ACC 225 Week Three (Week 3) Solution

ACC 225
Axia College of University of Phoenix (UoP)
Financial Accounting

Larson, K. D., Wild, J. J., & Chiappetta B. (2005). Fundamental accounting principles (17th ed.)

Week Three (Week 3) Solution

Discussion Question 2
• Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum
• Post your response to the following: The Ritz Manor is a popular seaside resort. A double room costs $220 for one night. In order to reserve a room, guests must pay one night’s stay in advance. On each floor of the hotel, Vendalite Company operates vending machines with energy bars, juices, and other snacks for guests. Vendalite stocks the
machines and collects revenue every week. Total average weekly revenue from these machines is $720. The Ritz Manor is entitled to 30% of the revenue from the machines. Vendalite sends a check to the Ritz Manor once at the end of each quarter for the resort’s share of the revenue.
o Based on this information, what type of adjusting entries does the Ritz Manor have?
o How are the amounts of these adjustments determined?
o Which accounts are affected?


CheckPoint: Adjustments and Accrual and Cash Basis Accounting
• Resource: Fundamental Accounting Principles, pp. 116-118 and 120
• Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum
• Complete Quick Study questions QS 3-1 and QS 3-9 on pp. 116 and 117 and Exercises 3-1 and 3-7 on pp. 118 and 120.
• Post your answers as an attachment.

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ACC 561 Question 2-48 CVP and Financial Statements for a Mega-Brand Company

ACC 561
Axia College of University of Phoenix (UoP)
Introduction to Management Accounting
Horngren, C. T., Sundem, G. L., Stratton, W. O., Burgstahler, D., & Schatzberg, J. (2008). Introduction to Management Accounting (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson-Prentice Hall.

4. Individual Assignment: Practice Text Exercises
• Complete the following problem sets from the Introduction to Management Accounting text:
Question 2-48, CVP and Financial Statements for a Mega-Brand Company, on p. 82


Question 2-48 CVP and Financial Statements for a Mega-Brand Company, on p. 82
Procter & Gamble Company is a Cincinnati-based company that produces household products under brand names such as Gillette, Bounty, Crest, Folgers, and Tide. The company’s 2006 income statement showed the following (in millions):
Net sales $68,222
Costs of products sold 33,125
Selling, general, and administrative expense 21,848
Operating income $13,249
Suppose that the cost of products sold is the only variable cost; selling, general, and administrative expenses are fixed with respect to sales.
Assume that Procter & Gamble had a 10% increase in sales in 2007 and that there was no change in costs except for increases associated with the higher volume of sales. Compute the predicted 2007 operating income for Procter & Gamble and its percentage increase. Explain why the percentage increase in income differs from the percentage increase in sales.

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Continuing Cookie Chronicle (CCC1) Solution Natalie Koebel spent much of her childhood learning the art of cookie-making from her grandmother

Continuing Cookie Chronicle
CCC1 Natalie Koebel spent much of her childhood learning the art of cookie-making from her grandmother. They spent many happy hours mastering every type of cookie imaginable and later devised new recipes that were both healthy and delicious. Now at the start of her second year in college, Natalie is investigating possibilities for starting
her own business as part of the entrepreneurship program in which she is enrolled. A long-time friend insists that Natalie has to include cookies in her business plan. After a series of brainstorming sessions, Natalie settles on the idea of operating a cookie-making school. She will start on a part-time basis and offer her services in people’s homes. Now that she has started thinking about it, the possibilities seem endless. During the fall, she will concentrate on holiday cookies. She will offer group sessions (which will probably be more entertainment than education) and individual lessons.
Natalie also decides to include children in her target market. The first difficult decision is coming up with the perfect name for her business. She settles on “Cookie Creations,” and then moves on to more important issues.
Instructions
(a) What form of business organization—proprietorship, partnership, or corporation— do you recommend that Natalie use for her business? Discuss the benefits and weaknesses of each form that Natalie might consider.
(b) Will Natalie need accounting information? If yes, what information will she need and why? How often will she need this information?
(c) Identify specific asset, liability, revenue, and expense accounts that Cookie Creations will likely use to record its business transactions.
(d) Should Natalie open a separate bank account for the business? Why or why not?
(e) Natalie expects she will have to use her car to drive to people’s homes and to pick up supplies, but she also needs to use her car for personal reasons. She recalls from her first-year accounting course something about keeping business and personal assets separate. She wonders what she should do for accounting purposes. What do you recommend?

