Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: Blanton Plastics, a household plastic product manufacturer, borrowed $14

Blanton Plastics, a household plastic product manufacturer, borrowed $14 million cash on October 1, 2024, to provide working capital for year-end production. Blanton issued a four-month, 12% promissor...

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Q: Camden Biotechnology began operations in September 2024. The following selected transactions

Camden Biotechnology began operations in September 2024. The following selected transactions relate to liabilities of the company for September 2024 through March 2025. Camden’s fiscal year ends on De...

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Q: The balance sheet at December 31, 2024, for Nevada Harvester

The balance sheet at December 31, 2024, for Nevada Harvester Corporation includes the liabilities listed below: a. 11% bonds with a face amount of $40 million were issued for $40 million on October 31...

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Q: The unadjusted trial balance of the Manufacturing Equitable at December 31,

The unadjusted trial balance of the Manufacturing Equitable at December 31, 2024, the end of its fiscal year, included the following account balances. Manufacturing’s 2024 financial...

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Q: Sometimes compensation packages include bonuses designed to provide performance incentives to employees

Sometimes compensation packages include bonuses designed to provide performance incentives to employees. The difficulty a bonus can cause accountants is not an accounting problem, but a math problem....

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Q: Eastern Manufacturing is involved with several situations that possibly involve contingencies.

Eastern Manufacturing is involved with several situations that possibly involve contingencies. Each is described below. Easter’s fiscal year ends December 31, and the 2024 financial statements are iss...

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Q: The Heinrich Tire Company recalled a tire in its subcompact line in

The Heinrich Tire Company recalled a tire in its subcompact line in December 2024. Costs associated with the recall were originally thought to approximate $50 million. Now, though, while management fe...

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Q: You are the new controller for Moonlight Bay Resorts. The company

You are the new controller for Moonlight Bay Resorts. The company CFO has asked you to determine the company’s interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2024. Your accounting group provided you...

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Q: Universal Leasing leases electronic equipment to a variety of businesses. The

Universal Leasing leases electronic equipment to a variety of businesses. The company’s primary service is providing alternate financing by acquiring equipment and leasing it to customers under long-t...

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Q: High Time Tours leased rock-climbing equipment from Adventures Leasing on

High Time Tours leased rock-climbing equipment from Adventures Leasing on January 1, 2024. High Time has the option to renew the lease at the end of two years for an additional three years for $8,000...

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