AAA Advertising hires Christopher as a photographer to take photographs of products for AAA’s use in its advertising campaigns. Christopher is to use his own DSLR camera. Christopher will have an office at AAA but only needs to come in 10 hours a week, of his own choosing. Christopher will work under a supervisor who will tell him exactly what photos to take and how many of each product. He will be paid a flat $2,000 salary every other week, regardless of how much work he does. 1) What is Christopher’s employment status with AAA, is he an employee or independent contractor? 2) Discuss each of the applicable factors used to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee.

Answer:

Christopher is an Employee

Explanation:

1) Christopher is an Employee because he is been paid a flat rate regardless of the amount of work he puts in, also he is directly supervised, has an office in AAA and also he must put in  10 hours of work per week

2) Factors that makes a worker an independent contractor or an Employee includes

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Chino Company reported net income of $23,000 for the current year. During the year, Inventory decreased by $7,500, Accounts Payable decreased by $8,250, Depreciation Expense was $10,500, and Accounts Receivable increased by $7,000. If the indirect method is used, what is the net cash provided by operating activities?
A). $25,750.
B). $56,250.
C). $42,250.
D). $11,000.

Windsor Company reports the following financial information before adjustments. Dr. Cr. Accounts Receivable $145,600 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts $3,350 Sales Revenue (all on credit) 834,000 Sales Returns and Allowances 53,540 Prepare the journal entry to record bad debt expense assuming Windsor Company estimates bad debts at (a) 4% of accounts receivable and (b) 4% of accounts receivable but Allowance for Doubtful Acc

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Bob lives in Philadelphia and runs a business that sells guitars. In an average year, he receives $704,000 from selling guitars. Of this sales revenue, he must pay the manufacturer a wholesale cost of $404,000; he also pays wages and utility bills totaling $286,000. He owns his showroom; if he chooses to rent it out, he will receive $3,000 in rent per year. Assume that the value of this showroom does not depreciate over the year. Also, if Bob does not operate this guitar business, he can work as an accountant, receive an annual salary of $20,000 with no additional monetary costs, and rent out his showroom at the $3,000 per year rate. No other costs are incurred in running this guitar business.
Identify each of Charles's costs in the following table as either an implicit cost or an explicit cost of selling guitars
Implicit Cost Explicit Cost
1. The wholesale cost for the guitars that Charles pays the manufacturer
2. The wages and utility bills that Charles pays
3. The salary Charles could earn if he worked as an accountant
4. The rental income Charles could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom
Complete the following table by determining Charles's accounting and economic profit of his guitar business.
Profit (Dollars)
Accounting Profit
Economic Profit

The following information pertains to Flaxman Manufacturing Company for April. Assume actual overhead equaled applied overhead. April 1 Inventory balances Raw materials $ 123,700 Work in process 119,900 Finished goods 77,800 April 30 Inventory balances Raw materials $ 85,500 Work in process 145,200 Finished goods 81,700 During April Costs of raw materials purchased $ 118,500 Costs of direct labor 100,100 Costs of manufacturing overhead 61,700 Sales revenues 353,000 Required Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured and sold. Calculate the amount of gross margin on the income statement.

A new investment project currently under consideration has a negative net present value of $85,000. The project has a life of 10 years and the minimum required rate of return is 8%. The present value factor for an annuity at 8% for 10 periods is 6.71. What is the amount of annual additional cash flow that is required to make this investment attractive

Contribution Margin and Contribution Margin Ratio
For a recent year, McDonald's company-owned restaurants had the following sales and expenses (in millions):
Sales $18,169.3
Food and packaging $ 6,129.7
Payroll 4,756.0
Occupancy (rent, depreciation, etc.) 4,402.6
General, selling, and administrative expenses 2,487.9
$17,776.2
Income from operations $ 393.1
Assume that the variable costs consist of food and packaging, payroll, and 40% of the general, selling, and administrative expenses.
a. What is McDonald's contribution margin? Round to the nearest tenth of a million (one decimal place).
b. What is McDonald's contribution margin ratio? Round to one decimal place.
c. How much would income from operations increase if same-store sales increased by $500 million for the coming year, with no change in the contribution margin ratio or fixed costs? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a million (one decimal place).

