner was drawn against insufficient funds and was returned. A charge for $2.00 was also deducted by the bank because of the return. Compute the adjusted cash balance of the check register.

At December 31, 2013, Weiss Imports reported this information on its balance sheet.
Accounts receivable $600,000
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts 37,000
During 2014, the company had the following transactions related to receivables.
1. Sales on account $2,500,000
2. Sales returns and allowances 50,000
3. Collections of accounts receivable 2,200,000
4. Write-offs of accounts receivable deemed uncollectible 41,000
5. Recovery of bad debts previously written off as uncollectible 15,000
To do;
1. Prepare the journal entries to record each of these five transactions. Assume that no cash discounts were taken on the collections of accounts receivable. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
2. Enter the January 1, 2014, balances in Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, post the entries to the two accounts and determine the balances. (Post entries in the order of journal entries posted in the previous part)
3. Prepare the journal entry to record bad debt expense for 2014, assuming that aging the accounts receivable indicates that estimated bad debts are $46,000. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
4. Compute the accounts receivable turnover. (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5.)
Accounts receivable turnover
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Compute the average collection period. (Round answer to 1 decimal place, e.g. 12.5.)
Average collection period
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What aspect does line weight represent? A. angle of a line B. color of a line C. length of a line D. thickness of a line

In early 2016, the same Germany machinery company has interest from four prospective clients from emerging markets: Indonesia, Brazil, Russia, and South Africa. They all want to buy ten machines, but the factory can only produce ten in time. Therefore, the company has to choose only one client. Given the volatility of the domestic currencies of the four prospective clients, the CFO would like to choose the client which is least likely to cancel the order due to currency volatility. The invoice comes due on June 30, 2016. According to volatility alone, which prospective client would be most likely to cancel the order?

On September 1, Boylan Office Supply had an inventory of 30 calculators at a cost of $18 each. The company uses a perpetual inventory system. During September, the following transactions occurred.
Sept. 6 Purchased with cash 80 calculators at $20 each from Guthrie Co.
Sept. 9 Paid freight of $80 on calculators purchased from Guthrie Co.
Sept. 10 Returned 3 calculators to Guthrie Co. for $63 cash (including freight) because they did not meet specifications.
Sept. 12 Sold 26 calculators costing $21 (including freight) for $31 each on account to Lee Book Store, terms n/30.
Sept. 14 Granted credit of $31 to Lee Book Store for the return of one calculator that was not ordered.
Sept. 20 Sold 30 calculators costing $21 for $32 each on account to Orr's Card Shop, terms n/30.
Journalize the September transactions.

Blight Financial has an investment in bonds issued by Searing Industries that are classified as trading securities. At December 31, Year 2, the Investment in Searing bonds account had a debit balance of $500,000, and the bonds were purchased at par so the $500,000 equals amortized cost. The Fair Value Adjustment account had a debit balance of $20,000. On December 31, Year 3, the amortized cost of those bonds has not changed, but the fair value of those bonds was $515,000. Which of the following will be included in the related journal entry dated December 31, Year 3?

a. Debit to Fair value adjustment for $5,000.
b. Credit to Fair value adjustment for $5,000.
c. Debit to Fair value adjustment for $25,000.
d. Credit to Fair value adjustment for $25,000.

The transactions of Spade Company:

a. Kacy Spade, owner, invested $16,750 cash in the company in exchange for common stock.
b. The company purchased office supplies for $486 cash.
c. The company purchased $9,263 of office equipment on credit.
d. The company received $1,977 cash as fees for services provided to a customer.
e. The company paid $9,263 cash to settle the payable for the office equipment purchased in transaction c.
f. The company billed a customer $3,551 as fees for services provided.
g. The company paid $520 cash for the monthly rent.
h. The company collected $1,491 cash as partial payment for the account receivable created in transaction f.
g. The company paid a $800 cash dividend to the owner (sole shareholder).

Required:
Prepare the Trial Balance. Use May 31 as its report date.

Maria Boyd has been hired by Barnum Hotels to manage staffing for the regional hotel chain. Barnum intends to open two new hotels within the next three years and will have many job positions to fill. Historically, employee turnover is high at Barnum as employees remain with the company for one or two years before quitting. Maria realizes that Barnum needs to make significant changes in its personnel strategy in order to meet the company's goals for the future and improve employee retention rates. All of the following questions are relevant to Mari's decision to fill top positions at the new hotels with internal candidates EXCEPT::_______

a. What are the key managerial positions that are available at the new hotels?
b. What percentage of employers in the service industry use succession planning?
c. What skills, education, and training have been provided to potential candidates?
d. What is the designated procedure for assessing and selecting potential candidates?

