Suppose Yolanda needs a dog sitter so that she can travel to her sister's wedding. Yolanda values dog sitting for the weekend at $200. Rebecca is willing to dog sit for Yolanda so long as she receives at least $175. Yolanda and Rebecca agree on a price of $185. Suppose the government imposes a tax of $30 on dog sitting. What is the deadweight loss of the tax

Answer:

$25

Explanation:

Willingness to pay is the highest amount a consumer is willing to pay for a service

A tax is a compulsory sum levied on goods and services by the government. Taxes increases the price of goods

deadweight loss of the tax is the reduction in demand or efficiency as a result of tax

Decision Case F:2-1 Your friend, Dean McChesney, requested that you advise him on the effects that certain transactions will have on his business, A-Plus Travel Planners. Time is short, so you cannot journalize the transactions. Instead, you must analyze the transactions without a journal. McChesney will continue the business only if he can expect to earn a monthly net income of $6,000. The business completed the following transactions during June:
A. McChesney deposited $10,000 cash in a business bank account to start the compan The company issued common stock to McChesney.
B. Paid $300 cash for office supplies.
C. Incurred advertising expense on account, $700.
D. Paid the following cash expenses: administrative assistant's salary, $1,400: office tent, $1,000.
E. Earned service revenue on account, $8,800.
F. Collected cash from customers on account, $1,200.

Suppose an American business owner purchases chocolates from Belgium in order to sell them in her shops. This would be entered as a ____________ item under the ___________________ section of the U.S. current account. Consider the goods and services balance. According to the table, the United States is running a trade ____________ .
The current account balance suggests that U.S. current account transactions (exports and imports of goods and services, as well as inflow and outflow of investment income and transfers) created outpayments of foreign currencies from the United States that were __________________the inpayments of foreign currencies to the United States.

Any surplus or deficit in one account must be offset by deficits or surpluses in other balance-of-payments accounts. Because the current account is in ____________ , the excess of foreign currency held by Americans must either be loaned to foreigners or used to buy foreign stocks or bonds. All of these transactions are then recorded in the _______________account. Since any imbalance in one account automatically leads to an equal, but opposite, imbalance in the other, the balance of payments is always _____________

Skysong, Inc. sells office equipment on July 31, 2022, for $17,400 cash. The office equipment originally cost $72,400 and as of January 1, 2022, had accumulated depreciation of $42,300. Depreciation for the first 7 months of 2022 is $5,250. Prepare the journal entries to (a) update depreciation to July 31, 2022, and (b) record the sale of the equipment.

A manufacturing company applies factory overhead based on direct labor hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that factory overhead costs would be $341,900 and direct labor hours would be 48,900. Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred were $307,800, and actual direct labor hours were 52,800. What is the predetermined overhead rate per direct labor hour

Holder Manufacturing had $125,000 of net income in 2015 when the selling price per unit was $100, the variable costs per unit were $70, and the fixed costs were $475,000. Management expects per unit data and total fixed costs to remain the same in 2016. The president of Holder Manufacturing is under pressure from stockholders to increase net income by $60,000 in 2016.
Instructions
A) Compute the number of units sold in 2015.
B) Compute the number of units that would have to be sold in 2016 to reach the stockholders' desired profit level.
C) Assume that Holder Manufacturing sells the same number of units in 2016 as it did in 2015. What would the selling price have to be in order to reach the stockholders' desired profit level.

A companies gross profit or gross margin was $83,750 and its net sales were $347,800 it’s gross margin ratio is

ABG
Question 14
Some fast-food restaurants sell only chicken, others sell only tacos and burritos, and still others sell only hamburgers. This is an example of the economic concept of
investment
А
B
business cycles
C
specialization
D
elasticity

Thomas Company has a sales budget for next month of $1,000,000. Cost of goods sold is expected to be 25 percent of sales. All goods are paid for in the month following purchase. The beginning inventory of merchandise is $50,000, and an ending inventory of $64,000 is desired. Beginning accounts payable is $160,000. For Thomas Company, the ending accounts payable should be:

