Torres Co. forecasts merchandise purchases of $14,800 in January, $19,600 in February, and $21,200 in March; 50% of purchases are paid in the month of purchase and 50% are paid in the following month. At December 31 of the prior year, the balance of Accounts Payable (for December purchases) is $24,000. Prepare a schedule of cash payments for merchandise for each of the months of January, February, and March.

On january 15, the end of the first biweekly pay period of the year, north company’s payroll register showed that its employees earned $32,000 of sales salaries. withholdings from the employees’ salaries include fica social security taxes at the rate of 6.2%, fica medicare taxes at the rate of 1.45%, $3,000 of federal income taxes, $772 of medical insurance deductions, and $260 of union dues. no employee earned > $7,000 in this first period. prepare the journal entry to record north company’s january 15 (employee) payroll expenses and liabilities.

For a firm that uses the weighted average method of process costing, which of the following must be true? (a) physical units can be greater than or less than equivalent units. (b) physical units must be equal to equivalent units. (c) equivalent units must be greater than or equal to physical units. (d) physical units must be greater than or equal to equivalent units.

What do you think: would it be more profitable to own 200 shares of penny’s pickles or 1 share of exxon? why do you think that?