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Benjamin O'Henry has owned and operated O'Henry's Data Services since its beginning ten years ago

Benjamin O'Henry has owned and operated O'Henry's Data Services since its beginning ten years ago. From all appearances, the business has prospered. In the past few years, you have become friends with O'Henry and his wife. Recently, O'Henry mentioned that he has lost his zest for the business and would consider selling it for the right price. You are interested in buying this business, and you obtain its most recent monthly unadjusted trial balance which follows:
O'Henry's Data Services

Unadjusted Trial Balance

November 30, 20XX
Cash………………………………     $9,700     
Accounts receivable………………………     7,900      
Prepaid expenses…………     2,600     
Furniture, fixtures, & equipment     151,300     
Accumulated depreciation          $15,600
Accounts payable…………          3,800
Salary payable………………          
Unearned service revenue          6,700
Benjamin O'Henry, capital          137,400
Benjamin O'Henry, withdrawals     2,000     
Service revenue…………          14,300
Rent expense……………          
Salary expense…………     3,400     
Utilities expense………     900     
Depreciation expense          
Supplies expense……          
Total………………………………………….      $177,800     $177,800
Revenues and expenses vary little from month to month, and November is a typical month. Your investigation reveals that the unadjusted trial balance does not include the effects of monthly revenues of $2,100 and monthly expenses totaling $2,750. If you were to buy O'Henry's Data Services, you would hire a manager who would require a monthly salary of $3,000.
The most you would pay for the business is 20 times the monthly net income you could expect to earn from it. Compute this possible price. The least O'Henry will take for the business is his ending capital. Compute this amount. Under these conditions, how much should you offer O'Henry? Give your reason.

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The Ritz Manor is a popular seaside resort

The Ritz Manor is a popular seaside resort. A double room costs $220 for one night. In order to reserve a room, guests must pay one night's stay in advance. On each floor of the hotel, Vendalite Company operates vending machines with energy bars, juices, and other snacks for guests. Vendalite stocks the machines and collects revenue every week. Total average weekly revenue from these machines is $720. The Ritz Manor is entitled to 30% of the revenue from the machines. Vendalite sends a check to the Ritz Manor once at the end of each quarter for the resort's share of the revenue.

Based on this information, what type of adjusting entries does the Ritz Manor have?

How are the amounts of these adjustments determined?

Which accounts are affected?
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ACC 225 Week One (Week 1) Solution

ACC 225
 

 Axia College of University of Phoenix (UoP)

Financial Accounting

Larson, K. D., Wild, J. J., & Chiappetta B. (2005). Fundamental accounting principles (17th ed.)

ACC 225 Week One (Week 1) Solution

Exercises: Accounting and Business Organizations

• Resource: Fundamental Accounting Principles, p. 30
• Due Date: Day 5
• Post your answers to Exercises 1-1 and 1-4

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The General's Favorite Fishing Hole - Period 2

The General's Favorite Fishing Hole - Period 2

Comprehensive Problem. Heintz and Parry. College Accounting 19th Edition and 20th Edition.
The General’s Favorite Fishing Hole

PERIOD 2
The General’s Favorite Fishing Hole

Bob Night’s fishing camp, “The General’s Favorite Fishing Hole,” is in the second month of operation. The camp is open from April through September, which allows for many college basketball coaches to attend during their off-season. The camp’s attendees arrive on Sunday afternoon and return home the following Saturday afternoon. Each attendee pays a registration fee that includes room and board, the use of fishing boats, and professional instruction in fishing techniques. Based on suggestions from clients, Night plans to expand the facilities and provide additional services. The post-closing trial balance as of April 30, and chart of accounts are provided below.
The General’s Favorite Fishing Hole
The following transactions took place during May 20--
The General’s Favorite Fishing Hole
May
1 In order to provide snacks for guests on a 24 hour basis, Night signed a contract with Snack Attack. Snack Attack will install vending machines with food and drinks and pay a 10% commission on all sales. Estimated payments are made at the beginning of each month. Night received a check for $200, the estimated commission on sales for May.
2 Night purchased a surround sound system and big screen TV with a Digital Satellite System for the guest lounge. The surround sound system cost $3,600 and has an estimated useful life of 5 years, and no salvage value. The TV cost $8,000 and has an estimated useful life of 8 years, and a salvage value of $800. Night paid cash for both items.
2 Paid for May’s programming on the new Digital Satellite System, $125.
3 Night's office manager returned $100 worth of office supplies to Gordon Office Supply. Night received a $100 reduction in our account with Gordon.
3 Deposited registration fees, $52,700
3 Paid rent for lodge and campgrounds for the month of May, $40,000.
3 In preparation for the purchase of a nearby campground, Night invested an additional $600,000.
4 Paid Gordon Office Supply on account, $400.
4 Purchased the assets of a competing business and paid cash for the following: land $100,000, lodge $530,000 and fishing boats $9,000. The lodge has a remaining useful life of 50 years and a $50,000 salvage value. The boats have remaining lives of 5 years and zero salvage value.
5 Paid May's insurance premium for the new camp, $1,000
5 Purchased food supplies from Acme Super Market on account, $22,950.
5 Purchased office supplies from Gordon Office Supplies on account, $1,200.
7 Night paid $40 each for one-year subscriptions to Fishing Illustrated, Fishing Unlimited, and Fish Master.
10 Deposited registration fees, $62,750
13 Paid wages to fishing guides, $30,000.
14 A guest because ill and was unable to stay for the entire week. A refund was issued in the amount of $1,000.
17 Deposited registration fees, $63,000.
19 Purchased food supplies from Acme Super Market on account, $18,400.
21 Deposited registration fees, $63,400
23 Paid $2,500 for advertising spots on National Sports Talk Radio
25 Paid repair fee for damaged boat, $ 850.
27 Paid wages to fishing guides, $30,000.
28 Paid $1,800 for advertising spots on billboards in the mid-west.
29 Purchased food supplies from Acme Super Market on account, $14,325.
30 Paid utilities bill, $3,300
30 Paid telephone bill, $1,800.
30 Paid Acme Super Market on account, $47,350.
31 Bob Night withdrew cash for personal use, $7,500.

