We discussed the debt situation in the US and referred to the 'US mysteries' . Write an essay explaining these mysteries and why, the US is in a unique position relative to the rest of world. Make sure your answer includes a discussion of exorbitant privilege and 'dark matter.' Complete your essay with a discussion of why some are worried about the sustainability of this unique position and what the consequences would be on the US economy if we lost this 'unique position.'

Answer:

The Debit situation in the US is a very unique one unlike other debit situations around the world, and this is because the US is unique it its ways of handling Debit situations and also not forgetting the fact that the US enjoys certain privileges' in its Financial dealings with others.

These privileges is evident  in the Ability of US corporations/companies to have a debit of over $1.9 trillion and still able to be in business, despite this high indebtedness the  US economy have witnessed a growth stability at 3% and inflation rate below2% and its unemployment rate is close to 4% making US economy the Number 1 in the world. But the consequences this might have in future for The US is that most US companies would go Bankrupt when  the Government is unable to churn out good financial policies to sustain this high level of indebtedness

Explanation:

The Debit situation in the US is a very unique one unlike other debit situations around the world, and this is because the US is unique it its ways of handling Debit situations and also not forgetting the fact that the US enjoys certain privileges' in its Financial dealings with others.

These privileges is evident  in the Ability of US corporations/companies to have a debit of over $1.9 trillion and still able to be in business, despite this high indebtedness the  US economy have witnessed a growth stability at 3% and inflation rate below2% and its unemployment rate is close to 4% making US economy the Number 1 in the world. But the consequences this might have in future for The US is that most US companies would go Bankrupt when the Government is unable to churn out good financial policies to sustain this high level of indebtedness

1. Define a red ocean vs. a blue ocean strategy.
2. For one of the products in your business simulation (action cameras for UAV drones), discuss whether you are in a red ocean or a blue ocean.
3. Identify and discuss the blue ocean four actions framework.
4. For one of the products in your business simulation (action cameras for UAV drones), discuss the components of a current value cure and a new value curve.

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Tulip Company produces two products, T and U. The indirect labor costs include the following two items:
Plant supervision $700,000
Setup labor (indirect) 300,000
Total indirect labor $1,000,000
The following activity-base usage and unit production information is available for the two products:
Number of setups Direct Labor Hours Units
Product T 200 20,000 900
Product U 200 30,000 1,100
Total 400 50,000 2,000
(a) Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate, using direct labor hour as the activity base.
(b) Determine the factory overhead cost per unit for Products T and U, using the single plantwide factory overhead rate.
(c) Determine the activity rate for plant supervision and setup labor, assuming that the activity base for supervision is direct labor hours and the activity base for setup is number of setups.
(d) Determine the factory overhead cost per unit for Products T and U, using activity-based costing.
(e) Why is the factory overhead cost per unit different for the two products under the two methods?

