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Oasis Company has used the dollar-value LIFO method for inventory cost determination for many years. The following data were extracted from Oasis’ records.
Oasis Company has used the dollar-value LIFO method for inventory cost determination for many years. The following data were extracted from Oasis’ records.


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Calculate the index used for 2018 that yielded the above results.

Instructions Calculate the index used for 2018 that yielded the above results.





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Ending Inventory Ending Inventory at Dollar-Value LIFO Price Date Index at Base Prices December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 105 $92,000 97,000 $92,600 98,350 ?


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> After the presentation of your report on the examination of the financial statements to the board of directors of Piper Publishing Company, one of the new directors expresses surprise that the income statement assumes that an equal proportion of the reve

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> The Amato Theater is nearing the end of the year and is preparing for a meeting with its bankers to discuss the renewal of a loan. The accounts listed below appeared in the December 31, 2017, trial balance. Additional information is available as follow

> William Murray achieved one of his life-long dreams by opening his own business, The Caddie Shack Driving Range, on May 1, 2017. He invested $20,000 of his own savings in the business. He paid $6,000 cash to have a small building constructed to house the

> Early in January 2018, Hopkins Company is preparing for a meeting with its bankers to discuss a loan request. Its bookkeeper provided the following accounts and balances at December 31, 2017. Except for the following items, Hopkins has recorded all adju

> Johnson Co. accepts a note receivable from a customer in exchange for some damaged inventory. The note requires the customer make semiannual installments of $50,000 each for 10 years. The first installment begins six months from the date the customer tak

> Counting Crows Inc. provided the following information for the year 2017. Retained earnings, January 1, 2017…………………………………………………………...$ 600,000 Administrative expenses………………………………………………………………………………. 240,000 Selling expenses…………………………………………………………………………………

> The Flatiron Pub provides catering services to local businesses. The following information was available for The Flatiron Pub for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017. Flatiron management is preparing for a meeting with its bank concerning renewa

> Will Smith will receive $80,000 5 years from now, from a trust fund established by his father. Assuming the appropriate interest rate for discounting is 12% (compounded semiannually), what is the present value of this amount today?

> What is the likely limitation of “general-purpose financial statements”?

> What are the two ways that other comprehensive income may be displayed (reported)?

> In an examination of Arenes Corporation as of December 31, 2017, you have learned that the following situations exist. No entries have been made in the accounting records for these items. 1. The corporation erected its present factory building in 2001. D

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> Answer the following questions. a. On May 1, 2017, Goldberg Company sold some machinery to Newlin Company on an installment contract basis. The contract required five equal annual payments, with the first payment due on May 1, 2017. What present value c

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> In its December 31, 2017, balance sheet Oakley Corporation reported as an asset, “Net notes and accounts receivable, $7,100,000.” What other disclosures are necessary?

> Becker Ltd. is planning to adopt IFRS and prepare its first IFRS financial statements at December 31, 2018. What is the date of Becker’s opening balance sheet, assuming one year of comparative information? What periods will be covered in Becker’s first I

> The trial balance before adjustment of Taylor Swift Inc. shows the following balances. Instructions Give the entry for estimated bad debts assuming that the allowance is to provide for doubtful accounts on the basis of (a) 4% of gross accounts receiv

> At the end of 2017, Aramis Company has accounts receivable of $800,000 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $40,000. On January 16, 2018, Aramis Company determined that its receivable from Ramirez Company of $6,000 will not be collected, and managem

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> What would you pay for a $100,000 debenture bond that matures in 15 years and pays $5,000 a year in interest if you wanted to earn a yield of: a. 4%? b. 5%? c. 6%?

> Karen Weller, D.D.S., opened a dental practice on January 1, 2017. During the first month of operations, the following transactions occurred. 1. Performed services for patients who had dental plan insurance. At January 31, $750 of such services was perf

> Colin Davis Machine Company maintains a general ledger account for each class of inventory, debiting such accounts for increases during the period and crediting them for decreases. The transactions below relate to the Raw Materials inventory account, whi

> Presented below are selected accounts for Alvarez Company as reported in the worksheet at the end of May 2017. Instructions Complete the worksheet by extending amounts reported in the adjusted trial balance to the appropriate columns in the worksheet.

