Dobbs Company issues 5%, two-year bonds, on December 31, 2016, with a par value of $95,000 and semiannual interest payments.

Use the above straight-line bond amortization table and prepare journal entries for the following.

Required:

(a) The issuance of bonds on December 31, 2016.

(b) The first through fourth interest payments on each June 30 and December 31.

(c) The maturity of the bond on December 31, 2018.

XYZ stock price and dividend history are as follows:

An investor buys four shares of XYZ at the beginning of 2015, buys another two shares at the beginning of 2016, sells one share at the beginning of 2017, and sells all five remaining shares at the beginning of 2018.

a. What are the arithmetic and geometric average time-weighted rates of return for the investor? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b-1. Prepare a chart of cash flows for the four dates corresponding to the turns of the year for January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2018.

Martinez, Inc. acquired a patent on January 1, 2017 for $40,900 cash. The patent was estimated to have a useful life of 10 years with no residual value. On December 31, 2018, before any adjustments were recorded for the year, management determined that the remaining useful life was 7 years (with that new estimate being effective as of January 1, 2018). On June 30, 2019, the patent was sold for $25,900.

Required:

1. Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of the patent on January 1, 2017.
2. Prepare the journal entry to record the annual amortization for 2017.
3. Compute the amount of amortization that would be recorded in 2018.
4. Determine the gain (loss) on sale on June 30, 2019.
5. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the patent on June 30, 2019.

R.S. reported pre-tax accounting income in 2017, 2018, and 2019 of $80 million, plus an additional 2017 income of $50 million from installment sales of property. However, the installment sales income is reported on the tax return when collected, in 2018 ($20 million) and 2019 ($30 million). The enacted tax rate is 40% each yr. Prepare the table calculating the annual tax payable for each yr. Prepare the journal entry for each yr.

............................. ..................... Current yr ..................Future Taxable amounts ...........................Future Taxable Amount (total)

..................................................... 2017 .............................2018 ................2019

Pretax accounting income:

Temporary difference:

Installment income

Taxable income (tax return)

Enacted tax rate:

Tax payable currently:

P9-6A Altona Limited purchased delivery equipment on March 1, 2016, for $130,000 cash. At that time, the equipment was estimated to have a useful life of five years and a residual value of $10,000. The equipment was disposed of on November 30, 2018. Altona uses the diminishing-balance method at one time the straight-line depreciation rate, has an August 31 year end, and makes adjusting entries annually. Please show steps.

Instructions

(a) Record the acquisition of equipment on March 1, 2016.

(b) Record depreciation at August 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

(c) Record the disposal of the equipment on November 30, 2018, under each of the following independent assumptions:

1. It was sold for $60,000.
2. It was sold for $80,000.
3. It was retired for no proceeds.

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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.

3. Complete the information required below to prepare a partial balance sheet for 2018 and 2019 showing any items related to the contract. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

On January 1, 2017, Skysong Company purchased 11% bonds, having a maturity value of $274,000, for $295,314.87. The bonds provide the bondholders with a 9% yield. They are dated January 1, 2017, and mature January 1, 2022, with interest received on January 1 of each year. Skysong Company uses the effective-interest method to allocate unamortized discount or premium. The bonds are classified as available-for-sale category. The fair value of the bonds at December 31 of each year-end is as follows.

Quick Fix Ltd is a manufacturing company engaged in the production of adhesives. The company has not performed well over the past three financial years.

In order to improve on the poor past profits, the board approved a R1 000 000 advertising promotion during the year ended 31 December 2018 in order to generate increased sales in the future. The advertising promotion took place (and was paid for) during December 2018.

The accountant insists on recognizing the R1 000 000 payment as an asset at 31 December 2018. His reasoning is that future sales will increase as the number of customers grows due to the advertising campaign.

Required:

Discuss whether you agree with the accountant, making reference to the framework. Provide an alternate treatment if you disagree.   (20)

Martinez, Inc. acquired a patent on January 1, 2017 for $40,500 cash. The patent was estimated to have a useful life of 10 years with no residual value. On December 31, 2018, before any adjustments were recorded for the year, management determined that the remaining useful life was 7 years (with that new estimate being effective as of January 1, 2018). On June 30, 2019, the patent was sold for $25,500.

Required:

1. Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of the patent on January 1, 2017.
2. Prepare the journal entry to record the annual amortization for 2017.
3. Compute the amount of amortization that would be recorded in 2018.
4. Determine the gain (loss) on sale on June 30, 2019.
5. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the patent on June 30, 2019.

On January 1 , 2017, Newyork Capital Corporation purchased 30% of the outstanding common shares of Delta Crating Corp. for $250 million and accounts for this investment under the equity method. The following information is available regarding Delta Crating Corp.

($ in millions)

Net identifiable assets at 1/1/2017 acquisition:

Two-thirds of the difference between the book value and fair value of Delta's identifiable net assets at acquisition is attributable to depreciable assets having fair value greater than their book value and the remaining one-third is attributable to land having fair value in excess of its book value. The depreciable assets have an average remaining useful life of 10 years and are being depreciated by the straight-line method with zero residual value.

Required:

1. Provide the journal entries that Newyork Capital would make in 2017 and 2018 to account for its investment in Delta Crating under the equity method. Provide supporting details for all calculations needed.

2. Determine the carrying value of Newyork's Investment in Delta Crating account on December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, under the equity method.

3. Now assume that Newyork elected the fair value option for the equity method on the January 1, 2017, acquisition date. Repeat requirements 1 and 2.

4. Based on your answers, discuss the impact of the fair value option on Newyork's net profit margin in 2017 and 2018.