ADMS4561 Final Exam Question 2

Question 17 of 50 Read the scenario below and answer the following question. Chen at Chen Construction works on new neighbourhood developments that take many months to complete. They often cross a fiscal year. He typically requires a deposit from the homeowners. When a 3rd customer called to complain that they had recently overpaid for a home build, Chen discovered that their $200,000 deposit was still sitting in the Customer Deposits liability account. Due to this and other errors, he has just fired his bookkeeper and hired you to review and fix his books. He's looking for you to advise him on correct procedures to use going forward. What step was missed from the Unearned Income workflow to cause this scenario? A Recording the customer deposit into the Customer Deposits liability account B Recording a credit memo to reflect the amount of the deposit CO Writing a cheque to refund the overpayment DO Recording the deposit as a negative amount on invoices E Mapping the Customer Deposit…

Se Ri Pak, age 23, recently graduated with her bachelor's degree in library and information sciences. She is about to take her first professional position as an archivist with a civil engineering firm in a rapidly expanding area in the U.S. Southwest. While in school, Se Ri worked part time, earning about $8000 per year. For the past two years, she has managed to put $1000 each year into an individual retirement account (IRA), Se Ri owes $15,000 in student loans on which she is obliged now to begin making payments. Her new job will pay $45,000. Se Ri may begin participating in her employer's 401(k) retirement plan immediately, and she can contribute up to 6 percent of her salary to the plan. Her employer will contribute 1/2 of 1 percent for every 1 percent that Se Ri contributes.   What do you recommend to Se Ri on the importance of personal finance regarding: 3. Factoring the current state of the economy into her personal financial planning?

Ruth (31) is your new client. She graduated from GBC five years ago. Since then, she has worked hard and progressed at her job. Two years ago, she bought a condo and now she finds that money is tight She is looking for your input on her financial position. Below is the financial data she provides for 2020. Incomes and expenses are annual, assets and liabilities are balances on Dec 31, 2020     Chequing Account $3000              RRSP $21000 Saving Account $6000               Condo $590000 Stock Portfolio $18000               Car.  $ 39000 GIC (5-year term) $7000.              Student loan $21000 Car Loan $25000.                   Line of credit(outstanding)$29000 Employment Income $ 88000.          Mortgage debt $250000 Income Taxes $32000.                Clothing $2500 Mortgage payments $17000.           Heat $2000 Food expenses $5500.                Entertainment $5000 Loan payments $11000.               Transportation $4500 Insurance premiums $3000.            Vacation $4000…

Joan Hart borrowed $9,800 to travel to France to see her son Dick. Joan’s loan was to be paid in 50 monthly installments of $250. At the end of 7 months, Joan’s daughter Abby convinced her that she should pay off the loan early. What are Joan’s rebate and payoff amount?

Case: Two months ago, Lisa was honorably discharged from the Air Force where she spent four years training as an airplane mechanic. After discharge, she relocated to take a 40 hour per week apprentice mechanic job with a major airline company where she earns $18 an hour. Last month, her husband Dave, who has worked the past two years as a registered nurse, found a nursing job with a local hospital making $625 per week. They just bought a new car and pay $400 each month on that loan and have no other monthly debts. What is the maximum mortgage payment (PITI) a lender would allow for a conventional loan based on the housing expense ratio only? Using the total debt-to-income ratio, what is the maximum amount of total debt allowed for a conventional loan? What is the maximum mortgage payment (PITI) a lender would allow for a conventional loan using total debt-to-income ratio only? Can Lisa and Dave get approved for a loan, even though they’ve only been at their jobs a short time? Explain.

Through the classifieds of the Miami Herald Rhonda Brennan found her first job after graduating from college. She was delighted when the offer came through at $21.50 per hour. She completed her W-4 stating that she is married filing as head of household. Her company will pay her biweekly for 80 hours. Calculate her take-home pay for her first check. The tax rate for Social security is 6.2% and Medicare is 1.45%. (Use Table 7.1.) Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cont

Jenny spent all of her adult life working in a honey manufacture company. Her first year of salary was $118,000 and her last year of salary was $450,000. If the salary grew at an average rate of 3.15% per year, many years did Jenny stay at this company? how 5/15 Qs pur choice: A: 43.16 years B: 40.00 years C: 31.68 years D: 25.91 years

Bridget Youhzi works for a large firm. Her alma mater has asked her to make a presentation to the upcoming accounting honor society’s annual scholarship dinner. Her firm supports the presentation because it hopes to recruit more excellent employees like Bridget. The university is 196 miles from her office. In order to get to the dinner by 5:00 p.m., she will need to leave work at 1:00 p.m. She can drive her personal car and be reimbursed $0.50 per mile. The dinner ends at 9:00 p.m. Company policy allows her to spend the night if the return trip is four hours or more. There is a student-run inn and conference center across the street from campus that charges $101 per night. Instead of driving, she could catch a 3:00 p.m. flight that has a round-trip fare of $300. Flying would require her to rent a car for $39 per day and pay an airport parking fee of $25 for the day. The company pays a per diem of $35 for incidentals if the employee spends at least six hours out of town. (The per diem…

Bridget Youhzi works for a large firm. Her alma mater has asked her to make a presentation to the upcoming accounting honor society's annual scholarship dinner. Her firm supports the presentation because it hopes to recruit more excellent employees like Bridget. The university is 196 miles from her office. In order to get to the dinner by 5:00 p.m., she will need to leave work at 1:00 p.m. She can drive her personal car and be reimbursed $0.50 per mile. The dinner ends at 9:00 p.m. Company policy allows her to spend the night if the return trip is four hours or more. There is a student-run inn and conference center across the street from campus that charges $101 per night. Instead of driving, she could catch a 3:00 p.m. flight that has a round-trip fare of $300. Flying would require her to rent a car for $39 per day and pay an airport parking fee of $25 for the day. The company pays a per diem of $35 for incidentals if the employee spends at least six hours out of town. (The per diem…

Bridget Youhzi works for a large firm. Her alma mater has asked her to make a presentation to the upcoming accounting honor society's annual scholarship dinner. Her firm supports the presentation because it hopes to recruit more excellent employees like Bridget. The university is 196 miles from her office. In order to get to the dinner by 5:00 p.m., she will need to leave work at 1:00 p.m. She can drive her personal car and be reimbursed $0.50 per mile. The dinner ends at 9:00 p.m. Company policy allows her to spend the night if the return trip is four hours or more. There is a student-run inn and conference center across the street from campus that charges $101 per night. Instead of driving, she could catch a 3:00 p.m. flight that has a round-trip fare of $300. Flying would require her to rent a car for $39 per day and pay an airport parking fee of $25 for the day. The company pays a per diem of $35 for incidentals if the employee spends at least six hours out of town. (The per diem…

Bridget Youhzi works for a large firm. Her alma mater has asked her to make a presentation to the upcoming accounting honor society’s annual scholarship dinner. Her firm supports the presentation because it hopes to recruit more excellent employees like Bridget. The university is 198 miles from her office. In order to get to the dinner by 5:00 p.m., she will need to leave work at 1:00 p.m. She can drive her personal car and be reimbursed $0.50 per mile. The dinner ends at 9:00 p.m. Company policy allows her to spend the night if the return trip is four hours or more. There is a student-run inn and conference center across the street from campus that charges $101 per night. Instead of driving, she could catch a 3:00 p.m. flight that has a round-trip fare of $290. Flying would require her to rent a car for $39 per day and pay an airport parking fee of $25 for the day. The company pays a per diem of $35 for incidentals if the employee spends at least six hours out of town. (The per diem…

Staci Valekbegan dabbling in pottery several years ago as a hobby. Her work is quite creative, and it has been so popular with friends and others that she has decided to quit her job with an aerospace company and manufacture pottery full time. The salary from Staci’s aerospace job is $3,800 per month. Staci will rent a small building near her home to use as a place for manufacturing the pottery. The rent will be $500 per month. She estimates that the cost of clay and glaze will be $2 for each finished piece of pottery. She will hire workers to produce the pottery at a labor rate of $8 per pot. To sell her pots, Staci feels that she must advertise heavily in the local area. An advertising agency states that it will handle all advertising for a fee of $600 per month. Staci’s brother will sell the pots; he will be paid a commission of $4 for each pot sold. Equipment needed to manufacture the pots will be rented at a cost of $300 per month. Staci has already paid the legal and fi ling fees…

