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American Food Services, Inc., acquired a packaging machine from Barton and Barton Corporation. Barton and Barton...

American Food Services, Inc., acquired a packaging machine from Barton and Barton Corporation. Barton and Barton completed construction of the machine on January 1, 2021. In payment for the $5.9 million machine, American Food Services issued a four-year installment note to be paid in four equal payments at the end of each year. The payments include interest at the rate of 11%. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry for American Food Services’ purchase of the machine on January 1, 2021.
2. Prepare an amortization schedule for the four-year term of the installment note.
3. Prepare the journal entry for the first installment payment on December 31, 2021.
4. Prepare the journal entry for the third installment payment on December 31, 2023.

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Acquired $16,000 cash from the issue of common stock. Purchased inventory for $5,100 cash. Sold inventory...

Acquired $16,000 cash from the issue of common stock. Purchased inventory for $5,100 cash. Sold inventory costing $3,060 for $5,202 cash. Paid $850 for advertising expense. Required a. Record the general journal entries for the preceding transactions. b. Post each of the entries to T-accounts. c. Prepare a trial balance to prove the equality of debits and credits.

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State if the given statements are true or false by writing your answers (T for ``true’’...

State if the given statements are true or false by writing your answers (T for ``true’’ and F for ``false’’) in the last column of the following table.

(1)

Some Internet-based companies store lot of information about Internet users, raising privacy concerns.

(2)

There is a concern that online disseminators of content are not fairly compensating the creators of the content, like an author, a stunt performer, an athlete, an educator, and an artist.

(3)

The world’s top five most-valued companies are all car-manufacturing companies.

(4)

There is no company in the area of computing whose market value has been above one trillion US dollars for many years.

(5)

There is a manufacturing company whose market value exceeds one trillion US dollars.

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Waterways Corporation is preparing its budget for the coming year, 2020. The first step is to...

Waterways Corporation is preparing its budget for the coming year, 2020. The first step is to plan for the first quarter of that coming year. The company has gathered information from its managers in preparation of the budgeting process.

Sales
Unit sales for November 2019 111,000
Unit sales for December 2019 101,000
Expected unit sales for January 2020 112,000
Expected unit sales for February 2020 114,000
Expected unit sales for March 2020 115,000
Expected unit sales for April 2020 124,000
Expected unit sales for May 2020 138,000
Unit selling price $12


Waterways likes to keep 10% of the next month’s unit sales in ending inventory. All sales are on account. 85% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month of sale, and 15% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month after sale. Accounts receivable on December 31, 2019, totaled $181,800.

Direct Materials

Direct materials cost 80 cents per pound. Two pounds of direct materials are required to produce each unit.

Waterways likes to keep 5% of the materials needed for the next month in its ending inventory. Raw Materials on December 31, 2019, totaled 11,220 pounds. Payment for materials is made within 15 days. 50% is paid in the month of purchase, and 50% is paid in the month after purchase. Accounts Payable on December 31, 2019, totaled $102,605.

Direct Labor
Labor requires 12 minutes per unit for completion and is paid at a rate of $9 per hour.
Manufacturing Overhead
Indirect materials 30¢ per labor hour
Indirect labor 50¢ per labor hour
Utilities 50¢ per labor hour
Maintenance 20¢ per labor hour
Salaries $41,000 per month
Depreciation $17,400 per month
Property taxes $2,900 per month
Insurance $1,300 per month
Maintenance $1,300 per month
Selling and Administrative
Variable selling and administrative cost per unit is $1.60.
   Advertising $14,000 a month
   Insurance $1,300 a month
   Salaries $72,000 a month
   Depreciation $2,400 a month
   Other fixed costs $2,800 a month


Other Information

The Cash balance on December 31, 2019, totaled $100,000, but management has decided it would like to maintain a cash balance of at least $700,000 beginning on January 31, 2020. Dividends are paid each month at the rate of $2.50 per share for 4,720 shares outstanding. The company has an open line of credit with Romney’s Bank. The terms of the agreement requires borrowing to be in $1,000 increments at 9% interest. Waterways borrows on the first day of the month and repays on the last day of the month. A $540,000 equipment purchase is planned for February.

