Last week, an investigative reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper discovered that the doctors conducting clinical trials of a new cancer treatment drug are also the principal shareholders in Cancer Solutions Inc. (CSI). CSI is the company developing and attempting to market the drug. Upon being interviewed by federal authorities, the doctors acknowledged their conflict of interest but reported that they were sold the shares at a 75% discount by CSI's chief financial officer. The CFO was concerned that CSI might not be able to meet its annual performance objectives and in turn pay his anticipated multimillion-dollar bonus.
Does an agency conflict exist between CSI's CFO and the company's shareholders?
a. Yes; CSI's CFO engaged in unethical conduct to manipulate the firm's short-term earnings and improve the likelihood of receiving his annual bonus.
b. Yes; the shares should not have been sold at a 75% discount, which is price discrimination.
c. No; professionals, such as doctors and professional money managers, would not participate in unethical activities.
d. No; in general, shareholders are satisfied with company officers engaging in any type of legal or illegal activity to ensure the chances of them receiving greater dividend payments.
Which of the following actions will help ease agency conflicts and better align managers' objectives with the firm's shareholder wealth?
a. Pay the manager a combination of salary and stock options (phased in over several years) that reward him or her for consistently increasing shareholder wealth.
b. Pay the manager a large base salary with a huge stock option package that matures on a single date.
Amalgamated Metals Corporation's stockholders are mostly individual investors, and there is relatively little institutional ownership. If several pension and mutual funds were to take large positions in Amalgamated Metals Corporation's stock, direct shareholder intervention would be___________ likely to motivate the firm's management.

Answer:

FIRST QUESTION

A)Yes; CSI's CFO engaged in unethical conduct to manipulate the firm's short-term earnings and improve the likelihood of receiving his annual bonus.

SECOND QUESTION

A)Pay the manager a combination of salary and stock options (phased in over several years) that reward him or her for consistently increasing shareholder wealth.

Explanation:

We are informed from the question about an investigative reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper discovery about the doctors conducting clinical trials of a new cancer treatment drug are also the principal shareholders in Cancer Solutions Inc. And how The CFO was concerned that CSI might not be able to meet its annual performance objectives and in turn pay his anticipated multimillion-dollar bonus.

In this case there is an agency conflict that exist between CSI's CFO and the company's shareholders, this is because the, CSI's CFO engaged in unethical conduct to manipulate the firm's short-term earnings and improve the likelihood of receiving his annual bonus.

Agency conflict in finance, is also regarded as conflict of interest, usually occur between the management and the shareholders of that company, it is conflict that usually emerge when those that are required for certain responsibility like interest of principal decide to divert the the authority for their own benefits. However,agency conflict can be minimized by allowing transparency and some ways.

It should be noted here that the CSI's CFO engaged in unethical conduct to manipulate the firm's short-term earnings and improve the likelihood of receiving his annual bonus which is the reason behind the conflict because he act on his own interest.

SECOND QUESTION,

Which of the following actions will help ease agency conflicts and better align managers' objectives with the firm's shareholder wealth?

From the explanation of Agency conflict from First question it should be noted that there are some actions that will help to ease agency conflicts and better align managers' objectives with the firm's shareholder wealth such

Payment of the manager a combination of salary and stock options (phased in over several years) that reward him or her for consistently increasing shareholder wealth.

The payment of the stock options to the manager will allow selling of stock at agreed price as well as date.

