Selected data from the financial statements of Italian Marble Co. and Brazil Stone Products for the year just ended follow. Assume that for both companies dividends declared were equal in amount to net earnings during the year and therefore stockholders' equity did not change. The two companies are in the same line of business. Italian Marble Co. Brazil Stone Products Total liabilities $ 200,000 $ 100,000 Total assets 800,000 400,000 Sales (all on credit) 1,850,000 1,220,000 Average inventory 240,000 140,000 Average receivables 200,000 100,000 Gross profit as a percentage of sales 40 % 30 % Operating expenses as a percentage of sales 36 % 25 % Net income as a percentage of sales 3 % 5 % a. Compute the net income for each company. b. Compute the net income as a percentage of stockholders' equity for each company. c. Compute the accounts receivable turnover for each company. d. Compute the inventory turnover for each company. e. Which company is in a stronger financial position

Walsh company manufactures and sells one product. the following information pertains to each of the company’s first two years of operations: variable costs per unit: manufacturing: direct materials $ 25 direct labor $ 12 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative $ 4 fixed costs per year: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 400,000 fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 60,000 during its first year of operations, walsh produced 50,000 units and sold 40,000 units. during its second year of operations, it produced 40,000 units and sold 50,000 units. the selling price of the company’s product is $83 per unit. required: 1. assume the company uses variable costing: a. compute the unit product cost for year 1 and year 2. b. prepare an income statement for year 1 and year 2. 2. assume the company uses absorption costing: a. compute the unit product cost for year 1 and year 2. b. prepare an income statement for year 1 and year 2. 3. reconcile the difference between variable costing and absorption costing net operating income in year 1.

Asmartphone manufacturing company uses social media to achieve different business objectives. match each social media activity of the company to the objective it the company achieve.

Why does an organization prepare a balance sheet? a. to reveal what the organization owns and owes at a point in time b. to reveal how well the company utilizes its cash c. to calculate retained earnings for a given accounting period d. to calculate gross profit for a given accounting period