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Q. 1. Ms. Ivy originally approached the company, Peterson Accounting, when she discovered problems with her faulty title to the vacant land. She hired the company to value the hotel property so she could provide lenders an independent appraisal of the collateral value of the property.

Peterson Accounting researched valuation approaches used to determine most banks collateral value of bed and breakfast Inns in the Laguna area and discovered that most bank appraisers calculate the collateral value using the expected value approach. They place weights on appraisals that result from two methods. First, many bed and breakfast operations are valued at four times the past two years' average gross margin. Appraisers assume that this appraisal is correct about 40% of the time, and accordingly place a 40% weight on the number derived from this method. Second, many properties are valued by taking the present value of the average of the past three years' cash flows discounted at an 8% discount rate for 10 years. (Appraisers assume that the past cash flows are a good estimate of future cash flows and those cash flows should continue for 10 years in the future.) Appraisers place a weight of 60% on the number derived from this method.

Using the income statement and footnotes for Carsons Inn for the past three years provided by the existing owner's accountant to help in the appraisal process, verify the value of the hotel determined by Peterson Accounting by using:

a. Four times the past two years' average gross margin

For the years ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002 Rental Revenue Other Revenues (note 1) Total Revenues $892,513 212,432 $1,104,945 $796,500 183,195 $979,695 $759,656 171,923 $931,579 Cost of Revenue (note 2) Gross Profit Marketing General and Administrative (note 3) Operating Income 441,978 $662,967 110,495 287,286 $265,187 411,472 $568,223 97,970 254,721 $215,533 419,211 $512,368 93,158 242,211 $177,000 Notes to Income Statement Note 1: Other Revenues Other revenues consist of charges to guests for charges for other goods and services. Note 2: Cost of Revenue Cost of revenue includes all payroll related costs of employees; depreciation on the property, improvements, and furniture; linen service charges; utilities; and bed taxes. Depreciation in cost of revenue 2004 2003 2002 Building (40 year life, Straight line) $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 Property Improvements (various) 72,000 68,500 65,000 Furniture (5 year life, Straight line) 88,000 82,000 82,000 Note 3: General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses do not include a salary for S. Rivera, the owner of the hotel, since this is a sole proprietorship and not a corporation. Ms. Rivera took drawings of $75,000 in 2004; $72,000 in 2003; and $70,000 in 2002 in addition to the expenses listed above. These amounts approximate what a manager would be paid. General and administrative expenses also include depreciation on equipment of $22,000 in 2004; $23,000 in 2003, and $27,000 in 2002