Answer:
Steelers Inc.
a) Journal entries:
Sept. 12
Debit Available for Sale Investment $133,200
Credit Cash Account $133,200
To record investments in the common stock of Bengals Inc., 11,110 shares at $12 per share.
Dec. 31:
Debit Unrealized Loss on Available for Sale Investment $22,200
Credit Available for Sale Investment $22,200
To record the fair value of the investment.
b) The unrealized gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income within the equity section of the balance sheet.
The loss will, therefore, be deducted from other comprehensive income.
Explanation:
Investments held for sale are accounted for at fair value. This implies that at the end of any accounting period, the fair value of the investments will be determined. This is usually the market value. Then, adjustments are made in the asset account according to the fair value. There will be recognized either unrealized gain or loss, which are taken to other comprehensive income in the balance sheet under the equity section.
Answer: Differentiation focus
Explanation:
Marketing focus is not an actual marketing term. Cost leadership strategy's main focus is on the reduction of expenses which in turn, lowers prices of product while targeting a wide array of market segments.
In this question, Volkswagen is not reducing costs, or targeting large market segments. Differentiation strategy” require products to possess significant points of difference in brand image, product offerings, higher quality, advanced technology, and superior service to command a higher price while also targeting a wide array of market segments. For this question, these factors are not explaineded as targeting a broad market segments.
Differentiation focus strategy requires the products to have significant points of difference that is vital to target one or only a few market segments. For this question, Volkswagen uses a specific and unique factor to appeal to a specific group of people. So differentiation focus is the answer.
Answer:
No, as the net present value comes in negative
Explanation:
As we know that
Net present value = Present value of cash inflows - Initial investment
where,
Present value os $163,000
And, the initial investment is $180,000
Now placing these values to the above formula
So, the net present value is
= $163,000 - $180,000
= -$17,000
Therefore the company should not accept the project as net present value is in negative that is -$17,000
Answer:
Explanation:
Because land never depreciates, Western Bank & Trust wanted to distribute a higher percentage of the purchase price to the building, rather than the land. By allocating 90% of the purchase price to the building, rather than a more accurate 70%, Western Bank & Trust increases the depreciation amount of the building each year. For tax purposes, the IRS requires that the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) be used as the depreciation method used by companies. Under this method, the IRS specifies the useful life for a specific asset. MACRS also ignores residual value of an asset at the end of its useful life. By stating that the building was worth 90% of the total purchase price, Western Bank is attempting to increase its tax deduction from the IRS, because only the building depreciates, not the land. This improper allocation of the total purchase amount violates GAAP principles, which require that accounting information be “relevant and have faithful representation.” The information must be “complete, neutral, and free from error” (Nobles, Mattison, & Matsumura, 2014). For Western Bank to provide complete, neutral, and free from error information, it should record the transaction honestly: 70% to the building, 30% to the land. This dishonest representation is harmful to the federal government in that it is allowing Western Bank to take more money than what it is owed. If these kinds of situations happen on a large scale, it could have a huge impact on the economy in general. Source: Nobles, T., Mattison, B., & Matsumura, E. M. (2014). Horngren's Accounting, 10th Edition. Pearson Education, Inc. Student 2
