Questions from Accounting Principles


Q: On January 1, 2020, White River Corporation paid $2

On January 1, 2020, White River Corporation paid $2,499,760 to acquire bonds of Precision Investment Corp with a par value of $2,480,000. The annual contract rate on the bonds is 7.5% and interest is...

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Q: ABC Inc. had the following selected transactions during the year.

ABC Inc. had the following selected transactions during the year. Identify whether each of 1 through 8 represents an equity investment (E), investment in a debt security (D), or neither (N) from ABC I...

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Q: Refer to the information in QS 15-9. Show how

Refer to the information in QS 15-9. Show how the investment will be presented on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet, assuming the carrying value reflected the fair value. Data from QS 15-9: On Jan...

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Q: On January 2, 2020, Nassau Travel Corp. paid $

On January 2, 2020, Nassau Travel Corp. paid $500,000 cash to acquire 10,000 of Suffolk Corporation’s 40,000 outstanding common shares. Assume that Nassau has significant influence over Suffolk as a r...

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Q: On January 2, 2020, Bella Software Corp. paid cash

On January 2, 2020, Bella Software Corp. paid cash of $1,200,000 to acquire 704,000 of Domino Inc.’s 3,200,000 outstanding common shares. Assume that Bella has significant influence over Domino as a r...

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Q: Refer to QS 15-1. Identify how each investment would

Refer to QS 15-1. Identify how each investment would be classified from ABC Inc.’s perspective: non-strategic (N), investment in associate (I), business combination (B), joint arrangement (J), or not...

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Q: On May 2, 2020, Systematic Industries Inc. acquired 1

On May 2, 2020, Systematic Industries Inc. acquired 1,200 common shares of Computer Gaming Corp. at $40.50 per share. Systematic’s intent is to sell the shares within eight to ten months. On August 7,...

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Q: Dynamic Express Inc. prepared the summary shown below regarding its investments

Dynamic Express Inc. prepared the summary shown below regarding its investments on December 31, 2020, its year-end. Prepare the appropriate entry on December 31, 2020, to record the fair value adjustm...

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Q: Wind Industries had selected unadjusted balances as shown below at year-

Wind Industries had selected unadjusted balances as shown below at year-end. A search on the Internet showed fair values on December 31, 2020, of CashCo, $18; Wells, $0.70. Prepare the appropriate ent...

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Q: Refer to the information in QS 15-5. Show how

Refer to the information in QS 15-5. Show how the investments will be presented on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet. Data from QS 15-5: Wind Industries had selected unadjusted balances as shown b...

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