Consumption (household sector) spending is the largest component of:_______


a. Aggregate output
b. Aggregate income
c. Aggregate employment
d. Aggregate supply
e. Aggregate demand

Answer:

a. Aggregate output 

Explanation:

Aggregate output can also be referred to as GDP. Gross domestic product is the sum of all final goods and services produced in an economy within a given period which is usually a year.

GDP calculated using the expenditure approach:

GDP = Consumption spending + Investment spending by businesses + Government Spending + Net Export

Consumption spending usually represents 70% of aggregate output.

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The balance sheet of Sand Sportswear reports total equity of $500,000 and $650,000 at the beginning and end of the year, respectively. The return on equity for the year is 20%. What is Sand Sportswear's net income for the year

Karla Tanner opens a web consulting business called Linkworks and recorded the following transactions in its first month of operations.

Apr. 1 Tanner invests $80,000 cash along with office equipment valued at $26,000 in the company in exchange for common stock.
Apr. 2 The company prepaid $9,000 cash for twelve months' rent for office space. The company's policy is record prepaid expenses in balance sheet accounts.
Apr. 3 The company made credit purchases for $8,000 in office equipment and $3,600 in office supplies. Payment is due within 10 days.
Apr. 6 The company completed services for a client and immediately received $4,000 cash.
Apr. 9 The company completed a $6,000 project for a client, who must pay within 30 days.
Apr. 13 The company paid $11,600 cash to settle the account payable created on April 3.
Apr. 19 The company paid $2,400 cash for the premium on a 12-month insurance policy. The company's policy is record prepaid expenses in balance sheet accounts.
Apr. 22 The company received $4,400 cash as partial payment for the work completed on April 9.
Apr. 25 The company completed work for another client for $2,890 on credit.
Apr. 28 The company paid $5,500 cash in dividends.
Apr. 29 The company purchased $600 of additional office supplies on credit.
Apr. 30 The company paid $435 cash for this month's utility bill.
Descriptions of items that require adjusting entries on April 30, 2015, follow.

a) On April 2, the company prepaid $9,000 cash for twelve months' rent for office space.

b) The balance in Prepaid insurance represents the premium paid for a 12-month insurance policy; the policy's coverage began on April 1.

c) Office supplies on hand as of April 30 total $1,200.

d) Straight-line depreciation of office equipment, based on a 5-year life and a $4,000 salvage value, is $500 per month.

e) The company has completed work for a client, but has not yet billed the $1,800 fee.

f) Wages due to employees, but not yet paid, as of April 30 total $2,600.

Use the 3-step adjusting entry process to prepare the adjusting entry necessary to correctly report the revenue earned or the expense incurred:

Step 1: Determine what the current account balance equals (See General Ledger tab)

Step 2: Determine what the current account balance should equal.

Step 3: Prepare an adjusting entry to get from Step 1 to Step 2.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP):
The GAAP is a blend of recommendations from government bodies and widely accepted accounting principles for reporting information. It promotes openness in the exchange of economic data and makes clear and consistent financial reporting possible across organizations.

Elaborate on two instances at the workplace where "silence is golden " may be applicable.

Consider the following payoff matrix facing Harry and Sally when each chooses to go to the coffee shop listed. Both Harry and Sally would like to meet each other but are shy about asking the other out on a date. Harry Starbucks Dunkin Donuts Sally Starbucks H:1,S:1 H:0,S:0 Dunkin Donuts H:0,S:0 H:1,S:1 What is Harry's best strategy?

Morgana Company identifies three activities in its manufacturing process: machine setups, machining, and inspections. Estimated annual overhead cost for each activity is $150,000, $375,000, and $87,500, respectively. The cost driver for each activity and the expected annual usage are number of setups 2,500, machine hours 25,000, and number of inspections 1,750.
Compute the overhead rate for each activity.
Machine setups $ per setup
Machining $ per machine hour
Inspections $ per inspection

A manager buys three shares of stock today, and then sells one of those shares each year for the next 3 years. His actions and the price history of the stock are summarized below. The stock pays no dividends.
Time Price Action
0 $190 Buy 3 shares
1 200 Sell 1 share
2 200 Sell 1 share
3 200 Sell 1 share
A. Calculate the time-weighted geometric average return on this "portfolio."
B. Calculate the time-weighted arithmetic average return on this portfolio.
C. Calculate the dollar-weighted average return on this portfolio.

