Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: Sachs Brands’s defined benefit pension plan specifies annual retirement benefits equal to

Sachs Brands’s defined benefit pension plan specifies annual retirement benefits equal to 1.6% × service years × final year’s salary, payable at the end of each year. Angela Davenport was hired by Sac...

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Q: Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April

Stanley-Morgan Industries adopted a defined benefit pension plan on April 12, 2021. The provisions of the plan were not made retroactive to prior years. A local bank, engaged as trustee for the plan a...

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Q: Herring Wholesale Company has a defined benefit pension plan. On January

Herring Wholesale Company has a defined benefit pension plan. On January 1, 2021, the following pension-related data were available: The rate of return on plan assets during 2021 was 9%, although it w...

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Q: A partially completed pension spreadsheet showing the relationships among the elements that

A partially completed pension spreadsheet showing the relationships among the elements that constitute Carney, Inc.’s defined benefit pension plan follows. Six years earlier, Carney...

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Q: U.S. Metallurgical Inc., reported the following balances in

U.S. Metallurgical Inc., reported the following balances in its financial statements and disclosure notes at December 31, 2020. Plan assets $400,000 Projected benefit obligation 320,000 U.S.M.’s actua...

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Q: During its first year of operations, the McCollum Corporation entered into

During its first year of operations, the McCollum Corporation entered into the following transactions relating to shareholders’ equity. The corporation was authorized to issue 100 mi...

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Q: In late 2020, the Nicklaus Corporation was formed. The corporate

In late 2020, the Nicklaus Corporation was formed. The corporate charter authorizes the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of common stock carrying a $1 par value, and 1,000,000 shares of $5 par value, nonc...

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Q: A new CEO was hired to revive the floundering Champion Chemical Corporation

A new CEO was hired to revive the floundering Champion Chemical Corporation. The company had endured operating losses for several years, but confidence was emerging that better times were ahead. The b...

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Q: The shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of TNL Systems Inc

The shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of TNL Systems Inc. included the following accounts at December 31, 2020: Shareholders’ Equity ($ in millions) Common stock, 240 million shares at...

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Q: At the beginning of 2021, Pioneer Products’ ownership interest in the

At the beginning of 2021, Pioneer Products’ ownership interest in the common stock of LLB Co. increased to the point that it became appropriate to begin using the equity method of accounting for the i...

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