> JFK Corp. factors $300,000 of accounts receivable with LBJ Finance Corporation on a without recourse basis on July 1, 2017. The receivables records are transferred to LBJ Finance, which will receive the collections. LBJ Finance assesses a finance charge

> On April 1, 2017, Rasheed Company assigns $400,000 of its accounts receivable to the Third National Bank as collateral for a $200,000 loan due July 1, 2017. The assignment agreement calls for Rasheed to continue to collect the receivables. Third National

> Presented below is financial information for two different companies. Instructions Compute the missing amounts. Alatorre Company Eduardo Company Sales revenue $90,000 (a) 81,000 56,000 (b) 15,000 (c) (d) $ 5,000 95,000 (e) 38,000 23,000 15,000 Sal

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> Martinez Corporation engaged in the following cash transactions during 2017. Sale of land and building………………...$191,000 Purchase of treasury stock………………..40,000 Purchase of land……………………………..37,000 Payment of cash dividend………………. 95,000 Purchase of equip

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> Use the information presented in BE5-14 for Martinez Corporation to compute the net cash used (provided) by financing activities. From BE 5-14: Martinez Corporation engaged in the following cash transactions during 2017. Sale of land and building……………….

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> In 2017, Hollis Corporation reported net income of $1,000,000. It declared and paid preferred stock dividends of $250,000. During 2017, Hollis had a weighted average of 190,000 common shares outstanding. Compute Hollis’s 2017 earnings per share.

> Side Kicks has year-end account balances of Sales Revenue $808,900, Interest Revenue $13,500, Cost of Goods Sold $556,200, Administrative Expenses $189,000, Income Tax Expense $35,100, and Dividends $18,900. Prepare the year-end closing entries.

> Kelly Company had cash receipts from customers in 2017 of $142,000. Cash payments for operating expenses were $97,000. Kelly has determined that at January 1, accounts receivable was $13,000, and prepaid expenses were $17,500. At December 31, accounts re

> Vande Velde Company made three investments during 2017. (1) It purchased 1,000 shares of Sastre Company, a start-up company. Vande Velde made the investment based on valuation estimates from an internally developed model. (2) Itpurchased 2,000 shares o

> Identify which basic principle of accounting is best described in each item below. a. Norfolk Southern Corporation reports revenue in its income statement when the performance obligation is satisfied instead of when the cash is collected. b. Yahoo! rec

> Portman Corporation has retained earnings of $675,000 at January 1, 2017. Net income during 2017 was $1,400,000, and cash dividends declared and paid during 2017 totaled $75,000. Prepare a retained earnings statement for the year ended December 31, 2017.

> Included in Gonzalez Company’s December 31 trial balance is a note receivable of $12,000. The note is a 4-month, 10% note dated October 1. Prepare Gonzalez’s December 31 adjusting entry to record $300 of accrued interest, and the February 1 journal entry

> Vandross Company has recorded bad debt expense in the past at a rate of 1½% of accounts receivable, based on an aging analysis. In 2017, Vandross decides to increase its estimate to 2%. If the new rate had been used in prior years, cumulative bad debt ex

> During 2017, Williamson Company changed from FIFO to weighted-average inventory pricing. Pretax income in 2016 and 2015 (Williamson’s first year of operations) under FIFO was $160,000 and $180,000, respectively. Pretax income using weighted-average prici

> Crane Corporation has the following accounts included in its December 31, 2017, trial balance: Equity Investments (trading) $21,000, Goodwill $150,000, Prepaid Insurance $12,000, Patents $220,000, and Franchises $130,000. Prepare the intangible assets se

> Harrisburg Company is considering changing its inventory valuation method from FIFO to LIFO because of the potential tax savings. However, management wishes to consider all of the effects on the company, including its reported performance, before making

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