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Bowe Ltd is a reporting entity and complies with AASB 112 ‘Income Taxes'. Bowe maintains separate...

Bowe Ltd is a reporting entity and complies with AASB 112 ‘Income Taxes'. Bowe maintains separate accounts for any deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities (i.e. does not offset deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities). Bowe’s accounting records for the year ended 30 June 2020 disclose the following:

Revenue

$1,200,000

Cost of goods sold

300,000

SG&A expenses

100,000

Capital expenditure (not allowed for tax deduction)

200,000

Deductible temporary difference, 30 June 2020

50,000

Taxable temporary difference, 30 June 2020

80,000

Deductible temporary difference, 30 June 2019

50,000

Taxable temporary difference, 30 June 2019

30,000

Tax rate

20%

Total tax base of assets

1,000,000

Total tax base of liabilities

800,000

REQUIRED:

Calculate deferred tax expense for the year ended 30 June 2020. Your answers must comply with AASB 112 ‘Income Taxes’. Show all necessary working, explanations and assumptions to support your answer.

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The following data are taken from the records of Alee Company.    December 31, 2020    December 31,...

The following data are taken from the records of Alee Company.    December 31, 2020    December 31, 2019 Cash $ 15,000 $  8,000 Current assets other than cash   85,000   60,000 Long-term debt investments   10,000   53,000 Plant assets  335,000  215,000 $445,000 $336,000 Accumulated depreciation $ 20,000 $ 40,000 Current liabilities   40,000   22,000 Bonds payable   75,000 –0– Common stock  254,000  254,000 Retained earnings   56,000   20,000 $445,000 $336,000 Additional information: Held-to-maturity debt securities carried at a cost of $43,000 on December 31, 2019, were sold in 2020 for $34,000. The loss (not unusual) was incorrectly charged directly to Retained Earnings. Plant assets that cost $50,000 and were 80% depreciated were sold during 2020 for $8,000. The loss was incorrectly charged directly to Retained Earnings. Net income as reported on the income statement for the year was $57,000. Dividends paid amounted to $10,000. Depreciation charged for the year was $20,000. Instructions Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year 2020 using the indirect method.

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Question 1 – CVP Analysis Brandon Manufacturing provides the data below relating to its single product...

Question 1 – CVP Analysis

Brandon Manufacturing provides the data below relating to its single product for 2020:

  • Selling price per unit $20
  • Annual fixed costs $280,800
  • Variable costs per unit $14
  • Annual sales volume expected in 2020: 52,000 units

Required:

  1. Complete the following table calculating each requirement listed in the table.
  1. Contribution margin per unit
  1. Contribution margin ratio
  1. Breakeven point in units
  1. Breakeven point in sales dollars
  1. Firm’s profit if 46,800 units are sold
  1. Firm’s profit if 52,000 units are sold

  1. Break even point (in units) if variable costs decreased by $2 per unit

  1. Using the original data, what is the Break even point (in units) if variable costs increased by $2 per unit (from the original cost) and fixed costs decreased by $100,000 (from the original cost)
  1. What would be the expected profit in 2020 if fixed costs increased by $20,000?

  1. Prepare a Contribution Margin Income Statement for the expected sales in 2020: (given the original data)

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(b)Raymond Traders is a small business, and it undertakes periodical stock-takes to determine its inventory value....

(b)Raymond Traders is a small business, and it undertakes periodical stock-takes to determine its inventory value. On 30 June 2020, Raymond Traders completed a physical stock-take, and inventory on hand as at 30 June 2020 had a cost of $39,600. However, some of the inventory items were deemed to be obsolete and Net Realisable value was determined to be $36,000.

(i) Based on the information above, what inventory management system is Raymond Traders currently using? Outline one advantage and one disadvantage of the inventory management system.

(ii)Advice Raymond Traders on the value of inventories to be shown in the Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2020, with reference to NZ IAS 2. Explain. (iii)In light of your answer (ii) above, prepare a journal entry to record any required adjustments on 30 June 2020.

(c) NZ IAS 2, paragraph 36 requires companies to make disclosures to present inventory fairly in their financial statements. List six disclosures that companies must include in the financial statements as additional disclosures.

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Bridgeport Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2020, the...

Bridgeport Corp. sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. On January 1, 2020, the following balances related to this plan.

Plan assets (market-related value) $536,000
Projected benefit obligation 652,000
Pension asset/liability 116,000 Cr.
Prior service cost 86,000
Net gain or loss (debit) 99,000


As a result of the operation of the plan during 2020, the actuary provided the following additional data for 2020.

Service cost $124,000
Settlement rate, 9%; expected return rate, 10%
Actual return on plan assets 49,000
Amortization of prior service cost 26,000
Contributions 144,000
Benefits paid retirees 88,000
Average remaining service life of active employees 10 years


1.Using the preceding data, compute pension expense for Bridgeport Corp. for the year 2020 by preparing a pension worksheet that shows the journal entry for pension expense. (Enter all amounts as positive.)

