Tolbert Trumpet Company is nearing the end of its worst year ever. With two weeks until year-end, it appears that net income for the year will have decreased by 30% from last year. Jim Tolbert, the president and principal stockholder, is distressed with the year’s results. Tolbert asks you, the financial vice president, to come up with a way to increase the business’s net income. Inventory quantities are a little higher than normal because sales have been slow during the last few months. Tolbert uses the LIFO inventory method, and inventory costs have risen dramatically during the latter part of the year. Write a memorandum to Jim Tolbert to explain how the company can increase its net income for the year. Explain your reasoning in detail. Tolbert is a man of integrity, so your plan must be completely ethical.
> Arnold Financial Management believes that the biotechnology industry is a good investment and is considering investing in one of two companies. However, one company, HeartStart, Inc., uses the FIFO method of inventory, and another company, GeneTech, Inc.
> Accounting records for Total Desserts, Inc., yield the following data for the year ended December 31, 2012 (amounts in thousands): Inventory, Dec 31, 2011..................................................................................... $ 490 Purchase
> Assume a Waverly outlet store began August 2012 with 52 units of inventory that cost $13 each. The sale price of these units was $67. During August, the store completed these inventory transactions: Requirements 1. Determine the store’
> Use the data in Exercise 6A-5B. In Exercise 6A-5B Suppose Synergy Corporation’s inventory records for a particular computer chip indicate the following at December 31: The physical count of inventory at December 31 indicates that sev
> Suppose Synergy Corporation’s inventory records for a particular computer chip indicate the following at December 31: The physical count of inventory at December 31 indicates that seven units of inventory are on hand. Requirements Co
> Use the data for Donovan, Inc., in Exercise 6-29B to illustrate Donovan’s income tax advantage from using LIFO over FIFO. Sales revenue is $9,200, operating expenses are $1,800, and the income tax rate is 40%. How much in taxes would Do
> Use the data for Donovan, Inc., in Exercise 6-29B to answer the following. In Exercise 6-29B Donovan, Inc.’s inventory records for a particular development program show the following at August 31: Requirements 1. Compute cost of good
> Donovan, Inc.’s inventory records for a particular development program show the following at August 31: At August 31, nine of these programs are on hand. Journalize the following for Donovan: 1. Total August purchases in one summary e
> Accounting records for Thames Corporation yield the following data for the year ended March 31, 2012: Inventory, March 31, 2011 ........................................................................ $ 9,000 Purchases of inventory (on account)..........
> Use the data in Exercise 6A-3A. In Exercise 6A-3A Suppose Cambridge Corporation’s inventory records for a particular computer chip indicate the following at October 31: The physical count of inventory at October 31 indicates that sev
> Myrtle Bay Marine Supply reported the following comparative income statements for the years ended June 30, 2012, and 2011: Myrtle Bay’s president and shareholders are thrilled by the company’s boost in sales and net
> Z Mart, Inc., declared bankruptcy. Let’s see why. Z Mart reported these figures: Requirement Evaluate the trend of Z Mart’s results of operations during 2010 through 2012. Consider the trends of sales, gross profit,
> RK Company began September with inventory of $45,300. The business made net purchases of $33,300 and had net sales of $61,600 before a fire destroyed the company’s inventory. For the past several years, RK’s gross profit percentage has been 45%. Estimate
> Super Toys prepares budgets to help manage the company. Super Toys is budgeting for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012. During the preceding year ended January 31, 2011, sales totaled $9,500 million and cost of goods sold was $6,600 million. At Janua
> Burner & Brett, a partnership, had the following inventory data: Burner & Brett need to know the company’s gross profit percentage and rate of inventory turnover for 2012 under 1. FIFO. 2. LIFO. Which method produces a higher
> Refer to the data in Exercise 6-22A. Compute all ratio values to answer the following questions: â–¶ Which company has the highest, and which company has the lowest, gross profit percentage? â–¶ Which company has the highe
