Q1. XYZ Corporation operates in the retail sector and provides the following financial information for the fiscal year 2023: Net Sales: $3,000,000 Cost of Goods Sold (COGS): $1,500,000 Operating Expenses: $500,000 Total Assets: $5,000,000 Total Liabilities: $2,000,000 Shareholders Equity: $3,000,000 Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT): $1,000,000 Interest Expense: $200,000 Taxes: $250,000 Earnings Per Share (EPS): $5 Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio: 20 Calculate the following financial ratios for XYZ Corporation: Gross Profit Margin Operating Profit Margin Net Profit Margin Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Equity (ROE)

At the end of 2016, the total assets of XYZ Store amounted to P650, 000, 40% of which is current. Total liabilities are P120, 000. During the year, the company registered total revenue of P850, 000, cost of goods sold is 40% and selling and general expenses are 20%.Selling and general expenses amounted toSelect one:a.P170,000b.P68,000c.P200,000d.P102,000

Required informationSkip to question[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.]XYZ is a calendar-year corporation that began business on January 1, 2023. For the year, it reported the following information in its current-year audited income statement. Notes with important tax information are provided below. Use Exhibit 16-6.XYZ corporation Income statement For current year Book IncomeRevenue from sales $ 42,600,000Cost of Goods Sold (28,755,000)Gross profit $ 13,845,000   Other income:  Income from investment in corporate stock 300,0001Footnote 1Interest income 30,4002Footnote 2Capital gains (losses) (4,000)Gain or loss from disposition of fixed assets 3,0003Footnote 3Miscellaneous income 50,000Gross Income $ 14,224,400Expenses:  Compensation (7,526,000)4Footnote 4Stock option compensation (226,000)5Footnote 5Advertising (1,376,000)Repairs and Maintenance (88,000)Rent expense (35,000)Bad Debt expense (54,000)6Footnote 6Depreciation (1,725,000)7Footnote 7Warranty expenses (96,000)8Footnote 8Charitable donations (500,000)9Footnote 9Meals (38,600)Goodwill impairment (36,500)10Footnote 10Organizational expenditures (48,500)11Footnote 11Other expenses (166,000)12Footnote 12Total expenses $ (11,915,600)Income before taxes $ 2,308,800Provision for income taxes (400,000)13Footnote 13Net Income after taxes $ 1,908,800XYZ owns 30% of the outstanding Hobble Corporation (HC) stock. Hobble Corporation reported $1,000,000 of income for the year. XYZ accounted for its investment in HC under the equity method, and it recorded its pro rata share of HC's earnings for the year. HC also distributed a $200,000 dividend to XYZ. For tax purposes, HC reports the actual dividend received as income, not the pro rata share of HC's earnings.Of the $30,400 interest income, $7,600 was from a City of Seattle bond, $9,600 was from a Tacoma City bond, $8,600 was from a fully taxable corporate bond, and the remaining $4,600 was from a money market account.This gain is from equipment that XYZ purchased in February and sold in December (i.e., it does not qualify as §1231 gain).This includes total officer compensation of $2,500,000 (no one officer received more than $1,000,000 compensation).This amount is the portion of incentive stock option compensation that was expensed during the year (recipients are officers).XYZ actually wrote off $33,500 of its accounts receivable as uncollectible.Tax depreciation was $2,225,000.In the current year, XYZ did not make any actual payments on warranties it provided to customers.XYZ made $500,000 of cash contributions to charities during the yearOn July 1 of this year, XYZ acquired the assets of another business. In the process, it acquired $339,000 of goodwill. At the end of the year, XYZ wrote off $36,500 of the goodwill as impaired.XYZ expensed all of its organizational expenditures for book purposes. XYZ expensed the maximum amount of organizational expenditures allowed for tax purposes.The other expenses do not contain any items with book–tax differences.This is an estimated tax provision (federal tax expense) for the year. Assume that XYZ is not subject to state income taxes.Estimated tax information:XYZ made four equal estimated tax payments totaling $440,000 ($110,000 per quarter). For purposes of estimated tax liabilities, assume XYZ was in existence in 2022 and that in 2022 it reported a tax liability of $612,000. During 2023, XYZ determined its taxable income at the end of each of the first three quarters as follows:Quarter-end Cumulative taxable income (loss)First $ 465,000Second $ 1,165,000Third $ 1,685,000Finally, assume that XYZ is not a large corporation for purposes of estimated tax calculations.Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount.

As of 2022, XYZ Corporation has saved up a total of $500,000. This money represents all the earnings the company has made since it started in 2010. They considered everything - like costs for running the business, taxes they had to pay, and money set aside for future needsin this earning did they include expenses tax payment or did they not included it

During Year 2, XYZ Inc. reported an absorption costing income from operations of $100,000. The following information is given to you with respect to XYZ’s Year 2 activity:- Beginning Inventories: 10,000 units (including $3 of fixed overhead per unit).- During Year 2, XYZ Inc. produced and sold 90,000 and 85,000 units respectively.- Fixed overhead per unit on units produced during Year 2 amounted to $2.50 per unit.- XYZ employs a FIFO (First-in First-out) approach to inventory sales.Based on the information provided, variable costing income from operations would have been:Select one:a. $92,500.b. $137,500.c. $117,500.d. $112,500.

Cash Budget: • Question 4 (i) (15 Marks)As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for XYZ Limited you are required to prepare a cash budget for the period 01 October to 31 December 2023. The following are the cash sales. Cash sales Month October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 US$ US$ US$Cash sales 224,000 256,000 288,000 In terms of debtors, 90% of total debtors from the previous month will be collected as accounts receivable / debtors’ receipts of the month following and the remaining balance is written off in the income statement and not accounted for in the cash budget: Debtors Aged AnalysisMonth September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 US$ US$ US$ US$Total debtors Balance 300,933.33 361,066.67 411,200.00 526,500.26 Expenses: Cash for purchases, October 2023, $180,000.00, November 2023, $230,000.00 and December 2023, $245,000.00. Payments to Creditors, October 2023, $180,000.00, November 2023, $130,000.00 and December 2023, $145,000.00.Wages and salaries, October 2023, $105,000.00, November 2023, $130,000.00 and December 2023, $145,000.00.Selling and distribution expense October 2023, $10,000.00, November 2023, $15,000.00 and December 2023, $25,000.00. Company tax expense October 2023, $11,000.00, November 2023, $16,000.00 and December 2023, $24,000.00. Administrative expenses are calculated as 45% of the cash purchases for each month based on (a) above. Property tax to be expensed is calculated as 15% of the cash purchases for each month based on (a) above. The opening balance on 1st of October 2023 is $32,000. • Question 4 (ii) (5 Marks) Establish whether there is a cash surplus or a budget deficit in question 4 (i) above. If there is a cash surplus advise the entity on different strategies for investing the excess cash and if there is a cash budget deficit advise the company on different methods of raising sources of funds / finance to cushion on the negative cash and cash equivalent.