Schedule of Expected Cash Payments for Purchases

January

February

March

Quarter

Accounts payable, 12/31/19 $ $ $ $
January
February
March
Total payments $ $ $ $

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uppose that The Elasticity of Imports in the USA in the short Run is 0.5 The...

uppose that The Elasticity of Imports in the USA in the short Run is 0.5 The Elasticity of Imports in Japan in the short Run is -0.3 The Elasticity of Imports in the USA in the long Run is 1.2 According to the Elasticities approach to the Current Account Balance, if the Exchange Rate goes from Yen=$1/100 to Yen=$1/50 ...

The Current Account Balance in the US will deteriorate in the short run and in the long run

The Current Account Balance in the US will deteriorate in the short run, and improve in the long run

The Current Account Balance in the US will improve in the short run and in the long run

The Current Account Balance in the US will deteriorate in the short run, and improve in the long run as long as the elasticity of imports in Japan is strictly more than -0.2

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Cook Ltd owns all of the share capital of James Ltd. The income tax rate is...

  1. Cook Ltd owns all of the share capital of James Ltd. The income tax rate is 30%. The following transactions took place during the periods ended 30 June 2019 or 30 June 2020.
  1. In January 2020, Cook Ltd sells inventories to James Ltd for $10 000 in cash. These inventories had previously cost Cook Ltd $7 000, and remain unsold by James Ltd at the end of the period.                                                             

  1. In February 2020, Cook Ltd sells inventories to James Ltd for $15 000 in cash. These inventories had previously cost Cook Ltd $12 000, and are on-sold externally on 2 April 2020.                                                                          
  1. In February 2020, James Ltd sells inventories to Cook Ltd for $22 000 in cash (original cost to James Ltd was $16 000) and one quarter (25%) are on-sold externally by 30 June 2020.                                                                   
  1. In March 2020, Cook Ltd sold inventories for $10 000 to Zara Ltd, an external entity. These inventories were transferred from James Ltd on 1 June 2019. The inventories had originally cost James Ltd $8000, and were sold to Cook Ltd for $12 000.                                                                                                      

Required

In relation to the above intragroup transactions, prepare adjusting journal entries for the consolidation worksheet at 30 June 2020. Only the adjusting entries need be shown.

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Presented below are two independent situations related to future taxable and deductible amounts resulting from temporary...

Presented below are two independent situations related to future taxable and deductible amounts resulting from temporary differences existing at December 31, 2020.

1. Pearl Co. has developed the following schedule of future taxable and deductible amounts.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Taxable amounts $200 $200 $200 $200 $200
Deductible amount (1,700 )


2. Martinez Co. has the following schedule of future taxable and deductible amounts.

2021

2022

2023

2024

Taxable amounts $200 $200 $200 $200
Deductible amount (1,800 )


Both Pearl Co. and Martinez Co. have taxable income of $3,600 in 2020 and expect to have taxable income in all future years. The tax rates enacted as of the beginning of 2020 are 30% for 2020–2023 and 35% for years thereafter. All of the underlying temporary differences relate to noncurrent assets and liabilities.

1. Compute the net amount of deferred income taxes to be reported at the end of 2020, and indicate how it should be classified on the balance sheet for situation one.

Deferred income taxes to be reported at the end of 2020 in Pearl Co.

$

Deferred income taxes to be reported at the end of 2020 in Martinez co.

$

2. Compute the net amount of deferred income taxes to be reported at the end of 2020, and indicate how it should be classified on the balance sheet for situation two.

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In 2020, RST Corporation has $75,000 of income before taxes in its accounting records.   In computing...

In 2020, RST Corporation has $75,000 of income before taxes in its accounting records.   In computing income tax expense, RST makes the following observations of differences between the accounting records and the tax return:

  1. An accelerated depreciation method is used for tax purposes. In 2020, RST reports $6,000 more depreciation expense for tax purposes than it shows in the accounting records.

