The contract drawings prepared by the architect are generally not specific enough to facilitate accurate fabrication of the materials involved. Therefore, to produce the necessary materials for a project, subcontractors and suppliers must provide ________________________ to amplify/clarify the contract drawings.

Answer:

construction specifications

Explanation:

Construction contracts must always include construction specifications. These specifications refer to what materials, installations and specialized labor is required to perform correctly the building process.

Architects are paid for their blueprints, i.e. their designs. Sometimes an architect can recommend certain materials that fit his/her design, but the contractor is responsible for carrying on the actual construction.

The contractor has to specify which materials will be used and how the construction process will be carried out. E.g. it is not the same to build a house with luxurious materials like expensive floors and ceilings than a normal house.

A project manager is faced with the following activities and times associated with a building construction for a cancer research facility. Each activity can be crashed at most by 2 weeks. The cost associated with each week time reduction is given below. (note: The 1st crash and 2nd crash costs are associated with the first and second time that a specific activity is crashed. So, if you crash Activity A once, the cost is $9,000, if you have to crash Activity A a second time, the cost is $9,500)

Crash Costs
Activity Immediate Predecessor Normal Time (weeks) 1st crash 2nd crash

A 3 $9,000 $9,500
B A 6 $3,500 $6,000
C А 7 $4,000 $5,000
D B 7 $4,500 $6,000
E C 5 $7,000 $7,500
F D,E 8 $10,000 $12,000
G F 2 $14,000 $16,000

What is the minimum cost to crash this project by 2 weeks?

a. $12,000
b. $9,000
c. $16,000
d. $3,500

From a customer's perspective, what are the skills and qualifications that service employees in both large and small organizations must possess

Fechter Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity accounts on January 1, 2020: Common Stock ($5 par) $500,000, Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par—Common Stock $200,000, and Retained Earnings $100,000. In 2020, the company had the following treasury stock transactions.

Mar. 1 Purchased 5,000 shares at $8 per share.
June 1 Sold 1,000 shares at $12 per share.
Sept. 1 Sold 2,000 shares at $10 per share.
Dec. 1 Sold 1,000 shares at $7 per share.

Fechter Corporation uses the cost method of accounting for treasury stock. In 2020, the company reported net income of $30,000.

Required:
Journalize the treasury 2020, for net income.

The following selected accounts from the Bramble Corp.’s general ledger are presented below for the year ended December 31, 2022:

Advertising expense $54,000 Interest revenue $32,000
Common stock 249,000 Inventory 66,000
Cost of goods sold 1,084,000 Rent revenue 24,000
Depreciation expense 124,000 Retained earnings 534,000
Dividends 149,000 Salaries and wages expense 674,000
Freight-out 24,000 Sales discounts 8,600
Income tax expense 69,000 Sales returns and allowances 43,000
Insurance expense 15,000 Sales revenue 2,399,000
Interest expense 69,000

Required:
Prepare a multiple-step income statement BRAMBLE CORP.

The Excellent Agency specializes in developing advertising campaigns for smaller retail clients. Excellent is hired by Shadowleaf Shoes, a small regional chain of six shoe stores, to develop a slogan and specific ads to be used in a three-month newspaper campaign. Shadowleaf’s marketing director, Manuel Margolis, is adamant while meeting with Excellent's account executive, Kia Chin, that the campaign must be catchy and modern to appeal to a target audience that has an active lifestyle and is between the ages of 18 and 35. More importantly, Margolis wants the slogan to be memorable and unique. Kia Chin, representing Excellent, develops a campaign and presents it to Margolis. The campaign is based on the slogan "Do What You Do in a Shadowleaf Shoe." Visuals depict men’s legs—different sizes, skin colors, etc.—walking, jogging, dancing, and otherwise moving in every type of Shadowleaf’s shoes. Margolis feels that this campaign will target young male consumers, but will also get the attention of others regarding the comfort of the shoes, raising awareness of the Shadowleaf brand. After running the ads, the Excellent Agency wins an advertising effectiveness award. It seems that the surprising and appealing visuals gave the slogan unexpectedly positive social meaning for people of all ages, not just men aged 18 to 35. When Manuel Margolis insists on a measuring stick for the creativity of the campaign, what will the Xcellent Agency tell him, if Kia Chin is smart?
A. "The award alone proves that this ad is loaded with creativity."
B. "If people like the ad, they’ll buy the product."
C. "We met the technical standards for this advertising effort."
D. "Great brands do more than just get attention, they make emotional connections."

