Joan Holtz CASE 5-3 JOAN HOLTZ (A)* (1) Electric utility bills. An electric utility company can estimate with reasonable certainty the expected revenue in a given period by taking into consideration some of the following: customer habits‚ average historical trends‚ demand and supply forecasts‚ and environmental changes. The electric utility industry effectively uses an insurance industry concept—the law of large numbers‚ to determine with certainty‚ expected revenue. The law of large numbers
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Merrimack Tractors and Mowers‚ Inc.: LIFO or FIFO? 1.- Study the financial information for reel mower units that James Colburn prepared for Rick Martino. (Assume that the reel mower units are typical of all classes of inventory at Merrimack). Prepare a pro-forma income statement assuming no changes in accounting policy for 2008‚ and assuming the company sells 10‚000 units each quarter at a price of 2‚000 per unit with Sales General and Administration costs the same as for 2007. Sales Quarter Units
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uses LIFO is the mining industries. Assuming they have a pit‚ they are filling it up with coal they dig up. The first coal they sell will be from the top (last coal put in the pit)‚ and last one sold will be the ones in the bottom (first coal put in the pit)‚ therefore LIFO. There are many other industries with a similar setting where the last one put in would be the first one sold. 4. The automobile dealer would not be wrong to use LIFO‚ however the automobile dealer should consider FIFO for
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Joan Holtz (D)* 1. 2010 late-night talk show indicated the existence of an unclaimed municipal bond issued in 1883 by a town in Missouri. The bond was $100 with an interest rate on 10%. At a compound interest‚ what would be the bonds value in 2010. 2. (a) Joan read that a company issued eight-year‚ zero-coupon bonds at a price of 327 per 1‚000 par value. The question asked‚ was the yield on these bonds 15 percent‚ as Joan had calculated. Yes! (b) Assuming that bond discount amortization
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case study solution of joan holtz 5-4 These problems are intended to provide a basis for discussing questions aboutrevenue recognition that are not dealt with explicitly in the text and that are notsufficiently involved to warrant the construction of a regular case. Instructors can pick from among those listed. Some of them can be used as a take-off point for elaboration and extended discussion by adding “What if?” facts. Answers to Questions 1.If electricity usage tended to be fairly constant
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Accounting Case Study Solution Joan Holtz Case 7-2 The concerns raised by Joan Holtz in this problem are being addressed based on the Governing Principle of calculation of arriving cost of Fixed Asset. 1.) The cost of an item of Property‚ Plant‚ or Equipment‚ includes all expenditures that are necessary to make the Asset ready for its intended use. When a company constructs a building or item of equipment for its own use‚ the amount of capitalized cost includes all the costs incurred in construction
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liability because accelerated methods make a difference. In addition‚ Canada Steel should not attempt to pay the liability because it is a loan‚ which is interest free. (2) LIFO can reduce taxes and increase cash flow. Inflation declines in recession‚ but it does not mean its recurrence is impossible. A return to FIFO would relinquish the tax savings. The quality of earnings to be affected adversely by the lack of consistency in inventory method. The $4 million upward adjustment in working capital
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13-06A 2Problem 13-06A partiallyCorrect 1. 5.21 partiallyCorrect 2. 5.83 incorrect 3. 0.00 incorrect 4. 0.00 Wrong "Check My Work" Clicked: 3 Times Hint(s) Check My Work eBookeBook Problem 13-6A Specific Identification‚ FIFO‚ LIFO‚ and Weighted-Average Swing Company’s beginning inventory and purchases during the fiscal year ended September 30‚ 20-2‚ were as follows: Use the following information for the specific identification method. There are 1‚300 units of inventory
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1. a) Architects’ fees: capitalized b) Snow removal costs: capitalized c) Cash discounts earned: capitalized d) The cost of building a combined construction office and toolshed: capitalized e) Interest on money borrowed to finance construction: capitalized f) Local real estate taxes: capitalized g) Cost of mistakes: expensed h) Overhead costs capitalized i) Insurance & non-covered by insurance costs: expensed 2. a) Firstly‚ we need to match its depreciation to revenue still being earned
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ACCT101 project Case5-3 1. Electric utility bills Method 1: As everyone knows‚ the electricity meters can be read every month. Therefore‚ in December the company will know the electricity usage of the former 12 months including that of December last year. And the usage of electricity in December this year can be included in the next year’s revenue. Method 2: Strictly speaking‚ the revenue recognized in method 1 is not earned in THIS YEAR. through the method of estimating the electricity usage
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