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Chris Titera is the chief financial officer (CFO) for Dallas Company. It is January 10, and Chris has just finished compiling the preliminary financial results for the most recent fiscal year, which
Stella Valerio is a financial analyst who follows Olsen Company and other companies in the same industry. You have just done a historical analysis of Stella’s earnings forecasts for Olsen Company
You are an analyst for an investment fund that invests in initial public offerings (IPOs). You are looking at the financial statements of two companies, Clark Company and Durfee Company, that plan
Dalian Company is a Chinese state-owned enterprise. This means that ownership of the company rests in one of the ministries of the Chinese central government. Ministry officials have decided to sell
Cruella DeVil is the chief financial officer (CFO) of a local publicly traded company. She was recently invited to speak to accounting students at the local university. One of the students asked
Heidelberg Company has been in business for 100 years. The past three years have been trying ones for the company, which has reported operating losses in each of those three years. The board of
You are a senior staff member in the office of the Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You have been supervising a case brought against an audit firm. The audit client
John Sleaze and Mary Scum run Earnings Management, Inc., a consulting business. They have the following items in their product line:1. A database that lists types of depreciable assets and the
Frank Elsholz is the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Kearl Street Company. You are the controller for Kearl Street; you have been with the company for 15 years. In connection with the
Lily Company has historically reported a bad debt expense amount of between 1% and 4% of sales. The percentage for any given year is a function of both the business conditions for the year and
The H.K. Clark Health Club sells lifetime memberships for $5,000 each. These memberships entitle a person to unlimited access to the club’s weight room, exercise equipment, swimming pool, and
Worthington Company and Millward Company both reported pro forma earnings numbers in conjunction with their release of results for the most recent quarter. Both announcements included a
Jacob Marley is the controller for Dickens Company. Marley has been with Dickens for more than 30 years. Marley is a dedicated employee and prides himself on the efficiency of his accounting
You are the chief financial officer (CFO) of Lorien Company, which is publicly traded. At the annual shareholders’ meeting you discussed the company’s recent reported results. As part of your
Tooele Company is publicly traded. However, its chief executive officer (CEO), Kara Brown, is considering taking the company private in a leveraged buyout (LBO). One of the primary motivations for
There are two general types of financial analysts:• Buy-side analyst. An analyst employed by an entity, such as a mutual fund, which invests on its own accounts. Unlike that of the sell-side
Tarazania is a country with a small but active stock market. However, the country has no accounting standards; in fact, the issuance of financial statements is illegal. This odd law stems from the
Joseph Han has $10 million that he wishes to invest. He has identified two candidate companies: Company A and Company B. Both companies are privately held and have never yet released external
In the press release announcing Disney’s results for the first fiscal quarter of 2008 ending December 29, 2007, the company stated the following: The Walt Disney Company today reported earnings for
As indicated in the case at the beginning of this chapter, Xerox was manipulating income between the years 1997 through 1999. Below are revenue, gross profit, net income, and operating cash flow data
You are the controller for Cam-Ry Industries. Your company has recently received a large amount of unfavorable publicity because an SEC investigation uncovered a systematic 2-year effort by
To help you become familiar with the accounting standards, this case is designed to take you to the FASB’s Web site and have you access various publications. Access the FASB’s Web site at
You are a manager with Doman & Detmer, a mid-sized local accounting firm. You have been with the firm for six years. Currently, you are working on the McMahon Company audit engagement. You are
Dietrick Corporation borrowed $30,000 from its major shareholder, the president of the company, at an annual interest rate of 12%.1. Assuming simple interest,(a) How much will Dietrick have to pay to
Determine the amount that would accumulate for the following investments:1. $10,050 at 10% per annum, compounded annually for six years.2. $650 at 12% per annum, compounded quarterly for 10 years.3.
