Reference no: EM13860615

Assignment 01

Part A:

The Bravo Company manufactures a single product. On December 31, 2012 Bravo adopted the dollar-value LIFO inventory method. The inventory on that date using the dollar-value LIFO inventory method was determined to be $500,000. Inventory data for succeeding years are as follows:

Year Ended December 31	Inventory at RespectiveYear-end Prices	Relevant Price Index(Base Year 2012)
2012	$500,000	1.00
2013	527,000	1.08
2014	635,000	1.15
2015	645,000	1.21

Compute the inventory amount at December 31, 2013, 2014, and 2015 using the dollar-value LIFO inventory method for each year. (Round all amounts to the nearest dollar, 10 points each)

Part B:

Information from Hope Company's records for the year ended December 31, 2015 is available as follows:

Net sales	$2,800,000
Cost of goods manufactured:
Variable	$1,260,000
Fixed	$630,000
Operating expenses:
Variable	$196,000
Fixed	$240,000
Units manufactured	70,000
Units sold	60,000
Finished goods inventory, 1/1/2015	$0

Hope had no work-in-process inventories at either the beginning or end of 2015.

a. What would be Hope's finished goods inventory cost under the variable (direct) costing method at December 31, 2015?

b. What would Hope's operating income be under the absorption costing method?

Part C:

Tool City, Inc. had 300 cordless screwdrivers on hand at January 1, 2015 costing $45 each. Purchases and sales of cordless screwdrivers during the month of January were as follows:

Date	Purchases	Sales
January 9		200 @ $75
January 14	100 @ $47
January 23		75 @ $76
January 25	100 @ $48
January 30		75 @ $77

Tool City does not maintain perpetual inventory records. According to a physical count, 150 cordless screwdrivers were on hand at January 31, 2015.

a. What is the cost of the inventory at January 31, 2015 under the FIFO method?

b. What is the cost of the inventory at January 31, 2015 under the LIFO method?

c. What is the cost of the inventory at January 31, 2015 under the FIFO method if only 145 cordless screwdrivers were on hand at the time of the physical count?

Assignment 2: 

Part A:

Colorado Company has provided you the following information.

Year	Taxable income	Income tax rate
2014	$390,000	35%
2015	$320,000	37%
2016	$400,000	40%
2017	($1,200,000)	40%

 

Colorado Company has decided to use the loss carryback and carryforward provision as a result of the year 2017 loss. The enacted tax rate remains at 40% after year 2017. Colorado Company has determined that a valuation allowance is not necessary.

Prepare the journal entry on December 31, 2017 to record the carryback and carryforward decision.

Part B:

The Matrix Company began operations as of the beginning of 2015. During 2015, Matrix reported GAAP (book) income before taxes of $789,500. For income tax purposes, depreciation expense was $150,000; for GAAP (book) purposes, depreciation expense was $74,000. Matrix accrued $900,000 of revenue for GAAP (book) purposes during 2015; $600,000 of the accrued revenue was taxable during 2015. Matrix earned interest of $79,800 from a municipal bond investment during 2015. Matrix's marginal income tax rate is 40%. Matrix did not make any income tax payments during 2015.

a. Determine Matrix's taxable income for the year ended December 31, 2015.

b. Prepare the 2015 year-end journal entry to record income tax expense.

Part C:

a. For each of the items below, determine whether the items are temporary differences or permanent differences. Also, for each temporary difference, you are required to determine whether a deferred tax asset or deferred tax liability is created by the temporary difference described. Assume that each of the temporary differences described is an originating difference.

1. Municipal bond interest

2. Accrued warranty expense

3. Sales revenues received in advance

4. Prepaid insurance where the tax deduction in future years will be less than the book expense

5. Tax depreciation expense exceeds GAAP (book) depreciation expense

6. Accrued bad debt expense

7. The dividends received deduction

8. Installment sales revenue (recognized currently for GAAP, recognized for tax purposes when cash is collected in future years)

9. Life insurance payments for executives for which the company is the beneficiary

10. Fines paid for law violations

b. Explain why temporary differences result in deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities while permanent differences do not, and describe the difference in the formation of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities.

