Foxrun Company has three equal shareholders, Thomas, Kimberly, and Jennifer. Kimberly and Jennifer are Thomas’s daughters. On September 2 Foxrun redeemed all of Thomas’s stock in return for $250,000. Thomas had acquired the stock six years ago for $190,000. Foxrun’s current E&P was $325,000. Thomas would like to minimize his federal income tax liability. Explain the alternative available to him and how they would impact his taxable income.

Week 12

1. Explain 2 reasons for the formation of corporate subsidiaries.

2. Identify four reasons for the formation of foreign subsidiaries.

3. Why is Amazon considering foreign subsidiaries in Europe as a management strategy?  

4. Explain two reasons why Vodafone and Verizon talked about an acquisition. Which company was acquired and what was the cost? Was this strategy of acquisition positive or negative?

5. Why did Google acquire Android? Explain why it was a good acquisition for Google.

Windsor Corporation was formed 5 years ago through a public subscription of common stock. Daniel Brown, who owns 15% of the common stock, was one of the organizers of Windsor and is its current president. The company has been successful, but it currently is experiencing a shortage of funds. On June 10, 2021, Daniel Brown approached the Topeka National Bank, asking for a 24-month extension on two $34,970 notes, which are due on June 30, 2021, and September 30, 2021. Another note of $5,970 is due on March 31, 2022, but he expects no difficulty in paying this note on its due date. Brown explained that Windsor’s cash flow problems are due primarily to the company’s desire to finance a $300,080 plant expansion over the next 2 fiscal years through internally generated funds.

The commercial loan officer of Topeka National Bank requested the following financial reports for the last 2 fiscal years.

(a)

Compute the following items for Windsor Corporation. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.25 or 2.25%.)

Assume that Company A acquires 70% of Company for a cash price of $10 million when the share capital and reserves of Company B are:

Share capital $8 million

Retained earnings $2 million

$10 million

(a) What amount will be shown in the consolidated statement of financial position for goodwill pursuant to AASB 3 assuming that any non-controlling interest in the acquired is measured at fair value?

(b) What amount will be shown in the consolidated statement of financial position or goodwill pursuant to AASB 3 assuming that any non-controlling interest in the acquiree is measured at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable new assets?

(c) What are some of the implications of allowing the group to have two options in accounting for goodwill on consolidation?

Doane Company has entered into two rental agreements. In each case the cash equivalent purchase price of the asset acquired is known and you wish to find the interest rate which is applicable to the rental payments.

Instructions:

Calculate the implied interest rate for the rental payments in each situation below:

Agreement A — Covers office equipment which could be purchased for $37,907.90. Doane Company has, however, chosen to rent the equipment for $10,000 per year, payable at the end of each of the next 5 years.

Agreement B — Applies to a machine which can be purchased for $48,448.20. Doane Company has chosen to rent the machine for $12,000 per year on a 5-year rental agreement. Payments are due at the beginning of each year.

Find a publicly traded company that has treasury stock on its balance sheet. Provide a link to the balance sheet in your post and explain the details of the treasury stock transactions based upon the amounts and disclosures found in the financial statements. Why do you think the company acquired the treasury stock? Do not choose a company that has already been reported on by one of your classmates. Participate in follow-up discussion by critiquing the posts provided by your classmates and defending their challenges to your post. Your initial post should be 250-500 words and should demonstrate solid academic writing skills. Please include proper citations in your discussion post. Points will be deducted if proper citations are not used.

5. X is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 8 and a standard deviation of 3. The probability that X is between 6 and 10 is

a. 0.7486

b. 0.4972

c. 0.6826

d. 0.8413

The weight of football players is normally distributed with a mean of 200 pounds and a standard deviation of 20 pounds.

6. The probability of a player weighing more than 240 pounds is

a. 0.0197

b. 0.9803

c. 0.4803

d. 0.0228

7. Refer to the information in Q6. The probability of a player weighing less than 220 pounds is

a. 0.8413

b. 0.9938

c. 0.4938

d. 0.1587

8. What percent of players weigh between 170 and 230 pounds?

a. 50%

b. 86.64%

c. 68.26%

d. 99.72%

A professor at a local university noted that the grades of her students were normally distributed with a mean of 76 and a standard deviation of 10.

