Category: Accounting

If a cost can be traced directly to its cost object, why might a company choose not to trace, but rather, to include the cost in the indirect cost category and allocate on some arbitrary basis? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of tracing versus not tracing.

Read the following scenario: You are the CEO of Bonner, a U.S.-based farm equipment corporation. Bonner recently announced the release of an innovative new tractor with technology based on a patented invention developed by Bonner’s engineers. Bonner’s vice president, who is aware of the upcoming product offering, bought 100,000 shares of Bonner stock prior to […]

Read the case study: The Expert Witness Dilemma (see link below, attached as well). https://alertlogic-hb4e.hbsp.harvard.edu/api/courses/411702/items/NA0395-PDF-ENG/sclinks/e804219b7a3a4b32fe528897e643988e Prepare a 5 page critical essay that explains: Your position and justification as an expert witness in consideration of arguments and realities faced by Dr. Jonathan Strauss, and Your approach to the issues and your solution to the recognized problems described […]

Hide Submission Folder Information Submission Folder M3 Assignment 2 Submission Instructions Assignment 2: LASA 1—After school Depot: Channel Design and Implementation Plan Scenario Janet Hains is an entrepreneur and former after school programmer administrator. She has been monitoring the education industry for potential trends that may provide an opportunity for her to utilize her experience […]

Determine your portfolio’s holding period return (HPR – accounting for both capital and dividend changes) over the five year investment period using stock. Based on your initial $1,000,000 investment five years ago, how much was earned or lost. Conduct a portfolio analysis using Jensen alpha (Equation 13.6) to compare market performance and risk. Use market […]

Below is a link to an article from CFO Magazine. http://ww2.cfo.com/human-capital-careers/2009/06/i-should-have-said-no/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (if the link does not work, just copy and paste it into your browser) The article provides the details of a fraud committed by a CFO.  Please read the article and answer Two of the following […]

Using the same data in the Unit 3 Submission and incorporating the feedback you received from your instructor on Submission 3, perform the steps below to complete the final project. Adjustment Data: One month’s insurance coverage has expired. The company occupied the office space for the month of December. At the end of the month, $600 […]

Use the Target Corporation Form 10-K to answer the following questions related to Target’s 2017 Fiscal Year. Note that Target’s Fiscal Year ends in late January or early February, so the 2017 Fiscal Year ends February 3, 2018. You will need to use the financial statements as well as notes to the financial statements to […]

Costing Methods   Variable Costing Discussion    Read the following scenario and then thoughtfully discuss the questions. The cost per seat-mile on a major U.S. airline is 24.1 cents. In order to estimate the cost of flying a passenger from Pensacola, FL, to Denver, CO, we should multiply 1,184 miles by 24.1 cents.     Discuss •Do […]

Resources: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) Scenario: Davis Skaros has recently been promoted to production manager. He has just started to receive various managerial reports, including the production cost report you prepared. It showed his department had 2,000 equivalent units in ending inventory. His department has had a history […]