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Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:   Q1   Q2...

Wildcat, Inc., has estimated sales (in millions) for the next four quarters as follows:


  Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4
  Sales $ 115 $ 135 $ 155 $ 185


Sales for the first quarter of the year after this one are projected at $130 million. Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year were $51 million. Wildcat has a 45-day collection period.


Wildcat’s purchases from suppliers in a quarter are equal to 45 percent of the next quarter’s forecast sales, and suppliers are normally paid in 36 days. Wages, taxes, and other expenses run about 20 percent of sales. Interest and dividends are $11 million per quarter.


Wildcat plans a major capital outlay in the second quarter of $70 million. Finally, the company started the year with a $68 million cash balance and wishes to maintain a $40 million minimum balance.


a-1.

Assume that Wildcat can borrow any needed funds on a short-term basis at a rate of 4 percent per quarter and can invest any excess funds in short-term marketable securities at a rate of 3 percent per quarter. Complete the following short-term financial plan for Wildcat. (Enter your answers in millions. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))


WILDCAT, INC.
Short-Term Financial Plan
(in millions)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
  Target cash balance $ 40.00 $ 40.00 $ 40.00 $ 40.00
  Net cash inflow
  New short-term investments
  Income on short-term investments
  Short-term investments sold
  New short-term borrowing
  Interest on short-term borrowing
  Short-term borrowing repaid
  Ending cash balance $ $ $ $
  Minimum cash balance
  Cumulative surplus (deficit) $ $ $ $
  Beginning short-term investments $ $ $ $
  Ending short-term investments $ $ $ $
  Beginning short-term debt $ $ $ $
  Ending short-term debt $ $ $ $



a-2.

What is the net cash cost for the year under this target cash balance? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter your answers in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))


  Net cash cost   $   


b-1.

Complete the following short-term financial plan assuming that Wildcat maintains a minimum cash balance of $20 million. (Enter your answers in millions. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))


WILDCAT, INC.
Short-Term Financial Plan
(in millions)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
  Target cash balance $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00
  Net cash inflow
  New short-term investments
  Income on short-term investments
  Short-term investments sold
  New short-term borrowing
  Interest on short-term borrowing
  Short-term borrowing repaid
  Ending cash balance $ $ $ $
  Minimum cash balance
  Cumulative surplus (deficit) $ $ $ $
  Beginning short-term investments $ $ $ $
  Ending short-term investments $ $ $ $
  Beginning short-term debt $ $ $ $
  Ending short-term debt $ $ $ $


b-2.

What is the net cash cost for the year under this target cash balance? (Enter your answers in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))


  Net cash cost   $   

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Construction activities for Oneida County for 2020 are as follows: 1. A capital projects fund is...

Construction activities for Oneida County for 2020 are as follows:

1.

A capital projects fund is established for the construction of a recreation center. The total project is estimated to cost $15,000,000, with funding to come from a $9,000,000 general obligation bond issue, a $4,000,000 federal grant, and a $2,000,000 transfer from the general fund.

2.

The general fund transfers $2,000,000 to the capital projects fund.

3.

$3,500,000 of the federal grant is received in cash.

4.

The bond issue with a par value of $9,000,000 yields $9,002,000. The premium is transferred to the debt service fund to finance payment of bond principal and interest.

5.

A contract for $14,800,000 is awarded to a contractor.

6.

Invoices for $8,000,000 are received for work performed by the contractor. The town has a 5% retainage policy and pays the contractor $7,600,000 in cash.

7.

The county's spending policy is to use restricted resources first.


The county uses the GAAP budgetary basis for end-of-year encumbrances.

What is the 2020 increase in total fund balances for the capital projects fund?

Select one:

A. $6,900,000

B. $7,400,000

C. $6,500,000

D. $7,000,000

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Construction activities for Oneida County for 2020 are as follows:

1.

A capital projects fund is established for the construction of a recreation center. The total project is estimated to cost $15,000,000, with funding to come from a $9,000,000 general obligation bond issue, a $4,000,000 federal grant, and a $2,000,000 transfer from the general fund.

2.

The general fund transfers $2,000,000 to the capital projects fund.

3.

$3,500,000 of the federal grant is received in cash.

4.

