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Match each type of social media to its description.
allows users to provide short
updates to followers
connects individuals with common
relationships or interests
creates a space for individuals to
share knowledge on a specific topic
social network
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Answer:

1. Microblogging.

2. Social network.

3. Discussion forum.

Explanation:

1. Microblogging: it is an online platform or web resource designed and developed to avail end users with the opportunity to provide short updates to followers. One of the most commonly used microblogging platform in the world is Twi-tter. Others include Tumblr, Pinterest, WordPress, blog etc.

2. Social network: it is a software application, online platform or web resource designed and developed to connect individuals with common relationships or share similar interests. Face-book is one of the most widely used social network in the world today. Other social network include You-Tube, Hangout, Insta-gram, etc.

3. Discussion forum: it is an online platform or software application designed and developed to create a space for various individuals, especially registered members to share knowledge on a specific topic ranging from sports, education, comedy, movies, jobs, politics, romance, crime, books, food, etc. Some examples of discussion forum are Reddit, nairaland, etc.

Answer:

social network - connects individuals

discussion forum - creates a space

microblogging - allows users

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The following data relate to direct labor costs for the current period: Standard costs 7,500 hours at $11.70 Actual costs 6,400 hours at $10.50 What is the direct labor time variance

The accountant for Fazzi Corp. was preparing a bank reconciliation as of April 30, 2017. The following items were identified: Fazzi's book balance $46,200 Outstanding checks 1,100 Interest earned on checking account 50 Customer's NSF check returned by the bank 500 In addition, Fazzi incorrectly recorded a customer's check in cash receipts as $150; the bank recorded the amount correctly as $510. What amount will Fazzi report as its adjusted cash balance at April 30, 2017

Tim has a knee replacement. He has applied for a loan for this surgery; the loan has an annual interest rate of 9 percent. The artificial knee can function for 10 years and depreciates at a constant rate every year until the time of replacement. Fees for knee replacement surgery are expected to grow at 10 percent annually. What is the cost of this capital

A company purchased a marketable security for $10,000 on 3/3/2013. On 3/30/2013, the company prepared its financial statements and marked the security to its market value, which was $17,500. The security was sold on 4/30/2013 for $15,000. The company used the Trading Securities method to account for the security. The statutory tax rate is 35%. What was the effect of the sale of the security on Income Tax Payable on 4/30/2013

Sysco Corporation, formed in 1969, is the largest global distributor of food service products, serving over 500,000 restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and other institutions. The following summarized transactions are typical of those that occurred in a recent year (dollars are in millions). a. Purchased buildings costing $450 and equipment costing $234 for cash.
b. Borrowed $119 from a bank, signing a short-term note.
c. Provided $54,171 in service to customers during the year, with $23,358 on account and the rest received in cash.
d. Paid $129,574 cash on accounts payable.
e. Purchased $41,983 of inventory on account.
f. Paid payroll, $5,240 during the year.
g. Received $19,043 on account paid by customers.
h. Purchased and used fuel of $1,600 in delivery vehicles during the year (paid for in cash).
i. Declared $598 in dividends at the end of the year to be paid the following year.
j. Incurred $126 in utility usage during the year; paid $93 in cash and owed the rest on account.
Required:
For each of the transactions, prepare journal entries.

The per-unit standards for direct labor are 2 direct labor hours at $15 per hour. If in producing 2800 units, the actual direct labor cost was $83200 for 5200 direct labor hours worked, the total direct labor variance is $2800 unfavorable. $800 favorable. $800 unfavorable. $500 unfavorable.

Listed below are several transactions that typically produce either an increase or a decrease in cash. Indicate by letter whether the cash effect of each transaction is reported on a statement of cash flows as an operating (O), investing (I), or financing (F) activity.

a. Sale of Common Stock.
b. Sale of Land
c. Purchase of Treasury Stock
d. Merchandise Sales
e. Issuance of a long-term note payable
f. Purchase of merchandise
g. Repayment of note payable
h. Employee salaries
i. Sale of equipment at a gain.
j. Issuance of bonds

Millington Materials is a leading supplier of building equipment, building products, materials, and timber for sale, with over 200 branches across the Mid-South. On January 1, 2021, management decided to change from the average inventory costing method to the FIFO inventory costing method at each of its outlets. The following table presents information concerning the change. The income tax rate for all years is 40%.

