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Crocker Corp. owes D. Yaeger Corp. a 10-year, 10% note in the amount of $330,000 plus $33,000 of accrued interest. The note is due today, December 31, 2014. Because Crocker Corp. is in financial trouble, D. Yaeger Corp. agrees to forgive the accrued interest, $30,000 of the principal, and to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2017. Interest at 10% of revised principal will continue to be due on 12/31 each year. Assume the following present value factors for 3 periods. 21/4% 23/8% 21/2% 25/8% 23/4% 3% Single sum .93543 .93201 .92859 .92521 .92184 .91514 Ordinary annuity of 1 2.86989 2.86295 2.85602 2.84913 2.84226 2.82861 Instructions (a) Compute the new effective-interest rate for Crocker Corp. following restructure. (Hint: Find the interest rate that establishes approximately $363,000 as the present value of the total future cash flows.) (b) Prepare a schedule of debt reduction and interest expense for the years 2014 through 2017. (c) Compute the gain or loss for D. Yaeger Corp. and prepare a schedule of receivable reduction and interest revenue for the years 2014 through 2017. (d) Prepare all the necessary journal entries on the books of Crocker Corp. for the years 2014, 2015, and 2016. (e) Prepare all the necessary journal entries on the books of D. Yaeger Corp. for the years 2014, 2015, and 2016.

Shlee Corporation issued a 4-year, $60,000, zero-interest-bearing note to Garcia Company on January 1, 2014, and received cash of $60,000. In addition, Shlee agreed to sell merchandise to Garcia at an amount less than regular selling price over the 4-year period. The market rate of interest for similar notes is 12%. Prepare Shlee Corporation’s January 1 journal entry.

Presented below is the adjusted trial balance of Kelly Corporation at December 31, 2014. Additional information: 1. Net loss for the year was $2,500. 2. No dividends were declared during 2014. Instructions Prepare a classified balance sheet as of December 31, 2014. Debit Credit Cash $ ? Supplies 1,200 Prepaid Insurance 1,000 Equipment 48,000 Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment $ 4,000 Trademarks 950 Accounts Payable 10,000 Salaries and Wages Payable 500 Unearned Service Revenue 2,000 Bonds Payable (due 2021) 9,000 Common Stock 10,000 Retained Earnings 25,000 Service Revenue 10,000 Salaries and Wages Expense 9,000 Insurance Expense 1,400 Rent Expense 1,200 Interest Expense 900 Total $ ? $ ?

Keyser’s Fleece Inc. holds a drove of sheep. Keyser shears the sheep on a semiannual basis and then sells the harvested wool into the specialty knitting market. Keyser has the following information related to the shearing sheep at January 1, 2014, and during the first six months of 2014 Shearing Sheep Carrying value (equal to net realizable value), January 1, 2014 $74,000 Change in fair value due to growth and price changes 4,700 Change in fair value due to harvest (575) Wool harvested during the fi rst 6 months (at NRV) 9,000 Prepare the journal entry(ies) for Keyser’s biological asset (shearing sheep) for the first six months of 2014.

1.    : Over the past 20 years, entrepreneurship has been the fastest-growing course of study on campuses throughout the United States. Do you think it is possible to teach someone to be an entrepreneur? Why or why not?

On January 1, Santiago Company, a lessee, entered into three noncancelable leases for brand-new equipment, Lease L, Lease M, and Lease N. None of the three leases transfers ownership of the equipment to Santiago at the end of the lease term. For each of the three leases, the present value at the beginning of the lease term of the minimum lease payments, excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, is 75% of the fair value of the equipment. The following information is peculiar to each lease. 1. Lease L does not contain a bargain-purchase option. The lease term is equal to 80% of the estimated economic life of the equipment. 2. Lease M contains a bargain-purchase option. The lease term is equal to 50% of the estimated economic life of the equipment. 3. Lease N does not contain a bargain-purchase option. The lease term is equal to 50% of the estimated economic life of the equipment. Instructions (a) How should Santiago Company classify each of the three leases above, and why? Discuss the rationale for your answer. (b) What amount, if any, should Santiago record as a liability at the inception of the lease for each of the three leases above? (c) Assuming that the minimum lease payments are made on a straight-line basis, how should Santiago record each minimum lease payment for each of the three leases above?

