Lansbury Inc. had the following balance sheet at December 31, 2019. LANSBURY INC. BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 2019 Cash $20,000 Accounts payable $30,000 Accounts receivable 21,200 Notes payable (long-term) 41,000 Investments 32,000 Common stock 100,000 Plant assets (net) 81,000 Retained earnings 23,200 Land 40,000 $194,200 $194,200 During 2020, the following occurred. 1. Lansbury Inc. sold part of its debt investment portfolio for $15,000. This transaction resulted in a gain of $3,400 for the firm. The company classifies these investments as available-for-sale. 2. A tract of land was purchased for $13,000 cash. 3. Long-term notes payable in the amount of $16,000 were retired before maturity by paying $16,000 cash. 4. An additional $20,000 in common stock was issued at par. 5. Dividends of $8,200 were declared and paid to stockholders. 6. Net income for 2020 was $32,000 after allowing for depreciation of $11,000. 7. Land was purchased through the issuance of $35,000 in bonds. 8. At December 31, 2020, Cash was $37,000, Accounts Receivable was $41,600, and Accounts Payable remained at $30,000.

Each of the following scenarios is based on facts in anactual fraud. categorize each scenario as primarily indicating (1) anincentive to commit fraud, (2) an opportunity to commit fraud, or(3) a rationalization for committing fraud. also state your reasoningfor each scenario. a. there was intense pressure to keep the corporation ' stock from declining further. this pressure came from investors, analysts, and the ceo, whose financial well-being was significantly dependent on the corporation ' s stock price. b. a group of top-level management was compensated (mostly in the form of stock-options) well in excess of what would be considered normal for their positions in this industry. c. top management of the company closely guards internal financial information, to the extent that even some employees on a “need-to-know basis” are denied full access. d. managing specific financial ratios is very important to the company, and both management and analysts are keenly observant of variability in key ratios. key ratios for the company changed very little even though the ratios for the overall industry were quite volatile during the time period. e. in an effort to reduce certain accrued expenses to meet budget targets, the cfo directs the general accounting department to reallocate a division’s expenses by a significant amount. the general accounting department refuses to acquiesce to the request, but the journal entry is made trough the corporate office. an accountant in the general accounting department is uncomfortable with the journal entries required to reallocate divisional expenses. he brings his concerns to the cfo, who assures him that everything will be fine and that the entries are necessary. the accountant considers resigning, but he does not have another job lined up and is worried about supporting his family. therefore, he never voices his concerns to either the internal or external auditors. f. accounting records were either nonexistent or in a state of such disorganization that significant effort was required to locate or compile them.

Actual usage for the year by the marketing department was 70,000 copies and by the operations department was 330,000 copies. if a dual-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of copying facility costs will be budgeted for the operations department?

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above