Question: In early 2013, the $20 par common

> Describe the major differences between the accounting for pensions and other postretirement benefits.

> Refer to Practice 15-12. Assume that the lease is accounted for as a direct financing lease instead of as an operating lease. The interest rate implicit in the lease is 9%. Make the journal entries necessary on the lessor’s books to record (1) The signi

> On January 1, the lessor company purchased a piece of equipment for $24,000. The equipment has an expected life of four years with zero salvage value. The lessor company immediately leased the equipment under an operating lease agreement. The lease calls

> Refer to Practice 15-6. Net income for the year was $10,000. Except for lease-related items, there were no changes in current operating assets or liabilities during the year, no purchases or sales of property, plant, or equipment, and no dividends paid,

> On January 1 of Year 1, Dridge Company purchased 2,500 shares of the 10,000 outstanding shares of Company C for a total of $100,000. At the time of the purchase, the book value of Company C’s equity was $300,000. Company C assets having

> On January 1 of Year 1, Stratton Company purchased 5,000 shares of the 15,000 outstanding shares of Company B for a total of $82,000. At the time of the purchase, the book value of Company B’s equity was $202,000. Any excess of investment purchase price

> On January 1 of Year 1, Burton Company purchased 2,000 shares of the 8,000 outstanding shares of Company A for a total of $54,000. The purchase price was equal to 25% of the book value of Company A’s equity. Company A’s net income in Year 1 was $40,000;

> Indicate how each of the following transactions or events would be reflected in a statement of cash flows prepared using the indirect method. Each transaction or event is independent of the others. For items (a) and (d), assume that the balance in the ma

> On January 1, the company purchased debt securities for cash of $25,518. The securities have a face value of $20,000, and they mature in 15 years. The securities have a stated interest rate of 10%, and interest is paid semiannually, on June 30 and Decemb

> During 2012, the first year of its operations, Profit Industries purchased the following securities: During 2013, Profit sold one-half of security A for $8,000 and one-half of security D for $15,000. Provide the journal entries required to do the follo

> Truss Builders Co. reported the following selected balances on its financial statements for each of the four years 2011–2014: Based on these balances, reconstruct the valuation entries that must have been made each year. 2011 2012

> Why is off-balance-sheet financing popular with many companies? What problems are associated with the use of this method of financing?

> Bicknel Technologies Inc. purchased the following securities during 2012: At the beginning of 2012, Bicknel Technologies had a zero balance in each of its market adjustment accounts. During 2013, after the 2012 financial statements had been issued, Bic

> Kyoto Inc. had the following portfolio of securities at the end of its first year of operations: 1. Provide the entry necessary to adjust the portfolio of securities to its fair value. 2. In the following year, Kyoto elects to reclassify security B as

> The securities portfolio for Malibu Industries contained the following trading securities: 1. Assuming that all changes in fair value are considered temporary, what is the effect of the changes in value on the 2012 and 2013 financial statements? Give t

> American Steel Corp. acquired the following securities in 2013: At the beginning of 2013, American Steel had a zero balance in each of its market adjustment accounts. 1. What entry or entries would be made at the end of 2013, assuming the preceding fai

> During 2012, Spelling Inc. purchased the following trading securities: At the beginning of 2012, Spelling had a zero balance in Market Adjustment—Trading Securities. 1. What entry would be made at year-end, assuming the preceding valu

> During 2013, Litten Company purchased trading securities as a short-term investment. The costs of the securities and their fair values on December 31, 2013, follow: At the beginning of 2013, Litten had a zero balance in the market adjustmentâ&#12

> Using the information from Exercise 14-30, provide the journal entry that would be necessary to properly value the debt security if, on December 31, 2013, the bond’s fair value was $96,500. Assume the security was initially classified as follows: 1. A tr

> On January 1, 2013, Cougar Creations Inc. purchased $100,000 of 5-year, 8% bonds when the effective rate of interest was 10%, paying $92,277. Interest is to be paid on July 1 and December 31. 1. Prepare an interest amortization schedule for the bonds. 2.