A common step in the testing for accounts payable is to test subsequent disbursements for improper/proper inclusion/exclusion in year-end accounts payable CONCEPT REVIEW A common way to test accounts payable is to examine the check register after period end and make selections for testing. Items are selected and then examined for detail. A determination is then made to conclude whether the amount should have been a liability as of year-end and, if so, if it was recorded as such
1. When searching for unrecorded liabilities, the auditors consider transactions recorded__________year end.
2. Accounts payable __________can be mailed to vendors from whom substantial purchases have been made.
3. To gain overall assurance as to the reasonableness of accounts payable, the auditor may consider _________.
4. When auditors find unrecorded liabilities, before adjusting they must consider __________.
5 Auditiors need to consider_______ terms for determining ownership and whether a liability should be recorded.

Managers who establish effective goals can enhance the performance of their employees and of their company. The manager in the scenario presented next realizes that goals are essential to improving performance. Goal setting helps motivate employees by clarifying their roles at work and establishing performance objectives. Effective goal setting is more than just asking employees to do their best or to try harder. It requires attention to key goal characteristics that increase intensity and persistence, and ultimately improve performance. The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of goal setting by matching each employee’s goal with his or her goal characteristic. Match each employee’s goal with his or her goal characteristic.
1. Achievable Goals
2. Measurable Goals
3. Relevant Goals
4. Time-Frame Goals
5. Specific Goals
6. Reviewed Goals
Match each of the options above to the items below.
Carlos’ goal is to reduce average loan processing by fifteen percent within the next 6 months.
Michelle is a salesperson. Her goal is to increase the number of sales calls made to potential customers.
Sam has been reviewing customer accounts at a rate of two per day. His goal is to double that rate. That is possible, but he’ll have to work hard and be creative to reach this goal.
Chen has been given a project, and his manager clearly communicated the quantity and quality expectations to him.
Elizabeth has just been given a project which needs to be completed within 6 weeks.
Kelly is most excited about adopting goals because it means she’ll finally have a clear measure of how well she is doing.

In its first year of business, Borden Corporation had sales of $2,020,000 and cost of goods sold of $1,210,000. Borden expects returns in the following year to equal 6% of sales. The adjusting entry or entries to record the expected sales returns is (are):

Fields Company has two manufacturing departments, forming and painting. The company uses the weighted-average method of process costing. At the beginning of the month, the forming department has 36,000 units in inventory, 70% complete as to materials and 30% complete as to conversion costs. The beginning inventory cost of $82,100 consisted of $58,000 of direct materials costs and $24,100 of conversion costs.
During the month, the forming department started 520,000 units. At the end of the month, the forming department had 40,000 units in ending inventory, 85% complete as to materials and 35% complete as to conversion. Units completed in the forming department are transferred to the painting department. Cost information for the forming department is as follows:
Beginning work in process inventory $82,100
Direct materials added during the month 1,942,930
Conversion added during the month 1,359,730
1A. Calculate the equivalent units of production for the forming department.
1B. Calculate the costs per equivalent unit of production for the forming department.
1C. Using the weighted-average method, assign costs to the forming department’s output—specifically, its units transferred to painting and its ending work in process inventory.

Megan McCoy has a Bachelor's degree in business management and human resources. She has 5 years of HR experience as an HR assistant with her current employer. Megan thinks that with her education and experience, she is qualified for the position of HR manager. After observing her own boss, she feels confident that she could do that job. However, Megan knows that she does not see everything that her boss does, and may not be aware of all the tasks, duties, and responsibilities (TDRs) of the job, and the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) necessary to do the job. To get more information about the occupation of an HR Manager, Megan did some research using the Occupational Information Network.

The general description of the job of HR manager includes

a. supervising and coordinating the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
b. maintaining record of assets, liabilities, tax liability, and other financial activities.
c. maintaining functions such as employee compensation, recruitment, and personnel policies.
d. interacting with customers and handling and resolving customer complaints.
e. providing high-level administrative support by conducting research and preparing reports.

The following table reports real income per person for several different economies in the years 1960 and 2010. It also gives each economy's average annual growth rate during this period. For example, real income per person in Niger was $945 in 1960, and it actually declined to $570 by 2010. Niger's average annual growth rate during this period was -1.01%, and it was the poorest economy in the table in the year 2010. The real income-per-person figures are denominated in U.S. dollars with a base year of 2005. The following exercises will help you to understand the different growth experiences of these economies.