Kelly owns 500 shares of Boston Corporation common stock which was purchased on March 20, 2000, for $70,000. On August 8 of the current year, she receives a distribution of 500 stock rights. Each stock right has a $10 FMV and the FMV of the Boston common stock is $40 per share. With each stock right, she may acquire on share of Boston common stock for $110.
a. How much gross income must Kelly recognize?
b. What is the basis of each stock right​ received?
c. If she sells the 100 stock rights for $9,000​, what is her​ gain?
d. If she exercises the 100 stock rights on September 8​, what is the basis of the 100 shares she receives and when does the holding period for those shares​ start?

The purpose of charging different prices to different groups of customers is to multiple choice decrease costs and in turn increase profits. Student discounts are an example of this type of pricing. increase revenue, but not profits. Higher holiday airfares are an example of this type of pricing. increase revenue and in turn costs. Senior citizen discounts are an example of this type of pricing. increase revenue and in turn profits. Lower afternoon movie prices are an example of this type of pricing.

The governor has proposed to clean up all the trash on the side of the highway. The project is estimated to cost the tax payers and additional $15,000. The city will benefit by having a clean highway which will entice tourists to stop along their routes. The project is estimated to bring in $12,000 of revenue from the highway being cleaned. Should the governor continue with the project

On January 1, 2019, Metco Inc. reported 268,000 shares of $5 par value common stock as being issued and outstanding. On March 24, 2019, Metco Inc. purchased for its treasury 3,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $38.00 per share. On August 19, 2019, 610 of these treasury shares were sold for $46.50 per share. Metco's directors declared cash dividends of $0.40 per share during the second quarter and again during the fourth quarter, payable on June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2019, respectively. A 2% stock dividend was issued at the end of the year. There were no other transactions affecting common stock during the year. Calculate the number of shares of stock issued in the stock dividend.

The gaming commission is introducing a new lottery game called Infinite Progresso. The winner of the Infinite Progresso jackpot will receive $1,000 at the end of January, $1,900 at the end of February, $2,800 at the end of March, and so on up to $10,900 at the end of December. At the beginning of the next year, the sequence repeats starting at $1,000 in January and ending at $10,900 in December. This annual sequence of payments repeats indefinitely. If the gaming commission expects to sell a minimum of 800,000 tickets, what is the minimum price they can charge for the tickets to break even, assuming the commission earns 12.00 %/year/month on its investments and there is exactly one winning ticket

g Marlboro Construction enters into a contract with a customer to build a warehouse for $725,000 on April 15, 2021 with a completion date of September 15, 2021. The contract contains a performance clause such that Marlboro will receive a $12,000 bonus for each week the contract is completed early. Likewise, the agreed contract price will be reduced by $12,000 for each week the contract is completed after the due date. These clauses are commonly included in Marlboro contracts and, based on prior experience, estimates the following completion outcomes: Completed by Probability September 1 10% September 8 30% September 15 25% September 22 20% September 29 15% The transaction price for this transaction, using the most likely amount method is A. $471,250 B. $725,000 C. $737,000 D. $713,000

The following information was drawn from the Year 1 accounting records of Ozark Merchandisers:
1. Inventory that had cost $15,600 was sold for $23,400 under terms 2/20, net/30.
2. Customers returned merchandise to Ozark five days after the purchase. The merchandise had been sold for a price of $550. The merchandise had cost Ozark $440.
3. All customers paid their accounts within the discount period.
4. Selling and administrative expenses amounted to $2,340.
5. Interest expense paid amounted to $210.
6. Land that had cost $6,100 was sold for $7,320 cash.
Required:
A. Determine the amount of net sales.
B. Prepare a multistep income statement.
C. Where would the interest expense be shown on the statement of cash flows?
1. Operating activities.
2. Investing activities.
3. Financing activities.
D. How would the sale of the land be shown on the statement of cash flows? `
1. The full sales price of the land, $10,585, would be shown as a cash inflow from financing activities on the statement of cash flows.
2. The full sales price of the land, $10,585, would be shown as a cash inflow from investing activities on the statement of cash flows.
3. The full sales price of the land, $10,585, would be shown as a cash inflow from operating activities on the statement of cash flows.