Alpha Company owns 80 percent of the voting stock of Beta Company. Alpha and Beta reported the following account information from their year-end separate financial records: Alpha Beta Inventory $95,000 $88,000 Sales Revenue 800,000 300,000 Cost of Goods Sold 600,000 180,000 During the current year, Alpha sold inventory to Beta for $100,000. As of year end, Beta had resold only 60 percent of these intra-entity purchases. Alpha sells inventory to Beta at the same markup it uses for all of its customers. What is the total for consolidated inventory

Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:

Direct materials: 5 pounds at $8.00 per pound $40.00
Direct labor: 2 hours at $14 per hour 28.00
Variable overhead: 2 hours at $5 per hour 10.00
Total standard cost per unit $78.00

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 25,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 30,000 units and incurred the following costs:

a. Purchased 160,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production.
b. Direct laborers worked 55,000 hours at a rate of $15.00 per hour.
c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $280,500.

Required:
a. What raw materials cost would be included in the company's planning budget for March?
b. What raw materials cost would be included in the company's flexible budget for March?
c. What is the materials price variance for March?

What types of decision need to be made by groups?

Answer each questions.


1. Do internet search enhance our knowledge in animal/fish raising?

2. Search in the internet a picture that demonstrates a skill in harvesting/capturing animal/fish?. Paste the picture below.​

Portia owns and manages a sporting apparel company. Consider the given average cost (AC), average variable cost (AVC), and marginal cost (MC) curves for track suits. All but the MC curve have been placed incorrectly. Portia knows that the minimum average cost for a track suit is $7 and the minimum of average variable cost is $5.

Required:
Draw the AC and AVC curves so that they are consistent with the marginal cost curve.

Khalid, who is single, reports the following items for 2020: Salary $40,000 Interest income on U.S. Treasury bonds 8,000 Loss on theft of securities (60,000) Interest income on New York state bonds 12,000 What is Khalid's NOL for 2020

The American Girl catalog began as a concept to introduce today's girls to girls who lived in the past. Each historically accurate doll is carefully crafted and dressed and has books to describe her life. For example, Kristen is an 1854 pioneer girl who is growing up in Minnesota. Her story begins with her long sea voyage from Sweden. The basic doll dressed in a calico dress and striped apron plus the hardcover story of how she got to Minnesota costs $90. Six more hardback books of Kristen's life are available for $74.95. Kristen's nightgown costs $20, and a matching one for the doll owner is an additional $38. Buy both together and the price is only $50. A hand-painted wooden bed and trunk for Kristen are available for $213. Shipping costs vary with the price of the merchandise ordered. Refer to the American Girl Doll. What is the revenue to American Girl if it sells 20 basic Kristen doll and books

Albert purchased a tract of land for $140,000 in 2017 when he heard that a new highway was going to be constructed through the property and that the land would soon be worth $200,000. Highway engineers surveyed the property and indicated that he would probably get $180,000. The highway project was abandoned in 2020 and the value of the land fell to $100,000. What is the amount of loss Albert can claim in 2020

For the U.S. soft drink market, of the 300 million people in the U.S., 80% of the population is the maximum number of consuming units. The average soft drink consumer buys 365 soft drinks a year at an average price of $0.98 per drink. What is the annual market potential of soft drink in dollar value

The following selected transactions were completed by Fasteners Inc. Co., a supplier of buttons and zippers for clothing:

20Y3
Nov. 21. Received from McKenna Outer Wear Co., on account, a $96,000, 60-day, 3% note dated November 21 in settlement of a past due account.
Dec. 31. Recorded an adjusting entry for accrued interest on the note of November 21. 20Y4
Jan. 20. Received payment of note and interest from McKenna Outer Wear Co.

Required:
Journalize the entries to record the transactions.

PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP), the parent company of Frito-LayTM snack foods and Pepsi beverages, had the following current assets and current liabilities at the end of two recent years: Year 2 (in millions) Year 1 (in millions) Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,096 $ 6,134 Short-term investments, at cost 2,913 2,592 Accounts and notes receivable, net 6,437 6,651 Inventories 2,720 3,143 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,865 2,143 Short-term obligations (liabilities) 4,071 5,076 Accounts payable and other current liabilities 13,507 13,016 a. Determine the (1) current ratio and (2) quick ratio for both years. Round to one decimal place.

