Chapter 11, Problem 5QAP

Heaps Company produces jewelry that requires electroplating with gold, silver, and other valuable metals. Electroplating uses large amounts of water and chemicals, producing wastewater with a number of toxic residuals. Currently, Heaps uses settlement tanks to remove waste; unfortunately, the approach is inefficient, and much of the toxic residue is left in the water thatis discharged into a local river. The amount of toxic discharge exceeds the legal, allowable amounts, and the company is faced with substantial, ongoing environmental fines. The environ-mental violations are also drawing unfavorable public reaction, and sales are being affected. A lawsuit is also impending, which could prove to be quite costly. Management is now considering the installation of a zero-discharge, closed-loop system totreat the wastewater. The proposed closed-loop system would not only purify the wastewater, but also produce cleaner water than that currently being used, increasing plating quality.…

Environmental costs are those costs incurred because poor environmental quality exists or may exist. As with quality costs, environmental costs can be placed into one of four categories. One of these categories is external failure costs. Which of the following describes one of the two external failure cost categories? a. Costs incurred to detect pollution caused by the firm b. Costs incurred to prevent pollution from contaminating the environment after pollution has been produced c. Pollution costs caused by the firm but paid for by society d. Costs incurred to prevent the production of pollution

Heaps Company produces jewelry that requires electroplating with gold, silver, and other valuable metals. Electroplating uses large amounts of water and chemicals, producing wastewater with a number of toxic residuals. Currently, Heaps uses settlement tanks to remove waste; unfortunately, the approach is inefficient, and much of the toxic residue is left in the water that is discharged into a local river. The amount of toxic discharge exceeds the legal, allowable amounts, and the company is faced with substantial, ongoing environmental fines. The environmental violations are also drawing unfavorable public reaction, and sales are being affected. A lawsuit is also impending, which could prove to be quite costly. Management is now considering the installation of a zero-discharge, closed-loop system to treat the wastewater. The proposed closed-loop system would not only purify the wastewater, but also produce cleaner water than that currently being used, increasing plating quality. The…

On March 2015, Agency A is taking legal action against its competitor for patent infringement relating to a patent that had been granted to the agency on one of its products. The outcome of the case is uncertain.  However, it is probable that the court will order the competitor to pay damages to the entity.  - State whether a contingent liability or contingent asset exists.- Explain your answers by stating the criteria of your answers below.

On March 2015, Agency A is taking legal action against its competitor for patent infringement relating to a patent that had been granted to the agency on one of its products. The outcome of the case is uncertain.  However, it is probable that the court will order the competitor to pay damages to the entity. Use facts given in No. 1, but assumes that on June 2015 the Chief Legal Counsel of Agency A informs the management that it is now virtually certain that the court will order the competitor to pay damages to the entity.  State whether a contingent liability or contingent asset exists. Explain your answers by stating the criteria of your answers below.

QUESTION Furnaces Pty Ltd was advised by a local building inspector that one of the chimneys on its premiseswas unsafe and, unless it was repaired, the factory would have to be closed. Furnaces decided thatit was not feasible to stop operations to repair the chimney, so they gained permission to build analternative chimney adjacent to the old chimney, thereby allowing production to continue. They foundthat although the new chimney was substantially the same size and make as the old one, it wascheaper to build than it would have been to repair the old one. Also, the new chimney can betterventilate the weather, which was not available in the previous one. After the new chimney waserected, the old chimney was demolished.Is any amount allowable as a deduction for the cost of the new chimney?

I am resubmitting this as the guidance I received for question 3. A/B/C is incorrect.      Mercer Asbestos Removal Company removes potentially toxic asbestos insulation and related products from buildings. There has been a long-simmering dispute between the company’s estimator and the work supervisors. The on-site supervisors claim that the estimators do not adequately distinguish between routine work such as removal of asbestos insulation around heating pipes in older homes and nonroutine work such as removing asbestos-contaminated ceiling plaster in industrial buildings. The on-site supervisors believe that nonroutine work is far more expensive than routine work and should bear higher customer charges. The estimator sums up his position in this way: “My job is to measure the area to be cleared of asbestos. As directed by top management, I simply multiply the square footage by $2.80 to determine the bid price. Since our average cost is only $2.58 per square foot, that leaves enough…