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Consider an economy which consists of three firms, A, B, and C, consumers, and a government.


Consider an economy which consists of three firms, A, B, and C, consumers, and a government. Firm A is a smart phone factory, while Firm B is a parts factory. Firm C is a smart phone retailer. In 2020, Firm B produces $250,000 worth of parts, of which $150,000 it sells to Firm A, and $40,000 to Firm C. In addition Firm B sells $30,000 worth of parts to the government, and $30,000 worth of parts it exports. Firm B pays workers $140,000. Firm A produces smart phones worth $400,000, out of which $250,000 it sells to the smart phone retailer (Firm C), $80,000 it sells to the government, and $70,000 worth of smart phones it stores as inventory to be sold the following year. The smart phone factory (Firm A) uses imported materials from China worth $25,000. The smart phone factory pays workers $100,000 and $20,000 in taxes to the government. The smart phone retailer (Firm C) sells $380,000 worth of smart phones: $340,000 worth to domestic consumers, and $40,000 to foreign consumers in the United States. The smart phone retailer pays taxes $40,000 to the government and $50,000 to the workers for marketing and sales. Consumers receive $50,000 as dividends from abroad. The profits of firms A and C are distributed to domestic consumers. However, firm B is foreign owned.
• (a) Calculate GDP using, the product approach, the expenditure approach, the income approach. Show your work clearly (Note: you will not get marks for simply providing the final number). 

• (b) Calculate GNP, the current account surplus, and government savings for this economy. 


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Palm Resorts acquired its 70 percent interest in Sun City on January 1, 2017, for $41,750,000....

Palm Resorts acquired its 70 percent interest in Sun City on January 1, 2017, for $41,750,000. The fair value of the 30 percent noncontrolling interest at the date of acquisition was $14,750,000. Sun City’s date-of-acquisition reported net assets of $5,000,000 were carried at amounts approximating fair value, but it had unrecorded identifiable intangibles, capitalizable per ASC Topic 805, valued at $7,500,000. These intangibles are determined to have limited lives, amortized on a straight-line basis over five years. It is now December 31, 2020, and Sun City reports net income of $10,000,000.

Required

a. Calculate the amount of goodwill originally reported for this acquisition, and its allocation to the controlling and noncontrolling interests.

Enter answers in thousands (example, $41,750,000 equals $41,750 in thousands).

Total goodwill $Answer
Allocation to controlling interests $Answer
Allocation to noncontrolling interests $Answer

b. Calculate equity in net income and the noncontrolling interest in net income for 2020, assuming goodwill from this acquisition is impaired by $2,000,000 in 2020.

Enter answers in thousands (example, $3,000,000 equals $3,000 in thousands).

Use negative signs with answers that reduce net income amounts.

Total Equity in NI Noncontrolling
Interest in NI
Sun City’s reported net income $Answer $Answer $Answer
Revaluation write-offs:
Identifiable intangibles Answer Answer Answer
Goodwill impairment loss Answer Answer Answer
$Answer $Answer $Answer

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(b) Melbourne Ltd owns 100 per cent of the shares of Bendigo Ltd, acquired on 1...

(b) Melbourne Ltd owns 100 per cent of the shares of Bendigo Ltd, acquired on 1 July, 2019 for $900,000 when the shareholders’ funds of Bendigo Ltd were: Share capital $450,000, Retained earnings $225,000 and Revaluation surplus $100,000. All assets of Bendigo Ltd are fairly stated at the acquisition date. The goodwill has been impaired by 10% in the year 2020. The following intra-group transactions took place during the 2020 financial year: Bendigo Ltd paid $60,000 dividend to Melbourne Ltd. Melbourne Ltd sells inventory to Bendigo Ltd at a sales price of $50,000. The inventory had previously cost Melbourne Ltd $40,000. Twenty five (25%) inventory is still on hand with Bendigo Ltd. Melbourne Ltd provided a management consultancy services to Bendigo during the year. Bendigo Ltd paid $7,500 in management fees to Melbourne Ltd. Melbourne Ltd sold plant costing $20,000 to Bendigo Ltd for $24,000. Melbourne Ltd had not charged any depreciation on the asset before the sale as it just purchased it from an external entity. Both entities depreciate items of plant at 20% p.a. on cost. The plant is still held by Bendigo Ltd. The tax rate is 30 per cent.

Required: Prepare the relevant consolidated journal entries for the year ended 30 June 2020 (including tax effects where relevant.

