Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: On January 1, the company adopted a new defined benefit pension

On January 1, the company adopted a new defined benefit pension plan. Existing employees were given credit in the new plan for their past service to the company. This created an immediate projected be...

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Q: The company acquired a machine on January 1 at an original cost

The company acquired a machine on January 1 at an original cost of $108,000. The machine’s estimated residual value is $20,000, and its estimated life is five years. (1) Compute the annual straight-l...

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Q: Stockholders of the company converted 12,000 shares of $40

Stockholders of the company converted 12,000 shares of $40 par preferred stock into 60,000 shares of $1 par common stock. The preferred shares were originally issued for $44 per share. Make the journa...

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Q: The Retained Earnings balance at the end of last year was $

The Retained Earnings balance at the end of last year was $42,000. In June of this year, well after last year’s books were closed, it was found that a mistake had been made in computing depreciation e...

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Q: On August 17, the company declared cash dividends of $35

On August 17, the company declared cash dividends of $35,000. The dividends were paid on September 16. Make the journal entries necessary to record both events.

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Q: A building has a cost of $500,000 and accumulated

A building has a cost of $500,000 and accumulated depreciation of $40,000. The current value of the building is estimated to be $730,000. The company that owns the building is based in Genovia and use...

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Q: The company had the following pension-related balances as of January

The company had the following pension-related balances as of January 1: Projected benefit obligation (PBO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(20,0...

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Q: On January 1, the company purchased the rights to a valuable

On January 1, the company purchased the rights to a valuable Internet domain name for $250,000. Given current market conditions, the company estimates that these rights have an economic life of four y...

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Q: On January 1 of Year 1, the company had a projected

On January 1 of Year 1, the company had a projected benefit obligation (PBO) of $10,000 and a pension fund with a fair value of $9,200. Prior service cost was $2,000; it was being amortized on a strai...

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Q: Refer to Practice 14-10. Make the adjusting journal entries

Refer to Practice 14-10. Make the adjusting journal entries for (a) and (b) and the computations for (c) and (d), assuming that the securities are accounted for using the equity method. Ignore the imp...

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