Your retirement fund consists of a $7,500 investment in each of 20 different common stocks. The portfolio's beta is 0.65. Suppose you sell one of the stocks with a beta of 1.0 for $7,500 and use the proceeds to buy another stock whose beta is 2.25. Calculate your portfolio's new beta. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Mortar Corporation acquired 80 percent of Granite Corporation's voting common stock on January 1, 20X7. On December 31, 20X8, Mortar received $370,000 from Granite for equipment Mortar had purchased on January 1, 20X5, for $400,000 and had been depreciating it over 10 Years and no salvage value. After the sale, the equipment is expected to have a 5-year useful life and no salvage value. Both companies depreciate equipment on a straight-line basis. Based on the preceding information, in the preparation of elimination entries related to the equipment transfer for the 20X8 consolidated financial statements, the debit adjustment to equipment would be: Group of answer choices

North Inc. is a calendar-year C corporation, accrual-basis taxpayer. At the end of year 1, North accrued and deducted the following bonuses for certain employees for financial accounting purposes. $7,500 for Lisa Tanaka, a 30 percent shareholder. $10,000 for Jared Zabaski, a 35 percent shareholder. $12,500 for Helen Talanian, a 20 percent shareholder. $5,000 for Steve Nielson, a 0 percent shareholder. Unless stated otherwise, assume these shareholders are unrelated. How much of the accrued bonuses can North Inc. deduct in year 1 under the following alternative scenarios? (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Input all amounts as positive values.) a. North paid the bonuses to the employees on March 1 of year 2.

Ann Jones uses a dry-cleaning machine in her business, and it was partially destroyed by firE. At the time of the fire, the adjusted basis was $20,000 and its fair market value was $18,000. The adjusted basis after the fire is $10,000 and the fair market value after the casualty is $10,000. How much is the casualty loss

Excess reserves A. are loans made at above market interest rates. B. are the deposits that banks do not use to make loans. C. are reserves banks keep to meet the reserve requirement. D. are reserves banks keep above the legal requirement. Suppose the required reserve ratio is ​% and a bank has the following balance​ sheet: Assets Liabilities Reserves ​$ Deposits ​$ Loans ​$ This bank keeps required reserves of ​$ nothing and excess reserves of ​$ nothing. ​(Enter your responses as​ integers.)

Walnut has forecast sales for the next three months as follows: July 4,900 units, August 6,900 units, September 8,000 units. Walnut's policy is to have an ending inventory of 50% of the next month's sales needs on hand. July 1 inventory is projected to be 2,200 units. Selling and administrative costs are budgeted to be $20,000 per month plus $9 per unit sold. What are budgeted selling and administrative expenses for July

Jackson Company has two service departments (S1 and S2) and two producing departments (A and B). Department S1 serves Departments S2, A, and B in the following percentages, respectively: 15%, 25%, and 60%. Department S2 serves Departments S1, A, and B in the following percentages, respectively: 0%, 70%, and 30%. Direct department costs for S1, S2, A, and B are $200,000, $16,000, $210,000, and $185,000, respectively. If Jackson uses the step method of allocating service department costs beginning with Department S1, what is the total amount of cost that will be allocated from S2 to Department A?

The point where total expenses equals total income​

At the end of 2019, Wildhorse Co. has accounts receivable of $731,300 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $65,400. On January 24, 2020, the company learns that its receivable from Megan Gray is not collectible, and management authorizes a write-off of $6,900. On March 4, 2020, Wildhorse Co. receives payment of $6,900 in full from Megan Gray. Prepare the journal entries to record this transaction.

Black Oil Company considered building a service station in a new location. The owners and their accountants decided that this was the profitable thing to do. However, soon after they made this decision, both the interest rate and the cost of building the station changed. In which case do these changes both make it less likely that they will now build the station?

Purchase Transactions and T AccountsUsing T accounts for Cash, Accounts Payable, Purchases, Purchases Returns and Allowances, Purchases Discounts, and Freight-In, enter the following purchase transactions. Identify each transaction with its corresponding letter. Post the transactions in the given order.
Purchase of merchandise with cash.
a. Merchandise is purchased for cash, $1,500.
b. Merchandise listed at $3,500, less a trade discount of 15%, is purchased for cash.