Chuck Wagon Grills, Inc., makes a single productâa handmade specialty barbecue grill that it sells for $210. Data for last yearâs operations follow:

Units in beginning inventory 0
Units produced 20,000
Units sold 19,000
Units in ending inventory 1,000
Variable costs per unit:
Direct materials $ 50
Direct labor 80
Variable manufacturing overhead 20
Variable selling and administrative 10
Total variable cost per unit $ 160
Fixed costs:
Fixed manufacturing overhead $ 700,000
Fixed selling and administrative 285,000
Total fixed costs $ 985,000
Required:
1. Assume that the company uses absorption costing. Compute the unit product cost for one barbecue grill.
2. Assume that the company uses absorption costing. Prepare an income statement.

A data mining routine has been applied to a transaction dataset and has classified 88 records as fraudulent (30 correctly so) and 952 as non-fraudulent (920 correctly so). Construct the classification matrix and calculate the error rate, sensitivity, and specificity.

A stock index currently stands at 280. The risk-free interest rate is 10% per annum (with semiannual compounding) and the dividend yield on the index is 5% per annum (continuously compounded). The futures price for a six-month contract is closest to the which of following value:________

a. $235.07
b. $287.09
c. $277.11
d. $340.21

Bruin Company received a $100,000 insurance payment on the death of its company president. The company annually paid $1,000 of non-deductible insurance premiums on the policy. Bruin reported the insurance receipt as income and deducted the premium payments on its books. For ASC 740 purposes, the income and deduction are characterized as:

Tonya, who lives in California, inherited a $100,000 State of California bond in 2020. Her marginal Federal tax rate is 35%, and her marginal state tax rate is 5%. The California bond pays 3.3% interest, which is not subject to California income tax. She can purchase a corporate bond of comparable risk that will yield 5.2% or a U.S. government bond that pays 4.6% interest. What is the after-tax income from each bond

Materials used by Square Yard Products Inc. in producing Division 3's product are currently purchased from outside suppliers at a cost of $5.00 per unit. However, the same materials are available from Division 6. Division 6 has unused capacity and can produce the materials needed by Division 3 at a variable cost of $3.00 per unit. A transfer price of $3.20 per unit is established, and 40,000 units of material are transferred, with no reduction in Division 6's current sales. Square Yard Products Inc.'s total operating income will increase by

ystem anticipates that spending $300,000 on an advertising campaign will increase bed days by 650. The marketing department anticipates that each additional bed day will yield $2,100 in additional revenue and will increase costs by $1,700. The campaign Group of answer choices will reduce profits by $40,000. will increase profits by $40,000. will increase profits by $90,000. will increase profits by $210,000.

For each example presented in the following table, identify the self-efficacy dimension being illustrated.
Example Magnitude Strength Generality
You believe that you will be able to perform in at least the 70th percentile in sales in the next quarter compared to the rest of your company's sales force.
You are not sure that you will be able to earn employee of the month given how well Peggy is doing.
Although you were one of the top students in your high school, now that you are in college you are not sure if you will continue to perform in the top 20% of your class.
Use your knowledge of the different motivation theories to answer the question.
If your manager assumed that you are motivated by money and offered incentive pay so that you would earn more money if you did more work, what approach to motivation is being illustrated?
A. Expectancy theory
B. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
C. Scientific management
D. The human relations approach