Adjustment information at the end of May is provided below.
a. Total vending machine sales were $2,300 for the month of May.
b. Straight-line depreciation is used for the 10 boats purchased on April 2nd for $60,000. The useful life for these assets is 5 years and there is no salvage value. A full month's depreciation was taken in April on these boats.
c. Straight line depreciation is used for the 2 boats purchased in May.
d. Straight line depreciation is used to depreciate the surround sound system.
e. Straight line depreciation is used to depreciate the big screen TV.
f. Straight line depreciation is used for the building purchased in May.
g. On April 2nd Night paid $9,000 for insurance during the six-month camping season. May's portion of this premium was used up during this month.
h. Night received his May issues of Fishing Illustrated, Fishing Unlimited, and Fish Master.
i. Office supplies remaining on hand, $150.
j. Food supplies remaining on hand, $5,925.
k. Wages earned, but not yet paid, at the end of May, $6,000.
The General’s Favorite Fishing Hole
REQUIRED
1. Enter the above transactions in a general journal. Enter transactions from May 1-4 on page 5, May 5-28 on page 6, and the remaining entries on page 7.
2. Post the entries to the general ledger. (If you are not using the working papers that accompany this text, you will need to enter the account titles and account numbers in the general ledger accounts.)
3. Prepare a trial balance on a work sheet.
4. Complete the work sheet.
5. Prepare the income statement.
6. Prepare the statement of owner’s equity
7. Prepare the balance sheet.
8. Journalize the adjusting entries on page 8 of the general journal.
9. Post the adjusting entries to the general ledger.
10. Journalize the closing entries on page 9 of the general journal.
11. Post the closing entries to the general ledger.
12. Prepare a post-closing trial balance.

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(Research and Application 5-34: Benetton Group) The questions in this exercise are based on the Benetton Group, a company headquartered in Italy and known in the United States

Research and Application 5-34

Benetton Group

The questions in this exercise are based on the Benetton Group, a company headquartered in Italy and known in the United States primarily for one of its brands of fashion apparel?United Colors of Benetton. To answer the questions, you will need to download the Benetton Group's 2004 Annual Report at www.benetton.com/investors. You do not need to print this document to answer the questions.

Required:
1. How do the formats of the income statements shown on pages 33 and 50 of Benetton's annual report differ from one another (disregard everything beneath the line titled “income from operations”)? Which expenses shown on page 50 appear to have been reclassified as variable selling costs on page 33?
2. Why do you think cost of sales is included in the computation of contribution margin on page 33?
3. Perform two separate computations
of Benetton's break-even point in euros. For the first computation, use data from 2003. For the second computation, use data from 2004. Why do the numbers that you computed differ from one another?
4. What sales volume would have been necessary in 2004 for Benetton to attain a target income from operations of €300 million?
5. Compute Benetton's margin of safety using data from 2003 and 2004. Why do your answers for the two years differ from one another?
6. What is Benetton's degree of operating leverage in 2004? If Benetton's sales in 2004 had been 6% higher than what is shown in the annual report, what income from operations would the company have earned? What percentage increase in income from operations does this represent?
7. What income from operations would Benetton have earned in 2004 if it had invested €10 million additional euros in advertising and promotions and realized a 3% increase in sales? As an alternative, what income from operations would Benetton have earned if it not only invested €10 million additional euros in advertising and promotions but also raised its sales commission rate to 6% of sales, thereby generating a 5% increase in sales? Which of these two scenarios would have been preferable for Benetton?
8. Assume that total sales in 2004 remained unchanged at €1,686 million (as shown on pages 33 and 50); however, the Casual sector sales were €1,554 million, the Sportswear and Equipment sector sales were €45million, and the Manufacturing and Other sector sales were €87 million. What income from operations would Benetton have earned with this sales mix? (Hint: look at pages 36 and 37 of the annual report.) Why is the income from operations under this scenario different from what is shown in the annual report?

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ACC 225 Week Two (Week 2) Solution

ACC 225
University of Phoenix (UoP)
Financial Accounting

Larson, K. D., Wild, J. J., & Chiappetta B. (2005). Fundamental accounting principles (17th ed.)

Week Two (Week 2) Solution

CheckPoint: Debits and Credits
• Resource: Fundamental Accounting Principles, p. 74
• Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum
• Post your answers to Quick Study questions QS 2-3, QS 2-4, and QS 2-5.

Assignment: Preparing Journal Entries and Trial Balances
• Resource: Fundamental Accounting Principles, pp. 76 and 80
• Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
• Complete Exercises 2-4 and 2-5 on p. 76 and Problem 2-2A on p. 80.
• Post your answers as an attachment.


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