Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486857
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26, Problem 1EI

Spencer Wilkes is the marketing manager at Darby Company. Last year, Spencer recommended the company approve a capital investment project for the addition of a new product line. Spencer’s recommendation included predicted cash inflows for five years from the sales of the new product line. Darby Company has been selling the new products for almost one year. The company has a policy of conducting annual post-audits on capital investments, and Spencer is concerned about the one-year post-audit because sales in the first year have been lower than he estimated. However, sales have been increasing for the last couple of months, and Spencer expects that by the end of the second year, actual sales will exceed his estimates for the first two years combined.

Spencer wants to shift some sales from the second year of the project into the first year. Doing so will make it appear that his cash flow predictions were accurate. With accurate estimates, he will be able to avoid a poor performance evaluation. Spencer has discussed his plan with a couple of key sales representatives, urging them to report sales in the current month that will not be shipped until a later month. Spencer has justified this course of action by explaining that there will be no effect on the annual financial statements because the project year does not coincide with the fiscal year––by the time the accounting year ends, the sales will have actually occurred.

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  1. 1. What is the fundamental ethical issue? Who are the affected parties?
  2. 2. If you were a sales representative at Darby Company, how would you respond to Spencer’s request? Why?
  3. 3. If you were Spencer’s manager and you discovered his plan, how would you respond?
  4. 4. Are there other courses of action Spencer could take?
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Chapter 26 Solutions

Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Managerial Chapters (6th Edition)

Ch. 26 - Prob. 11TICh. 26 - Prob. 12TICh. 26 - Prob. 13TICh. 26 - What is the NPV of the project?Ch. 26 - Prob. 15TICh. 26 - Prob. 16TICh. 26 - What is the second step of capital budgeting? a....Ch. 26 - Which of the following methods does not consider...Ch. 26 - Suppose Francine Dunkelbergs Sweets is considering...Ch. 26 - Your rich aunt has promised to give you 2,000 per...Ch. 26 - Prob. 5QCCh. 26 - Prob. 6QCCh. 26 - In computing the IRR on an expansion at Mountain...Ch. 26 - Prob. 8QCCh. 26 - Which of the following is the most reliable method...Ch. 26 - Prob. 10QCCh. 26 - Explain the difference between capital assets,...Ch. 26 - Describe the capital budgeting process.Ch. 26 - What is capital rationing?Ch. 26 - Prob. 4RQCh. 26 - Prob. 5RQCh. 26 - List some common cash outflows from capital...Ch. 26 - What is the payback method of analyzing capital...Ch. 26 - Prob. 8RQCh. 26 - Prob. 9RQCh. 26 - Prob. 10RQCh. 26 - What are some criticisms of the payback method?Ch. 26 - What is the accounting rate of return?Ch. 26 - How is ARR calculated?Ch. 26 - What is the decision rule for ARR?Ch. 26 - Prob. 15RQCh. 26 - What is an annuity? How does it differ from a lump...Ch. 26 - Prob. 17RQCh. 26 - Explain the difference between the present value...Ch. 26 - Prob. 19RQCh. 26 - Prob. 20RQCh. 26 - Prob. 21RQCh. 26 - Prob. 22RQCh. 26 - What is the decision rule for NPV?Ch. 26 - What is the profitability index? When is it used?Ch. 26 - What is the internal rate of return?Ch. 26 - Prob. 26RQCh. 26 - Prob. 27RQCh. 26 - What is the decision rule for IRR?Ch. 26 - Prob. 29RQCh. 26 - Why should both quantitative and qualitative...Ch. 26 - Review the following activities of the capital...Ch. 26 - Carter Company is considering three investment...Ch. 26 - Carter Company is considering three investment...Ch. 26 - Consider how Hunter Valley Snow Park Lodge could...Ch. 26 - Consider how Hunter Valley Snow Park Lodge could...Ch. 26 - Prob. 6SECh. 26 - Consider how Hunter Valley Snow Park Lodge could...Ch. 26 - Suppose Hunter Valley is deciding whether to...Ch. 26 - Prob. 9SECh. 26 - Prob. 10SECh. 26 - Prob. 11SECh. 26 - Refer to the Hunter Valley Snow Park Lodge...Ch. 26 - Consider how Hunter Valley Snow Park Lodge could...Ch. 26 - Prob. 14SECh. 26 - Prob. 15SECh. 26 - Match each capital budgeting method with its...Ch. 26 - Fill in each statement with the appropriate...Ch. 26 - Prob. 18ECh. 26 - Prob. 19ECh. 26 - Prob. 20ECh. 26 - Prob. 21ECh. 26 - Prob. 22ECh. 26 - Prob. 23ECh. 26 - Holmes Industries is deciding whether to automate...Ch. 26 - Use the NPV method to determine whether Hawkins...Ch. 26 - Refer to the data regarding Hawkins Products in...Ch. 26 - Hudson Manufacturing is considering three capital...Ch. 26 - Prob. 28ECh. 26 - You are planning for a very early retirement. You...Ch. 26 - Splash Nation is considering purchasing a water...Ch. 26 - Hill Company operates a chain of sandwich shops....Ch. 26 - Henderson Manufacturing, Inc. has a manufacturing...Ch. 26 - Hayes Company is considering two capital...Ch. 26 - You are planning for an early retirement. You...Ch. 26 - Water City is considering purchasing a water park...Ch. 26 - Howard Company operates a chain of sandwich shops....Ch. 26 - Hughes Manufacturing, Inc. has a manufacturing...Ch. 26 - Prob. 38BPCh. 26 - Prob. 39PCh. 26 - This problem continues the Piedmont Computer...Ch. 26 - Darren Dillard, majority stockholder and president...Ch. 26 - Prob. 1TIATCCh. 26 - Spencer Wilkes is the marketing manager at Darby...Ch. 26 - Prob. 1FCCh. 26 - Prob. 1CA
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