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(b) Melbourne Ltd owns 100 per cent of the shares of Bendigo Ltd, acquired on 1...

(b) Melbourne Ltd owns 100 per cent of the shares of Bendigo Ltd, acquired on 1 July, 2019 for $900,000 when the shareholders’ funds of Bendigo Ltd were: Share capital $450,000, Retained earnings $225,000 and Revaluation surplus $100,000. All assets of Bendigo Ltd are fairly stated at the acquisition date. The goodwill has been impaired by 10% in the year 2020. The following intra-group transactions took place during the 2020 financial year: Bendigo Ltd paid $60,000 dividend to Melbourne Ltd. Melbourne Ltd sells inventory to Bendigo Ltd at a sales price of $50,000. The inventory had previously cost Melbourne Ltd $40,000. Twenty five (25%) inventory is still on hand with Bendigo Ltd. Melbourne Ltd provided a management consultancy services to Bendigo during the year. Bendigo Ltd paid $7,500 in management fees to Melbourne Ltd. Melbourne Ltd sold plant costing $20,000 to Bendigo Ltd for $24,000. Melbourne Ltd had not charged any depreciation on the asset before the sale as it just purchased it from an external entity. Both entities depreciate items of plant at 20% p.a. on cost. The plant is still held by Bendigo Ltd. The tax rate is 30 per cent. Required: Prepare the relevant consolidated journal entries for the year ended 30 June 2020 (including tax effects where relevant.

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The balances in the accounts of Maybe Ltd at 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2020...

The balances in the accounts of Maybe Ltd at 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2020 are:

30th June 2020

‘000

30th June 2019

‘000

Sales (all on credit)

300

420

Cost of Goods Sold

156

132

Doubtful Debts expense

30

36

Interest Expense

24

36

Salaries

36

30

Depreciation

12

18

Cash

172.80

166.80

Inventory

216

192

Accounts Receivable

324

300

Allowance for Doubtful Debts

36

42

Land

180

180

Plant

120

108

Accumulated Depreciation

24

36

Bank Overdraft

24

22.80

Accounts Payable

240

228

Accrued Salaries

26.40

21.60

Long term loan

108

84

Share Capital

144

120

Opening Retained Earnings

368.40

224.40

Other information:

Share capital is increased by the bonus issue of 24 000 shares for $1.00 each out of retained earnings. Plant is acquired during the period at a cost of $36 000, while plant with a carrying amount of $nil (cost of $24 000, accumulated depreciation of $24 000) is scrapped.

Required:

a)      Reconstruct the allowance for doubtful debts and accounts receivable.

(6.5 marks)

b)      Reconstruct inventory and accounts payable

c)      Reconstruct accrued salaries

d)      Reconstruct property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation

e) present a statement of cash flow for maybe ltd for the year ended 30 June 2020

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The property, plant, and equipment section of the Jasper Company’s December 31, 2020, balance sheet contained...

The property, plant, and equipment section of the Jasper Company’s December 31, 2020, balance sheet contained the following:

Property, plant, and equipment:
Land $ 111,000
Building $ 496,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (155,000 ) 341,000
Equipment 138,450
Less: Accumulated depreciation ? ?
Total property, plant, and equipment ?


The land and building were purchased at the beginning of 2016. Straight-line depreciation is used and a residual value of $31,000 for the building is anticipated.

The equipment is comprised of the following three machines:

Machine Cost Date Acquired Residual Value Life (in Years)
101 $ 49,300 1/1/2018 $ 6,100 8
102 63,800 6/30/2019 7,100 7
103 25,350 9/1/2020 2,100 10


The straight-line method is used to determine depreciation on the equipment. On March 31, 2021, Machine 102 was sold for $39,000. Early in 2021, the useful life of machine 101 was revised to five years in total, and the residual value was revised to zero.

Required:

1. Calculate the accumulated depreciation on the equipment at December 31, 2020.
2. Prepare the journal entry to record 2021 depreciation on machine 102 up to the date of sale.
3. Calculate the gain or loss on the sale of machine 102.
4. Prepare the journal entry for the sale of machine 102.
5. Prepare the 2021 year-end journal entries to record depreciation on the building and remaining equipment.

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The property, plant, and equipment section of the Jasper Company’s December 31, 2020, balance sheet contained...

The property, plant, and equipment section of the Jasper Company’s December 31, 2020, balance sheet contained the following:

Property, plant, and equipment:
Land $ 111,000
Building $ 496,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (155,000 ) 341,000
Equipment 138,450
Less: Accumulated depreciation ? ?
Total property, plant, and equipment ?