Income before Income Tax
FIFO Average Cost Difference
Before 2015 $35 million $28 million $7 million
2015 48 million 25 million 23 million
2016 30 million 29 million 1 million

Requied:
a. Prepare the journal entry to record the change in accounting principle.
b. Determine the net income to be reported in the 2016–2015 comparative income statements.

A newly independent Eastern European nation wants to adopt a floating exchange rate system in order to restore monetary control to its government. Using the monetary autonomy argument, how do this country's ministers justify establishing this system? Trade deficits are determined by the balance between savings and investment in a country, not by the external value of its currency. Unpredictability of exchange rate movements makes business planning difficult. Speculation in exchange rates dampens the growth of international trade and investment. Each country should be allowed to choose its own inflation rate. Variable exchange rates are more receptive to a trade balance.

Excellent Company has provided the following operating information for one of its divisions: Sales $100,000 Variable expenses $55,000 Contribution margin $45,000 Direct fixed expenses $35,000 Common fixed expenses allocated in proportion to sales amounts to $16,000. Based on the provided information, calculate the division's segment margin.

Rudd Clothiers is a small company that manufactures tall-men's suits. The company has used a standard cost accounting system. In May 2020, 11,250 suits were produced. The following standard and actual cost data applied to the month of May when normal capacity was 14,000 direct labor hours. All materials purchased were used.

Cost Element Standard (per unit) Actual

Direct materials 8 yards at $4.40 per yard $375,575 for 90,500 yards ($4.15 per yard)
Direct labor 1.2 hours at $13.40 per hour $200,925 for 14,250 hours ($14.10 per hour)
Overhead 1.2 hours at $6.10 per hour (fixed $3.50; variable $2.60) $49,000 fixed overhead $37,000 variable overhead

Overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours. At normal capacity, budgeted fixed overhead costs were $49,000, and budgeted variable overhead was $36,400.
Required:
Compute the total, price, and quantity variances for (1) materials and (2) labor.

The following information is available for Cubic Company before closing the accounts. After all closing entries are made, what will be the balance in the Retained earnings account

Waterway Industries Recorded operating data for its Cheap division for the year. Waterway requires its return to be 10%. Sales $1600000 Controllable margin 88000 Total average assets 4400000 Fixed costs 100000 What is the ROI for the year

Lafayette, Inc. was incorporated on January 1, 2014. Lafayette issued 15,000 shares of common stock and 800 shares of preferred stock on that date. The preferred stock is cumulative, $100 par, with an 12% dividend rate. Lafayette has not paid any dividends yet. In 2017, Lafayette had its first profitable year, and on November 1, 2017, Lafayette declared a total dividend of $44,000. What is the total amount that will be paid to common stockholders

sykes company has sales revenue of $585,700. Cost of goods sold before adjustment is $335,900. The company's actual manufacturing overhead is $92,000, while allocated manufacturing overhead is $104,400. What is the actual gross profit

Creating a Budget
Before you can make a spending plan that works for your particular situation, you'll need to understand your spending priorities. What must you spend money on, and what items do you simply want? First, make sure you understand the following terms:
budget: a plan for saving and spending
expenditure: the amount of money spent
necessity: an item that a person must have, such as housing, clothing, or food
luxury: an item that offers physical comfort or enjoyment but is not necessary for life and health.
1. Classify each of the following expenditures as a necessity or a luxury. If any item can be considered either a necessity or a luxury, depending on the situation, classify it as either.
Expenditure Necessity Luxury Either
a. Auto insurance
b. Clothing for school
c. Concert tickets
d. Dinner for two at the newest
e. restaurant in town Groceries
f. Music downloads
g. Medical treatment for strep throat
h. Theme park tickets
i. New car
j. Rent
k. School lunches
I. School ski trip
m. Cell phone service
2. For those items that you indicated could be either necessities or luxuries, describe when you would consider them necessities and when you would view them as luxuries.
MAKING A BUDGET
3. Income First, write down your weekly income: $______.
4. Expenditures For one week, keep track of all of your expenditures. At the end of the week, put the totals in the table below.
Weekly Expenditure Current Amount
Clothing $
Debt repayment (monthly payment + 4) $
Entertainment $
Food (including groceries, meals
out, and snacks) $
Rent and utilities (monthly payment = 4) $
Transportation (own car, ridesharing, public
transportation, etc.) $
Personal care items $
Other $
Total Weekly Expenditures $
5. Subtract your total expenditures from your weekly income.
6. Revised budget
At the end of the week, did you have any money left? Or did you spend more than you earned? If you want to make better use of your money, take a look at how you're spending it and decide where you can trim expenditures. You may find that you could be spending your money on something you really want.
Weekly Expenditure New Budget Actual Spending
Clothing $ $
Debt repayment (monthly payment + 4) $ $
Entertainment $ $
Food (including groceries, meals out,
and snacks) $ $
Rent and utilities (monthly payment + 4) $ $
Transportation (own car, ridesharing,
public transportation, etc.) $ $
Personal care items $ $
Other $ $
Total Weekly Expenditures $ $
7. Using your revised budget as a guide, record your income and expenses for another week. How much money were you able to save?

