Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
Exercise 1-13 Basic assumptions and principles
Exercise 1-13 Basic assumptions and principles [LO1-7, 1-8, 1-9]
For
each of the following situations, state whether you agree or disagree
with the financial reporting practice employed, and briefly explain the
reason for your answer.
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1. |
The
controller of the Dumars Corporation increased the carrying value of
land from its original cost of $2 million to its recently appraised
value of $3.5 million.
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2. |
The
president of Vosburgh Industries asked the company controller to charge
miscellaneous expense for the purchase of an automobile to be used
solely for personal use.
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3. |
At
the end of its 2013 fiscal year, Dower, Inc., received an order from a
customer for $45,350. The merchandise will ship early in 2014. Because
the sale was made to a long-time customer, the controller recorded the
sale in 2013.
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4. |
At
the beginning of its 2013 fiscal year, Rossi Imports paid $48,000 for a
two-year lease on warehouse space. Rossi recorded the expenditure as an
asset to be expensed equally over the two-year period of the lease.
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5. |
The Reliable Tire Company included a note in its financial statements that described a pending lawsuit against the company.
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6. |
The
Hughes Corporation, a company whose securities are publicly traded,
prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for
internal use but disseminates to external users only the annual
financial statements.
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Exercise 1-2 Accrual accounting - Intermediate Accounting Spiceland 7th Edition
Exercise 1-2 Accrual accounting [LO1-2]
Listed below are several transactions that took place during the second two years of operations for RPG Consulting.
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Year 2 | Year 3 | |||||
Amounts billed to customers for services rendered | $ | 430,000 | $ | 530,000 | ||
Cash collected from credit customers | 340,000 | 480,000 | ||||
Cash disbursements: | ||||||
Payment of rent | 88,000 | 0 | ||||
Salaries paid to employees for services rendered during the year | 148,000 | 168,000 | ||||
Travel and entertainment | 38,000 | 48,000 | ||||
Advertising | 19,000 | 43,000 | ||||
In
addition, you learn that the company incurred advertising costs of
$33,000 in year 2, owed the advertising agency $5,800 at the end of year
1, and there were no liabilities at the end of year 3. Also, there were
no anticipated bad debts on receivables, and the rent payment was for a
two-year period, year 2 and year 3.
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Sunday, August 17, 2014
Alamos Co. exchanged equipment and $18,000 cash for similar equipment. The book value and the fair value of the old equipment were $82,000 and $90,000, respectively.
Alamos Co. exchanged equipment and $18,000 cash for similar equipment.
The book value and the fair value of the old equipment were $82,000 and
$90,000, respectively.
Assuming that the exchange has commercial substance, Alamos would record a gain/(loss) of:
Assuming that the exchange has commercial substance, Alamos would record a gain/(loss) of:
$26,000. | |
$8,000. | |
$(8,000). | |
$0. |
Equipment-new (FV of old + $18,000) | 108,000 | |
Cash | 18,000 | |
Equipment-old (book value) | 82,000 | |
Gain ($90,000 – 82,000) | 8,000 |
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Why would a company use the cash basis of accounting?
To my understanding, some organizations may use the cash
basis of accounting when they cannot convert to GAAP due to costs. When filing
their income taxes the organization may use the tax basis of accounting to save
money for that organization. Political campaigns and committees would be an
example of an organization that would use the cash basis of accounting.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Valuation of Bonds
Bonds generally provide for periodic fixed interest payments at a contract rate of interest. At issuance, or thereafter, the market rate of interest for the particular type of bond may be above, the same, or below the contract rate. If the market rate exceeds the contract rate, the book value will be less than the maturity value. The difference (discount) will make up for the contract rate being below the market rate.
Conversely, when the contract rate exceeds the market rate, the bond will sell for more than maturity value to bring the effective rate to the market rate. This difference (premium) will make up for the contract rate being above the market rate. When the contract rate equals the market rate, the bond will sell for the maturity value.
The market value of a bond is equal to the maturity value and interest payments discounted to the present. Finally, when solving bond problems, candidates must be careful when determining the number of months to use in the calculation of interest and discount/premium amortization. For example, candidates frequently look at a bond issue with an interest date of September 1 and count 3 months to December 31. This error is easy to make because candidates focus only on the fact that September is the ninth month instead of also noting whether the date is at the beginning or end of the month.
The issue price of bonds is equal to the present value (PV) of the maturity value plus the PV of the interest annuity. The PV must be computed using the yield rate. The computation is
Amount PV Factor PV
$1,000,000 × .386 = $386,000
80,000 × 6.145 = 491,600
Total issue price $877,600
The interest amount above ($80,000) is the principal ($1,000,000) times the stated rate (8%).
Play Casino Games Online Conversely, when the contract rate exceeds the market rate, the bond will sell for more than maturity value to bring the effective rate to the market rate. This difference (premium) will make up for the contract rate being above the market rate. When the contract rate equals the market rate, the bond will sell for the maturity value.
The market value of a bond is equal to the maturity value and interest payments discounted to the present. Finally, when solving bond problems, candidates must be careful when determining the number of months to use in the calculation of interest and discount/premium amortization. For example, candidates frequently look at a bond issue with an interest date of September 1 and count 3 months to December 31. This error is easy to make because candidates focus only on the fact that September is the ninth month instead of also noting whether the date is at the beginning or end of the month.
The issue price of bonds is equal to the present value (PV) of the maturity value plus the PV of the interest annuity. The PV must be computed using the yield rate. The computation is
Amount PV Factor PV
$1,000,000 × .386 = $386,000
80,000 × 6.145 = 491,600
Total issue price $877,600
The interest amount above ($80,000) is the principal ($1,000,000) times the stated rate (8%).
Monday, July 29, 2013
A client wants to know how many years it would take before..
the accumulated cash flows from an investment exceed the initial investment, without taking the time value of money into account. Which of the following financial models should be used?
Answer: Payback Period
The requirement is to identify the term that describes a method that measures the number of years it takes to recoup an initial investment without considering the time value of money. This answer is correct because the definition describes the payback period.
- Net present value
- Time value of money
- Payback period
- Internal rate of return
Answer: Payback Period
The requirement is to identify the term that describes a method that measures the number of years it takes to recoup an initial investment without considering the time value of money. This answer is correct because the definition describes the payback period.
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