9. The professor has informed us that 16.6 percent of her students received grades of A. What is the minimum score needed to receive a grade of A?

a. 85.7

b. 87.7

c. 88.3

d. 88.7

CHINA TARGETING 8% GROWTH IN 2010
At the beginning of 2010 the Chinese government announced that it was targeting 8% growth for the economy
again, despite the global recession. The target had been 8% for a number of years and the government had
always met it.
About 9% growth is expected in 2010 thanks to huge government fiscal and monetary stimulus measures. The
Chinese economy is the third largest in the world. Forecasts for economic growth made by the International
Monetary Fund for 2010 included China 9.2%, UK 0.9%, Japan 1.7%, US 1.5% and India 6.4%. However,
government officials in China recognized that growth was not guaranteed. China relies heavily on exports and
so is vulnerable to economic change elsewhere in the world.
Adapted: Gillespie, A (2013), Business Economics, Oxford University Press
QUESTION 1 (25)
1.1 Discuss what is meant by economic growth and why is economic growth often important to governments.
(10)
1.2 8% is relatively fast economic growth by international standards for China. Critically evaluate the sources of
economic growth for China and why the country set such as high target?

Oriental Hotel Bhd owned a few hotels in Malaysia. Their hotel in Melaka is set against a picturesque vista of Melaka’s most famous historical landmarks pf Melaka Raya. The location is close to Melaka City Centre with cheerful nightlife and mere minutes from the acclaimed UNESCO World Heritage site. The office management operates in the same hotel building as the hotel services provided to its guest. The company itself manages the hotel except for the laundry services which was transferred to its tenant, Cuci-Cuci Services Sdn. BHd.

Oriental Hotel Bhd take another step forward in its expansion plan with the opening a new hotel in the southern region in Malaysia. On 1 January 20X5, the company acquired a land for RM3,200,000 to construct a 4-star hotel building in Pangerang, Johor. Construction of the hotel building commenced on 1 March 20X5 and it was completed on 31 January 20X7, but was only used on 1 March 20X7.Total construction cost incurred excluding borrowing costs were RM34,000,000. The construction cost also includes the rectification of RM200,000. In order to finance the construction, the company took an 8%, 3 year-term loan of RM30,000,000 on 1 February 20X5. The company received a government grant of RM1,400,000 on 1 February 20X7 for the newly constructed hotel building. It is the company’s policy to use deferred income method for the government grant received.

Required:
Explain the accounting treatment for government grant received and how will it differ from the alternative method.

Some firms, frequently family firms or founder firms, have dual-class shares ("A" shares and "B" shares) with differential voting rights. Sometimes one class gets more votes than the other class (e..g., "A" shares receive 1 vote per share and "B" shares receive 10 votes per share). Other times, one class can have the right to elect a majority of the directors (e.g., "A" shares elect 3 directors and "B" shares elect 7 directors). In these cases, the company is considered a "controlled" company and does not have to abide by independent director rules established by the SEC or the stock exchanges. In Atlanta, Rollins is a controlled (family controlled) company and elects to be treated as a controlled, company. That is, as a controlled company, Rollins exercises their right not to comply with director independence requirements. The New York Times (controlled by the Ochs-Sulzberger Family since 1893 -- ability to elect 7 of 10 directors) and Facebook (controlled by Mark Zuckerberg since the founding; 22% of the CF rights but 56% of voting rights after the IPO) are controlled companies. The New York Times and Facebook both claim controlled status but choose to meet director independence requirements. Corporate Governance groups (e.g., Institutional Investor Services) and shareholder activists almost routinely view these control arrangements negatively since the controlling shareholder has, within legal limits, unlimited power and few if any checks and balances. Thus, the controlling shareholders could choose policies to benefit themselves at the expense of minority shareholders. For instance, the Ochs-Sulzberger family might receive private satisfaction from influencing the news even if their approach did not maximize shareholder value. Others, argue that these arrangements can be beneficial for certain firms. For instance, control allows the Ochs-Sulzberger family to maintain independent journalistic control without shareholder pressure. If the Ochs-Sulzberger slant sells best to a certain constituency, this approach could maximize value for shareholders. Likewise, if Zuckerberg's creativity and innovation is vital to Facebook, his control would protect his creative guidance of the firm from unwanted takeovers or market pressures, and therefore benefit shareholders. A third viewpoint is that markets work pretty well so any positive or negative impact of the control arrangement is already impacted in the stock price when you purchase it. If The argument is correct, you will not incur costs as an investor.

Do you think controlled firms provide good governance and protect shareholder interests? Why or why not. Or, maybe you think it doesn't matter one way or the other? Why or why not? Would you be willing to invest in a controlled company? Why or why not?