Gem Co. determined that, due to obsolescence, equipment with an original cost of $900,000 and accumulated depreciation at January 1, Year 2, of $420,000 had suffered an impairment loss. The sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and disposition of this long-lived asset is less than its carrying amount, and its fair value at that date was $300,000. In addition, the remaining useful life of the equipment was reduced from 8 years to 3. Assuming that the straight-line method is used in its December 31, Year 2, balance sheet, what amount should Gem report as accumulated depreciation

Hank itzek manufactures and sells homemade wine, and he wants to develop a standard cost per gallon. the following are required for production of a 70-gallon batch. 2,700 ounces of grape concentrate at $0.04 per ounce 77 pounds of granulated sugar at $0.43 per pound 133 lemons at $0.79 each 350 yeast tablets at $0.24 each 350 nutrient tablets at $0.14 each 2,500 ounces of water at $0.001 per ounce hank estimates that 4% of the grape concentrate is wasted, 9% of the sugar is lost, and 32% of the lemons cannot be used. compute the standard cost of the ingredients for one gallon of wine. (round intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g.

Martha is one producer in the perfectly competitive jelly industry. last year, martha and all of her competitors found themselves earning economic profits. if there is free entry and exit, what do you expect to happen to the number of suppliers in the industry and the price of jelly? the number of suppliers will increase, and the price of jelly will fall. the number of suppliers will decrease, and the price of jelly will increase. the number of suppliers will increase, and the price of jelly will increase. the number of suppliers will decrease, and the price of jelly will fall.

What is inventory turnover? explain the effect of a high inventory turnover during the christmas shopping season.