> On January 1, the company purchased debt securities with a face value of $100,000. The securities mature in seven years. The securities have a stated interest rate of 8%, and interest is paid semiannually. The prevailing market interest rate on these deb

> On January 1, 2013, Randy Incorporated purchased $600,000 of 20-year, 10% bonds when the market rate of interest was 8%. Interest is to be paid on June 30 and December 31 of each year. 1. Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase of the debt secur

> In the past, why was accounting for income taxes not as significant an issue in some foreign countries as it is in the United States?

> On January 3, 2013, McDonald Inc. purchased 40% of the outstanding common stock of Old Farms Co., paying $128,000 when the book value of the net assets of Old Farms equaled $250,000. The difference was attributed to equipment, which had a book value of $

> Alpha Co. acquired 20,000 shares of Beta Co. on January 1, 2012, at $12 per share. Beta Co. had 80,000 shares outstanding with a book value of $800,000. The difference between the book value and fair value of Beta Co. on January 1, 2012, is attributable

> On January 10, 2013, Delta Corporation acquired 12,000 shares of the outstanding common stock of Kennedy Company for $600,000. At the time of purchase, Kennedy Company had outstanding 48,000 shares with a book value of $2.4 million. On December 31, 2013,

> For each of the following independent situations, determine the appropriate accounting method to be used: cost or equity. For cost method situations, determine whether the security should be classified as trading or available for sale. For equity method

> During January 2013, Aragorn Inc. purchased the following securities: During 2013, Aragorn received interest from Mirkwood and the U.S. Treasury totaling $3,630. Dividends received on the stock held amounted to $1,760. During November 2013, Aragorn sol

> The following transactions of Kelsey, Inc., occurred within the same accounting period: (a) Purchased $55,000 U.S. Treasury 6% bonds, paying 102 plus accrued interest of $1,400. Kelsey uses the revenue approach to record accrued interest on purchased bo

> Refer to Practice 14-21. Make all journal entries necessary on the lending company’s books in connection with the loan during Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, and Year 5. Assume that all cash payments are received according to the renegotiated schedule. In Pract

> On January 1 of Year 1, the lending company made a $10,000, 8% loan. The $800 interest is receivable at the end of each year, with the principal amount to be received at the end of five years. As of the end of Year 1, the first year’s interest of $800 ha

> During Year 1, Walters Company purchased 6,000 shares of Company A common stock for $25 per share and 10,000 shares of Company B common stock for $32 per share. These investments are classified as available-for-sale securities. At December 31, Year 1, Wa

> Refer to Practice 14-18. Assume that the securities are classified as trading and that they were purchased for operating purposes. Compute (1) Cash flow from operating activities and (2) Cash flow from investing activities. In Practice 14-18 The compa

> What provision of the fair value option prevents companies from using hindsight to selectively enhance reported results using the fair value option?

> The company entered into the following transactions during the year: Purchase of investment securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400 Sale of investment securities . . . . . . . . . . .

> The company purchased the following securities during Year 1: In Year 2, the company reclassified both of these securities. Security A was reclassified as held to maturity; the fair value of security A at the time of the reclassification was $8,850. Se

> The company purchased the following securities during Year 1: In Year 2, the company reclassified both of these securities. Security A was reclassified as available for sale; the fair value of security A at the time of the reclassification was $5,500.

