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Williams-Santana, Inc., is a manufacturer of high-tech industrial parts that was started in 2009 by two...

Williams-Santana, Inc., is a manufacturer of high-tech industrial parts that was started in 2009 by two talented engineers with little business training. In 2021, the company was acquired by one of its major customers. As part of an internal audit, the following facts were discovered. The audit occurred during 2021 before any adjusting entries or closing entries were prepared. The income tax rate is 25% for all years.

  1. A five-year casualty insurance policy was purchased at the beginning of 2019 for $36,500. The full amount was debited to insurance expense at the time.
  2. Effective January 1, 2021, the company changed the salvage value used in calculating depreciation for its office building. The building cost $612,000 on December 29, 2010, and has been depreciated on a straight-line basis assuming a useful life of 40 years and a salvage value of $100,000. Declining real estate values in the area indicate that the salvage value will be no more than $25,000.
  3. On December 31, 2020, merchandise inventory was overstated by $26,500 due to a mistake in the physical inventory count using the periodic inventory system.
  4. The company changed inventory cost methods to FIFO from LIFO at the end of 2021 for both financial statement and income tax purposes. The change will cause a $975,000 increase in the beginning inventory at January 1, 2022.
  5. At the end of 2020, the company failed to accrue $16,700 of sales commissions earned by employees during 2020. The expense was recorded when the commissions were paid in early 2021.
  6. At the beginning of 2019, the company purchased a machine at a cost of $750,000. Its useful life was estimated to be ten years with no salvage value. The machine has been depreciated by the double-declining balance method. Its book value on December 31, 2020, was $480,000. On January 1, 2021, the company changed to the straight-line method.
  7. Warranty expense is determined each year as 1% of sales. Actual payment experience of recent years indicates that 0.75% is a better indication of the actual cost. Management effects the change in 2021. Credit sales for 2021 are $4,300,000; in 2020 they were $4,000,000.


Required:
For each situation:
1. Identify whether it represents an accounting change or an error. If an accounting change, identify the type of change. For accounting errors, choose "Not applicable".
2. Prepare any journal entry necessary as a direct result of the change or error correction, as well as any adjusting entry for 2021 related to the situation described. Any tax effects should be adjusted for through Income tax payable or Refund—income tax.

In: Accounting

At December 31, 2019, certain accounts included in the property, plant, and equipment section of Marigold...

At December 31, 2019, certain accounts included in the property, plant, and equipment section of Marigold Corporation’s statement of financial position had the following balances:

Land $309,540
Buildings—Structure 882,850
Leasehold Improvements 705,000
Equipment 844,630


During 2020, the following transactions occurred:

1. Land site No. 621 was acquired for $799,520 plus a fee of $6,900 to the real estate agent for finding the property. Costs of $33,280 were incurred to clear the land. In clearing the land, topsoil and gravel were recovered and sold for $10,590.
2. Land site No. 622, which had a building on it, was acquired for $559,600. The closing statement indicated that the land’s assessed tax value was $308,960 and the building’s value was $101,560. Shortly after acquisition, the building was demolished at a cost of $27,570. A new building was constructed for $339,820 plus the following costs:
Excavation fees $37,650
Architectural design fees 14,620
Building permit fee 2,130
“Green roof” design and construction (to be retrofitted every seven years) 35,500
Imputed interest on funds used during construction (share financing) 8,410

The building, completed and occupied on September 30, 2020, is expected to have a 30-year useful life.
3. A third tract of land (No. 623) was acquired for $264,880 and was put on the market for resale.
4. During December 2020, costs of $88,750 were incurred to improve leased office space. The related lease will terminate on December 31, 2022, and is not expected to be renewed.
5. Equipment was purchased under a royalty agreement. The terms of the agreement require Marigold Corporation to pay royalties based on the units of production for the equipment. The equipment’s invoice price was $110,860, freight costs were $3,250, installation costs were $3,210, and royalty payments for 2020 were $15,250.


(a)

Calculate the balance at December 31, 2020 in each of the following accounts: Land, Leasehold Improvements, Buildings—Structure, Buildings—Roof, and Equipment. Ignore the related Accumulated Depreciation accounts.

Land $
Leasehold Improvements $
Buildings—Structure $
Buildings—Roof $
Equipment $

In: Accounting

The Thompson Corporation, a manufacturer of steel products, began operations on October 1, 2019. The accounting...