> Supply the missing income statement amounts for each of the following companies (amounts adapted, in millions): Requirement Prepare the income statement for Baker Company for the year ended December 31, 2012. Use the cost-of-goods-sold model to compute
> Princeton Garden Supplies uses a perpetual inventory system. Princeton Garden Supplies has these account balances at October 31, 2012, prior to making the year-end adjustments: A year ago, the replacement cost of ending inventory was $13,500, which exc
> Suppose a Corse store in Kansas City, Missouri, ended May 2012 with 700,000 units of merchandise that cost an average of $6 each. Suppose the store then sold 650,000 units for $8,450,000 during June. Further, assume the store made two large purchases dur
> MusicWorld.net specializes in sound equipment. Because each inventory item is expensive, MusicWorld uses a perpetual inventory system. Company records indicate the following data for a line of speakers: Requirements 1. Determine the amounts that MusicW
> Use the data for Ontario, Inc., in Exercise 6-16A to illustrate Ontario, Inc.’s income tax advantage from using LIFO over FIFO. Sales revenue is $9,000, operating expenses are $1,400, and the income tax rate is 28%. How much in taxes wo
> Refer to the RadioShack Corporation consolidated financial statements in Appendix B at the end of this book. Show amounts in millions and round to the nearest $1 million. 1. Three important pieces of inventory information are (a) The cost of inventory on
> Suppose In Style Fashions, a specialty retailer, had these records for ladies’ evening gowns during 2012. Beginning inventory (44 @ $975)....................... $ 42,900 Purchase in February (19 @ $1,050) ...................... 19,950 Purchase in June (5
> Use the data for Ontario, Inc., in Exercise 6-16A to answer the following: In Exercise 6-16 Ontario, Inc.’s inventory records for a particular development program show the following at January 31: Requirements 1. Compute cost of good
> Ontario, Inc.’s inventory records for a particular development program show the following at January 31: At January 31, eight of these programs are on hand. Journalize the following for Ontario, Inc: 1. Total January purchases in one
> Accounting records for Dundas Corporation yield the following data for the year ended June 30, 2012: Inventory, June 30, 2011................................................................................. $10,000 Purchases of inventory (on account)....
> Determine whether each of the following actions in buying, selling, and accounting for inventories is ethical or unethical. Give your reason for each answer. 1. In applying the lower-of-cost-or-market rule to inventories, Tundra Financial Industries reco
> CWD, Inc., reported these figures for its fiscal year (amounts in millions): Net sales............................... $ 2,500 Cost of goods sold.................... 1,160 Ending inventory....................... 480 Suppose CWD later learns that ending i
> Federal Technology began the year with inventory of $315,000 and purchased $1,820,000 of goods during the year. Sales for the year are $3,920,000, and Federal’s gross profit percentage is 60% of sales. Compute Federal’s estimated cost of ending inventory
> Cola Company made sales of $35,376 million during 2012. Cost of goods sold for the year totaled $15,437 million. At the end of 2011, Cola’s inventory stood at $1,672 million, and Cola ended 2012 with inventory of $1,908 million. Compute Cola’s gross prof
> Healthy Hearts Consulting had the following selected transactions in December: Dec 1 Prepaid insurance for December through April, $3,500. 4 Purchased office furniture for cash, $900. 5 Performed services and received cash, $500. 8 Paid advertising expen
> Cherokee Corporation earned revenues of $37 million during 2012 and ended the year with net income of $7 million. During 2012, Cherokee collected cash of $20 million from customers and paid cash for all of its expenses plus an additional $5 million on ac
> This problem demonstrates the effects of transactions on the current ratio and the debt ratio of Harrington Company. Harrington’s condensed and adapted balance sheet at December 31, 2012, follows. _________________________________(In millions) Total cur
> Refer back to Problem 3-71A. In Problem 3-71A The accounts of Mountain Lodge Service, Inc., at March 31, 2012, are listed in alphabetical order. Requirements 1. Use the Mountain Lodge data in Problem 3-71A to prepare the company’s cl
> The accounts of Mountain Lodge Service, Inc., at March 31, 2012, are listed in alphabetical order. Requirements 1. All adjustments have been journalized and posted, but the closing entries have not yet been made. Journalize Mountain Lodgeâ€&
