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    the $3.5M bank loan is in violation of a loan provision (and the creditor has not waived his rights)‚ the full $3.5M is due and a current liability. Of the $1 M bank loan‚ interest that has accrued between June 30 last year and December 31 also needs to be shown as a current liability‚ along with the $500‚000 principal payment (1/2 the $1 million). The total interest is $50‚000‚ but only ½ of that has accrued between July 1 of the current year and December 31‚ so another $25‚000 should be

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    Questions 1.‘A theory that is purely syntactic is sterile.’ Comment. How can this statement relateto accounting? A syntactic theory is one that is capable of testing on the basis that it is valid in terms of itslogical consistency. Thus the calculation of accounting profit and determination of assetvaluation can be valid in relation to their conformity with rules prescribing the measurementof accounting profit and asset valuations. This can be described as sterile as it does notnecessarily relate

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    Problems –Financial Statement‚ Taxes and Cash flows: 1) Penguin Pucks Inc has current assets of $5100‚ net fixed assets of 23800 current liabilities of $4300 and long term debt of $7400.What is the value of the shareholder equity account for this firm ? How much is the net working capital? 2) Papa Roach Exterminators Inc has sales of $586000‚ costs of $247000‚ depreciation expense of$43000‚ interest expense of $32000 and a tax rate of 35 per cent .What is the net income for this firm?

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    The following information is available for Remmers corporation for 2010. a. Depreciation reported on the tax return exceeded depreciation reported on the income statement by 120‚000. This difference will reverse in equal amounts of 30‚000 over the years 2011-2014. B. Interest received on municipal bonds was 10‚000. C. Rent collected in advance on Jan 1 2010 totaled 60‚000 for a 3 year period. Of this amount 40‚000 was reported as unearned at Dec 31 for book purposes. D. The tax rates are 40% for

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    profit margin‚ the larger the firm’s net income available to support increases in its assets. Consequently‚ the firm’s need for external financing will be lower. A firm’s payout ratio is calculated as dividends per share divided by earnings per share. The less of its income a company distributes as dividends‚ the larger its addition to retained earnings. Therefore‚ the firm’s need for external financing will be lower. c. Additional funds needed (AFN) are those funds required from external sources

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    Theory Accounting Case 8.1 Simon Romario (023121023) Purwanto Gozali (02312132) Endah Puspitasari (023121065) 1. The article states that the US standard setter FASB requires companies to record a provision in relation to environmental cost of retiring assets (to reserve environmental liabilities) if its fair value could be reasonably estimated. How do you think companies would go about estimating such a provision? Estimation (or estimating) is the process of finding an estimate

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    Jason Lee Case #6 Date: 02/16/2011 1. Calculation of Ratios a. Liquidity Ratios i. Current Ratio = 1‚354‚535 / 675‚252 = 2.0059 ii. Quick Ratio = 786‚114 / 675‚252 = 1.164 b. Leverage Ratios i. Debt Ratio = (675‚252 + 564‚390) / 2‚015‚677 = 1.5974 ii. Debt to Net Worth Ratio = (675‚252 + 564‚390) / 776‚036 = 1.5974 iii. Times Interest earned ratio = (165‚234 + 119‚658) / 119‚658 = 2.3808 c. Operating

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    Valuation of AirThread Connections Group 7 (Shaojin Ding/ Jin Wang/ Wenqi Gu/ Shijia Wu/ Tongtong Yin/ Canran Xie) Given the background of ACC and AirThread‚ do you think the acquisition is a good idea? Briefly explain your answer. Yes. First‚ American Cable Communication (ACC) and AirThread could help each other compete in the industry that was moving more and more bundled service offerings. Second‚ the acquisition could help both companies expand into the business market. Third‚

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    Referencing Exercise Due to implications for related research in areas of accounting and finance‚ Time series behaviour of earnings is crucial for empirical studies (Beaver 1970). Issues regarding Income smoothing‚ the relative forecast ability of alternative income measurements‚ and interim reporting‚ were discussed by Beaver (1970: pp. 62). These studies share mutual reliance upon a knowledge of the process creating accounting earnings‚ despite representing a comprehensive spectrum of predictive

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    AirThread This case deals with the valuation of AirThread Connections Business (ATC) from the perspective of its potential acquirer‚ American Cable Communication (ACC). ACC is a large cable operator which serves the video‚ internet and landline telephony needs of millions of users across America. However it is recently looking to acquire ATC which is one of the largest wireless companies in the United States. This acquisition will bring with it certain synergies that both can benefit from‚ which is primarily

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