You would expect a bond of the U.S. government and a bond of an Eastern European government to pay different interest rates because of differences in the bonds_____.
You would expect a bond that pays the principal in year 2040 and a bond that pays the principal in year 2020 to pay_____interest rates because of differences in the bonds.
You would expect a bond from a software company you run in your garage and a bond from Coca-Cola to pay different interest rates because of differences in the bonds_____.
You would expect a bond issued by New York State to pay_____interest rate as compared to a bond issued by the federal government.

Megan, a human resource manager, recently approved the hiring of five summer interns. She will use ________ to decide which departments would benefit from the interns’ employment. As production manager, part of Jennifer’s job is to determine what raw materials will be needed to meet production needs. Sales forecasts may help Jennifer with this ______ function of management. Wesley’s company just began offering online ordering for their products. Wesley uses _______ to delegate tasks to each department that is affected.
Choose the management function being performed in each of the examples.
Example of managerial work Planning Organizing Leading Controlling
A construction project manager from Iron Horse
Construction uses a team of experts to design the
development of a new property on the top of a
very steep ridge.
The team includes geotechnical consultants, erosion
control specialists, and contractors. Jessica Lee,
director of global employer brand and communications
at Marriott International, realizes the mobile app created
by a vendor does not integrate with the company's
existing software.
George Steinbrenner transferred his passion for winning
to everyone in the New York Yankees organization.
His famous quote is, "Winning is the most important thing
in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next."
Taco Bell CEO, Brian Niccol, considers what the technical
and logistical needs would be in order to offer delivery to
customers.

Moreno Motors Inc. identifies that bikers are usually the first users of their newly launched products. The firm sends consultants to biker rallies to discover how bikers who use Moreno motorcycles modify them to extend their usage, as well as the desired benefits. Recent visits revealed that bikers were seeking items, such as bolt-on chrome products, horsepower performance enhancers, and improved braking systems in Moreno motorcycles. In this example, Moreno Motors Inc. is studying which of the following groups of customers?
a) lead users.
b) mainstream customers.
c) laggards.
d) captive customers.
e) spinners.

The inventory on hand at the end of 2019 for Reddall Company is valued at a cost of $94,000. The following items were not included in this inventory:

1. Purchased goods in transit, under terms FOB shipping point, invoice price $4,200, freight costs $200.
2. Goods out on consignment to Marlman Company, sales price $5,600, shipping costs of $200.
3. Goods sold to Grina Co. under terms FOB destination, invoiced for $1,900 which included $178 freight charges to deliver the goods. Goods are in transit.
4. Goods held on consignment by Reddall at a sales price of $2,700 which included sales commission of 20% of sales price.
5. Purchased goods in transit, shipped FOB destination, invoice price $2,100 which included freight charges of $190.

Required:
Determine the cost of the ending inventory that Reddall should report on its December 31, 2016, balance sheet, assuming that its selling price is 140% of the cost of the inventory.

This program consists of three lottery-funded scholarships for Florida high school graduates who demonstrate high academic achievement and enroll in eligible Florida public or private postsecondary institutions.

Financial Aid
Florida Pre-Paid College Plan
College Board
Bright Futures Scholarship

During the current year, Merkley Company disposed of three different assets. On January 1 of the current year, prior to the disposal of the assets, the accounts reflected the following:
Asset Original Cost Residual Value Estimated Life Accumulated Depreciation (straight line)
Machine A $ 39,000 $ 3,000 6 years $ 24,000 (4 years)
Machine B 53,000 4,000 8 years 36,750 (6 years)
Machine C 76,900 5,200 17 years 50,612 (12 years)
The machines were disposed of during the current year in the following ways:
a. Machine A: Sold on January 1 for $14,500 cash.
b. Machine B: Sold on December 31 for $10,725; received cash, $2,300, and a $8,425 interest-bearing (12 percent) note receivable due at the end of 12 months.
c. Machine C: On January 1, this machine suffered irreparable damage from an accident. On January 10, a salvage company removed the machine at no cost.
Required:
Give all journal entries related to the disposal of each machine in the current year.
a. Machine A.
b. Machine B.
c. Machine C.

