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> Meubles Fischer SA had the following balances for its property, plant, and equipment accounts (in thousands of euros): During fiscal year 2018, Meubles Fischer acquired € I 00 thousand in property by signing a mortgage, plus another &aci

> Lincoln Company owns no plant assets and reported the following income statement for the current year: Additional balance sheet information about the company follows: Use the information to a. calculate the net cash flow from operating activities under t

> Use the following information about the 2018 cash flows of Mason Corporation to prepare a statement of cash flows under the direct method. Refer to Exhibit 4.3 for the appropriate format.

> Consider the following data for several firms from 2017 ($ millions): a. Compute the operating cash flow to current liabilities (OCFCL) ratio for each firm. b. Compute the free cash flow for each firm. c. Comment on the results of your computations.

> Consider the following 2017 data for several pharmaceutical firms ($ mill ions). (None of the firms reported the proceeds from disposals of property, plant, and equipment.) a. Compute the operating cash flow to current liabilities (OCFCL) ratio for each

> Solomon Corporation ·s adjusted trial balance for the year ending December 31, 2018. is: a. Prepare its income statement and statement of stockholders' equity for the current year. and its balance sheet for the current year-end. Cash divide

> Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. a leading manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings and accessories sells products through an exclusive network of approximately 300 design centers. All of Ethan Allen’s products are sold by special order.

> The adjusted trial balance of Parker Corporation. prepared December 31. 2018. contains the following selected accounts. a. Prepare entries to close these accounts in journal entry form. b. Set up T-accounts for each of the ledger accounts enter the balan

> Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) is a specialty retailer of casual apparel. The following information is taken from AN F's fiscal 10-K report for the fiscal year 2017. which ended February 3, 2018. (All amounts in$ thousands.) a. ANF reported Cost of Go

> Assets are recorded at historical costs even though current market values might, arguably, be more relevant to financial statement readers. Describe the reasoning behind historical cost usage.

> Jake Thomas began Thomas Refinishing Service on July I, 2019. Selected accounts are shown below as of July 31 before any adjusting entries have been made. Using the following information prepare the adjusting entries necessary on July 31 (a) using the f

> Selected T-account balances for Fields Company are shown below as of January 31, 2019; adjusting entries have already been posted. The firm uses a calendar-year accounting period but prepares monthly adjustments. a. If the amount in Supplies Expense repr

> Norton Company closes its accounts on December 31 each year. The company works a five-day work week and pays its employees every two weeks. On December 31, 2018, Norton accrued $4,700 of salaries payable. On January 7, 2019, the company paid salaries of

> For each of the following separate situations, prepare the necessary adjustments (a) using the financial statement effects template, and (b) in journal entry form. 1. Unrecorded depreciation on equipment is $610. 2. On the date for preparing financial st

> The adjusted trial balance as of December 31.2018, for Brooks Consulting Company contains the following selected accounts. 1. Prepare entries to close these accounts in journal entry form. 2. Set up T-accounts for each of the ledger accounts enter the ba

> For each of the four separate situations 1 through 4 below, compute the unknown amounts referenced by the letters a through d shown.

> The following balance sheet data are reported for Beaver, Inc., at May 31, 2019. Assume that on June 1, 2019. only the following two transaction occurred. June 1 Purchased additional equipment costing $15,000, giving $2,000 cash and a $13,000 note payabl

> Use the information in Exercise 2-47 to complete the following. a. Prepare journal entries for each of the transactions 1 through 9. b. Set up T-accounts for each of the accounts used in part a and post the journal entries to those T-accounts. (The T-acc

> Record the effect of each of the following independent transactions using the financial statement effects template provided. Confirm that Assets= Liabilities + Equity.

> The following balance sheet data are reported for Bettis Contractors at June 30, 2019. Assume that during the next two days only the following three transactions occurred: July 1 Paid $5,000 cash toward the notes payable owed. 2 Purchased equipment for $

> On January 2, Haskins Company purchases a laser cutting machine for use in fabrication of a part for one of its key products. The machine cost $80,000, and its estimated useful life is five years, after which the expected salvage value is $5,000. Compute

> Use the information in Exercise 2-44 to complete the following. a. Prepare journal entries for each of the transactions (I) through (9). b. Set up T-accounts for each of the accounts used in part a and post the journal entries to those T-accounts . (The

> Following are selected accounts for Kimberly-Clark Corporation for 2017. a. Indicate the appropriate classification of each account as appearing in either its balance sheet (B) or its income statement ( I). b. Using the data, compute its amounts for tota

