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On January 1, 2020, The Justice League issued $100,000, 9%, four-year bonds.  Interest is paid semiannually on...

On January 1, 2020, The Justice League issued $100,000, 9%, four-year bonds.  Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31.  The bonds were issued at $96,768 to yield an annual return of 10%.

Required:

  1. Show how Justice League calculated the $96,768 bond price (round each to the whole dollar).

  1. Prepare an amortization schedule for the dates indicated using the effective interest rate method.

Date

Cash Payment

Interest Expense

Amortization

Carry Value

1/1/2020

6/30/2020

12/31/2020

6/30/2021

  1. Prepare the journal entries to record the issuance of the bond on January 1 and interest expense on June 30, 2020.         

Date

Account

DR

CR

3) What amount would the bonds be reported on the balance sheet at the end 2020?

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Violet Ltd owns all the share capital of Indigo Ltd. The following transactions are independent: Indigo...

Violet Ltd owns all the share capital of Indigo Ltd. The following transactions are independent:

  1. Indigo Ltd gives $55 000 as an interest-free loan to Violet Ltd on 1 July 2019. Violet Ltd made a $20 000 repayment by 30 June 2020.
  2. Indigo Ltd rented a spare warehouse to Violet Ltd starting from 1 July 2019 for 1 year. The total charge for the rental was $3 500, and Violet Ltd paid half of this amount to Indigo Ltd on 1 January 2020 and the rest on 1 July 2020.
  3. During March 2020, Indigo Ltd declared a $5000 dividend. The dividend was paid in August 2020.

Required

In relation to the above intragroup transactions:

1.     Prepare adjusting journal entries for the consolidation worksheet at 30 June 2020.

2.     Explain in detail why you made each adjusting journal entry.

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Partnership Income Allocation Whitman and Greene are partners in a real estate venture. At January 1,...

Partnership Income Allocation

Whitman and Greene are partners in a real estate venture. At January 1, 2020, their respective capital balances were $200,000 and $245,000. Their partnership agreement provides that Whitman is to receive a guaranteed salary of $100,000, and that remaining profits after the salary are to be shared in a 2:3 ratio. Partnership operations for the year 2020 resulted in income of $75,000, before distributions to partners. Whitman’s salary is paid in cash during the year, but there are no other withdrawals or capital changes. Assume full implementation.

Required

a. Compute the balance of each partner’s capital account at December 31, 2020.

Balance at December 31, 2020
Whitman $Answer
Greene $Answer

b. Compute the balance of each partner’s capital account at December 31, 2020, assuming partnership income was $150,000.

Balance at December 31, 2020
Whitman $Answer
Greene $Answer

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Jamie Bard is the owner Café Corner, a popular restaurant located at a busy traffic intersection...

Jamie Bard is the owner Café Corner, a popular restaurant located at a busy traffic intersection in the city of Clutchmore.

For the financial year ended 30 June 2020:

  • Café Corner earned a profit after income tax of $16,000. This was after taking into account sales of $821,000 and cost of sales of $623,000.
  • Other operating expenses incurred to operate the business totalled $179,000. This figure included:
    1. depreciation expenses, and
  1. interest expenses of $11,000 which were fully paid.
  • There were some additional plant and equipment purchased for cash. However, there were no disposals of property, plant and equipment.
  • The company paid $7,000 to the Tax Office in full settlement of its income tax obligations.
  • The company received some interest income amounting to $4,000 when it placed some of its excess cash in an investment fund.
  • The shareholders of Café Corner received dividends of $18,000 from the company.

The following are balances extracted from the Statements of Financial Position of Café Corner at the end of its most recent two financial years:

30 June 2020

30 June 2019

$

$

Accounts payable

12,000

27,000

Accounts receivable

28,000

103,000

Accrued expenses

5,000

11,000

Accumulated depreciation

84,000

65,000

Cash

34,000

23,000

Inventory

72,000

46,000

Plant and equipment

293,000

228,000

Prepaid expenses

4,000

15,000

Share capital

180,000

160,000

Jamie wants to understand the cash flow of Café Corner better and has asked for your assistance to help him prepare some information regarding the cash flows of the business.

Required:

a)

Calculate the cash receipts from customers, cash payments to suppliers and

cash payments for other expenses. Show all workings.

b)

Using the direct method, prepare the Statement of Cash Flows for Café

Corner for the financial year ended 30 June 2020.

c)

Prepare a reconciliation of Cash Flows from Operating Activities and Profit

After Tax for Café Corner.

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Jamie Bard is the owner Café Corner, a popular restaurant located at a busy traffic intersection...

Jamie Bard is the owner Café Corner, a popular restaurant located at a busy traffic intersection in the city of Clutchmore.

