THE MBA DECISION Ben Bates graduated from college six years ago with a finance undergraduate degree. Since graduation, he has been employed in the finance department at East Coast Yachts. Although he is satisfied with his current job, his goal is to become an investment banker. He feels that an MBA degree would allow him to achieve this goal. After examining schools, he has narrowed his choice to either Wilton University or Mount Perry College. Although internships are encouraged by both schools, to get class credit for the internship, no salary can be paid. Other than internships, neither school will allow its students to work while enrolled in its MBA program. Ben’s annual salary at East Coast Yachts is $61,000 per year, and his salary is expected to increase at 3 percent per year until retirement. He is currently 28 years old and expects to work for 40 more years. His current job includes a fully paid health insurance plan, and his current average tax rate is 25 percent. Ben has a savings account with enough money to cover the entire cost of his MBA program. The Ritter College of Business at Wilton University is one of the top MBA programs in the country. The MBA degree requires two years of full-time enrollment at the university. The annual tuition is $65,000, payable at the beginning of each school year. Books and other supplies are estimated to cost $2,800 per year. Ben expects that after graduation from Wilton, he will receive a job offer for about $107,000 per year, with an $20,000 signing bonus. The salary at this job will increase at 4 percent per year. Because of the higher salary, his average income tax rate will increase to 30 percent. The Bradley School of Business at Mount Perry College began its MBA program 16 years ago. The Bradley School is smaller and less well known than the Ritter College. Bradley offers an accelerated, one-year program, with a tuition cost of $78,000 to be paid upon matriculation. Books and other supplies for the program are expected to cost $4,000. Ben thinks that after graduation from Mount Perry, he will receive an offer of $90,000 per year, with a $17,000 signing bonus. The salary at this job will increase at 3.5 percent per year. His average income tax rate at this level of income will be 28 percent. Both schools offer a health insurance plan that will cost $3,500 per year, payable at the beginning of the year. Ben also estimates that room and board expenses will cost $2,500 more per year at both schools than his current expenses, payable at the beginning of each year. The appropriate discount rate is 6.2 percent. Assume all salaries are paid at the end of each year. Assuming all salaries are paid at the end of each year, what is the best option for Ben—from a strictly financial standpoint? He has three choices: remain at his current job, pursue a Wilton MBA, or pursue a Mt. Perry MBA. In order to determine the best option, you will need to calculate the after tax value of each option (perform analysis below).

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On 1 July 2019, Gail Ltd acquired all the issued shares of Ray Ltd for $90 000. The financial statements of Ray Ltd showed the equity of Ray Ltd at that date to be:
Share capital-10000 $5 50,000
General reserve 25000
Retained earning 15000
All the assets and liabilities of Ray Ltd were recorded at amounts equal to their fair values at that date.
During the year ending 30 June 2020, Ray Ltd undertook the following actions.
• On 1 January 2020, transferred $5 000 from the general reserve existing at 1 July 2019 to retained earnings.
Required:
(a) Prepare the pre-acquisition entries at 1 July 2019.
(b) Prepare the pre-acquisition entries at 30 June 2020.

Gunna Ltd acquired a printing machine on 1 July 2018 for $100,000. It is expected to have a useful life of 5 years, with the benefits being derived on a straight- line basis. The residual is expected to be $nil. On 1 July 2019 the machine is deemed to have a fair value of $75,000 and a revaluation is undertaken in accordance with Gunnamatta Ltd’s policy of measuring property, plant and equipment at fair value. The asset is sold for $89 000 on 1 July 2020. Required: Provide the journal entries necessary to account for transactions and events at the following date. Narrations are required. (7 marks. Word limit: n/a) a) 30 June 2019 b) 1 July 2019 c) 30 June 2020 d) 1 July 2020

Big Ink is a chain of tattoo parlors that follows IFRS. The following data is for 2020:

Golf club dues were $30,000.

Automated tattoo machinery was acquired on January 1, 2019, for $200,000. Straight‐line depreciation is over a 10‐year life with a $20,000 residual value. For taxes, the 30% rate class is used, and Big Ink applied the CRA half year rule in 2019.

On December 31, 2020, Big Ink accrued a provision for legal expense of $40,000. The estimated legal liability of $40,000 relates to four pending lawsuits. In addition to the $40,000, legal costs paid out in cash during 2020 were $60,000. These related to lawsuits started and settled during 2020. Big Ink believes that the new automated equipment will reduce the number of lawsuits.