> The adjusted trial balance of Simpson Corporation at March 31, 2012, follows. Requirements 1. Prepare Simpson Corporation’s 2012 income statement, statement of retained earnings, and balance sheet. List expenses (except for income tax
> Valley Apartments, Inc.’s unadjusted and adjusted trial balances at April 30, 2012, follow. Requirements 1. Make the adjusting entries that account for the differences between the two trial balances. 2. Compute Valleyâ€
> Consider the unadjusted trial balance of Lady, Inc., at July 31, 2012, and the related month-end adjustment data. Adjustment data at July 31, 2012: a. Accrued service revenue at July 31, $1,700. b. Prepaid rent expired during the month. The unadjusted
> This exercise tests your understanding of the four inventory methods. List the name of the inventory method that best fits the description. Assume that the cost of inventory is rising. 1. ________ Generally associated with saving income taxes 2. ________
> Journalize the adjusting entry needed on December 31, end of the current accounting period, for each of the following independent cases affecting Green Corp. Include an explanation for each entry. a. Details of Prepaid Insurance are shown in the account:
> Masters Consulting had the following selected transactions in July: Jul 1 Prepaid insurance for July through November, $2,000. 4 Purchased office furniture for cash, $1,000. 5 Performed services and received cash, $800. 8 Paid advertising expense, $700.
> By the Bay Marine Supply reported the following comparative income statements for the years ended June 30, 2012, and 2011: By the Bay’s president and shareholders are thrilled by the company’s boost in sales and net
> Cova Corporation earned revenues of $40 million during 2013 and ended the year with net income of $6 million. During 2013, Cova collected $25 million from customers and paid cash for all of its expenses plus an additional $3 million for amounts payable a
> Salary Payable at the beginning of the month totals $20,000. During the month salaries of $122,000 were accrued as expense. If ending Salary Payable is $6,000, what amount of cash did the company pay for salaries during the month? a. $130,000 b. $142,000
> Muffin Mania, Inc., and La Crème Coffee Corporation are both specialty food chains. The two companies reported these figures, in millions: Requirements 1. Compute the gross profit percentage and the rate of inventory turnover for Muffin Man
> Great White Trade Mart has recently had lackluster sales. The rate of inventory turnover has dropped, and the merchandise is gathering dust. At the same time, competition has forced Great White’s suppliers to lower the prices that Great White will pay wh
> The records of Lindbergh Aviation include the following accounts for inventory of aviation fuel at July 31 of the current year: Requirements 1. Prepare a partial income statement through gross profit under the average, FIFO, and LIFO methods. Round ave
> Army-Navy Surplus began March with 75 tents that cost $16 each. During the month, Army-Navy Surplus made the following purchases at cost: Mar 3 ………………… 95 tents @ $18 = $1,710 17 ………..…………… 165 tents @ $20 = 3,300 23 ………..…………….. 36 tents @ $21 = $ 756
> Assume a Gold Medal Sports outlet store began August 2012 with 44 pairs of running shoes that cost the store $33 each. The sale price of these shoes was $61. During August, the store completed these inventory transactions: Requirements 1. The preceding
> Better Buy purchases inventory in crates of merchandise; each crate of inventory is a unit. The fiscal year of Better Buy ends each January 31. Assume you are dealing with a single Better Buy store in San Diego, California. The San Diego store began 2012
> Bridget Krumb, Inc., purchased inventory costing $125,000 and sold 80% of the goods for $190,000. All purchases and sales were on account. Krumb later collected 25% of the accounts receivable. 1. Journalize these transactions for Krumb, which uses the pe
> Journalize the following assumed transactions for Th e Soda Pop Company. Show amounts in billions. a. Cash purchases of inventory, $4.5 billion b. Sales on account, $18.9 billion c. Cost of goods sold (perpetual inventory system), $3.9 billion d. Collect
> Putnam Company began April with inventory of $46,100. The business made net purchases of $31,500 and had net sales of $64,600 before a fire destroyed the company’s inventory. For the past several years, Putnam’s gross profit percentage has been 40%. Esti
> Matt Trozo formed a lawn service company as a summer job. To start the business on May 1, he deposited $2,500 in a new bank account in the name of Trozzo Lawn Service, Inc. consisting of a $1,500 loan from his father and $1,000 of his own money. The corp