For the financial year ended 30 June 2020:
 Café Corner earned a profit after income tax of $16,000. This was after taking into account sales of $821,000 and cost of sales of $623,000.

 Other operating expenses incurred to operate the business totalled $179,000. This figure included:
(i) depreciation expenses, and
(ii) interest expenses of $11,000 which were fully paid.

 There were some additional plant and equipment purchased for cash. However, there were no disposals of property, plant and equipment.

 The company paid $7,000 to the Tax Office in full settlement of its income tax obligations.

 The company received some interest income amounting to $4,000 when it placed some of its excess cash in an investment fund.

 The shareholders of Café Corner received dividends of $18,000 from the company.

The following are balances extracted from the Statements of Financial Position of Café Corner at the end of its most recent two financial years:
30 June 2020 30 June 2019
$ $
Accounts payable 12,000 27,000
Accounts receivable 28,000 103,000
Accrued expenses 5,000 11,000
Accumulated depreciation 84,000 65,000
Cash 34,000 23,000
Inventory 72,000 46,000
Plant and equipment 293,000 228,000
Prepaid expenses 4,000 15,000
Share capital 180,000 160,000

Jamie wants to understand the cash flow of Café Corner better and has asked for your assistance to help him prepare some information regarding the cash flows of the business.

Required:

a) Calculate the cash receipts from customers, cash payments to suppliers and cash payments for other expenses. Show all workings. (7½ marks)

b) Using the direct method, prepare the Statement of Cash Flows for Café Corner for the financial year ended 30 June 2020. (6½ marks)

c) Prepare a reconciliation of Cash Flows from Operating Activities and Profit After Tax for Café Corner.

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BLG is a limited liability Company

 taxed as a partnership and has four shareholders each owning 25% of the outstanding Interests (Shares). The shareholders’ outside basis in their respective Interests is $1.00

On February 20, 2018, POM LLCBLG is a limited liability Company, a single member limited liability company, sold its 25% in BLG Interests to ODY LLC, a limited liability company taxed as a Partnership, for $700,000 payable $100,000 cash at closing and a Promissory Note in the amount of $600,000 bearing interest at 5% with monthly principal payments of $10,000 plus monthly interest payments for sixty months. ODY LLC’s Managing Member personally guaranteed the Promissory Note

On February 20, 2019 by mutual agreement between the parties, the Promissory Note was renegotiated and the payment of principal on the Promissory Note, which had been reduced by principal payments of $120,000, was extended two years, principal payments were modified to $8,000 per month and the interest rate was raised to 7% annually on the outstanding balance of $480,000.

In December of 2019, ODY LLC received a notice of default from POM LLC. Subsequently, ODY LLC, to avoid filing for bankruptcy, negotiated a restructuring of the Promissory Note.

On February 20, 2020 with the remaining principal balance of the Promissory Note reduced to $440,000 plus accrued and unpaid interest of $18,000, the parties further agreed to restructure the Promissory Note reducing the principal and accrued interest due to $270,000 with payment terms of $5,000 per month without interest.

Assume that the Managing Member of ODY LLC had a net worth of $100,000 at all times prior to any cancellation of indebtedness in 2020 exclusive of his interest in ODY LLC which had had a zero net worth.

Question: identify all the tax issues associated with these facts faced by POM LLC and ODY LLC and their respective Members in each of the following tax years: 2018, 2019 and 2020. Consider taxable gains and losses, investment interest deductions and any imputed interest income or deductions to the parties stemming from imputed interest.

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Exercise 5-13 (Video) Billings Company has the following information available for September 2020. Unit selling price...

Exercise 5-13 (Video)

Billings Company has the following information available for September 2020.

Unit selling price of video game consoles$400

Unit variable costs$280

Total fixed costs$54,000

Units sold600

Compute the unit contribution margin.

Unit contribution margin

Prepare a CVP income statement that shows both total and per unit amounts.

BILLINGS COMPANY
CVP Income Statement
For the Month Ended September 30, 2020

Total

Per Unit

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

$

$

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

$

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

$

Compute Billings’ break-even point in units.

Break-even point in units units

Prepare a CVP income statement for the break-even point that shows both total and per unit amounts.

BILLINGS COMPANY
CVP Income Statement
For the Month Ended September 30, 2020

Total

Per Unit

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

$

$

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

$

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

Administrative ExpensesContribution MarginCost of Goods SoldFixed CostsGross ProfitNet Income/(Loss)SalesSelling ExpensesVariable Costs

$

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An investment is an asset acquired with the goal of generating income.



An investment is an asset acquired with the goal of generating income. In finance, an investment is a monetary asset purchased with the idea that the asset will provide income in the future or will later be sold at a higher price for a profit. A financial intermediary is an entity that acts as the middleman between two parties in a financial transaction. As a student of financial management, can you write a brief note on financial intermediary. can you write eight points how financial intermediary improve and attract the prospective investor 

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Profit Center Responsibility Reporting for a Service Company Thomas Railroad Company organizes its three divisions, the...

