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MrMuchimi
3 years ago
7

The mid-1990s saw a rise in the use of mobile phones in the general population. The technology continued to improve in the early

2000s and in the mid-2000s smartphones revolutionized the way people communicated. The technology has changed very rapidly and improved the lives of consumers. With these rapid changes, what would you suspect has happened to the CPI calculation?a. The CPI has overstated the cost of living because of income bias.b. The CPI has understated the cost of living because of quality improvement bias.c. The CPI has overstated the cost of living because of quality improvement bias.
Business
1 answer:
Ber [7]3 years ago
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Answer:

the cpi has understated the cost of living because of quality improvement bias

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a  Consideration transferred  by                                            $540,000

        Holland ($9.00 x 60,000 shares)

        Fair value of the non-controlling                                                  320,000

        interest ($6.50 x 40,000 shares)

       Total Zeeland fair value at January 1, 2017                        $860,000

       Zeeland book value at January 1, 2017                           320,000

      Excess acquisition-date fair over book value                $540,000

      To equipment (5-year remaining life)                  $50,000  

       To patent (10-year remaining life)                          420,100           470,100

       Goodwill                                                                                   $69,900

       Goodwill allocation:                                       Holland                NCI

       Acquisition-date fair value                               $540,000       $320,000

       Share (60% and 40%) of identifiable *               474,060         316,040

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        Goodwill allocation                                      $65,940        $3,960

       *Zeeland identifiable net assets at acquisition-date fair value:  

       Current assets                                                  $15,700  

       Property and equipment ($329,700 + $50,000)  379,700  

       Patents ($212,100 + $420,100)                             632,200  

       Liabilities                                                             (237,500)  

       Total fair value of net identifiable assets              $790,100

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              Initial value                                                      $540,000  

            Change in Zeeland’s RE × 60%  

             ($439,400 – $220,000) × 60%                          131,640  

            Excess amortization ($52,010 × 60% × 2 yrs.)         (62,412)  

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Sales    ($582,600) ($445,500)         ($1,028,100)

Cost of    295,400 208,500                           $503,900

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net income      

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Retained earnings, ($956,594) ($439,400)         ($956,594)

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Investment in  609,228              0         D  18000  S  265,440

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                                                                                       A2  65940  

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Property and    854,000 276,000       A1 40000  E  10000       1,160,000

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                                                                                  A2 3960 -348156 -366152

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