Answer: 1. Goodwill
2. a. Record no entry in the books
b. Record a loss in the books
Explanation:
1. The Special asset created by Heartland Telecom's acquisition of Surety Wireless is Goodwill.
Goodwill is the difference between what the company was worth and what it was purchased for if the purchase price was higher than the worth (market value).
2. a. Goodwill should be accounted for by recoding it in the Long term Assets under Intangible Assets in the balance sheet. It should not be amotrized. If Goodwill increases, there should be no recording this <u>gain</u> on the books.
b. If the value of the asset has decreased, Heartland should record a loss in the books to represent the loss on this account.
Answer:
d. 12.6%
Explanation:
Rollins Corporation will receive $100 - ($100 x 5% flotation costs) = $100 - $5 = $95 net for each preferred stock issued
Since it will have to pay $12 on preferred dividends, the cost of preferred stocks = preferred dividend per preferred stock / net amount received per preferred stock = $12 / $95 = 0.1263 = 12.6%
Flotation costs are costs that a corporation incurs when issuing new stocks or bonds, and they include legal fees, underwriting fees, etc.
Answer:
Wally and Pay More Incorporated
The loan resulted in any income to Wally of $3,960 ($4,320 - $360), which would have been a cost he would have incurred had he borrowed the loan at the prevailing federal interest rate.
On the other hand, it resulted in a lost revenue (expense) of $3,960 ($4,320 - $360) which Pay More Incorporated could have earned if it had loaned it at the prevailing federal interest rate. This expense is a compensation expense.
Explanation:
Pay More's Loan to Wally = $36,000
Interest rate = 1%
Prevailing interest = $4,320
Interest paid = $360
Difference between prevailing interest and interest paid by Wally = $3,960 ($4,320 - $360).
