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Instructions (a)   Journalize the transactions. (b)   Indicate the statement presentation of interest revenue and service charges. Exercise 3...

Instructions

(a)   Journalize the transactions.

(b)   Indicate the statement presentation of interest revenue and service charges.

Exercise 3

Para Float Company often requires customers to sign promissory notes for major credit purchases. Journalize the following transactions for Para Float Company.

Feb. 12    Accepted a $30,000, 4%, 60-day note from Yancy Blair for a 24-foot motorboat built to his specifications.

April 14    Received notification from Yancy Blair that he was unable to honor his promissory note but that he expects to pay the amount owed in May.

May 26    Received a check from Yancy Blair for the total amount owed.

June 10    Received notification by the bank that Yancy Blair check was being returned "NSF" and that Mr. Blair had declared personal bankruptcy.

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Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers...

Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below:

Fixed Element
per Month
Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total
for May
Revenue $ 6,600 $ 213,500
Employee salaries and wages $ 62,000 $ 2,300 $ 141,100
Travel expenses $ 540 $ 15,700
Other expenses $ 41,000 $ 38,900

When preparing its planning budget the company estimated that it would serve 30 customers per month; however, during May the company actually served 35 customers.


1. What amount of revenue would be included in Adger’s flexible budget for May?

2. What amount of employee salaries and wages would be included in Adger’s flexible budget for May?

3. What amount of travel expenses would be included in Adger’s flexible budget for May?

4. What amount of other expenses would be included in Adger’s flexible budget for May?

5. What net operating income would appear in Adger’s flexible budget for May?

6. What is Adger’s revenue variance for May? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

7. What is Adger’s employee salaries and wages spending variance for May? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

8. What is Adger’s travel expenses spending variance for May? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

9. What is Adger’s other expenses spending variance for May? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

10. What amount of revenue would be included in Adger’s planning budget for May?

11. What amount of employee salaries and wages would be included in Adger’s planning budget for May?

12. What amount of travel expenses would be included in Adger’s planning budget for May?

13. What amount of other expenses would be included in Adger’s planning budget for May?

14. What activity variance would Adger report in May with respect to its revenue? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

15. What activity variances would Adger report with respect to each of its expenses for May? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

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41. Ford Company Retained Earnings increased $20,000 during the year and the Company paid dividends of...

41. Ford Company Retained Earnings increased $20,000 during the year and the Company paid dividends of $4,000. What was the net income (loss) for the year?

$24,000.

$34,000.

$(24,000).

$4,000.

Some other amount.

43. Missouri Magazine Publishing Company sells magazine subscriptions on an annual basis covering 12 issues. Subscriptions totaling $24,000 were sold in November, and the first magazines are delivered in December. The total amount collected was recorded in Unearned Magazine Revenues. The adjusting entry required at December 31 would include:

a debit to Unearned Magazine Revenues for $22,000.

a credit to Unearned Magazine Revenues for $22,000.

a debit to Magazine Revenues for $2,000.

a credit to Magazine Revenues for $2,000.

a credit to Unearned Magazine Revenues for $2,000.

49. Pal Company made an advance payment of $3,500 for seven months' rent on November 1, 2004 and debited an asset account. The December 31 adjusting entry for rent expense should be:

a debit to Rent Expense for $2,500.

a debit to Rent Expense for $1,000.

a credit to Prepaid Rent for $3,500.

a credit to Unearned Rent for $1,000.

a debit to Unearned Rent for $1,000.

52. Office equipment was purchased on December 1, 2004, for $3,000 and has an estimated useful life of five years and no residual value. The adjusting entry required at the end of December, 2004 includes a:

Debit to Accumulated Depreciation: Office Equipment for $50.

Credit to Accumulated Depreciation: Office Equipment for $600.

Credit to Office Equipment for $600.

Debit to Depreciation Expense for $50.

none of the above.

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"Acquisitions" Please respond to the following: Use the Internet or Strayer online database to research a...

"Acquisitions" Please respond to the following: Use the Internet or Strayer online database to research a publically traded company that recently acquired another company. Analyze the performance of the combined company, and ascertain at least two (2) benefits that the combined companies gained from the acquisition.

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Smooth Blend, Inc., a calendar year company, produces several blends of whiskey. Maturing whiskey is stored...

Smooth Blend, Inc., a calendar year company, produces several blends of whiskey. Maturing whiskey is stored for 3 years in a large, dark aromatic warehouse owned by Smooth Blend. Smooth Blend sells the whiskey to Distributor Company at the beginning of the aging process (January 1, 2011). Distributor Company will pick up the whiskey at the end of the aging process (December 31, 2013) and take it to its facilities for bottling. Distributor Company pays the full purchase price to Smooth Blend on January 1, 2011 to protect itself against price increases. When should Smooth Blend recognize revenue? Why? Would your answer change If the quality control manager of Distributor Company had the right to taste the whiskey on December 31, 2013 and receive a full refund if not satisfied with the quality of the liquor? If there was no right of return but Smooth Blend promised to help Distributor Company attract customers? If Smooth Blend acquired a fixed price option from Distributor Company to repurchase the whiskey in 6 months?