Amalgamated Metals Corporation's stockholders are mostly individual investors, and there is relatively little institutional ownership. If several pension and mutual funds were to take large positions in Amalgamated Metals Corporation's stock, direct shareholder intervention would be______more likely_____ likely to motivate the firm's management

B Corp. has an employee benefit plan for compensated absences that gives each employee 10 paid vacation days and 10 paid sick days. Both vacation and sick days can be carried over indefinitely. Employees can elect to receive payment in lieu of vacation days; however, no payment is given for sick days not taken. At December 31, 2021, B's unadjusted balance of liability for compensated absences was $34,000. B estimated that there were 320 total vacation days and 160 sick days available at December 31, 2021. B's employees earn an average of $192 per day. In its December 31, 2021, balance sheet, what amount of liability for compensated absences is B required to report

Lonergan Company occasionally uses its accounts receivable to obtain immediate cash. At the end of June 2021, the company had accounts receivable of $1,060,000. Lonergan needs approximately $640,000 to capitalize on a unique investment opportunity. On July 1, 2021, a local bank offers Lonergan the following two alternatives:

a. Borrow $640,000, sign a note payable, and assign the entire receivable balance as collateral. At the end of each month, a remittance will be made to the bank that equals the amount of receivables collected plus 9% interest on the unpaid balance of the note at the beginning of the period.
b. Transfer $690,000 of specific receivables to the bank without recourse. The bank will charge a 2% factoring fee on the amount of receivables transferred. The bank will collect the receivables directly from customers. The sale criteria are met.

Required:
1. Prepare the journal entries that would be recorded on July 1 for:

a. alternative a.
b. alternative b.

2. Assuming that 80% of all June 30 receivables are collected during July, prepare the necessary journal entries to record the collection and the remittance to the bank for:

a. alternative a.
b. alternative b.

Mr. and Mrs. Lay’s taxable income is $679,000, which includes a $22,030 dividend on their investment in Rexford Mutual Fund. Mr. and Mrs. Lay’s marginal rate on ordinary income is 37 percent, and their entire Rexford dividend is subject to the Medicare contribution tax. Use Individual tax rate schedules and Tax rates for capital gains and qualified dividends. Required: Compute the Lays' total tax on this dividend if their Form 1099 from Rexford reported that the entire $22,030 was an ordinary dividend. Compute the Lays' total tax on this dividend if their Form 1099 from Rexford reported that $17,540 was an ordinary dividend and $4,490 was a capital gain distribution. Compute the Lays' total tax on this dividend if their Form 1099 from Rexford reported that $6,920 was an ordinary dividend, $10,620 was a qualified dividend distribution, and $4,490 was a capital gain distribution.

Market data indicates customers will buy 700 sprockets if they are prices at $13 each. If the price rises to $15 they will only buy 500. If the price is $12 a sprocket, the producers will make 400 sprockets. If the price rises to $13 a sprocket, they will produce 600 sprockets. (a) Find a linear model for the demand price. (b) Find a linear model for the supply price. (c) Use Desmos to find the equilibrium point. What number of units is supplied and demanded? What is the price?

7. What is not an example of a spending mistake?
A Paying only the minimum payments on your credit card each month.
B Spending more than you make.

C Paying all of your bills on time. W
D Paying your cable bill late.

What is a sales lead?
A. An employee on the customer service team who deals with existing customers
B. A sales person who works on a residual commission structure
C. An expert in Maslow's hierarchy of needs
D. A potential customer who has shown interest in the company's product
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Sandhill Company issued $396,000 of 10%, 20-year bonds on January 1, 2020, at 102. Interest is payable semiannually on July 1 and January 1. Sandhill Company uses the effective-interest method of amortization for bond premium or discount. Assume an effective yield of 9.7705%. Prepare the journal entries to record the following. (Round intermediate calculations to 6 decimal places, e.g. 1.251247 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 38,548. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
(a) The issuance of the bonds.
(b) The payment of interest and related amortization on July 1, 2020.
(c) The accrual of interest and the related amortization on December 31, 2020.

Third Parties In General (not Just With Health Care) Are Inefficient Because
a) its not their money
b) it means a large bureaucracy
c) it aways involves insurance
d) all above

Jacqul makes $35 an hour working as an accounting assistant. She works 40 hours each month.

