definition of observant in entrepreneur characteristics​

Answer:

In Entrepreneur characteristics, observant refers to the ability to quickly notice a certain pattern or unusual situation.

This skill is important because of these two following reasons:

- It helped the entrepreneur notice an existing trend. This trend could represent the things that are currently favored by the consumers in a certain market. Understanding trend will help you creating a product that can fit into that trend.

- It also help the entrepreneur notice the problems that occur internally. For example, being observant will help the entrepreneur notice the  negative emotion that the employees experience when facing a certain problem. After noticing this, the entrepreneur could develop some sort of strategy to lift their spirit.

Use the CAFR information for the City of Salem (Illustrations 2-2 through 2-16) to find the following items. in your answer, both indicate which financial statement contained the information and the item and the dollar amount.
Information Item Statement $ Amount
Ex Amounts due from other governments to support
governmental activities Balance Sheet—
Governmental Funds $1,328,448
A. Total capital outlay for the courthouse renovation
B. Total cash paid for capital additions for the solid
waste fund
C. Interest paid (not expense) on general long-term debt
D. Interest paid (not expense) on water department debt
E. Capital asset (net) for the government's component units
F. Contributions received for use by the private-purpose trust
G. Noncurrent liabilities associated with governmental
activities that are due in more than one year
H. Noncash contributions of capital assets for the water
department

Gary mails an offer to Brian on June 15. Brian receives the offer on June 16. Gary mails a revocation of the offer on June 17. Brian mails a letter of acceptance on June 18 and Gary receives the acceptance on June 20. Brian receives the revocation on June 19. Was a contract formed?

Who was the first missionary to arrive in Africa?​

Robin, who is a head of household and age 42, provides you with the following information from his financial records for 2019. Robin itemizes deductions. Regular income tax liability $142,125 PositiveAMT adjustments 30,000 AMT preferences 100,000 Taxable income 481,000 Calculate Robin's AMT for 2019. a.$12,636. b.$3,757. c.$12,032. d.$15,126.

Which are possible employers in the Financial career cluster? Check ALL that apply.

A. private company
B. government
C. nonprofit organization
D. bank
E. stock market

it is a type of text which is usually non-fiction​

Assume that your father is now 50 years old, plans to retire in 10 years, and expects to live for 25 years after he retires - that is, until age 85. He wants his first retirement payment to have the same purchasing power at the time he retires as $55,000 has today. He wants all his subsequent retirement payments to be equal to his first retirement payment. (Do not let the retirement payments grow with inflation: Your father realizes that if inflation occurs the real value of his retirement income will decline year by year after he retires). His retirement income will begin the day he retires, 10 years from today, and he will then receive 24 additional annual payments. Inflation is expected to be 3% per year from today forward. He currently has $100,000 saved and expects to earn a return on his savings of 4% per year with annual compounding.

Required:
To the nearest dollar, how much must he save during each of the next 10 years (with equal deposits being made at the end of each year, beginning a year from today) to meet his retirement goal? (Note: Neither the amount he saves nor the amount he withdraws upon retirement is a growing annuity.) Do not round intermediate steps.

A deposit of $10,000 is made a year from now, a second deposit of $10,000 is made at the end of the year 5, and a deposit of $3000 is made at the end of year 8. The account earns 6% interest. You want to withdraw an equal amount, X at the end of each year for the next 10 years. What is the amount of X if the goal is to empty the account

Please discuss the following two scenarios: Both scenarios consist of a loan of $1000 on Jan.1 - to be paid back on Dec. 31. A is the lender and B is the debtor.

Scenario 1: On Nov. 7th, A calls B to see how he is doing. B says he is not doing well. A asks if B will be able to pay the $1000 on Dec. 31. B says probably not. A asks how much B will have and B says about $700. A tells B to pay him $700 on Dec. 31 and that he will not owe him the additional $300. A puts it in writing. On Dec. 31, B pays the agreed upon $700. Then on January 15th, A calls B and tells him that he wants the additional $300.

Scenario 2: Same situation, but on the Nov. 7th phone call, A tells B to pay him the $700 now and then he will not owe him the additional $300. It is put in writing. B pays $700 on Nov. 7th. Then on January 15th, A calls B and tells him that he wants to additional $300. In which scenario can A get the additional $300.

In which scenario can A get the additional $300? It could be in both scenarios, neither or one of them. What do you think?

