On November 1, 2017, the following were the account balances of Soho Equipment Repair. Debit Credit Cash $ 3,330 Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment $ 500 Accounts Receivable 3,060 Accounts Payable 2,840 Supplies 1,660 Unearned Service Revenue 400 Equipment 10,540 Salaries and Wages Payable 770 Common Stock 10,540 Retained Earnings 3,540 $18,590 $18,590 During November, the following summary transactions were completed. Nov. 8 Paid $1,220 for salaries due employees, of which $450 is for November and $770 is for October salaries payable. 10 Received $1,860 cash from customers in payment of account. 12 Received $3,750 cash for services performed in November. 15 Purchased store equipment on account $3,960. 17 Purchased supplies on account $1,330. 20 Paid creditors $2,600 of accounts payable due. 22 Paid November rent $480. 25 Paid salaries $1,150. 27 Performed services on account worth $910 and billed customers. 29 Received $760 from customers for services to be performed in the future.

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?

Zachary company produces commercial gardening equipment. since production is highly automated, the company allocates its overhead costs to product lines using activity-based costing. the costs and cost drivers associated with the four overhead activity cost pools follow: activities unit level batch level product level facility level cost $ 64,800 $ 27,730 $ 15,000 $ 154,000 cost driver 2,400 labor hrs. 47 setups percentage of use 11,000 units production of 780 sets of cutting shears, one of the company’s 20 products, took 240 labor hours and 7 setups and consumed 15 percent of the product-sustaining activities. required: (a) had the company used labor hours as a company wide allocation base, how much overhead would it have allocated to the cutting shears? (b) how much overhead is allocated to the cutting shears using activity-based costing? (c) compute the overhead cost per unit for cutting shears first using activity-based costing and then using direct labor hours for allocation if 780 units are produced. if direct product costs are $150 and the product is priced at 30 percent above cost for what price would the product sell under each allocation system? (d) assuming that activity-based costing provides a more accurate estimate of cost, indicate whether the cutting shears would be over- or underpriced if direct labor hours are used as an allocation base. explain how over-or undercosting can affect vaulker's profitability. (e) comment on the validity of using the allocated facility-level cost in the pricing decision. should other costs be considered in a cost- plus pricing decision? if so, which ones? what costs would you include if you were trying to decide whether to accept a special order?

You are purchasing a bond that currently sold for $985.63. it has the time-to-maturity of 10 years and a coupon rate of 6%, paid semi-annually. the bond can be called for $1,020 in 3 years. what is the yield to maturity of this bond?