Elisa Diaz is a social entrepreneur from the South. She is into a lot of interesting causes. Her fine taste is preeminent such that she is considered an authority in planning weddings. Upon the advice and prodding of an esteemed colleague, Maria Concepcion Manalo, Diaz decided to organize her wedding consultancy and named the business Weddings “R” Us.DateMay 1       Elisa Diaz invested P250,000.                  Rented office space and paid two months’ rent in advance, P8,000. May 2       Elisa Diaz issued promissory note for a P210,000 loan from Metrobank. The note carries a 20% interest per annum. That arrangement with the bank is that both the interest and the principal are payable in full in one year. Hired an office assistant and an account executive each with a P7,800 monthly salary. Or, each is to receive P300 per day for the 26-day work month. May 4       Acquired service vehicle for P420,000. Paid Prudential Guarantee and Assurance, Inc. P14,400 for a one-year comprehensive…

Consider the following scenario in relation to your Notary, Loan Signing Agent and Marriage officiant practice in Hawaii and determine the opportunity cost of leaving your job to become an entrepreneur. You currently make $90,000 per year at your job plus benefits (equal to 30% of your salary). On January 1 of the New Year, you start your own business. After the first year, your accountant informs you that you made $45,000 and out of that you paid $6,000 for health insurance. What was your opportunity cost? If your opportunity cost is higher than you would like, how can you lower your opportunity cost in the future years?

Rhonda Brennan found her first job after graduating from college through the classifieds of the Miami Herald. She was delighted when the offer came through at $15.20 per hour. She completed her W-4 stating that she is married filing jointly. Her company will pay her biweekly for 80 hours (assume a tax rate of 6.2% on $142,800 for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare). Calculate her take-home pay for her first check. (Use Table 9.1) Note: Round your answer to the nearest cent. Net pay The tentative amount to withhold is: с Married Filing Jointly $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $76.60 $358.84 $1,134.78 $ 2,584.86 $3,680.22 $ 6,499.82 At least But less than- B A $0 $ 965 $ 965 $ 1,731 $1,731 $4,083 $4,083 $7,610 $7,610 $ 13,652 $ 13,652 $ 17,075 $17,075 $ 25,131 $ 25,131 Plus this percentage D 0% 10% 12% 22% 24% 32% 35% 37% of the amount that the Adjusted Wage exceeds- E - Table 9.1 A At least But less than- TABLE 2-BIWEEKLY Payroll Period $0 $0 $483 $ 965 $ 1,731 $ 865 $4,083 $2,041 $7,610 $3,805 $…

Rhonda Brennan found her first job after graduating from college through the classifieds of the Miami Herald. She was delighted when the offer came through at $18.50 per hour. She completed her W-4 stating that she is married with a child and claims an allowance of 3. Her company will pay her biweekly for 80 hours (assume a tax rate of 6.2% on $128,400 for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare).Calculate her take-home pay for her first check. (Use Table 9.1 and Table 9.2) (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

A friend has $1,200 that he has saved from his part-time job. He will need his money, plus any interest earned on it, in six months and has asked for your help in deciding whether to put the money in a bank savings account at 4.10% interest or to lend it to Victor. Victor has promised to repay $1,236 after six months.Required: Calculate the interest earned on the savings account for six months. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Calculate the annual rate of return if the money is lent to Victor. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Which alternative would you recommend?

Rhonda Brennan found her first job after graduating from college through the classifieds of the Miami Herald. She was delighted wher the offer came through at $16.20 per hour. She completed her W-4 stating that she is married with a child and claims an allowance of 3. Her company will pay her biweekly for 80 hours (assume a tax rate of 6.2% on $128,400 for Social Security and 1.45% for Medicare). Calculate her take-home pay for her first check. (Use Table 9.1 and Table 9.2) (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) Net pay

Trey Wilson accepted a new job at Macy's in Baltimore, Maryland, which is 787 miles from his old home. In April he flew out to Baltimore to start his new job. His wife, Veronica remained at their old home so that the children could finish out the school year. In July, the Wilsons paid a moving company $6,200 to move their belongings to Baltimore. Veronica then drove the family out to their new home. Trey’s airfare to Baltimore was $450. Veronica paid $151 for gas, $260 for lodging, and $110 for meals while en-route to Baltimore. Trey’s employer reimbursed him $5,000 for the cost of the moving company.   Compute the Wilsons’ moving expense deduction.   Where is this amount reported on their return?

11. Jin Mai is in her second year at college and rents a room in a house for $350 per month. She and her two housemates each pay one third of the utility bill, cable television bill, and water bill. Every two months, an electricity bill is received that averages $210. Every month, a cable bill is received that averages $58.41. Every four months, a water bill is received that averages $225. Jin Mai also purchases a $20 cellular telephone card each month. What are Jin Mai's total expenses from September to April? a. $3545.76 b. $3439.09 c. $4200.00 d. $4500.50 Page 2 of 5

Amy Martin is a student who plans to attend approximately four professional events a year at her college. Each event necessitates a financial outlay of $100 to $200 for a new suit and accessories. After incurring a major hit to her savings for the first event, Amy developed a different approach. She buys the suit on credit the week before the event, wears it to the event, and returns it the next week to the store for a full refund on her charge card. Required 1. Comment on the ethics exhibited by Amy and possible consequences of her actions. 2. How does the merchandising company account for the suits that Amy returns?

Michael and Roberta registered a hospitality company to serve travelers. 3 months ago, on 1st July 2018 they purchased a Café with 5 accommodation cabins in a bush location 60 minutes West of Sydney. The area is popular with bush walkers and nature lovers. Michael and Roberta took out an interest only loan of $250,000 to purchase the business – at an annual interest rate of 6% with interest payable monthly and they contributed $50,000 of their own cash to the business.   After purchasing the business, Michael and Roberta discovered that the previous owners had not been completely truthful with the condition of the cabin beds, lounges and Air conditioners / heaters. Michael and Roberta are considering replacing these items in 3 of the cabins, and this will cost a total of $15,000. All of the equipment that was included in the purchase is depreciated at $3,200 per month. On 1st July 2018, Michael and Roberta purchased a 12 month insurance policy for public liability, fire and flood…

Throughout this book, we will present a continuing narrative about Harry and Belinda Johnson. Following is a brief description of the lives of this couple.Harry is 28 years old and graduated five years ago with a bachelor's degree in interior design from a large Midwestern university near his hometown in Indiana. Since graduation Harry has been working in small interior design firm in Kansas City earning a salary of about $45,000.Belinda is 27, has a degree in business administration from a university on the West Coast, and has been employed in a medium-size manufacturing firm in California for about five years. Harry and Belinda both worked on their schools' student newspapers and met at a conference during their junior year in college.After all these years they met again socially in January in Kansas City, Missouri where Belinda was visiting relatives and by chance she and Harry were at the same museum. After getting reacquainted they started dating and in only a matter of months…

Jennifer recently earned a degree in accounting and her first employment opportunity is an accountant at a major corporation. The 401(k) portion of her employment package has a personal investment cap at 20% of her salary and the employer contribution portion is 50% of her contribution. Her annual salary is $56,500 and she chose to invest 14% annually. FUTURE VALUE of $1 Periods 8 9 10 11 3% 1.267 1.305 1.344 1.384 4% 1.369 1.423 1.480 1.539 FUTURE VALUE of ANNUITY of $1 Periods 8 9 10 11 3% 8.892 10.159 11.464 12.808 4% 9.214 10.583 12.006 13.486 Required: Calculate the value of her 401(k) after 10 years at 4%, and then calculate the value of her 401(k) had she invested the maximum amount that her employer would match.

Chelsea Menken, of Providence, Rhode Island, recently graduated with a degree in food science and now works for a major consumer foods company earning $70,000 per year with about $57,600 in take-home pay. She rents an apartment for $1,200 per month. While in school, she accumulated about $37,000 in student loan debt on which she pays $385 per month. During her last fall semester in school, she had an internship in a city about 100 miles from her campus. She used her credit card for her extra expenses and has a current debt on the account of $8,000. She has been making the minimum payments on the account of about $240 a month. She has assets of $14,000. 1. Calculate Chelsea’s debt payments-to-disposable income ratio. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Seiko's current salary is $98,500. Her marginal tax rate is 32 percent and she fancies European sports cars. She purchases a new auto each year. Seiko is currently a manager for Idaho Office Supply. Her friend, knowing of her inte in sports cars, tells her about a manager position at the local BMW and Porsche dealer. The new position pays only $87,100 per year, but it allows employees to purchase one new car per year at a discount of $17,700. This discount qualifies as a nontaxable fringe benefit. In an effort to keep Seiko as an employee, ldaho Office Supply offers her a $12.400 raise. Answer the following questions about this analysis. a. What is the annual after-tax cost to Idaho Office Supply if it provides Seiko with the $12.400 increase in salary? (Ignore pa; taxes.) After-tax cost L..