Support Department Cost Allocation-Direct Method Charlie's Wood Works produces wood products (e.g., cabinets, tables, picture frames, and so on). Production departments include Cutting and Assembly. The Janitorial and Security departments support the Cutting and Assembly departments. The Assembly Department spans about 42,560 square feet and holds assets valued at about $77,520. The Cutting Department spans about 33,440 square feet and holds assets valued at about $126,480. Charlie's Wood Works allocates support department costs using the direct method. If costs from the Janitorial Department are allocated based on square feet and costs from the Security Department are allocated based on asset value.
a. Determine the percentage of Janitorial costs that should be allocated to the Assembly Department.
b. Determine the percentage of Security costs that should be allocated to the Cutting Department.

Emily Lim owns and runs an ice cream parlor in San Diego. Last year, she had sales of $430,000 and an average tax rate of 34%. She spent $43,000 on ingredients, $21,500 on utilities, and $77,400 to rent the premises Emily has a few employees and paid them $86,000 in wages in total. She also paid herself a salary of $64,500 and spent $43,000 to pay for employee benefits A few years ago, Emily borrowed money to buy the ice making equipment. Last year, she paid $21,500 in interest on that loan. Depreciation for the equipment was $12,900 .
1. What was operating income (EBIT) for the year?
2. What was net income for the year?

For 2014, Taxpayer (TP) wants to recognize a deduction. The deduction involves a statute that has not changed since enacted in 1920. TP is relying on a case called JONES, which is a case decided by the United States Tax Court in 1965 which held in favor of the taxpayer. The JONES case was decided by a United States Tax Court that lies in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. At the time the JONES case was decided, its holding was contrary to precedent set by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Which of the following is correct:a. None of the other choices are correct.b. The Golsen rule is inapplicable here and is of no concern for TP.c. The Golsen rule applies here and weakens the legal justification for the deduction.d. The Golsen rule applies here and strengthens the legal justification for the deduction.

High Tech Manufacturing manufactures 256GB SD cards​ (memory cards for mobile​ phones, digital​ cameras, and other​ devices). Price and cost data for a relevant range extending to​ 200,000 units per month are as​ follows:


Sales price per unit: (current monthly sales volume is 120,000 units) $25

Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials 6.60
Direct labor 7.70
Variable manufacturing overhead 2.40
Variable selling and administrative expenses 1.90

Monthly fixed expenses:
Fixed manufacturing overhead 241,900
Fixed selling and administrative expenses 327,900

Required:
a. What is the company's contribution margin per unit? Contribution margin percentage? Total contribution margin?
b. What would the company's monthly operating income be if the company sold 160,000 units?
c. What would the company's monthly operating income be if the company had sales of
d. What is the breakeven point in units? In sales dollars?
e. How many units would the company have to sell to earn a target monthly profit of $260,100?
f. Management is currently in contract negotiations with the labor union. If the negotiations fail, direct labor costs will increase by 10% and fixed costs will increase by S22,500 per month. If these costs increase, how many units will the company have to sell each month to break even?
g. Return to the original data for this question and the rest of the questions. What is the company's current operating leverage factor (round to two decimals)?
h. If sales volume increases by 7%, by what percentage will operating income increase?
i. What is the company's current margin of safety in sales dollars? What is its margin of safety as a percentage of sales?

In its first year of operations, Pharoah Company recognized $34,000 in service revenue, $8,100 of which was on account and still outstanding at year-end. The remaining $25,900 was received in cash from customers. The company incurred operating expenses of $17,100. Of these expenses, $12,940 were paid in cash; $4,160 was still owed on account at year-end. In addition, Pharoah prepaid $2,780 for insurance coverage that would not be used until the second year of operations.
Calculate the first year’s net earnings under the cash basis of accounting, and the first year’s net earnings under the accrual basis of accounting.
Cash Basis Accrual Basis
Net Income $enter net income in dollars $enter net income in dollars

Your supervisor has come to you with the following list of expenditures for the year and is asking you whether they should be capitalized or expensed as repairs and maintenance. Indicate all of the expenditures that would most appropriately be capitalized.
1. Re-painted the office building.
2. Added a new wing onto the office building.
3. Took their fleet of cars in for servicing (changing the oil, etc.).
4. Added newer electronic locks on the doors in the production building.
5. Had an engine rebuilt in one of their fleet cars.

