The following data is provided for garcon company and pepper company. garcon company pepper company beginning finished goods inventory $12,600 $16,900 beginning work in process inventory 17,600 21,600 beginning raw materials inventory 7,700 10,650 rental cost on factory equipment 28,500 23,050 direct labor 23,000 39,800 ending finished goods inventory 18,500 14,100 ending work in process inventory 26,500 19,800 ending raw materials inventory 6,800 7,600 factory utilities 12,300 17,750 factory supplies used 13,000 4,400 general and administrative expenses 31,000 59,500 indirect labor 2,450 9,580 repairs—factory equipment 6,860 3,700 raw materials purchases 37,000 66,000 selling expenses 51,200 48,700 sales 238,530 337,510 cash 29,000 17,200 factory equipment, net 217,500 118,825 accounts receivable, net 16,800 24,200 compute the total prime costs for both garcon company and pepper company.

Presented below is a list of possible transactions. analyze the effect of the 18 transactions on the financial statement categories indicated. transactions assets liabilities owners’ equity net income 1. purchased inventory for $80,000 on account (assume perpetual system is used). 2. issued an $80,000 note payable in payment on account (see item 1 above). 3. recorded accrued interest on the note from item 2 above. 4. borrowed $100,000 from the bank by signing a 6-month, $112,000, zero-interest-bearing note. 5. recognized 4 months’ interest expense on the note from item 4 above. 6. recorded cash sales of $75,260, which includes 6% sales tax. 7. recorded wage expense of $35,000. the cash paid was $25,000; the difference was due to various amounts withheld. 8. recorded employer’s payroll taxes. 9. accrued accumulated vacation pay. 10. recorded an asset retirement obligation. 11. recorded bonuses due to employees. 12. recorded a contingent loss on a lawsuit that the company will probably lose. 13. accrued warranty expense (assume expense warranty approach). 14. paid warranty costs that were accrued in item 13 above. 15. recorded sales of product and related service-type warranties. 16. paid warranty costs under contracts from item 15 above. 17. recognized warranty revenue (see item 15 above). 18. recorded estimated liability for premium claims outstanding.

Zara, a global retail and apparel manufacturer based in spain that has successfully implemented this idea by having a continuous flow of new products that are typically limited in supply. zara has created a system that draws its clientèle into its stores, on average, 17 times per year as compared to 4 times per year for most stores. how is zara using it to gain competitive advantage? what specific technologies are used by zara to maintain this advantage over its competition?

The gorman group is a financial planning services firm owned and operated by nicole gorman. as of october 31, 2016, the end of the fiscal year, the accountant for the gorman group prepared an end-of-period spreadsheet, part of which follows: