Questions from Advanced Accounting


Q: Subsidiary Company S has $1,000,000 of bonds

Subsidiary Company S has $1,000,000 of bonds outstanding. The bonds have 10 years to maturity and pay interest at 8% annually. The parent has an average annual borrowing cost of 6% and wishes to reduc...

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Q: Subsidiary Company S has $1,000,000 of bonds

Subsidiary Company S has $1,000,000 of bonds outstanding at 8% annual interest. The bonds have 10 years to maturity. If the parent, Company P, is able to purchase the bonds at a price that reflects 6%...

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Q: Subsidiary Company S has $1,000,000 of bonds

Subsidiary Company S has $1,000,000 of bonds outstanding at 8% annual interest. The bonds have 10 years to maturity. If the parent, Company P, is able to purchase the bonds at a price that reflects 6%...

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Q: Company P purchased $100,000 of subsidiary Company S’s bonds

Company P purchased $100,000 of subsidiary Company S’s bonds for $96,000 on January 1, 2015, when the bonds had five years to maturity. The bonds had been issued at face value and pay interest at 8% a...

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Q: Your friend is a noncontrolling interest shareholder in a large company.

Your friend is a noncontrolling interest shareholder in a large company. He knows that the subsidiary company leases most of its assets from the parent company under operating leases. He further belie...

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Q: A parent company is a producer of production equipment, some of

A parent company is a producer of production equipment, some of which is acquired and used by the parent’s subsidiary companies. The parent offers a discount to the subsidiaries but still earns a sign...

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Q: What will be the effect of the above acquisition on cash flow

What will be the effect of the above acquisition on cash flow statements prepared in periods after the year of the purchase?

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Q: P Company acquires 80% of the common stock of S Company

P Company acquires 80% of the common stock of S Company for an agreed-upon price of $640,000. The fair value of the NCI is $160,000. The book value of the net assets is $600,000, which includes $50,00...

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Q: Company P has internally generated net income of $200,000

Company P has internally generated net income of $200,000 (excludes share of subsidiary income). Company P has 100,000 shares of outstanding common stock. Subsidiary Company S has a net income of $60,...

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Q: A primary beneficiary company has established control over a VIE by guaranteeing

A primary beneficiary company has established control over a VIE by guaranteeing its long term debt and by establishing an income distribution contract. The balance sheet of the VIE on the acquisition...

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