  1. In 2020, RST collected $60,000 from a business that is renting a portion of its warehouse. The $60,000 covers the rental payment for the four years 2021-2024, and therefore no rental revenue has been recognized for 2020. However, XYZ must pay taxes on the entire amount collected in 2020.

The enacted tax rate in 2020 is 21% and is 23% in 2021 and years following.

Required:

  1.      Calculate taxable income for 2020.
  1.      Prepare the journal entry necessary to record income taxes at the end of 2020.

  1.      How would any deferred tax amounts be reported on a classified balance sheet?
  1.     Assume that RST’s 2021 pretax accounting income is $9,000 and that RST reports $3,000 more depreciation expense for tax purposes than it shows in the accounting records. Also during 2021, RST invests in tax-free municipal bonds that earn $3,000 interest in 2021. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record income taxes at the end of 2021.
  1. What is the amount of net income or loss that RST would report on its 2021 income statement and how will it be reported?

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Biotech Limited Financial year end 30 June 2020 You are an auditor in Smit & Chandra,...

Biotech Limited

Financial year end 30 June 2020

You are an auditor in Smit & Chandra, a mid-tier audit firm. Your firm is the incumbent auditor on Biotech Ltd, a pharmaceutical company. Since the previous audit, the company has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange which means the company has to meet additional reporting regulations. Due to rapid growth, Biotech Ltd is financially stretched and its accounting systems are struggling to cope with the growth in the business. You recently read an article in the Australian Financial Review, which stated that Biotech Ltd is currently under investigation by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for alleged failure to pay the appropriate amount of Pay As You Go (PAYG) tax on their payroll.

Biotech Ltd is a pharmaceutical company, developing drugs to be licensed for use around the world. Products include medicines such as tablets, medical gels and creams. The market is very competitive, encouraging rapid product innovation. New products are continually in development and improvements are made to existing formulations. Drugs must meet very stringent regulatory requirements prior to being licensed for production and sale. You are aware that during the 2020 financial year, Biotech Ltd lost several customer contracts to overseas competitors.

Biotech Ltd approached its bank during the year to extend its borrowing facilities. An extension of $20 million was sought to its existing loan to support the on-going development of new drugs. The long-term borrowings are subject to debt covenants in which the company must maintain a current ratio of 3.5:1.

In addition, the company asked the bank to make cash of $5 million available if an existing court case against the company is successful. The court case is being brought by an individual who suffered severe side effects when participating in a clinical trial in 2016.

On 8 June 2020, the Company announced to the market it had been the victim of a cyber-security incident that resulted in supplier and customer details being disclosed on the dark web. The Company is assessing the costs of the incident and the subsequent reduction in revenue. The Company expects this to have a material impact on future earnings.

In December 2019, the internal audit department of Biotech Ltd performed a review of the operation of controls over processing of overtime payments in the Payroll department. It was found that the company’s specified internal control procedures in relation to the processing of overtime payments were not followed.

Below are some results of the analytical review procedures performed by the Senior Auditor (David) during the planning stage:

Sales                                                                                                            12.5% decrease since prior year

Net profit after tax                                                                                20% decrease since prior year

Accounts payable                                                                                   15% decrease since prior year

Cash at Bank                                                                                             16% increase since prior year

Accounts receivable                                                                              18% increase since prior year

Inventories                                                                                               6%   increase since prior year

Current ratio:                                                                                            3.6:1

Debt to Equity ratio:                                                                               0.6

Minutes from the Audit Planning meeting with Simon Jones (Finance Director of Biotech Ltd) held on 30th April 2020:

Due to the current government restrictions, the planning meeting with Simon Jones was held via Zoom. In attendance at the meeting was the Audit Partner (Michael), the Audit Manager (Amanda) and the Audit Senior (David).

