It was established in 1971 as the only newspaper in the country. At the time, the company had virtually no competition. It had a strong financial base with many readers cut across the length and breadth of the country. It was able to engage the best of journalists to work for the brand, a development which has made the company extremely formidable thus, it became a household name.
After 50 years in operation as a media enterprise, the board of APPOT Communications Group Limited (ACGL) is faced with a lot of competition from online news portals, the proliferation of radio and television networks as well as new newspapers that hit the stands on a daily basis.
This development has affected the market share of APPOTS Communications Group Limited. From 90 per cent, today, the market share of the company has dropped to just about 43 per cent and still falling.
As the new Managing Director of the company, your task is to turn around the business to restore it to its former glory.

Indicate the relevance of PESTLE analysis as a framework to analyse some of the key factors that can influence the strategic plan of the company going forward.

PESTEL Analysis-

PESTEL Analysis provides the strategic framework for the analysis of all components which have impact on the functioning of the business.

According to the given case, Market share of the media company has reduced from 90% to 43%. As the new Managing Director of the company, my task is to turn around the business to restore it to its former glory. For this, we have to analyse the PESTEL Analysis of the company which is as follows-

1. Political Analysis- There is a impact of political parties , their policies , rules and regulations on every company. On media industry, there is a huge impact of the political parties as media demand news and there is a flood of news of political parties. As if my company will focus on the upcoming topics of the political party, then we will provide the latest news to our customer and will be able to beat our competitor and can increase their market share back to 90% from 43%.

2.Economic Analysis- Economic components includes fiscal policy, taxation policy, monetary policy etc. These have impact on the functioning of the business of media industry also.

3. Social Analysis- This factor constitutes demographic component. Media industry should provide news of such type which can focus on the demographic dividend. Like- Age composition, Gender-composition, income, interest, their needs, purchasing power. What is the interest of different segments of society in what kind of topic that a media industry should focus on to increase its market share.

4. Technological Analysis- Technology is an application of scientific knowledge to the practical task. Various technologies and up gradations have impact on the business scenario. Research and Development, innovation etc provides various opportunities to the business. Online platform is the result of technological innovation. This provide better opportunity to media-user like they can have information and news on different apps on their phones.

5. Environmental Analysis- Environment means scanning. It is the combination of various micro and macro factors which affects the functioning of the business. These have impact on the strategic framework of the business for the development of counter strategies to beat the competitor.

6. Legal Analysis-         Legal factors pertain to any legal forces that define what a business can or cannot do.

Legal factors include the following:

Industry Regulation

Licenses & Permits

Intellectual Property:

The following selected transactions were completed by Fasteners Inc. Co., a supplier of buttons and zippers for clothing:

20Y3
Nov. 21. Received from McKenna Outer Wear Co., on account, a $96,000, 60-day, 3% note dated November 21 in settlement of a past due account.
Dec. 31. Recorded an adjusting entry for accrued interest on the note of November 21. 20Y4
Jan. 20. Received payment of note and interest from McKenna Outer Wear Co.

Required:
Journalize the entries to record the transactions.

Holder Manufacturing had $125,000 of net income in 2015 when the selling price per unit was $100, the variable costs per unit were $70, and the fixed costs were $475,000. Management expects per unit data and total fixed costs to remain the same in 2016. The president of Holder Manufacturing is under pressure from stockholders to increase net income by $60,000 in 2016.
Instructions
A) Compute the number of units sold in 2015.
B) Compute the number of units that would have to be sold in 2016 to reach the stockholders' desired profit level.
C) Assume that Holder Manufacturing sells the same number of units in 2016 as it did in 2015. What would the selling price have to be in order to reach the stockholders' desired profit level.

Chavoy Corporation was organized on July 1. The company's charter authorizes 100,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. On August 1, the attorney who helped organize the corporation accepted 800 shares of Chavoy common stock in settlement for the services provided (the services were valued at $9,600). On August 15, Chavoy issued 5,000 common shares for $78,000 cash. On October 15, Chavoy issued 3,000 common shares to acquire a vacant land site appraised at $51,000. Prepare the journal entries to record the stock issuances on August 1, August 15, and October 15.

When the price level falls, the number of dollars needed to buy a representative basket of goods Group of answer choices decreases, so the value of money rises. increases, so the value of money rises. increases, so the value of money falls. decreases, so the value of money falls.

