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Dave's Lighting Inc. produces lamps for the construction industry. During the year, the company incurred the...

Dave's Lighting Inc. produces lamps for the construction industry. During the year, the company incurred the following costs:

Factory Rent

$

80,000

Direct labor used

425,000

Factory utilities

50,000

Direct materials purchases

600,000

Indirect materials

150,000

Indirect labor

90,000

Inventories for the year were:

January 1

December 31

Direct materials

$

100,000

$

75,000

Work in process

20,000

10,000

Finished goods

250,000

215,000

Required:

Prepare a statement of Cost of Goods Sold.

In: Accounting

Jack’s Construction Co. has 80,000 bonds outstanding with annual coupon rate of 8.5% selling at par...

Jack’s Construction Co. has 80,000 bonds outstanding with annual coupon rate of 8.5% selling at par value. The bonds have 10 years to maturity. The company also has 4 million shares of common stock outstanding. The stock has a beta of 1.1 and sells for $40 a share. The risk free rate 4 percent and the market risk premium is 8 percent. Jack’s tax rate is 35 percent. What is Jack’s weighted average cost of capital?

In: Finance

You are trying to decide if you should build a factory or simply leave the money...

You are trying to decide if you should build a factory or simply leave the money in

the bank collecting interest. It will cost $10M to build the factory and two years of

time. Assume the factory will run for 25 years after that and generate $1.5M per

year in profit each year. Assume a discount rate of 4%. Also assume that all of the

$10M building costs are spent on day-one of construction. Should you build the

factory or leave the money in the bank at a 3% interest rate?

In: Finance

1) why is the difference between an avoidable delay and an unavoidable delay important to a...

1) why is the difference between an avoidable delay and an unavoidable delay important to a contractor? 2) What is the difference between a calender day and a working day? 3) Why would it be necessary and desirable to perform resource leveling for a construction schedule? 4) In which parts of a schedule should a contractor share the most detail with an owner? 5) As a contractor, what concern would you have regard cost and productivity if an owner directed you to use overtime to catch up on a scehdule?

In: Civil Engineering

Casting Crown Construction entered into the following transactions during a recent year:   January 2 Purchased a...

Casting Crown Construction entered into the following transactions during a recent year:

  January 2 Purchased a bulldozer for $220,000 by paying $21,000 cash and signing a $199,000 note.
  January 3 Replaced the steel tracks on the bulldozer at a cost of $22,000, purchased on account.
  January 30 Wrote a cheque for the amount owed on account for the work completed on January 3.
  February 1 Replaced the seat on the bulldozer and wrote a cheque for the full $1,100 cost.
  March 1 Paid $8,400 cash for the rights to use computer software for a two-year period.


Required:
1-a.
Analyze the accounting equation effects. (Enter any decreases to accounts with a minus sign.)



1-b. Prepare the journal entries for each of the transactions. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)



2. For the tangible and intangible assets acquired in the preceding transactions, determine the amount of depreciation and amortization that Casting Crown Construction should report for the quarter that ended March 31. The equipment is depreciated using the double-declining-balance method with a useful life of five years and $44,000 residual value.



3. Prepare a journal entry to record the depreciation and amortization calculated in requirement 2. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)



4. Not available in Connect.

In: Accounting

On January 1, 2021, the company obtained a $3 million loan with a 10% interest rate....

On January 1, 2021, the company obtained a $3 million loan with a 10% interest rate. The building was completed on September 30, 2022. Expenditures on the project were as follows:

January 1, 2021 $ 1,300,000
March 1, 2021 720,000
June 30, 2021 340,000
October 1, 2021 640,000
January 31, 2022 450,000
April 30, 2022 765,000
August 31, 2022 1,260,000


On January 1, 2021, the company obtained a $3 million construction loan with a 10% interest rate. Assume the $3 million loan is not specifically tied to construction of the building. The loan was outstanding all of 2021 and 2022. The company’s other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $4,400,000 and $6,400,000 with interest rates of 8% and 10%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2021 and 2022. Interest is paid annually on all debt. The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31.

Required:
1. Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2021 and 2022 using the weighted-average method.
2. What is the total cost of the building?
3. Calculate the amount of interest expense that will appear in the 2021 and 2022 income statements.

2021 2022
Interest capitalized
Interest expense
Total cost of building

In: Accounting

On January 1, 2018, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used...

On January 1, 2018, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building was completed on September 30, 2019.