The Thompson Corporation, a manufacturer of steel products, began operations on October 1, 2019. The accounting department of Thompson has started the fixed-asset and depreciation schedule presented below. You have been asked to assist in completing this schedule. In addition to ascertaining that the data already on the schedule are correct, you have obtained the following information from the company's records and personnel: (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

  1. Depreciation is computed from the first of the month of acquisition to the first of the month of disposition.
  2. Land A and Building A were acquired from a predecessor corporation. Thompson paid $772,500 for the land and building together. At the time of acquisition, the land had a fair value of $103,200 and the building had a fair value of $756,800.
  3. Land B was acquired on October 2, 2019, in exchange for 2,600 newly issued shares of Thompson’s common stock. At the date of acquisition, the stock had a par value of $5 per share and a fair value of $21 per share. During October 2019, Thompson paid $10,000 to demolish an existing building on this land so it could construct a new building.
  4. Construction of Building B on the newly acquired land began on October 1, 2020. By September 30, 2021, Thompson had paid $170,000 of the estimated total construction costs of $260,000. Estimated completion and occupancy are July 2022.
  5. Certain equipment was donated to the corporation by the city. An independent appraisal of the equipment when donated placed the fair value at $14,400 and the residual value at $1,600.
  6. Equipment A’s total cost of $102,000 includes installation charges of $510 and normal repairs and maintenance of $10,600. Residual value is estimated at $5,000. Equipment A was sold on February 1, 2021.
  7. On October 1, 2020, Equipment B was acquired with a down payment of $3,600 and the remaining payments to be made in 10 annual installments of $3,600 each beginning October 1, 2021. The prevailing interest rate was 7%.


Required:

Supply the correct amount for each answer box on the schedule. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

THOMPSON CORPORATION
Fixed Asset and Depreciation Schedule
For Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2021
Assets Acquisition
Date
Cost Residual Depreciation
Method
Estimated
Life in Years
Depreciation for
Year Ended 9/30
2020 2021
Land A 10/1/2019 $92,700selected answer correct N/A not applicable N/A N/A N/A
Building A 10/1/2019 679,800selected answer correct $40,600 Straight-line 47selected answer correct $13,600 $13,600selected answer correct
Land B 10/2/2019 64,600selected answer correct N/A not applicable N/A N/A N/A
Building B Under construction 170,000 to date Straight-line 30 0selected answer correct
Donated Equipment 10/2/2019 14,400selected answer correct 1,600 200% Declining balance 10 2,880selected answer correct 2,304selected answer correct
Equipment A 10/2/2019 91,400selected answer correct 5,000 Sum-of-the years’-digits 9 17,280selected answer correct 15,362selected answer incorrect
Equipment B 10/1/2020 36,000selected answer incorrect Straight-line 16





In: Accounting

3. A firm announced that it will pay a $0.10 dividend per share to holders of...

3. A firm announced that it will pay a $0.10 dividend per share to holders of record as of Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Holding all else constant, the stock price will be lower by $0.10 per share at the opening of trading on

  1. A) Monday, July 27, 2020

  2. B) Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

  3. C) Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

  4. D) Thursday, July 20, 2020

  5. E) The stock price will not be lower on any of the above days.

.

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4. XYZ Inc. plans to sell an asset for $21,000. The asset was acquired 5 years ago for $50,000 and was depreciated using the straight-line method with an expected life of 5 years. If XYZ’s tax rate is 21%, then the taxes owed on the sale will be:
:

A B C D E

5.

A B C D E

$2,000
$3,00
$4,100
$4,410
None of the above

In: Accounting

1. John and Mary had been married for 15 years before John died in a car...

1. John and Mary had been married for 15 years before John died in a car accident on December 31, 2019. Mary and her son, Daze, age 27 in 2018, continued to live at home in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Daze worked part-time (earning $3,500 in each of the four years) and attended the university on a part-time basis. Mary provided more than 50% of Daze’s support for all four years. What is Mary’s filing status for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022?

2. Assuming the same situation as above except that Daze earned $4,500 in each of the four years, what is Mary’s filing status for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022?

