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Montana Matt’s Golf Inc. was formed on July 1, 2013, when Matt Magilke purchased the Old Master Golf Company. Old Master provides video golf instruction at kiosks in shopping malls. Magilke plans to integrate the instructional business into his golf equipment and accessory stores. Magilke paid $770,000 cash for Old Master. At the time, Old Master’s balance sheet reported assets of $650,000 and liabilities of $200,000 (thus owners’ equity was $450,000). The fair value of Old Master’s assets is estimated to be $800,000. Included in the assets is the Old Master trade name with a fair value of $10,000 and a copyright on some instructional books with a fair value of $24,000. The trade name has a remaining life of 5 years and can be renewed at nominal cost indefinitely. The copyright has a remaining life of 40 years. Instructions (a) Prepare the intangible assets section of Montana Matt’s Golf Inc. at December 31, 2013. How much amortization expense is included in Montana Matt’s income for the year ended December 31, 2013? Show all supporting computations. (b) Prepare the journal entry to record amortization expense for 2014. Prepare the intangible assets section of Montana Matt’s Golf Inc. at December 31, 2014. (No impairments are required to be recorded in 2014.) (c) At the end of 2015, Magilke is evaluating the results of the instructional business. Due to fierce competition from online and television (e.g., the Golf Channel), the Old Master reporting unit has been losing money. Its book value is now $500,000. The fair value of the Old Master reporting unit is $420,000. The implied value of goodwill is $90,000. Magilke has collected the following information related to the company’s intangible assets.

Bobek Inc. has recently reported steadily increasing income. The company reported income of $20,000 in 2011, $25,000 in 2012, and $30,000 in 2013. A number of market analysts have recommended that investors buy the stock because they expect the steady growth in income to continue. Bobek is approaching the end of its fiscal year in 2014, and it again appears to be a good year. However, it has not yet recorded warranty expense. Based on prior experience, this year’s warranty expense should be around $5,000, but some managers have approached the controller to suggest a larger, more conservative warranty expense should be recorded this year. Income before warranty expense is $43,000. Specifically, by recording a $7,000 warranty accrual this year, Bobek could report an increase in income for this year and still be in a position to cover its warranty costs in future years. Instructions (a) What is earnings management? (b) Assume income before warranty expense is $43,000 for both 2014 and 2015 and that total warranty expense over the 2-year period is $10,000. What is the effect of the proposed accounting in 2014? In 2015? (c) What is the appropriate accounting in this situation?

: Describe the practices of effective virtual teams and how these practices are implemented.

Jennings Inc. reported the following pretax income (loss) and related tax rates during the years 2010 2016. Pretax Income (loss) Tax Rate 2010 $ 40,000 30% 2011 25,000 30% 2012 50,000 30% 2013 80,000 40% 2014 (180,000) 45% 2015 70,000 40% 2016 100,000 35% Pretax financial income (loss) and taxable income (loss) were the same for all years since Jennings began business. The tax rates from 2013–2016 were enacted in 2013. Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entries for the years 2014–2016 to record income taxes payable (refundable), income tax expense (benefit), and the tax effects of the loss carryback and carryforward. Assume that Jennings elects the carryback provision where possible and expects to realize the benefits of any loss carryforward in the year that immediately follows the loss year. (b) Indicate the effect the 2014 entry(ies) has on the December 31, 2014, balance sheet. (c) Prepare the portion of the income statement, starting with “Operating loss before income taxes,” for 2014. (d) Prepare the portion of the income statement, starting with “Income before income taxes,” for 2015.

Restin Co. uses the gross method to record sales made on credit. On June 1, 2014, it made sales of $50,000 with terms 3/15, n/45. On June 12, 2014, Restin received full payment for the June 1 sale. Prepare the required journal entries for Restin Co.

Bendetta, a high-tax-rate taxpayer, owns several rental properties and would like to shift some income to her daughter, Jenine. Bendetta instructs her tenants to send their rent checks to Jenine so Jenine can report the rental income. Will this shift the income from Bendetta to Jenine? Why or why not?

Why do you think it is difficult for investors to assess the financial condition of a financial institution that has purchased a large amount of mortgage-backed securities? (LO5)

What are the three general factors that determine the properties of a composite material?

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What is the difference between vacuum permanent-mold casting and vacuum molding?

Identify some of the non-machine tool applications of numerical control.

Explain the concept of bond price elasticity. Would bond price elasticity suggest a higher price sensitivity for zero-coupon bonds or high-coupon bonds that are offering the same yield to maturity? Why? What does this suggest about the market value volatility of mutual funds containing zero-coupon Treasury bonds versus high-coupon Treasury bonds? (LO1, LO3)

Presented below is summarized information for Johnston Co., which sells merchandise on the installment basis. 2014 2015 2016 Sales (on installment plan) $250,000 $260,000 $280,000 Cost of sales 155,000 163,800 182,000 Gross profi t $ 95,000 $ 96,200 $ 98,000 Collections from customers on: 2014 installment sales $ 75,000 $100,000 $ 50,000 2015 installment sales 100,000 120,000 2016 installment sales 100,000 Instructions (a) Compute the realized gross profit for each of the years 2014, 2015, and 2016. (b) Prepare all entries required in 2016, applying the installment-sales method of accounting. (Ignore interest charges.)

Suppose you asked your favorite AI query tool “For purposes of §721, what constitutes property?” and the AI tool responded as follows:

What is the difference between open pores and closed pores in a metallic powders?

Can a taxpayer with very little current-year income choose to not claim any depreciation deduction for the current year and thus save depreciation deductions for the future when the taxpayer expects to be more profitable?

Fong Sai-Yuk Company sells one product. Presented below is information for January for Fong Sai-Yuk Company. Jan. 1 Inventory 100 units at $5 each 4 Sale 80 units at $8 each 11 Purchase 150 units at $6 each 13 Sale 120 units at $8.75 each 20 Purchase 160 units at $7 each 27 Sale 100 units at $9 each Fong Sai-Yuk uses the FIFO cost flow assumption. All purchases and sales are on account. Instructions (a) Assume Fong Sai-Yuk uses a periodic system. Prepare all necessary journal entries, including the end-of-month closing entry to record cost of goods sold. A physical count indicates that the ending inventory for January is 110 units. (b) Compute gross profit using the periodic system. (c) Assume Fong Sai-Yuk uses a perpetual system. Prepare all necessary journal entries. (d) Compute gross profit using the perpetual system.

What is an end effector?

Why did the Fed purchase long-term Treasury securities in 2010, and how did this strategy differ from the Fed’s usual operations? (LO2, LO3)

A screen with 10 mesh count has wires with a diameter of 0.0213 in. Determine (a) the maximum particle size that will pass through the wire mesh and (b) the proportion of open space in the screen.

(a) Determine the ending inventory under the conventional retail method for the furniture department of Mayron Department Stores from the following data. Cost Retail Inventory, Jan. 1 $ 149,000 $ 283,500 Purchases 1,400,000 2,160,000 Freight-in 70,000 Markups, net 92,000 Markdowns, net 48,000 Sales revenue 2,175,000 (b) If the results of a physical inventory indicated an inventory at retail of $295,000, what inferences would you draw?

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How did the Financial Reform Act of 2010 change the reserve requirements of the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund? (LO7)