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Explain the terms “quality of earnings” and discuss how management can influence earnings legally. Explain three common ways to manipulate a company’s earnings. In addition, state how you can identify such manipulations when analyzing a company’s financial statements.
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Expensing and macrs depreciation table look like for combine
: Pete needed some new equipment for his farm, so in 2014 he purchased a tractor for $250,000 and a combine for $350,000. He wants to use Section 179 expensing. If he decides to fully expense the tractor, what will his expensing and MACRS depreciation ..
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What is basis underlying the defense of assumption of risk
: Would the result in this case have been different if it had been Taylor’s minor son, rather that Taylor herself, who had been struck by the ball? Should courts apply the doctrine of assumption of risk to children? What is the basis underlying the def..
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Draw the decision tree-set up the opportunity loss table
: The owner of a clothing store must decide how many men's shirts to order for the new season. For a particular type of shirt, she must order in quantities of 100 shirts. Furthermore, she must place her order today for the entire season; she cannot wai..
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Propertys costs in the companys accounting records
: A company paid $150,000, plus a 7% commission and $5,000 in closing costs for a property. The property included land appraised at $87,500, land improvements appraised at $35,000, and a building appraised at $52,500. What should be the allocation of t..
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Explain the terms quality of earnings
: Explain the terms “quality of earnings” and discuss how management can influence earnings legally. Explain three common ways to manipulate a company’s earnings. In addition, state how you can identify such manipulations when analyzing a company’s fin..
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What is the total amount that must be paid back
: To purchase a new car it is necessary to borrow $ 25,550. A car dealer offers a 5-yr loan at an interest rate of 4% compounded annually. If you make only one payment at the end of the loan period, repaying the principal and interest, what is the tota..
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Transactions that involve making and collecting loans
: Transactions that involve making and collecting loans or that involve purchasing and selling plant assets, other productive assets, or investments other than cash equivalents, are:
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Prepare the manual tax return utilizing
: Roberta Santos, age 41, is single and lives at 120 Sanborne Avenue, Springfield, IL 60781. Her Social Security number is 123-45-6789. Roberta has been divorced from her former husband, Wayne, for three years. Calculate Roberta’s net tax payable or re..
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What is the adjusting entry
: What is the adjusting entry on May 31, 2013, the end of the fiscal year? On March, 2013, XYZ Company borrowed $50,000 and gave the bank a promissory note with an interest rate of 6%, interest payable monthly, and the note was due November 30, 2013. X..
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