Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: Tolls R Us is a company whose primary business activity is operating

Tolls R Us is a company whose primary business activity is operating toll roads. Tolls R Us receives licenses from the government to operate the toll roads that are typically expensed for a specified...

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Q: Absco, Inc. is a calendar-year-end clothing

Absco, Inc. is a calendar-year-end clothing manufacturer that sells exclusively to retailers. It engages in a large number of contracts with its customers. Following are some specific contract issues...

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Q: Wildcat Sporting Goods (WSG) sells athletic shoes and trendy sports

Wildcat Sporting Goods (WSG) sells athletic shoes and trendy sports apparel to a variety of sporting goods stores in the Northeast and, in 2011, WSG also began direct Internet sales to consumers. WSG&...

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Q: KR Automotives is a calendar-year car dealer that sells cars

KR Automotives is a calendar-year car dealer that sells cars made by Hoyta. KR uses LIFO and calculates the lower of cost or market using an individual-item basis. The CFO of KR believes that KR will...

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Q: The Kroger Co. reported cash income taxes paid of $557

The Kroger Co. reported cash income taxes paid of $557 million for the year ended January 28, 2017 (fiscal year 2016). In addition, it reported the following: a. What is the LIFO reserve for Kroger a...

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Q: Tarheel Farm, Inc. (TFI) is a North Carolina

Tarheel Farm, Inc. (TFI) is a North Carolina corporation involved in agricultural production and has an October 31 fiscal year-end. It is not publicly traded, but it is required to prepare annual IFRS...

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Q: Treasure Island Corporation (TIC) sells time shares in luxury oceanfront

Treasure Island Corporation (TIC) sells time shares in luxury oceanfront cottages. During the year ended December 31, 2017, TIC completed a project consisting of 100 cottages in a particularly scenic...

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Q: On rare occasions, a company will acquire property, plant,

On rare occasions, a company will acquire property, plant, or equipment in a nonmonetary exchange in which two entities exchange one nonmonetary asset for another nonmonetary asset. Read sections 5, 2...

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Q: Sycamore Sidewalk Company enters into a contract with a customer to sell

Sycamore Sidewalk Company enters into a contract with a customer to sell three products for a total transaction price of $15,000. Information related to these three products is provided in the followi...

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Q: Ed’s Market Company (EMC) grows and sells fresh fruits and

Ed’s Market Company (EMC) grows and sells fresh fruits and vegetables. EMC experienced three different unfortunate events in the current year. 1. In February, the government acquired 20 acres from EM...

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