External Influences on Consumer Behavior SaGa is a European fashion store chain that specializes in accessible, trendy clothes and accessories for men and women. Its target audience includes fashion-conscious young men and women, ages 16-30. After success in Europe, SaGa is getting ready to launch its flagship stores in five U.S. markets-New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami. Based on its product offerings, SaGa is targeting millennials (those born between 1982 and 2000, also called gen Y). As a group, millennials are open to making impulse purchases, and are socially connected as demonstrated by their use of Twitter to tweet about products and brands. Also, based on its "accessible" price for its fashion offerings, Saga is targeting middle-to upper-middle-class millennials. SaGa's advertising agency of record was excited about the impending launch campaign in the U.S. and its first-ever foray into the American market, which is heavily influenced by celebrity and pop culture. The agency was developing a campaign that focused on "usage occasion"—the ad would show a group of friends, in their 20s, getting together for a Friday night out in the city. A social occasion such as a night out with friends, combined with the setting of a city street lined with trendy clubs and restaurants, highlighted a perfect usage occasion for wearing fashionable clothes from SaGa. In the ad, the friends walk through a busy city street that has a party atmosphere, and pass several other people whose fashion sense is not as trendy as theirs. As they pass these people, the contrast between their group and the other people is highlighted by the use of muted, fading colors (for the other people) versus bright and pleasing colors (for the group of friends wearing SaGa). The agency was thus contrasting those who do not wear SaGa, a dissociative group, with those who do. Meanwhile, Raza, a high-end fashion store chain in Europe, is planning to enter the Japanese market. RaZa's promotional strategy decisions include highlighting the purchase situation in their ads by showing the exclusive boutique store atmosphere, and by using international supermodels that denoted an aspirational group for their target audience. RaZa targeted older and more affluent consumers compared to SaGa; their target market consisted of upper-class gen X'ers in Japan (those born between 1946 and 1976). RaZa's research revealed that the Japanese culture understood and respected high-end fashion. The consumer does not make purchase decisions in isolation. A number of external factors have been identified that may influence consumer decision-making, such as culture, subcultures, social class, reference groups, and situational determinants. Match the various external (or environmental) influences on consumer behavior to the relevant situations in SaGa's promotional decisions. Then match these external influences to examples found in RaZa's decisions. Born between 1965-1976 SaGa's Promotional Decisions External Influences Examples of External on Consumer Influence from Behavior RaZa's Promotional Decisions Affluent consumers Exclusive boutique-like shopping atmosphere Decision to launch in America, which represented a new culture, compared to their existing markets. Supermodels Target consumers: millennials Situational determinants Target consumers: middle and upper-middle class Social class Ads featured people that the target consumers identify with (associative groups), and also people that the target group does not belong to (dissociative groups). Subculture Ads featured a typical usage occasion for SaGa's product offerings - a Friday night out with friends. Japanese appreciation for high-end fashion Reference groups Culture

Combat Fire, Inc. manufactures steel cylinders and nozzles for two models of fire extinguishers: (1) a home fire extinguisher and (2) a commercial fire extinguisher. The home model is a high-volume (54,000 units), half-gallon cylinder that holds 2 1/2 pounds of multi-purpose dry chemical at 480 PSI. The commercial model is a low-volume (10,200 units), two-gallon cylinder that holds 10 pounds of multi-purpose dry chemical at 390 PSI. Both products require 1.5 hours of direct labor for completion. Therefore, total annual direct labor hours are 96,300 or [1.5 hours × (54,000 + 10,200)]. Expected annual manufacturing overhead is $1,570,706. Thus, the predetermined overhead rate is $16.31 or ($1,570,706 ÷ 96,300) per direct labor hour. The direct materials cost per unit is $18.50 for the home model and $26.50 for the commercial model. The direct labor cost is $19 per unit for both the home and the commercial models.
The company’s managers identified six activity cost pools and related cost drivers and accumulated overhead by cost pool as follows.
Expected Use of
Drivers by Product
Activity Cost Estimated Expected Use of
Cost Pools Drivers Overhead Cost Drivers Home Commercial
Receiving Pounds $87,100 335,000 215,000 120,000
Forming Machine hours 157,500 35,000 27,000 8,000
Assembling Number of parts 390,600 217,000 165,000 52,000
Testing Number of tests 61,200 25,500 15,500 10,000
Painting Gallons 36,806 5,258 3,680 1,578
Packing and Pounds 837,500 335,000 215,000 120,000
shipping
$1,570,706
1.) Under traditional product costing, compute the total unit cost of each product. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.)
2.) Under ABC, complete the schedule showing the computations of the activity-based overhead rates (per cost driver). (Round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25.)
3.) Complete the schedule assigning each activity's overhead cost pool to each product based on the use of cost drivers. (Use rates from part b above and round cost assigned to 0 decimal places, e.g. 12,250. Round overhead per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25. Note that due to rounding your total cost assigned will be slightly different than calculated above.)
Cost Driver Home Model
Commercial Model
Cost Assigned
4.) Compute the total cost per unit for each product under ABC. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.25.)
Home Model $
Commercial Model $
5.)Classify each of the activities as a value-added activity or a non-value-added activity.
Activity
Receiving value-addednon-value-added
Forming non-value-addedvalue-added
Assembling value-addednon-value-added
Testing value-addednon-value-added
Painting non-value-addedvalue-added
Packing and shipping value-addednon-value-added

