Question & Answer

What is the purpose of FASB Staff Positions?

Sprague Company has been operating for several years, and on December 31, 2014, presented the following balance sheet.   The net income for 2014 was $25,000. Assume that total assets are the same in 2013 and 2014. Instructions Compute each of the following ratios. For each of the four, indicate the manner in which it is computed and its significance as a tool in the analysis of the financial soundness of the company. (a) Current ratio. (c) Debt to assets. (b) Acid-test ratio. (d) Return on assets.

1. If the government announced that it would, come what may, reduce the growth of money supply to zero next year, what (according to new classical economists) would happen? How might their answer be criticised? 2. For what reasons would a new classical economist support the policy of the Bank of England publishing its inflation forecasts and the minutes of the deliberations of the MPC?

What are the general rules for how gains or losses on retirement of plant assets should be reported in income?

In an electrochemical machining operation, the frontal working area of the electrode is 2.5 in2. The applied current = 1500 amps, and the voltage = 12 volts. The material being cut is pure aluminum, whose specific removal rate is given in Table 26.1. (a) If the ECM process is 90 percent efficient, determine the rate of metal removal in in3/hr. (b) If the resistivity of the electrolyte = 6.2 ohm-in, determine the working gap

Why would a company restrict when a senior executive can exercise their         share options?             (LO2, 3 and 5)

Presented below are three independent situations. Situation 1: A company offers a one-year warranty for the product that it manufactures. A history of warranty claims has been compiled, and the probable amounts of claims related to sales for a given period can be determined. Situation 2: Subsequent to the date of a set of financial statements but prior to the issuance of the financial statements, a company enters into a contract that will probably result in a significant loss to the company. The amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Situation 3: A company has adopted a policy of recording self-insurance for any possible losses resulting from injury to others by the company’s vehicles. The premium for an insurance policy for the same risk from an independent insurance company would have an annual cost of $4,000. During the period covered by the financial statements, there were no accidents involving the company’s vehicles that resulted in injury to others. Instructions Discuss the accrual or type of disclosure necessary (if any) and the reason(s) why such disclosure is appropriate for each of the three independent sets of facts above.

Norman’s Televisions produces television sets in three categories: portable, midsize, and flat-screen. On January 1, 2014, Norman adopted dollar-value LIFO and decided to use a single inventory pool. The company’s January 1 inventory consists of: Category Quantity Cost per Unit Total Cost Portable 6,000 $100 $ 600,000 Midsize 8,000 250 2,000,000 Flat-screen 3,000 400 1,200,000 17,000 $3,800,000 During 2014, the company had the following purchases and sales. Quantity Quantity Selling Price Category Purchased Cost per Unit Sold per Unit Portable 15,000 $110 14,000 $150 Midsize 20,000 300 24,000 405 Flat-screen 10,000 500 6,000 600 45,000 44,000 Instructions (Round to four decimals.) (a) Compute ending inventory, cost of goods sold, and gross profit. (b) Assume the company uses three inventory pools instead of one. Repeat instruction (a).

Explain the advantage of a bullet loan. (LO3)

Capulet Company establishes a stock-appreciation rights program that entitles its new president Ben Davis to receive cash for the difference between the market price of the stock and a pre-established price of $30 (also market price) on December 31, 2010, on 30,000 SARs. The date of grant is December 31, 2010, and the required employment (service) period is 4 years. President Davis exercises all of the SARs in 2016. The fair value of the SARs is estimated to be $6 per SAR on December 31, 2011; $9 on December 31, 2012; $15 on December 31, 2013; $6 on December 31, 2014; and $18 on December 31, 2015. Instructions (a) Prepare a 5-year (2011–2015) schedule of compensation expense pertaining to the 30,000 SARs granted president Davis. (b) Prepare the journal entry for compensation expense in 2011, 2014, and 2015 relative to the 30,000 SARs.

Explain why interest rates tend to decrease during recessionary periods. Review historical interest rates to determine how they react to recessionary periods. Explain this reaction. (LO1, LO2)

Peter M. Dell Co. purchased equipment for $510,000 which was estimated to have a useful life of 10 years with a salvage value of $10,000 at the end of that time. Depreciation has been entered for 7 years on a straight-line basis. In 2015, it is determined that the total estimated life should be 15 years with a salvage value of $5,000 at the end of that time. Instructions (a) Prepare the entry (if any) to correct the prior years’ depreciation. (b) Prepare the entry to record depreciation for 2015.