Seiko’s current salary is $85,000. Her marginal tax rate is 32 percent and she fancies European sports cars. She purchases a new auto each year. Seiko is currently a manager for an Idaho Office Supply. Her friend, knowing of her interest in sports cars, tells her about a manager position at the local BMW and Porsche dealer. The new position pays only $75,000 per year, but it allows employees to purchase one new car per year at a discount of $15,000. This discount qualifies as a nontaxable fringe benefit. In an effort to keep Seiko as an employee, Idaho Office Supply offers her a $10,000 raise. Answer the following questions about this analysis.
Problem 12-41
Part a a. Assuming it has a 21 percent marginal tax rate, what is the annual after-tax cost to Idaho Office Supply to provide Seiko with the $10,000 increase in salary?

On January 1, 2018, the chief operating officer of New Belgium, Jeff Stambaugh, signed a noncancellable lease for street equipment. The lease was for 10 years. The present value of payments expected to be made during the lease is $75,152. The township’s incremental borrowing rate is 7 percent. The $10,000 annual lease payment is due on the first day of each year beginning in 2018.

Required:
Prepare all journal entries necessary to record the lease transaction for 2018 and the payment made in 2019.

Luzadis Company makes furniture using the latest automated technology. The company uses a job-order costing system and applies manufacturing overhead cost to products on the basis of machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate was based on a cost formula that estimates $900,000 of total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of 75,000 machine-hours.

During the year, a large quantity of furniture on the market resulted in cutting back production and a buildup of furniture in the company’s warehouse. The company’s cost records revealed the following actual cost and operating data for the year:


Machine-hours 76,000
Manufacturing overhead cost $637,000
Inventories at year-end:
Raw materials $20,000
Work in process (includes overhead applied of $36,480) $115,800
Finished goods (includes overhead applied of $91,200) $289,500
Cost of goods sold (includes overhead applied of $480,320) $1,524,700

Required:

a. Compute the underapplied or overapplied overhead.
b. Assume that the company closes any underapplied or overapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the appropriate journal entry. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
c. Assume that the company allocates any underapplied or over appliedoverhead proportionally to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the appropriate journal entry. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
d. How much higher or lower will net operating income be if the underapplied or overapplied overhead is allocated to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold rather than being closed to Cost of Goods Sold?

Assume the bonds below have the same term and principal and that the state or local government that issues the municipal bond has a good credit rating. Which list has bonds correctly ordered from the one that pays the highest interest rate to the one that pays the lowest interest rate

In 2021, Ryan Management collected rent revenue for 2022 tenant occupancy. For financial reporting, the rent is recorded as deferred revenue and then recognized as revenue in the period tenants occupy rental property. For tax reporting, the rent is taxed when collected in 2021. The deferred portion of the rent collected in 2021 was $194.0 million. No temporary differences existed at the beginning of the year, and the tax rate is 25%. Suppose the deferred portion of the rent collected was $76 million at the end of 2022. Taxable income is $760 million. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record income taxes Iin 2022.
Transaction General Journal Debit Credit
Income tax expense
Deferred tax asset
Income taxes payable 340.0

An example of a pioneering cost is the cost of Multiple Choice hiring management personnel. competing with existing multinationals. promoting a new product. transport fees. retaining employees.

The adjusted trial balance of Windsor, Inc. shows these data pertaining to sales at the end of its fiscal year, October 31, 2022: Sales Revenue $908,100; Freight-Out $13,400; Sales Returns and Allowances $19,800; and Sales Discounts $14,500.

Required:
Prepare the sales section of the income statement.

Ming borrows X for 10 years at an annual effective interest rate of 8%. If he pays the principal and accumulated interest in one lump sum at the end of 10 years, he would pay 468.05 more in interest than if he repaid the loan with 10 level payments at the end of each year. Calculate X.

All the following are characteristics of a tradable market except a. Easy Access b. Parity c. Liquidity d. Fungibility e. Lack of a Trend

BensonBenson​ & Company is an architectural firm specializing in home remodeling for private clients and new office buildings for corporate clients. charges customers at a billing rate equal to ​% of the​ client's total job cost. A​ client's total job cost is a combination of​ (1) professional time spent on the client ​( per hour cost of employing each​ professional) and​ (2) operating overhead allocated to the​ client's job. allocates operating overhead to jobs based on professional hours spent on the job. estimates its five professionals will incur a total of​ 10,000 professional hours working on client jobs during the year.

