Complete Question:
James Stilton serves as the CEO of RightLiving, Inc., a corporation that purchases life insurance policies at a reduced price from terminally ill individuals and sells them to investors. RightLiving compensates terminally ill patients with a percentage of the future death benefits (typically 65%) and subsequently sells the policies to investors for 85% of the future benefit amount. The patients receive funds to assist with their medical and other expenses, while the investors are assured a positive return on their investments. The difference between the purchase and retail prices represents RightLiving's profit.
Stilton is aware that some sick patients might acquire insurance policies through deceit (by concealing their illness on the application). If an insurance company uncovers such fraud, it will annul the policy and withhold payment. While Stilton is confident that most of the policies he has acquired are legitimate, he recognizes that a few may not be.
Requirement:
What additional ethical dilemmas might Stilton encounter?
Answer with Explanation:
Stilton's ethical challenges include:
- Should he disclose potential fraud to investors prior to executing sales?
- What policies should be established to ensure that legitimate individuals can easily sell their policies, and how would lack of such policies be unfair for RightLiving, Inc.?
- Stilton also faces ethical issues because the business model benefits from the early deaths of clients, which raises moral questions.
Answer:
Explanation:
Accounts receivable of 320,000 debit
Allowance 600 credit
Sales total 900,000
1% estimated uncollectible:
900,000 x 1% = 9,000
The necessary adjusting entry will be for 9,000
As the calculated allowance corresponds to the sales of this period, we anticipate that 9,000 will be uncollectible in the upcoming period. It’s essential to acknowledge the entire sum now; otherwise, in a future period, we will incur bad debt expense for this previous period.
Recognizing the full amount aligns with the sales period, accommodating for any future uncollectible amounts arising from these sales
Response:
Refer to the explanation section
Clarification:
The disparity between the inventory count recorded and the actual count suggests that the goods in stock have either been sold or lost. For the sake of ongoing operations, it is presumed they have been sold. Accordingly, the journal entry to document the sale is -
December - 31 Cost of goods sold Debit 45,000
($415,000 - $370,000)
Merchandise Inventory Credit 45,000
(To record the sale of merchandise: adjusted)
Answer:
a) Kate will yield 100 tomatoes and no heads of lettuce.
b) Jim will yield 0 tomatoes and 180 heads of lettuce.
Explanation:
Due to better climatic conditions for growing tomatoes at Kate's plot, she should prioritize those for superior quality. Additionally, her lettuce yield per square foot is lower than Jim's (3 heads compared to his 6). This means Kate could cultivate 60 heads and Jim could produce 120 heads of lettuce on 20 square feet (double). Thus, she should skip lettuce cultivation due to both quality and quantity considerations.
The same reasoning applies to Jim's tomato production. If he grows tomatoes, he’ll only manage 60 at a 20-square-foot plot, in contrast to Kate's 100. Therefore, he should refrain from growing tomatoes.
