Multiple Choice Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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On April 1, 20X9, Ward Corp. issued $750,000 of 10% nonconvertible bonds at 102
that are due in 10 years. Each $1,000 bond was issued with 40 detachable stock warrants, each
of which entitled the bondholder to purchase one share of Ward $10 par common stock for $25. On
April 1, 20X9, the market value of each warrant was $4. What amount of the proceeds from the
bond issue should Ward record as an increase in stockholders' equity?
a. | $ 15,000 | b. | $120,000 | c. | $300,000 | d. | $750,000 |
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On April 1, 20X9, Willard Corp. issued $750,000 of 10% nonconvertible bonds at
102 that are due ten years later. Each $1,000 bond was issued with 40 detachable stock
warrants, each of which entitled the bondholder to purchase one share of Willard $10 par common stock
for $25. On April 1, 20X9, the market value of the warrants was $64,000 and the market value of
the bonds was $736,000. . What amount of the proceeds from the bond issue should Willard record
as a bond liability?
a. | $ 61,200 | b. | $ 703,800 | c. | $
750,000 | d. | $ 765,000 |
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The following information relates to the 20X7 activity of the defined benefit
pension plan of Lepto Corp., a company whose stock is publicly traded: | Service cost | | $150,000 | | Actual Return on plan assets | | 40,000 | | Unexpected gain on plan assets | | 5,000 | | Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | | 82,000 | | Amortization of experience (actuarial) gain | | 15,000 | | Amortization of prior service cost | | 35,000 | | | |
Lepto’s 20X7 pension cost
is
a. | $322,000 | b. | $287,000 | c. | $242,000 | d. | $217,000 |
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Johnson Corp., a company whose stock is publicly traded, provides a
noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The company's actuary has
provided the following information 20X8: | Projected benefit obligation, January 1 | | $400,000 | | Accumulated benefit obligation, January 1 | | 350,000 | | Plan assets (fair value) January 1 | | 300,000 | | Service cost for x0X8 | | 120,000 | | Settlement rate | | 10% | | Expected return on plan assets | | 8% | | Amortization of prior service cost | | 15,000 | | | |
The market-related asset value equals the fair value of plan assets. In its 20X8
income statement, Johnson should report pension expense of
a. | $151,000 | b. | $199,000 | c. | $121,000 | d. | $ 89,000 |
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In 1995, May Corp. acquired land by paying $75,000 down and signing a note with
a maturity value of $1,000,000. On the note's due date, December 31, 2000, May owed
$40,000 of accrued interest and $1,000,000 principal on the note. May was in financial
difficulty and was unable to make any payments. May and the bank agreed to amend the note as
follows: *The $40,000 of interest due on December 31, 2000, was
forgiven.
*The principal of the note was reduced from $1,000,000 to $950,000 and the maturity
date extended 1 years to December 31, 20X1.
*May would be required to make one interest
payment totaling $30,000 on December 31, 20X1.
As a result of the troubled debt restructuring,
May should report a gain, before taxes, in its 2000 income statement of
a. | $40,000 | b. | $50,000 | c. | $60,000 | d. | $90,000 |
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On December 31, 20X6, Evan Company leased a machine from Ryan for a ten-year
period expiring December 30, 20X6. Equal annual payments under the lease are $100,000 and are
due on December 31 of each year. The first payment was made on December 31,20X6, and the second
payment was made on December 31, 20X7. The present value at December 31, 20X6, of the ten lease
payments over the lease term discounted at 10% was $676,000. The lease is appropriately
accounted for as a capital lease by Evan. In its December 31, 20X7 balance sheet, Evan should
report a total lease liability of
a. | $800,000 | b. | $643,600 | c. | $533,600 | d. | $518,400 |
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Nu Corp. agreed to give Rand Co. a machine in full settlement of a note payable
to Rand. The machine's original cost was $140,000. The note's face amount was
$110,000. On the date of the agreement: - The note's
carrying amount was $105,000, and its present value was $96,000. - The machine's carrying
amount was $109,000, and its fair value was $96,000.
What amount of gains (losses) should Nu
recognize, and how should these be classified in its income statement?
