Required                                                                                           

(a) Calculate the depreciation expense using the straight-line method for 2019 and 2020.
(b) Calculate the depreciation expense using the diminishing-balance method and a depreciation rate of 25% for 2019 and 2020.
(c) Calculate the depreciation expense using the units-of-production method for 2019, assuming the machine usage was 1.820 hours.
(d) On 31 December 2020 the company discarded a delivery truck that was purchased on 1 January 2016 for $23,650 cash including
GST of 10% and was depreciated on a straight line basis with a useful life of 6 years and a residual value of $2150 (excluding GST).
What was the profit or loss on the scrapping of the truck?

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In 2018, the Westgate Construction Company entered into a contract to construct a road for Santa Clara County for $10,000,000. The road was completed in 2020. Information related to the contract is as follows:

Westgate recognizes revenue over time according to percentage of completion.

2-a. In the journal below, complete the necessary journal entries for the year 2018 (credit "Various accounts" for construction costs incurred).
2-b. In the journal below, complete the necessary journal entries for the year 2019 (credit "Various accounts" for construction costs incurred).
2-c. In the journal below, complete the necessary journal entries for the year 2020 (credit "Various accounts" for construction costs incurred).

Stacey Ltd purchased a new machine on 1 September 2019 at a cost of $206,100 (excluding GST). The entity estimated that the machine has a residual value of $29,700 (excluding GST). The machine is expected to be used for 36,000 working hours during its 8 year life. Assume a 31 December year-end. Required (a) Calculate the depreciation expense using the straight-line method for 2019 and 2020. (b) Calculate the depreciation expense using the diminishing-balance method and a depreciation rate of 25% for 2019 and 2020. (c) Calculate the depreciation expense using the units-of-production method for 2019, assuming the machine usage was 1,820 hours. (d) On 31 December 2020 the company discarded a delivery truck that was purchased on 1 January 2016 for $24,200 cash (including GST of 10%) and was depreciated on a straight line basis with a useful life of 6 years and a residual value of $2200 (excluding GST). What was the profit or loss on the scrapping of the truck?

Required                                                                                            

(a) Calculate the depreciation expense using the straight-line method for 2019 and 2020.
(b) Calculate the depreciation expense using the diminishing-balance method and a depreciation rate of 25% for 2019 and 2020.
(c) Calculate the depreciation expense using the units-of-production method for 2019, assuming the machine usage was 1,820 hours.
(d) On 31 December 2020 the company discarded a delivery truck that was purchased on 1 January 2016 for $24,200 cash (including GST of 10%) and was depreciated on a straight line basis with a useful life of 6 years and a residual value of $2200 (excluding GST).
What was the profit or loss on the scrapping of the truck?

question 2

Hanson Bank agrees to lend $ 250,000 to Mishin Corp. on May 1, 2020 and the company signs a $ 250,000, three-month, 6% note maturing on August 1, 2020.

Instructions

Prepare the journal entry to record the cash received by Mishin Corp. on May 1, the entry to record interest expense at Mishin’s year-end of July 31 and the entry at maturity of the note.

Question # 3

Dividends on preferred shares

At December 31, 2020, Russia Inc. has outstanding the following shares:

       5,000, $ 3.20, no par value preferred shares with a carrying value of $ 200,000, and 40,000 no par value common shares with a carrying value of $ 600,000.

No dividends have been paid since December 31, 2017. The corporation now desires to distribute $ 120,000 in dividends.

Instructions

Calculate how much the preferred and common shareholders will receive if the preferred shares are cumulative and fully participating.

Bramble Corporation purchased a new machine for its assembly process on August 1, 2020. The cost of this machine was $150,900. The company estimated that the machine would have a salvage value of $15,900 at the end of its service life. Its life is estimated at 5 years, and its working hours are estimated at 22,500 hours. Year-end is December 31.

Compute the depreciation expense under the following methods. Each of the following should be considered unrelated. (Round depreciation rate per hour to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.35 for computational purposes. Round your answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 45,892.)

The spot price for gas today (March 19, 2020) is $1.661 MMBtu.  The futures price today for gas to be delivered in June 2021 is $2.245.  Your company is a gas purchaser/user and is interested in the hedging process.

1. You are a speculator and believe the price of gas will increase.  You have a chance to buy a June 2021 futures contract at $2.245.  Would you go short or go long on a June 2021 futures contract for 10,000 MMBtus?  

2. It is now December 31, 2020 On this day, the spot price for natural gas is $2.450 per MMBtu and the June 2021 futures price is $2.310 per MMBtu.  What is the amount of gain or loss related to your contract as of December 31, 2020?

3. As a speculator the last thing you want to do is either take delivery of or actually sell natural gas.  Explain how you would get out of the contract you purchased in part e. prior to the June 2021 delivery date.

Required     

(a) Calculate the depreciation expense using the straight-line method for 2019 and 2020.
(b) Calculate the depreciation expense using the diminishing-balance method and a depreciation rate of 25% for 2019 and 2020.
(c) Calculate the depreciation expense using the units-of-production method for 2019, assuming the machine usage was 1,820 hours
(d) On 31 December 2020 the company discarded a delivery truck that was purchased on 1 January 2016 for $23,980 cash (including
GST of 10%) and was depreciated on a straight line basis with a useful life of 6 years and a residual value of $2180 (excluding GST).
What was the profit or loss on the scrapping of the truck?

Use the following information to answer MCQ21 to MCQ23

On January 1st, 2018, Crane Construction Corporation signed a contract to construct a building with a contract price of $18,000,000. The company expects to get this contract completed by 2020. Crane uses the percentage of completion method Information relating to the costs, billings, and collections for this contract is as follows:

                                                                             2018                   2019                  2020   

Total costs incurred to date                            $4,500,000            $7,920,000          $13,800,000

Estimated costs to complete                            7,500,000              5,280,000                     -0-

Customer billings to date                                  6,600,000            12,000,000            16,800,000

Collections to date                                            6,000,000            10,500,000            16,500,000

What is the percentage of completion for the year 2019?

Select one:

a. 0.26

b. 0.375

c. 0.66

d. 0.60

What is the gross profit that Crane Cor to recognize in 2020?

Select one:

a. $4,200,000

b. $2,250,000

c. $6,000,000

d. $1,320,000

How much the cost incurred in the year 2019 only:

Select one:

a. $7,920,000

b. $13,200,000

c. $3,420,000

d. $5,280,000