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1.      : What is the underlying communication mistake in this case? Why do you think Howard Clarke sent those e-mails?

Gordeeva Corporation began selling goods on the installment basis on January 1, 2014. During 2014, Gordeeva had installment sales of $150,000; cash collections of $54,000; cost of installment sales of $102,000. Prepare the company’s entries to record installment sales, cash collected, cost of installment sales, deferral of gross profit, and gross profit recognized, using the installment-sales method.

Match the qualitative characteristics below with the following statements. 1. Relevance 5. Comparability 2. Faithful representation 6. Completeness 3. Predictive value 7. Neutrality 4. Confirmatory value 8. Timeliness (a) Quality of information that permits users to identify similarities in and differences between two sets of economic phenomena. (b) Having information available to users before it loses its capacity to influence decisions. (c) Information about an economic phenomenon that has value as an input to the processes used by capital providers to form their own expectations about the future. (d) Information that is capable of making a difference in the decisions of users in their capacity ascapital providers. (e) Absence of bias intended to attain a predetermined result or to induce a particular behavior.

What interest rates should be used in determining the amount of interest to be capitalized? How should the amount of interest to be capitalized be determined?

On December 21, 2014, Zurich Company provided you with the following information regarding its trading investments. December 31, 2014 Investments (Trading) Cost Fair Value Unrealized Gain (Loss) Stargate Corp. shares $20,000 $19,000 $(1,000) Carolina Co. shares 10,000 9,000 (1,000) Vectorman Co. shares 20,000 20,600 600 Total of portfolio $50,000 $48,600 $(1,400) Previous fair value adjustment balance –0– Fair value adjustment—Cr. $ (1,400) During 2015, Carolina Company shares were sold for $9,500. The fair value of the shares on December 31, 2015, was Stargate Corp. shares—$19,300; Vectorman Co. shares—$20,500. Instructions (a) Prepare the adjusting journal entry needed on December 31, 2014. (b) Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the Carolina Company shares during 2015. (c) Prepare the adjusting journal entry needed on December 31, 2015.

Presented below is a condensed version of the comparative balance sheets for Zubin Mehta Corporation for the last two years at December 31. 2014 2013 Cash $177,000 $ 78,000 Accounts receivable 180,000 185,000 Investments 52,000 74,000 Equipment 298,000 240,000 Accumulated depreciation—equipment (106,000) (89,000) Current liabilities 134,000 151,000 Common stock 160,000 160,000 Retained earnings 307,000 177,000 Additional information: Investments were sold at a loss (not extraordinary) of $10,000; no equipment was sold; cash dividends paid were $30,000; and net income was $160,000. Instructions (a) Prepare a statement of cash flows for 2014 for Zubin Mehta Corporation. (b) Determine Zubin Mehta Corporation’s free cash flow.

Padma needs a new truck to help her expand Padma’s Plumbing Palace. Business has been booming, and Padma would like to accelerate her tax deductions as much as possible (ignore §179 expense and bonus depreciation for this problem). On April 1, Padma purchased a new delivery van for $25,000. It is now September 26 and Padma, already in need of another vehicle, has found a deal on buying a truck for $22,000 (all fees included). The dealer tells her if she doesn’t buy the truck (Option 1), it will be gone tomorrow. There is an auction (Option 2) scheduled for October 5 where Padma believes she can get a similar truck for $21,500, but there is also a $500 auction fee. Padma makes no other asset acquisitions during the year.  a. Which option allows Padma to generate more depreciation deductions this year (the vehicles are not considered to be luxury autos)? b. Assume the original facts, except that the delivery van was placed in service one day earlier on March 31 rather than April 1. Which option generates more depreciation deduction?

1.       : Assume that you manage a small online business that sells herbal supplements. Without your knowledge, a disgruntled employee has posted damaging information about your company on the company’s public social media site, including false information about dangerous ingredients in your best-selling supplement. What specific steps would you take to minimize the impact of this crisis?

Which is the largest tax collected by the U.S. government?  What types of taxpayers are subject to this tax?

Indicate how the hardenability alloying elements in steel affect the TTT curve.

1.       : Can intuition and evidence-based decision making coexist as valid approaches within an organization? How might managers combine their intuition with a rational, data-driven, evidence-based approach?

Why might efforts to address the issue of global warming be hampered by a lack of understanding of probability amongst the general public?

