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Pearl Corporation is a publicly traded company that follows IFRS. On December 31, 2019, Pearl’ financial...

Pearl Corporation is a publicly traded company that follows IFRS. On December 31, 2019, Pearl’ financial records indicated the following information related to the company’s defined benefit pension plan:

Defined Benefit Obligation $3,714,000
Pension Plan Assets 3,714,000


On July 1, 2020, Pearl acquired the operations of Trap Ltd. As one of the conditions of the purchase, Pearl agreed that Trap’s employees would be included in Pearl’s defined benefit pension plan, and would be granted credit for the past service of Trap’s employees. The actuary estimated the value of the prior service amount granted on July 1, 2020 to be $193,000.

Pearl’ actuary provided the following information on December 31, 2020:

Current year service cost $921,000
Employer contributions for the year 899,000
Benefits paid to retirees 318,000
Actuarial increase in pension obligations 48,000
Discount rate 6%
Actual return on assets 4%

Prepare a pension worksheet for Pearl Corporation for the year ending December 31, 2020.
Prepare the journal entry to record the pension expense for 2020.

In: Accounting

On June 1, 2020, Roman Construction Company Inc. contracted to build an office building for Sicily...

On June 1, 2020, Roman Construction Company Inc. contracted to build an office building for Sicily Corp. for a total contract price of $2,600,000. On July 1, Roman estimated that it would take between 2 and 3 years to complete the building. On December 31, 2022, the building was deemed substantially completed. Following are accumulated contract costs incurred, estimated costs to complete the contract, and accumulated billings to Sicily 2020, 2021, and 2022:

At

At

At

12/31/2020

12/31/2021

12/31/2022

Contract costs incurred during the year

$   600,000

$ 1,500,000

$ 2,750,000

Estimated costs to complete the contract

   1,800,000

      1,200,000

                    -  

Billings to Sicily

       400,000

      1,200,000

     2,400,000

Instructions:

(a) Using the percentage-of-completion method, prepare schedules to compute the profit or loss to be recognized as a

result of this contract for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021, and 2022. (Ignore income taxes.)

(b) Using the completed-contract method, prepare schedules to compute the profit or loss to be recognized as a result of

this contract for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021, and 2022. (Ignore income taxes.)

In: Accounting

You are asked to carry out the accounting of the company 1. Prepare with the information...

You are asked to carry out the accounting of the company

1. Prepare with the information the opening entry in the General Journal,

2. Analyze the transactions recorded in the general journal

3. Transfer all information to Major General

4. Prepare the trial balance

The company reports the following assets and obligations:

 Accounts Payable amount to B / .16,600.00

 Has documents to pay for B / .7,000.00

 The inventory of merchandise is B / .125,500.00

 In the box they have B / 88,800.00

 Also a bank loan payable B / .29,000.00

 They have office furniture for 15,000.00

 The bank account sum is B / .65,000.00

 27,000.00 is the amount of the office equipment

 And accounts receivable total B / .68,000.00

THE FOLLOWING TRANSACTIONS WERE DONE:

 On 6/24/2020 We bought a car for B / .12,500.00 on credit

 On 6/24/2020 A payment was made to accounts payable for B / .1,000.00

 On 06/22/2020 the sum of B / 500.00 was paid to a bank loan

 On 06/22/2020 Bank B / 88,000.00 was deposited

 On 6/23/2020 We received credit to accounts receivable for B / 23,000.00

In: Accounting

QUESTION 2 - (15 MARKS) Taryn would like to open a new business as an interior...

QUESTION 2 - Taryn would like to open a new business as an interior designer, to funds her ambition she sold some of the following assets:

1. Antique Painting that was given to Taryn by her father 5 years ago. Taryn’s father bought it on 20 August 1984 for $2,500. Taryn sold it on 1’st June 2020 for $25,000

2. Taryn sold her car (Toyota Corolla) for the amount of $12,000 on 20’th May 2020, she bought on 1’st January 2015 for the amount of $20,000

3. Taryn sold her Harry Potter’s collection for the amount of $1,500 on 4’th January 2020, she bought it second hand on 10’th October 2018 for $350.

4. Taryn sold her gold necklace for $2,000 on 20’th March 2020, she bought it for $1,200 on 8’th August 2018 5. Taryn sold a sculpture for $6,000 on 1 January 2020, she bought it on December 1994 for $1,500

Advise the Capital Gain Tax Consequences for the above transactions

In: Finance

Select information from Patel Sales and Services financial statements are listed below: 2020 2019 Cash 60,100...

Select information from Patel Sales and Services financial statements are listed below:

2020

2019

Cash

60,100

64,200

Held-for-trading investment

74,000

50,000

Accounts receivable

117,800

102,800

Merchandise Inventory

126,000

115,500

Property, plant and equipment (net)

649,000

520,300

Accounts payable

160,000

145,400

Income taxes payable

43,500

42,000

Bonds payable (20,000 due each year)

220,000

200,000

Net sales

1,890,540

1,750,500

Cost of goods sold

1,058,540

1,006,000

Part A                                                                                                                                     

Calculate the following ratios in the table below for 2020.  Show your calculations to receive full marks).  Results should be rounded to 2 decimal places.

The 2019 results for those ratios are shown in the table below.  In the Conclusion column, indicate whether Patel has improved or deteriorated in 2020 as compared to 2019.