Danner Company expects to have a cash balance of $58,050 on January 1, 2017. Relevant monthly budget data for the first 2 months of 2017 are as follows.Collections from customers: January $109,650, February $193,500.Payments for direct materials: January $64,500, February $96,750.Direct labor: January $38,700, February $58,050. Wages are paid in the month they are incurred.Manufacturing overhead: January $27,090, February $32,250. These costs include depreciation of $1,935 per month. All other overhead costs are paid as incurred.Selling and administrative expenses: January $19,350, February $25,800. These costs are exclusive of depreciation. They are paid as incurred.Sales of marketable securities in January are expected to realize $15,480 in cash. Danner Company has a line of credit at a local bank that enables it to borrow up to $32,250. The company wants to maintain a minimum monthly cash balance of $25,800.Prepare a cash budget for January and February.

Suppose someone offered to sell you a note calling for payment of $1,225 15 months from today (456 days). They offer to sell it to you for $950. You have $950 in a bank time deposit which pays a 12% nominal rate with a daily (365 days a year) compounding, and you plan to leave the money in the bank unless you buy the note? Recommend action based on checking the decision in three ways:
(1) by comparing your future value if you buy the note versus leaving your money in the bank,
(2) by comparing the PV of the note with your current bank account, and
(3) by comparing the EAR on the note versus that of the bank account.

Trevor is a single individual who is a cash-method, calendar-year taxpayer. For each of the next two years (2020 and 2021), Trevor expects to report AGI of $80,000, contribute $8,000 to charity, and pay $2,800 in state income taxes.

Required:
a. Estimate Trevor’s taxable income for 2020 and 2021 using the 2020 amounts for the standard deduction for both years.
b. Now assume that Trevor combines his anticipated charitable contributions for the next two years and makes the combined contribution in December of 2020. Estimate Trevor’s taxable income for each of the next two years using the 2020 amounts for the standard deduction.
c. Trevor plans to purchase a residence next year, and he estimates that additional property taxes and residential interest will cost $2,000 and $10,000, respectively, each year. Estimate Trevor’s taxable income for each of the next two years (2020 and 2021) using the 2020 amounts for the standard deduction and also assuming Trevor makes the charitable contribution of $8,000 and state tax payments of $2,800 in each year.
d. Trevor plans to purchase a residence next year, and he estimates that additional property taxes and residential interest will cost $2,000 and $10,000, respectively, each year. Assume that Trevor makes the charitable contribution for 2021 and pays the real estate taxes for 2021 in December of 2020. Estimate Trevor’s taxable income for 2020 and 2021 using the 2020 amounts for the standard deduction.

Money, Inc., has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $200,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $26,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 12% higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 25% lower. Money is considering a $65,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 6 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 10,000 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes for this problem.a-1. Calculate earnings per share, EPS, under each of the three economic scenarios before any debt is issued. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))a-2. Calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)b-1. Calculate earnings per share (EPS) under each of the three economic scenarios assuming the company goes through with recapitalization. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))b-2. Given the recapitalization, calculate the percentage changes in EPS when the economy expands or enters a recession. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Katie, a single taxpayer, is a shareholder in Engineers One, a civil engineering company. This year, Katie’s share of net business income from Engineers One is $200,000 (net of the associated for AGI self-employment tax deduction). Assume that Katie’s allocation of wages paid by Engineers One to its employees is $300,000 and her allocation of Engineers One’s qualified property is $150,000 (unadjusted basis of equipment, all purchased within past three years). Assume Katie has no other business income and no capital gains or qualified dividends. Her taxable income before the deduction for qualified business income is $400,000.
Required:
A. Calculate Katie’s deduction for qualified business income.
B. Assume the same facts provided above, except Katie’s net business income from Engineers One is $400,000 (net of the associated for AGI self-employment tax deduction), and her taxable income before the deduction for qualified business income is $350,000.