Pretax accounting income for 2020 is $880,000. The income tax rate is 25%.

Instructions

1. WRITE a schedule (starting with pretax accounting income) to calculate taxable income. On your schedule, indicate a subtotal for accounting income after permanent differences.
2. Prepare the journal entries to record income taxes for 2020.

Juan acquires a new 5-year class asset on March 14, 2020, for $200,000. This is the only asset Juan acquired during the year. He does not elect immediate expensing under § 179. He does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. On July 15, 2021, Juan sells the asset.

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a. Determine Juan's cost recovery for 2020.
$

b. Determine Juan's cost recovery for 2021.
$

On August 2, 2020, Wendy purchased a new office building for $3,800,000. On October 1, 2020, she began to rent out office space in the building. On July 15, 2024, Wendy sold the office building.

If required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

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a. What MACRS convention applies to the new office building?
Half-year

b. What is the life of the asset for MACRS?
15 years

c. Determine Wendy's cost recovery deduction for 2020 and 2024.
2020: $
2024: $

Problem 17-06

Tamarisk Company has the following portfolio of investment securities at September 30, 2020, its most recent reporting date.

On October 10, 2020, the Horton shares were sold at a price of $54 per share. In addition, 3,040 shares of Patriot common stock were acquired at $56 per share on November 2, 2020. The December 31, 2020, fair values were Monty $114,890, Patriot $139,880, and Oakwood $186,000.

Prepare the journal entries to record the sale, purchase, and adjusting entries related to the equity securities in the last quarter of 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

THE MBA DECISION

Ben Bates graduated from college six years ago with a finance undergraduate degree. Although he is satisfied with his current job, his goal is to become an investment banker. He feels that an MBA degree would allow him to achieve this goal. After examining schools, he has narrowed his choice to either Wilton University or Mount Perry College. Although Internships are encouraged by both schools, to get class credit for the internship, no salary can be paid. Other than internships, neither school will allow its students to work while enrolled in its MBA program.

Ben Currently works at the money management firm of Dewey and Louis. His Annual salary at the firm is $53,000 per year, and his salary is expected to increase at 3 percent per year until retirement. He is currently 28 years old and expects to work for 38 more years. His current job includes a fully paid health insurance plan, and his current average tax rate is 26 percent. Ben has a savings account with enough money to cover the entire cost of his MBA program.

         The Ritter College of Business at Wilton University is one of the top MBA programs in the Country. The MBA degree requires two years of full-time enrollment at the university. The annual tuition is $58,000, payable at the beginning of each school year. Books and other supplies are estimated to cost $2000 per year. Ben expects that after graduation from Wilton, he will receive a job offer for about $87,000 per year, with a $10,000 signing bonus. The salary at this job will increase at 4 percent per year. Because of the higher salary, his average income tax rate will increase to 31 percent.

The Bradley School of Business at Mount Perry College began its MBA program 16 years ago. The Bradley School is smaller and less well known than Ritter College. Bradley offers an accelerated one-year program, with a tuition cost of $75,000 to be paid upon matriculation. Books and other supplies for the program are expected to cost $4,200. Ben thinks that he will receive an offer of $78,000 per year upon graduation, with an $8,000 signing bonus. The salary at this job will increase at 3.5 percent per year. His average tax rate at this level of income will be at 29%.

         Both Schools offer a health insurance plan that will cost $3,000 per year, payable at the beginning of the year. Ben has also found that both schools offer graduate housing. His room and board expenses will decrease by $4,000 per year at either school he attends. The appropriate discount rate is 5.5 percent.

Wilton MBA:

Costs:

Total direct costs = $58,000 + 2,000 + 3,000 – 4,000 = $59,000

PV of direct costs = $59,000 + 59,000 / (1.055) = $114,924.17

Salary:

PV of after-tax bonus paid in 2 years = $10,000(1 – .31) / 1.0552 = $6,199.32

After-tax salary = $87,000(1 – .31) = $60,030

Mount Perry MBA:

Cost: Total direct: $75,000 + 4,200 + 3000 – 4000 = $78,200

How to find the direct cost and salary for Mount Perry MBA?

Which of the following is true about the Medicaid program in the United States?

Question 7 options:

15. Compared to offering no unemployment benefits, the unemployment insurance system of the United States probably

a. leads to longer spells of unemployment.

b. decreases the unemployment rate.

c. leads to lower post-unemployment wages.

d. provides for a lower standard of living while unemployed.