> El Puerto de Liverpool (Liverpool) is a large retailer in Mexico. The following accounts are selected from its annual report for the fiscal year ended December 3 1, 2017. The amounts below are in thousands of Mexican pesos. a. Indicate the appropriate cl

> Shoprite Holdings Ltd is an African food retailer listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The following accounts are selected from its annual report for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2017. The amounts below are in millions of South African rand. a. In

> Following are selected accounts for The Procter & Gamble Company for June 30, 2017. a. Indicate the appropriate classification of each account as appearing in either its balance sheet (B) or its income statement (I). b. Using the data, compute the am

> The following balance sheet data are reported for Brownlee Catering at September 30, 2019. Assume that on October I, 2019, only the following two transactions occurred: October I Purchased additional equipment costing $11,000, giving $3,000 cash and sign

> Following is balance sheet information for Lynch Services at the end of 2018 and 2017. a. Prepare balance sheets at December 31 of each year. b. The firm declared and paid a cash dividend of $10,000 in December 2018. Compute its net income for 2018.

> Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company reports the following information on its cash-flow hedges (derivatives) in comprehensive income (net income plus other comprehensive income) in its 2018 10-K report: a. Identify and describe the usual applications for d

> Refer to the Easton Company acquisition described in El2-42. Instead of a 100% acquisition, assume that Easton purchased 40% of the outstanding shares of Harris Company on January I , 2019, for $ 156,000 in cash. Also assume that the undervalued building

> Easton Company acquires 100% of the outstanding voting shares of Harris Company on January 1, 2019. To obtain these shares, Easton pays $210,000 in cash and issues 5,000 of its $10 par value common stock. On this date, Easton's stock has a fair value of

> What does the term current denote when referring to assets?

> On January 1, 2019, Engel Company purchases I 00% of Ball Company for $16.8 million. At the a time of acquisition, Ball's stockholders' equity (and the fair value of its identifiable net assets) is reported at $ 10.2 million. Engel ascribes the excess of

> Rayburn Company purchased all of Kanodia Company's common stock for cash on January 1, at which time the separate balance sheets of the two corporations appeared as follows: During purchase negotiations, Rayburn determined that the appraised value of Kan

> On January 1 of the current year, Healy Company purchased all of the common shares of Miller Company for $500,000 cash. Balance sheets of the two firms at acquisition follow. During purchase negotiations, Miller's plant assets were appraised at $425,000;

> Merck & Co., Inc., reports a December 31, 2016, balance of $715 million in "Investments in affiliates accounted for using the equity method" ("Investments in affiliates"). Provide the entries for the following events for fiscal year 2017: a. Merck's shar

> Kasznik Company began operations on January 2, 2019, and by year-end (December 31) had made the following investments in financial securities. Year-end information on these investments follows. a. At what total amount are the trading stock investments re

> Refer to the data for Guay Company in Exercise 12-35. Assume that Guay Company reports under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Under IFRS, Guay can designate an equity investment for accounting based on FVOCI (fair value-other comprehen

> Guay Company had the following transactions and adjustment related to a passive equity investment. 2019 Nov. 15 Purchased 5,000 shares of Core, Inc.'s common stock at $16 per share plus a brokerage commission of $900. Guay Company expects to sell the sto

> On August 2 1, 2017, upon the completion of a tender offer, Intel Corporation acquired 97 .3% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Mobileye. This acquisition "combines Mobileye's leading computer vision expertise with Intel's high-performance computing

> During 2017, Amazon.com, Inc., made two significant acqu1s1t1ons intending to expand the company's retail presence. On May I 2, 2017, Amazon acquired Souq Group Ltd. ("Souq"), ane-commerce company, for approximately $583 million, net of cash acquired and

> On January 1, 2019, Ball Corporation purchased, as a stock investment, I 0,000 shares of Leftwich Company common stock for $ 15 cash per share. On December 3 1, 2019, Leftwich announced net income of $80,000 for the year and paid a cash dividend of $1.10

> Janice Utley is saving for a real estate investment. If she invests $1,000 now and then at the beginning of each of the next 35 months (36 months in total) at an interest rate of 1% per month, what will be the investment balance at the end of month 36?