AllissaAllissa LarsonLarson hired BensonBenson to design her kitchen remodeling. A total of 35 professional hours were incurred on this job. In​ addition, LarsonLarson​'s remodeling job required one of the professionals to travel back and forth to her house for a total of 155 miles. The blueprints had to be copied four times because LarsonLarson changed the plans several times. In​ addition, 14 hours of secretarial time were used lining up the subcontractors for the job.

All operating costs other than professional salaries​ (travel reimbursements, copy​ costs, secretarial​ salaries, office​ lease, and so​forth) can be assigned to the three activities. Total activity​ costs, cost​ drivers, and total usage of those cost drivers are estimated as​ follows:


Activity Total Activity Cost Cost Driver Usage Total Usage by Corporate Clients Total usage by Private Clients


Transporation to clients. . . . . . $9,000 Round-trip mileage to clients. . . . . 1,500 miles 13,500 miles
Blueprint copying. . . . . . . . . . . 35,000 Number of copies. . . . . . . . . . . . 250 copies 750 copies
Office support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,000 Secretarial time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,600 secretarial 2,400 secretarial
hours hours
Total operating overhead. . . . $234,000

Required:
a. Calculate the current indirect cost allocation rate per professional hour.
b. Calculate the total amount that would be billed to LarsonLarson given the current costing structure.
c. Calculate the activity cost allocation rates that could be used to allocate operating overhead costs to client jobs.
d. Calculate the amount that would be billed to LarsonLarson using ABC costing.
e. Which type of billing system is more fair to​ clients? Explain.

Etxuck327 Inc. sells a particular textbook for $39. Variable expenses are $28 per book. At the current volume of 49,000 books sold per year the company is just breaking even. Given these data, the annual fixed expenses associated with the textbook total:

The following events pertain to James Cleaning Company:
1. Acquired $15,000 cash from the issue of common stock.
2. Provided services for $6,000 cash.
3. Provided $18,000 of services on account.
4. Collected $11,000 cash from the account receivable created in Event 3.
5. Paid $1,400 cash to purchase supplies.
6. Had $100 of supplies on hand at the end of the accounting period.
7. Received $3,600 cash in advance for services to be performed in the future.
8. Performed one-half of the services agreed to in Event 7.
9. Paid $6,500 for salaries expense.
10. Incurred $2,800 of other operating expenses on account.
11. Paid $2,100 cash on the account payable created in Event 10.
12. Paid a $1,000 cash dividend to the stockholders.
Required:Show the effects of the events on the financial statements using a horizontal statements model like the following one. In the Cash Flows column, use the letters OA to designate operating activity, IA for investing activity, FA for financing activity, NC for net change in cash and NA to indicate accounts not affected by the event. The first event is recorded as an example. (Enter any decreases to account balances and cash outflows with a minus sign

To increase a company’s performance, a manager suggests that the company needs to increase the value of its product to customers. Describe three ways in which this advice might be incorrect

Analyzing Unearned Revenue Disclosures
The following disclosures (excerpted) are from the August 28, 2016, annual report of Costco Wholesale Corporation.
Revenue Recognition: We generally recognize sales, net of estimated returns, at the time the member takes possession of merchandise or receives services. When we collect payment from customers prior to the transfer of ownership of merchandise or the performance of services, the amount recieved is generally recorded as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets until the sales or service is completed. Membership fee revenue represents annual membership fees paid by our memberships. We account for membership fee revenue, net of estimated refunds, on a deferred basis, whereby revenue is recognized ratably over the one-year membership period.
Revenue
($ millions) August 28, 2016 August 30, 2015 August 31, 2014
Net Sales $116,073 $113,666 $110,212
Membership fees 2,646 2,533 2,428
Total revenue $118,719 $116,199 $112,640
Current Liabilities ($ millions) August 28, 2016 August 30, 2015
Accounts payable $7,612 $9,011
Current portion of long-term debt 1,100 1,283
Accrued salaries and benefits 2,629 2,468
Accured member rewards 869 813
Deferred membership fees 1,362 1,269
Other current liabilities 2,003 1,695
Total current liabilities $15,575 $16,539
(a) Which of the following statements best explains in layman terms how Costco accounts for the cash received for its membership fees?
Because Costco does not know how many of its members will continue to the end of the year, cash received from members is recorded as a liability and recognized as revenue only at year-end.
When it receives cash, the company records it as a current liability. Then, it recognizes revenue evenly over the year.
The company records revenue when the cash is received.
Because Costco has a refund policy, the company records revenue when the cash is received, less an allowance for expected membership terminations.
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
(b) Use the balance sheet information on Costco's Deferred Membership Fees liability account and its income statement revenues related to Membership Fees earned during 2016 to compute the cash that Costco received during 2016 for membership fees.
Total cash received (in $ millions) = $Answer
(c) Use the financial statement effects template to show the effect of the cash Costco received during 2016 for membership fees and the recognition of membership fees revenue for 2016.
Use negative signs with answers, when appropriate.
Balance Sheet
Transaction ($ millions)
Cash Asset + Noncash Assets = Liabilities + Contributed Capital + Earned Capital
Receive cash in advance for membership fees Answer Answer Answer Answer Answer
Recognized membership fees earned Answer Answer Answer Answer Answer
Income Statement
Revenue - Expenses = Net Income
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With respect to dividends and priority in liquidation, what has priority over common stock? Group of answer choices Treasury Stock Debt Capital Preferred Stock nonconvertible common equity