Rasheed Wallace Company lost most of its inventory in a fire in December just before the year-end physical inventory was taken. The corporation’s books disclosed the following. Beginning inventory $170,000 Sales revenue $650,000 Purchases for the year 390,000 Sales returns 24,000 Purchase returns 30,000 Rate of gross profi t on net sales 40% Merchandise with a selling price of $21,000 remained undamaged after the fire. Damaged merchandise with an original selling price of $15,000 had a net realizable value of $5,300. Instructions Compute the amount of the loss as a result of the fire, assuming that the corporation had no insurance coverage.

At December 31, 2014, Higley Corporation has one temporary difference which will reverse and cause taxable amounts in 2015. In 2014, a new tax act set taxes equal to 45% for 2014, 40% for 2015, and 34% for 2016 and years thereafter. Instructions Explain what circumstances would call for Higley to compute its deferred tax liability at the end of 2014 by multiplying the cumulative temporary difference by: (a) 45%. (b) 40%. (c) 34%.

As part of the year-end accounting process for your company, you are preparing the statement of cash flows according to GAAP. One of your team, a finance major, believes the statement should be prepared to report the change in working capital, because analysts many times use working capital in ratio analysis. Your supervisor would like research conducted to verify the basis for preparing the statement of cash flows. Instructions If your school has a subscription to the FASB Codification, go to http://aaahq.org/ascLogin.cfm to log in and prepare responses to the following. Provide Codification references for your responses. (a) What is the primary objective for the statement of cash flows? Is working capital the basis for meeting this objective? (b) What information is provided in a statement of cash flows? (c) List some of the typical cash inflows and outflows from operations.

Explain a principal-agent relationship and its significance to revenue recognition.

Lotoya Davis Corporation has 10 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On June 1, the board of directors voted an 80 cents per share cash dividend to stockholders of record as of June 14, payable June 30. Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entry for each of the dates above assuming the dividend represents a distribution of earnings. (b) How would the entry differ if the dividend were a liquidating dividend?

A plastic extrusion process produces round extrudate with a mean diameter = 28.6 mm. The process is in statistical control and the output is normally distributed with standard deviation = 0.53 mm. Determine the process capability.

Assume that stocks in the United Kingdom become very attractive to U.S. investors. How could this affect the value of the British pound? Explain. (LO2)

Kathleen Battle Corporation was organized on January 1, 2014. It is authorized to issue 10,000 shares of 8%, $100 par value preferred stock, and 500,000 shares of no-par common stock with a stated value of $1 per share. The following stock transactions were completed during the first year. Jan. 10 Issued 80,000 shares of common stock for cash at $5 per share. Mar. 1 Issued 5,000 shares of preferred stock for cash at $108 per share. Apr. 1 Issued 24,000 shares of common stock for land. The asking price of the land was $90,000; the fair value of the land was $80,000. May 1 Issued 80,000 shares of common stock for cash at $7 per share. Aug. 1 Issued 10,000 shares of common stock to attorneys in payment of their bill of $50,000 for services rendered in helping the company organize. Sept. 1 Issued 10,000 shares of common stock for cash at $9 per share. Nov. 1 Issued 1,000 shares of preferred stock for cash at $112 per share. Instructions Prepare the journal entries to record the above transactions.

Jayanna, an advertising consultant, is contemplating instructing some of her clients to pay her in cash so that she does not have to report the income on her tax return. Use an available tax service to identify the three basic elements of tax evasion and penalties associated with tax evasion. Write a memo to Jayanna explaining tax evasion and the risks associated with her actions.

Presented below are transactions related to Tom Brokaw, Inc. May 10 Purchased goods billed at $15,000 subject to cash discount terms of 2/10, n/60. 11 Purchasedgoods billed at $13,200 subject to terms of 1/15, n/30. 19 Paid invoice of May 10. 24 Purchasedgoods billed at $11,500 subject to cash discount terms of 2/10, n/30. Instructions (a) Prepare general journal entries for the transactions above under the assumption that purchases are to be recorded at net amounts after cash discounts and that discounts lost are to be treated as financial expense. (b) Assuming no purchase or payment transactions other than those given above, prepare the adjusting entry required on May 31 if financial statements are to be prepared as of that date.

Outline the purpose of strategy maps.

Bo Newman will invest $10,000 today in a fund that earns 5% annual interest. How many years will it take for the fund to grow to $17,100?

Why would banks not be prepared to offer a forward exchange rate to a firm for, say, five years’ time?