The following information is available for Keyser Corporation for the current year: Beginning Work in Process Cost of Beginning Work in Process: (75% complete) 14,500 units Material $25,100 Started 75,000 units Conversion 50,000 Ending Work in Process Current Costs: (60% complete) 16,000 units Material $120,000 Abnormal spoilage 2,500 units Conversion 300,000 Normal spoilage (continuous) 5,000 units Transferred out 66,000 units All materials are added at the start of production. Refer to Keyser Corporation. Assume that the cost per EUP for material and conversion are $1.75 and $4.55, respectively. What is the cost assigned to ending Work in Process

One of the themes that came out of the survey responses is that employees take their responsibility of serving fresh, hot food quickly and helping customers find menu items that they will like very seriously. But most of the time, employees do not feel like the work they do is very important. According to the job characteristics theory, which of the following should you do to address this issue?
A. Improve employees' growth need strength.
B. Improve feedback.
C. Improve skill variety.
D. Improve task significance.
C. After carefully considering the most recent employee survey results, you decide that the core issue that you need to address to improve employee motivation is that employees do not seem to know how they are doing relative to what is expected of them. Knowing this, which critical psychological state will you be most targeting in your job redesign initiative?
A. Experienced responsibility for outcomes of the work.
B. Growth need strength.
C. Knowledge of the actual results of work activities.
D. Experienced meaningfulness of the work.

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Following is the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for The Procter & Gamble Company along with selected earnings and dividend data. For simplicity, balances for noncontrolling interests have been left out of income and shareholders' equity information.
$ millions except per share amounts 2014 2013
Net earnings attributable to Procter $10,956 $11,797
& Gamble shareholders
Common dividends 5,883 5,534
Preferred dividends 256 233
Basic net earnings per common share $3.82 $4.12
Diluted net earnings per common share $3.66 $3.93
Shareholders' equity:
Convertible class A preferred stock, $1,195 $1,234
stated value $1 per share
Common stock, stated value $1 per share 4,008 4,008
Additional paid-in capital 63,181 62,405
Treasury stock, at cost (shares held: (69,604) (67,278)
2014--1260.8; 2013--1242.6)
Retained earnings 75,349 70,682
Accumulated other comprehensive (9,333) (2,054)
income/(loss)
Other (761) (996)
Shareholders' equity attributable to $64,035 $68,001
Procter & Gamble shareholders
a. Compute the number of common shares outstanding at the end of each fiscal year. Estimate the average number of shares outstanding during 2014. Round to one decimal place.
2014 million
2013 million
2014 Average million
b. Calculate the average cost per share of the shares held as treasury stock at the end of each fiscal year. Round to two decimal places.
2014
2013
c. In 2014, preferred shareholders elected to convert 40 million shares of preferred stock into common stock. Rather than issue new shares, the company granted 40 million shares held in treasury stock to the preferred shareholders. Prepare a journal entry to illustrate how this transaction would have been recorded. (Hint: use the cost per share for 2013 determined in b.) Enter answers in millions. Round to the nearest million.
Description Debit Credit
Preferred stockTreasury stockAdditional paid-in capital
Additional paid-in capital
Preferred stockTreasury stockAdditional paid-in capital
d. Calculate P&G's return on common equity (ROCE) for fiscal 2014. Round to one decimal place.
2014

A chain of video stores sells three different brands of DVD players. Of its DVD player sales, 50% are brand 1 (the least expensive), 30% are brand 2, and 20% are brand 3. Each manufacturer offers a 1-year warranty on parts and labor. It is known that 25% of brand 1's DVD players require warranty repair work, whereas the corresponding percentages for brands 2 and 3 are 20% and 10%, respectively.If a customer returns to the store with a DVD player that needs warranty repair work, what is the probability that it is a brand 1 DVD player

Briefly describe a purchase you made where the customer service level had an effect on the product you selected or where you purchased it?​

Methods analysis is particularly valuable when it is used on jobs that: (I) are high in labor content. (II) are done frequently. (III) involve a high degree of automation and mechanization. (IV) are unsafe, tiring, unpleasant, and/or noisy. A. I, II, III, and IV B. I, II, and IV only C. II and III only D. II and IV only E. I and III only