> The following transactions involve investments in marketable securities and are accounted for using the equity method. (1) Healy Co. purchases 15,000 common shares of Palepu Co. at $8 cash per share; the shares represent 25% ownership of Palepu. (2) Heal

> The following transactions involve investments in marketable securities and are accounted for using the equity method. (1) Purchased 12,000 common shares of Barth Co. at $9 cash per share; the shares represent 30% ownership in Barth. (2) Received a cash

> CNA Financial Corporation provides the following information from its 2018 10-K report: Investments The Company classifies its fixed maturity securities as either available-for-sale or trading, and as such, they are carried at fair value. Changes in fair

> Baylor Company purchased 75% of the common stock of Reed Company for $600,000 in cash when the stockholders' equity of Reed Company consisted of $500,000 in common stock and $300,000 in retained earnings. On the acquisition date, the stockholders' equity

> Barclay, Inc., had the following transactions and adjustments related to a bond investment that is classified as a trading security. 2018 Nov. 1 Purchased $300,000 face value of Joos, Inc.'s 9% bonds at l02 plus a brokerage commission of $900. The bonds

> Four transactions involving investments in marketable debt securities classified as trading follow. (1) On July I, purchased US Treasury Bonds for $407,000 in cash. The bonds have a face value of $400,000 and pay interest semi-annually (June 30 and Decem

> The 2018 statement of stockholders' equity for Walt Disney Co. is presented bel ow. (Disney includes both par value and additional paid-in capital under the heading "Common Stock." Non-controlling interests have been excluded for simplicity, so the rows

> Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. and known as the "Sage of Omaha" for his investment success has stated that his firm is not interested in investing in a company whose business model he does not understand through reading its financial statemen

> What does the concept of liquidity refer to? Explain.

> Leslie Porter is planning a trip to Europe upon graduation in two years. She anticipates that her trip will cost $14,000. She would like to set aside an amount now to save for the trip. How much should she set aside if her savings earns 4% interest compo

> A portion of Note 2: Earnings per Share from Facebook, lnc.'s 10-K is as follows: a. Explain why employee stock options and restricted stock units are adjustments to the denominator for diluted EPS. b. Facebook computes EPS separately for its Class B sha

> Does a balance sheet report on a period of time or at a point in time? Also, explain the information conveyed in that report. Does an income statement report on a period of time or at a point in time? Also, explain the information conveyed in that report

> Following is the stockholders' equity section of the Merck & Co., Inc., balance sheet. / a. Explain the derivation of the $ 1,788 million in the common stock account. b. Using December 3 1, 20 17, balances, at what average issue price were the Merck comm

> Companies prepare four primary financial statements. What are those financial statements and what information is typically conveyed in each?

> Following is the stockholders' equity section of the Intuit Inc. balance sheet (dollars in millions, except par value; shares in thousands). Changes in the company's outstanding shares are due to (1) treasury share purchases by the company and (2) issue

> The accounting equation (Assets= Liabilities+ Equity) is a fundamental business concept. Explain what this equation reveals about a company's sources and uses of funds and the claims on company resources.

> On March I of the current year Xie Company has 400,000 shares of $20 par value common stock that are issued and outstanding. Its balance sheet shows the following account balances relating to a common stock. On March 2, Xie Company splits its common stoc

> What are the three major business activities of a company that are motivated and shaped by planning activities? Explain each activity.

> The stockholders' equity of Kinney Company at December 31, 2018 is shown below: The following transactions among others occurred during 2019. Apr 1 Declared and issued a IO0% stock dividend on all outstanding shares of common stock. The market value of

> Define net working capital. Explain how increasing the amount of trade credit can reduce the net working capital for a company.

> Despite his relative youth, Samuel Hunter has started planning for his retirement. At present, he has $2,400 he can invest, and he believes that he will be able to invest that amount each year for the next 39 years-40 contributions in total. a. If his in

> The stockholders equity of Palepu Company at December 31, 2018 appears below. During 2019. the following transactions occurred: May 12 Declared and issued a 7% stock dividend; the common stock market value was $18 per share. Dec. 31 Declared and paid a c

> What three conditions must be satisfied to require reporting of a liability on the balance sheet?

> Chaney Company has outstanding 25,000 shares of $JO par value common stock. It also has $405.000 of retained earnings. Near the current year-end. the company declares and pays a cash dividend of $1.90 per share and declares and issues a 4% stock dividend

> How does the quick ratio differ from the current ratio?

> Skinner Company began business on June 30, 2018. At that time, it issued 18,000 shares of $50 par value, 6% cumulative preferred stock, and 90,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. Through the end of 2020, there has been no change in the number of pr

> The balance sheet consists of assets, liabilities, and equity. Define each category and provide two examples of accounts reported within each category.

> The following is the stockholders' equity section from Chipotle Mexican Grill, lnc.'s balance sheet (in thousands, except per share data). a. Show the computation to derive the $359 thousand for common stock. b. At what average price has Chipolle issued

> Return on equity (ROE) is an important summary measure of financial performance. How is it computed? Describe what this metric reveals about company performance.