The land and building were purchased at the beginning of 2016. Straight-line depreciation is used and a residual value of $31,000 for the building is anticipated.

The equipment is comprised of the following three machines:

Machine Cost Date Acquired Residual Value Life (in Years)
101 $ 49,300 1/1/2018 $ 6,100 8
102 63,800 6/30/2019 7,100 7
103 25,350 9/1/2020 2,100 10


The straight-line method is used to determine depreciation on the equipment. On March 31, 2021, Machine 102 was sold for $39,000. Early in 2021, the useful life of machine 101 was revised to five years in total, and the residual value was revised to zero.

Required:

1. Calculate the accumulated depreciation on the equipment at December 31, 2020.
2. Prepare the journal entry to record 2021 depreciation on machine 102 up to the date of sale.
3. Calculate the gain or loss on the sale of machine 102.
4. Prepare the journal entry for the sale of machine 102.
5. Prepare the 2021 year-end journal entries to record depreciation on the building and remaining equipment.

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The property, plant, and equipment section of the Jasper Company’s December 31, 2020, balance sheet contained...

The property, plant, and equipment section of the Jasper Company’s December 31, 2020, balance sheet contained the following:

Property, plant, and equipment:
Land $ 111,000
Building $ 496,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (155,000 ) 341,000
Equipment 138,450
Less: Accumulated depreciation ? ?
Total property, plant, and equipment ?


The land and building were purchased at the beginning of 2016. Straight-line depreciation is used and a residual value of $31,000 for the building is anticipated.

The equipment is comprised of the following three machines:

Machine Cost Date Acquired Residual Value Life (in Years)
101 $ 49,300 1/1/2018 $ 6,100 8
102 63,800 6/30/2019 7,100 7
103 25,350 9/1/2020 2,100 10


The straight-line method is used to determine depreciation on the equipment. On March 31, 2021, Machine 102 was sold for $39,000. Early in 2021, the useful life of machine 101 was revised to five years in total, and the residual value was revised to zero.

Required:

1. Calculate the accumulated depreciation on the equipment at December 31, 2020.
2. Prepare the journal entry to record 2021 depreciation on machine 102 up to the date of sale.
3. Calculate the gain or loss on the sale of machine 102.
4. Prepare the journal entry for the sale of machine 102.
5. Prepare the 2021 year-end journal entries to record depreciation on the building and remaining equipment.

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The balances in the accounts of Maybe Ltd at 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2020...

The balances in the accounts of Maybe Ltd at 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2020 are:

2020

‘000

2019

‘000

Sales (all on credit)

300

420

Cost of Goods Sold

156

132

Doubtful Debts expense

30

36

Interest Expense

24

36

Salaries

36

30

Depreciation

12

18

Cash

172.80

166.80

Inventory

216

192

Accounts Receivable

324

300

Allowance for Doubtful Debts

36

42

Land

180

180

Plant

120

108

Accumulated Depreciation

24

36

Bank Overdraft

24

22.80

Accounts Payable

240

228

Accrued Salaries

26.40

21.60

Long term loan

108

84

Share Capital

144

120

Opening Retained Earnings

368.40

224.40

Other information:

Share capital is increased by the bonus issue of 24 000 shares for $1.00 each out of retained earnings. Plant is acquired during the period at a cost of $36 000, while plant with a carrying amount of $nil (cost of $24 000, accumulated depreciation of $24 000) is scrapped.

Required:

a)      Reconstruct the allowance for doubtful debts and accounts receivable.

b)      Reconstruct inventory and accounts payable

c)      Reconstruct accrued salaries

d)      Reconstruct property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation

e) Present a statement of cash flow for Maybe Ltd for the year ended 30 june 2020

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Holding constant the cost of the bundle in each country, compute the real exchange rates that would result from the two nominal exchange rates in the following table.

3. Computing real exchange rates 


Consider a bundle of consumer goods that costs $90 in the United States. The same bundle of goods costs CNY 105 in China.


 Holding constant the cost of the bundle in each country, compute the real exchange rates that would result from the two nominal exchange rates in the following table. 


  Cost of Bundle in U.S.   Cost of Bundle in China   Nominal Exchang             Real Exchange Rate

       (Dollars)              (Yuan)            (Yuan per dollar)  (Bundles of Chinese goods per bundle of U.S. goods)

          90                   105                   7.00

          90                   105                   10.50


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