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Problem 1 On December 31, 20x0, the Western Corporation sold inventory to Southern Inc. on the...

Problem 1

On December 31, 20x0, the Western Corporation sold inventory to Southern Inc. on the following terms: the full value of the inventory of $400,000 is payable on December 31, 20x3 and interest of 3% on the face value of the note ($400,000) is payable each December 31. Western’s incremental borrowing rate is 5% and Southern’s incremental borrowing rate is 9%.

Required –

  1. a) Prepare all journal entries relating to the above transaction for the length of the note assuming that Western is:

    1. a publicly accountable entity, and

    2. a private company following ASPE who wants to keep accounting for

      these types of transactions as simple as possible

  2. b) Repeat Part (a) on the assumption that the terms are as follows: Southern is to pay

    Western equal annual payments of principal and interest at an interest rate of 3%

    over 4 years starting December 31, 20x1.

  3. c) Assume now that neither company’s incremental borrowing rate is known but we

    know that the cash price of the equipment is $350,000. The terms are as follows: 0% interest for 3 years and the full $400,000 is payable on December 31, 20x3. Assuming that Western is a publicly accountable entity, prepare all journal entries for the length of the note.

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The financial statements for Armstrong and Blair companies are summarized here: Armstrong Company Blair Company Balance...

The financial statements for Armstrong and Blair companies are summarized here:

Armstrong
Company
Blair
Company
Balance Sheet
Cash $ 30,000 $ 17,000
Accounts Receivable, Net 35,000 25,000
Inventory 90,000 30,000
Equipment, Net 170,000 290,000
Other Assets 40,000 403,000
Total Assets $ 365,000 $ 765,000
Current Liabilities $ 90,000 $ 40,000
Note Payable (long-term) 50,000 360,000
Total Liabilities 140,000 400,000
Common Stock (par $10) 145,000 195,000
Additional Paid-in Capital 25,000 105,000
Retained Earnings 55,000 65,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 365,000 $ 765,000
Income Statement
Sales Revenue $ 435,000 $ 795,000
Cost of Goods Sold 240,000 400,000
Other Expenses 155,000 310,000
Net Income $ 40,000 $ 85,000
Other Data
Estimated value of each share at end of year $ 18 $ 27
Selected Data from Previous Year
Accounts Receivable, Net $ 15,000 $ 33,000
Inventory 87,000 40,000
Equipment, Net 170,000 290,000
Note Payable (long-term) 50,000 65,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity 226,000 435,000

The companies are in the same line of business and are direct competitors in a large metropolitan area. Both have been in business approximately 10 years and each has had steady growth. Despite these similarities, the management of each has a different viewpoint in many respects. Blair is more conservative, and as its president said, “We avoid what we consider to be undue risk.” Both companies use straight-line depreciation, but Blair estimates slightly shorter useful lives than Armstrong. No shares were issued in the current year and neither company is publicly held. Blair Company has an annual audit by a CPA, but Armstrong Company does not. Assume the end-of-year total assets and net equipment balances approximate the year’s average and all sales are on account.

Required:

  1. Calculate the following ratios. TIP: To calculate EPS, use the balance in Common Stock to determine the number of shares outstanding. Common Stock equals the par value per share times the number of shares. (Use 365 days in a year. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places.)
Ratio Armstrong Company Blair Company
Tests of Profitability:
1. Net Profit Margin % %
2. Gross Profit Percentage % %
3. Fixed Asset Turnover
4. Return on Equity % %
5. Earnings per Share
6. Price/Earnings Ratio
Tests of Liquidity:
7. Receivables Turnover
Days to Collect
8. Inventory Turnover
Days to Sell
9. Current Ratio
Tests of Solvency:
10. Debt-to-Assets

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Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services,...

Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services, the company has always charged a flat fee per hundred square feet of carpet cleaned. The current fee is $22.85 per hundred square feet. However, there is some question about whether the company is actually making any money on jobs for some customers—particularly those located on remote ranches that require considerable travel time. The owner’s daughter, home for the summer from college, has suggested investigating this question using activity-based costing. After some discussion, she designed a simple system consisting of four activity cost pools. The activity cost pools and their activity measures appear below:

Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Activity for the Year
Cleaning carpets Square feet cleaned (00s) 13,000 hundred square feet
Travel to jobs Miles driven 190,000 miles
Job support Number of jobs 2,000 jobs
Other (organization-sustaining costs and idle capacity costs) None Not applicable

The total cost of operating the company for the year is $353,000 which includes the following costs:

Wages $ 141,000
Cleaning supplies 24,000
Cleaning equipment depreciation 11,000
Vehicle expenses 26,000
Office expenses 70,000
President’s compensation 81,000
Total cost $ 353,000

Resource consumption is distributed across the activities as follows:

Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activities
Cleaning Carpets Travel to Jobs Job Support Other Total
Wages 74 % 14 % 0 % 12 % 100 %
Cleaning supplies 100 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 100 %
Cleaning equipment depreciation 69 % 0 % 0 % 31 % 100 %
Vehicle expenses 0 % 78 % 0 % 22 % 100 %
Office expenses 0 % 0 % 60 % 40 % 100 %
President’s compensation 0 % 0 % 31 % 69 % 100 %

Job support consists of receiving calls from potential customers at the home office, scheduling jobs, billing, resolving issues, and so on.