Gain on troubled
Debt restructuring Other
a. |
$(4,000) $
0 | b. | $
0
$( 4,000) | c. | $
5,000 $( 4,000) | d. | $
9,000
$(13,000) |
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On January l, 20X9, Day Corp. entered into a l0-year lease agreement with Ward,
Inc. for industrial equipment. Annual lease payments of $l0,000 are payable at the end of each
year. Day knows that the lessor expects a l0% return on the lease. Day has a l2%
incremental borrowing rate. The equipment is expected to have an estimated useful life of l0
years. In addition, a third party has guaranteed to pay Ward a residual value of $5,000 at the
end of the lease. The present value of an ordinary annuity of $l
at
l2% for l0 years is 5.6502 l0% for l0 years is 6.l446
The present value of $l
at
l2% for l0 years is .3220 l0% for l0 years is .3855
In Day's October 3l,
20X9 balance sheet, the principal amount of the lease obligation was
a. | $63,374 | b. | $61,446 | c. | $58,112 | d. | $56,502 |
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A safety hazard exists for a manufacturing product. Occurrence of the loss
is reasonably possible and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. This loss
contingency should be
Accrued
Disclosed
a. | Yes
Yes | b. | Yes
No | c. | No
Yes | d. | No
No |
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Which of the following components should be included in the calculation of net
pension cost recognized for a period by an employer sponsoring a defined benefit pension
plan?
Actual
return Amortization of
on plan assets, unrecognized
prior
if
any service cost, if
any
a. |
No
Yes | b. |
No
No | c. |
Yes
No | d. |
Yes
Yes |
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The deferred method of tax allocation should be used for
Permanent
Temporary differences
differences
a. | Yes
No | b. | Yes
Yes | c. | No
Yes | d. | No
No |
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A development stage enterprise
a. | Issues an income statement that is the same as an established operating enterprise,
and shows cumulative amounts from the enterprise's inception as additional
information. | b. | Issues an income statement that is the same as an established operating enterprise,
but does not show cumulative amounts from the enterprise's inception as
additional information. | c. | Issues an income statement that only shows
cumulative amounts from the enterprise's inception. | d. | Does not issue an
income statement. |
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When the occurrence of a gain contingency is probable and its amount can be
reasonably estimated, the gain contingency should be
a. | Recognized in the income statement and disclosed. | b. | Classified as an
appropriation of retained earnings. | c. | Disclosed, but not recognized in the income
statement. | d. | Neither recognized in the income statement nor
disclosed. |
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A company's accumulated depreciation for income tax purposes exceeded its
accumulated depreciation for financial statement purposes at December 31, 20X7. the
company's effective income tax rate has been forty percent over the asset's life.
With respect to this item, which of the following should be reported in the December 31, 20X7,
balance sheet?
a. | The total amount of the excess as a current deferred income tax
credit. | b. | Forty percent of the excess as a current deferred income tax
credit. | c. | The total amount of the excess as a noncurrent deferred income tax
credit. | d. | Forty percent of the excess as a noncurrent deferred income tax
credit. |
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If the payment of employees' compensation for future absences is probable,
the amount can be reasonably estimated, and the obligation relates to rights that vest, the
compensation should be
a. | Recognized when paid. | b. | Accrued if attributable to employees'
services whether already rendered or not. | c. | Accrued if attributable to employees'
services already rendered. | d. | Accrued if attributable to employees'
services not already rendered. |
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Temporary differences arise when expenses are deductible for tax
purposes
After they
are Before they are recognized in
recognized in financial
income financial income
a. | No
No | b. | No
Yes | c. | Yes
Yes | d. | Yes
No |
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On January 1, 20X8, Kinder Co. has the following balances: | Projected benefit obligation | $2,100,000 | | Fair
value of plan assets | 1,800,000 | | |
The settlement rate is 10%. Other data
related to the pension plan for 20X8 are: | Service cost | $180,000 | | Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs | 60,000 | | Contributions | 300,000 | | Benefits paid | 105,000 | | Actual return on plan assets | 237,000 | | Amortization of unrecognized net gain | 18,000 | | | |
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Refer to Kinder data: The balance of the projected benefit obligation at
December 31, 20X8 is
a. | $2,685,000. | b. | $2,385,000. | c. | $2,355,000. | d. | $2,337,000. |
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The fair value of plan assets at December 31, 20Z8
is
a. | $2,430,000. | b. | $2,250,000. | c. | $2,232,000. | d. | $2,214,000. |
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