Dixon Company is a manufacturer that completed numerous transactions during the month, some of which are shown below:
A. Raw materials purchased on account, $100,000.
B. Raw materials used in production, $78,000 direct materials, and $16,000 indirect materials.
C. Sales commissions paid in cash, $45,000.
D. Depreciation was recorded for the month, $60,000 (65% related to factory equipment, and the remainder related to selling and administrative equipment).
E. Sales for the month, $450,000 (70% cash sales and the remainder were sales on account).
F. Factory utilities paid in cash, $12,000.
G. Applied $138,000 of manufacturing overhead to production during the month.
H. Various jobs costing a total of $190,000 were completed during the month and transferred to Finished Goods.
I. Cash receipts from customers who had previously purchased on credit, $115,000.
J. Various completed jobs costing a total of $220,000 were sold to customers.
K. Cash paid to raw material suppliers, $90,000.
Required:
The table shown below includes only one account from Dixon Company's balance sheet-Retained Earnings. For each of the above transactions, select "No" if it would not affect Retained Earnings. Conversely if the transaction would affect Retained Earnings, then record the amount of the increase or (decrease) to this account under the "Yes" column.
Retained Earnings
Transaction Yes No
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k

is a specialty popcorn store. It offers two varieties of​ popcorn: plain and flavored. The flavors range from Caramel Popcorn to Dark Chocolate Drizzled Popcorn to White Cheddar Popcorn. The plain popcorn sells for per box and costs per box to make. The flavored popcorn sells for per box and costs per box to make. has fixed costs per month of . sells 1 box of plain popcorn for every 4 boxes of flavored popcorn. How many boxes of plain popcorn and how many boxes of flavored popcorn must sell each month to break​ even?

Beasley Industries' sales are expected to increase from $5 million in 2019 to $6 million in 2020, or by 20%. Its assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2019. Beasley is at full capacity, so its assets must grow in proportion to projected sales. At the end of 2019, current liabilities are $740,000, consisting of $160,000 of accounts payable, $450,000 of notes payable, and $130,000 of accrued liabilities. Its profit margin is forecasted to be 4%, and its dividend payout ratio is 50%. Using the AFN equation, forecast the additional funds Beasley will need for the coming year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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The AFN equation assumes that ratios remain constant. However, firms are not always operating at full capacity so adjustments need to be made to the existing asset forecast. Excess capacity adjustments are changes made to the existing asset forecast because the firm is not operating at full capacity. For example, a firm may not be at full capacity with respect to its fixed assets. First, the firm's management must find out the firm's full capacity sales as follows:
Next, management would calculate the firm's target fixed assets ratio as follows:
Finally, management would use the target fixed assets ratio with the projected sales to calculate the firm's required level of fixed assets as follows:
Required level of fixed assets = (Target fixed assets/Sales) × Projected sales
Quantitative Problem 2: Mitchell Manufacturing Company has $1,600,000,000 in sales and $310,000,000 in fixed assets. Currently, the company's fixed assets are operating at 70% of capacity.
A. What level of sales could Mitchell have obtained if it had been operating at full capacity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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B. What is Mitchell's Target fixed assets/Sales ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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C. If Mitchell's sales increase by 60%, how large of an increase in fixed assets will the company need to meet its Target fixed assets/Sales ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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a. Cash receipts from customers for services rendered __________ Operating __________Inflow
b. Sale of long-term investments for cash __________Investing__________ Inflow
c. Acquisition of PPE for cash _________ Investing _________ Outflow
d. Payment of income taxes ______ Operating __________ Outflow
e. Bonds payable issues for cash________ Financing __________ Outflow
f. Payment of cash dividends declared in previous year _________ Financing _______ Outflow
g. Purchase of short-term investments (not cash equivalents) for cash_______ Investing ______ Outflow
h. Purchases of inventory for cash _______ Operating _________ Outflow