Alameda Manufacturing manufactures a variety of wooden picture frames using recycled wood from old barns. Alameda Manufacturing has reported the following costs for the previous year. Assume no production inventories.Advertising………………………………………………………………….. $25,600Cost of hardware (hangers, decorations, etc)…………….… $42,300Cost of wood…………………………………………………………..... .$121,200Depreciation on production equipment…………………….... $32,000Factory property taxes……………………………………………….....$15,500Factory rent……………………………………………………………..….. $50,000Glue……………………………………………………………………...…….… $3,030Production supervisor salary…………………………………….. $41,200Sales manager salary…………………………………………………. $41,500Utilities for factory………………………………………………………. $27,800Wages for maintenance workers.......................................$33,200Wages of assembly workers..............................................$87,400Wages of finishing workers...............................................$74,100A compute the direct material cost 1a.____ $163,500 _______Compute the direct labor cost. 1b.________ $161,500 ________Compute the manufacturing overhead. 1c.____ $232,730 ______Compute the total manufacturing cost. 1d.____ $557,730 _____Compute the prime cost. 1e_________$325,000 ______Compute the conversion cost. 1f.____ $394,230 _____Compute the total period cost 1g.____ $67,100 ________

You purchase 15 shares of Initech stock at $25 per share. Later, you sell your shares when the price is $30 per share.
What is your dollar return? (Answer should be just a number. Do not include a dollar symbol.)

McNulty, Inc., produces desks and chairs. A new CFO has just been hired and announces a new policy that if a product cannot earn a margin of at least 30 percent, it will be dropped. The margin is computed as product gross profit divided by reported product cost.Manufacturing overhead for year 1 totaled $799,000. Overhead is allocated to products based on direct labor cost. Data for year 1 show the following:
Chairs DesksSales revenue $1,240,000 $2,286,900Direct materials 587,000 830,000Direct labor 150,000 320,000Required:a-1. Based on the CFO's new policy, calculate the profit margin for both chairs and desks.Profit marginChairs ?%Desks ?%a-2. Which of the two products should be dropped?ChairsDesksb. Regardless of your answer in requirement (a), the CFO decides at the beginning of year 2 to drop the chair product. The company cost analyst estimates that overhead without the chair line will be $680,000. The revenue and costs for desks are expected to be the same as last year. What is the estimated margin for desks in year 2? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 1 decimal place.)Estimated margin for desks- Year 2 ?%

Rosenthal Company manufactures bowling balls through two processes: Molding and Packaging. In the Molding Department, the urethane, rubber, plastics, and other materials are molded into bowling balls. In the Packaging Department, the balls are placed in cartons and sent to the finished goods warehouse. All materials are entered at the beginning of each process. Labor and manufacturing overhead are incurred uniformly throughout each process. Production and cost data for the Molding Department during June 2020 are presented below.
Production Data
June
Beginning work in process units 0
Units started into production 22,660
Ending work in process units 2,060
Percent complete—ending inventory 40 %
Cost Data
Materials $203,940
Labor 55,208
Overhead 116,184
Total $375,332
Prepare a schedule showing physical units of production.

The maintenance director has grown to value your insights and thoughtful questions when preparing bid packets to support her team's best work. As it turns out, her predecessor verbally modified the LED lights' model ordered by your employer when the original, awarded bid reponse included the model number for LEDs noted by the maintenance staff--that were not compatible with the fixtures of the company buildings/structures. When the maintenance director asks your opinion about her plan to amend the existing contract with the LED supplier to the model numbers actually used, as opposed to the ones listed in the contract that are not compliant with the existing features. That's what they have been doing so you should probably amend the contract as the director suggests, and you will save more time (no rebidding) and money (no additional modifications to the facility) than rebidding.