Daily demand for a certain product is normally distributed with a mean of 138 and a standard deviation of 13. The supplier is reliable and maintains a constant lead time of 7 days. The cost of placing an order is $17 and the cost of holding inventory is $0.40 per unit per year. There are no stock-out costs, and unfilled orders are filled as soon as the order arrives. Assume sales occur over 358 days of the year.
Your goal here is to find the order quantity and reorder point to satisfy a 73 percent probability of not stocking out during the lead time.
a. To manage inventory, the company is using
Continuous review system
Periodic review system
b. Find the order quantity. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
Order quantity books
c. Find the reorder point. (Use Excel's NORMSINV() function to find the correct critical value for the given α-level. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "z" value to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number.)
Reorder point

Brazil has a population of about 210​ million, with about 150 million over the age of 15. Of​ these, an estimated 25​ percent, or 37.5 million​ people, are functionally illiterate. The typical literate individual reads only about two nonacademic books per​ year, which is less than half the number read by the typical literate U.S. or European resident. Answer the following questions solely from the perspective of new growth​ theory:
Which of the following best explains the implications of​ Brazil's literacy and reading rates for its growth prospects in light of the key tenets of new growth theory.
A. Since economic growth is driven by international trade in technology and​ capital, if Brazil opens its​ borders, its literacy and reading rates will improve as the country experiences economic growth.
B. Since the development of human capital is an important determinant of economic​ growth, Brazil's literacy and reading rates suggests its potential economic growth rate is lower.
C. Since it has been demonstrated that technological advancement and not human capital is the key determinant of economic​ growth, Brazil's literacy and reading rates should not affect its potential economic growth rate.
D. Since technologically advanced physical capital is necessary for economic​ growth, Brazil's literacy and reading rates suggests its economic growth rate will be lower because there are not enough skilled workers to operate sophisticated machinery.

Aracel Engineering completed the following transactions in the month of June.
a. Jenna Aracel, the owner, invested $175,000 cash, office equipment with a value of $5,200, and $76,000 of drafting equipment to launch the company in exchange for common stock.
b. The company purchased land worth $56,000 for an office by paying $8,000 cash and signing a long-term not payable for $48,000.
c. The company purchased a portable building with $54,000 cash and moved it onto the land acquired in b.
d. The company paid $2,600 cash for the premium on an 18-month insurance policy.
e. The company completed and delivered a set of plans for a client and collected $6,200 cash.
f. The company purchased $32,000 of additional drafting equipment by paying $11,900 cash and signing a long-term not payable for $20,100.
g. The company completed $18,000 of engineering services for a client. This amount is to be received in 30 days.
h. The company purchased $2,000 of additional office equipment on credit.
i. The company completed engineering services for $25,000 on credit.
j. The company received a bill for rent of equipment that was used on a recently completed job. The $1,409 rent cost must be paid within 30 days.
k. The company collected $7,000 cash in partial payment from the client described in transaction g.
l. The company paid $2,400 cash for wages to a drafting assistant.
m. The company paid $2,000 cash to settle the account payable created in transaction h.
n. The company paid $1,105 cash for minor maintenance of its drafting equipment.
o. The company paid $10,170 cash in dividends.
p. The company paid $2,400 cash for wages to a drafting assistant.
q. The company paid $4,000 cash for advertisements on the web during June.
1. Prepare general journal entries to record these transactions using the following titles: Cash (101); Accounts Receivable (106); Prepaid Insurance (108); Office equipment (163); Drafting Equipment (164); Building (170); Land (172); Accounts Payable (201); Notes Payable (250); Common Stock (307); Dividends (319); Engineering Fees Earned (402); Wages Expense (601); Equipment Rental Expense (602); Advertising Expense (603); and Repairs Expense (604).
Transaction General Journal Debit Credit
a.