> The company purchased the following securities during Year 1: On July 23, Year 2, the company sold all of the shares of security B for a total of $9,500. As of December 31, Year 2, the shares of security A had a fair value of $5,800. No other activity

> During Year 1, the company purchased 1,000 shares of stock for $24 per share. Near the end of Year 1, the company sold 400 shares. Make the journal entry to record the sale, assuming that the shares were sold for (1) $27 per share and (2) $20 per share

> On January 1, Issuing Company issued $100,000 in debt securities. The stated interest rate on the debt securities is 8%, with interest payable semiannually, on June 30 and December 31. On February 1, Purchasing Company purchased the bonds from the privat

> Refer to Practice 13-8. Assume that the stock-based compensation plan is performance based. As of the end of the first year, the number of options that are probable to vest is 150,000. At the end of the second year, the number of options that are probabl

> On January 1, the company granted 150,000 stock options to key employees. Each option allows an employee to buy one share of $1 par common stock for $25, which was the market price of the shares on the grant date of January 1. In order to be able to exer

> Best Ski Manufacturer usually pays a cash dividend sufficient to give investors a dividend yield (annual dividend divided by stock price) of around 6%. Last quarter, Best Ski Manufacturer paid a quarterly cash dividend of $1 per share. Its stock price is

> J. D. Michael Company has been very successful in recent years. Cash flow from operations is more than sufficient to cover the cost of all capital expenditures as well as regular cash dividends. J. D. Michael has decided to use some of its extra cash to

> Describe the differences between pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

> Distinguish between a nondeductible expense and a temporary difference that results in a taxable income greater than pretax financial income reported in the income statement.

> The equity categories for Swire Pacific Limited are illustrated in Exhibit 13-9, on page 13-51. Using the information in the exhibit, answer the following questions: 1. Recall that the primary purpose of defining different reserve categories is to distin

> The 2009 financial statements for The Walt Disney Company can be found on the Internet. Locate those financial statements and consider the following questions. 1. What is the par value of Disney’s common stock? What was the average issuance price of Disn

> Historically, in some countries payments of bonuses to directors were deducted directly from Retained Earnings rather than being charged to income of the year. Does this treatment make it more or less likely that bonuses will be paid to directors? Can ac

> The company issued 40,000 shares of 7%, $50 par preferred stock. Associated with each share of stock was a detachable common stock warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the company’s $1 par common stock for $20 per share. Eac

> On March 23, 2013, the board of directors of Mycroft Company declared a quarterly cash dividend on its $1 par common stock of $0.50 per share, payable on May 10, 2013, to the shareholders of record on April 14, 2013. Before April 9, Mycroft’s shares trad

> The following is adapted from an article appearing in Forbes: The board of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) authorized the buyback of 12 million of the firm’s own shares at a total cost of $564 million. However, after the stock market crash of 1987,

> A stock warrant entitles the owner to buy a specified number of shares of stock at a specified price. Landon Davis owns 1,000 stock warrants. Each warrant entitles him to buy one share of Plum Street Company common stock for $50. The current market price

> 1. On January 2, 2014, Kine Co. granted Morgan, its president, compensatory stock options to buy 1,000 shares of Kine’s $10 par common stock. The options call for a price of $20 per share and are exercisable beginning on December 31, 20

> You have been assigned to the audit of Packer Inc., a manufacturing company. You have been asked to summarize the transactions for the year ended December 31, 2013, affecting stockholders’ equity and other related accounts. The Stockhol

> What were the original reasons for the development of the ACRS income tax depreciation method?

> The Stockholders’ Equity section of Nilsson Corporation’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, is as follows: Nilsson Corporation had the following stockholders’ equity transactions during 2013: J

> The following items relate to the activities of Schmidt Company for 2013: (a) Cash dividends declared and paid on common stock during the year totaled $90,000. In addition, on January 15, 2013, dividends of $25,000 that were declared in 2012 were paid. (

> A condensed balance sheet for Sharp Tax Inc. as of December 31, 2010, follows. Capital stock authorized consists of 750 shares of 8%, $100 par, cumulative preferred stock and 15,000 shares of $50 par common stock. Information relating to operations of t

> Squires Inc. was organized on January 2, 2012, with authorized capital stock consisting of 40,000 shares of 10%, $200 par value preferred, and 300,000 shares of no-par, no stated value common. During the first two years of the company’s existence, the fo

