Questions from Financial Accounting


Q: Smith Company acquired patent rights on January 6, 2013, for

Smith Company acquired patent rights on January 6, 2013, for $882,000. The patent has a useful life equal to its legal life of nine years. On January 3, 2016, Smith successfully defended the patent in...

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Q: Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable DVD players

Beginning inventory, purchases, and sales data for portable DVD players are as follows: The business maintains a perpetual inventory system, costing by the first-in, first-out method. a. Determine t...

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Q: On July 11, American Lift Corporation, a wholesaler of hydraulic

On July 11, American Lift Corporation, a wholesaler of hydraulic lifts, acquired land in exchange for 5,000 shares of $5 par common stock with a current market price of $32. Journalize the entry to re...

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Q: An employee earns $32 per hour and 1.5 times

An employee earns $32 per hour and 1.5 times that rate for all hours in excess of 40 hours per week. Assume that the employee worked 55 hours during the week. Assume further that the social security t...

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Q: The following units of a particular item were available for sale during

The following units of a particular item were available for sale during the calendar year: The firm uses the weighted average cost method with a perpetual inventory system. Determine the cost of mer...

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Q: Wyoming Tours Co. is a travel agency. The nine transactions

Wyoming Tours Co. is a travel agency. The nine transactions recorded by Wyoming Tours during June 2016, its first month of operations, are indicated in the following T accounts: Indicate for each de...

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Q: Using the data in Exercise 8-15, assume that during

Using the data in Exercise 8-15, assume that during the second year of operations Mack’s Plumbing Supply Co. had sales of $4,100,000, wrote off $34,000 of accounts as uncollectible using the direct wr...

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Q: The estimated amount of depreciation on equipment for the current year is

The estimated amount of depreciation on equipment for the current year is $10,650. Journalize the adjusting entry to record the depreciation.

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Q: On January 1, 2016, you win $50,000

On January 1, 2016, you win $50,000,000 in the state lottery. The $50,000,000 prize will be paid in equal installments of $6,250,000 over eight years. The payments will be made on December 31 of each...

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Q: On January 2, Peyroux Company acquired 35% of the outstanding

On January 2, Peyroux Company acquired 35% of the outstanding stock of Gruden Company for $625,000. For the year ended December 31, Gruden Company earned income of $110,000 and paid dividends of $26,0...

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