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on April 1 2018, company sold 10,000 bonds ($1,000 face value) at 11% semi-annually. they are...

on April 1 2018, company sold 10,000 bonds ($1,000 face value) at 11% semi-annually. they are due April 1 2028.

proceeds from the bonds were 9,156,946 and their coupon dates are april 1 and october 1

on april 1 2020 , the company bough back 6,000 bonds for 5,331,000 cash.

- prepare journal entries for the bonds from sale (april 1, 2018 to the end of year 2020 (12/31/20)

- what are the 12/31/20 balances in the related bonds, discount, and interest payable (from T accounts)

- what amounts related to the bonds will appear in the income statement for 2020 and how will they be reported/classified?

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On December 31, 2020, an analysis of the accounts for a company reveals the following: $100,000...

On December 31, 2020, an analysis of the accounts for a company reveals the following:

$100,000 loss on disposal of discontinued operations, before tax

$6,000 gain on sale of investments, before tax

$10,000 depreciation expense understatement in 2018 due to error, before tax

$20,000 cumulative understatement of net income of prior years from changing inventory valuation method in 2020, before tax

$168,000 income from operations, before tax

$4,000 dividends declared

The applicable income tax rate is 40% for all tax-related items. Retained earnings on December 31, 2019 were reported as $600,000.

What is ending retained earnings on December 31, 2020?

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QUESTION 2 The government of Ghana through the Minister of Finance presented the 2020 Budget statement...

QUESTION 2
The government of Ghana through the Minister of Finance presented the 2020 Budget statement to Parliament in November 2019.The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19) pandemic that has hit the world has impacted on global economy including Ghana, thus affecting our macroeconomic targets in the budget statement presented in November 2019. The Minister of Finance presented a statement to Parliament on the economic impact of COVID – 19 pandemic on the economy of Ghana and the way forward at the end of March, 2020.
Discuss five (5) key impact of the COVID-19 on the achievement of our fiscal policy targets for the year 2020 by comparing the original budget statement to the one presented after COVID- 19.   

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The government of Ghana through the Minister of Finance presented the 2020 Budget statement to Parliament...

The government of Ghana through the Minister of Finance presented the 2020 Budget statement to Parliament in November 2019.The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19) pandemic that has hit the world has impacted on global economy including Ghana, thus affecting our macroeconomic targets in the budget statement presented in November 2019. The Minister of Finance presented a statement to Parliament on the economic impact of COVID – 19 pandemic on the economy of Ghana and the way forward at the end of March, 2020.
Discuss five (5) key impact of the COVID-19 on the achievement of our fiscal policy targets for the year 2020 by comparing the original budget statement to the one presented after COVID- 19.

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The government of Ghana through the Minister of Finance presented the 2020 Budget statement to Parliament...

The government of Ghana through the Minister of Finance presented the 2020 Budget statement to Parliament in November 2019.The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19) pandemic that has hit the world has impacted on global economy including Ghana, thus affecting our macroeconomic targets in the budget statement presented in November 2019. The Minister of Finance presented a statement to Parliament on the economic impact of COVID – 19 pandemic on the economy of Ghana and the way forward at the end of March, 2020. Discuss five (5) key impact of the COVID-19 on the achievement of our fiscal policy targets for the year 2020 by comparing the original budget statement to the one presented after COVID- 19.

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The government of Ghana through the Minister of Finance presented the 2020 Budget statement to Parliament...


The government of Ghana through the Minister of Finance presented the 2020 Budget statement to Parliament
in November 2019.The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -19) pandemic that has hit the world has impacted
on global economy including Ghana, thus affecting our macroeconomic targets in the budget statement
presented in November 2019. The Minister of Finance presented a statement to Parliament on the economic
impact of COVID – 19 pandemic on the economy of Ghana and the way forward at the end of March, 2020.
Discuss five (5) key impact of the COVID-19 on the achievement of our fiscal policy targets for the year 2020
by comparing the original budget statement to the one presented after COVID- 19.

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La Extended, S.A. sold specialized equipment at a price of $ 900,000 each, with a unit...