Determine the amount that must be deposited now at compound interest to provide the desired sum for each of the following:1. Amount to be invested for 10 years at 6% per annum, compounded
Heather Company has $10,000 to invest. One alternative will yield 10% per year, compounded annually for four years. A second alternative is to deposit the $10,000 in a bank that will pay 8% per year,
Ryan Henry wants to buy his son a car for his 21st birthday. If Ryan’s son is turning 16 today, and interest is 8% per annum, compounded semiannually, what would Ryan’s semiannual investment need
Determine the number of periods for which the following amounts would have to be invested, under the terms specified, to accumulate to $10,000. Convert the number of periods to years. 1. $5,051 at
Determine the annual interest rate that is needed for the following investments to accumulate to $50,000.1. $10,414 for 20 years, interest compounded semiannually.2. $7,102 for 10 years, interest
Determine the number of periods for which the following annuity payments would have to be invested to accumulate to $20,000. Assume payments are made at the end of each period. Convert the number of
Determine the annual interest rate that is needed for the following annuities to accumulate to $25,000. Assume payments are made at the end of each period.1. Annual payments of $4,095 for five years,
Determine the amount of the periodic payments needed to pay off the following purchases. Payments are made at the end of the period.1. Purchase of a waterbed for $1,205. Monthly payments are to be
Determine the unknown quantity for each of the following independent situations using the appropriate interest tables:1. Jeff and Nancy want to start a trust fund for their newborn son, Mark. They
Determine the unknown quantity for each of the following independent situations using the appropriate interest tables:1. Sue wants to have $10,000 saved when she begins college. If Sue enters college
Valley Technical College needs to purchase some computers. Because the college is short of cash, Computer Sales Company has agreed to let Valley have the computers now and pay $2,500 per computer six
Foot Loose, Inc., needs to purchase a new shoelace-making machine. Machines Ready has agreed to sell Foot Loose the machine for $22,000 down and four payments of $5,700 to be paid in semiannual
Park City Construction is building a new office building, and management is trying to decide how rent payments for the office space should be structured. The alternatives are as follows:Plan A Annual
George and Barbara Shrub would like to purchase a large white house and are evaluating their financing options. Bank A offers a 10-year mortgage at 12% annual interest, compounded monthly, with
The following payment plans are offered on the purchase of a new freezer:Plan A $375 cash.Plan B 8 monthly payments of $55.Plan C $100 cash down and six monthly payments of $50.Which payment plan
Big Company purchased a machine on February 1, 2011, and will make seven semiannual payments of $14,000 beginning five years from the date of purchase. The interest rate will be 12%, compounded
Polly Company purchased three buildings. Polly has assembled the following market data, based on commercial real estate sales in the area in the past six months, which can be used to indirectly
Pockey Company has assembled the following market data, based on commercial real estate sales in the area in the past six months, which can be used to indirectly estimate the selling price of a
Use of Matrix Pricing for Bonds Below is a bond pricing matrix.Company H owns a bond with a 13-year term and an AA rating. What is the fair value of this $1,000 bond? Note: The par value of each of
Bodie Company has purchased three corporate bonds as temporary investments. Bodie has assembled the following matrix of bond price data for actively traded bonds which can be used to indirectly
As part of a business combination, Mother Ryan Company acquired a customer list and a franchise agreement. Mother Ryan uses the expected cash flow approach for estimating the fair value of these two
Sophie Zincmann Company has purchased an auto repair business in Tucson, Arizona, at the beginning of Year 1. One of the assets of the acquired company is a business license issued by the city of
Burton Dee Company has purchased the site of a gravel pit for $10 million. Burton Dee must now estimate the fair values of the assets acquired in the purchase in order to properly record the
Didericksen Company has an investment portfolio containing three securities. Details about each of the securities are given below.Security 1: 1,000 shares purchased last year for $20 per share. At
During the year, Nelson Company conducted an impairment analysis for three assets: a building, an operating license, and goodwill. The carrying values of the assets as of the beginning of the year
Before any impairment write-down, the net recorded amount of Sprint Nextel’s Wireless segment property, plant, and equipment as of December 31, 2007, is $22,882. Is the Wireless segment’s
Before any impairment write-down, the net recorded amount of Sprint Nextel’s goodwill as of December 31, 2007, is $30,664. Is Sprint Nextel’s goodwill impaired? If so, what is the amount of any
With respect to the Wireless segment’s long-lived assets (tangible and intangible) described in the data given above, what SFAS No. 157 fair value disclosures are necessary for the year ended
How will your answer change if the discount rate you use is increased by 0.5% (50 basis points)? Decreased by 0.5%? Comment.Both Sprint and Nextel started business on the competitive fringes of the
Refer to Question 2. How will your answer change if the discount rate you use is increased by 0.5% (50 basis points)? Decreased by 0.5%? Comment.Both Sprint and Nextel started business on the
In conducting the goodwill impairment analysis, you used several different valuation techniques.Wireless segment valuation using price-to-sales and price-to-EBITDA data for the Wireline
Briefly outline the effect of the China telecommunications industry restructuring announced in May 2008. In particular, explain how this restructuring will condense six companies into three, and list
How will this restructuring into three mega-companies foster “healthy market competition and prevent a monopoly by any”?“Industry Shakeup Creates 3 Telecom Giants,” China Daily, 25 May 2008
For each of the four Chinese telecommunications companies with publicly available data, compute price-to-sales, price-to-EBITDA, and price-to-earnings ratios as of December 31, 2007. Also compute the
Discuss why fixed-line subscribers and profits have different valuation multiples than do mobile phone subscribers and profits.“Industry Shakeup Creates 3 Telecom Giants,” China Daily, 25 May
Evaluate the 165 billion yuan price tag for the acquisition of China Netcom by China Unicom. Do you think the price is too high or too low? Defend your answer.“Industry Shakeup Creates 3 Telecom
Evaluate the 110 billion yuan price tag for the purchase of China Unicom’s CDMA network and operations by China Telecom. Do you think China Telecom is paying too much or too little? Defend your
What evidence would a company use to generate the type of uncollectible accounts percentages given in the case? Given those percentages, what is the fair value of China Netcom’s accounts
Using the lease payment data in the case material, estimate the fair value of each of China Netcom’s three fixed asset categories. For simplicity, assume that the appropriate discount rate to use
Estimate the fair value of China Netcom’s operating licenses.“Industry Shakeup Creates 3 Telecom Giants,” China Daily, 25 May 2008 In a brave industry shake-up, Beijing has ordered its six
Estimate the fair value of China Netcom’s fixed-line customer relationships.“Industry Shakeup Creates 3 Telecom Giants,” China Daily, 25 May 2008 In a brave industry shake-up, Beijing has
Compute the amount of goodwill that China Unicom should recognize when it records the acquisition of China Netcom.“Industry Shakeup Creates 3 Telecom Giants,” China Daily, 25 May 2008 In a brave
Distinguish among depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses.