Smithson Company uses a job-order costing system and has two manufacturing departments— Molding and Fabrication. The company provided the following estimates at the beginning of the year:
Molding Fabrication Total
Machine-hours 20,000 30,000 50,000
Fixed manufacturing
overhead costs $800,000 $300,000 $1,100,000
Variable manufacturing
overhead per machine-hour $5.00 $5.00
During the year, the company had no beginning or ending inventories and it started, completed, and sold only two jobs—Job D-75 and Job C-100. It provided the following information related to those two jobs:
Job D-75: Molding Fabrication Total
Direct materials cost $375,000 $325,000 $700,000
Direct labor cost $200,000 $160,000 $360,000
Machine-hours 15,000 5,000 20,000
Job C-200: Molding Fabrication Total
Direct materials cost $300,000 $250,000 $550,000
Direct labor cost $175,000 $225,000 $400,000
Machine-hours 6,000 24,000 30,000
Assume Delph uses a plantwide overhead rate based on machine-hours.
Required:
1-A. Compute the predetermined plantwide overhead rate.
1-B. Compute the total manufacturing costs assigned to Job D-70 and Job C-200.
1-C. If Delph establishes bid prices that are 150% of total manufacturing costs, what bid price would it have established for Job D-70 and Job C-200?
1-D. What is Delph's cost of goods sold for the year?
Assume Delph uses departmental overhead rates based on machine-hours.
2-A. Compute the predetermined departmental overhead rates.
2-B. Compute the total manufacturing costs assigned to Job D-70 and Job C-200.
2-C. If Delph establishes bid prices that are 150% of total manufacturing costs, what bid price would it have established for Job D-70 and Job C-200?
2-D. What is Delph's cost of goods sold for the year?

Case Inc. is a construction company specializing in custom patios. The patios are constructed of concrete, brick, fiberglass, and lumber, depending upon customer preference. On June 1, 2017, the general ledger for Case Inc. contains the following data.

Raw Materials Inventory $4,200 Manufacturing Overhead Applied $32,640

Work in Process Inventory $5,540 Manufacturing Overhead Incurred $31,650

Subsidiary data for Work in Process Inventory on June 1 are as follows.

Job Cost Sheets

Customer Job

Cost Element Rodgers Stevens Linton

Direct materials $600 $800 $900

Direct labor 320 540 580

Manufacturing overhead 400 675 725

$1,320 $2,015 $2,205

During June, raw materials purchased on account were $4,900, and all wages were paid. Additional overhead costs consisted of depreciation on equipment $900 and miscellaneous costs of $400 incurred on account.

A summary of materials requisition slips and time tickets for June shows the following.

Customer Job Materials Requisition Slips Time Tickets

Rodgers $800 $850

Koss 2,000 800

Stevens 500 360

Linton 1,300 1,200

Rodgers 300 390

4,900 3,600

General use 1,500 1,200

$6,400 $4,800

Overhead was charged to jobs at the same rate of $1.25 per dollar of direct labor cost. The patios for customers Rodgers, Stevens, and Linton were completed during June and sold for a total of $18,900. Each customer paid in full.

Instructions

Journalize the June transactions: (1) for purchase of raw materials, factory labor costs incurred, and manufacturing overhead cost incurred; (2) assignment of direct materials, labor, and overhead to production; and (3) completion of jobs and sale of goods.
Post the entries to Work in Process Inventory.
Reconcile the balance in Work in Process Inventory with the costs of unfinished jobs.
Prepare a cost of goods manufactured schedule for June.

Consider an economy that produces only chocolate bars. In year 1, the quantity produced is 3 bars and the price is $4. In year 2, the quantity produced is 4 bars and the price is $5. In year 3, the quantity produced is 5 bars and the price is $6. Using year 1 as the base year, compute nominal GDP, real GDP, and the GDP deflator for each year.