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A construction worker was working at the construction site of a new building. An open elevator, which had been installed in the building by the elevator manufacturer, was used to haul workers and building materials between floors. While the worker was riding the elevator, it stalled between floors due to a manufacturing defect in the elevator. The worker called for assistance and was in no danger, but after waiting 15 minutes for help, he became anxious and jumped 12 feet to get out. He severely injured his back when he landed.
In an action by the worker against the elevator manufacturer to recover for his back injury, is the worker likely to obtain a judgment for 100% of his damages?

Terms of a lease agreement and related facts were:
a. Incremental costs of commissions for brokering the lease and consummating the completed lease transaction incurred by the lessor were $6,652.
b. The retail cash selling price of the leased asset was $550,000.
c. Its useful life was three years with no residual value.
d. The lease term is three years and the lessor paid $550,000 to acquire the asset.
e. Annual lease payments at the beginning of each year were $200,000.
f. Lessor’s implicit rate when calculating annual rental payments was 9%.
(FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)
Required:
1. Prepare the appropriate entries for the lessor to record the lease and related payments at its beginning, January 1, 2018.
2. Calculate the effective rate of interest revenue after adjusting the net investment by initial direct costs.
3. Record any entry(s) necessary at December 31, 2018, the fiscal year-end.

Headland Mining Company purchased land on February 1, 2020, at a cost of $1,169,500. It estimated that a total of 52,800 tons of mineral was available for mining. After it has removed all the natural resources, the company will be required to restore the property to its previous state because of strict environmental protection laws. It estimates the fair value of this restoration obligation at $96,300. It believes it will be able to sell the property afterwards for $107,000. It incurred developmental costs of $214,000 before it was able to do any mining. In 2020, resources removed totaled 26,400 tons. The company sold 19,360 tons. Compute the following information for 2020.
A) Per unit mineral cost.
B) Total material cost of December 31, 2020, inventory.
C) Total material cost in cost of goods sold at December 31, 2020.

Match the items.The task is to match the lettered items with the correct numbered items. Appearing below is a list of lettered items. Following that is a list of numbered items. Each numbered item is followed by a drop-down. Select the letter in the drop down that best matches the numbered item with the lettered alternatives.a. Showrooming: pricing in one store & while still there using mobile to purchase onlineb. Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013-- specifies how online retailers collect sales taxc. Best Buy introduced price matching even for online offers to promote instore purchased. E-commerce, up 13% year, while mobile commerce is growing at twice that ratee. Vendor Flex places Amazon employees at suppliers warehouses to lower shipping costsf. 80% of new phone purchases are smartphones allowing online shoppingg. Amazon spent $14B building warehouse bigger & closer to customers1. Immediate Environment: COMPANY2. Immediate Environment: COMPETITOR3. Immediate Environment: COLLABORATORS4. Macro Environment: Political/Regulatory/Legal5. Macro Environment: Economic6. Macro Environment: Social/cultural7. Macro Environment: Technological

You are considering purchasing stock in Canyon Echo. You feel the company will increase its dividend at 4.3 percent indefinitely. The company just paid a dividend of $3.26 and you feel that the required return on the stock is 10.5 percent. What is the price per share of the company's stock

On average, your firm sells $33,100 of items on credit each day. The average inventory period is 35 days and your operating cycle is 55 days. What is the average accounts receivable balance

For each of the following transactions for New Idea Corporation, give the accounting equation effects of the adjustments required at the end of the month on July 31: (Enter any decreases to Assets, Liabilities, or Stockholders' Equity with a minus sign)
a. Received a $550 utility bill for electricity usage in July to be paid in August.
b. Owed wages to 10 employees who worked three days at $75 each per day at the end of July. The company will pay employees at the end of the first week of August.
c. On July 1, loaned money to an employee who agreed to repay the loan in one year along with $900 for one full year of interest. No interest has been recorded yet.

