Flint Company has the following securities in its portfolio on
December 31, 2020. None of these investments are accounted for
under the equity method.
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Investments |
Cost |
Fair Value |
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| 1,500 shares of Gordon, Inc., Common | $72,500 | $68,500 | ||
| 5,000 shares of Wallace Corp., Common | 176,300 | 171,700 | ||
| 400 shares of Martin, Inc., Preferred | 63,300 | 64,800 | ||
| $312,100 | $305,000 |
All of the securities were purchased in 2020.
In 2021, Flint completed the following securities
transactions.
| March 1 | Sold the 1,500 shares of Gordon, Inc., Common, @ $45 less fees of $1,200. | |
| April 1 | Bought 700 shares of Earnhart Corp., Common, @ $75 plus fees of $1,300. |
Flint’s portfolio of equity securities appeared as follows on
December 31, 2021.
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Investments |
Cost |
Fair Value |
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| 5,000 shares of Wallace Corp., Common | $176,300 | $171,700 | ||
| 700 shares of Earnhart Corp., Common | 53,800 | 50,100 | ||
| 400 shares of Martin, Inc., Preferred | 63,300 | 61,300 | ||
| $293,400 | $283,100 |
Prepare the general journal entries for Flint Company
for:
| (a) | The 2020 adjusting entry. | |
| (b) | The sale of the Gordon stock. | |
| (c) | The purchase of the Earnhart stock. | |
| (d) | The 2021 adjusting entry for the trading portfolio. |
(Credit account titles are automatically indented when
amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required,
select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the
amounts.)
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No. |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
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(a) |
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(b) |
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(c) |
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(d) |
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In: Accounting
B1 - Snow Company started operations on February 1, 2020 by depositing $3,000,000 cash in the bank as capital. The following transactions took place during the first month of operations:
February 3: Purchased supplies for $22,500 in cash.
February 9: Purchased equipment for $255,000, paid $105,000 in cash and the remaining amount will be paid after 10 days.
February 12: Received a bill from Dubai News for advertising amounted to $1,650.
February 14: Paid $24,000 salaries in cash.
February 16: Paid $6,000 utilities expense in cash.
February 17: Provided services to customers for $195,000 in cash.
February 19: Paid $150,000 for equipment purchased on February 9.
February 28: The owner withdrew $7,500 cash for personal use.
Required:
In: Accounting
The Task Company is beginning operations in May 2020. They have budgeted May sales of $34,000, June sales of $40,000, July sales of $42,000, and August sales of $38,000. 10% of each month's sales will represent cash sales; 75% of the balance will be collected in the month following the sale, 17% the second month, 6% the third month, and the balance is bad debts.
What is the amount of cash to be collected in the month of August?
Select one:
a. $ 35,946
b. $ 43,740
c. $ 40,106
d. $ 39,746
In: Accounting
A company takes a short position in 10 futures contracts on soybean on October 2, 2020. The initial futures price is $10.175 per bushel. Suppose on December 31, 2020 the futures price is $10.02 per bushel. On March 20, 2021 it is $9.89 per bushel. The contracts are closed out on March 20, 2021. What gain is recognized (taxable) in the accounting year January 1 to December 31, 2021 if the company is classified as a hedger? Each contract is on 5,000 bushels of soybean.
| A. |
$7,750 |
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| B. |
$6,500 |
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| C. |
$14,250 |
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| D. |
$50,875 |
A company takes a long position in 5 futures contracts on soybean on October 2, 2020. The initial futures price is $10.19 per bushel. Suppose on December 31, 2020 the futures price is $10.25 per bushel. On March 20, 2021 it is $10.42 per bushel. The contracts are closed out on March 20, 2021. What gain is recognized (taxable) in the accounting year January 1 to December 31, 2021 if the company is classified as a speculator? Each contract is on 5,000 bushels of soybean.
| A. |
$5,750 |
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| B. |
$4,250 |
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| C. |
$1,500 |
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| D. |
$50,950 |
Luby’s Inc. has derivatives transactions with four different counterparties A, B, C, D which are worth $8 million, -$17 million, $20 million and -$32 million, respectively to Lucy’s. The transactions are cleared centrally through the same CCP and the CCP requires a total initial margin of $10 million. How much margin or collateral does Luby’s have to provide?
| A. |
49 million |
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| B. |
21 million |
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| C. |
31 million |
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| D. |
38 million |
Suppose a trader who owns 320,000 pounds of commodity A decides to hedge the value of her position with the futures contracts. One futures contract is for the delivery of 40,000 pounds of commodity B. The price of commodity A is $21.20 and the futures price is 18.30 (both dollars per pound). The correlation between the futures price and the price of commodity A is 0.92. The volatilities of commodity A and the futures are 0.31 and 0.38 per year, respectively. What is the minimum variance hedge ratio?
| A. |
0.82 |
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| B. |
1.23 |
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| C. |
1.13 |
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| D. |
0.75 |
Suppose a trader who owns 320,000 pounds of commodity A decides to hedge the value of her position with the futures contracts. One futures contract is for the delivery of 40,000 pounds of commodity B. The price of commodity A is $21.20 and the futures price is 18.30 (both dollars per pound). The correlation between the futures price and the price of commodity A is 0.92. The volatilities of commodity A and the futures are 0.31 and 0.38 per year, respectively. Should the trader take a long or short futures position?
| A. |
Long |
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| B. |
Short |
In: Finance
During 2020, Grouper Company started a construction job with a
contract price of $1,610,000. The job was completed in 2022. The
following information is available.
