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Because of her excessive tardiness and absenteeism during the year, the company discharged Ruth V. Williams on November 13. Ruth has requested Form W-2 be given to her. Form W-2 will include her final pay. For the week ending November 7, she was late a total of six hours; and for this week, she missed two full days and was late two hours on another day. In lieu of two weeks' notice, Williams was given two full weeks' pay ($1,223.08). Along with her dismissal pay ($1,223.08), she was paid for the week ending November 7 (34 hours, or $519.86) and the days worked this current week (22 hours, or $336.38). The total pay for the two partial weeks is $856.24.Pay Points:Prepare a Wage and Tax Statement, Form W-2, to be given to Williams.1) Record a separate payroll register (on one line) to show Williamss total earnings, deductions, and net pay. The two weeks dismissal pay is subject to all payroll taxes. Include dismissal pay with the total earnings but do not show the hours in the Time Record columns. Use the tax table for the biweekly payroll period for the total gross pay ($2,079.32) of Williams.The deduction for group insurance premiums is $14.40. In the Time Record column, make a note of Williamss discharge as of this date. Indicate the payroll check number used to prepare the final check for Williams. When posting to the earnings record, make a notation of Williamss discharge on this date.2) Prepare the journal entries to transfer the net cash and to record Williamss final pay and the employers payroll taxes. Post to the ledger accounts.3) Use the blank Form W-2. Box "a" should be left blank, since Glo-Brite Paint Company does not use a control number to identify individual Forms W-2.
The following are Sheridan Corp.'s comparative balance sheet accounts at December 31, 2017, and 2016, with a column showing the increase (decrease) from 2016 to 2017.COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEETS2017 2016 Increase (Decrease)Cash $806,900 $700,900 $106,000Accounts receivable 1,131,700 1,159,400 (27,700 )Inventory 1,842,900 1,730,100 112,800Property, plant, and equipment 3,300,200 2,968,200 332,000Accumulated depreciation (1,173,600) (1,037,600) (136,000)Investment in Myers Co. 307,300 277,000 30,300Loan receivable 247,500 ? 247,500Total assets $6,462,900 $5,798,000 $664,900Accounts payable $1,020,900 $950,800 $70,100Income taxes payable 30,000 50,200 (20,200 )Dividends payable 80,500 100,500 (20,000)Lease liabililty 392,000 ? 392,000Common stock, $1 par 500,000 500,000 ?Paid-in capital in excess of par-common stock 1,489,000 1,489,000 ?Retained earnings 2,950,500 2,707,500 243,000Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $6,462,900 $5,798,000 $664,900Additional information:1. On December 31, 2016, Sheridan acquired 25% of Myers Co.'s common stock for $277,000. On that date, the carrying value of Myers's assets and liabilities, which approximated their fair values, was $1,108,000. Myers reported income of $121,200 for the year ended December 31, 2017. No dividend was paid on Myers's common stock during the year.2. During 2017, Sheridan loaned $291,600 to TLC Co., an unrelated company. TLC made the first semiannual principal repayment of $44,100, plus interest at 10%, on December 31, 2017.3. On January 2, 2017, Sheridan sold equipment costing $60,000, with a carrying amount of $38,100, for $40,400 cash.4. On December 31, 2017, Sheridan entered into a capital lease for an office building. The present value of the annual rental payments is $392,000, which equals the fair value of the building. Sheridan made the first rental payment of $59,900 when due on January 2, 2018.5. Net income for 2017 was $323,500.6. Sheridan declared and paid the following cash dividends for 2017 and 2016.2017 2016Declared December 15, 2017 December 15, 2016 Paid February 28, 2018 February 28, 2017 Amount $80,500 $100,500Required:1. Prepare a statement of cash flows for Sheridan Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2017, using the indirect method. (Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a - sign e.g. -15,000 or in parenthesis e.g. (15,000).)
Gains from tradeConsider two neighboring island countries called Felicidad and Arcadia. They each have 4 million labor hours available per week that they can use to produce jeans, rye, or a combination of both. The following table shows the amount of jeans or rye that can be produced using 1 hour of labor.Jeans RyeCountry (Pairs per hour of labor) (Bushels per hour of labor)Felicidad 5 20Arcadia 8 16Initially, suppose Arcadia uses 1 million hours of labor per week to produce jeans and 3 million hours per week to produce rye while Felicidad uses 3 million hours of labor per week to produce jeans and 1 million hours per week to produce rye. Consequently, Felicidad produces 15 million pairs of jeans and 20 million bushels of rye, and Arcadia produces 8 million pairs of jeans and 48 million bushels of rye. Assume there are no other countries willing to trade goods, so, in the absence of trade between these two countries, each country consumes the amount of jeans and rye it produces.1. Felicidad's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of jeans is (1/2, 1/4, 2, 4 Buschels) of rye, and Arcadia's opportunity cost of producing 1 pair of jeans is (1/2, 1/4, 2, 4 Buschels) of rye. Therefore, (Arcadia, Felicia) has a comparative advantage in the production of jeans, and has a comparative advantage in the production of rye.2. Suppose that each country completely specializes in the production of the good in which it has a comparative advantage, producing only that good. In this case, the country that produces jeans will produce _____ million pairs per week, and the country that produces rye will produce ____ million bushels per week.Suppose the country that produces jeans trades 18 million pairs of jeans to the other country in exchange for 54 million bushels of rye.3. When the two countries did not specialize, the total production of jeans was 23 million pairs per week, and the total production of rye was 68 million bushels per week. Because of specialization, the total production of jeans has increased by_____million pairs per week, and the total production of rye has increased by____million bushels per week.Because the two countries produce more jeans and more rye under specialization, each country is able to gain from trade.4. Complete the table: Production, Consumption, Trade Action, Increase in Consumption. For the answer choices of Trade Action: Jeans(Exports 18, Imports 18), Rye (Exports 54, Imports 54) Everything else are numerical values.Felicia Felica Arcadia ArcadiaJeans Rye Jeans Rye (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) (Millions)Without Trade Production 15 20 8 48Consumption 15 20 8 48With Trade Production Trade Action Consumption Gains from Trade Increase in Trade