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The following information relates to the equity investments to Benji Company on 2020. On January 1,...

The following information relates to the equity investments to Benji Company on 2020.

  1. On January 1, Benji acquires 50,000 ordinary shares (represent 30% ownership) of Coconut Plc for $130,000.
  2. On May 1, Benji purchased 2,000 shares (less than 10% ownership) of Dodo Co. at $18 per share.
  3. On June 1, Benji purchased 3,000 shares (less than 10% ownership) of Denver Co. at $15 per share
  4. On July 1, Benji sold 500 shares of Dodo for $19 per share.
  5. On September 30, Coconut declared and paid cash dividend totaling to $ 100,000
  6. On December 1, Dodo declared and paid a $1 per share cash dividend.
  7. On December 10, Denver declared a cash dividend of $2 per share to be paid in the next month.
  8. On December 31, Coconut, Denver, and Dodo reported net income $230,000; $400,000; and 325,000 respectively.
  9. At December 31, 2020, the shares had the following price per share value: Coconut $25, Dodo $17 and Denver $17

Instructions

  1. Prepare any journal entries you consider necessary, including year-end entries (December 31), assuming these investments (except investment in Coconut Plc. share) are managed to profit from changes in market price (held for trading). Benji Company doesn’t have equity investment before 2020.
  2. Prepare a partial statement of financial position showing the Investment account at December 31, 2020

In: Accounting

If exports increased to Canada and imports from Canada to the US also increased, without any...

If exports increased to Canada and imports from Canada to the US also increased, without any other changes in the US and Canada's economies, then what would happen to the US Dollar exchange rate to the Canadian Dollar? Explain. Justify your answer.

In: Economics

suppose the 2000 US census is collected for every person in the US and it allows...

suppose the 2000 US census is collected for every person in the US and it allows researchers to calculate summary quantities like the percent of the US population in a specified age range. What is the mean squared error of these summary quantities calculated from the census?

In: Statistics and Probability

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love,...

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self discipline ~ Timothy 1:7

What do you hope to gain from this course PSY 560 Learning, Cognition, and Motivation

In: Psychology

How does sport governance in the US differ from governance in other countries? Would a ministry...

How does sport governance in the US differ from governance in other countries? Would a ministry of sport benefit the US?

In: Operations Management

Identify some challenges a Chinese investor may encounter in the US. Are these challenges different from...

Identify some challenges a Chinese investor may encounter in the US.


Are these challenges different from those facing a US investor?


In: Operations Management

Your comment to each question has to be more than five(5) sentences based on researched facts...

Your comment to each question has to be more than five(5) sentences based on researched facts and logical analysis to earn the full credit.

Global outsourcing, is it good, bad or ugly?

In the recent years, we often heard about global outsourcing in US business.


Especially, when US economy was sluggish, one of major blames went for Global outsourcing, due to US job loss to overseas.


Q1) Global outsourcing, is it bad? because US manufacturing jobs went to China or India at the expense of US labors.

Q2)Global outsourcing, is it good? because US business can take an advantage of cheaper foreign labors to survive like an introduction of new technology such as robot or computer or can attract insourcing from overseas.

Q3) Global outsourcing, is it ugly? because US business can exploit the sweat shops from overseas.

Q4) Global outsourcing, is it inevitable like new technology? The robot with artificial intelligence could replace human labors in the future.

Q5) Give us your personal verdict over Global outsourcing. Also do you think which direction of trade policy is better for the economic welfare of US as well as the rest of the world; one US policy makers continue to move US toward more open and global economy by promoting trade, or one US policy makers move US toward more closed and isolated economy by protecting US industries?

In: Economics

On February 1, 2020, a company agreed to construct a building at a contract price of...

On February 1, 2020, a company agreed to construct a building at a contract price of $35,000. The company estimated the project would be finished in 2022. Information relating to the costs and billings for this contract is as follows:

                                                    2020             2021           2022

Total costs incurred to date        $8,000        $10,000         $22,000

Estimated costs to complete      12,000          6,000            -0-

Customer billings to date           8,000          24,000         29,000

Collections to date                     4,000           14,000         25,000

The journal entry to record Billings on Construction in Process in 2021 has the amount of _________.

In: Accounting

Assume the following productivity data for the US, Brazil and Mexico with regard to pineapple and...

Assume the following productivity data for the US, Brazil and Mexico with regard to pineapple and coffee production:

                                                                     Pineapples                                          Coffee

US (daily output per worker)                           30 lb                                                   15 lb

Brazil (daily output per worker)                       40 lb                                                   75 lb

Mexico (daily output per worker)             16 lb                                                   25 lb

QUESTION 1

Apply only the theory of absolute advantage.

What trade, if any, would we see between the US and Brazil?

a. No trade because Brazil has the absolute advantage in both products

b. Brazil will specialize in coffee and trade coffee for US pineapples

c. Brazil will specialize in pineapples and trade pineapples for US coffee

d. Brazil will buy both coffee and pineapples from US

QUESTION 2

Apply only the theory of absolute advantage.

What trade, if any, would we see between Mexico and Brazil?

a. No trade because Brazil has the absolute advantage in both products

b. Brazil will specialize in coffee and trade coffee for Mexican pineapples

c. Brazil will specialize in pineapples and trade pineapples for Mexican coffee

d. Brazil will buy both coffee and pineapples from Mexico

QUESTION 3

Apply only the theory of absolute advantage.

What trade, if any, would we see between Mexico and the US?

a. No trade because Mexico has the absolute advantage in both products

b. US will specialize in coffee and trade coffee for Mexican pineapples

c. US will specialize in pineapples and trade pineapples for Mexican coffee

d. No trade because US has absolute advantage in both products

QUESTION 4

Now apply the theory of comparative advantage.

What trade, if any, would we see between the US and Brazil?

a. No trade because Brazil has the absolute advantage in both products

b. Brazil will specialize in coffee and trade coffee for US pineapples

c. Brazil will specialize in pineapples and trade pineapples for US coffee

d. Brazil will buy both coffee and pineapples from US

The U.S. Congress proposes a law imposing tariffs and quotas to block most Brazilian coffee from entering the US market.

For each of the following groups, answer AGREE if you believe they would support, and be helped by, such a law. Answer DISAGREE if you believe they would oppose, and be hurt by, such a law.

QUESTION 5: US coffee consumers

Agree

Disagree

QUESTION 6: US coffee farmers

Agree

Disagree

QUESTION 7: US pineapple farmers

Agree

Disagree

QUESTION 8: Brazilian coffee farmers

Agree

Disagree

QUESTION 9: Mexican coffee farmers

Agree

Disagree

In: Economics

Beavis Construction Company was the low bidder on a construction project to build an earthen dam...

Beavis Construction Company was the low bidder on a construction project to build an earthen dam for $1,700,000. The project was begun in 2020 and completed in 2021. Cost and other data are presented below: 2020 2021 Costs incurred during the year $ 486500 $1,000,000 Estimated costs to complete 903,500 0 Billings during the year 455,000 1,245,000 Cash collections during the year 355,000 1,345,000 ) Assume that Beavis recognizes revenue on this contract over time according to percentage of completion.

Gross Profit 2020 and 2021

In: Accounting