The Ramapo Company produces two products, Blinks and Dinks. They are manufactured in two departments, Fabrication and Assembly. Data for the products and departments are listed below. Product ​ Number of units ​ Labor hrs per unit ​ Machine hours per unit Blinks 1,000 4 5 Dinks 2,000 2 8 ​ All of the machine hours take place in the Fabrication department, which has an estimated overhead of $84,000. All of the labor hours take place in the Assembly department, which has an estimated total overhead of $72,000. ​ The Ramapo Company uses a single overhead rate to apply all overhead costs based on labor hours. What is the Single Plantwide Factory Overhead Rate for Blinks? Group of answer choices $19.50 $37.45 $78.00 $56.00

Kiona Co. set up a petty cash fund for payments of small amounts. The following transactions involving the petty cash fund occurred in May (the last month of the company's fiscal year).
May 1 Prepared a company check for $350 to establish the petty cash fund.
15 Prepared a company check to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since May 1.
a. Paid $109.20 for janitorial services.
b. Paid $89.15 for miscellaneous expenses.
c. Paid postage expenses of $60.90.
d. Paid $80.01 to The County Gazette (the local newspaper) for an advertisement.
e. Counted $26.84 remaining in the petty cashbox.
16 Prepared a company check for $200 to increase the fund to $550.
31 The petty cashier reports that $370.27 cash remains in the fund. A company check is drawn to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since May 15.
f. Paid postage expenses of $59.10.
g. Reimbursed the office manager for business mileage, $47.05.
h. Paid $48.58 to deliver merchandise to a customer, terms FOB destination.
31 The company decides that the May 16 increase in the fund was too large. It reduces the fund by $50, leaving a total of $500.
Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to establish the fund on May 1, to replenish it on May 15 and on May 31, and to reflect any increase or decrease in the fund balance on May 16 and May 31. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Victory Company uses weighted-average process costing to account for its production costs.
Conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process.
Direct materials are added at the beginning of the process.
During November, the company transferred 800,000 units of product to finished goods.
At the end of November, the work in process inventory consists of 187,000 units that are 60% complete with respect to conversion.
Beginning inventory had $192,465 of direct materials and $159,635 of conversion cost.
The direct material cost added in November is $1,288,035 and the conversion cost added is $3,033,065.
Beginning work in process consisted of 74,000 units that were 100% complete with respect to direct materials and 80% complete with respect to conversion.
Of the units completed, 74,000 were from beginning work in process and 726,000 units were started and completed during the period.
Required:1. Determine the equivalent units of production with respect to direct labor and direct materials.2. Compute both the direct labor cost and the direct materials cost per equivalent unit. (Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places.)3. Compute both direct labor cost and direct materials cost assigned to units completed and transferred out and ending goods in process inventory. (Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places.)

Wings Co. budgeted $572,000 manufacturing direct wages, 2,500 direct labor hours, and had the following manufacturing overhead: Overhead Cost Pool Budgeted Overhead Cost Budgeted Level for Cost Driver Overhead Cost Driver Materials handling $ 196,000 4,900 pounds Weight of materials Machine setup 19,600 560 setups Number of setups Machine repair 1,600 32,000 machine hours Machine hours Inspections 16,500 330 inspections Number of inspections Requirements for Job #971 which manufactured 4 units of product: Direct labor 20 hours Direct materials 220 pounds Machine setup 30 setups Machine hours 16,700 machine hours Inspections 15 inspections The total overhead of Job #971 under the ABC costing is:

Digital Corp is considering investing in project A. Their accountants gave them the following information: Initial investment: $1,200,000 Salvage Value: $340,000 Contribution Margin: $320,000 Present Value of Cash Flows: 4,580,000 Annual Cash Inflow: $850,000 Cost of Capital: 9% Length of project: 5 years What is the payback period

Multiple-step income statement and balance sheet The following selected accounts and their current balances appear in the ledger of Kanpur Co. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20Y7:

Cash $92,000
Retained Earnings $381,000
Accounts Receivable 450,000
Dividends 300,000
Inventory 370,000
Sales 8,925,000
Estimated Returns Inventory 5,000
Cost of Goods Sold 5,620,000
Office Supplies 10,000
Sales Salaries Expense 850,000
Prepaid Insurance 12,000
Advertising Expense 420,000
Office Equipment 220,000
Depreciation Expense—Store Equipment 33,000
Accumulated Depreciation—Office Equipment 58,000
Miscellaneous Selling Expense 18,000
Store Equipment 650,000
Office Salaries Expense 540,000
Accumulated Depreciation—Store Equipment 87,500
Rent Expense 48,000
Accounts Payable 38,500
Insurance Expense 24,000
Customers Refunds Payable 10,000
Depreciation Expense—Office Equipment 10,000
Salaries Payable 4,000
Office Supplies Expense 4,000
Note Payable (final payment due 2034) 140,000
Miscellaneous Administrative Exp. 6,000
Common Stock 50,000
Interest Expense 12,000

Required:
a. Prepare a multiple-step income statement.
b. Prepare a retained earnings statement.

