Described below are three independent and unrelated situations involving accounting changes. Each change occurs during 2018 before any adjusting entries or closing entries are prepared.

a- On December 30, 2014, Rival Industries acquired its office building at a cost of $10,700,000. It has been depreciated on a straight-line basis assuming a useful life of 40 years and no residual value. Early in 2018, the estimate of useful life was revised to 28 years in total with no change in residual value.

b- At the beginning of 2014, the Hoffman Group purchased office equipment at a cost of $550,000. Its useful life was estimated to be 10 years with no residual value. The equipment has been depreciated by the sum-of-the-years’-digits method. On January 1, 2018, the company changed to the straight-line method.

c- At the beginning of 2018, Jantzen Specialties, which uses the sum-of-the-years’-digits method, changed to the straight-line method for newly acquired buildings and equipment. The change increased current year net income by $515,000.

Required:

2. Prepare any journal entry necessary as a direct result of the change as well as any adjusting entry for 2018 related to the situation described. (Ignore income tax effects.)

On December 31, 2017, Berclair Inc. had 400 million shares of common stock and 5 million shares of 9%, $100 par value cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding. On March 1, 2018, Berclair purchased 24 million shares of its common stock as treasury stock. Berclair issued a 5% common stock dividend on July 1, 2018. Four million treasury shares were sold on October 1. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $550 million. The income tax rate is 40%. Also outstanding at December 31 were incentive stock options granted to key executives on September 13, 2013. The options are exercisable as of September 13, 2017, for 30 million common shares at an exercise price of $56 per share. During 2018, the market price of the common shares averaged $70 per share. In 2014, $62.5 million of 8% bonds, convertible into 6 million common shares, were issued at face value. Required: Compute Berclair’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018. (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

Zekany Corporation would have had identical income before taxes on both its income tax returns and income statements for the years 2018 through 2021 except for differences in depreciation on an operational asset. The asset cost $190,000 and is depreciated for income tax purposes in the following amounts:

  
The operational asset has a four-year life and no residual value. The straight-line method is used for financial reporting purposes.
  
Income amounts before depreciation expense and income taxes for each of the four years were as follows.
   

  
Assume the average and marginal income tax rate for 2018 and 2019 was 30%; however, during 2019 tax legislation was passed to raise the tax rate to 40% beginning in 2020. The 40% rate remained in effect through the years 2020 and 2021. Both the accounting and income tax periods end December 31.
   
Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record income taxes for the years 2018 through 2021. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
  

On January 1, 2018, Cameron Inc. bought 20% of the outstanding common stock of Lake Construction Company for $340 million cash. At the date of acquisition of the stock, Lake's net assets had a fair value of $900 million. Their book value was $850 million. The difference was attributable to the fair value of Lake's buildings and its land exceeding book value, each accounting for one-half of the difference. Lake’s net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $270 million. During 2018, Lake declared and paid cash dividends of $30 million. The buildings have a remaining life of 5 years.

Required:
1. Complete the table below and prepare all appropriate journal entries related to the investment during 2018, assuming Cameron accounts for this investment by the equity method.
2. Determine the amounts to be reported by Cameron.

Zekany Corporation would have had identical income before taxes on both its income tax returns and income statements for the years 2018 through 2021 except for differences in depreciation on an operational asset. The asset cost $220,000 and is depreciated for income tax purposes in the following amounts:

  
The operational asset has a four-year life and no residual value. The straight-line method is used for financial reporting purposes.
  
Income amounts before depreciation expense and income taxes for each of the four years were as follows.
   

  
Assume the average and marginal income tax rate for 2018 and 2019 was 30%; however, during 2019 tax legislation was passed to raise the tax rate to 40% beginning in 2020. The 40% rate remained in effect through the years 2020 and 2021. Both the accounting and income tax periods end December 31.
   
Required:
Prepare the journal entries to record income taxes for the years 2018 through 2021. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Power Drive Corporation designs and produces a line of golf equipment and golf apparel. Power Drive has 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding as of the beginning of 2018. Power Drive has the following transactions affecting stockholders’ equity in 2018.
  
March 1 Issues 65,000 additional shares of $1 par value common stock for $62 per share.
May 10 Repurchases 6,000 shares of treasury stock for $65 per share.
June 1 Declares a cash dividend of $2.00 per share to all stockholders of record on June 15. (Hint: Dividends are not paid on treasury stock.)
July 1 Pays the cash dividend declared on June 1.
October 21 Reissues 3,000 shares of treasury stock purchased on May 10 for $70 per share.  

Power Drive Corporation has the following beginning balances in its stockholders’ equity accounts on January 1, 2018: Common Stock, $100,000; Additional Paid-in Capital, $5,500,000; and Retained Earnings, $3,000,000. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, is $700,000.

Required:

Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for Power Drive Corporation as of December 31, 2018. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

On December 31, 2017, Berclair Inc. had 320 million shares of common stock and 5 million shares of 9%, $100 par value cumulative preferred stock issued and outstanding. On March 1, 2018, Berclair purchased 24 million shares of its common stock as treasury stock. Berclair issued a 5% common stock dividend on July 1, 2018. Four million treasury shares were sold on October 1. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $350 million. The income tax rate is 40%.

Also outstanding at December 31 were incentive stock options granted to key executives on September 13, 2013. The options are exercisable as of September 13, 2017, for 30 million common shares at an exercise price of $56 per share. During 2018, the market price of the common shares averaged $70 per share.

In 2014, $62.5 million of 8% bonds, convertible into 6 million common shares, were issued at face value.

Required:

Compute Berclair’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018.

On February 1, 2018, Arrow Construction Company entered into a three-year construction contract to build a bridge for a price of $8,000,000. During 2018, costs of $2,000,000 were incurred with estimated costs of $4,000,000 yet to be incurred. Billings of $2,500,000 were sent, and cash collected was $2,250,000.

In 2019, costs incurred were $2,500,000 with remaining costs estimated to be $3,600,000. 2019 billings were $2,750,000, and $2,475,000 cash was collected. The project was completed in 2020 after additional costs of $3,800,000 were incurred. The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31. Arrow recognizes revenue over time according to percentage of completion.

Required:
1. Compute the amount of revenue and gross profit or loss to be recognized in 2018, 2019, and 2020 using the percentage of completion method?
2a. Prepare journal entries for 2018 to record the transactions described (credit "various accounts" for construction costs incurred).
2b. Prepare journal entries for 2019 to record the transactions described (credit "various accounts" for construction costs incurred).
3a. Prepare a partial balance sheet to show the presentation of the project as of December 31, 2018.
3b. Prepare a partial balance sheet to show the presentation of the project as of December 31, 2019

On June 30, 2018, Georgia-Atlantic, Inc., leased a warehouse facility from IC Leasing Corporation. The lease agreement calls for Georgia-Atlantic to make semiannual lease payments of $677,829 over a four-year lease term, payable each June 30 and December 31, with the first payment at June 30, 2018. Georgia-Atlantic’s incremental borrowing rate is 10%, the same rate IC uses to calculate lease payment amounts. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis at the end of each fiscal year. The fair value of the warehouse is $4.6. (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. Determine the present value of the lease payments at June 30, 2018 that Georgia-Atlantic uses to record the right-of-use asset and lease liability.
2. What pretax amounts related to the lease would Georgia-Atlantic report in its balance sheet at December 31, 2018?
3. What pretax amounts related to the lease would Georgia-Atlantic report in its income statement for the year ended December 31, 2018?