La Extended, S.A. sold specialized equipment at a price of $ 900,000 each, with a unit cost of $ 400,000.
On March 1, 2020, it sold 2 pieces of equipment on credit that include a one-year warranty for defects in their components, with the commitment to replace those that present failures. It is estimated that $ 120,000 could be claimed for defects in these components. Both clients took the extended warranty offered and handed in $ 30,000 in cash each to cover an extra year.
On March 25, 2020, one of the customers claimed that the equipment's system was not working properly. La Extended, S.A. replaced the component that had failures, which had a cost of $ 20,000 and discarded the previous one.
On October 20, 2021, the other client claimed equipment failures, so La Extended, S.A. discarded the failed component and replaced it with a new one at a cost of $ 8,000.

a. The record (s) corresponding to the month of March 2020 will increase Net Income by:

b. The record (s) corresponding to the month of March 2020 will increase Net Income by:

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On January 1, 2020, ABC Co. paid $800,000 to acquire common shares of XYZ Co., which...

On January 1, 2020, ABC Co. paid $800,000 to acquire common shares of XYZ Co., which

represented 30% of XYZ Co.’s shares outstanding. The value of XYZ’s net assets was

$1,850,000 on that date. The excess of the purchase price over ABC’s share of XYZ’s net assets

is attributed to unrecorded intangibles with a 20-year life. XYZ earned net income and

comprehensive income of $400,000 in 2020 and paid dividends of $80,000. The investment in

XYZ had a fair value of $1,025,000 at December 31, 2020. XYZ incurred a net loss and

comprehensive loss of $425,000 in 2021 and paid no dividends. At December 31, 2021, the fair

value of the investment was $720,000 and the recoverable amount was $765,000. Assume that

ABC follows IFRS.

Prepare all the journal entries that ABC is required to make related to the XYZ shares in

2020 and 2021, assuming ABC has no significant influence over XYZ, and uses the FV-NI

model for the investment

Prepare all the journal entries that ABC is required to make related to the XYZ shares in

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On January 1, 2020, Bristol Corporation issued one 3-year, 10% (stated rate), $20,000 bond at a...

On January 1, 2020, Bristol Corporation issued one 3-year, 10% (stated rate), $20,000 bond at a price which would yield the purchaser an 9% return. Payment of interest is made on December 31. The year end is December 31. The company uses the ‘effective interest’ method to account for bond interest.

  1. Prepare the entry to record the sale of the bond on January 1, 2020.
  2. Prepare a bond amortization schedule in good form for the bond.
  3. Prepare the entry on December 31, 2020.
  4. Assume that Bristol used the ‘straight-line’ method to account for bond interest. Record the journal entry for 2022 to account for interest.
  5. Assume that Bristol repurchased the bond for $20,600 on January 1, 2021. Prepare the journal entry to record the repurchase. (Company had used the ‘effective interest’ method.)
  6. Calculate the price of the bond if the bond had been issued on Oct. 1, 2020. Prepare the entry on that date for the issue of the bond. (Assume same rates as per information above.)

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Stevens Ltd is the leading retailer of Gym equipment. The following information occurred during May 2020....

Stevens Ltd is the leading retailer of Gym equipment. The following information occurred during May 2020. Stevens Ltd had an opening inventory balance of $8,400,000.

May:

1            Returned to the suppliers $80,000 of the opening inventory and received cash.

12          Purchased additional inventory on credit from the supplier for $12,000,000.

18          Sold inventory for $6,000,000 cash (Cost price to Stevens Ltd $2,400,000).

19          Paid the suppliers the account from 12 May.

31          The closing stocktake at year-end revealed an inventory balance of $17,800,000.

Required:

  1. Record the above information for the month of May 2020 in the general journal using the perpetual inventory method. Narrations are not required. Ignore GST.

  1. Record the above information for the month of May 2020 in the general journal using the physical inventory method. Narrations are not required. Ignore GST.

  1. Present the Income Statement extract for Stevens Ltd using the periodic inventory method for the month ended 31 May 2020.

  1. Briefly explain two advantages of the perpetual inventory method for Stevens Ltd.

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