Economy Real Income per Person in 1960 Real Income per Person in 2010 Annual Growth Rate
(Dollars) (Dollars) (Percent)
Canada 12,946 35,810 2.06
United Kingdom 11,884 32,034 2.00
Korea 1,610 28,702 5.93
Hong Kong 4,518 44,070 4.66
Guatemala 1,985 3,859 1.34

Indicate which economy satisfies each of the following statements.

Statement Canada Guatemala Hong Kong Korea Niger United Kingdom
This economy had the highest level of real income per person in the year 2010.
This economy experienced the fastest rate of growth in real income per person from 1960 to 2010.

Consider the following list of four economies. Which economy began with a level of real income per person in 1960 that was well below that of the United Kingdom and grew fast enough to catch up with and surpass the United Kingdom's real income per person by 2010?

a. Canada
b. Guatemala
c. Hong Kong
d. Korea

Landhill Corporation is authorized to issue 49,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. During 2020, Sandhill took part in the following selected transactions.

1. Issued 4,500 shares of stock at $45 per share, less costs related to the issuance of the stock totaling $7,900.
2. Issued 1,100 shares of stock for land appraised at $49,000. The stock was actively traded on a national stock exchange at approximately $46 per share on the date of issuance.
3. Purchased 470 shares of treasury stock at $41 per share. The treasury shares purchased were issued in 2016 at $38 per share.

Required:
a. Prepare the journal entry to record item 1.
b. Prepare the journal entry to record item 2.
c. Prepare the journal entry to record item 3 using the cost metho

Suppose you receive at the end of each year for the next three years. a. If the interest rate is ​, what is the present value of these cash​ flows? b. What is the future value in three years of the present value you computed in ​(a​)? c. Suppose you deposit the cash flows in a bank account that pays interest per year. What is the balance in the account at the end of each of the next three years​ (after your deposit is​ made)? How does the final bank balance compare with your answer in ​(b​)?

On September 1, 2018, Evansville Lumber Company issued $80 million in 20-year, 10 percent bonds payable. Interest is payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1. Bond discounts and premiums are amortized at each interest payment date and at year-end. g The company’s fiscal year ends at December 31.
Required:
A-1. Prepare the necessary adjusting entries at December 31, 2018, and the journal entry to record the payment of bond interest on March 1, 2019, under the assumption that the bonds were issued at 98.
A-2. Prepare the necessary adjusting entries at December 31, 2018, and the journal entry to record the payment of bond interest on March 1, 2019, under the assumption that the bonds were issued at 101.
B. Compute the net bond liability at December 31, 2019, under assumptions A-1 and A-2 above.
C. Under which of these assumptions, 1 or 2, would the investor's effective rate of interest be higher? Explain.

a. What is the total cash outflow for buying and for leasing a motor vehicle with a cash price of $33,000

You have a tax basis of ​$ and a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Provide a depreciation schedule ​(dk for k1​5) for ​% declining balance with switchover to straight line. Specify the year to switchover. Determine the depreciation amounts using the ​% declining balance and​ straight-line methods and BV amounts for each year

Joni Metlock Inc. has the following amounts reported in its general ledger at the end of the current year.
Organization costs $22,300
Trademarks 12,700
Discount on bonds payable 35,300
Deposits with advertising
agency for ads to promote
goodwill of company 10,300
Excess of cost over fair
value of net identifiable
assets of acquired subsidiary 75,300
Cost of equipment acquired for
research and development projects;
the equipment has an alternative future use 85,300
Costs of developing a secret formula for a
product that is expected to be marketed for
at least 20 years 79,600
On the basis of this information, compute the total amount to be reported by Metlock for intangible assets on its balance sheet at year-end.

The following costs and inventory data were taken from the accounts of Simon Company for 2010:
January 1, 2011 December 31, 2011
Inventories:
Raw materials $ 8,000 $ 7,000
Work in process 15,000 13,000
Finished goods 16,000 12,000
Costs incurred at the end of December 31, 2011:-
Raw materials purchases $83,000
Direct labor 42,000
Factory rent 8,000
Factory utilities 10,000
Indirect materials 4,000
Indirect labor 6,000
Operating expenses 17,000
Instructions
a. Prepare a schedule showing the amount of direct materials used in production during the year.
b. Compute the amount of manufacturing overhead incurred during the year.
c. Prepare a schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured for Simon Company for the year ended December 31, 2011 in good form.
d. Prepare the Cost of Goods Sold section of the Income Statement for Simon Company for the year ended December 31, 2011 in good form.