The following key items were discussed during the meeting:

  • Mr Jones raised concerns about the conduct of the previous audit, stating numerous examples of when he and his staff had been interrupted when they were busy. He stated that he wanted guarantees that this year's audit will be more efficient, less intrusive and cheaper, otherwise he will seek an alternative auditor in future.
  • Michael reminded Mr Jones that fees relating to the audit engagement from the previous year were still outstanding.
  • Both Michael and Mr Jones also discussed the range of non-audit services provided to Biotech Ltd, which includes payroll preparation, tax computation and advice.
  • Mr Jones gave the audit team an update on the court case pertaining to the individual who suffered severe side effects from a company trial (refer above). According to legal advice provided to Mr Jones by the company’s legal counsel, it is more likely than not that Biotech will lose the court case, which would result in a significant amount of cash having to be paid as a settlement.
  • Amanda asked Mr Jones if he considered the decline in profitability as an indicator of a material uncertainty surrounding the going concern assumption. Mr Jones responded by saying, “Look, everything might seem dire, but we have it under control. We will be here this time next year, so keep that in mind”. Michael then looked at Amanda and David and said, “Make sure that you mention the conversation that we have just had with Mr Jones about the appropriateness of the going concern assumption in the audit working papers. This should be sufficient enough audit evidence for us.”
  • Mr Jones also mentioned the following: “As you know, Biotech Ltd has a Goodwill asset on the balance sheet. This is an indefinite useful life intangible asset. In accordance with the Accounting Standards (AASB 138), we are required to test the asset for impairment every year. We usually prepare a Value in Use calculation based on discounted future cash flows that we expect to generate in the next five years. I have completed this year’s calculation by rolling forward the prior year’s calculation and have just updated the dates. There was no need to update the future cash flow figures.”

The Audit Team

The audit team consists of 4 people. The partner is Michael. He has been the audit partner on the Biotech Ltd audit for 6 years. The audit manager is Amanda. This is Amanda’s first time on the Biotech Ltd audit. David is the audit senior and is responsible for the initial audit planning. David has recently completed the Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting. David has just been offered a well-paying accountant position at Biotech but he has not yet decided whether to accept the position. The graduate on the audit is Audrey. Audrey’s friend is the receptionist at Biotech Ltd. The receptionist has no accounting knowledge and has no involvement with the recording or processing of accounting transactions.

Accounts Receivable / Sales Accounting Cycle and Internal Control System

At the end of each month, the sales manager determines the amount of products required to meet sales demand for the following month based on sales orders received. He reviews the sales orders received from customers and then prepares the pre-numbered inventory requisition forms, which he then sends to the warehouse managers so that they can prepare the goods for delivery. One copy of the sales order and inventory requisition form is sent to the warehouse, one copy is sent to the accounts receivable department and one copy is filed in the sales department.

The warehouse prepares the goods for delivery to the customers and generates the delivery document. When the goods have been delivered, the signed delivery document, which includes the delivery details, is forwarded to the accounts receivable department. The other copy is filed in the warehouse. The accounts receivable clerk matches the signed delivery document with the sales order and inventory requisition form. Once satisfied that all of the details agree, the clerk generates the sales invoice. Once generated, the clerk does another check to ensure that all details per the sales invoice agrees to the delivery document and sales order. Once satisfied, she writes “checked” on the sales invoice and sends it to the customer. At the end of every week, a different clerk in the Accounts Receivable team reviews the bank statements for receipt of payments from customers and performs a reconciliation against the sales invoices. Once a customer has paid the sales invoice, the clerk stamps “received” on the sales invoice and files that along with all the other documents in date order.

The walk-through of the accounts receivable/sales cycle confirmed that the accounting and internal control system was working as documented above.

Test of control:

As part of the audit, Audrey tested the controls over the accounts receivable system. She selected a sample of twenty sales transactions and tested the control that all details had been checked. Out of the 20 sales transactions that were selected for testing, 5 sales invoices in the sample did not have the word “checked” written on them. When documenting the results of the test performed, Audrey concluded that the internal control did not operate effectively and consistently throughout the year but that no further audit work is required.

Substantive test

In order to test the occurrence of the sales transactions, Audrey selected a sample of sales invoices and traced them to the General Ledger to test that they were properly recorded.