In: Accounting

Whaley Distributors is a wholesale distributor of electronic components. Financial statements for the years

Whaley Distributors is a wholesale distributor of electronic components. Financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, reported the following amounts and subtotals ($ in millions): 

Shareholders' Assets Liabilities Equity Net Income Expenses 2019 $740 $330 $410 $210 $150 2020 820 400 420 230 175

 

In 2021, the following situations occurred or came to light: 

a. Internal auditors discovered that ending inventories reported on the financial statements the two previous years were misstated due to faulty internal controls. The errors were in the following amounts: 

2019 inventory................Overstated by $12 million 

2020 inventory...............Understated by $10 million 

b. A liability was accrued in 2019 for a probable payment of $7 million in connection with a lawsuit ultimately settled in December 2021 for $4 million. 

c. A patent costing $18 million at the beginning of 2019, expected to benefit operations for a total of six years, has not been amortized since acquired

d. Whaley’s conveyer equipment was depreciated by the sum-of-the-years’-digits (SYD) basis since it was acquired at the beginning of 2019 at a cost of $30 million. It has an expected useful life of five years and no expected residual value. At the beginning of 2021, Whaley decided to switch to straight-line depreciation. 

 

Required: 

For each situation 

1. Prepare any journal entry necessary as a direct result of the change or error correction, as well as any adjusting entry for 2021 related to the situation described. (Ignore tax effects.) 

2. Determine the amounts to be reported for each of the five items shown above from the 2019 and 2020 financial statements when those amounts are reported again in the 2019–2021 comparative financial statements.

In: Mechanical Engineering

Splish Brothers Industries has the following patents on its December 31, 2019, balance sheet. Patent Item...

Splish Brothers Industries has the following patents on its December 31, 2019, balance sheet.

Patent Item

Initial Cost

Date Acquired

Useful Life at Date Acquired

Patent A $42,228 3/1/16 17 years
Patent B $15,840 7/1/17 10 years
Patent C $17,760 9/1/18 4 years


The following events occurred during the year ended December 31, 2020.

1. Research and development costs of $237,000 were incurred during the year.
2. Patent D was purchased on July 1 for $28,956. This patent has a useful life of 91/2 years.
3. As a result of reduced demands for certain products protected by Patent B, a possible impairment of Patent B’s value may have occurred at December 31, 2020. The controller for Splish Brothers estimates the expected future cash flows from Patent B will be as follows.

Year

Expected Future Cash Flows

2021 $2,150
2022 2,150
2023 2,150


The proper discount rate to be used for these flows is 8%. (Assume that the cash flows occur at the end of the year.)

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(a)

Compute the total carrying amount of Splish Brothers’ patents on its December 31, 2019, balance sheet.

Total carrying amount

B) Compute the total carrying amount of Marin' patents on its December 31, 2020, balance sheet.

Total carrying amount $

In: Accounting

One study reports that 34​% of newly hired MBAs are confronted with unethical business practices during...

One study reports that 34​% of newly hired MBAs are confronted with unethical business practices during their first year of employment. One business school dean wondered if her MBA graduates had similar experiences. She surveyed recent graduates from her​ school's MBA program to find that 31​% of the 129 graduates from the previous year claim to have encountered unethical business practices in the workplace. Can she conclude that her​ graduates' experiences are​ different?

What is the value of the test​ statistic?

A. The assumptions and conditions are not​ met, so the test cannot proceed.

B.The test statistic is? ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

What is P-value of the test statistic?

A. P-value? (Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

B. The assumptions and conditions are not​ met, so the test cannot proceed.

In: Statistics and Probability

Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have...

Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have any children. Matt works as a history professor at a local university and earns a salary of $68,300. Meg works part time at the same university. She earns $33,300 a year. The couple does not itemize deductions. Other than salary, the Comers’ only other source of income is from the disposition of various capital assets (mostly stocks). (Use the tax rate schedules,Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates.) (Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

b. What is the Comers’ tax liability for 2020 if they report the following capital gains and losses for the year?

Short-term capital gains $ 1,500
Short-term capital losses 0
Long-term capital gains 13,300
Long-term capital losses (10,300 )

Total tax liability: ???

I found $9,301, but that is not the correct answer apparently.

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Case study: The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has introduced new challenges to the business...

Case study: The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has introduced new challenges to the business environment. It is also having an impact on the global economy with tourism, aviation, education, and hospitality the initially hardest-hit industries. Almost all global supply-chains are affected at some level. Realistically, many sectors will be affected to different degrees, with many organizations implementing policies to limit employee travel and to prepare employees to work from home if necessary and if possible, to ensure the safety of their employees. The outbreak is moving quickly, and most countries are trying to respond quickly to contain the impact. However, the spread of the virus may continue through 2020 and impact the operations of many industries for months to come.

taking any university as an example

Q. Critically analyze the required types of change to minimize the impact of the COVID 19 virus on the university. Then analyze which images of change management could be adopted by the change agent to manage such a situation. (maximum 800 words )

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