Required:

1. Prepare the first-stage allocation of costs to the activity cost pools.

2. Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools.

3. The company recently completed a 200 square foot carpet-cleaning job at the Flying N Ranch—a 53-mile round-trip journey from the company’s offices in Bozeman. Compute the cost of this job using the activity-based costing system.

4. The revenue from the Flying N Ranch was $45.70 (200 square feet @ $22.85 per hundred square feet). Calculate the customer margin earned on this job.

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Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services,...

Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services, the company has always charged a flat fee per hundred square feet of carpet cleaned. The current fee is $22.30 per hundred square feet. However, there is some question about whether the company is actually making any money on jobs for some customers—particularly those located on remote ranches that require considerable travel time. The owner’s daughter, home for the summer from college, has suggested investigating this question using activity-based costing. After some discussion, she designed a simple system consisting of four activity cost pools. The activity cost pools and their activity measures appear below:

activity cost pool activity measure activity for the year
cleaning carpets square foot cleaned 10,000 hundred square feet
travel to jobs miles driven 304,500 miles
job support number of jobs 1,700 jobs
other (organizational sustaining costs and idle capacity costs none n/a

The total cost of operating the company for the year is $335,000 which includes the following costs:

Wages $ 146,000

Cleaning supplies 21,000

Cleaning equipment depreciation 12,000

Vehicle expenses 27,000

Office expenses 58,000

President’s compensation 71,000

Total cost $ 335,000

Resource consumption is distributed across the activities as follows:

cleaning carpets travel to jobs job support other total
wages 75% 12% 0 13% 100%
cleaning supplies 100% 0 0 0 100%
cleaning equipment depreciation 74% 0 0 26% 100%
vehicle expenses 0 77% 0 23% 100%
offices expenses 0 56% 44% 100%
presidents compensation 0 33% 67% 100%

Job support consists of receiving calls from potential customers at the home office, scheduling jobs, billing, resolving issues, and so on.

Required:

1. Prepare the first-stage allocation of costs to the activity cost pools.

2. Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools.

3. The company recently completed a 600 square foot carpet-cleaning job at the Flying N Ranch—a 57-mile round-trip journey from the company’s offices in Bozeman. Compute the cost of this job using the activity-based costing system.

4. The revenue from the Flying N Ranch was $133.80 (600 square feet @ $22.30 per hundred square feet). Calculate the customer margin earned on this job.

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Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services,...

Gallatin Carpet Cleaning is a small, family-owned business operating out of Bozeman, Montana. For its services, the company has always charged a flat fee per hundred square feet of carpet cleaned. The current fee is $23.50 per hundred square feet. However, there is some question about whether the company is actually making any money on jobs for some customers—particularly those located on remote ranches that require considerable travel time. The owner’s daughter, home for the summer from college, has suggested investigating this question using activity-based costing. After some discussion, she designed a simple system consisting of four activity cost pools. The activity cost pools and their activity measures appear below:

Activity Cost Pool Activity Measure Activity for the Year
Cleaning carpets Square feet cleaned (00s) 6,500 hundred square feet
Travel to jobs Miles driven 263,500 miles
Job support Number of jobs 2,000 jobs
Other (organization-sustaining costs and idle capacity costs) None Not applicable

The total cost of operating the company for the year is $352,000 which includes the following costs:

Wages $ 142,000
Cleaning supplies 24,000
Cleaning equipment depreciation 10,000
Vehicle expenses 33,000
Office expenses 67,000
President’s compensation 76,000
Total cost $ 352,000

Resource consumption is distributed across the activities as follows:

Distribution of Resource Consumption Across Activities
Cleaning Carpets Travel to Jobs Job Support Other Total
Wages 72 % 11 % 0 % 17 % 100 %
Cleaning supplies 100 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 100 %
Cleaning equipment depreciation 68 % 0 % 0 % 32 % 100 %
Vehicle expenses 0 % 81 % 0 % 19 % 100 %
Office expenses 0 % 0 % 65 % 35 % 100 %
President’s compensation 0 % 0 % 26 % 74 % 100 %

Job support consists of receiving calls from potential customers at the home office, scheduling jobs, billing, resolving issues, and so on.

Required:

1. Prepare the first-stage allocation of costs to the activity cost pools.

2. Compute the activity rates for the activity cost pools.

3. The company recently completed a 200 square foot carpet-cleaning job at the Flying N ranch—a 53-mile round-trip journey from the company’s offices in Bozeman. Compute the cost of this job using the activity-based costing system.

4. The revenue from the Flying N ranch was $47.00 (200 square feet @ $23.50 per hundred square feet). Calculate the customer margin earned on this job.

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