> On January 1, 2013, Cozumel Company had 100,000 shares of $0.50 par value common stock outstanding. The market value of Cozumel’s common stock was $18 per share. Cozumel’s Retained Earnings balance on January 1 was $460,000. During 2012, Cozumel had decl

> Refer to Practice 13-5. Make the necessary journal entries using the par value method. In Practice 13-5 The company repurchased 10,000 shares of $1 par common stock for a total of $300,000. None of the shares were retired. A month later, the company sol

> Valentine Corporation was organized on June 30, 2010. After 2 1/2 years of profitable operations, the Equity section of Valentine’s balance sheet was as follows: Contributed capital: Common stock, $5 par, 500,000 shares authorized, 300,000 shares issued

> Morris Corporation is publicly owned, and its shares are traded on a national stock exchange. Morris has 16,000 shares of $2 stated value common stock authorized. Only 75% of these shares have been issued, and of the shares issued, only 11,000 are outsta

> You have been asked to audit Greystone Company. During the course of your audit, you are asked to prepare comparative data from the company’s inception to the present. You have determined the following: (a) Greystone Companyâ&#128

> Globe Corporation, a new environmental control company, initiated a performance-based stock option plan for its management on January 1, 2012. The plan provided for the granting of a variable number of stock options to management personnel who worked for

> If a company experiences a current operating loss, it may carry the loss backward and forward. What impact do these carrybacks and carryforwards have on the reported operating loss? on the statement of cash flows?

> The board of directors of Muir Company adopted a fixed stock option plan to supplement the salaries of certain executives of the company. Options to buy common stock were granted as follows: Options are nontransferable and can be exercised beginning th

> Transactions that affected Barter Company’s stockholders’ equity during 2013, the first year of operations, follow. (a) Issued 30,000 shares of 9% preferred stock, $20 par, at $26. (c) Purchased and immediately retired 4,000 shares of preferred stock at

> Lupito Company had the following transactions occur during 2013: (a) Issued 8,000 shares of common stock to the founders for land valued at $275,000. Par value of the common stock is $1 per share. (b) Issued 4,000 shares of $100 par preferred stock for c

> Pineview Co., organized on June 1, 2012, was authorized to issue stock as follows: • 80,000 shares of preferred 9% stock, convertible, $100 par • 500,000 shares of common stock, $2.50 stated value During the remainder of Pineview Co.’s fiscal year ended

> The Stockholders’ Equity section of Webster Inc. showed the following data on December 31, 2012: common stock, $3 par, 300,000 shares authorized, 250,000 shares issued and outstanding, $750,000; paid-in capital in excess of par, $7,050,000; additional pa

> Keystone Company has two classes of capital stock outstanding: 10%, $40 par preferred and $1 par common. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2013, the company was active in transactions affecting the stockholders’ equity. Balanc

> Manti Company had the following account balances on its balance sheet at December 31, 2013, the end of its first year of operations. All stock was issued on a subscription basis. Common stock subscriptions receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

> Atlantic Pacific Corporation was organized on September 1, 2013, with authorized capital stock of 150,000 shares of 7% cumulative preferred stock with a $40 par value and 1,000,000 shares of no-par common stock with a $2 stated value. During the balance

> Lighthouse Company began operations on January 1. Authorized were 25,000 shares of $1 par value common stock and 5,000 shares of 10%, $100 par value convertible preferred stock. The following transactions involving stockholders’ equity occurred during th

> Kenny Co. began operations on January 1, 2012, by issuing at $15 per share one-half of the 950,000 shares of $1 par value common stock that had been authorized for sale. In addition, Kenny has 500,000 shares of $5 par value, 6% preferred shares authorize

> Why isn’t depreciation expense always computed for the exact number of days an asset is owned?