Expenditures on the project were as follows:

January 1, 2018 $ 1,000,000
March 1, 2018 600,000
June 30, 2018 800,000
October 1, 2018 600,000
January 31, 2019 270,000
April 30, 2019 585,000
August 31, 2019 900,000


On January 1, 2018, the company obtained a $3 million construction loan with a 10% interest rate. The loan was outstanding all of 2018 and 2019. The company’s other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $4,000,000 and $6,000,000 with interest rates of 6% and 8%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2018 and 2019. Interest is paid annually on all debt. The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31.

Required:
1. Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2018 and 2019 using the specific interest method.
2. What is the total cost of the building?
3. Calculate the amount of interest expense that will appear in the 2018 and 2019 income statements.

Req 1 and 3

2018 2019
Interest Capitalized
Interest Expense

Req 2

Total Cost of Building

In: Accounting

Problem 5-3 The adjusted trial balance of Culver Company and other related information for the year...

Problem 5-3

The adjusted trial balance of Culver Company and other related information for the year 2017 are presented as follows.

CULVER COMPANY
ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
DECEMBER 31, 2017

Debit

Credit

Cash

$   45,370

Accounts Receivable

167,870

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

$    9,050

Prepaid Insurance

6,250

Inventory

212,870

Equity Investments (long-term)

343,370

Land

89,370

Construction in Progress (building)

128,370

Patents

36,000

Equipment

404,370

Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment

240,350

Discount on Bonds Payable

20,000

Accounts Payable

152,370

Accrued Liabilities

53,570

Notes Payable

98,370

Bonds Payable

204,370

Common Stock

504,370

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock

45,000

Retained Earnings

   

146,390

$1,453,840

$1,453,840


Additional information:

1. The LIFO method of inventory value is used.
2. The cost and fair value of the long-term investments that consist of stocks and bonds is the same.
3. The amount of the Construction in Progress account represents the costs expended to date on a building in the process of construction. (The company rents factory space at the present time.) The land on which the building is being constructed cost $89,370, as shown in the trial balance.
4. The patents were purchased by the company at a cost of $40,000 and are being amortized on a straight-line basis.
5. Of the discount on bonds payable, $2,000 will be amortized in 2018.
6. The notes payable represent bank loans that are secured by long-term investments carried at $124,370. These bank loans are due in 2018.
7. The bonds payable bear interest at 7% payable every December 31, and are due January 1, 2028.
8. 600,000 shares of common stock of a par value of $1 were authorized, of which 504,370 shares were issued and outstanding.


Prepare a balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, so that all important information is fully disclosed. (List Current Assets in order of liquidity. List Property, Plant and Equipment in order of Land, Building and Equipment. Enter account name only and do not provide the descriptive information provided in the question.)

In: Accounting

Problem 5-3 The adjusted trial balance of Indigo Company and other related information for the year...

Problem 5-3

The adjusted trial balance of Indigo Company and other related information for the year 2017 are presented as follows.

INDIGO COMPANY
ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
DECEMBER 31, 2017

Debit

Credit

Cash

$   43,440

Accounts Receivable

165,940

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

$    9,050

Prepaid Insurance

6,250

Inventory

210,940

Equity Investments (long-term)

341,440

Land

87,440

Construction in Progress (building)

126,440

Patents

36,000

Equipment

402,440

Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment

240,350

Discount on Bonds Payable

20,000

Accounts Payable

150,440

Accrued Liabilities

51,640

Notes Payable

96,440

Bonds Payable

202,440

Common Stock

502,440

Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock

45,000

Retained Earnings

   

142,530

$1,440,330

$1,440,330


Additional information:

1. The LIFO method of inventory value is used.
2. The cost and fair value of the long-term investments that consist of stocks and bonds is the same.
3. The amount of the Construction in Progress account represents the costs expended to date on a building in the process of construction. (The company rents factory space at the present time.) The land on which the building is being constructed cost $87,440, as shown in the trial balance.
4. The patents were purchased by the company at a cost of $40,000 and are being amortized on a straight-line basis.
5. Of the discount on bonds payable, $2,000 will be amortized in 2018.
6. The notes payable represent bank loans that are secured by long-term investments carried at $122,440. These bank loans are due in 2018.
7. The bonds payable bear interest at 8% payable every December 31, and are due January 1, 2028.
8. 600,000 shares of common stock of a par value of $1 were authorized, of which 502,440 shares were issued and outstanding.


Prepare a balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, so that all important information is fully disclosed. (List Current Assets in order of liquidity. List Property, Plant and Equipment in order of Land, Building and Equipment. Enter account name only and do not provide the descriptive information provided in the question.)

In: Accounting

A negatively charged rod is brought near an isolated metal ball. which of the sketches best...

A negatively charged rod is brought near an isolated metal ball. which of the sketches best illustrates the arrangement of charges on the ball?

In: Physics