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NO.36 What is the impact on costs as sales volume decreases?

NO.37 The following cost-volume-profit graph shows revenues and costs at various levels of production.
How many units should this company sell each month to realize a profit?

NO.38 A company’s statement of cash flows includes the following cash transactions.
Sales = $1,250,000
Inventory purchase = -$750,000
Property and equipment purchase = -$280,000
Interest payment on long-term debt = -$25,000
Payment of wages = -$315,000
Payment of rent = -$40,000
Borrowing long-term debt = $200,000
Payment of cash dividends = -$15,000
Repurchase of treasury stock = -$40,000
Total cash flows = -$5,000
What is the total cash flow from investing activities?

NO.39 Which change occurred if the cost of goods sold moved from 76.8% to 72.6%?

NO.40 What is true regarding the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)?

NO.41 Which organization establishes rules U.S. companies use to record and report accounting transactions?

NO.42 A company collects 20% of the credit sales in the month of sale and the rest is collected equally in the following two months. The company made the following credit sales:
January = $500,000
February = $420,000
March = $545,000
April = $550,000
May = $555,000
June = $567,000
July = $600,000
Which is the correct amount of cash collection in the month of September?

NO.43 The following list provides partial financial information for a company.
Financial Category | 20X3 | 20X2
Net income | $3,540 | ?
Cash from operations | $4,417 | ?
Cash paid for capital expenditures | $5,613 | ?
Cash paid for acquisitions | $5,964 | ?
Cash paid for interest | $2,782 | ?
Cash paid for income taxes | $2,860 | ?
What is the cash flow to net income ratio for this company in 20X2?

NO.44 A company budgeted the following purchases for raw materials:
January = $10,000
February = $20,000
March = $25,000
April = $22,000
May = $27,000
June = $30,000
July = $24,000
The company has a policy of paying for 40% of purchases in the month of the purchase, 35% in the month following the purchase, and 25% in the second month following the purchase.
What are the budgeted cash disbursements for May based on this information?

NO.45 Which act was implemented as a result of the corporate scandals at companies such as Enron and WorldCom?

NO.46 Which costs are found in a manufacturing company rather than a service-oriented company?

NO.47 What purpose do the notes within financial statements serve to the Financial Accounting Standards Board?

NO.48 Which internal control is intended to ensure that a company does not mistakenly pay a supplier for an invoice that includes more items than were actually received?

NO.49 Which two items on an income statement result in decreased net income if they are increased?
Choose 2 answers.

NO.50 Which balance sheet category reflects what a company owns that can be turned into cash or used to generate cash?

NO.51 A company has projected the following sales for the spring quarter of a year:
April = $300,000
May = $325,000
June = $375,000
Cash is used to pay for 65% of all sales. The remainder is on credit.
The pattern for credit receivables collections is as follows:
* Month of sale = 60%
* Month after sale = 30%
* Second month after sale = 10%
What are the projected cash sales for all three months of the spring quarter?

NO.52 Last year, X Corporation had sales of $500,000 and total expenses of $300,000. A manager of the company is entitled to get a sales commission of 10% of net profit.
What amount of sales commission is to be recognized at year-end?