Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: Fernandez Corp. invested its excess cash in securities during 2017.

Fernandez Corp. invested its excess cash in securities during 2017. As of December 31, 2017, the securities portfolio consisted of the following common stocks. Instructions a. What should be report...

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Q: McElroy Company has the following portfolio of investment securities at September 30

McElroy Company has the following portfolio of investment securities at September 30, 2017, its most recent reporting date. On October 10, 2017, the Horton shares were sold at a price of $54 per sha...

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Q: Johnstone Co. purchased a put option on Ewing common shares on

Johnstone Co. purchased a put option on Ewing common shares on July 7, 2017, for $240. The put option is for 200 shares, and the strike price is $70. (The market price of a share of Ewing stock on tha...

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Q: Warren Co. purchased a put option on Echo common shares on

Warren Co. purchased a put option on Echo common shares on January 7, 2017, for $360. The put option is for 400 shares, and the strike price is $85 (which equals the price of an Echo share on the purc...

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Q: Brooks Corp. is a medium-sized corporation specializing in quarrying

Brooks Corp. is a medium-sized corporation specializing in quarrying stone for building construction. The company has long dominated the market, at one time achieving a 70% market penetration. During...

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Q: LEW Jewelry Co. uses gold in the manufacture of its products

LEW Jewelry Co. uses gold in the manufacture of its products. LEW anticipates that it will need to purchase 500 ounces of gold in October 2017, for jewelry that will be shipped for the holiday shoppin...

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Q: On October 15, 2017, Oil Products Co. purchased 4

On October 15, 2017, Oil Products Co. purchased 4,000 barrels of fuel oil with a cost of $240,000 ($60 per barrel). Oil Products is holding this inventory in anticipation of the winter 2018 heating se...

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Q: On January 1, 2017, Acker Inc. had the following

On January 1, 2017, Acker Inc. had the following balance sheet. The accumulated other comprehensive income related to unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale debt securities. The fair value o...

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Q: Talarczyk Company sold 10,000 Super-Spreaders on December 31

Talarczyk Company sold 10,000 Super-Spreaders on December 31, 2017, at a total price of $1,000,000, with a warranty guarantee that the product was free of any defects. The cost of the spreaders sold i...

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Q: Tablet Tailors sells tablet PCs combined with Internet service, which permits

Tablet Tailors sells tablet PCs combined with Internet service, which permits the tablet to connect to the Internet anywhere and set up a Wi-Fi hot spot. It offers two bundles with the following terms...

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