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MotorCity, Inc. purchased 40,000 shares of Shaw common stock for $232,000. This represents 40% of the outstanding stock. The entry to record the transaction includes a:


A) Debit to Long-Term Investments-AFC for $92,800.
B) Debit to Long-Term Investments-Shaw for $232,000.
C) Credit to Long-Term Investments for $92,800.
D) Debit to Long-Term Investments-HTM for $232,000.
E) Debit to Short-Term Investment for $232,000.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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On May 26, Clark Co. purchased 1,000 of Langston Corporation stock at $20 per share plus a $75 brokerage fee. These shares are categorized as trading securities. The journal entry to record the purchase is:


A) Debit Short-term Investments-Trading 20,000; debit Interest Expense 75; credit Cash 20,075.
B) Debit Cash 20,075; credit Short-term Investments-Trading 20,000; credit Gain on Sale of Short term Investments 75.
C) Debit Short-term Investments-Trading 20,000; credit Cash 20,000.
D) Debit Long-term Investments-HTM 20,075; credit Cash 20,075.
E) Debit Short-term Investments-Trading 20,075; credit Cash 20,075.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Short-term investments in held-to-maturity debt securities are accounted for using the ______________________.

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_________________ are debt securities a company intends and is able to hold until the maturity date.

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Landmark buys $300,000 of Schroeter Company's 8% five-year bonds payable at par value on September 1. Interest payments are made semiannually on March 1 and September 1. The journal entry Landmark should record to accrue interest earned at year-end December 31 is:


A) Debit Interest Receivable $8,000, credit Interest Revenue $8,000.
B) Debit Interest Receivable $12,000, credit Interest Revenue $12,000.
C) Debit Cash $8,000, credit Interest Revenue $8,000.
D) Debit Cash $12,000, credit Interest Revenue $12,000.
E) Debit Interest Revenue $8,000, credit Interest Receivable $8,000.

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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Marshall Company sold supplies in the amount of €25,000 (euros) to a French company when the exchange rate was $1.21 per euro. At the time of payment, the exchange rate decreased to $0.82. Marshall must record a:


A) gain of $9,750.
B) gain of $20,500.
C) loss of $9,750.
D) loss of $20,500.
E) neither a gain nor loss.

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Long-term investments can include funds earmarked for special purposes such as bond sinking funds.

A) True
B) False

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A company purchased $60,000 of 5% bonds on May 1 at par value. The bonds pay interest on March 1 and September 1. The amount of interest accrued on December 31 (the company's year-end) would be:


A) $1,000.
B) $500.
C) $1,250.
D) $2,500.
E) $1,500.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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On November 12, Higgins, Inc., a U.S. Company, sold merchandise on credit to Kagome of Japan at a price of 1,500,000 yen. The exchange rate was $0.00837 per yen on the date of sale. On December 31, when Higgins prepared its financial statements, the exchange rate was $0.00843. Kagome paid in full on January 12, when the exchange rate was $0.00861. On December 31, Higgins should prepare the following journal entry:


A) Debit Sales $90; credit Foreign Exchange Gain $90.
B) Debit Foreign Exchange Loss $90; credit Sales $90.
C) Debit Accounts Receivable-Kagome $90; credit Foreign Exchange Gain $90.
D) Debit Foreign Exchange Loss $90; Accounts Receivable-Kagome $90.
E) No journal entry is required until the amount is collected

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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All of the following statements regarding accounting for influential securities under U.S. GAAP and IFRS are true except:


A) Under the equity method, the share of investee's net income is reported in the investor's income in the same period the investee earns that income.
B) Under the consolidation method, investee and investor revenues and expenses are combined.
C) Under the equity method, the investment account equals the acquisition cost plus the share of investee income plus the share of investee dividends.
D) Under the consolidation method, nonintercompany assets and liabilities are combined (eliminating the need for an investment account) .
E) U.S.GAAP companies commonly refer to noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries as minority interests whereas IFRS companies use noncontrolling interests.

F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

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Long-term investments in available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value on the balance sheet.

A) True
B) False

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On May 15, Tumbleweed, Inc. purchased 10,000 shares of Dansell Corp. for $80,000. The securities are considered available-for-sale securities. On September 30, the stock had a market value of $85,000. The $5,000 difference must be reported on Tumbleweed's income statement as a $5,000 gain.

A) True
B) False

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An investing company that owns _________ of another (investee) company's voting stock (but not more than 50%) is presumed to have a significant influence over the investee.

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Return on total assets can be separated into the profit margin ratio and total asset turnover.

A) True
B) False

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A company reported net sales of $850,000, net income of $200,000 and average total assets of $575,000. Calculate its return on total assets.

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