Assume that, on January 1, 2021, Matsui Co. paid $1,795,200 for its investment in 74,800 shares of Yankee Inc. Further, assume that Yankee has 220,000 total shares of stock issued. The book value and fair value of Yankee's identifiable net assets were both $440,000 at January 1, 2021. The following information pertains to Yankee during 2021:

Net income $240,000
Dividends declared and paid $72,000
Market price of common stock on 12/31/2016 $29/share

What amount would Matsui report in its year-end 2016 balance sheet for its investment in Yankee?
a. $1,608,000.
b. $1,368,000.
c. $1,329,600.
d. None of these answer choices is correct.

Bob writes a check to cash for $1000 to pay a bill from Acme. He then finds out that Acme breached the contract so he decides he will not pay them and puts a stop payment on the check. However, the check is stolen by Theron Thief (and Bob was not negligent) who then gives it to his landlord, Larry Landlord, who Theron already owes $1000. If Larry does not know about the theft or any problems with the instrument, what is the status of Larry:

Determine the internal rate of return for a project that costs $177,000 and would yield after-tax cash flows of $21,000 per year for the first 5 years, $29,000 per year for the next 5 years, and $42,000 per year for the following 5 years.

Gullett Corporation had $34,000 of raw materials on hand on November 1. During the month, the Corporation purchased an additional $83,000 of raw materials. The journal entry to record the purchase of raw materials would include a:

A company has a Deferred Tax Liability of $35,000. Now, the government has just changed the statutory tax rate from 35% to 30% effective immediately. What is the correct journal entry to record the impact of this tax rate change

Name four commercial services which are useful to the manufacturer​

Mary makes 10 pies and 20 cakes a day and her opportunity cost of producing a cake is 2 pies. Tim makes 20 pies and 10 cakes a day and his opportunity cost of producing a cake is 4 pies. If Mary and Tim specialize in the good in which they have a comparative​ advantage, ______.

Auerbach Inc. issued 8% bonds on October 1, 2021. The bonds have a maturity date of September 30, 2031 and a face value of $225 million. The bonds pay interest each March 31 and September 30, beginning March 31, 2022. The effective interest rate established by the market was 10%. Assuming that Auerbach issued the bonds for $255,366,000, what would the company report for its net bond liability balance at December 31, 2021, rounded up to the nearest thousand?

Sunland Company sells office equipment on July 31, 2022, for $22,080 cash. The office equipment originally cost $72,560 and as of January 1, 2022, had accumulated depreciation of $38,910. Depreciation for the first 7 months of 2022 is $4,980.

Required:
Prepare the journal entries to (a) update depreciation to July 31, 2022, and (b) record the sale of the equipment.

At the beginning of 2018, Hold Steady Company had total assets of $520,000 and total liabilitiesof $250,000. Answer each of the following questions.

a. If total assets increased $60,000 and stockholders' equity decreased $90,000 during theyear, determine the amount of total liabilities at the end of the year.
b. During the year, total liabilities decreased $75,000 and stockholders' equity increased$50,000. Compute the amount of total assets at the end of the year.

The beauty of an economic model comes from:______.
a. its ability to represent a complex reality without any simplification.
b. its ability to make clear predictions that are consistent with reality.
c. its simplicity in presenting the essential elements of an otherwise complex reality.
d. b and c.

India now has pockets of strengths in key high-technology industries such as software and pharmaceuticals. Why do you think India is developing strength in these areas?

cutter enterprises purchased equipment for $75,000 on january 1, 2021. the equipment is expected to have a five-year life and a residual value of $4,200. using the double-declining-balance method, depreciation for 2021 and the book value at december 31, 2021, would be: book

Sales $ 100,000 Operating expenses $ 94,000 Operating assets $ 40,000 Stockholder's equity $ 25,000 Cost of capital 10 % What is Sweet Dreams Company's return on investment (ROI)