Mcmurtry Corporation sells a product for $250 per unit. The product's current sales are 13,600 units and its break-even sales are 10,608 units. The margin of safety as a percentage of sales is closest to:

Determine the selling price PV, per $1,000 maturity value, of the bond. HINT [See Example 8.] (Assume twice-yearly interest payments. Do not round those payments to the nearest cent. Round your selling price PV to the nearest cent.) 20-year, 4.225% bond, with a yield of 4.23%

Hart Attorney at Law experienced the follwoing transactions in 2016, the first year of operations:

1. Accepted $36,000 on 4/1/16, as a retainer for services to be performed evenly over the next 12 months.
2. Performed legal services for cash of $54,000.
3. Purchased $2,800 of office suppies on account.
4. Paid $2,400 of the amount due on accounts payable.
5. Paid a cahs dividend to the stockholders of $5,000.
6. Paid cash for operationg expenses of $31,000.
7. Determined that at the end of the accounting period $200 of office supplies remained on hand.
8. On 12/31/16, recognized the revenue that had been earned for services performed in accordance with Transaction 1

Required:
Show the effects of the events on the fianncial statements using a horizontal statement model.

The lowest amount a manufacturer can pay factory workers is an example of

an incentive.
a price floor.
a price ceiling.
an elastic service.

Major League Bat Company manufactures baseball bats. In addition to its work in process inventories, the company maintains inventories of raw materials and finished goods. It uses raw materials as direct materials in production and as indirect materials. Its factory payroll costs include direct labor for production and indirect labor. All materials are added at the beginning of the process, and conversion costs are applied uniformly throughout the production process. Required: You are to maintain records and produce measures of inventories to reflect the July events of this company. The June 30 balances: Raw Materials Inventory, $22,000; Work in Process Inventory, $9,690 ($2,810 of direct materials and $6,880 of conversion); Finished Goods Inventory, $140,000; Sales, $0; Cost of Goods Sold, $0; Factory Payroll Payable, $0; and Factory Overhead, $0. 1. Prepare journal entries to record the following July transactions and events. Purchased raw materials for $130,000 cash (the company uses a perpetual inventory system). Used raw materials as follows: direct materials, $52,540; and indirect materials, $11,500. Recorded factory payroll payable costs as follows: direct labor, $206,000; and indirect labor, $26,500. Paid factory payroll cost of $232,500 with cash (ignore taxes). Incurred additional factory overhead costs of $83,000 paid in cash. Allocated factory overhead to production at 50% of direct labor costs. 2. Information about the July inventories follows. Use this information with that from part 1 to prepare a process cost summary, assuming the weighted-average method is used. (Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places.) Units Beginning inventory 6,500 units Started 14,000 units Ending inventory 8,000 units Beginning inventory Materials—Percent complete 100 % Conversion—Percent complete 80 % Ending inventory Materials—Percent complete 100 % Conversion—Percent complete 30 % 3.
Using the results from part 2 and the available information, make computations and prepare journal entries to record the following: Total costs transferred to finished goods for July. Sale of finished goods costing $273,200 for $640,000 in cash.Using the results from part 2 and the available information, make computations and prepare journal entries to record the following: Total costs transferred to finished goods for July. Sale of finished goods costing $273,200 for $640,000 in cash. Using the results from part 2 and the available information, make computations and prepare journal entries to record the following: Total costs transferred to finished goods for July. Sale of finished goods costing $273,200 for $640,000 in cash.

What is a sum of money that is borrowed and is expected to be paid back with interest?

Larkspur Incorporated factored $124,300 of accounts receivable with Cullumber Factors Inc. on a without-recourse basis. Cullumber assesses a 2% finance charge of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 5% of accounts receivable for possible adjustments.

Required:
Prepare the journal entry for Larkspur Incorporated and Cullumber Factors to record the factoring of the accounts receivable to Cullumber.

You are invested in two hedge funds. The probability that hedge fund Alpha generates positive returns in any given year is 60%. The probability that hedge fund Omega generates positive returns in any given year is 70%. Assume the returns are independent. What is the probability that both funds generate positive returns in a given year? What is the probability that both funds lose money?