a. True
b. False

Solar Innovations Corporation bought a machine at the beginning of the year at a cost of $42,000. The estimated useful life was five years and the residual value was $5,000. Assume that the estimated productive life of the machine is 20,000 units. Expected annual production was year 1, 4,500 units; year 2, 5,500 units; year 3, 4,500 units; year 4, 4,500 units; and year 5, 1,000 units.
Required: Complete a depreciation schedule for each of the alternative methods.
a. Straight-line.
b. Units-of-production.
c. Double-declining-balance.
Which method will result in the highest net income in year 2

Cougar Plastics Company has been operating for three years. At December 31 of last year, the accounting records reflected the following:
Cash $ 23,000
Accounts payable $ 19,000
Investments (short-term) 2,100
Accrued liabilities payable 3,100
Accounts receivable 4,600
Notes payable (short-term) 5,200
Inventory 27,000
Notes payable (long-term) 41,000
Notes receivable (long-term) 2,700
Common stock 10,700
Equipment 57,000
Additional paid-in capital 96,300
Factory building 91,000
Retained earnings 36,600
Intangibles 4,500
During the current year, the company had the following summarized activities:
a. Purchased short-term investments for $8,600 cash.
b. Lent $6,300 to a supplier who signed a two-year note.
c. Purchased equipment that cost $24,000; paid $4,900 cash and signed a one-year note for the balance.
d. Hired a new president at the end of the year.
e. The contract was for $86,000 per year plus options to purchase company stock at a set price based on company performance.
f. Issued an additional 2,300 shares of $0.50 par value common stock for $19,000 cash.
g. Borrowed $19,000 cash from a local bank, payable in three months.
h. Purchased a patent (an intangible asset) for $1,100 cash.
i. Built an addition to the factory for $29,000; paid $8,700 in cash and signed a three-year note for the balance.
j. Returned defective equipment to the manufacturer, receiving a cash refund of $2,400.
Prepare a classified balance sheet at December 31of the current year.

Use the May 31 fiscal year-end information from the following ledger accounts (assume that all accounts have normal balances).
General Ledger
M. Muncel, Capital Acct. No. 301 Salaries Expense Acct. No. 622
Date PR Debit Credit Balance Date PR Debit Credit Balance
May 31 G2 88,000 May 31 G2 44,000
M. Muncel, Withdrawals Acct. No. 302 Insurance Expense Acct. No. 637
Date PR Debit Credit Balance Date PR Debit Credit Balance
May 31 G2 63,000 May 31 G2 5,460
Services Revenue Acct. No. 401 Rent Expense Acct. No. 640
Date PR Debit Credit Balance Date PR Debit Credit Balance
May 31 G2 155,056 May 31 G2 11,520
Depreciation Expense Acct. No. 603 Income Summary Acct. No. 901
Date PR Debit Credit Balance Date PR Debit Credit Balance
May 31 G2 21,000
Required:
1. Prepare closing journal entries from the above ledger accounts.
2. Post the above entries to their respective ledger accounts in the order entered under Part 1.

Newland Company reported retained earnings at December 31, 2019, of $310,000. Newland had 200,000 shares of common stock outstanding at the beginning of 2020. Determine retained earnings balance. The following transactions occurred during 2020.
1. An error was discovered. In 2015, depreciation expense was recorded at $70,000, but the correct amount was $50,000.
2. A cash dividend of $0.50 per share was declared and paid.
3. A 5% stock dividend was declared and distributed when the market price per share was $15 per share.
4. Net income was $285,000.
Prepare a retained earnings statement for 2020.

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You want your longtime employees to make sure their retirement plans are best suited for their career stages. You think that most employees make wise investment choices when they join the company. However, you find that few employees make adjustments to their retirement plans as they advance in their careers. You are particularly concerned about employees who have worked at the company for more than ten years and haven't updated their retirement packages. Which of the following statements is most likely to persuade longtime employees to attend the presentation about retirement planning?

a. Choose a retirement package that best matches your career stage. At this presentation,we'll tell you how we can help you manage your longevity risk on your retirement package.
b. Choose a retirement package that best matches your career stage. At this presentation,you'll learn how you can make sure you have enough money for as long as you live.
c. Don't miss this opportunity to maximize your retirement income. At this presentation, we'lltell you how we can help you manage your longevity risk on your retirement package.

A financial institution where the users are the owners and generally share a common bond are known as

Which has a negative impact on performance