Profit Center Responsibility Reporting for a Service Company

Thomas Railroad Company organizes its three divisions, the North (N), South (S), and West (W) regions, as profit centers. The chief executive officer (CEO) evaluates divisional performance, using income from operations as a percent of revenues. The following quarterly income and expense accounts were provided from the trial balance as of December 31:

Revenues—N Region $938,000
Revenues—S Region 1,117,900
Revenues—W Region 1,945,600
Operating Expenses—N Region 594,400
Operating Expenses—S Region 665,300
Operating Expenses—W Region 1,176,600
Corporate Expenses—Dispatching 459,800
Corporate Expenses—Equipment Management 228,000
Corporate Expenses—Treasurer’s 142,700
General Corporate Officers’ Salaries 315,000

The company operates three service departments: the Dispatching Department, the Equipment Management Department, and the Treasurer’s Department. The Dispatching Department manages the scheduling and releasing of completed trains. The Equipment Management Department manages the railroad cars inventories. It makes sure the right freight cars are at the right place at the right time. The Treasurer’s Department conducts a variety of services for the company as a whole. The following additional information has been gathered:

   North    South    West
Number of scheduled trains 5,200 6,300 9,400
Number of railroad cars in inventory 1,000 1,500 1,300

Required:

1. Prepare quarterly income statements showing income from operations for the three regions. Use three column headings: North, South, and West. Do not round your interim calculations.

Thomas Railroad Company
Divisional Income Statements
For the Quarter Ended December 31
North South West
Revenues $ $ $
Operating expenses
Income from operations before service department charges $ $ $
Service department charges:
Dispatching $ $ $
Equipment Management
Total service department charges $ $ $
Income from operations $ $ $

2. What is the profit margin of each division? Round to one decimal place.

Region Profit Margin
North Region %
South Region %
West Region %

Identify the most successful region according to the profit margin.

3. What would you include in a recommendation to the CEO for a better method for evaluating the performance of the divisions?

The method used to evaluate the performance of the divisions should be reevaluated.

A better divisional performance measure would be the rate of return on investment (income from operations divided by divisional assets).

A better divisional performance measure would be the residual income (income from operations less a minimal return on divisional assets).

None of these choices would be included.

All of these choices (a, b & c) would be included.

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Profit CenterResponsibility Reporting for a Service Company Thomas Railroad Company organizes its three divisions, the North...

Profit CenterResponsibility Reporting for a Service Company

Thomas Railroad Company organizes its three divisions, the North (N), South (S), and West (W) regions, as profit centers. The chief executive officer (CEO) evaluates divisional performance, using income from operations as a percent of revenues. The following quarterly income and expense accounts were provided from the trial balance as of December 31:

Revenues—N Region $920,300
Revenues—S Region 1,094,500
Revenues—W Region 1,883,300
Operating Expenses—N Region 583,200
Operating Expenses—S Region 651,400
Operating Expenses—W Region 1,138,900
Corporate Expenses—Dispatching 435,600
Corporate Expenses—Equipment Management 235,000
Corporate Expenses—Treasurer’s 140,000
General Corporate Officers’ Salaries 309,100

The company operates three service departments: the Dispatching Department, the Equipment Management Department, and the Treasurer’s Department. The Dispatching Department manages the scheduling and releasing of completed trains. The Equipment Management Department manages the railroad cars inventories. It makes sure the right freight cars are at the right place at the right time. The Treasurer’s Department conducts a variety of services for the company as a whole. The following additional information has been gathered:

   North    South    West
Number of scheduled trains 5,000 5,900 8,900
Number of railroad cars in inventory 1,300 2,000 1,700

Required:

1. Prepare quarterly income statements showing income from operations for the three regions. Use three column headings: North, South, and West. Do not round your interim calculations.

Thomas Railroad Company
Divisional Income Statements
For the Quarter Ended December 31
North South West
Revenues $ $ $
Operating expenses
Income from operations before service department charges $ $ $
Service department charges:
Dispatching $ $ $
Equipment Management
Total service department charges $ $ $
Income from operations $ $ $

2. What is the profit marginof each division? Round to one decimal place.

Region Profit Margin
North Region %
South Region %
West Region %

Identify the most successful region according to the profit margin.

3. What would you include in a recommendation to the CEO for a better method for evaluating the performance of the divisions?

The method used to evaluate the performance of the divisions should be reevaluated.

A better divisional performance measure would be the rate of return on investment (income from operations divided by divisional assets).

A better divisional performance measure would be the residual income (income from operations less a minimal return on divisional assets).

None of these choices would be included.

All of these choices (a, b & c) would be included.

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