When Padgett Properties LLC was formed, Nova contributed land (value of $358,500 and basis of $89,625) and $179,250 cash, and Oscar contributed cash of $537,750. Both partners received a 50% interest in partnership profits and capital. a. How is the land recorded for § 704(b) book capital account purposes? For § 704(b) book capital account purposes, Padgett records the land at $ 358,500 . b. What is Padgett's tax basis in the land? $ 89,625 c. If Padgett sells the land several years later for $537,750, how much tax gain will Nova and Oscar report? Nova reports a $ gain and Oscar's gain is $ 89,625 .

Ahmed knows the bakery must make at least 6 and at most 48 batches of the Chocolate Decadence. The bakery must also make between 3 and 42 batches of the Mint Breezes. The batches of Chocolate Decadence take 7 minutes in the oven, while batches of Mint Breezes require 8 minutes in the oven. The bakery only has 392 minutes in the oven available. If batches of Chocolate Decadence generate $2.56 in income, and batches of Mint Breezes generate $1.29, how many batches of the pies should Ahmed have the bakery make to get the most income

Use the below information to answer the following question.
Income Statement
For the Year
Net sales $631,000
COGS 442,220
Depreciation 28,100
EBIT $160,700
Interest 14,900
Taxable income $145,800
Taxes 49,600
Net income 96,200
Balance Sheet
Beginning of Year End of Year
Cash $ 38,200 $43,700
Accounts receivable91,400 86,150
Inventory 203,900 214,600
Net fixed assets 516,100 537,950
Total assets 849,600 $882,400
Accounts payable $136,100 104,300
Long-term debt 329,500 298,200
Common stock ($1 par value)75,000 82,000
Retained earnings 309,000 397,900
Total Liab. & Equity $849,600 882,400
What is the quick ratio at the end of the year?
How many days of sales are in receivables at year-end?
What is the price-sales ratio if the market price is $43.20 per share? (Use end-of-year values)?
What is debt-equity ratio at year-end?
What is the return on equity using year-end values?
What is the amount of the dividends paid during the year?
What is the amount of the cash flow from investment activity for the year?
What is the net working capital to total assets ratio at year-end?
How many dollars of sales are being generated from every dollar of net fixed assets? (Use year-end values)?
What is the times interest earned ratio for the year?
What is the net cash flow to stockholders for the year?

Which of the following are reasons that the short-run aggregate supply curve slopes upward?

According to the Law of Supply and Demand, what will happen when supply increases?

A Quantity supplied will decrease
B Demand will decrease
C Productivity will decrease
D Prices will decrease

Exercise 1-13 Identifying effects of transactions using the accounting equation LO P1 Ming Chen began a professional practice on June 1 and plans to prepare financial statements at the end of each month. During June, Ming Chen (the owner) completed these transactions. a. Owner Invested $59,000 cash in the company along with equipment that had a $16,000 market value in exchange for its common stock. b. The company paid $2,500 cash for rent of office space for the month. C. The company purchased $17,000 of additional equipment on credit (payment due within 30 days). d. The company completed work for a client and Immediately collected the $2,500 cash earned. e. The company completed work for a client and sent a bill for $7,300 to be received within 30 days. f. The company purchased additional equipment for $5,900 cash. g. The company paid an assistant $3,500 cash as wages for the month. h. The company collected $4,600 cash as a partial payment for the amount owed by the client in transaction e. 1. The company paid $17,000 cash to settle the liability created in transaction c. J. The company paid $1,100 cash in dividends to the owner (sole shareholder).

Foote Company recorded a purchase discount of $200 on merchandise the company had purchased on account a few days ago. Foote uses the perpetual inventory system. Which of the following answers reflects the effects of this event on the financial statements? Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity Revenue − Expense = Net Income A. n/a (200) 200 200 n/a n/a 200 OA B. n/a (200) 200 200 n/a 200 n/a C. (200) (200) n/a n/a n/a n/a (200) OA D. (200) (200) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

HELP ASAP!!! ! Suppose the government raises taxes on the profits of oil companies. we should expect which of the following? A less innovation in the production of oil and therefore higher oil prices. B The price of oil to be unchanged. C Oil companies will increase production in an attempt to increase revenue. D None of the above will happen.