The American Girl catalog began as a concept to introduce today's girls to girls who lived in the past. Each historically accurate doll is carefully crafted and dressed and has books to describe her life. For example, Kristen is an 1854 pioneer girl who is growing up in Minnesota. Her story begins with her long sea voyage from Sweden. The basic doll dressed in a calico dress and striped apron plus the hardcover story of how she got to Minnesota costs $90. Six more hardback books of Kristen's life are available for $74.95. Kristen's nightgown costs $20, and a matching one for the doll owner is an additional $38. Buy both together and the price is only $50. A hand-painted wooden bed and trunk for Kristen are available for $213. Shipping costs vary with the price of the merchandise ordered. Refer to the American Girl Doll. What is the revenue to American Girl if it sells 20 basic Kristen doll and books

Ballard Company uses the perpetual inventory system. The company purchased $10,000 of merchandise from Andes Company under the terms 2/10, net/30. Ballard paid for the merchandise within 10 days and also paid $450 freight to obtain the goods under terms FOB shipping point. All of the merchandise purchased was sold for $19,000 cash. What is the amount of gross margin that resulted from these business events

Mortar Corporation acquired 80 percent of Granite Corporation's voting common stock on January 1, 20X7. On December 31, 20X8, Mortar received $370,000 from Granite for equipment Mortar had purchased on January 1, 20X5, for $400,000 and had been depreciating it over 10 Years and no salvage value. After the sale, the equipment is expected to have a 5-year useful life and no salvage value. Both companies depreciate equipment on a straight-line basis. Based on the preceding information, in the preparation of elimination entries related to the equipment transfer for the 20X8 consolidated financial statements, the debit adjustment to equipment would be: Group of answer choices

Ann Jones uses a dry-cleaning machine in her business, and it was partially destroyed by firE. At the time of the fire, the adjusted basis was $20,000 and its fair market value was $18,000. The adjusted basis after the fire is $10,000 and the fair market value after the casualty is $10,000. How much is the casualty loss

Portia owns and manages a sporting apparel company. Consider the given average cost (AC), average variable cost (AVC), and marginal cost (MC) curves for track suits. All but the MC curve have been placed incorrectly. Portia knows that the minimum average cost for a track suit is $7 and the minimum of average variable cost is $5.

Required:
Draw the AC and AVC curves so that they are consistent with the marginal cost curve.

Preble Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost card per unit is as follows:

Direct materials: 5 pounds at $8.00 per pound $40.00
Direct labor: 2 hours at $14 per hour 28.00
Variable overhead: 2 hours at $5 per hour 10.00
Total standard cost per unit $78.00

The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 25,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 30,000 units and incurred the following costs:

a. Purchased 160,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $7.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production.
b. Direct laborers worked 55,000 hours at a rate of $15.00 per hour.
c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $280,500.

Required:
a. What raw materials cost would be included in the company's planning budget for March?
b. What raw materials cost would be included in the company's flexible budget for March?
c. What is the materials price variance for March?

North Inc. is a calendar-year C corporation, accrual-basis taxpayer. At the end of year 1, North accrued and deducted the following bonuses for certain employees for financial accounting purposes. $7,500 for Lisa Tanaka, a 30 percent shareholder. $10,000 for Jared Zabaski, a 35 percent shareholder. $12,500 for Helen Talanian, a 20 percent shareholder. $5,000 for Steve Nielson, a 0 percent shareholder. Unless stated otherwise, assume these shareholders are unrelated. How much of the accrued bonuses can North Inc. deduct in year 1 under the following alternative scenarios? (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Input all amounts as positive values.) a. North paid the bonuses to the employees on March 1 of year 2.

Jackson Company has two service departments (S1 and S2) and two producing departments (A and B). Department S1 serves Departments S2, A, and B in the following percentages, respectively: 15%, 25%, and 60%. Department S2 serves Departments S1, A, and B in the following percentages, respectively: 0%, 70%, and 30%. Direct department costs for S1, S2, A, and B are $200,000, $16,000, $210,000, and $185,000, respectively. If Jackson uses the step method of allocating service department costs beginning with Department S1, what is the total amount of cost that will be allocated from S2 to Department A?

Grocery Corporation received $300,328 for 11 percent bonds issued on January 1, 2018, at a market interest rate of 8 percent. The bonds had a total face value of $250,000, stated that interest would be paid each December 31, and stated that they mature in 10 years. Assume Grocery Corporation accounts for the bond using the shortcut approach.

Required:
Prepare the required journal entries to record the bond issuance and the first interest payment on December 31.

Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly


While moving data into a data warehouse, Ivan and his team discover duplicate records in the transactional database. Which process in the

staging area is responsible for removing these duplicate records?


The data ______

process removes the duplicate data in the staging area.

Skysong, Inc. sells office equipment on July 31, 2022, for $17,400 cash. The office equipment originally cost $72,400 and as of January 1, 2022, had accumulated depreciation of $42,300. Depreciation for the first 7 months of 2022 is $5,250. Prepare the journal entries to (a) update depreciation to July 31, 2022, and (b) record the sale of the equipment.

Purchase Transactions and T AccountsUsing T accounts for Cash, Accounts Payable, Purchases, Purchases Returns and Allowances, Purchases Discounts, and Freight-In, enter the following purchase transactions. Identify each transaction with its corresponding letter. Post the transactions in the given order.
Purchase of merchandise with cash.
a. Merchandise is purchased for cash, $1,500.
b. Merchandise listed at $3,500, less a trade discount of 15%, is purchased for cash.