The following data have been recorded for recently completed Job 323 on its job cost sheet. Direct materials cost was $2,063. A total of 33 direct labor-hours and 234 machine-hours were worked on the job. The direct labor wage rate is $18 per labor-hour. The Corporation applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is $24 per machine-hour. The total cost for the job on its job cost sheet would be:

The perfectly competitive firm's short-run supply curve is the Group of answer choices upward-sloping portion of its average total cost curve. horizontal portion of its marginal revenue curve. portion of its average variable cost curve that lies above the average fixed cost curve. upward-sloping portion of its marginal cost curve. portion of its marginal cost curve that lies above its average variable cost curve. Next

A country produces melons and wheat. ​1.) Using the​ 3-point curved line drawing tool​, draw a representative PPC for this country. Label it​ 'PPC'. ​2.) Using the point drawing tool​, show a production point that is efficient. Label it​ 'A'. ​3.) Using the point drawing tool​, show a production point that is attainable but not efficient. Label it​ 'BE'. Carefully follow the instructions​ above, and only draw the required objects.

You are going to sell your house. You are determining what the price should be. To help you, you have collected information of houses that have sold in your neighborhood during the past eighteen months. You checked houses within a four mile radius and here is the information you collected. You are going to base your determination of the price of your house based on the following information. Evaluate and discuss whether the data collected was appropriate and representative of the information that is needed to analyze the problem presented in the problem setting.
House House Age Square Feet Selling Price
1 33 1812 $190,000
2 32 1915 $205,200
3 32 1840 $194,000
4 32 1832 $192,000
5 33 1851 $202,000
6 34 2032 $208,600
7 31 1755 $188,200
8 30 1805 $205,000
9 28 1900 $215,000
10 29 1485 $192,000
11 31 1525 $195,000
12 32 1515 $192,200
13 33 1685 $201,300
14 34 1600 $205,400
15 35 1650 $218,000

On February 18, 2021, Union Corporation purchased 600 IBM bonds as a long-term investment at their face value for a total of $600,000. Union will hold the bonds indefinitely, and may sell them if their price increases sufficiently. On December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2022, the market value of the bonds was $580,000 and $610,000, respectively.Required:2. & 3. Prepare the adjusting entry for December 31, 2021 and 2022. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Copper Corporation, a calendar year C corporation, owns stock in Bronze Corporation and has net operating income of $900,000 for the current year. Bronze Corporation pays Copper a dividend of $150,000. What amount of dividends received deduction may Copper claim if it owns 85% of Bronze stock (and the two corporations are members of the same affiliated group)? (Assume Copper's dividends received deduction is not limited by its taxable income.)

Playful Pens, Inc., makes a single model of a pen. The cartridge for the pen (which contains the ink) is manufactured on one machine. The cartridge holder (which you hold when you use the pen)is manufactured on another machine. Monthly capacities and production levels are as follows:
Machine 1 (Cartridge) Machine 2 (Holders)
Monthly capacity 1,000,000 800,000
Monthly production 800,000 800,000
The company could sell 1,000,000 pens per month. The units (cartridge inside of holder) sell for $10.40 each and have a variable cost of $4.10 each. Fixed costs are $4,200,000 per month.
Required:
a. Is there a bottleneck at Playful Pens on Machine 1 or Machine 2?
A. Machine 1
B. Machine 2
b. Playful Pens's production supervisors state they could increase machine 2's capacity by 200,000 per month by producing holders on the weekend. Producing on the weekend would not affect the sales price. Variable cost per unit would increase by $1.10 for those produced on the weekend because of the premium paid to labor. Fixed costs would also increase by $820,000 per month.
b-1. Calculate the differential operating profit (loss). (Losses and amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)
Differential Revenues
Differntial costs:
Variable
Fixed
b-2. Should Playful Pens produce holders on the weekend?
Yes
No
c. Independent of the situation in requirement (b), Playful Pens could expand the capability of machine 2 by adding additional workers to perform ongoing maintenance. This would increase its capacity by 100,000 holders per month. This would not affect sales price or fixed costs, but would increase variable cost to $4.62 per unit for all units produced.
c-1. Calculate the differential operating profit (loss). (Losses and amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)
Differential revenues
Differential costs:
Variable cost increase on current production:
Variable cost on new production:
c-2. Should Playful Pens expand Machine 2's capability by adding these additional workers?
Yes
No

Leona Figueroa is a new employee in the payroll department of Octolium Computers. After working at the company for one week, she asks you why it is so important to submit new hire documentation. What guidance will you offer her

Which conditions would allow Country X to have an absolute advantage over Country Y in the
production of automobiles?
O Country X's workers eam higher wages
O Country X can manufacture cars more cheaply.
O Country Y has a protective tariff on car imports.
O Country Y subsidizes its automobile industry.
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In January 2017, Crane Company, a newly formed company, issued 9500 shares of its $8 par common stock for $13 per share. On July 1, 2017, Crane Company reacquired 950 shares of its outstanding stock for $10 per share. The acquisition of these treasury sharesa. increased total stockholders' equity.b. decreased the number of issued shares.c. decreased total stockholders' equity.d. did not change total stockholders' equity.