> Refer to the consolidated financial statements of RadioShack Corporation in Appendix B. During 2010, the company had numerous accruals and deferrals. As a new member of RadioShack’s accounting staff , it is your job to explain the effects of accruals and
> Amazon.com, Inc. —like all other businesses—adjusts accounts prior to year end to get correct amounts for the financial statements. Examine Amazon.com, Inc.’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in Appendix A , and pay particular attention to “accrued expenses a
> The net income of Solas Photography Company decreased sharply during 2012. Lisa Almond, owner of the company, anticipates the need for a bank loan in 2013. Late in 2012, Almond instructed Brad Lail, the accountant and a personal friend of yours, to recor
> Cross Timbers Energy Co. is in its third year of operations, and the company has grown. To expand the business, Cross Timbers borrowed $15 million from Bank of Fort Worth. As a condition for making this loan, the bank required that Cross Timbers maintain
> The unadjusted trial balance of Good Times, Inc., at January 31, 2012, does not balance. The list of accounts and their balances is given below. The trial balance needs to be prepared and adjusted before the financial statements at January 31, 2012, can
> It is December 31, end of the year, and the controller of Cornell Corporation is applying the lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) rule to inventories. Before any year-end adjustments, Cornell reports the following data: Cost of goods sold......................
> For each of the following situations, identify the inventory method that you would use; or, given the use of a particular method, state the strategy that you would follow to accomplish your goal: a. Inventory costs are increasing. Your company uses LIFO
> The accounting records of Columbia Furniture show these data (in millions). The shareholders are very happy with Columbia’s steady increase in net income. Auditors discovered that the ending inventory for 2010 was understated by $1 mi
> Eddie’s Convenience Stores’ income statement for the year ended December 31, 2011 and its balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 reported the following. The business is organized as a proprietorship, so it pays no corpo
> During 2012, Vanguard, Inc., changed to the LIFO method of accounting for inventory. Suppose that during 2013, Vanguard changes back to the FIFO method and the following year Vanguard switches back to LIFO again. Requirements 1. What would you think of
> Assume Young Company, a music store, lost some inventory in a fi re on March 15. To fi le an insurance claim, Young Company must estimate its March 15 inventory by the gross profit method. Assume that for the past two years, Young Company’s gross profit
> Cinnamon Roll, Inc., and Dunking Coffee Corporation are both specialty food chains. The two companies reported these figures, in millions: Requirements 1. Compute the gross profit percentage and the rate of inventory turnover for Cinnamon Roll, Inc., a
> Saltwater Trade Mart has recently had lackluster sales. The rate of inventory turnover has dropped, and the merchandise is gathering dust. At the same time, competition has forced Saltwater’s suppliers to lower the prices that Saltwater will pay when it
> The records of Shepard Aviation include the following accounts for inventory of aviation fuel at October 31 of the current year: Requirements 1. Prepare a partial income statement through gross profit under the average, FIFO, and LIFO methods. Round av
> Camp Surplus began May with 67 tents that cost $25 each. During the month, Camp Surplus made the following purchases at cost: May 6 ………………… 101 tents @ $27 = $2,727 18 ……………………….. 163 tents @ $29 = 4,727 26 …………..…………….. 41 tents @ $30 = 1,230 Camp Surp
> Assume a Tilton Sports outlet store began January 2012 with 42 pairs of running shoes that cost the store $37 each. The sale price of these shoes was $63. During January, the store completed these inventory transactions: Requirements 1. The preceding d
> Fun Buy purchases inventory in crates of merchandise; each crate of inventory is a unit. The fiscal year of Fun Buy ends each June 30. Assume you are dealing with a single Fun Buy store in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville store began 2012 with an inve
> The accounting records of J.L. Home Store show these data (in millions). The shareholders are very happy with J.L.’s steady increase in net income. Auditors discovered that the ending inventory for 2010 was understated by $4 million and