For the U.S. soft drink market, of the 300 million people in the U.S., 80% of the population is the maximum number of consuming units. The average soft drink consumer buys 365 soft drinks a year at an average price of $0.98 per drink. What is the annual market potential of soft drink in dollar value

Ayala Architects incorporated as licensed architects on April 1, 2017. During the first month of the operation of the business, these events and transactions occurred:

Apr.
1 Stockholders invested $22,770 cash in exchange for common stock of the corporation.
1 Hired a secretary-receptionist at a salary of $474 per week, payable monthly.
2 Paid office rent for the month $1,138.
3 Purchased architectural supplies on account from Burmingham Company $1,644.
10 Completed blueprints on a carport and billed client $2,403 for services.
11 Received $885 cash advance from M. Jason to design a new home.
20 Received $3,542 cash for services completed and delivered to S. Melvin.
30 Paid secretary-receptionist for the month $1,896.
30 Paid $379 to Burmingham Company for accounts payable due.

Required:
Journalize the transactions.

Your retirement fund consists of a $7,500 investment in each of 20 different common stocks. The portfolio's beta is 0.65. Suppose you sell one of the stocks with a beta of 1.0 for $7,500 and use the proceeds to buy another stock whose beta is 2.25. Calculate your portfolio's new beta. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

At the end of 2019, Wildhorse Co. has accounts receivable of $731,300 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $65,400. On January 24, 2020, the company learns that its receivable from Megan Gray is not collectible, and management authorizes a write-off of $6,900. On March 4, 2020, Wildhorse Co. receives payment of $6,900 in full from Megan Gray. Prepare the journal entries to record this transaction.

Gartner Manufacturing Inc. purchases a component from a Malaysian supplier. The demand for that component is exactly 70 units each day. The company is open for business 250 days each year. When the company reorders the product, the lead time from the supplier is exactly 10 days. The product costs $14.00. The company determined that its inventory carrying cost is 20%. The company's order cost is $30.00. How many orders per year will be made, when using the EOQ

Albert purchased a tract of land for $140,000 in 2017 when he heard that a new highway was going to be constructed through the property and that the land would soon be worth $200,000. Highway engineers surveyed the property and indicated that he would probably get $180,000. The highway project was abandoned in 2020 and the value of the land fell to $100,000. What is the amount of loss Albert can claim in 2020

Answer each questions.


1. Do internet search enhance our knowledge in animal/fish raising?

2. Search in the internet a picture that demonstrates a skill in harvesting/capturing animal/fish?. Paste the picture below.​

Walnut has forecast sales for the next three months as follows: July 4,900 units, August 6,900 units, September 8,000 units. Walnut's policy is to have an ending inventory of 50% of the next month's sales needs on hand. July 1 inventory is projected to be 2,200 units. Selling and administrative costs are budgeted to be $20,000 per month plus $9 per unit sold. What are budgeted selling and administrative expenses for July

Alpha Company owns 80 percent of the voting stock of Beta Company. Alpha and Beta reported the following account information from their year-end separate financial records: Alpha Beta Inventory $95,000 $88,000 Sales Revenue 800,000 300,000 Cost of Goods Sold 600,000 180,000 During the current year, Alpha sold inventory to Beta for $100,000. As of year end, Beta had resold only 60 percent of these intra-entity purchases. Alpha sells inventory to Beta at the same markup it uses for all of its customers. What is the total for consolidated inventory

The Argentine peso was fixed through a currency board at Ps1.00/$ throughout the 1990s. In January 2002 the Argentine peso was floated. On January 29, 2003 it was trading at Ps3.20/$. During that one year period Argentina's inflation rate was 20% on an annualized basis. Inflation in the United States during that same period was 2.2% annualized.

Required:
a. What should have been the exchange rate in January 2003 if PPP held?
b. By what percentage was the Argentine peso undervalued on an annualized basis?
c. What were the probable causes of undervaluation?

The point where total expenses equals total income​

Excess reserves A. are loans made at above market interest rates. B. are the deposits that banks do not use to make loans. C. are reserves banks keep to meet the reserve requirement. D. are reserves banks keep above the legal requirement. Suppose the required reserve ratio is ​% and a bank has the following balance​ sheet: Assets Liabilities Reserves ​$ Deposits ​$ Loans ​$ This bank keeps required reserves of ​$ nothing and excess reserves of ​$ nothing. ​(Enter your responses as​ integers.)

Black Oil Company considered building a service station in a new location. The owners and their accountants decided that this was the profitable thing to do. However, soon after they made this decision, both the interest rate and the cost of building the station changed. In which case do these changes both make it less likely that they will now build the station?

A manufacturing company applies factory overhead based on direct labor hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that factory overhead costs would be $341,900 and direct labor hours would be 48,900. Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred were $307,800, and actual direct labor hours were 52,800. What is the predetermined overhead rate per direct labor hour