Subsequent events not previously mentioned

  • One of Biotech Ltd’s major customers went into liquidation in July 2020. The balance due from the customer at 30 June 2020 was $564,000. This is a material amount. There has been no provision/allowance for doubtful debts raised for this debtor in the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2020. Biotech Ltd’s legal adviser stated in a telephone call that that the probability of any funds being received from the debtor is remote.

  • On 2 July 2020, Biotech Ltd declared a one-for-five rights issue of 100,000 shares at $2.20. These shares were payable in full on 31 July 2020.

What is the independence of the audit team?

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Biotech Limited Financial year end 30 June 2020 You are an auditor in Smit & Chandra,...

Biotech Limited

Financial year end 30 June 2020

You are an auditor in Smit & Chandra, a mid-tier audit firm. Your firm is the incumbent auditor on Biotech Ltd, a pharmaceutical company. Since the previous audit, the company has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange which means the company has to meet additional reporting regulations. Due to rapid growth, Biotech Ltd is financially stretched and its accounting systems are struggling to cope with the growth in the business. You recently read an article in the Australian Financial Review, which stated that Biotech Ltd is currently under investigation by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for alleged failure to pay the appropriate amount of Pay As You Go (PAYG) tax on their payroll.

Biotech Ltd is a pharmaceutical company, developing drugs to be licensed for use around the world. Products include medicines such as tablets, medical gels and creams. The market is very competitive, encouraging rapid product innovation. New products are continually in development and improvements are made to existing formulations. Drugs must meet very stringent regulatory requirements prior to being licensed for production and sale. You are aware that during the 2020 financial year, Biotech Ltd lost several customer contracts to overseas competitors.

Biotech Ltd approached its bank during the year to extend its borrowing facilities. An extension of $20 million was sought to its existing loan to support the on-going development of new drugs. The long-term borrowings are subject to debt covenants in which the company must maintain a current ratio of 3.5:1.

In addition, the company asked the bank to make cash of $5 million available if an existing court case against the company is successful. The court case is being brought by an individual who suffered severe side effects when participating in a clinical trial in 2016.

On 8 June 2020, the Company announced to the market it had been the victim of a cyber-security incident that resulted in supplier and customer details being disclosed on the dark web. The Company is assessing the costs of the incident and the subsequent reduction in revenue. The Company expects this to have a material impact on future earnings.

In December 2019, the internal audit department of Biotech Ltd performed a review of the operation of controls over processing of overtime payments in the Payroll department. It was found that the company’s specified internal control procedures in relation to the processing of overtime payments were not followed.

Below are some results of the analytical review procedures performed by the Senior Auditor (David) during the planning stage:

Sales                                                                                                            12.5% decrease since prior year

Net profit after tax                                                                                20% decrease since prior year

Accounts payable                                                                                   15% decrease since prior year

Cash at Bank                                                                                             16% increase since prior year

Accounts receivable                                                                              18% increase since prior year

Inventories                                                                                               6%   increase since prior year

Current ratio:                                                                                            3.6:1

Debt to Equity ratio:                                                                               0.6

Minutes from the Audit Planning meeting with Simon Jones (Finance Director of Biotech Ltd) held on 30th April 2020:

Due to the current government restrictions, the planning meeting with Simon Jones was held via Zoom. In attendance at the meeting was the Audit Partner (Michael), the Audit Manager (Amanda) and the Audit Senior (David).

The following key items were discussed during the meeting:

  • Mr Jones raised concerns about the conduct of the previous audit, stating numerous examples of when he and his staff had been interrupted when they were busy. He stated that he wanted guarantees that this year's audit will be more efficient, less intrusive and cheaper, otherwise he will seek an alternative auditor in future.
  • Michael reminded Mr Jones that fees relating to the audit engagement from the previous year were still outstanding.
  • Both Michael and Mr Jones also discussed the range of non-audit services provided to Biotech Ltd, which includes payroll preparation, tax computation and advice.
  • Mr Jones gave the audit team an update on the court case pertaining to the individual who suffered severe side effects from a company trial (refer above). According to legal advice provided to Mr Jones by the company’s legal counsel, it is more likely than not that Biotech will lose the court case, which would result in a significant amount of cash having to be paid as a settlement.
  • Amanda asked Mr Jones if he considered the decline in profitability as an indicator of a material uncertainty surrounding the going concern assumption. Mr Jones responded by saying, “Look, everything might seem dire, but we have it under control. We will be here this time next year, so keep that in mind”. Michael then looked at Amanda and David and said, “Make sure that you mention the conversation that we have just had with Mr Jones about the appropriateness of the going concern assumption in the audit working papers. This should be sufficient enough audit evidence for us.”
  • Mr Jones also mentioned the following: “As you know, Biotech Ltd has a Goodwill asset on the balance sheet. This is an indefinite useful life intangible asset. In accordance with the Accounting Standards (AASB 138), we are required to test the asset for impairment every year. We usually prepare a Value in Use calculation based on discounted future cash flows that we expect to generate in the next five years. I have completed this year’s calculation by rolling forward the prior year’s calculation and have just updated the dates. There was no need to update the future cash flow figures.”

The Audit Team

The audit team consists of 4 people. The partner is Michael. He has been the audit partner on the Biotech Ltd audit for 6 years. The audit manager is Amanda. This is Amanda’s first time on the Biotech Ltd audit. David is the audit senior and is responsible for the initial audit planning. David has recently completed the Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting. David has just been offered a well-paying accountant position at Biotech but he has not yet decided whether to accept the position. The graduate on the audit is Audrey. Audrey’s friend is the receptionist at Biotech Ltd. The receptionist has no accounting knowledge and has no involvement with the recording or processing of accounting transactions.

Accounts Receivable / Sales Accounting Cycle and Internal Control System

At the end of each month, the sales manager determines the amount of products required to meet sales demand for the following month based on sales orders received. He reviews the sales orders received from customers and then prepares the pre-numbered inventory requisition forms, which he then sends to the warehouse managers so that they can prepare the goods for delivery. One copy of the sales order and inventory requisition form is sent to the warehouse, one copy is sent to the accounts receivable department and one copy is filed in the sales department.

The warehouse prepares the goods for delivery to the customers and generates the delivery document. When the goods have been delivered, the signed delivery document, which includes the delivery details, is forwarded to the accounts receivable department. The other copy is filed in the warehouse. The accounts receivable clerk matches the signed delivery document with the sales order and inventory requisition form. Once satisfied that all of the details agree, the clerk generates the sales invoice. Once generated, the clerk does another check to ensure that all details per the sales invoice agrees to the delivery document and sales order. Once satisfied, she writes “checked” on the sales invoice and sends it to the customer. At the end of every week, a different clerk in the Accounts Receivable team reviews the bank statements for receipt of payments from customers and performs a reconciliation against the sales invoices. Once a customer has paid the sales invoice, the clerk stamps “received” on the sales invoice and files that along with all the other documents in date order.

The walk-through of the accounts receivable/sales cycle confirmed that the accounting and internal control system was working as documented above.

Test of control:

As part of the audit, Audrey tested the controls over the accounts receivable system. She selected a sample of twenty sales transactions and tested the control that all details had been checked. Out of the 20 sales transactions that were selected for testing, 5 sales invoices in the sample did not have the word “checked” written on them. When documenting the results of the test performed, Audrey concluded that the internal control did not operate effectively and consistently throughout the year but that no further audit work is required.

Substantive test

In order to test the occurrence of the sales transactions, Audrey selected a sample of sales invoices and traced them to the General Ledger to test that they were properly recorded.

Subsequent events not previously mentioned

  • One of Biotech Ltd’s major customers went into liquidation in July 2020. The balance due from the customer at 30 June 2020 was $564,000. This is a material amount. There has been no provision/allowance for doubtful debts raised for this debtor in the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2020. Biotech Ltd’s legal adviser stated in a telephone call that that the probability of any funds being received from the debtor is remote.

  • On 2 July 2020, Biotech Ltd declared a one-for-five rights issue of 100,000 shares at $2.20. These shares were payable in full on 31 July 2020.

Identify and Explain the inherent risk and business risk and their types for the above case study?

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