The bond issue with a par value of $9,000,000 yields $9,002,000. The premium is transferred to the debt service fund to finance payment of bond principal and interest.

5.

A contract for $14,800,000 is awarded to a contractor.

6.

Invoices for $8,000,000 are received for work performed by the contractor. The town has a 5% retainage policy and pays the contractor $7,600,000 in cash.

7.

The county's spending policy is to use restricted resources first.


The county uses the GAAP budgetary basis for end-of-year encumbrances.

What is the end-of-2020 balance in fund balance–restricted for the capital projects fund?

Select one:

A. $6,500,000

B. $5,000,000

C. $7,000,000

D. $5,400,000

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Construction activities for Oneida County for 2020 are as follows:

1.

A capital projects fund is established for the construction of a recreation center. The total project is estimated to cost $15,000,000, with funding to come from a $9,000,000 general obligation bond issue, a $4,000,000 federal grant, and a $2,000,000 transfer from the general fund.

2.

The general fund transfers $2,000,000 to the capital projects fund.

3.

$3,500,000 of the federal grant is received in cash.

4.

The bond issue with a par value of $9,000,000 yields $9,002,000. The premium is transferred to the debt service fund to finance payment of bond principal and interest.

5.

A contract for $14,800,000 is awarded to a contractor.

6.

Invoices for $8,000,000 are received for work performed by the contractor. The town has a 5% retainage policy and pays the contractor $7,600,000 in cash.

7.

The county's spending policy is to use restricted resources first.


The county uses the GAAP budgetary basis for end-of-year encumbrances.

What is the cash balance for the capital projects fund at the 2020 year-end?

Select one:

A. $7,400,000

B. $6,900,000

C. $6,902,000

D. $7,300,000

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Construction activities for Oneida County for 2020 are as follows:

1.

A capital projects fund is established for the construction of a recreation center. The total project is estimated to cost $15,000,000, with funding to come from a $9,000,000 general obligation bond issue, a $4,000,000 federal grant, and a $2,000,000 transfer from the general fund.

2.

The general fund transfers $2,000,000 to the capital projects fund.

3.

$3,500,000 of the federal grant is received in cash.

4.

The bond issue with a par value of $9,000,000 yields $9,002,000. The premium is transferred to the debt service fund to finance payment of bond principal and interest.

5.

A contract for $14,800,000 is awarded to a contractor.

6.

Invoices for $8,000,000 are received for work performed by the contractor. The town has a 5% retainage policy and pays the contractor $7,600,000 in cash.

7.

The county's spending policy is to use restricted resources first.


The county uses the GAAP budgetary basis for end-of-year encumbrances.

What is the total for other financing sources for 2020, reported on the capital projects fund operating statement?

Select one:

A. $ 2,000,000

B. $13,000,000

C. $11,000,000

D. $ 9,000,000

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olvency Analysis The following information is available from the balance sheets at the ends of the...

olvency Analysis

The following information is available from the balance sheets at the ends of the two most recent years and the income statement for the most recent year of Impact Company:

December 31
2017 2016
Accounts payable    $ 65,000    $ 50,000
Accrued liabilities    25,000    35,000
Taxes payable    60,000    45,000
Short-term notes payable    0    75,000
Bonds payable due within next year    200,000    200,000
Total current liabilities    $ 350,000    $ 405,000
Bonds payable    $ 600,000    $ 800,000
Common stock, $10 par    $1,000,000    $1,000,000
Retained earnings    650,000    500,000
Total stockholders’ equity    $1,650,000    $1,500,000
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity    $2,600,000    $2,705,000
2017
Sales revenue    $1,600,000
Cost of goods sold    950,000
Gross profit    $ 650,000
Selling and administrative expense    300,000
Operating income    $ 350,000
Interest expense    89,000
Income before tax    $ 261,000
Income tax expense    111,000
Net income    $ 150,000

Other Information:

  1. Short-term notes payable represents a 12-month loan that matured in November 2017. Interest of 12% was paid at maturity.
  2. One million dollars of serial bonds had been issued ten years earlier. The first series of $200,000 matured at the end of 2017, with interest of 8% payable annually.
  3. Cash flow from operations was $185,000 in 2017. The amounts of interest and taxes paid during 2017 were $89,000 and $96,000, respectively.