What factors must be considered in determining the periodic depreciation charges that should be made for a company’s depreciable assets?
What role does residual, or salvage, value play in the various methods of time-factor depreciation?
Distinguish between the functional and physical factors affecting the useful life of a tangible noncurrent operating asset.
Distinguish between time-factor and use-factor methods of depreciation.
Briefly describe group depreciation, and describe how asset retirements are recorded under this method.
Describe the component approach to computing depreciation.
How does the recognition of an asset retirement obligation impact periodic depreciation expense? Interest expense?
Describe the proper accounting treatment for a change in estimated useful life.
What procedures must be followed when the estimate of recoverable natural resources is changed due to subsequent development work?
How does the accounting for biological natural resource under IAS 41 differ from the cost allocation process used under U.S. GAAP?
Under U.S. GAAP, what test is used to determine whether a long-term tangible asset is impaired? How is an impairment loss measured?
How does the international accounting standard for asset impairment differ from the standard used in the United States?
If a non-U.S. company chooses to revalue a longterm operating asset upward in accordance with IAS 16, how is the unrealized “gain” on the revaluation recognized in the financial statements?
Briefly describe the three types of intangible assets in terms of amortization and impairment.
Briefly describe the four procedures followed in testing goodwill for impairment.
Under IAS 36, there is basically one impairment test for intangible assets. Briefly describe the structure of that test.
What two unusual accounting actions are taken when a long-term operating asset is classified as held for sale?
Under what circumstances is a gain recognized when a productive asset is exchanged for a similar productive asset? A loss?
Why isn’t depreciation expense always computed for the exact number of days an asset is owned?
What were the original reasons for the development of the ACRS income tax depreciation method?
Depreciation expense for the year was $1,000. Make the necessary journal entry.
The company acquired a machine on January 1 at an original cost of $115,000. The machine’s estimated residual value is $20,000, and its estimated life is five years.(1) Compute the annual
Refer to Practice 11-2. Assume that the company uses sum-of-the-years’-digits depreciation. Compute(1) Depreciation expense for each year of the machine’s 5-year life and(2) Book value at the end
The company acquired a machine on January 1 at an original cost of $100,000. The machine’s estimated residual value is $10,000, and its estimated life is four years. The company uses
The company acquired a machine on January 1 at an original cost of $75,000. The machine’s estimated residual value is $15,000, and its estimated life is 20,000 service hours. The actual usage of
The company acquired a machine on January 1 at an original cost of $70,000. The machine’s estimated residual value is $5,000, and its estimated lifetime output is 13,000 units. The actual output of
The company has decided to use group depreciation based on the straight-line depreciation method. The initial pool of assets on which the group depreciation rate is based is as follows:Compute the
Refer to Practice 11-7.(1) Make the journal entry to record the sale of Asset 3 after two years for $22,000 cash.(2) Compute depreciation expense in the third year if Asset 5 is purchased at the
On January 1, Lewis Company purchased land it will use as a landfill for the next 12 years. The cost of the land was $525,000. At the end of 12 years, Lewis Company will be required to spend $250,000
On January 1, the company purchased a mine for $100,000. At that time, it was estimated that the mine contained 5,000 tons of ore. It is also estimated that the mine will have a residual value of
How do accounting changes detract from the informational characteristics of comparability and consistency as described in FASB Concepts Statement No. 2?
What are the two categories of accounting changes? Explain briefly why such changes are made.
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