Four finalists have been selected for a job as a travel agent. Which candidate will most likely get the job?
O Daniel, who has an associate's degree in hospitality and tourism management and has traveled around the world
for recreational purposes.
O Susan, who has a certificate in reservation systems used by travel agencies and has completed a six-month
internship at a travel agency
O Robert, who has a bachelor's degree in hospitality and tourism management and has completed a six-month
internship at a travel agency
O Stephanie, who has a high school diploma, experience traveling, and has worked as a part-time assistant at a
local travel agency for three years.

Donald owns a two-family home. He rents out the first floor and resides on the second floor. The following expenses attributable to the total building were incurred by Donald for the year ended December 31, 2016. Real estate taxes $1,800 Mortgage interest $1,200 Utilities $1,000 Repairs (first floor) $ 300 Painting (second floor) $ 400 In addition, the depreciation attributable to the entire building would be $2,000. What is the total amount of the expenses that Donald can deduct on Schedule E of Form 1040 (before any limitations)

Write a SQL statement to display all the information of all salesmen.
Sample table:
salesman salesman_id | name | city | commission -------------+------------+----------+------------
5001 | James Hoog | New York | 0.15 5002 |
Nail Knite | Paris | 0.13 5005 |
Pit Alex | London | 0.11 5006 |
Mc Lyon | Paris | 0.14 5007 |
Paul Adam | Rome | 0.13 5003 |
Lauson Hen | San Jose | 0.12

The following disclosures (excerpted) are from the September 2, 2018, annual report of Costco Wholesale Corporation.

The Company generally recognizes sales, net of returns, at the time the member takes possession of merchandise or receives services. When the Company collects payments from members prior to the transfer of ownership of merchandise or the performance of services, the amounts received are generally recorded as deferred sales, included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, until the sale or service is completed. The Company reserves for estimated sales returns based on historical trends in merchandise returns and reduces sales and merchandise costs accordingly. The Company accounts for membership fee revenue, net of refunds, on a deferred basis, ratably over the one-year membership.

The Company’s Executive members qualify for a 2% reward on qualified purchases (up to a maximum reward of approximately $1,000 per year), which can be redeemed only at Costco warehouses. The Company accounts for this reward as a reduction in sales. The sales reduction and corresponding liability (classified as accrued member rewards in the consolidated balance sheets) are computed after giving effect to the estimated impact of non-redemptions, based on historical data. The net reduction in sales was $1,394, $1,281, and $1,172 in 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.


Revenue Sept. 2, 2018 Sept. 3, 2017 Aug. 28, 2016
($ millions)

Net Sales $138,434 $126,172 $116,073
Membership fees 3,142 2,853 2,646
Total revenue $141,576 $129,025 $118,719


Current Liabilities ($ millions) Sept. 2, 2018 Sept. 3, 2017

Accounts payable $11,237 $9,608
Accrued salaries and benefits 2,994 2,703
Accrued member rewards 1,057 961
Deferred membership fees 1,624 1,498
Other current liabilities 3,014 2,725
Total current liabilities $19,926 $17,495

Which of the following statements best explains in layman terms how Costco accounts for the cash received for its membership fees?

a. Because Costco does not know how many of its members will continue to the end of the year, cash received from members is recorded as a liability and recognized as revenue only at year-end.
b. When it receives cash, the company records it as a current liability. Then, it recognizes revenue evenly over the year.
c. The company records revenue when the cash is received.
d. Because Costco has a refund policy, the company records revenue when the cash is received, less an allowance for expected membership terminations.