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
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Costs incurred to date |
$434,300 | $859,560 | $1,073,000 | |||
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Estimated costs to complete |
575,700 | 242,440 | –0– | |||
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Billings to date |
301,000 | 897,000 | 1,610,000 | |||
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Collections to date |
271,000 | 817,000 | 1,428,000 |
Compute the amount of gross profit to be recognized each year, assuming the percentage-of-completion method is used.
Prepare all necessary journal entries for 2021. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. For costs incurred use account Materials, Cash, Payables.)
Compute the amount of gross profit to be recognized each year,
assuming the completed-contract method is used.
In: Accounting
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In: Accounting
Crane Incorporated leases a piece of machinery to Blue Company on January 1, 2020, under the following terms.
| 1. | The lease is to be for 4 years with rental payments of $13,325 to be made at the beginning of each year. | |
| 2. | The machinery’ has a fair value of $70,328, a book value of $52,480, and an economic life of 10 years. | |
| 3. | At the end of the lease term, both parties expect the machinery to have a residual value of $26,240. To protect against a large loss, Crane requests Blue to guarantee $18,430 of the residual value, which Irving agrees to do. | |
| 4. | The lease does not transfer ownership at the end of the lease term, does not have any bargain purchase options, and the asset is not of a specialized nature. | |
| 5. | The implicit rate is 5%, which is known by Blue. | |
| 6. | Collectibility of the payments is probable. |
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Evaluate the criteria for classification of the lease, and
describe the nature of the lease.
For the lessee, it is a , and for the lessors, it is a
Prepare the journal entries for Blue for the year 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round present value factor calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and the final answer to 0 decimal places e.g. 5,275.)
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Date |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
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Jan. 1 |
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(To record lease) |
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Jan. 1 |
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(To records first lease payment) |
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Dec. 31 |
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(To record accrued interest) |
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Dec. 31 |
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(To record amortization expense) |
Prepare the journal entries for Crane for the year 2020
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Date |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
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Jan. 1 |
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(To record lease) |
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Jan. 1 |
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(To record first lease payment) |
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Dec. 31 |
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(To record lease revenue) |
Evaluate the criteria for classification of the lease, and
describe the nature of the lease, assuming that Blue did not
guarantee any amount of the expected residual value.
For the lessee, it is a and for the lessor, it is a
Suppose Blue did not guarantee any amount of the expected residual value. Prepare the journal entries for Blue for the year 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round present value factor calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and the final answer to 0 decimal places e.g. 5,275.)
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Date |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
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Jan. 1 |
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(To record lease) |
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Jan. 1 |
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(To record first lease payment) |
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Dec. 31 |
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(To record interest and amortization) |
Suppose Blue did not guarantee any amount of the expected residual value. Prepare the journal entries for Crane for the year 2020. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round present value factor calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and the final answer to 0 decimal places e.g. 5,275.)
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Date |
Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
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Jan. 1 |
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(To record lease payments) |
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Dec. 31 |
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(To record lease revenue) |
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Dec. 31 |
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(To record depreciation) |
In: Accounting
B1 - Snow Company started operations on February 1, 2020 by depositing $3,000,000 cash in the bank as capital. The following transactions took place during the first month of operations:
February 3: Purchased supplies for $22,500 in cash.
February 9: Purchased equipment for $255,000, paid $105,000 in cash and the remaining amount will be paid after 10 days.
February 12: Received a bill from Dubai News for advertising amounted to $1,650.
February 14: Paid $24,000 salaries in cash.
February 16: Paid $6,000 utilities expense in cash.
February 17: Provided services to customers for $195,000 in cash.
February 19: Paid $150,000 for equipment purchased on February 9.
February 28: The owner withdrew $7,500 cash for personal use.
Required:
In: Accounting
B1 - Snow Company started operations on February 1, 2020 by depositing $3,000,000 cash in the bank as capital. The following transactions took place during the first month of operations:
February 3: Purchased supplies for $22,500 in cash.
February 9: Purchased equipment for $255,000, paid $105,000 in cash and the remaining amount will be paid after 10 days.
February 12: Received a bill from Dubai News for advertising amounted to $1,650.
February 14: Paid $24,000 salaries in cash.
February 16: Paid $6,000 utilities expense in cash.
February 17: Provided services to customers for $195,000 in cash.
February 19: Paid $150,000 for equipment purchased on February 9.
February 28: The owner withdrew $7,500 cash for personal use.
Required:
In: Accounting
The Brown Company purchased equipment on June 1, 2020. Assuming the cost of the equipment is $70,000, the residual value is $6,000, a useful life of 4 years and the use of the diminishing balance method using 2 times the straight line rate. The company's year end is December 31.
Round all answers to the nearest dollar.
1) What is depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2020? $ Answer
2) What is the depreciation rate (%)? Answer %
3) What is accumulated depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2022? $ Answer
4) What is the carrying value of the asset for the year ended December 31, 2024? Answer
5) What is depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2024? $ Answer
You were asked to prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the above equipment on December 31, 2022.
Is it a gain or loss if the equipment was sold for $10,000? Answer LOSS or GAIN
How much is the gain or loss? $ Answer
In: Accounting