Suppose that the semiannual inflation rate for the second six-month period is 1.2 percent. calculate the inflation-adjusted principal at the end of the second six months (on december 31, 2016) and the coupon payment to the investor for the second six-month period. what is the inflation-adjusted principal on this coupon payment date?

Price and efficiency variances, journal entries. the schuyler corporation manufactures lamps. it has set up the following standards per finished unit for direct materials and direct manufacturing labor: direct materials: 10 lb. at $4.50 per lb. $45.00 direct manufacturing labor: 0.5 hour at $30 per hour 15.00 the number of finished units budgeted for january 2017 was 10,000; 9,850 units were actually produced. actual results in january 2017 were as follows: direct materials: 98,055 lb. used direct manufacturing labor: 4,900 hours $154,350 assume that there was no beginning inventory of either direct materials or finished units. during the month, materials purchased amounted to 100,000 lb., at a total cost of $465,000. input price variances are isolated upon purchase. input-efficiency variances are isolated at the time of usage. 1. compute the january 2017 price and efficiency variances of direct materials and direct manufacturing labor. 2. prepare journal entries to record the variances in requirement 1. 3. comment on the january 2017 price and efficiency variances of schuyler corporation. 4. why might schuyler calculate direct materials price variances and direct materials efficiency variances with reference to different points in time

Ming chen began a professional practice on june 1 and plans to prepare financial statements at the end of each month. during june, ming chen (the owner) completed these transactions. a. owner invested $61,000 cash in the company along with equipment that had a $25,000 market value. b. the company paid $1,900 cash for rent of office space for the month. c. the company purchased $15,000 of additional equipment on credit (payment due within 30 days). d. the company completed work for a client and immediately collected the $2,100 cash earned. e. the company completed work for a client and sent a bill for $7,000 to be received within 30 days. f. the company purchased additional equipment for $5,500 cash. g. the company paid an assistant $3,000 cash as wages for the month. h. the company collected $5,200 cash as a partial payment for the amount owed by the client in transaction e. i. the company paid $15,000 cash to settle the liability created in transaction c. j. owner withdrew $1,500 cash from the company for personal use. required: enter the impact of each transaction on individual items of the accounting equation. (enter decreases to account balances with a minus sign.)

Which of the following is an effective strategy when interest rates are falling? a. use long-term loans to take advantage of current low rates. b. use short-term loans to take advantage of lower rates when you refinance a loan. c. deposit to a short-term savings instrumentals to take advantage of higher interest rates when they mature. d. select short-term savings instruments to lock in earnings at a current high rates.