The following are the selected account balances or total as of January 1, 2020:

Accounts receivable                                        $380,000

Merchandise Inventory   $260,000

Current Liabilities $280,000

Selected relationship for the year:

Gross profit rate                                               40%

DSO based on average                                   40 days

Inventory turnover based on COGS 8X

Current ratio                                                      3:1

Acid Test ratio                                                   2:1

The balance of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2020 is

1. $380,000
2. $390,000
3. $400,000
4. $420,000

Brief Exercise 9-7 Elbert Company classifies its selling and administrative expense budget into variable and fixed components. Variable expenses are expected to be $26,770 in the first quarter, and $5,240 increments are expected in the remaining quarters of 2020. Fixed expenses are expected to be $41,680 in each quarter. Prepare the selling and administrative expense budget by quarters and in total for 2020. ELBERT COMPANY Selling and Administrative Expense Budget Quarter 1 2 3 4 Year $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Please identify and share your analysis of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the 2020 Coronavirus Relief Law (CARES Act). How does each propose to stimulate the economy? What are the key provisions for taxpayers, small businesses, and corporations? How does each propose to benefit those living at or below the Federal Poverty line? Last, are there any new proposals or additions to either, since March 27, 2020, to stabilize the USA economy?

How is the corona virus crisis expected to influence the capital stock of the US economy? Discuss your answers for the given scenarios below. Make sure to clarify the differences between the two scenarios:

-Case 1: We found a cure for the virus in July 2020 and we go back to our lives as of August 2020.

-Case 2: We found a cure for the virus in July 2021 and we go back to our lives as of August 2021.

On April 1, 2020, Larkspur Company sold 16,200 of its 12%, 15-year, $1,000 face value bonds at 97. Interest payment dates are April 1 and October 1, and the company uses the straight-line method of bond discount amortization. On March 1, 2021, Larkspur took advantage of favorable prices of its stock to extinguish 7,500 of the bonds by issuing 247,500 shares of its $10 par value common stock. At this time, the accrued interest was paid in cash. The company’s stock was selling for $32 per share on March 1, 2021.

Prepare the journal entries needed on the books of Larkspur Company to record the following. (Round intermediate calculations to 6 decimal places, e.g. 1.251247 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 38,548. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Hundar Ltd is a Japanese car manufacturer. On 1 March 2020, Vicpark Ltd, an Australian African company, purchased 50 cars from Hundar Ltd. The terms of the contract are FOB shipping, with the invoice denominated in Japanese Yen. The order was completed on 25 May 2020, shipped from Nagoya Port (the largest port in Japan) on 1 June and received by Vicpark Ltd on 25 June 2020. The total cost of the cars was 70 million Yen. Vicpark Ltd’s reporting date is 30 June. Vicpark Ltd settled the payment on 31 July 2020. Selected exchange rates were:

Required:

Prepare all journal entries required by Vicpark Ltd (the Australian company) to record the above transactions. Narrations are not required but you must show all workings and round figures to the nearest dollar. (5 Marks, 4 marks for correct journal entries, 1 mark for your workings)

The human resources department needs to forecast the number of sexual harassement investigations for the entire company. The data for several months is supplied below. Be careful since the data is listed beginning with the most recent. The forecasting method to be used here is the 4 month weighted moving average adjusting for seasonality where the weights, starting with the most recent time period, are 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, 0.1. Again, you must find the seasonality factors for the data. Please round your forecast to the nearest whole number.

Chapman Company obtains 100 percent of Abernethy Company’s stock on January 1, 2020. As of that date, Abernethy has the following trial balance:

During 2020, Abernethy reported net income of $122,500 while declaring and paying dividends of $15,000. During 2021, Abernethy reported net income of $159,250 while declaring and paying dividends of $49,000.

Assume that Chapman Company acquired Abernethy’s common stock for $698,050 in cash. As of January 1, 2020, Abernethy’s land had a fair value of $123,900, its buildings were valued at $219,400, and its equipment was appraised at $254,500. Chapman uses the equity method for this investment.

Prepare consolidation worksheet entries for December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021.

Exercise 23-15

Presented below are data taken from the records of Oriole Company.

Additional information:

Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year 2020 using the indirect method. (Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a - sign e.g. -15,000 or in parenthesis e.g. (15,000).)

Exercise 9-24

Larkspur Company began operations on January 1, 2019, adopting the conventional retail inventory system. None of the company’s merchandise was marked down in 2019 and, because there was no beginning inventory, its ending inventory for 2019 of $37,700 would have been the same under either the conventional retail system or the LIFO retail system.

On December 31, 2020, the store management considers adopting the LIFO retail system and desires to know how the December 31, 2020, inventory would appear under both systems. All pertinent data regarding purchases, sales, markups, and markdowns are shown below. There has been no change in the price level.

Determine the cost of the 2020 ending inventory under both (a) the conventional retail method and (b) the LIFO retail method. (Round ratios for computational purposes to 2 decimal place, e.g. 78.72% and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 28,987.)