For each of the following examples, identify whether a positive or negative externality is present and whether there will be too little or too much of the activity relative to the socially optimal outcome.
A. Jerome has a beautifully landscaped front lawn with lots of colorful flowers. Landscaped lawns produce a externality. landscaped lawns exist relative to the socially efficient quantity.
B. Dave takes advantage of the low price of gas to purchase a sports utility vehicle. Sports utility vehicles generate a externality. sports utility vehicles are produced relative to the socially efficient quantity.
C. Susan decides to walk to work instead of driving. Walking to work creates a externality. walks to work exist relative to the socially efficient quantity.
D. Anita decides to smoke a cigarette while she is waiting at a busy bus stop. Cigarettes create a externality. cigarettes are produced relative to the socially efficient quantity.

Answer:

A. Landscape lawns produce positive externality.

B. Sports vehicle generates a positive externality

C. Walk to work creates positive externality.

D. Cigarettes create a negative externality.

Explanation:

Positive externality occurs when society gets benefit from a persons act. Susan has created lawns near her house and there are beautiful flowers in the lawn. This will be relaxing for those who pass near by the lawns. There will be fresh air coming from the lawn and society will look pleasant.

Negative externality is one in which society is harmed by the act of a person. This happens when Anita smokes at a bus stop. There are other travelers who will be present at the bus stop might be harmed from the smoke which arises from the cigarette.

Bismark Inc, a large manufacturer of heavy equipment components, has determined the following activity cost pools and cost driver levels for the year:
Activity Cost Pool Activity Cost Activity Cost Driver
Machine Setup $600,000 15,000 setup hours
Material handling 90,000 3,000 tons of materials
Machine operation 420,000 12,000 machine hours
The following data are for the production of single batches of two products, Camshafts and Swing Drives during the month of August:
Camshafts Swing Drives
Units produced 1,500 900
Machine hours 4 5
Direct labor hours 300 500
Direct labor cost $7,000 $12,000
Direct materials cost $40,000 $30,000
Tons of materials 10 7
Setup hours 5 8
Determine the unit costs of Camshafts and Swing Drives using ABC. Round answers to the nearest cent.
Camshafts $ _____
Swing Drives $_____

A researcher was interested in the relationship between the number of texts sent in a day and the number of e-mails sent in a day by employees at a certain company. Using 15 data values, a 90 percent confidence interval for the slope of a regression model was found to be (2.31, 3.47). The researcher claims that the interval would have been narrower with a different sample size if all other things remained the same. Which of the following sample sizes would make the researcher's claim NOT true?
A. 14
B. 16
C. 20
D. 30
E. 100

The Tradition Corporation is considering a change in its cash-only policy. The new terms would be net one period. The required return is 2.4 percent per period. Based on the following information, what is the break-even price per unit that should be charged under the new credit policy? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Current Policy New Policy ?
Price per unit $ 93 ?
Cost per unit $ 44 $ 44
Unit sales per month 2,675 2,750
X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Break-even price $ 92.87 x

Select the correct word(s) from the drop down menu to finish the following sentences:
Fish in the ocean can be caught by anyone, and it is difficult to prevent people from fishing, in this sense, fish in the oceans are_____. If I catch a fish, that means there is one less fish in the sea for someone else to catch. Therefore, fish are_____. Considering those two characteristics, fish in the ocean are____.

Russell Retail Group begins the year with inventory of $65,000 and ends the year with inventory of $55,000. During the year, the company has four purchases for the following amounts. Purchase on February 17 $ 220,000 Purchase on May 6 140,000 Purchase on September 8 170,000 Purchase on December 4 420,000 Required: Calculate cost of goods sold for the year.

If an adjusting entry is not made for an accrued expense,
a. expenses will be overstated,
b. liabilities will be understated.
c. net income will be understated.
d. equity will be understated.​

Sheila and Jim live in an island where they are the only two workers. Sheila can either catch 10 fish or gather 40 pounds of berries each day, and Jim can either catch 8 fish or gather 24 pounds of berries each day. Both of them work 200 days per year. At current world prices 1 fish trades for 3.5 pounds of berries. Who has the comparative advantage in producing berries

Kampus Corporation had the following eight investment transactions or events:

Jan 1 Purchased Argon Co. bonds for $10,000 cash. (Purchase is considered a short-term investment in available-for-sale (AFS) debt securities.)
Jan 3 Purchased 1,200 shares of Elmer, Inc. for $36,000 cash. (Purchase is considered a long-term stock investment with insignificant influence.)
Mar 31 Received cash dividend of $0.25 per share from Elmer, Inc.
Jun 1 Purchased 5,000 shares of Logan, Inc. for $60 per share. These shares represent a 40% ownership in Logan, Inc.
Sep 30 Received cash dividend of $2 per share from Logan, Inc.
Dec 31 Logan, Inc. reported net income of $150,000 for the year.
Dec 31 As of December 31, the Argon Co. bond had a fair (market) value of $12,000.
Dec 31 As of December 31, the Elmer, Inc. stock had a fair (market) value of $25 per share.

Required:
Prepare the journal entries Kampus Corporation should record for these transactions and events.

Select the statement that best describes money's function as a standard of deferred payment.

a. The purchasing power of a currency is relatively stable over time
b. A currency is widely accepted in exchange for goods and services and therefore makes economic transactions easier.
c. A currency can be used to express the value goods and services that are both relatively expensive and goods and services that are relatively cheap.
d. People are willing to accept a currency in the future as compensation for debts accrued earlier

Pina Company has the following two temporary differences between its income tax expense and income taxes payable.

2020 2021 2022
Pretax financial income $864,000 $917,000 $909,000
Excess depreciation expense on tax return (30,400) (38,500) (9,800 )
Excess warranty expense in financial income 19,400 10,100 8,300
Taxable income $853,000 $888,600 $907,500

The income tax rate for all years is 20%.

a. Assuming there were no temporary differences prior to 2017, prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2017, 2018, and 2019.
b. Indicate how deferred taxes will be reported on the 2019 balance sheet. Martinezâs product warranty is for 12 months.
c. Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2019, beginning with the line "Pretax financial income."

Advanced Enterprises reports year−end information from 2019 as​ follows: Sales​ (160,250 units) ​$969,000 Cost of goods sold ​(641,000) Gross margin ​328,000 Operating expenses ​(268,000) Operating income ​$60,000 Advanced is developing the 2020 budget. In 2020 the company would like to increase selling prices by​ 13.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of​ 10%. All other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. Assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. What is budgeted cost of goods sold