The gross earnings of the factory workers for Oriole Company during the month of January are $72,000. Of the total accumulated cost of factory labor, 84% is related to direct labor and 16% is attributable to indirect labor.(a)Record the factory labor costs for the month of January.(b)Assign factory labor to production.

Assume the company is considering investing in a new machine that will increase its fixed costs by $36,000 per year and decrease its variable costs by $10 per unit. Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2018 assuming the company purchases this machine

Granny Carney Associates surveys American eating habits. The company's accounts include Land, Buildings, Office Equipment, and Communication Equipment, with a separate Accumulated Depreciation account for each depreciable asset. During 2018, Granny Carney Associates completed the following transactions: (Click the icon to view the transactions.) Record the transactions in the journal of Granny Carney Associates. (Record debits first, then credits. Select the explanation on the last line of the journal entry table.) Jan. 1: Purchased office equipment, $119,000. Paid $84,000 cash and financed the remainder with a note payable. (Record a single compound journal entry.) Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Jan. 1
Jan. 1 Purchased office equipment, $119,000. Paid $84,000 cash and financed the remainder with a note payable. Apr. 1 Acquired land and communication equipment in a lump-sum purchase. Total cost was $320,000 paid in cash. An independent appraisal valued the land at $252,000 and the communication equipment at $84,000. Sep. 1 Sold a building that cost $570,000 (accumulated depreciation of $265,000 through December 31 of the preceding year). Granny Carney Associates received $430,000 cash from the sale of the building. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis. The building has a 40-year useful life and a residual value of $45,000. Dec. 31.
Recorded depreciation as follows:
Communication equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method over a five-year life with zero residual value. Office equipment is depreciated using the double-declining-balance method over five years with a $4,000 residual value.

The following partially completed process cost summary describes the July production activities of Ashad Company. Its production output is sent to its warehouse for shipping. All direct materials are added to products when processing begins. Beginning work in process inventory is 20% complete with respect to conversion.Equivalent Units of ProductionDirect MaterialsConversion Units transferred out43,000 43,000 Units of ending work in process 4,700 2,820 Equivalent units of production47,700 45,820 Costs per EUPDirect MaterialsConversion Costs of beginning work in process$ 28,450 $3,270 Costs incurred this period 667,970 271,650 Total costs$696,420 $274,920 Units in beginning work in process (all completed during July) 4,200 Units started this period 43,500 Units completed and transferred out 43,000 Units in ending work in process 4,700Prepare its process cost summary using the weighted-average method. (Round "Cost per EUP" to 2 decimal places.)

Job order cost accounting for a service company The law firm of Furlan and Benson accumulates costs associated with individual cases, using a job order cost system. The following transactions occurred during July: July 3. Charged 175 hours of professional (lawyer) time at a rate of $150 per hour to the Obsidian Co. breech of contract suit to prepare for the trial 10. Reimbursed travel costs to employees for depositions related to the Obsidian case, $12,500 14. Charged 260 hours of professional time for the Obsidian trial at a rate of $185 per hour 18. Received invoice from consultants Wadsley and Harden for $30,000 for expert testimony related to the Obsidian trial 27. Applied office overhead at a rate of $62 per professional hour charged to the Obsidian case 31. Paid administrative and support salaries of $28,500 for the month 31. Used office supplies for the month, $4,000 31. Paid professional salaries of $74,350 for the month 31. Billed Obsidian $172,500 for successful defense of the case a. Provide the journal entries for each of these transactions.b. How much office overhead is over or underapplied?

Toward the end of the selection process, Eleanor is one of two final candidates. She meets with the company's executive vice-president in her third interview, and they spend most of the time discussing Eleanor's experiences working in different corporate cultures. This interview is likely a structured interview.A. TrueB. False

Sean is a baseball player who earns $890,000 per year playing for team X. If he weren't playing baseball for team X, he would be playing baseball for team Y and earning $660,000 per year. If he weren't playing baseball at all, he would be working as an accountant earning $90,000 per year. What is his economic rent as a baseball player?

g Depreciation refers to which one of the following? The amount of money that is lost over a period when services are underutilized. An estimate of how much of a tangible asset has been used during an accounting period: considered an expense that requires the use of cash deducted from the operations revenue. The amount of money still owed on a tangible asset, minus the amount of expenses spent to facilitate the utilization of the asset (utilities, personnel, enabling assets, etc.). An estimate of how much of a tangible asset has been used during an accounting period: considered an expense that does not require any cash outflow under the accrual basis accounting.