> From the following information, reconstruct the journal entries that were made by Rivers Corporation during 2013. *Includes net income of $40,000 for 2013. There were no dividends. Assume that revenues and expenses were closed to a temporary account, I

> The following data are for Radial Company: Contributed capital and retained earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $417,000 Foreign currency translation adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

> The retained earnings account for Carlitos Inc. shows the following debits and credits. Indicate all entries required to correct the account. What is the corrected amount of retained earnings? Account: Retained Earnings Balance Date Item Deblt Credi

> Zenon Company has 450,000 shares of $1 par value common stock outstanding. In declaring and distributing a 10% stock dividend, Zenon initially issued only 40,000 new shares; the other stock dividend shares have not yet been issued as of the end of the ye

> The capital accounts for Alston Market on June 30, 2013, are as follows: Common stock, $6 par, 50,000 shares issued and outstanding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

> The balance sheet of Carmen Corporation shows the following: Common stock, $1 stated value, 80,000 shares issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 80,000 Paid-in capital in excess of stated value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

> Phelps Company distributed the following dividends to its stockholders: (a) 450,000 shares of Bedrock Corporation stock, carrying value of investment, $975,000; fair market value, $1,350,000. (b) 220,000 shares of Great Basin Company stock, a closely hel

> Consistent Company has been paying regular quarterly dividends of $2.00 and wants to pay the same amount in the third quarter of 2013. Given the following information, (1) What is the total amount that Consistent will have to pay in dividends in the thir

> Endicott Company’s December 31, 2012, balance sheet reported retained earnings of $86,500, and net income of $124,000 was reported in the 2012 income statement. While preparing financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, Tom Dryden, accoun

> Stockholders’ equity for Channa Co. on December 31 was as follows: Preferred stock, $14 par, 25,000 shares issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 350,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par—preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . . .

> How do changes in the balances of deferred income taxes affect the amount of cash paid for income taxes?

> San Juan Corporation established a stock option plan that provides for cash payments to employees based on the appreciation of stock prices from an established threshold price. The plan was instituted on January 1, 2013, and provides benefits to employee

> Rhiener Corporation initiated a performance-based employee stock option plan on January 1, 2012. The performance base for the plan is net sales in the year 2014. The plan provides for stock options to be awarded to the employees as a group on the followi

> On January 1, 2012, Obregon Supply Company established a stock-based compensation plan for its senior employees. A total of 45,000 options was granted that permit employees to purchase 45,000 shares of $2 par common stock at $29 per share. Each option ha

> Western Company wants to raise additional equity capital. After analysis of the available options, the company decides to issue 1,500 shares of $20 par preferred stock with detachable warrants. The package of the stock and warrants sells for $90. The war

> In 2013, Calton Inc. had 100,000 shares of $1.50 par value common stock outstanding. Calton issued 100,000 stock rights. Five rights, plus $50 in cash, are required to purchase one new share of Calton common stock. On the date the rights were issued, Cal

> The company received subscriptions for 20,000 shares of $1 par common stock for $25 per share. The company received 40% of the subscription amount immediately and the remainder two months later. Make the journal entries necessary to record the initial su

> The stockholders’ equity of Thomas Company as of December 31, 2012, was as follows: Common stock, $1 par, authorized 275,000 shares; 240,000 shares issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 240,

> Holanna Company reported the following balances related to common stock as of December 31, 2012: Common stock, $1 par, 200,000 shares issued and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par. . . . . . . . .

> Palo Verde Company was incorporated on January 1, 2013, with the following authorized capitalization: • 25,000 shares of common stock, stated value $6 per share • 8,000 shares of 8% cumulative preferred stock, par value $20 per share Make the entries req

> Solar Storm Inc. began operations on June 30, 2011, and issued 60,000 shares of $1 par common stock on that date. On December 31, 2011, Solar Storm declared and paid $24,200 in dividends. After a vote of the board of directors, Solar Storm issued 25,000

> Under what circumstances is a gain recognized when a productive asset is exchanged for a similar productive asset? A loss?