> Potter Company has outstanding 15,000 shares of $50 par value, 8% preferred stock, and 50,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. During its first three years in business, it declared and paid no cash dividends in the first year, $280,000 in the second

> What ethical issues might managers face in dealing with confidential information?

> What are the two essential characteristics of an asset?

> Soliman Corporation began the year 2018 with 25,000 shares of common stock and 5,000 shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding. On May I, an additional 9,000 shares of common stock were issued. On July I, 6,000 shares of common stock were acquire

> Financial statements are used by several interested stakeholders. Develop a listing of three or more potential external users of financial statements and their applications.

> Moser Company began business on March I, 2018. At that time, it issued 20,000 shares of $60 par value, 7% cumulative preferred stock, and I 00,000 shares of $5 par value common stock. Through the end of 2020, there has been no change in the number of pre

> Why might a company voluntarily disclose more information than is required by GAAP?

> Following is the stockholders' equity section from the The Coca-Cola Company 2017 balance sheet. (All amounts in millions except par value.) a. Compute the number of shares outstanding. b. At what average price were the Coca-Cola shares issued? c. At wha

> The trade-off between risk and return is a fundamental business concept. Briefly describe both risk and return and their trade-off. Provide some examples that demonstrate investments of varying risk and the approximate returns that you might expect to ea

> McNichols Corp. reports the following transactions relating to its stock accounts. Jan. 15 Issued 25,000 shares of $5 par value common stock at $ 17 cash per share. Jan. 20 Issued 6,000 shares of $50 par value, 8% preferred stock at $78 cash per share. M

> Explain what is meant by the articulation of financial statements.

> Lipe Company reports the following transactions relating to its stock accounts. Feb. 20 Issued I 0,000 shares of $1 par value common stock at $25 cash per share. Feb. 21 Issued 15,000 shares of$ I 00 par value, 8% preferred stock at $275 cash per share.

> Does a statement of cash flows report on a period of time or at a point in time? Also, explain the information and activities conveyed in that report.

> On January 2, 2019, DeSantis Company is comparing two alternatives for leasing a machine. Alternative A is a lease that requires 24 quarterly payments of $3,000 with the first payment due on March 31, 2019. Alternative B is a lease that requires five ann

> The Boeing Company reports the following tax information in its 2018 financial report. a. Record Boeing's provision for income taxes for 2018 using the financial statement effects template. b. Record Boeing's provision for income taxes for 2018 using jou

> Bradshaw Company owns I 00% of Dee Company. At year-end, Dee owes Bradshaw $75,000. If a consolidated balance sheet is prepared at year-end, how is the $75,000 handled? Explain.

> Nike, Inc., reports the following tax information in the notes to its 2018 financial report. Income before income taxes is as follows: The provision for income taxes is as follows: Nike also states the following: The effective tax rate for the year ended

> Finn Company purchases all of the common stock or Murray Company for $750.000 when Murray Company has $300,000 of common stock and $450,000 of retained earnings. Book values of the assets and liabilities of Murray Company equal their fair values. If a co

> Bens' Corporation paid $ 12,000 on December 31, 20 I 9, for equipment with a three-year useful life. The equipment will be depreciated in the amount of $4,000 each year. Bens' took the entire $12,000 as an expense in its tax return in 2019. Assume this i

> What is the underlying objective of consolidated financial statements'!

> Early in January 2019, Oler, Inc., purchased equipment costing $ I 6,000. The equipment had a 2-year useful life and was depreciated in the amount of $8,000 in 2019 and 2020. Oler deducted the entire $16,000 on its tax return in 2019. This difference was

> What accounting method is used when a stock investment represents more than 50% of the investee company"s voting clock? Explain.

> Verizon Communications Inc. reports the following pension data in its 2017 10-K report. a. Describe what is meant by service cost and interest cost. b. What is the source of funds to make payments to retirees'.' c. Show the computation of Vcrizonâ&

> On January 1 of the current year, Yetman Company purchases 40% of the common stock of Livnat Company for $250.000 cash. During the year. Livnat reports $80.000 of net income and pays $60.000 in cash dividends. At year-end. what amount should appear in Ye

> What is the statement of stockholders' equity? What information is conveyed in that statement?

> YUM! Brands, Inc., reports the following pension footnote in its 10-K report. a. Describe what is meant by service cost and interest cost. b. What is the source of funds to make payments to retirees? c. Show the computation of the 2017 funded status for

> What does significant influence imply regarding financial investments? Describe the accounting procedures used for such investments.

> Where are unrealized holding gains and losses related to trading securities reported in the financial statements? Where are unrealized holding gains and losses related to available-for-sale securities reported in the financial statements?