> Chester’s Convenience Stores’ income statement for the year ended December 31, 2011 and its balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 reported the following. The business is organized as a proprietorship, so it pays no c
> Assume Smith Company, a camera store, lost some inventory in a fire on August 15. To file an insurance claim, Smith Company must estimate its August 15 inventory by the gross profit method. Assume that for the past two years Smith Company’s gross profit
> Duracraft Corporation is nearing the end of its first year of operations. Duracraft made inventory purchases of $745,000 during the year, as follows: Sales for the year are 5,000 units for $1,200,000 of revenue. Expenses other than cost of goods sold a
> Express Detail, Inc. provides mobile car washing and detailing to its customers. The Income Statement for the month ended January 31, 2012, the Balance Sheet for December 31, 2011, and details of postings to the cash account in the general ledger for the
> The accounts of Gleneagles Company prior to the year-end adjustments follow. Adjusting data at the end of the year include the following: a. Unearned service revenue that has been earned, $1,650 b. Accrued service revenue, $32,200 c. Supplies used in o
> Valley Forge Corporation reported the following current accounts at December 31, 2011 (amounts in thousands): Cash................................................ $1,500 Receivables...................................... 5,900 Inventory...................
> This problem demonstrates the effects of transactions on the current ratio and the debt ratio of Hiaport Company. Hiaport’s condensed and adapted balance sheet at December 31, 2011, follows. __________________________________(In millions) Total current a
> Refer back to Problem 3-80B. In Problem 3-80B The accounts of Cool River Service, Inc., at March 31, 2012, are listed in alphabetical order. Requirements 1. Prepare the company’s classified balance sheet in report form at March 31, 2
> The accounts of Cool River Service, Inc., at March 31, 2012, are listed in alphabetical order. Requirements 1. All adjustments have been journalized and posted, but the closing entries have not yet been made. Journalize Cool River’s c
> The adjusted trial balance of Nicholl Corporation at May 31, 2012, follows: Requirements 1. Prepare Nicholl’s 2012 income statement, statement of retained earnings, and balance sheet. List expenses (except for income tax) in decreasin
> Crossway Apartments, Inc.’s unadjusted and adjusted trial balances at April 30, 2012, follow: Requirements 1. Make the adjusting entries that account for the differences between the two trial balances. 2. Compute Crosswayâ€
> Consider the unadjusted trial balance of Princess, Inc., at August 31, 2012, and the related month-end adjustment data. Adjustment data at August 31, 2012, include the following: a. Accrued advertising revenue at August 31, $2,100. b. Prepaid rent expi
> Journalize the adjusting entry needed on December 31, the end of the current accounting period, for each of the following independent cases affecting Woods Corp. Include an explanation for each entry. a. Details of Prepaid Insurance are shown in the acco
> Tulsa, Inc., reported the following data: Tulsa’s gross profit percentage is a. 54.0. b. 50.7. c. 53.0. d. 46.0. Freight in.. Purchases . $ 21,000 Sales returns. Purchase returns... $ 4,000 6,000 ........ 202,000 Beginning invento
> MusicMagic.net specializes in sound equipment. Because each inventory item is expensive, MusicMagic uses a perpetual inventory system. Company records indicate the following data for a line of speakers: Requirements 1. Determine the amounts that MusicM
> What are the three alternative work arrangements of flextime, job sharing, and telecommuting? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
> What are the consequences of stress?
> How do individual differences and organizational constraints influence decision making?
> How do the predications of self-determination theory apply to intrinsic and extrinsic rewards?
> What are the early theories of motivation? How applicable are they today?
> What are the three key elements of motivation?
> What are some contemporary theories of motivation, and how do they compare to one another?
> What is the link between perception and decision making? How does one affect the other?
> What is the role of dependence in power relationships?
> What are the possible sources of stress?
> What shortcuts do people frequently use in making judgments about others?
> What is attribution theory? What are the three determinants of attribution? What are the implications of attribution theory for explaining organizational behavior?
> What is perception, and what factors influence our perception?