Required:

1. Compute the following for Impact Company. Round your answers to two decimal places.

2017 2016
a. The debt-to-equity ratio at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016 to 1 to 1
b. The times interest earned ratio for 2017 to 1
c. The debt service coverage ratio for 2017 times

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The projected income before tax is?

A family friend, Mr. Burn Out availed of the early retirement scheme offered by his employer. He said that he was already tired of the same routine of spending eight full hours in an office doing the same thing for the last twenty years.

Mr. Burn Out plans to get into the field of entrepreneurship. He would invest part of his retirement pay in a business that would deal with the sale of medical supplies to local clinics and hospitals.

When Mr. Burn Out learned that you are an accountant, he confessed that he is excited with his planned investment project, but very much afraid because he cannot afford to fail and lose his hard-earned retirement pay. 

You advised that a Feasibility Study be prepared for his planned investment project. The study, you said, would determine the viability of his proposed business undertaking. it would cover key areas, such as marketing, production or purchasing, and finance, among others. You emphasized that the financial aspect is the most critical of them all. 

Mr. Burn Out requested you to prepare a feasibility study for his proposed business. You immediately started and gathered the following relevant data.

1. Projected sales for the first year of operations are $288,000, spread evenly during the year. All sales will be on account with an average collection period of one month.

2. The cost ratio will be 60% of sales.

3. At the end of the first year, the acid-test ratio will be 1:1, while the current ratio will be 2:1.

4. Once the business is underway, purchases will replace the stock sold each month. The average payment period for accounts payable arising from the purchases of merchandise will be two (2) months.  

5. Mr. Burn Out will open an account with the nearest bank and deposit $260,000 to start the business. 

6. Various fixed assets will be acquired for cash at a total cost of $240,000. These fixed assets will be depreciated at the rate of 10% per year using the straight-line method. 

7. Operating expenses, other than depreciation, are estimated at $70,000 per year. There will be no accruals and prepayment at year-end.

8. Mr. Burn Out will make drawings in excess of the amount necessary to meet the above plans. 

 

Question: The projected income before tax is?

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At the end of 2018, RQM, Ltd. issued zero-coupon bonds that mature in 2038. The face...

At the end of 2018, RQM, Ltd. issued zero-coupon bonds that mature in 2038. The face value of the bonds was $1,801 million, and they sold for $1,099 million on the issue date. The effective market interest rate was 2.5% on that date. At the end of 2025, RQM repurchased $257 million in face value of the bonds for a purchase price of $174 million, resulting in a gain on the early extinguishment of debt.Review what you have learned about bonds as well as the explanation of zero coupon bonds on p. 537 of your text, and answer the following questions, expressing all numbers in millions (for example, the face amount of the bonds is $1,801). Please answer in complete sentences and show your calculations for numerical answers and journal entries. Please do not use decimals in any of your answers. Round to millions.

1A. Name the two accounts and balances from the Balance Sheet that combine to determine the book value.

1B. Prepare the journal entry to record the repurchase of some of the debt at the end of 2025. [Repurchasing some of the bonds before the maturity date is called “early extinguishment” of the debt. The company makes a payment to the bondholders, who relinquish the bonds and their right to collect the face value at maturity, and the debt is removed from the books. To record the early extinguishment, the company makes a journal entry to remove the appropriate book value and decrease cash by the amount paid to the bondholders. If those two amounts are not equal, a gain or loss is recorded to balance the journal entry. The journal entry is analogous to the entry you would use to remove a long-term asset from the books when it is sold.]

1C. Why might company managers choose to issue zero-coupon bonds instead of interest-bearing bonds?

1D. Why might they decide to repurchase some of the bonds before the maturity date? Be sure to consider whether management may chose to repurchase when interest rate are increasing or decreasing and explain why.

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Francon Construction Inc, is an international company situated in Quebec City and uses IFRS. It is...

Francon Construction Inc, is an international company situated in Quebec City and uses IFRS. It is engaged in the construction of very high scale buildings in many countries for commercial and residential uses. On January 1, 2011, it issued 15-year redeemable bonds. These bonds could be redeemed at any time five years following the date of issue, at the option of the company. If these bonds were to be redeemed earlier than their maturity date, the company would have to pay a redemption premium of 3% of the face value of the bonds redeemed (ie: at 103). Interest was paid annually on December 31.

