The depreciable life of an asset is of concern to the financial manager. In general:_______.a) a longer depreciable life is pref

Answer:

Simmons Consulting Co

General Journal

Oct 1

Rent Expense $4,800 (debit)

Cash $4,800 (credit)

Paid Rent Expense

Oct 3

Advertising expense $2,500 (debit)

Cash $2,500 (credit)

Paid Advertising Expense

Oct 5

Supplies  $1,390 (debit)

Cash $1,390 (credit)

Paid for Supplies

Oct 6

Office equipment $10,670 (debit)

Office Equipment Accounts Payable $10,670 (credit)

Purchased Office Equipment on credit

Oct 10

Accounts Receivable $19,730 (debit)

Cash $19,730 (credit)

Received payment from accounts

Oct 15

Cash $59,480 (debit)

Accounts Payable $59,480 (credit)

Made payment to Accounts Payable

Oct 27

Miscellaneous Expenses $530 (debit)

Cash $530 (credit)

Paid for Miscellaneous Expenses

Oct 30

Utilities expense $220 (debit)

Cash $220 (credit)

Paid for telephone bill

Oct 31

Cash $538,620 (debit)

Fees Earned $538,620 (credit)

Cash received for Fees Earned

Oct 31

Utilities expense $1,540 (debit)

Cash $1,540 (credit)

Paid for electricity bill

Oct 31

Drawings $56,700 (debit)

Cash $56,700(credit)

Cash drawings by owner

Explanation:

I have prepared the journals and their explanations, see above.

The calculation for free cash flow can be summarized as follows:

Revenue 12000000

Subtract: Expense (8000000)

Subtract: Depreciation (1500000)

Earnings Before Tax 2500000

Subtract Tax (750000)

Earnings after tax 1750000

Add Depreciation 1500000

Total Cash Earnings 3250000

Subtract: Change in Working Capital (500000)

Subtract: Asset Purchase (700000)

Free Cash Flow 2050000

Therefore, Free Cash Flow can be computed in this manner.

Answer:

Both divisions are showing equal performance with an ROI of 14%.

Explanation:

The financial figures given have been organized as follows:

                                      Consumer ($)            Commercial ($)

Sales revenue                         22,000                    37,000

Divisional income                       3,850                     3,885

Divisional investment                27,500                   27,750

Current liabilities                      1,000                     800

R&D                                          1,000                   1,000

The resulting calculations are as follows:

Divisional ROI = Divisional income / Divisional investment

Consumer division ROI = $3,850 / $27,500 = 0.1400, or 14%

Commercial division ROI = $3,885 / $27,750 = 0.1400, or 14%

This illustrates that investment returns are equal at 14% for both divisions.