Under what circumstances is it possible for partners to recognize gain when contributing property to partnerships?

1.    : Why do you think so little attention is given to followership compared to leadership in organizations? Discuss how the role of an effective follower is similar to the role of a leader.

{Research}  Using the Internal Revenue Code, describe two deductions for AGI that are not discussed in this chapter.

Dewey is a lawyer who uses the cash method of accounting.  Last year Dewey provided a client with legal services worth $55,000, but the client could not pay the fee.  This year Dewey requested that in lieu of paying Dewey $55,000 for the services, the client could make a $45,000 gift to Dewey’s daughter.  Dewey’s daughter received the check for $45,000 and deposited it in her bank account.  How much of this income is taxed, if any, to Dewey?  Explain.

Is it reasonable to assume that people seek to equate the marginal utility/price ratios of the goods that they purchase, if (a) they have never heard of ‘utility’, let alone ‘marginal utility’; (b) marginal utility cannot be measured in any absolute way?

Identify at least two situations in which important changes in value are not reported in the income statement.

The Black Knights Inc., a manufacturer of low-sugar, low-sodium, low-cholesterol TV dinners, would like to increase its market share in the Sunbelt. In order to do so, Black Knights has decided to locate a new factory in the Panama City area. Black Knights will either buy or lease a site depending upon which is more advantageous. The site location committee has narrowed down the available sites to the following three buildings. Building A: Purchase for a cash price of $600,000, useful life 25 years. Building B: Lease for 25 years with annual lease payments of $69,000 being made at the beginning of the year. Building C: Purchase for $650,000 cash. This building is larger than needed; however, the excess space can be sublet for 25 years at a net annual rental of $7,000. Rental payments will be received at the end of each year. The Black Knights Inc. has no aversion to being a landlord. Instructions In which building would you recommend that The Black Knights Inc. locate, assuming a 12% cost of funds?

Would it be possible with this basic needs approach to say (a) that one country was more developed than another; (b) that one country was developing faster than another?

How does the tax treatment of employee fringe benefits reflect the hybrid nature of the S corporation?

Describe how a country’s laws can influence the degree of its financial market liquidity. (LO3)

Assume a savings institution has a large amount of fixed-rate mortgages and obtains most of its funds from short-term deposits. How could it use options on financial futures to hedge its exposure to interest rate movements? Would futures or options on futures be more appropriate if the institution is concerned that interest rates will decline, causing a large number of mortgage prepayments? (LO4, LO6)

Describe in general how the cash method of accounting differs from the accrual method.

The following facts relate to Krung Thep Corporation. 1. Deferred tax liability, January 1, 2014, $40,000. 2. Deferred tax asset, January 1, 2014, $0. 3. Taxable income for 2014, $95,000. 4. Pretax financial income for 2014, $200,000. 5. Cumulative temporary difference at December 31, 2014, giving rise to future taxable amounts, $240,000. 6. Cumulative temporary difference at December 31, 2014, giving rise to future deductible amounts, $35,000. 7. Tax rate for all years, 40%. 8. The company is expected to operate profitably in the future. Instructions (a) Compute income taxes payable for 2014. (b) Prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2014. (c) Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2014, beginning with the line “Income before income taxes.”

Solve Problem 20.21 except that the stock thickness t = 1/8 in.

What would be the classical economists’ criticisms of this argument?

Compare and contrast the tests for accruing income and those for accruing deductions for tax purposes.

What is the nature of interest? Distinguish between “simple interest” and “compound interest.”

Use the information presented in BE5-8 for Adams Company to prepare the long-term liabilities section of the balance sheet.

How is the distinction between nominal and real relevant to misperceptions theory?