The company showed a credit unamortized balance (ie: book value) of $777,507.12 in the Bonds Payable account on December 31, 2014. On December 31, 2015, the company prepared the following journal entry related to this bond issue:

      Interest Expense                                       $69,975.64

            Cash                                                                    $63,000.00

            Bonds Payable                                                    $ 6,975.64

On January 1, 2016, the company redeemed all the outstanding bonds. The cash payment was equal to the unamortized balance of the bonds plus a redemption premium of $27,000.

Required:

1.   With the information given above, determine

      a]   The coupon rate of the bond;

      b]   The effective rate of the bonds;

      c]   The face value of the bonds.

2.   Prepare the journal entry required to record the redemption of the bonds.

3.   Show in good format, how the company would report the bonds on their balance sheet on December 31, 2015.

4.   For this part only, now assume that the above redemption of bonds by Francon Construction Inc. did not occur and that the bonds have a face value (and book value) of $800,000 due on June 30, 2026. On March 30, 2026, it issued $600,000 in common shares and used the proceeds of this against the total payment required on June 30, 2026. The financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 were released on April 10, 2026.

       How would they classify the bond payable on the December 31, 2025 statement of financial position if they used:

            -IFRS?

            -ASPE?

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Nash Corporation purchased an asset at a cost of $40,000 on March 1, 2020. The asset...

Nash Corporation purchased an asset at a cost of $40,000 on March 1, 2020. The asset has a useful life of 8 years and a salvage value of $3,200. For tax purposes, the MACRS class life is 5 years.

MACRS Depreciation Rates by Class of Property

Recovery
Year

3-year
  (200% DB)

5-year
(200% DB)

7-year
(200% DB)

10-year
(200% DB)

15-year
(150% DB)

20-year
(150% DB)

1        

33.33      20.00      14.29      10.00      5.00      3.750     

2        

44.45      32.00      24.29      18.00      9.50      7.219     

3        

14.81*    19.20      17.49      14.40      8.55      6.677     

4        

      7.41      11.52*    12.49      11.52      7.70      6.177     

5        

11.52      8.93*    9.22      6.93      5.713     

6        

5.76      8.92      7.37      6.23      5.285     

7        

8.93      6.55*     5.90*    4.888     

8        

4.46      6.55      5.90      4.522     

9        

6.56      5.91      4.462*   

10        

6.55      5.90      4.461     

11        

3.28      5.91      4.462     

12        

5.90      4.461     

13        

5.91      4.462     

14        

5.90      4.461     

15        

5.91      4.462     

16        

2.95      4.461     

17        

4.462     

18        

4.461     

19        

4.462     

20        

4.461     

21        

2.231     

*Switchover to straight-line depreciation.



Compute tax depreciation for each year 2020–2025. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 45,892.)

Tax depreciation for 2020

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Tax depreciation for 2021

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Tax depreciation for 2022

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Tax depreciation for 2023

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Tax depreciation for 2024

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Tax depreciation for 2025

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SSG Cycles manufactures and distributes motorcycle parts and supplies. Employees are offered a variety of share-based...

SSG Cycles manufactures and distributes motorcycle parts and supplies. Employees are offered a variety of share-based compensation plans. Under its nonqualified stock option plan, SSG granted options to key officers on January 1, 2021. The options permit holders to acquire 12 million of the company’s $1 par common shares for $11 within the next six years, but not before January 1, 2024 (the vesting date). The market price of the shares on the date of grant is $13 per share. The fair value of the 12 million options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $3 per option. Required: 1. Determine the total compensation cost pertaining to the incentive stock option plan. 2. & 3. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record compensation expense on December 31, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Record the exercise of the options if all of the options are exercised on May 11, 2025, when the market price is $14 per share. SSG Cycles manufactures and distributes motorcycle parts and supplies. Employees are offered a variety of share-based compensation plans. Under its nonqualified stock option plan, SSG granted options to key officers on January 1, 2021. The options permit holders to acquire 12 million of the company’s $1 par common shares for $11 within the next six years, but not before January 1, 2024 (the vesting date). The market price of the shares on the date of grant is $13 per share. The fair value of the 12 million options, estimated by an appropriate option pricing model, is $3 per option. Required: 1. Determine the total compensation cost pertaining to the incentive stock option plan. 2. & 3. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record compensation expense on December 31, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Record the exercise of the options if all of the options are exercised on May 11, 2025, when the market price is $14 per share.