2020

2019

Conclusion

Current Ratio

1.5:1

Inventory Turnover

12 times

Part B                                                                                                                                      Marks

Discuss Patel’s overall financial position in 2020 compared to 2019 using your results from above.

In: Accounting

1. Soundbird Ltd has 600,000 ordinary shares on issue at 1 July 2019, which is the...

1. Soundbird Ltd has 600,000 ordinary shares on issue at 1 July 2019, which is the beginning of its reporting period. On 1 January 2020, it issued a further 600,000 ordinary shares for cash. On 1 March 2020, Soundbird Ltd repurchased 10,000 shares at fair value in a market transaction.
Required: What is the correct weighted average number of shares to use in the earnings per share calculation for the year ended 30 June 2020?
Show all your workings.

2.Rosy Ltd determined its profit attributable to ordinary shareholders for the reporting period ended 30 June 2020 as $1,250,000. The number of ordinary shares on issue up to 1 October 2019 was 1,000,000. Rosy Ltd announced a one-for-two bonus issue (one bonus share for every two shares held) of shares effective for each ordinary share outstanding at this date.
Required: What is the basic earnings per share for the year ended 30 June 2020 (keep two decimal places)?
Show all your workings.

In: Finance

Recording Entries under the Fair Value Option—Equity Method Assume that Fireside Inc. purchased 30% of the...

Recording Entries under the Fair Value Option—Equity Method

Assume that Fireside Inc. purchased 30% of the common stock of Theater Supplies Corporation on January 1, 2020, for $270,000. Fireside Inc. elected to account for its investment using the fair value option. During the year, Fireside Inc. reported net income of $216,000 and declared and paid dividends of $40,500. The fair value of Fireside’s investment in Theater Supplies common stock is $283,500. Assume that Fireside Inc. has significant influence over Theater Supplies Corporation.

a. What amount would Fireside Inc. report on its balance sheet on December 31, 2020, for its investment in Theater Supplies Corporation?

Balance Sheet December 31, 2020
Assets

Investment in stock

Answer


b. What amount would Fireside Inc. report in its income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020, for its investment in Theater Supplies Corporation?

Note: Use a negative sign to indicate a loss.

Income Statement 2020
Other Revenues and Gains

Net gain (loss) on investment

Answer

In: Accounting

Taryn would like to open a new business as an interior designer, to funds her ambition...

Taryn would like to open a new business as an interior designer, to funds her ambition she sold some of the following assets: 1. Antique Painting that was given to Taryn by her father 5 years ago. Taryn’s father bought it on 20 August 1984 for $2,500. Taryn sold it on 1’st June 2020 for $25,000 2. Taryn sold her car (Toyota Corolla) for the amount of $12,000 on 20’th May 2020, she bought on 1’st January 2015 for the amount of $20,000 3. Taryn sold her Harry Potter’s collection for the amount of $1,500 on 4’th January 2020, she bought it second hand on 10’th October 2018 for $350. 4. Taryn sold her gold necklace for $2,000 on 20’th March 2020, she bought it for $1,200 on 8’th August 2018 5. Taryn sold a sculpture for $6,000 on 1 January 2020, she bought it on December 1994 for $1,500 Advise the Capital Gain Tax Consequences for the above transactions,

In: Accounting

Oak Creek Company is preparing its master budget for 2020. Relevant data pertaining to its sales,...

Oak Creek Company is preparing its master budget for 2020. Relevant data pertaining to its sales, production, and direct materials budgets are as follows.

Sales: Sales for the year are expected to total 1,000,000 units. Quarterly sales are 20%, 25%, 25%, and 30%, respectively. The sales price is expected to be $40 per unit for the first three quarters and $46 per unit beginning in the fourth quarter. Sales in the first quarter of 2021 are expected to be 10% higher than the budgeted sales for the first quarter of 2020.

Production: Management desires to maintain the ending finished goods inventories at 20% of the next quarter's budgeted sales volume.

Direct materials: Each unit requires 2 kg of raw materials at a cost of $10 per kilogram. Management desires to maintain raw materials inventories at 10% of the next quarter's production requirements. Assume the production requirements for the first quarter of 2021 are 630,000 kg.

1. Prepare the sales budget by quarters for 2020.

2. Prepare the production budget by quarters for 2020.

3. Prepare the direct materials budget by quarters for 2020.

In: Accounting

FC.71 Five-star sells school related products. Their top seller, the five subject spiral notebook, has done...

FC.71 Five-star sells school related products. Their top seller, the five subject spiral notebook, has done very well. The notebook's sales during the back-to-school season (July through October) over the last three years are shown below:

Month 2017   2018   2019  
July 135,000   144,000   111,000  
August 146,000   154,000   160,000  
September   60,000   62,000   67,000  
October 65,000   66,000   59,000  

For the five-subject notebook, Five-star's projected sales for the 2020 back-to-school season of are 375,000. Based on the past sales and this year's projected sales, answer the following questions.

Given the above information and using the most appropriate forecasting method, what should be the forecast for July 2020 sales? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.)

   

What is the forecast for August 2020 sales? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.)

   

What is the forecast for September 2020 sales? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.)

   

What is the forecast for October 2020 sales? (Display your answer to the nearest whole number.)

   

In: Operations Management