2. Use the market-related asset value to compute the expected return and for corridor amortization.

Expected return

$

Corridor amortization

$

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Cheyenne Corp.’s income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020, had the following condensed information:...

Cheyenne Corp.’s income statement for the year ended December 31, 2020, had the following condensed information:

Service revenue $773,600
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation) $497,000
Depreciation expense 57,000
Unrealized loss on FV-NI investments 4,500
Loss on sale of equipment 12,100 570,600
Income before income taxes 203,000
Income tax expense 52,000
Net income $151,000


There were no purchases or sales of trading (FV-NI) investments during 2020.

Cheyenne’s statement of financial position included the following comparative data at December 31:

2020 2019

FV-NI investments

$21,700 $26,200

Accounts receivable

35,100 54,900

Accounts payable

45,400 31,500

Income tax payable

6,900 9,200

Assume that Cheyenne Corp.’s current cash debt coverage ratio in 2019 was 4.5. Calculate the company’s current cash debt coverage ratio in 2020. (Round answer to 1 decimal places, e.g. 7.5.)

Cash Debt Coverage Ratio times (rounded to 1 decimal place)

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The following information is available for Bob and Brenda Horton, a married couple filing a joint...

The following information is available for Bob and Brenda Horton, a married couple filing a joint return for 2020. Bob is 61 and Brenda is 60.  They have fully supported their son, Charles age 31 (a US citizen) who lived with Bob and Brenda all of 2020. Bob and Brenda fully supported Charles for all of 2020. Charles only source of income was $3,990 from unemployment.

The following information relates to Bob and Brenda for 2020:

      Salary – Bob                                               $80,000

      Salary – Brenda                                              120,000                                                  

      Interest income (from bank account)                   150

      Interest Income from State of NY bonds             4,000

      Capital Loss on the sale of ZeZ, Inc stock         (7,220)

      Property taxes paid                                          4,000

      State income taxes paid                                   5,000

      Home mortgage interest paid                           6,000

      Charitable contributions paid                           3,000

      

      Federal Withholding                                      39,000

  1. What is the amount of their gross income?
  1. What is the amount of their adjusted gross income?
  1. What is the amount of their taxable income?
  1. What is the amount of their tax liability?

Tax liability (using rate schedule)

  1. What is the amount of their tax due or (refund)?

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Brady Construction Company contracted to build an apartment complex for a price of $6,900,000. Construction began...

Brady Construction Company contracted to build an apartment complex for a price of $6,900,000. Construction began in 2018 and was completed in 2020. The following is a series of independent situations, numbered 1 through 6, involving differing costs for the project. All costs are stated in thousands of dollars.

Estimated Costs to Complete

Costs Incurred During Year

(As of the End of the Year)

Situation

2018

2019

2020

2018

2019

2020

1 1,690 2,700 1,470 4,170 1,470
2 1,690 1,470 3,160 4,170 3,160
3 1,690 2,700 3,120 4,170 3,020
4 690 3,190 1,380 4,830 970
5 690 3,190 2,630 4,830 3,020
6 690 3,190 3,700 6,455 3,410


Required:
Complete the following table. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter answers in dollars. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Gross Profit (loss) Recogonized

Revenue Recogonized over time/Revenue Recogonized upon completed for situation 1-6 years 2018, 2019, 2020

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For the following four questions please use the following table and information. Assume that the CPI...

For the following four questions please use the following table and information. Assume that the CPI base year is 1990 and also assume that the CPI market basket has .04 houses, .1 cars, and 1,500 gallons of gasoline. Please use 1 decimal place in your answers.

Year House Price Car Price Nominal Gasoline Price per Gallon
1990 $150,000 $10,000 $2.00
2000 $210,000 $18,000 $2.10
2010 $225,000 $25,000 $2.30
2019 $250,000 $30,000 $2.50
2020 $252,000 $30,500 $2.70

1- What is the value of the CPI in 1990?

2-What is the value of the CPI in 2020?

3-What is the value of the core CPI in 2020? Hint: what of this market basket would be excluded and what would be included?

4- Say that you wanted to compute the market basket in each of 1990, 2000, 2010, 2019, and 2020. when you compare your calculations, what is kept constant over these years?

a) the prices of goods

b) the number of goods in the market basket

c) nothing

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use the data below to explain the current state of the economy. Explain what EACH piece...

use the data below to explain the current state of the economy. Explain what EACH piece of data illustrates about the economy’s health as well as the OVERALL health of the economy. Use the information from this week's lesson to help you formulate your answer and use those economic terms and concepts.

Economic Data:

  1. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis the 2nd quarter of 2020 saw anunprecedented decline in real GDP of 32.9% due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
  2. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the Inflation Rate calculated using the CPI is 0.6% as of June 2020 which is significantly lower than an average of 2.3% in 2019. According to the Federal Reserve, the inflation rate over the past 18 years as measured by the PCE index is as follows:

  1. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the unemployment rate for August of 2020 is 10% which has risen significantly from 3.5% from March of 2020.
  2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Links to an external site.) indicates the movement of the stock market over the past 130 years:
  3. According to the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Survey, consumers’ expectations are:

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