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16. The formal documents that quantify a company’s plans for achieving its goals are called A.       ...

16. The formal documents that quantify a company’s plans for achieving its goals are called

A.        variance reports.

B.        budgets.

C.        exception logs.

D.        cost of production reports.

17.       Which of the following costs does not change when the level of business activity changes?
A.        total fixed costs
B.        total variable costs
C.        total direct materials costs
D.        fixed costs per unit

18.       When work is completed on a job, costs for the completed job are found in which of the following accounts?

  1. Raw Materials Inventory
  2. Work in Process Inventory
  3. Finished Goods Inventory
  4. Cost of Goods Sold

19.       In a process costing system, when raw materials are put into process, the cost of the items is moved from
A.        Work in Process to Finished Goods.

  1. Finished Goods to Cost of Goods Sold.
  2. Raw Materials to Work in Process.
  3. Finished Goods to Work in Process

20.       Conversion costs are
            A.        often assumed to be added at the beginning of the production process in                             each department.
            B.        the sum of the direct materials and direct labor costs.
            C.        impossible to measure for any particular department.
            D.        often assumed to be added evenly throughout the process within the                                   department.

21.       Which of the following is a direct cost of a specific department in a retail store?
            A.        company president’s salary
          B.        rent on the store
            C.        utilities for the store
            D.        cost of the department’s inventory

22.       You have tickets to go to Mexico (Cancun specifically) over spring break. Just this week your best friend informs you that s/he is getting married over spring break and would like you to be in the wedding as an attendant. Which of the following is a sunk cost that should not be relevant to your decision as to whether be in the wedding or go on the trip to Mexico?

  1. The cost of the airline tickets to Mexico
  2. The amount of refund you could get on the airline tickets to Mexico
  3. The cost of the clothing you will have to buy/rent to be in the wedding.
  4. The fact that you have never been anywhere for Spring Break and were really looking forward to going to Mexico

23.       If there were 60,000 pounds of raw materials on hand on January 1, 120,000 pounds are desired for inventory at January 31, and 360,000 pounds are required for January production, how many pounds of raw materials should be purchased in January?

a.   300,000 pounds

b.   480,000 pounds

c.   240,000 pounds

d.   420,000 pounds

24.       In a production budget, total required production units are the budgeted sales units plus

a.   beginning finished goods units.

b.   desired ending finished goods units.

c.   desired ending finished goods units plus beginning finished goods units.

d.   desired ending finished goods units minus beginning finished goods units.

25.       In most cases, prices are set by the

a.   customers.

b.   competitive market.

c.   largest competitor.

d.   selling company.

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In a recent survey concerning company sales and net earnings, 15 companies responded with the following...

In a recent survey concerning company sales and net earnings, 15 companies responded with the following information.

Company Sales
($ thousands)
Net Earnings
($ thousands)
The Party Place 53.3 4.0
JenStar 39.5 3.3
Universal Maintenance Co. 47.9 4.0
JenCo 27.7 1.6
The Grayson Group 48.8 4.0
Apex Consulting 47.2 3.5
XYZ Co. 23.7 1.3
SouthCo 40.4 2.8
Southwest Consulting 59.8 3.9
Biotech Co 43.4 3.5
NorthCo 20.0 1.9
EastCo 53.9 3.5
Cantu Excavating 29.0 1.8
Classic Coverings 42.5 2.6
Second Time Around Clothing 49.0 3.8




a) Using a statistical computing tool, find the equation of the regression line.
For full marks your answer should be accurate to at least three decimal places.

ŷ = ? + ?x



b) Use the regression line from part a to estimate the net earnings for a company with sales of $21.6 thousand.
For full marks your answer should be accurate to at least one decimal place.

Earnings: $? thousand

c) Given the regression equation from part a, which of the following statements is most appropriate regarding company sales and earnings?
Positive sales means positive net earnings for any business.
Sales have no effect on net revenues.
Insufficient sales can lead to net losses for some businesses.
After a certain level of sales has been reached, net earnings stop growing entirely.

In: Statistics and Probability