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    Retiring Debt Early and Repurchases

    On January 1, 2004 Roland Inc. issued $124 million of 8% coupon bonds at par. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31 of each year, and they mature in 15 years. On December 31, 2005 (one day before the next interest payment is made), the bonds are trading at a market yield of 12% plus accrued interest.

    Equity Method and Consolidation

    (See attached file for full problem description) I would like to use these responses to aid me in solving additional problems

    Calculate the bond discount at issuance- Luba Corporation

    On January 1, 2005, when the market interest rate was 14%, Luba Corporation issued bonds in the face amount of $500,000, with interest at 12% payable semiannually. The bonds mature on December 31, 2014. Required Calculate the bond discount at issuance. How much of the discount should be amortized by the effective interes

    Accounting: Edsel Inc.

    Edsel Inc., has the following information available for 2005 from the unadjusted trial balance at year end. Cash sales $400,000 Credit sales 600,000 Ending accounts receivable balance 180,000 Ending allowance for uncollectibles 1,500 Estimated uncollectibles 2% If Edsel uses the sales reven

    Full and Variable Costing

    2. MedCo, Inc. manufactures a specialized breathing instrument called the MCB1000. The firm has grown rapidly in recent years because of the product's low price and high quality. However, sales have declined this year due to increased competition and a decrease in the surgical procedures for which the MCB1000 is used. The firm i

    Should they make or buy bindings

    The Minnetonka Corporation, which produces and sells to wholesalers a highly successful line of water skis, has decided to diversify to stabilize sales throughout the year. The company is considering the production of cross-country skis. After considerable research, a cross-country ski line has been developed. Because of the c

    Blue, inc.

    Blue, inc. sells playground equipment to schools and municipalities. Invoices are mailed at the end of each month for all goods shipped during that month; credit terms are net 30 days. Sales and account receivable data for 2005, 2006, and 2007 were as follows. Year ending December 31 2005 2006 2007 sales $1,785,980 $1,83

    Extraordinary item problem

    Garber Corp.'s trial balance of income statement accounts for the year ended December 31, 2001 included the following: Debit Credit ???????? ???????? Sales

    Personal Tax calculations -TASK 1-3

    PLEASE FIND ATTACHED TASKS RELATING TO PERSONAL TAX COMPUTATIONS. COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILED SOLUTIONS. In total there are 6 tasks. I have posted the 6 questions in total. Could you please attempt tasks 1-3 to this posting. Tasks 3-6 POSTING FOLLOWS....

    Business Accounting: The Equity Method

    When an investor uses the equity method to account for investments in common stock, cash dividends received by the investor from the investee should be recorded as: a. A deduction from the investor's share of the investee's profits. b. Dividend income. c. A deduction from the stockholders' equity account, dividends to st

    Significant Influence

    1. Which of the following is not an indication that an investor company has the ability to significantly influence an investee? A. Material intercompany transactions. B. The company owns 30 percent of the company but another owner holds the remaining 70 percent. C. Interchange of personnel. D. Technological depend

    Healthcare related economics and accounting

    Hello BrainMass OTAs We need your expertise with these questions Our study group is working on these pre exam questions and are comparing results. Please carefully review and answer these multiple questions. We will provide a rating after checking responses. 11. Assume that you purchase a 6-year, 8 percent savings c

    International accounting questions

    1 - What role do tax credits play in international taxation? What considerations might cause tax credits to not achieve their intended results? 2. Sweden has a classical system of taxation. Calculate the total taxes that would be paid by a company headquartered in Stockholm that earns 750,000 swedish krona (SEK) and distribu

    Accounting errors and corrections

    ABC Corporation is a wholesale distributor of electronic components. Financial statements for the year ended December 31,2002, reported the following amounts and subtotals (in millions): 2001: Assets $740; Liabilities $330; Stockholders' Equity $410; Net Income $210; Expenses $150 2002: Assets $820; Liabilities $400; Stockhol

    Calculating Net Loss with a 40% Tax Rate

    Clean Corp. reported the following pretax accounting income and taxable income for its first three years of operations: 2002 $ 400,000 2003 (700,000) 2004 800,000 Clean's tax rate is 40% for all years. Assuming that Clean elected a loss carryback/carryforward, what would be the net loss in 2003 reported on its income state

    Taxes

    Viking Corporation reported depreciation of $250,000 on its 2005 tax return. However, in its 2005 income statement, Viking reported depreciation of $100,000. The difference in depreciation is a temporary difference that will reverse over time. Assuming Viking's tax rate is constant at 30 percent, what amount should be added to t

    Correct totals for cash, accounts receivable, and inventories

    Mare Company's December 31, 2005 balance sheet reported the following current assets: Cash $70,000 Accounts receivable 120,000 Inventories 60,000 Total $250,000 The analysis of the accounts disclosed that accounts receivable consisted of the followings: Trade accounts $96,000 Allowance for uncollectible accounts (2,

    Markov Processes 17

    A large corporation collected data on the reasons both middle managers and senior managers leave the company. Some managers eventually retire, but others leave the company prior to retirement for personal reasons including more attractive positions with other firms. Assume that the following matrix of one-year transition probab

    Markov Processes Transition Probabilities

    Suppose that in Problem 8 a new toothpaste brand enters the market such that the following transition probabilities exist To From Special B MDA T-white Special B 0.80 0.10 0.10 MDA 0.05 0.75 0.20 T-white 0.40 0.30 0.30 What are the new long-run

    Investment

    How long does it take to double the money on an investment?

    CD & Expected Return

    I am needing to calculate the expected return of a CD and my textbook does not cover this calculation. When asking my instructor, all I was told it was just the interest rate used and given no formula. Please help me calculate the expected return of the following CD: Transportation Alliance Bank (Ogden, UT) - 4 star ratin

    Intrinsic value of ABC company stock

    This year ABC Company will pay a dividend on its stock of $6 per share. The following year the dividend is expected to be the same, increasing to $7 the year after. From that point on, the dividend is expected to grow at 4% per year indefinitely. Stocks with similar risk are currently priced to provide a 10% expected return.

    Calculating net income based on stockholder equity

    Given the following information, compute 2003 net income for McRae Company. Stock holders' equity - January 1, 2003 $105,000 Stock holders' equity - December 31, 2003 140,000 Stock holders' investments during 2003 25,000 Dividens paid during 2003 38,000

    Cost Accounting Differences Explained

    Information: 2004 2005 Units Sales (units) 2,400 1,900 Production 2,100 1,500 Budgeted productions and sales 1,875 1,875 Beginning inventory 800 500 Data per unit (variable) Price 2,100 1,950 Direc

    What was Enron's big error?

    Based upon your current knowledge, what was Enron's big error? What statement was misstated and how did that happen? What was being hid from the general public?

    Common Stock to Be Credited with the Stated Value

    On May 10 a company issued for cash 1,500 shares of no-par common stock (with a stated value of $2) at $12, and on May 15, it issued for cash 2,000 shares of $15 par preferred stock at $55. Journalize the entries for May 10 and 15, assuming that the common stock is to be credited with the stated value.