ABC Inc. made a $25,000 sale on account with the following terms: 2/10, n/30. If the company uses the net method to record sales made on credit, what is/are the debit(s) in the journal entry to record the sale

Presented below is information related to Cheyenne Corp. for the year 2017.
Net sales $1,307,700 Write-off of inventory due to obsolescence $84,810
Cost of goods sold 783,400 Depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2016 44,900
Selling expenses 70,400 Casualty loss 46,800
Administrative expenses 57,500 Cash dividends declared 41,910
Dividend revenue 24,700 Retained earnings at December 31, 2016 1,018,730
Interest revenue 7,450 Effective tax rate of 34% on all items
Prepare a separate retained earnings statement for 2017. (List items that increase adjusted retained earnings first.)
CHEYENNE CORP.
Retained Earnings Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Retained Earnings, January 1, as reported
Correction for Overstatement of Net Income in Prior Period
Retained Earnings, January 1, as adjusted
Add:Net Income/(Loss)
Less . Dividends Declared
Retained Earnings, December 31

On June 12, Music, Incorporated sells $4,000 of goods on account to a credit customer with credit terms of 1/10, n/30. If the customer pays on June 20, select the correct entry to record the receipt of the customer's payment:

Consider the following information for stocks A, B, and C. The returns on the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, each of the correlation coefficients is between 0 and 1.)


Stock Expected Return Standard Deviation Beta
A 8.50% 16% 0.8
B 9.50 16 1.2
C 10.50 16 1.6

Fund P has one-third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The risk-free rate is 6.5%, and the market is in equilibrium. (That is, required returns equal expected returns.)

Required:
a. What is the market risk premium?
b. What is the beta of Fund P?
c. What is the required return of Fund P?
d. Would you expect the standard deviation of Fund P to be less than 15%, equal to 15% or greater than 15%? Explain.

Eaton Tires manufactures tires for dune buggies and has two different products, nubby tires and smooth tires. The company produces 5,000 nubby tires and 10,000 smooth tires each year and incurs $172,000 of overhead costs. The following information is available:
Activity Total Cost Cost Driver
Materials handling $60,000 Number of requisitions
Machine setups 55,000 Number of setups
Quality inspections 57,000 Number of inspections
For the nubby tires, the company has 400 requisitions, 200 setups, and 200 inspections. The smooth tires require 600 requisitions, 300 setups, and 400 inspections.
Determine the overhead rate for each activity.

If there are external or spillover benefits associated with consumption and production of a product, it can be said that the:

During 2017, its first year of operations as a delivery service, Sarasota Corp. entered into the following transactions.

1. Issued shares of common stock to investors in exchange for $103,000 in cash.
2. Borrowed $45,000 by issuing bonds.
3. Purchased delivery trucks for $61,000 cash.
4. Received $18,000 from customers for services performed.
5. Purchased supplies for $4,900 on account.
6. Paid rent of $5,400.
7. Performed services on account for $12,000.
8. Paid salaries of $26,100.
9. Paid a dividend of $11,200 to shareholders.

Required:
Show the effect of each transaction on the accounting equation.

This exercise illustrates that poor quality can affect schedules and costs. A manufacturing process has 100 customer orders to fill. Each order requires one component part that is purchased from a supplier. However, typically, 2% of the components are identified as defective, and the components can be assumed to be independent(a) If the manufacturer stocks 100 components, what is the probability that the 100 orders can be filled without reordering components?(b) If the manufacturer stocks 102 components, what is the probability that the 100 orders can be filled without reordering components?(c) If the manufacturer stocks 105 components, what is the probability that the 100 orders can be filled without reordering components?