How do brazing and soldering differ from the solid-state welding processes?

What are the benefits of peer-to-peer lending over bank lending, and how does it operate? (LO4)

During the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. interest rates were extremely low. Explain how the low interest rates affected businesses’ and households’ behavior to borrow. (LO2)

On January 2, 2009, Banno Corporation issued $1,500,000 of 10% bonds at 97 due December 31, 2018. Legal and other costs of $24,000 were incurred in connection with the issue. Interest on the bonds is payable annually each December 31. The $24,000 issue costs are being deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the 10-year term of the bonds. The discount on the bonds is also being amortized on a straight-line basis over the 10 years. (Straight-line is not materially different in effect from the preferable “interest method.”) The bonds are callable at 101 (i.e., at 101% of face amount), and on January 2, 2014, Banno called $900,000 face amount of the bonds and redeemed them. Instructions Ignoring income taxes, compute the amount of loss, if any, to be recognized by Banno as a result of retiring the $900,000 of bonds in 2014 and prepare the journal entry to record the redemption.

1.      Confront your boss privately and let him know that you’re uncomfortable with how the documents were obtained and what possession of them says about the company’s culture. In addition to the question of the legality of using the information, point out that it is a public relations nightmare waiting to happen.

Beyoncé Corporation factors $175,000 of accounts receivable with Kathleen Battle Financing, Inc. on a with recourse basis. Kathleen Battle Financing will collect the receivables. The receivables records are transferred to Kathleen Battle Financing on August 15, 2014. Kathleen Battle Financing assesses a finance charge of 2% of the amount of accounts receivable and also reserves an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover probable adjustments. Instructions (a) What conditions must be met for a transfer of receivables with recourse to be accounted for as a sale? (b) Assume the conditions from part (a) are met. Prepare the journal entry on August 15, 2014, for Beyoncé to record the sale of receivables, assuming the recourse obligation has a fair value of $2,000.

State the generally accepted accounting principle applicable to balance sheet valuation of each of the following assets. (a) Trade accounts receivable. (b) Land. (c) Inventories. (d) Trading securities (common stock of other companies). (e) Prepaid expenses.

A cylindrical riser is to be designed for a sand casting mold. The length of the cylinder is to be 1.25 times its diameter. The casting is a square plate, each side = 10 in and thickness = 0.75 in. If the metal is cast iron, and the mold constant = 16.0 min/in2 in Chvorinov's rule, determine the dimensions of the riser so that it will take 30% longer for the riser to solidify.

Ansel purchased raw land three years ago for $200,000 to hold as an investment. After watching the value of the land drop to $150,000, he decided to contribute it to Mountainside Developers LLC in exchange for a 5 percent capital and profits interest. Mountainside plans to develop the property and will treat it as inventory, like all of the other real estate it holds. a. If Mountainside sells the property for $150,000 after holding it for one year, how much gain or loss does it recognize, and what is the character of its gain or loss? [Hint: See §724.] b. If Mountainside sells the property for $125,000 after holding it for two years, how much gain or loss does it recognize, and what is the character of the gain or loss? c. If Mountainside sells the property for $150,000 after holding it six years, how much gain or loss is recognized, and what is the character of the gain or loss?

This year Luke has calculated his gross tax liability at $1,800.  Luke is entitled to a $2,400 nonrefundable personal tax credit, a $1,500 business tax credit, and a $600 refundable personal tax credit.  In addition, Luke has had $2,300 of income taxes withheld from his salary.  What is Luke’s net tax due or refund?

Describe the type of event that qualifies as a casualty for tax purposes.

This year William provided $4,200 of services to a large client on credit. Unfortunately, this client has recently encountered financial difficulties and has been unable to pay William for the services. Moreover, William does not expect to collect for his services. William has “written off” the account and would like to claim a deduction for tax purposes.   a) What amount of deduction for bad debt expense can William claim this year if he uses the accrual method? b) What amount of deduction for bad debt expense can William claim this year if he uses the cash method?

{Research}  This week Jim’s residence was heavily damaged by a storm system that spread destruction throughout the region.  While Jim’s property insurance covers some of the damage, there is a significant amount of uninsured loss.  The governor of Jim’s state has requested that the president declare the region a federal disaster area and provide federal disaster assistance.  Explain to Jim the income tax implications of such a declaration and any associated tax planning possibilities.