Assignment 3: 

Part A:

Cannon Company has the following information for the year ending December 31, 2015.

• Long-term debt of $18,000 was issued for cash.
• Cash paid for labor during 2015 amounted to $489,500.
• During the year, Cannon experienced a pension outflow of $14,000.
• Dividends of $34,000 were received.
• Cannon's cash balance at the beginning of 2015 was $975,000; at the end of 2015 the cash balance was $839,500.
• The company made an investment of $310,000 in an affiliate company.
• A lease payment of $110,000 was made on November 1, 2015. There is no asset recorded in connection with the lease.
• During the year, Cannon collected $780,000 cash from customers.
• Cash paid for income taxes amounted to $56,000 for all of 2015.
• During 2015, Cannon discontinued its consumer electronics division. The business was sold resulting in a $12,000 net cash inflow.

1. Prepare Cannon Company's statement of cash flows for the year ending December 31, 2015 using the indirect method.

2. Explain how the indirect statement of cash flows that you prepared would differ under IFRS rules. Assume this is a nonfinancial entity.

Part B:

Income statement for the year ended December 31, 2014

Revenues                                                                       1,328

COGS                                                                              587 

Rent expenses                                                                  152 

Wages expenses                                                               136 

Insurance expenses                                                            53 

Other SG&A (includes depreciation expenses)                   198 

Interest expenses                                                               30 

Gain on sale of asset                                                            (5)

                                                                                             1,151

Income before tax                                                                177

Tax                                                                                         62

Net income                                                                             115

Cash flow provided by operating activities (indirect method), for the year ended December 31, 2014

Net income                                                                               115 

Depreciation                                                                             32 

Gain on sale of asset                                                               (5)

                                                                                                142 

Increases/decreases in A/R                                                26 

Inventories                                                                        (35)

Prepaid rent                                                                        13 

A/P                                                                                     28 

Wages payable                                                                  (20)

Tax payable                                                                          5 

Interest payable                                                                  (2)

Advances from customers                                                  (3)

Other accrued SG&A                                                              5 

                                                                                              17

Net cash provided by operating activities                              159

The following Income Statement and Operating Cash Flow information pertain to Receivership Inc.'s operations for the year ended December 31, 2014. Prepare the net cash flow from operating activities section of the cash flow statement using the direct method.

Part C:

The following information and financial statements excerpts pertain to Liquidity Inc.

a. All short term investments (securities available for sale) were purchased on 12/31/14 and sold during 2015.

b. The company entered a lease agreement on 12/31/15.

c. Fixed assets with a net book value of $15 were sold during the year.

d. The company repaid the current portion of long-term debt during the year.

e. Dividend was declared and partially paid.

		2014	2015
Assets
Cash		54	45
Short term investments		95	0
Accounts receivable		45	85
Inventory		52	75
Prepaid general expenses		11	15
Fixed assets under capital lease, net		0	50
Fixed assets, net		165	228
		422	498
Liabilities and stockowners' equity
Accounts payable		38	48
Wages payable		12	6
Tax payable		3	5
Dividend payable		0	4
Current portion of long term debt		10	12
Obligations under capital leases		0	50
Long term debt		183	180
Common stock		150	163
Retained earnings		26	30
		422	498

		2014	2015
Revenues, net			426
Cost of goods sold			310
Gross margin			116
General expenses		30
Wages expenses		42
Depreciation expense		24
Interest expense		11
Loss on sale of fixed assets		3
Gain on sale of securities available for sale		-12
Tax expenses		8
			106
Net income			10

1. Prepare the statement of cash flows for the year 2015 using the direct method.

2. Reconcile net income and net cash flows from operating activities for the year 2015.