Josiah has operated a small mechanic shop for about two years. He has noticed that one employee is much better at welding than the others, another is better at diagnosing the problems with vehicles, and another is better at taking vehicles apart, removing the damaged parts, and then reinstalling the repaired or new parts. Because the business is growing and needs to be run more efficiently than it has in the past, Josiah is considering revamping job assignments. In the past he has let the employees chose what they want to do each day. Considering the abilities of his employees, what would be the best way for him to streamline his business

Fandry Company has obtained the following data concerning a new product: Production Costs, Using traditional costing method $3.00 per unit Production Costs, Using activity-based costing method $5.00 per unit Nonproduction Costs, Using activity-based costing method $2.50 per unit Fandry Company wants the price of the new product to cover all costs plus a 100% markup. The production process used for the low volume product is very complicated and it has a higher proportion of indirect costs than direct costs. What price per unit should Fandry Company charge for the new product

Richards Corporation uses the weighted-average method of process costing. The following information is available for October in its Fabricating Department: Units: Beginning Inventory: 88,000 units, 70% complete as to materials and 20% complete as to conversion. Units started and completed: 266,000. Units completed and transferred out: 354,000. Ending Inventory: 34,000 units, 40% complete as to materials and 15% complete as to conversion. Costs: Costs in beginning Work in Process - Direct Materials: $37,200. Costs in beginning Work in Process - Conversion: $79,700. Costs incurred in October - Direct Materials: $646,800. Costs incurred in October - Conversion: $919,300. Calculate the equivalent units of materials.

Suppose a firm’s managers receive bonuses that increase with the size of the firm’s ROE, which was 30% last year and is forecasted to remain at this level during the coming year provided the firm takes on no new expansion projects. Its cost of capital is 10%. Now the firm has the opportunity to make a new investment that promises 20% return on invest capital. Which of the following statements is not correct?a. The example in this question demonstrates the serious weakness in using ROE as the primary criterion in setting executive compensation.b. The new project should be rejected because, if it is accepted, the firm's ROE will decline from 30% because the new ROE will be a weighted average of the old 30% and the 20% returns on the new investment.c. The new project should be accepted because it expected return exceeds the cost of the capital that will be used to finance it.

1. (30 points) Please elaborate what will happen to Net Earnings to Sales and Net Earnings to Total Book Assets when you observe these trends. (a) and (b) are separate unrelated circumstances. a) Sales increased by a total of 30% in the prior three years, while Days of Sales in Inventories increased also by 30% in each of these three years. Costs of Goods Sold to Sales remained constant. b) Gross property, plant, and equipment increased by a total of 30% during the prior three years. Operating and administrative expense increased relative to sales by 30% in the prior three years. Sales remained constant. Costs of goods sold to sales remained constant. ANSWER:

Jenny is a sales manager who is preparing a performance review about one of her employees. The employee hasn’t been achieving his sales targets for the past several months. Jenny must use an objective___in report. Also, she must aim to be ___ of the employee while conveying the negative feedback.

Question 1 options
•convention
•style
•tone
Question 2 options
•critical
•respectful
•scornful

Many companies have a _____ that their employees are responsible for abiding by. code of unethics code of ethics set of rules set of laws

In an example, a local church is made up of people who are very different in their lifestyles and their stages of life. Mary is a 23-year-old single parent who earns the minimum wage. Jonathan is 60 years old, extremely wealthy, and works because he enjoys it. Jane is a 45-year-old lawyer who earns well and is well-respected in her profession. She is extremely career-oriented and is proud of her achievements. Which of the following do you think would motivate Jonathan the most?
a. safety
b. physiological
c. self-actualization
d. growth
e. esteem

Payback period computation; even cash flows LO P1
Compute the payback period for each of these two separate investments:
a. A new operating system for an existing machine is expected to cost $520,000 and have a useful life of six years. The system yields an incremental after-tax income of $150,000 each year after deducting its straight-line depreciation. The predicted salvage value of the system is $10,000.
b. A machine costs $380,000, has a $20,000 salvage value, is expected to last eight years, and will generate an after-tax income of $60,000 per year after straight-line depreciation.
Payback period
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